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Period: Early 20th Century
Antique French Crystal Lead Glass Bronze Mounted Vanity Jewelry Box Casket
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Crystal Heavy Lead Glass Bronze Mounted Vanity Jewelry Box Casket. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 3.5" H x 7.5" W x 4.5" D.
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Unknown Other Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Early 1900 Large Black Forest Fine Carved Burling Stag / Deer Sculpture Statue
Located in Lisse, NL
Good size and beautifully carved, wooden Black Forest stag sculpture. From the posture it is obvious that this impressive stag, with his head turned up, is attempting to attract and...
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German Black Forest Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Antique Picture Frame, France, Circa 1900, 6 x 8 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Wonderful brass picture frame, France, circa 1900. Handcrafted filigree patterns of flowers and leaves. Picture size: 5,5 cm x 8,3 cm.
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French Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

20th Century Italian Pair of Small Vintage Décor Porphyry Marble Obelisks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An early 20th Century, pair of small vintage Italian obelisks made of hand carved Porphyry marble, in good condition. The detailed décor pieces are resting on a square base. Minor fa...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Pair of Large Cast Iron Garden Urns, Garden Planters
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Pair of Large Cast Iron Garden Urns, Garden Planters This is a superb and unusually large pair of cast iron urns The urns are in...
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Classical Greek Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Art Nouveau Rosenthal Porcelain Figurine of Storming Bacchantes by A. Cassmann
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An Art Nouveau figurine by Rosenthal. Entitled "Stürmende Bacchantes" which translates to "Storming Bacchantes". Depicting three half clothed figures stepping towards (or from)...
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German Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Sommelier's Wine List Folio, French, Walnut, Document Sleeve, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique sommelier's wine list folio. A French, walnut and brass decorative menu or document sleeve, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Present your cellar o...
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French Late Victorian Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Pair of Amber Colored Art Deco Candle Holders in Pressed Glass 1930s
Located in Meer, VAN
Pair of Amber Colored Art Deco Candle Holders in Pressed Glass 1930s. A wonderful pair of amber colored candle holders with a very distinct art deco design - made in pressed glass a...
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European Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Antique National Wooden Cash Register
Located in Praha, CZ
- made in Oak - Minor signs of use due to age and use - all seems in functional order - Missing one key from upper door but the door is not locked - made in USA
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Central American Mid-Century Modern Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

A Pair of Antique Japanese Floral Plique A Jour Enamel Vases
Located in Queens, NY
A pair of antique Japanese Meiji era enamel vases. The vases are covered with polychrome enamel foliage and floral patterns made in the Plique a Jour technique. Circa: early 20th cen...
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Japanese Meiji Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Enamel

Antique Early 20th Century Sterling Silver Walnut Cigar Humidor Circa 1900
Located in London, GB
An early 20th century walnut cigar Humidor, circa 1900 with sterling silver corners and nameplate. This piece has a campaign feel the corners are perfectly moulded. The walls of the ...
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English Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Dutch Silver Box with "De Nachtwacht" Rembrandt by H. Hinne, 1924
Located in Delft, NL
A Dutch silver box with "De Nachtwacht" Rembrandt by H. Hinne, 1924. A silver box in relief with a scene on the lid of the painting by Rembrandt "...
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Dutch Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver

Gilbert Rohde for Mutual Sunset Lamp Company Brass Umbrella Floor Lamp, 1930s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gilbert Rohde for Mutual Sunset lamp Company, unlacquered brass umbrella floor lamp with silk shade, all original, 1930s. Timeless rarity. P...
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American Mid-Century Modern Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Erhard & Sohne Art Nouveau Jewelry Box Casket, Germany, c. 1905
Located in London, GB
A beautiful art nouveau casket made by Erhard and Sohne in Germany in c. 1905. The casket is exquisitely executed with foliate detailing, made in th...
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German Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Pair of Large Antique English Brass Beehive Candlesticks
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of large antique English brass candlesticks. In cast brass. With stepped bases, pronounced beehive turnings, and faceted knops. Each marked to the base with an Englis...
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English Victorian Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Inkstand 272
Located in Hellerup, DK
A rare early and large Georg Jensen sterling silver Inkstand, design #272 by Johan Rohde in 1918. This exceptional piece features a rectangular raised base with a hand-chased scroll edge border of Nordic design. The set includes a pair of matching ink wells along with a third column well, designed to hold desk utensils. All three wells are fitted with hinged lids for both elegance and practicality. The inkstand also includes two opposing small square trays with removable lids, each adorned with a single floral bud motif. Completing the set is the original Georg Jensen sterling silver ink well pen...
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Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

