Metallic Thread Decorative Objects

Vintage Moroccan perfume bottle: a rosewater sprinkler hand crafted most likely in Marrakech. These bottles are all one-of-a-kind, made in an ar...

Missoni Cloissone Vase Rare . Colorfull Zig Zag .Large . Tube Round 13.5” x 6”

Bronze sculpture by Nerone Ceccarelli, Italy 1970s. Unique piece made from solid bronze, metal wire and its special original travertine base. The bronze is showing great organic shap...

Set of Hand Beaded French Wheat Sheaves from the mid 20th century. Hand beaded with tiny gold seed beads and brass filament to represent corn silk. A variety of different heights for...

1970s French Pair of Silver Plated Metal and Animal Footed Ashtrays

An exquisite antique dome-top jewellery box that embodies timeless elegance and superb craftsmanship. The exterior of the box is veneered in exotic Co...

"Wild at Heart" by Debbie Korbel Mixed Media Sculpture created with Found Objects Plaster, Resin, Glass, Wire, Metal, Copper, Metal Mesh, Colored Wire...

"The Warrior" Mixed Media Sculpture by Debbie Korbel This Found Object Piece features Various Metals, Scrap Metal, Chain, Wire, Plaster, Paint, Paint B...

Chinese enamel and brass Zi Jin Cheng floral cloisonné vase that sits on a carved ebonised wooden stand. The vase has a black and gold background featuring various flowers and foliage in rich colours, including a lotus flower, rose, carnation and a bird mid-flight. There are also beautifully decorative borders around the top, middle and bottom. In very good vintage condition – no dents or loss of pattern. Produced in Zi Jin Cheng (China's Forbidden City), which was the Chinese imperial palace for almost 500 years, and is the largest imperial palace in the world. In antiquity, the cloisonné or champlevé technique was mostly used for jewellery and small fittings for clothes, weapons or similar small objects decorated with geometric or schematic designs, with thick cloisonné walls. In the Byzantine Empire techniques using thinner wires were developed to allow more pictorial images to be produced, mostly used for religious images and jewellery, and by then always using enamel. By the 14th century this enamel technique had spread to China, where it was soon used for much larger vessels such as bowls and vases; the technique remains common in China to the present day, and cloisonné enamel objects using Chinese...

Contemporary Metal Dropping Sculpture #56 Artist: Michael Rex Material: Patinated 20 Gage wire Indoor only. Will continue to patina to a golden brown o...

19thc wire basket with vintage stone fruit filled to the top. Great contrast with the patinaed basket and the aged stone fruit providing color grea...

Antique Moroccan Fez Polychrome Ceramic Bowl with Silver Filigree, circa 1920. A beautifully handcrafted Moroccan polychrome ceramic bowl from Fez, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920. Combining the celebrated blue-and-white ceramic tradition of Fez with intricate applied metalwork, this unusual piece has a particularly decorative and collectible character. Measuring approximately 10.5 inches in diameter and 2.5 inches high, the shallow bowl is hand-painted in a sophisticated palette dominated by the distinctive cobalt blue traditionally associated with Bleu de Fez pottery. The ceramic surface is decorated with an elaborate composition of geometric, floral and stylized Moorish motifs arranged in repeating symmetrical patterns. Three prominent lobed medallions occupy the center, each filled with finely painted geometric latticework and a stylized floral rosette. Surrounding these are additional floral and abstract patterns characteristic of the rich vocabulary of Moroccan Islamic decorative arts. What makes this example particularly distinctive is the elaborate nickel-silver-colored filigree metalwork applied over and around the ceramic decoration. Finely worked metal borders articulate the individual medallions and encircle the perimeter, creating a jewel-like framework around the painted pottery. The contrast between cool silver-colored metal and cobalt-blue decoration gives the bowl an unusually architectural appearance reminiscent of Moroccan carved plaster, metalwork and zellige compositions. The piece reflects the longstanding ceramic tradition of Fez, Morocco, one of North Africa's most important historic centers of pottery production. Fez ceramics are particularly recognized for their hand-painted geometric and vegetal ornament, cobalt palette and relationship to the broader Hispano-Moresque and Andalusian decorative tradition. Raised on a narrow foot, the shallow profile allows the painted and metalwork decoration to remain fully visible when displayed on a table, console or collector's cabinet. It would also make a compelling addition to a grouping of Moroccan ceramics, Islamic metalwork or North African decorative arts. The bowl has a wonderfully layered appearance that works equally well within Moorish, Mediterranean, Spanish Colonial, Islamic, Moroccan and eclectic collector interiors. Handcrafted and hand-painted in Fez, Morocco, circa 1920. Dimensions: Diameter: 10.5 in. (26.67 cm) Height: 2.5 in. (6.35 cm) Condition: Good antique condition with wear consistent with age and use. Natural irregularities, surface variation and evidence of hand craftsmanship contribute to the historic character of the piece. Creator: Unknown Moroccan Artisan Origin: Fez, Morocco Period: Early 20th Century Date: Circa 1920 Style: Moorish / Hispano-Moresque Materials: Glazed Ceramic, Metal Techniques: Hand-Painted, Hand-Crafted, Glazed, Filigree Colors: Cobalt Blue, White, Silver Category: Decorative Objects → Bowls / Ceramics Use: Decorative Bowl, Collector's Object, Islamic Art Display Moroccan Fez pottery, antique Moroccan bowl, Bleu de Fez pottery, Fez ceramic bowl, Moroccan polychrome pottery, Moroccan Islamic art, Moorish ceramic bowl, Hispano Moresque pottery, antique North African ceramics, Moroccan hand painted pottery, cobalt blue Moroccan bowl, Moroccan filigree bowl...