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Item Ships From: Continental Europe
An Art Nouveau Metal and Art Glass French Biscuit Box
Located in Catania, Sicilia
This Art Nouveau French biscuit box is a striking example of the elegance and craftsmanship characteristic of the Art Nouveau movement. The biscuit box typically features a metal bas...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
1924 René Lalique - Vase Aras Opalescent Glass With Blue Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase “Aras” made in cased opalescent glass with blue patina glass by René Lalique in 1924.
Engraved signature.
Perfect condition. Very beautiful opalescence.
height: 22 cm
Félix M...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Antique Black Forest Inkwell, Wood, 1920-1930
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful handmade Black Forest inkwell.
Around 1920 / 1930.
Depiction of a chamois.
Wood with glass eyes.
Category
1920s Vintage Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Wood, Nutwood, Walnut
Patrizia Italiano Head Vases Collection ( x 11)
By Patrizia Italiano
Located in Milan, IT
Extraordinarily crafted and decorated by hand according to the ancient Sicilian traditions of Moor's heads manufacturing, these gorgeous ceramic sculptures can be used as a flowerpot...
Category
2010s Italian Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
J’ai perdu ma tourterelle by Line Vautrin – Box in silvered bronze
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
J’ai perdu ma tourterelle (I lost my dove) by Line Vautrin – Box in silvered bronze.
J’ai perdu ma tourterelle (I lost my dove) Box in silvered bronze by Line Vautrin.
Large silvered...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Sculpture of a laying woman - Åke Holm - Höganäs
By Höganäs Keramik, Ake Holm
Located in Stockholm, SE
A stunning terracotta sculpture of a laying woman designed byÅke Holm at Höganäs in the mid 20th century. The sculpture is 21 x 11 cm and in excellent condition. It is signed below.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Selene Box in Glossy Black Lacquered Wood with Corno Italiano Inlays, Mod. 5310s
By Arcahorn Srl.
Located in Recanati, Macerata
Distinguished by plush materials and essential lines, our Selene box showcases a rectangular wooden structure with a polished black lacquer finish. Enhanced by an elegant edging in C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Chrome
1924 Gabriel Argy Rousseau - Vase Papyrus Glass Pate De Verre
By Gabriel Argy-Rousseau
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Vase “Papyrus” made in marbled yellow, brown, orange and white glass pate de verre by Gabriel Argy-Rousseau in 1924.
Molded signature.
Perfect condition. Exceptional colors.
height...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Jules MOIGNIEZ (1835-1894) - Large Statue of a Hunting dog holding a pheasant
By Jules Moigniez
Located in TEYJAT, FR
Large Statue in patinated spelter. Hunting dog holding a pheasant, signed Jules MOIGNIEZ (1835-1894).
31 cm high x 37 cm width.
Jules Moigniez was a 19th-century French animal scul...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Spelter
$838 Sale Price
20% Off
Blue Bitossi Vase Ear Vase Rimini Blue Aldo Londi Design Sixties
By Aldo Londi
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful and rare small vintage blue vase, ear vase, made of glazed blue crackle earthenware with geometric pattern, design attributed to Aldo Londi for Bitossi, colour Rimini Blue,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Vintage French Wicker Basket
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Antique French Woven Harvest Basket – Early 20th Century
A beautifully aged hand-woven French harvest basket, crafted from natural wicker with a wide, tapering form and sturdy twiste...
Category
Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Cane
Large Venini Bowl 'Coreano', Designed by Tapio Wirkkala in 1966
By Tapio Wirkkala, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Venini Bowl 'Coreano', Designed by Tapio Wirkkala in 1966
A blue and green a fasce a spirale bowl from the Coreani series. Designed in 1966 by Tapio Wirkkala for Venini. Produ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Late XIXth Century Metal Safe Box
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vintage safe box manufactured by an unknown designer. Not working, to be used as a decorative case or to be restorated, Manufactured in Spain, circa...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Modern Antique Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Mirror, Wood
$2,682 Sale Price
50% Off
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Brass Copper Watering Can, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous vintage Mid-Century Modern brass and copper watering can with a long spout. Great lines, great original condition with wonderful patina. Small dent at the base but this is...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper
19th Century Murano Glass Paperweight - Pen Holder
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique paperweight, handmade from multi colored glass, in the shape of a rooster. On top a small vase, probably intended to hold a pen. ...
