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Item Ships From: Illinois
Rick Owens Cast Bronze Duck Neck Vase Black Patina Signed Rick Owens
By Rick Owens
Located in Chicago, IL
The now iconic bronze duck neck vase from the Rick Owens bronze relic collection. This is shown in the black patina but other patinas are available by order. Each bronze is signed. ...
Category

2010s French Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Pair of cast brass pricket candlesticks by Colonial Williamsburg, c. 1960
By Colonial Williamsburg Licensed Reproduction Co. 1
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Pair of cast brass Jacobean baluster candlestick holders with forged iron prickets. Stamped with the maker's marks on the underside of the candle cup. Virginia Metalcrafters for Colo...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Iron

Vintage American Brass Sperm Whale Doorstop
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage American brass sperm whale doorstop is a delightful blend of charm and functionality, perfect for adding a splash of coastal flair to your space. Cast in solid brass, th...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Gigas Tridacna Large Shell
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a wonderful Gigas Tridacna (clam) shell. It has a wonderful intact shape with a very white interior This shell came from an estate that had in its collection for many years.
Category

Early 20th Century North American Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Shell

Rick Owens Cast Bronze Duck Neck Vase Nitrate Patina
By Rick Owens
Located in Chicago, IL
The now iconic bronze duck neck vase from the Rick Owens bronze relic collection. This is shown in the nitrate patina. Each bronze is handcrafted in Franc...
Category

2010s French Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

19th Century French White Pony Tricycle
Located in Chicago, IL
A 19th century French velocipede of a white pony, the horse of polychromed wood with horsehair mane and set upon an iron tricycle. Deaccessioned from the MacLean Collection of Asian...
Category

19th Century French French Provincial Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

English Mother of Pearl carved casket box with abalone inlay
Located in Winnetka, IL
English MOP carved casket box with abalone inlay. Velvet lining on 4 bracket feet
Category

Early 20th Century English Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Kjell Engman Kosta Boda Art Glass Sculpture on Lighted Base
By Kosta Boda, Kjell Engman
Located in Skokie, IL
Kjell Engman Kosta Boda Sweden Art Glass Sculpture on Lighted Base This glass sculpture is reminiscent of Kjell Engman's "Inside" series, circa 2002-2005. Engman designed this sculp...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Post-Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass, Wood

Atlantis, Objet d'Art - Architectural Artifacts and Crystal on a Marble Base
By John Seubert
Located in Chicago, IL
Self-taught artist John Seubert, AKA John Dolly, uses objects he uncovers as he rehabs older homes in Chicago. An ornate decorative metal piece is the focal point forming a cascading...
Category

2010s American Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Orrefors Ariel Glass Vase with Busts of Women Designed by Edvin Öhrström 1960
By Edvin Öhrström, Orrefors
Located in Chicago, IL
This Orrefors Ariel glass vase was designed by Edvin Öhrström and produced in 1960, as indicated by the markings on the bottom of the vase. The vase f...
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Vintage carved Chinese cinnabar box
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Vintage Chinese carved cinnabar lidded box with black enameled interior. The carved lid centers on a basket of flowers on a patterned field within a framed reserve.
Category

20th Century Chinese Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Enamel

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

Miniature Bud Vase 1, Made from Brass and Patinated Finish
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Chicago, IL
Each of these delicately, handcrafted bud vases is perfect as an individual home accessory or whimsical series. Made of brass and hand tarnished, each bud vase has its own unique for...
Category

2010s American Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Art Nouveau Glass Paperweight with Floral Silver Overlay, c. 1910s
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant paperweight from the early 20th century is expertly crafted of cut glass and floral silver overlay in the manner of Art Nouveau. The translucent glass cube is shaped wit...
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver

Arnulf Hoffmann (German, b. 1935) "Mobile" painted metal kinetic sculpture
By Arnulf Hoffmann
Located in Skokie, IL
Arnulf Hoffmann (German, b. 1935) "Mobile" painted metal kinetic sculpture Provenance: Gimpel and Hanover Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland, June 1971; Est...
Category

