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Material: Gold
Pill Box Art Nouveau handpainted by Renato Dainelli Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
A Painterly Jewel: Art Nouveau Enameled Pill Box by Giorgio Salimbeni & Renato Dainelli
This exquisite oval pill box represents a rare collaboration between masterful design and fin...
Category
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Bruguier Tortoiseshell Swiss Fusée Singing Bird Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extremely rare, early Swiss automaton singing bird box by the famed Charles Bruguier is housed in a case enveloped in luxurious tortoiseshell. Ev...
Category
19th Century Swiss Louis XV Antique Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
HERMES PARIS 1970 Desk Cylinders Lighter & Cigarettes Box In Gilt And Sterling
By Hermès, Louis Ravinet and Charles D'Enfert 1
Located in Miami, FL
A desk set of lighter and cigarettes case designed by Hermes Paris.
This is a very handsome smoker set, created in Paris France by the luxury house of Hermes, back in the 1970. The ...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Gold
$4,889 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Murano Emerald Green Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Swan Bird Sculpture Figurine
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown emerald green and gold flecks Italian art glass swan sculpture / bird figurine. The swan has an elegant long thin neck with outstretched wings. Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
French Art Deco Glass Bottles from Paris, Pair
By Carven Paris
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of French Art Deco period perfume glass bottles with etched design, gold gilt accent, and bronze tops, from luxury fashion Maison Carven, circa early-20th century, 1...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Gold
Early 20th Century Tubular Gold Chased Guilloche Enamel Cigar Holder
By Fabergé
Located in Basildon, GB
Russian made gold and enamel cigar tube, circa 1900 - 1910, in red and white enamel with applied diamonds and ruby decoration. The piece is stamped with the work master's initials AH...
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Art Deco Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold
Sterling Silver Gold-Plated Travel Photo Frame with Floral Miniature Art Nouveau
Located in Firenze, FI
Small travel photo frame for 2 photos in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guilloché and hand-painted floral miniature; blue line on the outside....
Category
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Silver-Gilt and Enamel Austro-Hungarian Horse Drawn Carriage Model
Located in London, GB
A silver-gilt and enamel Austro-Hungarian horse drawn carriage model
Austro-Hungarian, Early 20th Century
Case: 28cm high x 89cm wide x 44...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Modern Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Silver, Enamel
Mid Century Hertel Jacob German Porcelain Ginger Jar, Signed Fuchs-Nadler
Located in Soquel, CA
A lovely mid-century Bavarian porcelain ginger jar with gold trim and gilt details by Hertel-Jacob Porzellan (German, 1906-1979). This large ginger jar is ornately decorated with a highly detailed romantic figurative landscape scene, in which three men depicted in gold enjoy an opulent picnic of wine, meat, and fruit under a tree, in front of a large medieval castle complete with a canon and canon balls. A gold leaf motif decorates the backside of the piece. The signature "Fuchs-Nadler" can be found within the picnic scene, underneath the tray of food and wine.
Stamped on bottom with mark "Hertel-Jacob Porzelan / Bavaria Germany", and the serial number 1266.
Measures 14"H x 7"D.
**Please note: The top of the lid has been re-attached and a hairline crack in the gold is visible (see photos).
Hertel-Jacob Porzelan History:
Porzellfabrik Jacob, Schödl & Co. (1906 until 1912)
The factory was founded in 1906 by the industrial Jacob together with his financial partner Schödl and its product range during the first years included giftware items, vases, storage canisters...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Biedermeier Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate
Seguso Murano Red Gold Flecks Purple Pulveri Italian Art Glass Fish Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown bright red, dark purple and gold flecks Italian art glass fish sculpture. The piece is documented to designer Archimede Seguso. It is created in t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of English Regency Ebony and Gilt 3 Leg Fernery
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of English Regency style (late 19th Century) black painted and gold trmmed carved fernery supported on a base of 3-scroll form legs connected on platform base.(PRICED AS PAIR)
Category
19th Century British Regency Antique Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
CARTIER Paris 1900 Edwardian Nécessaire Case In 18Kt Gold With Green Lacquer
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
A Nécessaire case designed by Cartier.
This is a fantastic nécessaire case box created in Paris France during the Edwardian period by the jewelry house of Cartier, back in the 1900....
Category
Early 1900s French Edwardian Antique Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
$19,250 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Picture Frame Silver Enameled on guilloche with feet for oval photo Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table frame with feet for oval photo cm. 5.5 x 8.5 in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamels on guilloché, with borders and ornaments in the ...
