Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
AESTHETIC MOVEMENT
In 1880, polymath designer William Morris declared: “If you want a golden rule that will fit everybody, this is it: Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” His words encapsulated the Aesthetic Movement, which prized beauty above all and blurred the lines between fine art and the decorative arts, particularly through lavishly crafted furniture pieces.
The Aesthetic Movement, whose major proponents included author Oscar Wilde, flourished from the 1860s to the 1880s and was mostly popular in England and the United States. Design expositions like the 1876 Centennial International Exhibition in Philadelphia, as well as the publishing of how-to books for interior design, helped disseminate Aesthetic Movement bedroom furniture, serveware, coffee tables and other items, especially to the middle class.
The establishment of new art museums, art clubs and a rising passion for collecting at the time contributed to a growing appreciation for art. Morris’s founding of Morris & Co. in 1862 and the commercializing of this “cult of beauty” by the Liberty store in London, starting in the late 19th century, further disseminated the idea of a domestic space that was thoughtfully and floridly designed.
Leading Aesthetic Movement furniture designers included E.W. Godwin, who drew on Japanese influences and whose work reflected a wider enthusiasm for imported East Asian art. British designer Christopher Dresser created textiles, ceramics and more that were also inspired by Japanese decorative art but were representative of additional diverse design sources that ranged from Egypt to Mexico.
The Aesthetic Movement’s eclecticism resulted in dazzling interiors. Japanese fans were positioned on Renaissance-inspired cabinets with brass hardware, while mantels made of rich walnut or finely carved ebonized wood and adorned with painted Minton tiles mingled with cast-iron chairs against a backdrop of floral wallpaper. In 1881, in New York City, stenciled checkerboard motifs and painted floral murals could be found under an opalescent glass chandelier in a luxurious dressing room designed by German émigré cabinetmaker-decorator George Alfred Schastey. Amid the rise of the industrial age, the style’s promotion of art in everyday life would inform the Arts and Crafts Movement and Art Nouveau.
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WMF Silverplate Modernist Plate Sigrid Kupetz Design with Small Oval Bowl
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
WMF silver plate modernist plate Sigrid Kupetz design with small oval bowl, both by Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik, mid-20th century. The plate is ...
Category
1930s German Vintage Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Royal Worcester Blush Ivory Pedestal Bud Shaped Porcelain Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine Aesthetic Movement Royal Worcester bud shaped porcelain pedestal vase dated 1894. The vase stands raised on a domed square shaped base mounted on four molded leaf feet with a ...
Category
1890s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Napoleon III Aesthetic Ormolu Naturalistic Lizard Compotes/ Tazza
By Christofle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Napoleon III Aesthetic Ormolu Naturalistic Lizard Compotes/Tazza—in the Style of Christofle France, Circa 1875
This exquisite pair of Napoleon III period ormolu compotes (ta...
Category
19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
Brownfield & Sons. Olympus pattern. Dr C Dresser style. Aesthetic Movement bowl
Located in London, GB
Brownfield and Sons Olympus pattern, in the style of Dr C Dresser. A large Aesthetic Movement white bowl with blue printed love birds and stylized decoration around the bowl.
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Delphin Massier Vallauris Parrot & Bamboo Large Double Vase, France, circa 1875
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large, foot-high, French Barbotine Majolica glazed vase showing a colorful parrot sitting on a Bamboo perch. The perch rests in a grass cropping and features two bamboo shoot flower holders, circa 1875.
Gorgeous color, a scarce piece.
Signed Delphin Massier et Cie, Vallauris A.M.
Delphin, born in 1836, was one of three brothers from the Massier family, a dynasty of potters dating back to before the French Revolution. The family played a key role in the revival of pottery in Vallauris, Southern France...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Royal Worcester, DR. CHR. Dresser, Elephant Handled Tureen, U.K., circa 1888
Located in Chatham, ON
Royal Worcester - Dr. Christopher Dresser (Attributed) - Antique English blue and white transfer decorated twin handled porcelain center...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$346 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Cobalt Blue Vase Glass Crane Reed Shore Symbol Luck Longevity
Located in Munich, DE
This elegant, cylinder shaped cobalt blue glass vase is handpainted with gold enamel, depicting a scene with a crane in a reed shore. In Asian arts and craft...
