Decorative Objects

4.5 inch iridescent gold vase with hand painted Art Nouveau style leaves, in gilt and etched blue, slight flared rim. Beautiful color Locat...

"Allegory of singing" Important porcelain biscuit representing a seated young woman holding a sheet of music in her hands. A discreet lack of one of the leaves of the floral arrangem...

Art Nouveau ceramic fruit bowl stamped with a crown by, AUSTRIA AMPHORA 390042. Austria, CIRCA 1900.

Designed by Palena Furniture.

Offered is an exquisite, late 19th century French Art Nouveau, Plique a Jour cloisonné-enamel lidded bowl on a decorative wood stand. The piece has a gorgeous butterfly and floral-in...

Vase "Glycines" (Wisteria) made in multilayer purple and white cameo acid-etched glass. Molded signature. Perfect condition.  height : 33 cm

This antique signed Galle vase was made in France in approximately 1900 in the period Art Nouveau style. The vase in done in multiple layers of color...

Émile Gallé (1846-1904) Impressive Gallé French Cameo Glass Vase Large vase cone shape on pedestal Cased glass, opalescent, colorless, yellow and blue, acid-etched design with "Big...

Louis XVI style carved wooden jewelry treasure box. The wood is carved in relief with foliage decoration all around, and the profile of Beethoven is very nicely and finely carved on the lid, This profile in a circle and the play of colors and textures of the wood gives a medallion in the taste of the bronze work of Jean Bertrand Andrieu. The interior is in green silky fabric. La Boite is also in the style of T. Hingre's bronze work. Louis-Théophile Hingre (sometimes known as Théophile Hingre) is a sculptor, modeler and medal engraver. The wood of this pretty round box is beautifully and finely carved. Beethoven's profile like the scrolls are sculpted with great precision and delicacy. Ludwig von Beethoven is a German composer, pianist and conductor, born in Bonn on December 15 or 16, 1770 and died in Vienna on March 26, 1827 at the age of 56. The last great representative of Viennese classicism (after Gluck, Haydn and Mozart), Beethoven prepared the evolution towards romanticism in music and influenced Western...

Theodor Hermann Schmuz-Baudiss for Konigliche Porzellan-Manufaktur. This vase features a geometric thistle at the neck and variations of animals at the shoulders, a hawk and a lion/...

Antique sterling silver handle for wax seal. New old stock, the owner would have an engraved stamp made to attach to the handle. Send your correspondence off with style! Beautiful Ar...

Late 19th century brass jam pot with iron handle, English. Heavy gauge spun brass and forged iron handle make this piece unusually heavy, made to last through the ages. 12" across ha...

This wonderful, elegantly shaped with a flared rim vase , by Daum Nancy, features wheel-carved cameo glass of the highest quality detailing an amazing pink roses, or rose of France ...

Beautiful bronze statue "Valentin". Nicely chiseled and wonderfully gilded, in a very good condition. Depiction of an aristocratic man with a sabre in his hand.

4-piece set consisting of two vases and a centerpiece for flowers, made of silver-plated bronze with cut glass, manufactured by WMF-Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik (1853 to the pr...

19th Century large rectangular brass Art Nouveau planter with strap handles. Pad feet and original metal liner.

Elegant young lady with a wide-brimmed hat, decorated with green-brown-white checkered ribbons and a blue feather, wearing a floor-length white dress with a green hem and button plac...

Big Brown Stallion upon a onyx plinth From our Sculpture collection, we are delighted to offer this Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Horse. The Bronze mounted upon a squared green onyx base with a convex beading border. The horse beautifully cast with naturalistic features modelled as a big brown stallion inclusive of its brown to black hue. The horse stamped to the belly Geschutzt with the registration mark 2740. We firmly attribute the Austrian Bronze to Franz Bergman and date it to the late 19th century circa 1890. Franz Xavier Bergman (1861-1936) was the owner of a Viennese foundry who produced numerous patinated and cold-painted bronzes with a range of subjects such as oriental, erotic, and animal figures. He was probably the most famous Austrian bronze foundry who is widely recognised for smaller cold painted bronzes with an extremely good attention to detail. Signed often with a ‘B’ or Bergman and a registration mark. Geschutzt often stamped or printed it is pronounced “guess-shutst.” It is an abbreviation of the term gesetzlich geschutt which is a German phrase that translates as legally protected or in other words copywriter. It bares is a similar meaning to the English word Patented or French Depose...

