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Item Ships From: United Kingdom
Antique Vanity Case, English, Travelling Dressing Table Box, Regency, Circa 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique vanity case. An English, rosewood and brass travelling dressing table box, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820.
Beautifull...
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Vintage Chinese Famille Rose Pastel Toned Ginger Jar
Located in Glasgow, GB
A vintage doucai ginger jar, handcrafted in China during the 1980s.
Shaped in a unique decagonal form, it features ten individual panels that smoothly twist upwards, creating a har...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Qing United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
$103 Sale Price
50% Off
Antique Regency Mahogany & Rosewood Brass Inlaid Campaign Writing Slope Box
Located in King's Lynn, GB
Here we have an impressive antique Regency (1811-1820) Mahogany & Rosewood Brass inlaid campaign writing slope box with a side drawer and multiple hidden internal compartments and dr...
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Half Doll Ceramic Powder Box Bowl, French, c1930's
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this very attractive and totally original 1930's Art Deco ladies powder/ trinket box. Made from ceramic with a vibrantly colored painted finish. Highly func...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Frantisek Vizner for Skrdlovice Czech Cinnamon Art Glass Vase, circa 1960
By Frantisek Vizner
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning and heavily made iconic Czech art glass vase designed by Frantisek Vizner for Skrdlovice and dating from the 1960s. The vase is of cylindrical form with a clear glass uppe...
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Bears Inkstand 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This charming antique Black Forest inkstand dates from circa 1880.
Beautifully modelled, hand carved from linden wood, with mother and baby bear on a naturalistically carved rocky outcrop.
The inkwells are in the form of a pair of tree trunks with fluted glass wells with carved lids and a useful pen tray in front.
Condition:
In excellent condition. As an antique item, it shows signs of use commensurate with age, these minor condition issues are mentioned for accuracy and, as seen in the accompanying photographs, the inkstand displays beautifully.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 15 cm x Width 23 cm x Depth 14 cm
Dimensions in inches:
Height 6 inches x Width 9 inches x Depth 5 inches
History of Black Forest Carving
The idea behind the success of Brienz wood carving was quite simple. After a disastrous famine in 1816 in the Brienz area people were forced to find new areas of revenues. Driven by the need to create jobs in the Bernese Oberland, an economically underdeveloped region, the Swiss government encouraged the existing resource of timber industry to liaise with the traditional wooden craftsmanship. It took some time to improve from home requirements to sophisticated designed arts but the process was supported by the rising amount of tourists visiting the region.
Christian Fischer and other founders
Christian Fischer (1790-1848) started self-taught from simple turneries (carved bowls and other articles of daily use) to unsophisticated regional animals and people. Due to his success and the interest of the tourists, other carvers started also following his idea of carving the pristine naturalism. The Swiss government supported these start-ups with additional training of apprentices at special trade school.
Brienz School of Wood Carving
In 1884 the "School of Wood Carving, Brienz" was founded. It became an important educational institution to strengthen and develop the artistic backgrounds and exhibit an area of creativity. During the years of war in the 20th century, the demand for wooden sculptures came to rest and led to the re-orientation in areas such as toys and carvings for constructions. Beyond that the Brienz wood carving articles had to face an enormous competition from abroad. The School of Wood Carving had to get through difficult economic times but in the late 1970s wood carving enjoyed a renaissance. A lot of young people searched for elemental jobs and added a new value to school education. Today Brienz School of Wood Carving is combined with the education of turner, basket makers and coopers. The school still claims high-quality standards and follows old principles with regard to future perspectives.
Wild animals
At all times wild animals fascinate people. The highland around Brienz has large variety of different wild animals. Bears are among the most popular models for carvers. On the one hand bears are easy to cut and on the other hand they have a strong symbolized image. The enthusiasm for bears in art...
Category
1880s Antique United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
1960’s Trafitol Vulcanised Card Storage Boxes – Large Quantity Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960's Trafitol Vulcanised Card Storage Boxes - Large Quantity Available. In 1853 the textile industrial revolution arrived in Loos, Nord France with the formation of the Esquermes f...
