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Ronson 1936 Pik a Cig Magic Monkey Striker Touch Lighter & Cigarette Dispenser
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco magic monkey mechanical dispenser box designed by Ronson.
An extremely rare and very decorative mechanical desk box, created in the city of Newark, New Jersey United States by The Ronson Metal Works Co. during the art deco period, back in the 1936. This is the mechanical Pik-a-Cig Monkey box...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Steel
$2,988 Sale Price
25% Off
Rare! Mid Century Spanish Colonial Revival Candelabra Dark Wood
Located in Peoria, AZ
Romantic!
Spanish Candelabra
Gothic Revival
Dark Wood
Approximate Dimensions: 15" tall by 11" wide by 5.5" deep
This beautiful pair make the perf...
Category
Spanish Spanish Colonial Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$1,440 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Art Deco Glass Vase attr. to Josef Hoffman for Moser, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Art Deco Glass Vase attr. to Josef Hoffman for Moser.
Realized in Austria in 1930s.
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Le Corbusier for Lumax Mid-Century Modern Glass Catchall Bowl, Desk Tidy
By Le Corbusier, Lumax
Located in Atlanta, GA
1950s Industrial thick molded glass desktop accessory, desk tidy, vide poche, or cigar ashtray manufactured by Lumax, France. The original design by Le Corbusier, under the name "Nev...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Scandinavian Modern Sterling Silver and Mahogany Wood Bowl
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A fabulous Scandinavian Modern asymmetrical bowl made from Mahogany with Sterling Silver base. This wonderful has a great modern shape that displays beautifully on a coffee table or ...
Category
Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Mahogany
Asian Jardinière, Planter, Cachepot or Fish Bowl, Tony Duquette
Located in Manhasset, NY
Asian Jardinière, Planter, Cachepot or Fish Bowl, Tony Duquette
A finely crafted Cachepot or Fish Bowl in the manner of Tony Duquette having double Dragons in a pleasing Silhouette...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay, Pottery
Seguso Murano Blue and pink Sommerso Pulled Art Glass Vase, 1960s
By Seguso
Located in Palermo, PA
A small but powerful hand blown Italian art glass vase from the 1960s attributed to Seguso
Made with the Sommerso technique where vibrant blue and soft pink tones are submerged in c...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Alfredo Barbini Murano White Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Seashell Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink, white, gold flecks and controlled bubbles Italian art glass sculptural seashell bowl. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini. The piece has ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$638 Sale Price
24% Off
Mid 20th Century Chinese Porcelain vase / Squared Baluster Shape
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Enhance your decor with these exquisite Mid 20th Century Chinese porcelain vases feature a distinctive squared baluster shape, adorned with intricate hand-painted designs. Each vase ...
Category
Chinese Chinoiserie Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Murano Glass Clear Cased Silver Leaf Bird by Oball, Original Label
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass Clear Cased Silver Leaf Bird by Oball, Original Label
This is a lovely mid-century modern Murano glass bird in very nice vintage condition.
This bird is approximately...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Leaf
$200 Sale Price
28% Off
1930 Gino Cosentino Lithoceramics Piccinelli Italian Cat Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
Cat
Gino Cosentino
Lithoceramics Piccinelli
Italy, 1930
Very good condiction
No chips. No cracks
Category
Italian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mid Century Modern Art Glass Pulcino Bird by, Alessandro Pianon for VIstosi
Located in Englewood, NJ
An iconic and rare Italian Mid-Century Modern art glass "Pulcino" bird designed by, Alessandro Pianon for Vetreria Vistosi. The pulcino is on raised copper feet and decorated with ap...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
$13,600 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Ethnic Design-Collection of 22 Ceremonial Heads from the Grasslands in Cameroon.
Located in Leuven , BE
Worn by chiefs and other notables on ceremonial occasions, these beaded heads were highly symbolic power accoutrements and probably represent the heads of enemies taken in battle. Ol...
Category
Cameroonian Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Organic Material, Beads
1970s Barovier Style Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Bird Italian Sculpture
By Barovier
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A murano glass sculpture of a bird hand-crafted in Italy in the Seventies, colors, the gold inside the glass and style are in the manner of Barovier. This Murano Glass Bird is an ex...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Ceramic Asian Water Pots (5 available)
Located in London, GB
Unusual ceramic water pots.
Indonesia, c1950-1970s.
Each has a unique finish.
PRICED AND SOLD INDIVIDUALLY .
6 available at the time of listing.
Good vintage condition, occasion...
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Porcelain Sculpture of a Leopard by Ronzan, Italy
Located in Vlimmeren, BE
This porcelain sculpture of a Leopard is made by the Italian artist Ronzan. It can be dated in the 1950s.
