Leather Decorative Objects

Intriguing tooled leather covered trinket box in Italian Futurist style of rectangular geometric form with two notched corners with tooled linear motif and a polychromed depiction of...

A little bit creepy but very beautiful this petrified unborn cow baby mummy. Calf mummification occurs when a cow foetus dies inside the womb for to some reason and instead of expelling the foetus like normal, it dehydrates due to the absorption of amniotic fluids and mummifies in the mother’s body over time. Cows carrying a mummified calf...

Inspired by our iconic Almeria baskets collection, Pinetti introduces a brand new family of lanterns. Wireless and USB rechargeable these lamps are made with hand-woven plastic modu...

The Leather Pigs Ottoman by Dimitri Omersa, originating from the 1960s, stands as a truly unique and captivating piece of functional art. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail ...

Vintage Moroccan leather burgundy leather padfolio. Vintage Bond Street Leather Portfolio Italy Burgundy. Gorgeous Burgundy Pebbled Leather Portfolio B...

A Lovely Little Art Deco Kodak Eastman Jiffy Six-20 Folding Rollfilm Camera Styled by Walter Dorwin Teague Made in Rochester NY, USA between 1933 & 1937 Takes 620 roll film Classi...

Incredibly rare vintage portable writing pad by Gucci circa 1930s. Parchment exterior and a wood frame, featuring brown felt underneath. Removable inset top reverses to a parchment w...

A Central African wood pot, vase or vessel. This vintage decorative object from Central Africa is created from a single piece of mahogany acc...

Pair of brown stitched leather paperweights by Stuart Kern, circa 1980s. the pair are in good vintage constion with a nice patina and measure 4.5"W x 3.5"D x .75"H. #4010

This beautiful desk set comprises a letter opener and a small desk tray. The letter opener is made from nickel plates brass and has a leather wrapping....

Substantial glass catchall / ashtray with a leather lid in the style of French designer Jacques Adnet. Thick frosted glass body with a lid made of black leather with contrast stitch...

Brown leather sculpture titled "Mother and Child" made by artist Marcia Lloyd. The piece features a mother's hand on top of her child's hand. The hand move so that the mother's hand ...

1950s Leather Bag with Decorations and Golden Metal Clasp.

Beautiful desk box or casket made of leather and cut glass. Made in Italy of the 1970s. The box is trimmed with smooth leather, a fine black leather edge and finely finished stitc...

The Arena medium basket is a versatile laundry container. Its structure features an intricate hand-woven pattern crafted from washable, eco-friendly regenerated leather, which ensure...

A rigid structure fully covered with premium calf leather with removable and washable stainless steel bowls. Our Pet bowls are available in two sizes. A brand new collection designe...

Black shagreen leather and nickel-plated frame with presentation black leather box by Fabio Ltd Height: 13 inches / Width: 11.5 inches / Depth: 1 inch Photo size: 8 inches by 10 inc...

Beautiful Hermès ink blotter by Dupre-Lafon. Made with thick tanned cowhide and finished with a thick brass ring on top with the words Hermès Paris imprint...

Standing Fang Mabea Maternity of Museum quality, holding a pestle with both her hands. The mother's head is slightly turned to the left, while the child, which she carries on her bac...

A Spanish Baroque leather-wrapped coffer brass accents from the 18th century. This antique Spanish coffer, with it's rectangular-shaped body, has been o...

Hand-carved teak mouse sculpture by H+F Denmark, c.1950s. The oversized mouse features a leather tail and ears, with black glass eyes and pronounced white resin teeth. Dimensions 20...

The small leather bag ATHOS is a 2022 novelty of the LIMAC Design Home Collection. It is an original and precious miniature of our beloved FABIA HABITA, and is intended to furnish a...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely Vintage F&M Fortnum & Mason small wicker and brown leather picnic...

An antique Napoleon III traveler portable writing-desk box. This is a gorgeous portable writing desk-box, created in France during the period of emperor Napoleon III, circa 1860. Th...

Inspired by our iconic Almeria baskets collection, Pinetti introduces a brand new family of lanterns. Wireless and USB rechargeable these lamps are made with hand-woven plastic modu...

1960s Italian Wood Box Covered In Leather With Tooled Gold Leaf Accents Tooled border designs accent the various shapes of this exquisite box Wood feet ...

