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Item Ships From: Illinois
Miniature Bud Vase 2, 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

Daum French Crystal Modern Gold Ribbed Bubble Vase
By Daum
Located in Chicago, IL
A fine Daum French crystal vase. Gold ribbed body with swirling design and interior controlled, captured, bubbles. Signed DAUM NANCY FRANCE at...
Category

1930s French Art Deco Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Blown Glass

Tapered Puddingstone Basin
Located in Chicago, IL
This clean-lined stone basin was hand-carved with a tapered form by artisans in China's Shandong province. Though it looks like a meticulous painting, the mesmerizing pattern of the ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Abstract Modern Musician Sculpture by Austin Productions
By (after) Pablo Picasso, Austin Productions
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

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

18th Century American Candle Sconce
Located in Chicago, IL
Transport yourself to 18th century America with this primitive wrought iron two-arm candle sconce, a testament to both functionality and aesthetic simplicity. The heart-shaped backpl...
Category

18th Century American Primitive Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wrought Iron

Small Antique 1900s Solid Brass Apothecary Mortars and Pestles - Set of 2
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of 2 very cool heavy brass (?) antique mortar and pestles. Actually one may be brass and one copper, judging from the green aging tinge inside. They are not a matched set but ver...
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Classical Roman Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

English cast brass Queen Anne candlestick, 1750
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Queen Anne hollow core cast brass candlestick with scalloped edge bobeche and a faceted shaft knob peened to a scalloped edge domed base. A square groove on the interior of the candl...
Category

Mid-18th Century British Queen Anne Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Antique Bohemian Cranberry Glass Candle Holders Lusters - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Bohemian Cranberry Glass Candle Lusters - Pair Gorgeous Antique Bohemian White Cut to Red Glass Candle Holder, Listers with ...
Category

Early 20th Century Czech Bohemian Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Cut Glass

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.
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Early 19th Century American Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Stamped Chinese Yunnan Pot, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This unique 19th century Chinese earthenware pot is distinguished by its remarkable stamp pattern. With a brown drip glaze, this vase features a bulbous shaped body that stands on a ...
Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

19th Century American Dog Collar on Custom Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
A memorable 19th century American steel dog collar with spiked edges and a lock, on a custom steel mount.
Category

19th Century American Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Steel

Japanese Bark Textured Lacquer Glove Box, c. 1900
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Japanese bark textured lacquer glove box with a cloisonné inlaid mum on the slip frame top. Japan, made for the Western trade, circa 1900.
Category

20th Century Japanese Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Lacquer

English Queen Anne brass candlestick, 1750-60
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Queen Anne brass candlestick with a hollow core cast baluster. The bluster is cast with a candle cup with medial ring along with a cupped circular bobeshe. The baluster is peened to ...
Category

Mid-18th Century British Queen Anne Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Stamped Chinese Yunnan Pot, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This unique 19th century Chinese earthenware pot is distinguished by its remarkable stamp pattern. With a brown drip glaze, this vase features a bulbous shaped body that stands on a ...
Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

English Queen Anne cast brass petal base candlestick, 1750-60
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Seam cast brass Queen Anne candlestick. The candlestick features an urn form candle cup with scalloped bobeche on a trumpet turned shaft. The suppressed knob is peened to a cone cent...
Category

Mid-18th Century British Queen Anne Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Vintage Handcrafted/Painted Faux Malachite Tissue Box
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Chicago, IL
A nice Vintage Handcrafted/Painted Faux Malachite Tissue Box. Much in the manner of Fornasetti. Uncertain of the designer/company that made these. Possibly Italian in origin. Some m...
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Vintage Pewter and Gilt Chinese Temple Candlesticks - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Pewter and Gilt Chinese Temple Candlesticks - Pair Vintage pair of Chinese temple candlesticks with foliage and birds depicted on pierced body with original patina. Circa 1...
Category

