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Material: Gold
Modern Italian Gold Honeycomb Murano Glass Tall Round Conical Double Vase
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Venetian Decorative Arts gold vase, in blown Murano glass, worked with pure 24k gold, one part more elongated than the other and both can function as a base. The bodies ...
Category
2010s Italian Organic Modern Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold
Modern Italian Pair of Gold Honeycomb Murano Glass Organic Round Vases
Located in New York, NY
Can also be purchased individually - A set of two Venetian decorative vases, in blown Murano glass, worked with pure 24k gold, the body in a textured gla...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Organic Modern Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold
Modern Italian Gold Honeycomb Murano Glass Round Conical Hourglass Double Vase
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Venetian Decorative Arts gold vase, in blown Murano glass, worked with pure 24k gold, the bottom and top parts can both function as the base. The body is in textured gla...
Category
2010s Italian Organic Modern Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold
Bamboos Oval Cup or Center Piece
Located in Paris, FR
Cup or center piece bamboos oval
with polished stainless steel cup structure
on gold-plated 24-karat on stainless steel base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Plate, Stainless Steel
$1,081 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Monumental Vintage Fiberglass Gold Leaf Footed Bowl Display
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous monumental fiberglass and gold-leaf footed bowl, compote, or store display in gorgeous vintage condition with normal wear for its age and some scratching. Please see photos...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf
Bamboos Large Plate
Located in Paris, FR
Plate bamboos large with polished stainless
steel plate structure on gold-plated 24-karat
polished stainless steel base.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Plate, Stainless Steel
$999 / item
Formia 1990s Vintage Italian Green Murano Glass Cactus Plant with White Flower
Located in New York, NY
1990 Italian highly collectible glass cactus plant of limited edition, entirely handcrafted in Murano, signed Formia, with modern Minimalist design, in a lifelike organic Modernist shape in overlaid moss green Murano glass highlighted with prickles in relief, and decorated with a white glass flower...
Category
1990s Italian Organic Modern Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold
Cenedese Italian Pair of Iridescent Zebra Smoked Gold Murano Glass Modern Vases
Located in New York, NY
Dreaming of exotic shores? of Safari storytelling? Be inspired by this one-of-a-kind Italian contemporary pair of Art Deco design Murano glass vases, entirely handcrafted. The blown body in a unique sophisticated smoked amber transparent color worked with pure 24 kt gold inside the glass, decorated with an organic gray pattern of zebra stripes or feathers, whatever your imagination..., finished with an iridescence that adds a glow and creates movement of light. Signed pieces...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Organic Modern Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold
Rubin Red Plate Gold Luster Glided Hand Painted Majolica Centerpiece Bowl Deruta
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
The dish, made of majolica painted in duotone of blue and red, features dense decoration, inspired by the Moorish style, throughout its surface. The outer band of the brim is richly ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Moorish Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Plate
Zen Burner
Located in Paris, FR
Burner Zen, incense burner in porcelain
and with 24K gold paint. Made for 2 incense
sticks, incense sticks not included. Delivered
in a luxury gift box.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Plate
$1,586
Barovier Three-Piece Centerpiece Set With Candlesticks
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Fabulous Barovier three piece dramatic centerpiece set with hand blown double dolphin base supported lemon-yellow center bowl, with applied black trim and gold leaf inclusions. The b...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold
Salviati Murano White Amber Gold Italian Art Glass Birds Centerpiece Sculptures
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Murano vintage, and gorgeous, hand blown white, deep golden amber and gold flecks Italian art glass playful birds on branch sculptures. They are a matched pair. The birds are documen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf
White Decorative Centerpiece Plate Floral Motif, Mother of Pearl, Luster Gold
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
Large decorative ceramic plate made and hand painted by the artist G. Mengoni for deBlona. Diameter 64 cm (25.2 in). The surface of the plate is studded and decorated with ash-colour...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Plate
Murano 1930, Italian, Technical Avventurina
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Murano.
With silver applications.
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Technical Avventurina :
Avventurina is a Murano glass-making technique developed on Murano island in the 17th century. I was first mentioned in a document dating from 1614 as "a kind of stone with gilt stars inside", at which point it already mesmerized people with the unusual and attractive look. The technique owes its name to the fact that its discovery happened by chance thanks to a lucky coincidence, when a glass artisan is said to have accidentally dropped some metal shavings into the glass mixture. Italians say it happened "all'avventura", which in Italian means "by chance".
