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A Sculptural Oblong Onyx Vase - France - 1970s
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A striking oblong vase meticulously hand-carved from natural onyx, showcasing the stone’s rich veining and luminous depth. This sculptural piece balances organic form with refined cr...
Category
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Onyx
Hand-Carved Translucent Onyx Catchall, 1970s
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A stunning hand-carved onyx catchall, a unique artisan piece from the 1970s. Its natural and organic design highlights beautiful shades of beige, brown, and white, with subtle veins ...
Category
Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Onyx
A Geometric Resin Paperweight with Gilded Leaf Inclusion – France, 1970s
By Pierre Giraudon
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A striking rectangular resin paperweight from the 1970s, featuring a delicate skeleton leaf, gilded before being suspended in layers of black and translucent resin. The minimalist, ...
Category
Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Epoxy Resin
A Glazed Ceramic Catchall, Signed Alvarães, 1957
By Georges Jouve
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Unique glazed ceramic catchall signed “Alvarães 57” on the underside. Made in Portugal in 1957, this sculptural piece features an organic, free-form shape and a rich glaze in earthy ...
Category
Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Ceramic
Mid-Century Czech Purple Art Glass Vase by ZBS, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
Elegant mid-century art glass vase in rich purple tones, handblown in Czechoslovakia during the 1960s, attributed to Zeleznobrodske Sklo (ZBS). The vase features a sculptural, organi...
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
A Large Pair of Vienna Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Candelabras, 19th Century.
By Imperial Vienna Porcelain
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An important pair of Vienna porcelain and gilt bronze candelabras, 19th century.
A pair of 19th-century candelabras, Napoleon III period, made of Vienna porcelain and gilt bronze.
H...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Candelabras
Materials
Bronze
Terracotta Vase by Jean Marais, 20th Century.
By Jean Marais
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Terracotta vase by Jean Marais, 20th century.
Terracotta vase by Jean Marais, from the Jean Marais estate, 20th century.
H: 45cm, W: 23cm, D: 19cm
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Medici Vases in Worcester Porcelain, 19th Century.
By Royal Worcester
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of Medici vases in Worcester porcelain, 19th century.
Pair of Medici vases, 19th century, Napoleon III period, in Worcester porcelain, enhanced with gold.
H: 21cm, W: 14cm, D: ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases
Materials
Porcelain
1960s Jaeger-LeCoultre Atmos Brass Atmos Clock
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in Mexico City, MX
A 1960's Swiss Atmos mechanism clock by Jaeger-LeCoultre. Serial number 134555. The squared dial with white face has prisms and numbers 3, 6, 9 and 12. The hands are sword-shaped. Th...
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Mantel Clocks
Materials
Brass
Roland Reiss “The Dancing Lessons” 1977
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Roland Reiss, 1929- 2020. The Dancing Lessons: Spiritual Communication on the Physical Plane, 1977. Mixed Media Diorama in a Lucite Case. Signed and titled in pencil lower left an...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
String, Plexiglass, Wood
Late 19th Century Figural Bronze and Marble Mantel Clock Industrial Revolution
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautiful Late 19th Century figural bronze and marble mantel clock with a bronze sculpture of a Muse, depicting the Industrial Revolution on top of a marble mantel clock. The Muse ca...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Mantel Clocks
Materials
Marble, Bronze
German Scharzwald Art Nouveau Stoneware Centerpiece Hunt Scenes, circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
Stoneware pot center piece depicting different scenes of a hunt party. Made in Marzy & REmy manufacture in West Germany.
You can see deer and does on one part and a hunting scene wit...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
Cast Stone Dove Bird
Located in New York, NY
Cast stone dove bird. Antique American cast stone dove originally mounted outside above a garden door. Fine pebbly grey mottling on integrated square stone base. United States, circa...
Category
Early 20th Century American Animal Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone
French Wood Box Staw Marquetry Star, circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
French wood box decorated with marquetry including a stars and geometrical patterns.
Straw marquetry was a common technique in the early 20th century. Straw was dyed different colors...
Category
Early 20th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Straw, Wood
Large Majolica Shell Vase Nautilus Choisy Le Roi, circa 1890
By Choisy-le-Roi
Located in Austin, TX
Large Majolica Shell Nautilus Vase Urn signed Choisy Le Roi, circa 1890.
The base is decorated with shells and coral.
H / 8 inches , W / 10 inches.
Category
Antique 1890s French Aesthetic Movement Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Majolica, Ceramic
Early 20th Century Copper Planter
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful round planter made of copper over zinc, dating from around 1920. The piece features bold brass rivet and strap details and has developed a rich, warm patina over time. It...
