"Gold Thai Head, " Stunning Art Deco Gold Glazed Covered Jar by ROBJ

Illustrated in "Ceramiche Robj" and considered a major design by the renowned sculptor and ceramicist, this large piece was probably made in early 1930s to coincide with the debut of the Exposition Coloniale Internationale in Paris, which attracted almost 9 million visitors in less than a year. Rare and striking, this porcelain table lamp base depicts the globe surmounted by a tightly composed cluster of nude and semi-nude female figures representing cultures around the world. The women depicted here, all glazed in a gorgeous snow-white glaze highlighted in gold, are clearly representing a range of nations in Asia and Africa, probably coinciding with the nations that were part of the French Colonial Empire in the 1930s, before they won their freedom. Much like the one surviving building from the Exposition, now the Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration, which features a massive bas relief mural...

Of all the great masters of French Art Deco pottery in the 1920s and 1930s, Marcel Guillard was the most creative and brilliant in his mastery of solid geometry: he made objects whic...

ROBJ-like Art Déco french glazed and painted porcelain bottle with cork stopper By: ROBJ (in the style of) Material: porcelain, enamel, paint, cork, ...

Handmade red Murano glass vase with 24-karat gold decorations and inner bubbles. Work performed by Murano artisan Stefano Mattiello. Vase signed with cold engraving by artist. ...