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Decorative Objects For Sale
Style: Victorian
Style: Medieval
VICTORIAN 1880 Carved Wood Desk Oval Box With Hunting Dog Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
Late Victorian carved wood oval box.
Stupendous antique oval desk box, created in England during the late Victorian period, circa 1880. The beautifu...
Category
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Large pair of quality antique Victorian brass candlesticks
Located in Ipswich, GB
Large pair of quality antique Victorian brass candlesticks, having a large pair of Victorian brass candlesticks with turned shaped columns raised on rectangular shaped bases.
D. 1860
Category
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Swedish Mora Clock Pale Blue Gold Early 1800s Antique Country Influence A
Located in Lewes, England
Shipping special update - We have negotiated a special flat rate shipping cost to the USA with our main US shipping partner for our 1st dibs clients of only £995 export crated by ai...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Early Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Fine Antique French Malachite and Bronze Jewelry Box, c.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A truly fabulous late nineteenth century jewelry box made from a fine example of malachite, the first image is the most true colour in person.
The Malachite during this era was ag...
Category
1890s French Late Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite, Bronze
French Sarreguemines Style Glazed Ceramic Urn with Griffin Handles
Located in Houston, TX
French Sarreguemines style glazed ceramic urn with griffin handles.
Handsome French sarreguemines style glazed ceramic urn, vase vessel with grif...
Category
1920s French Gothic Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of early 20th century sterling silver candlesticks
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of early 20th century sterling silver candlesticks circa 1922.
Elegant pair of table candlesticks, with stamped removable tops. Fluted and tapering stems, standing on a shaped...
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Irish Coromandel Jewellery Box by Austin of Dublin
Located in Northampton, GB
Signed Thomas and George Austin Manufactures Dublin
From our Jewellery Box collection, we are pleased to offer this Antique Coromandel Jewellery Box by Austin of Dublin. The Jewellery Box of rectangular form veneered in exotic Coromandel and edged in brass with a circular brass vacant initial plaque to the lid framed in double stringing and matching circular brass barrel escutcheon to the front. The exterior of the Jewellery Box is finished with double brass stringing framing the front and top panel. When opened the Jewellery Box reveals an inner reversible mirror which can be removed to access document storage in the rear. The document storage is signed with a gold impressed mark for Manufactures Thomas and George Austin of Dublin. To the top of the Jewellery Box is a removable partitioned tray lined in royal blue silk water paper with cushioned velvet pads including ring and/or cufflink storage. The tray lifts out via two small brass tabs to access the larger jewellery storage below. To the rear of the tray is a push button which is signed Austin Dublin...
Category
Mid-19th Century Irish High Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Antique Pokerwork Stationery Box, English Desktop Tidy, Arts & Crafts, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique pokerwork stationery box. An English, beech and tulipwood desktop tidy in Arts & Crafts taste, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Charmingly hand f...
Category
Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Decorative Objects
Materials
Beech
Carved Sandstone Jain Family Group, 6th-7th Century, Uttar Pradesh, India
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and rare Indian carved sandstone stele of a Jain family group, Sarnath style, early Indian Medieval period, 6th-7th century, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Carved from a single block of buff sandstone, the stele features a Jain family group comprised of a father, mother, and two children. The family group is portrayed upon a lotus pedestal under a tall palm tree. The mother and father both seated in a relaxed pose known as lalitasana, or royal ease pose, a jovial expression on their faces. The mother holds the daughter in her lap. The younger son scampers mischievously up the trunk of the palm tree, his head turned to look back at his parents.
Above the family, nestled in a niche amongst the palm fronds, an image of a Jain Tirthankara...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indian Medieval Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Sandstone
English Staffordshire Jack Russell Terrier Dog Equestrian Stirrup Cup
Located in Pearland, TX
A fine rare Vintage English Staffordshire Jack Russell Terrier hunting dog porcelain stirrup cup produced by Royale Stratford, in England, circa 1980...
Category
Late 20th Century English Victorian Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Large Antique Censer, Japanese, Bronze, Serving Bowl, Dish, Victorian, Meiji
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a large antique censer. A Japanese, bronze serving bowl or dish, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Wonderfully weathered inter...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Late Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Very Large Hand Forged Iron Candle Sconces
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pair of impressively large hand forged sconces of iron and tole having 3 arms each for candles. Could be electrified.
Category
1940s Italian Gothic Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
1960s Iridescent Glass and Twisted Iron Candle Sconce
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A 1960s candle sconce. Consists of a panel of iridescent glass framed by twisted iron. Seven fluted brass heads elevate to hold taper candles. Lovely patina throughout. Pair availabl...
Category
1960s Gothic Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique French Powder Trinket in Hand Painted Porcelain & Glass
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A beautiful vanity or powder trinket featuring a bronze lid with hand painted miniture romantic scene on white porcelain. The frosted glass bottom-part is decorated with hand painted...
