"Lidded Urn with Geometric Motifs, " Proto-Art Deco Piece, Margold in Gold, Black

Brilliantly glazed in tones of cobalt, gold, black and white, and decorated with an elaborate geometric pattern overlaid with undulating, organic Art Nouveau motifs, this domed porcelain urn was made by the Fraureuth works in Germany, and reportedly designed by Austrian architect Emanuel Josef Margold. Fraureuth was founded in 1866, and for almost a century produced some of Germany's finest porcelains, including some in the modern, bold style espoused by the German and Vienna Secessionist movements. Margold was born in Austria, studied in Königsberg and Mainz, and later became an assistant to Josef Hoffmann and an employee of the Wiener Werkstätte. In 1907, publisher Alexander Koch in Darmstadt became aware of Margold and published his designs in various magazines. Within a few years, Margold moved to Darmstadt to join the art colony there, and became a prolific designer of jewelry...

This very early example of Art Deco artisanry, dating from around 1917 just before Josef Ekberg left the Gustavsberg porcelain works in Sweden, is richly decorated with leaping gazel...

Gorgeously glazed in hues of cappucino and ivory, this tall, elegant vase was hand-glazed by artisans at the famous Rookwood Pottery in Cincinnati. It was originally produced to ser...

Striking and quintessentially Art Deco, this high-style face jar, enrobed in a pale ivory glaze, was designed by Madeleine Sougez for the famed Primavera cera...

A marvelous and important example of William Hentschel's artistry at the famed Rookwood Pottery in Cincinnati, this large, two-handled urn depicts stylized leaf forms in a dark brown...

Striking in its originality and abstraction, this high-style Art Deco lidded porcelain box is decorated with a series of foliate and abstract motifs, executed in silver glaze, that h...

Very elegant urn with lid in Art Deco by Wilhelm Kåge (1889-1960), artistic director at Gustavsbergs Porslinsfabrik. Made in the 1930s in stoneware with silver-plated decor in a peri...

Art Deco two handled covered bronze urn. German, 1920s.

Art Deco Swedish ceramic urn with lid by Åke Holm for Höganäs. Front decorated with a winged figure playing a trumpet, the other side decorated with a flower. The lid has a ball sha...

A nice shaped box with a hinged cover; tinplate, gilt and with beautiful colourful motifs. The bottom is embossed with ‘H. Bahlsens Keks-Fabrik Hannover Königl-Preuss-Staatsmedaille ...

A rare rectangular shaped box with a hinge cover; tinplate, gilt and with beautiful colourful abstract floral motifs. The bottom is embossed with ‘H. Bahlsens Keks-Fabrik Hannover Königl-Preuss-Staatsmedaille Weltausstellungen - 1904 1910 Grosser Preis 1911 1913 Baltische Ausstellung Malmö 1914 Die Königl. Medaille’ Bahlsen's new designs for ornamental giftware packaging were shown at the exhibition held by the Deutsche Werkbund...

This four piece dresser or vanity set is hallmarked by an unknown maker, but originated from France and dates to approximately 1920 and done in the period Art Deco style. The set is composed of two glass dresser jars...