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Decorative Objects For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: 15th Century and Earlier
15th Century Corpus Christi Wood Sculpture
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare late 15th century or early 16th century Gothic Corpus Christi wood sculpture. Probably North German or South Sweden. This large Christ sculpture...
Category
15th Century and Earlier German Gothic Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Sculptural Brass Decorative Jewelry Box Brutalist Mid Century Modern
By Line Vautrin
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A heavy beautiful modernist round brass box
Category
1950s Korean Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Small Mid-Century Modern Eared Ceramic Vase (Oreilles) by Roger Capron Vallauris
By Roger Capron
Located in COLMAR, FR
An icon among mid-century modern ceramics: a small "eared" vase ("oreilles" in French) by the famous French ceramist Roger Capron (1922-2006) active in the Vallauris area in the 1950...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Danish Modern Mint Green Ceramic Vase by Joska Keramik, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
An hourglass shaped ceramic vase in delicately executed crackle glaze. Made and designed by Joska Keramik (1936-59) in Copenhagen Denmark circa 1950. Measurements: H: 21 cm, W/D: 8/6...
Category
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Saint Florian
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
SAINT FLORIAN
ORIGIN: SOUTH GERMANY, SWABIA
PERIOD: END OF THE 15th CENTURY
Height : 100,5 cm
Width : 34 cm
Depth : 17 cm
Polychromed lime wood
Good state of conservation
Sin...
Category
15th Century and Earlier German Gothic Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Spectral Symphony: Multi-Colored Fluorite from the USA
Located in London, GB
Behold the dazzling beauty of this multi-colored fluorite specimen from the USA, featuring a rich palette of violet hues interspersed with transparent areas and edges adorned with a ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Quartz
Large Black & Gold Shimmer Twisted Murano Glass and Brass Picture Frame 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous Murano art glass photo frame attributed to Barovier & Toso, Murano, Italy, circa 1950 or older. Made of black glass inside a lot of golden shimmer with bronze brass line...
Category
1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
American Artist, Abstract Sculpture, Marble, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A small marble sculpture designed and produced in the US, c. 1950s.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Set of Swedish Mid-Century Glass Vases
Located in New York, NY
A selection of 6 decorative Swedish Mid-century glass vases in green, gray, yellow and amber shades. Two of the marked with Strömbergshyttan, possible by Swedish ceramist Gunnar Nylu...
Category
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Large Impressive Crystal Val Saint Lamber Art Glass Vase, Belgium
Located in Antwerp, BE
Large Masterpiece clear crystal faceted impressive example of an art deco vase designed by Val Saint Lambert, Belgium, 1950s in excellent condition. This piece has a hexagonal shaped...
Category
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Hematite Mineral with Quartz Crystal Cluster from Morocco
Located in New York, NY
Red Quartz Hematite crystal cluster from Izizauen Alnif, Tarhbalt, Morocco.
2014 find of lustrous brick red hematite included quartz crystal cluster coated with second generation ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Other
Matched Pair Split Ammonite Fossil Set Mineral Specimen
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Matched Pair Split Ammonite fossil mineral specimens
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
Measures: 5 x 4.25 x 0.5 in. / 13 x 10 x 1.5 cm
Height on custom d...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Other Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Ancient Apulian Magna Graecia Bell Krater, c. 350 BC.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A finely crafted Ancient Apulian Magna Graecia Bell Krater, dating to c. 350 BC, used as a wine mixing bowl in classical antiquity. This red-figure pottery vessel features twin handl...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century American Folk Art Wood Articulated Man Figure
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer a Folk Art wooden articulated man, circa the 1950s. This nearly 5-foot tall, handcrafted piece, epitomizing Mid-century American craftsmanship, is made ...
Category
1950s American Folk Art Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
Mid-century Modern Green Hedgehog Vase by Gunnar Nylund för Rörstrand, Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
Mid-century Modern green hedgehog vase by Gunnar Nylund, (1904 - 1997) för Rörstrand, Sweden. Stamped. In mint condition.
This beautiful example of Swedish Modernist design is the '...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Florentine Art Scagliola "Foot" Sculpture, Italy 1950s
Located in Naples, IT
Scagliola foot, Florentine workshop 1950s
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Scagliola
Gerold Porzellan Vase
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant vase by German maker Gerold Porzellan, circa 1950. White glaze with gold accent.
