Italian Decorative Objects

Amazing large sculpture or paperweight in murano art glass in the style of Cenedese. It's showing two Jelly Fish inside, in two different colors, floating on controlled bubbles. Ma...

Large Rimini Blu bowl. Very rare in this size, with a diameter of 27,5 cm. This piece has an attribution mark. Additional information: Materials: Ceramic Style: Mid-Century Modern B...

Introducing rare Collector's Masterpiece: YOCHI OHIRA, DE MAJO Murano Glass Vase Elevate your collection with this exceptional piece by Yoichi Ohira, a distinguished Japanese artist who seamlessly blends his native aesthetic with the rich traditions of Italian glassmaking. Crafted in collaboration with master blower Vittorio Ferro in 1990, this large cup from the Ombre Azzurre series is a testament to Ohira's mastery of form and technique. This stunning vase stands at an impressive height of 22.5 cm with a diameter of 29.5 cm, showcasing the meticulous artistry behind its creation. Part of the Blown Glass Collection...

Article: Pop Art Vase Producer: Opaline Florence Decade: 1970s Description: Original vintage 1970s Pop Art hand blown vase made in Italy by Opaline Florence. Made of high ...

Grey Marble Socle From our Sculpture collection, we are delighted to offer this exceptional Antique Italian Marble Bust Augustus Caesar. The bust...

This exquisite 2-lb creation is crafted from the finest rare honey onyx sourced from Pakistan. Hand made by a master artisan in Italy, showcasing beautiful patterns and bands that ar...

"Contemporary Bee Hand-Blown Glass Bottle" by Simone Crestani Introducing the Bee Bottle, a stunning testament to artistry and nature's intricate beauty, m...

A beautiful Italian pink handkerchief art glass vase in the style of Venini, circa 20th century, Italy. A beautiful hand-made piece with quilted / diamond...

A fine pair of vintage designer Italian square dishes or vide poches. By Buccellati. In sterling silver. With a stepped edge and a ring handle to each side of the square. Each ma...

Stunning decorative vanity set of 3 Murano blown glass with 24k gold. This incredibly stylish and rare set was made by Barovier in Italy during the 1950s. In fabulous conditions, wi...

Attributed to Flavio Poli for Seguso d'Arte, this biomorphic Murano glass bowl is handcrafted with red highlights fading through bringing warmth into...

1st edition Gaetano Pesce half ball vase for Meritalia with the big surprise base. Fantastic and rare example of Pesce’s exquisite ability with resin. The wo...

Italian Demijohn / Carboy originally used for transporting wine (ca. early 20th Century, Italy). Bulbous ballon/teardrop form composed of attractive emerald green free-blown glass ex...

Roman marble Fragment of a Right Foot with Sandal Circa 1st - 2nd Century A.D. An evocative Roman marble fragment, preserving the front portion of an over-lifesized sandalled foot. The toes, nails, and bridge of the foot have been sensitively carved. The outer sole of the sandal remains, with delicate, pointed straps joining between the first two toes in a diamond shape. This fragment once belonged to Danish sculptor Jens Adolf Jerichau...

Beautiful Italian " Torso " 20th century Carrara marble. Measure: H: 47m including base, 30cm without very good condition

This exquisite Mid-Century Modern ceramic vase was designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Studio in Italy during the 1950s. Featuring a textured cream-colored body with vibrant hand-pain...

Elegant set of six handmade Murano drinking glasses with working to "Mace" multicolor. Murano artisans perform this service with great care and ...

Nature can stage extraordinary landscapes. The scenarios are vast, the lights are amazing, the surprises are endless. And when man and nature meet, enchantment occurs. Inspired by th...

Italian Murano Glass Handkerchief / Tulip Vase in sky blue. Bottom with Arte Murano Hallmark. In good condition. Normal/small signs of age and wear.

A blown-glass bowl designed by Ercole Barovier and produced by Barovier & Toso, Italy, c. 1940s. Overall Dimensions (inches): 3.5"H x 7.5"W x 5.5"D All items ship from High Point, ...

A stunning and rare antique Neoclassical or Grand Tour style architectural fragment with four majestic lion paws. This piece, which was once an ornate table base, is hand carved gilt...

Priced per item (only 2 fish available as shown). Large and beautiful vintage Murano hand blown dark sapphire blue, ruby red stripes, gold lips and silver flecks Italian art glass f...

The Glass Eden Gold Candleholder, handmade in Venice, is a stunning celebration of nature's beauty. Designed by Catherine Urban, this piece evokes the Garden of Eden, featuring delic...

Unique and interesting trinket box by Fendi. This vintage piece from the early 1990s is made in leather and covered in the classic Fendi Pequin stripe fabric design. This piece ope...

