Italian Centerpieces

In the Crespi style, this pumpkin gourd-like vessel from Italy (circa 1970s) is so beautiful and can be used during every season as a tabletop candy holder...

Jatte centrotavola in argento massiccio 800. La forma è ovale e lavorazione a traforo è stata eseguita sulle due parti principali. Il traforo è a disegno con volute. Una base oval...

Peasant Village was an import line by the Mitteldorfer Straus company of New York.  They imported pottery from several european countries. Deruta is an...

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...

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 'Vi...

This is an interesting collection of hand blown ribbed crystal finial-like sculptures made by Venini. Extremely well-matched in clear crystal in a teal shaded green. Each piece is mo...

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...

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...

Mid-Century Modern ashtray in Murano glass 1960s. Smoked glass ashtray very modern design and stylish look.  

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. Pushing the button that reads 'View All From Seller'. And you can see more objects to the style for sale. Attributed to Barovier Toso We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. The company is one of the oldest family businesses in the world, founded in 1295 as Barovier. "The name Barovier derives from the term berroviere (highwayman/policman , which indicates the armigero (person entitled to bear arms guarding the captain of the people. It is probable that some Barovier, originally from Treviso, settled in Murano around 1291, when a law of the Republic imposed the concentration on the island of all glass furnaces." Jacobello was the first member of the Barovier family to work glass at this time. It is thought that the company originated in Treviso[citation needed]. The Toso family had been established in Murano since around 1350. In the 1400s Angelo Barovier created glass objects which are currently preserved in various museums.[6] Angelo is recognized as significant for uniting the knowledge which had been developed and handed down by family Barovier. He was not only considered and artist but a scientist. The company became Ferro Toso Vetrerie Artistiche Riunite S.A in 1936 when Vetreria Artistica Barovier merged with Ferro Toso, specializing in crystalline glass, mother-of-pearl glass, and gold-free cornelian red glass. In 1942, the company was renamed Barovier & Toso. In 1919–1920, 30 year old designer Ercole Barovier began a 50-year career as the artistic director of Barovier & Toso. "After studying medicine and working as a radio operator during World War One he joined the family firm in 1920 when he and his brother Nicolo took over the management from their father Benvenuto. From 1927 Ercole was the main designer and from 1934, when Nicolo left the company, (he was) also the sole owner." While Barovier did not have formal training as a glassblower, his artistic designs produced objets d'art that have become the most critically acclaimed in the history of Ercole - Barovier.[9] In 1930 he produced his award-winning “Primavera” series. "The Primavera series ... is distinguished by a milky white 'craquelé' glass with the addition of black or blue pasta vitrea trim ("opaque colored glass whose consistency is made to appear like ceramic") and decoration. There was a very limited production of this series due to the fact that it was a result of a glass mixture obtained accidentally so it could never be replicated."[13] One example of this series, a Primavera Pigeon, was sold at auction for GBP 275,000 (approximately $360,000 USD, not inclusive of the buyer’s premium) on October 16, 2019. Barovier continued to produce innovative designs of which the “Lenti” vase...

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Hallmarks: S.A. Calderoni, Milano, 800. Weight: 160.14 troy ounces (5 kg 794 g), including non-silver material. DIMENSIONS: Overall height: 12inches Bottom vessel dimensions: Length: 21 inches Depth: 18.5 inches Height: 7.5 inches Top vessel dimensions: Length: 12 inches Depth: 9.5 inches Height: 9.7 inches This magnificent formal centerpiece was created around 1940 in Milan, Italy by S.A. Calderoni, a famous Italian firm of fine jewelers and silversmiths that was established in 1898 and achieved its greatest fame during Italian Art Nouveau and Novecento periods. The company also manufactured items by special private orders and commissions, and was a supplier to the court of the last Italian King, Victor Emmanuel III. The outstanding artistic design in the style of Novecento and its generous proportions combined with a remarkable handmade rendering make this magnificent centerpiece not simply a functional object but a true masterpiece of applied arts. This luxurious hand-hammered silver centerpiece consists of two parts: - The smaller footed bowl...

Bianco Amaltea by Ivan Colominas Dimensions: 36.5 x 10 cm Materials: Bianco Michelangelo Also available: different marbles The collection is a tribute to one of Italy’s great...

Carambola centrepiece by Studio Lievito Dimensions: D 33 x W 30 x H 5 cm Materials: Bianco carrara marble. Weight: 3.4 kg Fruits like billiard balls are ready to be ‘split’ during t...

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1980s Murano glass shell in purple and yellow.

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This very expressive crested crane art glass sculpture, from the 1970s, is a true jewel-like work of art, in sophisticated blown Murano glass, with overlaid stripes decor in red, whi...

Silver centerpiece. Refined centerpiece with silver lid. This elegant decorative item consists of a large glass bowl with silver edging. The lid, on the other hand, is entirely si...

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Totem II Materials: Pietra serena cone White carrara plate Noir antique base White carrara tube Dimensions: 40 x 40 x 24.5 mm Totem The Totem s...

