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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Style: Aesthetic Movement
Aesthetic Movement Tromp L'Oeil Basket
Located in Montreal, QC
An American Aesthetic Movement Basket, naturalistically modeled as a bird perched on a a leafy twig, above a shallow dish simulating cloth, decorated with gilt and silvered leaves an...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Delphin Massier French Vallauris Hand Painted Twin Handled Majolica Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and rare French Vallauris twin handled majolica vase hand painted with classical style figures by Delphin Massier and dating from around 1890. This tall and elegant sl...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
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...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Ceramic Madonna with Child High Relief
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
O/4832 - Beautiful old high-relief white ceramic Madonna with child, signed Friska 1941 -
Sweet smile of mother and child!
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Mid-20th Century Italian Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Sarreguemines French Majolica Twin Handle Bird Mounted Pottery Bowl
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and stunning French majolica twin handled pottery bowl applied with birds by renowned maker Sarreguemines and dating from the latter 19th century. The rounded bowl stands raised on four half ball shaped feet with a basket weave styled design. The rounded bowl is applied with decorative panels in low relief with leaf and stem handles to either side and with birds, their wings out spread, perched on a scorlling vine. The bowl has a raised rim with gothic style pierced panels and is richly hand painted in tones of brown, green, red, yellow, white and black. The inner bowl and base applied with bright turquoise glazes. The bowl is numbered 537 and has impressed SARREGUEMINES and MAJOLICA marks...
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19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Majolica Birds on Shell Jardiniere Massier, circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Small Majolica birds on shell jardinière Massier, circa 1890.
Category
1890s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Royal Worcester Aesthetic / Japonisme Handkerchief Vase, 1876
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Royal Worcester Aesthetic / Japonisme handkerchief vase, 1876
A fine example of the English Aesthetic Movement, realistically modeled of spa...
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1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Aesthetic Movement Ebonized Pedestal Torchière with Incised & Gilded Decoration
Located in London, GB
In style of Dr C Dresser for Bushloe House.
An Aesthetic movement, circular ebonized pedestal torchière or stand, with close carved gilded florets alternating with leaves and lower ...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut
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
Porcelain Figure, KPM Berlin 19th century
Located in Belmont, MA
Woman with a parrot, KPM Berlin, 19th century..
Beautiful figurine of a standing woman in oriental dress holding a parrot in her right hand.
Naturalistically painted with fired KPM mark...
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19th Century German Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Aesthetic Movement X-Frame Chair w. Hand Carved Monkey Finials
Located in Lisse, NL
Marvellous, early Arts & Crafts chair with human-like, monkey sculptures.
I once learned that one of the goals of art is that it should trigger your imagination. Also, in the sense that it should make you ask yourself the question, what am I looking at and what does it mean (to me)? When I first saw this chair I immediately knew I was looking at a unique work of art and the artistic, human-like monkey sculptures lift it to a whole different level. Realizing that this chair is most likely created in the era of the British Aesthetic Movement around 1880, it came to me how the artist who created this piece could very well have been inspired by a book he may have read, 'on the origin of species' by Charles Darwin. My imagination led me to believe that reading about 'evolutionary biology' could very well have been the seed that was at the root of this marvellous and meaningful work of art. A work of art that lesser creative minds may simply call 'a chair'. Your imagination may tell you something very different and that is why this unique and very well preserved antique also is a great conversation piece.
Our price for this 'Darwin chair...
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19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Iron
Ram's Skull Silver Plated
Located in Chicago, IL
Rams skull rests on plinth base. Marked "Made in France on underside from Wingate and Johnston"
Category
1960s French Vintage Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Antique Tiffany Aesthetic Oval Sterling Silver Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
Aesthetic sterling silver picture frame. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1909. Oval window in flat surround with acid-etched stylized ornament: Quatrefoils alternating with lea...
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Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Silver Aesthetic Rose Bowl
Located in London, GB
This amazing antique Edwardian sterling silver bowl is entirely handmade and styled after a Chinese design. The reliefs of chrysanthemums and fighting cocks are exceptional, being ha...
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Early 1900s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Opaline Hand Painted Bronze Mounted Center Bowl 19th Century
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A French opaline glass hand painted center bowl depicting cupids, goats frolicing in a pastoral scene. The attached footed mount with chains in original aged bronze. The hand painted...
