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Period: Early 20th Century
Turkana Tribal Wood Headrest, Stylized Human Form, African Beaded Attachments
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Turkana tribal carved wood headrest, stylized human form, early 20th century, Kenya, African. Headrest from Kenya with attached leather, beads, buttons and a metal finger knife. Great sculpture...
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Kenyan Tribal Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

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Wood

Art Nouveau Box by Erhard & Söhne
Located in New York, NY
An Art Nouveau rectangular box with a bobsledding motif Designed and manufactured by Erhard & Söhne. Burlwood, and brass. The brass inlay on top depicts a bobsled with a four-man cre...
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Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

1927 René Lalique Vase Picardie Cased Opalescent Glass With Sepia Patina
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase "Picardie" made in cased opalescent with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1927. Engraved signature on bottom. Perfect condition. Exceptional model. Extremely rare. height: 24 ...
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French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Blown Glass

Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Vase "Lake Como" by Emile Galle
Located in London, GB
An exceptionally stunning early 20th Century French cameo glass vase etched and enamelled with a scenic landscape of Lake Como including mountrains, buildings and birds. The vase wit...
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French Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Franz Bergmann Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Figure of Snake Charmer
Located in Forney, TX
A highly coveted Franz Bergmann Vienna Cold Painted Bronze Figure of an Arab Snake Charmer on an alluring carpet of alluring colors and patt...
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Austrian Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Antique Silver Clutch Bag, Sterling Silver Chain Mesh Ladies Purse Evening Bag
Located in Wembley, GB
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...
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British Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Emile Galle Art Glass Cameo Vase
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Emile Galle Art Glass Cameo Vase. It is an elongated ovoid shaped vase. It has a frosted orange glass at the upper top highlighted by differ...
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French Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Art Nouveau Stoneware Gourd Vase Pierre-Adrien Dalpayrat
Located in Chicago, US
PIERRE-ADRIEN DALPAYRAT (1844-1910) After working nearly half his life as an itinerant faience painter and directing production for commercial porcelain manufacturers, Dalpayrat’s ey...
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French Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Francois Theodore Legras Pair of Vases in Enameled Glass Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
This pair of vases is made of glass. They are green in colour with formal motifs in enamel. The flowers remind of hibiscus. They are of an Art Nouveau style. Art Nouveau is an ar...
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French Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Lejan Caravel Ship Sculpture at Orchies's, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Crackle glaze ceramic caravel ship sculpture by Lejan at Orchies, France, circa 1920. One of the largest Art Deco crackle glaze ceramic pieces. Measures: Width 15" (38cm), Height 19"...
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French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

English Equestrian Horseshoe Silver Plate & Oak Desktop Inkwell Inkstand c. 1900
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique English Edwardian silverplate and oak inkwell inkstand with a pen rest, circa 1900. This fine inkstand has the original lovely cut cr...
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English Edwardian Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal, Silver Plate

Large Vintage Teal Aqua Green French Demijohn / Carboy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
French Demijohn / Carboy originally used for transporting wine (early 20th Century, France). Composed of 'blown-to-mold' glass (a method accepted as 'hand-blowing') aqua/teal glass e...
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French French Provincial Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Blown Glass

Japanese Pottery Vase
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful white to off-white round Japanese pottery vase, late Modern/Art Deco period, circa early-20th century Japan, 1921-1941. Vase has a ...
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Japanese Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery, Ceramic

Monumental Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Coral Ground Vase
Located in New York, NY
Chinese porcelain Famille Rose coral ground vase, baluster form with long neck and flared lip, painted with a stylized central bird perched on a branch and...
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Chinese Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Antique figurative pocket knife, France 1920.
Located in Milan, IT
Antique figurative pocket knife, chiseled and guilloché, representing a rabbit lying down with its ears down. Brass handle plates with three rivets, spring and steel blade. Signed Th...
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French Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Steel

