Connecticut - Decorative Objects

Stunning hand cut lead crystal amethyst vase created as a work of art by the hands of the finest Czech glass workers. The Caesar Crystal Company in the Czech Republic has been sellin...

19th century Neapolitan Grand Tour bronze of a Satyr with wine skin, also known as the 'Drunken Satyr'. The cup he would have been holding was lost in the conflagration. The lean, mu...

A fine massive and elaborate 18th/19th century English hand carved, gesso and paint decorated ship's masthead of Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson. Traditionally carved in Maritime tradit...

A jewelry box of rectangular form with domed and corniced top and base plinth of stitched leather. Featuring gilt tooled leather covering all around and elaborate hand-tooled scene...

Large, nearly antique, Japanese Kutani porcelain sleeping cat figure with ribbon and bell tied around the neck. Circa 1930. Extraordinary detail of fur, whiskers, and eye lashes very...

Antique Art Deco Awaji pottery buttress handled architectural form vase in blue monochrome glaze. 10 1/8" high, 4 1/2" wide, 4 1/4" deep. Light scratching, as shown.

An Italian Grand Tour bronze tripod brazier, after the ancient Roman original excavated from Pompeii, Neapolitan late 19th century The brazier modeled after one that was used to hea...

Awaji Pottery vase with taotie mask handles and arresting sancai (three color) drip glaze. Circa 1930. Hand turned. Impressed marks, including a potter's mark. 8" high, 6 1/2" diame...

Fine Pair of hand blown Hurricane Candle Holders or Photophores, with etched glass decoration , circa 1890 Skillfull hand etched decoration of clover branches on exterior - with ...

Bronze statue depicting Rama as an Archer. To a Thai or Burmese Buddhist it represents the importance of wisdom, effort, patience and concentration on the journey to bliss. The statu...

These are antique Chinese Famille Rose porcelain vases, often referred to as Rose Medallion. They feature hand-painted enamel courtyard scenes with figures, surrounded by floral and...

Extra large Galle Cameo vase overlaid with different layers of glass with amber and burgundy red colors, fused together by heat. The vase features high-cut acid-etched flowers. B...

A mid century black box by Courcec of Monterey California depicting an inlaid road-runner on lid. The box with a full length brass hinge that opens to full storage. The box retains t...

19th century Egyptian stone carving of Horus in the ancient style, the god in the form of a falcon. Quite possibly much earlier in date, it came from a collection that did have ancie...

Dutch Colonial ebony box with silver mounts, large silver hinges and the original steel lock and key. This rare box was likely made in the Dutch East India possession of Sri Lanka, o...

Pair of Italian neoclassical style urns in relief that can either stand on their own or hang from the wall as decorative elements. Quite handsome, with acanthus leaf decoration and f...

British tea caddy finely crafted from rosewood and accentuated with a contrasting wood. It features a distinctive sarcophagus shape with a hinged, sloped lid, suede lined interior a...

Large antique Kyoto-Awaji point bottle vase in sky blue crackle glaze with color draining away from the pale mouth rim. 33" high, 16" diameter. The rim, at some point damaged, has be...

19th century hand carved alabaster storage jar in the ancient Egyptian Late Dynastic style, with tapering neck topped by a wide everted rim. Great evocative decorative piece for the ...

Vintage Awaji pottery vase in Art Deco form with pair of small upturned handles and bright chrome orange glaze. Circa 1930. Hand turned. Impressed export, kiln, and potter's marks. ...

George III octagonal mahogany and boxwood inlaid box with unusual Price of Wales feather inlay, the edges strung in boxwood or holly, retaining pleasing old finish and original lock,...

Pair of Italian Gilt Bronze Recumbent Lions, after Antonio Canova, on Red Griotte Marble base, late 19th Century 6 ½ W by 3 ½ D by 4 ¾ H in. Note : This pair of bronze lions w...

Italian Grand Tour model of the ancient Temple of Vespasian located in the Roman Forum, Rome. Carved from alabaster, this is a handsome example of a souvenir carving which would have been collected by a European or American sophisticate making a Grand Tour of the ancient sites of Italy. This wonderful architectural miniature is evocative of another time and place. Roma Templo Di Vespasiano' etched into the black marble base. It has been drilled to be wired, not the first time I have owned one of these that had been mounted as a lamp. The Temple of Vespasian and Titus is located in Rome at the western end of the Roman Forum between the Temple of Concordia and the Temple of Saturn...

Elegant, hand painted orange and gilt decoration enhances the classical urn form of this pair. Details include removable lids with foo dog finials. Mottahedeh is the recognized lead...

Anglo Indian straw work box with diamond pattern and painted borders. This is a sweet small decorative box, very appealing design with rounded ends on a rectangular body. Unusual eye...

A carving of a fearsome rearing lion, the position known as rampant, in silvery limewood. Fully carved to front and back. Depictions of lions rampant can be found on heraldic coats...

Stunning Late 20th Century Hofbauer Byrdes Collection lead crystal vase. Hofbauer is a German crystal company known for producing decorative glassware and giftware. The company gaine...

A Swedish dowry box presented to the bride by her parents on the occasion of her marriage, decorated with homemade pigments in traditional folk-art patterns in faded grey blues and s...

