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Technique: Molded
Mid Century Modern Sculptural Birch 6 Hat Trick Chairs by Frank Gehry - Knoll
By Knoll, Frank Gehry
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fantastic set of 6 post Modern "Hat Trick Chairs" by Frank Gehry for Knoll. Created from Birch laminates chairs are steam bent in a ribbon like form which lends to a very organic typ...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Molded Furniture
Materials
Plastic, Birch, Plywood
1970s Space Age Ceramic Tableware Set 'La Boule' by Villeroy & Boch, Germany
Located in North Miami, FL
1970s Space Age avant-garde colorful ceramic tableware 19 pieces set 'La Boule' designed by Helen von Boch for Villeroy & Boch, Germany
By: Helen von Boch, Villeroy & Boch
Material:...
Category
1970s German Space Age Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Paint
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Glass "Red Sunset Vase" by Daum Frères
By Daum
Located in London, GB
"Red Sunset Vase" by Daum Frères
A striking and unusual early 20th Century cameo glass vase enamel painted with a green forest landscape against a fiery yellow and orange field, Sig...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Molded Furniture
Materials
Glass
Pair of Vintage Murano Glass Flower Vases Lamps circa 1980
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Vintage Murano Glass Flower Vases Lamps circa 1980
Pair of Vintage Murano Glass Tulips Vases Lamps
Very decorative and great quality
...
Category
1980s Italian Other Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Metal
Le Volte Celesti, Contemporary Decorated Porcelain Tray Design by Vito Nesta
By Vito Nesta
Located in Milano, Lombardia
This 28x38cm oval tray is part of Le Volte Celesti collection by Grand Tour by Vito Nesta. The classic and versatile shape is a must-have inside any home to embellish a table or beautify a wall. This tray is embellished with antique vault...
Category
2010s Italian Other Molded Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
1960s Indiana Milk Glass Company Super-Sized Cake Stand
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large Mid-Century Milk Glass pedestal cake stand, from the Indiana Glass Company, circa 1960s.
The Indiana Glass Company was an American company that manufactured pressed, blown a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Molded Furniture
Materials
Milk Glass
René Lalique (1860-1945) “Abduhla » Rare Opalescent Glass Cigarettes Box 1934
By René Lalique
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
René Lalique (1861-1945)
“Abduhla » Rare Opalescent Glass Cigarettes Box
With an Art Deco design of stylised spiderweb on the top and a tricompart...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Unique Piece Isak Isaksson Ceramic Vase Blue Crystalline Glaze
Located in Bochum, NRW
Isak Isaksson Ceramic Vase with Crystalline Glaze, Sweden 1980s.
Unique piece, stoneware vase with blue crystalline glaze.
Flowers and branches cut on the neckin in a sophisticated ...
Category
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Stoneware
1913 René Lalique Perfume Bottle Au Coeur Des Calices Light Blue Glass for Coty
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Perfume Bottle "Au Coeur des Calices" made in light blue glass by René Lalique in 1913 for Coty.
Molded signature.
Perfect condition. Sublime and extremely rare bottle.
height: 7 c...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Erik Höglund for Boda Smide, Iron & Glass Chandelier, Sweden, Circa 1965
By Erik Höglund
Located in London, GB
A striking mid-century chandelier designed by renowned Swedish artist Erik Höglund for Boda Smide, circa 1965. Crafted from black-lacquered iron, this sculptural piece features six a...
Category
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Iron
1940s Lourdes Siphon Seltzer Soda Bottle Collection Colorful Glass Vintage Decor
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A beautiful very old Lourdes Argentinian seltzer bottle collection. Very colorful, even with a pink one, which is a color we have never seen. These are Sold as Non-Function for decor...
Category
1940s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Glass
$1,276 Sale Price
20% Off
1926 René Lalique Vase Tourbillons Glass with Original Black Enamel
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase "Tourbillons" made in clear glass with original black heated enamel in 1926 after a drawing by René Lalique.
Engraved signature on bottom.
Perfect original condition. Full rim...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Art Deco Val Saint Lambert, Luxval, Signed Model Igor, Charles Graffart
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Deco Val Saint Lambert, Luxval, Signed Model Igor, Charles Graffart
Val Saint Lambert in their Luxval series, in the 1930s. "VSL Belgique" and is listed in the catalogue of Luxv...
