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Decorative Objects For Sale
Period: 1980s
Period: 15th Century and Earlier
A Roman Marble Sculpture of Hercules, Circa 1st / 2nd Century AD Ex Sotheby's
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Roman Marble Sculpture of Hercules, Circa 1st / 2nd Century AD
The sculpture is nude except for the draped Nemean lion skin.
Provenance: Sotheby's London, December 14, 1981, lot ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Chinese Hand Painted Porcelain Vase by Jena Hall for Toyo
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Chinese Hand-Painted Porcelain Vase by Jena Hall for Toyo with intricate floral and geometric motifs, perfect for decor or as a collectible.
We sell items as acquired, without res...
Category
1980s Macanese Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 2 Capodimonte Principe Porcelain "Sleeping children" Made in Italy 1980
Located in Palermo, IT
Set of 2 Capodimonte Principe porcelain "Sleeping children", Made in Italy, 1980s
Pair of Capodimonte porcelain figurines from the famous Principe company. They date back to the 80s ...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$480 Sale Price / set
44% Off
Gogotte Formation
Located in London, GB
Gogotte formation
circa 30 Million y/o
Measures : 42 x 21 x 63 cm.
A magnificent example of a gogotte formation, composed of thick swirls and fo...
Category
15th Century and Earlier French Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Sandstone
$65,000
Two Chrystal Glass Murano Elephants, 1980s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Two adorable little Elephants. Made by Murano 1980. Hollywood Regency style.
Chrystal glass with 24-carat gold. Very nice bookends. Excellent condition...
Category
1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Tommaso Buzzi for Venini "Incamiciato" Murano Glass Vase, Italy, 1989
By Tomaso Buzzi, Venini
Located in Naples, IT
"Incamiciato" Italian Art glass vase by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini.
Clear, white and green. With original label.
Signed: Venini Italia '89.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Curly Walnut Hinged Artisan Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Nice Hinged Curly Walnut Box. Very nice shape with interesting top grain lid. One dent to corner as shown in photo.
Category
1980s American American Craftsman Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut
Cenedese 1980s Italian Modern 24K Gold Dust Twisted Murano Glass Tree Sculpture
By Cenedese
Located in New York, NY
Italian crystal glass tree ornament of organic sleek modern design, a vintage creation part of a collection assembled by Cosulich Interiors & Anti...
Category
1980s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Blue and White Porcelain Vase, Chinese Kangxi Prunus, Matching Pair c.1980s
Located in Glasgow, GB
A matching pair of Chinese blue and white porcelain vases, hand-made in China circa 1980s.
Perfectly hand-painted in a rich cobalt blue enamel set against a white underglaze porcel...
Category
1980s Chinese Qing Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Sculptural Oriented Meteorite
Located in London, GB
Oriented Chondrite Meteorite Circa 4.56 Billion y/o
Chondrite
24 x 20 cm, 28 cm tall on base
7.1 kg
A sculptural and beautifully weathered chondrite meteorite; upon entering the atmosphere, this extraterrestrial stone would have heated the surrounding air to a temperature of over 1700 C, higher than that of the hottest lava on the planet, and enough to melt away its outer layers, leaving its surface rippled with regmaglypts, thumb-shaped impressions formed as superheated rock streaked off of the main body as it careened toward the earth. The last layer of the rock to melt would have re-solidified as the meteorite made impact, forming a charcoal coloured fusion crust, which has taken on a deep ochre-tinted patina.
Chondrite meteorites such as this example were formed at the very beginning of our solar system, by the accretion of various types of dust and small grains, adrift in the vacuum of space and, as such, provide important clues about the birth of our own planet. This piece is an especially rare specimen, known as an oriented meteorite...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Vintage Chinese Black and Gold Porcelain Vase
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Vintage Chinese Black and Gold Porcelain Vase with hand-painted golden patterns and detailed palace scene, perfect for elegant home decor.
We sell items as acquired, without resto...
Category
1980s Chinese Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Swedish Sculptural Tall Glass Vase by Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda Glasbruk
Located in Örebro, SE
This is a colorful, sculptural glass vase by the Swedish glass artist Kjell Engman.
It comes in a tall cylinder shape.
It has a thick trunk and a thin, flat and very wide top like a ...
