Bernard Rooke Ceramic Vide-Poche or Decorative Dish with Blue Glass Base

Mid-20th century ceramic vessel in neutral tones, by British artist Bernard Rooke. The vessel has a trapezoidal shape decorated with hieroglyphics front and back, and glazed to the ...

Midcentury jug and bowl in clear glass from the "Flora" series by Oiva Toikka. Designed 1966 for Nuutajärvi of Finland. The Flora series comprised a range of glassware, moulded fr...

Large mid-century amber glass light with decorative brass detail to the stem / canopy. Attributed to Doria-Werkstätten, Germany. This is an unusual piece is in good vintage conditio...

Decorative brass headboard, mid-20th century, Italian. Attractive piece with nice worn vintage character. There is an even aged patina to the brass which we have left unpolished; th...

Ceramic decorative vide poche

A beautiful handmade ceramic dish or vide-poche by unknown studio potter / maker with an organic oval form and hand painted glaze of cream and dark grey / blue color (color). Would be perfect for serving nuts or other little bar snacks...

Ceramic dish "Leaf "with shiny black and pearly white enamel by Pol Chambost (1906_1983) Circa 1950s. Stamp on back "made in france" & number Diameter 23 cm.

A rare find, this decorative oval shaped Nippon catchall by Morimura Brothers is a fabulous example of early Japanese ceramics. A lovely ceramic dish for holding change or other items, it will be a fabulous chintz addition to any nightstand or foyer table. Highly decorated in bouquets of pink and yellow flowers, the center of the dish is the showstopper. A chinoiserie bird in flight with a pink breast and yellow, blue and green feathers takes center stage. Surrounding him are more bouquets of flowers and a single pink and blue bird. The rim of the dish is encircled with a blue ribbon adorned with intricately painted flowers such as white daisys and pink and yellow peonies. Two handles are at each end for carrying. The handles and the rim are both painted in gold. The back stamp at bottom reads in green, “M-in-Wreath, hand-painted ("M" stands for importer, Morimura Bros.); Nippon.” Mark used since 1911. The practice of painting of the word “Nippon” on ceramic bases began in 1891 in response to the U.S. McKinley Tariff Act, which forbade the import of items that weren’t “plainly marked...