Category
Vintage 1910s French Arts and Crafts Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Brass, Copper, Zinc
Reed & Barton Williamsburg Collection Inlaid Flatware Chest with Drawer
By Reed & Barton
Located in Miami, FL
Reed & Barton Williamsburg Collection Inlaid Flatware Chest with Drawer
Offered for sale is a Reed & Barton Williamsburg Collection inlaid flatware storage chest with one drawer. Th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Adam Style Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
18th Pair of Wooden Axe-holders with Gilt Nronze Decorations
Located in Marbella, ES
An impressive pair of altar or table candlesticks made of turned and carved wood, lacquered in deep black with gilt bronze details. The design is in keeping with the 18th-century his...
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Candle Lamps
Materials
Bronze
18th Baroque Sculpture of an Allegorical Female Figure in Carved and Gilded Wood
Located in Marbella, ES
A refined Baroque sculpture carved in wood and gilded with gold leaf, depicting an allegorical female figure in an upward movement. The work, likely part of a sculptural group for an...
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
18th Talavera Polychrome Pottery Lion Figure
Located in Marbella, ES
Sculpture of a seated rampant lion, modeled in glazed earthenware and hand-decorated in vivid shades of cobalt blue, mustard yellow, and touches of black, typical of the traditional ...
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Animal Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1990s Marine Decorative Centerpiece in Natural Shell on a Wooden Base
Located in Marbella, ES
A delicate coastal-style composition crafted from a large natural scallop shell, which serves as a container for a carefully curated selection of conch shells, tropical shells, white...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Mounted Objects
Materials
Shell, Wood
1990s Marine Centerpiece with Shells and Marble Base
Located in Marbella, ES
Pieza decorativa de inspiración costera formada por un elegante cuenco natural de concha de vieira gigante, montado sobre una base torneada de mármol blanco pulido, que sostiene un e...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Mounted Objects
Materials
Marble
California Modern Abstract Carved Wood Sculpture by Doug Ayers
By Doug Ayers
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid century modern studio abstract sculpture designed by local woodworker Doug Ayers of Mendocino, California circa 1971. This solid piece has an organic free form shape perfect to d...
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Modern Abstract Organic Biomorphic Carved Wood Totem Sculpture 1960s
Located in Troy, MI
Large hand carved abstract wood sculpture by Oliver De France
Circa 1960s
Carved from a single block of richly grained pine with a dimensional interplay of biomorphic forms and clu...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Pine
A Grouping of Mid-Century Ceramic Polychrome Foo Dogs - A Set of 4
Located in Charleston, SC
Great grouping of four mid-century polychrome glazed ceramic foo dogs, circa 1960s. Great detail and a beautiful color combination of green, brown, cream and blue
The largest measu...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Uruguayan Amethyst Agate Eyes Geode, Weighs 18 lbs. on Custom Made Stand
Located in Miami, FL
Uruguayan Amethyst Agate Eyes Geode, Weighs 18 lbs. on Custom Made Stand
Offered for sale is an Uruguayan amethyst geode with agate eyes throughout. The geode weighs 18 lbs. and ha...
Category
2010s Uruguayan Organic Modern Natural Specimens
Materials
Amethyst, Agate, Metal
A Large Marble and Bronze Covered Urn
By Maitland Smith
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A large heavy rouge marble and patinated bronze round covered urn. The thick marble vessel with lid mounted with cast bronze grape and vine motif with masks of the mythological figu...
Category
Late 20th Century Urns
Materials
Marble
A Pair of Cerulean Blue Opaline and Enameled Fragrance Bottles
By Baccarat
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A lovely pair of cerulean blue glass perfume bottle with hand painted enamel decoration. The bottles with all over floral pattern with gilt detail at the top, the faceted stoppers at...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Bottles
Materials
Glass
Reservoir of the Sealed Fountain near Bethlehem(1804) by Luigi May w/ Gold Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Photo Details:
Date Created: 1804
Place: London
Frame Details:
Hand-gilded frame with 23K Gold. Gold is continuous.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Other Picture Frames
Materials
Gold
Tunbridge Ware Rosewood Handkerchief Box of Square Form With Center Flowers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Tunbridge ware rosewood handkerchief box, of square form, the sides in scrolling mosaic, the hinged lid with inset mosaic of a bouquet of flowers within a broad floral mosaic borde...