Category
1950s German Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Mid Century / Art dECO bLUE NEON Flip Advertising Clock
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning Mid Century / Art dECO bLUE NEON Flip Advertising Clock .. Amazing original condition,, Beautiful blue neon,, Tested and keeping perfect time,, Also fully functional moteriz...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Steel
Stig Sandqvist, Small Bowl, Teak, Sweden, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
A small decorative teak bowl designed and produced by Stig Sandqvist, Sweden, 1950s.
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Teak
Mid Century Wood & Copper Enamel Table / Mantel / Desk Clock Spain 1950s
Located in Miami, FL
Decorative Mid Century Modern Wood (cherry ? rosewood?) Table / Mantel Battery Clock with Copper Enamel Dial made in Spain from the ’50s. Made out of wood, slanted sides sitting on...
Category
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Modernist Tripod Japanese Iron Ikebana Planter
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-Century Modernist iron Ikebana tripod planter from Japan. Wonderful patina. Includes a flower frog in the original box. It could also be used as an incense burner. Japan, 1950s
Category
1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Pink Murano Floral Vase with Footed Base by Fratelli Toso, c. 1950's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mid-Century Modern large footed bowl or vase in pink fuchsia Murano glass. hand blown using Sommerso technique whereby the pink glass is submerged wi...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Exquisite 13th Century Rock Crystal and Gold Bowl in Superb Condition
Located in London, GB
Rock crystal vessels were highly demanded and valuable in Medieval times. Inventories from European royal houses and the highest aristocratic families detail the important and sophisticated collections of ewers and bowls. Rock crystal has also been used extensively in religious art. Fine European reliquaries were also made of Rock Crystal including gems, enamel and other precious materials. The work of rock crystal is very ancient. The materials has been worked and valued for its solidity and its purity: it has been believed to be water ice permanently frozen.
Our superb example is a gold-mounted rock crystal bowl with enamel.
The items origin is not clear and various features and characteristics may lead us to think of different origins and periods of creation.
A single piece of stone mounted with gold could be a Milanese work. Although the cut could be French as similar pieces belonged to the French royalty (especially the art lover Duc de Berry, (1340-1416)). French and Italian crystal cutters have been active at the same time and it is often difficult to differentiate their works.
Islamic art also influenced European artists. The famous Fatimid treasury provided examples of their sophistication and quality. The seven ewers carved for the Fatimid Imans (known as "The Magnificent Seven") display impressive quality of both rock crystal and enamelled mounts.
Even though not identical to works by French silversmith Jean-Valentin Morel who was appointed goldsmith to Queen Victoria in 1852 or Reinhold Vasters (1927-1909) another renown German goldsmith who embellished older rock crystal items, there are similarities between these works. Both reduce their use of colour to black and white on pure gold mounts. Moreover the black enamel design is quite similar. Also, no gems are included and no human figure is represented.
Sotherby's described our bowl as a "German Rock crystal bowl with later gold mounts, 15th century." Other items from the period from Germany or Austria are usually silver mounted and the decorations are more colourful and include gems or human figures but they have in common enamel motifs.
In our case, the gold foot, handles and rim could date from the 1900s. An expert has established the foot, handles and rim are pure gold. The goldsmith responsible for the improvement of the bowl is possibly the most famous Reinhold Vasters whose work has been displayed in the greatest museums such as the V&A in London and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
The Rock Crystal bowl we have is gold mounted. The gold shows in enamelled details that are black and white. The gold handles are also enamelled with black acanthus-like leaves.
The enamelling method could be "champleve" or "painting metal". The metal that is usually preferred is copper but these techniques are also applied to gold.
The bowl itself could be from the 14th century. It's cut reminds of an estimated 14th century rock crystal ball bearing the Buoncompagni family arms...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
Val Saint Lambert Crystal Vase Charles Graffart Cut to Clear Signed
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert vase Charles Graffart, catalogue, 1950s.
Beautiful signed Val Saint Lambert circular crystal vase, handcut-to-clear, the glass is thick, deeply and evenly cut,
Sig...
Category
1950s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Glass Candle Holder, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Glass candle holder, circa 1960. By Unknown manufacturer. Spain. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Materials: ...
