Argentina - Decorative Objects

Sauterelles Vase by René Lalique This Sauterelles pattern vase features details of whimsical grasshoppers resting on long reeds or blades of grass. The vessel highlights the master's...

20th century sterling silver handbag-shaped box Beautiful decorative silver box, with a central design of a rose and a frame of bows on both sides. Sealed Measures: Height: 7.5 centi...

Pair of Art nouveau wine jugs. W.M.F fabric. Circa 1900 Origin Germany. Material: Glass and silver metal. Perfect condition natural wear. Sealed W.M.F Art nouveau, modernist art or modernism was an international artistic and decorative movement, developed between approximately 1890 and 1914. The 'new art', as its name in French, was an original, youthful and modern style. The art nouveau cultural movement emerged at the end of the 19th century and remained until the beginning of the 20th century, seeking to contrast with industrialization after the second industrial revolution. Art nouveau uses...

Italian silver box -jeweler- The surface is hand painted Has hand painted angels Circa 900 vermeil silver Punch 800.

Pair of porcelain, cloisonné, marble and bronze vases. France, early 20th century.

Set of two red and white porcelain vases, outlined in black, made in France. Hollow interior. Representing two expresive and detailed faces resembling teatrical masks, one on each side, with a base stamp signed by Aladin at the bottom. By: Aladin Material: porcelain, paint, ceramic Technique: molded, pressed, unglazed, hand-painted, painted Dimensions: 4 in x 9 in Date: early 20th Century...

Enamel ceramic flower vase signed Saint Clement. Art Deco period, France, circa 1930.

Fantastic bronze bookends. Gilt bronze sculptures of North American native tribal chief. Mounted over green marble. Signed A. Bofill and numbered 35 an...

Vase Sign: Schneider Charles Schneider (1881-1953) studied art in two of most prestigious French school of the Arts. First in the School of Fine Arts in Nancy, then in the elite Eco...

Vintage Querandi Glass Vase This Querandi glass vase features a harmonious, spherical shape with a slightly flat base that provides stability. Its design is inspired by classic ampho...

Josef Hoffmann Wiener Werkstatte Faceted Crystal Bowl Beautiful Art Deco glass bowl in fluorescent green, the characteristic of this i...

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Hagenauer Art Deco Silver Metal Head from the 1940s This Art Deco head from Hagenauer is a piece that exudes elegance and sophistication. Its design captures the essence of the Art D...

Marinot's father was a bonnet maker. Maurice did poorly in school, but convinced his parents to send him to the École des Beaux-Arts in 1901 to train as a painter under French painte...

Neoclassical panther sculpture Material: Pewter and marble base (alpe green) Origin Germany Circa 1900 Perfect condition natural wear No visible...

Czech Art Deco Vase by Rudolf Schrotter The beauty and timeless design of this crystal vase, a creation by renowned Czech designer Rudolf Schrotte...

Design: Jules Jouant (1863-1921) Pitcher sign: Foundry: Eug. Blot Paris / Design: Jouant Material: Silver plated Biography Auguste Jules Alphonse Jouant was born in Paris, Cité Fénelon, in the 9th arrondissement, on June 19, 18632, son of Étienne Alphonse Jouant, carpenter, and Louise Carré. A student of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris3, Jules Jouant was one of Auguste Rodin's practitioners. He exhibited the Bust of Prince Gedroyc at the Salon of 1883 and sculpted busts of musicians such as Richard Wagner, Frédéric Chopin or Ludwig van Beethoven. He obtained an honorable mention at the Salon of 1913. Jules Jouant is renowned for his works of art (vases, dishes, lamp bases, pitchers, candlesticks, table bells, trinket bowls, etc.) typical of the Art Nouveau style, produced in pewter by the Barbedienne founders This link leads to a disambiguation page, Eugène Blot and Ettlinger Frères. He also collaborates with the workshops of the Daum brothers This link returns He was appointed professor at the Ecole Boulle in Paris. He is buried in the Cimetière de Passy (2nd division). Public collections -Museum of Art and History of Belfort seaweed, pewter The Holly, pewter -Mignard, marble bust, Paris, Manufacture des Gobelins7. Plaster model preserved in Angers in the Maine-et-Loire prefecture8 -Léo Delibes, marble bust, National Opera of Paris9. Plaster model preserved in the town hall of Rochefort (Charente-Maritime) -Two bas-reliefs, stone...

