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Decorative Objects For Sale
Style: Arts and Crafts
Style: Rococo
Huge 15" Merrimac Pottery Matt Green Arts & Crafts Ribbed Turned Antique Vase
By Merrimac Pottery
Located in Wilton, CT
Large antique Merrimac Pottery Arts and Crafts vase in great swelling form with defined ribs and alligatored matt green glaze. Merrimac Pottery operated in Newburyport, Ma. from 1897...
Category
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Rookwood Pottery Arts & Crafts Glazed Ceramic Vase, 1927
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period glazed art pottery vase
By Rookwood Pottery
USA, 1927
Glazed ceramic in a beautiful light pink color with green accents.
Measures: 4"W x 4"D x 5"H...
Category
1920s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Vintage Solid Bronze Silvered Dachshund Pendant Sculpture, Denmark
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming vintage small animal pendant or statue of a dachshund dog. As found in Copenhagen, Denmark this versatile piece is made in silver-plated bronze. Great addition to a collecti...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Arts and Crafts Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
Tiffany & Co. Antique Arts & Crafts Bronze Pen Holder
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period bronze pen holder
By Tiffany & Co. (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 3.5"W x 3.5"D x 2.5"H.
Good o...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Rookwood Pottery Arts & Crafts Glazed Ceramic Floral Decorated Vase, 1927
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period large glazed art pottery vase with floral decoration
By Rookwood Pottery
USA, 1927
Glazed ceramic in a beautiful light pink color.
Measures: 3.5"W...
Category
1920s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Exquisite Rococo Gilt-Bronze Malachite Encrier Inkwell Desk Set ca. 1880
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ROCOCO ORMOLU-MOUNTED MALACHITE VENEERED ENCRIER
Circa 1880 unmarked of exceedingly fine quality
Item # 404XKP19B
An exceedingly fine malachite veneered encrier (inkwell), it feat...
Category
19th Century Rococo Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite, Bronze, Ormolu
Tiffany Studios New York Bookmark Pattern Bronze Doré Blotter Ends
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period "Bookmark" gilt bronze blotter ends with a custom green leather desk blotter
By Tiffany Studios (blotter ends signed to the under...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios Zodiac Gilt Bronze Inkwell No. 1072
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Tiffany Studios gilt bronze inkwell.
In the Zodiac pattern.
Model no. 1072.
Simply iconic Tiffany design!
Date:
Early 20th Century
Overall Condition:
It is in overall goo...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Blotter Ends With Leather Desk Pad
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period patinated bronze blotter ends featuring symbols of the Zodiac with a custom green leather desk pad
By Tiffany Studios (signed to ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Mantel Clock Meissen Hard, Paste Porcelain, 1745-1755
Located in Lantau, HK
The clock was modeled by Johann-Joachim Kaendler, the Meissen Manufacturer’s
most important modeler and designer. Its rocaille style demonstrates the influence of the Rococo trend p...
Category
18th Century French Rococo Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Twins-C M Vase Resin Grey Clear
Located in barasso, IT
Twin-C vase, clear grey and clear.
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: M ø 16cm x H 26cm
Other sizes available.
Colours: Cl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Arts and Crafts Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Marshall Field & Co. Antique Floral Ivy Bronze Blotter Corners With Leather Pad
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous set of four Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period floral ivy bronze blotter corners, with a custom blue leather desk blotter.
In the manner of Tiffany Studios
By Marshall Fie...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Gold and Agate Sewing Nécessaire
Located in New Orleans, LA
A stunning specimen of agate distinguishes this diminutive French sewing nécessaire. The segments of beautiful hard stone are perfectly complemented ...
Category
18th Century French Rococo Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Gold
18th Century Italian Sunray Mounted on a Yellow Hematoid Quartz Heart
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural Sacred Heart - 18th century Italian sunray mounted on a yellow hematoid heart and adorned with yellow crystal quartz points. The piece is inspired by "The Sacred Heart" in...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Ernest Gimson & made by Alfred Bucknell. A rare unusually tall steel candlestick
Located in London, GB
Designed by Ernest Gimson. A rare unusually tall steel candlestick made by Alfred Bucknell, punched and chased with geometric design to the top, and a beautiful detail underneath the...
Category
1910s Arts and Crafts Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Lizzie Wilkins Della Robbia Birkenhead Arts & Crafts Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish and sought after English Arts & Crafts twin handled art pottery vase hand painted by Lizzie Wilkins for Della Robbia Birkenhead and dated 1896. The vase of flagon shape is ...