1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Steel

Set of 3 Late 19th Century Assembled Spun Brass Buckets with Steel Wire Handles
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Assembled set of three spun brass kettles, (in various heights and graduated diameters 10-1/2”, 9-1/2” & 8-1/2”) with steel wire handles. Small and middle sized kettles are stamped o...
Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Steel

Swiss Black Forest Fallow Deer and Stag Antler Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing from the rich tradition of Black Forest craftsmanship, this 21st-century Swiss bowl is an artful composition of fallow deer and stag antlers. The fallow deer antlers form the...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Black Forest Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Antler

Etched Chinese Opium Box, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A small brass canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. A keepsake from a bygone era, the small box dates to the 19th century and is decorated with etchi...
Category

19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Copper

Archimede Seguso Dachshund Dog Sculpture Murano Italian Art Glass Figurine
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A lovely mid century murano glass sculpture by Archimede Seguso of a Dachshund Dog hand blown on the Venetian island of Murano. Crafted using sommerso violet and blue glass transitio...
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Petite Etched Chinese Opium Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A petite 19th-century canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. A keepsake from a bygone era, the small box is formed of brass with a copper interior and...
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Copper

Vintage Opaline box
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a beautiful white vintage opaline oval box with brass ormolou surrounding the box , it’s in great condition and is probably from France
Category

1970s French Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Opaline Glass

Chinese Polychrome Lucky Fish
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-crafted from reclaimed wood, this artist-made koi is a traditional symbol of harmony and wealth. For Buddhists, such a fish represents a freedom from all restraints. The scales ...
Category

20th Century Chinese Rustic Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Reclaimed Wood

17th Century Italian Leather Box
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning 17th century Italian leather covered wood trunk covered in brass nail heads, some spelling out a word on top, and with iron strap hinges a...
Category

17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Leather, Wood

Jacques and Dani Ruelland French Ceramic Bottle in Pale Gray to Lavender 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 gray body with a shadow of a stripe with cream white band and then shifting to the palest of gra...
Category

1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Blue and White Double Happiness Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
The symbol for double happiness adorns this round tea leaf jar with best wishes for love, companionship and marital bliss. Glazed in the classic blue and white manner, the porcelain ...
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Massive 19th Century Oak Splint Wool Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
A massive late 19th century American oak splint basket with a double-banded rim and likely used for storing wool in a barn. We've been collecting basket for years, and we've never se...
Category

19th Century American Adirondack Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Oak

Pablo Picasso Fish Sujet Poisson Madoura Ceramics Limited Edition Pitcher AR 139
By Pablo Picasso, Madoura
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Original unique ceramic pitcher vase in the form of a fish by Pablo Picasso "Sujet poisson". Picasso's association with the Madoura Studio was for over 25 years, making it one of the...
Category

1950s French Organic Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

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

Jacques Blin Light Gray to Light Lavender French Ceramic Vase, circa 1960
By Jacques Blin
Located in Chicago, IL
Jacques Blin French ceramic vase with iconic sgrafitto decoration. The size is impressive and the color of the glazes are rare in a Jacques Blin vase. This example is light gray ten...
Category

1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Blue and White Vases
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of 19th century Chinese blue and white vases each hand-painted with various scholar's objects including vases filled with chrysanthemums, and flanked by pairs of incense burne...
Category

19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Rick Owens Swan Neck Cast Bronze Vase Nitrate Patina
By Rick Owens
Located in Chicago, IL
The now iconic bronze swan neck vase from the Rick Owens bronze relic collection. This is shown in the nitrate patina. Originally designed in 2012. Each ...
Category

2010s French Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Monumental Stone Heads of Deva and Asura
Located in Chicago, IL
These monumental stone deity heads were inspired by the powerful figures that guard the ancient city of Angkor Thom, the last capital of the Khmer Empire in present-day Cambodia. To ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Cambodian Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Petite Famille Rose Chinese Ginger jar, 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 op...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Wharton Esherick Important Sofa
By Wharton Esherick
Located in Chicago, IL
Wharton Esherick important sofa for Lawrence and Alice Seiver. We are pleased to offer this exceptional item, the epitome of the Americ...
Category

1950s American American Craftsman Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Poplar, Tulipwood, Walnut