Antique Art Deco Bohemian Pirkenhammer Porcelain Flower Girl Figurine
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare antique circa 1910-1923 painted and gilded porcelain figurine titled Blumenmädchen or Flower Girl by Pirkenhammer Kunst-Abteilung of Czecholslovaki (Bohemia). Marked Prof. W Ger...
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Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Rare IMHOF Bronze Enamel Alarm Travel Clock
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a 15 jewels Swiss round clock. It depicts an enamel round frontal panel painted with a colorful beautiful bouquet of flowers framed by gilded bronze Roman numerals dial. In t...
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Swiss Neoclassical Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Large English Antique Brass Desk Magnifying Glass / Paperweight c.1910
Located in Bath, GB
Always very popular and a very useful desk-top accessory, this one is one of the larger examples, quite an imposing size. These large circular magnifiers actually are the condenser o...
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British Edwardian Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

1924 René Lalique - Vase Druide Cased Jade Green Peppermint Glass
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase "Druide" made in cased peppermint jade green glass by René Lalique in 1924. Engraved signature. Perfect condition. Exceptional color! Height: 18 cm Félix Marcilhac...
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French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Blown Glass

Rare Find Art Nouveau Daum Cameo Glass Vitrified Monnaies du Pape Round Coupe
By Daum
Located in Bochum, NRW
Daum Cameo Glass Bowl, France, circa 1910. A rare Art Nouveau Daum cameo glass vitrified Monnaies du Pape round coupe (Honesty). Very finely acid etched, wheel carved decor of Honest...
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French Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Vintage Japanese Temple Style Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely vintage Japanese Temple style box. Made of rosewood … this box has a cover featuring Buddhist Swaztikas on the front. The cover lifts off to reveal a tabernacle with 2 carved dragons on wither side. Probably made in the first quarter of the 20th century, circa 1920-1930. Rectangular shaped for the storage of deities statues...
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Japanese Japonisme Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Pair Blue and White Delft Jars Netherlands Hand Painted
Located in Katonah, NY
A pair of blue and white Dutch Delft jars hand painted in the Netherlands, in the late 19th or early 20th Century. Hand painted all around on a lobed body with a chinoiserie scene of...
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Dutch Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Delft

Rare „Floreali“ vase by Ercole Barovier Vetreria Artistica Barovier
Located in Zurich, CH
Rare and Important „Floreali“ vase by Ercole Barovier Vetreria Artistica Barovier. A masterpiece of murrine technique, featuring intricate flower patterns that captivate collectors....
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Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass

Early 1900s French Neoclassical Oval Brass Jewellery Box with Agate Moth Decor
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very pretty and heavy early 1900s Neo-Classical oval brass jewellery box with 2 moth decorations carved in agate. The figures on the (I think machine made repoussé) side look like from Roman times. The middle-eastern little tent shaped lid feels very Moorish, also the round glass 'gem stone' decorations look like the decoration on antique Moorish jewellery...
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Neoclassical Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Agate, Brass

Spectral Seed Iridescent Art Nouveau Bowl by Clement Massier
Located in Chicago, US
An encounter with Massier’s luster-glazed ceramics is an embarkation on an acid-colored trip, the sort of exploration which inspires deep reflection and requires transparency. Clemen...
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French Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Chinese Shiwan Green Glazed Ceramic Jar / Planter, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful green glaze typical of Chinese "Shiwan" pottery adorns this early 20th Century Chinese storage jar. This pot also has a wonderful turquoise hue. Shiwan ware is a style of...
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Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Large Green Marble & Patinated Bronze Sculpture – G. Germain, Paris 1907
By S. Germain
Located in Tarry Town, NY
A striking and conversation-worthy piece, this antique sculpture features a stunning blend of green marble and beautifully patinated bronze, showcasing exceptional craftsmanship. Cre...
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French Baroque Revival Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Pair Of Chinese Brass Foo Dogs
Located in Houston, TX
Pair Of Chinese Brass Foo Dogs. Offered is a well detailed pair of Chinese brass foo dogs that date from the 1920's. This great pair of foo dogs would work as a coffee table accessor...
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Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Gilded Art Nouveau "Web-Footed Sea Monster" Vase by RStK Amphora
Located in Chicago, US
Model #4619 Riessner, Stellmacher and Kessel (RSt&K), consistently marked pieces with the tradename “Amphora” by the late 1890s and became known by that name. The Amphora pottery fa...
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Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
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French Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Shell