1940s Chinese Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Pewter

Antonio Gresiaga Kieff Abstract Bronze Sculpture, 1970
By Antonio Kieff
Located in Chicago, IL
Antonia Gresiaga Kieff Abstract Bronze Sculpture on Black Marble Base, 1970's. Canadian/Spanish, Born 1936. Mounted on marble base which is signed and marked 1 of 5. Measures 33" tal...
Category

1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Stamped Chinese Yunnan Pot, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This unique 19th century Chinese earthenware pot is distinguished by its remarkable stamp pattern. With a brown drip glaze, this vase features a bulbous shaped body that stands on a ...
Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Yunnan Lobed Pot, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in a beautifully irregular brown-green slip finish, this 19th-century earthenware pot was charged with the humble task of storing dry goods in a Qing dynasty kitchen. The lob...
Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Yunnan Lobed Pot, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Charged with the humble task of storing dry goods, this small terracotta pot was hand-shaped in the 19th century with balanced proportions and a ...
Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

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

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 Chinese Export Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Limestone

Tony Rosenthal Welded Steel Architectural Sculpture
By Tony Rosenthal
Located in Chicago, IL
Tony Rosenthal Welded Steel Architectural Sculpture Untitled. Welded steel sculpture with oxidized surface finish composed of architectural elem...
Category

1980s Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Steel

Murano glass box
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a wonderful heavy Murano Sommerso glass box in great condition. No chips to glass Made in Italy probably from 1950-60s
Category

1950s European Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Murano Glass

Chinese Yunnan Lobed Pot, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Charged with the humble task of storing dry goods, this small terracotta pot was hand-shaped in the 19th century with balanced proportions and a ...
Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Yunnan Lobed Pot, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Charged with the humble task of storing dry goods, this small terracotta pot was hand-shaped in the 19th century with balanced proportions and a ...
Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Cast brass Queen Anne petal base candlestick, c. 1760
Located in Kenilworth, IL
A rare miniature form of seam cast brass Queen Anne petal base candlestick with urn form candle cup. The candlestick has been cast with a bobec...
Category

Mid-18th Century British Queen Anne Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Brutalist Wall Cross - Blue & Khaki - Modernist Studio Pottery, Hand Made Europe
Located in Chicago, IL
This exceptional wall cross, crafted by a modernist Studio Pottery artist, hails from Europe. It is a powerful Brutalist design with hues of blue and khaki. The cross exhibits volum...
Category

Late 20th Century European Brutalist Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Stamped Chinese Yunnan Pot, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This unique 19th century Chinese earthenware pot is distinguished by its remarkable stamp pattern. With a brown drip glaze, this vase features a bulbous shaped body that stands on a ...
Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Japanese Square Burl Hibachi, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Known as a kaku-hibachi, this container was the center of social life in a Meiji era home. Used to brew tea or heat sake, the kaku-hibachi is a portable form of the traditional hearth. Carefully crafted, the square box is topped with a copper well in which ash and coal would heat the hibachi. Made of an expressive burl wood, the kaku-hibachi is compact with inset side handles and little embellishments. The top corners of the box are trimmed with kurogaki, or black persimmon...
Category

Early 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Burl

Murano Controlled Bubble Glass Bowl / Ashtray by Barovier & Toso
By Barovier
Located in Chicago, IL
Murano Controlled Bubble Glass Bowl / Ashtray by Barovier & Toso. White Lattimo Glass rim.
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

1980s Lacquered Box by Hollis Fingold, Checkerboard & Neon Pink, Signed USA
By Hollis Fingold
Located in Chicago, IL
Lacquered box handmade in the 1980s by Hollis Fingold at Radar Design in Denver, Colorado. Airbrushed paint on wood. Signed. The body of the box has an airbrushed black and white ch...
Category