Versatoio nero lucido. Contenitore foggiato al tornio con anse, smalto nero, corda nylon nera Queste ceramiche provengono dalla tradizione contadina. Forme di secolare presenza, d...

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Cased blown and hand-formed glass elements. Limited edition: 101 pieces.

Italian modern Round bowl centerpiece in black painted metal, 1990s Vintage round bowl in black painted metal. The central part consists of a hemisphere with a protruding profile, r...

Mirage Contenitore basso by Studio Intervallo Dimensions: D 30 x H 3.2 cm Materials: green Guatemala marble. Available in other stones. The Mirage collection comes from the mon...

Centerpiece designed by Giusti & Di Rosa Size model 1 : Diameter cm 30 x height 6 (available also in size diameter cm 20 x height 4) Materials: black Portoro-Red Bilbao Designer: Gi...

Sterling silver branch candelabra handcrafted in Italy by Egidio Broggi Milano. Total weight 826 gr. This item is new and has never been pre...

Nero Antico Amaltea by Ivan Colominas Dimensions: 36.5 x 10 cm Materials: Nero Antico Also available: different marbles. The collection is a tribute to one of Italy’s great ...

Murano Attributed to Carlo Scarpa 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. Pushi...

Centerpiece/sculpture by Desart Mabizaf Eccentric checkers made as egg carton in ceramic and brass. Refined and fun this sculpture consists of the base i.e. an egg-holder plato and...

Rosso Amaltea by Ivan Colominas Dimensions: 36.5 x 10 cm Materials: Onice Bianco Also available: different marbles. The collection is a tribute to one of Italy’s great master...

A set of three spiraling clear-glass obelisks with red flame-like intrusions by Venini. All bearing faint acid-etched stamps that date them to the 1950s. They are 17, 14 1/4, and 14...

Mirage Specchio by Studio Intervallo Dimensions: D 30 x H 3.2 cm Materials: green Guatemala marble. Available in other stones. The Mirage collection comes from the monolithic m...

Green onyx ashtray / catchall Italy, 1970s In the style of Up&Up Sergio Asti, Angelo Mangiarotti Measures: 24 diameter x 5 cm height. Co...

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. Attributed to Venini Early life and education Venini was born in the town of Cusano near Milan, Italy. After serving in the Royal Italian Army in World War I, he trained as a lawyer and began his practice in Milan. He soon developed an acquaintance with Giacomo Cappellin, a native of Venice who owned a Milan antiques...

Silver basket made in Italy, circa 1970. Weight: gr 714.

Glass centerpiece designed by Alfredo Barbini for Barbini, 1970s. Signed. Biography Alfredo Barbini was an Italian glass artist and designer known for his sculptures rendered in his...

Mirage Contenitore Basso by Studio Intervallo Dimensions: D 30 x H 3.2 cm Materials: white Arabescato marble. Available in other stones. The Mirage collection comes from the mo...

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Mirage Contenitore Alto by Studio Intervallo Dimensions: D 30 x H 6.2 cm Materials: white Arabescato marble. Available in other stones. The Mirage collection comes from the mon...

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Sculpture in blown glass mirrored by Massimo Lunardon. Year 2007. Unique piece Biography Massimo Lunardon was born in 1964 in Marostica, Italy, and lives and works near Vicenza. He...

FOS Ceramiche was founded from an IDEA of Piero Mazzotti and Andri Ioannou as a manufacture of art and design in Faenza, a city that is synonymous with M...

Apple or moss green Cenedese vintage Italian midcentury Murano glass vase or vessel, made in Italy, circa 1970-1990. Particularly striking is the form as it has the characteristics o...