Category
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Midcentury Postmodern Optical Neon Floor Lamp Sculpture after Rudi Stern
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large and impressive 1980s neon sculpture designed by Zimmerman Studios and produced by Archigraphics LA in 1987. Comes complete with pedestal as shown. Signed and numbered.
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Acrylic, Wood
Georges Mathias For Fondica Gilded Bronze Candle Holders Set Of 4
Located in New York, NY
Amazing set of 4 1980's brutalist style gilt bronze candlesticks designed by Georges Mathias for Fondica, in vintage original condition with some wear and patina due to age and use, ...
Category
1980s French Brutalist Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Genuine Natural Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth
Located in New York, NY
Spinosaurus (meaning "spine lizard") is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived in what now is North Africa, during the upper Albian to upper Turonian stages of the Cretaceous period...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Moroccan Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Genuine Natural Calcified Ammonite Fossil, '2.3 LBS'
Located in New York, NY
Museum-quality, fossilized and calcified ammonite shell with an iridescent, opalized shimmer displaying hints of vibrant red. The fossilized shells of ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Rare Tony Evans Raku Tabletop Sculpture
By Tony Evans
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An exceptional and rare tabletop pottery sculpture by Tony Evans, distinguished by its unglazed form adorned with expressive glaze splashes, and finished through a traditional Raku f...
Category
1980s American Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Polished Golden Crystal Quartz Geode with Baroque Pearl
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A rare large polished quartz geode with cream and golden hues and naturally forming crystal druzy formations.
This specimen is from the Appalachian region of Kentucky. This was dug by hand and includes golden druzy crystal formations. This is a particularly large geode specimen...
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Prehistoric Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
Murano Glass Handkerchief Vase, Italy 1980/90s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Italian Murano Glass Handkerchief / Tulip Vase in sky blue.
Bottom with Arte Murano Hallmark.
In good condition. Normal/small signs of age and wear.
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Chondrite Meteorite with Regmaglypts
Located in London, GB
NWA 12759
Stone, Chondrite - L5
18.3 KG
“This specimen of the NWA 12759 L5 chondrite has a smooth posterior fusion crust where meteoritic melt pooled as the rock descended through the atmosphere and was heated by friction with molecules of air. The meteorite is from the L-chondrite asteroid that was destroyed by an energetic collision 470 million years ago.”
Dr Alan E. Rubin, PhD Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, UCLA
Detached from its parent body by a mighty impact, this large, oriented meteorite travelled over a hundred million miles through space before falling to Earth in the North African desert. Beautiful regmaglypts radiate from the apex of its cone shaped nose. These elongated dimples formed when streaks of superheated molten rock streamed off the meteor’s surface as it blazed through the atmosphere. The entire piece is coated in a glossy, umber-coloured fusion crust and close examination reveals remnants of encrusted, orange dirt.
Whilst most meteors tumble as they travel through the Earth’s atmosphere, oriented meteorites...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Moroccan Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Scandinavian Modern Sculptural Red Metal Bowl, Centerpiece Made in Sweden 1980s
Located in Miami, FL
Scandinavian modern sculptural red metal bowl, made in Sweden in the 1980s.
This bowl is made out of one piece of metal stunning craftsmanship.
The sculptural bowl serves as an artis...
Category
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$245 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Olivetti Portable Typewriter Model Lettera 27
By Olivetti
Located in Palermo, IT
Olivetti portable typewriter model Lettera 27.
Intact and functional, equipped with transport cover.
Good condition.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$364 Sale Price
20% Off
Cartier 18ct Gold Plated & Brushed Steel Ballpoint Pen With Cartier Box
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Cartier Brushed Steel & 18ct Gold Plated Stylo Bille Must II Ballpoint Pen
Comes With Original Red Cartier Presentation Box
Cartier REF 2025 Z1
Category
1980s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Steel
Tang Dynasty Large And Important Pottery Horse TL Tested
Located in Dallas, TX
Large And Important Tang Dynasty (618-907AD) Pottery Horse TL Tested. China.
Ca. 618-907 AD A beautiful pottery figure of a horse. The animal is shown in a...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tang Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
$18,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Impressive Unique Piece Art Glass and Brass Box with Lid by Jack Ink
Located in Bochum, NRW
Amazing, large glass lidded box, by Jack Ink.
