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Period: 1980s
Pair of Baccarat "Massena" Wine Glasses
Located in Mérida, YU
The Massena glass showcases Baccarat’s meticulous craftsmanship. Deep orgue bevel cuts are etched directly into the Clear crystal, radiating from the foot of the glass to the base of...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Crystal

Memphis Milano Postmodern Silk Necktie by Massimo Giacon
Located in Ferndale, MI
Abstract shapes on a harlequin background in red, purple, black and gold In a comic book like fashion, Massimo Giacon nails a sophisticated yet fun necktie design for the Memphis Milano Design Group. circa 1985. The Memphis Milano design movement played a key role in the promotion of Italian design worldwide. This item has been professionally dry cleaned. Massimo Giacon was born in Padova, Italy in 1961. Since 1980, he has worked in Milan as a cartoonist, illustrator, designer, artist and musician. In 1985 he started working with an architect's studio, Sottsass Association, honing his design skills by working with Artemide, Alessi, Swatch, Philips, Ritzenhoff and Telecom. He has designed wall hangings, rugs, ceramics, and kitchen items, produced advertising illustrations...
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Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silk

Hollywood Regency Large Green Ceramic Cabbage or Lettuce Serving Bowl - 1982
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A large green ceramic Hollywood Regency serving bowl. This bowl will be great for serving large salads, rolls or even for use as a fruit bowl on a breakfast table. Both the inside an...
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American Hollywood Regency Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Colored Murano Glass Fish Decorative Figure by La Murrina, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s. This fish is made in polychrome Murano glass and features its original label. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be...
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Italian Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Murano Glass

Shagreen Serving Tray by R & Y Augousti
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Unusual brass and shagreen serving tray by R & Y Augousti, Paris, manufactured in the Phillipines, ca' 1980s. Art Deco style, very well made.
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Philippine Art Deco Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Brass

Base Talcum Powder Holder Black and White Art Deco 925 Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Hexagonal base talcum powder holder in black and white fired enamel in 925/1000 sterling silver with perforated screw cap and pressure counter-cap, in Art Deco style. Base cm, 5.3 x ...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Blue Chalice with Murano Glass and 24-Carat Gold, 1980s, Italy
Located in Villaverla, IT
Italian blue chalice with Murano glass and 24-carat gold, 1980s. This elegant Venetian chalice was entirely handmade with blown Murano glass, in a beautiful blue color and a particu...
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Italian Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Gold

Bordallo Pinhelro Lettuce Leaf Charger
Located in Tampa, FL
Vintage Portuguese majolica Bordallo Pinhelro green lettuce leaf chargers, six available.
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Portuguese Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Majolica

Lutz Rabold 'City Scape' Tea Set for Arzberg, 1980
By Arzberg, Lutz Rabold
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful Memphis-style tea set 'City-Scape' by Lutz Rabold for Arzberg Porcelain, Germany including one tea pot and lid (9.5in x 7.5in x 5.5in), one creamer (3.5in x 4.25in x 3.0in)...
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German Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Glass Cake Stand Cake Plateau Flowers Mikasa Calypso
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful blue and pink glass cake stand, cake plateau with pink flowers in relief, design by Walther Mikasa, model is called Calypso, vintage object from the 80s, West Germany. Hig...
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French Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass

20th Century Amazing, Modern, French Faceted Ashtray in Baccarat Crystal
Located in Catania, IT
20th century amazing, modern, French Faceted ashtray in Baccarat Crystal. Precious French faceted crystal ashtray signed Baccarat original lab...
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French Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Crystal

Lucite Side Table Catchall, 1980s Germany
Located in Los Angeles, CA
C-shaped lucite end/side table with removable glass tile marked ‘Made in W Germany’, circa 1990. A gorgeous, subtle and multifunctional accent piece that would work seamlessly in any...
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass, Lucite

Pierre Casenove for Studio Salins glazed ceramic coffee set 1980s
Located in Paris, IDF
This is a beautiful modernist coffee set designed by Pierre Casenove and edited by Studio Salins in the 1980s. It features a large coffee pot, with six coffee cups, all in black glaz...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Ice Bucket Arnolfo Di Cambio in Crystal and Metal, 80s Italian Design
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
This vintage ice bucket by Arnolfo di Cambio embodies Italian elegance, crafted in thick crystal with a metal handle and rim that exude sophistication. The structured design reflects...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Crystal, Metal

