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Item Ships From: Illinois
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
Minimalist Modern Structure, Rusted Steel on Wood Block Base
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
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
English cast brass Queen Anne candlestick with candle cup, 1760-70
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Seam cast brass Queen Anne candlestick with knobbed shaft & candle cup. The casting of the shaft is in two parts, silver soldered together and peened to a domed and scalloped edge ba...
Category
Late 18th Century British Queen Anne Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Chinese Half Moon Stone Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once used on a provincial Chinese farm to hold water or animal feed, this early 19th-century stone trough is celebrated today for its organic form and rustic authenticity. Hand-chise...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
Poul Soldner Raku-Fired Crazed Pedestal Piece
By Paul Soldner
Located in Chicago, IL
Paul Soldner Raku-Fired Crazed Pedestal Piece, Exhibited and published in Paul Soldner "A Retrospective" 1991
Page 97, Pedestal Piece (84-49) 1984, c...
Category
1980s American American Craftsman Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
An Aniconic Lingam on a Stone Base
Located in Chicago, IL
These granite river stones are depictions of the Lingam, symbolizing the Hindu god Shiva in Shaivism. They are considered to be emblems of generative and destructive power. While roo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Granite
Jacques and Dani Ruelland French Ceramic Bottle in Pale Mauve Glaze
By Jacques and Dani Ruelland
Located in Chicago, IL
An iconic bottle form by the French ceramic artists Jacques and Dani Ruelland. A pale mauve glaze.
Signed.
Literature: Pierre Staudenmeyer, La Ce´ramique Francaise des Anne´es 50, P...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Rose Inkstone Soap Dish
Located in Chicago, IL
A fixture of the Chinese scholars' studio, the inkstone was among the "Four Treasures of the Study" and was used in calligraphy and landscape painting along with paper, ink and brush...
Category
20th Century Chinese Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Petite Chinese Glazed Apothecary Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite glazed jar from China's Shanxi province exemplifies the timeless appeal of handcrafted pottery. Once used in an apothecary to hold ground herbs and oils for traditional m...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Post Modern Sculpture by Floyd Gompf
By Floyd Gompf
Located in Winnetka, IL
Post Modern Biomorphic sculpture in metal by Floyd Gompf. There are inserted nails on the underside that support the whole.
Category
1980s North American Post-Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Wagon Jack, Sculpture Series 60 by Janet Sullivan Turner, 1995
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Dynamic and abstract sculpture of a wagon jack constructed out of wood and metal by Janet Sullivan Turner (1935–2008). The work was acquired from the estate of the artist...
Category
1990s American Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Folk Art Hand-Made Iron Rooster
Located in Chicago, IL
A mischievous 20th century American folk art rooster sculpture with a wonderful disposition, and beautiful rusted finish. Perfect indoors or out!
Category
20th Century American Folk Art Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Aquaring, Sculptural Polished Silver Decanter, Made In Italy
By Raju Peddada
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning example of minimalist design and natural form, this silver decanter is both beautiful and functional. Fabricated in Italy, this proto-type by designer Raju Peddada is a s...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Rather Large Vintage Blown Amber Glass Pitcher
Located in Chicago, IL
A rather large vintage hand-blown amber glass pitcher with a flared mouth, twisted body, and a pulled handle. Perfect for water or cocktails, but a...
Category
20th Century Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Sweep Dust Pan and Brush with Wall Mount Peg, Made of Brass and Horsehair Brush
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Chicago, IL
This dust pan and brush bring a whole new dimension to cleaning. Made of brass and horsehair, the set comes with a magnetic peg that allows for the pan and brush to be proudly be dis...
Category
2010s American Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Bronze Trench Art Bank
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible early 20th century American Trench Art bronze bank made from a spent artillery shell casing, and with a lid with a heavy knurled k...
