Paul Chaleff - Jar

Danish teak circular table with a lipped edge raised on three circular tapered legs joined by a tripartite stretcher. Designed by Aksel Bender Madsen and Ejner Larsen. Produced by Wi...

A Danish painted steel safe, original surfaces, late 19th century, rectangular form with a hinged top, a secret detail hides the mechanism to open the key cover. Double steel skin...

A Danish silver giltwood mirror, circa 1860s, with concave sides and a deep cove section frame and foliate cast inner edge. Mirror replaced but not new.

A Danish oak and leather armchair. Designed by Hans Wegner Name - Sawbuck chair Model Number - CH-28 armchair was designed by Hans Wegner in 195...

Two pine stools or side tables designed by Rainer Daumiller and produced by Hirtshals Savvæk, Denmark, Circa 1970, with thick solid circular tops raised on pedestal stem with a circu...

A Swedish Modern elm and elm root side table, Circa 1950s, the circular top with scalloped edge and an ebonized band raised on sabre legs. Wonderful application of elm root book matc...

A large stoneware jar by Paul Chaleff (1947-) made in 1987 and was purchased directly from the artist's studio in New York. Wood fired ceramic vessel with handcut lower body and pron...

A stoneware vase by Paul Chaleff (1947-) made in 1984. Chaleff is known for his wood fired ceramic vessel without glaze or sometimes natural ash glaze. The vase on offer is of a highly geometrical form with handcut multifaceted lower body that rises and morphs into a rounded upper body with two hand-molded ears above the shoulder. The surface shows nice firing color variations due to the iron oxidation in the kiln and also carved lines left intentionally by the artist. It is marked with the artist's incised signature and date 84. This piece has a very strong Japanese wabi-sabi appeal which is the aesthetic influence of the artist's work and makes a visually arresting center piece for any interior. "Paul Chaleff is known for his large-scale wood fired ceramic sculptures and vessels. He also created a large body of wheel thrown functional vessels. His vessels are strongly influenced by Japanese pottery, especially the work of one of Japan’s National Living Treasures, Takeshi Nakazato. Chaleff was one of the first American potters using a Japanese style Anagama kiln and became a leader in the introduction of this form of wood-burning kiln. In 1989, he began a regular collaboration with the British sculptor Sir Anthony Caro. Over a period of thirteen years, they created nearly 50 works, both figurative and abstract. Caro’s sculpture has had direct influence on Chaleff’s work as has the sculpture of Isamu Noguchi, and the ceramics of John Mason...

Charming pair of early 19th century porcelain-lidded hot chocolate cups with matching saucers by Dihl et Guerhard, Paris. Each piece is painted ‘en gr...

19th century late Georgian blue spode hot chocolate cup with cover and saucer, decorated with gilt highlights, and embossed white floral motif on a ...

A very stylish Suzanne Bergne (b.1939) Studio Pottery porcelain bowl of open rounded shape with vivid green running splashes on a pale brown unglazed body. The bowl has an impressed ...

1950s Pair of oriental urns with flower decorations.