Category
1870s Italian Belle Époque Antique Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass, Art Glass
Rare Antique Austrian Bronze Jardinière with Country Girl Figure, Jugendstil Era
Located in Lisse, NL
Austrian Jugendstil bronze centerpiece with country girl figure, circa 1900.
Step into the poetic world of late 19th-century Austria with this captivating bronze jardinière, an exquisite marriage of function and artistry. Sculpted in the romantic spirit of the Jugendstil movement, this rare piece features a serene country girl, clad in traditional dress, resting effortlessly against a broad, rounded vessel, her poised posture and delicate features immortalized in warm patinated bronze.
The girl holds a pair of modest pails, subtly referencing the pastoral rhythms of daily life, while the vessel itself, with its softly aged surface and understated curves, echoes the organic sensibilities of the Art Nouveau period. Together, they form a visual narrative that celebrates simplicity, femininity, and timeless craftsmanship.
This jardinière is more than decorative, it’s a statement piece. Whether placed on a grand console, as a centerpiece on a dining table, or displayed on a marble plinth, it invites conversation and admiration.
A museum-quality object with both soul and presence, perfect for collectors of fine Viennese bronzes or aficionados of decorative arts from the turn of the century.
This antique objet d’art...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Barovier e Toso “Rostrato” Vase Murano Glass, 1940, Italy
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Milano, IT
Vase Barovier e Toso Rostrato 1940.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Broom and showel set vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Broom and showel set vienna around 1920s
Polished and stove enameled
Showel: H: 3cm W: 15,5cm D: 17.5cm
Broom: H: 10cm W: 10cm D: 3,5cm
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$333 / set
Concorde Model Supersonic Aircraft
Located in Paris, FR
Model supersonic concorde aircraft
with structure and base in polished aluminum.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
$417 / item
A Mounted 17th Century Folk Art Brass Bassinoire Cover from France
Located in Buisson, FR
This pierced brass decorative element from France was originally the cover of a bassinoire from the 1600s. A bassinoire is a device where hot coals are inserted into a vented recept...
Category
17th Century French Folk Art Antique Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$804 Sale Price
42% Off
Dia Contemporary LED Chandelier, Config. 3, Solid Brass, Handmade/finished, Art
By Ovature Studios
Located in Torslanda, SE
Dia is a sculptural chandelier inspired by the heterophony of natural sound. Each frame (or melody) is hand-rolled with all joints cleverly concealed within the circular light source...
Category
2010s Scandinavian Modern Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Set of Two French Silver Peacock bird sculptures
Located in Rümmingen, BW
"shipping note: If your region or country is not listed under the shipping options please contact us directly"
A set of two charming peacock bird sculptures made from a base metal w...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Nouveau Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Midcentury Green Onyx Marble Box, Italy
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A handmade trinket or jewelry box, crafted with utmost care from exquisite onyx. Details in guilded metal such as the lion feet. This versatile box will work for your treasures, whil...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx
Venini Vase 'Fazzoletto Opalino', by Fulvio Bianconi, 1950s
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Venini Vase 'Fazzoletto Opalino', by Fulvio Bianconi 1950s
A Fazzoletto vase in opaline and rose glass with clear glass overlay. It was manufactured in the 1950s by Venini, Venice a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Sea Shell Big Dish
Located in Paris, FR
Dish sea shell big with all structure in
fine handcrafted porcelain in white finish.
