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Modern Decorative Objects

MODERN STYLE

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”

Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.

Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chaircrafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.

It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.

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Style: Modern
Riflessi High Pink Blown Glass Vase by Böijte–Bottari
Located in Milan, IT
Riflessi is a project by Böjte-Bottari for Paola C. presented in 2017. This vase is designed to accommodate all types of flowers, and it is made in pink blown borosilicate glass. Th...
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2010s Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

A deep stoneware bowl by Gunnar Nylund for Rorstrand
Located in San Francisco, CA
A deep stoneware bowl with a brown hairsfur glaze. Incised R, 3 crowns, SWEDEN, GN, ARP.
Category

1960s Swedish Vintage Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Large Kähler Floor Vase with Yellow Glaze
Located in Kastrup, DK
Large Kähler Floor Vase with Yellow Uranium Glaze. This impressive Kähler floor vase features a vibrant yellow uranium glaze with subtle matte orange areas, naturally occurring as p...
Category

Early 20th Century European Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Aire G Table Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
It is a design clock that can be displayed on a modern furniture of minimalist style. It is an ideal piece for design houses , modern flats and offices. Aire G table...
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2010s Spanish Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Aire G Table Clock
Aire G Table Clock
$1,089 / item
Opalino Glass Vase in Tea and Crystal by Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with slim, oval shaped body and funnel shaped neck. Featured in tea and crystal colored glass. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement piece ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Venini Large Black Belt Oval Glass Vase in Crystal and Green by Peter Marino
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in crystal and grass green with black decoration designed by Peter Marino in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Ron Arad Limited Sculpture Paintitain't
Located in Krefeld, DE
Ron Arad, limited sculpture in the way of a tube of paint. Massive metal, with the original cardboard box, packing material in the box is popcorn. Edition Lippert, Wilkens Partner fr...
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1990s European Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Borrowed Form #8, Cast Silicon Bronze Vessel
Located in Vancouver, BC
Borrowed Forms takes on loan shapes of the natural world and translates them into domestic objects. Rocks, charred wood, and forest debris from the Pacific Northwest are selected for form and texture, and their impressions are captured in poured jewelers wax. The wax leaves no trace behind as it peels away—an impactless intervention, as if nothing ever occured. Each resulting cast bronze vessel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Venetian Scavo Vase in Blown Murano Glass Orange and Dawn Colors, Italy, 1980s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Venetian Scavo Vase in Blown Murano Glass with Orange and Dawn Colors Italy 1980s. This enchanting "scavo" vase stands out for the beauty of its shades...
Category

1980s Italian Vintage Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass

Opalino Glass Vase in Horizon Milk White Inside by Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with slim, oval shaped body and funnel shaped neck. Featured in aquamarine colored glass. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement piece for a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage 1970s Howard Miller Modern Minimalist Black and Silver Wall Clock
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
Vintage Howard Miller Modern Minimalist Wall Clock. This clock features a brushed steel outer casing with aluminum hands set against a black clock face. It is manufactured by the How...
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1970s American Vintage Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Rare Limited Edition of 12 Vase Alpha by Ettore Sottsass
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Twenty-seven woods for a Chinese artificial flower vase alpha by Ettore Sottsass, edited by Design Gallery Milano, 1995. Limited edition of 12 signed and numbered pieces, number 7 / 12. This piece has also been produced as a limited edition with a total of only 12 units. In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Ettore Sottsass (14 September 1917-31 December 2007) was an Italian architect and designer of the late 20th century. His body of designs included furniture, jewelry, glass, lighting and office machine design. Sottsass was born on 14 September 1917 in Innsbruck, Austria, and grew up in Milan, where his father was an architect. In 1956, Ettore Sottsass began working as a design consultant for Olivetti, designing office equipment...
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1990s European Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Exquisite Jay Strongwater Tall Undulating Leaves Enameled Metal Candleholder
Located in Tustin, CA
Exquisite Jay Strongwater Tall Undulating Leaves Enameled Metal Candleholder Very large, elegant, leaf motif candleholder from the Jay Strongwate...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Modernist Sterling Silver Decorative Dish with Beaded Border
Located in New York, NY
This elegant sterling silver dish was realized in the United States. It features an austere concave form with angled sides and a beaded border. With its clean modernist lines and bea...
Category