"Full Moon" Chinese Bi Disc
Located in Chicago, IL
Found in the tombs of ancient Chinese emperors and aristocrats, bi discs have a mysterious and spiritual history, and their function and significance remain uncertain. Thought to pro...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Jade

Iridescent gold Favrile glass vase by Louis Comfort Tiffany, 1900
By Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in Kenilworth, IL
A distinctive elongated barrel form footed Favrile glass vase in iridescent gold. The surface of the vase is distinguished with elongated ribs with tight swirls alternating from the ...
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Blown Glass

Continental core cast brass candlestick, 1700's
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Core cast brass candlestick with a reel and knob shaft screwed to a circular domed base Continental, 1700's.
Category

18th Century Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Modern Grandfather Clock by Howard Miller
By George Nelson, Howard Miller
Located in Chicago, IL
Modern grandfather clock by Howard Miller, chrome and Lucite.
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

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

KIENZLE Art Deco Macassar Ebony and Oak Mantle Clock
By Kienzle Clocks
Located in Chicago, IL
1930s Art Deco mantle clock by Keinzle, one of the top clock manufacturers in Germany during the Art Deco period. Constructed of Macassar Ebony or Zebra wood and oak wood with brass ...
Category

1930s German Art Deco Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Brass

Theodore Gall Iron Sculpture of a Fish with Human Face, Circa 1987
By Theodore Gall
Located in Chicago, IL
Thought provoking sculpture of a type of fish with the face of a man by Theodore Gall, 1987. Mounted on a chunk of lava rock, the fish has incredible patina that was applied by the a...
Category

1980s American Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone, Iron

Blue and White Double Happiness Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
The symbol for double happiness adorns this slender ginger jar with best wishes for love, companionship and marital bliss. Glazed in the classic blue and white manner, the porcelain ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Green Glass Fisherman’s Float, C. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This beautiful green sphere is an early 20th century glass float used by fishermen to keep their fishing nets or droplines afloat in the ocean. The hollow float would have been encased by a rope netting and used just like a modern buoy. Because these floats were commonly produced from recycled bottles, most antique glass floats...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Blown Glass

Lino Sabattini Silver plated "Persepolis" Vase
By Lino Sabattini
Located in Chicago, IL
Lino Sabattini Silver plated "Persepolis" Vase made in Italy,1960 Stamped lower right side: Lino Sabattini etched signature Persepolis B/237 COLLEZIONE SABATTINI BREGNANO ITALY D...
Category

1960s Italian Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Harry Bertoia Hanging Willow Chandelier, 1968
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Chicago, IL
Harry Bertoia Hanging Willow chandelier, 1968. Abundant stainless steel strands reminiscent to a willow tree surround a cylindrical housing with uplighting functions creating a dramatic defusing effect spreading light...
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Stainless Steel

Chinese Oval Coffee Table with Hand-Carved Battle Scene and Six Stools
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese made race track oval carved mahogany and fruitwood table with carved top battle scene, dragon apron and ball and claw feet. Custom-made in Hong Kong, imported to Hawaii by the original owners, and then to the continental US. Intricate carving of warriors on horseback, pagodas, indigenous foliage, and stone temple. Carved stools feature dragon carved aprons and ball and claw feet and mirror the shape of the table with two demilune stools...
Category

1970s American Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood, Glass

Buffalo horn bowl on pedestal
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Asymmetrical bowl molded and polished from a single piece of buffalo horn and mounted on an iron pedestal. Dimensions: 11-1/8” L x 6” W x 4-7/8” H
Category

20th Century Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Chinese Lattice Top Incense Box, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This slender metal container is a 19th-century white brass incense burner, used for storing and burning incense sticks. The small box has a rectangular form and a removable sliding t...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

1930s Japanese Champleve Brass Vase with Enamel
Located in Chicago, IL
Champleve is an enameling technique that enamels raised surfaces on a cast brass object and then fired in a kiln. Not to be confused with cloisonné that soldiers wires in a design to...
Category

20th Century Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

20th Century American Bronze Swan Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
This captivating 20th-century cast bronze garden sculpture captures the elegant dynamism of a swan poised for flight. With wings outstretched in a moment of powerful ascent and its h...
Category

