Etched Decorative Objects

Mid-20th century Modern italian frosted Murano glass decorative scavo bowl by Alfredo Barbini By: Alfredo Barbini Material: glass, Murano glass, art glass ...

A fun modernist table / desk lamp, a contemporary organic creation entirely hand made in Italy, the geometric shape inspired by a fashion tailored suit design, the waisted middle par...

Discover the allure of this vintage Anatolian terracotta storage vessel, a handcrafted Turkish clay jar that once stored grains and provisions in traditional Anatolian homes. Rich with historical significance, this rustic clay pot or vase adds character and authenticity to Mediterranean, farmhouse, and bohemian-inspired spaces. Perfect as a standalone decorative piece or for adding natural elegance to any interior, this large vintage terracotta jar complements contemporary aesthetics while preserving its heritage charm. An ideal choice for lovers of antique Turkish pottery...

This listing features a gorgeous three candle and crystal candelabra with a marble base. Careful attention was made to this piece from its delicate engraving on the crystals, to the ...

This petite metal canister was once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. Providing an airtight seal, the small box is formed of brass with an etched and stamped d...

Gallé Nancy Art Nouveau finest vase made in France (Nancy, Lorraine) made circa 1919-1920 Specifications: Stunningly manufactured casing glass (colorless glass with various lay...

French Art Deco round frosted glass perfume bottle (PENSEES D'ELLE by JAYTHO) with molded tulips design around the exterior and a matching tulip-shaped stopper (signed LALIQUE)

A small English Victorian period glass vanity jar container from the 19th century, with incised silver lid and etched design. Created in England during the reign of Queen Victoria, t...

This beauty can't be mistaken from any other era, it has all the bells and whistles an Art Deco collector could wish for. This very large and substantial beautiful Art Deco Czech perfume...

Patinated brass Chinese singing bowl c.1900's. The bowl etched with clouds, wind and mountain scenes, is accompanied by a wooden mallet with brass inlay. Dimensions 7.5" diameter x ...

Fountain pen made of solid silver, completely handcrafted and engraved with baroque volutes. The care with which this fountain pen was made denotes the experience and artistic hand ...

Inspired by vessels of antiquity, these vases features ornamentation that evokes friezes found on architecture of ancient Egypt. Crafted and finished by hand, the object has been wor...

Lorenzo Burchiellaro surrealistic wall clock. Etched and patinated case Key wind clockworks.

This is a Lalique Frosted Crystal Nude Lady in Bubble sculpture. It depicts a nude woman in a sensual kneeling position washing her hair and covered by some bubbles. The sculpture’s ...

Sterling silver vase in Art Nouveau - Liberty style made entirely by hand. The preparation of the structure of the vase required several processing times. The vase was made in differ...

The look of a leather bound book with fine gold tooling to the exterior. Originally used for Bridge scorecard and playing cards (included). The piece is a compliment to the bookshelf...

Large, rare and impressive, this sandblasted glass vase by Franz Grosz depicts a nude male figure floating in the air -- perhaps a dancer in the midst o...

Tall Fuchsia Vase Daum Nancy Circa 1900 This monumental Daum Nancy vase is a masterwork of Art Nouveau glassmaking, created around the turn of the centur...

A fine antique Bohemian glass tumbler cup or mug. The tumbler is a central European Historicism Period reproduction of a Middle Ages 'Waldgla...

Art Nouveau figural woman table lamp. This beautiful petite lamp is a classic piece of Art Nouveau design. The nude woman graces with elegant the fron...