Category
Antique 1890s British Georgian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Art Nouveau Figural Nude Woman with Owl and Moon Floral Tray
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Art Nouveau dore bronze tray features a figural motif in semi-relief, depicting a sensuous maiden figure surrounded by iris flowers, with a flying owl and a moon in the background. T...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Art Nouveau Decorative Dishes and Vid...
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Italian Silver Lotus Flower Candlestick Holder Art Nouveau
Located in Toronto, CA
This vintage Italian candlestick holder features an elegant open-lotus design with layered petals rising from a sculptural base. Cast in richly textured silver-toned metal, the piece...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Candlesticks
Materials
Metal
$142 Sale Price
20% Off
Fulvio Bianconi FASCE ORIZZONTALE Vase, Murano
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Fulvio Bianconi (Italian, 1915-1996); Venini (Italy)
Marking(s); notes: three line acid stamp
Materials: glass
Dimensions (H, W, D): 9.5"h, 3"dia
Addit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Art Nouveau Glass Vase With Foliage, Gallé, 1900s
By Émile Gallé
Located in Lisbon, PT
An Art Nouveau glass vase, attributed to Émile Gallé, features a graceful foliage motif in rich amber and brown tones.
The conical shape enhances the naturalistic relief of leaves a...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass
$4,229 Sale Price
30% Off
Lion, marble sculpture, Venice, after the 18th century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Lion, marble sculpture, Venice, after the 18th century
Category
Mid-20th Century French Classical Greek Garniture
Materials
Bronze
Art Nouveau Glass Vase by Gallé, France, 20th Century
By Émile Gallé
Located in Lisbon, PT
An early 20th-century French cameo glass vase by Émile Gallé, featuring rich green and earth-toned hues with delicate foliage motifs in high relief.
Signed "Gallé" near the base, th...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass
$6,803 Sale Price
30% Off
Edgar Brandt Serpent Tray
By Edgar Brandt
Located in New York, NY
The form of this exquisite Edgar Brandt serpent tray was inspired by East Asian Bronze mirrors. In East Asian culture, mirrors were one of the most potent symbols of power, revered a...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Materials
Bronze
$12,500
Blue Reverie #3 on a Base, Sculptural Replica of a skull, 21st Century
Located in NICE, FR
Hailing from the wild coastal edges of Australia, multidisciplinary artist Wesley Smith works at the confluence of paleontology, myth, and radical contemporary aesthetics. Blue Rever...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Australian Other Animal Sculptures
Materials
Resin
Vintage Mexican Onyx Shell-Shaped Lidded Trinket Box Mid Century 1970s
Located in Toronto, CA
This vintage onyx trinket box features a beautifully sculpted shell-shaped lid with soft, undulating edges and natural banding in tones of caramel, sand, and cream. Hand-carved in Me...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Organic Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
Pepe Mendoza Pineapple Codex Ashtray Bowl Azurite Malachite Mexican Modernism
By Pepe Mendoza
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration a vintage ashtray or catchall designed by Pepe Mendoza.
Although Pepe Mendoza are rare and hardly come to the market, there are few pieces that are very uniqu...
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Malachite, Brass
Mid Century Simplex Round Electric Wall Clock
By Simplex
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a Simplex round wall clock. Made in the USA. Mid Century period. Electric work. Tested and currently working. Very quiet.
Clean streamline design in aluminum ...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Clocks
Materials
Aluminum
Large Ruby Single Crystal From India
Located in New York, NY
Discover the raw beauty and regal allure of this single ruby crystal featuring a natural termination and one end-cut side and sourced directly from the legendary gem-bearing soils of...
Category
2010s Indian Natural Specimens
Materials
Precious Stone
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
Neoclassical Italian Picture Frame
By Gio Ponti
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration: an Italian Picture Frame. The frame is brass with beautiful ornamentation . It has a light green backdrop and brown velvet on the back.
Unmarked, no informa...
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Neoclassical Revival Picture Frames
Materials
Brass
19th Century Chinese Scholar's Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved from a striking piece of black-and-white grained hardwood, this late 19th-century Chinese brush pot exemplifies the ideals of the scholar’s studio—where nature, artistry, and ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Other Decorative Bowls
Materials
Wood
$1,800 Sale Price
25% Off
Art Nouveau Miniature Daum Winter Tree Vase, Signed, France, 1900s
By Daum
Located in Lisbon, PT
A signed Daum miniature vase from the early 1900s, featuring a delicate winter landscape in acid-etched and polychrome enamel over multilayered glass.
At just 1.58 inches tall, this...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Glass
$2,390 Sale Price
30% Off
Patinated Metal Five-Light Floor Candelabrum / Torchere
Located in Germantown, MD
A Patinated Iron Metal Five-Light Floor Candelabrum or Torchere.