The first documented recipe for the technique dates from 1644, when Murano master glassmaker Giovanni Darduin described how Avventurina glass should be created. The recipe involves adding various metal oxides such as copper and iron to the hot glass mixture, which will cause tiny particles of the metals to crystallize as the glass mixture cools off.
Complicating the process, for such crystallization to occur the furnace had to get fully extinguished, and the metal particles would slowly separate from the glass base over a few days during the natural cooling of the glass. This was a very difficult process from a logistical perspective, since every time a glass furnace got extinguished it caused work to be paused, and re-igniting it was quite a big process, as it took time to fully heat it to the desired temperature.
As industrial revolution set foot on Murano in the nineteenth century, the process got a remake. Large volumes of fine Avventurina paste were made and then skillfully stretched into glass canes, which were then re-melted for jewelry-making under a small flame, or for glass blowing. This Avventurina paste received worldwide acclaim and re-ignited the fame of Murano Glass workshops due to its use in Salviati mosaics...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Silver, Gold
Ducks Murano, 1940, Italian, Attributed to Seguso, Barovier
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Murano with gold
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
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Attributed to Seguso - Barovier
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
The history of "Seguso Vetri D' Arte" is directly linked to the "Vetreria Artistica Barovier" company. When the Barovier workshop was forced to reduce production in 1929, due to a financial crisis in America, the
original group of ten partners had to separate and Antonio Seguso in 1931, assisted by his sons Ernesto and Archimede opened a small workshop of his own. They were joined by Luigi Olimpio Ferro and Napoleone Barovier the following year. Together the craftsmen establish the "Artistica Soffieria e Vetreria Barovier Seguso & Ferro" company as equal partners.
In 1934 Flavio Poli joins the firm as artistic director and within only a brief period of time a distinct style of designs emerged. The close collaboration between Flavio Poli, Archimede Seguso and Alfredo Barbini played an important part in the success of the company. New glass techniques are developed which include never before seen color applications.
The companies innovative designs constantly received awards and during the 1935 World Fair in Brussels and the 1936 Milan Triennale they did attract the interest of a new group of clientele. One of them is the French wholesale company "Veronese" from Paris which would play a defining role in the history of the company.
The demand for an increase in production requires additional investments and the partners felt that there is a need to multiply their investment tenfold.
Luigi Olimpio Ferro subsequently decided to withdraw from the company and his shares are acquired by Flavio Poli, which makes him a full partner. As a result, the company name is changed to Seguso Vetri D’ Arte and it is officially recognized in 1937. A period of great success and prosperity ensues, lasting until the outbreak of World War II.
The post war period is a time of great change in Europe and the rebuilding of the economical structure in Italy requires major investments which result in the introduction of new import duties and taxes.
To safeguard the copyright of the Seguso Vetri D'Arte designs an application for a second entry into the commercial registers of Venice is made by the partners in 1945.
Strict export regulations curb international business relations for many years after the war and the company decides to focus on the domestic market instead. In 1946 a large retail location is opened at the Piazza Diaz in Milan where in addition to the art glass, German porcelain and Italian pottery is offered.
In 1950 Flavio Poli develops a new sommerso glass technique, which consists of an overlaying of transparent layers of glass. The overlapping creates new shades of color which prior to the introduction of this technique had not been seen. Flavio Poli's most iconic design is the "Valve", which resembles an upright, slightly opened clam shell. The design was introduced in 1951. Mario Pinzoni joins the company in 1953 as a personal assistant to Flavio Poli and his responsibilities as a draftsman included the compilation of archival and the existing production drawing s...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold
Charming Silver-Gilt Centerpiece by Boin-Taburet, France, Circa 1880
By Boin-Taburet
Located in PARIS, FR
Elegant centerpiece in finely chiseled vermeil. Composed of a Baccarat cut-crystal cup from which emerge four sinuous light-arms. The whole rests on a scalloped mirrored tray adorned with foliage, with a molded contour of wrapped rushes and ending with four openwork feet.
The two French goldsmiths George Boin and his son-in-law Emile Taburet created circa 1875 in Paris the company Boin-Taburet. They made many silver pieces inspired by the beautiful services of the eighteenth century. At the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1878, Georges Boin presented a “service de toilette” inspired by the work of François-Thomas Germain (1726-1791), and then at the Universal Exhibition of 1889, several epergnes, including one of them executed after drawings by the famous artist Juste-Aurèle Meissonier (1695-1750), as well as tea sets of Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI styles. Boin-Taburet firm also exhibited a tureen and platter after Pierre Germain...
