Austria

Beautiful large architectural neoclassical Biedermeier mahogany and mahogany veneer wall mirror. Original mirror plate. Austria, circa 1830. Measures: 77" T x 35.5" W x 4.5" D. ...

A magnificent large wine jug, wonderful quality made from a hefty piece of crystal beautifully hand-cut. The naturalistic handle is just lovely, the collar and lid smothered with ...

Vintage disk chandelier by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte made in Italy in the 1940s. Three exquisitely sculpted and sandblasted glass discs interact with light in contrasting manner...

A vintage Art Deco Italian chandelier made of handcrafted brass and hand blown smoked crystal glass, designed by Pietro Chiesa and produced by FontanaArte, in good condition. The hanging ceiling pendant is featuring a three light socket. The wires have been renewed. Wear consistent with age and use, circa 1930-1940, Italy. Measure: Light fixture: 21" H Pietro Chiesa was an Italian designer born in 1892, in Milan, Italy and passed away in 1948 Paris, France. Chiesa finished his apprenticeship in the studio of the furniture designer, interior decorator Giovan Battista Gianotti in Milan. Chiesa comes from an artistic family, he opened his own own glass making studio, Botega di Pietro Chiesa in 1921 Milan. Chiesa concentrated mainly on designing glass, he treated glass like a valuable material. FontanaArte is an Italian lighting and design company founded in 1931 Milan, Italy. Founded by the two well-known Italian architect and designers Giovanni Ponti...

This Mid-Century glass and brass chandelier was designed by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte in the 1940s. The Italian Art Deco designer Pietro Chiesa was born in Milan in 1892 in a family of artists originally from Ticino, Switzerland. After his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera, he completed an apprenticeship at the studio of the furniture designer Giovan Battista Giannotti; having gathered enough security and experience, Chiesa opened his studio in 1921 under the name Bottega di Pietro Chiesa. Known above all for his work as a glassmaker, Chiesa presented his work for the first time in 1925 at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris. In 1932 his studio joined Fontana Arte, the legendary Italian manufacture of lighting and glass objects founded by Gio Ponti and Luigi Fontana. Chiesa becomes the company's artistic director, and over the years designs numerous models for Fontana Arte, including lamps, windows, tables, and artistic decorative objects. Among the most noteworthy pieces signed by the designer, we mention the Fontana table (1932), made in a single beam of molded clear glass, the Cartoccio vase (1932), and the Luminator lacquered brass floor lamp...

Beautiful brass chandelier attributed to Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte. Each single brass arm blooms on the top and falls down to be joined with brass rings to the other arms. The ...

Extraordinary rustic Tramp Art wall mirror from the late 19th century period in Austria around 1870. This very elaborately hand carved mirror impresses with an exceptional designed f...

Very nice big oval Biedermeier centre table. The table is made of cherrywood (Frame is veneered, plate and feet are solid). The table is in a very good restored condition.

A handsome and very well crafted Period Biedermeier Center Table with fine traditional form. The table with particularly attractive book matched top forming a star motif in the cente...

Introducing the Biedermeier round table, made with Walnut veneer on a solid spruce wood base. This table features a simple yet elegant design and is perfect for intimate dinner parti...

19th century French Renaissance Revival Dining Table ~ Center Table is a stunning testament to the skilled sculptors and cabinetmakers of mid-1800s France! Crafted entirely from dens...

A fine pair of hand-painted porcelain plaques of floral still-life paintings with original giltwood frames. These beautiful floral still-life paintings have been hand-painted on porc...