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Contemporary Soft Parachute Rope Blue Vase Small by Sarah Roseman
Located in 1204, CH
The Reef Series combines an innovative exploration of textile materiality with a refreshing colour scheme and fuzzy tactility. The unique knitting and casting process brings the pieces to life, evocative of coral reefs and underwater life...
Category
2010s Dutch Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Nylon, Rope, Epoxy Resin
Art Deco Silvered Panther Bookends Maurice Frecourt, France, 1930
By Maurice Frecourt
Located in Antwerp, BE
Stylish pair of Art Deco silvered panther leopard bookends signed by the French artist Maurice Frecourt, circa 1930. The sculptures are mounted on fin...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Metal
Brass mid-century "Heron" sculpture, Belgium 1960s
Located in Antwerpen, VAN
This is brass heron sculpture in the Hollywood Regency style, features a tall, slender heron with a curved neck, standing on a simple round base. The brass material gives it a shiny ...
Category
1960s Belgian Hollywood Regency Vintage Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Efeso Vase, designed in 1964, Ercole Barovier
By Ercole Barovier
Located in Brussels, BE
Efeso Vase, designed in 1964, Ercole Barovier
Ercole Barovier was born on Murano, an island near Venice, in 1889. He began working in his family's glass workshop at the age of 20 an...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Pierre Forssell Brass Vase Stamped 1978 Produced by hand in Skultuna Sweden
By Pierre Forssell, Pierre Forsell, Skultuna
Located in Forest, BE
This vase was hand crafted in 1978 at the Skultuna studio were Pierre Forssell was working with he's assistant. The vase is made of a brass tube where a brass curved crown was delica...
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Bronze Modernist Abstract Sculpture by Grégory Anatchkov, France, 1980
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
Abstract bronze sculpture on a black marble base by french artist Grégory Anatchkov (1941 - 1997). This sculpture shows a very appealing organic composition and is different in prese...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Oak By R. Krengel 1910s
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Oak By R. Krengel 1910s Eupen Belgium
High quality mechanism with jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in centigrade)...
Category
1910s Belgian Art Nouveau Vintage Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
After The Farnese Hercules, Serpentine Marble Sculpture
Located in Honnelles, WHT
After the Farnese Hercules, a serpentine marble sculpture, a souvenir of the 19th century Grand Tour, missing right hand behind the back.
Category
19th Century Italian Greco Roman Antique Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
19th century griffin in gilded iron on a gothic wooden pedestal (Germany)
Located in Oostende, BE
A griffin is a mythical creature, half eagle, half lion. The griffins used to guard the gold of the kinds. Represents ferocity, pride, wisdom, courage and power.
This unique and ra...
Category
19th Century German Antique Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Sculptural Ceramic Candlestick by Marius Giuge, Vallauris, France, 1960s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Sculptural Ceramic Candlestick by Marius Giuge, Vallauris, France, 1960s
Striking mid-century ceramic candlestick by French artist Marius Giuge, crafted in Vallauris, the historic po...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Memphis Style Ceramic Vase by Florio Keramia, Italy
By Florio Keramia
Located in Brussels, BE
Memphis Style Ceramic Vase by Florio Keramia, Italy
Category
1990s Italian Other Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Bacchus - Southern Italy, late 17th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Bacchus
Southern Italy, late 17th century
Alabaster Sculpture
H: 20 cm
A finely carved 17th-century alabaster sculpture of a naked Bacchus. This Italian alabaster figure depicts ...
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
Pair Mid-Century Candelabra in black Metal by Gunnar Ander Ystad Metall Sweden
By Gunnar Ander, Ystad-Metall
Located in Vorst, BE
Pair of Swedish Modernist candle holders for 7 candles, designed by Gunnar Ander. Produced by Ystad-Metall, located in the town of Ystad in Sweden.
Made of steel, painted black wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, Steel
A wooden lockbox, 19th century.
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Swedish wooden lockbox, 19th century.
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Head of a crowned Virgin - Lorraine, first half of 14th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Head of a crowned Virgin
Lorraine, first half of 14th century.
H26 x 14 x 14 cm
Provenance :
- Private Collection, Paris France (1960)
Private Collection Tuscany, Italy (1980)
Ex...
