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Art Deco Bulldog Still Bank, Money Bank, Gold Painted Metal
Located in Antwerp, BE
Cute Gold Painted Metal Bulldog Money Bank . This Moneybox Bulldog Dog Figurine has Big Eyes which are looking into yours, so you can't say no to him. It's a Detailed Bulldog Figuri...
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European Art Deco 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Danish Modern Swedish Tall Wall Brass & Iron Candle Sconce
Located in San Diego, CA
A large iron wall candle sconce with brass fittings. Patinated brass each tip comes off for cleaning and polishing incredible craftsmanship beautiful rare piece.
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Iron

A Gilt metal and blue enamel Boudoir Clock
Located in London, GB
A small blue guilloche enamel gilt metel sub miniature boudoir clock. With overpainted silver flowers on the engine turned enamel, the gilt dial engine turned with starburst effect a...
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Swiss Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Art Deco Chrome Perfume Bottle Stand with Atomiser, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this original 1930's Art Deco perfume atomizer with it's own original chrome stand. Features a silhouette of a fema...
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Czech Art Deco 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Chrome

Large 38cm Pottery Fat Lava "super glaze" 279-38 Floor Vase by Scheurich, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Fat lava art vase extra large version Model: 279-38 Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s Description: This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s...
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German Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Postmodern Pair of Glass Vases by Tamara Aladin for Riihimaen Lasi Oy, Finland
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Finland, 1970s. Designed by Tamara Aladin and manufactured by Riihimaen Lasi Oy. Made in plum purple glass. They are rare and highly collecti...
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Finnish Post-Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Magnificent Italian Sculpture "Roman Leader" Early 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Magnificent Italian Sculpture "Roman Leader" early 20th Century HEIGHT 55 cm WIDTH 28 cm DEPTH 10 cm MATERIAL Black marquina marble very good condition.
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Italian Modern 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

1906-1910 Roycroft Copper Matchbox Holder
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1906-1910 Roycroft marked copper match box holder. Hand worked. Good condition with light signs of use. Elegant scrolled design. Provenance: Estate of Katharine Reid, former director...
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Arts and Crafts Antique 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper

Ovoid Vase from the Neri Argento Series, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Milano, MI
Ovoid vase from the Neri Argento series Ovoid vase, on truncated conical foot, black glass with gold and silver leaf inclusions, and red paste threads Carlo Scarpa...
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Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass

Charcoal Round Vase, High Neck & Sloping shoulders, France, c 1950, signed 'EP'
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charcoal Round Vase, High Neck & Sloping shoulders, France, c 1950, signed 'EP'
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Oriental Blue & White Large Foo Dog Terracotta Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Beautiful vintage blue & white foo dog. No chips or breaks. Incredible details. Dimensions: 18 H x 16 W x 9 D.
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Hong Kong Hollywood Regency Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Aries Ram by Miguel Duran-Loriga for Alfaraz Ceramics, circa 1960
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Aries Ram by Miguel Duran-Loriga for Alfaraz Ceramics, circa 1960. Wonderful ceramic ram sculpture by Miguel Duran-Loriga, manufactured by Alfaraz Workshops ...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Satsuma Art Deco Phoenix Vase By Kinkozan Circa 1920
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
JAPANESE SATSUMA ART DECO PHOENIX VASE BY KINKOZAN Circa 1920 Bold, striking and unusual frontal image of a stylized phoenix painted in bright colours against a black ground. 8 1/4...
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Japanese Japonisme 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Bakelite Box for Martougin Chocolat, 1920s, Belgium
Located in Antwerp, BE
Bakelite box for Martougin Chocolat Belgium. A stylish Art Deco bonbon box made of bakelite. This box for Belgian chocolat dates circa 1920s. It's a chocolate storage...
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Belgian Art Deco 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Bakelite

"Portrait of a Woman" by K. Server for Austin Productions
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With it’s raw, organic form and masterful use of space, Klara Server’s “Portrait of a Woman” is a mesmerizing highlight in any room. Made by the renowned New York company Austin Prod...
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Resin

