Expressionist Decorative Objects

A poetic fusion of function and sculptural form, handcrafted in cast bronze with a rich verdigris patina. Branch-like arms reach outward to cradle three candles, while leaves and fru...

Jugendstil Box Set Germany, 1900-1909 Copper and Brass Casket Floral decoration Complete with key Marcho embossed under the base Rare item Excellent state of preservation

Faience figure "Dachshund", Royal Belvedere, sculptor: Rudolf Chocholka, Austria, Vienna, 1920s - 1930s Additional Information: Materials: faience, underglaze hand painting Vint...

A striking pair of Austrian Secessionist vide-poche bowls, finely cast in solid brass and entirely hand-worked, dating to the early 20th century. These sculptural objects are modeled...

Wooden casket with inlays, fully resored with glossy finish, manufactured in Vienna in 1920 attributed to Wiener Werkstätte and Dagobert Peche.

Antique Vienna Bronze Parrot Bird Sculpture Inkwell

A fine porcelain covered sugar bowl (that doubles perfectly as a table box). In the Melone (pattern) designed by Josef Hoffmann in 1929. In white porcelain with gold highlights. B...

A nice shaped box with a hinged cover; tinplate, gilt and with beautiful colourful motifs. The bottom is embossed with ‘H. Bahlsens Keks-Fabrik Hannover Königl-Preuss-Staatsmedaille ...

Very fine early 20th Century Austrian papillon glass vase of conical shape by Johann Loetz overlaid with a Secessionist silver geometric floral decoration and everted neck with slive...

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Jewelry Box Erhard und Söhne Gilt bronze Origin: Germany Features their logo on the (original) key and base Blue tapestry interior Impeccable condition Filigree decoration with geome...

Stunning and great condition, brass Secessionist box with amazing inlay and the original key. There are -for good reasons- collectors of the Vienne...

Impressive and unusually large female bust, in natural size, carved in black granite by the German sculptor Christoph Voll (1897–1939). The bust depicts a young woman with a calm, c...

Early 20th century Expressionist glazed ceramic sculpture based on "The Cat Butler" by Diego Giacometti By: Diego Giacometti (in the style of) ...

A rare and characterful Vienna Secession wooden box, executed in Austria circa 1900. The piece reflects the movement’s distinctive synthesis of stylization and symbolism, combining g...

Attila Tivadar Nude Male Torso Bust Cast Stone Sculpture. A Well Modeled Sculpture with wonderful patina and texture. It's a great substantial work. The sc...

A vintage ink pen / rotary phone dialer / paper weight made of lacqered polished brass with an ink pen insert. The pen is model number 5037 and was de...

Vienna Secession style Solid cast brass picture frame with fine black cardboard stand. There is a steel wire attached for wall hanging as well. It is a stunning frame, in excellent c...

FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING A Viennese Secession bronze tankard by Alfonso Canciani, dating to circa 1905. The tankard is modelled as the head of a Chinese...

Simply put this is one of the most beautiful boxes I have owned in my over 40 years of antique dealing, and I buy boxes. The factory applied warm rich brown patina is a good place t...

A powerful 20th-century cast bronze Expressionist bust, imbued with raw psychological energy and sculptural immediacy. Evocative of The Scream by Edvard Munch, the distorted features...

This is a dynamic female nude sculpture by Auguste Rodin. This suggestive sculpture is beautifully executed in the impressionist style. This museum restrike stands on a black marble ...

A rare rectangular shaped box with a hinge cover; tinplate, gilt and with beautiful colourful abstract floral motifs. The bottom is embossed with ‘H. Bahlsens Keks-Fabrik Hannover Königl-Preuss-Staatsmedaille Weltausstellungen - 1904 1910 Grosser Preis 1911 1913 Baltische Ausstellung Malmö 1914 Die Königl. Medaille’ Bahlsen's new designs for ornamental giftware packaging were shown at the exhibition held by the Deutsche Werkbund...

An octagonal green and blue earthenware vase with blue glazed squares, marked Austria and numbered 7143. These type of vases were made in the Vienna School of Applied Arts (Wiener Ku...

This antique Art Nouveau art glass vase by Michael Powolny for Loetz is an impressive and highly sought-after art piece from the early 20th cen...

The clock stands tall within a mahogany cabinet, giving it a stately and refined appearance. The wood has a high-gloss finish, which beautifully reflects light and suggests careful p...