Category
15th Century and Earlier French Gothic Antique Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
Large danish Ceramic Bowl Palshus Denmark Per & Annelise Linnemann-Schmidt
By Carl-Harry Stålhane, Gunnar Nylund, Palshus, Per Linnemann-Schmidt
Located in Vorst, BE
Large ceramic vide-poche or bowl, 13" diameter. Very rare in this dimension.
It comes in olive green tones with an impressive blue flame in the center. The blue effect is replicated onto the upper edge. On the outside shows an impressed geometrical pattern. It comes with a thick glaze.
Scandinavian Mid-Century bowl, produced by Palshus (Denmark) in the 1960s, founded by Per and his wife Annelise Linnemann-Schmidt.
The couple created and produced chamotte (danish clay) objects, often with impressed decorations (tableware, vases, and lamps). Colors were characteristic Scandinavian earthy tones: blues, browns, greens and beige.
Many other talented ceramic artists also worked for Palshus including Jens H. Quistgaard and Esben Klint.
The plate is signed under the base : Palshus and APLS for Annelise Per Linnemann-Schmidt, model 114...
Category
Late 20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Art Deco Bronze Sculpture Male Bust Aviator Jean Mermoz by Lucien Gibert, 1925
By Lucien Gibert
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco bronze sculpture male bust aviator Jean Mermoz by Lucien Gibert.
The sculpture has a green patina and stands on a Belgian Black marble base.
France 1925.
A similar model is...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Bronze
Ingrid Glas ‘Germany’ Bark Vase in Red, 1970s
By Ingrid Glas Euskirchen
Located in Verviers, BE
Impressions made from tree bark were first used to make moulds in the early 1970s, as factories investigated new ways to bring surface texture to glass objects. Some models are color...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Late 17th Century Italian School Wooden Sculpture of Saint Anthony and the Child
Located in Leuven , BE
According to the legends, there are two Saint Anthony’s, they can easily be distinguished by their hair. This one is known as Saint Anthony of Padua, he is recognizable by his hair, ...
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Wall-Mounted Large Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Walnut Belgium
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-mounted weather station in carved walnut made in Spa Belgium by Valentine Engel
High quality mechanism with Jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in centigrade)
Unusual de...
Category
1910s Belgian Art Nouveau Vintage Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut
Vintage 'Space Age' Set Opaline Florence Vase, Empoli, 1955
Located in Verviers, BE
Vintage opaline from Florence.
This is a rare color and size, a must have for any collector.
Looks simply stunning.
The piece is in excellent condition and a real beauty!
With best wishes, Geert
?Early Bird Gallery...
Category
1950s Italian Space Age Vintage Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
Wolfers Freres Neoclassical Large Silver Centrepiece 'tray & flowerbasket'
By Wolfers Frères
Located in Verviers, BE
Made of solid silver, both silver pieces are fully marked, 800 silver with the maker's mark. This substantial and beautifully-crafted neoclassical centrepiece
was made in the 1920s and will look perfect on a hall/lobby table or in the dining room.
The large silver tray is mounted on a wooden base and secured with brackets. The outside rail has a tube border with scallop shells. The polished surface of the silver tray is in very fine condition for its age and gives a good mirror to the light. The design motif is continued on the silver collar which slips over a copper liner. The copper liner-basket is cut to an exact outline and fit so that a floral arrangement can be executed elsewhere and then dropped into position.
For convenience, this item comes with a cut crystal vase saint Louis of suitable height and shape which sits inside the copper lining. The crystal vase may be 'associated', it cannot be verified that it was originally supplied with the rest of the set, but it is of the right period and style.
The Brussels firm of Wolfers Freres...
Category
1920s Belgian Neoclassical Vintage Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Brass
Pair of Amphora Vases Art Deco Ceramic Enamel 1915
By Amphora
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful pair of enameled art deco vases from the production of the world famous Amphora factory in Teplice, Czech Republic, this model of vases ...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
High quality silver seal stamp, wax seal With Important Coat Of Arms
Located in Bilzen, BE
A late 19th century wax seal in solid silver, partially gilded, in its box, hallmarked 950.
Important coat of arms
Seal height 11.8 cm, seal surface 2.1 x 2.4 cm.
Box 5.2 x 15.5 cm.
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Louis XVI Antique Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Val Saint Lambert Art Deco Crystal Vase Cut-to-clear, 1950s
By Val Saint Lambert
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert crystal vase cut-to-clear, 1950s
by Val Saint-Lambert.