Category
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Glass
Pair of Molded Glass Light Fixtures. Sold Individually.
Located in New York, NY
Pair of circa 1960's molded glass flush mounted light fixtures with an interior Edison light. Sold individually.
Measurements:
Diameter: 10"
Height of body: 4.5"
Category
1960s Swedish Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Glass
19th Century Pigalle-Inspired Bronze Sculpture of a Child Holding a Cage, France
By Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
Located in North Miami, FL
19th-century patinated bronze sculpture of a child holding a birdcage based on a design by Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, France
By: Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (in the style of)
Material: bronze...
Category
19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Molded Furniture
Materials
Stone, Marble, Metal, Bronze, Copper, Tin
Lalique Caviar Bowl "Igor"
By Lalique
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Lalique caviar covered bowl "Igor"
Made of clear and frosted crystal.
Signed in script "Lalique France"
Measures: Height 9.85", diameter 7.85".
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Molded Furniture
Materials
Crystal
$2,100 / item
Lalique Crystal “Mascotte Equus” Men Perfume Bottle
By Lalique
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Lalique Crystal Flacon Collection “Mascotte Equus” men perfume bottle. It features a frosted crystal horse standing on his hind legs over a round crystal base surrounded by...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Molded Furniture
Materials
Crystal
$596 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique German Porcelain Tureen with Cover by Meissen
Located in London, GB
Antique German porcelain tureen with cover by Meissen
German, Late 19th Century
Height 20cm, width 25cm, depth 18cm
This remarkable porcelain tureen, produced by Meissen in the la...
Category
Late 19th Century German Baroque Antique Molded Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
One of the Three Pairs of Brass Glass Cascade Fixtures by Staff, 1960
Located in Rijssen, NL
This pair of elegant cascade light fixtures was manufactured by Staff Leuchten in Germany. The light is executed in brassed aluminium and thick off white opaline molded glass etched ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Molded Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Waterfall Design Wood Epoxy Resin Table - 200 Years Hackberry Wood Coffee Table
Located in İnegöl, TR
Waterfall Hackberry Wood Epoxy Coffee Table
Customs sizes are available!
Shipping cost is free!
Presenting our Epoxy Waterfall Table – a true sample of craftsmanship and elegance. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Arts and Crafts Molded Furniture
Materials
Resin, Epoxy Resin, Wood, Walnut, Ash
Set of French Molded Glass Sconces, Sold per Pair
Located in New York, NY
A set of circa 1960's French moderne single light sconces with molded glass inset. Sold per Pair.
Measurements:
Height: 11"
Width: 5.25"
Depth: 6
Category
1960s French Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Classic Original Tulip Stool by Eero Saarinen by Knoll
By Knoll, Eero Saarinen
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Original Tulip Stool in cast aluminum by Eero Saarinen for Knoll.
Eero Saarinen vowed to address the “ugly, confusing, unrestful world” he observed underneath chairs and tables -- th...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Greige Light Grey Eames for Herman Miller Vintage 1960s Fiberglass Shell Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Multiple Available. Price for Stacking base. Original Molded Fiberglass Shell Chair, designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Herman Miller. Vintage shell chairs are prized for their at...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Fiberglass
Early Eames DAX Shell Chair
Located in Garnerville, NY
Early Eames DAX fiberglass with iron X base. Beautiful fibrous texture possibly in Greige/Tan Light (?). Due to the fading and the light color it is a little...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Iron
$1,028 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique French Provincial Louis XV Style Painted Chest of Drawers Commode
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning French Provincial crème painted chest of drawers commode with beautifully aged original patina and interesting provenance!
Exquisitely hand-crafted in France in the late 18th / early 19th century, exceptionally executed in elegant, sophisticated and luxurious King Louis 15th taste, topped with the original rouge red Pyrenees marble top with striking white veining, serpentine-shaped front and molded edge, over a conforming solid wood case fitted with a secret hidden storage compartment and four dovetailed drawers, each with ornate gilt-bronze handles and escutcheons. When you remove the top left drawer, the center panel with faux escutcheon can slide over and reveal a concealed wooden drawer for valuables.