20th Century American Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Ruby "English Rose" Hand Carved Porcelain Arts & Crafts Pottery Vase
Located in New York, NY
"English Rose" hand carved porcelain modern Arts & Crafts pottery vase with ruby glaze. Vase is slip cast into plaster mold. Handcrafted and signed by the artist Christopher Brody. T...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

NSNG One More Time Clock sandblasted Brass
Located in Eindhoven, NL
No Screw No Glue is an iconic range of furniture and objects designed by Joost Van Bleiswijk in which the components are laser cut and assembled by slotting the pieces together. As t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

American Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver Desk Box
By Andrew A. Taylor
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver desk box. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged with gently curved top and molded rim. Box interior cedar-lined and partitioned. Fully marke...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Classic Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver Box by Poole
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver box. Made by Poole in Taunton, Mass. Rectangular with straight sides and lobed bracket feet applied at corners. Cover hinged and curved. Box interio...
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Japanese Modern LAAB Magma Pen Holder Raku Ceramic Black White Crakle
Located in monza, Monza and Brianza
Magma pen holder A movement frozen in time like the magma solidifed in obisidian. Result of a sudden break in the heating process followed by a fast cooling down of the piece, thi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Ceramic Zebra Sculpture , Hand Made And Painted In South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
Imvelo Natural Art presents a captivating ceramic Zebra sculpture from South Africa. Hand-sculpted by Bernard and hand-painted by Gabriel, this piece stands 9 inches high, 12 inches ...
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21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Barovier & Toso Salvati Murano Gold Infused Blown Glass Bowl
Located in Miami, FL
Barovier & Toso Murano Gold Infused Hand-blown Glass Bowl, Artist Signed Salviati Offered for sale is a Barovier & Toso Salviati gold-infused Murano glass bowl. The bowl dates to th...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass

Signed "Desire these days my dear..." Pottery Vase
Located in Astoria, NY
Illegibly Signed "Desire these days my dear..." Pottery Vase, blue matte glaze with inscribed poem "desire these days my dear that we may be two ever shifting dunes of the white snow...
Category

20th Century Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Pottery

Abstract sculpture of a seated woman, one of a kind, cast
Located in London, GB
This substantial one of a kind abstract sculpture depicts a seated woman, hand crafted, molded and cast in stone resin. The piece features a beautiful patina in shades of mossy grey...
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21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Resin, Epoxy Resin

Tacón 4 L Wall Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Tacón 4 L wall clock shows simple clean forms and subtle elegance adding the natural touch of lacquered walnut wood, which also provides a sense of fluidity between the spaces in you...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Chrome

Salta Rectangular Medium Flower Vase, Alpaca Silver & Black Onyx
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images tha...
Category

2010s Argentine Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone, Onyx, Metal

Large Unusual Ceramic Pot with Rattle and Handprint by Toshiko Takaezu
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall closed-form ceramic pot with rattle by Japanese American artist Toshiko Takaezu (American, 1922 - 2011) circa 1980-90s. The impressive stone vessel on offer is covered in a ba...
Category

1980s American Vintage Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Oscar Tusquets Contemporary Leather Starry Pyramid Limited Edition
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Starry Pyramid by Oscar Tusquets and Pere Ventura for Exhibition-event Homo Faber celebrada en Venezia septiembre 2018. Limited edition of 8 A pyramid shaped tabernacle. Leather covered faces...
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2010s Spanish Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Leather