Karim Rashid for Leonardo Germany Limited Edition New Move Silver Glass Vase, ca 1999. Measures 8” high, base 3-1/2” wide, and mouth 2-1/4” wide. There is a small scratch of silver finish/coating on glass (we've posted an image of the interior and exterior at the area of the scratch). There is also a faint area of small blemishes at the base See images for more detail. If there’s one thing karim rashid hates, it’s trophies. The 40-year-old designer has more than 40 of them, from big international ones like the 1999 George Nelson Award (given for breakthrough furniture design), to quaint little Canadian ones like Designer of the Year 2001. “It came with a little pin,” says Rashid, “and a … a … very nice …” He tries to describe the shape of the award with his hands but gives up. “It’s time that whole trophy thing changes. It’s kitsch. They’re functionless things.” Rashid was asked to design one for the DaimlerChrysler Design Awards (he’s a past recipient). “I was going to make it electro-luminescent. When the lights go out, it has a sensor so it turns on,” he says. But the trophy-as-night-light, a reminder of one’s worth in the darkest hours, didn’t impress Chrysler’s people. He never heard back. They may well be gnawing their knuckles over that decision right now because Rashid’s conquest of the realm of product design is all but complete. A lush and suitably worshipful retrospective of his work, Karim Rashid: I Want to Change the World (Thames & Hudson; 249 pages), hits Australasian bookstores this month. There was a crowd around anything with his stamp on it-including stools, chess sets and storage units-at the recent International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City. More than 2 million North Americans are throwing their rubbish into a receptacle he designed, while 750,000 or so park their rears on one of his cheapo plastic chairs. It’s not just in North America. He has been dubbed Der Poet des Plastiks by a retailer in Germany and the prolifico progettista Americano by Interni magazine in Italy. Trophies he may despise, but accolades Rashid can handle. The problem with being the Most Famous Industrial Designer in All the Americas is that you’re still less famous than someone who got kicked off Survivor the first week. Most people cannot name the designer of one nonclothing item in their homes. Rashid, who was born in Egypt, raised in Canada and is living in New York City, is more than happy to bring an end to this anonymity. Not just because he wants to be famous, although there seems to be that, but because he believes design should be a bigger part of the social discourse. “I have been almost alone in this country, trying to make design become a public subject,” he says. His chief method of persuasion is to make the banal better so that people notice design more. He likes creating expensive furniture and perfume bottles just fine, but what really gets his juices going is the everyday: manhole covers, a cremation urn, disposable cigarette lighters, garbage bins, salt and pepper shakers, plastic pens. “I want American Standard to come to me to do the toilets for Home Depot,” he says. In many ways Rashid is more like an itinerant industrial evangelist than a designer. He traveled 200 days last year. He claims to have been to every major mall in America, where he signs his products in high-end design stores and trolls about observing humans interacting with the objects around them. He has taught at design schools for more than a decade, and his work has been in 11 art shows in the past eight months. But mostly he has proselytized the corporate barbarians. And like any good missionary, he has learned to speak the language of his converts. One of the first things he does when he gets new clients is tour their factories to understand their manufacturing capacity. He also visits the retail outlets to see how the product might be displayed. And he really knows how to sell, especially himself. “I work with a guy in L.A.,” says Rashid, declining to name him. “He made a lot of really bad furniture. His business was hand-to-mouth. I proposed seven or eight projects. The pieces I’ve done for him have already become iconic.” The subtitle of his monograph, I Want to Change the World, is not ironic, just characteristically immodest. “Most industrial-design studios try to interpret a client’s needs and come up with a style,” says Paul Rowan, co-founder of housewares manufacturer Umbra. “Karim has his own personal vision.” It helps that Rashid’s vision incorporates things that Rowan needs, like a design that will stack and ship easily and that creates little waste in the making. Rashid’s father was a set designer for Canadian TV who rearranged the family furniture every Sunday. So perhaps it was ordained that Karim would grow up to become one of the pioneers in non-cheesy plastic, making objects that have energy and personality but aren’t wacky. He, like many of his generation, has championed the could-only-be-designed-with-computers blob. But his is not just a blob for its own sake. His Oh Chair...

This antique tantalus set is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1900 and done in the period Edwardian style. The case is composed of oak with silver or nickel plated mounts. The squared bottles are composed of crystal with faceted ball stoppers and etched flowers on foliage on the sides. The plated mounts of the case are engraved with stylized ferns, and the back has a pin and post fastener with a hinged door. The set comes with three period tin liquor tags...

Clipper ship etched glass bowl. Vintage clear glass bowl plate with convex curve down to bottom with underside etched with clipper ship. United State...

Add a touch of historic glamour to a console, kitchen, or office space with this exquisite vintage glass candy jar. Crafted in France circa 1920, this...

This elaborate chain of repoussé charms and tools is a traditional Chinese grooming kit, intricately worked of silver alloy with fantastic detail. Much like a Victorian chatelaine, a...

Delving into the elemental marks of Egyptian hieroglyphics, these vases use original characters to adorn an object inspired by vessels of antiquity. Formed of natural clay and glaz...

Antique Chinese brass decorative box with Jade Medallion. This stunning Chinese export brass box features a beautiful etched bat design with a central c...

