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Item Ships From: Brussels
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 Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vase by Carlo Nason, 1960s.
By Carlo Nason
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vase by Carlo Nason, 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Pierre Forssell gold plated cups + carafe Made by hand Skultuna Sweden Brancusi
By Pierre Forssell, Brancusi, Skultuna, Pierre Forsell
Located in Forest, BE
This series of drinking cups with the matching flask/carafe with was hand crafted in the 1970's at the Skultuna factory next to the studio were Pierre Forssell was working with he's ...
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
Mid-Century Modern Horse Ceramic Sculpture by Aldo Londi, Italy, 1960
By Aldo Londi
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Horse Ceramic Sculpture by Aldo Londi, Italy, 1960
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Modern Sculpture by Alessio Tasca, Italy, 1970s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic by Alessio Tasca, Italy, 1970s
Category
1970s Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Bassano Vase by Jenna Basso Pietrobon
By Jenna Basso Pietrobon
Located in Geneve, CH
Bassano Vase by Jenna Basso Pietrobon
Dimensions: W 14 x D 14 x H 33 cm
Materials: Ceramic.
Jenna Basso Pietrobon, born in 1986, is an artist whose work delves into societal issues through the lens of her personal experiences. She offers an unfiltered critique of political, economic, and social systems, employing a diverse range of mediums, including painting, sculpture, photography, architecture, design, psychology, performance, and activism. While pursuing her Master's in Fine Arts at Columbia University in New York, she was profoundly influenced by her professors Sarah Sze and Rirkrit Tiravanija...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$1,057 / item
Untitled No. 47 Vase by Marea Hildebrand
Located in Geneve, CH
Untitled No. 47 Vase by Marea Hildebrand
Handmade
Dimensions: D 38 x W 38 x H 32 cm
Materials: Stoneware with slip.
Marea Hildebrand (b. 1989) is a Zurich-based ceramic artist with...
Category
2010s Swiss Post-Modern Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
$3,700 / item
“Luna” Blown glass vase resting on a marble base by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
Luna by Ettore Sottsass
“Luna” Blown glass vase resting on a marble base by Ettore Sottsass.
Very pale green glass vase resting on a gray veined white marble base.
From a limited edition of 29 copies.
Our example designed and manufactured in 1997 and bearing the number 1/29.
Lit. : Marino Barovier, Sottsass: Glass works, 1998, p.108.
Our example designed and manufactured in 1997 and bearing number 1/29.
Signed with diamond point “venini 97 Ettore Sottsass 1/29”.
Original transparent plastic label holder...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
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 Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
Art Deco Guido Cacciapuoti Cast Bronze Figurine Sculpture of a Lady
By Guido Cacciapuoti
Located in Torquay, GB
Art Deco cast bronze sculpture of a lady.
Attributed to Guido Cacciapuoti (Italian 1892-1953).
Featuring a stylised striking representation of an elegant yet mysterious lady.
Dual to...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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 Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
René Lalique (1860-1945) 8-Day Clock “ANTOINETTE” (1931)
By René Lalique
Located in Ixelles, BE
René Lalique (1860-1945) 8-Day Clock “ANTOINETTE” (1931).
Discover the timeless splendor of the 8-day clock “ANTOINETTE” (1931) by René Lalique (1860-1945). This exceptional clock, ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Pendant by Miguel Berrocal
Located in Brussels, BE
Pendant by Miguel Berrocal (1933-2006).
Category
1970s Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Grand Tour Cinerarium - 18th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
18th century Grand Tour Cinerarium
Limestone, inlaid with Roman marble fragments and fresco's
Annotation of finding spot indistinctively written on the fragments ("forum trajan","for...
Category
18th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone, Marble
Large Terracotta Relief - Lombardy, First Half of 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Large Terracotta relief of the flight into Egypt
Lombardy, first half of 17th century
Painted terracotta
91 x 85 x 11,5 cm
This event in the early life of Christ is recounted i...
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
$62,474 Sale Price
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Moon Jar by Bicci De' Medici Studio
Located in Geneve, CH
Moon jar by Bicci de' Medici Studio
Dimensions: Diameter 30cm x height 30cm
Materials: Ceramic. Porcelain. Pigment.
Technique: Hand-crafted. Freeform. Glazed.
Bicci de’ Medi...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
$1,797 / item
JEF LAMBEAUX (1852 – 1908) Bronze Statue "THE DANCER WITH CASTANETS"
By Jef Lambeaux
Located in Ixelles, BE
JEF LAMBEAUX (1852 – 1908) Bronze Statue "THE DANCER WITH CASTANETS" .