Delivered in luxury gift box.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$1,325 Sale Price / item
20% Off
21st Century ‘Dal Negative Circles Black', White Ceramic, Hand-Crafted in France
By Inhee Ma
Located in Marchaux-Chaudefontaine, FR
‘Dal Negative Circles Black’ ceramic vase
This vase is part of a new series inspired by iconic Art (and more precisely paintings) movements. Here is our DAL model with motifs base...
Category
2010s European Minimalist Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay, Stoneware
Large Murano Art Glass Swan by Sergio Costantini, Gold Aventurine Sculpture
By Sergio Costantini
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A large and elegant Murano art glass swan sculpture created by renowned Italian glass artist Sergio Costantini. This stunning piece showcases the artist's signature craftsmanship wit...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
Vintage Design Clock with Mustard & Brown Hues by Japy, New Old Stock 1970s
By Japy
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Striking 70s space age clock by Japy France perfectly blending retro futurism with bold visual flair. Featuring a large rectangular frame softened by curvaceous edges, it sports a vi...
Category
1970s French Space Age Vintage Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
Murano Glass Sculpture Aquarium/Reef - Blue Waves, Signed, 1950s
Located in Kastrup, DK
Murano glass aquarium/reef featuring three fish gracefully swimming amidst captivating blue glass waves. It is rare to see blue glass waves surrounding the aquarium.
Signed at the ba...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Handmade Greek helmet sculpture on bronze patinated ceramic -made in Italy
By Laboratorio Todini
Located in Tarquinia, IT
The Corinthian helmet was the type of Greek helmet that offered the best protection in battle for the head in ancient Greece.
In ancient Rome it was introduced either by the Etruscan...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Classical Greek Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pewter Candle Sconces by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
Set of Pewter Wall Candle Sconces designed by Just Andersen in 1920s. A beautiful duo for an exquisite home.
* Pair (2) of Pewter Wall Candlestick Holders...
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Sculpted Soapstone On Stand
Located in Nijlen, BE
Artisanally sculpted soapstone from Finland on a metal base.
Organic in shape.
Unique due to the color gradation in the sober color palette.
Each piece is unique in shape.
3 availabl...
Category
1990s Finnish Organic Modern Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Soapstone
Fluted Art Deco Disko Metal Vase by Just Andersen, Denmark. 1940s.
By Just Andersen
Located in Asaa, DK
Fluted Art Deco Disko Metal Vase by Just Andersen, Denmark. 1940s.
Danish Art Deco vase with beautiful patina. Designed by Just Andersen in the 1940s and manufactured by his own com...
Category
1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Pink & Clear Hourglass Murano Studio Art Glass Objects Venini Style
By Cenedese, Barovier&Toso, Seguso, Venini
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A hand blown art glass hourglass made of pink and clear glass in style of Paolo Venini.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Antique Picture Frame, France, Circa 1900, 10 x 13 cm
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful brass picture frame, France, circa 1900.
Picture size: 10 cm x 13 cm.
Passpartout size: 4 cm x 11 cm.
The golden color of the brass with its warm sheen adds a special tou...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Charles Lemanceau French Art Deco Valkyrie Statue, 1920
By Charles Lemanceau
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco Ceramic Valkyrie Sculpture by Charles LEMANCEAU at Saint-Clement's, France, 1920s. Width: 22.6"(58cm), Height: 15.2"(38cm), Depth: 5.7"(15cm). Signed "Lemanceau" on t...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
21st Century ‘Artemis - Black’, in White Ceramic, Hand-Crafted in France
By Inhee Ma
Located in Marchaux-Chaudefontaine, FR
A part of a captivating new line blending ancient Greek pottery with contemporary design, the ‘Artemis - Black’ vase showcases delicate blue underglaze illustrations of a face that h...
Category
2010s European Minimalist Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay, Stoneware
Equestrian Vide Poche in Patinated Sand Cast Brass 1960s
Located in Meer, VAN
Equestrian Vide Poche in Patinated Sand Cast Brass 1960s.
This is a wonderful decorative 'horse head' bowl or vide poche in patinated sand cast brass. Mid 20th century.