Category
1880s Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Early 20th Century, Kashmiri Paper Mache Candlestick
Located in Atlanta, GA
A finely executed Kashmiri papier-mâché candlestick, dating to the early 20th century, distinguished by its graceful barley twist shaft and richly enameled floral decoration. Standin...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Paint, Paper
Large 19th Century Majolica Vase with Birds Delphin Massier
Located in Austin, TX
Large rare Majolica triple vase with birds, very colorful signed Delphin Massier.
Completely painted with flowers.
Height / 18.8 inches.
The Massier are known for the quality of thei...
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1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$5,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Limoges Jmmet Seignolles plates & box Souvenir de son Vogage a Lourdes
By Limoges
Located in BILBAO, ES
Set of Elegant vintage Limoges box and two plates.
Marked on base as “Jammet Seignolles Souvenir de mon voyage á Lourdes”.
-Memories of my trip ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel, Gold Leaf
Artistic Double Gourd Form Raku Pottery Vase
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Artistic Double Gourd form Raku pottery vase, unglazed diagonal ribbon exposing black clay body thickly applied grey crackled glaze pooling at the bo...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
19th Century Bohemian Moser Attrib Enameled Ormolu Jewel Casket Table Box
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and exceptional Aesthetic Movement period Bohemian enameled jewel casket attributed to luxury glassmaker Moser.
Hand-crafted in the late 19th cent...
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19th Century European Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Ormolu
Elizabeth a Sayers Doulton Lambeth Aesthetic Movement Onion Shape Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and rare Doulton Lambeth Aesthetic Movement onion shaped vase decorated with star like motifs by renowned artist Elizabeth A Sayers dated 1878.
Elizabeth A Sayers while recongized as a highly accomplished and distinguished artist did not spend much time at Doulton Lambeth so pieces by her are both rare and sought after.
This stylish stoneware onion bodied vase...
Category
1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Stevens & Williams Aesthetic Movement Jewel Pattern Glass Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine quality aesthetic movement English glass bowl decorated in a Jewel pattern by renowned Stourbridge glass makers Stevens & Williams and dated 1886. The crystal glass bowl is of...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Small Majolica Frog Jerome Massier, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Small Rare Majolica frog Jerome Massier, circa 1900.
Reference / Page 118,119 "Barbotines de la Cote d 'Azur" of M.Bottero.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Minton Aesthetic Movement Plum Red Glazed Art Pottery Monkey Candlestick
By Minton
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish and unusual Minton Aesthetic Movement plum glazed art pottery monkey candlestick dating from around 1885. The candlestick stands on a rou...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Circa 1880-1910 Japanese Cloisonne Vase
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1880-1910 Japanese cloisonne vase. Fine, elegant example. Silver mounted & silver wire. Marked on base rim CLOISONNE. Base of lapet reserves of dragons & phoenix birds. Floral ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Art Pottery Vase with Iridescent Glaze
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Lustrous, iridescent glazed art pottery vase. Indistinct marking on bottom. Small impressed rectangular and illegible artist's cartouche on side.
Category
20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Luster, Pottery
Fine Bronze Bust of a Man in Manner of Sir Jacob Epstein (British 1880-1959)
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Fine Bronze Bust of a man in the manner of Sir Jacob Epstein (British, 1880-1959), artist unknown. This beautifully executed green-patinated bronze somewhat resembles the style of ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Royal Worcester Aesthetic Movement Pierced Oriental Blush Spill Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual Royal Worcester ‘Aesthetic Movement’ porcelain pierced spill vase decorated in the oriental style with a building set amidst bambo...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Bronze by Moreau Sitting Figure of a Lady 'Student or Scholar'
Located in Incline Village, NV
Of French origin, this mid to late 19th century bronze figure was made by the prolific French bronze making artist family "Moreau". The sculpture depicts a young female student or sc...
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19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$1,676 Sale Price
48% Off
Mid Nineteenth Century Silver Plate Centerpiece by Elkington and Co.