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 Swastikas’ 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 1920-30. Rectangular shaped for the storage of deities statues...
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Japanese Japonisme Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Charles Catteau Boch Freres Keramis Art Deco Pottery Vase
Located in Brescia, IT
Fine Art Deco vase by Charles Catteau Boch, La Louvier Gres Keramis Glazed ceramic Excellent condiction.  
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Italian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Bronze Sculpture of a Dog in brown Patina, Austria, ca. 1920
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
bronze of a Dog antique figure. Offered is a Viennese bronze figure of a Dat dating to the early 20th century. He shows an antique patina .
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Austrian Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Female Dancer Sculpture - Josephine Baker - 1920´s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco Female Dancer Sculpture - Josephine Baker - 1920´s. Polychromed Bronze mounted over a black and gold italian portoro base. Josephine Baker (born Freda Josephine McDonald, ...
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French Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Large Antique French Terracotta Tian Bowl, Rustic Provincial Earthenware
Located in London, GB
A timeless example of French country craftsmanship, this large antique French terracotta Tian bowl is a beautifully aged earthenware piece with a rich history. Originally used in Fre...
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French Rustic Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Pair of Early 20th Century Chinese Export Porcelain Famille Rose Spill Vases
Located in Glasgow, GB
This pair of Chinese Export porcelain vases, dating to the early 20th century, is finely hand-decorated in the Famille Rose palette, a celebrated colour tradition within Qing dynasty...
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Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Early 20th Century Italian Majolica Urn
Located in Houston, TX
Early 20th century Italian majolica urn. This gorgeous Italian majolica or maiolica urn or jardiniere is hand decorated with serpents, dolphins an...
Category

Italian Neoclassical Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Maiolica, Majolica

Art Nouveau Vase By Émile Gallè Polychrome Glass, France 1910s
Located in Palermo, IT
Art Nouveau vase by Émile Gallè polychrome glass, France 1910s Intact and in good condition, signed. Gallè's innovative techniques established him as one of the best glassmakers of ...
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French Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Roycroft Arts & Crafts Hammered Copper Bowl
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period hand hammered copper bowl By Roycroft (signed with impressed orb and cross mark) USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 8"W x 8"D x 1.88"H. Good vintag...
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American Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper

Art Nouveau Loetz Glass Vase, Early 1900
Located in Roma, IT
Art Nouveau Loetz Glass vase with Alvin Silver Overlay, realized in Austria in 1900/1910. Very good condition.
Category

Austrian Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Original, Hallmark. Massive Silver Candleholder, Koloman Moser Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Signature: Austrian silver-mark, WW-mark. What is unusual for a Wiener Werkstatte silver-object. The signatures are on the bottom side instead...
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Austrian Jugendstil Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Silver

Pewter Rectangular Box, Italy, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pewter rectangular box realized in the early 20th Century. Dimensions : H 7 x L 17 x D 17 cm. Very good condition.
Category

Italian Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Pewter

Art Deco Ceramic Mahout and his Elephant, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco Elephant and Mahout Sculpture by Stef, Saint-Clément, France, 1920s. This striking French Art Deco sculpture, created by Stef in Saint-Clément in the 1930s, features ...
Category

French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Italian Neoclassical Style Gilt Bronze Mounted Marble Urns
Located in Milford, NH
A fine pair of Italian Neoclassical style marble urns, with bronze mounts including bronze heads of Satyr or Faun the sides of each urn, bronze bud finials, and a bronze acanthus de...
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Italian Neoclassical Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Bronze, Ormolu

Antique French Victorian Silver Plated Figural Centerpiece Bowl Pedestal Base
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance/Victorian Silver Plated Figural Centerpiece Bowl Pedestal Base (No glass insert). Item features drapes and faces throughout with an ornate pedestal. Circa ...
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Unknown Victorian Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver Plate

