Chicago - Decorative Objects

This box is part woodland, part wink. A mid to late 20th century American Adirondack fantasy, it is clad entirely in cut birch branches and raised on birch branch legs, as if it simp...

Expertly sculpted of Chinese Peking glass, these elegant vases from the early 20th century are aglow with brilliant yellow color, the shade of a ripe buddha's hand citron. In a proce...

Angelo Mangiarotti Red Secticon Model T2 Table Clock Italy, 1970s Red Secticon T2 table clock designed by architect Angelo Mangiarotti. The clock features a brass tone dial with Rom...

An oversized stack of Buffalo Nickels, cast in solid zinc, cool to the touch and satisfyingly weighty in the hand. Industrial metal elevates humble pocket change into something sculp...

An 18th-century French carved marble mortar, rich with history and softened by centuries of use, its surface worn smooth with a patina that only 250 years of culinary tradition could...

The Chinese bi disc has a mysterious and spiritual history, and its function and significance remains uncertain. Thought to provide a conduit to the celestial plane, the bi disc is a...

Produced in the 40s by McCoy Pottery, this set of two ceramic vases serves as both classic decorative art and functional pieces for any home. Adorn any shelf or table with a solitary...

Strong in form and heavy in weight, the bottle openers are elegant in their simplicity and precision. Solid bar stock is transformed through the most minimal intervention possible, c...

This early 20th-century English desk clip is a charming and practical piece of history. Featuring a brass horseshoe mounted on a chip-carved wood base, it was originally designed to ...

An incredible early 20th century Makenge hand-built ceramic palm wine pot with a graceful shape including a narrow neck and a wide belly. The pot is covered ...

Ida Vase Named for Ida Rubinstein, the Belle Époque dancer and art patron who commissioned Ravel’s Boléro, the vase embodies the same pioneering spirit that led her to form her own ...

This mid-20th century Italian basalt porcelain tazza is a refined study in classical elegance. With a wide, low bowl gracefully elevated on a turned foot, its proportions echo the ti...

Well-loved and richly worn, this petite bronze traveling shrine from North India depicts the Hindu god Ganesha. Attributed to 17th century or later, the palm-sized icon reveals its a...

This round, porcelain ginger jar is brightly glazed in the blue-and-white manner. A combination of stenciled linework and hand-brushed shading, the jar is decorated with garden scene...

Along with paper, ink and inkstone, the brush is one of the Four Treasures of the scholar’s studio. Arguably the most important tool, the brush served as a direct link to the artist’...

Every inch of this fantastic Chinese fish bowl is adorned with hand-painted overglaze enamels, a manner of porcelain decorating known as famille rose. Rendered in pastel shades and gilded accents, famille rose porcelain was popular in the late Qing dynasty (1648-1911) as an export style that melded the technical virtuosity of imperial porcelain with fanciful color palettes that met Western tastes. Beautifully painted with intricate detail and soft shading, the enameled fish bowl depicts the Eight Immortals of Taoist mythology journeying to attend the peach banquet of the Queen Mother of the West. Considered the goddess of longevity, this heavenly deity holds a banquet every 6,000 years to share her peaches of immortality, a myth popularized in the 16th-century novel Journey to the West. The Eight Immortals each ride a mythical beast towards the Queen's mountain palace, surrounded by cranes and spotted deer for further blessings of longevity. The interior of the bowl is decorated as well, enameled with goldfish and underwater flora. Today, we love using a bowl of this scale as an indoor fish pond...

This exquisite set of four mid-20th century Dutch Delft vases showcases the timeless beauty of blue and white pottery. Each vase features a graceful silhouette with wide lips, long n...

Roger Capron ceramic vase titled Day and Night created in 1970 with Jean Derval. This form was often also created as a lamp. The vase is much more rare and a similar vase is pictured...

Pair of Rosewood Dresser Boxes w/ lids, 1960’s. Beautiful condition. Large box measures 9.5” long 4” deep 2” tall. Small box measures 4” x 4” 2” tall.

Hand carved and lacquered wood and brass Mandarin Duck statue or figurine by Sarreid Ltd. The Sarreid company is know for their quality and craftsmanship in areas of manufacturing su...

The now iconic bronze coupe vase from the Rick Owens bronze relic collection. This is shown in the nitrate patina. Each piece is handmade and hand patinated so there is always a slig...

Paolo Soleri Special Order Large 55 inch Brutalist Windbell 1975 Cast aluminum, patinated bronze, and copper 55 h × 13 w × 7½ d in Cast artist's cipher to body. Condition: Natural pa...

Max Neufeldt Heart College 1990c Dimensions: 12.75"high x 15" wide 3" deep Condition: Very good original vintage condition This striking collage is an original work by renowned Cali...

A sculpture of many violins by French artist Fernandez Arman created for Christofle in 1984 as a new years gift wishing for a happy new year. Signed and stamped. Silver plate bronze...

Described in ancient Chinese texts as a “full moon dyed with spring water,” celadon bowls and plates are prized for their soft color and luminous sheen. Perfected over centuries, cel...

Arthur Espenet Carpenter Exotic Walnut Box, 1961 A finely crafted wooden box by celebrated California studio furniture maker Arthur Espenet Carpenter, dated 1961. Made from richly fi...

Described in ancient Chinese texts as the “moon dyed with spring water,” celadon ceramics are prized for their well-proportioned forms and luminous blue-green glazes. This vintage ce...

