Metal Decorative Objects

Diana with bow Art Deco bronze sculpture by Pierre Le Faguays. Founders signature Susse Frères Editeurs Paris. Green patina, France 1925. There is a picture of this model on page 42...

A world time clock by the famous German watch- and clock maker Kienzle. This table or desk clock has a slick, ''timeless'' approach, a masterpiece of mid-century design really. Attributed to the master of mid-century design Heinrich Müller, who did most designs for Kienzle clocks. Made in the 60s, this table clock comes in an a brushed gold matte shimmering finish. The clock stands slanted and the glass is domed. Chrono quartz...

This is a dynamic female nude sculpture by Auguste Rodin. This suggestive sculpture is beautifully executed in the impressionist style. This museum restrike stands on a black marble ...

Here is a beautiful miniature Congreve rolling ball clock. This one comes with a solid marble display base and protective dome. The glass dome has solid brass frames. The clock is made of heavy solid brass. The time shows on 3 separated porcelain dials - second, minute, and hour. The clock is driven by a double spring movement. It is really fun to watch this clock running. It has an 8 DAY movement. The bigger version from our competitor wouldn't even run 8 days. Our smallest 8 day Congreve clock...

Lustrous vibrant orange-yellow showy, sharp "Porcupine" calcite cluster. The calcites are perfectly terminated and damage free. Measures: Weight: 4.7 lbs, Dimensions: 7 x 4 x 8 in...

A fossilised tooth of the dinosaur Allosaurus, wonderfully preserved in its original matrix. This formidable tooth once belonged to an Allosaurus, a fierce predator that roamed Nor...

Beautiful and cute, vintage Murano hand blown black and orange with gold flecks accents Italian art glass clown sculpture and bowl. Attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini, for the Salviati company. The figure has a green hat with gold, pink hair, clear head with large eyes and exited facial expressions. The arms are in clear glass with Sommerso gold leaf and yellow gloves on the hands. The body is the actual bowl with black outside and orange inside. The clown stands on oversized white and gold leaf shoes with large black soles. Would make a great display piece on any desk, coffee table or credenza. It can be displayed 2 ways. Fill it with candy when laying down or display it as a sculpture standing up. Mid-century era. A must for the Barbini clown...

Unusual and large abstract amorphous bronze sculpture. This life size floor sculpture consists of seven(7) circular and oval bronze pieces mounted together in a modern totem of abstr...

Louis XVI Gilt Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock, late 18th century, of architectural form, the pediment surmounted by an Apollo portrait bust, supporting by tapering columns, centered ...

Expressive and intricately detailed Cloisonné vase of medium size in turquoise, lapis blue, yellow & green. The metal filigree in brass beautifully detailed with butterflies, chrysa...

Wonderful big vase with shaped round body embossed, chiselled and engraved with oak leaves. On the body are soldered melting made acorns Above the handles are placed two children. Th...

Fountain pen made of solid silver, completely handcrafted and engraved with baroque volutes. The care with which this fountain pen was made denotes the experience and artistic hand ...

Elevate your interior design with this exquisite mid-century modern wrought iron and glass ceiling candle holder, a timeless piece produced by Iittala, Finland, in the 1970s. Measuri...

An Exceptionally Fine Pair French Ormolu and patinated Bronze early Victorian Single Light Candlesticks of tall slender form and fairly standard proportions, now converted to a Stunn...

Mid-20th century italian Neverino Murano glass decorative plate with iron base designed by Gae Aulenti for Luciano Vistosi By: Gae Aulenti, Luciano Vistosi Material: glass, art glas...

Vintage Moroccan Moorish Metal and Glass Candle Lantern Handcrafted small Moroccan glass lantern or Moorish pendant. Multi-color molded glass in green, lavender, blue and clear. Hurr...

Henri Godet Art Nouveau signed sculpture of draped nude. Late 19th century antique. Art Nouveau bronze of "Le Reveil de L'Aurore" by Henri Godet. Base has gilt plaque...

An Impressive Mobile Sculpture by Guillaume Lanoux France 1980's Big size. In black painted in original good condition

Mid-20th century Yamanaka lacquerware sweets box for tea ceremony, Japanese. Formed as a deep red apple with gold & colored enamel decoration. Post WWII. Provenance: Sherman E. Lee, ...

