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Period: Early 20th Century
Pair Franz Bergmann Austrian Bronze Figures in Moorish Brackets, Early 20th c
Located in Austin, TX
Two good Franz Bergmann Austrian cold painted bronze figures now mounted in highly architectural Moroccan Moorish style carved and inlaid wood brackets, early 20th century, Austria a...
Category
Moroccan Moorish Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Large Silver Candlestick 925 Sterling Silver
Located in Berlin, DE
Large candlestick 925 sterling silver.
Multi-profiled candlestick made of 925 sterling silver with crescent moon and crown hallmark with 5 candle arms.
Category
Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,520 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Rookwood Art Deco 1920 XX Pink Matte Glaze Mantel Vase Urn 10"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Rookwood Art Deco 1920 XX pink / purple matte glaze vase or urn. Shape 2404. This vase was designed by Albert Cyrus Munson, active b.1917.
Albert Cyrus Munson designed pie...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Exquisite 1920s Art Deco German Figurative Porcelain Vanity Box of Elegant Woman
Located in Red Lion, PA
Exquisite 1920s Art Deco Porcelain Vanity Box – Elegant Woman Figurine, Germany
This rare and stunning Art Deco porcelain vanity box from the 1920s captures the elegance and glamour...
Category
German Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
An Art Nouveau Hand-Carved Wood Italian Bust of a Young Boy
Located in Catania, Sicilia
This Art Nouveau Italian bust embodies the movement's hallmark features and also incorporating elements influenced by Italian art and culture. Their historical and artistic value mak...
Category
Italian Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Fruitwood
Pair of Antique English Silver Plated Candlesticks in a Corinthian Column Style
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This pair of antique candlesticks are hallmarked by an unknown maker, and presumed to originate from England and date to approximately 1920 and done in a Greek Revival style. The can...
Category
English Greek Revival Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Glass and English Sterling Silver Match Striker / Paperweight
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver and glass match striker; an addition to our ornamental coll...
Category
English Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art deco Pedestal dish by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
An early Just Andersen art deco pedestal dish made in the 1920s. Closing in on a 100 years it bears signs of its history, yet it is a stylish detail testamenting the Just Andersens c...
Category
Danish Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Pair of Popular Traditional Rustic Metal Candlesticks
Located in Barcelona, ES
Early 20th Century Pair of Popular Traditional Rustic Metal Candlesticks
Discover the charm of traditional French craftsmanship with this pair of rustic metal candlesticks, crafted ...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$771 Sale Price / set
32% Off
Wedgwood Flame Fairyland Lustre Imperial Bowl
By Wedgwood
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre imperial bowl, the exterior decorated in, 'Leapfrogging Elves' design on a sunset sky, flame ground. Mother of pearl ground to the interior, with fairies, e...
Category
Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Pair of Spode Porcelain Vases w/ Hand Painted Rose Specimens Artist Signed
By Spode
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a beautiful pair of Spode hand painted, artist signed "Sevres Green" porcelain vases with gilded graceful handles rising above the opening. Painted on both front and reverse ...
Category
English Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Monumental Famille Rose Porcelain Vases
Located in Locust Valley, NY
A pair of Chinese Famille Rose porcelain vases with an outdoor figural scene under flowering branches. Top of each vase is bordered with a curved geometric pattern and the base is bo...
Category
Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$4,140 / set
Gilded Austrian Bronze Inkwell / Pen Rest, Signed Bergmann
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent and grand late Victorian Austrian desk set, made from cast bronze, beautifully finished in gold.
The cast Owl is a figural inkwell ...
Category
Austrian Edwardian Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Rare Important Statues Signed Faberge 1912 Russian Kamer Kazak Bodyguard
By Fabergé
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning, very rare and highly collectible pair of Faberge signed cast and cold painted bronze statues of A.A. Kudinov and N.N. Pustynnikov, personal Kamer-Kazak bodyguards of Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna and Empress Alexandra Feodorovna
A little history, the original sold at auction in 2013 for $5,200,000, I’ll include further information below which came from Sotheby’s
These expertly made statues are as mentioned of A.A. Kudinov and N.N. Pustynnikov in dress parade uniforms with badges and medals, the coats trimmed with Imperial eagles, the cockaded fleece hats with gold braid, inscribed in Russian on the heels and soles of the boots 'Kamer-Kazak since 1894/A.A. Kudinov/Fabergé/1912'
History
The precise origin of these figures, which appear to be copies of – or models for – the well-known Fabergé hardstone...
