1910s Decorative Objects

Art Deco sgraffito ceramic vase by Josef Ekberg for Gustavsberg. Layers consist of pale blue ground and a signature mid blue garland of leaves decoration Signed Ekberg and dated 191...

These stunning angel sculptures are sold as a pair. They were originally placed on an church altar, with one facing left and the other facing right. With their detailed facial features and sweeping wings, they are truly captivating works of art. They were designed by Daprato Statuary Company in the 1910’s. Daprato Statuary Company was founded in 1860 in Chicago by four brothers, who were statue-makers from Barga, Italy. By the 1890’s, the company had grown to be a worldwide ecclesiastical art...

Art Deco 1924 Sterling Silver Chain Mesh Ladies Evening Bag Purse This is an exquisite chain mesh ladies' bag made of sterling silver from the Art Deco era. Its classic feminine d...

A fine silver and blue guilloche enamel sub miniature carriage or travel clock by Tiffany's, who were the retailers. Lovely engine turned pattern, the white enamel dial with arabic n...

Rene Lalique "Leurs Ames" tiara perfume bottle made in 1913 for D'Orsay in molded clear glass with sepia patina. Molded signature on bottom. Exceptional and extremely rare bottle...

A stylish Doulton Lambeth art deco twin handled paneled vase by renowned artist William Rowe and dating from around 1918. The stoneware vase is of tall bu...

A stunning antique English Jewelry case made by the top notch, Mappin & Webb of London. The case is covered in luxurious cognac coloured Croco...

An exceptional seven-piece desk set by Tiffany Studios New York, crafted circa early 20th century in the iconic Pine Needle Pattern. This finely detailed ensemble features warm bronz...

Magnificent and rare Art Deco Amsterdamse School litter basket. Design by Jac. van den Bosch for 't Binnenhuis Amsterdam. Striking Dutch design from the 1900s. Solid oak base with or...

Introducing a very rare and adorable Arts and Craft Yellow Flower Vase in Irregular Shape by Hilma Persson Hjelm, Sweden. It embodies the essence of...

Émile Gallé (1846-1904) French Art Nouveau Caméo Glass Vase «Pavots » circa 1910 Multi-layered glass Triple overlay, green, red and yellow glass Acid-etched cameo decoration of poppi...

This wonderful whimsical Vienna bronze displays 3 mountain climbers scaling a rock. A great scene brought to us in miniature. A subject matter that I have never seen in my very long...

Art Nouveau Garniture Materials: crystal and bronze with a golden patina and yellow crystals with white veins Circa 1910 Origin: Czech Republic It is composed of two glasses and a ce...

WWI Trench art vases etched with the French Rooster, bows, and the year 1917. Trench art was art commonly made by soldiers with shell casings to pass the time in the trenches of WW...

Large French Art Deco stoneware planter by DENERT & BALICHON (Vierzon), France, 1910s. Height : 9.25"(23.5cm), Diameter : 11.8"(30cm). Signed "Denbac" and numbered 122 under the base...

An art deco terracotta-painted plaster sculpture of a partly nude odalisque walking holding a tray, signed and dated "KA (19)15" by Swedish sculptor Knut Andersson (1884–1954). This ...

A rare and monumental vase made by Arnhemsche Fayencefabriek between 1910 and 1917. Bridging the final flourish of Dutch Art Nouveau (Nieuwe Kunst) and the emerging order of early Ar...

A miniature travel clock designed by R. Vachet Paris. Exceptional and very rare miniature travel-carriage clock, made in Paris France at the atelier of R. Vachet. This fabulous litt...

A fine millefiori murrine vase by the Toso brothers, made on the island of Murano around 1910. The lovely colored and decorated murrine were cut from glass canes, arranged on a plate...

This exquisite pair of Art Nouveau perfume bottles, crafted by the esteemed Steuben Glass Company around 1910, exemplifies the elegance and innovation of the period. Each bottle show...

The vase by Loetz from around 1910, features white glass with a red overlay and is intricately etched with a rose motif. The leafs of the rose stand out in light pinkish to deep purp...

