Sterling Silver Vases and Vessels

A group of retro modern perfume bottles in sterling silver. Beautiful set of three perfume scent bottles, created in Taxco Mexico back in the 1970. They are very decorative bottles ...

All solid Sterling Silver flower frog bowl by Shreve Treat & Co. double lid is pierced in floral design for placing cut flowers. Pineapple shape...

Vase designed by Tapio Wirkkala, Sweden, 1957. Sterling silver. Dimensions: H: 24 cm/ 9 3/8" W: 9 cm/ 3 1/2" D: 4 cm/ 1 1/2" Tapio Wirkkala (1915-1985) can be described as one of the icons of Finnish design and a symbol of the international success of post-war Finnish design. Tapio Wirkkala studied sculpture at the Helsinki Central School of Industrial Design from 1933 until 1936, but he was also a self-studied artist in many areas, including glass design. His success as a glass artist began in 1946 when he designed one of his most famous works, the Kantarelli vase, for Iittala. Wirkkala gained worldwide success in 1951 at the Milan Triennial, where he received three Grand Prix awards: for the exhibition architecture, glass design and wooden sculptures. Tapio Wirkkala felt a deep relationship with nature and his absolute favourite spot was located in Finland's deepest forests. From the beautiful landscape, Tapio Wirkkala could find inspiration for his works, often characterised by organic shapes. Leaves, birds, ice and water are recurring themes in his design. Tapio Wirkkala was also a furniture designer and a sculptor. He started his career as a sculptor in the 1930s but abandoned the traditional sculpture in the post-war years – in the early 1950s, alongside with other works, he started to develop an entirely new relationship with sculpture and a new technique to be used. The result was a series of unique plywood sculptures which combined form and movement in the vibrant, densely lineated surface of plywood. Wirkkala’s sculptures represented exceptional abstractism and gave Finnish sculpture...

This pair of sterling silver mid-century vases by the world renowned Tiffany & Company will brighten up even the dullest of rooms! They have a fluted rim and open outwards as if they...

A sterling silver perfume bottle with a modernism design. It has swirls around the front and back with a scalloped edge. On top a lapis stone cr...

Rare Italian 1950s raised silver Barbiedienne tray with original marble base.

Sterling silver vase with encrustation of turquoise enamels. Stamps: "Star" and illegible. Star stamp in Spain is for sterling silver since 1934. Weight: 6...