Category
European Edwardian Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$44,785 Sale Price / set
20% Off
French Art Deco Crackle Glaze Ceramic Demeter or Ceres Table Lamp, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco lamp sculpture by Charles HARVA, France, 1920s. Crackle glaze ceramic, brass and glass. Demeter / Ceres resting after work. Flowers, fruits and corn / maize pattern o...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Decorative Terracotta Lion Head
Located in Madrid, ES
Add a touch of regal elegance to your collection with this decorative terracotta lion head, crafted in the early 1900s. This striking piece captures the majestic essence of the lion,...
Category
Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Beautiful Edwardian Sterling Silver Table/Jewelry Box With Pull-Out Drawer
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful, Edwardian period, sterling silver table/jewelry box on ball feet, having a hinged lid and a pull-out drawer (which has a lovely, hinged handle). The box was made in Chest...
Category
English Edwardian Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hammered brass bowl vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Hammered brass bowl vienna around 1920s
Polished and stove enameled
Category
Austrian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Large Antique Sculpted Marble Figure of Caesar Augustus
Located in London, GB
Large antique sculpted marble figure of Caesar Augustus
Italian, early 20th century
Measures: Height 186cm, width 118cm, depth 44cm
Known as the ‘Augustus of Prima Porta,’ the o...
Category
Italian Classical Roman Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Fratelli Toso Murano Antique Fenicio Blue Orange White Italian Art Glass Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful antique Murano hand blown cobalt and sky blue, orange, and white Italian art glass decorative double handle cabinet vase. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company, circa 190...
Category
Italian Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
$488 Sale Price
24% Off
Wrought iron candle holder with snake and flower and match holder
Located in Wien, AT
Candle holder and match holder cast iron snake and flower around 1908
Original condition
Category
Austrian Jugendstil Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Antique Japanese Bronze Cloisonné/Champleve Vase Urn
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Japanese Bronze Cloisonné/Champleve Vase Urn
This Antique Japanese Bronze Cloisonné/Champleve Vase Urn showcases the timeless artistry of traditional Japanese craftsmanship...
Category
Unknown Anglo-Japanese Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Antique 1912 Duncan & Scobbie Birmingham Sterling Silver Tea Canister Caddy 177g
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 1912 Birmingham sterling silver tea canister / tea caddy / snuff by Duncan & Scobbie. Oval body with footed base and lid.
Dimensions:
3.5" x 2.5" x 3.75" (Width x Depth x He...
Category
Edwardian Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
$328 Sale Price
20% Off
Émile Gallé (1846-1904) French Art Nouveau Glass Vase « Magnolias» circa 1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Émile Gallé (1846-1904)
French Art Nouveau Caméo Glass Vase «Magnolias » circa 1900
A multilayer deep red and yellow glass vase with acid-etched and wheel-engraved decoration.
Desig...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
$6,724 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Chinese Glazed Ceramic Soy Sauce Jar, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This glazed Chinese ceramic jar from the turn of the 19th Century was once used for soy sauce production. It features a brown finish and outer surface that f...
Category
Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Weighing Machine, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, ES
Weighing Machine, circa 1920
Manufactured in Spain.
In original condition, wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Materials:
Metal
Dimensions:
H 27cm
W 5...
Category
Spanish Mid-Century Modern Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$806 Sale Price
25% Off
1929 Rene Lalique Vase Montargis Black Glass with White Patina
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase "Montargis" made in black glass with white patina by Rene Lalique in 1929.
Molded and engraved signature on bottom.
Perfect condition. Exceptional and very rare color.
heigh...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Stained Glass
Monumental Amphora Art Nouveau Bowl w/Saurian by Eduard Stellmacher & Co.
Located in Chicago, US
Model #13
Eduard Stellmacher and Co, Porzellanfabrik und Kunstkeramische Industriewerke
Driven to establish a new company that produced luxury porcelain and ceramic items based on his own aesthetic aspirations, Stellmacher left Amphora when the workshop was at its most prosperous, in 1904. Together with entrepreneur Karl Frank, who provided the financial backing, he founded Ed. Stellmacher & Co. in Turn-Teplitz in 1905.
From the outset, Stellmacher worked hard to achieve a major position among other high-end ceramic art producers. He believed the success of the company would depend on his products of “appropriate methods and unerring quality, perfect from both the technical and artistic sides”. Stellmacher based his first collection on artistically progressive products, pieces he believed would be in high demand. The greater part of the designs were either large vases complemented with sculptures of fantastic dragons or natural animals. With this series, Stellmacher continued the themes he had created for Amphora from 1899-1902, however, his naturalistic renderings of animals was even more elaborately precise. He developed a special ceramic material called refined earthenware, which minimized the shrinkage that was common during firing and allowed for greater preservation of details in the original models.
Unfortunately, by 1905, contrary to Stellmacher’s plans, there was little to no demand for objects of this type. Very few pieces exist today as very few were originally produced. Even after redirecting the company to produce commercial goods Stellmacher still could not ward off the company’s demise. By 1910 the Stellmacher & Co. fell into bankruptcy and was liquidated.
