Decorative Art
Decorative Art For Sale
Period: 20th Century
Color: Gold
Rare Solid Bronze Armorial Crest Coat of Arms Lovely Verdigris Patination
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely antique solid bronze coat of arms armorial crest with lovely natural verdigris patina
This is a very good looking and well made coa...
Category
20th Century English Post-Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Limited Edition 3/65 Bill Mack Signed Tribute to Picasso Huge Bronze Picture
By Bill Mack 1
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and exceptionally rare 1984 low Limited Edition number 3/65 Bill Mack a tribute to Picasso bonded bronze picture RRP $100,000 (£78,50...
Category
1980s European Modern Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Virgen of the Lamb, French Limoges Enamel Portrait Plaque 1910s
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Virgen of the Lamb, French Limoges Enamel Portrait Plaque 1910s
Category
1910s French Baroque Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Miguel Berrocal "Torso Marzotto" Bronze Sculpture Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Miguel Berrocal, master of the puzzle sculptures, made this Torso, titled Marzotto signed and number 240/1500, made of parts as shown in pictures.
Category
1980s Spanish Post-Modern Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Italian Radiator Cover Midcentury in Perforated Iron Parts in Pure Gold, 1950s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian radiator cover midcentury in perforated iron parts in pure gold 1950s.
Upper surface in mirror, truly original pieces of great elegance.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Gold Plate
Vintage Bjorn Wiindblad Decorative Plate 1001 Nights Lute Player Plate
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful collectible plate from the famous Danish artist Bjorn Wiinblad (Bjørn Wiinblad). The plate was designed for Rosenthal, Germany and is deco...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Loet Vanderveen Monkey/Orangutan Lying Down Bronze Sculpture, Signed, Numbered
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Loet Vanderveen was born in Holland and worked in fashion and later living in New York, London ,Zurich worked in the Zoo sculptures using great patinas. This orangutan is signed and ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Midcentury Steampunk Peter Pepper Products Brutalist Cityscape Metal Sculpture
Located in Decatur, GA
Rare and uncommon midcentury Brutalist style mixed metal cityscape wall sculpture by Peter Pepper Products. Kind of a steampunk vibe.
Excellent condition.
Retains Peter Pepper Produ...
Category
1960s American Steampunk Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze, Copper
The Gold Rush R1973 Czech A1 Film Poster, Grygar, Chaplin
Located in Bath, Somerset
Wonderful design by Milan Grygar features on the 70s re-release Czech film poster for Charles Chaplin classic, The Gold Rush.
Like their neighbours in Poland, the designers of the...
Category
20th Century Czech Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Set of Four Eagle Shield Crests in Bronze
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare set of 4 Bronze Eagles with a shield that includes a symbol of a crescent and fleur-de-lis, as well as the claw feet.
Category
1930s Unknown Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Arte Morbelli Five Porcelain Plates with 24k Golden Inserts
Located in Milano, IT
Fantastic set of five decorative porcelain plates produced by Arte Morbelli, of fine Italian manufacture.
Each plate can be hung as a decorative object, or you can use them as real plates.
The plates are made entirely of ceramic, with designs and edges in 24 karat gold, very precious and elegant.
The plates contain designs of animals symbolic of every historical era and every area of the world. They are represented: a quadruped with a back decorated with red and gold squiggles, representing Southern Russia; a donkey also decorated in gold and purple and represents the period of greatest flowering of the Persian period (500-400 BC); the Egyptian jewel...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Gold
Wall Mounted Iron and Bronze Bell
Located in Chicago, IL
Wall mounted iron and bronze bell.
Category
1930s Argentine Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze, Iron
1940's Gunnar Nylund Bronze Plate
Located in Madrid, ES
Bronze plate with Aquatic decoration by Gunnar Nylund for Äkta Brong. Sweden, 1940s.
Excellent condition.
Category
1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Young Goatherder Bronze Sculpture by Oscar Gladenbeck, Circa 1900
Located in Rochester, NY
Bronze statue of young goatherder by Oscar Gladenbeck. Circa 1900. Signed "Oscar Gladenbeck Friedrichshagen".
Category
Early 20th Century German Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Landscape Crane Birds in Bronze and Brass Wall Decoration, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
A beautiful vintage brass and bronze crane themed wall decoration. This decorative item would make a beautiful ornament on each wall.
