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Item Ships From: Chicago
Burmese Yun Lacquer Container, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
In many southeast Asian cultures, offering guests a betel quid to chew was the fundamental symbol of hospitality. A blend of leaves, nuts, seasonings, and sometimes tobacco, betel was kept in finely worked and decorated boxes. This round container was originally the lid to a Burmese betel box...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Folk Art Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo
Brass Eleven Candleholder by Gentner Design
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass Eleven candleholder by Gentner Design
Dimensions: D 7.6 x H 2 cm
Materials: polished brass
Also available in darkened brass.
Milled from a solid piece of brass, the cande...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$474 / item
Guido Gamboni Lady Figurine Salt Cellar
By Guido Gambone
Located in Chicago, IL
Ceramic salt cellar in the form of a woman from the great master and innovator of Modern Italian Ceramics, Guido Gambone. Signature and famous donk...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$3,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Bronze Arabian Stallion Figures Ion Footed Mahogany Plinths
Located in Chicago, IL
Excellent casting and color perfected by age, bronze Arabian stallions on removable mahogany footed plinths.
Category
Early 20th Century American Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$1,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Senufo Copper Reeds Currency Bracelet, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
The traditional form of the Senufo currency bracelet is stripped down in this more minimalistic version. Two gracefully upswept bands join to form a ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Nigerian Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Brass Bud Vase I by Gentner Design
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass bud vase by Gentner Design
Dimensions: D 5 x W 5 x H 10 cm
Materials: dull tarnished brass
Each of these delicately, handcrafted Bud Vases is...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$379 / item
Chinese Unglazed Terracotta Rice Jar, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Shaped according to millennia-old prototypes fired in Bronze Age, this early 20th-century ceramic jar from northern China once stored wine and spirits made from rice and grains. Thro...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Tibetan Repoussé Traveling Shrine, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as Gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to hold and carry sacred objects during long journeys....
Category
Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Chinese Ceramic Glazed Urn, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
At once ancient and contemporary, this beautiful urn speaks to the timelessness of Chinese ceramic design. Made in northern China in the early 20th century, the urn pays respect to m...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
African Redware Gooseneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Covered in a beautifully worn red clay slip, this hand-formed African vessel has a dramatic silhouette of a squat, ovoid body and a long, narrow neck. Subtly etched crosshatch patter...
Category
15th Century and Earlier African Primitive Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Carved Wood and Silver Sculpture of Raptor Bird on Falconer's Hand
Located in Chicago, IL
Wonderfully carved falcon or hawk, mounted on a carved wood hand. Silver talons and beak. All surmounted on a C-shaped chrome steel bracket and black acr...
Category
1970s American Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate, Chrome, Steel
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Modern Murano Italian Art Glass Ashtray Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid-Century Modern Murano Italian Art Glass Ashtray Bowl
Unusual Murano glass bowl with swirls colors. White underside and interesting organic shape.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Hand-Carved Chinese Footed Stone Basin
Located in Chicago, IL
A clean-lined interpretation of an ancient form, this footed basin was hand-carved of zhenzhu stone by artisans in China's Shandong province. It looks as if...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
A Pair on Antique Limestone Lions, France c.1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique pair of tufa limestone garden lions dates to the early 19th century and came from southern France or possibly, Italy. The lions are quite regal in appearance and hold he...
Category
Early 20th Century French Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
$4,500 / set
Terracotta Bura Spirit Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sometimes called a "Bura bell" due to its shape, this sculptural terra cotta object was part of the Bura tribe's burial ritual. Buried with its flared mouth facing down, this cylindrical storage...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerien Tribal Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Children's Hat Charm, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
An unusual and charming antique, this 20th century Chinese charm was once used to adorn the embroidered crown of a traditional children's hat. Amulets such as this were worn on hats ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Revival Wood & Brass Recumbent Gazelle
Located in Chicago, IL
Unusual and refined Art Deco revival carved wood gazelle with brass antlers.
