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Material: Copper
Antique Engraving - Crucifixion Christ - Silver Plated Copper - After Van Dyck
By Anthony van Dyck
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A late 19th century engraving, depicting the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and cherubs "Christ aux Anges". Engraved on a copper panel, silver plated. After Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641)...
Category
1880s French Baroque Antique Copper Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
1980's Copper & Brass Cantilever Lamp Green British Army Lamp Shade
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
British army tilting festoon lamp shade fitted to a copper and brass cantilever wall fitting to create a bespoke wall light.
Professionally restored and converted by hand in UK by Loomlight to modern lighting standards, ready for contemporary interiors.
Available in a range of colors upon request. The cantilever dimensions can be made to order.
Measures:
Shade diameter: 23cm
Wall fixing diameter: 10cm
Reach from wall: 44cm
Bulb: E26 / E27 100v - 220v Tungsten Filament
Weight: 3.5kg
Origin: UK
Supplied with a filament bulb.
The shade tilts in all directions by means of a ball joint connector to allow the light to be focused into a chosen area. This makes them great for lighting pictures on walls...
Category
1980s English Industrial Vintage Copper Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Copper
Sculptural Vase in Solid Copper, France, 1960s
Located in Den Haag, NL
Sculptural vase in solid copper, France, 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
Rare ´Millionaire´ Poul Henningsen Table Lamp, Denmark 1930s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Poul Henningsen & Louis Poulsen - Mid-Century Modern Design
A beautiful 5/ 3 'Millionaire' table lamp by Poul Henningsen (1894-1967). The lamp is rare due to its size and age - ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Copper Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper
Art Nouveau Signed WMF Pitcher Brass and Copper with Handle and Organic Details
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Nouveau Signed WMF Pitcher Brass and Copper with Handle and Organic Details
Hand-hammered out of one piece of copper.
Brass handle with Organic style details
With original Pati...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Copper Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper
Art Deco S Sternau Copper Tea Coffee Pot Teapot Kettle Burner Stand 10"
Located in Dayton, OH
Art Deco S. Sternau & Company copper tea kettle with bird spout and black wood grip and finial, set on a four legged chafing stand with burner. Burner marked with a different logo.
...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
$129 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair of Scandinavian Glass Ball Wall lamps with Copper Patina Rims, 1960's
Located in Den Haag, NL
Pair of Scandinavian glass ball wall lamps with Copper Patina Rims, 1960's
These can also be used as a flushmount. Lovely patina to the Copper Rims.
Category
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper, Metal
Caravaggesque Oil on Copper "Flagellation of Christ" Baroque Sicilian, 17th Cent
Located in Milano, IT
Splendid 17th-century Italian painting by unknown artist, but certainly a follower of Caravaggio, relying on style and drawing.
The painting has a very beautiful gilded wooden frame, with a subtle greek with spheres and an overlying rectangular frame with sinuous flowers on each corner, very elegant and beautiful.
The painting depicts one of the most depicted religious scenes ever, the scourging of Christ, and is entirely done in oil on copper.
The scourging of Jesus is an episode narrated in the Gospels (Mk15:15-16; Mt27:26-27; Lk23:16-26; Jn19:1-17[1]).
Scourging is a flogging, particularly bloody, by means of sticks, rods or cat-o-nine-tails, the latter instrument consisting, in the Roman typology, of a short stick to which were secured several strings ending in metal claws, leads and bone splinters that caused tremendous lacerations and fractures to the tortured person. Chains are used in this scene, both to immobilize Jesus Christ and to flog him, as we can see in the upper right hand of the scourger.
According to some personal research, it turned out that the actual scourging of Christ was mostly depicted at the column, while this Christ is on the ground, so presumably Christ here is scourged during the Way of the Cross at one of those stages where he fell.
The painting has a very dark coloring, which is why this painting is believed to faithfully follow Caravaggio's style of dry, authoritarian brushstrokes. The painting shows a figure agonizing on the ground that continues to receive beatings and floggings of all kinds, representing Christ; his face is crucified in a loquacious expression of pain, he turns his eyes to heaven as if to invoke God, but at the same time those same eyes admonish the wickedness and arrogance inherent in humanity.