Art Nouveau Dragon...
Category
Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
'Tesknota' Longing by Boleslaw Biegas - Art Nouveau Bronze Sculpture
Located in Chicago, US
Boleslaw Biegas was one of a large number of Polish artists working in fin-de-siecle Paris. There he found a more kindred artistic environment in which...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of French Art Deco Table Lamps by Max Le Verrier, Paris, Signed
Located in Köln, NW
A pair of rare french Art Deco lamps by Max le Verrier. The lamps are signed in the metal ) L.Artus, a pseudonym that Max le Verrier used only in the Twenties.The high quality proces...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster, Marble, Metal
Rarest Carved Oak Art Deco Chandelier Pendant w. Six Woodpecker Bird Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Antique and one of a kind, seven-light hand carved wooden stylish sculptural chandelier.
With early 20th century lighting being one of our specialities we always love finding pendants and chandeliers that we have never seen before and of which we know beforehand we will never find another one again either. This unique and all hand carved out of solid oak Berlin Art Deco light fixture with a Gothic look and feel is another one of those rare finds. With six hand carved woodpecker sculptures...
Category
German Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
bullicant vase in Murano glass by Ercole Barovier from the 1920s
Located in Catania, IT
Murano glass bullicante vase by Ercole Barovier from the 1920s. Produced in good condition with small signs of wear due to age and use. In the world of...
Category
Italian Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Cristallerie de Pantin Vase Art Nouveau Decor Floral
Located in NANTES, FR
Art Nouveau vase around 1910. In perfect condition. Decorated with chrisenthems.
Rose-colored leaves, buds, and flower clusters executed in two layers on colorless ground, signed on ...
Category
Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Venetian Murano Blue White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Ballet Slipper Shoe
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful antique Venetian / Murano hand blown blue, white and gold flecks Italian art glass ballet slipper. The delicate shoe has a soft quilted pattern, with white rim and flower d...
Category
Italian Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique German Cast Iron Christmas Tree Stand with Holly and Berry Motif
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exquisite antique German cast iron Christmas tree stand features a charming holly and berry motif, beautifully hand-painted in green and red with...
Category
German Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Tray / Vide Poche in solid bronze, putto with fish, Ystad Brons, Swedish Grace
By Ystad-Metall
Located in Stockholm, SE
A decorative tray / vide-poche with sculpture depicting putto / child seated on and playing with fish.
In solid bronze, with hallmarks: Ystad Brons, Sweden, Bronze.
Category
Swedish Neoclassical Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
French Yellow Glaze Confit Pot
Located in Rümmingen, BW
"shipping note: If your region or country is not listed under the shipping options please contact us directly"
The Confit Pot is a charming piece of traditional pottery with roots i...
Category
French French Provincial Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Rare Donald Deskey New York City Times Square Box
Located in St. Louis, MO
Very rare only a few know to exist. Signed deskey and with monogram DV in the design
lacquered wood with an applied ink on paper work under lacquer
circa 1926. produced by Deskey-Vollmer, New York.
David A. Hanks and Jennifer Toher, Donald Deskey: Decorative Designs and Interiors, New York, 1987, p. 9 J. Stewart Johnson, American Modern 1925-1940: Design for a New Age, New York, 2000 (for a related cigarette box from the collection of John C. Waddell)
The iconography Deskey chose to portray recounts a "night on the town'' in New York City, similar in subject to the “Jazz” bowl...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Pair Antique Awaji Pottery Turquoise Ginger Jars
Located in Wilton, CT
Pair antique hand turned Awaji Pottery ginger jars in fantastic turquoise monochrome glaze, circa 1920's. 10" high, 8" diameter. Impressed marks. Excellent condition.
Category
Japanese Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Art Nouveau Green iridescent glass Pique Fleurs' vase by Loetz' with Grille
By Loetz Glass
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Nouveau Green iridescent glass Pique Fleurs' vase by Loetz' with Grille
Subtle, hand blown glass vase in the Art Deco style. This design for vases is often called 'Pique fleurs'...
Category
Czech Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau Gres Bijou Footed Vase w/Curving Handles by RStK Amphora
Located in Chicago, US
Model #3791
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...
Category
Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware, Glass
Papago Indian Basket W/ Handle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
20Thc Papago Indian weaving basket with handle in great condition.Great addition to any collection.
Category
American Adirondack Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Hemp
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
Large German Porcelain Figure Toucan Bird, Meissen, circa 1905
Located in New York, NY
Modeled and incised with the conjoined "PW" for Paul Walther. Crossed swords Meissen mark in underglaze blue.
