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Item Ships From: Illinois
Tibetan Flint Striker, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
In 19th-century Tibet, many men carried a fire striker to help ensure survival in the often-harsh climate of the Tibetan Plateau. Known as mechag, such strikers would hang from one's belt and often doubled as a small pouch for flint and tinder. The finest strikers were finished with precious metals and decorated with repoussé and inlaid stones.
This leather flint pouch is decorated with silver and gold plated metalwork and three large beads of turquoise and red coral. The mechag hangs from a simple leather strap and three decorative leather beads hang below. The pouch contains two Tibetan prayer flags...
Category
Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Coral, Gold Plate, Steel, Metal
Chinese Woven Garden Basket, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
It is easy to imagine someone, long ago, gathering a harvest from their garden or strolling to the market with this beautiful basket tucked under their arm. Hand-woven of young willo...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bentwood, Willow
Queen Anne cast brass swirl base candlestick, 1750-75
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Hollow core cast brass candlestick with swirl base peened to a knobbed candle shat supporting a candle cup with bobeche.
Birmingham, England, 1750-75.
Category
Mid-18th Century British Queen Anne Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Karl Springer Hinged Lid Kyoto Box / Side Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Chicago, IL
Outstanding hinged and lidded Kyoto box by Karl Springer. Fair amount of storage with suede panel lining on bottom and top. Brown and ivory lacquer is hand applied. Sits in a parsons...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Maitland Smith stone obelisks
By Maitland Smith
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a pair of tessellated Terra cotta colored stone and inlaid brass obelisks in great condition
Category
1980s North American Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
$1,200 / set
Mid-20th Century Chinese Woven Reed Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
A mid-20th century Chinese woven reed gathering basket with a thick bentwood handle attached to a thick heavy band with woven reed lacing.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Reed
$487 Sale Price
25% Off
Vintage Southeast Asian woven circular basket, 1900's
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Woven split bamboo and rattan cylinder form basket. The rattan is coiled in six rows and lashed together with bamboo at the rim of the basket and three rows at the bottom of the bask...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo, Rattan
Pair of French Cast Brass Columnar Candlesticks with Corinthian Capitals, 1820
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of cast brass columnar candlesticks with Corinthian capitals supporting urn form candle cups. Seam construction with threaded attachment of the candle shaft to the base.
France...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Leather Hippo by Deru
By Deru
Located in Chicago, IL
Leather Hippo by Deru,
A Hippo handcrafted from a pinched and riveted piece of leather.
Stamped Deru Germany.
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather
$1,890
Hand-Hammered Sterling Silver Bowl by Meriden Britannia Co '1893'
By Meriden Britannia Company
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Hand hammered sterling silver poppy motif bowl in the Aesthetic taste by the Meriden Britannia Co.
Meriden, Connecticut, after 1893.
Category
Late 19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pair of 20th Century Mbole Currency Pieces on Custom Mounts
Located in Chicago, IL
Immerse yourself in the rich cultural of the Mbole people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with this exquisite pair of 20th-century Mbole copper currency cuffs. Mounted on cus...
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
$1,462 Sale Price / set
25% Off
House Sculpture, Minimalist Modern Structure, Rusted Steel Wedge on Wood Blocks
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
Jim Rose, known primarily for his steel furniture, was an avid collector and scoured salvage yards for unique and interesting items. Here, found steel objects are welded together to ...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Steel
Pol Chambost Ceramic Vase France c 1940
By Pol Chambost
Located in Chicago, IL
Ceramic vase by French ceramic artist Pol Chambost featuring a pale lemon yellow glaze with deep brown incised decoration. Perfect condition. Unsigned.
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Elsa Rady postmodern silver plate vase
By Elsa Rady
Located in Winnetka, IL
A silver plate vase by Elsa Rady for Swid Powell
Category
1990s Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Signed Curtis Jere Starburst POM POM Abstract Wall Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Chicago, IL
Curtis Jere Starburst wall sculpture / Signed & dated.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Bird In Flight by Alvan Kote
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Art Deco cast bronze sculpture of a bird flying along the crest of a wave.