Classic 1920s Art Deco Winners Lantern lighter on Marble Pedestal Ashtray. This exquisite German Art Deco ashtray is a testament to the opulence and c...

Later 19th century Korean brazier (Hibachi), brass on three legs. Heavy spun brass. The cartouche & cabriole molded shaped legs applied to the body with mostly copper rivets. Asian c...

Group of handcrafted flowerpots, as well available in several sizes Material Solid punched brass.

Brilliant handmade hand glazed Art Nouveau planter jardinière, 1930s Wonderful Art Nouveau period/ monumental ceramic planter jardinière, handmade and hand-glazed in brilliant blue ...

Introducing a mesmerizing alabaster bust by renowned sculptor Georges Morin (1874-1950). This exquisite piece showcases a young woman in a delicately buttoned bustier, revealing a gr...

Beautiful Art Nouveau Inkwell from France, 1900- 1920s. This special inkwell is decorated all over with typical Art Nouveau ornaments. The attention to detail is reflected in the pen...

This is a small pair of Aesthetic Period candlesticks. An English, brass and cast iron candle stand, dating to the late Victorian period, circa ...

Beautiful victorian picture frame from France circa 1880. Made of the particular material Gutta-Percha.

Beautiful Art Nouveau bacchant in plastered terracotta; her mane with bunches of grapes, leaves and vine tendrils, the inclination of her head with her sensual expression of satisfac...

Antique Western Union, Naval Observatory Time, self winding clock. Features a tall wooden case with carved corners and pediment mounted with tin sign reading "Naval Observatory Time Hourly By Western Union. White metal face with black Roman numerals and hands. Interior of case labeled "Property of Self-Winging Clock Co New York" and serial number on metal tag as well as on works. F Style / Vibrator movement, Serial Number 92630 (likely manufactured before 1917). Patented Oct. 4, 1898 by the Self Winding Clock Company. Fitted with Archer AC Adapter. "The Self Winding Clock Company (SWCC) of New York began business in 1886 marketing their own electro-mechanical clocks based on the 1884 electro-mechanical clock patent of one of the company founders, Chester Pond (1844-1912). The innovative principle of this clock mechanism was the incorporation of a small electric winding motor that automatically rewound the mainspring after the clock ran for one hour. The clocks were powered by batteries. The batteries would last at least one year. By being automatically rewound each hour, the strain on the mechanism was kept to a minimum, resulting in a very accurate timepiece. At about the same time SWCC began selling clocks, Pond was developing an electro-mechanical synchronizer attached to the clock movement that could synchronize the clock hands to an accurate time source. The synchronization occurs when a remote, precisely timed, electrical impulse is sent via wires connected to the individual clocks. By 1887 the synchronizers had been so improved that the Self Winding Clock Company could not only market individual clocks but also sell entire synchronized clock systems. By the 1960’s the days of individual elegant mechanical timepieces and synchronized time systems were over. SWCC ceased operations in the late 1960’s. All company records and inventories were relegated to the trash pile. The STYLE “F”, or as commonly referred to, the VIBRATOR movement was developed by Frederick M. Schmidt in the late 1890’s. By 1898 the “F” movement was being installed in almost all SWCC clocks. The movement has a Graham dead beat escapement. The “F” movement incorporates both the time train and winding motor in one set of plates. The motor used a single pair of coils. It was more reliable and easier to service than the rotary movement. The mainspring is re-wound after running for one hour. The vibrating armature oscillates up and down carrying a winding lever with a pawl that turns the winding wheel. The “F” movement was used in individual clocks and in clocks that were part of synchronized systems. It was made in 60, 80,120 and 140 beat versions. There were virtually no changes to the movement in 60 plus years the movement was in production. Almost all Style “F” movements wound on 3 volts DC. Style “F” movement serial numbers started in the 33,000’s and the first movements were probably made in 1898. The earliest plates had patent dates of 1891, 1892 & 1898. Serial numbers with these patent dates go up to the 63,000’s and were made before 1908. By 1908 the plates only had the 1898 patent date. By using catalog images of movement serial numbers it can be concluded that movements with serial numbers up to 112,000 were made in or before 1917. Movements with serial numbers up to 196,000’s were made in or before 1929. The single patent date serial numbers go as high as 220,000’s. Then there appears to be a large numbering gap. Finally, movements appear with no patent dates and serial numbers with the prefix FR. These numbers start at 300,000 but only continue to about 302,000. Start again at 400,000 and continue to about 402,000. Based on the large serial number gaps, the total number of “F” movements manufactured is probably around 200,000. They were manufactured between 1898 and possibly as late as the 1950’s. SWCC both sold clocks to and partnered with their biggest customer, Western Union in a nationwide distribution of precisely accurate “Naval Observatory Time” clocks. These either 120 or 140 beat Naval Observatory clocks...

