Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
ARTS AND CRAFTS STYLE
The Arts and Crafts movement that emerged in England in the late 19th century saw a dehumanization of design in the rise of industrialization and mass production of objects. Its practitioners prized craftsmanship and a close connection between the artisan and the entire process of what they were making. This included the design of Arts and Crafts jewelry and watches, which evolved as the movement spread to the United States in the early 20th century.
While much of the Arts and Crafts furniture realm was dominated by male designers like William Morris and Gustav Stickley, several women came to prominence in Arts and Crafts jewelry design, including British metalworker Charlotte Newman and American enamelist and metalsmith Elizabeth Copeland. Many creators were part of guilds, encouraging an exchange of ideas, with some focused on jewelry, like England’s Guild and School of Handicraft — founded by Charles Robert Ashbee — and Birmingham Guild of Handicraft.
In contrast to the Victorian era, with its decadent gemstones and heavy mourning jewelry, designers of Arts and Crafts jewelry looked to the past and abroad for inspiration, from simple medieval shapes to East Asian styles. The movement’s emphasis on natural forms overlapped with Art Nouveau. Flourishes like leaves and flowers formed from silver, aluminum and copper can be found in bracelets and necklaces designed in this style, while rings and earrings are adorned with affordable gems such as turquoise and freshwater pearls.
Arts and Crafts jewelry designers used materials that were often simple, such as semiprecious stones and enamel, which is one of the oldest forms of surface decoration. Artisans prioritized the use of artistic techniques to elevate the jewelry rather than expensive components, and every piece was intended to be one of a kind — a work of wearable art.
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Style: Arts and Crafts
Lalique Perfume Bottle for Nina Ricci, "L'Air du Temps"
By Lalique
Located in Atlanta, GA
This Lalique perfume bottle is made for Nina Ricci "L'Air du Temps" perfume with frosted glass double doves on top of the stopper. It is etched Lalique (copyright sign) France on th...
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1980s French Vintage Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
Original 1930 Chinese Export Natural Midway Coral Two Dames Sculpture Set
Located in Valenza, IT
One-of-a-kind, Original 1930, Chinese Export Natural Midway Coral Two Dames Sculptures. Hand Carving and Engraving Work is Beautiffully Crisp and Detailed...
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1930s Chinese Vintage Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Coral
1930 Plique À Jour Chinese Potiche
Located in Valenza, IT
We are proud to present an attractive Antique Chinese Plique à Jour Hand Enameled Cloisonné Potiche.
This exceptionally fine and intricate small ...
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1930s Chinese Vintage Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Gold Plate
Original 1930 Chinese Export Natural Red Carnelian Dame and Baby-Girl Figurines
Located in Valenza, IT
One-of-a-kind, Original 1930, Chinese Export Natural Red Carnelian Dame and Baby-Girl Figurines. Red Carnelian is of Indian Origin and Hand Carving and E...
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1930s Chinese Vintage Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Carnelian
Buccellati Sterling Vintage Figural Figure of Flute Players Wearing Floppy Hat
By Buccellati
Located in New York, NY
Capture the elegance and charm of this exquisite Buccellati sterling silver figurine featuring two musicians in full regalia. Crafted with meticulous detail, this mid-century Italian...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Natural Myanmar Tortoise Loose Vivid Green Jadeite Jade, Symbol of Longevity
Located in Kowloon, HK
Introducing our exquisite Tortoise Jade, a truly one-of-a-kind and meticulously hand-crafted masterpiece. Carefully designed by our skilled artisans, this remarkable jadeite art piec...
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2010s Hong Kong Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Jade
Italy Millefiori Art Glass with Golden Iridescent 8.6 inch Vase
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a hand blown art glass bud vase. A layer of millefiori flowers are fused across the surface of the vase with a golden iridescent sheen creating a stunning impression with blu...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
Antique French Vanity Pill Snuff Box solid 925 Silver / 94gr
Located in SE
Very decorative Silver Box with thick walls and internal gilding. Machine - engraved and cast decorations.
Box is hallmarked with vague French marks on several spots , hand -made ca...
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Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Silver
Italy Millefiori Art Glass Perfume Bottle with Stopper
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a hand blown art glass perfume bottle with stopper. The clear heavy glass body has a layer of millefiori decoration in the thickbase with more millefiori embedded in the stop...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
1870 Vanity Pill Snuff Box solid 830 Coin Silver / 42gr
Located in SE
Very decorative Silver Box with hand -engraved floral relief decor on the lid.
