German Decorative Objects

Large Italian ceramic floor vase from the 1960s.

Vintage Op Art Porcelain Vase by E.A. Sundermann for Fürstenberg. Made in Germany 1960's / 70's period. White porcelain with gold sun eye print front and back. This comes in very goo...

Vintage German Postmodern Wall Clock by Lehn and Diehl for Koziol, 1990s

A definitive example of 1970s space age design, this Krups alarm clock showcases innovation and bold aesthetics. Crafted in West Germany, it features a mustard-yellow plastic casing ...

This is a very unique bronze heavy box with a bear sculpture on top The box is a locking one that works

Step into the elegance of the Art Nouveau era with this exquisite natural shape Despite its age, this vase remains in remarkable condition With its interesting size and captivating...

Large Rosenthal lidded vase in cream-colored porcelain with hand-painted flowers and gold leaf decoration. Mid-20th century. Measures: 31.5 x 20 cm. ...

White porcelain neoclassical style amphora oil lamp. Sleek white Berlin porcelain amphora with entwined serpent handle raised on four lion monop...

A stylish modernist German ‘Linear Smoke’ solifleur art glass vase by renowned makers Rosenthal and part of their Studio-Linie range celebrating 100 years and dating from 1979/80. Th...

A German white, gold and copper porcelain jewelry dish by Danish Designer Bjorn Wiinblad for Rosenthal Studio-Line, Germany, 20th century. A rectangular white porcelain dish with abs...

Article: Ceramic fat lava vases set of 3 Producer: Marei Ceramics, Germany Decade: 1970s Set of 3 original vintage Studio Pottery vases was produced in ...

Mid-Century German Studio Pottery Carafe Vase from Fritz Van Daalen, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 This piece has an attribution mark. Additional information...

Karim Rashid for Leonardo Germany Limited Edition New Move Silver Glass Vase, ca 1999. Measures 8” high, base 3-1/2” wide, and mouth 2-1/4” wide. There is a small scratch of silver finish/coating on glass (we've posted an image of the interior and exterior at the area of the scratch). There is also a faint area of small blemishes at the base See images for more detail. If there’s one thing karim rashid hates, it’s trophies. The 40-year-old designer has more than 40 of them, from big international ones like the 1999 George Nelson Award (given for breakthrough furniture design), to quaint little Canadian ones like Designer of the Year 2001. “It came with a little pin,” says Rashid, “and a … a … very nice …” He tries to describe the shape of the award with his hands but gives up. “It’s time that whole trophy thing changes. It’s kitsch. They’re functionless things.” Rashid was asked to design one for the DaimlerChrysler Design Awards (he’s a past recipient). “I was going to make it electro-luminescent. When the lights go out, it has a sensor so it turns on,” he says. But the trophy-as-night-light, a reminder of one’s worth in the darkest hours, didn’t impress Chrysler’s people. He never heard back. They may well be gnawing their knuckles over that decision right now because Rashid’s conquest of the realm of product design is all but complete. A lush and suitably worshipful retrospective of his work, Karim Rashid: I Want to Change the World (Thames & Hudson; 249 pages), hits Australasian bookstores this month. There was a crowd around anything with his stamp on it-including stools, chess sets and storage units-at the recent International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City. More than 2 million North Americans are throwing their rubbish into a receptacle he designed, while 750,000 or so park their rears on one of his cheapo plastic chairs. It’s not just in North America. He has been dubbed Der Poet des Plastiks by a retailer in Germany and the prolifico progettista Americano by Interni magazine in Italy. Trophies he may despise, but accolades Rashid can handle. The problem with being the Most Famous Industrial Designer in All the Americas is that you’re still less famous than someone who got kicked off Survivor the first week. Most people cannot name the designer of one nonclothing item in their homes. Rashid, who was born in Egypt, raised in Canada and is living in New York City, is more than happy to bring an end to this anonymity. Not just because he wants to be famous, although there seems to be that, but because he believes design should be a bigger part of the social discourse. “I have been almost alone in this country, trying to make design become a public subject,” he says. His chief method of persuasion is to make the banal better so that people notice design more. He likes creating expensive furniture and perfume bottles just fine, but what really gets his juices going is the everyday: manhole covers, a cremation urn, disposable cigarette lighters, garbage bins, salt and pepper shakers, plastic pens. “I want American Standard to come to me to do the toilets for Home Depot,” he says. In many ways Rashid is more like an itinerant industrial evangelist than a designer. He traveled 200 days last year. He claims to have been to every major mall in America, where he signs his products in high-end design stores and trolls about observing humans interacting with the objects around them. He has taught at design schools for more than a decade, and his work has been in 11 art shows in the past eight months. But mostly he has proselytized the corporate barbarians. And like any good missionary, he has learned to speak the language of his converts. One of the first things he does when he gets new clients is tour their factories to understand their manufacturing capacity. He also visits the retail outlets to see how the product might be displayed. And he really knows how to sell, especially himself. “I work with a guy in L.A.,” says Rashid, declining to name him. “He made a lot of really bad furniture. His business was hand-to-mouth. I proposed seven or eight projects. The pieces I’ve done for him have already become iconic.” The subtitle of his monograph, I Want to Change the World, is not ironic, just characteristically immodest. “Most industrial-design studios try to interpret a client’s needs and come up with a style,” says Paul Rowan, co-founder of housewares manufacturer Umbra. “Karim has his own personal vision.” It helps that Rashid’s vision incorporates things that Rowan needs, like a design that will stack and ship easily and that creates little waste in the making. Rashid’s father was a set designer for Canadian TV who rearranged the family furniture every Sunday. So perhaps it was ordained that Karim would grow up to become one of the pioneers in non-cheesy plastic, making objects that have energy and personality but aren’t wacky. He, like many of his generation, has championed the could-only-be-designed-with-computers blob. But his is not just a blob for its own sake. His Oh Chair...

