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Moderno Zanellato Bortotto Vaso / Vassoio in Marmo Rosa Asiago
Located in Pordenone, PN
Vaso / Vassoio in marmo,
il marmo si trasforma per imitare la propria natura con il marmo stesso. Questa è l'idea alla base dell'opera di Zanellato/Bortotto e DelSavio1910, Questo va...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Breccia Marble, Carrara Marble, Siena Marble
Tall STACKED Ebonized Oak Vessel by Richard Haining, Available Now
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Part of Richard Haining's STACKED Collection, this wooden vessel with its elongated neck is made from reclaimed oak. The salvaged wood offcuts were sourced from a variety of local Br...
Category
2010s American Modern Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Wood, Hardwood, Maple, Reclaimed Wood, Scrap Wood, Oak
Rare & Pretty Pair of Porcelain Mosaic Inlay Photograph Picture Frames ca. 1900
Located in Lisse, NL
Stylish and perfectly handcrafted pair of picture frames.
If you are looking for the perfect picture frames for a pair of small photos of your children or of you and your wife or hu...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Fratelli Toso Murano Antique Tall Millefiori Flowers Italian Art Glass Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and large, antique Murano hand blown Millefiori Murrina flower mosaic Italian art glass double handles vase. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company, circa 1900-1920. Amazi...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Murano Millefiori Flowers Italian Art Glass Mushroom Toadstool Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and very unusual, vintage Murano hand blown multicolor millefiori flowers Italian art glass mushroom / toadstool sculptural paperweight. The mushroom is created in the mann...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Flower Star Mosaic Italian Art Glass Bowl Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful large vintage Murano hand blown millefiori flower and star mosaic Italian art glass centerpiece tall bowl. Documented to the Fratelli Toso Company. Many of the murrines are...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass, Murrine
Fratelli Toso Murano Green White Italian Art Glass Crown Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and colorful vintage Murano hand blown green and white twisting ribbons Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. This paperweights are often ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
French Modern Large Mosaic Vase
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful French modern large 32" colorful mosaic vase. The vase features different color tiling encircling its circumference giving it a distinctive charm.
Category
2010s French Modern Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
Geometric Trinket Box in Brass with Bone Inlay, Handcrafted in Morocco, 1970's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Handmade mosaic trinket box in beaded brass metal over wood with bone inlays. The box has a geometrical octagon design with a footed base and lidded top. It features incised metal ...
Category
1970s Moroccan Moorish Vintage Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
19th Century Mosaic Intarsia Marquetry Table Box
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and stunning small mosaic intarsia marquetry inlaid dome-top chest form table box with beautifully aged heavily worn distressed patina.
Imagine the countless hours it must h...
Category
19th Century Antique Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Tall Mosaic Vase in Black and Red
Located in London, GB
Tall vase in an organic mosaic pattern of night black and tomato red pieces of glass. The mosaic is applied on a glass vase inorder to be a functional vase for flowers and it is edg...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Bitossi Fritte Fused Glass Mosaic Ceramic Vase Italy 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Troy, MI
Rare Fritte rectangular vase by Aldo Londi for Bitossi circa 1960s
Colorful modernist mosaic of fused glass inlaid into an aqua blue glazed ceramic slab formed vase
Signed to under...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Art Glass
"This is not a chair too" figurative sculpture by Max Jungblut, Netherlands 2014
By Max Jungblut
Located in ECHT, NL
Meet "this is not a chair too". Unique and handcrafted piece by Dutch artist Max Jungblut. This "chair" is a sculptural interpretation of the "Searching" ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Organic Modern Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Reclaimed Wood
Murano Vintage Millefiori Flower Mosaic Italian Art Glass Pedestal Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and unusual, tall vintage Murano hand blown dark pink and white flower murrines Italian art glass pedestal paperweight. Attributed to the Fratelli Toso company. The paperwe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
A well refined studio glass fusing bowl by Klaus Moje, made in Canberra in 1988
By Klaus Moje
Located in Aachen, DE
A lovely kiln-formed and wheel cut mosaic glass bowl from Klaus Moje's time in Canberra. Cf.: Dan Klein, "Artists in Glass - Late twentieth Century Masters...