Imagine a sculpture that transcends mere representation to capture the very essence of movement and passion. "...
Category
19th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
sculpture of a fish, signed
Located in Brussels, BE
sculpture of a fish, signed
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
1970s Lucite and Golden Metal Vide-Poche in Hollywood Regency Style
Located in Brussel, BE
This refined 1970s Italian vide-poche is crafted from thick stacked Lucite accented with golden metal details, offering a sleek and sculptural presence. The central concave dish — al...
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Plexiglass
Rare Romanesque Capital Depicting Four Africans, Apulia, 13th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Large stone capital carved on each side in strong relief. The basket is covered with two crowns of vertical acanthus leaves which sprout from the astragal and fill the space between ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Medieval Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
$22,106 Sale Price
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Contemporary Vocanic Clay V-1396 KUWABATA Series Vessel
Located in 1204, CH
At its core, my work rejects the idea of perfection. Being free of flaws and defects directly contradicts my idea of freedom of expression, and I see my work as a vehicle for communi...
Category
2010s Belgian Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Small Amphora in Terracotta by Marta Bonilla
Located in Geneve, CH
Small amphora in terracotta by Marta Bonilla
Dimensions: D20 x H25 cm
Materials: Terracotta, clay
Small amphora in terracotta: Low temperature hand modeled piece. Enameled insid...
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay, Terracotta
$687 / item
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 Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Hand Blown Murano Glasss Frame by Barovier & Toso
Located in Brussels, BE
Hand Blown Murano Glasss Frame by Barovier & Toso
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Eagles 16th Century from North Italy Church Lectern
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Exceptional pair of aigles of the 16th century of Italy
Superbe pair of wooden sculpted aigles from the Italian Renaissance. Very Fine and delicate sculpture
The pair of eagles se...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
Untitled No. 49 Vase by Marea Hildebrand
Located in Geneve, CH
Untitled No. 49 Vase by Marea Hildebrand
Handmade
Dimensions: D 32 x W 32 x H 37 cm
Materials: Stoneware with slip.
Marea Hildebrand (b. 1989) is a Zurich-based ceramic artist with...
Category
2010s Swiss Post-Modern Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
$3,700 / item
Postmodern Vase "Memphis" produced by Formia, 1985
Located in Brussels, BE
Postmodern Vase "Memphis" produced by Formia, 1985
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Dove Vase by Cosmin Florea
Located in Geneve, CH
Dove vase by Cosmin Florea
Unique piece
Dimensions: W 40 x D 15 x H 45 cm
Materials: Stoneware
Inspired by my love for pristine nature, this sculptural vase...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
$1,440 / item
Pierre Forssell Brass Candleholders Made by hand in Skultuna Sweden. Brancusi
By Pierre Forssell, Brancusi, Skultuna, Pierre Forsell
Located in Forest, BE
This series of candleholders was hand crafted in the 1970's at the Skultuna factory next to the studio were Pierre Forssell was working with he's assistant. The candleholder is made ...
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Murano glass vase by Flavio Poli
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in Uccle, BE
Murano glass vase by Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d’Arte.
Generously sized vase, conical in shape.
In sommerso glass, the bright red body covered with transparent yellow glass.
Color va...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Flint V Sculpture by Pol Quadens
Located in Geneve, CH
Flint V Sculpture by Pol Quadens
Unique Piece.
Dimensions: D 55 x W 75 x H 250 cm.
Materials: Polished stainless steel.
Pol Quadens was born in Brussels....
Category
2010s Belgian Post-Modern Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
$52,862 / item
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Sculpture by Alessio Tasca, Italy, 1970s
By Alessio Tasca
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Sculpture by Alessio Tasca, Italy, 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury Sculpture Signed Émile Gilioli, Numbered 2/5, France, 1950s
By Émile Gilioli
Located in Brussels, BE
Midcentury Sculpture signed Émile Gilioli, numbered 2/5, France, 1950s.
Category
1950s French Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Scottish Ram in Polychrome Wood, 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Superb polychrome carved wooden ram from Scotland-19th century
Very elegant and surprising ram which is almost carved at life size which comes from a Manor in Scotland.
Uncommon ...
Category
19th Century Scottish Folk Art Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
René Lalique (1860-1945): "MONT DORE" Bowl (1928), Masterpiece
By René Lalique
Located in Ixelles, BE
René Lalique (1860-1945): "MONT DORE" Bowl (1928), Masterpiece
The "Mont Doré" bowl by René Lalique is a remarkable piece that embodies both Lalique's artistic talent and the essen...
