Metal Decorative Objects
to
7,298
45,324
7,915
1,204
2,121
14,243
28,959
9,119
7,306
10,690
6,373
1,206
518
1,375
1,729
690
1,823
2,182
2,694
1,201
649
6,904
4,282
4,248
1,721
1,588
1,498
1,253
1,097
847
754
589
548
512
460
434
418
340
321
54,443
42,343
25,756
20,337
20,025
25,657
24,857
36,808
12,993
7,154
6,386
5,528
Height
to
Width
to
54,443
49,476
51,650
406
332
332
305
198
Material: Metal
Vintage Montblanc Meisterstuck Classique Fountain Pen with Papers & Boxes
By Montblanc
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This fountain pen was made by the well known Montblanc factory of Germany in approximately 1990 in their classic modern style. This fountain pen is their 'Meisterstuck' model and has...
Category
Late 20th Century German Modern Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Stainless Steel
Vintage Curtis Jere Large Brutalist Brass Owl Sculpture Mid Century Modern 1960s
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Troy, MI
Highly sought after brutalist owl sculpture by Curtis Jere 1967
Oversized abstract modern form with drip texture brass finish and tripod feet
Signed and dated to lower back
13 inche...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Hand-forged iron design sculpture candle holder, 1960s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Hand-forged iron design sculpture candle holder, 1960s
A beautifully perfectly shaped tree of life made of iron. Artful craftsmanship.
We have a matching wall candle holder from t...
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Iron
Robert E. Kuhn, American Cubist Wrought Iron Wall Sculpture of a Violinist, 1959
By Robert E. Kuhn
Located in New York, NY
American Cubism
Robert E. Kuhn
A Violinist
Wrought Iron Wall Sculpture
Dated 1959
DIMENSONS
Height: 33 in (83.82 cm)
Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)
Depth: 8 in (20.32 cm)
MARKINGS
Signatur...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Antique French Brass Candlesticks with Floral Motifs, 1920s
Located in Barntrup, DE
A beautiful pair of antique French Restauration style brass candlesticks with removable bobeches (drip trays) from ca. 1920s. Each candlestick features a fluted columnar stem, has an...
Category
1920s French Restauration Vintage Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Antique French 19th C Japy Fil Classical Figure Bronze Slate Marble Mantel Clock
By Japy Frères
Located in Dayton, OH
A beautiful 19th Century French Mantel Clock. Features a seated woman in the thinker position. She is wearing a large flowing dress, sitting on a Klismos chair with footed raised ove...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Slate, Bronze
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
French Champlevé Enamel & Ormolu Letter Rack, Late 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Champlevé Enamel & Ormolu Letter Rack, Late 19th Century
A richly ornamented French champlevé enamel and gilt bronze letter rack, dating to the late 19th century. This jewel-...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
Industrial Office Wall Clock from Pragotron, 1970s
By Pragotron
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Pragotron PPH 413 is a type of indoor secondary clock. Was produced during the 1970s in former Czechoslovakia. Clock face with white plastic numerals is made from aluminum. Diameter ...
Category
1970s Czech Industrial Vintage Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Indian India South East Asian Erotic Heavy Bronze Kama Sutra Figures Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, highly erotic, rather fascinating, and somewhat unique large pair of Indian (India) Kama Sutra bronze sculptural figures (The Kama Sutra is an ancient Indian Sanskrit text on sexuality, eroticism, and emotional fulfillment in life.) Nicely detailed with a gorgeous patina that is only acquired over time.
From an estate of a world traveler art and artifacts collector.
The sculpture is relatively heavy. Would be a great addition to any Indian/ South East Asian art...