Category
1960s Vintage United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Victorian Ebonised Desk Set With Two Cut Glass Inkwells Decorated With Brass
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Lovely Victorian Ebonised Desktop Tidy With Two Cut Glass Inkwells, With Attractive Brass Rails & Decorative Idents & Drawer
Supplied With A Modern Day Quill Pen, Notepad & A Vint...
Category
Early 20th Century British Victorian United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Chrome, Brass
Fine Antique French Ormolu Rococo Clock - Cupid
By Vincenti et Cie
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
A very fine and substantial ormolu clock by the clockmaker Vincenti. Stunning Rococo balloon form of sweeping acanthus swags, scrolls and floral flourishes. To the top of a beautiful...
Category
19th Century French Rococo Antique United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
Bust of Athena - 20th Century Classical Greek Sculpture
Located in Southall, GB
This 20th-century bust of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom and war, is a finely crafted homage to classical Greek sculpture. Depicting Athena with her iconic helmet, the piece sho...
Category
20th Century European United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
First Step by Rachel Peters, UK, Figurative Grey Ceramic Sculpture – In Stock
By Rachel Peters Ceramics
Located in Wirral, GB
First Step by Rachel Peters, UK, Figurative Grey Ceramic Sculpture, In Stock.
First Step - Hand-Coiled Grey Stoneware Sculpture by Rachel Peters.
First Step is a hand-built ceramic...
Category
2010s British Modern United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Victorian Vienna Clock in Walnut
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
Sn2498 Victorian, figured walnut Vienna clock, having enamelled dial with Roman numerals, original hands and second dial (the seconds hand only takes 45 ...
Category
1870s European Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut
$2,085 Sale Price
20% Off
Jaeger LeCoultre Inline Skeleton Clock
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in Amersham, GB
A stylish Jaeger-LeCoultre skeleton timepiece with a gilded 16 jewel inline or ‘baguette’ movement suspended behind convex glass. The bezel is of gilded brass with a white enamel sur...
Category
1990s Swiss Mid-Century Modern United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Large Polished Labradorite Freeform
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A spectacular naturally formed large polished labradorite freeform sourced from Madagascar. Characterised by its iridescent colours...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Malagasy Modern Antique United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Male Torso Sculpture - 20th Century Classical Style
Located in Southall, GB
This 20th-century male torso sculpture embodies the grace and strength of classical form. Rendered in a classical style, the sculpture highlights the muscularity and anatomical preci...
Category
20th Century European United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Lucie Rie & Hans Coper Studio Pottery Mustard Glazed Bowl
By Hans Coper, Lucie Rie
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning vintage British studio pottery bowl by Lucie Rie and Hans Coper, finely thrown the outer body decorated in oatmeal glaze with a dark ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Masons Ironstone Bowl in Peacock Peony & Rock hand painted Pattern, circa 1838
By Mason's Ironstone
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a twin boar handled open Bowl made by Mason's Ironstone in the rare Peacock, Peony and rock pattern, dating to the early / mid 19th century, circa 1835 to 1840..
Mason's bow...
Category
Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ironstone
Rare Antique English Sterling Silver Postage Stamp Box by Grey & Co.
By Grey & Co, Birmingham
Located in Bath, GB
A stunning and rare Edwardian triple postage stamp box made from solid English sterling silver fully hallmarked for London 1909 together with the makers mark for the top notch silver...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
$2,539 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid 19th Victorian century carved mahogany fusee wall clock
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th victorian century mahogany fusee wall clock circa 1860.
Good quality English wall clock from the high Victorian period. White enamel dial with roman numerals, glass door w...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
19th Century Rosewood Dressing/Jewellery Box
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Victorian Rosewood Dressing table box with Mother of pearl car-touché to the centre of the lid, the lid does have age related shrinkage. To the inside of the lid it has a blue velvet...
