Europe - Serveware, Ceramics, Silver and Glass

The atmosphere and the world of Lisa Corti interpreted by Laboratorio Paravicini. The new collection of dishes combines the two brands for a table that makes the imagination travel b...

A rare and elegant Christian Dior Tortoiseshell Glass Champagne Cooler, mounth-blown in Empoli, Italy during the 1960s for ”Dior Home Collection” with a exclusive tortoiseshell color...

General characteristics: Type of object: Decorative dish or presentation plate. Artist: Jean Lurçat (1892-1966), French artist known for his tapestries, ceramics and posters. Manufa...

General characteristics: Type of object: Decorative dish or presentation plate. Artist: Jean Lurçat (1892-1966), French artist known for his tapestries, ceramics and posters. Manufa...

Unique thick wooden chopping-cutting board with a beautiful form. Great statement on your countertop, France, circa 1850-1900 Weathered. If needed items were treated against woodworm.

A superb 1930's Czech/Bohemian pale blue blown glass vase with applied black glass rim. This is a known shape made by Franz Welz, which is shown in the Welz Facebook group. Known as ...

Article: Murano glass bowl element ashtray Origin: Murano, Italy Decade: 1970s This original glass element was produced in the 1970s in Murano, Italy. An elegant multicolor...

This is a delightful and decorative vintage blue and white ironstone china planter which will look fabulous with plants and flowers but is also i...

This exquisite antique salt and spice cellar with centered mustard pot menagere is a stunning example of Art Nouveau design by the renowned German manufacturer WMF (Württembergische ...

Berndorf Champagne Bucket Round, 1920s 'Alpaca ' Only Polished

Antique Victorian French set of four copper pans of circular form having a tempered copper base, iron handles with copper rivets and hanging holes. They are heavier than the average...

Set of six hand-cut crystal wine glasses all in a different color and in perfect condition with the Lorraine crystal stamps under the foot. although l...

Napoleon III silverplate bronze centerpiece, 1856 by Charles CHRISTOFLE, France, 1856. Silverplate bronze and frosted crystal. Height: 7.7"(19.5cm), Width: 18.1"(46cm), Depth: 11"(28...

This is a vintage oval blue and white planter. A Chinese, ceramic decorative planter pot, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1970. Of fascinating wavy form with generous proport...

Coffee/tea set - 1930s This coffee set from the 1930s is in the typical style of the streamline modern. It includes a coffee pot, teapot, sugar bowl, creamer and a handled tray. Th...

Life-size glass head in a unique transparent color. Produced in a German steelworks in the 1970s. Perfect condition. A perfect addition to the interior, photo prop, display or headph...

Wonderful Art Deco cast chrome metal ashtray, featuring an athletic man with a ball. Height 21 cm / 8.26 inches, and the ashtray measures 21 cm / 8.26 inches by 12.8 cm / 5 inches. ...

Set of 4 Aurum Decorative Coasters, from the Oriente Italiano Collection. These porcelain coasters, adorned with floral patterns in vibrant hues and gold trim bring elegance and char...

These are Four Delft ceramic wall tiles mounted on a modern wood frame, all with a blue and white hand painted flower pattern, made in the Netherlands during the 17th century, circa ...

Dutch clear crystal with Silver Inkwell, Mid 20th Century An inkwell, made of clear crystal glass with a silver cap, made in The Netherlands. The crystal glass at the bottom has a c...

Every plate from this exquisite set is entirely crafted and painted exclusively by hand in the tradition and quality that have made Paravicini famous all over the world. Made of fine...

800 silver cutlery, 84 pieces, Italy, 1960s Gifted to my grandparents for their wedding, set for 12. The gross weight is 5.4 kg. The net weight (blades ...

Beautiful vase made from Murano glass in perfect condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, defects etc. Only one unique piece. Venetian glass (...

A truly superb antique English George III Old Sheffield plate wine / champagne cooler, Circa 1810 in date. This highly versatile cooler features the "silver on copper" Sheffield Eng...