Art Deco Dancer Werkstatte Hagenauer Vienna Brass Polished Wood, Designed 1930s In the beginning the Werkstatte Hagenauer produced everyday life items li...

Cold-painted bronze sheeps sculpture attributed to Franz Bergmann. Austria, early 20th century.

Polychrome alloy bronze garniture. Orientalist style, 1860. Machine clock signed 1570.

Vase Sign: Schneider Charles Schneider (1881-1953) studied art in two of most prestigious French school of the Arts. First in the School of Fine Arts in Nancy, then in the elite Eco...

Ottaviani Italian Playing Card Box This Ottaviani Italian Playing Card Box is presented as an elegant double case made of polished walnut wood. Its design is distinguished by embosse...

Planter origin Germany attributed to WMF, circa 1900 electro plated perfect condition original glasses silver pewter monumental size. Art nouveau, modernist art or modernism was an i...

Vase Sign: Schneider Charles Schneider (1881-1953) studied art in two of most prestigious French school of the Arts. First in the School of Fine Arts in Nancy, then in the elite Eco...

Pair of W.M.F. silver plate jardinière, Jugendstil period, circa 1900.

Bronze figure of a girl by Juan Clara Ayats Beautiful bronze figure with patina of a little girl with curls putting on her shoes on a stool, we can se...

19th century Art Nouveau silvered bronze sculpture of female hen by A. Grevin & F. Beer. Women Dressed as a Hen, she has a basket of eggs. On circular base incised " A. Grevin et Be...

Bronze alloy table lamp sculpture signed Waagen. Germany, circa 1890.

Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982.If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing ...

Pair of W.M.F. silver plate jardinière with glass. Jugendstil style. Germany, circa 1900.

Pair of polychromed ceramic vase by Julius Dressler, Austria, early 20th century.  

Material: Silver plated We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the butt...

Hermes Paris silver metal photo frame Beautiful Hermes Paris photo frame, with a cute dachshund design, striking but at the same time minimalist, giving your spaces a little more per...

Gilt bronze bookens J. Dasilva onyx base Origin Portugal perfect condition.