Category
1880s French Antique Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Crystal, Vermeil
$15,869 Sale Price / set
27% Off
Important luxury Italian crystal and gilt bronze centerpiece 20th century
Located in Cantù, IT
Important luxury Italian crystal and gilt bronze centerpiece 20th century
Category
20th Century Italian Louis XVI Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Bronze
"Cinderella's" Tureen. Moser Cased White Crystal & 24Karat Gold Centerpiece
By Moser
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
How beautiful and elegant is this unique punch bowl, tureen or centerpiece. Pumpkin shaped and heavy, this piece features an elaborate design of cased white glass with all over 24 ka...
Category
1880s Czech Antique Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Crystal, Gold
Morbelli 24k Gold and White Porcelain Wall Plate "Planisfero Celeste", Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy by Morbelli, 1970s.
It is made in white porcelain, which is decorated with 24k gold inlaid lamina.
This is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of u...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold
Large Barovier Toso Murano Red White Silver Flecks Heart Shaped Art Glass Bowl
Located in Barcelona, ES
Huge Midcentury Italian Murano Heart Centerpiece Bowl, Red and White Glass, Silver Flecks
Monumental hand blown Murano Sommerso heart shaped bowl in red and white glass with silver f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
1945 Royal Crown Derby Old Imari Vegetable Dish
Located in Morristown, NJ
Royal Crown Derby Old Imari 1128 oval vegetable dish. A timeless example of English bone china craftsmanship. Featuring the brand’s iconic Old Im...
Category
1940s English Japonisme Vintage Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Murano Glass Bowl with 24ct Gold and Murrine, Attributed to Alberto Donà
By Alberto Donà
Located in Villaverla, IT
Murano glass bowl with 24ct gold and murrine, attributed to Alberto Donà.
This is a uniquely refined glass bowl, made by the famous Italian glassmaker Alber...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold
$1,234 Sale Price
30% Off
Austrian Silver-Gilt, Agate, and Semi-Precious Stone Tazza
Located in London, GB
Austrian silver-gilt, agate, and semi-precious stone tazza
Austrian, Late 19th Century
Height 8.5cm, diameter 6.5cm
This charming miniature tazza comprises a silver-gilt frame topp...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Agate, Multi-gemstone, Opal, Gold, Silver
Murano and gold, Italian, Attributed to, Seguso Barovier, 1930
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Murano
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
Pushing the button that reads 'View All From Seller'. And you can see more objects to the style for sale.
The history of "Seguso Vetri D' Arte" is directly linked to the "Vetreria Artistica Barovier" company. When the Barovier workshop was forced to reduce production in 1929, due to a financial crisis in America, the
original group of ten partners had to separate and Antonio Seguso in 1931, assisted by his sons Ernesto and Archimede opened a small workshop of his own. They were joined by Luigi Olimpio Ferro and Napoleone Barovier the following year. Together the craftsmen establish the "Artistica Soffieria e Vetreria Barovier Seguso & Ferro" company as equal partners.
In 1934 Flavio Poli joins the firm as artistic director and within only a brief period of time a distinct style of designs emerged. The close collaboration between Flavio Poli, Archimede Seguso and Alfredo Barbini played an important part in the success of the company. New glass techniques are developed which include never before seen color applications.
The companies innovative designs constantly received awards and during the 1935 World Fair in Brussels and the 1936 Milan Triennale they did attract the interest of a new group of clientele. One of them is the French wholesale company "Veronese" from Paris which would play a defining role in the history of the company.
The demand for an increase in production requires additional investments and the partners felt that there is a need to multiply their investment tenfold.
Luigi Olimpio Ferro subsequently decided to withdraw from the company and his shares are acquired by Flavio Poli, which makes him a full partner. As a result, the company name is changed to Seguso Vetri D’ Arte and it is officially recognized in 1937. A period of great success and prosperity ensues, lasting until the outbreak of World War II.
The post war period is a time of great change in Europe and the rebuilding of the economical structure in Italy requires major investments which result in the introduction of new import duties and taxes.
To safeguard the copyright of the Seguso Vetri D'Arte designs an application for a second entry into the commercial registers of Venice is made by the partners in 1945.