Superb and rare key holder or ashtray sommerso blue and yellow designed and manufactured for seguso in murano in the 1970s. Artisanal glasswork using the sommerso technique (superpos...

'Pichet Espagnol' ceramic piece from the Madoura Pottery (A.R. 245) by Pablo Picasso (1954). A fired, unglazed ceramic pitcher in the form of a stylise...

The Bottega is today undoubtedly the spearhead of Puglia pottery art. The artist was practically born among ceramics and has nourished herself with this art throughout her life until...

'Rimini blu' glazed ceramic vase designed by Aldo Londi for by Bitossi. Italy, 1960s. This eye-catching vase is made of blue glazed ceramic with engraved patterns surrounding the cen...

A beautiful porcelain floral vase designed by Julio Fernández and manufactured by Lladró. Spain, 1970s. This elegant glazed porcelain vase has a clean design with floral and foliage ...

Tasteful and modern in design, stoneware Argenta egg cup by Wilhelm Kage for Gustavsberg, Sweden. Decorated with applied silver 'Profil' stripes and banding A collectors piece Circa...

A complete Georg Jensen silverware service in the Pyramid pattern, designed by Harald Nielsen in 1926. This set comprises twelve settings of 7 pieces, totaling 84 pieces. The set inc...

Le mani in porcellana della collezione Anatomica, creata da Vito Nesta per il suo brand Grand Tour, sono un oggetto di design intramontabile e di grande valore decorativo. La produzione di queste porcellane è affidata a Fratelli Majello che dal 1867 sono maestri delle lavorazioni di Capodimonte. Ogni mano è decorata con estro e fantasia, ben 20 decori sono infatti disponibili, avendo la possibilità di integrarsi alla perfezione in qualsiasi ambiente, che sia una camera da letto, un mobile ingresso...

Vintage Italian decorative bird/penguin sculpture handmade in multi-color layers of Murano glass. Massive and thick glass is in dar purple/blue/grey colors glass combination. Weight:...

Oyster plate in Majolica, in white and Green color. France, 19th century. Circa 1890 signed Longchamp.

English sheffield ice bucket, 1980s Found in a noble apartment. Regularly stamped. Small signs of the time.

Rosenthal porcelain dinner "Romanze" set by Björn Wiinblad, 1958 A beautiful white porcelain dinner set with relief and blue painted centre The set is made by the manufacturer Rosen...

Meissen Porcelain coffee cup with saucer richly hand painted decorated with gold.

Beautiful confit jar with very rare faded green glaze. Confit jars were used primarily in the South of France for the preservation of meats such as duck or goose for dishes such as...

Exceptionally rare Emile Galle cameo vase in greens and browns over yellow depicting a man crossing a metal and stone bridge -one of the rarest images. The first Galle landscapes...

This is a large Vintage silver plated Monteith punch bowl dating from the late 20th Century. The punch bowl can also double as an excellent wine cooler for 5 or 6 bottles . It is t...

Wonderful piece of Alsace pottery with a very rare green glaze, France, circa 1850-1900. Good but weathered condition.

This is a very good hand painted Mason's ironstone large Platter or Meat Plate, in the Table and Flowerpot gilded pattern, from their earliest George IIIrd period, circa 1818. The p...

Beautiful small confit jar with its characteristic yellow glaze. Confit jars were used primarily in the South of France for the preservation of meats such as duck or goose for dish...

Art glass carafe by Kjell Engman at Kosta-Boda, Sweden, late 1990s. Filigree glass with yellow base and body, purple neck and red handle. Measures: Height 9.5"(24cm), width 5.3" (13....

This is a handsome mid 20th century crystal decanter, with a classic ship’s form and brilliant cut finish, dating to circa 1960. This full-bodied wine or spirit decanter adds eleganc...