Made in the 1960s it displays the joy of that g...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Hollywood Regency Decorative Art
Materials
Brass, Bronze
1950s Spanish Folding Screen / Room Divider in Gilt Metal
Located in Barcelona, ES
Faux bamboo foliage folding screen, wrought iron, gold leaf, Spain, 1960s
Eye-catching gilt metal three-panel folding screen or room divider with faux bamboo ironstructure and foliag...
Category
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Iron, Gold Leaf
20th Century French Eagle with Spread Wings made of Bronze and Signed JP
Located in Sofia, BG
Bronze wall decoration representing an eagle with wide open wings made of bronze. There is signature JP at the back of both wings.
France, circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century French Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Portrait Plaque of a Young Girl
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Bronze Portrait Plaque of a Young Girl. She is made of bronze and mounted on a bronze frame. No markings. Well done. Hook was added and not included in...
Category
Early 20th Century American Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Morbelli Porcelain Wall Plate Worked with Pure Gold 1960 Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Morbelli porcelain wall plate worked with pure gold 1960 Italy.
Category
1960s Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
Bronze Wall Relief Fine Art by Philip & Kelvin LaVerne, 1960s Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This work of fine art by Philip and Kelvin LaVerne (New York, 1960s) is a beautiful bronze and pewter wall relief which displays two young sisters leaning out of a latticed window fr...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Pencil Pastel Rendering of Lesser Bird-of-Paradise by Allen L. Person
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This romantic pencil pastel rendering of Lesser bird-of-paradise was created in 1936, by the American artist Allen L. Person.
The gilt gold frame compliments the golden tones of ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Romantic Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Silas Seandel Large Organic Wall Sculpture, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional artisan wall sculpture in bronze and copper with hand-painted red enamel by Silas Seandel, American 1970's (signed on back "Silas Seandel"). This is a fine example of Sil...
Category
1970s American Brutalist Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Enamel
Richard Rosenblum "Nude Figure", Bronze, Signed on Self Base
Located in Dallas, TX
Richard Rosenblum (American / Louisiana, 1940-2000) "Nude Figure", bronze, signed on self-base. n my organic, contemporary, vintage and mid-century modern style.
Curated for our one...
Category
20th Century Central American Rustic Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Ceramic Plate with Scenes of Warriors and Purple 24-Karat Gold Horses Finzi
By Arrigo Finzi
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Large ceramic plate with scenes of warriors and purple 24-karat gold horses Finzi attributed.
Embossed decoration in 24-karat gold.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Plate
Beautifully Hand-Crafted, Large Art Nouveau Style Bronze & Art Glass Wall Sconce
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderfully stylish and aesthetically pleasing sconce, easy to wall mount.
This handcrafted, semi antique sconce for many reasons is a joy to own and look at. Hand-crafted pieces al...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Arts and Crafts Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
1900s French Bronze Medallions
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of four. Dore bronze. Profiles are bisque on velvet. Finely chased details. Possibly 19th century.
Category
Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Longobard Brutalist Patinated Bronze Wall Sconces, Italy, 1960
Located in Munich, DE
Monumental very heavy Brutalist wall lights made by Longobard in the style of Poliarte, Italy, 1965. The color of the glasses enclosed by the bronze bass and rods makes a wonderful l...
Category
1960s Italian Brutalist Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
German Pink and Gold Porcelain Dinner Plate Charger or Wall Art
Located in New York, NY
A gorgeous pink and gold gilt porcelain German dinner plate charger or wall art, circa early-20th century, Germany. Plate has a heavy gold gilt edge and center; both are embossed wit...
Category
Early 20th Century German Decorative Art
Materials
Gold
Limited Edition 78/95 Bill Mack Signed Bronze Statue Picture Titled Solitude
By Bill Mack 1
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and exceptionally rare 1987 Limited Edition number 78/95 Bill Mack Solitude bonded bronze picture
The impact of Bill Mack's art is...
Category
1980s European Modern Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Cast Bronze Horned Glass Eyed Devil or Satan Wall Memo Clip Stamped Arthur Court
By Arthur Court
Located in Ferndale, MI
Frightening Devil image cast in bronze with spring clip holder. Glass eyes, stamped Arthur Court 1977.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Tisha B’Av, Bronze Plaque by Boris Schatz, Bezalel School Jerusalem
Located in New York, NY
Boris Schatz Bronze Plaque In high relief, expertly cast bronze. Depicting bearded men on the floor of the Synagogue reading kinnot (sad poems / elegies),...
