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Item Ships From: Chicago
Pair of Bruno Paul Bronze Articulating Candelabras
By Bruno Paul
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Bruno Paul Articulating candelabras
These are unmarked. Uncertain if they are German by Bruno Paul or if possibly by the Anderson Foundry executed in the early 20th century....
Category
Early 20th Century Jugendstil Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Origami Bowls 'Aluminum' (sold in sets of three)
Located in Chicago, IL
These cast metal vessels are indebted to origami forms. Available in brass and aluminum. Set of three.
Founded in 2011, AKMD developed out of a thirteen-year friendship and design c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Provincial Chinese Farm Tray, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden farm tray from northern China charms with its rustic finish and asymmetrical form. Hand-carved from a single block of wood, the large tray is truly one-of-a-kind, shaped ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
"Case Runner" Helmet & Jacket by Patrick Fitzgerald, 2022
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Working from found materials, Fitzgerald constructs miniature soap box cars and the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Paper
Wolmar Silversmiths Castillo Silver-Plated Bowl
By Wolmar Castillo
Located in Chicago, IL
Wolmar silversmiths Castillo silver-plated nowl.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Pink Form By Erin Vincent, 2020
By Erin Vincent
Located in Chicago, IL
A textural wall sculpture hand carved from wood by Canadian artist Erin Vincent. This piece has a beautiful pink and white painted finish and features deco...
Category
2010s Canadian Organic Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Paint
Empoli Italian Glass Grape Purple Vase
By Empoli
Located in Chicago, IL
Empoli Italian glass grape purple vase.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Sculptor of Mary in Wax by Vernez
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a wax carving of Mary, probably done before WWII and is actually signed. The signature is Vernez and could have been a model for a future casting.
Signed.
Category
1930s French Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Wooden CandleHolder or Candlestick
Located in Chicago, IL
Reproduction wooden candlestick holder, previously purchased as a showroom prop for ourselves.
Category
Early 2000s Chinese Country Chicago - Decorative Objects
WMF "Ikora" Art Glass Centerpiece Bowl by Karl Wiedmann
By WMF Ikora
Located in Chicago, IL
WMF "Ikora" art glass centerpiece bowl by Karl Wiedmann.
One minor chip on edge of foot. Shown in photo.
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of Petite Mythical Qilin Figures
Located in Chicago, IL
Despite their muscular frames and fearsome expressions, these petite stone beasts are actually the benevolent creatures known as qilin. Also known as kirin or Chinese unicorns...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
$880 / set
Hand Carved Footed Zhenzhu Stone Basin
Located in Chicago, IL
A clean-lined interpretation of an ancient form, this footed basin was hand carved by artisans in China's Shandong province. The mesmerizing pattern of zhen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Vintage Chinese Floral Cast Iron Mortar
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage cast iron mortar from China's Shanxi province is patterned in low relief with a simple floral design. Originally used in a traditional ap...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Chinese Quilt Warmer Vessel, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual squat vessel would have been kept near a Kang platform to warm one's blankets before bed. Much like a hot water bottle, the ceramic vessel was filled with hot water thro...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Quilt Warmer Vessel, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual squat vessel would have been kept near a Kang platform to warm one's blankets before bed. Much like a hot water bottle, the ceramic vessel was filled with hot water thro...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Quilt Warmer Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual squat vessel would have been kept near a kang platform to warm one's blankets before bed. Much like a hot water bottle, the ceramic vessel was filled with hot water thro...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Quilt Warmer Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusual squat vessel would have been kept near a kang platform to warm one's blankets before bed. Much like a hot water bottle, the ceramic vessel was filled with hot water thro...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Reclining Ho Ho Boy Charm Weight, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th century weight originally used its heft domestically to protect a child. A simple yet ingenious concept, the stone anchored the baby’s swaddling cloth to the bed so the chi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Coil Pickling Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
Originally used for pickling foods, this mid-20th century ceramic jar is coated inside and out with a dark glaze. Subtle ridges suggest that the bowl was fashioned by coiling flatten...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
White Glazed Ball Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of monochrome ceramics, this striking short-necked vase is cloaked in an all-over milky white glaze. Sculpted by artisans in China's historic Jian...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$380 / item
Persimmon Orange Tapered Plum Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
This large tapered vase reinterprets the classic curves of traditional Chinese ceramics with simplified lines and a bright, persimmon-orange glaze. Sculpted by artisans in China's Zh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Persimmon Orange Oval Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This large tapered vase reinterprets the classic curves of traditional Chinese ceramics with simplified lines and a bright, persimmon-orange glaze. Sculpted by artisans in China's Zh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
"Jubilee Car" by Patrick Fitzgerald
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald uses his works as a means of resurrecting the idyllic worlds he once found in the Industrial surroundings of his youth. Raised in Grand Rapids...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Paint, Paper
Tommi Parzinger Pair of Heirloom 700 Oneida Silver Plate Candelabra
By Oneida, Tommi Parzinger
Located in Chicago, IL
Silver plated example from the Heirloom 700 series produced by Oneida in 1955.
