Expressionist Decorative Objects

This unique terracotta sculpture by Ricardo Mesa, executed in the 1980s, consists of two independent, interlocking ceramic elements: a stylized, voluminou...

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 ...

“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...

This abstract green glass sculpture by Gio Colucci (1892–1974) is a rare expressionist piece from the 1950s. Shaped with soft and organic curves, the sculpture reveals the artist’s s...

This exceptional hand-crafted studio ceramic sculpture depicts a proud and commanding African female warrior in a striking, triumphant pose. With both arms raised high, she holds a s...

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 ...

A hammered silver plate metal vase attributed to Josef Hoffmann and made by Wiener Werkstatte, circa 1920s. The vase is in the typical style of the Vienna secession, it features a ve...

Beautiful bowl in Secessionist style /Deco marked A Bachruch SUCC with Diane's Austrian silver mark . Has ebony wood ends and also marked ( 1) in bottom .

A large and rare ceramic monochromatic putto holding grapes (Autumn from "The Four Seasons") by Austrian designer Michael Powolny for Gmundner Keramische Werkstatte. First designed b...

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,...

Slender jug, which widens in the upper part and narrows at the top again, with spout and opposite handle, surface decorated in relief with three antique-style heads and stylized, sla...

Vienna bronze Arabian warrior sculpture in polychrome bronze, designed as a standing male figure carrying a rifle over his shoulder. This early 20th century Vienna bronze sculpture w...

Rare Emily Kaufman "Nya" contemporary art statue / sculpture. Made of resin with hand applied oil paints. features a women in a black cocktail dress with short blonde hair and a stri...

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

A finely modelled standing figural Cubist statue rendered in warmly patinated bronze, titled "Harlequin". Signed G/6.

Zuri, which is beautiful in Swahili, is a Bronze African Abstract Nude female sculpture and marks a significant moment in my creative evolution—an expansion from sculpting wildlife i...

Zulu warriors were renowned for their disciplined formations and innovative tactics in battle, epitomized by the "buffalo horns" strategy developed by the legendary Shaka Zulu: a man...

Hand painted terracotta and bronze clock design by Stanislaw Czapek for Friedrich Goldscheider. Austria, 1903. Vienna Secession. Goldscheider mark, signed Capeque. The Latin inscription on the front is from the famous poem "The Song of the Bell" by Friedrich Schiller...

Elegant, graceful, and sophisticated bronze figure, known as the "African Dancer", made in Vienna Austria by Franz Hagenauer circa 1930's. The figure is in very fine, original, cl...

"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.

Vintage Expressionist Terracotta Vessel. France, circa 1950. Unique and One-of-a-Kind.

A Vienna faience porcelain figurine representing motherly love by Schauer. Bench and figures are porcelain. Faces and arms are in a bisque (flat) finish. Marked on the bottom Vienna ...

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...

Bronze sculpture on marble base, sitting man figure. France, 1940s.

Bronze sculpture of young girl from Kenya's Turkana tribe in traditional attire and characteristic hairdo. The Turkana tribe, nomadic by nature, are a Nilotic people native to the Turkana District in northwest Kenya, a semi-arid climate region bordering Lake Turkana in the east. My art is inspired by Africa and it’s magnificent wildlife and people. Seeing tribe people’s silhouettes in the blistering summer haze enthused me to branch out into human figurative sculpture. Turkana Girl - Bronze sculpture. Limited Edition of 24. Sculpture Height 65 cm including Sandstone base of approx 17 x 15 x 4 cm. Each piece of bronze art is handcrafted by myself from beginning to end - sculpting, casting in my own foundry and finished individually by hand with it's own unique patina. Patinas may vary slightly. This is edition 1 of 24 and ready for delivery. After this each edition is made on order so will be ready for shipping from South Africa approx 4 to 6 weeks after receipt of order. I am a self-taught South African artist whose work is inspired by Africa’s wildlife, landscapes, and people. My years as a safari guide gave me an intimate connection to the bush — a place that taught me everything I know about shape, form, and movement. You can’t sculpt what you don’t feel, and every moment spent observing wildlife offers a lesson in balance, grace, and presence. I am drawn to bronze — an ancient material with a living surface that changes, deepens, and gains character over time, much like the landscapes and creatures that inspire me. Each patina adds its own mood and individuality, ensuring every piece carries its own quiet story. My work ranges from bird, wildlife, figurative, abstract to African sculpture...