Great expr...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Bronze Art Deco Candlestick by Sune Backstrom, Sweden, 1930s
By GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Einar Backstrom, Sune Bäckström, Just Andersen
Located in Malmö, SE
An Art Deco / Swedish Grace bronze candelstick with amazing patina. Designed by Sune Bäckström in Malmoe, Sweden, 1920s.
Good condition, with some wear to the patination and light...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
A Blue Women Ceramic Sculpture by Roger Capron Vallauris France 2000's
By Roger Capron
Located in HYÈRES, FR
A Blue Women Ceramic Sculpture by Roger Capron Vallauris France 2000's
One-Off piece.
An authenticity certificate by the Capron Family will be given for the buyer
Nice posture and...
Category
Early 2000s French Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Advertising Bottle, Giant Perfume Bottle, Guerlain Perfume, Chamade, Crystal.
By Maison Guerlain
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Advertising bottle, giant perfume bottle, Guerlain perfume, Chamade, crystal, circa 1960.
Advertising bottle, giant perfume bottle, Guerlain perfume,...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Lilypad Chandelier in Green Glass by Laura Gonzalez
By laura gonzalez
Located in Paris, FR
This textured glass chandelier is composed of individually cast glass petals which are mounted on a brass structure in the shape of a lilypad flower. The chandelier is composed of 24...
Category
2010s Italian Art Deco Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Extraordinary set of Pewter Jewelry boxes by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
An extraordinary set of 4 lidded round pewter box designed by Just Andersen in the early 1920s. One larger and two small round boxes with lids ornaments and one tiny scent box. It is...
Category
1920s Danish Vintage Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Antique Bohemian Ruby Flashed Crystal Pedestal Bowl with Deer and Forest Scene
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exquisite antique Bohemian crystal pedestal bowl showcases masterful craftsmanship with its deep ruby flashed glass intricately wheel-cut and etched to reveal a charming woodlan...
Category
Late 19th Century Czech Bohemian Antique Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Enamel
Art Deco Style Blue & Green Glass Bowl Catchall, Murano Italy, Vintage 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A beautiful centerpiece made of green and blue colored Murano glass. The shape, full of soft curves and rounded tips, fascinates with its incomparable, elegant plasticity and lightne...
Category
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Alfredo Barbini Murano Pink Sommerso Ribbed Glass Centerpiece Bowl, 1950s
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Barcelona, ES
Beautiful large Murano hand blown pink Sommerso art glass ribbed centerpiece bowl with wavy edge. Attributed to Alfredo Barbini.
Italy, 1950s-1960s.
This elegant centerpiece can be used for decorative purposes or for daily use as fruit bowl adding a luxury accent to any kitchen or table.
Great gift idea.
Mint condition.
Overall Measures:
32 cm W x 26 cm D x 17,5 cm H
Barbini Pink...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
$1,191 Sale Price
20% Off
1950 Pair of "diabolo" planters by Willy Guhl and Anton Bee for Eternit Switzerl
By Edition Eternit
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of "diabolo" planters for Eternit by designers Willy Guhl and Anton Bee, 1950.
These planters are made of cellulose-infused cement fiber.
Cold- and water-resistant materials. ...
Category
1950s Swedish Vintage Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Cement
1, 1 kg Murano Glass Bowl silver Flakes Shell Ashtray by Dino Martens Italy 1960s
By Aureliano Toso, Dino Martens
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element, Silver FLAKES.
DINO MARTENS FOR AURELIANO TOSO, 1960s
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1960s
This original glass ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Scottish Longcase Clock made by William Spark, Aberdeen, circa 1820
Located in Greven, DE
George III grandfather clock with silver-plated dial
Scotland (Aberdeen)
Mahogany
George III around 1820
Dimensions: H x W x D: 222 x 47 x 23 cm
Description:
Beautiful antique Scottish grandfather...