Category
20th Century Indian Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
French Bronze Sculpture Seated Woman by Etienne-Henri Dumaige
Located in Shippensburg, PA
ETIENNE-HENRI DUMAIGE
French, 1830-1888
Classical Seated Woman with Treasure Spilling at Her Feet
Burnished and patinated bronze over original polished black marble base signed in cast "H. Dumaige Sculpt" and cold-stamped 3750 circa 1875
Item # 309OXB09P
This exquisite cast depicts a full-length seated female modeled with echoes of classical antiquity. Dumaige seeks to depict the young woman as a noble likely of the Roman Empire, her wealth an obscene display with pearls falling from her fingers almost as an afterthought over a chest of jewels with treasure spilling from the lid before her overstuffed throne with a richly decorated pillow...
Category
19th Century French Romantic Antique Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Art Deco Silver Gilt Plated Handkerchief Fazzoletto Bowl, France
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
French Silver Gilt Plated Art Deco Handkerchief Fazzoletto Bowl, Circa 1920's
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Sheet Metal
19th Century French Cathedral Clock
Located in High Point, NC
19th century beautifully hand crafter cathedral clock in gilt bronze. This is a magnificent example of 19th century French craftsmanship. There are many beautiful details to this p...
Category
19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Style Bronze Sculpture Of A Dancer After Demetre Chiparus
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Art Deco Style Bronze Sculpture of a Dancer after Demetre Chiparus. It depicts a bronze sculpture of a dancer in an elegant pose wearing an exotic costume ( the Bedlah ). ...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pocket Change Brass Catchall Vide Poche Dish
Located in Toronto, CA
A charming vintage solid brass catchall, thoughtfully engraved with "POCKET CHANGE" at the top. Crafted in Taiwan, this mid-century style vide-poche is a stylish and practical additi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Taiwanese Mid-Century Modern Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$116 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Antique Queen Anne Style English Sterling Silver Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver box made in the George I style, an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional antique George V sterling silver box has a plain circular form in the George I style.
The surface of the box is plain and encircled with applied molded decoration.
This impressive George I style box is fitted with a hinged hallmarked cover ornamented with a plain circular elevated panel to the center.
The hinge is ornamented with a shaped undulating design in conjunction with the cover and the body.
The box secures closed with a hallmarked hinged catch to the anterior edge, reflecting the same design to that of the posterior.
This impressive example of antique silverware is an exceptional replica of an early Georgian...
Category
1910s English George I Vintage Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Mackenzie-Childs Flower Market Set of Oval Tray and Box, Retired Pieces
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage MacKenzie-Childs set of oval tray and square box with lid is decorated with Flower Market pattern on white background; the steel underbodies are color-glazed in white and de...
Category
2010s North American Folk Art Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Antique Art Deco Silverplate Footed Centerpiece Bowl or Fruit Bowl by WMF Ikora
By WMF Ikora
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Art Deco period silverplate footed large centerpiece bowl or fruit bowl
By WMF Ikora
Germany, Circa 1930s
Measures: 13.75"W x 13.75"D x 3.5"H.
Very good origin...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Contemporary Lima Bean Sculpture in Brass by Robert Kuo, Hand Repoussé, Limited
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lima bean sculpture
Brass
Hand Repoussé
Limited edition
Repoussé is the traditional art of hand-hammering decorative relief onto sheet metal. The ...
Category
2010s Modern Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Decorative Tinned Copper South Asian Round Box with Lid
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Beautiful decorative tinned copper hand-hammered Indo-Persian box with lid.
Probably used as a tea caddy or tobacco storage.
Nice Middle Eastern Arabian Moorish style hand chiseled copper...
Category
19th Century Asian Moorish Antique Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Copper
Drop-shaped metal vase designed by Just Andersen, 1930s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A drop-shaped metal vase designed by Just Andersen in 1933. It is in very fine condition and an elegant piece of history for a beautiful home.
* A drop-shaped metal vase
* Design...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Large Sawfish Bill Rostrum Trophy Mounted on Chrome, Lucite, 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
Large Sawfish Bill Rostrum Trophy Mounted on Chrome, Lucite, 1970s
Offered for sale is a vey large Sawfish rostrum that has been mounted on a chrome plinth and a Lucite base. This ...
