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20th Century Decorative Objects

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Period: 20th Century
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Russian Enamel Cigarette Case
Located in New Orleans, LA
This elegant Russian enamel cigarette case is crafted of gilt silver and decorated with a bright floral design of cloisonné enamel. A tur...
Category

Russian Other 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver

Arthur Andersson, Large Mid-century Vase, Sweden, C. 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Created by the Swedish ceramist Arthur Andersson in the middle of the 20th century, these voluminous vases are noteworthy for their formal symmetry and their banded designs, which of...
Category

Swedish Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Persian Solid Silver Lidded Box / Bowl Iran, c. 1940
Located in London, GB
A beautiful vintage Persian solid Silver Lidded Container with an oval shape and a tall pointed lid. The body of the Box and the surface of the lid are embellished with rich, ornate ...
Category

Persian 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver

Piero Fornasetti Mani Con Farfalle Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Piero Fornasetti collaborated with Studio Ars Labor,Industrie Riunite (S.A.L.I.R.) on a series of cold -painted enamel vases in 1935. Originally debuted at the VI Triennial of Veni...
Category

Italian Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Antique Edwardian Synyer & Beddoes Sterling Silver Photograph Frame
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver photograph frame; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. This fine antique Edwardian sterling silver ...
Category

English Edwardian Antique 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Edwadian Period Sterling Silver Ring Box
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Period, sterling silver ring box with hinged lid, J.E. Ellis and Company, Toronto, Canada. Ca. 1900. Tight closure. Lined with off-white fabr...
Category

American Edwardian Antique 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique George V Sterling Silver Photograph Frame (1911)
By E.F. Braham Ltd
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver photograph frame; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. This exceptional antique George V sterling silver photograph frame has a rounded rectangular form with an incurved, domed upper portion and a plain rectangular internal window. The surface of this George V silver photo frame is plain and embellished with a paralleling embossed decorated border to the rim. This antique silver photograph frame...
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English Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Martin Brother's Chess Piece
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
7 R W Martin for the Martin Brothers, a Rare King Chess Piece Dated 1901 14.5cm high, 7.5cm wide, 7.5cm deep Restoration to hand and finial of Orb Lacking the full Sceptre Areas wher...
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20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Petite Burnt Orange French Mid-Century Ceramic Vessel
Located in New York, NY
Petite burnt orange French mid-century ceramic vessel with splayed black paint overlay. ' Signed underneath J Blin.
Category

French Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Austrian Silver and Enamel Cigarette Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Austrian 800 standard silver and enamel cigarette case; an addition to our silver smoking related silverware collection. This exceptional sterling silver cigarette case has a plain rectangular form with rounded corners. This Georg Adam Scheid silver and enamel cigarette case has a subtly curved form offering a comfortable fit in the majority of pockets. The anterior cover is embellished with an exceptional original enamel panel depicting a female wading through a vast amount of water, holding in her hands her skirt, boots and parasol. The posterior cover is ornamented with the contemporary engraved initials 'THW.' The rounded sides of this cigarette case are plain and unembellished. Each cover features a plain rounded thumbpiece in addition to a hallmarked push fit catch, which when released reveals two hinged compartments. This impressive example of continental silverware...
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Austrian Other Antique 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Trio of Custom Acanthus Leaf Sconces by Tommi Parzinger
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Lovely and elegant group of brass candelabra sconces featuring an acanthus leaf motif were designed by Tommi Parzinger from one of his most important commissions, the Appleman resid...
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Collection of Three Silver Articulated Fish
Located in New York, NY
Comprising a larger pair of fish, perhaps stylized Koi, and a smaller fish; each with jeweled eyes and body realistically modeled with articulated sections allowing the body to move ...
Category

20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver

Bruno Gambone Glazed Ceramic Bull Sculpture, Italy, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Bruno Gambone glazed ceramic or stoneware standing bull, Italy, 1970s. Signed on underside "GAMBONE ITALY". This graphic and sculptural bull is at once whimsical and austere and make...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Small 1950's Italian Sommerso Murano Glass Vase Attributed to Flavio Poli
Located in New York, NY
Attributed to mid-century Italian designer Flavio Poli, this 1950's vase is composed of green in amber sommerso Murano glass blown in a teardrop form with a bulbous bottom gracefully...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Murano Glass

Swedish Designer, Organic Bowl, Driftwood, Pine, Sweden, 1978
Located in High Point, NC
A sizeable driftwood and pine bowl designed and produced in Sweden, 1978.
Category

Swedish Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Driftwood, Pine

Large Onyx Vase, Italy, 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Large 70s onyx vase. A geological map to be hypnotized by. Also available a set of two smaller pieces
Category

Italian Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Onyx

Clyde Burt Ceramic Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt stylized face vase in matte gray glazed stoneware with manipulated and applied facial details. Signed to underside: [CB]. American, circa 1965.
Category

American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre Vase
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
5428 Daisy Makeig Jones for Wedgwood. A Fairyland Lustre Vase in the Pillars Design C 1920 30cm high, 15cm wide.
Category

Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Bulldog Statues Circa 1910
Located in Culver City, CA
Bulldog Statues England circa 1910 Cast iron and bronze bulldog statues with chain leashes. 13”w x 11”d x 19”h
Category

English Edwardian Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze, Iron

William Moorcroft Two Handled Vase
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
5270 William Moorcroft Two Handled Bowl decorated to the interior and exterior with the Pomegranate design on an Ochre Ground Circa 1910 17cm high...
Category

British Art Nouveau 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

1960s Austrian Cow Horn Comb by Carl Auböck
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant comb hand carved from cow horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
Category

Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Horn

Ken Warneke Face Painting "Female looking Left"
Located in Chicago, IL
Ken Warneke Face Painting "Female looking Left" Chicago School of Painters Ken Warneke Face Painting "Female Looking Left"
Category

Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Masonite, Paint

Ken Warneke Face Painting "Female Looking Right"
Located in Chicago, IL
Ken Warneke Face Painting "Female Looking Right" Chicago School Signed and dated to verso of all three works ‘K. Warneke 1984’.
Category

North American Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Masonite

Tony Rosenthal Mozart Prelude Variation 94" long Wall Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Tony Rosenthal Mozart Prelude Variation 94" long, painted cut plywood bolted together with supports on backside for hanging and to come away from wall 5" for dramatic effect Signed T...
Category

American 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Plywood

English Modern Sterling Silver Box, 1938
By W.H. Manton Ltd. 1
Located in New York, NY
George VI sterling silver box. Made by WH Manton in Birmingham in 1938. Rectangular with curved corners. Cover hinged with gently curved top and tapering tab. Cedar-lined and partiti...
Category

British Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Simon Kops set of Brass Minimalist Animal Sculptures
Located in Chicago, IL
Simon Kops set of Solid Brass Minimalist Animal Sculptures; Hand made Giraffe, Duck and Horse Signed underside of each, Simon Kops Giraffe 7.50" high X 5" length X 2.50" wide Rocking...
Category

American Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Art Deco Box 825
Located in Hellerup, DK
A vintage Georg Jensen Art Deco box crafted from early sterling silver, featuring design #825 by Sigvard Bernadotte dating back to 1938. The robust rectangular box is expertly hand-c...
Category

Danish Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Midcentury Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lovely miniature stoneware vase by Berndt Friberg, in an ample apple form with a thin neck. Decorated with warm ochre hare’s fur glaze. Berndt Friberg was a Swedish ceramicist, reno...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Ture Berglund, Vase, Glass, Sweden, 1940s
Located in High Point, NC
A blown glass vase designed by Ture Berglund and produced by Skansens Glasbruk, Sweden, 1940s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Muranese Yellow Gold Glass Umbrella Stand, Italy 1960’s
Located in New York, NY
Can also be used as a large vessel.
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Automaton Clock And Music Box House
Located in New Orleans, LA
This artful and unique automaton clock and music box house proudly bears the signature of Geneva, a hallmark of unparalleled horological excellence. For generations, Geneva has seaml...
Category

Swiss 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Art Deco Box 843
Located in Hellerup, DK
A sterling silver Art Deco Georg Jensen box, design #857 by Jorgen Jensen dating back to 1930. This rectangular box boasts a hinged lid for convenient access. Each corner of the box ...
Category

Danish Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Green Ronces Vase By René Lalique
Located in New Orleans, LA
Designed by René Lalique in 1921, this Ronces pattern vase features a bold array of winding blackberry vines. The vessel highlights the master's love of the striking forms and natura...
Category

French Art Deco 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Midcentury Stoneware Vase by Gunnar Nylund for Rörstrand, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful, large stoneware vase by Gunnar Nylund, in a classic form. Glazed pale blue with “Mimosa” pattern. Gunnar Nylund was one of the most influential ceramicists and designers ...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Diane Cooper Mixed Media over Wood Wall Mounted Bundle Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Diane Cooper Mixed Media over Wood Wall Mounted Bundle Sculpture, From Ruth Horwich collection. Textures Canvas and Metal About Diane Cooper: Inspired by the visual culture in Japan,...
Category

American Modern 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Stoneware Vase by Berndt Friberg, Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1950s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Small stoneware vase by Berndt Friberg, in a slender onion form with a long neck and flattened rim. Velvety midnight blue hare’s fur glaze. Berndt Friberg was a Swedish ceramicist, ...
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Art Deco Box 829
Located in Hellerup, DK
A Georg Jensen Art Deco Box in sterling silver, design #829 designed by Harald Nielsen in 1935. Its structure comprises a rectangular base seamlessly merging with a flared-out rectan...
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Danish Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Italian Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver Honeycomb Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver picture frame. Square window in wide and flat surround with incised honeycomb pattern on front; edges plain. With glass and velvet lining and back w...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Cartier Double Picture Frame with Throbbing Scarlet Enamel
Located in New York, NY
Modern double picture frame. Retailed by Cartier in New York. Two vertical (portrait) rectangular windows in horizontal (landscape) rectangular surround. Sterling silver borders and ...
Category