A giving joy beautiful French Fayence Floor Vase fantastic Art Nouveau pattern - Impressing Colours Manufacturer unknown - marked Design Period 1915 - 1925 Country of Manufacture : France H / height: 46 cm ~ Gew. / weight: 4550 grs DM / diameter max: 28 cm ~ DM oben / diameter inner rim: 19.8 cm .... an ode to Southern France A Legend of Provence by Adelaide Anne Procter (30 October 1825 – 2 February 1864) The lights extinguished, by the hearth I leant, Half weary with a listless discontent. The flickering giant-shadows, gathering near, Closed round me with a dim and silent fear. All dull, all dark; save when the leaping flame, Glancing, lit up a Picture's ancient frame. Above the hearth it hung. Perhaps the night, My foolish tremors, or the gleaming light, Lent power to that Portrait dark and quaint, — A Portrait such as Rembrandt loved to paint, — The likeness of a Nun. I seemed to trace A world of sorrow in the patient face, In the thin hands folded across her breast: — Its own and the room's shadow hid the rest. I gazed and dreamed, and the dull embers stirred, Till an old legend that I once had heard Came back to me; linked to the mystic gloom Of that dark Picture in the ghostly room. In the far south, where clustering vines are hung; Where first the old chivalric lays were sung; Where earliest smiled that gracious child of France, Angel and knight and fairy, called Romance, I stood one day. The warm blue June was spread Upon the earth; blue summer overhead, Without a cloud to fleck its radiant glare, Without a breath to stir its sultry air. All still, all silent, save the sobbing rush Of rippling waves, that lapsed in silver hush Upon the beach; where, glittering towards the strand The purple Mediterranean kissed the land. All still, all peaceful; when a convent chime Broke on the mid-day silence for a time, Then trembling into quiet, seemed to cease, In deeper silence and more utter peace. So as I turned to gaze, where gleaming white, Half hid by shadowy trees from passers' sight, The Convent lay, one who had dwelt for long In that fair home of ancient tale and song, Who knew the story of each cave and hill, And every haunting fancy lingering still Within the land, spake thus to me, and told The Convent's treasured Legend, quaint and old: — Long years ago, a dense and flowering wood, Still more concealed where the white convent stood, Borne on its perfumed wings the title came: " Our Lady of the Hawthorns " is its name. Then did that bell, which still rings out to-day, Bid all the country rise, or eat, or pray. Before that convent shrine, the haughty knight Passed the lone vigil of his perilous fight; For humbler cottage strife or village brawl, The Abbess listened, prayed, and settled all. Young hearts that came, weighed down by love or wrong, Left her kind presence comforted and strong. Each passing pilgrim, and each beggar's right Was food, and rest, and shelter for the night. But, more than this, the Nuns could well impart The deepest mysteries of the healing art; Their store of herbs and simples was renowned, And held in wondering faith for miles around. Thus strife, love, sorrow, good and evil fate, Found help and blessing at the convent gate. Of all the nuns, no heart was half so light, No eyelids veiling glances half as bright, No step that glided with such noiseless feet, No face that looked so tender or so sweet, No voice that rose in choir so pure, so clear, No heart to all the others half so dear, So surely touched by others' pain or woe, (Guessing the grief her young life could not know,) No soul in childlike faith so undefiled, As Sister Angela's, the " Convent Child. " For thus they loved to call her. She had known No home, no love, no kindred, save their own. An orphan, to their tender nursing given, Child, plaything, pupil, now the Bride of Heaven And she it was who trimmed the lamp's red light That swung before the altar, day and night; Her hands it was whose patient skill could trace The finest broidery, weave the costliest lace; But most of all, her first and dearest care, The office she would never miss or share, Was every day to weave fresh garlands sweet, To place before the shrine at Mary's feet. Nature is bounteous in that region fair, For even winter has her blossoms there. Thus Angela loved to count each feast the best, By telling with what flowers the shrine was dressed. In pomp supreme the countless Roses passed, Battalion on battalion thronging fast, Each with a different banner, flaming bright, Damask, or striped, or crimson, pink, or white, Until they bowed before a newborn queen, And the pure virgin Lily rose serene. Though Angela always thought the Mother blest Must love the time of her own hawthorn best, Each evening through the years, with equal care, She placed her flowers; then kneeling down in prayer, As their faint perfume rose before the shrine, So rose her thoughts, as pure and as divine. She knelt until the shades grew dim without, Till one by one the altar lights...