Category
Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Rosewood
Mid-Century French Ceramic Vase / Pitcher by Accolay 'circa 1960s'
By Accolay Pottery
Located in London, GB
Decorative midcentury ceramic vase / pitcher by Accolay (circa 1960s). A classically shaped piece from antiquity is reinterpreted in Accolay's unmistakable style. The pitcher has sof...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Minton Majolica Lily Basket
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica basket which features pond lily leaves and flowers tied together with lily stems which form the handle. Four flower bud feet. Co...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
1960s Danish Handblown Sommerso Purple & Clear Glass Round Tapering Vase
Located in London, England
1960s Danish handblown purple and clear glass round tapering vase. The base is solid clear glass contrasting with the purple above. No manufacturer's stamp or inscription is presen...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Mid century teak bin by Einer Barnes for P.S Heggen
By Einar Barnes
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid century teak bin by Einer Barnes for P.S Heggen circa 1963.
We are pleased to offer this increasingly rare Norwegian design classic.
Designed by Einer B...
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Teak
Eureka Clock Company, London. Dial Clock
Located in Amersham, GB
A superb example of a Eureka wall clock made c1911.
The electromagnetic movement is regulated by a large, slowly oscillating bi-metallic balance wheel, with the correct battery these clock will run for the duration of the battery life. Housed in a mahogany dial clock case with turned dial frame and brass bezel, the movement is visible through a cut out in the dial so the oscillation can be seen. The movement is numbered 5676 and stamped with the patent no 14614/1906 Made in England. The dial retains its original painted finish (cracked in places).
This is the only model of wall clock Eureka made and is one of the rarer designs as they mostly concentrated on mantel clocks.
The Eureka clock...
Category
1910s English Edwardian Vintage United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper, Steel
PAIR OF SILVER STAiNLESS STEEL & BLACK RALPH LAUREN STYLE CANDLEHOLDERS
Located in Pulborough, GB
Antiques of London
We are delighted to offer for sale this Pair Of Silver Stainless Steel & Black Ralph Lauren Style Candle Holders.
Discover Unique Treasures from a Luxurious ...
Category
20th Century British United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
WMF Württembergische Metallwaren German Jugendstil Pewter Desk Stand and Inkwell
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish German Jugendstil pewter desk stand and inkwell by renowned makers WMF (Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik) and dating from around 1906. The stand comprises of a centr...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Masons Ironstone Dinner Plate in Water Lily Pattern finely painted, circa 1818
By Mason's Ironstone
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good Mason's Ironstone pottery Dinner Plate in the very decorative Water Lily pattern, produced by the Mason's factory at Lane Delph, Staffordshire, England, circa 181...
Category
Early 19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ironstone
Exceptional Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze and Malachite Grandfather Clock
Located in London, GB
Exceptional Louis XVI style gilt bronze and malachite grandfather clock
French, late 19th century
Measures: Height 250cm, width 54cm, depth 33cm
This superb longcase clock is a wonderful example of the Belle Époque impetus to draw inspiration from the styles of the past. The clock, crafted during the late nineteenth century—though the malachite finish is later—is inspired by a famous eighteenth-century original. The clock is of traditional form, which a cubic clock case inset with an enamel dial and a gilt bronze bezel cast with signs of the zodiac. The central section of the clock includes a window, which reveals the pendulum inside, while the lower section is in the form of a plinth. The malachite veneer is wonderfully varied, with lighter and darker shades of the stone utilised to add visual interest. The clock is surmounted by a sculpture in gilt bronze of Apollo in his chariot, pulled by a quadriga of horses. The dial is signed for Rosel Bruxelles...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
Art Deco Brass And Enamel Clock, English, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this superb Art Deco Copper And Enamel Clock, c1930. Made from solid brass with a patterned border which is filled with green black and white enamel. Full w...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Large Pair of Floral Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Vases on Wooden Plinths
Located in London, GB
Large pair of floral Chinese cloisonné enamel vases on wooden plinths
Chinese, 20th Century
Height 123cm, diameter 52cm
This impressive pair of Chinese cloisonné enamel vases are de...
Category
20th Century Chinese United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Minton Majolica Shell Flower Holder
By Minton
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Minton Majolica flower holder which features a scallop shell supported by seaweed on a rocky base. Coloration: cream, brown, green, are predomin...
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Victorian Sterling Silver Armada Jug and Stand
By Martin & Hall
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver Armada jug and stand; part of our wine and drinks related silverware collection
This magnificent antique Victorian English sterling silver Armada jug has an elongated pear-shaped form onto a circular pedestal foot.