Strict export regulations curb international business relations for many years after the war and the company decides to focus on the domestic market instead. In 1946 a large retail location is opened at the Piazza Diaz in Milan where in addition to the art glass, German porcelain and Italian pottery is offered.
In 1950 Flavio Poli develops a new sommerso glass technique, which consists of an overlaying of transparent layers of glass. The overlapping creates new shades of color which prior to the introduction of this technique had not been seen. Flavio Poli's most iconic design is the "Valve", which resembles an upright, slightly opened clam shell. The design was introduced in 1951. Mario Pinzoni joins the company in 1953 as a personal assistant to Flavio Poli and his responsibilities as a draftsman included the compilation of archival and the existing production drawing s...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold
Beautifully Hand Painted / Gilt French Porcelain Footed Centerpiece Bowl
By Limoges
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Enhance your dining or decor with this beautifully hand-painted and gilt gold-decorated French Limoges Porcelain Footed Tableware Centerpiece Bowl. This exquisite piece is a true wor...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold
Aureliano Toso Dino Martens Murano Art Glass XL Centerpiece Bowl, Gold Flecks
Located in Barcelona, ES
Gorgeous large Mid-Century Modern Murano glass centerpiece with aventurine gold and silver flecks attributed to Dino Martens and Aureliano Toso, Italy, 1960s.
Handblown smoked black ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
$1,504 Sale Price
20% Off
Wonderful Italian crystal and 24-karat gold-plated bronze centerpiece
Located in Cantù, IT
Wonderful Italian crystal and 24-karat gold-plated bronze centerpiece
Category
20th Century Italian Other Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
Murano Venetian Antique Ruby Red Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass Footed Center Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, large antique Murano hand blown ruby red Italian art glass centerpiece bowl with gold flecks. Created in the manner of the Venini and Salviati companies, in the Venetian /...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf
Three-Piece German Silver & etched crystal garniture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A 19th century German parcel gilt silver and crystal 3-piece garniture set comprising a centerpiece and pair of compotes, each cast with four putti and supporting etched crystal bowl...
Category
Late 19th Century German Napoleon III Antique Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver
$29,500 / set
Stunning Russian Style 14-Karat Gold Nephrite Diamonds Rubies, Vases, circa 1970
By S. Rudle, Tanagro Jewelry Corporation
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Stunning 20th Century Russian style pair of vases, curved shaped body applied with 14k solid gold laurel garlands suspended from a ring set with br...
Category
20th Century American Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold
Alfredo Barbini Murano Black Gray Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Centrepiece Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Price per item (2 available as shown).
Beautiful and large, vintage Murano hand blown black, grey and gold flecks Italian art glass centerpiece bowl. Documented to designer Alfredo ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf
$680 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Centrepiece gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloche Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Centrepiece in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired
enamel on guilloche. Round plate diameter cm. 18 mounted on an inverted funnel base diameter cm. 9.5, total...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Ercole Barovier Toso Murano Blue Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Conch Shell Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous, monumental, vintage Murano hand blown blue with gold flecks Italian art glass seashell centerpiece sculptural bowl with pearl inside. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf
Aldo Nason AVEM Murano Murrine Gold & Silver Flecks Art Glass Centerpiece Bowl
By Murano 5, Aldo Nason
Located in Barcelona, ES
Italian Mid-Century Modern hand blown Murano art glass flower shaped centerpiece or bowl with Murrine decorations and aventurine gold and silver flecks. Attributed to Aldo Nason and ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
Oval 24k Gold Plated and Bronzed Pink Mirrored Glass Tray by Umberto Mascagni
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1970s.
This tray is made in bronze-pink silvered glass with a 24k gold plated frame. .
It is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can b...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Plate
Gold Stalk Large Bowl with 24-Karat Gold-Plated
Located in Paris, FR
Bowl gold stalk large in polished stainless
steel with 24-karat gold-plated stalk. Delivered
in a luxury gift box.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Plate, Stainless Steel
$987 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Antique Large Old Paris French Decorative Covered Centerpiece Urn
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Transport yourself to the opulent elegance of early 19th-century France with this exquisite pair of large Old Paris French decorative covered urns. Crafted with meticulous artistry, ...
Category
1810s French Regency Antique Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold
Murano with gold, 1930, Italian, Attributed to Fratelli Toso
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Murano
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
Pushing the button that reads 'V...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold
French Foliage Centerpiece in Gilt Wrought Iron, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hollywood Regency Foliage centerpiece in gilt iron, France, 1950s.