A storage box with a roll-down lid from the 1930s. This is an early design by Carl Auböck I, handcrafted by the Werkstätte Auböck workshop in Vienna, Austria. Handmade from walnut wo...

Miguel Fernando Lopez (Milo), Portuguese sculptor. Modern bronze sculpture of a voluptuous nude woman on a marble pedestal. 1970s/1980s. In excellent condition with minimal scratche...

Offered is a stunning Sheffield silver keepsake box dating to 1900, with associated hallmark. This small box includes a clean interior and rounded corners. The box is free of names or initials, but would have been used to house keepsakes such as jewelry or cufflinks. A well maintained, elegant piece, this antique silver box is an excellent addition to any silver collection. Trinket or keepsake boxes have taken on many forms since their first conception in ancient times. However their purpose remains the same; to store jewelry and other items precious to the owner. Originally, these boxes were used specifically for jewelry. These were in common use as early as 5000 BC in Ancient Egypt, when the majority of Egyptians, both male and female, wore jewelry. Boxes were used to keep these gemstone encrusted items safe. In Ancient Rome, jewelry was a status symbol. Rings and brooches were utilized to represent ones status in society. Again, boxes were needed for security and storage purposes. Finding early examples of these are quite rare. Victorian and Edwardian examples of trinket boxes are far more common. This is because owning jewellery was a luxury until the Victorian era- let alone possessing so much a box was needed to store it all. Fine jewelry and other items became available to the masses after the industrial revolution due to the reduction in production costs. This led to a demand for trinket boxes, which were much smaller than jewelry boxes and therefore better suited to the needs of the middle class who did not yet possess an abundance of jewelry. In Victorian households, collectables and other items of interested were also stashed inside these boxes. This is why they are known as trinket or keepsake boxes, rather than just jewelry boxes, although of course jewelry was also stored in them. Trinket boxes were produced in large numbers around this time. Many were lined with colored plush or velvet or rich wood. More elaborate designs had interior divisions and trays for rings and other pieces of jewellery. It was also common to see trinket boxes so small that they could only contain one item, such as a single ring. Ornate exteriors were created to reflect the value of the trinket boxes contents. The Edwardian era saw the introduction of new styles of trinket box. These included small circular or oblong boxes...

1940s Art Déco silver-plated metal cylindrical container with twisted rope ornamentation by Jean Després, France By: Jean Després Material: metal, silver, silver plate Technique: ca...

Charming vintage leaf shaped solid brass sculpture was created as a part of a series of botanical leaf sculptures, sculpted by Oskar Hansen and commercially produced by The Virginia ...

Early 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Neoclassical Urn Wonderful yellow-veined fine Blue John style urn from the early 19th century set upon a square bronze base . The "Mediceo" urn...

This Rolls Royce radiator mascot Emily is a chrome-plated bronze sculpture standing 47 cm tall, faithfully reproducing the Spirit of Ecstasy design first created in 1911 by Charles R...

This desk or table clock was made by Majak Mayak of the former U.S.S.R. in approximately 1920 and done in the period Art Deco style. The clock face and movement is composed of metal ...

A fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver scent flask; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. This fine antique Vict...

A charming and finely executed Swiss sub-miniature carriage clock in sterling silver, beautifully decorated throughout with vibrant turquoise-blue guilloché enamel over an engine-tur...

MYSTERY GLORIA 4" COBALT BLUE BALL MARBLE SWINGING CLOCK Here is a nice mystery cobalt blue 4" ball swinger clock. While the clock is running, the clock...

This is an exquisite decorative Venetian style candelabra floor lamp from Florence! This rare and elegant Italian midcentury carved wood and polychrome painted figure is holding a ...

Sculptural twisted pen designed by Angela Cummings. This exceptional sculptural pen was designed in New York City at the Tiffany & Co. studios by renowned jewelry designer Angel...

Beautiful handcrafted decorative round tinned copper Mughal Indian box with lid, latch and handle. Antique South Asian Mughal Round Tinned Copper Box with L...

