Metal Decorative Objects

A diminutive Antique Chinese Cloisonné box with jade medallion line with wood. The enameled outside in shades of blue with gold color wir...

Clam Conch Shaped Coins wallet Purse. A beautiful piece, created during the late Victorian era (1837-1901) circa 1900. This is a coins wallet crafted in the shape of a clam conch, i...

A classic decorative metal statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal, fixed on a marble base. It is a nice and beautiful sculpture. Found at an estate ...

Set of three wooden child size shoe forms mounted on an iron base.

A modern letter box in the hands of Alfred Daguet was not simply a functionally designed repository of mail but a conveyor of messages as well, messages of life-and- death importance...

Century year old wood with incredible patina is set on a minimalist black steel base which is twelve x ten inches. This beautiful single piece of wood, resembling a torso, has been h...

Here is this English silver plate art deco style round shape covered cigarette / tobacco box, a must have accessory for the discerning aficionado. This exquisite box seamlessly com...

1906-1910 Roycroft marked copper match box holder. Hand worked. Good condition with light signs of use. Elegant scrolled design. Provenance: Estate of Katharine Reid, former director...

Empire style table clock and inkwell Origin France Circa 1900 The watch has a Paris machine and it works Golden bronze and Onix materials Very good general condition the marble ...

Painted bronze sculpture "Sacrifice of Cleopatra" by Franz Bergmann (1861-1936) signed Nam Greb, Austria, early 20th century.

Arts and Crafts copper and brass candlestick Germany. The base, handle and drip tray are constructed of copper and the upright candle holder is in brass. with a distintive concave c...

Hallmarked in London in 1902 by William Hornby, and retailed originally by Asprey of London, this handsome, Edwardian, Antique Sterling Silver Seal Stamp, i...

Brass jewelry box in style of Dagobert Peche and Wiener Werkstätte.

A gorgeous glass trinket box with ormolu mounts. No restoration has been carried out on this charming little trinket box, which remains in very stabile and functioning condition, wea...

Made in France at the turn of the century, this vintage wooden case would have originally been used to hold a musical instrument—the distinctive sh...

Pair of beautiful oversized girandoles made in Italy in the 1900's. The pairing boasts stunning hand-made wrought ironwork and hand-carved wooden bases. Each girandole showcases ten ...

1900-1920, Beautiful female nude of bronze Dore. Graceful nude lounging on a natural rock that has been newly replaced. It is not the original one. The gilt figure itself is in wo...

An Edwardian miniature boudoir desk clock. Beautiful miniature desk clock, made in Switzerland during the Edwardian-belle epoque period, back in the 1905. This craftsmanship of this...

Daguet’s beautifully patinated box is a rich textural and colorful tour de force. The top of Daguet’s box is striking for its bird’s-eye-view of a crab clutching a viper eel. Using r...

A Fine Italian Cast 19th Century Bronze Group Titled "La Tempête" (The Tempest) Probably after Mathurin Moreau (French, 1822–1912), Cast by The Alessandro Nelli Foundry in Rome. The ...