Color: vsl Clair double Aurore
And popularly called orange
Beautiful Val Saint-Lambert hexagonal crystal v...
Category
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Modernist Lucite Resin Sculpture with Exploded Clock by Pierre Giraudon, 1970's
By Pierre Giraudon
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
A rarely seen cube object in resin and Lucite by the French artist Pierre Giraudon. Shows an 'exploded clock' with all detailed components. A very decorative object.
In good condi...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
Triple Tray 2.0 in African Walnut, Arno Declercq
By Arno Declercq
Located in Geneve, CH
Triple tray 2.0 in African walnut, Arno Declercq
Made in African walnut, sanded and finished with varnish.
Measures: 30 cm wide x 28 cm long x 19cm high / 11.8” wide x 11” long x 7...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Gilded Zinc Horse Head
Located in Nijlen, BE
19th century gilded zinc horse head.
These were used as a butcher's mark and often hung above the door.
Beautiful original French piece, period 1870, with the original gilding.
The w...
Category
19th Century French Country Antique Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Zinc
Anthropomorphic Modernist 'Makonde' Sculpture 1950s
Located in Meer, VAN
Anthropomorphic Modernist 'Makonde' sculpture 1950s This is a wonderful piece of modernist African art. It is a so called 'Makonde' sculpture. These unique pieces are crafted by t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tanzanian Brutalist Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Ebony
Mid-Century Modern Stylized Ceramic Cat by Brayton Laguna, California – 1950s
Located in Antwerp, BE
A rare and elegantly stylized ceramic cat sculpture attributed to Brayton Laguna Pottery, crafted in Laguna Beach, California, circa 1950s.
This piece is a striking example of mid-c...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Otto Brauer White Opaline Art Glass Vase for Holmegaard 1960s
By Holmegaard, Otto Brauer
Located in Tilburg, NL
Otto Brauer White Opaline Art Glass Vase for Holmegaard, 1960s.
Beautiful timeless designed art glass vase by Otto Brauer for Holmegaard Denmark. Great subtle and timeless design.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Early 20th Century Bronze Sculpture of Elephants
By Antonio Amorgasti 1
Located in Antwerp, BE
Early 20th century bronze sculpture of two elephants with a patinated bronzed finish.
The base signed Ant.Amorgasti, 1924.
Antonio Amorgasti,(18...
Category
1920s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Italian Ceramic Vase
Located in Antwerp, BE
Italian ceramic vase.
Diameter 20 cm.
Height 30 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Art Ceramic Surfboard Bowl Dish by Rogier Vandeweghe for Perignem Studio
By Rogier Vandeweghe
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Art Ceramic Surfboard model bowl / dish by Rogier Vandeweghe for Perignem / Amphora Studio. Made in Belgium, 1960's. Rare dish with surfboard shape. Marked on the ...
Category
1960s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
18th century Spanish polychromed wooden Santos head
Located in Brecht, BE
a polychromed wooden Santos head, found in Spain, mid 18th century,
height is 16 cm with foot 24 cm, width 9 cm with foot 12 cm, depth 7 cm with foo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Fruitwood
Pair of Decorative Wooden Horses Covered with Bone Mosaic Silver Plated
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful pair of Indian horse statues covered with pieces of bone, the floral metal trim is silver plated, these very decorative statues date from the first half of the 20th century...
Category
1920s Indian Vintage Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Val Saint Lambert Crystal Decanter Charles Graffart Cut-to-Clear, 1950s
By Val Saint Lambert
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert decanter, + 6 shot glasses Charles Graffart, the 1950s.
Beautiful signed Val Saint Lambert circular crystal decanter, h...
Category
1950s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Au But Antique Bronze Sculpture 3 Nude Runners by Alfred Boucher France 1890
By Alfred Boucher
Located in Antwerp, BE
Au But, Antique bronze sculpture of 3 nude runners by Alfred Boucher with the Siot founders' signature.
Patinated bronze on red marble base. France, circa...
Category
1890s French Romantic Antique Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Ingrid Glas ‘Germany’ Bark Vase From the rock Crystal range 1970s
By Ingrid Glas Euskirchen
Located in Verviers, BE
Impressions made from tree bark were first used to make moulds in the early 1970s, as factories investigated new ways to bring surface texture to glass objects. Some models are color...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Decorative Green Glazed Jar from The Orient, 19 th Century, Yemen
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Beautiful Green glazed vase from Yemen,
Good old Patina, nice elegant form
From around 1890.
