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Tall Vintage Decorative Carnival Vase, English, Glass, Flower, Midcentury, 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a tall, vintage decorative carnival vase. An English, glass flower vase with colourful midcentury appeal, circa 1950.
Radiant color accentuate...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Blue/ Clear Murano Glass Vase, Late Mid Century - Italy ca. 1960/70
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Fantastic looking, decorative mid-century glass vase from the famous workshops of Sommerso Murano in Italy. Elaborately handcrafted in the period around 1960/70, this large Italian glass vase (height: 12.6") impresses with an unusal design and dark blue toned patterns which pull from the beautiful shaped base up to the top. This artfully mouthblown Murano...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Small Vintage Posy Vase, English, Carnival Glass, Decorative, Flower, circa 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small vintage posy vase. An English, carnival glass decorative flower vase, dating to the mid-20th century, circa 1950.
Dashing iridescent...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Sven Hofverberg, Swedish ceramicist, own studio. Ceramic vase with slender neck.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Pre-owned goods are exempt from import duties for U.S. customers.
Therefore, no import tariffs will be applicable to your purchase.
Sven Hofverberg, Swedish ceramicist, own studio....
Category
Late 20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Black 'Mangania' Leaf Vase by Lillemor Mannerheim, Gefle, Sweden, 1950s
By Upsala Ekeby, Lillemor Mannerheim, Gefle
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful leaf-shaped vase with amazing black, matte, 'Mangania' glaze.
Designed in 1955 by Lillemor Mannerheim for Gefle Porcelain Factory in Sweden.
Great condition.
Stamped wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Small Antique Meiji Period Japanese Satsuma Vase with Mark
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Fabulous and small japanese earthenware Satsuma vase of great shape and scene.
Marked: Cannot decipher.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Type: Vase
Region of O...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
Midcentury Modern Ceramic Floor Vase Rörstrand Gunnar Nylund, Sweden
By Gunnar Nylund, Rörstrand
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
A gorgeous floor vase produced at Rörstrand and designed by maker/Designer Gunnar Nylund. Made in Sweden in the midcentury. Beautiful brown glazed in shifting dark earthy colors. Rar...
Category
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Large Lalique Bottle of Perfume, Fleur de Cristal, 20th Century.
By Lalique
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large Lalique bottle of perfume, fleur de cristal, 20th century.
Large Lalique perfume bottle filled with fleur de cristal perfume extract, 20th century.
H: 27cm, W: 19cm, D: 4.5cm
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Two German Mid-Century Modern Pottery Fat Lava Vase by Kreutz, Germany, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing set of two midcentury studio art pottery vase made in Germany, circa 1970s, by Kreutz Keramik. Vases in very good condition with no chips, cracks, or flea bites. Signed wi...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Accademia Glass Vase with 24K Golda by Creart
By Creart
Located in Milan, IT
Elevate your floral displays with this timeless glass vase, superbly crafted by master artisans to showcase as a standalone piece or adorned with seasonal floral arrangements. The sl...
Category
2010s Italian Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
DENBAC French Art Deco Stoneware Planter, 1910s
By Denbac
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Large French Art Deco stoneware planter by DENERT & BALICHON (Vierzon), France, 1910s. Height : 9.25"(23.5cm), Diameter : 11.8"(30cm). Signed "Denbac" and numbered 122 under the base...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
Art Deco Half Doll Ceramic Powder Box Bowl, French, c1930's
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this very attractive and totally original 1930's Art Deco ladies powder/ trinket box. Made from ceramic with a vibrantly colored painted finish. Highly func...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco, French Lead Crystal Vase In The Vannes-Le-Châtel Style
By Art Vannes
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly invite you to read the full description, as it offers detailed technical and historical information to assure you of the authenticity of our pieces.
This is an exceptional and significant clear lead...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Saint Louis Crystal Chartreuse Color Vase , France, 2023
By Saint Louis
Located in Cagliari, IT
From its star-shaped base to the sparkling glints of the diamond, bevel, pearl and rim cuts, Tommy stands as a timeless collection since 1928. Its straight lines have afforded elegan...
Category
2010s French Other Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Victorian 19th century large copper cooking pot
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Victorian 19th century large copper cooking pot circa 1890.
Beautiful example of a large cooking pot, which are now popular to use as fireside log bins.