A Fine Pair of French 19th/20th Century Gilt-Bronze Sculptures of "The Marly Horses" (Now turned into lamps) After the original by Guillaume Coustou (French, 1677-1746). The large pair of equestrian bronze sculptures, finished in a gold patina, each depicting rearing horses with their groom, both raised on oval a black slate and Bardiglio marble bases and fitted with modern electrical twin-light brass fittings and cream colored shades. The base on an ebonized wooden platform. Circa: Paris, 1900-1920. Sculpture & Base Height: 31 1/4 inches (79.8 cm) Base Width: 21 3/4 inches (55.3 cm) Base Depth: 12 3/4 inches (32.4 cm) Height to top of (Adjustable) shade fitting: 48 1/4 inches (122.6 cm) Shade Height: 15 inches (38.1 cm) Shade Width: 26 inches (66.1 cm) Shade Depth: 20 inches (50.8 cm) The original Marly Horses are two 1743–1745 Carrara marble sculpted groups by Guillaume Coustou. They were commissioned by Louis XV of France for the trough at the entrance to the grounds of his château de Marly. Coustou's last works, they were intended to replace two other sculpted groups, Mercury on Pegasus and Pegasus, Renown of Horses, both by Antoine Coysevox, which had been removed to the Tuileries Gardens in 1719. Louis XV chose the modellos in 1743 and the full-size sculptures were completed in only two years, being installed at Marly in 1745. They proved highly successful in reproduction, particularly on a smaller scale, and prefigured Théodore Géricault and other Romantic artists' obsession with equestrian subjects. The Marly horses were later also used as the central motif of the monochrome 819-line RTF/ORTF test card which was used on TF1 from 1953 until 1983. The originals were moved to the place de la Concorde in Paris in 1794 and Louis-Denis Caillouette (1790–1868) restored them in 1840. In 1984 it was concluded that the annual military parades on 14 July were damaging the sculptures and they were replaced by marble copies produced by Michel Bourbon in the studio of a subsidiary of Bouygues. The latter also gained the right to an extra copy, which was placed in Bouygues's social building. The original sculptures were moved to a former courtyard in the Richelieu wing of the Louvre Museum, which was renamed the 'cour Marly' in their honour, whilst Bourbon's two main copies were moved to the originals' first site near the trough at Marly, with work overseen by the architect Serge Macel. Guillaume Coustou the Elder (29 November 1677, Lyon – 22 February 1746, Paris) was a French sculptor of the Baroque and Louis XIV style. He was a royal sculptor for Louis XIV and Louis XV and became Director of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in 1735. He is best known for his monumental statues of horses made for the Chateau of Marly, whose replicas now stand in the Place de la Concorde in Paris. Coustou was a member of a family of famous sculptors; his uncle, Antoine Coysevox, was a royal sculptor; his elder brother, Nicolas Coustou was a sculptor, and his son Guillaume Coustou the Younger also become a noted royal sculptor. Like his older brother, he won the (Prix de Rome) of the Royal Academy which entitled him to study for four years at the French Academy in Rome. However, he refused to accept the discipline of the academy, gave up his studies, set out to make his own career as an artist. He worked for a time in the atelier of the painter Pierre Legros, and eventually returned to Paris. Upon his return to Paris, he assisted his uncle Coysevox in making two monumental equestrian sculptures, Fame and Mercury, for the Château de Marly, the new residence of Louis XIV near the Palace of Versailles, where he went to escape the crowds and ceremony of the Palace. He later (1740–1745), made his own horses, The Horses of Marly, his most famous works, to replace them. The horses reinvent the theme of the colossal Roman marbles of the Horse Tamers in the Piazza Quirinale, Rome. They were commissioned by Louis XV in 1739 and installed in 1745 at the Abreuvoir ("Horse Trough") at Marly. The horses were considered masterpieces of the grace and expressiveness of the French Late Baroque or Rococo style. After the Revolution they were moved from Marly to the beginning of the Champs-Élysées on the Place de la Concorde. The originals were brought indoors for protection at the Louvre Museum in 1984. In 1704 Coustou was received into the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. The work he made to mark his entrance was Hercules on the Pyre, now in the Louvre. It displays the special hallmark of the Baroque, a twisting and rising transverse pose, as well as highly skillful carving. He rose to become Director of the academy in 1733. Another of his major works from his later career, the statue of Maria Leszczynska, (1731)is on display at the Louvre. Coustou also created two colossal monuments, The Ocean and the Mediterranean among other sculptures for the park at Marly; the bronze Rhone, which formed part of the statue of Louis XIV at Lyons, and the sculptures at the entrance of the Hôtel des Invalides. Of these latter, the bas-relief representing Louis XIV mounted and accompanied by Justice and Prudence was destroyed during the Revolution, but was restored in 1815 by Pierre Cartellier from Coustou's model; the bronze figures of Mars and Minerva (1733–34), on either side of the doorway, were not interfered with. In 1714 for Marly he collaborated in two marble sculptures representing Apollo Chasing Daphne (both at the Louvre), in which Nicolas Coustou sculpted the Apollo and Guillaume the Daphne. About the same time he was commissioned to produce another running figure in marble, a Hippomenes designed to complement an Atalanta copied from the Antique by Pierre Lepautre...

Carrying import marks for Chester in 1901 by Berthold Muller, this charming, Antique Sterling Silver Model of a Partridge, has a removable head, and moveable wings. The partridge m...

Classic early 1900s travel set or desktop accessories inkwell, dip pen, letter opener and seal. Made of silver (marked 800) and crystal glass. Nice addition to your writing desk or j...

Beautiful late 19th century sterling silver candle holder. Refined finely chiseled decorations. Made by the famous German silversmith Wilhelm Binder engraved hallmark 800 WTB with cr...

Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...

Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...

GUSTAV GURSCHNER (Austrian, 1873-1970), a sculptor, attended the School of Applied Arts in Vienna in 1888. Working under several artists, his time in Paris in 1897 proved to be most ...

ABOUT IRIS MOTIFS Iris motifs were popular during the Arts & Crafts movement. The genus of this easy-to-stylize flower has nearly 300 varieties that bloom in many colors—thus its nam...

An Ikebana brass vase, hand-crafted in Japan, Showa Period. The finish is Murashido, a centuries-old technique that consists in quenching the cast brass in hot oil and smoke it with ...

A very pretty silver and blue guilloche enamel miniature carriage or boudoir clock. Superb engine turned blue enamel. Sitting upon four bun feet. White enamel dial with arabic numera...

Pair of Tiffany & Co. sterling silver candlesticks in pattern 15893 from 1903, with bobeches, showcasing floral cartouches and a monogram, measuring 8'' in height by 3 3/4'' in depth (square base) and bearing hallmarks as shown. Sold "as is." The legendary Tiffany brand...

Fine quality bronze planter likely made from a skilled French bronze smith. The tripod form is adorned with bamboo motifs to body, rim and handles. Two drain holes to feet. No appare...