Signed on the base at the rear of the casting: Alvan Kote.
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Hosta Leaf, Small Scale Cast Bronze Botanical Sculpture with Subtle Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
This small bronze sculpture is a maquette for a large scale sculpture at the Olbrich Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin. Made with the ancient lost wax method, a process dating back to th...
Category
2010s American Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Early Peter Voulkus Ceramic Vase
By Peter Voulkos
Located in Chicago, IL
Early Peter Voulkus ceramic vase early 1960'd
[unsigned].
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
"Eclipse" Meditation Stone Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
A well-chosen stone is the focal point of both a traditional Chinese garden and a scholar's studio - evoking the complexities of nature and inspiring creative thought. With its round...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Steel
Pair of French cast brass candlesticks, 1800-10
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of cast brass, engine turned, French Empire period candlesticks. The pear shaped candle shaft are framed by beaded reel turnings and an engine turned kn...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$1,200 / set
Newburyport Pewter Candlesticks by Towle, a Pair
By Towle Silversmiths
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of traditional pewter candlestick holders made by Towle Silversmiths. Sleek flared capitals and graduated round bases. Marked ‘Towle’ underneath.
Each measures 3.75" tall x ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Classical Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
1960s Swedish Pukeberg Heavy Glass Ice Vase by Uno Westerberg, MCM
By Pukeberg Sweden, Uno Westerberg
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage 1960s stunning heavy "Ice Glass" vase designed by Uno Westerberg for Pukeberg Sweden. It offers a superb organic design and beautiful dimensions, ideal for accommodating medi...
Category
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
French Lacquer Glove Box in the Japanese Taste, c. 1880
Located in Kenilworth, IL
French black lacquered papier mache glove box with hinged lid decorated in polychrome with scenes of a Japanese market. Red lacquered interior.
France, circa 1880.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Lacquer, Paper
Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic wooden container dates to the early 20th century and was once used to store dry goods or household items in a provincial home in Yunnan province. Hollowed from a single f...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Primitive Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Fir
Alfredo Barbini Signed Bi-Color Murano Glass Vase 1970s
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A striking example of Murano artistry, this signed Alfredo Barbini vase from the 1970s captures the refined elegance and technical brilliance that defines the best of mid-century Ita...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Antique French Demijohn or Carboy
Located in Chicago, IL
Take your pick, carboy, demijohn or jimmyjohn, they all refer to the same glass vessel. Carboy's originate from the Persian word; qarabah, while demijohn comes courtesy of the French...
Category
1890s French Country Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Pair of Crazed Opaline Glass Bud Vases, c. 1930s
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite pair of bud vases dates to the early 20th century and are elegantly shaped of white opaline glass with yellow accents. Shimmering with subtle crazing and iridescence, the...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Chinese White Glazed Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
A strong but silent 20th century Chinese white glazed porcelain ginger jar with a lid and straight sides. Perfect as is, or filled with flowers, branches, or any other myriad vices y...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$637 Sale Price
25% Off
Japanese Enameled Silver Chrysanthemum Box
Located in Chicago, IL
This lovely silver box exemplifies Japanese refinement in all crafts. The petite bonbonnière is formed of high quality silver with a rectangular cartouche form and a removable lid. T...
Category
20th Century Japanese Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Japanese Silver Fan-Form Box
Located in Chicago, IL
This lovely silver box exemplifies Japanese refinement in all crafts. Precious in the hand, the petite bonbonnière is formed of high quality silver in the shape of a paper folding fa...
Category
20th Century Japanese Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Wave Candlesticks (sold individually, small, teak)
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 Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Teak
Chinese export porcelain shallow dish, c. 1800
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Chinese export porcelain dish decorated in a cobalt under glaze blue narrow rim band and fenced landscape within a double cobalt circle at the base of the dish.
