Manhattan - Decorative Objects

ÅKE HOLM. from 1900 to 1980. Bowl plate with motif, stoneware, signed. Bowl-shaped barrel, glazed stoneware with painted animal motif under glaze. Signed Å Holm

Three large cubic pyrite crystal across intergrown perched on Basalt matrix. The pyrite crystals have smooth faces and sharp edges, stands upright nicely without additional support. ...

From Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia Rich cluster of many intersecting yellow mimetite crystals. Very lustrous, good color. The crystals are elongated and co...

Clock Mantle Gilt Bronze Neoclassical Empire French 19th Century France. A French mantle in gilt bronze decorated with neoclassical symbols ...

From Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Khénifra Province, Morocco Large specimen of lustrous translucent red hexagonal vanadinite crystals in a complex intersecting formation on gossan ma...

A Pair of Blanc de Chine (Chinese White Glazed) Ceramic Foo Dogs, Ca. 1840 DIMENSIONS Width: 5 inches Height: 11 inches Depth: 6.5 inches ABOUT SCULPTURES There is a small baby lio...

A slim Onyx stone disk, hand-carved in Indonesia, contemporary. The two-color disk was cut and polished from a transversal cut of a larger rock, showing the irregular banding separ...

A relatively large-scale plaster‑body mirror and glass tile mosaic vase, circa early-21st century. Vase is plaster construction with hand-applied clear/transparent (showing up white ...

This sculptural Mid-Century Modern Signed Baccarat Crystal Octopus Bowl originated in France, circa 1960. The work presents a lobed central well from whic...

Transparent purple fluorite crystals with minor hemimorphite crystal matrix. The crystal is externally unblemished, and only one internal flaw, otherwise exceptionally clean. Fluorit...

Impressive large charred vessel hand carved from a single piece of reclaimed teak wood. Both usable and sculptural. Burnt sanded and sealed revealing the beautiful wood grain. It’s a...

Natural rock crystal sculpture with stand. Billion year old natural quartz sculpture, with various sized crystals growing from the surface. Measures: 13.75”/ L x 6”/ D x 5.5”/ H with...

From Joplin, Missouri, USA An aesthetic formation of interconnected cubic galena crystals bright metallic luster all on gossan matrix. Undamaged specimen, classic old locality. This ...

Smart and Modern sterling silver box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat and hinged with slight overhang. Stylish Midcentury design. Box i...

18th Century Meissen Porcelain and French Doré Bronze Candelabras with Applied Porcelain Flowers Step into an era where Meissen porcelain meets French doré bronze in a harmonious bl...

Top quality, beautiful polished cross-section of Ocean Jasper from Madagascar. It often includes vugs lined with white or green druzy quartz crystals. It is found in only one place i...

Sons of Marble is a series of candleholders made of deep black marble, all with brass detailing. Sons of Marble are made to create a cosy atmosphere and can be mixed in different siz...

Alfredo Barbini for Barbini Scavo murano bowl.

Italian marble sculpture of a lion on the hunt by Joseph Frugoni (1897-1923). In very good condition.

From Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Khénifra Province, Morocco An exceptional world-class cluster of hexagonal brick-red Vanadinite crystals with glassy luster on limonite matrix. These ...

Finely carved smoky rock crystal vase with natural gemstone decoration. Created by Phoenix Gallery, NYC.  