Vienna Secessionist Four-Light Gilt Metal & Crystal Candelabrum Austria, Circa 1900 An exceptional Vienna Secessionist four-light candelabrum executed in richly detailed gilt metal ...

MAGNIFICENT HORSE HEAD PLASTER SCULPTURE! BOLD! BOLD! BOLD! SUPERB DETAILS! In the Manner of Charles Marion Russell (DIMENSIONS: Approx. 13" x 5" x 16" ) CIRCA 1960s This m...

Stamped transfer mark under glaze, Serapis-Fayence Wahliss; impressed model number 9686; hand painted glaze form and decoration numbers F: 9686, D: 9712. Note: We do not ship pieces...

Painted porcelain and hand carved, gold leaf wood frame, signed "Épanouissement", Vienna, circa 1890.

Austrian Belgian black marble dish with a wonderful copper repousse band with decoration typical of the Vienna Secession, that evokes the background ...

This handcrafted bronze candelabra celebrates the quiet elegance and harmony of Africa’s wildlife. Each piece is entirely original — no moulds are used at any stage. Every giraffe an...

Vienna secession jewelry box atr. Dagobert Peche for Wiener Werkstätte in excellent original condition.

An exotic decorated, restlessly looking horse stands on an oval base plate; a Chinese man with typical headgear looks out from behind him and clings to the animal's mane. In the fore...

A powerful abstract expressionist caved elm wood sculpture by Japanese artist Takao Kimura, circa 1970s. Carved in two parts, the swooping, concave body plays dramatically with the o...

Beautiful bronze sculpture of 2 nude males embracing titled LOVE by Norma Goldberg, dated 1977 The piece can really communicate the love this couple ...

A charming and highly decorative Austrian Secessionist basket dating to circa 1900, beautifully combining metalwork and glass in the refined artistic spirit of the Vienna Secession m...

Secessionist Porcelain Lidded Box by KARL KLAUS (1889-1925) for SERAPIS WAHLISS, Vienna, c. 1911, hand-painted in gold and black enamels in a stylized geometric diamond and holly mot...

Wiener Werkstätte Flower Vase More photos to follow. Secessionist flower vase by Josef Hoffmann (1870 – 1956) for the Wiener Werkstätte. Sheet painted iron with scarce original gl...

Secessionist sterling silver cigarette / match holder, desk accessory, attributed to Josef Hoffmann, Stunning design, superior quality, hand executed, stamped sterling, also retains ...

Alfred Arthur Brunel de Neuville (French 1852-1941), the painting is titled "Hot Milk", signed 'Brunel Neuville' (lower right), oil on panel, framed. The panel measures 12 3/16" inch...

G Turner 1978 marble sculpture with Lucite base. Features a woman holding onto her children. Singed along the edge of base. Measures: Sculpture 30" H x 12"...

Original and unique Wiener Werkstatte hand-painted design.

Underside embossed with workshop signet and monogram. Literature: similar example in Galerie Metropol, Bertold Löffler. Note: We do not ship pieces uninsured. We require shipping t...

A unique studio art ceramic vessel featuring an unusual bombastic contrapposto stance with bulging belly, signed, early aughts. In deep licorice with hints of iridescent aubergine an...

Early 20th century patinated bronze sculpture of a man washing himself over a bucket by Carlos de la Cárcova, Argentina By: Carlos de la Cárcova Material: metal, bronze, copper, tin...

Austrian Cold Painted Bronze Owl Sculpture. Bergmann 1900´s. Early 20th century, Bergmann Bronze Sculpture. An Austrian cold painted bronze model of an Owl. The body naturalisticall...

Introduce an aura of sophisticated luxury to your interior with this exclusive antique humidor table, designed in the exquisite Vienna Secession ...

Unique low cabinet with intarsia designed by the architect, artist and craftsman Viktor Lurje (1883-1944) and manufactured by Wiener Werkstätte GmbH, circa 1926. Together with Oskar ...

Entropy a compelling and unique bust by American Ceramic Arist, Bedford, c. 1960's. Expertly handcrafted earthenware, stains, oxides. "I use the word entropy as a metaphor for change...

A Wiener Werkstatte silver reticulated flower basket with original glass insert in a very rare model made with silver. Designed by Josef Hoffmann (Austrian, 1870-1956), Vienna, circa...

A rare Vienna Secession oak jardinière stand on slender tripod supports. The shapely top bears a moulded edge with a decorative frieze beneath. Three gently carved supports adjoin ...