Giovanni Ronzan and his brother founded the Ronzan factory circa 1940s short...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
James Bearden 1960s Style Welded Bronze & Black Painted Brutalist Cat Sculpture
Located in St. Louis, MO
In the style of modernist James Bearden, this 1960s MCM metal with bronze Brutalist cat sculpture, has applied black patina with bronze highlights. In fi...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury James Mont Style Asian Style Greek Key Ice Bucket Urn
By James Mont
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Midcentury modern era Asian style ice bucket in the manner of James Mont. This highly detailed metal piece features a faux bronze verdigrises’ finish and intricate geometric engraving and embossing. The interior is lined with a removable turquoise plastic liner and is foam insulated. This handled three-footed urn could also be used as beautiful orchid planter compote.
Inspired by Chinese Chou Dynasty 5th Century B.C. bronze Ding...
Category
Taiwanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$240 Sale Price
60% Off
Japanese Wooden Small Netsuke 'A Head' 1940s Showa era
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique wooden netsuke made in Japan around Showa period 1940s.
Netsuke is a miniature sculpture, originating in 17th century Japan....
Category
Japanese Showa Vintage Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
FRATELLI TOSO - Murano Twin Handled Millefiori Glass Vase - Italy - Circa 1950's
Located in Chatham, ON
FRATELLI TOSO (Attributed) - Murano 'millefiori' glass vase - hand blown with clear 'bubble' glass handles and crimped foot rim - unsigned - Italy - circa 1950's.
Excellent vintage ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Chinese Hand Painted Porcelain Famille Verte Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a table or a console with this colorful antique porcelain vase. Crafted in China circa 1950, the important Family Verte vessel is round in shape decorated with a wide neck a...
Category
Chinese Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Murano Art Glass Violet Bowl Italy Mid Century Sommerso Flavio Poli Era
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a beautiful oversized Murano bowline violet tones. Art glass with organic design. Decorative table sculpture that is functional and utilitarian.
Made in Ital...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Flavio Poli Seguso Murano Green Yellow Sommerso Diamond Faceted Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Eye-catching Sommerso faceted Murano glass bowl or ashtray in green and yellow double cased glass in clear class. Faceted diamond shape and vibrant colors. Attributed to Flavio Poli ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Mid-Century Italian Handmade Sommerso Murano Glass Vase
Located in Vilnius, LT
Vintage Italian handmade Sommerso vase handmade of multi-colour layers Murano glass is asymmetric form.
Signed/engraved on the base.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
1930 Bruno Tornati Cacciapuoti Italian Art Deco Sculpture Greyhound
Located in Brescia, IT
"Greyhounds"
Bruno Tornati
Italy, 1930
Silvered Earthenware
Black tinted wood base
"Returned" signed
Excellent condiction
Sculpture in perfect condition.
Category
Italian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
1951 Marc Lalique - Sculpture Deux Poissons Fishes Crystal
By Marc Lalique, Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Sculpture Decorative Motif "Deux Poissons" (Fishes) made in clear crystal by Marc Lalique in 1953.
Engraved signature on base.
Perfect condition.
height: 29 cm
width: 26.5 cm
Mode...
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Great Vase Amphora Solid Brass Gold Umbrella Stand Italian Midcentury Design
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Great vase amphora solid brass gold umbrella stand Italian midcentury design.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$675 Sale Price
40% Off
Pair of Erik Hoglund for Boda Nova Crystal and Iron Candleholders Sweden
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Beautiful pair of candleholders designed by Erik Hoglund for Boda Nova, circa 1950s, an original condition no chips or cracks on the glass, the iron base shows patina due to age.
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Iron
Huge Industrial Double Sided Railway or Factory Clock from Pragotron, 1960s
By Pragotron
Located in Kojetice, CZ
This large double sided railway or factory clock was produced by Pragotron, in former Czechoslovakia, during the 1960s. The piece features a grey metal body and a clear glass cover. ...
Category
Czech Industrial Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Mid Century Aeroplan Plywood Leaf Dish by Tapio Wirkkala Made in Finland c 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Iconic laminated wood aeroplan leaf dish by recognized master of the genre, Tapio Wirkkala. Made in Finland by Soinne et Kni Oy, circa 1950's. This example is in very good, origina...
Category
Finnish Scandinavian Modern Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Birch, Teak
$5,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Moorcroft Pottery Big Poppy Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large Moorcroft Pottery big poppy vase.
Walter Moorcroft era.
The base bears impressed marks and a blue glaze script Walter Moorcroft signature.
...