Category
1970s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Lenox Elegant Vegetable Bowl Swirled Ivory Gold Trim
Located in Chula Vista, CA
by LENOX
Estate collection swirled ivory Vegetable Bowl gold trim
Richmond Collection made in USA
8.25 x 4h
Preowned very good condition
Refer to images
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Alfredo Barbini Murano Blue Bubbles Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Cookie Jar
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, large vintage Murano hand blown blue, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass cookie jar / container. Documented to designer A...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century French 18K Gold Mounted Scent Perfume Bottle, c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique mid-19th Century French 18k gold mounted perfume bottle, lozenge shaped glass body set with a gold collar and hinged lid engraved with engine turning and scrolling foliage. A...
Category
19th Century French Antique Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Pill Box Silver Sterling Enamel hand-painted Art Nouveau style floral miniature
Located in Firenze, FI
Discover an authentic artisanal treasure with this refined oval pill box. Made of gold-plated 925/1000 silver, this piece is embellished with translucent enamels fired on guilloché ...
Category
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Parker 75 Vermeil Sterling Silver GT Fountain With 14k Yellow Gold Nib
By Parker
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Parker 75 Vermeil Sterling Silver GT Fountain With 14k Yellow Gold Nib.
Supplied With An Original Parker Blue Leather, Blue Velvet Lined Presentation Box
Circa 1964-1969
Made in U...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Gold
$801 Sale Price
30% Off
Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Cigarette Case Enamel and Hand-Painted Miniature
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Ladies' handbag cigarette case with an oval section in 925/1000 gilded silver with translucent enamel on a guilloché and a monochrome, hand-painted miniature of a landscape, in the E...
Category
1950s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
Seguso Murano 1950s Red Coral Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Scallop Rim Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown coral red and gold flecks Italian art glass decorative bowl. The piece is documented to designer Archimede Seguso, circa 1952. The bowl is made wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Bulgari Sterling Silver and Gold Partagás Cigar Box
By Bulgari
Located in New Orleans, LA
Sterling Silver and Gold Partagás Cigar Box
Bulgari
Dated 1976
This exceptional Bulgari sterling silver and gold cigar box embodies the height of Italian luxury and craftsmanship. T...
Category
20th Century Italian Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
AVEM Murano Tutti Frutti Murrine Multicolor Art Glass Vase, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand blown Murano multicolor murrine art glass vase with gold leaf flecks. Attributed to Arte Vetraria Muranese (A.V.E.M.), Italy, 1950s.
Exquisite and sculptural handblown Murano glass vase with an eye-catching 'Tutti Frutti' design different from all sides, multicolor murrine decorations and Aventurine gold flecks.
This highly decorative vase shows a magnificent art glass work and it is in excellent condition.
To be exhibited alone or as a part of a Murano glass collection.
Lovely to be used as decorative vase or flower vase and perfect as a gift idea.
Measures: 23 cm H x 20 cm W x 10 cm D // 9,05 in H x 7,87 in W x 3,93 in D
A curated selection of Murano glass vases and other decorative objects is avaliable at our 1stdibs marketplace. We invite you to enjoy the whole collection.
Tutti Frutti Murano Art Glass Vase // AVEM Murano Glass Vase...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Fratelli Toso Murano Pink White Ribbon Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass Pitcher Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown pink and white ribbons Italian art glass pitcher / vase. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company, with original "Murano Glass - Made In...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Table box concave corners enamel sterling silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box with concave corners in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamel on guilloché, also on the sides and fine hand engravings in baroque style. With l...
Category
1950s Italian Baroque Vintage Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Crystallized Gold From Mockingbird Mine
Located in New York, NY
This substantial natural Crystallized Gold from the famed Mockingbird Mine in California exhibits a strikingly intricate structure. This prime specimen truly epitomizes the rare beau...
Category
2010s American Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Murano Green Blue Gold Iridescent Italian Art Glass Apple Banana Fruit Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage set of Murano hand blown blue green iridescent and gold flecks Italian art glass apple and banana figures / sculptures. The pieces are documented to designer Alfred...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Chinese Ming Dynasty Silver Nine Phoenix Coronet Crown, 16th/17th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An amazing and rare Chinese silver Nine Phoenix Coronet or Crown, Ming Dynasty (1368 to 1644), late 16th to early 17th century, China.
A delicate and...
Category
Early 17th Century Chinese Antique Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Gold
Silver Enameled Box by Rudolf Steiner, 1899 with a Miniature Painting
By Rudolf Steiner
Located in Delft, NL
Silver enameled box by Rudolf Steiner, 1899 with a miniature painting
An octagonal Austrian silver white enameled, inside gold-plated box made by Ru...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Silver
Louis XV Gold-Mounted Lacquer Snuff Box
Located in Spencertown, NY
The cover and base inset with gouache miniatures of the front and back of a chateau, signed Andre inv. with tortoiseshell lined interior
maker's mark JG cross between, Paris, 1762-1768.
Category
Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Antique Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
A rock-crystal & sterling silver cup by Wolfers
Located in Wijnegem, BE
An unique piece from the atelier of Wolfers, cup made in rock-crystal mounted on silver, decorated with 2 horse heads in sterling silver and finished with vermeil gold.