Handcrafted from natural clay, this organic vase embraces the charm of a desert succulent with geometric etchings and petite spikes. The aquamarine glaze hints at the CACTI Vase’s ta...

For any lover of Patrick Nagel, art or lover of collectible, modern glass, this is the perfect piece for you. We found this piece at an estate in Indian Wells, California that had on...

Extraordinary large decorative porcelain decorative bowl titled "firework" with mysterious intricate etchings features platinum, gold foils plus silver foil tinted in shades of vivid...

Daum produced vases in all four seasons, but autumn is the best for its rarity and color. Daum Nancy Firm, No. 1588.Daum Nancy Firm, No. 1588 France, CIRCA 1920.

Beautiful Art Deco ladies perfume atomiser dating from the 1930s with the iconic sunray pattern in black enamelling. These size bottles are very hard to come by and so we were deligh...

Fine etched glass decorated with birds and foliate designs with Extra fine workmanship makes these pieces exceptional.

Highly unusual, seemingly to be, one of a kind silver plate epergne by Meriden Britannia Company of Connecticut. No doubt circa 1875 and manufactured to commemorate the launching of "Le Tricolre Balloon" on June 6th, 1874 in France (I have attached image of actual French hot air balloon...

2 American Art Deco frosted glass perfume bottles with black linier trim. (PRICED EACH)

Very striking and unusual Czech glass dressing table perfume set on it's matching tray. Adore the shape of the glass which has a stepped streamline effect. The bold black enamel agai...

Colossal antique Emile Gallé vase in frosted and orange art glass carved in the form of flowers and foliage. Japanism, 1890s. Museum quality. Measures: 45.5 x 16.2 cm. In excellent...

The Yakisugi Block is a piece designed to offer both beauty and versatility. It’s meant to be the perfect accent piece, and can be used as a side table, stool, or accent piece as ne...

An elegant mid 20th century frosted and opalescent glass figure of a naked kneeling lady with fine hand finished detail and good sky blue colour, signed Lalique France ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Height: 8 cm Condition: Excellent Condition circa: 1960 Materials: Opalescent Glass SKU: 20011 ABOUT Lalique Floreal Originally designed by René Lalique this vibrant model of a seated Art Nouveau beauty with flowers in her hair was originally produced between 1942 and 1947 and later re-issued by Marc Lalique in clear and opalescent coloured crystal glass...

A Wonderful Baccarat Style French Dore Bronze Ormolu With Crystal Oval Etched Glass Basket Centerpiece

Early German baroque bronze mermaid door knocker on frosted lucite stand. This door knocker is a work of art; heavy bronze with original patina, ...

A tall and elegant antique Korean candlestick, circa 1900. The body crafted in two parts, and featuring circular brass reflector with a charming design of butterflies and magnolia...

- Impressive Art Nouveau Emile Galle Cameo landscape vase, in a yellow background and brown inlaid details aquatic vegetation and autumn tonality. Represent a magnificent Fuschia Fl...

Two Brutalist solid patinated bronze paperweights by Monique Gerber, France, 1970s signed.>     

French Art Deco round, tall-bodied frosted glass perfume bottle (INDISCRET by LUCIEN LELONG) with a molded design of hanging drapery and a bow-shaped stopper (by Vierreries Brosse)

An elegant porcelain ceramic form, enhanced with handwork of textured white teardrops. The outer lip/frame has a reactive matte glaze, which is outlined on the edge by a shiny reacti...

Delicate baluster vase with bulbous body on round, offset stand with long, slender neck widening slightly to flared rim, colourless glass with flaky white and reddish powdered enamel...

This Meiji-period trinket box exemplifies Japanese refinement in all crafts. Fashioned of silver with a hardwood interior, the small box has a clean-lined rectangular form with rounded corners and a thin lip where the lid meets the base. The lid is etched with tall grasses swaying before a full moon, a motif that represents the Japanese moon...

Rosenthal Crystal water glasses Richly Decorated 8 pcs Photography fails to capture the beauty of the pieces.
 In real-time, they look stunning. 
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Belle Époque Baccarat (Attributed) four-leaf clover ormolu mounted vase, with typical gilt 'chipped ice' crystal mounted in a continuous frame of clo...