Murano We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'View All From Seller'. And you can see more objects to the style for sale. Salviati & C Measures: Violet : 33 long x 10 high x 5.5 depth Green: 30 long x 9 high x 5.5 depth The lawyer Antonio Salviati and his dream In 1859 in his premises at Number 731 of Dorsoduro, Venice the “Salviati Dott. Antonio fu Bartolomeo” company was established. This is when, Vicenza-born lawyer Antonio Salviati started the entrepreneurial career, moved by a passion for the precious mosaics of the Basilica of San Marco and fascinated by Murano glass art, he decided to start-up his own production of mosaics and objects in Murano glass. An ambitious and far-sighted goal pushed him along this path: to revive the fate of Murano glass production that has been fallen for decades. A challenge which finds the maximum support from two fundamental figures in the history of Murano glass: the mayor of the island, Antonio Colleoni, and the Abbot Vincenzo Zanetti, founder of the glass museum and of the first art school for glass masters. The first successes and international investments The launchpad was the “First Glassmakers’ Exhibition” in 1864 in which Salviati participated with a monumental mosaic that earns him a prize superior to the Gold Medal. The success achieved affirmed the credibility of the Company which thus started its glass production in Palazzo da Mula. The new corporate and productive reality needed investors and the lawyer started to internationalise the company by addressing the economic and financial market across the Channel. The UK immediately showed huge interest in Salviati’s mosaics – as testified by the mosaic that can be seen on the façade of the current Apple Store in Regent Street, London. It was also in London, on 21st December 1866, that the “Società Anonima per Azioni Salviati & C.” was established with the support of diplomat Sir Austen Henry Layard and historian William Drake. The new corporate set-up was further established with the purchase of a new headquarter, this time on the Riva dei Vetrai in Murano. The universal show of Paris in 1867 celebrated the relaunch project of Antonio Salviati “Venice owes a debt of gratitude to the knight Salviati in the resurgence for one of the most legitimately famous of its industries”. From Esposizione Illustrata di Parigi, 1867 pg. 275. “Venice and Italy have gain huge success in the Universal Exhibition. The resurgence of one of the city’s most famous industries is consecrated in this very occasion by the gold medal awarded by the jury to Mr Salviati […] the crowd […] is gathering around the display cases that hold those pieces of glass that are so transparent and so light as to appear like woven air, impregnated, when in their elegant forms that become rainbows of those iridescent reflections that cover them at the artist’s whim – the author of a real ray of sunshine from the beautiful and splendid Venice”. From Esposizione Illustrata di Parigi, 1867 pg. 311 The fundamental role of training in murano glass Training plays a fundamental role for the Company; attendance at the Art School was made compulsory for “[…] all the young workers of the Factory who don’t only tire themselves in manual work. This was established with the idea not only to lift their dignity and their initially limited aspirations, […] but also to improve their artistic education and thereby facilitate an improvement also in their economic situation”. Together with the art school, a free school was also set up to teach all employees to read and write. Diversification in production and made-to-measure projects In a short time, Salviati & C. diversified its production to include glasses, cups, amphoras, and vials which guaranteed the first prize in the universal exhibition for three consecutive years. Its mosaic production also flourished, being used in world-class projects: from the Houses of Parliament in London, to the Viceroy’s palace in Alessandria in Egypt, to the Opera House of Paris, including the private homes of wealthy New York personality. The entire 19th century for Salviati & C. was represented by development, success and fame in the national and international markets, and the Company became a symbol and reference point of Murano glass art throughout the world. The Salviati legacy at the turn of the century On the death of Antonio Salviati in 1890, first his three children followed one another at the helm of the company and then Maurizio Camerino, previously general manager. It was thanks to him that the decorative mosaic project of the Stanford Memorial Church in Palo Alto (California, USA) took place after 12 years of work. As well as the opening of a sales point in Via Montenapoleone in Milan and the institution of a museum collection of Murano glass from the 19th and 20th centuries. The post-war years, biennials and lighting After Maurizio Camerino’s death in 1931, his three children took over the helm of the company: its solid foundations allowed them to strive for new important goals in the art world, participating in the Biennials of 1932 and 1934. Not even the Second World War could tarnish the strength of the Salviati brand: in the post-war years Renzo Camerino renewed the ruined production headquarter and enthusiastically restored all his commercial contacts. Thanks to his grandson Renzo Tedeschi (newly graduated in Engineering at the Polytechnic of Turin and upon his return from an apprenticeship in the United States), Salviati launched its production in lighting appliances. The following years saw intense growth in the number of collaborations with renowned artists and designers. In 1959, the production site was moved to Fondamenta Radi 16, where it still stands today. The great lighting projects The larger production area allowed the company to further expand the international market in the field of architectural lighting. A number of projects were undertaken, such as the 9-tonne, 22-metres high chandelier in the Chamber of Commerce in Parma, the ceiling illumination in the premises of the World Intellectual Property Organisation in Geneva and the Kowloon Hotel in Hong Kong; not to mention the sound-absorbing windows of the Aula Nervi in the Vatican and the lighting system of the great honour hall of the Philippine Plaza Hotel in Manila in collaboration with architect John Marsteller. The reputation of Salviati & C. was further affirmed by the commission – after an international call for bids – for twelve 11-metre high chandeliers for the Tonhalle concert hall in Dusseldorf, made using an innovative system of modular glass elements – “LS- System” – one of the today company’s cornerstones. Salviati from the modern age to the present The story of Salviati continues in the modern era, keeping the focus on creating an innovative style that had distinguished it since its inception. Participation in international exhibitions increased, such as the Venice Biennials from 1958 to 1972 (the final year in which Murano glass was allowed) thanks to projects by designers of the calibre of Betha and Teff Sarasin, Claire Falkestein, and Luciano Gaspari. In 1962 Salviati was awarded with the highest recognition in the Design world, the “Compasso d’Oro” prize assigned by A.D.I. for the Marco vase designed by architect Sergio Asti. In 1965 the company changed its name to Salviati & C. s.p.a.; then it was purchased by the Gruppo Ferruzzi in 1987 which later on it was transferred to a French company. Since 2015 the company returned to be Venetian with the acquisition by the Umana group. Salviati and its designers Salviati’s designers: Luciano Gaspari, Sergio Asti (Compasso d’Oro 1962), Claire Falkenstein, Ward Bennet, Teff and Betha Sarasin, Ingo Maurer, Ross Lovegrove, Amanda Levete, Tom Dixon, Nigel Coates, Thomas Heatherwick, Luca Nichetto, Ben Gorham...

