1890s Decorative Objects

An absolutely stunning large antique Viennese sterling silver pill box made from a hefty gauge of Austrian silver. All sides are decorated with a white guilloche enamel showcasing...

There are clocks… and then there are French clocks that seem to have been conceived not by mortal craftsmen, but by some over-caffeinated cherub in the gilded salons of the Second Em...

A beautiful antique Continental pressed glass jewelry casket, crafted in richly molded blush pink glass and mounted in a warm patinated brass frame. Dating to the turn of the 20th ce...

Aqua Turquoise Majolica Turtle Clement Massier, circa 1890.

Rare Small Majolica Wild Rose Salt Cellar Delphin Massier, circa 1890.

A salmon colored enamel box with patina bronze surround and latch and topped with a gold laurel wreath.

Large 19th century Majolica Palissy leaf wall fish & lobster platter Alfred Renoleau. Signed Polakowski & Cie, Roumazieres. Angouleme (France).

A beautiful antique centerpiece vase. The base is made of bronze, there are three insertable chalices, made of vaseline glass. The glass has a beautiful gradient color, from pink to ...

19th Century French Majolica cache pot bag signed Fives Lille. Painted with flowers and insects.

19th-century small square Majolica floral jardinière Onnaing. Sand background.

Majolica Pink Daisy Candelstick Delphin Massier circa 1890.

Rare and unusual Black Forest box in the shape of wood log with a large wood carved Alpine ibex or bouquetin, circa 1890. The carved bouquetin is 5" height and the box is 8".  

French Majolica duck in flight wall pocket Delphin Massier, circa 1890. Height / 7 inches. Lenght / 12 inches. Depth / 5 inches.

Majolica chick egg cup signed George Dreyfus Paris Circa 1890.

This signed Cesare Lapini alabaster sculpture, titled “Kissing Lovers,” is a stunning representation of romantic love, expertly carved by the renowned Italian artist Cesare Lapini. C...

Delicate and functional, this piece is a late 19th-century Victorian sewing clamp, designed to be secured to the edge of a table with an adjustable screw mechanism. The focal point ...

19th century French Majolica cache pot bag signed Fives Lille. Painted with flowers and insects. A second one is available.

French Faience Wall Pocket Anchor signed FF Desvres Fourmaintraux, Circa 1890.  

A rare, very large, and impressive antique Rookwood and Gorham mantel vase by Amelia Sprague. It features Art Nouveau style pinecone / pine tree theme with sterling silver overlaid ...

German mahogany and ormolu bracket clock with gilt bronze pineapple finials, flanking figural floral corner mounts, arched floral side screens, hinged astragal shaped glass door with...

Large Majolica turtle fountain signed Sarreguemines, circa 1890. Form 913. At the end of 19th century it's not unusual to find in the rich houses thi...

Large marble urn with curved two handled arms and well detailed bronze dore faces. Mark different from base marble. 19th century, Italy. Urn only is n...

A large and architecturally striking pair of silver-plated Neoclassical columnar candlesticks, Germany, circa 1895, stamped “WMF” for Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik. Each candle...

Albert Marionnert art nouveau vase Bronze vase signed Albert Marionnet Origin France Circa 1890 Decoration of plants and leaves of Vine faded patina in very good condition Made in the late 19th century Signed on its base Natural wear. Art nouveau, modernist art or modernism was an international artistic and decorative movement, developed between approximately 1890 and 1914. The 'new art', as its name in French, was an original, youthful and modern style. The art nouveau cultural movement emerged at the end of the 19th century and remained until the beginning of the 20th century, seeking to contrast with industrialization after the second industrial revolution. Art nouveau uses...

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Large Portuguese Palissy tobacco jar attributed to Manuel Mafra. This tobacco jar is decorated in high relief of a frog, large butterflies, bugs, shells, a snake, a crocodile, on the lid a large shell with a lizard on the top, a butterfly and a bug. Very rich decoration all-over the pot. Reference / Page 38 " Portuguese Palissy Ware...