A very large and striking Asian Water Jar with deep brown background field and having Ochre colored entwined dragons. An excellent focal point object f...

A large ironstone vase by Burgess & Campbell, circa 1900, in cream glaze.

Antique Gualdo Tadino lusterware majolica urn with elaborate snake handles and rich decoration in Renaissance style. Early 20th century. Sweet piece. 11 1/4" high, 11" over handles, ...

Pair Patricia Garrett California Art Pottery asparagus form candle stick holders. Each fashioned from five stalks of hand molded asparagus and naturalistically painted to resemble th...

Finely carved antique Chinese serpentine jar and cover, circa early 20th century. The archaistic hu form is carved in clear light green jade-like serpentine. With ringed monster mask...

A collection of four 19th century finely crafted Imari lidded vases. The vase are of slightly varying shapes and sizes and are profusely decorated with elaborate designs in reds and...

Vintage hand blown Murano glass "a Canne" (with canes) bowl of vibrant blue, green, and clear with gold flakes, circa 1960's. Surprisingly lightweight, delicate piece with mesmerizin...

A beautiful pair of Chinese Porcelain Qianlong vases, lidded ginger jars with the Qing Pottery markings. Hand painted designs are intricate and plentiful...

A pair of 18th century English flintlock pistols by Ketland and Co. having proof-marked brass barrels, walnut stocks and engraved steel locks, both with original ramrods and both in ...

A fine turned Mid Century ceramic vase with a particularly exceptional form and execution. With fine Earth tone colors, typical of the Mid Century period, the Vase has a soft and na...

Heinrich Moller for Kienzle, 1932. A modernist table clock. Chromed brass, glass and black enameled dial with brass numerals and white hands.

Italian 19th century bronze bust of Augustus Ceasar, finely detailed and well patinated, standing on turned ebonized wood and marble socle plinth base.

An antique French opaline glass casket box in a striking pale turquoise or Robin's Egg Blue color. The polished glass is mounted with finely detailed gold bronze hardware, adding ele...

A large hand-made model of an Alpine kitchen circa 1910, in a walled surround with canted corners and turned feet, having exquisitely detailed furniture, appliances and fittings craf...

Stunning cobalt blue hand cut lead crystal vase created as a work of art by the hands of the finest Czech glass workers. The Caesar Crystal Company in the Czech Republic has been sel...

Thonet manufactured this object (11022) around the turn of the century and was illustrated in their 1904 catalog (see photo). In 1917 Duchamp hung one from the ceiling of his New Yor...

Very decorative hand painted in the Anglo-Indian style. Painted back and gold with each framed panel filled with female dancers and male flower bearing suiters. A colorful and fun, a...

This vintage pin dish features a bronze Marabou Stork figurine perched on the edge of a marbled stone bowl.The base is a shallow, circular bowl carved from a highly figured stone, li...

Lalique caviar covered bowl "Igor" Made of clear and frosted crystal. Signed in script "Lalique France" Measures: Height 9.85", diameter 7.85".

Collection of vintage Awaji pottery vases in colorful monochrome glazes. This cheerful grouping of lively forms and bright colors will uplift any room. These range in date from appro...

A rectangular blue and white porcelain flower frog or brick hand-painted with a serene Chinese landscape featuring mountains, water, and pavilions in fine cobalt brushwork. The perfo...

Large Japanese studio porcelain covered vase with finely carved decoration of birds amidst foliage set against a cheerful yellow ground, circa 1910. Measures: 18 1/2" high, 11 1/2" d...

In 1872, Samuel A. Weller founded Weller Pottery in Fultonham, Ohio, United States. Originally, his business consisted of a small cabin and one beehive kiln, and Weller produced flow...

Pair of imposing antique Chinese export blue and white porcelain rectangular form urns with covers. Nanking pattern scenes in stunning detail and superb color. These date from the la...

An Edwardian naval training compass in a glass case having graphic black and white lettering of the compass points and a working metal pointer, printed with the once well-known manuf...

Early 20th Century natural Chinese scholar rock or stone on custom wood base. Scholar rocks, also known as viewing stones or 'gongshi', are natural stones that have been appreciated ...

Tall laminated wood sculpture of a woman, "Ellie," by Dick Shanley, circa 1984, USA. The platform is missing. This is a very beautiful tall sculpture. Th...

Dancing Penguins in aluminum on their original black painted board bases. These frolicking, kinetic penguins are symbols of pure joy, dancing their way into your heart. Likely the si...

A POLYCHROME MURANO GLASS AQUARIUM WITH THREE FISH Attributable to Alfredo Barbini (1912 – 2007), Murano, Venice, Italy, ca. 1950 Dimensions: 7″ wide, 6″ high, 2.5″ deep Condition:...

Antique Japanese Awaji pottery bowl in sancai (three color) glaze, circa 1900. Hand turned. Impressed plover mark from the Danto Kiln, succesor to the Minpei Kiln. Sancai glazes orig...

19th century Anglo Indian relief carving of a rat, and elephant riding on a snake or serpent and a tiger. With traces of gilding and remnants of a glass inlaid background. This is a ...

With a deep carved and ribbed oak surround. The white dial with black painted Roman numerals and metal hands. Brass works. Condition: Please see detail photos. Lacking a key, chips...