Category
1820s Scottish George III Antique Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Mahogany
Petite Murano Art Glass Bowl or Catchall by Barovier Toso, 1950s, Venice, Italy
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Murano hand blown Italian art glass ashtray, bowl or catchall. Attributed to Barovier Toso, a Murano glass company. Made of hand blown green glass, with a clear glass layer...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$112 Sale Price
20% Off
Murano Amethyst Glass Vase in the style of Fulvio Bianconi for Venini
By Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stylish free-form two-foil vase in amethyst glass. Stylistically this vase shares important features with some of Fulvio Bianconi's 1950s Venini pieces. Depth in color, free-form t...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
$308 Sale Price
25% Off
French Art Deco Pierrot Sculpture, 1920
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco Sculpture “Pierrot,” France, 1920s Spelter & Onyx Figure
This charming French Art Deco sculpture, titled “Pierrot,” dates from the 1920s and beautifully embodies the elegance and style of French Art Deco. Crafted from spelter with an onyx base, the piece captures the playful yet melancholic spirit of the iconic Commedia dell'arte character.
With clean lines and a graceful silhouette, this sculpture is a striking and timeless addition to any art collection or decorative display. Its refined craftsmanship highlights the artistic innovation of early 20th-century French design.
Dimensions:
Height: 11.2" (28.5 cm)
Width: 8.7" (22 cm)
Depth: 4.5" (11.5 cm)
In very good condition, this “Pierrot” sculpture...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx, Spelter
Antique Luggage Crocodile Skin Leather Suitcase, Colonial
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique suitcase made of crocodile leather handstitched with leather lacing and secured with tacks, an attractive antique reptile skin suitcase with a...
Category
Early 1900s British British Colonial Antique Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Faux Leather
$2,479 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Malachite Glass Vase by Curt Schlevogt, 1930s
By Curt Schlevogt
Located in Lucenec, SK
An exclusive vase made of malachite glass from the renowned Czech manufacturer Curt Schlevogt, known for creating luxury decorative glass under the Ingrid Glass brand. This exception...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite
Richard LE CORRONE at CIBOURE Large Greek Stoneware Vase, Early 1950s
By Ciboure, Richard Le Corrone
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large stoneware vase by Richard Le Corrone at Ciboure, France, early 1950s. High technical quality rotating Greek decor. The stylized rotating scenery depicts Artemis and Apollo hunting with their dogs. Jarraila technique. Height : 11"(28cm), Diameter : 9.45"(24cm). Signed "R. Le Corrone" and stamped "RF Ciboure" under the base.
CIBOURE pottery was founded in 1919 on the Basque coast by Etienne Vilotte (1881-1957), Louis Benjamin Victor Floutier (1882-1936) and a man named LUKAS. In 1922, the date of the formal establishment of the company, Vilotte is the manager. From its inception, the style is clearly defined. A classical orientation, strongly imbued with the antique style and taking advantage of the neo-Greek wave. The characteristics of Art Deco are a source of inspiration as well as the regional style is an influence. The goal is clear: to offer high quality and decorative items whose forms are inherited from the ancient or traditional Basque containers. The sandstone reflects this enthusiasm for this growing area since the late 19th century.
In 1945, Rudolf Fischer bought the pottery on which it imposes its trademark in 1951 - RF CIBOURE - to replace the old - VE CIBOURE -. It will be replaced later by that of his son Max Fischer - MF CIBOURE -. He brings technical and artistic changes such as molding, baking more oxidizing and parts production utilities. This pottery owes its success, in addition to the decorative qualities and originality of its production, to an excellent marketing, particularly among Parisian department stores. Finally we note the names of its principal designers, the first and until 1922: Louis Floutier...
Category
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Mocap "white/white" Illusionistic Wall Clock
By Jan Paul
Located in Maastricht, NL
“Time is an illusion”
Most wall-clocks have the same basic shape: round. Also the same looking time-indication by
numbers or stripes.
“MOCAP” steps away from the basic. It’s appeara...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Post-Modern Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
$773 / item
Cologne Cathedral Jewelry Trinket Box Metal, Antique German Souvenir, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous vintage metal jewelry box. A beautiful decorative item in metal inside covered with cloth. Made in Germany, circa 1930s. Nice addi...
