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Anja Kjær For Royal Copenhagen Crystal Bowl
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Anja Kjær For Royal Copenhagen Crystal Bowl, deep blue color changes in the light. Good original condition showing very little signs of w...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Modern Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
$156 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Pair Grand Tour Borghese Bronze & Siena Marble Campana Urns 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A superb antique pair of Grand Tour bronze and Siena marble Borghese Campana urns, circa 1870 in date.
This pair of patinated bronze campana urns are after the Borghese models with...
Category
1870s Grand Tour Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Medusa Relief Made with Compressed Marble Powder
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Weight: 3 kg
Medusa, known as the "snake-haired, sharp-toothed, female monster" who is believed to turn the malicious people who come eye to eye into a stone, is mortal. Therefore, when Perseus could look at her with a mirror, she was able to take Medusa's life without turning into a stone. Within the borders of our country, it is possible to come across the Temple of Apollo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Statuary Marble
Aurelio Teno (1927/2013) Owl-shaped sculpture, natural stone and Bronze
By Aurelio Teno
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Aurelio Teno (1927/2013) Owl-shaped sculpture, natural stone and Bronze.
Superb sculpture from the 70s by Aurelio Teno, of brutalist inspiration, made from a block of natural quartz,...
Category
1970s Spanish Brutalist Vintage Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Quartz, Bronze
Cartier 'Must de Cartier' Crystal Gilt and Silver Mellon Inkwell
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Cartier 'Must de Cartier' Crystal Gilt and Silver Mellon Inkwell
France, Circa 1989
Cartier 'Must de Cartier' crystal gilt and silver mellon inkwell, made in France around 1989. This understated inkwell is a true representation of Cartier's renowned elegance and exquisite craftsmanship.
The inkwell features a stunning crystal body with an opalescent lift top adorned with silver and gilt metal mounts, adding a luminous touch to the piece. The top lid is fully marked with numerous Cartier hallmarks, signifying its authenticity and origin from Cartier.
The front of the melon-shaped crystal is elegantly enameled with the iconic Cartier logo in gilt enamel.
Whether displayed on a writing desk or as a part of an exquisite collection, this Cartier inkwell...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
$460 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of High-Grade Giant Amethyst Cathedral Geodes with Calcite - 6 Ft Tall
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
Bookmatching Pair of Big, X-Large Amethyst Geodes Featuring High-Grade Deep Purple Amethyst Druzy and an Intact Calcite
▫️ Description
These Giant Cathedral Amethyst Geodes, rare earth treasures, effortlessly transform any space into a luxurious focal point, showcasing nature's unmatched artistry.
The rarity of these giant Amethyst...
Category
2010s Brazilian Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
$47,840 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Hand-Carved Jade Stone Statue
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage hand-carved jade stone statue was cleverly sculpted to depict fully laden grapevines, combined with a naturally colored rouge segment below creating the illusion of a gnarly grapevine root...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Bronze Art Deco Deer Signed L Alliot
Located in NANTES, FR
Art deco bronze around 1930 Deer with brown patina on a bacxia marble base signed on the marble L Alliot and stamped bronze on the deer.
In very good shape.
Length: 47cm
Width: 10...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Set of Two Antique Bookends, Signed by the Artist Franjou, France, Art Deco
By Franjou
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique bookends signed by the french artist "Franjou".
Zinc Cast on a marble base.
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$458 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Art Deco Table Lamp PLUIE Monkey with Umbrella by Max Le Verrier, France, 1930
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco lamp monkey with umbrella PLUIE by Max Le Verrier.
Patinated metal on Portor marble base, frosted glass umbrella shade.
France 1927.
Le Verrier foundry seal.
With certif...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Metal
'Olimpia': Art Déco Spelter Sculpture with Stone Base by Le Faguays (Fayral)
Located in North Miami, FL
'Olimpia': Art Déco french spelter sculpture with stone base by Pierre Le Faguays (Fayral) for Max Le Verrier
By: Pierre Le Faguays (Fayral), ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Metal, Spelter, Zinc, Lead
Large Lapis Lazuli Hexagonal Box 4"
Located in Somis, CA
Beautiful 1.1 lb hexagonal box made of the fine natural lapis lazuli from Afghanistan. A round lid with elegant finial and fine carrara marble interior. St...