Large Baluster Vase by the Artist André Delatte, Art Nouveau. Glass vase by André Delatte, Art Nouveau period, circa 1900. H: 48cm , D: 13cm

Art nouveau in design and era, a fabulously glazed ceramic vase by Horsens Danico Denmark A super little vase to collect Circa 1920's Signed Danico, 221 Denmark Height 4.25 inch, Dia...

Émile Gallé (1846-1904) French Art Nouveau Caméo Glass Vase « Anemones » circa 1900 Rare Galle French cameo glass vase in dark blue over yellow Blue Anemones flowers design Signed in cameo Gallé Émile Gallé was born in Nancy on 4 May 1846, the only son of Charles Gallé...

Wonderful recreation of François Auguste Rodin's world-renowned French impressionist sculpture, "Young Girl with Roses on Her Hat" (1865-1870) produced by New York's Austin Productio...

A wonderful late 19th Century Animalier bronze group of a hare resting on its hind legs with its ears raised in an alert position with excellent rich olive green and golden patina and fine hand chased surface detail, signed Dubucand, stamped with the EV Foundry stamp and Numbered 875 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Height: 10 cm Condition: Excellent Original Condition Circa: 1880 Materials: Bronze Book reference: Animals in Bronze by Christopher Payne SKU: 9017 ABOUT Dubucand Hare Alfred Dubucand (25 November 1828 – 1894) Dubucand was born in Paris and was a French animalier sculptor of the 19th century. His works were often entered into the annual Salon art exhibition in Paris where he contributed works over the course of his career. He was one of the prize pupils of Antoine-Louis Barye. Dubucand made his debut at the 1867 Salon with a wax model of a dead pheasant, a rather inauspicious start when considering the higher quality sculptures he would submit later in his career. He modelled mainly animal groups, producing a number of deer, dog, and horse sculptures. His better casts feature a warm, mid-brown patination, sometimes coming in even lighter shades bordering on a very light yellow, being nearly the colour of the bronze metal itself. He frequently experimented with chemical patinas, learning the patination process from his teacher and mentor Barye who stretched the boundary with his now famous dark green patinas. Dubucand paid strict attention to the anatomical detail of his subjects, often being so concise that he actually showed the veins in the legs of his deer and elk sculptures...

This is an antique decorative jardiniere. A Chinese, ceramic planter, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Delightful decorative interest with rich colour and Oriental t...

Gorham sterling silver basket or bowl in pattern number 2340A from 1915 in Art Nouveau style with pierced and finely engraved floral and natural motifs adorning the body and handle. ...