Category
1970s American Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Silas Seandel Sun Spots Sculpture
By Silas Seandel
Located in Chicago, IL
Silas Seandel Sun Spots Sculpture, composed of Torch cut bronze, steel, copper and brass elements.
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Copper, Steel
$8,736 Sale Price
70% Off
Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper Vase in Carrara Marble
By Skipper, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Chicago, IL
Angelo Mangiarotti for Skipper vase in Carrara Marble.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble
$3,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Bura Spirit Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sometimes called a "Bura bell" due to its shape, this sculptural terracotta form would have been a critical component of burial rituals of the Bura people of Niger. Buried with its flared mouth facing down, this cylindrical storage...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerien Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Chinese Art Deco Persimmon Vase with White Cranes, circa 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on the enduring phoenix tail form that dates to China’s Bronze Age, this porcelain vase from the 1920s exhibits the sinuous lines and gilded refinement that helped to define ...
Category
1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Beaded Ndebele Initiation Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African cultures for centuries, and were exclusively distributed by the region's oba (king...
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Wood
Incised Copper Currency Anklet
Located in Chicago, IL
Time-honored texture and form define this Nigerian copper sculptural object. The intricate geometry was achieved through a process known as scarification. The artisan would meticulou...
Category
19th Century Nigerian Tribal Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Ceramic Male Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
Ceramic male figure, fired stoneware with monochromatic pattern.
Incised signature underside.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$2,625
Chinese Finely Woven Lacquered Trunk, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
A work of art in itself, this finely woven Qing-dynasty trunk likely once stored prized painted scrolls. Framed in elmwood, the trunk’s panels are lined with thin reeds that were pai...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Large Horn Handle Magnifying Glass desk Accessory
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Large Horn Magnifying Glass. This was purchased from an estate and appears to be early.
Uncertain to maker and origin.
The brass rim is bent in slightly in one small are...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Pair of Brass and Crystal Candelabra
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of patinated brass double arm candelabra with cut crystal spacers and leaded crystal fluted center petite vase. Bobeche and striated candle cups are similar to Tommi Parzinger d...
Category
1950s American Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$1,560 Sale Price / set
20% Off
David Gil Ceramic Sculpture
By David Gil, Bennington Potters
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-built ceramic sculpture is set on a lucite frame that’s attached to a solid cherry base. There is a crack on the lucite frame, and we’ve priced it accordingly
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Cherry
Set of Six Small Fornasetti Dishes
By Fornasetti
Located in Chicago, IL
6 gold leaf ceramic dishes rare design with original box.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$2,541 / set
Abstract Ram Sculpture Clad In Miniature Glass Mosaic
Located in Chicago, IL
Detailed abstract ram sculpture with thousands of tiny tiles in lavender, turquoise and mirrored glass.
Category
1970s American Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Vintage Maitland Smith Coral or Pink Jewelry Box in Style of Karl Springer
By Maitland Smith
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Maitland Smith coral or pink jewelry box. Unmarked.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Clyde Burt Ceramic Vase
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt ceramic vase in glazed stoneware with incised, abstract details.
Signed to underside: [CB].
American, circa 1965.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$4,725
Holmegaard Vase
By Holmegaard
Located in Chicago, IL
Green transparent vase
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
$520
Chinese Black Lacquer Snack Box, c. 1820
Located in Chicago, IL
This simple lacquered box was once used as a 19th-century snack box, presented as a gift during holidays and special occasions. To the delight of the recipients, the unassuming box w...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Chinese Blue and White Jar with Mythical Fu Lions
Located in Chicago, IL
This round, porcelain storage jar is brightly glazed in the classic blue-and-white manner. A combination of stenciled linework and hand-brushed shading, the sides of the jar are deco...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Tomiya Matsuda Sinuous Modern Ceramic Sculpture
By Tomiya Matsuda
Located in Chicago, IL
Heathered earthen glazed terra cotta sculpture by Tomiya Matsuda (1939-2011). A sinuous abstract shape with unfinished sides and half round base. Geometr...