Category
German Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
Austrian Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Marble Mantel Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
Art Deco Mantel Clock
Art Deco mantel clock house in a finely figured marble stepped case with applied Art Deco style brass mounts.
Rectangular brass bezel opening to t...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Important Early 20th Century Art Deco Marble Sculpture of The Three Graces
Located in Madrid, ES
Presenting an extraordinary early 20th-century Art Deco sculpture, masterfully carved entirely from premium Carrara white marble and Calacatta marble, known as the most expensive mar...
Category
Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble
Antique Islamic Hand-Etched Arabian Footed Brass Bowl
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Middle Eastern Islamic finely hand-etched brass memorial footed bowl decorated with medallions with Arabic calligraphy inscriptions and scene of wild animals.
Moorish style hea...
Category
Egyptian Moorish Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Handpainted German Bauhaus Era Pottery Jug Vase - Suprematist Art Deco Design
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This unique vintage handpainted pottery jug vase showcases a striking Art Deco Bauhaus design with strong Suprematist-inspired motifs. Crafted in Germany around 1920, this modernist ...
Category
German Bauhaus Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
French Crystal And Bronze Box
Located in Clearwater, FL
Elegant French jewelry box crafted from heavy lead crystal and mounted in ornate bronze on ball feet. This finely detailed vanity casket features exceptional clarity and weight, embo...
Category
French Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$910 / set
Vintage Great Dane Figure, English, Brass, Dog Statue, Marble, Art Deco, C.1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage Great Dane figure. An English, brass dog statue on marble plinth, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930.
Charming character to...
Category
British Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Brass
Art Nouveau Sterling Vanity Brushes, Set of 6
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of 6 Art Nouveau Sterling silver vanity brushes. American circa 1900.
All stamped Sterling. Original horsehair bristles.
Each brush features a sli...
Category
American Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,200 / set
Art Nouveau Porcelain Vase by Taxile Doat for Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
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...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Prosperity Stone Disc, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This round stone disc originated as an early 20th-century threshing wheel. Secured to a wooden axel that ran through the center, the stone was rolled across stalks of wheat to separa...
Category
Chinese Organic Modern Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
A small and elegant pair of brass Candelabras. Swedish Grace, 1920s
Located in Knivsta, SE
A small and elegant pair of brass Candelabras in Swedish Grace from the 1920s. Very period design.
Wear consistent with age and use
Category
Swedish Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Museum Quality Arts & Crafts Oak Crucifix w Stylished Bronze Sculpture of Christ
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique Arts & Crafts / Jugendstil table or altar crucifix and a wonderful work of religious art.
For us the most powerful statement will always be 'the truth will set you free'. It ...
Category
European Jugendstil Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Petite Antique Anglo Indian Bone and Tortoise Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming petite antique Anglo Indian lidded box handcrafted in indigenous hardwoods clad in tortoise shell and decorated with elaborate lacy bone designs, featuring an etched and pai...
Category
Indian Anglo-Indian Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone, Tortoise Shell
Single Carved Wood Floor Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A single circa 1920's Italian carved wood floor lamp with painted silver finish.
Measurements:
Height of body: 50.25"
Diameter of base: 10"
Category
Italian Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Leaf
1905 -Daum Nancy :vase “trees in the snow"
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
DAUM Nancy : Trees in the snow Double-layered tubular glass vase with overflowing base. Acid-etched, hot-glazed decoration of bare brown trees, snow-covered ground and trees painted ...
Category
Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Silver and Tortoiseshell Pique inlaid photo Frame by Henry Matthews
Located in London, GB
A fine silver pique work and tortoiseshell inlaid photo frame by Henry Matthews. Silver hall marks for Henry Matthews, Birmingham, 1916. With silver, hallmarked strut backing.
Category
English Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Large Antique Japanese Meiji Period Bronze Floor Vase with Foo Dog Handles
Located in Morristown, NJ
Late 19th/Early 20th c., large Japanese Meiji bronze floor urn. The principal decoration on both sides of the vase is rendered in beautiful and strong relief. One side depicts birds, possibly skylarks, in flight and on flowering cherry blossom branches. The opposite side depicts herons wading and alighting on a flowering tree. the upper and lower portions of urn are decorated with repeating arched lozenges detailed with scrolls and flora. The urn is adorned with foo dog handles, unmarked. This is an impressive and beautiful bronze urn.
In bronze-working, Meiji period craftsmen were newly empowered to attempt distinctive, innovative, and complex pieces. Makers were influenced less by the West than by China, which had had a relationship with Japan stretching back thousands of years, far further than Japan’s recent association with Western powers.
Artistry in bronze-work reached new heights in the Meiji period, as a number of metalworking schools developed, creating intricate pieces including vases, sculptures...
Category
Japanese Meiji Early 20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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