Article: Ceramic fat lava vases set of 2 Producer: Marei Ceramics, Germany Decade: 1970s Set of 2 original vintage Studio Pottery vases was produced in ...

Pair of Meissen covered potpourri vases, circa 1745.

Bronze dragon sculpture wax cast and fire gilding by Tillmann Köhn Can be used as display, well as door or handle handle the dragon is 22cm long x 7cm ...

Nymphenburg Porcelain limited edition skull - Butterflies - attributed to the modern man that is no longer fears mento mori. This hand crafted and hand painted skull is a perfect exa...

The girl in a white dress and with a blue bow in her long hair bends over the wicker doll's pram and places the doll into the deep pillow. Modeling and painting of the finest quality...

Article: Pottery ceramic table light base set of 2 Producer: Hustadt Lights, Germany Decade: 1970s Original vintage 1970s pottery ceramic table light bases made in Germa...

Large Vintage Postmodern German Floral Floor Vase from Steuler, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1980 to 1989 This piece has an attribution mark. Additional information: Material: ...

Article: Pottery ceramic vase Producer: BAY Ceramic, Germany Decade: 1970s Description: Original vintage 1970s pottery ceramic vase made in Germany. Hi...

KPM shell and flower motif cabinet or patch box, The top realistically modelled as a clam shell, the interior revealing painted florals, and the blue undergl...

Lenzkirch Art Nouveau Jugendstil mantle clock This German clock features stylized accents heavily influenced by the Art Nouveau and Jugendstil era. I...

A bit of a Brutalist midcentury vase from the Ubelacker pottery.

70s sewing box sewing basket Utensilio wood mesh Space Age mid century design Object: sewing basket Manufacturer: Condition: good Age: around 1960-1970 Dimensions: ...

Fat Lava Vase with Decor and stamp 393-15, W-Germany' 1960s W Germany Glazed pottery. Stamped on the base. 282-26, W-Germany. Measures: 15 x 10 x 10 cm The piece is in Good co...

Beautiful, original, unique, round Mid-Century Modern Atlanta wall clock. Made in Germany. Very beautiful, elaborate Mid-Century design. Made entirely of brass. The hook is screwed t...

Decorate an office or study with this large antique silvered sculpture composition attributed to Wilhelm Zwick. Created in Germany circa 1907, and signed "Resch 1907", the sculpture ...

Attributed to Ludwig Karl Maria Vierthaler for J. Winhart & Co. Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable ...

Two similar vases from the Walther factory in Germany, from their midcentury production. This matched set both have faceted sides so that they catch the light when you pass by, and are of sufficient weight to ensure stability. The eye-catching period color (amethyst) and contrast between glass and metallic, makes them instantly recognizable. Size: Ice bucket H 5.51 x D 5.9 inch The elegant classical...

German Rococo-style porcelain figurine of a couple at a dressing table, circa the 1950s, attributed to Älteste Volkstedter Porzellanmanufaktur. This adorable porcelain figure group f...

"Eagle Owl" is a fine porcelain figurine depicting an owl about to depart from a branch to attack its prey. The details are exquisite and set off by 24 karat gold. It is produced by ...