Category
British Arts and Crafts Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Rare 1950s Eva Zeisel Stoneware Bird Teapot Mid-Century Figural Vessel
By Eva Zeisel
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Early design, whimsical! A bird-form teapot with winged lid, Monmouth Pottery, via Pine Stoneware or Western Stoneware Company in Monmouth, Illinois....
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Signed Bustamante Brass Fireplace Screen / Wall Animal Sculpture
Located in Stamford, CT
Mexican artist, Sergio Bustamante wall sculpture or fireplace screen with a Garden of Eden menagerie of flora and fauna. Lions, giraffes, birds, butterflies, turtle, armadillo, rabbi...
Category
Mexican Folk Art Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper
Decorative Malachite and Brass Hinged Box by Los Castillo of Mexico
By Los Castillo
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful inlaid detail of three swans in brass and bronze on a malachite and sodalite background adorn the top of this hinged box which was made by Los Castillo of Mexico, circa 196...
Category
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite, Brass, Bronze
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Baby Duck Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white and gold flecks Italian art glass baby bird figurine sculpture. Documented to the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company, recently found on their illus...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$320 Sale Price
20% Off
Otto Lindig German Bauhaus Studio Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Otto Lindig (German, 1895-1966) started his training in the arts and crafts at the Kunstgewerbeschule in 1915. In 1919 he continued his studies at the College of Fine Arts in Weimar....
Category
German Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Flat Ikebana Basket, Bamboo, Suruga Sensuji Style
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage bamboo Ikebana basket features an elongated, flattened form with prominent rounded handle. The basket is woven of thin round bamboo strips that are secured with transparent ...
Category
Japanese Folk Art Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan
Alfredo Barbini Orange in White Murano Cased Glass Bowl Shell Motif - Rare
Located in Warrenton, OR
Alfredo Barbini Orange in White Murano Cased Glass Bowl, Shell Motif - Rare
This absolutely stunning, mid-century modern Murano glass piece by maest...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Porcelain Statue of a Woman, Royal Dux, 1960s
By Royal Dux
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia
- Maker: Royal Dux
- Good, original condition.
Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Lovely Set of 6 Scandinavian Wooden Danish Vikings, 1950s
By Kay Bojesen
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Fantastic collection of 6 different Scandinavian Vikings.
Measures: The largest is 33.5 cm high. The others are 22 cm, 18 cm, 13.5 cm and 9 cm high.
Category
Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather, Wood
Large Chinese Export Hand Painted Rose Medallion Porcelain Bowl
Located in San Diego, CA
Large Chinese export hand painted rose medallion porcelain bowl, circa early 1950s. This gorgeous bowl has a wonderful traditional design and is in v...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Jaeger-LeCoultre Clock – Mid-20th Century – With Original Box and Papers
Located in Madrid, ES
Elegant table clock by Jaeger-LeCoultre, dating from the mid-20th century, comes with its original brown leather box lined with yellow felt, as well as its papers and international w...
Category
Swiss Modern Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Murano Glass Opaline Yellow Bowl with Gold Polveri/Fleck
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass Opaline Yellow Bowl with Gold Polveri/Fleck. The finer polveri gives the item a sort of pearlescent look, especially on the exterior. It is hard to show that in the pho...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$150 Sale Price
25% Off
Large Swedish Grace Bronze Vase by Ystad Metall / Brons, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Malmö, SE
Elegant patinated bronze vase. Art deco / Swedish Grace.
Made by Ystad Metall / Brons, Sweden, 1930s.
Good condition. Some wear to the patination and light scratches.
Stamped 'Mad...
Category
Swedish Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Cylindrical Blown Green Glass Vessel, France 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Simple elegant form with a nice weight to it. Ideal as an object or vessel for flowers or branches.
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Candle Lit Mask Sconce, 1960s Italy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptural clay mask candle sconce made in Italy. Hand made in an aged adobe color with a place for a single candle inside. Mask has a metal frame which gives the piece a nice depth ...
Category
Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Longchamp France Elegant Green Candle Holder 1950s
By Longchamp
Located in Meer, VAN
Elegant Green French Candle Holder, Longchamp, 1950s, France. This green candle holder - or lamp base - by Longchamp France is a very stylish and ...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Asian Handcrafted Oval Betel Box in Metal Silvered
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Asian decorative trinket lidded box in metal silvered hammered and etched with organic floral design.
Anglo Raj style oval form betel box.
Dimensio...
Category
Indian Anglo Raj Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Danish Modern Brass Candleholders by Jens Harald Quistgaard - IHQ, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A pair of large candlesticks in engine turned solid brass. Designed in the late 1950s by Danish Industrial design icon Jens Harald Quistgaard (IHQ). They are to be used with regular ...