Sinuous form with shallow domed lid, ribbed wall.
Colorless glass, with inclusions and fusings. Shallow estuarine and cast brass.
Unique...
Category
1980s Austrian Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Tang Dynasty Full Set Of Painted Pottery Zodiac Figures TL tested
Located in Dallas, TX
Tang Dynasty Full Set Of Painted Pottery Zodiac Figures (TL tested)
The Thermoluminescence Report (Item #185404) will accompany this sale.
A Rare Set of Chinese Pottery Zodiac Figures from the Tang Dynasty painted with black and orange pigments. The conventional order of the twelve Chinese zodiac...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
$9,600 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Made in Italy Sterling Silver Horse and Knight Armour
Located in VALENZA, IT
Horse in black lacquered resin with a sterling silver armor with Russian 14th century knight in sterling silver armor with golden and enameled details.
Category
1980s Italian Medieval Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,162 Sale Price
20% Off
Theodore Gall Iron Sculpture of a Fish with Human Face, Circa 1987
Located in Chicago, IL
Thought provoking sculpture of a type of fish with the face of a man by Theodore Gall, 1987. Mounted on a chunk of lava rock, the fish has incredible patina that was applied by the a...
Category
1980s American Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Iron
$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Ancient South Arabian Alabaster Statue
Located in London, GB
South Arabian Calcite female figure
3rd Century BC to 1st century A.D.
Calcite Alabaster
height: 30.5 cm
A magnificent alabaster female figure, a f...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Yemeni Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
Vintage Signed Nantucket Basket with Handle
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A beautifully crafted Nantucket basket with handle, signed on the underside Susan Chase Ottison.
Category
1980s North American Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Wicker, Wood
Chupicuaro Redware Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
This standing effigy figure was crafted in 300 BC from the ancient Chupicuaro region of Mexico and was likely used as a ritual or burial offering. The ceramic works of the Chupicuaro...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Isak Isaksson Crystal Glaze Porcelain Ceramic Bowl on Foot, own Studio
Located in Bochum, NRW
Isak Isaksson Ceramic Bowl with Crystalline Glaze, Sweden 1980s.
Unique piece, stoneware bowl with blue crystalline glaze. Signed ‘Isak’ on the bottom, owm Studio.
Height 10cm. Mouth...
Category
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware, Porcelain
Arizona Triassic Petrified Wood Conifer Araucaria Slab Specimen
Located in Forney, TX
Petrified Conifer Slab
Araucaria (Monkey Puzzle Tree)
Triassic Period
Chinle Formation
Arizona, USA
A stunning over 200 million year old petrified conifer slab, featuring a m...
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Tang Dynasty Museum Fat Lady and Child TL Tested
Located in Dallas, TX
Tang Dynasty polychromed fat lady with child in arm. TL Tested
Terracotta, pottery with traces of orange and green paint
Sui to Tang Dynasty (581-618)
Measures: Height: 20.2 inches (51cm)
Width: 9.45 inches (24cm)
Guaranteed Authentic with corresponding TL Thermoluminescence Test conducted by Artemis Testing Lab Included in the sale of this item.
Condition: Excellent with loss to pinky and wear commensurate of age.
This rare and outstanding ceramic court attendant was made during what many consider to be China’s Golden Age, the T’ang Dynasty. It was at this point that China’s outstanding technological and aesthetic achievements opened to external influences, resulting in the introduction of numerous new forms of self-expression, coupled with internal innovation and considerable social freedom. The T’ang dynasty also saw the birth of the printed novel, significant musical and theatrical heritage and many of China’s best-known painters and artists. The T’ang Dynasty took control in 618 AD, when the Li family seized power from the last crumbling remnants of the preceding Sui Dynasty. This political and regal regime was long-lived, and lasted for almost 300 years. The imperial aspirations of the preceding periods and early T’ang leaders led to unprecedented wealth, resulting in considerable socioeconomic stability, the development of trade networks and vast urbanisation for China’s exploding population (estimated at around 50 million people in the 8th century AD). The T’ang rulers took cues from earlier periods, maintaining many of their administrative structures and systems intact. Even when dynastic and governmental institutions withdrew from management of the empire towards the end of the period – their authority undermined by localised rebellions and regional governors known as jiedushi –the systems were so well-established that they continued to operate regardless. The artworks created during this era are among China’s greatest cultural achievements. It was the greatest age for Chinese poetry...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
$14,400 Sale Price
40% Off
Bellon Alfareros Sculptural Modern Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Miami, FL
Sculptural studio pottery vase with Wassily Kandinsky qualities by renowned Spanish artist Bellon Alfareros.