Buffed copper with hand ham...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Copper
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 Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Clay, Stoneware
Red Sommerso vase with ice effect by Seguso, Murano, Italy, 1970
By Seguso
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Superb and rare sommerso vase with red ice effect designed and manufactured for seguso in murano in the 1970s. Handcrafted glass using the "sommerso" technique (superposition of laye...
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Large Vetro Sommerso Vase by Carlo Scarpa for Venini Murano, circa 1930s
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Vetro Sommerso Vase by Carlo Scarpa for Venini Murano, circa 1930s.
A large vetro sommerso bollicine vase designed by Carlo Scarpa between 1934 a...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Tall Mid-Century Italian Pottery Ocean Ship Motif Floor Vase, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An amazing ceramic Mid-Century Modern floor vase made in Italy, circa 1960s. This is a heavy floor vase. Vase is in very good condition with no chips, cracks, or flea bites. Nice col...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Scandinavian Modern Ceramic Bowl by Aune Siimes for Arabia, 1940s/1950s
By Arabia
Located in Helsinki, Uusimaa
Scandinavian modern ceramic bulls eye bowl by Aune Siimes for Arabia in the 1940s/1950s. Beautiful piece of mid-century modern art ceramics. Signed at the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Rustic French Lidded Stoneware Jar, 1950s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Handmade French vintage lidded stoneware jar, circa 1950s. Round body with shiny brown glaze, hand-carved line decor, and flat lid with unglazed top. Two handles with lined decor. St...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
Mid Century Bertoncello by Roberto Rigon Signed Ceramic Jug Vase, Italy, 1960s
By Roberto Rigon, Bertoncello
Located in Valencia, VC
Midcentury Sculptural Ceramic Jug Vase by Roberto Rigon for Bertoncello, Italy, 1960s
A striking and rare sculptural ceramic jug vase designed by Roberto Rigon for Bertoncello Ceram...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware
Contemporary Ceramic Cartocci Texture White and Gray Tall Vase
By Paola Paronetto
Located in Porcia, IT
A testament to superb craftsmanship and creative flair, this elegant tall vase in white is a new take on a Classic decorative object. Meticulously handmade through a long crafting pr...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Baccarat Signed, Exquise Large Ginkgo Crystal Vase, France
By Baccarat
Located in Rijssen, NL
Luxury at its finest, high-end crystal vase made and signed by Baccarat. The form of the Baccarat Clear crystal Ginkgo Extra vase is a perfect homage to its namesake, the ginkgo bil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Amphorae Pythos vase by Mario Cioni & C
By Mario Cioni
Located in Milan, IT
The reinterpretation of the typical Greek shape recalls this vase's name. It wants to enhance the beauty of simple but never obvious shapes, that can fit in any environment. Crystal ...
Category
2010s Italian Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
$1,029 / item
Art Deco André Delatte Nancy Glass Vase 'Berluze' Shape Orange Yellow
Located in Munich, DE
This glass vase was created in 1920 ca. by the French artist glass maker André Delatte (Chatenois/Vosges 1887 - Toulouse/Haute Garonne 1953). In 1921 he founded the glass works 'Les ...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Huge Italian Vintage Ceramic Rhimini Blue Vase Aldo Londi for Bitossi, C. 1960
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Beautiful and rare tall 30cm/12" embossed vase in vibrant 'Rhimini' blue and turquoise by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, circa 1968. A great piece of vintage, mid-century handmade Italian pottery. Very rare size to find.
Shape number 727/30.
We have more rare Bitossi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Bertoncello by Roberto Rigon Vintage Mid Century Ceramic Vase, Italy, 1960s
By Giovanni Bertoncello, Roberto Rigon
Located in Valencia, VC
Sculptural Mid Century Modern chimney style ceramic vase by Roberto Rigon for Bertoncello Ceramiche. Featuring the Tobacco classic mottled tan color, this beautifully designed piece ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$290 Sale Price
40% Off
Umberto Zannoni Grey Ceramic Vase with Squiggles, Signed
By Umberto Zannoni
Located in Milano, IT
Splendid ceramic vase signed Umberto Zannoni Faenza of fine Italian manufacture Zirardini in the 1950s. Signed, Original Label.
The marvellous vase has a round base from which the b...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$567 Sale Price
20% Off
Tall French Daum Bacchus Green Amethyst Vase Pâté de Verre
By Daum
Located in Vilnius, LT
Tall French Daum Bacchus vase with amethyst glass top and green pâte de verre bottom, decorated with a woman face, grapes and leaves. Circa 2000.