Category
20th Century Afghan Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Marble
$399 Sale Price
53% Off
Sterling Silver and Black Onyx Hinged Snuff or Pill Box With Silver Braid Detail
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A sterling silver Snuff or Pill Box with a hinged lid. The top has a quilted style top centered with a braid of silver and a Black Onyx Bead.
A compliment to any desk, or discreetl...
Category
20th Century Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx, Sterling Silver
Pair Of Antique Neoclassical Style Bronze Urns Mounted On Slate Plinth Bases
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Pair of Late 19th century bronze & slate Neoclassical style urns. Relief decorated with classical Greco-Roman figures and foliage, flanked by swan handles, with liners. The urns sur...
Category
Late 19th Century Neoclassical Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Slate, Bronze
Large Rare Natural Lace Agate Slice with Clear Crystal Interior and White Druzy
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
Gorgeous, intact, with beautiful intact yellow Agate Lace and a rare Clear Quartz interior, this agate slice is considered to be of Super Extra quality because of its beauty, formati...
Category
2010s Brazilian Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
$608 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Russian Malachite Tazze by the Imperial Lapidary Works
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of Russian Malachite Tazze
Imperial Lapidary Works
Circa 1830
A magnificent example of early 19th-century Russian craftsmanship, this pair of malachite tazze was created by the Imperial Lapidary Works of Ekaterinburg, circa 1830. These works exemplify the period when malachite emerged as the principal decorative material in Russian hardstone...
Category
19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite
Amethyst Cluster with Rare UV-Reactive Calcite on Lavender Purple Druzy
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
A small but gorgeous amethyst cluster, this deep purple specimen showcases a rarely seen formation of UV-reactive calcite arranged as a geological landscape, with tall, intact calcit...
Category
2010s Brazilian Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal
Mystic Elegance: Siberian Charoite Keepsake Box
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Charoite Box (3.5" x 4.25") is crafted from a rare and mesmerizing purple-hued mineral found exclusively in Siberia, Russia. The swirling patterns of deep violet, lave...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Combination Of Aquamarine On Smoky Quartz With Spessertine Garnet From Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Product Information:
Specimen Name: Aquamarine with Quartz and Garnet
Weight: 329 grams
Dimension: H: 11.2 x W: 9.5 x D: 5.6 cm
Treatment: Aquamarine Repaired
Origin: Shingus Mine,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Adam Style Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Other
50 Million Year Old Fossil Fish Mural from the Green River Formation, Wyoming
Located in Logan, UT
This delicately hued fossil mural presents a Diplomystus dentatus, a Priscacara serrata, a Cockerellites liops, and three Knightia eocaena. These 50 million year old fossil fish are ...
Category
2010s American Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
Italian 1960s small red travertine stone and brass trim bowl
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1960s small red travertine stone and brass trim bowl.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Travertine, Brass
$343 Sale Price
42% Off
Angelo Mangiarotti Gray Marble Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Angelo Mangiarotti (1921-2012) was an Italian designer and architect who focused on industrial process and design production. Mangiarotti believed strongly in the correct use of technique and manner and built his reputation on the idea that one should never forget the real needs of users. He graduated from the Architecture School of Politecnico di Milano in 1948, moved to the U.S. in 1953 and worked as a visiting professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology where me met the likes of Konrad...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Alabaster Sculpture by Carlo di Monte
By Carlo di Monte
Located in New York, NY
Organic form alabaster sculpture on a stone base which allows the sculpture to rotate easily.
Category
1950s Vintage Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Alabaster
Collection of Italian Alabaster Marble Fruit Compote
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Bring timeless artistry to your home with this charming set of 7 antique Italian Alabaster Fruits. The set features 2 figs, a plum, 2 peaches a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
$396 Sale Price
28% Off
Vintage Pink Crystal Bowl Grape Vine Made in France
Located in Poperinge, BE
Vintage pink crystal bowl with grapes and grape leaf decoration in relief, marked at the bottom Made in France, second half of the 20th century.
In ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Crocodile Cigar Box with Alligator Skin and Wartog Teeth and Cedar Wood
Located in Paris, FR
Cigar box crocodile with cedar wood structure,
covered with alligator skin, details in bronze and
crystal. With two Wartog teeth. With thermometer
to keep your best cigars. Exce...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$13,370 Sale Price
20% Off
Midcentury French Carved Weathered Concrete Pig Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a kitchen counter or patio with this antique stone pig sculpture. Crafted in France circa 1970 and carved of concrete, the sculpture features a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Concrete
Brass figurative sculpture on a black marble base attr to Curtis Jere, USA 1970s
By Curtis Jeré
Located in ECHT, NL
Brass spiraling artwork on a black marble base. Attributed to Curtis Jere 1970s. Highly decorative piece of art that also makes a beautiful sound by "pl...
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Brass
$1,193 Sale Price
20% Off
Biedermeier Style Bohemia Cut And Ground Red Crystal Vase
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our objects.
Delight...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Biedermeier Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Signed Henry Dasson 19th C French Louis XV Style Bronze Ormolu Candelabras
By Henry Dasson
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
This is a spectacular pair of signed 1882 Henry Dasson of Paris. 19th Century, French Candelabras. Louis XV style figural 10 arm bronze ormolu Candelabras like this, of this quality ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XV Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Antique French Ormolu and White Marble Louis XVI Clock
By Samuel Marti
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A beautiful classical clock made in the style of Louis XVI by Samuel Marti. Stunning ormolu (finely gilded bronze) mounted on a marble base. It is decorated with an inset laurel swag...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
18th Century Large Decorative Stone Shelf Noto
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A large decorative sandstone plinth or shelf from the 18th century reclaimed from a palazzo in Noto. It could be used to support a shelf, as the leg ...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Sandstone
Malachite Box Gemstone Box Botanical Veins
Located in Somis, CA
This beautiful natural malachite box is finely crafted, using the finest malachite. Carefully selected fine-grade malachite in brilliant green displays spectacular concentric rings, ...
Category
2010s Italian Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite
$399 Sale Price
27% Off
AMAZING CARRARA MARBLE ROMAN TORSO 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Carrara MARBLE ROMAN TORSO 19th century
HEIGHT 54cm
MAXIMUM HEIGHT 70cm
WIDTH 30cm
DEPTH 20cm
OVERALL WEIGHT 56 Kg
BASE HEIGHT INCLUDED 70 cm
Material White carrara marble
Base in N...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble
Three Pairs Large Carved Marble Candlesticks
Located in Pasadena, CA
These are three pairs of late 20th century Angelo Donghia carved marble candlesticks. The unusually tall and elegant candlesticks are of neoclassical columnar form with two pairs cre...
Category
Late 20th Century Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
$1,250 / set
Abstract Alabaster Marble Sculpture After Barbara Hepworth -North America 1960s
Located in Southampton, NJ
An expertly executed marble sculpture in the manner of Barbara Hepworth depicting what appears to be the face of a fish or possibly a bird. Very playful yet elegant. From the estate ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster, Marble
Giant Ammonite Cluster from Madagascar
By Dale Rogers Ammonite
Located in London, GB
Rare ammonites from Madagascar are highly sought after by collectors and paleontologists due to their exceptional preservation and unique features. These...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Early 19th C Italian Marble Vessel
Located in Nijlen, BE
This 19th century Italian mortar is exceptionally large, beautifully carved in marble and has stood the test of time.
A beige marble with a greyish tou...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Minimalist Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Vintage Regency Cast Concrete Rams Head Urns - A Pair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Add a touch of neoclassical grandeur to your garden, entryway, or patio with this stunning pair of vintage cast concrete urns, featuring regal ram’s head accents and ornate swag reli...
Category
Late 20th Century American Hollywood Regency Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Concrete
A Louis XVI Style Mantel Fine Gilt-Bronze Clock by François Linke
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Very Fine Gilt-Bronze Clock With A White Marble Base by François Linke.
The case signed 'Linke'.