Measures 34.5" in width x 17.5" in depth x 67" in height.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Other Torchères
Materials
Metal, Iron
$1,085 Sale Price
30% Off
Large Mid-Century French Cut Crystal Vase with Starburst Motif
By Saint Louis
Located in Dallas, TX
Brilliantly crafted in France circa 1950, this striking cut crystal vase features a flared trumpet silhouette and showcases exceptional clarity and symmetry. The richly detailed body...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Vases
Materials
Crystal
Flavio Poli VALVA Vase, Murano
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Flavio Poli (Italian, 1900-1984); Seguso Vetri d'Arte (Italy)
Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent
Materials: glass
Dimensions (H, W, D): 9"h, 4"w...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Giant Ice Cream Advertising Sign, Funky Quirky Nostalgic
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Giant Ice Cream Advertising Sign, Funky Quirky Nostalgic
This is a classic of the 20th Century, when a trip to the seaside was the ultimate treat, and here we are with a larger than...
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Materials
Plastic
Tiger Stripped Murano Art Glass Italy Ruffle Handkerehief vase 1980s
Located in Toronto, CA
Striking and sculptural, this 1980s Murano art glass vase features a bold tiger stripe pattern in deep amber and black, swirling fluidly across its handblown surface. Crafted in Ital...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
$184 Sale Price
20% Off
Alpinien Margaine Limoges Porcelain Pair Figurines, 19th Century
By Pierre-Justin Gibus, Alpinien Margaine
Located in Lisbon, PT
This pair of Baroque-style Limoges porcelain figurines was designed by Alpinien Margaine (French, active after 1854) and produced by the renowned Gibus et Cie foundry (1853–1972).
C...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Baroque Revival Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$4,064 Sale Price
44% Off
Pair of Kinkozan Satsuma Vases with Gold Kinrande, 19th Century
By Kinkozan
Located in Lisbon, PT
A pair of signed Sbei Kinkozan VII Satsuma polychrome porcelain vases with gold standard (kinrande) from Kyoto, Imperial City, Japan.
Kyo Satsuma ceramics contain intricately detail...
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases
Materials
Porcelain
$3,969 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Pair of 19th Century French Carved Marble Eagle Sculptures with Glass Eyes
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1880, this charming pair of hand-carved marble eagles captures the majesty of these birds of prey in a compact and highly decorative form. Each sculpture is r...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Animal Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Large 1970s Coiled Pencil Reed Rattan Bamboo Floor Planter or Vase
Located in Toronto, CA
This large 1970s floor planter or vase is handcrafted from coiled pencil reed with a sculptural, tapered silhouette and warm honey finish. The piece showcases the signature organic e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Organic Modern Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Materials
Rattan
$782 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Porcelain Powder Jewelry Box With Ladyby Kosso, Germany, 20th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
This Art Deco porcelain box features a figurine of a seated woman in a bright yellow dress, gracefully posed atop a white cushion decorated with delicate gold motifs and corner shell...
Category
20th Century German Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
$1,985 Sale Price
30% Off
19th Century English Regency Rosewood & Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century English Regency Rosewood & Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy
Unique piece purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with questions.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Rosewood
Diana Bronze Sculpture by Drouot, Napoleon III, 19th Century
By Vrai Bronze B.D., Edouard Drouot
Located in Lisbon, PT
A powerful 19th-century bronze sculpture of the Roman goddess of the hunt, Diana, captured mid-motion by the celebrated French artist Edouard Drouot.
This patinated bronze figurine ...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$15,445 Sale Price
30% Off
Immaculate Conception Religious Sculpture, Baroque, 18th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
An exceptional 18th-century Spanish Baroque sculpture of the Immaculate Conception, carved in chestnut wood and richly polychromed and crowned.
The sculpture retains its vibrant pi...
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass, Gold Leaf
$36,776 Sale Price
30% Off
Beautiful Metal Art Nouveau Urne Mantel Vase circa 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful single mantel vase about 1910s or older. Made of metal, has some nice patina, but this is old-age. A beautiful piece for any room. Found at an Estate Sale in Nuremberg, Ger...
Category
Vintage 1910s German Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Metal
Meissen Porcelain Rococo Couple Figurines, Germany, 19th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
A pair of 19th-century Meissen porcelain figurines in Rococo Revival style, depicting a romantic couple in floral costumes.
These finely detailed polychrome porcelain figures captur...
Category
Antique 19th Century German Rococo Revival Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$2,574 Sale Price
30% Off
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