20th Century American Rustic Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Tony Rosenthal Maquette for Large T-Square Sculpture
By Tony Rosenthal
Located in Chicago, IL
Tony Rosenthal Maquette for Large T-Square Sculpture, 1978 Welded Steel painted. Last Photograph Tony Rosenthal ’’T-Square’’ (1978) at Grove Isle, Miami, Florida © Estate of Tony Ros...
Category

1970s Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Diminutively scaled Chinese blue & white porcelain vase, c. 1680
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Chinese provincial porcelain trumpet form vase on a flaring foot. This diminutively scaled vase is decorated fully in the round in cobalt under glaze blue with blooming peony bough and a magpie fluttering on a branch. This vignette bears auspicious symbols for beauty, wealth and joy. The peony is the queen of all flowers in China and it symbolizes wealth and beauty. The magpie is a harbinger of happiness, thus its name "bird of happiness." There is a tiny ding on the flared mouth rim and also on the foot ring. The dark spots of various sizes represent ashes that landed on the glaze in the firing process which supports the age of the vase when all porcelain objects were stacked high and fired in a wood kiln. On the underside is a double cobalt ring...
Category

17th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Monique Gerber French Small Bronze Rock Form Vide Poche or Ashtray
By Monique Gerber
Located in Chicago, IL
French artist Monique Gerber vintage sculptural bronze abstract rock form vide poche or ashtray. Art du bronze. Patina is beautiful and shows its age. These bronze objects were often...
Category

1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Rouge Marble Pyramid Sculpture.
Located in Chicago, IL
Tall pyramidal sculpture in rouge marble with excellent white and quartz veining.
Category

20th Century American Illinois - Decorative Objects

Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Butterfly & Gourd Containers, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Used to store loose leaf tea, these small porcelain jars are decorated in a style of overglaze enameling known as "famille rose." Sometimes referred to as "yangcai" or "foreign color...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Carlo Zauli Italian Artist Abstract Ceramic Sculpture Signed Zauli
By Carlo Zauli
Located in Chicago, IL
Ceramic sculpture by Carlo Zauli from the series "Sphere" done in the circa 1970s. Stoneware and very abstract. Influences of Lucio Fontana are apparent. Exhibited large scale installations during Milan Design Week 2013. Carlo Zauli is indisputably considered one of the most important sculptors of the twentieth century. After having won the main awards in ceramics in the fifties, the early sixties saw him evolve towards a markedly sculptural interpretation of his Craft. In these years he developed his own artistic language, imbued with informal atmospheres intertwined with a harmonious but disruptive "naturalness": these are the years of growing international success. From 1958, the year in which the great high-reliefs were made for the Baghdad palace and the Kuwait State Printing Office, he saw his fame grow continually, up to the end of the seventies and eighties, throughout Europe, Japan , North America, where he realizes exhibitions and placed work permanently. Carlo Zauli was born in 1926 in Faenza, where he died in 2002. Instead of ornate platters and decorative vases, his work seemed to have emerged from the earth itself, with organic curves, jagged edges, cracks and fissures that reflected the artist’s keen connection with nature. It was this passion for the natural world that made his work revered in Japan. Zauli first showed in the Japan as well in 1964 with the International Exhibition of Contemporary Ceramic Art that toured several top museums. At the beginning of 1960s, Carlo Zauli enters an artistic period in which he could be defined 'a sculptor of vases.' He subjects his vases to a progressive process of geometrical synthesis that, combined with a sort of abnormal growth, turns them into true sculptures. His studio receives frequent visits from Arnaldo and Giò Pomodoro, Giuseppe Spagnulo...
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

French Charles X period fire gilt bronze mantel clock, c. 1820-30
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Charles X period fire gilt bronze mantel clock with a Classical figure of Paris holding an apple & leaning on a tree stump. The stump is fitted with a Paris style, two train, hour st...
Category

1820s Charles X Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Pair of 19th Century Scottish Highland Hunter Staffordshire Figures
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of wonderful late 19th century Staffordshire porcelain and gilt mantel figures depicting Scottish highland hunters dressed in kilts and traditional hunting dress, each with a ...
Category

Late 19th Century European Late Victorian Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

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