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
1920s European silver gilt and guilloche enamel trinket / pill box Stamp 935 PHV
Located in London, Fitzrovia
1920s European silver gilt and guilloche enamel trinket box stamped 935 and PHV and other stamps (please see images), weight 160g. Amazing colour. Enamelled on all sides including th...
Category
20th Century European Late Victorian Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Victorian Bronze Operatic Frog Motif Vide-Poche
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Victorian bronze operatic frog motif Vide-Poche, a petite Vide-Poche, depicting a frog stabbing itself with a sword, with a witness frog. An esoteric Victorian fancy objet. The catch...
Category
Late 19th Century European High Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Jasperware Christmas Mugs by Wedgwood Set of 4 circa 1970's
By Wedgwood
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Jasperware Christmas Mugs by WEDGWOOD Set of 4 circa 1970's, Made in England.
Lovely raised applied white jasper design detailing mugs featuring British monuments, Christmas mug from 1972 to 1975.
Vintage collectable 1970's Wedgwood of England pale blue Jasperware mugs...
Category
Late 20th Century English Late Victorian Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Vienna Austria Hand Painted Porcelain Floral Vase By Leonard Co
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Presenting an exquisite antique hand-painted porcelain floral vase from Vienna, Austria, crafted by the renowned PH Leonard Co. This stunning vase showcases a beautiful arrangement o...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Antique Victorian 1898 Sterling Silver Gallery Inkstand by John Grinsell & Sons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver fox inkstand; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian silver inkstand / desk standish, has a rectangular form.
This inkstand is fitted with a gallery, embellished with impressive pierced and applied scrolling foliate ornamentation.
The shaped, incurved rims of the body and anterior rim of the sterling silver inkstand are ornamented with a paralleling applied gadroon decorated border.
The surface of the fox silver inkstand incorporates a concave oval pen receiver.
The body of the inkstand incorporates two ink bottle receivers flanking a rectangular stamp box.
The impressive hallmarked ink bottles each have a tapering cylindrical form and are embellished with further pierced scrolling foliate ornamentation; these ink bottles secure to the stand with a screw fitment to the underside.
Each ink bottle is fitted with a plain domed hinged cover and opens to allow access to the original glass liner.
The central sterling silver stamp box...
Category
1890s British Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Staffordshire English Pottery Dog Saving Drowning Boy Spill Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual antique English Staffordshire spill vase modeled as a dog saving a drowning boy and dating from the mid 19th century. The spill vase stands on an oval shaped base and portrays a large dog lifting a boy from a river abstractly created with a blue painted rough cast edge. The dog stands raised on a bank painted with floral sprigs and the dog has a black and white painted body with painted features with the spill vase as a tall standing trunk...
Category
1850s English Early Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Antique Victorian Writing Box by G.H. Radcliffe Multiple Secret Compartment
Located in Northampton, GB
Late 19th Century Writing Box with two Secret compartments
From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this Victorian Coromandel Writing Box...
Category
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Large Pair of Antique Victorian Quality Staffordshire Dogs
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large Pair of antique Victorian quality Staffordshire dogs having lovely red and white coloured coats with collars, padlocks and chains
In lovely original condition, no cracks or c...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
English Brass & Polished Steel Skeleton Clock Under Glass Dome T. Mapple C 1850
By T. Mapple
Located in Charleston, SC
English brass skeleton clock under original glass dome with a polished steel roman numeral dial, fusee chain movement, and affixed to an oval carved wood felt base with four bun feet...
Category
1850s English Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel, Brass
Antique Master Craftsman's Retirement Box, English, Keepsake Case, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique master craftsman's retirement box. An English, rosewood and white metal celebration keepsake case, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Skilfully craf...
Category
Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Mid 19th Century English Staffordshire Whippet Greyhound with Rabbit Figurine
Located in Louisville, KY
This beautiful English Staffordshire Whippet Greyhound with Rabbit figurine is a wonderful reflection of an era long past. The stately piece was...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Antique English Silver Tea Caddy - Sheffield 1893 - Atkin Brothers
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome Victorian solid / sterling silver tea canister with a repousse decoration to both body and pull-off lid.
The tea caddy is fully hallmarked for the well renowned silversmi...
Category
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century English Rosewood & Mother of Pearl Jewelry Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique Victorian English rosewood jewellery box with fitted interior, a removable inner jewellery tray, and fully working lock and key, circa 1850. The lid and front of thi...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
Superb Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut and Brass Mounted Tea Caddy
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality antique Victorian burr walnut and brass mounted tea caddy having a superb quality antique Victorian burr walnut tea caddy with a d...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Large antique Victorian quality burr walnut and brass bound writing box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Large antique Victorian quality burr walnut and brass bound writing box, Quality burr walnut writing box with brass bounds and corners, opening up t...