Signed ...
Category
Early 2000s French Modern Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
$1,798 Sale Price
40% Off
1940 Seguso White Blue Pulegoso Murano Glass Vase
By Seguso
Located in Brescia, IT
Pulegoso Glass Vase
Seguso, Murano
Italy, 1930
White and Blue Pulegoso Vase
Perfect Condiction
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
Gold Leave Vase with 24-Karat Gold Plate
Located in Paris, FR
Vase gold leave in polished stainless
steel with 24-karat gold-plated leave.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Gold Plate, Stainless Steel
$1,122 / item
Famille Rose Jar with Lid from China Birds Flowers Pattern 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Decorate a console or mantle with this colorful pair of colorful antique melon jars.
Created in China, circa 1880, each enameled vase is decorated with foliate motifs, reserves depicting birds, figural scene, and further embellished with Famille rose medallions
he porcelain vases jars...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
$803 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century German Space Age Brutalist Bubble Glass Vase by Emil Funke, 1960s
By Emil Funke
Located in Hamburg, DE
Mid-Century German Space Age Brutalist Bubble Glass Vase by Emil Funke for Gral, 1960s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1960 to 1969 official proof of authenticity such as vintage ...
Category
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
1960s Venetian Hand-Painted Perfume Bottle, Light Glass with Gold Accents
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
1960s Venetian Hand-Painted Perfume Bottle, Light Glass with Gold Accents
Description:
This exquisite Venetian perfume bottle, crafted in the 1960s, is a delicate masterpiece of gla...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
French Pierre Cardin Pink Flower Glass Vase, Signed, 1980s
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous decorative chic glass vase in light pink - rose color, made of glass.
With original label "Pierre Cardin" and signature "Pierre Cardin" engraved in the glass (see all pictu...
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
19th Century Pair of Tall Opaline Vases
By Baccarat
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This stunning pair of Baccarat Style opaline vases is a testament to the exquisite craftsmanship of the Art Nouveau period. Dating back to the end of 19th century, these vases are a...
Category
19th Century Napoleon III Antique Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Opaline Glass
$2,200 / set
Large Danish Modern Soholm Ceramic Vase, 1960s
By Søholm Stentøj
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large ceramic vase from Danish Søholm Stentøj, produced on the island of Bornholm in the 1960s. Rich glazing and decorative striped ornamentation. W...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Beautiful 17th Century Bartmann / Bellarmine Jug German Salt Glazed Stoneware
Located in Meer, VAN
Beautiful 17th Century Bartmann Jug / Bellarmine Jug Salt Glazed Stoneware, Germany.
This is a very fine and early example of a renowned ‘bartmann’ / ‘baardman’ of ‘Bellarmine’ jug ...
Category
Early 17th Century German Primitive Antique Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Stoneware
21st Century ‘Chytra’, 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 ‘Chyrta’ vase showcases delicate blue underglaze illustrations and ribbons that harmoniz...
Category
2010s European Minimalist Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Clay, Stoneware
Delphin Massier Majolica Mallard Duck Planter
By Delphin Massier
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Delphin Massier French Majolica planter which features a mallard duck in a swimming posture, wings curled up behind. Colouration: cream, teal blue, ochre, are predominant. The piece ...
Category
1890s Antique Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Majolica
Just Andersen vase i disco metal
Located in Kastrup, DK
Just Andersen
Small vase in green patinated disco metal, approx. 1920-1930.
Signed on the bottom: JUST D1521.
The top shows light traces of use from water, as the vase has been used.
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Modern Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal
Bodil Kjaer Cross Blown Glass For Cassina
By Bodil Kjaer
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Bodil Kjaer Cross Blown Glass For Cassina
An unmistakable aesthetic language that uses priceless blown extra-clear glass to make an elegant vase in the form of a cross, designed to ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
$503 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Mdina Pink Glass Vase, Small Bottle Signed Matching Pair c.1980s
By Mdina
Located in Glasgow, GB
A matching pair of small pink glass bottle vases by Mdina Glass, handcrafted in Malta in the 1980s.
In good condition for their age and use, each va...
Category
Late 20th Century Maltese Post-Modern Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
Baccarat Crystal Parfume Flacon
By Baccarat
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A beautifully shaped 1940s Art Deco Baccarat crystal bottle, with a multi-faceted octagonal stopper, originally designed to grace a stylish mid-century dressing table. At just over 1...
