Art Nouveau Centerpiece forged steel & glass Presentation bowl, Czechoslovakia

Large ceramic vide-poche or bowl, 13" diameter. Very rare in this dimension. It comes in olive green tones with an impressive blue flame in the center. The blue effect is replicated onto the upper edge. On the outside shows an impressed geometrical pattern. It comes with a thick glaze. Scandinavian Mid-Century bowl, produced by Palshus (Denmark) in the 1960s, founded by Per and his wife Annelise Linnemann-Schmidt. The couple created and produced chamotte (danish clay) objects, often with impressed decorations (tableware, vases, and lamps). Colors were characteristic Scandinavian earthy tones: blues, browns, greens and beige. Many other talented ceramic artists also worked for Palshus including Jens H. Quistgaard and Esben Klint. The plate is signed under the base : Palshus and APLS for Annelise Per Linnemann-Schmidt, model 114...

Large round ceramic vide-poche or low bowl in earth tones beige-grey brown. Scandinavian Mid-Century 1960s, produced by Palshus (Denmark), founded by Per and his wife Annelise Linn...

Tiffany Art Nouveau centerpiece bowl in sterling silver. The plate and the stand are rich handcrafted and decorated with fruits and leaves and blos...

Very large shallow elliptical centerpiece bowl or platter, with Murano Sommerso technique, apparently unsigned.