Category
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
3 flower vases by Carlo Nason for AZ. Mazzega, Murano glass, 1960, Italy
By Carlo Nason
Located in Brussels, BE
3 flower vases by Carlo Nason for AZ. Mazzega, Murano glass, 1960, Italy
Dimensions D: 1) 8, 2)13,5 cm H: 1)34, 2)22,5, 3)19 cm W: 1) 11,5, 2)15, 3)6,5 cm
The Italian de...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
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 Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
$12,975 Sale Price
40% Off
Circular Marble Chess Set: A Melody of Beige and Terracotta Brown
Located in Ixelles, BE
Circular Marble Chess Set: A Melody of Beige and Terracotta Brown.
Discover this magnificent chess set, a true work of art designed to delight both discerning collectors and passion...
Category
20th Century Pakistani Mid-Century Modern Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Untitled No. 46 Vase by Marea Hildebrand
Located in Geneve, CH
Untitled No. 46 Vase by Marea Hildebrand
Handmade
Dimensions: D 28 x W 28 x H 28 cm
Materials: Stoneware with slip, glaze.
Marea Hildebrand (b. 1989) is a Zurich-based ceramic arti...
Category
2010s Swiss Post-Modern Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
$2,775 / item
Silver-plated paperweight "Jardin d'Eden" collection Marcel Wanders, Christofle
By Christofle
Located in Brussels, BE
Silver-plated paperweight "Jardin d'Eden" collection by Marcel Wanders for Christofle, 2010
Category
2010s French Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Hand Blown Murano Glasss Frame by Barovier & Toso
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Brussels, BE
Hand Blown Murano Glasss Frame by Barovier & Toso
Barovier & Toso is one of the oldest family businesses in the world. It was founded in 1295, originally named “Barovier”.
It is li...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Attributed to GUSTAVE LOUIS BUCHET (1888-1963) Bronze statue "L'EFFORT"
By Gustave Buchet
Located in Ixelles, BE
Attributed to GUSTAVE LOUIS BUCHET (1888-1963) Bronze statue "L'EFFORT" or "L'ATHLETE".
Description of the work The statue "L'EFFORT" or "THE MAN LIFTING A STONE" Attributed to Gust...
Category
20th Century Swiss Art Deco Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Black and Yellow Sèvres Ceramic Bowl Signed Kéramos Sèvres, France 1950.
By Keramos Sèvres
Located in Brussels, BE
50's ceramic bowl signed Kéramos Sèvres.
Matt black outside and glossy yellow inside.
In the style of Paul Chambost.
France 1950.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$432 Sale Price
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Mid-Century Modern Bronze Ashtray by Jules Wabbes, 1960s
By Jules Wabbes
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Bronze Ashtray by Jules Wabbes, 1960s
Category
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
JEF LAMBEAUX (1852-1908) "Bust of a Young Woman" in bronze
By Jef Lambeaux
Located in Ixelles, BE
JEF LAMBEAUX (1852-1908) "Bust of a Young Woman" in bronze.
Jef Lambeaux's "Bust of a Young Woman" with bared breasts is a striking work of art that embodies both beauty and controversy. Created by the eminent Belgian sculptor Jef Lambeaux (1852-1908), this bronze sculpture reveals exceptional technical mastery and extraordinary artistic sensitivity. The young woman depicted, with her hair flowing freely and her face imbued with serenity, embodies the quintessence of feminine beauty.
This work is part of the Romantic Realism...
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Gilt Bronze Edouard Rambaud Picture Frame, circa 1990, Paris, France.
By Edouard Rambaud
Located in Brussels, BE
Highly decorative Edouard Rambaud picture frame, circa 1990, Paris, France.
Gilt bronze, glass, black velvet.
Stamped: Edouard Rambaud Paris.
Dimensions: 15 cm H, 15 cm W, 12 cm D.
A...
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Wood Sculpture, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Wood sculpture, 1950s.
Category
1950s Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$2,252
Agnolo di Polo Firenze 1470 - Arezzo 1528' - Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Agnolo di Polo (Firenze 1470 - Arezzo 1528)
Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
Around 1510-1520
Painted and gilded terracotta
55.5 x 24 x 16.5 cm
San Nicholas de Tolentino is represe...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
$15,378 Sale Price
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Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Sculpture by Alessio Tasca, Italy, 1970s
By Alessio Tasca
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Sculpture by Alessio Tasca, Italy, 1970s
Designer Biography :
"Tasca was born 1929. He studied at the Art Institutes of Nove, Venice and Florence. He comes from a family of potters and started to work with clay early, first with his brothers (production of huge panels...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
V Nason & C. Murano Sommerso Large Amber Glass Duck Sculpture
By V. Nasson & Co.