The stand has an octofoil shaped form with a central swept raised circular well.
The cylindrical neck of the silver jug is embellished with exceptional cast and applied floral and scrolling foliate decoration, all on a matte background; there is an exceptional shield shaped vacant cartouche to the underside of the pouring lip, surmounted with scrolling leaf mantling.
The knopped neck is further ornamented with an interlacing border flanked with plain bands, to a swept portion encircled with pensile bud designs.
The decoration to the body incorporates two large scrolling leaf bordered vacant cartouches, each surmounted with a coronet design embellished with floral ornamentation.
Each cartouche is further embellished with a chased figural mask design to the nadir, flanked with large floral motifs.
Either side of each cartouche is embellished with an exceptional cast and applied three-dimensional winged mermaid and mermen, gesturing towards the aforementioned coronet.
The decoration to the body is further embellished with large scrolling leaf and floral sprays incorporating a cast and applied protruding leopard's head to the anterior portion.
This magnificent antique silver Armada jug retains the original hinged cover, ornamented with chased scrolling lead decoration and surmounted with an impressive cast and applied scrolling loop finial.
This exceptional antique Victorian silver jug...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
18th Century Bilston English Enamel Scent Flask, circa 1760
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Bilston English Enamel Scent Flask, circa 1760, Decorated with white enamel and gilt and yellow borders. Architectural column cartouche containing two landscapes to fron...
Category
1760s English Georgian Antique United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Royal Brierley Crystal and Brass Letter Opener, Boxed, England
By Royal Brierley
Located in Worcester, GB
Royal Brierley Crystal and Brass Letter Opener, Boxed, England
A finely crafted letter opener by Royal Brierley, England, featuring a deeply cut faceted crystal handle and a tapered ...
Category
Late 20th Century United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Antique Belgian Spa Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Depicting Various Spa Scenes
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to introduce this superb Belgian Spa Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of square form made from Sycamore is beaut...
Category
Late 18th Century Belgian George III Antique United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Sycamore
Large Quartz Crystal and Vermeil Bird Model by Asprey
By Asprey International Limited
Located in London, GB
Large quartz crystal and vermeil bird model by Asprey
Swiss, c. 1975
Height 40cm, width 33cm, depth 40cm
This phenomenal piece of sculpture depicts an eagle in motion, taking off from a rocky crag made of stunning quartz crystal.
The body of the bird is carved from quartz with pyrite inclusions. The contrast between the transparent host quartz and golden pyrite inclusions is considered one of the most attractive pairings in the gem kingdom...
Category
20th Century Swiss United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Quartz, Pyrite, Vermeil
Isabelle Faure Signed Illuminated Gold Butterfly Sculpture Light Brass and Agate
By Isabelle Faure
Located in Hastings, GB
An incredibly rare sculpture by world renowned sculptor Isabelle Faure, in hand worked brass and agate. The enormous butterfly spans over 80cm in diameter and the stunning agate wing...
Category
1970s French Brutalist Vintage United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Brass
Greek Corinthian Style Bronze Warriors Helmet On a Limestone Base
Located in Southall, GB
A Classical Greek Corinthian style warriors helmet in bronze on a limestone base. Reminiscent of ancient Greek warriors this helmet has a wonderful green verdigris patina and has a g...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Neoclassical United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone, Bronze
$13,277 Sale Price
20% Off
Otterburn Chess Set & Board — Solid Hand-Patinated Brass and Walnut
By Novocastrian, Richy Almond
Located in Washington, GB
A special chess set in solid hand-patinated brass. Handcrafted in the North to order. Available in a range of materials and finishes, Otterburn can tru...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone, Stone, Marble, Carrara Marble, Slate, Bronze, Copper, Enamel,...
1970's British Ultimate Gray /Monochrome AC GMT Co. Classic Quartz Wall Clock
By Industrial Design
Located in Leicester, Leicestershire
Quartz sweep seconds / non ticking wall clock finished in Ultimate gray Pantone 17-5104
Rescued from Industrial scrap yards and brought back to life in our UK workshop, our expert...
