1930s Centerpieces

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Crystal 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 '...

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...

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...

Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1938 by Joseph Cook & Son, this stylish, Sterling Silver Bowl, is in the Art Deco taste, featuring reed detailing to the centre, and lion masks to the han...

Made circa 1930 by the Bremer Werkstätten für Kunstgewerbliche Silberarbeiten (the Bremen Workshops for Handcrafted Silverwork), this incredibly stylish, Art Deco design, German 835 ...

This unusual Belgian piece has the hallmarks of Belgian Art Deco and combines a glass gateau plate in a wrought iron carrier, The glass comes from an almost unknown factory, Pavillon...

Art Deco large faceted crystal bowl with silvered frame by Kirby Beard and Co., France, 1930s A large crystal bowl with facets. Silvered me...

This monumental French silver chalice can be a decorative piece for a tabletop, filled with fruit and flowers or simply as a piece to be admired. This one, in delicately hand crafted silver is stamped on the bottom with the initials” A G ” and ” France” and it dates from the 1920s. A chalice is a special cup of grand size used in nearly every religion on earth for a ceremonial purpose: to hold sacred wine or sacred waters, to convey a blessing and even the occasional curse. The “Silver Chalice” is also the name of a great novel, and then later a film starring Paul Newman, set in Rome with a quest by Julius Caesar to find the chalice used...

Spectacular and very rare, this large, high style Art Deco bronze centerpiece with a beautiful verdigris patina, consisting of a semi-spherical dish richly decorated with a dense pat...

A wonderful serving piece, really big silver plated bronze Tazza. An amazing design with fabulous stepped ziggurat handles and other stylized decoration on a heavy fluted tapering co...

This Art Deco silver centerpiece has wonderful zig zag designs, a fluted glass insert with a starburst pattern and unique handles on the bowl and tray with geometric floral embellish...

This unusual Belgian piece has the hallmarks of Belgian Art Deco and combines a glass gateau plate in a wrought iron carrier, the glass comes from an almost unknown factory, Pavillon...

Cup in colored blown glass from Muller Freres, 1930.  

This unusual Belgian piece has the hallmarks of Belgian Art Deco and combines a glass gateau plate in a wrought iron carrier, the glass comes from an almost unknown factory, Pavillon...

Both high style and highly rare, this centerpiece or epergne surmounted by a silvered bronze squirrel was created by the celebrated Oscar Bach studio in New York. Oscar Bach was, along with Samuel Yellin, one of America's premier metalworkers in the 1920s and 1930s. He crafted enormous metal sculptures designed by Hildreth Meière...

Art Deco Centrepiece is an original decorative group of objects realized in the 1930s. Original tin with wood handles and knobs. Made in England. Designed by Lloyd, Payne & Am...

Newly restored in perfect order. Stunning pair of German Art Deco candelabra. Each candelabrum has five arms and will look stunning on your dining table or buffet. Each piece is sta...

This glass tray can be used as a table centre piece. It was designed by Boris Lacroix in the 1930's and is a very fine example of the French Moderni...

Centrepiece, one bowl and one vase, "martele´" silver plated brass. Sign: Zanetto Italy, circa 1930. Measures: Bowl: Diameter 41cm x 11 cm height Vase: Diameter 15 cm x 28 cm h...

A large and dramatic Art Deco Style hand blown crystal console set in brilliant clear crystal with octagonal cut foot, recumbent rim and elaborately cut and notched borders.The solid...

This stunning French Art Deco epergne (typically displayed on a dining table or buffet) was realized in France, circa 1930. It consists of a brass fra...

Large Art Deco centrepiece, silver plated, designed by Christian Fjerdingstad for Christofle. Very good condition. Designed in ...

Nice French coupe, not huge but great quality with the solid burr amboyna piece. Has a makers mark but I don't know who it is, in very good original condition. Measurements: 10...

French Art Deco, Modernist acid etched art glass centerpiece, circa 1930, signed Daum Nancy. Rings of rippled patterns grace this very slightly tinted emerald, spring green art glas...

Glamorous signed "crystal Lalique" 3-piece Art Deco crystal centerpiece/console set featuring a pair of two-light candlesticks with a frosted feathered pattern on arching scrolls wit...

Unusual alabaster and hand-forged iron centerpiece attributed to Raymond Subes. The hand-carved stone in a honey/butterscotch tone with cognac and charcoal colored natural vein stria...

Beautiful copper vase designed by Gio Ponti and executed by Nino Ferrari for Casa & Giardino, Italy, 1930s.

Beautiful hammered copper vase designed by Gio Ponti and executed by Nino Ferrari for Casa & Giardino, Italy, 1930s.

Silver Plate Art Deco Centerpiece bowl designed for the Normandy Luc Lanel 1893-1966