Italian Modern 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Parcel Gilt Inkwell (1907)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver parcel gilt inkwell made by R & S Garrard & Co; part of our antique silver and glassware collection. Th...
Category

English Antique 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver

Mappin & Webb English Modern Sterling Silver Box, 1965
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth II sterling silver box. Made by Mappin & Webb in Birmingham in 1965. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged with flat top and scalloped tab. Interior cedar-lined and...
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British Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sumptuous Tiffany Edwardian Classical Silver Gilt Urn Vase
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Classical sterling silver urn. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Curved and tapering bowl with leaf flange on domed foot; leaf-capped, wrapped, and mounted high-looping si...
Category

American Edwardian Antique 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Set of 6 French Belle Epoque Louis Seize Classical Silver Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Set of 6 Belle Epoque cast 950 silver candlesticks in Louis XVI style, ca 1910. Made by J. Gruhier in France, ca 1910. Each: Spool socket with stepped and detachable bobeche. Taperin...
Category

French Louis XVI 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver

Bänsteboa, Lidded Box, Wood, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A handcrafted wooden lidded box designed and produced by Bänsteboa Slöjdcenter, Sweden, c. 1970s
Category

Swedish Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Pair of Gorham Edwardian Classical Sterling Silver Column Candlesticks, 1917
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Edwardian Classical sterling silver candlesticks. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1917. Each: Fluted column and composite Corinthian capital. Bobeche detachable with chamfere...
Category

American Edwardian Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair of Gorham Edwardian Classical Sterling Silver Column Candlesticks, 1916
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Edwardian Classical sterling silver candlesticks. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1916. Each: Fluted column and composite Corinthian capital. Bobeche detachable with chamfere...
Category

American Edwardian Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair of Tall Gorham Edwardian Neoclassical Column Candlesticks, 1908
Located in New York, NY
Pair of tall Edwardian Neoclassical sterling silver candlesticks. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1908. Fluted columnar shaft on stepped square base. Composite Corinthian capital wit...
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American Neoclassical Revival Antique 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pair of Edwardian Period Sterling Silver Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Edwardian Period, sterling silver candlesticks, Adelphi Silver Co., New York, Ca. 1915. Each candlestick measures over 6 1/2 inches high x 3 inches diameter (at widest point ...
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American Edwardian Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Bänsteboa, Lidded Box, Wood, Sweden, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A handcrafted wooden lidded box designed and produced by Bänsteboa Slöjdcenter, Sweden, c. 1970s.
Category

Swedish Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Crystal Centerpiece by Angelo Mangiarotti for Cristalleria Colle, Italy, 1980s
Located in Milan, IT
Crystal bowl by Angelo Magiarotti for Cristalleria Colle.
Category

Italian Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Bowl 242
Located in Hellerup, DK
A sterling silver Georg Jensen bowl, featuring a pierced stem adorned with floral details and scrolls. It was designed by Johan Rohde in 1919, identified by design number #242. The b...
Category

Danish Art Nouveau Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Upsala Ekeby, Dish, Earthenware, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A beige and orange-glazed earthenware dish designed and produced by Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1930s.
Category

Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Claude Boeltz, Bronze Eclaté Candleabras, France, circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Claude Boeltz’s candelabras possess the asymmetrical, numinous beauty of lightening, mimicking the natural phenomenon in hue, form, and arrangement.    
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French Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Quartz, Bronze

Neos Lorenz du Pasquier & Sowden Postmodern Clock
Located in Chicago, IL
Neos Lorenz du Pasquier & Sowden Postmodern Clock A blue and purple plastic postmodern wall clock with yellow hands and numbers designed by Nathalie du Pasquier and George Sowden for...
Category

Italian Post-Modern 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Plastic

American Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver Jewelry Box
By Schroth Jewelers
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver box. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged with straight tab. Box interior velvet lined. Cover interior gilt. Fully marked including maker’s...
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Gorham Art Nouveau Red Silver Overlay Perfume
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau glass perfume with engraved silver overlay. Made by Gorham in Providence, ca 1900. Globular with short neck and everted rim in silver collar; ball stopper. Overlay in ope...
Category

American Art Nouveau 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver

Karl Springer Chic Waste Basket in Ostrich Skin 1976-1978
Located in New York, NY
Chic waste basket in ostrich skin on the outside and inside by Karl Springer, American 1976-78. The bottom is covered in silk moiré. The craftsmanship of all Springer skin work is ex...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ostrich Leather, Silk, Wood

Pair Vintage Italian Silver Gilt, Rock Crystal & Malachite Candlesticks c. 1950
Located in London, GB
A magnificent pair of rare Italian Silver Gilt mounted Candlesticks with polished rock crystal columns and malachite details on the base and the top of each Candlestick. Each Rock Cr...
Category

Italian 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Malachite, Rock Crystal, Silver

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