Located in Winnetka, IL
Mid nineteenth century silver plate naturalistic centerpiece by Elkington and Co. depicting deer and flora.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
$1,120 Sale Price
60% Off
Royal Worcester Aesthetic Basketweave Amphora Spill Vase, 1883
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Royal Worcester Aesthetic basketweave spill vase, 1883
Realistically modeled, with intertwined rope handle on a basketweave amphora with a 2...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$556 Sale Price
20% Off
Christopher Dresser Watcombe Aesthetic Movement Twin Handled Persian Taste Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual Aesthetic Movement flow glaze twin handled vase in the ‘Persian Taste’ by renowned British designer Christopher Dresser (British, 1834 – 1904) for Watcombe Torquay...
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Maxime Fillon (1920-2003) zoomorphic patinated plaster sculpture
Located in STRASBOURG, FR
Beautiful zoomorphic sculpture in patinated plaster by Maxime Fillon, circa 1970, from the artist's studio.
In good condition, some traces of age, incised signature on base.
Category
1970s French Vintage Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
$560 Sale Price
20% Off
Cara Baker Doulton Lambeth Thistle Shaped Leaf Pattern Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful Doulton Lambeth aesthetic movement thistle shaped vase applied with stylized leaf and floral designs by Clara Baker and dated 1878. This nice early stoneware...
Category
1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Auguste Louis Lalouette French Bronze Figure of a Young Sacristan
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning and large antique bronze figure of a young Sacristan smelling an incense container by acclaimed French Sculptor August Louis Lalouette (1826-1883), believed to date from t...
Category
1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Luigi Melchiorre Italian Gilded Bronze Bust of Child in Bonnet
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique Italian gilded bronze sculptural bust of a young child wearing a bonnet signed by Luigi Melchiorre (1859-c.1908). The bust sits on a dr...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Royal Worcester Aesthetic Period Japonesque Style Porcelain Lotus Flower Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine and unusual antique Aesthetic Period Oriental pattern Lotus flower shaped porcelain bowl by Royal Worcester and dating from around 1875. The bowl of rounded shape is modelled as an open Lotus Flower raised on an open work intertwined stem and leaf shaped base with foliage. The bowl is hand painted in tones of blue on a white ground, the inner bowl with a stork in flight with flowering stems and bamboo shoots. The bowl has an impressed Royal Worcester mark for the year 1875.
Royal Worcester’s Art Director Richard Binns of the Kerr Binns...
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1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Globe Pottery. Tunis design. A large Aesthetic Movement blue and white jug
Located in London, GB
Globe Pottery. Tunis design. A large Aesthetic Movement blue and white jug.
Category
1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of 19th Century Aesthetic Movement Royal Worcester Shell and Coral Vases
Located in Great Barrington, MA
These rare examples of Aesthetic Movement ivory porcelain themed vases features a matching pair of realistically molded open shells nestled in coral branches. The translucent walls a...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
"Festgesang" Royal Vienna Porcelain Vase
Located in Vienna, AT
Antique Royal Vienna hand painted "Harp Player" porcelain vase with enamel paint and golden stucco patterns throughout the vase. Base color is an a beautif...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
French Silver Mounted Blue & White Pottery Faience Inkwell
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual French silver mounted faience pottery inkwell hand painted with blue and white designs dating from the 19th century. The domed shape inkwell stands on a rounded base with ...
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19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
19c Bronze Cloisonne Dragon Vessels
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese export late 19th century cloisonne vessels. Vessels feature hand chased glass stylized floral patterns in Victorian era colors of red/...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$1,575 / set
Royal Worcester Aesthetic Movement Bamboo Form Trompe L'oeil Porcelain Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique figural porcelain vase.
By Royal Worcester.
In the form of three large bamboo stalks covered by flora and foliage.
The top of each stalk has a gilt rim.
Retailed by Richard Briggs of Boston.
Simply a wonderful Aesthetic Period vase!
Date:
Late 19th or Early 20th century
Overall condition:
It is in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs.
Condition details:
There is some light rubbing to the gilding here and there, some very fine & light surface scratches and other signs of expected light wear consistent with age.