A leather jewelry box of deep rectangular shape with a hinged lid, an iron escutcheon lockplate and swivel hook latches to front, and an iron bail handle to the top, the whole covere...

Antique Chinese leather box - circa mid-19th century This antique Chinese box was handcrafted from leat Measures : 22x13cm H:8cm Materials...

Black leather frame with brass inset rim. Large vintage English bow-topped black textured leather frame with inset brass trim and black linen backed easel ...

The small leather basket ARAMIS is a 2022 novelty of the House Collection by LIMAC Design. It is an original and precious miniature of our beloved CADIN HABITA, and is intended to ...

Leather-bound wastepaper basket in the form of a book binding

Italian 1970s Multi Windows Picture Frame in Brass, Chrome and Leather Sold by Nella Longari, probably by Romeo Rega

The Malcolm Appleby Shooting Companion is a breathtaking collaboration with master engraver, Dr Malcolm Appleby MBE. A striking pairing of Britain's Cr...

Handsome leather and ceramic tobacco/weed jar and ashtray by Longchamp. Stamped "Lonchamp - France" with logo on the bottom. Beautiful green ceramic and perfe...

Knotted double leather serving tray set. Hand stitched calf leather. Also, available in a smaller size tray set of two, size 36.2 x 24.7 x 5.8 H cm. Larger quantities available u...

Article: decanter element Design: Carl Auböck, 1950s Producer: Auböck Workshop Vienna, Austria Origin: Austria Age: 1950s Description: Original 1950s decanter ele...

A rare Regency writing desk box made in solid ebony. Original leather with natural age-related patina. Original fittings and locks. In good condi...

Horloge en cuir noir et laiton par Jacques Adnet 1950's Jacques Adnet (1900–1984) est une figure majeure du design français, issu de l’Art déco, réputé pour ses meubles et accessoir...

We feel Mexican! Made with eco-friendly, washable, and resistant regenerated leather, the traditional Mexican Sombrero hat becomes a unique magazin...

Leather trunk Spanish, 17th century Boiled Leather, wood and iron Measures: 22 x 53 x 32 cm. Provenance : - collection Metz-Noblat, Château de Clevant, France Rectangular trunk of the form and size of a small suitcase with wrought iron hinges and lock-plate. Wood, covered with leather, cut and embossed with every surface of the thick cow hide covered in interlace, zoomorphic features. The construction method is boiled leather, often referred to by its French translation cuir-bouilli: a process used to change flexible, vegetable-tanned leather into rigid, moulded objects. For shaping of the vegetable-tanned leather, heat and moisture were used, as indicated by the term boiled leather. No written medieval sources describing the production of decorated cuir bouilli objects survive, so knowledge of the process relies on the important studies of the Scottish leather historian John William Waterer. A large range of methods, materials and techniques could be used in various combinations. The vegetable-tanned leather, made supple with moisture and heat, was stuffed, shaped and nailed to the rigid wooden coffer support. The stuffing material was probably modeled beeswax or stearin wax. To shape the leather, to create its topography, « Cushions » were made by lacing a thread through an awl hole and attaching the flexible leather and stuffing to the rigid wooden support on the bottom. Then the decoration was done: lines were incised through the upper layer of the leather (epidermis) with different thicknesses of knives or needles. Contours were created with deep v-shaped cuts, decoration with thin incision and final details with a needle point. For the incision and pouncing stage, the leather was probably kept heated and moistened for suppleness. Once dry, the leather would be hard and rigid. the saturated leather is worked over a form, possibly even damp sand, with the pattern shaped using bone or wooden tools. Compare to metal, leather was lighter and it offered protection from cuts and punctures. Cuir bouilli objects were produced by specialist leather workers and needed skillful craftsmanship. The surface is filled with roundels shaped foliages enclosing animals, lions and peacocks. The foliate arabesques creating a vegetal connection tweet the animals create the impression of a lush verdant space . The vegetal pattern here employed in combination with geometrical pattern came from the pre-islamic artistic traditions of the Byzantine and Sasanian empires. An aspect of Islamic geometry Is the basic symmetrical repetition and mirroring of the shapes that create a sense of harmony. The decoration of this truck is inspired by the islamic « arabesque » a form of vegetal ornament composed of spirals, intertwining plants and abstract curvilinear motifs. An arabesque character is given to the birds of the decorations through extreme stylisation. This arabesque maintained the classical tradition of median symmetry, freedom in Detail and heterogeneity of ornament. The presence of the peacocks is a paradisiacal allusion: in popular Islamic literature they were among the original inhabitants of the garden of Paradise expelled with Adam and Eve. Peacock as a decorative motif may have originated in the West, despite their eastern provenance. There was an ancient belief that the flesh and feathers of peacock do not decay. This led to the peacock becoming a christian symbol for Christ’s resurrection. Renowned for their decorative wall hangings, seventeenth-century Spanish leatherworkers also produced utilitarian objects, such as this trunk. A similar trunk is on display at the Metropolitan museum of art ( 09.158.1). Related literature : Davies L. 2006. Cuir bouilli. Conservation of leather and related materials, 94-102, Oxford: elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann Grabar, Oleg. The Mediation of Ornament. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1992 Gabriela Germana Roquez, "El mueble en el Peru en el siglo XVIII...