Category
1970s English Industrial Vintage United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Early 20th Century Art Deco Plate entitled "Oeillets" by René Lalique
By René Lalique
Located in London, GB
A gorgeous Art Deco opalescent glass salver decorated with eight fan-like flowering carnation blooms flanked by leafy fronds arranged in a circle, exhibiting a strong sky blue opales...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Travel Alarm Clock by Cartier
By Henri Cartier-Bresson
Located in Norwich, GB
Cartier Travel Clock
Rectangular strut frame in a brushed steel frame with Lapis Lazuli inserts, brass bezel outlining a painted dial with Roman ...
Category
1970s French Vintage United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Tiffany & Co Brass Desk Clock
Located in Nottingham, GB
Tiffany & Co Brass Desk Clock
Free international shipping
Category
20th Century United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Lovely quality pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire dogs
Located in Ipswich, GB
Lovely quality pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire dogs, having a quality pair of antique Victorian Staffordshire dogs with black coats in a seated position.
D. 1860
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Fabulous Quality Early 19th Century Marble and Bronze Mantle Clock
Located in Martlesham, GB
A fabulous quality early 19th century French marble and bronze mantle clock, the bronze with Napoleon being helped to mount his horse by...
Category
1820s French Antique United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Fabergé Inspired Green Enamel and Silver-Gilt Picture Frame
By Fabergé
Located in London, GB
Fabergé-inspired green enamel and silver-gilt picture frame
Continental, 20th Century
Frame: Height 8.5cm, width 8cm, depth 1cm/ 4cm (open)
Box: Height 5.5cm, width 12.5cm, depth 12....
Category
20th Century European Neoclassical Revival United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel, Silver
Art nouveau antique sterling silver photograph frame hallmarked London 1903
By James Samuel Bell & Louis Willmott
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1903, this antique sterling silver photograph frame was made by James Bell & Louis Willmott. The design reflects the Art Nouveau taste, with a shaped aperture...
Category
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Heiner Hans Körting German Bauhaus Black & Brown Glazed Pottery Vase
By Bauhaus Deutschland
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very stylish German Bauhaus studio ceramic vase decorated in black and brown glazes by Heiner Hans Körting (1911-1991) and dating from 1940-50. T...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Bauhaus United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Art Deco Bronze Biba Ladies Jardiniere The Water Carriers 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a truly stunning monumental life-size jardiniere depicting a pair of semi nude female figures wearing flowing skirts standing back to back holding an Etruscan urn.
In timel...
Category
1980s English Art Deco Vintage United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique Grand Tour Pietra Dura Specimen Top Paperweight, 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a superb decorative antique Italian Grand Tour marble Pietra Dura mounted desk paperweight, circa 1880 in date.
This splendid rectangular paperweight is exquisitely inlaid with a sumptuous arrangement of semi-precious stones including malachite, agate, onyx and amethyst.
It is beautifully inlaid on a slate base.
Not only is this desk paperweight very functional, but it is also an exquisite mineralogical wonder that can be admired by all discerning collectors.
Condition:
In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation,
Dimensions in cm:
Height 2 x Width 17 x Depth 10
Dimensions in inches:
Height 1 inch x width 7 inches x depth 4 inches.
Pietra dura is a term for the inlay technique of using cut and fitted, highly polished coloured stones to create images. It is considered a decorative art.
Pietre dure is an Italian plural meaning "hard rocks" or hardstones; the singular pietra dura is also encountered in Italian. In Italian, but not in English, the term embraces all gem engraving and hardstone carving, which is the artistic carving of three-dimensional objects in semi-precious stone, normally from a single piece, for example in Chinese jade.
The traditional convention in English has been to use the singular pietra dura just to denote multi-colored inlay work. However, in recent years there has been a trend to use pietre dure as a term for the same thing, but not for all of the techniques it covers, in Italian.
But the title of a 2008 exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palaces of Europe used the full Italian sense of the term, probably because they thought that it had greater brand recognition. The material on the website speaks of objects such as a vase in lapis lazuli as being examples of "hardstone carving (pietre dure)"
The Victoria & Albert Museum in London uses both versions on its website, but uses pietra dura. "A method of inlaying coloured marbles or semi-precious stones into a stone base, often in geometric or flower patterns...."