Maker:
Royal Worcester
Marks:
Marked to the base with 'Manufactured by the Worcester Royal...
Category
Early 20th Century British Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$476 Sale Price
20% Off
Villeroy & Boch Majolica Plate in a Footed Wire Basket with Heart Shaped Handles
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An 19th century basket made up of a hand formed twisted and looped wire holder set with a Majolica glazed plate at the center.
The plate shows a geometric pattern glazed in earth t...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Wire
George Jones Palissy English Majolica Lobster Pâté Basketweave Covered Tureen
By George Jones
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A majolica Lobster covered pâté tureen by George Jones, Stoke-on-Trent, England, circa 1870.
A scarce and highly desirable piece with collectors, a Palissy style oval basketweave ...
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19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
A large Aesthetic Movement celery glass vase hand blown & hand engraved
Located in London, GB
A Aesthetic Movement large celery glass vase hand blown in two parts and hand engraved with stars and shapes.
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Wardle English Majolica Glazed Hand Holding Corn Spill or Posy Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Majolica glazed spill vase from the Staffordshire pottery region of England, attributed to Wardle & Co. circa 1860.
The vase is molded as a woman’s hand holding an upright ear of...
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19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Pair 19th C. French Opaline & Gilt Bronze Aesthetic ' Fairy' Motif Cachepots
By Baccarat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair 19th C. French Opaline & Gilt Bronze Aesthetic ' Fairy' Motif Cachepots
France, Circa 1870s Attributed to Baccarat
A captivating pair of 19th-century French Opaline & Gilt B...
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19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$3,040 Sale Price / set
20% Off
19th C French Gilt Bronze Model of a Resting Hand, Attributed to Barbedienne
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century French Gilt Bronze model of a resting hand, Attributed to Barbedienne.
France, Circa 1880s
A unique work, realistically cast model of an ormolu of a resting hand on ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
WMF. An Aesthetic Movement Copper Chamber Candlestick in the Dr C Dresser Style
Located in London, GB
WMF. An Aesthetic Movement Copper Chamber Candlestick and match book holder in the Dr C Dresser Style.
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
19th C. Royal Copenhagen* Parian Aesthetic Movement Vase by Anna Plenge, 1870
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century Royal Copenhagen* Parian Aesthetic Movement Vase by Anna Plenge, 1870
*Attributed to Royal Copenhagen, this work is not marked Royal Copenhagen, it is signed by the art...
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19th Century Danish Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$780 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Moser Crystal Cut Glass Engraved "Swimming Fish" Gold Vase
Located in Atlanta, GA
Immerse yourself in the opulence of fine glass artistry with this exquisite antique Moser crystal cut glass vase, intricately engraved with a "Swimming Fish" motif and adorned with l...
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20th Century German Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Antique Vase Coalport England Hand Painted with Jeweling and Raised Gilt
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming vase by the storied English firm of Coalport. This sweetie features 2 handles, and an interesting hand painted scene with river, mountains, flora fauna accented with white...
Category
1890s British Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Enamel
A 19th Centur Pair of Cold Painted Orientalist Figures of a Musician and Dancer
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A Pair of Orientalist style Figures of a musician and dance, cold painted over white metal, with an old repair ot the base of the male.
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1890s Austrian Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Spelter
19th Century Silver-plated Metal And Oak Tray
Located in Brussels, Brussels
a fine 19th-century English silver-plated and oak tray.
A beautiful piece with two handles. Superb oak with a magnificent patina and a central silver-plated medallion.
In perfect con...
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19th Century British Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
Dr C Dresser Attri, Aesthetic Movement Walnut Coal Scuttle with Stylized Mounts
Located in London, GB
Dr. C Dresser attributed. Made by Benham and Froud.
An Aesthetic movement walnut coal scuttle with applied chrome-plated stylized carry handle and foliate decorative mounts and a side holster to hold a coal shovel.
