Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Murano Glass Vase Lino Tagliapietra & Angelin Effetre International, Italy, 1986
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A beautiful Italian glass vase from the 'Istria series' by Lino Tagliapietra and Marina Angelin for Effetre International, Murano, 1986.
It is made of hand blown glass composed of bl...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Capa Medium Pitcher, Alpaca Silver & Gray Marble
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
With the concept of intermingle materials from our earth, soft marbles and manually hammered alpaca, this sophisticated and elegant line is created, and it includes trays, champagne ...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble, Metal
CAPA Large Pitcher, Alpaca Silver & Gray Marble
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
With the concept of intermingle materials from our earth, soft marbles and manually hammered alpaca, this sophisticated and elegant line is created, and it includes trays, champagne ...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble, Metal
Christopher Carter Oxidised Textured Studio Pottery Vase
By Christopher Carter
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An absolutely stunning one-off studio pottery stoneware vase decorated in textured oxidised glazes by Chris Carter (b.1945). The vase has flat cut bands in a wrythen twist design around the body flattened slightly to form an oval shape with a open mouth shaped rim. Decorated in brown glazes with a lava style textured surface with fine bubbling. The vase has an impressed artists seal mark to the base.
Christopher James...
Category
1990s British Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Georg Jensen Pair of Danish Silver American Independence Commemorative Spoons
By Georg Jensen
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine pair vintage Danish silver spoons commemorating 200 years of American Independence by Georg Jensen and dated 1976. This stylish pair of sp...
Category
1970s Danish Vintage Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lotty Mouth Blown Glass Decanter/Vase Designed by Aldo Cibic
By Aldo Cibic
Located in Milan, IT
Lotty is a mouth blown borosilicate glass decanter characterized by sinuous and soft shape, a little masterpiece where the Paola C.’s craftsmen ability meets the design by Aldo Cibic...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Here Ice Bucket Gold By Studio Job
By Ghidini 1961
Located in Milan, IT
The shape of this exquisite steel ice bucket with a brass finish designed by Studio Job is that of a giant thimble and it is inspired by the family's tailoring tradition. A whimsical...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
$1,949 / item
CAPA Cream & Sugar Set, Alpaca Silver & Gray Marble
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
With the concept of intermingle materials from our earth, soft marbles and manually hammered alpaca, this sophisticated and elegant line is created, and it includes trays, champagne ...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble, Metal
Table Box Fired Enamel on Guillochè Arab-Style Ornament Sterling Silver Salimben
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular box with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè with hand-engraved and enamelled Arab-style ornament. Dimensio...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Modern Prezioso #05 Hand-Blown Glass Sculptural Goblet Gold leaf Dolphin bone
Located in Camisano Vicentino, IT
"Modern Prezioso #05 Hand-Blown Glass Sculptural Goblet Gold leafed Dolphin Stem" by Simone Crestani
Introducing the Prezioso #05 Goblet, a captivating embodiment of elegance and gr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Tondo Doni Brucomela Sculpture by Mario Cioni
By Mario Cioni
Located in Milan, IT
A playful and colorful addition to an elegant home, this sculpture can be displayed anywhere in a modern house or can be used to display floral compositions, thanks to the opening at...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$5,854 / item
Postmodern Tray / Centerpiece Mas Italia in the Style of Memphis Milano, 1980s
Located in Lille, FR
Postmodern tray / centerpiece Mas Italia in the style of Memphis Milano, 1980s.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Metal
Saint Jacques Hand-Painted Pasta Plates - Set of 4 Made in Italy
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Enhance your summer entertaining with the elegant Ceramic Saint Jacques Plates. Expertly handcrafted and beautifully hand-painted in Italy, these plates feature distinctive scalloped...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Sepik Teapot by Marco Zanini for Memphis Milano Collection
By Marco Zanini
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Teiera in ceramica tornita e dipinta a mano. Marco Zanini reinventa la forma di questo curioso oggetto “in forma di teiera” disegnando Colorado e Sepik in ceramica tornita e dipinta ...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Venini Opalino Large Black Black Inside Glass Vase
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Satin glass vase, designed and manufactured by Venini, features the same shape of the iconic opalino vase with a frosted finish.
Indoor use only.
Dimensions: Ø 20 cm, H 42 cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
$1,727 / item
Ceramic Moon Pot with Rattle by Toshiko Takaezu
Located in Atlanta, GA
A ceramic closed-form pot with rattle by Japanese American artist Toshiko Takaezu (American, 1922 - 2011).