Category
1890s Yemeni Antique Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Art Deco Pair of Wooden Base and Brass Candlesticks whit Wooden Details, 1930s
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Deco Wooden Base and Brass Candlestick whit Wooden Details, 1930s
Cleaned and polished the wood has also...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Anne Westgeest Large Studio Pottery Object 1970s
Located in Meer, VAN
Anne Westgeest Large Studio Pottery Object 1970s
This is a large and distinct studio pottery sculpture made by Dutch ceramic artist Anne Westgeest (1944).
Its shape is both monolit...
Category
Late 20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Malachite and brass scale
Located in Diest, BE
Oval malachite tray with brass rim. The vintage videpoche bowl is decorated with shaped gilt rims. The rich emerald hues enhanced by the golden accents add a luxurious touch to any h...
Category
1970s Congolese Hollywood Regency Vintage Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite, Brass
WMF Art Nouveau Sollifleur Whit Detailt Claire Engraved Glass
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Verviers, BE
WMF Art Nouveau Sollifleur whit Detailt Claire engraved glass.
The piece is in excellent condition and a real beauty!
Photography fails to capture the beauty of the piece.
?In...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass, Cut Glass
René Lalique (1860-1945) 8-Day Clock “ANTOINETTE” (1931)
By René Lalique
Located in Ixelles, BE
Discover the timeless splendor of the 8-day clock “ANTOINETTE” (1931) by René Lalique (1860-1945). This exceptional clock, crafted from white molded-pressed glass, features an elegan...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Figurine Of A Monkey Carved In Tiger's eye (stone) , early 1900
Located in Bilzen, BE
A figurine of a fine quality monkey carved in tiger's eye (stone)
Monobloc carved
Height 9 cm
Early 20th century
Category
Early 20th Century Neoclassical Revival Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Precious Stone
19th Century Painters Box
Located in Vosselaar, BE
This 19th century painters box has centuries of patina. Layers and layers of paintresidues, scratches and handling has transformed this utilitary item to ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Victorian Antique Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Decorative Grassland Leopard skin Mask, Cameroon
Located in Leuven , BE
Decorative Grassland Leopard skin Mask
Private collection Brussels
The raffia splint is covered with cloth and colourful miniature glass beads in vario...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cameroonian Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Beads, Organic Material
RENE LALIQUE (1860-1945) perfume bottle N° 1 toilet set "PERLES" (1926)
By René Lalique
Located in Ixelles, BE
A pair of "Perles" bottles (showing marked similarities to the "Palerme" model), created in 1926.
Industrial samples with a cylindrical shape and truncated conical bodies, featuring...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Val Saint Lambert Luxval Pair of Art Deco Candlesticks by Charles Graffart
By Charles Graffart 1, Val Saint Lambert
Located in Verviers, BE
1935, Belgium
Pair of very nice Art Deco candlesticks made by Val Saint-Lambert.
From the Luxval range by Charles Graffart and René Delvenne.
Named after European monarchs, the sm...
Category
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Pair Of Iron Candlesticks Cj Vombach Frankfurt A. Main Sachsenhausen Circa 1880
Located in Bilzen, BE
A pair of cast iron candlesticks by "CJ Vombach Frankfurt A. Main Sachsenhausen" in neo-Gothic style
Signed in de base inside
Circa 1880
Height 19 cm
Category
Late 19th Century German Gothic Revival Antique Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Berlin Iron
Val Saint Lambert Crystal Vase Cut to Clear, Label and Signed
By Val Saint Lambert
Located in Verviers, BE
Val Saint Lambert crystal vase cut to clear, label and signed
Beautiful Val Saint Lambert circular crystal vase, hand-cut-to-clear,
the glass is thick, deeply and evenly cut,
Origin...
Category
1950s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
"The Dying Gaul": Bronze sculpture 'Gala Morente' cast by CHIURAZZI NAPOLI
Located in Ixelles, BE
The Dying Gaul.
- Description of the Work:
A Celtic warrior lies nude, half-reclining on his shield, his body contorted by pain. His right hand touches the ground while his face, m...
Category
19th Century Hellenistic Antique Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Loetz Small Vase With Colered Dots Austria 1930s
By Loetz Glass
Located in Verviers, BE
Loetz Art Nouveau vase with details of Colered dots glass 1930s
Beautifully decorated glass
Rare to find with original condition
The piece is in good condition and a real beauty!