Art Nouveau Émile Gallé Dragonfly and Thistles Soliflore (Bud Vase) Multi-Color Enamel over Clear Art Glass Nancy, France Circa 1900 DIMENSIONS Height: 3.25 inches Max. Diameter: 2.75 inches Opening Diameter: 0.75 inches MARKINGS Signed in enamel at the base, bearing the mark “E. Gallé de Nancy.” MATERIALS Multi-color enamel on clear art glass CONDITION Excellent condition, with no chips, cracks, or restorations. ABOUT “The aim of my work is the study of nature, the love of nature's art and the need to express what one feels in one's heart.” – Emile Gallé A rare and exquisite cabinet-sized soliflore by Émile Gallé, exemplifying the highest artistic standards of early French Art Nouveau. The vase displays an exceptional and sculpturally sophisticated form—its body conceived as a sphere discreetly contained within a smaller cube—resulting in sensuously rounded, perfectly balanced contours that are both visually arresting and elegantly understated. The clear glass body is decorated with finely rendered, hand-applied enamels depicting a dragonfly in flight among mountain grasses and thistles—a lyrical theme central to Gallé’s celebration of the natural world. The composition is executed with subtle tonal gradations and refined brushwork, capturing both the delicate movement and the ephemeral beauty of the scene. A museum-quality example, notable for its rare form, poetic decoration, and intimate scale. A superb addition to any serious Art Nouveau or Gallé collection. ABOUT ARTIST Émile Gallé Gallé (French, 1846 – 1904) Emile Galle was a French glass and ceramic designer who combined art and botany. Most of his glass vases are created in Art Nouveau style. Born on May 4, 1846 in Nancy, France, Émile Gallé seemed destined for a career in glassmaking. Nancy was well-established for its glass artistry, and his father, Charles Gallé was an established faïence (ceramic) and glassmaker with his own successful manufactory, the Maison Gallé-Reinemer. It would be here under the guidance of his father that the young Emile began to learn the art of glassmaking while simultaneously indulging his academic interests in philosophy, botany and chemistry. In 1867, Gallé joined his father working full-time at the Maison. Gallé's glasswork, even at its earliest stages, was heavily influenced by nature, with his very first pieces incorporating enameled floral motifs painted upon clear glass. He was an avid botanist his entire life, collecting plants, flowers, and insects from which to study and draw inspiration. He was even elected Secretary-General for Nancy's Société centrale d'horticulture. Gallé traveled throughout Europe studying works at museums and private institutions, gaining insight from ancient glass antiquities to Japonesque masterpieces, and everything in between. It would be Gallé’s trip to the British Museum in 1871 that would alter the course of his art career. Enamored by the famed ancient Roman cameo glass...

AAA quality, hand-polished flame free-form of natural gem translucent rose quartz from Brazil. This specimen has bright rich color, all sides hand polished to a smooth mirror finish....

Cadmium Multi Sculpture by Kim Mesches 2024 27 X 43 x 6 CHIFFON, DYE, EPOXY Available Rooted in themes of movement and transformation, the sculptures evoke a sense of fluidity s...

From Nasik District, Maharashtra, India Tapered cluster of lustrous transparent colorless scolecite crystals standing upright in transparent pink-brown heulandite crystals geode. Th...

One of a set of beautiful ceramics from Ciboure Pottery, this vase is decorated by Pedro Garcia de Diego (1904-1969)with a captivating arabesque pattern in blacks and browns on a neu...

From Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Aesthetic cluster of white albite with a single, blue aquamarine crystal running through the middle. The aquamarine c...

AAA quality, polished Peach Moonstone freeform from Madagascar. Composed of potassium aluminum silicate feldspar, this variety of Moonstone has typically tan-brown to light peach/pin...

Pair of Italian majolica busts, circa 1870.

Lustrous cluster of red druzy crystal hand formed into a heart shape with beautiful polished rim. Super rich red druzy amethyst color with pristine fully terminated crystals. Citr...

Nathalie Du Pasquier (born 1957) is a French artist and designer best known as a founding member of the Milan-based Memphis Group, established in 1981. Memphis revolutionized 1980s d...

From Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia Complex cluster of highly reflective lustrous transparent cerussite crystals in a 60 degree twinning reticulating forma...

A beautiful Danish / Scandinavian Modern / Organic Modern sterling silver plate candlestick or candelabra holder attributed to designer Hans Jensen, circa mid-20th century, Denmark. ...

A beautiful wood box with a small compartment inside and a shell lid in the manner of Alexandre Noll.

A Magnificent Pair of Large Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Two-Tone Patinated and Dore Bronze Dog and Cat Form Chenets/Andirons Modeled after Jacques Caffieri...

Lustrous transparent powder blue thin pyramidal crystals in parallel formations on matrix inter grown with several isolated crystals of calcite in fully terminated scalenohedral form...