Beautiful antique inkwell with Cloisonné-Enamel, France circa 1880.

Beautiful round picture frame from France, circa 1890, with exceptional fine embellishments.

Model $21008 The firm, JOHANN LOETZ WITWE, was a producer of decorative glass located in a Southern Bohemian town which is today known as Kláštersky Milyn in the Czech Republic. Und...

This extravagant centerpiece consists of a glass bottom and figures on either side of a horse knight with metal details of etched flowers. Measures: Height: 33.5 centimeters Length: ...

Genuine tall alabaster sculpture by Guglielmo PUGI (1858-1941), Florence, Italy, 1880s. Young girl with tambourine, perhaps a gypsy. On its base....

A cold painted bronze attributed to Franz Bergman, famous for specialising in cold-painted bronzes. Circa 1900. Cold painted bronzes rely on the standard of painting to dictate the q...

A wonderful and very large example of a figural Black Forest inkwell in the form of a Dog's head, with a beautiful bright patina. He retains his original large glass eyes, without d...

This is a small antique desk tray. A Scottish, leather compact desktop tidy by W & J Milne of Edinburgh, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1...

French Majolica White Rose Vase Circa 1900. H / 6.5 inches.

Crafted in Florence, Italy circa 1910, this two-piece white Carrara marble bust is a true representation of European elegance. The antique figural sculpture...

These matching green pillar vases' bases are painted black and contain various geometric designs that work their way up the shaft of the vase, eventually becoming less concentrated....

We kindly suggest that you read the whole description, as we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our objects. Original and dis...

Large multi-layered glass vase, with acid-etched decoration, of comumbines in flowers and buds Japanese-style Gallé signature Good condition, no cracks or chips Early 20th century...

A fine antique Scottish sterling silver mounted ram's horn snuff mull, set with a large cairngorm gemstone, Edinburgh 1884, by silversmith Peter MacGregor Westren. This rare Scottish...

This very special bronze figural lamp besides its beauty retains the original glass beads that the young woman holds. We were most surprised and pleased to find this piece in such...

A fine Daum Frères Vase with Coreopsis flowers, made in Nancy, France circa 1914. This example of French cameo glass, was mottled with glass powder, c...

Grande garniture de cheminée en barbotine vers 1900 Composée d’une grande jardinière (Hauteur 29 cm, longueur 45 cm) et de deux vases (Hauteur 29 cm) Riche décor de fleurs en haut-re...

Émile Gallé (1846-1904) Rare and Important Galle French Cameo Glass Vase Cased glass, opalescent, colorless, yellow and blue, acid-etched design with the Basilica of St Nicolas de P...

The Inkwell of square shape made from glass with hand cut diamond quilt pattern to the exterior. The lid of the inkwell mounted with a Sterling Silver hinged lid is hallmarked to the...

French Majolica Daisies Kitchen tea Canister signed Saint Clement Keller & Guerin Circa 1900. H / 4.7 inches. tea / The French.

Attributed to Lucien Levy Dhurmer for Clement Massier. An encounter with Massier’s luster-glazed ceramics is an embarkation on an acid-colored trip, the sort of exploration which in...

Our large, antique winged lion, known as a Chimera from Greek mythology, is exquisitely sculpted from rock crystal (quartz). Likely of Austrian origin and dating from the late ninet...

French Bronze Circa 1905 upon a Marble Oval Base From our Sculpture collection, we are pleased to offer a French Bronze Belgian Shepherd Figure. The figure mounted upon a green marble base with a convex rim and ormolu border. The bronze cast as a large ormolu recumbent Belgian Shepherd dog with its head to one side wearing an ormolu collar. The bronze beautifully finished with a lifelike look showing its coat with individual strands and peaked ears. The Bronze dates to the turn of the 20th century circa 1905 after the evolution of the Belgian Shepherd in circa 1892. Belgian Shepherd (also known as the Belgian Malinois...