Solid 830 grade Silver alloy / Coin silver US standard.
Swedish hallmarks. The box is hallmarked with...
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1870s Swedish Antique Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Silver
Lalique Paris Crystal Perfume Bottle
By Lalique
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a labelled Lalique Paris and engraved Lalique France crystal perfume bottle with stopper. The clear crystal ball body has a frosted glass Lily of the Valley stopper. Display ...
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Late 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
Circa 1949 Gu Yi Zhai Beijing Cloisonné Boxes Collection
Located in Valenza, IT
One-of-a-kind, circa 1949, Chinese Cloisonné Boxes Collection, or as stated on the marks: The Collection of the Antique Arts Room.
These Unique Pieces are still in excellent, perfect conditions: every box is one-of-a-kind: they are beautifully hand enameled and set in gold plated brass.
The Marks are in traditional chinese, from right to left, top to bottom, the four character of the collector's mark(not maker's mark) are: Gu Yi Zhai Zang.
Gu, Old, Antique. Yi, Arts. Zhai, Studio. Room, Building. Zang, Collection.
Gu Yi Zhai is possibly a studio or a building named by its owner for a storage place for his Antiques. Incidentally there's a street block in Beijing where a lot of Antique Shops were located and there's one called exactly Gu Yi Zhai.
This collection comes from a Chinese Antiques Collector...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Stalagtite Amethyst with Nephrite Frog, Mineral Specimen Crystal
Located in Kirschweiler, DE
This Amethyst Stalagtite has all around small purple crystals. On top is a Frog carved out of Nephrite.
measures: 47x56x48 mm
weight: 11,9 gr.
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21st Century and Contemporary German Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Crystal, Amethyst
Natural white jade and agate snuff bottle
Located in Pasadena, CA
This natural white jade carved as snuff bottle, is accompanied by a natural agate stopper. The dimensions is approximately 79 x 53 x 25 mm, weight is about 103 grams. Snuff bottles h...
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20th Century Chinese Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
Liberty & Co Turquoise Cymric Pattern Six Piece Dresser Set 1903 Sterling Silver
Located in New York, NY
This is a gorgeous and very rare Museum Quality Liberty & Co. Sterling Silver and Turquoise Cymric Pattern Six-Piece Dresser Set from the estate of legendary philanthropist and colle...
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Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Turquoise, Silver, Sterling Silver
MOISEIKIN 18K Gold Diamond and Pearl Floral Miniature
By MOISEIKIN
Located in Hong Kong, HK
An exquisite floral miniature with chrysanthemums and a golden rooster was created inspired by the Eastern Asian Painting "Flowers and Birds."
Chrysan...
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2010s Russian Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Blue Sapphire, Ruby, Pearl, Jade, Garnet, Diamond, Chalcedony, 18k Gold
Spinel Crystal in Matrix, Mineral Specimen
Located in Kirschweiler, DE
These Specimen exhibits an incredible rich saturated red hue in the form of small octaeder embedded in a matrix of grayish white Calcite.
The contrast with the cluster of well-formed...
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21st Century and Contemporary German Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Crystal, Spinel
Pair of Arthur Stone American Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver Olive or Nuts Dishes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine pair of olive or nut dishes for the cocktail bar.
By Arthur Stone.
In hand-hammered sterling silver.
Each hand-hammered bowl has a small flared foot and a 'berries & vine' etched decoration to its center. Curiously, the central decoration of one is convex, while the decoration of the other is slightly concave.
With a "H" benchmark for Arthur L Hartwell.
Simply a wonderful pair of Arthur Stone bowls...
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1920s American Vintage Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Sterling Silver
GIA Certified Natural Orange Brown and Green Color Jadeite Jade Dragon Stamp
Located in Pasadena, CA
This natural orange brown, gray and green color of jadeite jade is carved as dragon throwing out the ball, symbolizing to bring peace and health. The natural brown color of jadeite j...
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20th Century Burmese Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Jade
Arts and Crafts Copper and Brass Caddy Box Continental C.1910
Located in Toronto, ON
Arts and Crafts Copper and Brass Caddy, Continental C.1910. The Caddy on invert brass pedestal foot, bombe ovoid hand hammered copper and polished brass body, detachable hammered cop...