This rare example of a clock by François Linke has a twin train eight-day mov...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Enamel, Ormolu
French 1930s Art Deco Sculpture Man with Spear by Salvatore Melani
Located in Saarbrücken, SL
Signed by Salvatore Melani - 1930
Dimension:
47 cm width
42 cm heigh
Material:
Plaster.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Sandstone
Bust of young woman in alabaster, signed "A Genna" - Amadéo Gennarelli
Located in Paris, FR
Elegant, finely sculpted alabaster bust of a young woman wearing a veil, in a soft, melancholy pose. The artist has skilfully translated the delicacy of the features and the finesse ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
Bronze Pegasus Statue by Laszio Ispanky Numbered 2/25 Excalibur NY
By Laszlo Ispanky
Located in Stamford, CT
Intricately detailed mythological winged Pegasus with variations in patina throughout. Stands on a contemporary marble base. This large stallion with wings is bronze and signed by Laszlo Ispanky. Pegasus' have been a mainstay of fantasy art and called the horse creature of Greek mythology. Bronze Pegasus...
Category
Late 20th Century American Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Stoneware Vase, Brown Color, French 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Vase in Stoneware, in a brown color. With leaves decor pattern. French Riviera, it has been made in France circa 1960.
Category
1960s French French Provincial Vintage Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Sandstone
$257 Sale Price
20% Off
Black Marble Pedestal Bowl XL
Located in Eindhoven, NB
A substantial black marble bowl with unique white veining rests atop a pedestal for a grand presentation of fruits and vegetables.
Exposure to the acid of citrus fruits can stain...
Category
2010s Dutch Modern Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$331 / item
Sculpture, Marble Bust of a Roman in the Taste of Antiquity.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture, sculpted marble bust of a Roman in the taste of Antiquity, 20th century.
Bust, carved marble sculpture of a Roman in the taste of Antiquity resting on a black granite bas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Greco Roman Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Granite, Marble
Sculpture of a Black Horse's Head.Medium Size.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sculpture of a black horse's head.
Sculpture of a beautiful black horse's head, in resin and metal base, contemporary work.
Material: Resin ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Composition, Metal
$1,181 / item
Pair of French Empire Patinated and Gilt Bronze Candelabra, 19th Century
Located in El Monte, CA
This impressive pair of gilt and patinated bronze candelabra is a quintessential example of the French empire style. Drawing from Greco-Roman influence, each candelabra features a ce...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Porphyry, Bronze
Victorian English Inkwell in Silver Plated, Queen Anne Style
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Refin...
Category
Late 19th Century English Queen Anne Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
$296 Sale Price
39% Off
Pair of Italian Patinated Bronze Putti on Gilt Bronze-Mounted Porphyry Bases
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The 17th century putti raised on gilt bronze-mounted neoclassical porphyry bases from the late 18th century.
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Porphyry, Ormolu, Bronze
1980's Tessellated Stone & Brass Lidded Box by Desia
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Felt-lined lidded box all handcrafted from natural stones Indigenous to the Philippines.
Category
1980s Philippine Post-Modern Vintage Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Vintage Chinese Serpentine Sculpture, China, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Chinese serpentine sculpture is a traditional decorative object realized in china in the early 20th century.
Serpentine m...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Serpentine
$1,343 Sale Price
25% Off
Hand-Polished Jade Sphere – 65 Lb.
Located in New York, NY
This impressive Polished Jade Sphere from Afghanistan is a testament to nature's beauty and craftsmanship. Measuring a substantial 16 inches in diameter and weighing an average of 65...
Category
2010s Afghan Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Jade
$18,750 Sale Price
25% Off
Pink Amethyst Geode with Natural Red Amethyst Druzy with Botryoidal Flowers
Located in Ametista Do Sul, BR
With a unique Pink Amethyst that showcases a rare form of Red Galaxy Amethyst Druzy that creates a red luster effect. A one-of-a-kind natural artwork that will add elegance and rarity to your world-class crystal collection, home, or office space.
The highlight of this geode is the Galaxy Red Druzy, the geode has many flower rosettes (Botryoidal Chalcedony...
Category
2010s Brazilian Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Crystal, Rock Crystal
$1,272 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of Three Eglomise Reverse Painted Snuff Bottles with Lotus
Located in Somis, CA
Our snuff bottles are topped with gemstone grade agate lids and 100% hand painted from within. The Chinese art of eglomise uses a very thin bamboo brush with a few strands of hair to...