Christ has one hand resting on the ground in the act of holding himself, while the other takes a completely unnatural stance against the barren ground. His body appears hardened to wanting to parry the blows, his legs are curled up on his knees as he takes kicks from the soldier above him. Christ is depicted pinned down from the neck with a very large and strong black iron bolt held by the other soldier. The soldier on the right in the foreground wears a one-shoulder tunic with an orange tunic and blue pants. On his feet he wears gray shoes, at his waist he has a belt with an iron helmet...
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
$17,370 Sale Price
20% Off
Ultra Copper Ceiling Lamp by Jo Hammerborg, 1960s
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
The Ultra ceiling lamp, designed by Jo Hammerborg and produced by Fog & Mørup in Denmark during the 1960s, is a prime example of Scandinavian modern lighting design. Crafted from...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
Set of English Copper Sconces, Sold in Pairs
Located in New York, NY
A set of twelve English circa 1940's indoor/outdoor copper sconces with frosted glass panels and interior lights. Sold per pair.
Measurements:
Height: 18"
Width: 11"
Depth: 6.5"
Category
1940s English Vintage Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
$9,800 / set
Large "Luzette" Pendant by Peter Behrens for Siemens Schuckert
By Siemens, Peter Behrens
Located in Vienna, AT
Peter Behrens, "Luzette" pendant lamp from 1910-1920, frame in old copper and opaline glass.
It is the biggest one with 32 cm diameter and total height 70 cm (27").
Category
1910s German Bauhaus Vintage Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
Contemporary Hammered Copper Pendant Lamp
Located in Guadalajara, Jal.
Tiripiti means gold in Purepecha lenguage and is also the name given to the gods that are manifestations of the sun. The lamp casts its light through the greatness of pre-Colombian c...
Category
2010s Mexican Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
$421 / item
Large quality antique George III copper pan
Located in Ipswich, GB
Large quality antique George III copper pan having a quality large antique George III copper pan with shaped handles to both sides.
D. 1800
Category
Early 19th Century George III Antique Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
Copper Candle Snuffer
Located in Queens, NY
American Country-style (19th Century) copper candle snuffer.
Category
19th Century American British Colonial Antique Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
Good Arts & Crafts Copper Fender with Ruskin Jewels
Located in London, GB
A good Arts & Crafts copper fender with Ruskin Jewels.
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
Pair of Copper Arts & Crafts Style Bookends
Located in San Diego, CA
A unique pair of copper Arts & Crafts style bookends, circa 1930s. Each piece is in good vintage condition measuring approximately 2"D x 3.25W x 4"H; they feature a mix of copper an...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Copper Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper
Hammered Copper Footed Pedestal Bowl with Decorative Handles
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful Hammered Copper Footed Pedestal Bowl with Decorative Handles.
The bowl would be a lovely placed on a large kitchen island, as a centerpiece with flowers or fruit, or sta...
Category
20th Century Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
Art Deco Copper & Glass Duplex Serving Dish signed Chase
Located in New York, NY
This elegant Art Deco serving dish, crafted circa 1935 and signed by Chase, represents the height of streamlined modern design characteristic of the Machine Age. Chase brass and copp...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
Antique Holophane Reflector-Refractor Prismatic Glass Pendant Light, c.1920
By Holophane
Located in London, GB
A 12" 'Reflector-Refractor' pendant light made in USA by Holophane. c.1920.
Single prismatic glass reflector with the decorative cast clips and original copper gallery stamped with ...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Copper Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper
Set of 3 Brutalist Modern Copper and Brass Patchwork Decorative Egg Sculptures
Located in Troy, MI
Grouping of three stylized copper egg sculptures circa 1990s
Patchwork copper clad eggs of graduated sizes fastened with brass rivets
Unmarked
3 - 5 inch diameter
4 - 6.25 inch hei...
Category
1990s Brutalist Copper Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper
Magnificent Japanese Meiji Cloisonné Enamel Vase with Pheasants, Inaba Co.
Located in Queens, NY
A Magnificent Japanese Meiji Period Silver-Wire Cloisonné Enamel Vase with Pheasants and Maple Leaves, Attributed to Inaba
An exceptional Japanese cloisonné enamel vase from the Mei...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Pair of Bauhaus / Functionalist Copper Pendants UFO by Napako - 1940s
By Napako, Josef Hurka
Located in Praha, CZ
- good original condition with patina
- Rewired
- US wiring compatible.