Category
1980s Australian Other Vintage Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Cut Glass
Unique Murano Glass Vase, Murrine Romane style
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Splendid Murrine vase. Potiche shape with a beautiful color play.
The Murrine are intentionally made of different kind and proportion. The main ones are blue with green and yellow background with some with clear and blue. Everyonce in a while there are red circular murrinas. Similar to Carlo Scarpa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
19th Century Italian Micro Mosaic Grand Tour Paperweight The Doves Of Pliny
Located in Norwich, GB
19th Century Italian micro mosaic grand tour paperweight - The Doves of Pliny. Rome - Circa 1870.
Cartouche shaped black slate ground, inset ...
Category
19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Slate
Fine Antique Micro Mosaic Indo Persian Moorish Inlaid Trinket Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fine antique large handcrafted vintage marquetry Indo Persian wood inlay micro mosaic with miniature hand painted scene.
Fine Antique handcrafted precious box micro mosaic inlaid in geometric design and with a miniature Islamic painting scene of men on horses.
This beautiful collectible Moorish box in covered with fine Moorish micro mosaic marquetry and the top is decorated with a miniature painting of a 19th century scene of Royal princes wearing traditional Royal Maharajas clothes and playing polo on horse.
The box is very finely inlaid inside and out.
These Middle Eastern Persian inlay boxes were used to store pens.
Museum quality piece like the ones in Doris Duke Islamic Art Museum.
Finely handcrafted khatam wooden box with very delicate micro mosaic marquetry from the ancient Persian technique of inlaying from arrangements of so many delicate pieces of wood, mosaic marquetry.
Dimensions. Height: 2.25 in. Width: 8.25 in. Depth: 4 in.
Circa 1940s, handcrafted in Asia.
Moorish mosaic Marquetry wear consistent with age and use, one tiny piece missing on the inside corner, not visible when the box is closed.
Great Islamic Art collector museum quality piece on this miniature painting on boxes.
Anglo Indian Moorish style micro mosaic inlaid jewelry box with lid. Intricate inlaid Anglo Indian box with geometric Moorish Sadeli design in an rectangular shape form with micro mosaic marquetry, very fine artwork. Museum collector piece like the one in Doris Duke Islamic Art Museum. The repeating geometric patterns of Sadeli Mosaic are what give it beauty and richness. This decorative technique is a type of micro mosaic featuring repeating geometric patterns. A highly skilled craft, it has had a long history in India and the Middle East with early examples dating back to the 16th century. In the 1800s, it became popular as a decoration on a variety of boxes, card cases, and chess boards imported from India. Since Bombay became a center of making them, they became known as Bombay boxes. The ancient art of Sadeli Mosaic is said to have been introduced from Shiraz in Persia via Sind to Bombay, a long time before Indian boxes appeared. The designs on early boxes look deceptively simple. The fact is they emerged from a culture which had mastered geometry and understood how to generate a pattern from a set number of points. The patterns are so harmoniously combined that their incredible complexity isn’t immediately apparent to the viewer.
About Khatam Artwork: Khatam is a Persian version of marquetry, art forms made by decorating the surface of wooden articles with delicate pieces of wood, metal and other natural substances precisely-cut geometrical shapes.
Moorish Jewelry, Islamic Mosaic, Middle Eastern Mosaic, Micro Mosaic Inlay, Egyptian Jewelry Box...
Category
Early 20th Century Lebanese Islamic Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique French Gold Bronze "Pietra Dura" Marble Mosaic Picture Frame, Circa 1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Gold Bronze "Pietra Dura" Marble Mosaic Picture Frame, Circa 1900's.
Category
Early 20th Century French Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Fratelli Toso Murano Pink Blue Flowers Glass Italian Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink mini spots and blue with white stars millefiori flower murrines Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Persian Desk Set with Khatam Mosaic
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A LOVELY Hand-painted Persian Desk Set with Khatam Mosaic.
Pair of items in the Set:
(1) Hand-painted Bone Plaque in Khatam Mosaic Frame, and...
Category
20th Century Persian Islamic Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Vintage Maitland-Smith Lg Tessellated Faux Tortoise Shell Hexagonal Box
Located in Portage, MI
Vintage Hexagonal mosaic faux tortoise shell wooden box by Maitland-Smith with brass inlay. Made in the 1990's in an art deco style. Maitland-Smith Label still on the bottom with bra...