Italian handmade Murano glass vase in thick clear to yellow color, air bubbles inside the glass. Decorated with vertical stripes and inlaid gold dust. Marked/engraved on the bottom. ...

A Pair of 19th Century Italian Hand-Carved and Hand-Polished Carrara Marble Models of Children Reading and Writing, Signed A. Piazza, After Antonio Canova. Antonio Canova (1757–1822...

Ettore Sottsass grew up in Turin, and graduated in architecture from the Turin Polytechnic in 1939. In 1947, he founded his own studio in Milan. In 1956, Sottsass moved to New York w...

This is a vintage terracotta from Italy representing a seated Cat. You can see realism in the mouth the eyes and the teeth. The colors are Brown white and blue. This sculpture has b...

Nice Mid-Century Murano Sommerso Glass Vases Designed by Flavio Poli for Alessandro Mandruzzato in Italy in the 70s

Vintage Panel realized by Piero Fornasetti in 1950s. Screen print on wood. Brass frame. Covered with glass. Most probably a unique specimen, realized in 1950s for Sartoria Fanucchi...

Rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with two-tone translucent stripes fired enameled on guillochè and fine hand-engraved on all sides, French Empire Napoleon...

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown opalescent dark pink and white Italian art glass swan bird sculpture / figure. Documented to designer Archimede...

Snuff Box Snuff Box Venetian landscape is in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated 24 carats.. Snuff Box Snuff Box Venetian landscape has translucent fired enamel on guilloche and min...

Vintage Italian Murano glass paperweight hand blown with intricate white, light blue, and dark blue ribbons / Made in Italy, circa 1960s Origina...

Vintage "Sommerso" vase realized by Flavio Poli in the 1970s. Excellent condition.

Beautiful murano glass figurine of a clown riding a bicycle, perfect for those collectors who have a special love for them. high: 40 centimeters width: 24 centimeters Depth: 15 cen...

The Deneb vase in multicolored glass was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1982 for Memphis. Signed “E.Sottsass per Memphis Milano”. Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in...

Sculpture foot fragment, ceramic foot, bronze foot Bronze patinated light ceramic sculpture light refractory ceramic, bronze patinated. Classic bronze ceramic foot dimensions: 26x11...

Magnificent organically shaped and materially exquisite Mid-Century modernist vide-poche or bowl made in solid Malachite from Elba Island in Tuscany, Italy, circa 1970. Featuring a...

An authentic 19th-Century Italian confit pot or jar, rare with a yellow drip. This pot is full of character, hand crafted and painted with two charming handles, known as 'ears.' Thes...

Bitossi by Aldo Londi “Pavoncella” Bird – Rimini Blu Glaze Ceramic Pavoncella (dove) bird designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, finished in the distinctive Rimini Blu glaze. Londi, wh...

Sea monster Carrara marble mouth fountain Italy, late 16th century It measures 13.8 x 31.5 x 18.9 in (35 x 80 x 48 cm) State of conservation: some small evident gaps and widespread signs of wear due to outdoor exposure. The gray marks crossing it do not come from restoration, but are rather the natural veins of the marble. This work has some morphological characteristics typically associated with the iconography of the sea monster: an elongated muzzle, sharp teeth, protruding eyes, elongated ears, and a coiled serpent's tail. An in-depth series of studies on artistic depictions of the sea monster attempted to verify how this symbol evolved in antiquity in the European and Mediterranean contexts and how it gradually changed its image and function over time. The iconography itself is mutable and imaginative and its history is rich with cultural and artistic exchange, as well as the overlapping of ideas. This occurred so much that it is difficult to accurately pinpoint the "types" that satisfactorily represent its various developments. However, we can try to summarize the main figures, starting from the biblical Leviathan and the marine creature that swallowed Jonah (in the Christian version, this figure was to become a whale or a "big fish", the “ketos mega”, translation of the Hebrew “dag gadol”). Other specimens ranged from the dragons mentioned in the Iliad (which were winged and had legs) to "ketos” (also from Greek mythology), the terrifying being from whose Latinized name (“cetus”) derives the word "cetacean". See J. Boardman, “Very Like a Whale” - Classical Sea Monsters, in Monsters and Demons in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds, in Papers presented in Honor of Edith Porada, Mainz am Rhein 1987, pp. 73-84). In Italy the monster underwent yet further variations: it can be found in Etruscan art on the front of some sarcophagi representing the companion of souls, while among the Romans we find the “Pistrice” (cited by Plinio in Naturalis Historia PLIN., Nat., II 9, 8 and by Virgilio in Eneide: VERG., Aen., III, 427), which appeared in the shape of a stylized hippocampus or a very large monstrous cetacean and evolved into a hideous being with a dragon's head and long webbed fins. During the Middle Ages, the sea monster was the object of new transformations: at this time, it is often winged, the head is stretched like a crocodile, the front legs are often very sharp fins - sometimes real paws - until the image merges with dragons, the typical figures of medieval visionary spirituality widely found throughout Europe (on this topic and much more, see: Baltrušaitis, J., Il Medioevo fantastico. Antichità ed esotismi nell’arte gotica, Gli Adelphi 1997). In Italy during the 15th and 16th centuries, the revival of classicism - representative of the humanistic and Renaissance periods - led to a different reading of these "creatures". Indeed, the sea monster was also to find widespread use as an isolated decorative motif, especially in numerous fountains and sculptures where dolphins or sea monsters were used as a characterizing element linked to water (on this theme see: Chet Van Duzer, Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps, London, The British library, 2013). From the morphological point of view, the "sea monsters" of this period are mostly depicted as hybrid figures, in which the body of a mythological or real being (a hippocampus, a sea snake, a dolphin), is joined to a head with a rather indistinct appearance. It was usually characterized by large upright ears, an elongated snout, sharp teeth and globular, protruding eyes; a complex and indefinite figure, both from the symbolic point of view and from that of its genesis. The work we are examining is placed as a cross between the medieval sea serpent and the Renaissance dolphin, with stylistic features which recall the snake as often used in heraldry (such as the "snake" depicted in the coat of arms of the Visconti - the lords and then dukes of Milan between 1277 and 1447 - and which, for some, may be derived from the representations of the “Pistrice” that swallowed Jonah). In the search for sources, Renaissance cartography and in particular woodcuts should not be neglected. See for example the monsters of Olaus Magnus, from the editions of the “Historia de gentibus septentrionalibus” (“History of the peoples of the north”) and the natural histories of Conrad Gesner, Ulisse...