Category
1970s American Vintage Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Chrome
$6,800 Sale Price
20% Off
18th C Allegorical Gilt Enamel Snuff Box, Atrib Fromery Workshop
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th C Brass-Mounted Allegorical Motif Enamel Snuff Box, Attributed to the Fromery Workshop
The Cartouche-shaped bombe box, the hinged lid applied with rais...
Category
Mid-18th Century European Rococo Antique Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Cartier Vintage 9kt Gold and Ruby Pill Box, London 1947
By Cartier
Located in Braintree, GB
A rare vintage Cartier pill box crafted in 9-karat yellow gold, accented with two cabochon rubies. The circular pill box features a bold geometric eng...
Category
1940s British Art Deco Vintage Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Mercury and Fame on Pegasus Patinated Bronzes by Eugène Cornu, Circa 1880
By Eugène Cornu
Located in London, GB
Mercury and Fame Seated on Pegasus
After Antoine Coysevox (1640-1720)
Cast by Eugène Cornu (1827-1899)
Mounted on Rouge de Languedoc marble bases, the patinated bronze sculptures r...
Category
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Doris Rucker "Magische Figur" Bronze Sculpture
Located in Astoria, NY
Doris Rucker (German, 1909-1986) "Magische Figur" [Magic Figure] Patinated Bronze Sculpture, 1961, monogrammed and dated to reverse, mounted on grey stone base. 12" H x 3.5" W x 2.75...
Category
1960s Modern Vintage Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique Corten Steel Bowl / Garden Water Bowl / Planter / Fire Bowl
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This corten steel bowl was once used to keep batik textile dyes on the island of Java. A wonderfully sculptural object with a weathered faded texture. In the modern day this makes for a wonderfully spacious planter, garden water bowl...
Category
1920s Indonesian Organic Modern Vintage Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
$3,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Fancy Pair of Neoclassical Style Bronze & Marble Candleabra
Located in Hopewell, NJ
French pair of antique bronze neoclassical ornate candleabra having rouge and black marble two tone bases, decorative chains adorning the 6 arms with central removeable finial that m...
Category
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Antique Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Late 19th Century Renaissance Style Brass Candelabras Dolphins
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A nice pair of antique candelabras, made of brass. The candelabras have ornate ornaments and dolphins at the base. They date from about 1890. The bottom is covered with red felt. Bot...
Category
1880s English Renaissance Revival Antique Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Fine German 19th Century Porcelain and Gilt-Bronze Mounted Potpourri Urn Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine German 19th century porcelain and gilt-bronze mounted Potpourri Urn-Vase with Lid, attributed to Meissen. The ovoid white porcelain urn, decorated on all sides and lid wi...
Category
19th Century German Regency Revival Antique Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$12,950 Sale Price
31% Off
Italian Vintage Green Wooden Door from Capri
Located in Milano, IT
Wonderful Italian wooden door from Capri belonging to the 1960s, in a beautiful rustic chic style.
The door is a classic rectangular door, but lower than the current norm because houses were smaller before.
The door is made of fine wood and very durable, with clear scratches and wear, but this is what gives beauty to the object.
The lower part is decorated with two pairs of rectangles, finely carved.
The upper part, on the other hand, shows two glass rectangles, with a wooden bar dividing them in the middle.
The door has a lock and handle: both are made of brass in patina, attached to the wood with two screws.
The door is a wonderful piece of furniture to refer to the vintage and rustic...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$2,876 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Italian Silver 800 and Ebony "Benvenuto Cellini Salt Cellar"Replica
Located in VALENZA, IT
Fantastic reproduction of the famous saltcellar of Benvenuto Cellini, symbol of the world goldsmith's art.
The master goldsmith made only very few copies of this wonderful object that makes it a unique piece in the world.
6.641 grams of solid silver.