Armored jewelry armoire in matte Canaletto walnut or polished white bird’s eye maple and 24 karats gold hardware. Inside, safe with biometric o...

Carl Auböck paperweight #5371 or 5788 "Heart", Austria. Price is per piece. Available in different sizes.

A wonderful little money box or bank created from Spelter metal in the form of an owl, continental in origin, probably Austrian or German. The owl retains his original two glass eye...

Pink & Green 1950s Archimede Seguso Murano Glass Bowl with Gold Leaf/Polveri . ***NOTE: Our 1stDibs store is closing end May and items will not be available thereafter.*** This r...

Bronze figure in the form of dancing ballet girl. Dated 1975. Designed by S. G-Kelsey for Royal Copenhagen. The ballet girl with a "flying" braid, her hands up gracefully, wear a leo...

Cigarette case silver 925 , striped and oval section in 925/1000 sterling silver. Opening button and spring opening . Early 20th century Art Deco style. ...

Timeless and sophisticated, this round basket will be a precious addition to a modern study, living room, or powder room. Its versatile functionality merges with striking allure, bes...

A well painted Chinese Canton enamel lobed round box and cover featuring the Eight Immortals, with a Qianlong mark to the underside, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China The deligh...

Pair of Tiffany Studios No. 1312 Patinated Bronze & Blue Favrile Glass Candelabra Estate of John Loring (1939–2026), the renowned Design Director of Tiffany & Co An exceptional and...

Sculpture Panther polished made with 154 aluminium hand-crafted plates. Exceptional piece made in welded and shaped aluminium into masterful works of contemporary art.

PRESENTING A GORGEOUS 19C Gustav Becker Vienna Wall Clock. Made by the famous clockmaker, Gustav Becker circa 1880 in Germany. Th...

Scandinavian Modern cast pewter candle holders, Edvin Ollers -1975. Good vintage condition, wear and patina consistent with age and use.

A large highly decorative middle eastern copper ewer. Dating from the early 19th century, displaying a charming patination throughout. Measures: Height...

Decorative Italian Gold Gilt Metal & Crystals Candle Stands MINT

An elegant 18th-century Spanish Colonial Virgin and Child sculpture, carved in wood and retaining its original polychromy. Produced in Peru during the colonial period, the sculpture ...

Handmade decorative keepsake, desk box clad in white bone and brass inlay pinstripes.

very large pair of french baccarat double overlay white over blue opaline vases,, cut diamond design, decorated with hand painted 24k gold decoration Large Pair of Baccarat Blue and...

Pendulum clock built in the 1970s. The story of this item is rather peculiar: Some time ago a kind-looking elderly gentleman came into our store and asked if he could look at our mer...

While shield and spear were central to African combat, this iron sword blade was most likely made to serve as a piece of trade currency. Many pre-colonization African currencies were...

Decorative Pewter Plate designed by Arne Erkers for Just Andersen in the 1950s. An elegant little piece for a beautiful place. * Curvy pewter plate * Designer: Arne Erkers * Manufa...

A turn of the 20th century Emmanuel Villanis styled Virgin Mary bust sculpture exudes the ethereal grace reminiscent of the virgin saint in an Art Nou...

A rare pair of 20th Century animalier heavy cast iron sculptures depicting hunting dogs after H. Alfred Jacquemart (1824-1896), the leading contributor to French animalier school of ...

Curtis Jere table sculpture featuring a chrome ball on a brass ribbon like arm anchored by a strong marble base. This Post Modern Curtis Je...

Vintage bronze cloisonne lacquer powder box featuring Prunus blossoms - removeable lid - unsigned - China - mid 20th century. Excellent vintage condition - no loss - no damage - n...

Curtis Jere "Windswept" Brutalist Sculpture, Brass and Marble Offered for sale is a vintage Curtis Jere Brutalist "Windswept" sculpture on a black marble base. This brass sculptur...

Vintage statue, sculpture of an elegant naked woman in a half split, completely in art deco style, second half of the 20th century. The statue is very heavy for its size, made of so...

French jade vase ank inkwell Vegetal motifs of flowers and leaves Can be used for a little floral composition Good condition. Shipping: P 4 L 15 H 8 0.1 kg.