Monofiore Balloton extra large vase in Amber Murano glass by Venini. It looks soft, but it’s not; it’s glass. The optical illusion of Monofiori by Venini from 1970 lies in its name: ...

Jewel box Baroque style, in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated. Jewel Box has fine hand engravings around fired enameled spaces with lapis lazuli type painting. Jewel Box Baroqu...

Fantastic silver bird by Gabriele De Vecchi, Milano (IT). The body formed by an ostrich egg flanked by a silver beak and fitted with a tail and legs decoration. Eyes made of hard sto...

Pair of large Mid-Century Modern Murano glass vases, signed Costantini. Italy 1970s. The vases are priced and sold by pair. The large Italian vases are handmade and entirely in Muran...

Italian ceramic vase, stripes, signed. Small scale chunky footed cylinder vase decorated with “fasce colorate” or colored bands of teal green, blue, orange, yellow, over an off-white...

Scroll down and click "view all from Seller" to see more than 400 other unique products. (2.2) Giovannoni's Kong is, surprisingly, technological and almost human. It shines in front of itself just as if the power went out. It's out of scale to be a toy, out of scale to be a lamp, but it is also out of scale to be a gorilla. With its 20.8" (53 cm) height, Kong XS...

19th century Italian Sculpted Alabaster Bust Of Apollo, the Greek god of art, medicine and music. White alabaster bust is intricately sculpted with the Greek god peering to his left,...

Beautiful classic Rimini blue ceramic Whimsical elephant sculpture by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy, 1980s.

Beautiful large Baroque angel-wing with its original color and gilding. Extremely rare to find in this size. Very decorative item placed on a wooden base. Italy, circa 1750. Weathere...

Italian Este Ceramiche faux bamboo watering can. Bone colored ceramic with simulated bamboo handle and trim in a green/brown color way. Brand stamp on the underside. This piece is ...

This is an interesting bronze sculpture multiple art work signed by the Italian artist Filippo Panseca. Title The secret of the Pharaoh This is a multiple of a numbered edition of...

Blown glass bar bottle in cadmium yellow. Murano, Italy, circa 1950.

A Carlo Moretti beautiful marbled decor Murano glass vase in white and orange. Handmade in the island of Murano, near Venice, Italy, circa the 1960s. A gorgeous, cheerful piece. Di...

REDUCED FROM $580....Tall large Murano black glass and aventurine vase attributed to Vincenzo Nason & Cie for their Avventurina Collection. Lovely mode...

Stunning Mid-Century jewelry or decorative octagonal box in a beautiful tortoiseshell effect lucite and brass. This stylish object was made in Italy during the 1970s and is attribute...

A superb work of art handcrafted of clay, this stunning vase depicts in a detailed way the masculine features of a Moor's head, adorned with fruit and flowers. Typical of the Sicilia...

Large Classic Italian Cigar Box in Thick Silver Plate With Striking Striped Decor on the Top and Fitted with the Original Cedar Wood Lining. Great additio...

A striking hand-carved wooden sculpture, nearly 200 cm tall, with a twisted form that evokes organic movement and architectural rhythm. Painted in delicate layers of soft pink, green...