Kari Christiansen for Royal Copenhagen & Alumia Art Pottery Ceramic Vase
Located in New York, NY
Kari Christensen 1960s ceramic vase number 427 from the Tenera range by Royal Copenhagen. The hand painted faience vase measures 8 inches wide, 4 inches deep and 8.5 inches tall. Very, very fine condition. Kari Christensen was a leading Norwegian ceramic...
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Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Crystal Coquille Vase by Paul Kedelv for Flygsfors Sweden, 1950s.
Located in Asaa, DK
Vintage Crystal Coquille Vase by Paul Kedelv for Flygsfors Sweden, 1950s. Small Swedish glass vase signed with Coquille and Flygsfors/56 which indicates it was made in 1956. Height 1...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

Beautiful Italian Sculpture "Torso Satiro" in Black Marquinia Marble Early 20th
Located in Madrid, ES
BEAUTIFUL ITALIAN SCULPTURE TORSO DEL SATIRO IN BLACK MARQUINIA MARBLE early 20th Century HEIGHT 66 cm WIDTH 36 cm DEPTH 22 cm WEIGHT 24 Kg.   MATERIAL Nero Marquina marble very goo...
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Italian Modern 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Vintage Talavera Hand Painted Ceramic Rooster, Unsigned, Mexico, C. 1980's
Located in Chatham, ON
Large vintage Talavera hand painted studio ceramic Rooster - featuring a typical brightly colored multi pattern design - unsigned - Mexico - circa 1980's. Excellent/mint vintage c...
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Mexican Spanish Colonial 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Mid Century Modern Czechoslovak Freeform Art Glass Bowl
Located in Garnerville, NY
Wonderful 20th Century Modern "thorny" freeform Czechoslovak sommerso art glass bowl. Circa 1960. It still retains its foil label, Made in Czechoslovakia, Handmade. The bowl has a mi...
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Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Art Nouveau Celtic Immortality Repoussé Casket by Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
A modern letter box in the hands of Alfred Daguet was not simply a functionally designed repository of mail but a conveyor of messages as well, messages of life-and- death importance...
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Art Nouveau Antique 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Enamel, Steel

Italian Murano Millefiori Art Glass Bowl Attributed to Dino Martens, circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Italian Murano art glass bowl, attributed to Dino Martens and Arte Vetraria Muranese, Mid-Century Modern design period, circa mid-20th century, Italy, 1950s-1960s. Bowl i...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass, Art Glass

Blue and Gold Porcelain Inkwell By Crown Stafforshire
Located in Vienna, AT
A Crown Staffordshire powder blue ground gold plated chinoiserie inkwell early 1900s. Excellent quality inkwell gold gilt Chinese scenes Printed mark and of the dealer T Goode & Co. ...
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English Art Nouveau 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Austrian Figural Tobacco Jar by Johann Maresch
Located in Bath, GB
One of the most charming examples I have seen from the Austrian artist, Johann Maresch. Created from painted terracotta, the jar is in the form of a barrel with a Dachshund coming o...
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Austrian Edwardian Antique 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Post Modern Sculptural Clock in the Style of Sosstass
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Really cool sculptural clock in the memphis style powered by a battery.
Category

European Post-Modern 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Stainless Steel