Bareuther Bavaria coffee service, made in Germany, 1980s Consisting of 12 cups and saucers, coffee pot, milk jug and sugar bowl. Never used. The measur...

Handmade Farmhouse Metal Serving / Cake Stand – Possibly French or Belgian, Early 20th Century Charming Folk Art with Galvanised Sheet Metal Detailing This unique handmade serving o...

This superb ceramic plate is part of the Zodiaco collection introduced at the Milan Furniture Fair 2017. The center of this dish is adorned with a blue circle enclosing the earth and...

A slightly cheeky Art Nouveau decanter set with matching set of six glasses in handblown clear glass, in the style of Bimini. The stems designed as grapes. ...

Beautiful Cheetah - Italian ceramic, perfect condition, produced in 1960s. We have also another big cats for sale, check our products. Only one unique piece available. Signed "made i...

Bodil Kjaer Serving Cart For Cassina A serving cart, designed by Bodil Kjær for the modern living room, where welcoming cheer is encouraged by versatile furniture that elegantly enh...

This nice neoclassical style ashtray is made of bronze and brass on a circular black marble base. This is a French work in the style of Maison Jansen. Circa 1940

Stunning Murano multifaceted ashtray in red, yellow and clear sommerso blown glass. Designed by Flavio Poli and produced by Mandruzzato in Murano, Italy during the 1960s. In amazing...

Displayed on a modern table, either in multiples as an accent or along with the other set in the same Smoke Collection, this set of two wine glasses is sure to make a statement in a refined home. The unique design was created by Joe Colombo in 1963 and is still a fresh and unexpected look that harmoniously combines a linear bowl...