Category
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Outstanding Large 19th Century Bronze & Porcelain Jewelry Casket Box
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Outstanding Large 19th Century Bronze & Porcelain Jewelry Casket Box
Dimensions : 14" Tall X 16" Wide X 11" Deep
This gorgeous Antique jewelry ...
Category
Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
Hand Hammered Arts & Crafts Style Copper Candlesticks Hessel Studios California
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and elegant hand Hammered & polished copper candlestick holders by Hessel Studios of San Rafael California. Each unique and very much a piece o...
Category
Early 2000s American Arts and Crafts Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Antique Desktop Stationery Box, English, Oak, Arts & Crafts, Victorian, C.1890
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique desktop stationery box. An English, oak correspondence case in Arts & Crafts taste, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890.
Striking Victorian craftsmans...
Category
Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather, Oak
1800s Snuff Box of Ram's Horn and Wood
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
c.1800s snuff box, ram's horn with wood inset bottom. Base edge faults in the horn-top edge also. With a tag: "You God Father Eckhadt (?) snuff box" and description. 2 3/8" x 1 3/8 x...
Category
19th Century English Arts and Crafts Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Antique Meissen Porcelain Cherub Motto Figurine "Je decouvre tout" Model F13
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique porcelain Cupid figurine.
By Meissen.
Model no. F13 from the Cupid Motto Series.
Entitled "Je decouvre tout".
Originally de...
Category
Early 20th Century German Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Figure of Christ on Italian Crown Fragment
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Titled "Courage at Calvary"
18th century Italian figure of Christ mounted on an 18th century corona (crown) fragment with antique hand-forged nails and citrine points. The missing l...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Iron
18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box Top / Lid
Located in Basildon, GB
An 18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box Top / Lid, decorated with a Lady and Gentleman with a flute in parkland, gilt scroll border, the unde...
Category
18th Century English Rococo Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Heintz Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver on Bronze Humidor or Cigar Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period humidor or cigar box
By Heintz Art Metal Shop
USA, Early 20th Century
Sterling silver on patinated bronze, with cedar lined interior.
Measures: 8....
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Bronze
19th Century Viennese Enamel Candlesticks
Located in New Orleans, LA
Splendid continuous hand-painted scenes adorn these graceful and rare Viennese silver and enamel candlesticks. Adorned with scenes of gods and goddesses from classical mythology, these lights are executed with exceptional detail and artistry. A fantastic testament to the skilled artisans of Austria, they exemplify remarkable design and craftsmanship.
Enameling is one of the oldest forms of decorative art with examples dating back almost 3,000 years to Mycenaean Greece. The methods used in the enameling process have changed very little since that time. Enamel is actually glass colored with metallic pigments that are fused to metal by firing. Because different colors fire at different temperatures, it was essential that the artist paint the colors that required the highest heat first, adding the others in descending order of their firing temperature.
The forte of the Viennese enamellers...
Category
19th Century European Rococo Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Herend Hand-Painted Hungarian Porcelain Figurine Representing a Woodcutter
By Herend
Located in Cagliari, IT
Exquisite figurine representing a woodcutter.
Beautiful details of ax and towel.
Modern.
Since 1826, Herend's factory has been one of the most famous centres for the production ...
Category
Early 2000s Hungarian Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Joseph Reinemann Jugendstil Pewter Novelty Bird Desk Inkwell, Germany c1902
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Joseph Reinemann Jugendstil Pewter Novelty Bird Desk Inkwell, Germany c1902.
Joseph Reinemann, Munich, a Jugendstil silvered pewter novelty desk inkwell in the form of a grotesque bi...
Category
Early 1900s German Arts and Crafts Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Set of 17th Century Italian 'Florence Fragments' with Free-Formed Copper
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A set of three coordinating 17th century Italian 'Florence Fragments' all topped with varying collections of selenite rock crystal and naturally free-forming copper.
These fragment...
Category
17th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Copper
1750 Venezia Italy Polychrome Lacquered and Wooden Engraved Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a rare wooden sculpted man figure carved and lacquered in polychrome. This elegant piece hails from the Mid-18th Century, Venezia.
The curved shape, on the front and on the s...
Category
Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Roycroft Arts & Crafts Hammered Copper Bowl
By Roycroft
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period hand hammered copper bowl
By Roycroft (signed with impressed orb and cross mark)
USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 8"W x 8"D x 1.88"H.