Elegantly decorated, the drawer fronts and rounded corner posts adorned with subtle carvings, paneled sides, scalloped apron with hand carved Rocaille shell and scroll motif, rising on short cabriole legs. In the original cream paint finish with distressed chippy paint patina perfection!
PROVENANCE / ACQUISITION:
Private collection of Floyd and Beverly Sherman (1939-2024) who purchased it for $35,519 in 2001 (paperwork included)
Beverly was an iconic owner, exhibitor and breeder of the Tennessee Walking Horse...
Category
Late 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Molded Furniture
Materials
Marble, Brass
Roth Keramik blue and black lava glazed jug vase, 23cm, West Germany, c.1970.
By Roth Keramik
Located in Pymble, NSW
Here is a very, very, very rare blue and black Roth Keramik jug vase with 2 ring handles, pattern number 313, 23cm in height.
In excellent condition, this ...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Marwal Industries Large Scale Zebra Molded Resin Statue or Sculpture
Located in Topeka, KS
Fantastic vintage Marwal Industries large scale zebra molded resin statue or sculpture. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and no...
Category
1970s American Other Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Resin, Plastic
New Volumes Terracotta Cove Chair by Thomas Coward
Located in CREMORNE, AU
Two negative shapes are placed on top of each other, one creating lift, the other creating support. The Cove chair evokes the coastal formation that its name derives from; it exists by the absence of matter.
Collections for the home and office by Artedomus, New Volumes...
Category
2010s Italian Molded Furniture
Materials
Terracotta
$2,015 / item
1926 René Lalique - Vase Ormeaux Amber Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase "Ormeaux" made in amber glass by René Lalique in 1926.
Engraved signature.
Perfect condition. Intense color.
Height: 17 cm
Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique - Catalogue Raisonné ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
19th century Swedish birch fitted cupboard
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Swedish birch fitted cupboard circa 1880.
Beautifully fully restored Swedish birch sideboard / cupboard which could serve for mul...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Molded Furniture
Materials
Birch
Globe 4 Chandelier, by Research.Lighting, Black, 5in Glass Globe, Floor Model
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This listing is for 1x Globe 4 Chandelier designed and manufactured by Research.Lighting. It's a floor model that used in a photoshoot. There may be a few incredibly small scuffs but...
Category
2010s American Modern Molded Furniture
Materials
Metal
$750 Sale Price
50% Off
Mid-Century Modern Jeweled Pendant Lamp Chandelier
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous jeweled pendant lamp which when lit illuminates the plastic Amber colored jewels. Organically styled,
with enameled metal panels imitating leav...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Brass, Metal
Rare Cartoccio con Bolle Incamiciato, "Paperbag" Glass Vase, Seguso Murano 1950'
Located in Bochum, NRW
"Cartoccio con bolle incamiciato".
"Paperbag" vase (Cartoccio), around 1950
Design by Archimede Seguso
Execution Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Encased glass vase (incamiciato), irregularly sha...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Folding Screen by Charles & Ray Eames (FSW-6) for Herman Miller Birch Wood
Located in The Hague, NL
Designed and released to the market in 1946, the abbreviated Folding (F) Screen (S) in Wood (W) stood for a range of screen dividers which were part of the plywood home furniture pro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Central American Mid-Century Modern Molded Furniture
Materials
Plywood
Antique Pair of Silver Rooster Stand, Decoration for Home Décor, Animal Figure
Located in Wembley, GB
A Pair of Artistically created birds for table decor, silver-plated roosters - ideal for a coffee table or bookends. These figures are Classic Hollywood Regency! They are each unique...