P...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Art Deco sculpture athlete with rope by Max Le Verrier on stone base France 1930
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco sculpture athlete with rope by Max Le Verrier.
The sculpture is executed in Art Metal with green patina and stands on a carved stone base
France 1937.
Similar model is ill...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Metal
Alexandre / Belgium Vase green glazed terracotta decorated with Fish in relief
Located in Verviers, BE
Signed: Alexandre / Belgium Vase green glazed terracotta decorated with Fish in relief
Alexandre Gempfenstein (Alexandre de Wemmel) (Ukrainian Be...
Category
1930s Belgian Art Nouveau Vintage Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage female mannequin head, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Beautiful female mannequin head made from plaster servings as an advertising bust in a shop.
It was used to be displayed at a shopcounter or vitrine....
Category
1960s French Art Deco Vintage Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
Boiled Leather Trunk, Spanish, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Leather trunk
Spanish, 17th century
Boiled Leather, wood and iron
Measures: 22 x 53 x 32 cm.
Provenance :
- collection Metz-Noblat, Château de Clevant, France
Rectangular trunk of the form and size of a small suitcase with wrought iron hinges and lock-plate.
Wood, covered with leather, cut and embossed with every surface of the thick cow hide covered in interlace, zoomorphic features.
The construction method is boiled leather, often referred to by its French translation cuir-bouilli: a process used to change flexible, vegetable-tanned leather into rigid, moulded objects. For shaping of the vegetable-tanned leather, heat and moisture were used, as indicated by the term boiled leather. No written medieval sources describing the production of decorated cuir bouilli objects survive, so knowledge of the process relies on the important studies of the Scottish leather historian John William Waterer. A large range of methods, materials and techniques could be used in various combinations. The vegetable-tanned leather, made supple with moisture and heat, was stuffed, shaped and nailed to the rigid wooden coffer support. The stuffing material was probably modeled beeswax or stearin wax. To shape the leather, to create its topography, « Cushions » were made by lacing a thread through an awl hole and attaching the flexible leather and stuffing to the rigid wooden support on the bottom. Then the decoration was done: lines were incised through the upper layer of the leather (epidermis) with different thicknesses of knives or needles. Contours were created with deep v-shaped cuts, decoration with thin incision and final details with a needle point. For the incision and pouncing stage, the leather was probably kept heated and moistened for suppleness.
Once dry, the leather would be hard and rigid.
the saturated leather is worked over a form, possibly even damp sand, with the pattern shaped using bone or wooden tools. Compare to metal, leather was lighter and it offered protection from cuts and punctures. Cuir bouilli objects were produced by specialist leather workers and needed skillful craftsmanship.
The surface is filled with roundels shaped foliages enclosing animals, lions and peacocks. The foliate arabesques creating a vegetal connection tweet the animals create the impression of a lush verdant space . The vegetal pattern here employed in combination with geometrical pattern came from the pre-islamic artistic traditions of the Byzantine and Sasanian empires. An aspect of Islamic geometry Is the basic symmetrical repetition and mirroring of the shapes that create a sense of harmony.
The decoration of this truck is inspired by the islamic « arabesque » a form of vegetal ornament composed of spirals, intertwining plants and abstract curvilinear motifs. An arabesque character is given to the birds of the decorations through extreme stylisation. This arabesque maintained the classical tradition of median symmetry, freedom in Detail and heterogeneity of ornament.
The presence of the peacocks is a paradisiacal allusion: in popular Islamic literature they were among the original inhabitants of the garden of Paradise expelled with Adam and Eve. Peacock as a decorative motif may have originated in the West, despite their eastern provenance. There was an ancient belief that the flesh and feathers of peacock do not decay. This led to the peacock becoming a christian symbol for Christ’s resurrection.
Renowned for their decorative wall hangings, seventeenth-century Spanish leatherworkers also produced utilitarian objects, such as this trunk. A similar trunk is on display at the Metropolitan museum of art ( 09.158.1).
Related literature :
Davies L. 2006. Cuir bouilli. Conservation of leather and related materials, 94-102, Oxford: elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann
Grabar, Oleg. The Mediation of Ornament. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1992
Gabriela Germana Roquez, "El mueble en el Peru en el siglo XVIII...
Category
17th Century Antique Belgium - Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
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