Modern Abstract Sculpture in Stainless Steel by Patrick Coard Paris
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The "Leif" sculpture by Patrick Coard Paris is a masterful creation that merges contemporary design with unparalleled craftsmanship. Handcrafted from a stainless steel veneer inlaid ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Stainless Steel

"Bouquet" Memory Jug by Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life. Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars, memory jugs are African American folk art objects that honor a loved one who has recently passed. Small tokens and mementos of the deceased are gathered and affixed to the exterior of a jug or vase, an abundance of memories that celebrates a life lived to the fullest. Michael Thompson applies this tradition to his own practice, creating tactile assemblages of this and that. Formed in the manner of collage, each jug honors the lost memories of generations past and his own memories of personally discovering each item. With varied sources for materials including Kyoto, Turkey, and Mexico, a great number of the found shards are 18th and 19th century ceramics...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Venini Fazzoletto Large Glass Vase in Gray by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto glass vase, designed by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini and manufactured by Venini, is available in three different sizes. Original designed in 1948. Indoor use only. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Venini Deco Sabbiato Glass Vase in Rio Green by Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Historical vase designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi in opal glass with round horizontal ribs. The model is proposed with a sandblasted coat. Dimensions available: Ø23xH24,5cm Kg: ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Large Pink and Gray Murano Glass Vase
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A cylindrical modern large vase produced in Murano, Italy with a base and top in pale pink with the center being a light gray color. Would do great as a center piece on a table with ...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass

Puntero Gold Table Clock
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Puntero G table clock is a clock whose design makes it an elegant and stylish decorative piece. The German UTS mechanism guarantees the accuracy of its operation over the years. Pu...
Category

2010s Spanish Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Set Picture Frame+Table Box Enamel two-tone ruby red and emerald green Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular Photo Frame in Gold-Plated 925/1000 Silver: Imagine a frame that frames your most precious memories with elegance and modernity. This frame is made of gold-plated 925/100...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold, Gold Plate

Hand Blown Murano Vase Briolette in Grey
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This briolette vase is a stunning example of contemporary glass art, seamlessly blending modern aesthetics with timeless elegance. Crafted by skilled artisans, this vase features a u...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass

30 Pasifila Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Pasifil Glass Vase was originally designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986 for Memphis. It's part of the “Vetri Glass” collection, made in blown Murano glass. Signed on the base, for ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Wooden Christmas Tree FIR – Cedar with Brass Tip, Large Size
Located in Orlando, FL
The solid cedar minimalist Christmas decoration tree is designed to add an elegant touch to your holiday setup. Inspired by the aesthetic form of the f...
Category

2010s Turkish Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Alcor Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano Collection
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Alcor Glass Vase was designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1983 for Memphis. Signed on the base. Ettore Sottsass was born in Innsbruck in 1917. In 1939 he graduated in architecture at...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

COLLINET (20th century School) "Dancer with Hoop" Signed
Located in Madrid, ES
COLLINET (20th century School) "Dancer with Hoop" Signed brown patina bronze, marble pedestal base H. 39 cm good condition
Category

20th Century French Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Venini Feniletilamina Happy Pills Vase in Black and Orange by Fabio Novembre
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Happy Pills in feniletilamina by Fabio Novembre. Numbered Edition Handmade blown glass with the “Incalmo” technique. Color: Feniletilamina...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Blown Glass

5 Atamante Glass Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
5 Atamante vase is in blown glass, and originally designed in 1986 by Ettore Sottsass. Signed on the base, for further information please see authenticity info below. Ettore Sott...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Blown Glass

Contemporary Hand-Built Matte Pink Sculptural Glazed Ceramic Spore Floor Lamp
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This contemporary sculptural ceramic floor lamp has a trumpet shaped double-layered ceramic body in a matte pink glazed finish on a hand-...
Category