Category
1980s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
Postmodern Howard Miller George Nelson 1984 Olympus Table Clock "Tempo 21"
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare "Olympus" table clock by Howard Miller Clock Company. From the 1984 "Tempo 21" collection. The circular red clock face is upheld by a green pyramid base...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Genuine Natural Large Carcharodontosaurus Dinosaur Tooth
Located in New York, NY
Carcharodontosaurus (Dinosaur) tooth in a glass display box From Tegana Formation, North Africa.
Cretaceous Age 65 million years
Carcharodontosaurus is one of the longest and heavi...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Aluminum Ultima 30 Ashtray by Holger Bäckström & Bo Ljungberg for Beck & Jung
Located in New York, NY
Swedish Modern large two piece aluminum "Ultima 30" ashtray by Swedish designers Holger Bäckström & Bo Ljungberg for Beck & Jung. Made of heavy, solid aluminum. The original design w...
Category
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Maitland Smith Extra Large Tessellated Travertine and Brass Box
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful Extra large Tessellated Travertine and Marble box by Maitland Smith.
The hinged Travertine box is complemented by a burgundy border with brass inlays,
The box sits on br...
Category
1980s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Travertine, Marble, Brass
Saint-Louis Crystal Manufacture, Layered Opaline Baluster Vase, France 1980s
By Saint Louis
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb and large opaline layered baluster crystal vase by the Saint-Louis crystal manufacture. Signed Saint-Louis and manufacture sticker.
In very good condition.
Dimensions in cm...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Roman Marble Head of Sophocles
Located in London, GB
Roman Marble Head of Sophocles
Circa 1st-2nd Century
Marble
This fine Roman marble head preserves the proper left side of the face of a middle-aged man, with broad nose, soft lips, and bearded chin. The short beard and sideburns have been finely carved with a flat chisel, to render the soft, wavy strands of hair. The cheekbone, undereye, and nasolabial folds have been delicately modelled in the marble by a skilled hand. In a letter from 1975, the former director of Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, suggested that the head could depict the Ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles.
Few figures in the Classical world stand aside Sophocles (c. 496-406 BC), inarguably the best known of the Athenian tragedians, in terms of the impact his works have had on the history of art and literature. The psychological depth he achieves in the seven of the 123 of his plays that have survived to the present day - most notably the three Theban plays: Antigone, Oedipus the King, and Oedipus at Colonus - not only inspired the Athenians, among whom Sophocles was honoured as a hero long after his death, but in our own time, have provoked landmark works on phychoanalysis and literary criticism, by thinkers like René Girard and, most famously, Sigmund Freud. In its masterful treatment of the marble this fragment sensitively captures the features of one of the most important playwrights of all time.
Height on stand: 7.9 inches (20 cm).
Provenance:
Collection of Danish sculptor Jens Adolf Jerichau...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Classical Roman Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Set of 3 Chromed Metal Hexagon Candle Holders
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylish set of 3 chromed metal hexagonal candle holders. The set can be set aside with each piece of placed apart. The hexagonal design and chrome finish give a very industrial clean...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Chrome
$148 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Sculptural Iron Nickel Meteorite
Located in London, GB
A magnificent and extremely sculptural specimen of the Seymchan meteorite, recovered in the Russian Far East. This rare and large end cut preserves the patinated and partially melted...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Russian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
$205,000
American Studio Craft Modern Wood and Acrylic Architectural Picture Frame 1980s
Located in Troy, MI
Unique hand crafted photo frame
USA circa 1980's
A-frame design in dowel and peg construction with suspended acrylic panels
A nice compliment to any modern space with Japanese or...