The story: In the 1980s, potter Lola Rae invited Toshika to her ceramic studio and kiln in Ojai, CA to teach a class. Lola Rae had previously worked as a studio assistant for artist Beatrice Wood for eight years. This pot was one of the pieces Toshiko made on site during the class and workshop. Together with the other pot on offer, they stayed in Lola Rae's personal collection until now offered by us Tishu Gallery...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Handmade Centrepiece Tema E Variazioni n°399 White Black Burnished Gold
By Fornasetti
Located in MILANO, IT
The art of the table is manifested in this hand-decorated porcelain centrepiece with gold accents: Fornasetti's unmistakable decorative style makes it a true collector's item.
Any...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Original Cenedese Milky White Plate in Murano Glass with Flowers Italy 1990s
By Cenedese
Located in Villaverla, IT
Original Cenedese Milky White Plate in Murano Glass with Flowers Italy 1990s
Entirely handcrafted in the 1990s according to the ancient techniques of glassblowing in the Venetian is...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
French Modern 'X&O' Cut Glass & Patinated Bronzedecanter, Smaller
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Modern 'X&O' cut glass & patinated bronze decanter, smaller
With a high caliber (heavy) cast bronze orb stopper, resting on a bronze elongated ...
Category
20th Century French Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Waylande Gregory Studios Black and Gold Ceramic Jar
Located in Houston, TX
A decorative black and gold ceramic lidded jar. A lovely catchall jar and can double as a contemporary vase.
Waylande Gregory Studios was f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
fferrone Set of Two Contemporary Minimal Water & Wine Glasses Handmade Czech
Located in Chicago, IL
Revolution water and wine glass - set of two
Strikingly simple in form, the Revolution Collection is handcrafted in the Czech Republic by master glassblowers, and formed from a pu...
Category
2010s Czech Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Wonderful Signed Annieglass Large Ruffle Turquise Blue Blown Glass Centerpiece
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Signed Annieglass Extremely Large Ruffle Turquise Blue Blown Art Glass Handkerchief Centerpiece Bowl.
Very Impressive In Person, Real Conversation Piece.
Etched "Anniegla...
Category
20th Century American Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass
Contemporary Modern, Justine Porcelain Coffee Cup & Saucer 100 ml, Pink
By DAY Studio
Located in İstanbul, İstanbul
Justine porcelain pieces are inspired by the ancient Byzantine jewelry. Delicate porcelain transforms cups into timeless design objects by translating pearl and stone...
Category
2010s Turkish Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$68 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Murano Smoked Glass Fish Sculpture by Licio Zanetti
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Abstract Murano smoke color glass fish sculpture by Licio Zanetti. The fish is signed on the bottom and has beautiful smoke color opalescent glass. The piece is signed on the bottom....
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,900 / item
Handmade Ceramic Spikes White Decorative Flower Vase III
By OWO Ceramics
Located in Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, AR
Beautiful decorative flower vase, perfect for showcasing your cherished blooms. Providing a unique perspective from every angle, this handmade ceramic vase blurs the line between fun...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery
Abstract Modern Stoneware Ceramic Sculpture by Regnier in La Borne Brown Colors
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
By Regnier, in La Borne
Abstract stoneware ceramic sculpture realised in 2018.
Architectural form with white and brown wood firing ceramic colors.
Perfect original condition...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Paidge Lamp - Contemporary handmade ceramic, neutral, brown, red, tan, textured
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One of a kind ceramic lamp, hand built and assembled by hand. The lamp base is made with red clay manufactured regionally to the East Coast with custom made white frothy glaze. This piece was inspired by seashells and smooth stones...
Category
2010s American Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal. Pink "Lotus" Porcelain Coffee Service for 12 P
Located in København, Copenhagen
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal. Pink "Lotus" porcelain coffee service for twelve persons. 1980's.
Consisting of 12 coffee cups with saucers, 12 plates, sugar / cream set and coffee po...