1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

1980s Lacquered Box by Hollis Fingold, Pink & Black, Handmade, Signed USA
By Hollis Fingold
Located in Chicago, IL
Large Lacquered box handmade in the 1980s by Hollis Fingold at Radar Design in Denver, Colorado. Airbrushed paint on wood. Signed. A square-shaped...
Category

1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

1980s Lacquered Jewelry Box by Hollis Fingold, Handmade painted wood, Signed USA
By Hollis Fingold
Located in Chicago, IL
Blue Lacquered box handmade in the 1980s by Hollis Fingold at Radar Design in Denver, Colorado. Airbrushed paint on wood. Signed. This box is an example of the non-conformity and ev...
Category

1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Antique French Ornate Rams Head Painted Sèvres Lidded Urn Vases - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Ornate Rams' Head Ormolu Mounted Hand Painted Porcelain Sèvres Lidded Urn Vases - Pair These French vases each contain three beautiful hand painted pastoral scenes. T...
Category

1920s French French Provincial Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ormolu

Pink Flamingo, 1980s Lacquered Jewelry Box by Hollis Fingold, Signed USA
By Hollis Fingold
Located in Chicago, IL
Pink Flamingo Lacquered box handmade in the 1980s by Hollis Fingold at Radar Design in Denver, Colorado. Airbrushed paint on wood. Signed. The light pink body of the box is airbrush...
Category

1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Charles X silvered brass baluster form candlestick by Christofle, 1830
By Christofle
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Charles X period silvered brass candlestick. The candlestick rests on a raised circular footed base, centering on a dome which features a waisted transition to the baluster form shaf...
Category

1830s French Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver Plate, Brass

English Queen Anne cast brass baluster shaft candlestick, 1740-60
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Core cast brass Queen Anne baluster shaft candlestick. The candle shaft, candle cup, and scolloped edge bobeshe is peened to a shallow square base with cove cut corners. Birmingham,...
Category

Mid-18th Century British Queen Anne Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Glen Davis Welded Metal Sculpture
By Glen Davis
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 1970s in great vintage condition. W. Glen Davis is an American sculptor who was born in the 20th Century
Category

1970s American Brutalist Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

French Modern Clear Art Glass Vase by Art Vannes, Midcentury Modern Bud Vase
By Art Vannes
Located in Chicago, IL
Singular clear art glass vase made by Art Vannes of France in approximately 1970 in a Mid-Century Modern style. A lovely squat and heavy vase with thick ribbed sides and a large roun...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

English cannon barrel cast brass ejector slide candlestick, 1820
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Cast brass cannon barrel candle stick with side, brass knob, and candle ejector. The cylinder shaft of the candlestick is peened to a raised circular base with dished drip pan detail...
Category

Early 19th Century Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Blue and White Brush Pot with Fish & Flora
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 stonewa...
Category

20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Johanne Gerber Baca Fajance Series Vase for Royal Copenhagen
By Royal Copenhagen, Johanne Gerber
Located in Chicago, IL
Behold this distinguished Danish midcentury "Baca" series vase designed by Johanne Gerber for Royal Copenhagen Denmark in the 1960s.. The vase stands tall, its rectangular form with...
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

Mounted Chinese Meditation Puddingstone
Located in Chicago, IL
Puddingstone is named for its unique composite nature, a suspension of multicolored pebbles that resemble raisins in a pudding. Historically, the unusual stone was favored by scholar...
Category

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

Materials

Stone, Steel

Reality Was Just Too Much Baggage - Painting & Vanity Mirror, Objet D'art
By John Seubert
Located in Chicago, IL
Self-taught artist John Seubert, AKA John Dolly, repurposes objects he uncovers as he rehabs older homes in Chicago. Here, a framed mirror is hinged to the back of a small abstract p...
Category

2010s American Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Mirror, Paint, Reclaimed Wood

Chinese Bai Baluster Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Defined by its rounded body, high shoulders and domed lid, the time-honored look of the Chinese baluster jar takes on a streamlined look in this contemporary interpretation created i...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