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Early 1900s Antique Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Brass, Copper
Carved Natural Agate Snuff Bottle with Two Fish Design
Located in Pasadena, CA
Carved natural agate snuff bottle featuring two fish swimming in the river, symbolizing peace and harmony. The dimensions is about 7 x 5 x 3.2 cm. Please note there is a minor scratc...
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20th Century Taiwanese Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
Vintage Silver Hand Chased Dragon Cigarette Case
Located in Webster, SD
This gorgeous silver cigarette case features a hand chased/engraved dragon and an area for a monogram.
The inside is gilt with gold.
Measurements: 3 1/8 by 6 3/4 inches
Weight: 196....
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1940s Asian Vintage Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Silver
1977 Silver Jubilee Solid Sterling Silver Gold Gilt Stuart Devlin Surprise Egg
Located in GB
Wimbledon-Furniture
Wimbledon-Furniture is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly collectable Stuart Devlin Surprise egg mad...
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1970s British Vintage Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Sterling Silver, Gilt Metal
Ancient PiXiu Statue Sculpture in Natural Shoushan Stone, Feng Shui
Located in Kowloon, HK
Discover this handcrafted PiXiu statue made from 100% natural Shoushan Stone. With its unique waxy texture and cool touch, this piece is both captivating and unique.
Originating from...
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2010s Hong Kong Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
Ancient PiXiu Statue in Natural Shoushan Stone Sculpture, Feng Shui
Located in Kowloon, HK
Introducing this handcrafted PiXiu statue, made from 100% natural Shoushan Stone. With its unique waxy texture and cool touch, this piece is captivating and unique.
Originating from ...
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2010s Hong Kong Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
Paula Wyman Art & Crafts Hand-Hammered Sterling Silver Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine hand-hammered Arts & Crafts footed dish or bowl.
With a lobed-hand-hammered bowl mounted on a shaped foot.
In sterling silver.
Made by the American female silversmith Pa...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair Of Porcelain Vases Meissen
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
This is a pair of beautifully crafted 19th-century Meissen porcelain vases. The design showcases intricate floral motifs, typical of Meissen artistry, adorned with hand-painted flowe...
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19th Century Antique Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
GIA Certified Pair of Icy Jadeite Jade Smoking Pipe Ornaments
Located in Pasadena, CA
A pair of natural translucent light greenish-gray jadeite jade smoking pipes, featuring one smaller and one larger pipe. The smaller pipe measures approximately 62.10 x 23.61 x 14.47...
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20th Century Burmese Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
Basket of Flowers' Wiener Werkstätte Style Comb by H.K. Haege, circa 1920
Located in London, GB
This remarkable silver comb has been made in high grade silver to allow for the fine repoussé workmanship. Made up of at least 114 handmade parts, the cons...
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20th Century European Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Silver
Cinnabar Dragon and Phoenix Egg
Located in San Diego, CA
The finely-carved, sinuous, five-clawed dragon exhaling a fireball, and the phoenix with long, billowing tail feathers are both flying amid blossoming peony flowers and leaves.
The bottom is adorned with giant bird of paradise leaves, and the top of the cinnabar egg is decorated with heavenly clouds.
Dimensions
The egg Diameter： 4 1/2“， Height：7 ”， Total height with the stand is 11 “.
Provenance — from an antique store in La Jolla, California in 2016
Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to the condition and must understand that any statement made by Luxury Jewelry...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
Handgeschnitzter Chalcedon Adler auf Bergkristall
Located in ROTTACH-EGERN, DE
Dieser handgeschnitzter Adler aus Chalcedon mit Krallen und Schnabel aus 18kt Gelbgold sitzt auf einem Felsen aus Bergkristall.
Das Unikat kommt aus Idar Oberstein und wurde von ei...
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2010s German Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Chalcedony, 18k Gold
Stone Carving Art Cat Miniature
By MOISEIKIN
Located in Hong Kong, HK
MOISEIKIN created a cat miniature using mosaic and carving techniques. Specialized in glyptography, the carved hairs and facial features are detailed. The s...
Category
2010s Russian Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Quartz, Tiger's Eye, Jasper
Malachite Treasure and Jewellery Box for Family
By MOISEIKIN
Located in Hong Kong, HK
The Ural peacock stone, peacock-like green Malachite, is considered to bring good luck, wealth, fertility and prosperity.
It is also said to empower ambitious achievements. If you g...
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2010s Russian Arts and Crafts Objets d'Art and Vertu
Materials
Malachite, 18k Gold, Silver