Bruno Zach Bronze Horses and Cowboys "Chevaux en Cabriole" Signed 1923, 27.5" H
Located in Toledo, OH
Bruno Zach signed bronze sculpture of two fighting cowboys with daggers on rearing horses. Very nice condition. No damages. Dimensions: 15" depth x 19.5" W x 27.5" H.
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Austrian Machine Age Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Tiffany Studios Iridescent Gold Favrile Trumpet Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios By Louis Comfort Tiffany Gold Favrile Iridescent Art Nouveau Trumpet Vase. This is the one you want to have for your collection in the classic trumpet from in amazing...
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American Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage Sessions Electric Wall Clock c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Vintage electric painted wood wall clock with glass front. Shown with life size hand model for scale. CREATOR Sessions Clock Company. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1930-1...
Category

Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Lion Mask Garden Urn
Located in New York, NY
Lion mask garden urn. Beaux Arts period cream cast stone planter with bas relief apposing lion mask ring ‘handles’ suspending ful floral swags all above a zig zag ribbon banded base....
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American Beaux Arts Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Cast Stone

Set of Four Tall Silver Plate Candlesticks by Elkington & Co., England
Located in Morristown, NJ
Set of Four Tall Silver Plate Candlesticks by Elkington & Co., England, 20th Century A refined set of four tall silver-plated candlesticks by the esteemed English firm Elkington & C...
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English Neoclassical Revival Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver Plate

Very Rare Run Glaze Flower Vase, Collector's Item, 1920s, Art Deco, France
Located in Wien, AT
Rare vase, made in France in the 1920s with masterfully executed run glaze in earth tones. The compensated shape of the vase shows an upper round outlet surrounded by three specially designed handles. The spherical ceramic body is vertically notched three times, which gives wonderful plasticity. The entire surface of the vase is covered with run glaze - a masterful surface effect. The colors vary from different shades from brown to green to blue. The shape of the vase is modelled on ancient vessels from the Chinese / Asian area. Measurements approx.: height 21 cm - 8,27 in, diameter 24 cm - 9,45 in The unusual choice of colors and the special plasticity of the vase based on historical models make this original Art Deco object...
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French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Letter-opener with silver handle in the shape of an owl.
Located in Stockholm, SE
Decorative letter-opener with a silver handle in the shape of an owl. Early 20th c. The silverstamps are inexplicit.
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European Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver

"Discus Thrower, " Large, Extremely Rare Bronze with Nude Male Athlete, McKenzie
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Sculpted by America’s foremost artist with a focus on the form and performance of male athletes, this masterpiece of 20th century sculpture -- especially large and rare -- depicts a nude discus thrower as he is about to hurl the disc forward. Robert Tait McKenzie...
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American Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

2 Antique Art Nouveau Silver Plated Candlesticks Candle Holders Pair 10"
Located in Dayton, OH
Pair of heavy late 19th to early 20th century Victorian silverplate candlesticks featuring flower petal candle cups and art nouveau scallop and foliate designs. Dimensions: 5.5" x ...
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Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

"The Coffee Maker" Viennese Vienna Cold Painted Oriental Bronze Franz Bergmann
Located in Berlin, DE
"The coffee maker" Viennese Vienna cold painted oriental bronze by Franz Bergmann. Extremely fine and detailed masterpiece. Both parts hallmarked.    
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Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Pure Art Deco, Marvelous Design & Warm Color Nutwood Mantle / Desk / Table Clock
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful design and also practical in size Art Deco table clock. Over the years we have sold a number of striking (no pun intended) Art Deco clocks, but never one as cool and almost futuristic looking and perfectly symmetrical as this one. The perfect warm patina makes this clock extra special and because of its unique design and color it will look great in every Art Deco interior. To have found this hand crafted in layers table clock with rounded edges was a treat, but to find it in this amazing condition really made our day. Have you also noticed the unique and perfect condition shiny brass clock face? For it to run and strike perfectly was another plus and it all shows that this clock has been loved and looked after from the day it was handcrafted. This perfect working antique clock...
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European Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Pair Antique Samson Mennecy Style Tole Peinte & Porcelain Flower Vases/Cachepots
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of Samson tole peinte & porcelain flower vases or cachepots. In the 18th Century Mennency style. In the form of porcelain urns or vases hand painted with floral motifs ...
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French Rococo Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Tin