Good vintag...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
A Roseville Pottery Florentine Pattern Jardiniere on Pedestal
Located in San Francisco, CA
this Roseville jardiniere on pedestal in the rare Florentine Pattern manufactured from 1923-1926, featuring a bulbous double-handled urn resting o...
Category
1920s North American Arts and Crafts Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Rococo style Urns
Located in Dallas, TX
This listing features a pair of Rococo style Urns that are very lightweight and would add a touch of romance and whimsy to any room. Rococo was a style that was invented by 18th cent...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Arts and Crafts Patinaed Carved Frame
Located in Riverdale, NY
Attractive arts and crafts patinaed hand carved wood frame in a matte burnished green gold with red highlights on the flowers.
1900, USA. Measures : Glass area 20" x 16".
Category
Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Arts & Crafts Crystalline Cerulean Vase by Adelaide Alsop Robineau
Located in Chicago, US
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the default quote does not include packing and insurance. 1stDibs shipping provides a level of value, protection, and care that aligns with our commitment to safeguarding historic artworks and providing excellent client service.
“A Robineau vase is a true work of art, unique in conception and perfect in execution, for every piece that left this studio was a labor of love.” – Ethel Brand Wise, The American Magazine of Art, 1929
Adelaide Alsop Robineau was a pioneer in American studio ceramics and excelled as an innovator in pottery both technically and aesthetically. As a young woman of high society in the late Victorian era, she gained early accolades as a skilled watercolorist and china painter and taught for a time at St. Mary’s Hall in Minnesota. In 1899, she married Samuel E. Robineau, a French gentleman and collector of Chinese ceramics. He was deeply intrigued by her talent and steadfastly supported and encouraged her throughout her career. The couple collaborated to produce a popular and influential monthly journal together, Keramic Studio, and went on to build a studio on their property in Syracuse, New York, which they named Four Winds. Robineau would also go on to teach for many years at Syracuse University while creating her own work and raising three children.
Early in her career, she studied at Alfred University under Charles Binns, who is widely considered to be the progenitor of contemporary studio ceramics in America. His program established a shift in the craft of ceramics as an academic pursuit, rather than one of apprenticeship. Pottery throwers and the artists who decorated the wares traditionally inhabited separate roles in ceramic manufacture, a practice common in Europe. Binns’ philosophy merged the two, such that the potter had total agency of the final product. This marked a historic divergence in the creation of art pottery – one that Adelaide Robineau...
Category
1910s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Large Ephraim Faience Pottery Vase
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Large green Vintage pottery vase with relief palmetto design. Marked on verso as shown.
Dimensions: 7 1/2" W x 10 3/4" H
Condition: Please see ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Arts and Crafts Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
French Table clock Louis XV Style - Gilt bronze 22 inch tall
Located in Kingston, NY
French tall bronze mantel clock in the Louis XVI style, dating from around 1890.
Measurements: 22 x 10 x 5 1/2 in. (55.9 x 25.4 x 14 cm.)
Weighs 18 lbs.
Category
19th Century French Rococo Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Newlyn Arts & Crafts Copper Posy Bowl with Fish
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional English arts & crafts hand crafted copper posy or rose bowl decorated with fish made by renowned Cornish copper workshops Newlyn and dating from around 1900. The bowl ...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Red Hematoid Quartz Heart with 18th Century Italian Cross on a Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 'Sacred Heart' - 18th century Italian cross mounted on a polished red hematoid quartz heart and adorned with natural-forming baroque pearls and a cross-shaped baroque pear...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Quartz, Gold Leaf
Collection of Four Meissen Porcelain Bird Models
Located in London, GB
Collection of four Meissen porcelain bird models
German, 20th Century
Largest (parrot): Height 14cm, width 10cm, depth 5cm
This superb collection of four porcelain bird sculpture...
Category
20th Century German Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Fulper Arts & Crafts Pink & Green Vase Signed C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Fulper Arts & Crafts Pink & Green Vase Signed C1920
Measures - 7"h x 5"diam
Category
20th Century Arts and Crafts Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Contemporary Gaetano Pesce Nugget L Vase Resin Fuchsia Yellow
Located in barasso, IT
Nugget vase, clear fuchsia, clear yellow.
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: L Ø 22cm x H 36cm
Colours: clear fuchsia, cl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Arts and Crafts Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Arts & Crafts Pinder Bourne Floral Charger Signed circa 1886
By Pinder, Bourne & Co
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An Arts & Crafts Pinder Bourne Pottery wall charger hand-painted with autumnal flowering shrubs on a mottled blue/green ground. This Fine earthenware charger is of rounded shape with...