Category
1980s German Vintage Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$960 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Large and Shapely Pair of Murano Butter-Cream Cased Glass Vases
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large and shapely pair of Murano 1970s butter-cream cased glass vases; each tall vase with long flaring neck above a bulbous body; the white vase encased in a yellow cased glass.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
$2,200 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Capa Medium Narrow Tray, Alpaca Silver & Green Marble
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
With the concept of intermingle materials from our earth, soft marbles and manually hammered alpaca, this sophisticated and elegant line is created, and it includes trays, champagne ...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble, Metal
Set Capa, Rectangular Tray, Ice Bucket & Pitcher, Alpaca Silver & Gray Marble
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Dimensions :
TRAY: 14" x 20" // 35.5 x 50.8 x 6 Cm
ICE BUCKET: 5" x 5"x 5.5" // 12 x 12 x 13 Cm
PITCHER: 7"x 7" x 8" // 30 x 22 x 18 Cm
With the concept of intermingle materials fro...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble, Metal
Shaker in Black Shagreen with Stainless Steel Detail by KIFU Paris
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Elevate your mixology experience with this luxurious Black Shagreen Shaker by KIFU Paris. Exquisitely handcrafted, the textured shagreen surface exudes sophistication, its deep ebony...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
Yellow plates gold rim: Soup, holder, side plate for 4. Handmade in Italy 2024
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The Bottega is today undoubtedly the spearhead of Puglia pottery art. The artist was practically born among ceramics and has nourished herself with this art throughout her life until...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Valle Square Medium Silver Alpaca & Brown Onyx Stone Bar Tray
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
This family is inspired by the forms and figures shaped by the wind of the Moon Valley (in the province of San Juan, in the North of Argentina). It comes from this magical and inspir...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Figurative Yellow Ceramic Pitcher by JJ Dubernard French Pottery
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
JJ Dubernard
Original and figurative ceramic pitcher
Yellow ceramic glaze color
Original perfect condition
Realised circa 2000
Measures: Height: 22cm, large: 15cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Valle Bar Large Silver Alpaca & Brown Onyx Stone Tray
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
This family is inspired by the forms and figures shaped by the wind of the Moon Valley (in the province of San Juan, in the North of Argentina). It comes from this magical and inspir...
Category
2010s South American Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stone, Metal
Seletti "Hybrid-Eusapia" Dinner Plate in Porcelain
By Seletti
Located in Doral, FL
From its very first year in 1964, Seletti in Cicognara, Mantova, has followed its principle of professionality service and constant research to strive for betterness innovation and o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Modern Smoke Glass Decanter Red Stopper Attributed to Holmegaard
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage modern smoke glass decanter with red stopper. Attributed to Holmegaard. Unmarked.
Dimensions: 8.63 H x 4.75 dia...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Timo Sarpaneva for Rosenthal, Germany. Six "Kaari Gold" coffee cups and saucers.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Pre-owned goods are exempt from import duties for U.S. customers.
Therefore, no import tariffs will be applicable to your purchase.
Timo Sarpaneva for Rosenthal.
"Kaari Gold". A ...
Category
1980s German Vintage Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
$320 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Ghidini 1961 Omini Napkin Holder 3 in Polished Brass by Stefano Giovannoni
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Napkin holder in brass
Omini is a family of products that plays on the inclusion and the relationship between the human figure with a series of monolithic objects from geometric and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Brass
Hand Dyed Cocktail Napkins, Nightfall Abstract Pattern, Set of Four
By ROUSSEAU
Located in New York, NY
Nightfall linen cocktail napkins, set of four. Beautifully merging magenta, indigo and lavender dyes on linen. Sustainably hand-dyed in small batches and sewn in New York City. Napki...
Category
2010s American Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Linen
$76 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Esa Fedrigolli Design Sculpture Center Bronze Enaneled by Esart, Italy Years 1970
Located in Biella, IT
Esa Fedrigolli design vintage sculpture center bronze pocket emptier enameled in refined green, red and bleu by Esart Italy production in years 1970, signe...
Category
1870s Italian Antique Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Signed Tan Ceramic Buckle Bag 90's
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing signed 1990's tan ceramic buckle bag sculpture resembles real leather. One needs to take a double look. The signature is not legible for interpretation. Even the buckle ...
Category
1990s North American Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Modernist Chrome and Cobalt Candle Holders by Chase Co
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice pair of modernist chrome and cobalt candle holders by Chase & Co., circa 1940s. The chrome design features a 2.5" round cup on a coba...
Category
20th Century American Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Chrome
Stem Glasses' Pair in Amethyst Blown Murano Glass and Coral Borders Italy 1960s
Located in Villaverla, IT
Stem Glasses' Pair in Amethyst Blown Murano Glass and Coral Borders Italy 1960s
The production of this unique pair of stem glasses dates back to the 1960s in Murano, the Venetian isl...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
Abstract Ceramic Sculpture Free Form by J Morin Blue Orange and White Colors
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
J. Morin
Elegant abstract ceramic sculpture, free form designed.
Stoneware ceramic with blue, white and orange ceramic glazes colors.
Different positions possible.
Realiz...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Silver Plated Wine Bottle Holder with Grape
Located in Schöfflisdorf, CH
Silver plated wine bottle holder with grape.
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver Plate
CAPA Medium Square Tray, Alpaca Silver & Gray Marble
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
With the concept of intermingle materials from our earth, soft marbles and manually hammered alpaca, this sophisticated and elegant line is created, and it includes trays, champagne ...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble, Metal
$1,125 / item
fferrone Set of 2 Czech Contemporary Dearborn Champagne Flute Glasses Handmade
Located in Chicago, IL
Dearborn champagne flute glasses, set of two
A pair of Czech contemporary glass handcrafted is the perfect modern champagne glass.