Category
Early 20th Century Israeli Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Commercial Sign, English, Bronze, Sign-Written, Name Plaque, circa 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage commercial sign. An English, bronze sign-written name plaque for Phoenix Assurance, dating to the mid-20th century, circa 19...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Jews at Rachel's Tomb-Early 20th Century Bronze Plaque by Moshe Murro, Jerusalem
Located in New York, NY
Bronze plaque with a relife of the figures of three elderly Jews and young Jew with Rachel's Tomb in the background.
Made in Bezalel school, Jerusalem by Moshe Murro, circa 1915.
Si...
Category
Early 20th Century Israeli Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Jew at the Tomb of Zechariah-Bronze Plaque by Moshe Murro for Bezalel, Jerusalem
Located in New York, NY
Bronze plaque with a relife of a Jew with the Tomb of Zechariah in the background.
Made in Bezalel school, Jerusalem by Moshe Murro, circa 1915.
Signed: "Bezalel Jerusalem" in Hebr...
Category
Early 20th Century Israeli Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
1950s by Arnaldo Gio Pomodoro Il Sestante Italian Midcentury Bronze Sculptures
Located in Brescia, IT
"Crosses and Stars"
Arnaldo & Gio Pomodoro for Il Sestante
1950s
Bronze sculptures
Bibliography: "Domus, December 1958"
Measures: 46 x 46 cm / 37 x 37 cm/ 16 x 16 cm/ 10 x 1...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Antique Bronze Dish Plaque King Umberto Visiting Cholera Hospital Naples, 1884
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique bronze dish plaque King Umberto visiting Cholera Hospital Naples, 1884. Item includes fine cast bronze relief, remarkable details, banner r...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Two Art Deco Style Frosted Glass and Silvered Bronze Wall Sconces
Located in London, GB
These graceful wall sconces were designed in France in the 20th century in an elegant Art Deco style. In the arts, Art Deco is defined by its use of sleek, stylised forms.
The sc...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Gilt and Patinated Bronze Plaque, Japan, circa 1900
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Gilt and patinated bronze plaque. Japan, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Laverne Etched Bronze Wall Plaque "Tower of Babel"
Located in North Hollywood, CA
LaVerne etched bronze wall plaque "Tower of Babel"
There is a dent on the bottom of left side which is not very noticeable when on the wall.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Set of Four French Gilt Bronze ‘Ormolu’Mounted Glass Three-Light Wall Lights
Located in London, GB
All four wall lights decorated in the same way, elaborately detailed with scrolling foliate decorations and floral embellishments. On each, the depiction of a Classical Greek dramatic male mask is set at the lower central section, which leads to three outward scrolling branches with frosted glass light shades.
These charming wall lights...
Category
20th Century French Belle Époque Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Vintage Gilded Embroidered Silk Wall Decorative Art, circa 1935
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary Japanese vintage (circa 1935) extremely intricate embroidery with silk thread in gold and stunning shades of orange on silk cloth, used in the presentation of ceremonia...
Category
1930s Japanese Vintage Decorative Art
Materials
Gold
Antique, New and Vintage Decorative Art
Antique, new and vintage decorative art is crucial to personalizing your interior.
Bringing art into your home will help you create a warm and welcoming atmosphere, whether you are expecting to regularly host guests for cocktails in your living room or you are inclined to soak up some “me time” on weekends by curling up with a book in your library. After all, a room isn’t quite complete until you hang some art on the walls.
Choosing a piece of art for your interior is a matter of finding something that resonates with you. You should also consider what will work with your current decor. Keep in mind that a wide range of objects counts as decorative art — antique and vintage prints, paintings, wall-mounted sculptures and more. There is so much to choose from! And art can feel as deeply personal with the vintage posters that promoted your favorite classic films as it can with framed photographs of your loved ones.
Decorative art can set the mood for a room and will typically make for great conversation. When you find wall decor and decorations that speak to you, why not introduce them into your space? It will give you and your guests the opportunity to meaningfully engage with the art every time you see it. You can play with different styles, eras and colors. Mix and match pieces to integrate a refreshing pop of color or create a theme by dedicating a room to a color palette or certain time period. A great way to tie your layout together is to choose wall art that complements your decor and color scheme.
Folk art is an interesting category for its wide range of works across various media and the array of textures it can offer. Paper art is another versatile option because it will be easy to find a home for portraits, collages, drawings and other works in your space. With decorative paper art, you can also get creative with how you arrange your wall art. There are plenty of options that include hanging the works salon-style.
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