Category
1940s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Metal, Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver
$527 Sale Price / item
20% Off
1 of 4 Limburg Large Helena Tynell Amber Bubble Glass Flush Mount Light, 1960s
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
One of four large Amber / Champagne colored / colored bubble glass sconces designed by Helena Tynell for Glashütte Limburg in the late 1960s-early 1970s. These are the largest versio...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Molded Furniture
Materials
Metal
Mid Century 80+ Pieces Fiesta Harlequin Riviera Collection-Rare Pieces Include
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Very large and incredibly colorful set of Fiestaware, Harlequin and Riviera. Set includes, First the Fiesta, 8 lunch plates 9.5in. Yellow, cobalt, 1 ivory. 6 dinner plates 10.25 4yellow, 1med.green, 1 cobalt. 4 divided plates 11.75 2 yellow 2 cobalt. 2 chop plates 12in. 1 yellow 1 cobalt. 2 platters 12.5 1 ivory 1 cobalt. 2 deep plates 1 red 1 grey. 5 salad plates 6.5in. Various colors - blue, grey, turq, ivory. 2 bread plates 7.5in. Turq. And ivory. 2 disc water pitcher turq and yellow. 2 teapots cobalt and yellow. 1 onion soup ivory. 1 yellow utility tray. 2 gravy boats grey and 1vory. 6 saucers various colors. 1 ring handle creamer grey. 3 teacups 2med green, 1 yellow. 1 coffee mug medgreen. 2 small nappys 5.5, 4.75. 3 salt and pepper red, cobalt, yellow. 1 red candle holder...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Clay
Early 20th Century Bronze Sculpture of Male Athlete by Donato Barcaglia, Italy
By Donato Barcaglia
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century patinated bronze sculpture of male Athlete by Donato Barcaglia, Italy
By: Donato Barcaglia
Material: bronze, copper, tin, metal
Technique: cast, molded, patinated...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Belle Époque Antique Molded Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Copper, Tin
Table lamp - Mother & Baby Elephant - Cast
By RinDesign
Located in London, GB
Last in the current series, a table lamp of mother and baby elephant is hand crafted molded and cast . A whimsical functional sculptural table lamp of elephants strolling along with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Molded Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf, Iron
Early Wedgwood Dipped Pearlware Bough Pot
By Wedgwood
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A dark brown-glazed pearlware bough pot with pierced cover and applied decoration, made by Wedgwood circa 1785.
The development of a whiteware body had been a goal of ceramicists ac...
Category
Late 18th Century British Neoclassical Antique Molded Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pearlware
Empire Double Headed Eagle Bronze Wall Mirror, 1940s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Two Headed Eagle Bronze Wall Mirror, Spain, 1930s-1940s.
Spectacular bronze wall mirror with a crowned double headed eagle surrounding a shield shaped beveled glass.
This bronze mirr...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Empire Molded Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Cherrier & Besnus French Art Deco Ceiling-Light, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco ceiling-light by Cherrier & Besnus, 36 rue Amelot, Paris, France, 1920s. Large molded glass shade showing a stylized floral pattern hung on its wrought-iron fixture. ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Wrought Iron
Roth Keramik very rare yellow and black lava glazed vase, West Germany, c.1970.
By Roth Keramik
Located in Pymble, NSW
A Roth Keramik very rare glossy yellow panelled large vase with black lava glazed borders, pattern number 311.
In excellent condition, it retains its manufacturer’s foil label from 1...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Moderne Italian Nickel-Plated Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
A Italian horizontal light fixture with oversized mirrored glass shades and eight interior lights, circa 1940s.
Measurements:
Length 62"
...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Glass
1920 Rene Lalique, Perfume Bottle Cassis Clear Enameled Glass & Black Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Perfume Bottle "Bouchon Cassis" made in clear glass with original black heated enamel and black glass by Rene Lalique in 1920.
Molded signature on bottom.
Perfect condition.
...
Category
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of Art Deco Bakelite Mid Century Bedroom Table Lamps with Tin Shades
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of Mid Century Art Deco Sculptural Bakelite table lamps. Cherry amber in color which did not photograph well. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear. Tin Shad...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
1 of 4 Limburg Large Square Iron Rings Glass Flushmount Ceiling Wall Light 1960s
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
One of four large square iron rings and glass flush mount lights, sconces or lamps by Glashütte Limburg, Germany, circa 1965. Featuring thick h...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Molded Furniture
Materials
Metal
Émile GALLE (1846-1904) "Magnolias" Glass Lamp circa 1900
By Émile Gallé
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Émile GALLE (1846-1904) "Magnolias"
Important Mushroom Lamp with Magnolias design, in multilayer glass with acid-etched decoration and wheel-engraved in yellow, purple, and pink tones of foliated and flowery branches,
Gilt bronze frame with three claws and two lights
Signed "Gallé" on both elements.