Some information on the original piece by Benvenuto Cellini:
The Cellini Salt...
Category
1980s Italian Renaissance Vintage Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Postmodern Memphis-Inspired Granite Stand & Artisan Teak Lidded Box
Located in Round Top, TX
Postmodern artisan-made sculptural, carved granite & aluminum stand displayed with handmade, studio craft, teak trinket box.
Such a beautiful and unique pairing of objects. We'v...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Granite, Aluminum
Antique Flower Press Box, English, Beech, Cast Iron, Hobby Case, Edwardian, 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique flower press box. An English, beech and cast iron hobby case dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. A rare and characterfu...
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Just Andersen pewter vase design by Arne Ekers, Copenhagen Denmark 1952
Located in København K, 84
This charming 1952 pewter vase, designed by Arne Ekers and manufactured by Just Andersen in Copenhagen, is a refined example of mid-20th century Danish metalwork...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Pewter
Horse Figure attributed to Sergio Bustamante
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960. We offer this Copper and Brass Horse Figure attributed to Sergio Bustamante.
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Blotter Ends With Leather Desk Blotter
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous pair of Art Deco or Arts & Crafts period bronze blotter ends featuring symbols of the Zodiac, with a custom blue leather desk blotter.
By Tiffany Studios (blotter end...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Outstanding quality antique Victorian mahogany bracket clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian mahogany bracket clock, having a quality antique Victorian mahogany bracket clock with a ogee top with beautiful scroll and leaf carving detail...
Category
19th Century British Antique Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Grand French Three-Piece Desk Set, Hand Painted Porcelain Inset, circa 1860
Located in Bath, GB
Wonderful to find a top-notch, highly decorative and most unusual desk set, French in origin dating to around 1860. Made from nutty coloured burl Walnut, all three pieces are mounted with the most wonderful polished brass mounts all inset with fabulous hand painted porcelain plaques.
Our restorer had to remove all the mounts to professionally clean and on doing so found the name of the figure depicted on the plaques, "Ninon De Lenclos" a French Author, Courtesan, Freethinker and Patron of the Arts.
The set is made up of a Stationery box with brass swing handles each side; the box complete with a working tasselled key. The box opens to reveal the wonderful original gilded leather lining with the original paper lining the sides of the dividers. The lock and hinges are beautifully engraved, a true sign of quality.
The next piece is a hefty large oval Walnut Inkstand with a large glass inkwell...
Category
1860s French Victorian Antique Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$2,999 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Huge Clam Stunning & Complete Real & Natural 17lbs on 2" thick Lucite Base
Located in Euless, TX
This absolutely stunning huge clam is such a beautiful matched pair and is perfectly displayed on a base that is equally beautiful. . It's also ready to ship!
We make art/ cora...
Category
20th Century Fijian Hollywood Regency Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Coral, Iron
Mid 19th Century Swedish Folk Art small Travel box /chest with original paint
Located in Boden, SE
Mid 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Travel box from Skellefteå Västerbotten, Northern Sweden.
Beautiful untouched original paint.
Dated 1858
Decorated with handwrought iron around the ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Frederick Cooper Tea Canister Tole Lamp
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Vintage tea canister tole lamp finished overall in black with a decorative gilt number 84 and foliate designs in gold, green, and oxblood color. B...
Category
20th Century Victorian Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Antique Victorian quality marble eight day mantle clock
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian quality marble eight day mantle clock having a quality black marble mantle clock with ornate gilded brass mounts, circular ornate brass dial with the original hands...
Category
Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Brass
French 19th Century Copper Watering Can
Located in Buisson, FR
Stunning copper watering can with great green patina, France, circa 1850-1900. Weathered and small losses.
Great to use as a decorative object in or outside. Might have leaks.
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
$437 Sale Price
47% Off
Writing set with blotter, inkwell, opener, seal, pen and original case
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Writing set with blotter, inkwell, letter opener, seal and embossed silver pen with original case. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Cabeça de escravo. Weight: 3...