Category
Early 20th Century American Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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
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
Chinese Famille Rose Footed Offering Bowl, c. 1862
Located in Chicago, IL
This colorful porcelain bowl dates to the mid-19th century and was originally used as a serving dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Miniature Chinese Hardwood Furniture Set
Located in Chicago, IL
This miniature furniture set - at only 6 inches tall - beautifully recreates classic Chinese furniture forms down to the finest of details. Crafted of a beautiful hardwood, prized for its strength and dark color, the set includes a side table and two petite roundback armchairs...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Qing Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Gnarled Root Brush Pot, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush pot was a fixture of every traditional scholars' desk. This wooden brush pot...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Burl
Seattle Planter Umbrella Holder by Jonathan Nesci in Wax Polished Aluminum Plate
By Jonathan Nesci
Located in Columbus, IN
Seattle planter umbrella stand/planter made in quarter-inch waxed aluminum. The bottom of the umbrella side slants slightly towards removable planter opening for a little watering help on rainy days. Included is a galvanized steel planter box for the base. Produced for The New, the inaugural show of Volume...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Chinese Squared Famille Rose Ginger Jar with Ritual Vessels, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully commemorated on this squared ginger jar, tripod censers and bronze ritual vessels have been used for thousands of years in Chinese cultur...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Georges Jouve Crucifix
By Georges Jouve
Located in Chicago, IL
Georges Jouve Crucifix in Black glazed earthenware
Inscribed to top 'INRI'.
Incised signature and artist's cipher to verso ‘Jouve’.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
19th Century French Art Nouveau Cast Bronze Tray with Birds and Cherries
Located in Chicago, IL
Indulge in the enchanting world of the late 19th century with our mesmerizing French Art Nouveau cast bronze tray. A sublime ode to the ephemeral beauty of youth and innocence, this ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Fausto Menotti Italian Purple and Gray Ceramic Dish Bowl Italy c 1960
By Fausto Melotti
Located in Chicago, IL
Fausto Melotti (Rovereto 1901 - Milan 1986) was an Italian sculptor, painter and musician. He was born in Rovereto when it belonged to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and he attended th...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
English Queen Anne cast brass candlestick, c. 1760
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Seam cast brass Queen Anne candlestick with urn form candle cup supported by a trumpet form shaft over a suppressed knob peened to a conical to domed base with scolloped edge. The ca...
Category
Mid-18th Century British Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
English Queen Anne brass candlestick with knob stem, 1770
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Cast brass circular domed base Queen Anne candlestick with knob stem and internal push up candle ejector.
Birmingham, England, circa 1770.
Category
Late 18th Century Queen Anne Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
French cast brass circular base candlestick, 1720
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Cast brass baluster shaft & candle cup candlestick threaded to a circular base
France, circa 1720.
Category
Early 18th Century French Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Chinese export baluster form garniture vase with figural scenes, c. 1780
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Chinese export baluster form garniture vase with famille rose figural scenes within cobalt under glaze blue scroll work borders, on opposing sides of the vase.
China, made for the W...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Mars Piece by Thomas Akawie California Realism 1970
Located in Chicago, IL
Mars Piece by Thomas Akawie California Realism 1970
Airbrush on Resin, Vacuum-Formed,
A rare 1970s piece by Thomas Akawie, created using airbrush on resin formed with a vacuum machin...
Category
1970s Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Resin
circa 1900 Miniature Model of a Black Forest Bear Bench
Located in Chicago, IL
circa 1900 Miniature Model of Black Forest Bear Bench. "Black Forest" is a term to describe elaborate, realistic wood carvings from an area in ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut
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
Chinese Hardwood Jewelry Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Long ago, this elegant rosewood box was used by a Qing-dynasty lady to store her favorite pieces of jewelry, each drawer filled with jades, pearls, coral necklaces, and hair pins. Th...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Solid Burled Elm Root Bowl by Tripp Espenet
By Tripp Carpenter
Located in Chicago, IL
Solid Burled Elm Root Bowl by Tripp Espenet
Beautiful Art Bowl with carving and hand-honing skills make this piece unique and special.
Dimensions:
27" long
17.50" deep
4" high
8" bow...
Category
Early 2000s American Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Elm
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
French Woven Wicker Garden Trug
Located in Chicago, IL
This charming 20th-century French hand-woven wicker garden trug exudes rustic elegance and practicality. Designed with two sections divided by a sturdy handle in the center, this tru...
Category
20th Century French Rustic Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wicker
19th Century German Black Forest Candlestick
Located in Chicago, IL
A charming 19th century German Black Forest wood candlestick hand carved with ivy growing over rocks.
Category
19th Century German Black Forest Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Teotihuacan Ceramic Head Fragment
Located in Chicago, IL
This intriguing head fragment was once attached to a bust or full effigy figurine crafted in 400 A.D. Mesoamerica. Earthenware figurines were made in great abundance throughout Teotihuacan's history. After 250 A.D. objects made from clay increased dramatically in Teotihuacan, serving a wide variety of purposes and functions from religious rituals to burial offerings.