From Machow Mine, Tarnobrzeg, Poland Diverging sprays of transparent, golden barite crystals on matrix with yellow iron. The barite crystals are elongated, prismatic crystals with g...

A beautiful handmade Kambaba Jasper carved large bowl, hand polished from a solid piece of Kambaba. This piece has excellent shine, an amazing pattern and can be used for a variety o...

AAA quality, rare find translucent perfect bullseye yellow Aragonite stalactite slice. Polished on front and rear sides. Aragonite is a naturally occurring polymorph of calcium carb...

A massive, 52 lb geode with large rhombic Calcite crystals beside a pseudomorphic quartz after Calcite crystals with pink Heulandite crystals in a wheat sheave aggregate. Additional...

AAA-quality brown lace jasper free-form which include brown, white, red, gray, and yellow color patterns, hand polished to a smooth mirror finish. Jasper is considered highly restora...

A Pair of 19th Century Monumental Palace Size Osler Four Light Crystal Torchères/Candelabras. Each section is super finely hand-carved and hand-cut f...

Aldo Londi Bitossi Vase, Moorish Stripes, Chartreuse, Signed, Italy 1960s. Small low vase from Londi's Moorish Stripes series with chartreuse and orange glaze over coarse brown clay....

From Eagle Mine, Colorodo Large sparkling cluster of golden-yellow barite crystals to covers all sides, with minimal attachment point on matrix. Weight: 6.8 lbs, Dimensions: 8 x...

Rare Pair of French Empire Period (Circa 1810) Dore Bronze Genie Oil lamps of finest quality, chasing, and two tone gilding w/ Medusa Masks on Gray Marble Bases Each lamp is conceiv...

This collector’s specimen from India showcases some of the most intensely pigmented Green Apophyllite crystals we've ever seen. The vibrant, almost gem-like coloration is entirely na...

Lustrous transparent deep golden calcite crystal on small sphalerite matrix. Large double terminated scalenohedral twinned on the C-axis with well defined re-entrant faces, with sub ...

This French Art Nouveau Glass Vase by Daum features ruby-toned handles and bees buzzing amongst the variously colored foliage featured on the vessel. The vase utilizes the famous Dau...

From Minggang Mine, Xinyang Prefecture, Henan, China Translucent purple fluorite in botryoidal formation with sculptural hemispherical aggregates covering both sides of its matrix. This beautiful fluorite specimen...

Austrian bronze Indian group. Signed Carl Kauba.

Azurite with Malachite from Liufengshan Mine, Guichi, Anhui Province, China. Lustrous translucent vibrant royal blue crystals of azurite partially lining a gossan matrix with botryo...

From Leiping Mine, Guiyang, Hunan, China Internally flawless crystal cluster of optical-grade colorless calcite on gossan matrix. The calcite crystal are fully terminated with hexago...

From Shigar Valley, Skardu, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Large single crystal of transparent sherry colored Topaz with sharp complex basal pinacoid terminations. Crystal is ...

Pair of natural rock crystal candle holders with polish brass stands. Created by Pheonix Gallery, NYC. Custom size and finish upon request.   

Based upon the paintings by the French painter Eustace Le Sueur (1616-1655), the left vase depicts the Muses Clio, Euterpe and Thalia and the right vase depicts the Muses Melpomene...

From Minggang Mine, Xinyang Prefecture, Henan, China Translucent purple fluorite in botryoidal formation with sculptural hemispherical aggregates covering both sides of its matrix. T...

Huge, museum quality beautiful polished ocean Jasper freeform from Madagascar. This piece has an amazing pattern with vibrant hues of green, white, brown and white druzy quartz cryst...

This AAA quality Septarian druzy point features an exposed area lined with shimmering quartz crystals, and boasts a hand-polished, highly reflective back. Boasting a stabilizing ener...

A Magnificent and Rare French 18th-Century Doré Bronze Mantel Clock Attributed to Robert Osmond. The clock is designed in the form of an urn, supported by a central pedestal and a re...

Fantastic Swedish Pewter Vase from 1929 and marked with H (to us unknown maker). Wing looking handles with a pattern across the body featuring the sun, clouds and grass. Age appropri...