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1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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
Royal Worcester Drawstring Purse Vase
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This Royal Worcester vase is a bit unusual in that it is in the shape of a Japanese drawstring purse-it is possibly shape 381 which was issued in 1874 and described as "Money bag (old)". The body is decorated with raised Japanese motifs that are highlighted by gilding and set off by the pink drawstring...
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1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Terracotta Bottle Vase in the Classical Taste
Located in London, GB
A late nineteenth century terracotta bottle vase in the classical taste, the tapering neck with double green band decoration, the bulbous body with polychrome anthemion frieze.
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19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Letter Rack or Stationery Rack in Leather from the 19th Century, France
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant 19th centuryletter rack or stationery rack from France
It is unusual to find them with their original key.
Very nice interior
beautiful pati...
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19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather
Lewis F Day, Howell, James & Sons Aesthetic Movement Ebonised & Polychrome Clock
Located in London, GB
Lewis Foreman Day, for Howell, James and Sons.
An Aesthetic Movement ebonized and polychrome painted mantle clock with a carved floret to the centre of the arched and turned gallery flanked by turned finials, with a dentil moulding below, and criss cross lattice work to the upper sides, the lower sides with hand painted Aesthetic flowers in planters...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Antique Cobalt Blue Vase Crane Reed Shore Symbol of Luck and Longvity
Located in Munich, DE
This elegant, cylinder shaped cobalt blue glas vase is hand painted with gold enamel, depicting a scene with a crane in a reed shore. In asian arts and craft...
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1880s Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Pair of Aesthetic Movement Vases
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is an unusual pair of aesthetic movement vases that date to circa 1880-1900. Both vases, although very similar, are not identical, they are decorated in raised applied florals a...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Moser Attributed Enamel Snake Decorated Opalescent Glass Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning green opalescent hand blown glass vase exquisitely decorated in colored enamels with a snake amidst floral and leaf designs attributed to Moser and dating from the latter ...
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Late 19th Century Czech Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Aesthetic Period Antique Silver Plate Candelabrum by Hukin & Heath, Circa 1880
Located in London, London
Made circa 1880 by Hukin & Heath, this stylish, Victorian, antique silver plated candelabrum, is a fine example of the Aesthetic Movement, featuring a textured base, and will hold 6 ...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Mid Nineteenth Century Silver Plate Centerpiece by Elkington and Co.
Located in Chicago, 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
Rare Majolica Box with Oysters and Snail Choisy Le Roi, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Majolica box with oysters and snail signed Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy Le Roi, circa 1880.
Measures: Height / 8", length / 15" on 6.5".
Category
1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
19th Century French Orchies Majolica Glazed Floral Form Vase
By Orchies
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A late 19th century French majolica glazed earthenware vase modeled as an open flower on a leafy stem, attributed to Orchies, Northern France, circa 1890-1900.
A deep rusty-red fl...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Rare Doulton Burslem Luscian Ware Hand Painted Exhibition Vase, circa 1893
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and rare Doulton Burslem Luscian ware tear drop shaped vase handpainted by renowned miniature and historical artist Leslie Johnson dating between 1891 and 1902. The ta...
Category
1890s European Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Tiffany Exotic Silver and Copper Mixed Metal Ginger Jar Tea Caddy
Located in New York, NY
Exotic mixed metal tea caddy. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, circa 1910. Sterling silver ginger-jar with squat and tapering sides, short neck, an...
Category
Early 20th Century American Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Copper
Aesthetic Period, Antique Silver Plate Candelabrum, Hukin & Heath, Circa 1880
Located in London, London
Made circa 1880 by Hukin & Heath, this stylish, Victorian, antique silver plated candelabrum, is a fine example of the Aesthetic Movement, featuring a plain base, and will hold 6 can...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
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...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
English Aesthetic Oak Bucket
Located in Essex, MA
With brass handle and liner. Hexagonal form with incised carved decoration. Toupie feet.