Émile Gallé (1846-1904) Rare and Important Galle French Cameo Glass Vase Cased glass, opalescent, colorless, yellow and blue, acid-etched design with the Basilica of St Nicolas de P...

Introducing a magnificent 1915 Tiffany Studios Favrile Vine and Leaf vase, a stunning embodiment of Louis Comfort Tiffany’s innovative artistry and mastery of form and color. This ex...

This Tiffany Studios New York flower form Favrile glass vase is uniquely shaped roughly in the silhouette of a curled flower not yet in bloom, with a rounded, rippled rim. The vase features a green pulled-feather decoration on a cream ground, each feather-pull elegantly mimicking the natural veining and variation of hues that would be found on a young leaf or stem. The vase has an opalescent pink goblet...

Japanese vase from the Meiji Period (1868-1912). This is a beautiful pair of antique decorative vases created in the imperial Japan during the Meiji period (1868-1912), back in 1910...

An very rare and very early signed (R Lalique France -see image 5) original grey stained Rene Lalique 'Libellule' knife rest -depicting a dragonfly in flight, dating from 1919 (See ...

Desk table clock designed by Charles & Richard Comyns. This is a beautiful desk clock created by the top notch and prestigious silversmith company of Charles & Richard Comyns. The c...

A handsome English solid sterling silver cigar case, beautifully engraved with a vacant shield-shaped cartouche to the front. The hinge and clasp to the front are in perfect working...

A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Nouveau period "Zodiac" bronze desk set. The nine-piece set includes: large inkwell, pen brush, two letter racks, pair of bookends, stamp box, notepad...

This wonderful sculpture of an ice bear playing with a blue ball is a design by the Austrian Sculptor Franz Barwig (1868-1931) dating to 1915-1920. The sculpture was executed by the ...

Literature: A. Duncan and G. de Bartha, Glass by Gallé, London, 1984, p. 200, pl. 304 J. Bloch-Dermant, Le Verre en France: d’ Emile Gallé à nos jours, Paris, 1986, p. 30 (for relate...

A cigar or desktop catchall box from Austria in the 1900s, made of patinated brass and wood, sounds like a unique and valuable antique. The fact that this particular box is an antique from the early 1900s adds to its value and collectability. Depending on the condition and other factors such as the brand or maker, it could be worth a significant amount of money to collectors of antique smoking...

This vintage table lighter by the company ARROW is an exceedingly rare find: a tastefully nude Hula Girl model crafted from chromed metal, featuring a Bakelite base. Within the base ...

A Cotswold School Arts and Crafts hand wrought iron pricket candlestick on three pad feet.

A very fine Ruskin Arts & Crafts miniature art pottery bowl decorated with blue lustre style glazes by renowned potter William Howson Taylor (British, 1876 – 1935) dated 1913. Rusk...

Being offered is a stunning pair of sterling silver candlesticks by Reed and Barton. The workmanship is simply breathtaking. Scrolls, fans, flowers and leaves come together in this d...

Bourgeois Aine-Paris Paint Box Set, France Early 20th Century Art Nouveau child's watercolor paint set from Bourgeois-Aine of Paris, France. A company, ...

Small faience fish shape dish or platter Desvres circa 1910. Decorated with a coat of arms.

A Pair of Dainty Baccarat Crystal Zenith Candlesticks A Lovely Pair of Table Candle Sticks, with a intensive Diamond faceted design to maximise the refraction of the light, very bea...

A very rare Art Nouveau Daum Nancy pate de verre 'Noisettes' vide poche in orange, reds, greens and yellows. Daum in Nancy was integral is ori...

Inkwell night light by René Lalique, in dark red pressed molded glass. Silvered bronze base. Electrified. 3 polished chips. Total height: 10 cm Width: 15cm Depth: 15cm Weight: 1,4 ...