Category
1990s Philippine Art Deco Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
"Spirale" glass object by Studio Salvadore, made on Murano ca. 2015
Located in Aachen, DE
A great Murano Glass vessel type object with a "Spirale", made by Marco and Mattia Salvadore with their team at Studio Salvadore on Murano ca. 2015. A mosaic of transparent blue-grey...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
"Spirale" glass object by Studio Salvadore, made on Murano ca. 2015
Located in Aachen, DE
A great Murano Glass vessel type object with a "Spirale", made by Marco and Mattia Salvadore with their team at Studio Salvadore on Murano ca. 2015. A mosaic of transparent blue-grey...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Marble mosaic bronze candelabra
Located in TILBURG, NL
A very elegant floor candelabra. Possibly from the 50's in Arts & Crafts style. Foot and top are bronze, decorated with 15 crystal stones. The mosaic body is made out of marble that ...
Category
20th Century German Arts and Crafts Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Marble, Bronze
Wooden Decorative Bowl White Mosaic Tiles Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Wooden Decorative Bowl White Mosaic Tiles, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
This beautiful Decorative Bowl is lacquered in white cotton...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Trio of STACKED Fluted Vessels, by Richard Haining, Available Now
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This Listing is for the Grouping of Three STACKED Fluted Vessels. All three vessels are identical in their overall shape, but vary in the number of flutes; Single-Flute, Double-Flute...
Category
2010s American Modern Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery, Wood, Hardwood, Maple, Softwood, Reclaimed Wood, Scrap Wood, Ce...
Middle Eastern Persian Khatam Trinket Box with Miniature Art Painting 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Middle Eastern Persian Khatam Trinket Box with Miniature Art Painting.
This hand-painted, lacquered wooden box features Moorish micro mosaic marquetry, perfect for holding sm...
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Fruitwood
Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Flowers Ribbons Italian Art Glass Paperweights
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced per item (2 designs left). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown ribbons and flower design Italian art glass paperweights. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The first is a scramble paperweight...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass, Murrine
Fratelli Toso Murano vase "Kiku"
Located in Aachen, DE
The Murrine for these vessels were designed by Ermanno and Renato Toso and Poli Peralda prior to 1964. The successful series was in production for many decades to come. Nowadays even...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Funtime's cup by Tsuchida Yasuhiko, Murano, 2000
Located in Aachen, DE
The Funtime's cups is a series of unique footed bowls created by Japanese artist Tsuchida Yasuhiko on the island of Murano. This particular Funtime's cup is a mosaic of glass canes a...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Other Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Funtime's cup by Tsuchida Yasuhiko, Murano, 1999
Located in Aachen, DE
The Funtime's cups is a series of unique footed bowls created by Japanese artist Tsuchida Yasuhiko on the island of Murano. This particular Funtime's cup is a mosaic of glass canes a...
Category
1990s Italian Other Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Funtime's cup by Tsuchida Yasuhiko, Murano, 2000
Located in Aachen, DE
The Funtime's cups is a series of unique footed bowls created by Japanese artist Tsuchida Yasuhiko on the island of Murano. This particular Funtime's cup is a mosaic of glass canes a...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Other Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Fratelli Toso Murano White Yellow Daisy Flower Italian Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white and yellow daisy flower Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso Company. The paperweight has a large daisy made up of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Murrine, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Mosaic box "ATTICUS" by Roberto Giulio Rida
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Mosaic Box "ATTICUS" by Roberto Giulio Rida
The ATTICUS box is a box reminiscent of the ancient haystack, a structure that in ancient Rome kept supplies, straw, and possible farm an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Wood, Stained Glass, Murano Glass, Cut Glass, Art Glass
Strathearn Scotland Millefiori Flowers Red White Ribbons Art Glass Paperweight
By Strathearn
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Strathearn hand blown millefiori flowers, white ribbons, hand made in Scotland art glass paperweight. It has 2 added murrines, one with the letter "S" and the other...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Murrine, Sommerso, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Murano Vintage Millefiori Murrine Flower Mosaic Italian Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and colorful vintage Murano hand blown rainbow color flower murrines over copper bed Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The paperweight...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine, Sommerso
Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Flowers Antique Italian Art Glass Cabinet Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful antique Murano hand blown Millefiori Murrina flowers mosaic Italian art glass decorative cabinet vase / pitcher. Documented to the Fratelli Toso Company, circa 1910-1930. T...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Murrine, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
Midcentury Hinged Abalone Shell and Brass Box, Mosaic Pattern on Lid, Wood-lined
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful hinged brass box with abalone mosaic on lid, wood-lined. The pattern of the mosaic contrasts beautifully with the brass; the iridescence of ...