Category
2010s Chinese Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate
$119 Sale Price / set
40% Off
Two bases in rare Breccia Africano and Granito Nero
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Two bases in rare Breccia Africano and Granito Nero
Cylinder in Breccia Africano
H 12.5 × D 7 cm
Cylinder in Granito Nero
H 6 × D 9 cm
These two cylindrical bases made of rare marb...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
French Colorful Glass Flower Leaves and Bronze 12 - Light Candelabra, 19th
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
An amazing hand - crafted French Colorful Glass Flower Leaves and Bronze 12 - Light Candelabra, 19th.
For small candlesticks.
Fully restored.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Artemis Bust Made with Compressed Marble Powder Statue
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
The famous Artemis is the sister of Apollo and Dionysus; It is integrated with abundance in Anatolia. Considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the temple of Artemis in Ephesus was destroyed many times; but each time it was built again. Artemis, who, like Cybele, is the embodiment of nourishment rather than fertility, can be found in every region in every age.
Sculptures, busts, columns and reliefs, the originals of which are in various museums, are made with the technique of casting under vacuum with marble powder...
Category
2010s Turkish Classical Greek Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Statuary Marble
Abraham Lincoln Portrait Bust sculpture, 20th century
Located in Southall, GB
The Abraham Lincoln Portrait Bust is a powerful and dignified sculpture that captures the essence of one of America's most revered presidents. Typically crafted in bronze, marble, or...
Category
20th Century English Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Extremely RareHarry Bertoia Necklace Sterling Silver Lapis Coral ca. 1940
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Extremely rare combination pendant attached to custom-made chain by Harry Bertoia in sterling silver, containing one Lapis Lazuli and one Coral. This piece comes from a private collection. Provenance will accompany the piece. The work has been added to the Harry Bertoia Catalogue Raisonné and assigned the following catalogue raisonné number: D.JE.78.
Although associated with Mid-Century Modern furniture, Harry Bertoia was originally a jewelry designer who used both sterling silver, precious stones and gem stones. The pendant measures: 1.25" long x 1" wide. The necklace measures: 11" length with a measurement of 22" overall length. The chain and closure are all handcrafted and in his unique design. Lapis Lazuli measures 20mm round supported by one 6 mm red coral. Total weight is
33 grams.
The following is from Beverly H. Twitchell, PhD, author of Bertoia: The Metalworker, London: Phaidon, 2019. She provides a very informative critique of Bertoia and his jewelry.
Wearable Art an Important Design for a Necklace
“Before Harry Bertoia enrolled at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in 1937 he had already mastered traditional jewelers’ techniques, but his engagement with Modernism led him to invent and use more direct methods. Instead of precious metals and gems, Bertoia made jewelry that appealed through its design, craftsmanship and the nature of its materials. That approach would make Bertoia a direct predecessor of the American Studio Crafts movement.
So complex and cumulative are human perception and memory that we often do not know from where our own ideas come and without firm evidence, it is impossible to think we can establish the origins of an artist’s ideas. While his jewelry is entirely modern, chokers with multiple small pendants had come from ancient Mediterranean cultures: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Italy, even from Europe and America at the turn of the last century. Did Bertoia see works in books, journals or at the Detroit Institute of Arts that resonated with him or did he invent this on his own, as he would so many other forms?
Bertoia found inspiration in nature from an early age on a small farm in Italy and later in Cranbrook’s woods, on the beaches of southern California and in the fields near his home in eastern Pennsylvania where he lived after 1950. The fluidity and motion of the his jewelry characterize much of his art. In that spirit, too, he made jewelry that suited human anatomy and was animated by its wearer’s movement. Bertoia had the instincts of an engineer, as the intricacy of the present lot’s clasp and overall construction of the jewelry demonstrates. Large jewelry by Bertoia is very rare. A delight to the eye, and like all of Bertoia’s work it is timeless.”
Harry Bertoia (1915 – 1978) was an Italian-born American artist, jewelry creator and modern furniture designer. He was born in San Lorenzo d-Arzene, Pordenone, Italy. At age 15 he moved to Detroit, Michigan to live with his older brother, Oreste. He quickly learned English and the bus schedule and enrolled in Cass Tech High School in Detroit (1930-1936) where he studied art and design and learned the skill of handmade jewelry making. At that time, there were three jewelry and metals teachers Louise Green...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Stone Decorative Objects
Materials
Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver
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