Category
1940s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
1960 Pair of mosaic candlesticks Atelier Vallauris
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Original pair of mosaic candlesticks composed of different-colored stone forming a rising curve set in two hammered copper plates positioned on both outer faces and held to the groun...
Category
1960s French Vintage Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
Substantial brass bird cage
Located in Cheshire, GB
Substantial brass birdcage or aviary, having a dome-shaped cage with copper bottom supported on wrought iron frame with scrolling decoration.
Dimensions
Height 74 Inches
Width 32 Inc...
Category
Early 20th Century British Copper Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper, Iron
$11,761
Exquisite Japanese Wireless Cloisonné Dragon Motif Vase, Meiji / Taisho Period
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Japanese Wireless Cloisonné Enamel Vase, likely from the Meiji period (1868–1912) or possibly the early Taisho period (1912–1926). The vase features a dynamic depiction of a Japanese...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
Diminutive Brutalist Pendant Chandelier by Nanny Still - Mc Kinney for Raak
Located in New York, NY
Diminutive Brutalist pendant chandelier, by Nanny Still - McKinney for Raak, made in Finland circa 1960's. The cylindrical fixture features a copper exterior with an amber glass int...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Brutalist Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
Large French Copper Cauldron with Iron Handle, c. 19th Century
Located in Ross, CA
Hand made copper cauldron, made in France in the 19th century. The seam is put together with the dovetail technique, the handle is a wrought iron, held in place by a twisted copper ...
Category
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron
$384 Sale Price
20% Off
2-Panel Black Lacquer Screen with Cream Pear by Robert Kuo, Handmade, Limited
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
2-panel screen
Black lacquer
Cream lacquer
Hand repousse
Copper base
Limited edition
Each piece is individually crafted and is unique.
Lacquer is a technique that dates back to the...
Category
2010s Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
Paolo De Poli framed enamel panel, Italy 1950s
Located in Milan, IT
Paolo De Poli framed enamel panel, Italy 1950s
Original De Poli label on the back panel.
Signature on the base left
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
1930s Art Déco 4-Pannel Straw Marquetry Folding Screen by Comte S.A., Argentina
Located in North Miami, FL
1930s Art Déco 4-pannel straw marquetry folding screen designed by Jean-Michel Frank for Comte S.A., Argentina
By: Comte S.A., Jean-Michel Frank
Material: wood, straw, metal, brass,...
Category
1930s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Copper Furniture
Materials
Metal, Zinc, Copper, Brass
An Ottoman Tinned Copper Vase and Cover Early 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
AN OTTOMAN TINNED COPPER VASE AND COVER
Early 20th Century.
Of baluster form, profusely engraved with geometric quatrefoil and floral pattern with central "Basmala Tughra" cartouche...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Islamic Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
Mexican Modern Miguel Pineda Enamel Wall Plaque
Located in San Diego, CA
Enamel plaque by Mexican artist Miguel Pineda. This abstract still life is signed on the front and it retains an original gallery tag on the back.
Hailing from Mexico City, Pineda studied under artist Maggie Howe...
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
large 40cm Vintage Auböck Style brass Ashtray Hagenauer Era, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
brass and leather Ashray element
Origin:
Germany
Material:
brass and leather
Description:
Wonderful ashtray element made in Germany in the 1970. this element is m...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
Architectural Copper and Brass Acorn Finial
Located in Stamford, CT
This is a new copper and brass acorn finial that can be used indoor as an architectural accent or in a outdoor garden. The acorn is a symbol of go...
Category
2010s Indian Copper Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper
$108 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Rare Midcentury Pendant in style of Jo Hammerborg, Denmark, 1970s
Located in Praha, CZ
- very nice style of lighting
- in style of type Nova designed by Jo Hammerborg
Category
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
Pair of Funky Copper Wall Sconces
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional pair of vintage wall scones artistically hand crafted of two layers of copper leaves ,newly electrified with one 6-/watt light each cov...
Category
1960s American Vintage Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
$2,975 / set
French Empire Revival Alabaster & Bronze Chandelier, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Monumental French Empire Revival Chandelier with Alabaster Bowl, Patinated and Gilt Bronze, Early 20th Century
An impressive Empire style chandelier, dating from the early 20th cent...
Category
Early 20th Century French Empire Copper Furniture
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze, Copper
Large Antique George III Quality Copper Kettle
Located in Suffolk, GB
Large antique George III quality copper kettle having a quality shaped handle and spout and lift off lid with original finale.