Category
1930s German Vintage Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Loetz Art Nouveau vase whit Colered Details of Irradiated glass 1900s
By Loetz Glass
Located in Verviers, BE
Loetz Art Nouveau vase whit Colered Details of Irradiated glass 1900s
Beautifully decorated whit Irradiated glass
Rare to find with original condition
The piece is in good conditio...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Wedgwood blue and white jasperware candleholders
By Wedgwood
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Fine pair of Wedgwood jasperware candleholder, neoclassical style item decorated with white flowers and leaves friezes on a sky-blue background.
Jasperware, or jasper ware, is a type...
Category
20th Century English Neoclassical Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Baroque Style Large Italian Crystal Vase With Grotesque Engravings
Located in Prato, Tuscany
Before describing the object under consideration, we must make an important clarification; the artifact, one of many that we will publish over time, is part of the museum collection of a historic Florentine crystal grinder that unfortunately closed recently. It is the Marcello Galgani & Son company, whose completely manual and artisanal work has not withstood the disproportionate advance of mass-produced mechanical processes! Marcello Galgani began his craft as a grinder and restorer in 1960; as the years went by, Marcello mastered and became familiar with particular techniques and shapes, resulting in the production of objects that manage to retain the freshness of grinding and engraving, the warmth and softness of light, and the inimitable flavor of unique artifacts. After several years, his son Lorenzo, who grew up among crystals, also entered the business and immediately became passionate about this ancient craft with skill and ability. Stimulated by the aesthetic sense of the past, father and son, set up a workshop in which the shapes they researched and created themselves are mouth-blown by traditional Tuscan glassmakers in Empoli, then ground and engraved using ancient sixteenth-century techniques, with motifs born from the Galgani's inexhaustible imagination or culturally inspired by designs of objects seen and studied in Florentine museums (Uffizi, Galleria Palatina, Museo degli Argenti, etc.). Marcello and Lorenzo Galgani were also Masters in the difficult art of restoration, bringing rare and precious objects back to life. As mentioned the company recently closed and disposed of all its last production, and only Marcello's old private museum collection remained, which includes unique and special objects created over time, a collection that the craftsman made available to us for a planned sale. All of the objects were made entirely by hand with old grinding wheels, but there were mainly two tools that allowed the creation of masterpieces: the right hand and the left hand of the master craftsman. Ancient glassmaking techniques were used for all the ground and engraved products: first, the object was ground with an emery wheel fed continuously by a jet of abrasive sand and water, then re-polished with a very fine-grained sandstone wheel also fed with water; the engravings were done freehand using as many as 10-15 small stone wheels for each design (flowers, branches, animals, etc. ); then the object was polished and shined; we must make, at this point, an important clarification on these last two operations: towards the end of the 1960s acid crystal polishing was devised, the object was immersed and rotated in a solution of sulfuric acid, fluoridic acid and water and in a short time all the defects left by the previous processes were eliminated, it was a fast, industrial operation that allowed to lower costs considerably, with discrete but not excellent results. But for Galgani's products polishing is done with a cork bark wheel wet with water and pumice, to make the surfaces more transparent, and finally polishing was achieved with a felt wheel wet with a paste of water, iron oxide, and cerium oxide. This series of processes takes an average of two days of work( sometimes much longer) for each object, each engraving or grinding is the result of the creative inventiveness of the two artisans, inventiveness that transforms crystal into reality material of the highest aesthetic value and inestimable value. All the items in the entire collection have never been used; they were part of the exhibition. Large crystal vase; the decorations, in baroque style represent a series of "grotesques" The object is "a unique piece" signed by the Master, it was created in Marcello Galgani's workshop in 1983 and made with the techniques (grinding, engraving and polishing) that we explained in the description; for the shape, the Master was inspired by a vase present in a painting, preserved in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence by the sixteenth-century painter Jacopo Ligozzi...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Continental Europe - Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
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