Laser Engraved Anatomical Human Heart Model Crystal Art Glass Decor Paperweight. Rectangular shape with a 3D human heart model. Great to use as a paperweight or decor for a heart doc...

This petite Chinese jewelry chain dates to the early 20th century and is strung with an array of petite bells and good luck charms. Among the charms is a bat, a stone chime, two litt...

A handblown and etched vintage art glass vase with a Nautical or Sailing theme, design Asta Strömberg from the prestigious Strömbergshyttan Sweden. This vase has simple decor, on one...

Art Deco large cut glass perfume scent bottle, dating to the 1930's and originating from Czech republic. In lemon yellow cut glass with jet black enamelled geometric design. Glass cu...

A wonderful early 20th Century Art Deco glass vase etched with vibrant red orchids against a deep orange background interspersed with deep burgundy reefs exhibiting excellent colour ...

Pair of Moroccan green and brown ceramic urns with lid and handles. Great Moorish style handcrafted and chiselled decorative ceramic urns etched with Arabic calligraphy poetry writin...

This wonderful, elegantly shaped with a flared rim vase , by Daum Nancy, features wheel-carved cameo glass of the highest quality detailing an amazing pink roses, or rose of France ...

A Wonderful Mid Century Modern Art Glass / Crystal Jewelry Box / Casket With Beautiful Star Pattern Etching Throughout And Brass Ormolu Hardware, In The Manner & Style Of Baccarat.

A fine pair of pairpoint footed vases. In the Ardsley pattern with a "rock crystal" etched design throughout. Designed and manufactured in the 1920s or 30s by Pairpoint. Si...

A museum piece of French Art Nouveau glass art: Lamp with baluster-shaped foot on a stepped, flat, round stand raised in the centre, hemispherical shade, slightly heat-stretched and pressed upwards on four sides, made of multi-layered glass with coloured powder fusions, predominantly in yellow-orange, red, brown, green and blue-violet tones, with highly etched vine leaves and grapevine decoration, two fully sculpted snails on the foot as a special accent, Cameo signature ‘DAUM NANCY’ with Lorraine cross on the foot in the lower area, and on the shade, which rests on a patinated metal mount, which also carries the threads for the light sources, one at the top and one inside the foot. Technique: Handmade cameo glass Glass overlaid with several layers, with high-cut worked out motifs. Since the middle of the 19th century, the design has also been done by etching. Cameo glass vessels were already being made in antiquity; cameo glass vessels were already being made in ancient times, and at the end of the 19th century this glass art was further developed, especially in Nancy. Manufactory: Daum Frères / Nancy, Lorraine, France Dating: Circa 1905 Dimensions: Height: 53,5 cm / 21.06 in Diameter: 32,0 cm / 12.59 in Bibliography: Carolus Hartmann, Glasmarken-Lexikon / Encyclopedia of Glass Marks, Stuttgart / Germany 1997, Signature number 2984 on page 148, and page 561: Daum Frères & Cie, Verreries de Nancy Condition: Very good The electrification is functional, but should be renewed for safety reasons. About the design: The development of Art Nouveau glass art coincides with a revolution in lighting, the significance of which we can no longer fully appreciate today in the 21st century. Around 1880-1890, oil lamps and paraffin lamps were still almost unrivalled in every household. It was not until the beginning of the 20th century that the ‘electricity fairy’ emerged as a remarkable advance and gradually found its way into the daily lives of all social classes. The glassmakers at the Ecole de Nancy were true pioneers and eagerly seized the opportunity to use electricity to illuminate the colours applied to the glass. Colour was one of the main concerns of the master glassmakers at the Ecole de Nancy. Emile and Antonin Daum returned to the colours that had made the stained glass of the Middle Ages so splendid and extended the palette of colours in the glass mass as they needed it for the floral motifs and exact representations of nature. But the modulation of the colours, their arrangement in juxtaposed patches, the technique that the Impressionist painters practised on their canvases at the same time, was difficult to achieve due to the nature of the glass melted in a large mass. To achieve this richness of expression, around 1900 Daum developed ‘the process of applying glass powder and enamel to the outside of the vases to create coloured backgrounds or decorative spots’, according to the report of the jury of the 1900 World Exhibition. The field of naturalistic, contrasting and shimmering colours was one in which Antonin Daum excelled. This new technical process made it possible to create the symphonies of colour that we find on the ‘Vignes et escargots’ lamp...