Pair of W.M.F. silver plate jardiniere with mirror plateau. Jugendstil style, Germany, circa 1900.

Glass Finland, Year: 1950 We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the bu...

Marble and broze Artemisa sculture, signed Pugi, Italy, circa 1870. Statuary, Breccia and Siena marble and bronze. By Guglielmo Pugi (1850-1915) With breccia marble pedestal. Scul...

Sabino Art Deco Glass Vase Beautiful Sabino vase in yellow glass with a design of branches with leaves that highlights it even more due to the rel...

Finnish Glass Bowl Alvar Aalto Beautiful and fine Alvar Aalto glass bowl in a transparent green tone. Alvar Aalto has been the only architect of the Second Generation of the Modern M...

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Bronze statuette with marble base "Javelin thrower" The statuette "Javelin Thrower" is a striking example of such a work of art.

Old bronze kewpie doll car Mascot / hood ornament. 1912-1920´s. Mounted over a wings radiator cap. Perfect gift for any Car Fan / Automobilia. Can be used...

Cold-painted bronze cats sculpture attributed to Franz Bergmann. Austria, early 20th century.

Sculpture after derby. Material: Pewter with silver patina. Origin Germany Circa 1900. Good condition natural wear. Racehorse and Jockey. Patinated wooden base. Art nouveau...

Painted Porcelain rooster, Germany, late 19th century.

Vase Sign: Muller Freres Luneville acid worked Muller Feres The heart of the company was formed by five brothers (Henri, Desire, Eugene, Pierre, Victor) from a glass making family wh...

Painted ceramic "Aida Odalisque" by Josef Lorenzl signed Goldscheider. Art Deco period, Vienna, circa 1925.

Classic vintage Hermès cigarette box. Cigarette box is heavy and wrapped in leather. Cornucopia (Horn of Plenty) decorative lid. Removable metal ...

Hunter and deer sculpture materials pewter electro plated and marble Origin Germany, circa 1900 perfect condition.

Bronze inkwell Georg Josef BURGSTALLER (German/Austrian) Neo classical woman signed Burgstaller ruge marble.

"Micro Mosaic, St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, XIXth Century" 19th century oval Micro-mosaic depicting a panoramic view of the basilica and St. Peter's Square in Rome (Vatican), enclosed in a shaped slate with inset oval plaque. Original Italian Micro Mosaic Grand Tour...

Signed Royal Worcester Porcelain Vase This elegant vase features a classic trumpet shape, with a base that widens into a tall, slender body that opens into a flared mouth. It is expe...

Alabaster table lamp sculpture attributed to Dante Zoi. Italy, early 20th century.

Exceptional spherical vase with a large flared neck in smoked and frosted transparent glass. "Le Guidargus de la verrerie", Janine Bloch-Dermant. P-366.

Incredible boat: in solid wood. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushin...

Enamel and bronze picture frame. France, late 19th century.

Pair of enamel terracotta vases, Art Deco Period, France, circa 1940. Big vase dimensions: 22 cm diameter, 27 cm height. Small vase dimensions: 21 cm diameter, 26 cm height.

Art Deco Charging Ram Silvered Bronze Sculpture - Italian 1930´s. Figure signed on the base C. Rossi and Grigio. Perfect desk paperweight. We have specialized...

Bronze, crystal and bakelite vanity case. France, circa 1940.