China, circa 1800.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Crinoid Fossil from Morocco, from the Ordovician Period 450-Million-Years Ago
Located in Chicago, IL
Another large Crinoid fossil from our collection. Crinoids are more commonly known as sea lilies and are members of the Echinodermata phylum with the st...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Moroccan Other Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Manuel Felguerez Mid Century Metal Toy Soldier
By Manuel Felguérez
Located in Countryside, IL
Manuel Felguerez Mid Century Metal Toy Soldier
This figurine measures: 5.25 wide x 5.25 deep x 15.25 inches high
We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show as much ...
Category
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Blue and White Brush Pot with Shan Shui Landscape
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush pot, or bitong, was an essential fixture of the scholars' desk. This porcela...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Shagreen Glasses Case with Tassels, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This Chinese spectacle case is carved from wood with a striking shagreen covering. The case dates from the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911), still in wonderful condition with a rich deep col...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Pair of Petite Chinese Fu Dog Guardians
Located in Chicago, IL
With curly manes and playful expressions, these petite stone fu dogs are adorable companions and benevolent guardians of the home. Also known as shizi, the pair represents yin and ya...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
$680 / set
Early 19th Century English Regency Greek Revival Gilt Carving of a Sphinx
Located in Chicago, IL
From the 1700s through the early 1800s, European aristocrats developed a fascination with ancient Egyptian culture and design that culminated in a full Egyptian Revival. Prominent figures such as Marie Antoinette and Napoleon Bonaparte commissioned rooms decorated with Egyptian motifs. This cultural moment reflects a fascination with a sophisticated civilization of great artists and pharaohs. The Regency era possessed very little knowledge of the Great Pyramids or hieroglyphics, a quality that lent Egyptian art interpretation a compelling air of mystique.
This English Regency period gilt carving depicts a popular figure of borrowed Egyptian motif: the Sphinx. Recognized among educated circles as a symbol of brilliance in the ancient past, the Sphinx was well-known as a mythological creature who destroys those who failed to answer her riddle. Such a piece as this, excellent in detail and craftsmanship, may have once graced the mantle of a gentleman’s study or been exchanged as a gift between British scholars. The beautiful gold surface has been achieved by an artful combination of gilt and gesso; the art enthusiast will appreciate the intricate texture realized in the carving’s hair and tail as well as the delicate detailing of the saddle.
Borrowing from the Egyptians, the Greeks had their own interpretation of the Sphinx. Greek mythology chronicled the Sphinx as being the daughter of Orthous and Chimera or Laius and attributed the riddles, which she proposed, as having been taught to her by the Muses. Crowned with a Grecian diadem and having a refined expression, she evokes an ancient yet reserved intellect.
For the modern-day enthusiast of classical Greek art...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of English Rococo Battersea candlesticks, c. 1760-65
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of rare and exceptionally tall polychrome decorated Rococo Battersea candlesticks. The pair features a white enamel ground over copper, and ...
Category
1760s British Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Set of Eight Chinese Cloisonné Process Vases
Located in Chicago, IL
A decorative technique first adopted in China in the early Ming dynasty (1368-1644), cloisonné is achieved by outlining intricate patterns with thin strips of metal, which are then f...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Vintage Swedish cast brass yachting trophy (c. 1950)
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Cast brass yachting trophy in the form of a mast. The bottom of the column featured graduated ring turnings which rest on a square brass base and plint...
Category
Mid-20th Century Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Brass
Manuel Felguerez Mid Century Metal Toy Soldier
By Manuel Felguérez
Located in Countryside, IL
Manuel Felguerez Mid Century Metal Toy Soldier
This figurine measures: 5.5 wide x 5.75 deep x 16.25 inches high
We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show as much d...
Category
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Roger Capron French Ceramic Black and White Cache Pot or Vase, Circa 1956
By Roger Capron
Located in Chicago, IL
Roger Capron French ceramic artist black and white ceramic vase with decoration termed scarification.
Similar ceramic pieces pictured on p 69 of Roger Capron Ceramist by Pierre Sta...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Harry Bertoia Steel Wire Sculpture 1975
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Chicago, IL
Harry Bertoia Steel Wire Sculpture 1975 unique Table Top piece Steel wires intricately welded with stainless steel rod and base.