Category
1980s American Organic Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Birch, Cherry
Set of Five Puthod Cristalli Lead Crystal Perfume Bottles Silver Plated Stopper
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful 20th century Italian collection of five perfume bottles, all with a nice silver plated flower pattern stopper. Nice addition to your vanity room or just for your collection...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
European studio ceramicist. Lidded jar made of earthenware. Striped design
Located in København, Copenhagen
Pre-owned goods are exempt from import duties for U.S. customers.
Therefore, no import tariffs will be applicable to your purchase.
European studio ceramicist.
Unique lidded jar ma...
Category
1980s Unknown Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
French Gothic Stone Sculpture – 14th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Possibly a Noblewoman
Elegant stone sculpture from 14th-century Gothic France, possibly representing a noble lady. The bust features finely carved details in the attire, with attent...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
Large Scale Banalinga 'Shiva Lingam' Stone for Display
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large Scale Banalinga (Shiva Lingam) stone for display
Outstanding large scale specimen from India
Dimensions 9" long x 5.5" diameter
Banalinga is discovered in nature and not carved or crafted by human hands.
This Shiva Lingam comes exclusively from the Narmada River, one of India’s seven sacred holy sites. The stones resemble markings found on the forehead of Lord Shiva...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Genuine Natural Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth
Located in New York, NY
Spinosaurus (meaning "spine lizard") is a genus of theropod dinosaur that lived in what now is North Africa, during the upper Albian to upper Turonian stages of the Cretaceous period...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Monolithic Stone Meteorite
Located in London, GB
Unclassified Meteorite
Stone
Height: 36.83 cm
42.5 kg
A dramatic extraterrestrial sculpture, of monolithic form, covered in a thick grey-brown fusion crust and with areas of sandy deposits from untold years spent on the desert floor. Formed in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter during the formation of our solar system, some 4.55 billion years ago, this large stone would have been separated from its parent body by an enormous impact before journeying through interplanetary space and eventually reaching Earth.
Upon atmospheric entry it would have reached cosmic velocity, heating the surrounding air to 1700°C and producing a large ball of fire. The heat was sufficient to melt the outer surface of the stone, exposing a new surface which in turn also melted away, losing as much as 95% of its initial mass before reaching the ground. The last molten layer to form as it collided with the Earth covered the stone in a layer of fusion crust, evidence of the incredible impact force delivered by this extraordinary specimen.
“This unclassified stone meteorite was found in Northwest Africa. It has a relatively smooth, dark brown, slightly weathered fusion crust; some small melt veins are visible on the surface. Due to the near-absence of terrestrial rocks in this region of the Sahara, meteorite hunting in this area has yielded many notable discoveries.”
Dr Alan E. Rubin, PhD Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences...
Category
15th Century and Earlier North African Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
$89,000
Christian Dior Interior Collection Modernist Crystal Vase, circa 1980
Located in Atlanta, GA
A true masterpiece of extraordinary design, this rare and monumental crystal vase was crafted for the exclusive Christian Dior Interior Collection in Italy circa 1980. Its striking, ...
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Classic Rosenthal Turnus 24 % Lead Crystal Glass Vase Vessel Studio Line Germany
By Rosenthal
Located in Miami, FL
Striking original Rosenthal Turnus Geometric Lead crystal glass vase, Vessel by Rosenthal Studio Line made in Germany.
Marked with black foil label Rosenthal classic, 24% lead-cryst...
Category
1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
$108 Sale Price
30% Off
Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda Pitcher Jug , 1980s
By Kjell Engman
Located in Delft, NL
Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda Pitcher Jug , 1980s
Dimension: 35 cm Height , 20 cm Width , 10,5cm Depth
Condition: Good
Material: Glass
Color: Blue , ...
Category
1980s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Natural Gogotte Formation
Located in London, GB
A magnificent example of a gogotte formation composed of thick swirls and folds of sparkling sandstone. Discovered in the Oligocene sand dunes of Fontainebleau, France, formed circa 30 million years before present or later.