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1890s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
French Aesthetic Turquoise Glazed Figural Mouse Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French aesthetic turquoise glazed figural mouse vase, a diminutive, whimsical example with a mouse with enameled eyes and long tail, resting on the edge ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Cocktail Ring in Turquoise Cabochon and Diamonds
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Italian cocktail ring in yellow gold, turquoise cabochon and diamonds - signed Nene Antonione designer -
turquoise: cm. 13x 9 x H.6 cm -
Unique piece made for an Italian lady.
Category
Early 2000s European Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Antique Tiffany Aesthetic Mixed Metal on Copper Inkwell
Located in New York, NY
Aesthetic mixed inkwell. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Bell-form copper body with reeded silver foot rim. Applied silver ornament including flower-inset guilloche band and tendr...
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Late 19th Century North American Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Copper
Art Nouveau Gouda Studio Pottery 1913 Candleholder Crokus, Holland
Located in Munich, DE
This candleholder was executed by a Dutch studio pottery Gouda in 1913.
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1910s Dutch Vintage Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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...
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1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Majolica Pond Life Ewer Wilhelm Schiller & Son, circa 1885
Located in Austin, TX
Monumental 19th Century Majolica ewer with crawfish handle, dragonfly snail, grasshopper, frog and aquatics plants, signed Wilhelm Schiller...
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1880s Czech Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
Wedgwood Palissy Majolica Snail Shell and Coral Open Salt Cellar, Dated 1872
By Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very rarely seen Wedgwood Majolica glazed shell and coral open salt cellar molded in the Palissy style – date marked 1872.
The globose snail shel...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
1800s American Folk Art Pottery Turnip Form Corked Liquor Flask
Located in Philadelphia, PA
During the mid-1800s, pottery flasks were made in the form of the root vegetables that the liquor was distilled from. Home distillers used potatoes, carr...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
English Minton Japonisme Aesthetic Movement Majolica Aubergine Eggplant Vase
By Minton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Minton, a wonderful and extremely scarce majolica glazed Aubergine eggplant vase, dated 1875.
An example of the Japonisme Aesthetic so desirable ...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Bradley & Hubbard Aesthetic Movement Jeweled Candleholders in Copper & Iron
Located in New York, NY
Bradley & Hubbard American Aesthetic Movement pair of handmade rare copper and iron candleholders with faceted glass jewel inserts and original...
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1870s American Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, Iron
John Broad Doulton Lambeth Rare Art Pottery Beaker Vase Dated 1880
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and exceptional Doulton Lambeth art pottery beaker shaped vessel beautifully decorated with floral panels by renowned artist John Broad and dated 1880. This unusually finely m...
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1880s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
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
Nubian Dancer by Carl Kauba
By Carl Kauba
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exemplary of Art Nouveau elegance, the sensuous female form is the focus of this Viennese bronze by Austrian sculptor Carl Kauba (1865 - 1922). The intricately detailed bronze captures the supple form of an exotic Nubian dancer in a true representation of the era’s predominant aesthetic. Both classical and evocative, the nude figure is adorned by an array of bronze jewelry, including a stunning golden belt...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique Bohemian Aesthetic Movement Cased Blue and White Enameled Cut Glass Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine Bohemian aesthetic period enameled and cut-to-clear art glass vase.
In two colors with a white cased top layer cut to reveal a blue ground in the style of the Moser or...
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19th Century Czech Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Cut Glass
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 ...
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1930s German Vintage Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Townsend & Co Aesthetic Movement Brass and Copper Bamboo Candlesticks
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish pair Townsend & Co Aesthetic Movement candlesticks with mock bamboo supports dating from circa 1890. The candlesticks are finely made with rounded stepped domed heavy ...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Pair of Majolica Kingfisher and Lilies Vases Fives Lille, circa 1880
By Fives-Lille
Located in Austin, TX
Elegant 19th century French Majolica pair of vases attributed to Fives Lille.
The vases are shaped like walls decorated on the front with kingfishers on branches, on the base mushro...
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1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic, Faience
Majolica Parakeets Garniture Set Vases & Jardinière Sarreguemines, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Parakeets Garniture set with 2 vases and a jardinière planter signed Sarreguemines, circa 1880.
Model 7122.
Measures: Jardinière / Height 6.2", length 11" on 6".
Vases / ...