This finely modeled gilded bronze sculpture depicts "Isabeau of Bavaria", rendered with elegance and authority atop a spirited horse. Executed by Emmanuel Frémiet—one of the foremost...

19th Century Rare Large French Majolica Cow. signed Ed. Posteaux. Height / 8.5 inches. W / 12 inches.

Outstanding and highly collectible French officer’s carriage clock of grand luxury, executed in Paris circa 1890–1910. Signed “Villon, Paris”, a prestigious commercial name associated with high-grade horological production linked to the Couaillet Frères manufacture of Saint-Nicolas-d’Aliermont, Normandy. The clock is housed in an elegant “Gorge” case, the most refined and technically complex form of carriage clock casework. Characterized by its deeply concave mouldings and elaborate ormolu construction, this model represents the highest tier of 19th-century French travel clocks...

19th Century Rare French Majolica Pigs Gentlemen Delphin Massier.

19th Century French Majolica Flowers Jardiniere Onnaing.

Small 19th century French Majolica Iris Jardiniere Onnaing.

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique European silver sugar box modelled in the form of a stork; part of our collection of silver bird sugar boxes This exceptional, fine and impressive antique cast 800 standard silver sugar box has been realistically modelled in form of a stork. The silver box is embellished with fine details reproducing the bird's plumage and anatomical features. The body of the bird is further ornamented with impressive cast silver hinged wings; the hinged components indicate the high quality of the piece. This exceptional and large antique silver stork sugar box is fitted with the original push fit head/cover. Condition This antique stork...

Guillaume Coustou is best known for his two pieces of marble sculpture, each called Horse restrained by a Groom (1739-45, Louvre Museum, Paris), known jointly as the Marly Horses. ...

A very fine & large pair of 19th century antique French Sevres Porcelain, ormolu and champleve enamel, handpainted ewers, signed "C. Rochette", circa 1890. Each ewer having a finely cast & gilded bronze rococo handle, each neck is decorated with exquisite champleve enamel. Each ewer having a dark blue porcelain baluster shaped body, with two oval hand-painted reserves each with a courting couple signed "C. Rochette", both reserves are surrounded with lavish gilding & at the base of each painted panel are the Sevres interlaced L's. To the rear are corresponding panels also finely handpainted with landscape scenes, the ewers are raised on champleve socle bases and with onyx plinths below. Condition of both ewers is excellent, a very beautiful pair of exqusite late 19th century Sevres ewers...

Bottle Decanter made in yellow amber glass enameled with flowers and a butterfly by Emile Gallé in the 1890s. Engraved signature. Perfect condition. Exceptional enamel. He...

Rare 19th Century Majolica Catchall or vide poches dish Wasmuel. 5.8 by 5.8 inches.

This exquisite Art Nouveau vase by Émile Gallé in Nancy is statement pieces in the room. Signed E. Gallé. Large Flattened banjo form cabinet vase with red currant decoration in clea...

Antique European rural bucket in wood and iron, 1890s Beautiful patina and wrought iron handle.

A fluted art & craft vase designed by Otto Heintz. This is a very decorative art & craft vase created during the art nouveau period by Otto Heintz. Crafted in America in solid polished brass and embellished with an orchid cut-off from a template made of .925/.999 solid sterling silver. Simple vase with great eye appeal and beautifully made with a very nice synthesis of an orchid. Otto Heintz Otto L. Heintz was born into a family of manufacturing jewelers established in 1875 in Buffalo, NY. By about 1902 he had purchased a small company, renamed it the Art Crafts Shop, and began design and manufacture of copper items with colored enamel decoration. He was granted three patents. By 1906 he changed the name to Heintz Art Metal Shop, and shifted to bronze as the base material and sterling silver as ornamentation. The Art Crafts Shop’s hammered “look” was replaced by a series of machine-shaped bodies with sophisticated patinas. The definitive patents for applying sterling silver to bronze without solder was granted August 27, 1912. Heintz line consisted of vases and bowls, candlesticks, smoking accessories, trophies, lamps, desk accessories, picture frames, bookends, and jewelry. From a circa 1916 trade catalog: “Heintz wares have won an enviable reputation among buyers of art goods, because of originality and beauty of design, and unusual quality of attractiveness. Country: New York, United States. Period: Art & Crafts, art nouveau, 1890-1900 Materials: Polished bronze and sterling silver. Weight: 475 Grams, (0.48 Kg.). Measurements: H. 222.25 mm by Diameter 120.65 mm (8.75 x 4.75 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with the mark for the assay and warranty of the .925/.999 silver as follows: "STERLING". Condition: The overall condition of this Otto Heintz vase...