Very rare jewellery/safe box in style of Vienna secesion with hammered decor.

This solid bronze sculpture is a reduction of the head from the original monument designed by Ernst Barlach between 1927 and 1930. The work features a face with closed eyes and softl...

The ceramic charger is an example of the kind of work by which John Glick became so famous. He was seduced by the effects of the reduction kiln, which decreased the levels of oxygen during firing, inducing the flame to pull oxygen out of the clay and glazes changing the colors of the glazes depending on their iron and copper content. In this way he achieved the rich gradients of ochre and umber and variations in stippling and opacity. It is signed by the artist and stamped with Plum Street Pottery on the verso. John was an American Abstract Expressionist ceramicist born in Detroit, MI. Though open to artistic experimentation, Glick was most influenced by the styles and aesthetics of Asian pottery—an inspiration that shows in his use of decorative patterns and glaze choices. He has said that he is attracted to simplicity, as well as complexity: my work continually reflects my re-examination that these two poles can coexist… or not, in a given series. Glick also took influences from master potters of Japan, notably Shoji Hamada and Kanjrio Kawai, blending their gestural embellishments of simple forms with attitudes of Abstract Expressionism. He was particularly drown to the work of Helen Frankenthaler whose soak-stain style resonated with Glick’s multi-layered glaze surfaces, which juxtaposed veils of atmospheric color with gestural marks and pattern. He spent countless hours developing and making his own tools in order to achieve previously unseen results in his work with clay and glaze. Glick’s “Plum Tree Pottery” (now a designated historic landmark in Farmington Hills, Michigan) studio opened around 1965 and closed in the summer of 2016. It was a private studio space for John and a number of his students and assistants. He believed his shapes evolved guided by forces apparently outside his control. This was instinctual, intellectual and due to his openness to change, fusing into what he thought was the most positive force behind a potter’s approach: evolution and growth. Some have called it inspiration. John was not only a major figure in the Detroit creative community, but in the ceramics world at large. According to Shelley Selim in her book on John, “John Glick: A Legacy in Clay” John remains: “one of the most recognizable names in the field of studio pottery – known for lecturing, publishing, and offering workshops widely – and his work has been featured in well over a hundred local, national and international exhibitions since he was a college student in the late 1950s.” Along with this John has mentored over thirty studio apprentices over five and a half decades, received numerous grants and awards for his work, and has been prolific, with an estimated 300,000 ceramic wares throughout the world. He received his Masters from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, working with Maija Grotell, a legendary and influential teacher. Grotell was noted for her deep interest in the human connection to nature’s rhythms and patters. These ideas often grounded her dialog with her students including Glick, affecting, a profund and lasting influence on his future work. This famous Art Academy was designed by architect and faculty member, Eliel Saarinen who collaborated with Charles and Ray Eames on chair and furniture design. Numerous creative artists who are alumni of Cranbrook include: Harry Bertoia, Florence Knoll, Jack Lenor Larsen, Donald Lipski, Duane Hanson, Nick Cave, Hani Rashid, George Nelson, Urban Jupena (Nationally recognized fiber artist), Artis Lane (the first African-American artist to have her sculpture, "Sojourner Truth," commissioned for the Emancipation Hall in the Capital Visitor Center in Washington DC), Cory Puhlman (televised Pastry Chef extraordinaire), Thom O’Connor (Lithographs), Paul Evans (Brutalist-inspired sculpted metal furnishings), Eugene Caples (small bronze images/abstract), Morris Brose (Bronze Sculptures), Herb Babcock (blown glass), Larry Butcher (mixed media) and Lauren Anais Hussey...

Cylindrical base, vessel above rising in a tulip shape, flared rim, two curved bands applied offset on the sides as handles, three-leaf flowers in relief on the front and back. Geome...

Beautiful sculpture by renowned artist Linda Prokop. This piece “Just Making Sure” by the acclaimed artist is infused with a dynamic sense of expression and style. Whimsically styled...

A striking large-scale enamel charger titled “Le Cirque,” enamelled by London artist Richard Casey in 1992 after Marc Chagall. #5667 The circular composition depicts a wonderfully ...

Bronze bust character head in patinated bronze, after Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, inspired by 18th century models. This bronze bust represents a male head with narrowed eyes, a tense ...

A rare commodity indeed. A handsome double picture frame in the Vienna Secessionist style. It captures both the essence of art deco and art nouveau. Silver plated over bronze and an...