Art Deco Vienna Bronze and Green Onyx Vide-Poche, ca. 1920s

Austrian Art Deco Vide-Poche Bronze and Green Agate ca. 1920s ABOUT Vide Poche (meaning 'empty pocket' in French) is intended to be a trinket tray used for holding the contents of ...

Unmarked, probably Austrian, this charming carved green agate octagonal vide poche with green/black patinated bronze handle is done in the manner of Hagenauer - a superbly detailed a...

Probably, Austrian, this very original Art Nouveau orientalist sculptural candy bowl made of gilded Viennese bronze, depicts a young street vendor in bloomers and a fez, holding a hu...

The Munich Secession was an association of visual artists who broke away from the mainstream Munich Artists' Association in 1892, to promote and defend their art in the face of what they considered official paternalism and its conservative policies. They acted as a form of cooperative, using their influence to assure their economic survival and obtain commissions. In 1901, the association split again when some dissatisfied members formed the group Phalanx. Another split occurred in 1913, with the founding of the "New Munich Secession". By the end of the 19th century, more artists lived in Munich than lived in Vienna and Berlin put together. However, the art community there was dominated by the conservative attitudes of the Munich Artists' Association and its supporters in the government. These attitudes found expression in the official "mission statements", written by the so-called "Prince of Painters" (Malerfürst) Franz von Lenbach...

This wonderful and witty life-like sculpture depicts a bearded Muslim man in picturesque ethnic clothes, standing at full height on a Persian rug and raising his arms up in calling o...

A beautiful and very unusual Austrian Art Deco nightstand lamp with a semi-nude exotic dancer in a luxury headdress. The lamp base is made of combination of black marble and onyx, wi...

Art Déco metal forge bowl / vide poche with real butterflies wings. Marked Papillon Peguy Paris France 1920s H 13 cm x 16 cm diam. Conditions...

Art Deco fruit bowl, Vienna, 1920s Polished and stove enamelled.

French Art Nouveau Bronze card tray or Pin Tray, Vide - Poche, 1920s This absolutely adorable card tray or pin tray, Vide - Poche, is made of bronze ...

Art Deco Brass fruit bowl vienna around 1920s Brass polished and stove enameled

Decorative art deco fruit bowl vienna around 1920s Polished and stove enameled

Art Deco tazza/compote Jean E. Puiforcat silver-plated small silver-plated tazza with a blue column stem, on stepped base. Stamped "Puiforcat/France" with EP maker's.