Although unsigned, this magnificent Austrian expressionist art ceramic sculptural vase with three receptacles is attributed to Vally Wieselthier for Wiener Werkstatte, ca. 1920. Valerie "Vally" Wieselthier (Austrian-American, 1895 – 1945) was an outstanding ceramic artist. She was born to a Jewish family in Vienna, Austria. Her father, Wilhelm Wieselthier was a lawyer. Valluy attended theWiener Frauenacademie in Vienna from 1912 to 1914 and studied at the Vienna School of Applied Arts with Rosalinda Rothhansl, Kolo Moser, Jodef Hoffmann and Michael Powolny from 1914 to 1920. In addition, she worked as an auxiliary nurse during the First World War. From 1917 to 1922, she worked for the Wiener Werkstatte. From 1922 to 1927, she ran her own ceramic workshop in cooperation with the Augarten porcelain factory, which was newly founded in 1923, but also with other companies such as Friedrich Goldschider, Gmundner Keramik and Lobmeyr. Her expressive and humorous porcelain figures attracted attention at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et industriels modern in Paris in 1925 and are considered typical examples of the Art Deco style style. From 1928, the artist increasingly moved her center of life to the United States. She went to the International Exhibition of Ceramic Art in New York City in October 1928. In 1933, she moved to Chicago with Paul Lester Wiener...

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

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Bowl on an oval ground plan with flared, wavy and curved walls on four swept-out feet, fruit and leaf decoration in relief on the bowl base and on the outside, colored glazed in an e...

Plaster bust of a man in the style of Swedish designer Nils Sjogren. The sculpture features a man with a moustache and curly hair mounted on a freeform wood base. Dimensions 5" widt...

Original and unique Wiener Werkstatte hand-painted design.

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...

Here is a rare and sculptural ceramic candelabrum by German potter Anton Lang, dating to the interwar period, circa 1920s–1930s, and produced prior to Lang’s death in 1938. The piece...

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...

This head and hand are all that remain of Vally Wieselthier’s masterpiece installed at the Wiener Werkstätte America's Manhattan NYC showroom. For an en situ photo see: Ronald S. Lauder Neue Galerie...

Ernst Barlach (1870–1938), "Das Wiedersehen" (Thomas und Christus), 1926. Black patina over cast plaster, signed “E. Barlach” and stamped “H. NOACK BERLIN,” with additional “© MPI” ...

Stell sculture by Nicolas Vlavianos.

Unique items that represent table clock and the statue of the lady with a greyhound Made in the late 1900 Signed Lazzar The maker is Enrico Lazzar for Lazzar and Marconi

This extraordinary museum piece dates from the Vienna Secession period: a lidded box featuring a putto playing a mandolin. The design is by Carl Klimt, and the execution is by Bernha...

This large and unusual floral hand-decorated double-handled ceramic vase by Ampora Turn-Teplitz showcases the characteristic artistic sensibilities of the Art Nouveau Vienna Secessio...

An extraordinary and museum-quality ceramic figural planter/sculpture, designed by the celebrated Austrian ceramicist Leopold Anzengruber for I.C.S. (Industria Ceramica Salernitana) ...

Josep Maria Subirachs Nude Torso Bronze Sculpture This sculpture measures: 11.75 wide x 4 deep x 16 inches high Excellent Condition. We take our photos in a controlled lighting st...

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...

This artistic head of a man, created by an unknown artist, is extraordinary and expressive. This lovely head was passed down from the estate of an art collector and connoisseur of be...

Set of Two Early 1940s White Matte Pottery Bowls by Hamilton Achilles Wolf Set of two hand thrown mid-century pottery bowls by California artist Hamilton...

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...

Early 20th century Expressionist patinated bronze woman sculpture with marble base signed by italian sculptor A. Monti By: A. Monti Material: bronze, marble, copper, metal Technique...

Secessionist hand-hammered continental silver compote.

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

This is a bronze sculpture of Darwin's Thinking Ape. The Ape is seated reading a book.

Antique Vienna Bronze Bear with Blanket Item e7280 A beautiful bronze statue of a wandering bear spreading out his blanket to rest. A hat and wal...

Elisabetta Mayo d’Aloisio, L’Eterno Padre, Bronze Bust, Italian, c. 1930s, on Marble Base Description A commanding and emotionally charged bronze sculpture by Elisabetta Mayo d’Aloi...

Antique Vienna Secession Jewelry Dish / cards / Keys Sculpture, Austria, 1900s It can be use for jewelry, personal cards or keys. Made by Artist Gustave Gurschner. The sculpture is ...

This Expressionist sculpture in emerald green polychrome glass is a rare 1950s original by Italian-French artist Gio Colucci (1892–1974). An emerald green sculpture...

Austrian Secessionist Hand-Forged Copper Leaf Motif Bowl/Vide-Poche Austria, Circa 1920s Of good size, this hand forged and engraved copper organic mod...

The ceramic charger with scalloped edge 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 on 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...

Three beautifully decorated Austrian/German biscuit or candy tins. The red oval: 8x3.5x5", large square: 8.25x8.25x5.5" and the flower decorated:4.25x8.75x6.75.

With its striking spiraled horns and noble bearing, the Kudu bull is one of the most elegant antelope species in Africa — a true icon of the bushveld. This bronze sculpture captures ...

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...

Mid Century Bronze Sculpture UMBILLIS BY David Slivka. David Slivka (1914-2010) is an American artist, both sculptural and pictorial arts. He became enthusiastically recognized t...