The work has been added to the Harry Bertoia Catalogu...
Category
1970s Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Cut Steel, Stainless Steel
$12,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Patinated Bronze Sculpture by Paolo Scoleri
By Paolo Soleri
Located in Winnetka, IL
This cast patinated sculpture can be hung by the ring at the top or stand upright on a flat surface. It also bears the foundry mark of Scoleri.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Paper Darkened Brass Bowl II by Gentner Design
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Geneve, CH
Paper darkened brass bowl II by Gentner Design
Dimensions: D 17.7 x W 22.8 x H 14 cm
Materials: darkened brass
Available in tarnished brass and darkened brass.
The Paper Series...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Mid 20th Century Murano Aquarium Art Glass Elio Raffaeli, signed Paperweight Egg
By Elio Raffaeli
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Spectacular and rare large venetian murano aquarium sculpture paperweight in the form of an egg with two colorful fish and multicolor strands of cane that resemble aquatic plants, ke...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Chinese Pewter Oil Jug, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A squat pewter vessel for pouring oil fuel into a small opium lamp.
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Petite Chinese Tea Tray, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Simple lines, a modest form, and a layer of hand-brushed lacquer give this petite Qing-dynasty tray a provincial charm that recalls the warmth of home. Rich with character, the squar...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Chinese Prosperity Stone Disc, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This round stone disc originated in Shanxi province as an early 20th-century threshing wheel. Secured to a wooden axel that ran through the center, the stone was rolled across stalks...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone, Steel
Square Cut Crystal Glass Box
Located in Winnetka, IL
Square cut crystal and ormolu casket box.
Category
Mid-20th Century Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
American cast bronze single arm Argand lamp & shade, 1810-15
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Cast bronze single arm Argand oil lamp, with period frosted and cut blown glass shade. Probably Wells & Co, Boston.
America, circa 1810-15.
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Abstract Lucite and Brass Spiral Sculpture by Shlomi Haziza.
By Shlomi Haziza
Located in Chicago, IL
Spiral sculpture constructed of acrylic (lucite), brushed brass and metal by noted artist Shlomi Haziza. Ribbons of violet and gold acrylic along with brass spiral up from an acryli...
Category
1990s American Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
$1,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Hand woven buttock basket, 1900's
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Large hand woven buttock basket. Splines and hand carved ribs of swamp birch with a fixed hickory loop handle.
Early 20th century.
Category
20th Century American Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Birch, Hickory
Bohemian Vintage Art Glass Vessel, Marbled Tan Slag Glass Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Bohemian art glass vessel with wonderful movement and caramel/golden yellow coloration in the glass. Matte finish. Very heavy with a marbl...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Bohemian Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Slag Glass, Art Glass
Chinese Dou Rice Measure, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic container was made over a hundred years ago to measure and hold a dou of rice, a traditional Chinese unit of volume. The rice measure has a square form with tapered sides...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Elm
Pewter Tyrolean Hat Catchall
Located in Chicago, IL
This mid-20th-century pewter dish is a charming and functional piece shaped like a Tyrolean hat, complete with a dimpled crown. Perfect for your holding keys, pocket change, or any s...
Category
20th Century Unknown Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
$337 Sale Price
25% Off
English shell base Queen Anne candlestick, 1760
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Queen Anne seam cast brass candlestick. The candlestick features a removable scolloped edge bobeshe on an urn form candle cup with waisted stem, which flows into a suppressed ruffled...
Category
Mid-18th Century English Queen Anne Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
English square base Queen Anne candlestick, 1750-60
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Seam cast brass Queen Anne candlestick with cylindrical, medial beaded candle cup with a circular dished, square bobeshe. The candle cup sits on a short cylindrical post, above a fou...
Category
Mid-18th Century British Queen Anne Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Parian figurine of James Watt by Copeland & Garrett, c. 1840
By Copeland & Garrett Spode
Located in Kenilworth, IL
A rare and highly detailed Copeland & Garrett parian figurine of James Watt in 18th century dress and seated before a tea kettle. Identified on the plinth as James Watt.
England, ci...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
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