Art Deco Butterfly Wing Cocktail Tray

Jazz Age / Art Deco Style Wood Vide-Poche Catchall This Art Deco-style wooden vide-poche catchall is a stunning example of the fabulous jazz age aesthetic that made design so coveted...

Antique 1925 Hand-Painted Porcelain Platter by Moritz Zdekauer Austria – Signed by Mildred C. Icke A stunning example of early 20th-century decorative porcelain, this hand-painted p...

1930's Art Deco Mobil Gas Pegasus Metal Ashtray This striking 1930s Art Deco metal Mobil Gas Pegasus ashtray is a fantastic piece of vintage advertising and design. The sculptural form showcases a beautifully detailed Pegasus in mid-flight, dramatically rising from a rugged cliffside. Cast entirely in metal, the piece is both functional and decorative, with a wide ashtray base and its original felt bottom, which remains intact despite some expected wear. During the early 20th century, ashtrays were a popular form of advertising merchandise, particularly in the 1930s and 1940s, when companies sought to incorporate stylish and durable branding into everyday objects. The Mobil Pegasus...

1930s WPA-Style Wooden Desk Organizer This 1930s WPA-style desk accessory is a superb example of Great Depression-era craftsmanship, where func...

We are excited to present this vintage Brazilian inlaid wood tray with real Morpho butterfly wings. A Brazilian inlaid wood tray with real morpho b...

Antiques of London Bring the exotic beauty of South America into your home with this stunning vintage Rio de Janeiro butterfly wing tray, feat...

Beautiful Antique Butterfly Tray This exquisite antique tray showcases a stunning geometric design created beneath glass, featuring carefully arranged,...

Antiques of London What makes this piece truly special is its unique backstory. According to the attached note, this tray was handmade by a prisoner on Devil’s Island, a notorious penal colony off the coast of French Guiana. It was brought back in the 1940s by a seafaring relative, the note on the back says: “This tray was made by a prisoner on Devil’s Island, brought home by Nevine Needham’s cousin sometime in the 1940s. At that time, he was a Second Officer in the Merchant Navy, and when ships were calling at Argentina, they had to dock at Devil’s Island because the water was too shallow on the mainland at that point.” Butterfly wing crafts like this were often sold or bartered by prisoners and local artisans to passing sailors. This exceptional piece is not only a beautiful vintage butterfly wing tray...