Prata Wolff Silver Plate Platter Tray Centerpiece with Lucite Horn Handles
Located in Atlanta, GA
Step into the world of timeless sophistication with this exquisite serving tray, a true masterpiece designed by silversmith Prata Wolff in the 1980s. A striking example of modernist ...
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Brazilian Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate

Murano, Italy, set of six dinner plates in clear glass with gold decoration
Located in København, Copenhagen
Murano, Italy, a set of six dinner plates in clear glass with spiral-shaped gold decoration. Approximately from the 1980s. Perfect condition. Dimensions: D 27.5 cm x H 3.5 cm.
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Italian Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Art Glass

Gambaro and Poggi Large Murano Gold Art Glass Vase Artist Signed Applied Glass
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Gambaro and Poggi Large Murano Gold Art Glass Vase Artist Signed a script on the bottom, plus 2 original labels. Notice the applied glass bands and g...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Art Glass

Baccarat Harcourt Mustard, Condiment or Jam Jar With Lid and Matching Spoon
Located in valatie, NY
Signed Baccarat Harcourt Missouri Tulipe Bowl, Mustard, Condiment or Jam Jar With Lid and Matching Signed Spoon. Stamped on underside "Baccarat" on bowl and spoon. For more than 30 ...
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French Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

Rosenthal Andy Warhol ‘Daisy‘’ XL Cup and Saucer
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Rosenthal Studio-Line XL cup with saucer, suitable for a latte, soup, tea or your cereals. Andy Warhol, quite possibly the greatest pop art artist of our time. The Flowers print port...
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Sterling Silver Presentation Car Model (1984)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive cast sterling silver presentation car model on plinth; an addition to our diverse vintage silverware collection. This exceptional and rare, vintage English cast sterling silver presentation ornament has been realistically modelled in the form of a 1910s era car* on a wooden plinth. The impressive silver car model is embellished with details reproducing the fine definition of the vehicle's body work and fabric features. The car is fitted with axles to the underside allowing the functional wheels to rotate. This exceptional vintage silver detachable model surmounts the original oak wood plinth, accented with the original hallmarked vacant silver inscription plaque to the anterior chamfered face. * Whilst the exact car model cannot be declared, the piece bears similarities to the style of a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost and ALFA 24 HP. Condition This vintage sterling silver car...
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Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Set of Three Spode Cup & Saucer Sets – Shima, Élysée, and Fleur de Lys Blue
Located in Morristown, NJ
Set of Three Spode Cup and Saucer Sets – Y8172-G "Shima," Y8380-G "Élysée," and Y8356-G "Fleur de Lys Blue" This exquisite set of three Spode fin...
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English Anglo-Japanese Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Gold

Italian Murano Signed Vintage Turquoise, Green, Pink, Red, Clear Glass Pitcher
Located in North Miami, FL
This jewel toned luscious vintage signed italian Murano glass pitcher is a beauty of stripes of turquoise, green, red, pink, purple and clear. It is signed something like Starzii. It...
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Italian Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

Glass Vase by Alfredo Barbini, 1980s
Located in Brussels, BE
Alfredo Barbini is an Italian Glass maker who designed is now creations. The present vase was designed in the 1980s.
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Italian Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass

Nancy Wickham Stoneware Leaf Tile for the Vermont Workshop ex. Design Technics
Located in Southampton, NJ
An early 1980s stoneware tile by Nancy Wickham Boyd featuring a green leaf motif. The sgrafitto design is highlighted with green, brown and grqphite-colored glazing. Like quite a few...
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American Organic Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic, Clay, Pottery

Postmodern Cubist Horse Sculpture by Karin Swildens for Austin Productions 1989
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Karin Swildens, a talented sculptor known for her bold geometric forms, collaborated with Austin Productions to create striking modernist pieces. Her works, often inspired by Cubism,...
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Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Arzberg Oil and Vinegar Serving Bottles, 1980
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderful white porcelain oil and vinegar serving bottles by Arzberg, Germany, with cork caps, multilingual signage, marked.
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German Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain, Cork

