Paper Decorative Objects

Kristin Genet was born and raised in former East Germany, in a small village surrounded by woods and sunflower fields. At a very young age she was exposed to finding creative ways to...

Very functional Danish modern teak desk set that includes a a looseleaf flip calendar and a paper holder, circa 1970s. The set is in excellent condition and would make a great addition to any MCM office...

Nice watercolour representing bunches of grapes.The colours give a certain poetry to the work. This work is signed S. E. Burns dated 1906.

The Eastern Imperial Eagle, from the Description de l'Égypte Jules-César Savigny & Bouquet Snr. (Engraver), Plate 12, Published 1809-1813 This magnificent and historically important stipple engraving is a primary document from one of the most ambitious scholarly projects ever undertaken: the Description de l'Égypte. The print is a superb example of Neoclassical scientific illustration, depicting the majestic Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca...

Divine Comedy Heaven Canto 25. This work takes a watercolor of Dali. It represents the entry in the paradise of a chosen one. Angels are placed all around the chosen one we recognize them thanks to their wings and halos. In 1950 the Italian government commissioned Dali to illustrate Dante Alighieri’s (1265-1321) Divina Commedia...

Charming engraving by Albert Henri Payne, after a painting by Gérard Dou, dating from 1667, "La femme à sa toilette" (The lady at her toilet). This engravin...

Wonderful Large size world globe on ornate copper flashed cast iron base... Showing signs of wear,,minor loses,(see photos).. Approx 3" dent to bottom (un...

1890 Framed steel engraving Greco Roman scene by Bernard Picture Co. New York, New York. Marked Borghese on the reverse. O-506-335

Very nice sketches of characters. Representing different emotions, clothes and personalities. We have a portrait of a strong woman with arrows. Below this woman, there is a representation of oriental characters, also called barbarians during Antiquity. Finally, on the left, another woman is represented with her head in her hands and sitting on a Klismos chair. This chair is typical of the ancient period. It is written at the bottom right "March 15", surely the date of creation of this sketch. The Empire style and period are inspired by Greco-Roman art, it is called the neoclassical. The woman on this drawing wears an empire style dress...

Satinwood sewing box with rare, unusual oval and quartered panels of paperscroll work to the top. Crossbanded on each side with goncalo alves. The interior is lined with a green ruched silk and matching paper and contains a removable tray holding a collection of bone sewing tools. This antique satinwood paper scroll...

A great antique hand-painted anatomical model of the adipose spleen. Made of papier maché and plaster, mounted on a turned wooden base. Manufactured most probably by SOMSO or PHYWE, ...

Late 19th - Early 20th Century Russian Lacquered Paper Mache Snuff Box By The Lukutun Factory 5.25" x 3.5" x 1.5"

Large Giltwood Picture Frame with Intricate Decoration Louis XVI Style This large giltwood picture frame is profusely decorated with a recurring pattern of swirling leaves and flow...

Detailed nude female sculpture, made in the 1920s.

Beautiful engraving made by Nicolas de Launay after the work of Peter Paul Rubens.This engraving represents a bacchanalian scene featuring Silenus a mythological character. In this...

HUI tiles and furniture are crafted from recycled oyster shells. By powdering and mixing discarded shells sourced from Korea’s oceans, they create robust materials that are transform...

Beautiful Rustic Cottagecore theme rooster, robins and wildflowers papier mache and wood moire lined large English dresser box 19th Century The shaped papier mache top depicts an arr...

Antique Teaching Aid Modell of an Ear - Somso ca. 1900 A folding model of an ear. It was used as teaching material in German schools ca. 1900. It is made of wood and paper mache by ...

A one-of-a-kind whimsical papier-mâché sculpture depicting Nick Bottom from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream." Plaque on base inscribed "Bottom" and underside of sculpture is...

Nice engraving by H. Lallemand after a painting by Angelie Giuseppe, representing a soldier carrying a sabre and, behind him a yong boy playing a drum. Giuseppe Angeli (1712-1798) w...