The incredible, almost otherworldly appearance of gogottes may easily be mistaken for the work of a most talented artist. In fact, these sandstone sculptures are entirely natural in origin. They have been found in multiple locations but those from Fontainebleau, such as the present example, are the most remarkable. Thirty-five million years ago, a sea covered what is now the forest of Fontainebleau, and dunes of exceptionally fine and homogenous sand formed. As silica-rich water filtered through this sand, it turned into stone. The flow of water finely modelled the sandstone into the aesthetic concretions we now know as gogottes. These are rare and are only found sporadically several metres deep into the ground. They owe their sparkling white appearance to the extreme and unmatched purity of the Fontainebleau sand, sometimes reaching a composition of 99.9% silica. Each of them is unique – a masterpiece slowly fashioned by the hands of Nature.
The intriguing name of “gogotte” was coined by French geologist Claude Guillemin (1923- 1994), who was inspired by the children’s book series Babar the Elephant. In one of the books, a group of monsters called Gogottes are shown hiding behind rocks. These rocks reminded Guillemin of the sandstone concretions...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
$55,000
Tiffany & Co. 1980 by Elsa Peretti Pumpkin Trinket Lidded Box In .925 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Pumpkin box designed by Elsa Peretti (1940-2021) for Tiffany & Co.
Beautiful vintage rounded trinket box with a lid, designed in the shape of a pumpkin by...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
$978 Sale Price
30% Off
Vintage Art Deco Bronze Biba Ladies Jardiniere The Water Carriers 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a truly stunning monumental life-size jardiniere depicting a pair of semi nude female figures wearing flowing skirts standing back to back holding an Etruscan urn.
In timel...
Category
1980s English Art Deco Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Towering Skyscraper Storage Cabinet by Maitland Smith 1980s
Located in Dallas, TX
This Maitland Smith hommage to Paul Frankl's "Skyscraper Furniture" Features 18 Drawers two drawers and a pull-out shelf. It is a post-modern mast...
Category
1980s English Art Deco Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Giant Golfball, 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giant vintage golfball in cream plaster/plastic. 8.5" diameter. Likely used as a store display. Whimsical desktop object or paperweight. Very heavy a...
Category
1980s American Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Paint, Plastic
Multicolored Murano Glass Vase with Aventurine Inclusions by La Murrina 1980s
By La Murrina
Located in Milano, MI
Multicolored Murano glass vase with striped decoration and aventurine inclusions, made by La Murrina in the 1980s
Ø cm 20 Ø cm 12 h cm 35
La Murrina is a well-known Murano glass co...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Memphis Period Clock by Nicolai Canetti
By Canetti
Located in Dallas, TX
Memphis period clock designed by Nicolai Canetti, 1980s. This is new old stock that's in the original box. Excellent working condition.
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Antique and Vintage Decorative Objects for Sale: Find Vases, Bowls, Boxes and Clocks on 1stDibs
Every time you move into a house or an apartment — or endeavor to refresh the home you’ve lived in for years — life for that space begins anew. The right home accent, be it the simple placement of a decorative bowl on a shelf or a ceramic vase for fresh flowers, can transform an area from drab to spectacular. But with so many materials and items to choose from, it’s easy to get lost in the process. The key to styling with antique and vintage decorative objects is to work toward making a happy home that best reflects your personal style.
Ceramics are a versatile addition to any home. If you’ve amassed an assortment of functional pottery over the years, think of your mugs and salad bowls as decorative objects, ideal for displaying in a glass cabinet. Vintage ceramic serveware can pop along white open shelving in your dining area, while large stoneware pitchers paired with woven baskets or quilts in an open cupboard can introduce a rustic farmhouse-style element to your den.
Translucent decorative boxes or bowls made of an acrylic plastic called Lucite — a game changer in furniture that’s easy to clean and lasts long — are modern accents that are neutral enough to dress up a coffee table or desktop without cluttering it. If you’re showcasing pieces from the past, a vintage jewelry box for displaying your treasures can spark conversation: Where is the jewelry box from? Is there a story behind it?
Abstract sculptures or an antique vessel for your home library can draw attention to your book collection and add narrative charm to the most appropriate of corners. There’s more than one way to style your bookcases, and decorative objects add a provocative dynamic. “I love magnifying glasses,” says Alex Assouline, global vice president of luxury publisher Assouline, of adding one’s cherished objects to a home library. “They are both useful and decorative. Objects really elevate libraries and can also make them more personal.”
To help with personalizing your space and truly making it your own, find an extraordinary collection of decorative objects on 1stDibs.
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