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. Why are there so many antiques in Argentina? In the 1880 – 1940 there was a grate wave of immigration encouraged by the periods of war that were taking place. 1st World War took place between 1914 and 1918 2nd World War took place between 1939 and 1945 The immigrants options were New York or Buenos Aires. Tickets were cheap and in Buenos Aires they were welcomed with open arms, as it was a country where everything was still to be done. Argentina was the country of new opportunities, labour was needed and religious freedom was assured, in many cases the of the family travel first until they were settled and then the rest of the family members join them. In the immigrant museum “Ellis Island Immigrant Building” in New York you can se the promotional posters of the boats that would take them to a new life. Between the years 1895 and 1896, Argentina had the highest DGP (gross domestic product) per capita in the world according to the Maddison Historical Statistics index, this situation arose due to the large amount of food being exported to European countries, which were at war. The Argentinean ships left the port of Buenos Aires with food, but they returned with furniture, clothes and construction elements, (it´s common to see this the old buildings of the historic neighbourhood of San Telmo, the beams with the inscription “Made in England)”, as well as many markets that were built in Buenos Aires, such us the San Telmo Market, whose structure was brought by ship and afterwards assembled in 900 Defensa Street. With the great influence of European immigrants living in the country, the children of the upper classes travelled to study in France, resulting in the inauguration of “La Maison Argentinienne”, on 27th of June 1928, in the international city of Paris, which hosted many Argentinians that were studying in Frace. It´s the fourth house to be built after France, Canada and Belgium, being the first Spanish-speaking one. Still in place today (17 Bd Jourdan, 75014, Paris, France). Many of the children of these wealthy families who attended international art exhibitions, museums and art courses abroad, took a keen interest in the European style. This is why Buenos Aires was at the time referred as “The Paris of South America”. Between the years 1890 and 1920 more than a hundred Palaces were built on Alvear Avenue the most exclusive avenue in Buenos Aires. Today some of these palaces have been transformed into museums, hotels and embassies. In the year 1936, the Kavanagh building was inaugurated, it was the tallest reinforced concrete building in South America. During 1994 the American Society of Civil Engineers distinguished it as an “international engineering milestone”, and it´s now considered a World Heritage of Modern Architecture. At the time was common to hire foreign architects such as Le Corbusier, who visited Buenos Aires/Argentina in 1929 and in 1948 he drew up the blueprints for a house built in La Plata City (which was declared a World Heritage Site). In 1947, the Hungarian architect Marcelo Breuer designed “Parador Ariston” in the seaside city of Mar del Plata. After an Argentinean student at Harvard University convinced him to come to Argentina. He worked on an urban development project in the Casa Amarilla, area of La Boca. The Ukrainian architect, Vladimiro Acosta, arrives in Argentina in 1928 and worked as an architect until que moved to Brazil. Antonio Bonet, a Spanish architect who worked with Le Corbusier in Paris, arrives in Argentina in 1937, where he carried out several architectural works and in 1938 designs the well-known BFK chair. Andres Kálnay, of Hungarian origin, made around 120 architectural masterpieces, among which the former Munich brewery stands out, he even made the furniture’s design. The German architect, Walter Gropius, director of the Bauhaus, lived in Argentina, where he wrote articles for “Sur” magazine and founded in Buenos Aires, an architectural firm with Franz Möller, who was also an architect, where he built two houses. At the same time several famous designers decided to immigrate to Argentina, among them we can find the well-known French designer, Jean-Michel Frank, who arrived in the country in 1940 and also worked for the Rockefeller family. Special pieces were made, which were sold exclusively in the country, such as the well-known German company “WMF”, who sold their products by catalogue, which were chosen by the ladies of High Society in the list of wedding gifts, as well as the pieces designed by Christofle. The Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti, made special pieces for Argentinean mansions. In 1904 the first Jansen branch outside Paris was established in Buenos Aires, as the Argentinean clientele demanded a large amount of furniture, from the end of the 19th century to the mid-20th century. In 1970, the brand Rigolleau Argentina made pieces authorised by Lalique. The brands Maple and Thompson also set up shop in the country. The French plastic artist, Marcel Duchamp moved to Argentina in 1918-1919. Glass signed Gallé, Charder, Leverre, Schneider, Muller and other French firms. They were bought in flower shops and were given to ladies with beautiful floral arrangements. Some furniture manufacturers travelled to international fairs and bough the patterns to produce the furniture in Argentina, such as the furniture firm Englander and Bonta, who bought the patterns ins Italy. It is worth mentioning that in Argentina we have the largest Community of Italians outside...

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Black Yugen stonewares No 4 bowl by Yusuke´ Y. Offhause One of a Kind, the work is in two parts. Dimensions: D 24 x W 24 x H 8.8 cm. Materials: polished stoneware, polished porcel...

Name: MINIROUND Materials: Black Portoro - National Travertine - Green Alpi - Bianco Carrara - Rosso Levanto Size : Cm Diam.26 x H4 Designed By Achille Castiglioni.  

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Reverse painted glass, the center part in gold paint with black design elements, the frame finished in a deep red. Signed.

Large alice tray by Slow Design Dimensions: W 26 x H 34 cm Materials: Glass. Technique: Grisaille. Available in colors: Gray and gold, and in size small. Heavy aged mirrored tray with oxidized details. Each piece is unique. Heavy aged mirrored tray with oxidized details. Slow Design is an Italian based company...

Italian glazed and painted ceramic decorative bowl 1960s. Aqua colour and gold painted on top.  

Crystal centerpiece is a decorative object realized in the 1970s. A very elegant centerpiece in transparent crystal, perfect to decor your table. Signed on the edge.

LIMARSI centerpiece designed by Elena Salmistraro Dimension: 40x26xh16cm Materials: natural marble and stones Bianco Fenice, Bardiglio Imperiale, Rosalia, Green Forrest., Pietra ...

A very personal interpretation of making pottery transforms the texture of the LARGE MOON IN RED dish into a striking relief decoration with voids and solids never the same that add...

Marble fruit bowl centerpiece "Formella" designed by Giusti - Di Rosa / Tonlorenzi Size: Diameter cm 32 x height 10 Materials: Nero Belgio - Rosa Portogallo...

Murano Technical Bullicante Attributed to Carlo Scarpa 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...