Giovanni Montelatici...
Category
1880s Italian Antique United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Amethyst, Malachite, Onyx, Marble
Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Louis XVI Style Casket on Stand
Located in London, GB
Gilt bronze and Sèvres style porcelain Louis XVI style casket on stand
This magnificent Louis XVI style ormolu casket is supported by a mirror-topped table stand, which sits on four tapered, fluted legs connected by a curving X-form stretcher. In the centre of this stretcher is an ormolu urn decorated with rams heads, four hoof feet and birds on the top. The legs of the table are also ornately decorated with draped garlands and scrolled detailing. The apron is inset with Sèvres style porcelain plaques depicting scenes of cherubs and children in landscapes as well as decorative floral detailing, and is surmounted with laurel leaf mounts.
The casket itself is of oval architectural form, and is set on fourteen small feet. It features further porcelain plaques depicting cherubs, musical instruments and a central oval portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette within a crowned gilt cartouche. Her portrait is flanked by two cherubs and is sat within a decorative royal blue border, matching the turquoise colored borders of the other plaques. The reverse of the casket is similarly decorated and features a painted plaque of her husband King Louis XVI.
The plaques are separated by mounted ormolu columns decorated with crowns and draped laurel leaves, and each column is surmounted by floral crowns. Each curved side of the casket features an ormolu mask of a female figure, and the hinged lid is surmounted by two reclining female figures wearing draped dresses and holding a central crown. The casket opens at the lid to reveal a velvet interior.
There is an inscription below the portrait of Marie Antoinette which spuriously reads ‘This casket formerly property of Marie Antoinette, presented to my beloved wife as souvenir of our European tour / Sept 8th 1886 / Louis L...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
Cartier 18ct Gold Plated Trinity Fountain Pen With Black Body & Cartier Box
By Montblanc, Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Beautiful Sleek Cartier 18K Gold Nib Black Body Trinity Fountain Pen With Box
Designed by Cartier and Manufactured by MontBlanc
The pen is made from a black composite
Pen nib is 18...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate
'Cosmic Solstice Noir' Table Lamp, Handmade Dark Bronze Patinated Brass Light
By Eva Menz for Atelier001
Located in London, England
Taking inspiration from planet-like shapes and textures, the Cosmic collection explores the interplay of metal properties and an array of patina finishes.
Handcrafted with bronzed ...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Cosmic 'Orbit Trio XL Purion' White Piano Lacquered Brass Pendant, Ceiling Light
By Eva Menz for Atelier001
Located in London, England
Trio for three, a unique ceiling light composed by a cluster of lighting components. Combining patinated brass plates and finely brushed brass framework, the Orbit Trio ceiling light...
Category
2010s English Organic Modern United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Quality Pair of Antique Victorian Silver Plated Candlesticks
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality pair of antique Victorian silver plated candlesticks having an outstanding quality pair of antique Victorian ornate silver plated candlesticks standing on ornate shaped round...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
Large Stunning Vintage Pink White Art Glass Vase Italian
Located in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Title:
Large Stunning Vintage Pink White Art Glass Bowl Italian
Description:
A fabulous, large vintage piece of art glass in a flamboyant, quirky shape that looks like it could...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Regency Chinoiserie Penwork Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, GB
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Regency Chinoiserie Penwork Tea Chest. The Tea Chest of rectangular form sits upon four brass ball feet with matching br...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Sycamore
Fine Fruitwood Grand-Sonnerie Striking Vienna Regulator Wall Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
Fine Fruitwood Grand-Sonnerie Striking Vienna Regulator
Four pillar, triple train movement of short duration with dead beat escapement incorporating...
Category
1840s Austrian Biedermeier Antique United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Fruitwood
Jaeger LeCoultre Gold-Plated Atmos Clock
Located in Norwich, GB
Jaeger LeCoultre
Gold-plated Atmos clock with round dial and Roman numerals. Ruby jewelled movement signed ‘Jaeger-Le-Coultre’ with oscillating pendu...
Category
1980s Swiss Other Vintage United Kingdom - Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate
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