Located in Torquay, GB
Monumental chunky glass duck by V Nason & Co Murano.
Solid amber glass duck sculpture weighing approximately 3.5kg prepackaged.
Still retains its original silver foil label.
No damage.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Antique Swedish Wooden Kitchen Cabinet 1846 Handmade Folk Craft great condition
Located in Forest, BE
Swedish antique pine hand build wooden kitchen cabinet. Made to be used as a dough plater storage to the left side and a storage to the right side. Fine quality of wood. It is a true...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Two rare Figures in Turkish Attire - Venice, early 17th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Rare Bronzes Depicting two Figures in Turkish Attire
Possibly Suleiman the Magnificent at two different ages
bronzes, alabaster bases
Venice, early 17th century
19,5 x 6 x 5 cm
These two rare bronze statuettes represent two figures dressed in elaborate "Turkish" attire. They are mounted on alabaster bases with bronze reliefs—one featuring the winged lion of Venice, and the other possibly symbolizing Turkey with a wolf depiction.
One figure wears a grand külah, a spherical turban with a cone top, signifying royal authority, while the other has a wrapped turban, denoting rank and religious identity. Their garments are richly detailed with intricate engravings, suggesting luxurious fabrics of the Ottoman court.
The statuettes may represent Suleiman the Magnificent at two different stages of life, as both young and old. The sultan depicted alongside the winged lion corresponds to a description from a Venetian delegate in 1534, when Suleiman was 43. At that time, he had conquered Iraq from the Safavids and achieved a decisive victory over the Papal fleet at the Battle of Preveza. He was described as having large eyes, an aquiline nose, and long red mustaches—traits visible in Cristofano dell'Altissimo’s portrait of Suleiman in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
Unlike Mehmed II, who commissioned portraits by European artists for diplomatic purposes, Suleiman did not directly order such representations. Instead, his likeness spread through works by artists like Albrecht Dürer, based on sketches made by diplomats. Following his capture of Belgrade in 1521, his victory over Hungary in 1526, and his siege of Vienna...
Category
17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster, Bronze
Antique Swedish Wooden basket backpack 1800's Handmade Folk Craft
Located in Forest, BE
Swedish antique pine and birch wooden backpack storage box. It was use to pickup the berries in the woods. Fine quality of birch bentwood. It is a true piece from the early 19 centur...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Birch, Pine
Low Travertino Silver Vases by Bicci De’ Medici
Located in Geneve, CH
Low Travertino silver vases
Dimensions: Diameter 15cm x height 16cm
Materials: Travertino Marble. Silver Vein.
Technique: Hand-crafted, natural finished.
About:
Bicci de’ Medici...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Mid-Century Modern Japan Bronze, 19th Century
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Japan Bronze, 19th Century
Category
19th Century Antique Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pierre Forssell Brass Candleholders Made by hand in Skultuna Sweden. Brancusi
By Pierre Forsell, Pierre Forssell, Brancusi, Skultuna
Located in Forest, BE
This series of candleholders was hand crafted in the 1970's at the Skultuna factory next to the studio were Pierre Forssell was working with he's assistant. The candleholder is made ...
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Ch. and I. Wolkoff Sculptural Gemstone
By Wolkoff
Located in Brussels, BE
Ivan et Chantal Wolkoff. sculpture in lucite brass, metal and gemstone, quartz and pyrite. signed by the artist on the lucite and the metal.
Category
1990s French Mid-Century Modern Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Amethyst, Quartz
Italian Brutalist Travertine Rhinoceros Sculptures by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Brussels, BE
Italian Brutalist Travertine Rhinoceros Sculptures by Fratelli Mannelli, Italy, 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Travertine
Sculpture By Marthe Donas circa's 1920
By Marthe Donas
Located in Brussels, BE
Bronze Sculpture in black patin circa 1920 (mother and child) by Marthe Donas Signed (MDONAS).
Marthe DONAS is an artist born in Belgium in 1885 and died in 1967,
The Belgian artist...
Category
1920s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
"Scozzese" Vase 4595 by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini, 1954-1957
By Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Brussels, BE
"Scozzese" vase 4595 by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini, 1954-1957.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Brussels - Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
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Zoë Powell’s Magnolia 05 Vessel Is Handmade from Clay She Unearthed Herself
The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.
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The pair behind the Instagram account @houseplantclub share their tips for making any room of the house gloriously green.
Paris Gallerist Sandy Toupenet Gets Fired Up over 20th-Century Ceramics and Inventive New Makers
Her space on the city’s Left Bank mixes mid-century pieces by the likes of Jean Cocteau and Pablo Picasso with whimsical contemporary creations.
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