One of a kind decorative handcrafted centerpiece featuring two branches h...
Category
20th Century French Hollywood Regency Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
Planet in Cut Gold, a handblown glass & 23 carat sculpture by Lena Bergström
Located in London, GB
'Planet in Cut Gold' is a unique artwork by the Swedish artist and designer, Lena Bergström. It is from an ongoing collection of works called 'Planets', which Bergström has revisited...
Category
2010s Swedish Organic Modern Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold
Fossilia Oval Gold Bowl
Located in Milan, IT
Inspired by madrepore fossils, this exquisite oval-shaped bowl merges traditional craftsmanship with daring modern aesthetic. The shell-white exterior features irregularly shaped, ci...
Category
2010s Italian Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold
$1,127 / item
Sunburst Centerpiece Bowl in Gilt Wrought Iron
Located in Barcelona, ES
One of a kind hand-hammered iron Brutalist sunburst centerpiece bowl with gold leaf finish, Spain, 1960s.
Rare find.
Its design is sculptural and highly decorative.
This centerpiece...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf, Iron, Wrought Iron
Old English Silver Plated Handled Decorative Vase
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Old English silver plated / gold wash interior side handles decorative vase with exterior deign details. The vase is in great condition. Minor wear ...
Category
1870s English Antique Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold, Silver Plate
Archimede Seguso Murano Gold Flecks Flower Italian Art Glass Double Candlestick
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown gold flecks with attached flower Italian art glass double candlestick. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, circa 1950s. It has 2 original lab...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf
$900 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Enameled Opaline Hand Painted & Decorated Lidded Decorative Urn
Located in Tarry Town, NY
This magnificent antique Italian lidded urn, crafted in the early 19th century, is a stunning example of enameled opaline artistry. The urn features a rich, deep turquoise hue that s...
Category
1810s Italian Classical Roman Antique Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold
Claude Victor Boeltz Golden Crystal French 1970s Table Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
A French 1970s Gold and bronze clam shell center peice sculpture with three large quartz and amethyst crystal clusters. Signed
Biography:
Claude Boeltz was born in Paris in 1937. The fourth generation in a line of artists, from his early childhood Boeltz was interested in disciplines as far ranging as sculpture, painting, ceramics, architecture, and blacksmithing. From the very start he was fascinated by what would become life long inspirations—anatomy and geology.
His first apprenticeship was with the sculptor Henri Molins, which was followed by apprenticeships at the prominent Susse and Houdot foundries. His last was with Soudoun, under whose tutelage he was honored with the national “Best Worker in France” award.
During these apprenticeships Boeltz took night classes at the Boule School, the Gambetta School, and at the Academy of Art in Paris. He would eventually take degrees from all three. On Sundays he went to museums, particularly the Louvre, where he sought out work in the Louis XIII - Louis XVI styles. He also spent long hours in study of the many artists he admired, such as Bersus, Meunier, Giacometti, Ponpon, Chipparus, Dali, Dajou, and Ruhlman.
After these apprenticeships he tried to establish himself in the Riviera, where he befriended, and briefly collaborated with Picasso. Boeltz’s time in this vibrant community was, however, cut short—in the early 1960s he was called into the French military. While on tour in the Sahara he carved miniatures, and would carry them in his baggage from base to base. One that survived—a replica of the Arc d’triumph—was later offered to President Eisenhower on behalf of the French Army.
Upon leaving the service Boeltz established a foundry in the Loire, and by the late 1960s his work, now enormously popular, was shown all over Europe. In the early 1970s he met the sculptor Cesar. The famous sculptor’s “compression” pieces inspired Boeltz to create the work for which he would soon become best known. Boeltz’s “exploded” bronze works were pieces plated with 24 karat gold made to look like liquid gold crystalized an instant after explosion.
Boeltz augmented this unique medium with vibrant details, often with African emeralds, but with other stones or unusual materials as well. In his famous Cleopatra, dedicated to Elizabeth Taylor and installed in Georve V hotel in Paris, the artist employed metacrylite as a base and for its veil.