Circa 1900
Bibliography :
Gallé Lamps...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Molded Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$27,741 Sale Price
20% Off
1929 René Lalique Art Deco Vase Margaret Glass with Sepia Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase "Margaret" made in frosted glass by René Lalique in 1929.
Stamped signature on bottom.
Perfect condition. Rare model.
height: 22,5 cm
Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique - Catalogu...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Air France Advertising Glass Ashtray Desk Tidy, or Vide Poche by Jean Colin
By Air France, Jean Colin
Located in Atlanta, GA
This rare molded glass advertising ashtray for Air France, designed in the 1960s, was manufactured by the Albert Gerrer company in Mulhouse, France. It features an original design by...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Sculptural Push Button Genie Telephone in Peach
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Very sleek & cool styling in this Genie telephone. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear retains the great color of it's early days. Not tested.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Art Nouveau French Champagne Bucket for Charles Heidsieck by Argit SFOA
By Argit.
Located in COLMAR, FR
A magnificent, authentic, art nouveau champagne bucket from the famous French champagne maker Charles Heidsieck in Reims, founded in 1851....
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Molded Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate, Copper, Pewter
Former Palacio Sudamérica's Art Déco Metal and Glass Lighting Fixture, Uruguay
Located in North Miami, FL
1920s former Palacio Sudamérica's Art Déco metal and glass lighting fixture, Uruguay
By: Raymond Subes (in the style of)
Material: metal, glass, crystal
Technique: cast, molded, pol...
Category
1930s Uruguayan Art Deco Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Metal
1920 René Lalique Bowl Martigues Fishes Opalescent Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Bowl "Martigues" made in opalescent glass with blue patina by René Lalique in 1920.
Molded signature.
Perfect condition.
height : 6,5 cm
diameter : 36,5 cm
Félix Marcilhac, René...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Jacobean Style Oak Dresser Base / Console Table
Located in Viterbo, VT
Console table / dresser base hand-made in England in the early 1800s using oak. The piece is very elegant in proportions and color, has is decorated throughout by simple molding plac...
Category
Early 19th Century English Jacobean Antique Molded Furniture
Materials
Oak
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 Molded Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Copper
Antique French Louis XV Style Marquetry Drop-leaf Sewing Work Side Table
Located in Forney, TX
A charming Belle Époque period French marquetry drop-leaf sewing stand work table (today, it would make for a wonderful side table, sofa table or hall console, bedside nightstand or ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Molded Furniture
Materials
Fruitwood
Art Nouveau Centrepiece Attributed to Kayser in Germany, circa 1900
Located in Verviers, BE
Large spectacular Art Nouveau centrepiece attributed to Kayser in Germany, circa 1900.
Very impressive, this stunning piece gathers all the ...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Molded Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate
Large Antique Indian Hindu Temple Nandi Bull Bronze Copper Alloy Statue
Located in Forney, TX
A large and most impressive antique Indian early bronze copper alloy Hindu temple vahana statue / sculpture.
India, likely Deccan region, 16th-19th century, exceptionally executed figural work depicting Nandi Bull (devine steer / mythical horned cow), a significant figure in Hinduism, vehicle (mount) of diety Lord Shiva, symbol of devotion, and an important part of Hindu culture and philosophy.
This rare high quality example, heavy, nearly solid, in stylized Brahman bull animal form, the naturalistic rendering with meticulous attention to authentic detail throughout, including proper facial features and comprehensive muscular structure, beaded jewelry decoration, natural looking horns, utter and teats, curved tail, and integral hoof feet. Attractive antique metalwork with warm alloy tonal variations, ehanced by beautifully aged worn weathered heavily patinated bronze & copper alloy accented by scattered visually striking verdigris bluish green patina.