Category
20th Century European Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
$500 Sale Price
50% Off
Art Deco Stylish Desk Clock With 8 Day Movement , English, c1930s
Located in Devon, England
A fully restored Art Deco Style desk clock in full working condition.
The movement is made by Mauthe and has been fully disassembled, cleaned and reassembled back into working condit...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Louis XVI Style Ormolu Figural Clock
Located in Astoria, NY
Louis XVI Style Ormolu Figural Clock, late 19th century, depicting a crouching Aphrodite with Cupid, above the circular enamel dial, strike on bel...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
Pulsar Brass Candle Holder
By Farrah Sit
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"The teetering Pulsar Candle Holders bow graciously toward each other posed in all their elegance. The brass piece is evocative of celestial motifs, heavily inspired by rotating neut...
Category
2010s American Modern Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$1,200 / set
Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Mantlepiece Clock by Sterling Bronze Co.
Located in New York, NY
This stunning Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Mantlepiece Clock by Sterling Bronze Co. originates from the United States, Circa 1900. This clock is a fine example of Neoclassical design, fe...
Category
Early 1900s American Neoclassical Antique Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Anglo-Raj Style Silvered Footed Vase
By Rajhastani
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Anglo-Raj style silvered footed vase.
Decorated with embossed floral pattern.
Great to use as wine or champagne bucket cooler for a chic Bohe...
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
C19th Bronze Female Nude Sculpture on Marble Base
Located in London, GB
A Lovely Late C19th Bronze Sculpture of a Female Nude
European
Lovely Original Marble Base
Category
19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique French 20k Gold Snuff Box, Circa 1870
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique French 20 karat tri-coloured gold snuff box; an addition to our 19th century collection.
This exceptional antique French 20k yellow gold snuff box has an oval shaped form.
The body of this antique box is embellished with panels of engine turned and tooled decoration, incorporating circular and floral motifs.
Each incurved cornered panel is encompassed with applied simplified foliate festoon and column style borders, accented with tri-colored gold highlights.
This impressive antique 20ct gold box...
Category
1870s French Antique Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Early 20Thc Original Hubley Bank Door Stop
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 20thc Hubley Boston Terrier dog door stop / bank.The paint is very good and fine condition.
Category
Early 1900s American Adirondack Antique Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Neoclassical-Style Sterling Silver Corinthian Column Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Neoclassical-Style, sterling silver Corinthian column candlesticks, Gorham Manufacturing Company, Providence, Rhode Island, Ca 1915. Each candlestick measures almost 7 1/2 in...
Category
1910s American Neoclassical Vintage Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
21st Century Grey European Lead Bust of a Horse Head
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A classic profile of a raised horse head in lead with beautiful handcrafted details. The animal bust is mounted on a rectangular base with multiple bevel. The horse head has always r...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Lead
$1,881 / item
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 Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Bronze Art Deco Vase by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful bronze vase with amazing patina.
Made by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s.
Great condition, with a few light scratches.
Stamped 'BRONS' and makers mark.
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Thorkild Olsen for Royal Copenhagen Craquelure Porcelain Vase, Denmark 1955
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Royal Copenhagen porcelain vase features streamlined elongated form with fluted rim and terra cotta and grey crackle or craquelure glaze with gold band decor on the inner rim...
Category
1950s Italian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
George Nelson Mid Century Ball Clock in Brass and Wood
Located in Weesp, NL
Interestingly, while nearly all of the designs that came out of George’s studio were attributed to him, many were actually designed by him and his team. Some were even designed solely by someone else working at the studio.