The immediate success of these “exploded” works allowed Boeltz to build two foundries devoted largely to their creation, one in the Faubourg St. Honore’ in Paris, and the other in Fontenay Sous Bois. “Exploded” works from the foundries were presented and sold at Fred’s Jewelers...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold, Bronze
Spherical Ball Shape Ceramic Vase Vessel Sculpture Decorated 24kt Gold Luster
Located in Recanati, IT
Sculptural vase handmade in Italy and decorated with the luster technique in 24 Kt gold. Dimensions: D 35 cm, H 40 cm. The entire manufacturing process is handmade in Italy.
The vas...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate
Crystal Trinket Bowl with Gold Details
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s.
This crystal trinket bowl features a gold decor in relief.
This is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use...
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Crystal, Gold
Murano Orange Gold Flecks Controlled Bubbles Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful tall vintage Murano hand blown persimmon orange, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass flower vase. Made in the "Bullicante" technique, with bubble all over ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,200 Sale Price
25% Off
White Porcelain and Gold Centrepiece Footed Bowl by Ugo Zaccagnini
Located in New York, NY
White porcelain centrepiece bowl / compote with gold decoration by Ugo Zaccagnini. Italy, circa 1930. Signed.
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold
Coral Red Murano Glass Bowl with 24-Karat Gold Attributed to Donà, 1990s
By Alberto Donà
Located in Villaverla, IT
Coral red Murano glass artistic bowl with 24-karat gold, attributed to Alberto Donà, 1990s.
This is a unique art piece, entirely handmade with blown glass in the Italian island of M...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold
Barovier Toso Murano Silver Gold Flecks Grapes Italian Art Glass Compote Bowl
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous vintage Murano hand blown, silver and gold flecks with grape decoration Italian art glass compote bowl / vase. Documented to the Barovier e Toso company, circa 1930s-1940s. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf
$1,280 Sale Price
20% Off
Modern Italian Art Deco Design Gold Amethyst Cream Murano Art Glass Mosaic Bowl
Located in New York, NY
A true work of art, contemporary Murano glass centerpiece, a jewel-like creation, signed by Paolo Birello, the shape recalls the sail of a boat, because inspired by the Venice enviro...
Category
2010s Italian Organic Modern Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf
20th Century Tall Decorative Vase / Gold Flecks Details
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mid-20th century tall decorative piece or vase with gold flecks design details. The piece is in great vintage condition. Minor wear consistent with age / use. Maker's mark undersigne...
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1930s Italian Vintage Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold
Vintage Twisted Ribs Murano Glass Bowl by Archimede Seguso with Gold Leaf, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy by Archimede Seguso, 1955.
This sinuous, dynamic and elegant bowl / vide-poche is made in transparent blown glass with with gold leaf.
It is a vintage piece, therefore ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Pair of Porcelain Decorative Vases
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Mid-20th century pair porcelain decorative vases / pieces with exterior gilt design details. Each vase is in great vintage condition. Maker's mark undersigned & numbered. Each vase s...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold
2018 Italian Organic Purple & Gold Murano Glass Abstract Twisted Curl Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary abstract curl sculpture in a love knot, with a sensuous swirled and spiraling design, mounted on a round base, in a very special dark amethyst blown Murano glass, extens...
Category
2010s Italian Organic Modern Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf
Modern Italian Art Deco Design Gold Amethyst Cream Murano Art Glass Mosaic Bowl
Located in New York, NY
A true work of art, contemporary Murano glass centerpiece, a jewel-like creation, signed by Paolo Birello, the shape recalls the sail of a boat, because inspired by the Venice enviro...
Category
2010s Italian Organic Modern Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf
Modern Italian Jewel-Like Green Yellow & 24kt Gold Murano Art Glass Mosaic Bowl
By Vévé Glass
Located in New York, NY
A true Work of Art, contemporary Murano Glass centerpiece, a little gem decorated with colored Murrine in green tones and white, each little colored piece individually positioned wit...
Category
2010s Italian Organic Modern Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold Leaf
1880 Gien French Faience Pair Majolica Gold Chocolate Vases with Armored Knights
By Gien
Located in New York, NY
A very rare signed pair of Faience vases produced by the prestigious French Gien factory, with a unique enameling technique called "Emaux chagrin" = painful enamels, because of the difficulty and time-consuming craftsmanship. The background consists of hand-applied enamel, a mixture of real gold, and chocolate brown colored clay. Then these museum pieces are hand decorated on both sides with gold leaf: antiquity decor with detailed armored knights...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Gold Centerpieces
Materials
Gold