Category
1960s Japanese Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
$4,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Hugh Acton Planter
By Hugh Acton, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Chicago, IL
Hugh Acton Custom planter, solid Carrera marble with carved concave top.
Polished Carrera marble.
Signed on underside [acton].
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble
$6,825
Higgins Glass Bowl
By Michael and Frances Higgins
Located in Chicago, IL
Michael and Francis Higgins Bowl, Fused glass Pink, green and gold leaf bow with floral design on bottom surface.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$360 Sale Price
61% Off
Early Fantoni Vase
By Fantoni
Located in Chicago, IL
Early Fantoni vase, ceramic with green glaze.
[Signed underside Fantoni Italy with logo].
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$632 Sale Price
64% Off
Burmese Yun Lacquer Tray, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This round tray dates to the early 20th century and is a simple example of Burmese lacquerware. The tray is formed of thin bamboo strips that have been woven and coiled into shape, h...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo
Brushed Metal Vessel, Sculptural Object by Raju Peddada - "Untitled Vessel"
By Raju Peddada
Located in Chicago, IL
This prototype by designer Raju Peddada is a shift in contemporary decorative furnishings with an interactive design that engages, entices, challenges and inspires the observer on an...
Category
Early 2000s Canadian Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
$900 Sale Price
52% Off
Tomiya Matsuda Parcel Glazed Ceramic Sculpture
By Tomiya Matsuda
Located in Chicago, IL
Abstract ceramic sculpture in parcel glazed finish of brown and yellow border with center dotted open green band. Reverse side features an organic top element that is glazed dark green.
From the estate of William August Hoffman, a professor of ceramics at SAIC during Matsuda's (1939-2011) time there. Hoffman acquired the work from the artist when Matsuda returned to Japan in 1968.
1939 born in Nara Japan.
1961 Graduated from the Kyoto City College of Fine Arts Ceramic faculty.
1963 Graduate studies Kyoto City College of Fine Arts.
1963~1966 Instructor of Ceramics, Kyoto City College of Fine Arts.
1966~1968 Visiting Instructor in Ceramics, Art Institute of Chicago.
1963~1966 Exhibition of the Modern Arts Association.
1967 Art Institute of Chicago exhibition with Earl Hooks...
Category
1960s American Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
$4,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Smoky Black Clay Basin, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted in the early 20th century in southern China, this charcoal-black basin has a darkened exterior and bears the smoky traces of its fiery creation on...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
Buddha-Form Mahogany and Black Lacquer Sculpture on White Lucite Pedestal
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved and black lacquered mahogany bust of Buddha on mahogany plinth with white Lucite pedestal. The back of the head is open and can be used creatively. In this case, it is as a ve...
Category
1970s Unknown Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Lucite, Mahogany, Lacquer
$3,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Sergio Asti Vase
By Sergio Asti
Located in Chicago, IL
Sergio Asti Jaipur vase from the Toky collection, Superego Editions
This example is number 11 from the edition of 50. Glazed signature and edition to underside: [Jaipur N. 11/50]. Si...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$4,410
Paul McCobb Planner Group Jewelry Chest of Ten Drawers
By Paul McCobb
Located in Chicago, IL
Paul McCobb jewelry chest of ten drawers
Best to refinish this item. Finish shows wear as does the interiors of the drawers.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Smoked Sommerso Glass Vase
By Nils Landberg
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful hand blown sommerso glass vase. Great medium size and shape with excellent smoked grey color. In the manner of Nils Landberg for Orrefors.
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Carl Aubock Set of Smoking Accessories
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Chicago, IL
Brass and Wicker Wrapped pipe stand (Or Paperweight) with two brass spoon rests.
Category
1940s Austrian Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$1,280 Sale Price
20% Off
Polished Silver Decantor, Sculptural Object by Raju Peddada - "Arno"
By Raju Peddada
Located in Chicago, IL
A remarkable example of minimalist design and natural form, this silver vessel is both beautiful and functional. This prototype by designer Raju Peddada is a shift in contemporary d...