Landscape of a plain in watercolor on paper. This painting of warm colors reveals a tree-like vegetation that seems to move to the rhythm of the wind. Created by the French paint...

A 1960s hand painted papier mâché box with a domed top from Kashmir India. The box is orange and gold hand painted papier mâché with a white interior the bottom is black.  

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Beautiful Flemish drawing from the 17th century made with drypoint and red chalk representing a bull in profile. This naturalistic drawing takes up the favorite theme of the painter Paulus Potter...

Natural specimen from Wunderkammer Stuffed bird thrush song (Turdus philomelos) mounted on a wooden base with cartouche Specimen for laboratory and Natural history cabinet. S. Brogi ...

A fine quality rolled/scrolled paperwork single compartmemt tea caddy in good originl condition with minor losses. Decorated all-over with applied scrolls of gilt edged and coloured ...

Paint on “The Excedrin Tablet” paperweight box by New York City picking and art legend, Robert Loughlin. “RL ‘Head Ach’” painted the on back. Featured in Patrick Parrish Gallery's “R...

This mid-century painted papier-mâché bust of Salvador Dalí, crafted in Spain around 1970, is a whimsical tribute to the legendary surrealist artist. The bust captures Dalí's distinc...

"Boy" department store display / mannequin composed of gilded papier mâché, circa late 1920-early 1930s. There is wear / heavy losses / flakin...

Beautiful engraving representing "The Virgin and Child with Saints Jerome and Maire-Madeliane", after an oil on canvas by Antonio Allegri of Correggio (1489-1534), master of the renaissance, engraved by Robert Strange...

Pair of 19th Century, English Regency Period Papier-Mâché & Painted Cachepots with Classical Equestrian Battle Scenes An unusual and finely contoured pair of Regency period papier-m...

Set of old books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These books are called  «Revue Chrétienne» (Chr...

Small terrestrial globe on a blackened and waxed turned wood stand. The globe is made of polychrome printed paper mounted on plasterboard. It bears the inscription “globe terrestre d...

Made in Italy, 1960s. It is made in turned beech, parchment, brass and silvered glass. This jug is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be cons...

Nice and large engraving by Etienne Charpentier (1705- 1764). It shows a view of the interior decoration of the gallery of the Hotel Villars. There are also some more technical elements in the lower part of the engraving. It is numbered 5.7. This interior is in a Louis XV rocailles system, recognisable by the multitude of curves and the numerous floral and shell motifs. It was inspired by the engraving made by David Blondel, the king's engraver. signed: Charpentier sculp Blondel inv Slight trace of wetness but good general condition Etienne Charpentier was a French engraver, publisher and print dealer...

Although it has endured many scuffs and indignities, this extremely rare Art Deco box still charms, the figures on its lid playing the violin and dancing to the old children's tune of "Sur le Pont D'Avignon." The ancient bridge in Avignon, Provence has been the subject of song since the 16th century, but the song that is beloved today was first published in the mid-19th century. Here, the artist depicts a central fiddler flanked by two couples with elongated limbs, wide-brimmed hats and elegant dress. The sides of the box depict the wide arches of the bridge, with fish swimming in the water below. The exterior is covered with a paper printed in color lithography, and the interior is painted candy apple red. The scene is signed "Tolmer," perhaps Roger Tolmer...

A rare papier-mâché jug, skillfully crafted to model a 15th-century stoneware jug. Wear consistent with age.

The Temptation of Saint Anthony inspired by Jacques Callot. The engraving is almost identical to the one made by Jacques Callot. The detail...

Check List of Early American Bottles And Flasks by Stephen Van Rensselaer. Privately printed, New York, 1921. Original first edition softcover. ...