Category
1880s English Arts and Crafts Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Tiffany Studios New York Graduate Pattern Bronze Doré Stamp Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze "Graduate" pattern stamp box, jewelry box, or desk box
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, E...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Heintz Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver on Bronze Tall Bud Vase
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period sterling silver on bronze tall bud vase
By Heintz Art Metal Shop
USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 4"W x 4"D x 11.5"H.
Good original vintage condi...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Bronze
Herend Porcelain Reticulated Potpourri / Bombonniere Lidded Box
By Herend
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Herend Porcelain reticulated round lidded potpourri bombonniere box. It is hand painted with colorful flowers and pink ribbons scrolls. Its lid and bowl borders are gilded....
Category
20th Century Hungarian Rococo Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Exceptional Pair of 19th century Capodimonte polychrome cache pots
By Capodimonte
Located in RUEIL-MALMAISON, FR
Exceptional pair of 19th century polychrome enameled porcelain planters with rotating decoration in light relief of antique scenes, fountain, castle and river.
Discover this excepti...
Category
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Heintz Arts & Crafts Bronze Round Container With Lid, Circa 1910
Located in South Bend, IN
A beautiful Arts & Crafts period bronze round container with lid
By Heintz Art Metal Shop
USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 5.25"W x 5.25"D x 7.25"H.
Good original vintage condit...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Margaret Gilmour, Attributed a Glasgow School Brass Planter with Stylised Roses
By Margaret Gilmour
Located in London, GB
Margaret Gilmour, attributed. A Glasgow School brass planter with stylized rose and floral details.
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Tall Arts and Crafts Brass Candle Stick This is a large candle stick
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Tall Arts and Crafts Brass Candle Stick
This is a large candle stick, it is 16” high and made in brass it dates from about 1890
The Candle Stick is 16” high, the diameter of the b...
Category
1890s Arts and Crafts Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
21st Century Gaetano Pesce Clear L Vase Soft Resin Turquoise Orange
Located in barasso, IT
Clear extra colour vase - clear aqua, matt turquoise, matt orange.
Vase in soft resin designed by Gaetano Pesce in 1995 for Fish Design collection.
Measures: L - Ø 22cm x H 36cm
Co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Arts and Crafts Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Pair of 19th Century French Hand Painted Ceramic Barbotine Vases
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful, unique pair of antique Majolica vases was crafted in France, circa 1880. The tall and thin colorful ceramic planters feature t...
Category
Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Glasgow style oak Arts & Crafts copper bound planter w. stylized elongated tops
Located in London, GB
A Glasgow Style Arts and Crafts oak and copper bound planter with splayed legs and circular cut-out's to the tops.
Category
1910s Scottish Arts and Crafts Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Roycroft Arts & Crafts Hammered Copper Pen Tray
By Roycroft
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period hand hammered copper pen tray
By Roycroft (signed with impressed orb and cross mark)
USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 7.38"W x 2.75"D x 0.5"H.
Go...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Carl Deffner, Esslingen A three-piece Arts & Crafts Copper and Brass circa 1900
By Carl Deffner
Located in Verviers, BE
Superb Jugendstil copper and brass by the famous C.D.E Works of Carl Deffner of Esslingen, Germany.
A three-piece red copper coffee or tea set on a matching presentation tray. The ...
Category
Early 1900s German Arts and Crafts Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Nelson McCoy Green Leaves and Berries Ceramic Vase
Located in Red Lion, PA
This exquisite early 1920s Nelson McCoy vase features the beloved Green Leaves and Berries design, a hallmark of the company’s early artistry. The piece is ...
Category
1920s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
1860 Meissen Porcelain Figurine Waiter
Located in Vienna, AT
For sale in this ad you can find the prettiest little porcelain figurine. It was manufactured by Meissen Porcelain in the 1860s. The figurine depicts a water carrying a tray with foo...
Category
19th Century German Rococo Antique Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate
Imposing Art Deco Brush McCoy Mottled Blue Vase
Located in Riverdale, NY
Imposing Weller Brush Art McCoy vase in mottled blues circa 1930's. Unusual large size with decorative spiral "handles" measuring 18" high by 10" wide, likely made by Brush McCoy Pottery...
Category
1930s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Vintage Arts & Crafts Style Pottery Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage "arts & crafts" style pottery vase, circa 1950s. Wonderful bluish green colors and a great vintage patina make this a wonderful decor piece! It is in very good vintage condit...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
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.”
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