Measures: 29.5 x 22 x 22cm
Date 1800.
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
Rare Oversize Signed Curtis Jere Welded Sunburst Wall Sculpture 42"
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed and made int he late 1970s, Jere pioneered this style of sculpture with his welded metal rods technique. This is one of the largest at a diameter of 42 inches, and features ...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Copper Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Copper, Steel
Contemporary Red Lacquer and Copper Cherries Sculpture by Robert Kuo, Limited
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Cherries
Red Lacquer
Antique Copper
Copper Base
Hand Repoussé
Limited Edition
Hand Made
Repoussé is the traditional art of hand-hammering decorative relief onto sheet metal. This te...
Category
2010s Modern Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
Antique Copper Bucket with Bale Handle, Fireplace Accessory, Rustic Planter
Located in Chicago, IL
Late 19th century copper pot or bucket with rolled lip, iron handle, dovetailed seams at sides with brass solder and soldered hinges for handle.
Great scale and ideal size to hold ...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Antique Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper, Iron
Live edge Maple and aged copper coffee table
Located in Vancouver, BC
This beautiful live edge maple slab coffee table is unique in the three copper legs that support it. One end is held up by a curved sheet of 1...
Category
2010s Canadian Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
Gustav Stickley Antique Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Drop Front Secretary Desk
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional Mission or Arts & Crafts drop front secretary desk
By Gustav Stickley (signed with paper label)
USA, Circa 1900
Quarter sawn oak, with original hammered cop...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
Mid-Century French Large Scale Copper / Cast Iron & Brass Lanterns - Pair
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a pair of rustic French three light copper lanterns. The wiring is new. They have three interior lights. The previous owner removed the glass panels, so I can add this featur...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Rustic Copper Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper, Iron
Art Deco Copper & Iron w Slag Glass Table Lamp Nude Dancing Female C1935
By Frankart
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous simple yet elegant dancing nude woman from the Art Deco period. Copper over iron and cast precisely. Amber glass is flawless and fits perfectly.
Electric components are all ...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper, Iron
Vintage Copper Damascus Middle Eastern Large 44" Round Engraved Serving Tray
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Hand Hammered Copper Syrian Middle Eastern Large 44" Round Figural Engraved Serving Tray. Great to use as a table top. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 4" H x 44" Diam...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Other Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
Copper Banker's Desk Lamp, dark green shade, England 1930's
Located in London, Fitzrovia
Copper Banker's Desk Lamp, with an adjustable pivoting dark green shade, England 1930's. Nice patina.
Category
20th Century British Art Deco Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
Rare Japanese Red Birds Cloisonne Enamel Censer Koro
Located in Long Island City, NY
A rare antique Japanese late Meiji Era tripod and covered enamel copper censer. Circa: late 19th century to early 20th century. The sphere form censer koro is enameled with polychrom...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Antique 19th Century Dovetailed Copper Forged Iron Apple Butter Cauldron Pot 22"
Located in Dayton, OH
Monumental antique copper cauldron featuring hammered details with dovetailing and ornate forged iron handles.
Dimensions:
22" x 22" x 11"
Category
19th Century Rustic Antique Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper, Iron
$700 Sale Price
30% Off
1970s Japanese Industrial Cast Iron and Copper Pendant Brass Cage and Glass Dome
By Kokosha
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
A reclaimed vintage Industrial explosion proof iron and copper cage light ceiling pendant. A solid metal light fixture with timeless desig...
Category
1970s Japanese Industrial Vintage Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper, Iron
Antique George III Quality Copper Kettle
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality copper kettle having an oval shaped copper kettle with a shaped handle and spout
Dimensions:
Height 24 cm
Width 26 cm
Depth 16 cm
Dated 1800
Category
19th Century English George III Antique Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
Pair of Brutalist Copper Patinated Lamps
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair 1960's Mid Century Floor (or tall table) Lamps in the manner of Stewart Ross James for Hansen or Paul Evans. Probably by Laurel Lamp Co.
This interesting pair of lamps is each...
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
$1,600 / set
Antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Round Lidded Box 19th Century CO#08
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Chinese cloisonné enamel round box with lid depicting floral patterns. A white base tone and colorful floral all around, from the 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
Turkish Tin Copper Tray Table on Wooden Folding Stand
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Turkish tin copper tray table on wooden folding stand
Turkish Persian Mameluke style tinned copper tray table.