Category
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Antique Micro Mosaic Floral Bouquet Bronze Box 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique dresser box offers bronze construction with micro mosaic top having floral decoration, 19th century
Measures - 3.25"h x 6"w x 1.75"d
C...
Category
19th Century Antique Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Lenci Style Modern Italian Ceramic and Mosaic
By Fabio Lenci
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful multicolored sculpture attributed to the Lenci factory
Faenza ceramic mosaic
Moving inscription with dedication on the back:
“In the uncertain moments of your life, always ...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Mosaic Pen Shell Vase with Inlays in Red and Black by R & Y Augousti
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Organic Modern decorative vase made of exotic pen-shell over a molded wood frame. The handcrafted vase has a square form with rounded edges and features mosaic inlays on both sides. ...
Category
Early 2000s French Organic Modern Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Shell, Wood, Bentwood
An Antique 19th C. Italian Micro Mosaic Floral Motif Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
A Marvelous Antique 19th Century Italian Micro Mosaic Floral Motif Jewelry Box. Step back in time with this exquisite Italian micro mosaic jewelry bo...
Category
19th Century Italian Other Antique Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Green Mosaic Penshell Box with Brass Accent by Maitland Smith
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Decorative box all handcrafted in exotic materials featuring lacquered and hand dyed pen-shell over a wood frame. The box features mosaic shell inlays in beautiful hues of turquoise,...
Category
2010s Philippine Organic Modern Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Inlaid Micro Mosaic Writing Box.
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful inlaid micro mosaic writing box.
Missing parts, see photos.
Bone Ebony Mosaic tiles probably.
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone, Wood, Ebony
Decorative Box in Green Mosaic Penshell with Brass Star Accent by Maitland Smith
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Decorative box all handcrafted in exotic materials featuring lacquered and hand dyed pen-shell over a wood frame. The box features mosaic shell inlays in beautiful hues of turquoise,...
Category
2010s Philippine Organic Modern Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Middle Eastern Persian Micro Mosaic Khatam Inlaid Jewelry Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Middle Eastern Indo-Persian Micro Mosaic Khatam Inlaid Wooden Jewelry Box.
Middle Eastern Persian Sadeli micro mosaic marquetry inlaid box with geometric Moorish design.
Handcrafted Khatam wooden box with very delicate micro mosaic marquetry from the ancient Middle Eastern technique of inlaying from arrangements of so many delicate pieces of precious hand painted wood, with bone around the edges.
This beautiful Middle Eastern Persian, Indian Wooden box is covered with fine Moorish micro mosaic marquetry and is used as a jewelry, trinket box.
Lined in deep red velvet.
Dimensions: 6.5in.D x 3in.H x 10 wide.
Nice Indian Mughal, Indo Persian Box...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Moorish Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Fruitwood
Set of Mosaic Green Penshell Boxes with Brass Accents by Maitland Smith
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Pair of decorative boxes all handcrafted in exotic materials featuring lacquered and hand dyed pen-shell over a wood frame. The boxes feature ...
Category
2010s Philippine Organic Modern Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
19C Anglo Indian Carved Padouk Wood and Sadeli Mosaic Box
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A LOVELY 19th century Anglo-Indian Carved Padouk Wood and Sadeli Mosaic Box, featuring a carving of a Hunt Scene.
Made circa 1870 in Bombay, India during the Rule of th...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Pewter
19C Anglo Indian Highly Carved Padouk and Mosaic Folio Cover
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A RARE AND DESIRABLE 19C Anglo Indian Highly Carved Padouk and Mosaic Folio Cover.
This is a VERY RARE piece of Anglo-Indian and British Victorian Colonial history!