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1880s European Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
English Mintons 1910 Aesthetic Movement Majolica Glazed John Henk Rooster Figure
By Minton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Mintons, a monumental and rare Rooster figure, Stoke-Upon-Trent, Staffordshire, England, circa 1910.
A mold designed by John Henk, this faithful r...
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Early 20th Century English Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
French 19th Century Life-Size Bronze "La Danse des Oeufs" by Gustave-Louis Nast
By Gustave-Louis Nast 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and large French 19th century Orientalist style life-size patinated and parcel-gilt bronze sculpture of "La Danse des Oeufs" (The Dance of Golden Eggs) also known as "La Danse...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Brass
English Staffordshire Majolica Glazed Hand Holding Cattails Spill or Posy Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Majolica glazed spill vase from the Staffordshire pottery region of England, circa 1860. The vase is molded as a woman’s hand holding a vessel formed of cattails or bullrush plants...
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19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
19th Century Aesthetic Movement Black Porcelain Vase with Gold & Platinum
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is an extraordinary example of "Aesthetic Movement" decoration, finely rendered on black glazed porcelain. The well detailed and beautifully painted subject, depicts a hunter wi...
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19th Century Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Victorian Carved Inlaid Rosewood Needle Vase, Late 19th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine antique carved rose wood needle case with hinged cover with spring clasp and with central inset brass cartouche, the edges of the box with finely carved detail and with i...
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Late 19th Century English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Rosewood
Aesthetic Movement Enameled Plate Attributed to Elkington and A. Willms, c. 1875
By W. Albert Willms, Elkington & Co.
Located in PARIS, FR
Important tray made in gilded bronze and “cloisonné” enamel attributed to Elkington and Willms. Ornamented with a centering polychrome enameled peacock plaque, made of very high standard quality, mounted on a gilt-bronze dish, decorated in relief with Japanese Nô theater masks.
The great Birmingham firm of Elkingtons, was largely the creation of George Richards Elkington (1800-1865), who worked from 1824 in Birmingham as a manufacturer of silver-mounted scent bottles. By 1829 the business had expanded sufficiently for a branch to have been established in London. In the late 1830s the Elkingtons began making experiments to apply the principles of electro-metallurgy to gilding and plating with silver and in 1840 the patent was at last taken out. Elkingtons owed their rise to a position amongst the most important silversmiths of the country to their exploitation of this new process and the two of the most famous designers then employed, both of them French, Albert Wilms (1827-1899) and Morel-Ladeuil (1820-1888), who helped to make Elkingtons’ reputation with their elaborate exhibition pieces.
Albert Willms was apprenticed as modeler and engraver to Klagman, Dieterle and Constant in Paris before working for Morel & Co. in London in 1848. On his return to Paris he was employed by the great Parisian silversmiths including Christofle and Froment-Meurice, for whom he designed pieces to be presented at the 1855 Universal Exhibition in Paris. It was during this period that he joined the firm of Elkington in London as head decorator. Elkington was soon to become one of the first to produce refined pieces in “champlevé” enamel in the Chinese and Japanese styles, which were presented with great success at the London Universal Exhibition in 1862 (see Masterpieces of Industrial Art & Sculpture at the International Exhibition 1862, J.B. Waring, London, 1863, III, pl. 211). Willms’ “champlevé” enamels could not be compared, however, with the delicate “cloisonné” enamels exhibited by Japan at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1867. This explains why Elkington adapted the ancient Japanese technique to produce pieces according to European taste and custom. Followings the 1867 Exhibition all the major European artists rivaled in ingenuity for the 1873 Universal Exhibition in Vienna. In London Albert Willms presented his luxurious vases and cups in “cloisonné” enamel for Elkington (see Illustrations of Art Manufacturers in the Precious Metals exhibited by Elkington & Co., Inventors, Patentees and Manufactures of electroplate, 1873), whilst in Paris, Ferdinand Thesmar (1843-1912) produced in the workshops of Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892) a tray decorated with a golden pheasant in “cloisonné” enamel on copper...
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1870s English Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
Large Majolica Bird & Flowers Basket Centerpiece, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
Unique large Majolica bird & flowers basket centerpiece, circa 1880.
Roses, blue and yellow flowers.
Impressionist period.
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1880s French Antique Aesthetic Movement Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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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