Very nice unusual Asian dark bron...
Category
Late 19th Century Turkish Moorish Antique Copper Furniture
Materials
Metal, Copper
Large Scale David Hayes (1931-2013) Hammered Formed Copper Wall Sculpture
By David Hayes
Located in Sarasota, FL
Massive sculpture by well known sculptor David Hayes. Made of hammered and welded thick gauge copper. Incredible patina with great coloration.
Signed and dated 1984. This is ...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
Danish Designer, Nightstand, Oak, Copper, Denmark, 1960s
Located in High Point, NC
An oak and copper nightstand or side table designed and produced in Denmark, c. 1960s.
Overall Dimensions (inches): 17.5"H x 22.0"W x 16.0"D
All items ship from High Point, North C...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper
Midcentury Large Industrial German Copper, Brass, Cast Iron Gantry Pendant Lamp
By VEB
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
German made copper and brass bridge lights, circa 1960 by VEB
Reclaimed from bridges and gantry's of supertankers, cargo ships and load cranes.
The main body is spun copper with a...
Category
1960s German Industrial Vintage Copper Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper, Iron
Eureka Clock Company, London. Dial Clock
Located in Amersham, GB
A superb example of a Eureka wall clock made c1911.
The electromagnetic movement is regulated by a large, slowly oscillating bi-metallic balance wheel, with the correct battery these clock will run for the duration of the battery life. Housed in a mahogany dial clock case with turned dial frame and brass bezel, the movement is visible through a cut out in the dial so the oscillation can be seen. The movement is numbered 5676 and stamped with the patent no 14614/1906 Made in England. The dial retains its original painted finish (cracked in places).
This is the only model of wall clock Eureka made and is one of the rarer designs as they mostly concentrated on mantel clocks.
The Eureka clock...
Category
1910s English Edwardian Vintage Copper Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper, Steel
Art Déco Bronze Monkey Sculpture by E.M. Sandoz for the Robecchi Foundry, France
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century Art Déco bronze monkey sculpture by Édouard-Marcel Sandoz for the Robecchi Foundry, France
By: Édouard-Marcel Sandoz, Robecchi Foundry
Material: bronze, copper, m...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Copper Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Copper
19th C Hollow Body Eagle Weather Vane
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine 19th c patinaed eagle weather vane was found in New England. The iron base is a custom made stand. The condition is very good on this ear...
Category
19th Century American American Classical Antique Copper Furniture
Materials
Copper, Iron
$2,636 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique, New and Vintage Copper Furniture
From cupolas to cookware and fine art to filaments, copper metal has been used in so many ways since prehistoric times. Today, antique, new and vintage copper coffee tables, mirrors, lamps and other furniture and decor can bring a warm metallic flourish to interiors of any kind.
In years spanning 8,700 BC (the time of the first-known copper pendant) until roughly 3,700 BC, it may have been the only metal people knew how to manipulate.
Valuable deposits of copper were first extracted on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus around 4,000 BC — well before Europe’s actual Bronze Age (copper + tin = bronze). Tiny Cyprus is even credited with supplying all of Egypt and the Near East with copper for the production of sophisticated currency, weaponry, jewelry and decorative items.
In the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries, master painters such as Leonardo da Vinci, El Greco, Rembrandt and Jan Brueghel created fine works on copper. (Back then, copper-based pigments, too, were all the rage.) By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, decorative items like bas-relief plaques, trays and jewelry produced during the Art Deco, Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau periods espoused copper. These became highly valuable and collectible pieces and remain so today.
Copper’s beauty, malleability, conductivity and versatility make it perhaps the most coveted nonprecious metal in existence. In interiors, polished copper begets an understated luxuriousness, and its reflectivity casts bright, golden and earthy warmth seldom realized in brass or bronze. (Just ask Tom Dixon.)
Outdoors, its most celebrated attribute — the verdigris patina it slowly develops from exposure to oxygen and other elements — isn’t the only hue it takes. Architects often refer to shades of copper as russet, ebony, plum and even chocolate brown. And Frank Lloyd Wright, Renzo Piano and Michael Graves have each used copper in their building projects.
Find antique, new and vintage copper furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
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