Mid 20thc Cast Iron Smiling Daschound Boot Scraper
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous cast iron dachshund boot scraper in black paint. Heavy, 35 lbs and stout. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Can be parc...
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American Industrial Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Vase of the Rimini series by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Montelupo pottery, 70s.
Located in Arezzo, Italy
Rimini Ceramic planter by Aldo Londi for Ceramiche Bitossi Montelupo, 70s. Terracotta, pictorial decoration. Each work created by Bitossi follows a very complex working process, bot...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Per Lutken for for Holmegaard Scandinavian Midcentury Glass Candleholder 1960s
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Pair of scandinavian Mid-Century Modern glass candleholder candlestick holder designed by Per Lutken and production by Holmegaard, Denmark ci...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Alvino Bagni for Raymor Vase, Ceramic, Orange, Green, Brown, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Alvino Bagni for Raymor vase, ceramic, orange, green, brown, signed. Tall cylinder vase with a subtle textured sand glaze of bright orange, gree...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Stig Lindberg Unique bowl/ vide poche in black Glaze Made by Hand Sweden 60s
Located in Forest, BE
Brown glazed bowl / vide poche by Swedish master ceramicist Stig Lindberg. From light brown on the edges to dark black. It is the Japanese tenmoku gl...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of brutalist "birds" candlesticks, Denmark, 1970
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Very beautiful pair of wrought iron candlesticks representing two birds designed and produced in Denmark in the 1970s. Structure in black wrought iron. Superb design objects called f...
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Danish Hollywood Regency Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Lorenzo Burchiellaro vase, Italy 1970
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Rare centerpiece designed by Lorenzo Burchiellaro for friend's family. Elegant squared metal sculpture with glamorous brass details. It's publis...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Vintage Mid-Century Modern Hood Ceramic Circle of Love by Royal Haeger
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful ceramic sculpture of a man and a woman called infinity circle of love by Royal Haeger.
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

20th Century French Pair of Brutalist Candle Holders, Wrought Iron Sticks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage French pair of handsome brutalist iron candleholders hand forged and hammered with their original painted finish. These elegant and simple pair of candle sticks have perfec...
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French Brutalist 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Wrought Iron

Art Deco Original Reverse Painted Free Standing Picture Frame, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this very stylish original Art Deco free standing picture frame. The geometric patterning on the glass is reverse painted in black and silver. Very iconic ...
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North American Art Deco 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Aluminum, Chrome

Large Pottery Fat Lava "Abstract" 39cm Floor Vase by Scheurich, WGP 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Fat lava art vase extra large version Model: 279-38 Producer: Scheurich, Germany Decade: 1970s Description: This original vintage vase was produced in the 1970s...
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German Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Mid-Century Orange Fat Lava Vase by Roth Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A Roth Keramik vase, orange outlined with black lava. These vases are very sought after. Model is also called The Banjo, due to its shape. Original sticker/label present.
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Abstract 31cm Ceramic Studio Pottery Object, Gerhard Liebenthron, Germany, 1981
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ceramic stoneware object Designer and producer: Gerhard Liebenthron Information: Gerhard Liebenthron, Bremen 1925 †2005 Decade: 1980s This original vintage Studio...
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German Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

Wedgwood Olympic Games 1972 Plate in Black Basalt - Limited Edition
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
This beautiful Wedgwood Olympic Games 6.5”plate in Black Basalt with Gold inscription has been kept in its original box. Together with the original l...
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English Other Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

1.5kg Glass Bowl Shell Centerpiece by Flavio Poli Attrib., Murano, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Murano glass bowl, element Origin: Murano, Italy Design: Flavio Poli attrib. Decade: 1970s This original vintage glass shell bowl element w...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass

Country Scene with Horses Paper Decoupage Glass Paperweight, circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
A glass and paper decoupage paperweight of an English country scene with horses, circa 1970s, Engand. A great piece for a desk, library, side/end table, etc. Dimensions: 2.63" Depth ...
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English Country 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Felt, Glass, Paper

20th century Italian sterling silver miniature rom the "History of Fashion"
Located in VALENZA, IT
20th-century Sterling Silver miniature belonging to the collection "The History of Fashion" of a 16th-century women's costume that belonged to Eleonora Gonzaga. Eleonora Gonzaga (Ma...
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Italian Renaissance 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Goldscheider Vienna Art Déco Figure, Japanese Woman With Lampion, Lorenzl, c1930
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare and excellent Goldscheider art ceramic figure of the 1930's: Young standing Japanese woman in traditional kimono with wide sleeves and colored floral decoration on dark blue ba...
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Large Black Ceramic Vase, France, c. 1960, numbered
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wonderfully simple shape, Nice glaze
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Bust of Caesar in polychrome marble
Located in Rome, IT
Busto di cesare in marmo policromo, ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND QUOTE FOR SHIPPING COST CAN BE REQUEST BY SENDING AN EMAIL. ULTERIORI FOTO, INFORMAZIONI SUL LOTTO E...
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Unknown 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