Figurines like this commemorated important people and events within the city of Teotihuacan and other parts of Mesoamerica, portraying individuals of different rank and status such as soldiers, merchants, bureaucrats, and occasionally divinities. This figure is adorned with an elaborate headdress, a thick beaded necklace...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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
Lalique Green Glass Biches Vase
By René Lalique
Located in Countryside, IL
Lalique green glass biches vase
This vase measures: 5.5 wide x 5.5 deep x 6.75 inches high
This vase is in Great Vintage Condition
We take our ...
Category
2010s French Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Jacques Blin French Ceramic Turquoise Blue Sgraffito Chalice Vase
By Jacques Blin
Located in Chicago, IL
Jacques Blin turquoise blue glazed with iconic sgraffito drawings tall chalice vase. Iconic sgraffito etching at the neck and the bottom with lines and circles within bands. Cream gl...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Tibetan Mechag 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 st...
Category
Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Steel
Kuba Beaded Laket Prestige Cap
By Kuba
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite cone-shaped cap, known as laket, was created by an artisan of the Kuba peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The base is made of a simple woven raffia fabric, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Shell, Fabric
Set of Three Petite Chinese Apothecary Jars, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
These petite glazed jars from China's Shanxi province exemplify the timeless appeal of handcrafted pottery. Once used in an apothecary to hold ground herbs and oils for traditional m...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Ico Parisi Italian Design Object Ashtray for Stildomuselezione
By Ico Parisi
Located in Chicago, IL
A rosewood and walnut posacenere or ashtray model 1402 designed by Ico Parisi for Stildomuselezione, circa 1959.
Ashtray 5" diameter x 2.75" height.
Pictured in the Ice Parisi book...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Rosewood, Walnut
Pair of Polychrome Khmer Guardian Lions, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Grand and imposing, these monumental lion sculptures offer protection to all those who stand before them. Dated to the mid-19th century, the ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Southeast Asian Chinese Export Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
"Beach-Combed Mochaware" Memory Jug by Michael Thompson
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life.
Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars, memory jugs are African American folk art objects that honor a loved one who has recently passed. Small tokens and mementos of the deceased are gathered and affixed to the exterior of a jug or vase, an abundance of memories that celebrates a life lived to the fullest.
Michael Thompson applies this tradition to his own practice, creating tactile assemblages of this and that. Formed in the manner of collage, each jug honors the lost memories of generations past and his own memories of personally discovering each item. With varied sources for materials including Kyoto, Turkey, and Mexico, a great number of the found shards are 18th and 19th century ceramics...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Large Blue and White Tea Leaf Jar with Mountain Landscape
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea drinking has been an important part of Chinese culture for at least a thousand years. Emulating traditional blue-and-white porcelain, this contempora...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Golden Inkstone Soap Dish
Located in Chicago, IL
A fixture of the Chinese scholars' studio, the inkstone was among the "Four Treasures of the Study" and was used in calligraphy and landscape painting along with paper, ink and brush...
Category
20th Century Chinese Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Incredible 18th Century English Mahogany Platter
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible 18th century, or earlier, English mahogany platter hand carved of one piece of wood, with a handle on one side, butterfly joint repairs, and a fantastic patina that onl...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Rouleau Vases, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of opaque overglaze enamels that favored roses and pinks, famille rose porcelain ware was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as imperial porcelain but designed for Western tastes.
These rouleau-shaped vases date to the early 20th century and beautifully showcase the intricate decoration characteristic of famille rose ware. Also known as bangchuping (纹棒槌瓶), or 'grain mallet vase', rouleau vases...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Abstract Modern Musician Sculpture by Austin Productions
By Austin Productions, (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in Chicago, IL
Abstract Modern Musician Sculpture by Austin Productions.
Sculpture has a hairline damage weak spot. Needs to be handled carefully as it flexes sl...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
Miniature Chinese Etagere Bookcase
Located in Chicago, IL
A full size bookcase with this level of workmanship and detail would be an incredible find, but this beautiful piece of furniture—at only eight inches tall—is perfectly constructed d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Qing Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
China Trade Cast Brass & Engraved Double Handle Tray
Located in Kenilworth, IL
China trade cast brass standing rim brass tray engraved with three female figures in a domestic garden. The tray is fitted with two hinged semi circular faux bamboo handles that fold...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Chinese Gilt Lacquer Stacking Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This finely painted box was once presented as a gift, filled with popular snacks like roasted melon seeds, dried fruit, and cinnamon-toasted soy beans. Used like a modern lunchbox, e...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo
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
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