Category
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Pair of Sheffield Silver Plated Candleholders and Snuffers
Located in Sheffield, MA
The pair of Sheffield silver plate chamber sticks have attached snuffers. The handles fit the first and second fingers and have thumb rests. The base metal is copper. The one candleh...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Early English Victorian 1st Prize Equestrian Silverplated Figural Trophy Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Early English Victorian 1st Prize Equestrian Silverplated Figural Trophy Box—England, Mid-19th Century
This exquisite early Victorian silver-plated tro...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Trio of Antique Hindu God Figurines in Bronze, Maha Durga, Shiva and Ganesh
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A set of 3 mythological figurines depicting Hindu Gods. All of them are at least 100 years old and made from cast bronze. The detailing is executed by hand ...
Category
Early 1900s Indian Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Magnificent quality antique Victorian alabaster mantle clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Magnificent quality antique Victorian alabaster mantel clock, having a quality antique Victorian alabaster mantle clock of architectural form, with gilded metal mounts and pillars, h...
Category
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
Antique Bronze Box from Belgium Gothic Style
Located in Miami, FL
Gothic Style, very detailed crafted antique bronze box.
Marked underneath, made in Belgium.
In original good condition.
A-444-335
Category
20th Century Belgian Gothic Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique Decorative Jardiniere, Japanese, Brass, Planter Pot, Victorian, C.1870
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique decorative jardiniere. A Japanese, brass planter pot, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1870.
Charmingly decorative, with great colour and sweet, natural det...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Elegant 13-Inch Large Mounted Lobster Claw on Italian Hand-Turned Base
Located in New York, NY
Large Mounted Lobster Claw, expertly showcased on a meticulously crafted Italian base. This captivating piece stands at an impressive height of 13 inch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Victorian Decorative Objects
Materials
Shell
Royal England Blue and White Porcelain Bowl by Wood & Son
By Wood & Son
Located in Miami, FL
Marked "TRILBY"
ROYAL SEMI-PORCELAIN
WOOD & SON
ENGLAND
Brand: Wood & Son
Style: flow blue
Item: Bowl
Pattern: Trilby
Material: Porcelain
Design:...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique English Sterling Silver Playing Card Box, 1899
Located in Bath, GB
A superb late Victorian playing card box made from English sterling silver fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1899; the makers mark is also present for the well renowned English silversmith, Levi, and Salaman.
The box retains the two heavy beveled glass panels to the top with one card below depicting Elizabeth...
Category
1890s English Late Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Antique Victorian quality brass carriage clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian quality brass carriage clock having a quality brass carriage clock with an eight day French movement, bevelled edge, glass panels and a shaped carrying handle to th...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
19th Century European Green Glass Dump Paperweight with Controlled Air Bubbles
Located in Louisville, KY
This European bottle green dump glass paper weight features a display of frosted flower pedals erupting in a fountain motif, controlled bubbles that interplay with the design, with s...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Antique Castle Purser's Requisitions Box, English Oak, Wall Organiser, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique castle purser's requisitions box. An English, oak mounted organiser case, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1870.
Delightfully crafted baronial organiser wit...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
Virgin and Child in Majesty, also known as "Sedes Sapientae"
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
VIRGIN AND CHILD IN MAJESTY, ALSO KNOWN AS "SEDES SAPIENTIAE"
ORIGIN : SPAIN, CATALOGNE
PERIOD: EARLY 13th CENTURY
Height : 95 cm
Width : 32 cm
Depth : 28 cm
Softwood
No polychromy
In the middle of the 12th century, the Virgin took her place in churches, seated in Majesty, serving as a throne for her son Jesus. She is then called Sedes Sapientiae, meaning the Throne of Wisdom.
At that time, she is not represented for herself and only exists because she has been designated as Theotokos, the mother of God, at the Council of Ephesus in 431, where the divine nature of Christ was proclaimed from his birth.
The upright and perfectly hieratic bust of this Virgin and Child in Majesty is seated on a throne-bench. She is dressed in a tunic with a rounded neckline and covered with a fine mantle placed on her narrow shoulders. The supple and natural drapery follows the lines of the body.
Large curls frame her face with delicate and regular features, a long straight nose, almond-shaped eyes, and small lips.
She supports the Infant Jesus with her left hand. Like his mother, he is dressed in a long tunic, and his little feet are visible in the folds. He holds a small sphere in his left hand, while with his right hand, he gestures in blessing. The face of Christ bears a strong resemblance to his mother’s one, and he gives a slight smile.
The position of the Child is no longer as hieratic, nor frontal or central as in the early 12th century, but his face still turns towards the faithful.