Category
20th Century French Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Odyssey Clear Vase by Mario Cioni & C
By Mario Cioni
Located in Milan, IT
Odyssey Clear Vase in crystal by Mario Cioni
Category
2010s Italian Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
$2,035 / item
1950s mid century VASE floorvase bay-keramik decor 'brasil' model 543-40 WGP
By Bay Keramik
Located in Mannheim, DE
Very beautiful west german mid century ceramic vase manufactured by Bay-Keramik in 1957, decor 'Brasil'.
Unglazed surface with white incised decor combined with glossy colored fields...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Very Large Midcentury Italian Ceramic Vase, circa 1950s
Located in London, GB
Very large midcentury Italian ceramic vase (circa 1950s). Its elliptical shape and distinctly modern style encapsulates its orig...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
$1,251 Sale Price
20% Off
A brass repoussé jardinière with ring handles and paw feet
Located in London, GB
A late 19th century brasswork repoussé planter with animal head ring handles and paw feet.
Category
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass
French Daum Nancy attr. Art Nouveau Cameo Glass Mushroom Vase
By Daum
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
French Daum Nancy attr. Art Nouveau cameo glass mushroom vase from the turn of the century.
Wheel cut with raised designs in colored enamels on an etch...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Blown Glass
Super thick Murano Glass vase by Mazzuccato Murano, Clear Black and Silver Leaf
By Gino Mazzuccato
Located in London, GB
This stunning super heavy Large Murano Art Glass Vase is handmade mouth blown in Black and Clear Cristallo Glass With Silver Leaf between the two layer
This exquisite Murano art gla...
Category
1990s Italian Hollywood Regency Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Murano Glass
$904 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Belle Époque French Alabaster Vase Garden Ornament
Located in Munich, DE
This elegant vase has been carved out of alabaster in the 1880s in France.
Category
1880s French Belle Époque Antique Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Alabaster
Italian Murano Art Glass Tall Vase by Flavio Poli, 1960s with Original Label
By Mandruzzato, Flavio Poli
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Italian desgn 1960s murano art glass green, yellow and transparent small vase. The presence of the original vintage label is a real rarity. Beautiful Murano glass vase, designed by F...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Art Glass
$1,726 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Brass Jam Pan. English 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great rustic accessory for the country kitchen
Country house condition. Original patina to brass and rusty iron handle
Free UK shipping
Category
1870s English Folk Art Antique Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass, Iron
Murano Sommerso Glass Amber Green Large Bowl & Vase Sculptures Cristallo Venezia
Located in Torquay, GB
Monumental Murano amber and green sommerso glass bowl and matching vase.
Attributed to Cristallo Venezia circa 1960s.
Exquisite organic form sculptures...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Glass
Josef Ekberg Gustavsberg Sgraffito Patterned Vase
By Josef Ekberg
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Josef Ekberg (Swedish, 1877-1945) joined Gustavsberg in 1889 and worked there until his death in 1945. He was the factory’s leading designer and Gustavsberg exhibitions early in the ...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
Bitossi Sahara Aldo Londi Cer Paoli Glazed Ceramic Vases, Italy, 1960s
By Bruno Paoli, Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of two Bitossi Aldo Londi for Cer Paoli Sahara range ceramic vases. Italy, 1960s.
Ceramiche Paoli "Cer Paoli" was created at the end of the Second World ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
Fat Lava Vase (decor Lora) by Scheurich Keramik Germany
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
A sought after Fat Lava vase by Scheurich Keramik.
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ceramic
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 Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Crystal
Art Deco Kéramis Vase by Charles Catteau
By Charles Catteau for Boch Freres
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This Art Deco ceramic vase was designed by renowned Belgian artist Charles Catteau for the prestigious Boch Frères Keramis. Crafted around 1920, this...
Category
1920s Belgian Vintage Europe - Vases and Vessels
Materials
Faience, Ceramic
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Alessandro Mendini, Michael Graves, Ettore Sottsass and other design luminaries contributed to this unusual collection of porcelain wares representing a time capsule of late-20th-century decorative art.
10 On-Point Vessels for Flaunting Your Houseplants and Bouquets
Whether you're a genius gardener or have your florist on speed dial, every stem in your home deserves the best.