...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone, Precious Stone, Sandalwood
19C Anglo Indian Bombay MOP Sadeli Mosaic Trinket Box
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a LOVELY 19C Anglo Indian Bombay MOP (Mother of Pearl) Sadeli Mosaic Trinket Box from circa 1875-85.
Gorgeously detailed and hand-crafted ‘sadeli mosaic’ inlay, from the Bombay Area, with deep greens with silver, pewter, mother of pearl, bone and ebony in geometric patterns.
The box case, is made of sandalwood but completely covered in MOP, bone, faux ivory, ebony and mosaic inlay.
Edged with faux ivory and banded with a different pattern of sadeli mosaic.
Some minor damage to the top (repair is obvious in pics) and ivorine replacements to some edging, but it still a BEAUTIFUL BOX and of real QUALITY!
The mosaic work is FABULOUS!
Box opens to reveal its original blue velvet lining.
It sits on 4 (recently added) silvered button feet.
SADELI MOSAIC: “Anglo Indian boxes were made in India for the English residents from the early part of the 18th century. They were brought back or sent back to England usually by the people who had commissioned them. From the beginning of the nineteenth century they were imported more commercially, although not in any significant numbers until the middle decades. They were very highly valued, especially the early ones, to the extent that the designs were copied on late 19th and early 20th century tins.
The ancient art of Sadeli Mosaic is said to have been introduced from Shiraz in Persia via Sind to Bombay, a long time before the Anglo Indian boxes were made. It was a technique, which required a high degree of skill and patience. It was executed very lavishly, in that the frequent cuts wasted a great amount of the precious materials used. The workmanship was however more than commensurable to the value of the materials.
Ivory, silver, pewter (or other metals), wood and horn were cut into faceted rods which were bound together to form geometric patterns. When the glue has set, the rods were sliced in transverse sections. This gave the maker a number of angled circular pieces in the original pattern. Several variations of patterns could be achieved by combining the materials in different ways. The ivory was sometimes dyed green to give an extra color.
The mosaic pieces in a combination of patterns, often separated by ivory, ebony, horn or silver stringing were used to veneer sandalwood boxes. In the early boxes, which date from the turn of the 18th to the 19th century, there are large panels of mosaic covering tops and sides of boxes. It took incredible skill to cover such large areas without any shakes or wavering of the pattern. The corners and joins on these boxes are impeccably matched.
The makers (reputed to be Persian) of Sadeli mosaic made in the first two decades of the 19th century displayed a total understanding of the qualities of the different materials they used. They combined substances, which can expand and contract according to atmospheric conditions with others, which are hard and unyielding. The result was a sharp definition of the lines and patterns, which made up the whole design.
On the early boxes the designs look deceptively simple. The fact is, they emerged from a culture, which had mastered geometry and understood how to generate a pattern from a set number of points. The patterns are so harmoniously combined that their incredible complexity is not immediately apparent.
The earliest Sadeli boxes...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
19C Anglo Indian Highly Carved Padouk Wood with Sadeli Mosaic Inlay Sewing Box
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A LOVELY 19C Anglo Indian Highly Carved Padouk Wood with Sadeli Mosaic Inlay Sewing Box.
Made in Bombay, India, circa 1880.
The box is made of sandalwood with highly carved raised padouk wood panels on all sides, depicting temple scenes, animals and foliage.
The box is in a sarcophagus form.
It is edged in bone (and we can tell it is bone and not ivory, from the color and evidence of capillaries, which are not found in ivory), and banded with Bombay Sadeli mosaic and ebony veneer.
The lid opens to reveal a removable tray with various open compartments and lidded compartments. 5 lidded compartments, 1 unlidded compartment and 8 holders for thimbles, etc
The tray lifts to reveal a blue velvet (original) lined section, for storing jewelry etc, with sections for collars etc.
The inside of the lid has a removable mirror (the mirror is missing on this one but can easily be replaced). Behind the mirror is the original green velvet lining.
It has its original brass carry handles on the sides and sits on 4 silvered button feet (of recent origin).
Some repairs to the exterior and condition issues (priced accordingly), but still a LOVELY COLLECTIBLE box!