Perf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Glass
Black, Red & Yellow Kati Tuominen-Niittylä Large Ceramic Dish, Morocco Series 1
Located in Helsinki, FI
A beautiful and unique ceramic art piece by Kati Tuominen-Niittylä, one of the most prominent modern Finnish ceramic artists and a member of the iconic Arabia Art Department.
This b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Finnish Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
Soft Piggy Bank, White Ceramics
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Soft is a collection of sensual and tactile ceramic pieces in which Kiki looks at vernacular shapes to re-imagine them. The Netherlands has a long history of craft and Dutch designer...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Ceramic
$816 / item
CAPA Small Square Tray, Alpaca Silver & Green Marble
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
With the concept of intermingle materials from our earth, soft marbles and manually hammered alpaca, this sophisticated and elegant line is created, and it includes trays, champagne ...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble, Metal
Capa Medium Square Tray, Alpaca Silver & Green Marble
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
With the concept of intermingle materials from our earth, soft marbles and manually hammered alpaca, this sophisticated and elegant line is created, and it includes trays, champagne ...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Marble, Metal
Table Box Enamel on Guilloche Hand Painted Miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè also on the sides. In the center, a beautiful hand painted tempera miniature on a vegetable ivory plate depicting the portrait of a 19th century lady, signed by the painter Anna Maria Manfriani. Dimensions cm. 12 x 12 x 2.5. Weight gr. 618. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1976 and manufactured in Florence in some specimens with various subjects and different colors, in the headquarters of the Salimbeni Company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous enamelled firings at about 800° C.
Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions.
It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books.
Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items.
Hand painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques.
The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds:
1) Fire enamel.
2) Water tempera on an ivory plate.
3) Painted on mother-of-pearl.
Fire enameled miniatures:
On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750 ° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature colors which are as many colored crystals, ground and reduced to a very fine, almost impalpable powder washed and purified in distilled water with the addition of small quantities of deoxidizing acids which, diluted with essential oils (usually essential oil of solder), can be mixed to form a palette of colors.
With very fine sable hair brushes you draw the subject starting from the perimeter and then gradually adding various layers of color.
It is necessary to carry out various firings very often so that the colors harden and are not absorbed by the underlying glaze as, during the subsequent firings at 750 ° C, during liquefaction, it would spread irremediably. Hence the need to form the painting a little at a time, cooking it numerous times.
Therefore it is necessary to proceed with numerous retouching, often overlapping different colors that only the painter's experience knows. A beautiful miniature needs from 20 to over 50 firings and is finished when the painter deems he does not have to further intervene.
Some colors must have darker tones than others because then, by superimposing the transparent enamel placed at the end of the miniature, they fade. This transparent layer, called “fondant” in jargon, must be smoothed and polished like all other translucent enamel colors.
The miniatures with water tempera colors are painted on real ivory...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
French Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brut Glass
Located in Chula Vista, CA
French Veuve Clicquot Champagne Brut Acrylic Glass Flute
8.25 H x 3 diameter
Preowned Condition
Refer to images
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Acrylic
Garrard & Co Silver Four Sconce Three Branch Candelabra
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine quality silver three branch candelabra with four candle sconces by Garrard & Co of Regent Street, London and dated 1978. Often refe...
Category
1970s English Vintage Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Silver
Modern Art Glass Table Lamp
Located in Norwood, NJ
Mottled orange mouth blown art glass lamp and shade. Original makers label affixed to shade. French maker.
Category
Early 2000s French Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Blown Glass, Art Glass
Ghidini 1961 Tip Top Limousine Tray in Rose Gold by Richard Hutten
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Limousine tray in stainless steel
When you look at the top view of the Tip-Top series, all the triangles have the same size. In 3D these triangles have been stretched, which creates...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Stainless Steel
Manitoba White Porcelain Tray, by Matteo Thun from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
Tray in white porcelain. The Manitoba tray was originally designed in 1982 by Matteo Thun, and belongs to the Memphis Milano Collection 1981-1988. The white porcelain tray...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
Materials
Porcelain
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal, Very Large and Rare "Romanze" Glass
Located in København, Copenhagen
Bjørn Wiinblad for Rosenthal, very large and rare "Romanze" glass.
Three glasses in one, 1980s.
In perfect condition.
Measures 75 cm. x 12 cm.
Stamped.
Category
1980s German Vintage Modern Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass
$800 Sale Price
20% Off
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