This whimsical Chinese ginger jar is decorated with famille verte enamels for an allover design of leafy green cabbage. Depicting the white stalks and curling leaves of a head of nap...

This late Victorian hand mirror has a lovely silver plated frame with chased decoration of geometric patterns and foliate scrollwork. The rectang...

These monumental Chinese roof tiles were once installed as part of the elaborate roof of a Ming-dynasty temple or grand courtyard home. Dated to the 17th century or earlier, the scul...

A stunning 17th century Italian leather covered wood trunk covered in brass nail heads, some spelling out a word on top, and with iron strap hinges a...

The iconic bronze Evase vase from the Rick Owens bronze relic collection. This is shown in the black patina. Each bronze is hand crafted in France and is signed. Can be used as vas...

This tall, transparent Windsor vase was designed by J.G Durand for the French manufacturer Luminarc during the 1970s. Made of cut pressed glass Verrerie d'Arques, this solid piece is...

This Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) storage jar is attributed to the kilns of Yunnan province, loosely decorated with cobalt underglaze in a manner typical of the region. Dated to the 15th...

The Paper Series embodies the idea of crumpling paper set in time. The materiality of the brass is utilized by the intricate folds and bends that not on...

Vibrant, sleek and full of character, this vintage pedal car was once the prized possession of children all across America. A popular toy since the late 19th century, pedal cars expe...

This round, porcelain ginger jar is brightly glazed in the blue-and-white manner. A combination of stenciled linework and hand-brushed shading, the sides and lid are enlivened with a...

An iconic bottle form by the French ceramic artists Jacques and Dani Ruelland. A pale gray body with a shadow of a stripe with cream white band and then shifting to the palest of gra...

Expertly cast and lacquered bronze finished sculpture of an atlas type figure supporting a bevelled 1" thick glass top. The base is a stepped and black lacquered rectangular plinth.

This blue-and-white porcelain teapot dates to the early 20th century and would have been used as either a teapot for brewed tea or as a ewer for dispensing boiled water during tea ce...

Vibrant, sleek and full of character, this vintage pedal car was once the prized possession of children all across America. A popular toy since the late 19th century, pedal cars expe...

Trunks and storage chests were the most ubiquitous form of household storage throughout the Ming and Qing dynasties. Used to store clothes, linens and other household items, trunks w...

Ioan Nemtoi, (Romanian b. 1964) art glass vase with custom, square glass case. A beautiful and breathtaking, hand-blown, thick walled vase in red, blue, yellow, orange, peach, purple...

Capture the essence of Hellenistic artistry with our exquisite reproduction of the famed "Benevento Head." Meticulously crafted from plaster and adorned with a lifelike bronze finish...

Large clear glass abstract sculpture, on rectangular block base, by glass Maestro, Livio Seguso. From MuranoNet: Livid Seguso, glass sculptor and Maestro. Born in Murano in 193...

This colorful porcelain bowl dates to the early 20th century and was once used for serving food or presenting food offerings on a home altar. Shaped like an eight-petal flower, the d...

This three-tiered container is a 19th-century white brass incense clock, once used as a relatively accurate method to mark the passage of time. Incense c...

Jim Rose, known primarily for his steel furniture, was an avid collector and scoured salvage yards for unique and interesting items. Here, found steel objects are welded together to ...

This beautiful green sphere is an early 20th century glass float used by fishermen to keep their fishing nets or droplines afloat in the ocean. The hollow float would have been encased by a rope netting and used just like a modern buoy. Because these floats were commonly produced from recycled bottles, most antique glass floats...

This shallow brass bowl is a monumental version of the Indian open fire cooking vessel known as urli or uruli. Traditionally, these wide metal basins were used for preparing ayurvedi...

A stunning and rare 18th century French hand-wrought iron weathervane, from Normandy, with a stylized dragon "flag" the moves according the wind, and with four wrought-iron flowers t...

The contemporary Czech glass Stella large vase, from a single stem to a beautiful bouquet, the Stella vases highlight any flower arrangement they co...

Georges Jouve Soleil Bowl, Black glazed earthenware. Incised artist's cipher to the underside. France, c. 1950 It can hang on the wall.

This late 19th century covered jar takes its rounded shape from serving tureens used to serve soups and stews. Contrasted by a crisp white field, the lid and sides are decorated with a lively scene of children at play in a courtyard garden. Accompanied by a man and woman, the children are each playing with a different toy, including a kite, a reed organ...

Brutalist candelabras, in the style of Paul Evans. Striated texture, black patinated impressions, six candle wells, beveled angle edges with archi...

A fantastic mid-20th century Italian handwoven porcelain sculpture constructed in a vase form of thinly hand-applied strips of porcelain, and then finished in a white glaze.

A mid-20th century Chinese woven reed gathering basket with a bentwood handle attached with simple iron straps.

This shallow bronze bowl is an open fire cooking vessel known as urli, used throughout southern India for preparing ayurvedic medicines and cooking large quantities of food for gathe...

With monumental scale and beautiful, hand-carved details, this remarkable red lacquer hibachi is a true work of art. Designed to hold glowing embers, hibachi vessels such as this were used for cooking or as a source of heat in Japanese homes. Placed under a low wood kotatsu table...

Strikingly simple and minimal, the contemporary, modern, asymmetrical candle wall sconce, made from mirror polish stainless steel, reflects the light doubling it’s effect which perfe...