French Charles X period cast brass columnar candlestick, 1815-30
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Cast brass columnar candlestick with standing rim bobeshe and circular standing rim base. Seam cast and threaded shaft to base. France, Restoration period, circa 1815-30.
Category

Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Red 1980s Lacquered Box by Hollis Fingold, Signed USA
By Hollis Fingold
Located in Chicago, IL
Red Lacquered box handmade in the 1980s by Hollis Fingold at Radar Design in Denver, Colorado. Airbrushed paint on wood. Signed. The glossy red body of this box has a vibrant energy...
Category

1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Italian Gilded Altar Candlestick Completely Original and Unrestored c1780-1820
Located in Chicago, IL
Our Antique Italian Altar Candlestick was beautifully hand-carved and gilded round 200-years ago and has weathered the test of time exceptional w...
Category

1790s Italian Renaissance Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique Set (8) French Pressed Botanicals From c1892 Monastery School More Avail
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique set of (8) French Pressed Botanicals circa late 1800's to the early 1900's (both larger and smaller sets are available through our 1stdibs listings). We have an extensive collection of Antique French Pressed Botanicals that came out of a monastery school that opened in 1892. After the school closed, we were fortunate enough to be able to acquire their entire collection of Antique French Pressed Botanicals, along with their extensive Mineral and Fossil...
Category

Early 1900s French Country Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Other

Pre-Columbian Ceramic Head Fragment
Located in Chicago, IL
This intriguing head fragment was once attached to a pre-Columbian bust or full effigy figurine. Earthenware figurines like this were made in great abundance throughout Mesoamerican history, serving a wide variety of purposes and functions from religious rituals to burial offerings. Figurines like this commemorated important people and events across Mesoamerica, portraying individuals of different rank and status such as soldiers, merchants, bureaucrats, and occasionally divinities. This figure is adorned with an elaborate headdress, or coiffure, and ear spools...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Central American Pre-Columbian Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

White Brass Five Blessings Chinese Brazier, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Filled with burning coals, this finely crafted 19th-century brazier once warmed the hands of a wealthy lady on a cold winter's night in northern China. The portable brazier is hand-w...
Category

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

Materials

Brass

Pop Art Large 1980s Lacquered Box by Hollis Fingold, Handmade, Signed USA
By Hollis Fingold
Located in Chicago, IL
Large Lacquered box handmade in the 1980s by Hollis Fingold at Radar Design in Denver, Colorado. Airbrushed paint on wood. Signed. This larger Hollis Fingold box is a fascinating piece that pays homage to American midcentury modern design and Pop Art. Fingold incorporates the iconic splatter pattern reminiscent of the popular 1950s fiberglass lamp...
Category

1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Vintage Glazed Porcelain Space Shuttle Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
This mid-20th century American space-age porcelain sculpture is a striking ode to NASA's space exploration. Depicting a space shuttle in the initial stages of launch, the orbiter and...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Space Age Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Footed Cylindrical Chinese Vessel with Bamboo Motif, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This footed vessel captivates attention with stunningly detailed metalwork. Crafted of white brass in a cylindrical form, this vessel is complete with two loop side handles, secured to the face of a lion, and an intricately designed lid topped with a round grip. The exterior is etched with Chinese text and a pattern of lush bamboo fields, a symbol of honesty, humility, and loyalty. This vessel opens to a constricted circular neck shaped with a slit on the side. Reminiscent of Chinese braziers...
Category

20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Set of 2 Lee Rosen Cerulean Blue Ceramic Low Bowl for Design Technics
By Design Technics, Lee Rosen
Located in Chicago, IL
Introducing a captivating set of two Modernist low bowls, designed by Lee Rosen for Design Technics in the spirited 1960s. These vide poche, or catchall bowls, are a sublime blend of...
Category

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

Materials

Pottery, Ceramic

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