Heirloom 700" was the line produced by Oneida, which purchased the rights to produce Parzinger desig...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Chinese Floral Cast Iron Mortar
Located in Chicago, IL
Cast in iron with a raised floral design, this vintage mortar was originally used in a traditional apothecary to create herbal medicines. The swelling shape allowed free movement of a pestle to effectively grind, mash, and macerate herbs and seeds in preparation of healing remedies. Beautifully aged with a rich patina, this iron mortar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Chinese Wine Vessel with Shizi Lid, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This ceramic vessel was handcrafted in the Jiangxi region of China in the spirit of ancient temple jars. The style and glaze is reminiscent of Han dynasty burial vessels designed to ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Stone Shoemaker's Weight with Mother, Cub, and Embroidered Ball
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved from a solid piece of stone, this weight was originally used by a Shoemaker to press down large pieces of leather. Surrounded by intricate scrollwork and peony blossoms, a gua...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Hand-Carved Tigerman Zhenzhu Stone Planter
Located in Chicago, IL
A clean-lined interpretation of an ancient form, this footed basin was hand-carved by artisans in China's Shandong province. The mesmerizing pattern of zhen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Persimmon Orange Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of monochrome ceramics, this tall gooseneck vase is glazed in vibrant persimmon-orange glaze. The vase features a rounded, globular body and a nar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$480 / item
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. The mesmerizin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Wave Candlestick (sold individually, large, blackened)
By Michael Dreeben
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-turned from sustainably harvested Mango wood, the Wave Candlestick draws its form from sinusoidal waves. Burned and oiled finish. Available in sh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Fruitwood
Lily Pad Soap Dish
Located in Chicago, IL
These hand-carved marble soap dishes are crafted by traditional artisans in Rajasthan State, India. Their shape derives from lily pads, and they drain excellently, sparing one's soap from getting soggy.
DESIGNER
Michael W...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Origami Bowls 'Brass' (sold in sets of three)
Located in Chicago, IL
These cast metal vessels are indebted to origami forms. Available in brass and aluminum. Set of three.
Founded in 2011, AKMD developed out of a thirteen-year friendship and design c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Marble Fruit Tray
Located in Chicago, IL
The spines of this fruit tray allow air circulate around fruit, extending its freshness. This tray is hand-carved by traditional stone artisans in Rajasthan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Monumental Hammered Brass Rain Collection Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
Giant water basins like this were kept in palace courtyards in case of fire.
Category
2010s Indian Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$6,900 / item
Vintage Metal Art Organ Player Statue On Black Base Figurative Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Metal Art Organ Player Figurative Sculpture Statue on Black Base
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Brass Single Bottle Stand by Gentner Design
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass single bottle stand by Gentner Design
Dimensions: D 11.5 x W 10 x H 5 cm
Materials: brass
Gentner Design
Rooted in a language of sculpture, character defining details, and world renowned craftsmanship, the work is found at the crossroads of design and art.
Established in 2011, the namesake furniture label is a rare combination of aesthetic dexterity and mastery of Craft resulting in furniture and objects that are expressive, formal, and transcend materiality.
The collection is based in metal and incorporates only natural materials such as leather, wood, and glass in unique ways, challenging our assumptions.
Christopher Gentner
Christopher Gentner, with a BFA in metalsmithing from the Cleveland Institute of Art and apprenticeships under sculptors and jewelers, together with dedication to Craft, quickly developed his reputation nationally as a foremost authority of metal fabrication and furniture.
One of his crowning achievements was the re-creation and fabrication of the Frank Lloyd Wright Robie...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$379 / item
Small Pillar Brass Candlestick by Gentner Design
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Pillar brass candlestick by Gentner Design
Dimensions: D 3.8 x H 13.8 cm
Materials: brush raw brass
Available in brush raw brass and darkened brass...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Large Pillar Darkened Brass Candlestick by Gentner Design
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Pillar darkened brass candlestick by Gentner Design.
Dimensions: D 3.8 x H 21.7 cm
Materials: darkened brass.
Available in brush raw brass and dark...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Medium Pillar Darkened Brass Candlestick by Gentner Design
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium Pillar darkened brass candlestick by Gentner Design
Dimensions: D 3.8 x H 16.3 cm
Materials: darkened brass
Available in brush raw brass and darkened brass.
Available in s...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Large Pillar Brass Candlestick by Gentner Design
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Geneve, CH
Large Pillar brass candlestick by Gentner Design
Dimensions: D 3.8 x H 21.7 cm
Materials: brush raw brass
Available in brush raw brass and darkened brass...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Small Pillar Darkened Brass Candlestick by Gentner Design
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Geneve, CH
Small pillar darkened brass candlestick by Gentner Design
Dimensions: D 3.8 x H 13.8 cm
Materials: darkened brass
Available in brush raw brass and darken...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Small Pin Darkened Brass Candlestick by Gentner Design
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Geneve, CH
Small pin darkened brass candlestick by Gentner Design
Dimensions: D 12.7 x H 30.5 cm
Materials: darkened brass
Available in polished tarnished brass and da...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Medium Pin Darkened Brass Candlestick by Gentner Design
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Geneve, CH
Medium Pin darkened brass candlestick by Gentner Design
Dimensions: D 12.7 x H 40.6 cm
Materials: darkened brass
Available in polished tarnished brass and darkened brass.
Availab...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
White Dips By Erin Vincent, 2020
By Erin Vincent
Located in Chicago, IL
A textural wall sculpture hand carved from wood by Canadian artist Erin Vincent. This piece has a beautiful partial white painted finish and features gorge...
Category
2010s Canadian Organic Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Multi Color Ball Sculpture on a Gainey Ceramics Black Clay Planter - 2 Piece Set
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Multi Color Ball Sculpture on a Gainey Ceramics Black Clay Planter - 2 Piece Set
Mid Century Modern Gainey Architectural Potter...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Harry Bouras Sculpture
By Harry Bouras
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago art critic, Harry Bouras was the host of "Arts and Artists" for 25 years. Harry's pieces are in permanent collections in Chicago, New York, and Tokyo. Resin coated iron sculpture. Pictured with three other matching sculptures...
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Price Upon Request
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