20th Century Haviland & Parlon Limoges Porcelain 15 Pieces Coffee Set, 1986
Located in Cagliari, IT
A beautiful coffee service in the finest Limoges porcelain, "Assuan" decoration. Although the decoration is no longer in production, it continues to amaze with its timeliness. It inc...
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French Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Postmodern Dinnerware Set by Dorothy Hafner for Tiffany & Co. "Chevron" Print
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large set of handmade porcelain dinnerware and coffee / tea service designed by Dorothy Hafner for Tiffany & Co., 1982. The set is being sold as service for six minus one soup bowl...
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American Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Bruno Gambone Vase
Located in New York, NY
Unique bottle-form case by Bruno Gambone. Large-scale, stoneware bottle-form sculpture/vase with incised line decoration to front and back. Off-white m...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Sculptural Organic Wood Centerpiece Bowl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
For sale is a large, freeform organic wood bowl. This unique piece features a one-of-a-kind design and is perfect for use as a centerpiece in any roo...
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American Folk Art Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Wood

Ceramic Coffee Set by Mas for Memphis Milano, 1980s, Set of 11
Located in Catania, CT
Very good Vintage condition with normal trace of age and use for this red and gray ceramic coffee set with the original tray. Signed by MAS and prod...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Metal

Table Box blue and gold with handpainted miniature fire-enameled on guilloche Sa
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal table box in 800/1000 silver gold plated with translucent enamel on guilloché and beautiful enamel miniature hand painted by the painter Renato Dainelli in early 1900s Engl...
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Italian Empire Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Herend Queen Victoria Pattern Large Platter Vintage Vibrant Hand Painting
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
One of the most beloved and recognized patterns since London’s first world’s expo, the Great Exhibition of 1851. This signature Herend pattern received Queen Victoria’s admiration. S...
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Hungarian Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Tea Set 'Fantasia' by Matteo Thun, 1980
By Arzbeg Porcelain, Matteo Thun
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning Memphis-style Seven-piece porcelain tea set 'Fantasia' with 'Carre Noir' decor by Matteo Thun for Arzberg Porzellan, Germany. The set contains a tea pot with lid, two cups w...
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German Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Blue Glass Bowl Lino Tagliapietra for Effetre International, Murano, Italy, 1986
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A beautiful light blue Italian glass bowl by Lino Tagliapietra for Effetre International, Murano, 1986. This hand-blown Murano glass obje...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Rainbow colors Murano Artist Signed Art Glass Decanter circa 1980’s
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Rainbow colors Murano Artist Signed Art Glass Decanter circa 1980’s
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Art Glass

1980s ELSA PERETTI Tiffany Co. Cake Plate BONE SERIES Archimede Seguso Tableware
Located in Richmond, VA
Early model of an important Elsa Peretti Bone Series art glass tableware Cake Plate designed for Tiffany & Co in the early years of 1980. This object was manufactured at Vetreria Ar...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Art Glass

Silver Plate Cake Stand Victorian Afternoon Tea Platter
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Add some style to your afternoon tea? Wonderful single Victorian style 5 tier cake stand Great patina to the silver plate Great for either sandwiches or cakes or as a decorative piec...
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Victorian Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver

20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Chiocolate Pot
Located in VALENZA, IT
Baroque style sterling silver chocolate pot. The object was completely handmade in Italy by the silversmith Lorenzo Ferrari who had the laboratory in Milan in via XXV Aprile. The body, in the central and upper part, was worked with the technique of the embossing and the chisel in the front part, with typical baroque scrolls, leaving a smooth central coat of arms for any noble coats of arms or family initials. The back of the body is smooth. In the lower part, on the whole body, a design with pods, alternating large and small, has been embossed and chiseled. The handle of the chocolate maker...
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Italian Baroque Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Silver Plate Beef Trolley Victorian Carvery
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Wonderful Victorian style silver plate beef trolley Classic carvery accessory, keep the meats and food warm Great for a hotel or restaurant Various attachments and plates to help wi...
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Victorian Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver

Rosenthal Andy Warhol Flower Glass Plate
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Rosenthal Studio-Line Daisy Glass Plate. Andy Warhol, quite possibly the greatest pop art artist of our time. The Flowers print portfolio was created by Warhol following his wildly s...
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German Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass

French Pierre Cardin Pink Flower Glass Vase, Signed, 1980s
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous decorative chic glass vase in light pink - rose color, made of glass. With original label "Pierre Cardin" and signature "Pierre Cardin" engraved in the glass (see all pictu...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass

Vintage Gucci Ceramic Ashtray 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage 1980s Italian ceramic ashtray by Gucci, featuring elegant design and iconic craftsmanship.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Sterling Silver Christmas Ornament
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a sterling silver Christmas ornament by Reed and Barton dated 1982. It is the “Christmas Cross” ornament, just in time for the holidays! Merry Christmas.
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American Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver

Unused Coffee for Two Set by Danish / Swiss Kitchenware Specialist Bodum
Located in Doornspijk, NL
This refined yet striking coffee set was made for two. It is complete and still new as it has never been used. It consists of a French press, two coffee glasses, two espresso glasses...
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Danish Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Glass, Plexiglass, Cork

Pair Dresden Style Hand Painted Porcelain Figures Late 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful pair of hand painted porcelain figures in the Dresden style, dating from the last quarter of the 20th century. This delightful pair features a woman and a man standing tall in grace, adorned in classical garb and holding a basket of lovely flowers at their hands. They are depicted with absolutely fantastic attention to detail. These figures are a perfect addition to your existing collection or a good set to start your own porcelain collection. Condition: In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation of condition. Dimensions in cm: Height 37 x Width 19 x Depth 15 Dimensions in inches: Height 1 foot, 3 inches x Width 7 inches x Depth 6 inches Dresden Porcelain - A King's Obsession In the early 1700s, King Augustus II, prince elector of Saxony, held goldsmith Johann Bottger prisoner and commissioned him to create gold. Bottger instead discovered the method of creating porcelain, a favored and valuable item in the king's eyes. The king announced to Europe in 1710 that he would open a porcelain manufactory in Dresden. He instead opened one at nearby Albrechtsburg castle. Espionage was rampant, and the king guarded his porcelain secret, even though it meant imprisoning workers within the castle walls. By 1720, the secret was leaked and porcelain producers popped up in Vienna and Venice. Dresden Porcelain adopted Saxon crossed swords in under-glaze blue as its distinguishing mark. In 1736, the porcelain manufactory produced the "Swan Service...
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Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Baccarat "Massena" Glasses
Located in Mérida, YU
The Massena glass showcases Baccarat’s meticulous craftsmanship. Deep orgue bevel cuts are etched directly into the Clear crystal, radiating from the foot of the glass to the base of...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Crystal

Set of 8 Baccarat "Massena" Glasses
Located in Mérida, YU
The Massena glass showcases Baccarat’s meticulous craftsmanship. Deep orgue bevel cuts are etched directly into the Clear crystal, radiating from the foot of the glass to the base of...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Crystal

Pair of Murmansk centerpieces by Ettore Sottsass
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Rare pair of centerpieces in silver metal, model Murmansk, by Ettore Sottsass for Memphis Milano, Italy circa 1983. Stamped « Memphis Milano » on both of them.
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Italian Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate

Italian Venetian Parrot Sculpture in Blown Murano Glass, by Alberto Donà, 1980s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Unique Elegant Italian Venetian Sculpture Parrot in Murano glass, by Alberto Donà in 1980s, in very excellent original condition, composed ...
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Italian Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Postmodern pink Ice Bucket, Italy, ca. 1980s
Located in Firenze, IT
Postmodern pink plexiglass and brass Ice Bucket Italy, 1980s H 19 × 18 × 18 cm Conditions: very good consistent with age and use. Signs of usage
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Italian Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Acrylic

Anzolo Fuga Attb Murano Glass Vase
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very nice and large glass vase for a very well known glass blower artist.
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Italian Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Murano Glass

Baccarat Crystal Ashtray
Located in Mérida, YU
This is an original Baccarat ashtray in excellent condition. Like new. Timeless design and the best quality.
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French Art Deco Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Crystal

Vista Alegre for Mottahedeh 'Lowestoft Rose' Porcelain Demitasse Set
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This 17 piece porcelain demitasse set was made by Vista Alegre of Portugal for Mottahedeh. The pieces have been finished in the heavily gilded ...
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Portuguese Chinoiserie Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Italian Large Round Ceramic Dish Plate 1980s, Multicolored Face Yellow Green
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian large round ceramic dish plate from the 1980s. Multicolored face yellow green.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

Post Modern Marco Zanini / Peter Shire Insp Abstract Art Pottery Teapot Spain
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Rare, Vintage, 1980s, Whimsical, Handmade and Painted, Signed and Numbered, Jorge Benlloch, Post Modern Tea Pot Sculpture. Made in Spain. This piece is very similar to the fantas...
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Spanish Post-Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Large Unusual Ceramic Pot with Rattle and Handprint by Toshiko Takaezu
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tall closed-form ceramic pot with rattle by Japanese American artist Toshiko Takaezu (American, 1922 - 2011) circa 1980-90s. The impressive stone vessel on offer is covered in a ba...
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American Modern Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Ceramic