Category
1950s Spanish Romantic Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Soledade Meteorite Slice // 389 Grams
Located in New York, NY
This hefty approximately over 4.5 billion year old Soledade iron meteorite slice features a prominent, unique iron nickel etching. This octahedrite was discovered in 1986 as a 68 kg ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Brazilian Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Other, Iron, Nickel
1950s Lilac Murano Glass Hinged Box with Facetted Lid and Silver Metal Edge
Located in London, GB
A 1950s lilac Murano glass hinged box with facetted lid and silver metal edge detail and hinge by Giovanni Cendese, Murano, Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
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
Mid-Century Italian Glazed Ceramic Giraffe Family Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This whimsical yet elegant Mid-Century Italian ceramic sculpture captures the beauty of a giraffe family in a stunning glazed finish with warm, earthy tones and delicate speckled det...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamps, Set of Four
Located in Bradenton, FL
Roman Terracotta Oil Lamps, Set of Four, used as an alternative to candles, dating back to 2nd century A.D. These small and compact oil lamps comm...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Bank Vault Handle on Custom Stand
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Steel bank vault handle on custom stand. Beautiful architectural decorative design on a custom base we designed. Measures: Wheel is 24" diameter. Base is 1...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Pair of Covered Apothecary Jars Made and Painted by Camille Le Tallec of Paris
Located in Boston, MA
This is a near pair of Le Tallec apothecary jars with covers. One side of each jar is beautifully hand-painted with different flower bouquets. The other side of the apothecary jars s...
Category
1950s French Romantic Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Nils Thorsson Glazed Blue Marselis Vase for Aluminia, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large drop shaped Ceramic vase designed by Nils Thorsson and manufactured by Aluminia in Denmark during the 1950s. It is called Marselis -design number 2631 and is decorated in a de...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Arne Tjomsland Modernist Carved Polar Bear Sculpture in Teak, Norway
Located in St. Louis, MO
Arne Tjomsland Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern carved teak Polar Bear sculpture , marked Norway. The polar bear was the first animal he carved in the 1...
Category
1950s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Teak
Wayne Husted for Blenko Sea Foam Green Genie Bottle Decanter
By Wayne Husted
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Sea foam green 5815 Genie bottle decanter designed in 1958 by Wayne Husted for Blenko. Decanter measures 25" by 8.5" and is signed with the acid ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Petrified Conifer Wood from Arizona
Located in London, GB
A large section of a petrified conifer tree trunk, (Araucarioxylon arizonicum) from Northern Arizona, dating to the Triassic period, circa 225 million years ago.
Over hundreds of m...
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Quartz
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
Large Scale Vintage Murano Glass Duck Bird Figurine Sculpture Dino Martens
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This is a large, massive duck sculpture from the 1950s made in the Sommerso and mezza filigrana technique. It is a decorative piece and was likely designed by Dino Martens for Fratel...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Gustav Spörri Studio Pottery Vase with Sailing Boats, Ziegler Schaffhausen
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This striking studio pottery vase by Swiss ceramist Gustav Spörri (1920–2016) was crafted for Ziegler Schaffhausen. It features a bold mid-century...
Category
1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
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
Walter Bosse Thermometer, circa 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Walter Bosse Thermometer, circa 1950s
Original condition
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Tang Dynasty Sancai Glazed Pottery Horse TL Tested
By Tang Dynasty
Located in Dallas, TX
Tang Dynasty (618 - 907) Sancai glazed pottery horse TL Tested
The cream-glazed horse is naturalistically modelled standing on a rectangular base, with the mane, tail and hooves highlighted in amber glaze. The head is gracefully curved to the left, with a green and amber glazed saddle and blanket and foliate-shaped plaques detailed with moulded toads suspending from the trappings.
Measures: Height: 14.24 Inches (36.2 cm)
Width: 15.5 Inches (39.35 cm)
Depth: 6 Inches (15.2 cm)
Provenance: An English private collection, acquired in Hong Kong in the 1980s
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this item along with a lucite base.
Condition; Excellent with one repair to right side saddle blanket. Some remaining frustrations throughout with areas of oxidation and a fine craquelure throughout. A formidable piece that presents beautifully.