Nelson famously recounted the story of how the Ball Clock came to life in an interview decades after it’s release:
“It was one of the really funny evenings. Noguchi came by, Bucky Fuller came by, and here was Irving, and here was I, and Noguchi - who can’t keep his hands off anything - he saw we were working on clocks and started making doodles. Then Bucky sort of brushed Isamu aside. He said, ‘This is a good way to do a clock’ and made some utterly absurd thing. Everybody was taking a crack at this, pushing each other aside and making scribbles. At some point we left – we were suddenly all tired, and we’d had a little bit too much to drink – and the next morning I came back, and here was this roll of paper, and Irving and I looked at it, and somewhere in this roll, there was a ball clock. I don’t know to this day who cooked it up.”
Nevertheless, whoever it was that came up with George Nelson’s designs, it’s almost certain that they would never have come to fruition if it wasn’t for George’s vision and forward-thinking approach.
Can you tell me more about his clocks?
George’s clocks were one of his most impressive bodies of work. In total, he and his team designed over 130 clocks in just three decades.
While it is widely accepted that Irving Harper was the lead designer for the Howard Miller Clock Company at George Nelson Associates, the collection arose after two insightful observations from George: one, that people no longer used the numbers to tell the time; and two, that since most people now used their wristwatch to tell the time, interior clocks were now free to become more decorative in nature.
The clocks were designed and released in batches of 8 and were initially only given numbers for names. The Sunflower Clock was simply ‘Clock 2261’, the Flock of Butterflies Clock was 'Clock 2226’, and so on.
The Ball was the first clock designed by George and his team and it was followed shortly after by the Star, Sunburst, Spindle, Asterisk, Turbine, Flock of Butterflies, Eye and others. The clocks were purposefully abstract and were designed to complement the modernist furniture emerging at the time.
As well as wall clocks, George’s studio also produced a series of desk clocks during that time, most notably the bubble-shaped Night Desk...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau Figural Woman Silhouette Table Night Lamp
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Art Nouveau figural woman table lamp. This beautiful petite lamp is a classic piece of Art Nouveau design. The nude woman graces with elegant the fron...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$384 Sale Price
56% Off
Elegant art deco vase by Just Andersen, 1940s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A 1940s vase made by Just Andersen. It is in rare good condition and a truly elegant piece for a beautiful place.
* A metal vase with horizontal lines
* Manufacturer: Just Andersen...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Metal Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Read More
How a Craving for Color Revolutionized Glass
After synthetic dyes changed fashion, home goods and printed matter, it was only a matter of time till glass caught up.
Kazuyo Sejima’s Flowering Tree Blooms Year-Round
The brilliantly simple design turns a modest bouquet into a major statement.
He Wrote ‘Oedipus Rex,’ but Do You Know What He Looked Like?
The Greek tragedian is said to have been handsome in his day.
Cigar Culture Was Once the Peak of Masculinity. Now, It’s a Compelling Curiosity
Even for those who don’t indulge, elegant smoking accessories and audacious art portraying cigar enthusiasts hold a nostalgic allure.
African Travel Plans on Hold? This Ardmore Leopard Vase Brings the Beauty of the Savanna to You
It’s an excellent example of the sought-after ceramics coming out of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
With a High-Tech Flagship and Cool Collabs, Lladró Is Breaking the Mold for Porcelain Production
Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.
Zoë Powell’s Magnolia 05 Vessel Is Handmade from Clay She Unearthed Herself
The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.
8 Ways to Breathe New Life into a Space with Plants
The pair behind the Instagram account @houseplantclub share their tips for making any room of the house gloriously green.
Still Thinking About These?
All Recently ViewedMore Ways To Browse
French Ceramic Frog
Frieze Roman
Gilt Bronze Elephant
Ginger Jars With 2 Lids
Glazed Terracotta Dog
Gold Chicken
Hollow Log
Horse Head Marble Sculpture
Horse Sculpture Spain
Horsehair Brush
Ironwood Sculpture
Italian Canister
Italian Whippets
Japanese Imari Jars
Jere Owl
Large Bronze Elephant
Large Bronze Horse Sculpture
Large Wood Elephant