Category
Danish Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Georg Jensen Bernadotte Sterling Silver Candlesticks #855B
Located in Hellerup, DK
A pair of vintage sterling silver Georg Jensen candlesticks, design #855B by Sigvard Bernadotte dating back to 1938. Each candlestick features a round tiered foot connected to a long...
Category
Danish Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tommaso Barbi Signed Murano Glass and Brass Ashtray or Valet Tray, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Magnificent round ashtray or catchall in Murano glass with a stunning speckled brown and white effect and brass. This incredibly stylish and unique piece is signed on the bottom by T...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Big Murano Glass Vase
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautiful purple and green Mid-Century Modern Italian Murano glass vase.
This piece is a tall one and the weight is 2 kilos
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Three Ring Ikebana Vase Made by Toyo, Japan, circa 1960s
By Toyo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Three ring ikebana vase made by Toyo, Japan, circa 1960s.
Category
Japanese Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Cenedese Antonio da Ros Murano Sommerso Uranium Green Italian Art Glass Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso glowing green over olive green Italian art glass decorative flower vase. Documented to the designer Antonio da Ros (Italian, 1936-2012) f...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Uranium Glass
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Lidded Bronze Art Deco Box by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful lidded bronze box with amazing patina. The inside clad in teak wood.
Made by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s.
Great condition, with only a few light scratche...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Large Capodimonte Porcelain Figure Group Schola Cantorum, ''The Choirboys''
By Bruno Merli, King
Located in Den Haag, NL
The choirboys. Three choirboys singing, directed by a priest, this
Capodimonte porcelain made on a kidney shaped base. Very nice
Romantic scene, included a music box. Not working a...
Category
Italian Romantic Vintage Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$1,660 Sale Price
20% Off
Modernist 1970s English Silver Plated Elegant Vase
Located in London, England
A simple Modernist polished silver-plated vase with a simple yet elegant design. The vase is in a used vintage condition with a small dent on the outer edge of the rim and the base s...
Category
English Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
$86 Sale Price
61% Off
Mid Century Staffordshire Ceramic Spaniel Mantle Dogs 1378 4 From Beswick, 1960s
By Beswick
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This set of two Staffordshire Spaniel Mantle Dogs ceramic figurines was manufactured by the English Beswick manufacture during the 1960s. The catalogue number 1378-4. The figurines are made of high-quality hand-painted ceramics. Decorated with a gold chain, medallion and a cream white robe. Usually placed on fireplaces in 19th century mansions. In Scotland, these were commonly referred to as Wally dugs. The Staffordshire spaniel was the quintessential Victorian bourgeois ornament and a status symbol. No fireplace was complete without a pair of spaniels standing guard. Staffordshire dogs are now collector's objects. The quality of modeling and painting the figures may vary. Many copies have been produced, but originals in good condition and in the right pairs are now rare. Victorian tales describe the usefulness of placing Staffordshire spaniel figures on window sills. One story tells that a woman may have placed figures on her front window. If the spaniels were facing away from each other, her husband was at home. If he was far away, the dogs would face each other. As her lover walked past the house, he would have known if it was safe to visit her without her husband knowing.
John Beswick...
Category
British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$1,133 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Seguso Vetri D’arte Murano Italian Ribbon Blown Art Glass Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine quality and stunning Italian Murano ribbon blown art glass vase attributed to Seguso Vetri d’Arte and probably dating from the mid-20th century. The hand-blown vase stand...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Vallauris Ceramic Poker Ashtray Set, Green Glazed with Gilt, France, 1960s
By Vallauris
Located in Glasgow, GB
This rare set of four handcrafted ceramic ashtrays by Vallauris is a striking example of mid-century French design, playfully inspired by the world of poker. Each ashtray is uniquely shaped to represent a card suit—spade, club, diamond, and ace—creating a cohesive yet distinctive collection. The deep malachite-green glaze lends a rich, almost jewel-like quality to the pieces, further accentuated by the bold gold gilt borders that highlight the shape of each piece.
Housed in their original faux lizard-skin presentation box, these ashtrays have been well preserved. The glaze remains glossy and deep, with no apparent signs of ash residue, suggesting they were rarely, if ever, used for their intended purpose. The gold detailing exhibits some minor surface wear, but it retains its brightness, adding to the vintage charm. Measuring approximately 8 cm in length and width, with a height of 3 cm, each piece is perfectly sized for tabletop display.
While originally designed as ashtrays, their sculptural forms and opulent finish make them equally suited for use as decorative objects or small trinket dishes...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$203 Sale Price
62% Off
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