Hand-Crafted Decorative Art

English etching artist proof. The bottom reads as follows: Printed by Henry Fradelle and engraved by Thomas Lupton. Rebecca and Ivanhoe AS THE WOUNDED KNIGHT WAS ABOUT TO ADDRESS THIS FAIR APPARITION SHE IMPOSED SILENCE BY PLACING HER SLENDER FINGER UPON HER RUBY LIPS...

Italian Scagliola "Woman on the sofa" Art-Deco Table in scagliola inlaid and decorated with oil, early 20th century. Depicting a woman on a sofa. Some age-related defects Dimensions:...

A fine fiber art wall hanging made of wool, cotton, wood and natural fibers. Organic Modern crafts at its finest. Made at the height of hand crafted decorative wares in the late 1960...

Coppia di Cornici Barocche Con Putti e Paesaggio intagliate in un’unica tavola di tiglio e composte da un ricco intaglio di fogliami e e volute che si rincorrono e si intrecciano si...

Ceramic floral motif wall plaque by Soholm of Denmark, colorful abstract images of flowers done in a geometric format on a soft white background. Still retains the original sticker o...

Germany, Vintage Ceramic hanging platter from Kellinghusen. Ø 23 x D 5 cm

Portugal, 19th Century Ceramic hanging platter. Ø 27 x D 4 cm

A LARGE OTTOMAN TINNED-COPPER TRAY Of circular form, the engraved decoration consisting of a central medallion with radiating foliated patterns very good condition overal. Beautiful...

Germany, early 19th Century Ceramic hanging platter from Kellinghusen. H 4.5 x Ø 23 cm

Limited edition Mid-Century Modern multi-colored porcelain wall plaque, tile painting by Swedish surrealist artist Max Walter Svanberg, (1912-1994). Designed for Swedish Rörstrand in the 1970s. Artist's signature on the back including description of the motif: "Illusionary conception while the sealed daughters of the sun unfold the sea's billowing swell". Signature on the front. Beautiful vintage condition. Max Walter Svanberg was a Swedish surrealist painter, illustrator and designer. From a young age, Svanberg was inspired by flora, fauna and the female body - he began sculpting women torsos...

A hand crafted, hand painted brilliantly glazed ceramic tile wall panel plaque painting mounted in the original hand wrought riveted iron frame...

A striking Navajo Fourth Phase rug/wall hanging. Heavy, densely woven wool in a red, black and orange geometric pattern on a cream and brown/grey ground, with orange edging. Lazy lin...

Extraordinary modernist item by Swedish Tilgmans Keramik. Fully glazed centerpiece or wall decoration depicting a green faced woman with long stemmed yellow and blue flowers on a striped dark blue background created with the sgraffito technique. Manufactured in 1957 by German/Swedish Paul Harald Tilgman in his workshop in a small town close to Gothenburg in Sweden. Blue patterned glaze on the sides and muted blue leaves on the milky white glazed base. Signed and dated on base. A rare and unique piece in beautiful condition! Sweden, 1957. About Tilgmans Keramik: Paul Harald “Harry” Tilgmann was born in Dresden, Germany in 1904 and emigrated to Sweden during WWII where he started Tilgmans Keramik (= Ceramics) in 1948 in the small town of Utbynäs close to Gothenburg. Tilgman had 16 employees working for him and when he hired the Polish refugee Marian Zawadzki (1912-1978) as artistic director in 1953, Tilgman Keramik started experimenting with the distinct sgraffito technique. The sgraffito technique consists of carving fine lines into the background of a design through a light coloured glaze down to a dark grey clay slip. This created a unique textured ground which has become a style associated with Tilgmans Keramik in particular. The decorative elements also appear to be outlined with a carved line and then hand painted with overglazes where birds, fish, flowers, butterflies and other animals were a common theme. This type of work was the most popular in Mid Century Sweden alongside Tilgmans small animal figurines...