Antique Emile Gallé Vase in Yellow Frosted and Dark Art Glass, Early 20th C.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Antique Emile Gallé vase in yellow frosted and dark art glass carved in the form of a park landscape with trees and a bridge. Rare model. Early 20th century. Measures: 27.5 x 7.7 c...
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French Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Iridescent Art Nouveau Vase with Crabs and Seaweed by Clement Massier
Located in Chicago, US
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
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French Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

French Art Deco Marble and Bronze Ink Well
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French Art Deco marble inkwell with bronze details and well atop. The size and wonderful art deco detail make for this piece a complement to ma...
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French Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Belgian Black Marble, Bronze

Pair of Tall Edwardian Sterling Silver Neoclassical Column-Form Candlesticks
Located in New York, NY
Tall, Edwardian, sterling silver, neoclassical, column-form candlesticks, Birmingham, England, 1914, Bayliss and Coulthard - makers. Measures: 12 1/2 high x 5 wide x 5 deep (at squar...
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English Neoclassical Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

1929 Pewter and Brass candelabras attributed to Sylvia Stave
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful 1929 Pewter and Brass candelabras attributed to Sylvia Stave for CG Hallberg, Sweden. Age appropriate wear with small engravings at the foot. Dimensions: H 8 in. x W 11 in...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Pewter

Antique Moroccan Silver Plated Tea Caddy Footed Candy Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1920s Antique Moroccan Silver Plated Footed Tea Caddy with hinged lid. This authentic Moroccan brass silver plated box has a beautiful etched geometri...
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Moroccan Moorish Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver Plate, Brass

"Nursing Mother in Africa, " Rare Cubist-Art Deco Bronze Sculpture, Prob. Belgium
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Clearly influenced by the geometric forms and exaggerations of French Cubism, this rare and striking bronze presents an African mother nursing her child,...
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Belgian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Rare enamel bread bin with honeycomb pattern, Germany 1910s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Germany / 1910 / bread bin / enamel / Art Nouveau / Vintage / Antique Art Nouveau lunch box or bread bin made in Germany around 1910. Decorated with white and blue honeycomb pattern and the written on top: Unser tägliches Brot gib uns heute (give us our daily bread...
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German Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Exceptional René Lalique Opalescent Glass Vase “Poissons”, 1920’s
Located in Hampstead, QC
René Lalique (1860-1945) was a French jeweler and glass designer known for his creations of glass art, perfume bottles, vases, etc. In the 1920’s, he became noted for his work in th...
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French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Moroccan Ceramic Blue Plate, Fez, 1920's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Early 20th century blue Moroccan Ceramic plate hand made in Fez. Handcrafted and glazed decorative ceramic bowl from Fez, Morocco. Featuring an elaborate hand-painted Moorish pattern...
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Moroccan Moorish Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

French Glazed Terracotta Fish Sculpture
Located in Houston, TX
French Glazed Terracotta fish sculpture. Interesting antique French iridescent glazed terracotta fish sculpture. This French fish figure is executed i...
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French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Antique "Chelsea Co." Brass Clock, Mini Size, ca. 1910
Located in Petaluma, CA
If you never heard of the Chelsea Clock Co., you have missed a big one. Maybe the best American clock ever made. Made for ships, mantels, tables, and anywhere you can find a place ...
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American Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Antique Greek Civil War Pure Silver Cloisonne Case Engraved Athens Army Day 1946
Located in Portland, OR
An antique Greek pure silver & cloisonne case, circa 1910. Despite this case dating circa 1910 it has a later engraved legend to the base "Greek Army Day Athens, 15th May 1946", from...
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Greek Edwardian Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver, Enamel

