Expressionist Decorative Objects

Josef Hoffmann hexagonal wastebasket or umbrella stand Originally designed in 1905, edition Bieffeplast circa 1980s Gitterwerk structure in black perforated steel with original lab...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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

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 ...

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...

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

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...

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...

Spectacular expressionist bronze plastic 'Europa' of Czech sculptor Josef Klimeš (1928-2018). It depicts a taurus (bull) and silhouette of a nude on the torso of the taurus. The br...

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...

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

Heavily enameled in a colorful, ebullient pattern of flowers, leaves and scrolling elements all over clear blown glass, this very rare vase was made sometime between1925 and1930, by ...

Rare white tango box and cover by Loetz enameled with black stylized flowers and black feet and lid finial designed by Dagobert Peche c.1915.

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

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...

Late 19th century Vienna Secession cold-painted bronze small sculpture of two men playing chess by Franz Bergmann/Nam Greb, Austria By: Franz Bergmann, Nam Greb Material: bronze, co...

Vienna Mahogany Regulator Wall Clock, circa 1900, with carved urn finial and fluted column crest, porcelain and brass clock face with roman numerals encased in glass paneled flanked ...

An expressive modern sculpture by Auguste Garufi, depicting a female head with eyes gently closed, conveying a calm and introspective mood. Auguste Garufi (born 1961) is a Brooklyn-...

This flower vase, designed by Josef Hoffmann around 1905 for the Wiener Werkstätte, evokes the shape of a modernist skyscraper. The reissue is produced by Bieffeplast in Italy (80s),...

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...

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 ...

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...

“In Step” is a very personal piece for me — a bronze sculpture that captures the quiet tenderness between a mother elephant and her calf. I was moved to sculpt this moment after watc...

Antique Austrian Ormolu Jewelry Box Circa 1900. A beautifully decorated jewelry box in an ormolu case and lined with an aubergine velvet interior....

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...

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"...

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...

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...

Gail by Thomas Giebink larger than life wood art sculpture figure woman in chair Thomas Giebink has been working on his “Circus Fantastical” series for 40 years, creating pieces tha...

This striking theater mask by German artist Wolfgang Utzt was crafted in 1992 for a production of the play Ragtime. Expertly formed from treated leather, the mask embodies Utzt’s dis...

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

Surrealist Ceramic Face Sculpture. Offered is an unusual textured ceramic sculpture in the Surrealist style. This shapely abstract surrealist sculpture has many faces on it and appea...

Bronze character head bust in neoclassical style, after Franz Xaver Messerschmidt, based on an 18th century model. This sculpture represents a male head with a tense expression, deep...

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...

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 Continental Secession style Arts & Crafts oak mantle clock stepped top a silvered dial behind a full length door with bevelled glass flanked by two pairs ...

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 ...

"Mother's Pride", 1976. Bronze on wood base. Signed on the bottom of the bronze base. Chaim Gross, JM, Foundry Josel Meisner & Co., Plainview, N.Y., edition 44/47.

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...

Large Impressive cold painted Austrian bronze study of a standing stag / Deer, with intricate detail and very fine color. Additional information Height: 34 cm Depth: 8.5 cm Width: ...

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...

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 very cool Peter Max pop art ceramic ashtray by Iroquois of Syracuse, NY, circa 1980s. There are three different ashtrays available; all are in excell...

The "Untitled" abstract sculpture by Robert Sestok has a very deliberate aura of strength in its columnar shape. Upon closer inspection details emerge su...

F. Barbedienne Foundry bronze sculpture of a young boy head, circa late 19th Century. Figural bronze sculpture bust of a young boy, 19th Centu...

This handcrafted bronze candelabra is a sculptural tribute to the quiet strength and unity of the African buffalo. Three candleholders rise from gently curving branches adorned with ...

DESCRIPTION Beautiful, graceful lines on this "Circle of Love" statue made by Royal Haeger Pottery Company between 1980s-1990s. It would be a real statement piece as mantel, console,...

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 #129 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...

A very fine Italian 19th century carved carrara marble sculpture Group Titled "LA GIOIA NELL'INNOCENZA DOPO IL LAVORO" (The Joy of Innocence After Labour) by Professor Raffaele Belliazzi (Italian, 1835-1917). The slender figure of the young boy, seated and resting on a rock with his hanging legs crossed and joyfully eating a cluster of grapes picked from his hat that is resting on his lap. The intricate carving of his shirt, jacket, pants, hat and boots with fine attention details such at the stitching, buttons, the hem on his pants, the wear on the soles of his boots and the features on his face makes this one of Belliazzi's finest known works. The sculpure rests on a dark green serpentine marble pedestal with a rotating top. Signed: Profor. Belliazzi, Carrara. Florence, circa 1870-1880. It may be possible to identify the present marble sculpture of a boy eating grapes...

Candlestick dancing clown atr. Dagobert Pechce for Wiener Werkstatte. Not signed.

Clearly showing the influences of the Vienna Secession and the Wiener Werkstatte, at a time when Vienna led the Germanic world's interpretation of Art Nouveau and Art Deco, this cyli...

Abstract agate sculpture on wood base.

Pair of ceramic planters signed Austria. Vienna Secession period, circa 1900.

This lovely little vase is a fine example of the Vienna Secessionist movement. The hand worked copper overlay is all you need to look at to see what I ...