The rim is se...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Jade, Rock Crystal, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Crystallized Gold From Mockingbird Mine
Located in New York, NY
This superb and substantial California Crystallized Gold specimen from the hailed Mockingbird Mine locality exemplifies the distinctive beauty of naturally crystallized native gold. ...
Category
2010s American Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Picture frame squared Green Enamel oval portrait Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square external photo frame for oval photo in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloché and oval border ornament in French Empire Napoleon III s...
Category
1980s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Murano Sommerso Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Male Female Farmer Sculptures
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso pink with gold flecks Italian art glass couple of a man and woman farmer / gardener sculptures. Attributed to designer, and Master glass ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of Georg Jensen Gold Plated Ice flower candle holder by Sanne Lund Traberg
By Georg Jensen
Located in San Diego, CA
beautiful set of 3 18k gold plated candle holders manufactured by Georg Jensen NIB , elegant it uses .5" diameter candles.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Hollywood Regency Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate
Barovier Toso Murano Gray Purple Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Decorative Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown dark purple (almost black) and light gray with gold flecks Italian art glass flipped edge decorative bowl. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Viennese Silver Historicism Splendour Clock With Musical Movement, Around 1880
Located in Vienna, AT
Artfully decorated silver gilded table clock by a Viennese master:
Flat, rectangular corpus containing the musical mechanism, standing on four elaborately decorated volute feet attac...
Category
1880s Austrian Other Antique Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Amethyst, Malachite, Gold Plate, Silver, Enamel
Archimede Seguso Murano Gold Dust Art Glass Bowl with Controlled Bubbles
Located in Barcelona, ES
Midcentury Round Murano Bullicante Art Glass Bowl with Gold Dust
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Beautiful hand blown bullicante Murano glass bowl / asht...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Barbini Murano Blue Gold Flecks Control Bubbles Italian Art Glass Bowl Ashtray
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown blue, gold flecks and controlled bubbles Italian art glass decorative bowl / ashtray / vide-poche. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Coromandel Vanity Box with Silver Gilt Fitted Interior by Asprey
Located in London, GB
A Victorian Coromandel and Brass bound Dressing Case
By Asprey
The hinged cover with an inset brass monogram, the base with a jewellery drawer and two fitted internal trays, contai...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Silver, Vermeil
24 Karat Gold Paper Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
The paper series embodies the idea of crumpling paper set in time. The materiality of the brass is utilized by the intricate folds and bends that not on...
Category
2010s American Modern Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
$24,000
18th Century Italian Cross with Kyanite, Calcite Crystals, and Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian crucifix with gold-plated kyanite, calcite crystals in matrix, and baroque pearls. The crucifix is originally from a church in Liguria. It is hand-carved and pai...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Plate, Gold Leaf
Pair of Renaissance Style Gilded & Enameled Glass Vases, Europe, 19th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Petite pair of Renaissance style gilded and enameled glass vases - hand painted with scrolling acanthus leaves and flowers with banded borders to the top edges (resembling stained gl...
Category
19th Century European Renaissance Revival Antique Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel, Gold Leaf
Seguso Murano 1950s Gold Flecks Opal White Italian Art Glass Cornucopia Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opal white and gold flecks Italian art glass cornucopia flower vase. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, circa 1950s, and published in his bo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$900 Sale Price
25% Off
CARTIER 1935 Art Deco Lady Concealed Watch Purse Tools In 14Kt Yellow Gold
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
Multi-tools lady concealed pocket-watch designed by Cartier.
This is a very rare multi-tools pocket piece for ladies, created by the French jewelry house of Cartier, back in the 193...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
$7,595 Sale Price
30% Off
Framed Floral Bouquet Crafted from Gold and Semi-Precious Stones by Tolliday
Located in London, GB
This magnificent study of flowers is wrought from gold and silver, amethyst and other minerals, and natural pearls. The study features sprigs of Holly with mineral berries and gold leaves springing from a green stone crop of rock. Grasses, also wrought from gold, spring from the same crop of rock, and the floor is littered with litter and debris, including an exquisitely produced pinecone. The flowers are set above a brown backing and surrounded by a red mount within a gilt frame. The work is signed ‘William Tolliday...
Category
Late 20th Century English Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Amethyst, Gold, Silver
Pair of 19th Century Italian Gilded Angel Wings on Calcite Crystals in Matrix
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 19th century Italian hand-carved and gilded angel wings on calcite crystal points in matrix.
The pair hand-carved gilded and gilded angel wings are originally from a histor...