Notes: The present sancai horse...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Tang Dynasty Fat Lady Pottery Figure
Located in Dallas, TX
Tang Dynasty Terracotta sculpture of a fat lady
This stunning lady wears her hair in an elaborately styled coiffure. A remarkable amount of the original pigm...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Amethyst Geode with Several Mineral Crystal Formations Inside
Located in London, GB
Resembling an infinity sign, this whole geode is a stunning and rich piece, full of mineralogical information. The outer layer is basalt, the interior amethyst crystals, and at the h...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
Rare 1950s Wire Shadow Box Figure Ship Scene Mid Century Wall Art Sculpture
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Extremely rare shadow box wall art from the 1950's. Reminiscent of the work of Laurids Lonborg and Richard Galef, but probably Austrian. We had a t...
Category
1950s German Brutalist Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Wire
Italian Modern Ceramic Sugar Bowl with Harlequin, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small footed black ceramic bowl with white interior and a handprinted motif of a Harlequin. Anonymous maker/design. Stamped Italy and has a design number to the base.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century French Majolica Shell Catchall
Located in Austin, TX
Mid-Century French Majolica shell catchall.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Tang Dynasty Museum Quality TL Tested Terracotta Fat Lady Figure
Located in Dallas, TX
Tang Dynasty painted terracotta fat lady tomb figure
China. Tang Dynasty Circa 618-907
Modelled in the form of a classically dressed fat lady, this terraco...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Marble Egg, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Marble egg is an original decorative object realized in the mid-20th century.
Made in Italy.
The work is realized entirely in marble.
The egg is re...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Cherry Blossom Vase
Located in Austin, TX
Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Cherry Blossom Vase.
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Fish Shaped Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Mid-Century Italian glazed porcelain fish shaped vases.
Measurements
Height: 18"
Width/length: 17"
Category
1950s Unknown Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pablo Picasso, Hibou, 1954, Pichet tourné, édition Picasso, Madoura
By Pablo Picasso, Madoura
Located in Nice, Cote d' Azur
Pablo Picasso
Hibou
1954
Pichet tourné
H. 24,5 cm. Larg 13 cm
R.A terre de faience blanche, décor à l'oxyde sur émail blanc
Bleu
Tiré à 500 exemplaires
Edition Picasso, Madoura.
Répe...
Category
1950s French Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Mexican Box with Stone Mosaic Copper Silver & Brass Details Taxco
By Taxco, Los Castillos
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exquisite vintage box from Mexico features a richly textured stone mosaic design on its surface, combining deep shades of blue and green. The geometric ornamentation is crafted ...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Multi-gemstone, Metal, Brass, Silver, Copper
Mantelliceras Fossil Ammonite On Steel Mount
By Modenature
Located in Scorton, GB
The latest edition to arrive at THE FOSSIL STORE™ is our famous and exquisite series of Mantelliceras ammonites presented on our designed swivel mount. The newly prepared Mantellicer...
Category
15th Century and Earlier North African Prehistoric Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone, Stainless Steel
Space Age Cauldron Brass Candlesticks, Scandinavian 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Atomic space age candleholders in the shape of cauldrons. They are made from brass during the 1950s Scandinavia and feature patina from the spand of time. They are to be fitted with ...
Category
1950s Scandinavian Space Age Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Extremely Rare Roman Glass Fragment with Iridescent Patina – 1st–4th Century AD
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A remarkable and rare fragment of ancient Roman glass, dating from the 1st to 4th century AD. The glass is preserved in excellent condition and displays a stunning natural iridescent...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Classical Roman Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Modernist Black Opaline Glass Vase, circa 1950
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning black opaline glass vase was hand-crafted in Belgium circa 1950. The massive, rounded design boasts a gadroon shape. They marked the piece on the underside with "Ver Ex...
Category
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Opaline Glass, Glass
High Quality Half Amethyst Geode with Calcite Formation
Located in London, GB
A stunning half geode with an incredible amethyst and overlaid calcite formation at the bottom. The interior of the piece is a very deep cavity which presents very high-quality ameth...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Uruguayan Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Quartz
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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Tramp Art Sculpture
Venus Fountain
Vintage Mexican Pottery Bird
Vintage Mums
Wind Up Music Box
African Hammered Copper
Amor And Psyche
Ancient Egypt Amulet
Antique Solar System
Antique Tiffany Mantel Clock
Antique Tiffany Mantel Clocks
Art Nouveau Cigarette Case
Ashtray Hedgehog
Balloon Clock