"Satyrs and Pan, " Large and Important Italian Lamp Base, 1940s

To our knowledge, this remarkable vase -- produced by the famed Trenton Potteries Company in the 1930s -- is unique. Starting with a simple blue ceramic vase, the artist etched a dancing satyr...

Illustrated in "Ceramiche Robj" and considered a major design by the renowned sculptor and ceramicist, this large piece was probably made in early 1930s to coincide with the debut of the Exposition Coloniale Internationale in Paris, which attracted almost 9 million visitors in less than a year. Rare and striking, this porcelain table lamp base depicts the globe surmounted by a tightly composed cluster of nude and semi-nude female figures representing cultures around the world. The women depicted here, all glazed in a gorgeous snow-white glaze highlighted in gold, are clearly representing a range of nations in Asia and Africa, probably coinciding with the nations that were part of the French Colonial Empire in the 1930s, before they won their freedom. Much like the one surviving building from the Exposition, now the Cité nationale de l'histoire de l'immigration, which features a massive bas relief mural...

Quite extraordinary, this Italian table lamp features Lucite foot and cap, a superb scagliola finish and two deer's head mounts. Furthermore, the artist has "peeled away" the scagli...

Finished in luscious glazes the color of red wine and bright gold, this rare pair of Mid-Century lamps depict a cluster of Carnival revelers in masks and festive costume. The pair is...

A beautiful molded figural lamp by Fantoni sculpted out of pottery. It is affixed to a wooden base. The lamp has just been rewired and is working well. We are not including a shade a...

An unusual 1950s ceramic lamp with stylized decoration.

Italian Mid-Century Amphora Ceramic Green and BlackTable Vase with 2 handles (FARCI SAVERIO)

A signed studio pottery lamp by iconic Italian ceramicist Marcello Fantoni, crafted in the 1950s. This striking midcentury piece features a flared, tapering form with hand-painted st...