Vase with copper base and partial silver plating Italy, probably Rome or Naples, late 19th century Elegant ornamental vase in embossed and silver-plated copper, with an antique gree...

There are objects one purchases… and then there are objects one inherits from destiny. This pair of late 19th century bronze and porcelain Sèvres style candelabra belongs squarely in...

Colorful Majolica double vase with two parrots, the vase are decorated with painted pink flowers signed Delphin Massier, circa 1890.  

A delightful French hand painted opaline vase. Very delicately painted design of garlands in gold, blue and cream accents.

French Majolica dog wall pocket signed Delphin Massier. Height / 7.3 inches. The Massier are known for the quality of their unique enamels and paintings. The Massier family produced ...

19th century pair of French Majolica pink flowers jardinières. Sand background.

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese Export silver bowl. This exceptional Chinese Export silver (CES) bowl has a circular rounded form. The body of this antique Chinese silver bowl...

A rare find, this fabulous figural desk bell was cast in metal in the form of a pig with a quality screwed construction. The mechanical bell can be wou...

Antique French Napoleon III period candlestick made of bronzed spelter, late 19th Century. This antique candleholder features a design draped with chains and is supported by a three-...

Pair 19th Century French bronze statues by Louis Auguste Moreau (1855-1919) are exemplary examples of the glorification of the simple rural life celebrated by artists in France during the Belle Epoque. A distinctive departure from rendering affluent families and lifestyles as dictated by the many patrons of art over the centuries, this informal movement gave a glimpse into the lives of everyday people. In this example, we have two young maidens, one carrying a bundle over her shoulder and a basket in her left hand, while the other totes a basket over her shoulder and a couple of protesting chickens in her right hand! Each maiden is modestly dressed...

French Majolica dish reticulated leaf, Circa 1890.

Beautiful figurine group Meissen Knaufzeit. Depiction: Rape of the Sabine Woman. Design by Johann Joachim Kaendler. Manufactured around 1900. Underglaze blue crossed swords M...

Add a touch of historical elegance to your collection with this antique stone capital. Featuring intricate roman designs, this piece is a beautif...

A magnificent English Victorian inkwell made from solid English brass having been professionally polished to gleam. This grand figural dog inkwell was modelled in the form of an E...

Excellent Art Nouveau porcelain figurine by August Ringler: Naked winged cupid, loosely covered with a cloth fastened by an embroidered belt, looking down at a winged, flaming heart ...

French Majolica rooster vase signed Carrier Belleuse for the manufacture of Choisy le Roi, circa 1875. Very rare colors. Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse (born Albert-Ernest Carrier de Belleuse; 12 June 1824 – 4 June 1887) was a French sculptor. He was one of the founding members of the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, and was made an officer of the Legion of Honour. At the end of 19th century, Choisy le roi was one of the most important ceramics...

The pink ground with molded decoration including a curtain pulled back to reveal heavy gilt molding on a dark ruby ground, the ground pink body further e...

19th Century Pair of English Majolica vases bamboo with a pink bow.

Majolica fish jardiniere signed George Dreyfus Fontainebleau circa 1890.

Fabulous, rare, sterling silver (.950) Art Nouveau, Martele inkstand with ball feet and hinged lid, the Gorham Manufacturing Corp., Providence, Rhode Island, circa 1905. According to the PTB mark on the underside, most probably, the Gorham silversmith who made it...