The 13th century indeed emerges as a period of transition in the artistic domain. The statuary, while retaining certain characteristics still belonging to the habits of the previous century, also develops new formal solutions.
As a result, Mary maintains a hieratic and frontal position, while her son shifts to place himself well to the left on her knee. Similarly, while the Virgin seems perfectly still, Jesus, on the other hand, appears much more animated, especially in the positioning of his hands. His left hand holds the orb, and judging by the raised right arm directed towards the faithful, one can easily imagine that he was making a gesture of blessing.
The influence of the Sedes Sapientiae from previous centuries still seems particularly prevalent in this work.
These few characteristics allow dating this Spanish Virgin...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Spanish Gothic Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Softwood
Tiffany Victorian Classical Repousse Sterling Silver Landscape Picture
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Classical sterling silver picture frame. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1886. Rectangular window in same surround with dense leaf and flower repousse; leaf-capped ra...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Majolica Jardiniere on Stand 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb antique Victorian Majolica Jardiniere on stand decorated in green blue and brown glazes on a navy blue ground, Circa 1860 in dat...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Pair of Late Staffordshire Recumbent Figures of Dalmatians
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of late Staffordshire Recumbent figures Dalmatians
USA, 20th 1950s
A good pair of a later Staffordshire hand painted and enameled porcelain figures of reclining Dalmatians....
Category
Mid-20th Century English High Victorian Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
19th-C.English Victorian Bridal Wedding Glass Cloche W/ Crown , Silk & Birds
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is an amazing example of Victorian culture. It is a bride’s crown displayed on a tufted silk pillow with brass birds circling the piece. There is a small mirror at the base of t...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Pair of English Gothic Revival Gilt Bronze Candelabras
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of English Gothic Revival-style (19th Century) gilt bronze 9 arm candelabras (PRICED AS PAIR).
Category
19th Century Gothic Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Quality pair of antique Victorian miniature Staffordshire dogs
Located in Ipswich, GB
Quality pair of antique Victorian miniature Staffordshire dogs having a quality pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire dogs with matching black and white coats with brown collars.
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
English Victorian Hexagonal Tortoiseshell Bamboo Plant Stand - Side Table
Located in Leicester, GB
A beautiful Victorian stand in bamboo. This Victorian stand has a lovely hexagonal shape with steam bent legs. The bamboo is ebonies in places in the traditional Victorian style to g...
Category
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo
Antique Poole Victorian Silver Plated Wood Lined Desk Jewelry Box w/ Monogram
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Poole Victorian Silver Plated Wood Lined Desk Jewelry Box with "MDW" Monogram. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 1.5" H x 6.25" W x 4.5" D.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Silverplated Fox-themed Inkwell by James Deakin & Sons, England
Located in Leesburg, VA
James Deakin & Sons Ltd.
Sheffield, England; ca. 1897-1935
Silver plated copper and glass
Approximate size: 11 (w) x 6 (h) x 6 (d) in.
This lovely silver-plated inkwell features an...
Category
Early 20th Century English Victorian Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate, Copper
Antique Victorian Quality Miniature Brass Carriage Clock
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality miniature brass carriage clock having a quality brass carriage clock with bevelled edge, glass panels, white enamel dial with Roman numerals, original hands...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Maitland Smith Bronze Peacock Drinks Table Plant Stand Sculpture
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Patinated bronze peacock sculpture crafted by Maitland-Smith. The peacock is depicted perched on a stump branch and could serve as a drink tab...
Category
20th Century Thai Victorian Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Treenware Walnut Tobacco Jar
Located in High Point, NC
19th century hand turned treen tobacco box made from walnut. The lid is expertly turned and is topped with a finial over a fabulous hand turned base. The walnut is a handsome color...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut
Large Antique English Spode Blue & White Transferware Ironstone Punch Bowl
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely large antique English Staffordshire blue and white transferware ironstone pedestal punch bowl with a scalloped rim by Copeland, "Spode's Tower" pattern, England, circa 1910....
Category
Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Decorative Objects
Materials
Ironstone
1930s Cased Taxidermy Buzzard Bird of Prey Raptor Museum Cabinet Natural History
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A magnificent 1930s taxidermy specimen of a Common buzzard with outstretched wings in a large ebonized museum cabinet. This bird has been cleve...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Victorian Decorative Objects
Materials
Slate
Antique Figured Coromandel Brass Box / Casket 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a magnificent antique brass bound coromandel Victorian Gothic Revival casket by Parkins and Gotto, 24 & 25 Oxford Street, London, circa 1860...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Antique English 19th Century Porcelain Staffordshire Ware Figure of A Hound
Located in London, GB
Antique 19th Century Porcelain Staffordshire Ware Hound
By William Kent C.1850
A superb hand painted elegant hound figure presented in very good co...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
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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