1950's Japanese Monarch Butterfly Garden Outdoor Lantern
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1950's Japanese Monarch Butterfly Garden vintage outdoor Lantern. DIMENSIONS: Height: 8 in. Width: 11.25 in. Depth: 5.5 in. A beautifully des...
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Japanese Japonisme 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Midcentury Collection of Seven "Ice" Gullaskruf Vases, Sweden, 1960s
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This collection of Seven vases were made at Gullaskruf in Sweden 1960s and designed by famous Lennart Andersson. Because of their shape they were named Isi, which translates to Ice. ...
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Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Black Forest 1900s Hand Carved Wooden Buck Head Mounted on Shield Plate
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Swiss Black Forest hand carved wooden buck head wall sculpture from the turn of the century, with shield plate. Born in the early years of the 20th century...
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Swiss Black Forest 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Scandinavian Modern Timo Sarpaneva Crystal Art Sculpture Claritas Handblown 1992
Located in EL Waalre, NL
Timo Sarpaneva – Freeblown crystal Art-Object “Claritas” – Iittala, Finland 1997 A freeblown clear, white and black coloured crystal Art-object / sculpture “Claritas”. Designed by f...
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Finnish Scandinavian Modern 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

2 Stoneware Owls - Carl-Harry Stålhane - Rörstrand - Midcentury Vintage
Located in Stockholm, SE
Two rare owl sculptures in stoneware designed by Carl-Harry Stålhane at Rörstrand. They are 8.5 cm (3.4") high. They are in good condition except from some marks from the production ...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Arts & Crafts Period Clock Set
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage early 20th century “Arts & Crafts” three piece clock set is beautifully hand crafted with a blackened wrought iron exterior. The clock is designed with an exceptional fl...
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British Arts and Crafts 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper, Wrought Iron

Postmodern Black Ceramic Crouching Female Sculpture
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Incredible postmodern ceramic sculpture. Displays a crouched women serving in this world we call home.
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Post-Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Old Signed Carved Inuit Sculpture of a Salmon Fish Attributed to Simon Pov
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine carved stone sculpture. In the form of a salmon or other fish. In 2 parts. Comprised of salmon fish supported on a carved plinth joined by a central wooden dowel. Signed Pov likely for Simon Pov. With Inuit characters possibly for Port Harrison / Inukjuak. Simply a wonderful Indigenous carving...
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Canadian Primitive 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Nautilus Cross-Section in Lucite
Located in New York, NY
Nautilus cross-section in Lucite: Measures: 6.5" x 6.5" x 1".
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20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Lucite

Finnish Arabia Geometric Brown Decor Vase, Bäck, 1960s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Scandinavian midcentury modern ceramic vase with chocolate and caramel brown colors on tiered geometric relief pattern. Designed by Göran Bäck for Finnish A...
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Finnish Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware

1971 Monumental Brutalist Abstract Art Sculpture Metal and Bronze
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Fabulous Art Sculpture Big Brutalist sculpture metal structure covered with composite in faux bronze finish. Style of Paul Evans Unknown artist. Signed RN 1971. H 63 in. x W 20 in. ...
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Carl Aubock Vase or Decanter with Black Leather Top, Midcentury, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful minimal modernist vase or decanter „Tuberkulinkolben", designed and executed by Carl Aubock II in the 1950s. Made of handblown clear glass with a nice hand-sewn black lea...
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Austrian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Leather

Large Amazing Yellow, ceramic Floor Pot / Jug - Italy
Located in Stockholm, SE
A lovely yellow and dark green jug in ceramic from Italy. It is 48 cm (19.2") high and in excellent condition except from a chip near the base. Marked below as on photo.
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

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