Multi-color shagreen leather and 24 karat gold-plated picture frame by Fabio Ltd Measures: Height 13.5 inches, width 11.5 inches, depth 1 inch Photo size: 8 inches by 10 inches LAST ...

Vintage 20th Century 9k solid gold mounted on sumptuous crocodile leather cigar case. It is of rounded rectangular form, with a pull off lid and interior that is sufficient for four ...

With its timeless allure and sophisticated aesthetic, our Agneta box will complement any decor. Lined in Aida pebbled leather in a neutral Onyx colour, the box flaunts a contrasting ...

An exceptional antique West African cast bronze ceremonial purse or container, attributed to the Nupe people of Nigeria, dating to the late 19th or early 20th century. This remarkab...

Beautiful Hermès clothing brush. Made from rare Ebony Macassar wood, boar bristles and brass. This brush is meant to preserve the life and appearance o...

Yellow and ivory shagreen leather and 24 karate gold-plated photo frame by Fabio Ltd Height: 10.5 inches / Width: 8.5 inches / Depth: 1 inch Photo size: 5 inches by 7 inches LAST 1 i...

Beautiful new never used Cabata tote by iconic designer Christian Louboutin excellent new condition.

Multi-color shagreen leather and 24 karat gold-plated photo frame by Fabio Ltd Height: 10.5 inches / Width: 8.5 inches / Depth: 1 inch Photo size: 5 inches by 7 inches LAST 1 in stoc...

Black shagreen leather with multi-color stone inserts and nickel-plated picture frames by Fabio Ltd Measures: Height 10.5 inches / width 8.5 inches / depth 1 inch Photo size: 5 inche...

Multi-color shagreen leather and nickel-plated photo frame by Fabio Ltd Height: 10.5 inches / Width: 8.5 inches / Depth: 1 inch Photo size: 5 inches by 7 inches LAST 1 in stock in Lo...

Multi-color shagreen leather and 24-karat gold-plated photo frame by Fabio Ltd Height: 8 inches / Width: 6 inches / Depth: 1 inch Photo size: 4 inches by 6 inches LAST 1 in stock in ...

A 17th century cutlery box with the original leather, metal hardware and interior.

Vintage travel bar and flasks

A beautiful minimalist Mid-Century Modern vase or decanter, "Tuberkulinkolben" designed and executed by Carl Auböck II in the 1950s. This piece is made of handblown clear glass and f...

Holiday Gift Idea! This is a late 19th century English tortoise shell desk box paired with a set of three Italian faux tortoise leather notebooks. The notebooks have not been used. T...

Extensive collection of 19th century leather bound books, priced per book, various colors, sizes, most with embossed gilt decoration. This is just a partial offering of what we have,...

German art deco typewriter Continental by Wanderer-Werke A.G. Chemnitz, 1930s Typewriter model Continental with a rectangular base and rounded corners, in black painted metal. On the...

A FINE LARGE VICTORIAN GLASS DISPLAY DOME ON AN EBONIZED BASE Probably English, circa late 19th 20 1/8" H x 10 7/8" diameter Late 19th-century glass display dome with its original...

This antique set of glass perfume or scent bottles with a fitted case are unsigned, but presumed to have originated from France and dating to approximately 1880 in the period Louis X...

High Cube Thunder Acoustic Furniture by SB26 Dimensions: W 38 x D 48 x H 62 cm Materials: St Laurent & Arabescato marble legs, leaf gilding, leather. Weight 30 kg. Based on the Cube...