Dimensions: (approx)
24" Tall, 29" Wide, 11" Deep
Probably 70lbs
Ideal for both indoor and outdoor use
History:
NANDI: THE DIVINE STEED AND SYMBOL OF DEVOTION
Introduction
In the rich tapestry of Hindu mythology, few figures carry the depth of symbolism and spiritual significance as Nandi, the divine bull. As the sacred mount of Lord Shiva, Nandi occupies a revered place in Hindu culture and philosophy.
In this blog post, we will delve into the multifaceted significance of Nandi, exploring the spiritual, cultural, and symbolic dimensions that make this celestial creature an indispensable part of the Hindu pantheon.
The Vahana of Lord Shiva:
Nandi's most prominent role is that of the vahana, or vehicle, of Lord Shiva, one of the principal deities in Hinduism. In this capacity, Nandi is not just a physical mount but a symbol of unwavering devotion and loyalty. The inseparable bond between Lord Shiva and Nandi signifies the importance of humility, obedience, and dedication on the spiritual path.
Symbol of Strength and Virility:
Depicted as a powerful and muscular bull, Nandi embodies strength and virility. The bull is a symbol of fertility and abundance in Hindu culture, representing the life-sustaining forces of nature. Nandi's robust form serves as a reminder of the inherent power within all living beings and the vital energy that sustains the universe.
Guardian of Shiva's Abode:
In many Shiva temples, one often encounters a prominent statue of Nandi positioned at the entrance. This is not merely decorative; it is symbolic of Nandi's role as the gatekeeper to Lord Shiva's abode. Devotees believe that Nandi safeguards the sanctity of the sacred space and acts as a spiritual protector, warding off negative energies.
A Beacon of Spiritual Discipline:
Nandi's demeanor and presence are reflective of spiritual discipline and meditation. Often depicted in a state of deep contemplation, Nandi serves as an inspiration for seekers on the spiritual path. The bull's stillness and focused gaze symbolize the importance of inner reflection and concentration as essential components of the journey toward self-realization.
Cultural and Artistic Significance:
Beyond its spiritual and religious connotations, Nandi holds immense cultural and artistic significance. Sculptors and artists across centuries have crafted intricate depictions of Nandi, showcasing the depth of Hindu artistic heritage. The various poses and expressions of Nandi in art not only tell stories from mythology but also contribute to the aesthetic richness of temples and cultural artifacts.
Nandi's demeanor and presence are reflective of spiritual discipline and meditation. Often depicted in a state of deep contemplation, Nandi serves as an inspiration for seekers on the spiritual path. The bull's stillness and focused gaze symbolize the importance of inner reflection and concentration as essential components of the journey toward self-realization.
Cultural and Artistic Significance:
Beyond its spiritual connotations, Nandi holds immense cultural and artistic significance. Sculptors and artists across centuries have crafted intricate depictions of Nandi, showcasing the depth of Hindu artistic heritage. The various poses and expressions of Nandi in art not only tell stories from mythology but also contribute to the aesthetic richness of temples and cultural artifacts.
Festivals and Celebrations:
Nandi is also celebrated in festivals like Maha Shivaratri, where devotees pay homage to Lord Shiva and his divine mount. During these festivities, the spiritual significance of Nandi is magnified, with rituals, prayers, and processions that honor the inseparable bond between the bull and the lord.
Conclusion:
In conclusion, Nandi is far more than a mythical creature or a decorative element in Hindu iconography. As the loyal steed of Lord Shiva, Nandi symbolizes profound spiritual truths, embodying qualities of devotion, strength, and discipline.
Whether gracing the entrance of a temple or adorning the altar in a devotee's home, the significance of Nandi extends beyond religious boundaries, touching the hearts and minds of those who seek inspiration on their spiritual journey.
The divine presence of Nandi serves as a timeless reminder of the enduring values that enrich the human experience.
Various Possibilities:
Ideal for both use as an interior / indoor sculpture or exterior / outside / outdoors / patio...
Category
19th Century Indian Folk Art Antique Molded Furniture
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Copper
Pair of Hammered Iron Sconces with Molded Glass
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Swedish wrought iron sconces with molded glass, 6 candelabra lights.
Measurements:
Height 26.5"
Width 12"
Depth 11.25".
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Molded Furniture
Materials
Iron
$7,200 / set