20th Century Italian Solid Silver Camel Sculpture
Located in VALENZA, IT
Solid 800 silver camel. The sculpture was made with the casting technique and then finished completely by hand by expert chisellers to make the camel's f...
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Italian Other Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Silver

Richard Ginori China Dinner Service with a botanical print by Munting Abraham
By Abraham Munting, Richard Ginori
Located in Roma, IT
A set of dishes made in Italy during the 80s, as attested by the date printed on the back of the plate, but inspired by 18th century porcelain, to be precise inspired by the "Saxon-style", a term which can be ascribed to the 18th-century Germanic tradition, according to which porcelain was made with reliefs similar to woven baskets. This vintage dinner service is produced by a historic Italian manufacturer "Richard Ginori" founded in Tuscany, in Sesto Fiorentino, near Florence, of which Gio Ponti was creative director for 10 years. After declaring bankruptcy in 2013, this historic porcelain factory, in operation since 1735, was taken over by the Gucci group which restarted the production of iconic pieces and novelties inspired by archive pieces of the company. This set of dishes is a rarity as it is the result of an unusual combination that has the 18th century as its common thread, with the Rococo style, the scientific discoveries and the new botanical varieties resulting from the new trade routes of the companions of the Indies. On the classic Richard Ginori series, i.e. the total white motif called "Vecchio Ginori" (currently put back into production by Gucci) always and exclusively produced in total white, a botanical print by Abraham Munting depicting an orange plant was printed. Abraham Munting is a Dutch botanist famous for his unusual illustrations where plant species were depicted against a background of classic or pastoral landscapes, often floating in midair with little regard for perspective and relative sizes, in fact, the orange plant is not forced to inside the center of the plate but goes outside the predefined spaces wrapping it. The dinner set consists of 30 pieces: 6 dessert or appetizer plates with a diameter of 19.5 cm 12 soup plates with a diameter of 23cm 12 dinner plates with a diameter of 24.5 cm The service could be considered for 6 with the double serving plate for soups and second courses, or you could purchase 6 totally white fruit plates...
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Italian Rococo Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Porcelain

Table Box Octagonal Black Enamel with light Blue Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal table box in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire-enamelled Art Deco design. Dimensions diameter cm. 15.8 high cm . 8.2. Weight gr. 974. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni for Cartier USA in the 1980s, inspired by objects designed by Louis Cartier around 1920 and manufactured in Florence in various specimens, also in parure with other objects and in different colors, in the headquarters by the Salimbeni firm with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous high-fire enamelled firings at about 750°<800° C. About cooperation Salimbeni and Cartier. Our first meetings with the Cartier USA Company took place through the Giorgini Company, the first "Buying Office" set up in Florence immediately after the Second World War, which had the purpose of bringing together Florentine, and also Italian, producers with American buyers, who especially appreciated the artistic objects still manufactured by artisans who still took inspiration from the Italian Renaissance, using techniques handed down from generation to generation. Mrs. Gina Pestelli, wife of a Florentine retail jeweller, was in charge of contacts with Cartier USA, above all an employee, while her daughter, also for Giorgini, took care of the fashion that in those years was affirmed in Florence with the events of "Pitti ". With their help, we began to supply frames and boxes in sterling silver gold plated with malachite and other semi-precious stones. At the same time, the official buyer of Cartier, Mr. William Smith, began to appreciate and commission the first objects with fired enamels, a process of which we have always been specialists. In 1975 we began exhibiting at the prestigious New York Jewellery Association Show, which we participated in both the February and July editions, for a good 26 years until 2001. In New York in those years the "Art deco style" was still very much appreciated, still mindful of the beautiful early 20th century architecture of the great buildings such as the "Crysler" or the "Empire State". We then began to produce frames, boxes, evening bags, "objets de vertu" and other objects in "art deco style" which were very popular with Mr. Smith who gave us some photocopies of Louis Francois Cartier drawings to reproduce them. Thus, numerous cigarette cases, powder compacts, evening bags, frames and table boxes were created exclusively for Cartier USA which, at the time, had the prestigious "Silver Department" on the first floor of the Cartier store on Fifth Avenue. An evening bag, with matching cigarette case and powder compact, were redone on the design created for a gift given to Mary Pickford at the time. In a 1986 Cartier...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 1980s Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

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