1908 Antique Rookwood VIII Olga Geneva Reed 622 Green Pot Bowl 4.5"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Art Nouveau Rookwood Olga Geneva Reed pot or bowl featuring round form with sea green matte glaze. Circa 1908. Shape 622. Size C. Signed OGA - Olga Geneve Reed. Dimensio...
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Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Swiss Black Forest Carved Owl With Glass Eyes, Early 1900s
Located in London, GB
A delightful decorative owl. This finely hand carved Black Forest carved owl sculpture demonstrates incredible workmanship and attention to de...
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Swiss Black Forest Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Pattern Bronze Doré Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze "Zodiac" pattern desk box, decorative box, or jewelry box By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA...
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American Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Original Art Deco Wall Clock by Adolf Loos Early 20th Century, Functioning
Located in Vienna, AT
Functioning wall clock, model design Adolf Loos, circa 1920, white enameled octagonal metal housing, clear glass in nickel binding (flap missing), black hands and numbers, signs of u...
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

1920s Danish Original Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Lobster Bowl or Ashtray
Located in Barcelona, ES
An amazing Royal Copenhagen porcelain basket bowl, dish or ashtray with a highly decorative lobster figurine. This piece is in excellent condition and it is stamped with the manufact...
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Danish Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Large Polychrome Carved Wood Tang Horse
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Sizable hand carved polychrome Chinese horse sculpture with detailed decoration.
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Tang Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Paint, Wood

Pair of Old English Ellis Silver Plate Rococo Style Three-Light Candelabra
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Pair of finest quality Old English Ellis silver plate Rococo style three-light candelabra with flame snuffer Maker- Ellis Silver Co., Birmingham (predecessors to Ellis-Barker Silv...
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English Rococo Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver Plate

Just Andersen – Art Deco Jardiniere in Pewter, Denmark
Located in Kastrup, DK
Just Andersen An elegant jardiniere crafted in pewter, featuring a fluted body in the distinctive Art Deco style. Designed by Just Andersen, one of Denmark’s leading decorative artis...
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Danish Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Pewter

Japanese Rinpa Style Lacquer Ink Stone Box Suzuribako
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese writing box with ink stone (known as Suzuribako) with exquisite maki-e decoration circa late Meiji to early Taisho period (1890s-1930s)...
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Japanese Japonisme Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

1920’s Bakelite Italian Railway Station Wall Clock from the Italian Riviera
Located in London, GB
Rare Italian station wall clock, found in Rapallo in the Italian Riviera. Made from wood carcass with Plastic and Bakelite fascia, with a metal clock face and weighted pendulum.
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Italian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Arts & Crafts 'Tudric' Clock by Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co
Located in Petworth, GB
Iconic and rare Arts & Crafts pewter clock With enamel face and stylised ‘Celtic’ metalwork ‘Tudric’ No 0609 Designed by Archibald Knox For Liberty & Co Circa 1900 Height 20cm....
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English Arts and Crafts Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Enamel, Pewter

Art Deco brass vase vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco brass vase vienna around 1920s Brass polished and stove enameled
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Antique Dalton Adding Machine c.1912
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An antique cast iron and steel Dalton adding machine with Bakelite keys, wooden handle and original brass plaque with patent dates of 1912. With a fully functional wood and st...
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Industrial Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Iron

Pair of Large Antique Japanese Hokai Lacquer Boxes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Japanese lacquered lidded Hokai boxes with chased brass hardware and original ropes. Hokai boxes are traditionally used in Japan as the containers ...
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Japanese Japonisme Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Antique Edwardian Wasp Waist Mannequin – c. 1900–1910
Located in TEYJAT, FR
Antique Edwardian Wasp Waist Mannequin – c. 1900–1910 A rare and elegant early 20th-century tailor's mannequin featuring the iconic wasp waist silhouette, characteristic of the Edwa...
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French Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Textile, Wood

Lötz Art Nouveau Vase in Frosted Mouth-Blown Art Glass with Purple Flowers
Located in København, Copenhagen
Lötz Art Nouveau vase in frosted mouth-blown art glass with purple flowers in relief. Approx. 1900. Measures: 27 x 11.5 cm. In excellent condition.
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Czech Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

ART DECO ANTiQUE STERLING SILVER PERFUME BOTTLE IN ROUND CUT GLASS CRYSTAL
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this medium sized Art Deco Antique cut glass Crystal Perfume bottle flask with sterling silver cap A very ...
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English Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

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