Category
19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
$7,500 Sale Price / set
25% Off
19th Century Dutch Crystal and Gold Scent- or Perfume Bottle
Located in Delft, NL
19th century Dutch crystal and gold scent- or perfume bottle
A Dutch golden perfume bottle with an octagonal cut crystal upper body tapering ro...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Gold
WEDGWOOD 1880 Cameo Rectangular Desk Box With 18Kt Yellow Gold Accents
By Wedgewood
Located in Miami, FL
A Luxury desk box designed by Wedgwood.
This is a magnificent desk box created in London England during the late Victorian Era, back in the 1880's. The fabulous box has been crafted...
Category
1880s English Late Victorian Antique Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
$6,296 Sale Price
30% Off
Contemporary Ceramic Golden Roaring Lion Sculpture with Silverleaf Ceramic Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Contemporary Ceramic Golden Glazed Roaring Lion Sculpture Ceramic Statue with Silverleaf Ceramic Base
Dimensions: 8.25" W X 6"D X 14.5"H
Category
2010s American Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
French Victorian Floral Porcelain Perfume Bottle
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian white porcelain perfume bottle with gold trim and floral decoration
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Stunning Red Venetian Vase with Double Swan Handles, 24-Karat Gold Inclusion
By Salviati
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming vintage Venetian vase with a nicely blown ruffle edge to its top and extra blown decoration on its collar. Two elegant swan handles and blown 24-karat gold inclusion throu...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$315 Sale Price
64% Off
Moser Fipop Vase in Topaz Glass with Gold Decor, Glows in UV, 1920s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Bohemian crystal vase from the Fipop series was crafted by Ludwig Moser & Sons Glassworks in Karlsbad, former Czechoslovakia, in 1920s. The vase features faceted cut sid...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Gold
Cartier 18ct Gold Nib & Silver Plated Trinity Fountain Pen With Red Cartier Box
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Cartier 18ct Gold Plated Nib Trinity Fountain Pen With Red Cartier Box
Stunning Example of a Must De Cartier fountain pen.
Crafted in France, this must de Cartier Trinity 18ct Gol...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate
Antique Becquet Porcelain Vase, Floral Motif, Belgium, Circa 1950
By Becquet
Located in London, England
Ajoutez une touche d’élégance à votre intérieur avec ce vase en porcelaine raffiné. Arborant un somptueux motif floral multicolore et des ornements dorés délicats, il devient un cent...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Erratic with 12ct White Gold Leaf, amorphic clear glass artwork by Anthony Scala
Located in London, GB
'Erratic with 12ct White Gold Leaf' is a handblown and cut glass sculpture created by the British artist, Anthony Scala.
The geological term 'erratic' refers to a stone or boulder t...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Small Gold and Porcelain Scent Perfume Bottle
Located in Delft, NL
19th century small porcelain scent perfume bottle
Porcelain bottle with orange and blue painted decor
The closure of the bottle is marked with the Dutch gold Hall mark "oak leaf...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Large Pair of Antique Charles X Style French Bronze Candelabra
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This noble pair of antique Charles X style French bronze candelabra are a stunning representation of refined craftsmanship and elegance. Each candelabrum is raised on trefoil bases, ...
Category
1870s French Charles X Antique Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Japanese Contemporary Red Blue Green Gold Porcelain Lucky Cat Sculpture, 2
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Exquisite Japanese Contemporary porcelain beckoning cat, a uniquely and intricately gilded and hand painted porcelain sculpture from the Kutani region of Japan. The cat raising his left paw is adorned with multiple golden medallions and is covered with raised loops characteristic of the Kutani “mori” style. While the origins of the Japanese beckoning cat are unclear, contemporary woodblock prints show they were being widely sold as good luck charms by the 1850s. The beckoning cat comes in two varieties. The more common right-handed beckoning cat (with right paw raised) is said to bring money and wealth to its owner, and are to this day frequently seen in shops and restaurants in Japan. The less common left-handed cat is said to be inviting friends and acquaintances to hearth and home.
The “mori” style refers to raised loops and other decorative motifs applied by squeezing a tube of slip onto the body of the cat much like applying frosting to a cake.
The cat boasts the traditional Kutani colors of bright green, red and yellow presented against an dark blue background, and is generously accentuated with gold. The red kerchief with a knotted amulet in the back and two bells on the side also identify this as a traditional Kutani piece, as do the perked ears turned outward.
A stamp indicating it is produced in Kutani region of Japan appears at reverse side of this beckoning cat scultures...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Italian Murano Art Glass Large Pumpkin Sculpture or Paperweight
Located in Barcelona, ES
Amberina Murano Art Glass Pumpkin Sculpture with Gold Flecks, Italy, 1960s
A finely executed Murano Italian hand blown art glass figural pumpkin fru...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Sterling Silver Gold-Plated Pill Box with Floral Miniature, Viennese Art Nouveau
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guilloché, and hand-painted floral miniature. With raised beaded decoration. Viennese Art Nou...
Category
1950s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Gold Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
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