A superb and rare complete Elizabeth II walnut cased, 117 piece, twelve place canteen of flatware cutlery, in the elegant Kings pattern, retailed by Harrods Knightsbridge London and bearing hallmarks for Sheffield, 1963 and the makers mark of  Gee & Holmes. Comprising: twelve table forks, twelve dessert forks, twelve dessert spoons, twelve soup spoons, twelve teaspoons, twelve fish knives with silver blades twelve fish forks with silver tines, twelve table forks, twelve dessert knives six table spoons three piece fork set  All contained in the original superb fitted walnut canteen box with hinged lid and a single fitted drawer and custom fitted in blue felt. It bears the label "Harrods Ltd Cutlers & Silversmiths, Knightsbridge, S.W." This is the complete set, it is highly unusual to find such a nice patterned set with not even a single piece missing! Condition: In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 19 cm x Width 50 cm x Depth 35.5 cm  - Canteen case Weight 5.44 kg Dimensions in inches: Height 7 inches x Width 1 foot, 8 inches x Depth 1 foot, 2 inches - Canteen case Weight 175 troy oz Harrods founder Charles Henry Harrod first established his business in 1824, aged 25. The business was located south of the River Thames in Southwark. The premises were located at 228 Borough High Street. He ran this business, variously listed as a draper, mercer and a haberdasher, certainly until 1831. During 1825 the business was listed as 'Harrod and Wicking, Linen Drapers, Retail', but this partnership was dissolved at the end of that year. His first grocery business appears to be as ‘Harrod & Co.Grocers’ at 163 Upper Whitecross Street, Clerkenwell, E.C.1., in 1832. In 1834 in London's East End, he established a wholesale grocery in Stepney, at 4, Cable Street, with a special interest in tea. In 1849, to escape the vice of the inner city and to capitalise on trade to the Great Exhibition of 1851 in nearby Hyde Park, Harrod took over a small shop in the district of Brompton, on the site of the current store. Beginning in a single room employing two assistants and a messenger boy, Harrod's son Charles Digby Harrod built the business into a thriving retail operation selling medicines, perfumes, stationery, fruit and vegetables. Harrods rapidly expanded, acquired the adjoining buildings, and employed one hundred people by 1880. However, the store's booming fortunes were reversed in early December 1883, when it burnt to the ground. Remarkably, in view of this calamity, Charles Harrod fulfilled all of his commitments to his customers to make Christmas deliveries that year—and made a record profit in the process. In short order, a new building was built on the same site, and soon Harrods extended credit for the first time to its best customers, among them Oscar Wilde,Lillie Langtry, Ellen Terry, Charlie Chaplin, Noël Coward, Gertrude Lawrence, Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh, Sigmund Freud, A. A. Milne, and many members of the British Royal Family.  On Wednesday, 16 November 1898, Harrods debuted England's first "moving staircase" (escalator) in their Brompton Road stores; the device was actually a woven leather conveyor belt-like unit with a wood and "silver plate-glass" balustrade. Nervous customers were offered brandy at the top to revive them after their 'ordeal'. The department store was purchased by the Fayed brothers in 1985. In 2010 Harrods was sold to Qutar Holdings.  Harrods was the holder of royal warrants from 1910 till 2000 from the following: * Queen Elizabeth II (Provisions and Household Goods) * The Duke of Edinburgh (Outfitters) * The Prince of Wales (Outfitters and Saddlers) * The late Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (China and Glass) The store occupies a 5-acre (20,000 m2) site and has over one million square feet (90,000 m2) of selling space in over 330 departments making it the biggest department store in Europe. The UK's second-biggest shop, Selfridges, Oxford Street, is a little over half the size with 540,000 square feet (50,000 m2) of selling space, while the third largest, Allders of Croydon had 500,000 square feet (46,000 m2) of retail space. By comparison Europe's second-largest department store the KaDeWe in Berlin has a retail space of 650,000 square feet (60,000 m2). GEE & HOLMES LTD This enterprise can be traced to the registration of Thomas Raynes Ltd as a private limited company in 1935.   Capitalised at £1,000, it was based at 39 Eyre Street, and dealt in cutlery and various tools.  The subscribers were brothers: James Fairclough Gee (1899-1974) and Reginald L. Gee (1913-?).    They had been born at St Helens, Lancashire, the sons of James Gee (1868-1948) – an insurance superintendent – and his wife, Agnes née Fairclough.  In 1939, James and Reginald Gee were living with their parents at 47 Brooklands Crescent.  They were described in the Register of England & Wales (1939) as cutlery manufacturers.  Also residing at Brooklands Crescent (62) was Leonard Wycliffe Holmes (1901-1989), his wife Florence, and their son, James Geoffrey (1932-1985).  Leonard had been born in Sheffield, the son of John Clement Holmes (a steel and iron turner) and his wife, Bertha née Shelton.  Leonard apparently received a technical education, as in 1920 he co-presented a paper on electro-plating  at Mappin Hall.  He held an Associateship in Metallurgy from Sheffield University (Sheffield Daily Independent, 19 November 1920).  Leonard and Florence had been married at a Wadsley Church in 1927: she was the sister of James F. Gee.  In 1939, Leonard was working as a commercial traveller in cutlery.   During the Second World War, Thomas Raynes Ltd was listed at 41 Arundel Street – the same address as cutlery manufacturer, L. Holmes & Co.   The Hawley Collection has a stainless table knife marked ‘L. Holmes & Co’, which was probably made at this time.   Thomas Raynes Ltd became the vehicle for a new business entity – Gee & Holmes Ltd – which initially occupied 41 Arundel Street.  In an advertisement in 1946, the partners announced that they would be moving into a new factory at 61 Eyre Lane in early 1947.  The two-storey factory, which became known as Heritage Works, was bounded by Eyre Lane and Newton Lane.  Gee and Holmes...

A ceramic soup tureen manufactured by S. C. Richard in Italy in the 1935, decor representing a sail boat has been designed by Gio Ponti. Soup tureen was part of a dinner service, it'...

Oyster plate in Majolica, in white and Green color. France, 19th century.  

Antique Victorian style Spanish glass and silver lidded sugar pot with a swing handle and a pull off lid. Made by unknown manufacturer, Spain, early 20th century. In original c...