2010s North American Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Modern Italian Heavy Opalescent Murano Glass Vase Signed by P. Signoretto
Located in Salzburg, AT
Modern Italian opalescent colored Murano glass vase signed by Pino Signoretto. A transparent glass object made out of thick glass layers (total 2.5cm) shaped like eggs made in Sommerso Technique with two white circular color stripes. Hot glass technique in which differently colored layers of glass are applied, one on top of the other, in such a way that each color remains distinctly visible. Size and weight: Length 25cm x width 11.0cm x height 30cm / 11.5kg Biography Pino Signoretto Born September 28, 1944 in Favaro Veneto. 1954 He worked for a muranese glass chandelier souvenir manufacturer. 1959 Apprenticeship with master glassblower Alfredo Barbini and works with the master Livio Seguso, Ermanno Nason, and Angelo Seguso. 1960 He got the title of master glassblower. 1961-77 he worked in different factories, to get full technical knowledge of glass. 1978 Signoretto opens his own furnace showroom in Murano. 1978 – 84 He collaborates with artists and architects, Dalì, Licata, Dal Pezzo, Vitali, Pomodoro, Willson. 1985 Signoretto undertakes the first of a long series of trips to Japan. 1989 He participates in a demostration for the japanese imperial family. Exhibition at Museo dell'Arte Veneziana in Otaru Japan. Works for Dale Chihuly - Seattle U.S.A. Teaches at the Pilchuch School of Glass - Seattle U.S.A. 1990 Signoretto executes the trophies for various international sporting events, including the European Basketball - Paris France and for N.B.A. - U.S.A. Teaches at Tulane University - U.S.A. Teaches at Aomori Otaru - Giappone. Teaches at Toyama School of Glass - U.S.A. Teaches at Pilchuck School of Glass Seattle - U.S.A. 1991 Excutes a series of pieces for Jeff Koons exhibition at Sonnabend Gallery New York - U.S.A. Teaches at Rochester Institute of Technology, Massachussetts College of Art - U.S.A Demonstration, G.A.S. Conference in Corning New York - U.S.A. Teaches at Pilchuck School of Glass Seattle - U.S.A. 1992 Signoretto Executes a series of sculptures for Jan Vercruysse - exhibition at Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Rivoli - Torino Italy. Works with Elisabeth Murray, Kiki Smih and Raimund Kummer. Teaches at Pilchuck School of Seattle U.S.A. 1993 He designs and executes a series of 12 fountains for Hotel American Gei Ken - Japan. Teaches at Experimental Glass Workshop - U.S.A. Demostrations Massachusetts College of Art - U.S.A. Teaches at Pilchuck School of Glass Seattle - U.S.A. 1994 Conference at G.A.S. Conference Oakland - U.S.A. Teaches at New Orleans School of Glasswork - U.S.A. Exhibition at Gallerie Differences Parigi - Francia. Teaches at Pilchuck School of Glass Seattle - U.S.A. He exhibits at Sandra Ainsley Gallery Toronto - Canada. 1995 Signoretto exhibits at Chiristy Taylor Galleries Florida - U.S.A. He exhibits at Galleria San Nicolò - Venice - Italy. He participates at C.C.I.A.A. of Venice exhibition l'Art de verre a Murano au XXemme siecle Paris Passage de Retz - Francia. He partecipates in exhibition Maestri Maestri vetrai creatori di Murano del '900 Comacchio - Ferrara - Italy. He partecipates in exhibition for United Foundation for AIDS Godparent House Florida - U.S.A. Pino, during his teaching stage at Pilchuck School of Glass partecipates to built a house in glass. 