Otto Prutscher has designed several flower-stands for Thonet, this special design is extremely rare. Literature: J. Ulihr, Semper Sursum, Olmütz 2003, ill p124.

Style WMF Art Nouveau brass and copper flowerpot with levers and organic details Hand-hammered out of one piece of copper. Brass handles with Organic style details With original...

Antique Rookwood cabinet vase / footed bowl / compote featuring Art Deco styling with brown matte glaze. Marked circa XIX 1919, 2093 shape. Dimensions: 3.5" x 3.25" (Diameter x Hei...

Large Early 20th.Century Pine Horse This is a substantial animal, he has previously been stripped back to mostly bare wood, which does help to show what sound condition he is in He...

Large French Art Nouveau vase by DAUM (Nancy), France, 1910-1915. Rosehip flowers. Large double-blown glass vase in the shape of a baluster shouldered with an open neck, decorated wi...

2 Vases WMF Signs: Page: 371 in the Book – Art Nouveau Domestic Metalwork from WMF Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik: The English Catalogue 1906 Hardcover. WMF G: Introduces on ...

A pair of porcelain vases in classic form, decorated with underglaze blue and copper red painting by Imperial potter Makuzu Kozan. Also known as Miyagawa Kozan (1842–1916), Makuzu was one of the most established and collected ceramist known to the west from Meiji Period. The vases are in a classic Chinese form called "Bang Chu Ping" (grain-mallet vase...

Christofle bottle (Dinanderie) Bonce origin France without restorations with original patina (very small bumps on the bottom), circa 1010. Art nouveau, modernist art or modernism was...

Beautiful porcelain jardieniere, made by the French brand Limoges. The jardiniere has beautiful relief decorations, gold-colored accents and a beautiful pattern of colorful flowers. ...

Magnificent and rare Art Deco Amsterdamse School litter basket. Design by Jac. van den Bosch for 't Binnenhuis Amsterdam. Striking Dutch design from the 1900s. Solid oak base with or...

Large Edwardian Bent Wood Hat Box with metal riveted banding for support on all edges. Has a lot of period labels including Cunard Ships, with 4 feet as well to sit upright. Great fo...

Delicate soliflore vase with berries and leaves decor. Multi-layered glass, with a decor intricately cleared with acid through vivid crimson red against a deep yellow glass ground. T...

Genuine French Art Deco sculpture by Robert Bousquet, France, late 1910s. "Tambourine woman dancing", A jester's rattle on the base. Genuine bronze and marble. Bronze, not spelter. O...

A superb sub miniature silver and light blue guilloche enamel carriage or boudoir clock by Juvenia, in leather carry case. The superb engine turned enamel, which is even applied to both sides of the handle. White enamel dial with arabic numerals and cut gilt hands. The inside of the back door marked 'Sterling silver Swiss, silver content 0.935, Aristo Import Co., argent dore...

This sensuous ceramic piece depicts a beautifully sculpted nude figure embracing an exaggerated grape cluster, sculpted by Kai Nielsen for Bing & Grondahl in Copenhagen. While all examples of this piece are rare, the glazes here are extremely unusual, emphasizing a dark ebony color contrasting with a rich purple for the grapes. Officially noted as a "drunken young man," this piece was one of a series depicting wine-lovers issued in 1912, which also included a Bacchus on a donkey, a satyr boy with grapes, and a satyr paired with a woman. Nielsen was a noted sculptor in Denmark, active in the early 20th century, who was heavily influenced by Rodin and Maillol and dealt often with mythological subjects. His bronzes and ceramic pieces have been auctioned by dealers in Copenhagen...

French Art Deco mantel clock set in the Süe & Mare style by Limousin, France, 1918-1920. Spelter, marble, bronze and brass. Clockmaker: E.Brondeau (Limoges). Sculptor: G.Limousin. "E...

Albert Chezal designed this stunning Art Nouveau, distinctly illustrated, dinanderie-pewter-covered box, handcrafted in France's Etains d'Art workshop around 1910. The large, hand-wr...

A bronze alloy Art Nouveau woman entitled "Coup de soleil" table lamp, Signed Ferrand (1846-1932). The sculpture features a thinly dressed nymph with a branching Art Nouveau-style fl...