These boxes were made by superb Indian craftsmen, specifically for sale to the ruling British elite. These types of boxes, carved padouk and sandalwood, (whilst beautiful and superbly crafted) were of a lesser quality, than the more profusely and intricately mosaic inlay, tortoiseshell and ivory boxes, made for the British ‘Upper Classes’ in the areas of Bombay and Vizagapatam. These type of boxes were much more affordable back in 1880 (and indeed today) and would probably have been bought by mid-level diplomats, civil servants or visitors.
Sewing boxes (in general), were in EVERY Victorian home in Britain in the 19th century and like other boxes etc were ‘status symbols’ of your place in society! The more ornate the box, the more ‘Upper Class’ you were!
SADELI MOSAIC: “Anglo Indian boxes were made in India for the English residents from the early part of the 18th century. They were brought back or sent back to England usually by the people who had commissioned them. From the beginning of the nineteenth century they were imported more commercially, although not in any significant numbers until the middle decades. They were very highly valued, especially the early ones, to the extent that the designs were copied on late 19th and early 20th century tins.
The ancient art of Sadeli Mosaic is said to have been introduced from Shiraz in Persia via Sind to Bombay, a long time before the Anglo Indian boxes were made. It was a technique, which required a high degree of skill and patience. It was executed very lavishly, in that the frequent cuts wasted a great amount of the precious materials used. The workmanship was however more than commensurable to the value of the materials.
Ivory, silver, pewter (or other metals), wood and Horn were cut into faceted rods which were bound together to form geometric patterns. When the glue has set, the rods were sliced in transverse sections. This gave the maker a number of angled circular pieces in the original pattern. Several variations of patterns could be achieved by combining the materials in different ways. The ivory was sometimes dyed green to give an extra color.
The mosaic pieces in a combination of patterns, often separated by ivory, ebony, Horn or silver stringing were used to veneer sandalwood boxes. In the early boxes, which date from the turn of the 18th to the 19th century, there are large panels of mosaic covering tops and sides of boxes. It took incredible skill to cover such large areas without any shakes or wavering of the pattern. The corners and joins on these boxes are impeccably matched.
The makers (reputed to be Persian) of Sadeli mosaic made in the first two decades of the 19th century displayed a total understanding of the qualities of the different materials they used. They combined substances, which can expand and contract according to atmospheric conditions with others, which are hard and unyielding. The result was a sharp definition of the lines and patterns, which made up the whole design.
On the early boxes the designs look deceptively simple. The fact is, they emerged from a culture, which had mastered geometry and understood how to generate a pattern from a set number of points. The patterns are so harmoniously combined that their incredible complexity is not immediately apparent.
The earliest Sadeli boxes...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone, Padouk, Sandalwood
MCM Small Brass Mosaic Lidded Box in the Style of Los Castillo
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful MCM small brass mosaic lidded box in the style of Los Castillo, circa 1960s. This decorative trinket box is in good vintage condition with a great patina and measures 3.125...
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Fratelli Toso Murano Millefiori Flowers Antique Italian Art Glass Cabinet Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful antique Murano hand blown Millefiori Murrina flowers mosaic Italian art glass decorative cabinet vase / pitcher. Documented to the Fratelli Toso Company, circa 1910-1930. T...
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19C Anglo Indian Highly Carved Padouk and Sandalwood Sadeli Mosaic Sarcophagus S
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A GORGEOUS 19C Anglo Indian Highly Carved Padouk and Sandalwood Sadeli Mosaic Sarcophagus Sewing Box.
Made in Bombay, India circa 1860-80.
Box made of sandalwood with highly carved padouk wood reliefs and panels on all sides.
Edged with bone and ebony veneers and glorious sadeli mosiac, made from tiny pieces of faux ivory, pewter, green semi-precious stone.
The box is in a sarcophagus form with domed lid.
The original brass carry handles are on the sides.
The interior is in great condition and consists of a removeable mirror under the lid portion, with the original red velvet lining behind it.
The base is removeable and contains a number of lidded compartments.
6 of the interior lids on the base, are each inlaid with sadeli mosaic banding. The rest are also carved and chased.
The interior is fully complete with 7 lidded faux ivory/bone, thread canisters with sadeli domes and the original bone thimble.