Beautiful german vintage large floor vase from Schreurich Keramik, decorated with white and grey lava glaze.

Continental German (late 19th Cent) sculpted terra-cotta master mask mold of a grinning face with intense eyes displayed on a square black marble base stand (part of a collection).  

An amazing china porcelain studio art pottery vase made in Germany, by Hutschenreuther Hohenberg, circa 1930s. Vase is in good condition with...

Beautiful stepped glazes design, illustrating the Muller's patented design technique. Peter Müller was the owner of a small porcelain factory in 1955. His partner was his brother K...

Completely handmade porcelain bowl with a hands-free naturalistic painted Easter hare figure with black spots. The bunny is sitting on the side of the bowl for decorating nuts or swe...

Article: Pottery ceramic vase set of 2 Producer: BAY Ceramic, Germany Decade: 1970s Description: Set of 2 original vintage 1970s pottery ceramic vase mad...

Small iron sculpture of a reclining greyhound with elegantly crossed front paws and raised head. Finely detailed, characteristic of Berlin ironwork and the delicate metal artistry of...

Rectangular Berlin iron tobacco box dating to the early 19th century, richly adorned with intricate ornamental detail. The pyramidal lid is topped by a finial shaped like a pinecone....

1900s Foldable Anatomical Brochure Depicting the Human Head A rare brochure illustrating the anatomy of the human head. Very detailed multicoloured depiction of several layers of th...

S1271 Decorative Object in Olive Wood by Jörg Pietschmann Dimensions: D 23 x W 27 x H 15 cm. Materials: Olive wood. In Pietschmann’s sculptures, trees that for centuries were part ...

Article: Set of two fat lava art vases Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s These original vintage vases was produced in the 1970s in Germany. It is made of ceramic p...

NEW - Rosenthal Versace Porcelain "Le Roi Soleil" Ashtray Plate in original box.

Desk box designed by Dunhill. Beautiful decorative vintage desk box, created in Germany for Alfred Dunhill, back in the 1990. It was made up in shiny black leather with a discrete f...

This piece is a superb example of the work of the Meissen porcelain manufactory. Modelled by E. A. Leuteritz in the 19th century based upon earlier models, it is a group piece, showi...

Antique Antler candle holder with deer horns, Germany around 1900 A rustic candle holder, made of horns from the deer. The spout features a turn...

A very impressive, fine quality 19th Century Meissen porcelain clock garniture, having putti surround the clock and pair of candelabra representing the four seasons, the enamel clock...

A wonderful sculptural orange orb ashtray from the 1960s German era of ABS Plastics manufacturing dominance. Harder to find and highly collectible decor. J...

Blue vase by ES Keramik, the variation of blue and white in the matte lava glaze makes for a stunning vase. Measurements: H 8.5", W 5", D 3.5"

Pink Vase by Markus Friedrich Staab One of a Kind Dimensions: D 18 x H 31 cm. Materials: Wood, paint, brass, paper mache. Indian Vase out of paper mache with brass inlay for your fl...

Handmade leather dog / Boxer by DERU, Germany 1960s. These small leather animals are folded from a thicker piece of brown leather and riveted . Stamped Deru. Origami technique. The m...

A rare Scheurich Fat Lava ear vase, model 407-35, crafted in West Germany ca. 1970. Featuring vibrant red glaze and heavy textured lava drip in brown and cream, this tall piece showc...

Meissen porcelain vase, 20th century Germany. Trumpet form, white porcelain. Decorated with cobalt blue and gilding. Hand painted with flowers in the middle field. Two different b...

Exceptional allegory of death in carved bone. Depiction of a leper wrapped in a stole. Southern Germany, Tyrol, 18th-19th century. Superb quality of carving, showing no signs of mech...

Victorian Miniature Black forest Antler Casket 1860 A marvelous antique rustic casket. It is made of wood, veneered with antler pieces. On top an antler plaque...

Absolutely spectacular oak & calamander Art Deco mantel clock manufactured by Pfeilkreuz Junghans clock company In Germany in the 1930's . The case has a angular design with raised c...

An iconic piece of early 20th-century industrial design, this Continental typewriter by Wanderer-Werke AG was produced in Germany in the 1930s. Known for its exceptional craftsmanshi...

European hand-painted porcelain figure. Queen with crown, key and scepter. Late 19th century. Measures: 15 x 7 cm. In excellent condition. Stamped.

Article: Ceramic stoneware object, UFO Vase Designer and producer: Gerhard Liebenthron Information: Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen 1925 †2005 Decade: 19...