Persian hand painted lacquer pen box in rectangular shape. Decorated with floral designs on gold background, black interior. Moorish Mughal pen box papier maché with miniature floral painting in the Persian style. Great Islamic Art collector museum quality piece on this miniature painting on box. Nice Mughal Indo Persian pen Box...

Mixed media sculpture, by noted contemporary artist, John Newman (American, b. 1952). The piece was first shown at the Tibor de Nagy Gallery solo exhibition show entitled, “Spoonfuls”, A series of small mixed-media sculptures. The unique expressive piece is constructed of straw, shell, cast acrylic, plexiglass, wood, papier mache, Japanese paper, aqua resin, gold leaf, acrylic paint, approx 9"h x 14"l x 6"w Provenance: A Private Collection: 888 Park Avenue, NYC; work appeared at the Tibor de Nagy Gallery, NYC. Solo exhibition March 26 - April 30 2016. About the artist (from the artist’s website): John Newman is a New York-based artist. He was born in Flushing, New York, and received his BA from Oberlin College. He attended the Whitney Museum Study Program in 1972, received his MFA in 1975 from the Yale School of Art...

This antique writing box or lap desk was made by the highly renowned Jennens & Bettridge of England in approximately 1880 and done in the period Vi...

Beautiful and very rare set of six engravings extracted from the work entitled “speculun romanae superbeiae” produced between 1554 and 1573 by An...

To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Working from found materials, Fitzgerald constructs miniature soap box cars and the ...

Popular 1950s Spanish elephant head hand painted papier-mâché mask worn during village festivals.   

Charming pair of engravings representing gallant scenes engraved by Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet after the works of Carle Van Loo. These two works are entit...

A Chinese antique tiered food basket from the 19th century, with stacking compartments, paper and rope ties. Born in China during the 19th century, this ...

Framed In Boxwood From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this exceptional Georgian Paper Scroll Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of e...

Set of old books dating from the 19th century. From an old protestant library near Le Havre in France. These books are called  « Memoirs of the bourge...

“The Magficent Seven” by Damien Hirst. 7ping pong balls in an orange cardboard box. This was an edition of 1500. This one is numbered on the bottom 253/1500. Signed and stamped on th...

French Art Deco Hat Box with Exotic Leaf Motif, 1920s–1930s Vintage French hat box, c. 1920s–1930s, in an elegant oval form. Crafted in sturdy cardboard and clad with coated decorat...

Early papier mâché Folk Art store display "Stork and Baby". Charming depiction stylized stork and baby, retains original paint, slight damage to beak...

Handsome red leather Gucci desk calendar and writing pad. Original paper inside. Brass and chrome Gucci badge on front and Gucci logo stamped underneath. Excellent vintage condition.

Set of four studies of archaeological excavations of the 18/19th in Nola and Sicily. Nola is known to be a city at 20 km from Pompeii, very famous for its archaeological wealth. The ...

Wonderfully imaginative and whimsical two sided table top sculpture on vintage found object pulley. Folk art hand made lambs graze on top of the sculpture, while one side incorporat...

Long rectangular shell encrusted box. Carefully applied shells decorate the top and bottom edges of this red board box in a variety of colors. At...

Fire by Dale Chihuly. Published by Chihuly Workshop, 2006. Stated 1st Limited Ed, 1/10000, hardcover with dust jacket. 75 pp. From Baskets and Seaform to Chandeliers and Towers, this...

Antique "Richmond Terrace,Whitehall" Framed Colored Print Drawn by Thomas H. Shepherd Engraved by M. S. Barenger. Circa Late 19th Century. Measurements: 11" H x 14" W x 1" D. Print: ...

A charming vintage Kashmiri heart-shaped paper mâché box, exquisitely hand-painted with vibrant floral decorations. This piece exemplifies the traditio...

Box, case for Tag Heuer watch, 1990. Case, box for Tag Heuer watch, very good condition, box and cardboard box, circa 1990. Dimensions : H: 11.5 cm, W: 14.5 cm, D: 14.5 cm Contact ...