1996 He designs and executes some door-handle, exhibitis at Pull of Beauty - Storefront for Art and Architecture New York - U.S.A. Signoretto works with Martin Bradley at the glass chess-set. He executes The boodygarden series of sculptures for Mariagrazia Rosin - Kunstmuseum Dùsseldorf im Ehrenhof - Germania. He Designs and executes some animal objects, exhibits at Portia Gallery di Chicago - U.S.A. Works with painter Eulisse and professor Gaspari. He designs and executes some insects exhibition at Korpus II nel Kremlino di Mosca - Russia. He works with Raimund Kummer e G. Kruft. He executes some sculpures for Jan Vercruysse exhibition at: - Brooke Alexander - New York - U.S.A. - Kunsthalle Bern - Berna - Svizzera. - Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea - Rivoli (TO). - Studio per l'Arte Contemporanea E. Di Grazia - Torre Pellice (TO). He executes a large chandelier with Dale Chihuly and Lino Tagliapietra. He executes some clear animals for Kiki Smith exhibition at La Pace Gallery - New York. He executes some sculptures with Marc Quinn, exhibition at Withe Cube - Londra. 1996 He designs and executes some animals with Portia Gallery - Chicago U.S.A., exhibition at Sofa- Miami 1997 He executes some sculptures with Marc Quinn. He works with Martin Bradley. He executes some fish in glass for Dale Chichuly. He works for Timo Sarpaneva. 1997 He designs and executes some animals with Portia Gallery Chicago - U.S.A.; exhibition at Sofa-Miami 1 Pino makes a Pantheon in glass done by eight pillars, two meters high, and fountain in the middle. Il Legno in Vetro (Wood in glass) with the collaboration of LIVIO DE MARCHI - Venice. Teaches at the Penland School of Crafts, Penland North Carolina - U.S.A. Completes the sculpture "OHM" for the Hindu Temple, Cincinnati - U.S.A. Creates a house completely in glass located amongst the woods of the Swiss Alps. Exhibits some sculptures at the exhibition Dalì & Murano Artists at the San Marco Museum - Venice. Continues the collaboration with the Portia Gallery Chicago - U.S.A. and with the artists CHIHULY, KUMMER and VERCRUYSSE. 2001 - Pino teaches at the Venice "Accademia delle Belle Arti". Creates 700 snowballs exhibited at the De Pury & Luxembourg Gallery, Zürich - Switzerland. Teaches at the Esashi Glass Work Shop - Japan. Teaches at the San Servolo International Glass Workshops on l'isola di S. Servolo Venice - Italy. Pino opens his new workshop in F.ta Serenella 3 Murano Venice - Italy. Creates some sculptures, for the furnishings industry OAK di Cantù - Italy, destined for a Saudi Palace. Continues collaborations with CHIHULY AND KUMMER. 2002 - two sculptures at the Habitat Gallery - U.S.A. Teaches for the second consecutive year at the Venice "Accademia delle Belle Arti". Participates at the Amsterdam GAS Conference - Netherlands. Teaches at the Esashi San Servolo International Glass Workshops - Japan. Receives the award "Gallo d'oro di Murano" as Muranese personality of the year. 2003 - Creates a clothes rack, inclusive of several items of clothing made entirely out of glass, displayed at the Housang Rachtian Gallery in Venice. Makes a pig out of glass and gold leaf, as the fourth place award at the 2003 Regata Storica di Venezia. Participates as a lecturer at the GAS Conference - Seattle U.S.A. Creates a series of chandeliers based on marine life, shown at the Caffè Florian in Venice, in collaboration with MARIA GRAZIA ROSIN. Creates a series of 100 "fantastic" shoes for the Japanese designer HIROKO UEKI, that were the subject of an exhibition tour throughout Japan. Continues to be the primary glass master and maker for the ideas of many artists including: DALE CHIHULY, ALDO MONDINO...
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Early 2000s Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass

Small Cast Bronze Daisy Candlestands in Silver by Elan Atelier in Stock
Located in New York, NY
Available now and ready to ship! SILVER bronze daisy candlestands are cast using the lost wax method. Each daisy comes as a set of two candlestands ...
Category

2010s European Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Box, Bulgari Watch Case, Black Leather with Cardboard Box, 1990.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Box, Bulgari watch case, black leather with cardboard box, 1990. Case, Bulgari watch box, very good condition, black leather box with cardboard box,...
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Late 20th Century French Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Leather

Double Terminated Emerald Crystal On Calcite With Pyrite From Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Product Information: Specimen Type: Emerald Crystals on Calcite Weight: 3 grams Dimension: H: 2 x W: 1.5 x D: 1 cm Origin: Swat Valley, KPK Province, Pakistan Treatment: None Descr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal, Multi-gemstone, Rock Crystal, Other

"White" Luxury Vases Set of 5 Pieces, Handmade in Italy, 2021, Hand Painted
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body. This collection is made by 4 beautiful...
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2010s Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pair Signed Arie Ofir Israeli Sterling Silver & Anodized Aluminum Candlesticks
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of signed Modernist silver candlesticks. By Arie Ofir. In sterling silver with anodized aluminum central candle holders. B...
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20th Century Israeli Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Aluminum, Sterling Silver

Volume 2 Vase by Milan Pekař
Located in Geneve, CH
Volume 2 vase by Milan Pekar Dimensions: d 15 x h 24 cm Materials: Glaze, Porcelain handmade in the Czech Republic. Also available: different colors and patterns Establis...
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2010s Czech Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Ceramic Leopard Urn Pair , hand made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
Pair of Leopard Urns The Pair of Leopard Urns is an extraordinary ceramic decorative art piece that captures the fierce beauty and elegance of South Africa's wildlife. Crafted by Lov...
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21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Italian Marble Vessel with Brass Inset Bowl, Apparatus
Located in Tulsa, OK
Neo Vessel Nero Kinitra by Apparatus Made of Italian marble with a brass inset bowl, this vessel distills the visual language of ceremonial objects to i...
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2010s American Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Bird for Lasso Lounge Chair by Kenneth Cobonpue
Located in Geneve, CH
Bird for lasso lounge chair by Kenneth Cobonpue Materials: Aluminum. Dimensions: 17.5 cm x 74 cm x H 68cm Drift away on a flight of dreams in...
Category

2010s Philippine Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Aluminum

Untitled Sculpture 10, by Rosanne Sniderman
Located in New York, NY
Glazed stoneware. Hand built & artist signed on underside.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Ghidini 1961 Tornado Vase in Polished Brass by Campana Brothers
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Spiral of brass, a dizzying vortex of reflected light. A thousand liquid rings rise from a hypothetical sea, expand and crown themselves with fragrant flowers. It’s a highly evocativ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

12 Amaltea Vase, by Ettore Sottsass from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Amaltea Vase was designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1986. The vase is part of the “Amaltea Glass” collection. Made in Murano. Signed “E.Sottsass per Memphis”. Signed on the base. Et...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Marble Sculpture
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary Green Marble Abstract Form Sculpture
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20th Century Unknown Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

"Brad, Gordon, Tony & Chuck" Leather Baskets by C. Bouchard for Oscar Maschera
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Brad, Gordon, Tony & Chuck" are leather baskets with handles, designed by Claude Bouchard and manufactured by Oscar Maschera. Genuine Italian leather vegetable tanned. Colors combin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Leather

Fosse Ways II by Alice Walton
Located in Atlanta, GA
Alice Walton is a talented sculptor whose work is defined by her innovative approach to form and material. Born with a deep appreciation for the visual arts, Walton developed her ski...
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2010s English Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Luxury Vase “Brain”. Porcelain. Handmade Design and Crafted in, Italy, 2020
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The heart collection is the result of the extravagant creativity of two innovative designers, who are inspired especially by the human body. The heart collection is inspired by the ...
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2010s Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Hand Blown Murano Facet Vase in Grey Medium
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A stunning creation from the heart of Murano's glassmaking tradition, this vase showcases an exceptional grey tint that lends a subtle, refined charm to its geometric design. Each fa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass

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