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Chrome
Aesthetic Bronze Dog Candlesticks
Located in Hudson, NY
Aesthetic Bronze Dog Candlesticks
Category
Early 20th Century Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Tooled and Paint Embellished Versace Style Italian Leather Desk Organizer
Located in Ferndale, MI
Desk organizer highly decorated and colorful tooled leather. Cloth interior. Marked Made in Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather
c. 1880-1900 American Brilliant Period Cut Glass Butter Tub
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1880-1900 American brilliant period cut glass butter tub. One point partial loss.
5.5" x 5 1/8" x 3 5/8" h.
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Cut Glass
Pair of 19th Century Tall Turned Rosewood Prickett Candleholders
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of tall, 27 inches turned Rosewood with a triangular base on ball feet. Beautifully turned and a very interesting grain pattern from light to dark. Lead filled base for...
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1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Lead
$716 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Pair of 19th Century Exoticism Candlesticks
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
A striking pair of polished bronze elephant candlesticks that beautifully capture the 19th-century fascination with exoticism while maintaining a timelessly modern aesthetic. These p...
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1880s Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$1,920 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Large and Ornate Figural Bronze Handled Urn
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Figural bronze urn with relief figures among the foliage, the urn with two sea serpent handles with embossed scales, scalloped rim, footed.
Very...
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Early 20th Century Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Scott Nelles Bronze Floral 3 Candle Holder, Signed and Dated
Located in Charleston, SC
Very stunning 3 candle candelabra by the famous Scott Nelles
Scott Nelles is an artist who has worked in cast bronze for over three decades. He d...
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1980s American Vintage Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Ansonia Pair of Silver 5-Light Candelabra from Aesthetic Movement 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Ansonia silver-plated 5-light candelabra in a style reminiscent of the Aesthetic Movement and from the 19th century. They measure 20'' in height by 11 1/2'' from arm to arm and appear to be unmarked.
The Ansonia Clock Company was a clock manufacturing business founded in Ansonia, Connecticut, in 1851, as a subsidiary of the Ansonia Brass Company by Phelps and two Bristol, Connecticut, clockmakers, Theodore Terry and Franklin C. Andrews. Terry & Andrews were the largest clock manufacturers in Bristol, with more than 50 employees using 58 tons of brass in the production of about 25,000 clocks in 1849. The company has produced hundreds of different clock models, including Gingerbread, Porcelain, and Crystal Regulator styles. Ansonia clocks were exhibited at the U.S. Centennial exhibition in Philadelphia in 1876.
In 1877 the clock company purchased a factory in New York and moved most of its production there after being spun off from the brass company. Henry J. Davies of Brooklyn, himself a clockmaker, inventor and case designer, joined the newly reconstituted company as one of its founders. As President, he is thought to have been largely responsible for the figurine clocks, swing clocks...
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19th Century American Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate
Grainger Worcester Porcelain Hand-Painted Grazing Cattle Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning English aesthetic movement porcelain vase hand-painted with a grazing cattle scene by renowned makers Grainger Worcester and dated 1893. The elegantly shaped and attractiv...
Category
1890s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Unusual 19th Century Large Eel Form Majolica Pottery Pitcher
Located in Atlanta, GA
European, 19th century.
An incredibly unusual and interesting majolica pitcher. The water pitcher features a finely detailed Eel, with scales, eyes and a wonderful tail.
Category
19th Century British Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Royal Worcester Blush Porcelain Pitcher
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A beautiful blush porcelain pitcher in the Aesthetic style, made by Royal Worcester in 1890.
This small pitcher is decorated with hand-painted flowe...
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1890s British Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$396 Sale Price
20% Off
A Boucheron Paris 18k Gold Silver & Ruby Vermeil Minaudiere Circa 1940
By Boucheron
Located in Tarzana, CA
A Boucheron Paris 18k Gold, Silver & Ruby Vermeil Minaudiere Circa 1940, of rectangular form with a hinged cover the top of the cover with pierced vermeil scrolling foliage the flow...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Silver
$6,675 Sale Price
25% Off
Aesthetic Movement decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Aesthetic Movement decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative objects created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with ceramic, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Aesthetic Movement decorative objects made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative objects, popular names associated with this style include Doulton Lambeth, Royal Worcester, Delphin Massier, and Minton. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for decorative objects differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $138 and tops out at $35,000 while the average work can sell for $1,362.
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