A decorative paperweight and Letter opener sculpture. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal or bronze. This item was purchased at an estate sale in Vienna,...

Signs: André Barsotti / Fabrication Francaise, Made in France, Paris We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982.If you have any questio...

Carrying import marks for Chester in 1908 by Berthold Muller, this charming, Antique Sterling Silver Model of a Stork, is realistically cast. The stork measures 9.25"(23.5cm) tall,...

Belle boite a bijoux ancienne en bronze doré décorée d'un médaillon figurant un portait de femme en émaux sur cuivre d'après A De Mandre. L'inte rieur est garnie d'un velours de c...

Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...

Candelabra Sign: S Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at you...

Vienna cold painted bronze of a Cat antique figure. Offered is a Viennese cold-painted bronze figure of a Cat dating to the early 20th century. He shows...

Fine and rare Jugendstil / Art Nouveau / Secession / Arts & Crafts Erhard & Sohne writing desk set including pen tray with inkwell, match, letter and notepad holder, cord dispenser with small scissors and a large scissors with sheath with amazing inlaid wood veneer and patinated brass showing floral leafy branch decoration, Germany circa 1900. The presented and chosen motifs reflect the spirit of the time, Jugendstil. The offered antique set of 6 pieces stays in very good to excellent original condition with a nice and warm patina, minor typical and characteristic wear consistent with age and use. The high-end antique Jugendstil objects show superior craftsmanship and design elements by the renowned designers, Erhard & Sohne, established in 1844 in Germany. The famous German company was granted the world patent for the manufacture of brass inlay in 1904. We are proud to offer additionally a rare Jugendstil dragonfly bowl...

Beautiful representation of a polychromed hare Vienna bronze, Austria 1900s. The back is encrusted with boar hair and was used to clean writing quills. In excellent condition. Sligh...

A stylish and unusual Art Nouveau James MacIntyre & Co silver-plated rimmed bowl decorated with bell shaped flowers designed by William Moorcroft (English, 1872-1945) and dating from around 1900. William Moorcroft started out as a designer before becoming director of the art pottery department at James MacIntyre & Co at Burslem in Staffordshire. His floral designs were often compared to the work of William Morris and other Arts & Crafts designers. This wide round heavily potted ceramic bowl stands on a narrow round foot with a raised round edge applied with a silver-plated rim. The bowl is decorated with tube lined arrangements for bell shaped flowers daisy on similar formed green stems set against a white ground within a cobalt blue surround and forming panels repeated around the edge of the bowl. The inner bowl and base is glazed in white and the base has a printed brown James...

Signs: Hugo Leven Hugo Leven studied at the Kunstgewerbeschule and then at the Düsseldorf Art Academy. For some time he worked in his father Louis Leven's studio, had numerous contac...

While there may have been no love lost for his early paintings, Eckmann had an endless fascination for the decorative potential of undulating water. The open spaces created by the me...

Daguet’s beautifully patinated cash box is a rich textural and colorful tour de force. So much more than an adaptation of Japanese wood block print sources to his metalwork craft, Daguet created a veritable 3-dimensional metal aquarium to charm the Paris market. And in typical fashion, Daguet’s marine-themed box not only provided a visual delight, it furnished an artful oceanic context from which the prevailing schools of social thought could swim.The top of Daguet’s box...

Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...

Superb Vienna bronze representing a cat and doubling as a quill wipe with boar hair on its back, Austria 1900s. Signed Geschütz. In very good condition. Slight polychrome use. Dime...

Chinese silversmith. Lidded jar richly decorated in relief with flowers and ornaments. China approx. 1900. Stamped with Chinese characters. In excellent condition with traces of u...

Hallmarked in Chester in 1906 by Berthold Muller, this very rare, and very handsome, Antique Sterling Silver Model of a Rhinoceros, is wonderfully made. The rhinoceros measures 4.25"...

Representative elegant silver jardinière on oval, fluted stepped base, bordered by palmette bands, on top arranged in a lozenge four slender, fluted columns with Corinthian-like fanc...

Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...

Alfred Daguet explored the subject of stylized birds multiple times in his studio. He was more than capable of rendering his zoomorphic subject matter naturalisticly; however he chos...

A fine Arts & Crafts silver plated letter stand mounted with a Ruskin cabochon by Cambray Ware and dating from around 1905. The stylish stand has a hand p...

Boleslaw Biegas was one of a large number of Polish artists working in fin-de-siecle Paris. There he found a more kindred artistic environment in which...

A pair of Arts and Crafts period two light candlesticks made of heavy bronze. Central tapered octagonal pricket surmounted by twin open candle sockets over turned base with deep drip...

A very ornate French antique ewer urn with a gleaming, red ceramic jug body and gilt bronze foot and trimmings, dating from the beginning of the 20th century ...

Materials: silver plated We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982.If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the but...

Large Antique Victorian Brass Postal Scales and Weights, Scotland 1900, H977 Scotland 1900 Solid Oak and Brass The shaped base is solid oak Wi...