Brazier with Etched Bronze Basin

This colorful porcelain bowl dates to the mid-19th century and was originally used as a serving dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other foods. The dish has a shallow cartouche-shaped body and a short footed base decorated with crashing waves. Decorated in the famille rose style, the dish is painted with overglaze enamels with a scene of three mythical figures surrounded by cloud-like ribbons. The scene is bordered by butterflies and flowers symbolizing the four seasons - peonies for spring, lotus for summer, chrysanthemums for autumn, and plum blossoms for winter. The exterior is painted with ripe peaches, symbols of longevity, and bats carrying interlocking golden coins...

In an exclusive collaboration with pagoda red, each hand-studded piece by artist the bms. Was transformed from a Provincial 19th century artifact into a one-of-a-kind work of art. Embellishing with silver and gold thumbtacks, the bms. adds a contemporary twist to our storied objects, animating each surface with bold and provocative designs. This kintsugi rest was originally a Qing-dynasty low stool, used by a Shoemaker while he assembled pairs of shoes. Marked by the artist's golden touch, the simple stool has been gilded with a pattern inspired by the Japanese art of kintsugi, wherein damaged ceramics...

Decorate a dining table or a buffet with this elegant pair of antique compotes. Crafted in France circa 1860 by renowned silversmith Christofle Company, each piece stands on three hoof feet over a grape and vine decorated base. The removable round plateau with scalloped edge sits on a pierced three branch with center bird nest top, decorated with foliage and acorns. One centerpiece features a bird defending her egg nest...

Modern white quartzite marble with black circular details centerpiece low bowl or charger plate by Giulio Lazzoti for Casigliani, with intact label on ...