The box sits on 4 brass ball or bun feet with the original velvet lining on the base.
Some minor repairs and losses, but this box is fully complete. This is ‘rare’ as many of these boxes have not survived in such condition!
Included in the sale are 2 photos that were in the box (under the base tray). Interestingly, one of them is a view of downtown Nassau, New Providence (Bermuda) from the early 20C and stamped on the rear. What a ‘journey’ this piece has made! Made in India … travelled to Bermuda, probably via Britain … back to Ireland (where we bought it) …. then to Texas!
These boxes were made by superb Indian craftsmen, specifically for sale to the ruling British elite. These types of boxes, carved padouk and sandalwood, (whilst beautiful and superbly crafted) were of a lesser quality, than the more profusely and intricately mosaic inlay, tortoiseshell and ivory boxes, made for the British ‘Upper Classes’ in the areas of Bombay and Vizagapatam. These type of boxes were much more affordable back in 1880 (and indeed today) and would probably have been bought by mid-level diplomats, civil servants or visitors.
Sewing boxes (in general), were in EVERY Victorian home in Britain in the 19th Century and like other boxes etc were ‘status symbols’ of your place in society! The more ornate the box, the more ‘Upper Class’ you were!
Of it’s type, this one, is one of the very higher quality one’s, than the norm!
SADELI MOSAIC: “Anglo Indian boxes were made in India for the English residents from the early part of the 18th century. They were brought back or sent back to England usually by the people who had commissioned them. From the beginning of the nineteenth century they were imported more commercially, although not in any significant numbers until the middle decades. They were very highly valued, especially the early ones, to the extent that the designs were copied on late 19th and early 20th century tins.
The ancient art of Sadeli Mosaic is said to have been introduced from Shiraz in Persia via Sind to Bombay, a long time before the Anglo Indian boxes were made. It was a technique, which required a high degree of skill and patience. It was executed very lavishly, in that the frequent cuts wasted a great amount of the precious materials used. The workmanship was however more than commensurable to the value of the materials.
Ivory, silver, pewter (or other metals), wood and horn were cut into faceted rods which were bound together to form geometric patterns. When the glue has set, the rods were sliced in transverse sections. This gave the maker a number of angled circular pieces in the original pattern. Several variations of patterns could be achieved by combining the materials in different ways. The ivory was sometimes dyed green to give an extra color.
The mosaic pieces in a combination of patterns, often separated by ivory, ebony, horn or silver stringing were used to veneer sandalwood boxes. In the early boxes, which date from the turn of the 18th to the 19th century, there are large panels of mosaic covering tops and sides of boxes. It took incredible skill to cover such large areas without any shakes or wavering of the pattern. The corners and joins on these boxes are impeccably matched.
The makers (reputed to be Persian) of Sadeli mosaic made in the first two decades of the 19th century displayed a total understanding of the qualities of the different materials they used. They combined substances, which can expand and contract according to atmospheric conditions with others, which are hard and unyielding. The result was a sharp definition of the lines and patterns, which made up the whole design.
On the early boxes the designs look deceptively simple. The fact is, they emerged from a culture, which had mastered geometry and understood how to generate a pattern from a set number of points. The patterns are so harmoniously combined that their incredible complexity is not immediately apparent.
The earliest Sadeli boxes...
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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone, Padouk, Sandalwood
Ceramic Tile Mosaic Dish Vide-Poche with Pink Hearts, circa Mid-20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A ceramic tile mosaic dish catchall or vide-poche with pink hearts, circa mid-20th century, 1960s, USA. Dish is round; designed with square and rectangular tiles and a cluster of hea...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mosaic Decorative Objects
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Metal
Midcentury Mosaic and Wood Lidded Box
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool midcentury mosaic and wood lidded box, circa 1960s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with some wear and patina. #1444.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Glass
Post Modern Maitland-Smith Handmade Mosaic Shagreen Obelisk Pyramid, Circa 1990s
Located in Miami, FL
Rare stunning Obelisk or Pyramid rendered in a hand applied abstract mosaic neutral shagreen. Made in the Philippines by Maitland-Smith, LTD. Circa 1990s.
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Mosaic Decorative Objects
Materials
Shagreen, Felt, Shagreen Stingray
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