19th Century Spanish Terracotta Relief Dish with Cherubs & Flowers
Located in Miami, FL
Lovely antique circular decorative porcelain platers, a round relief centered by hand repoussé children figures playing, with flowers and superlative bas ...
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Spanish Baroque Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Majolica Pink Butterfly Wall Pocket Fives Lille, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica pink butterfly wall pocket signed Fives Lille, circa 1900.
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French Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Antique Austrian Franz Bergman Cold Painted Bronze Peacock Sculpture Statue 1920
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Austrian Art Nouveau coldpainted bronze sculpture of a peacock by Franz Bergman, Vienna, circa 1920. The bronze depicts a remarkably lifelike peacock with it's tail fe...
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Austrian Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

French Giltwood Picture Frame
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century French giltwood picture frame with incised vine decoration and inner bead border. Warm gilt finish is in good condition with some losses to outer edges, slight corner ...
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French Louis Philippe Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Giltwood

Antique Miniature French Marble Case Art Deco Desk Clock with Second Hand Dial
Located in Danville, CA
1920s vintage Miniature French marble case Art Deco clock with second hand dial Here is a French miniature table clock. The maker marked on th...
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French Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Brass

A High Quality Pair of Meiji Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Wisteria and Bird
Located in New York, NY
A pair of antique Japanese Meiji period vases, each features a midnight blue ground and is decorated with silver wire and colored enamels t...
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Japanese Meiji Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Enamel

Porcelain Fighting Polar Bears Sculpture by Royal Copenhagen
Located in San Diego, CA
Porcelain fighting polar bears sculpture by Royal Copenhagen, circa 1936 (per hallmark line over "O" in "Royal" on the underside). The piece is in very good vintage condition with no...
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Danish Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

AARON L. DENNISON 1929 Art Deco Guilloche Blue Enamel Desk Clock In Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
A desk clock with blue enamel designed by Aaron Lufkin Dennison. This is an exceptional desk clock, made in Birmingham England during the art deco period, back in the 1929. The craf...
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English Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel, Silver

Tiffany Grandfather Tallcase Clock
Located in Astoria, NY
Tiffany Dutch Baroque Style tallcase clock, with gilt metal face and enameled Roman Numerals, marked "Tiffany" under clock face and labeled "Made Exclusively in Italy for Prelude Cr...
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Italian Baroque Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Wood

A Stunning French Art Nouveau Majolica Floral Centerpiece by Fives-Lille
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Stunning French Art Nouveau Majolica Floral Centerpiece by Fives-Lille  France, circa 1900s, Gustave de Bruyn & Fils, Fives-Lille  A stu...
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French Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Majolica

Chinese Shiwan Green & Blue Glazed Ceramic Jar / Planter, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful blue-green glaze typical of Chinese "Shiwan" pottery adorns this early 20th Century Chinese storage jar. Shiwan ware is a style of Chinese pottery from the Shiwanzhen dis...
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Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Old Staffordshire Ware Porcelain Fish Pheasant Game Harvest Figurines 8"
Located in Dayton, OH
Old Staffordshire Ware England porcelain figurines depicting a pair of figures in green, pink, and yellow, carrying a basket of fish and game pheasants / birds. Marked on bases. Dim...
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Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Arts & Crafts Patinated Brass Mantel Clock by Sneltjes Haarlem, 1905
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and elegant Arts & Crafts mantel clock. Design by Sneltjes Haarlem. Striking Dutch design from the 1900s. Patinated brass case with Arts & Crafts numerals on the dial. This ...
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Dutch Arts and Crafts Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Japanese Antique Simplicity Box 1860s-1920s / Tansu Sideboard Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old box made in Japan. The furniture was made in the Meiji period (1860s-1920s). The material is Cedar wood, which is very expensive t...
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Japanese Meiji Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

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Wood

Rare Antique Neoclassical Carved Wood Bas Low Relief Homer Harry Bates Plaque
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare antique carved wood reproduction of a clay relief sculpture by Harry Bates, depicting the Greek poet Homer, playing the lyre for two Muses. “The famed...
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European Neoclassical Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Hardwood

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