Category
Early 2000s Canadian Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$900 Sale Price
64% Off
William A. Hoffman (1920-2011) Bi-Color Crate Ceramic Sculpture
By William Hoffman
Located in Chicago, IL
A colorful take on his other "crates" sculptures by William August Hoffman (1920-2011), a ceramic sculptor and professor of ceramics at the prestigious Art Institute of Chicago. Originally part of a one man show at Lewis Towers, Chicago 1973. Single crate with orange glaze added to the white overall glaze to give added geometric detail. Two sided orange glaze with two rows on one side and a single row to the other side.
William Hoffman (1920-2011) was a respected artist, and professor of ceramics and sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago and Loyola University. Born 1920, Roswell, NM. Attended School of the Art Institute of Chicago on the GI Bill, BA 1948. MFA Alfred University, 1952. From the Hoffman estate.
Category
20th Century American Chicago - Decorative Objects
1973 "Three Crates" Ceramic Sculpture by William A. Hoffman
By William Hoffman
Located in Chicago, IL
Three white glazed ceramic "crates", by William August Hoffman (1920-2011), a ceramic sculptor and professor of ceramics at the prestigious Art Institute of Chicago. Originally part of a one man show at Lewis Towers, Chicago 1973. With a piece of glass added this would make an uncommon side table or coffee table base, creating a work of functional art.
William Hoffman (1920-2011) was a respected artist, and professor of ceramics and sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago and Loyola University. Born 1920, Roswell, NM. Attended School of the Art Institute of Chicago on the GI Bill, BA 1948. MFA Alfred University, 1952. From the Hoffman estate.
Category
1970s American Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$3,600 Sale Price / set
62% Off
Tarnished Metal Vessel/Bowl, Sculptural Object by Raju Peddada - "Lacuna"
By Raju Peddada
Located in Chicago, IL
A remarkable example of minimalist design and natural form, this tarnished metal vessel is both beautiful and functional. This proto-type by designer Raju Peddada is a shift in cont...
Category
Early 2000s Canadian Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$900 Sale Price
52% Off
Polished Silver Vessel/Bowl, Sculptural Object by Raju Peddada - "Lacuna"
By Raju Peddada
Located in Chicago, IL
A remarkable example of minimalist design and natural form, this silver vessel is both beautiful and functional. This proto-type by designer Raju Peddada is a shift in contemporary ...
Category
Early 2000s Canadian Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$900 Sale Price
52% Off
Chinese Zhenzhu Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
A well-chosen stone is the focal point of both a traditional Chinese garden and a scholar's studio - evoking the complexities of nature and inspiring creative thought. This sculptura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Chinese Female Mingqi Spirit Attendant
Located in Chicago, IL
Molded of earthenware, this petite sculpture is a type of centuries-old burial figurine known as míngqì. Such model figures were placed in tombs of individuals with high status to en...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Fantoni Ceramic Bowl
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Chicago, IL
Fantoni ceramic bowl, graduated colors inside and out makes this technical glaze a trademark of Fantoni.
Signed underside Fantoni Italy for Ramor.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
$2,730
Geometric Glass Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
Geometric textured outside body
Category
1980s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
David Gil Ceramic Sculpture
By David Gil
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-built ceramic sculpture is set on a lucite frame that’s attached to a solid cherry base. The piece is signed on the reverse side by Gil who is the founder of Bennington Pot...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Cherry
Japanese Woven Bamboo Tabako-bon, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This woven basket is actually a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used as a portable hibachi for lighting tobacco pipes. Believed to have evolved from the traditional accessories of Japanese incense ceremony, tabako-bons first came into use in the 17th century and were often beautifully decorated to display one's wealth and status. This tabako-bon is woven of smoked bamboo and features a ceramic...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Bamboo
Bronze Garuda Figurine, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite bronze figurine is cast in the form of Garuda, a demigod and mythical king of birds in Hindu and Buddhist faith. Taking the form of half-bird half man, Garuda is a powerf...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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