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Danish Modern Glazed Stoneware Koi Fish by Aage Würtz, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
In Japanese culture the Koi fish symbolizes courage, perseverance, bravery and love simultaneously. This emblematic stoneware sculpture however was made in Denmark by Aage Würtz circ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Antique French Paste Vase in Colored Art Glass
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Almost looking like a piece of Roman Ancient glass this unusual vase was made in France circa 1880-1920 by an anonymous glass maker. It showcases a technique where the interior is ma...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Louis Poulsen Grey Pendant Lamp
Klassependel
, 1960s
By Louis Poulsen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Designed in-house by Louis Poulsen in Denmark in 1967. It is called Class Room Pendant Light (Da: Klassependel) and it composed of a grey lacquered aluminium main shade with an acryl...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Jens Harald Quistgaard Minimalist Stainless Steel Salt
Pepper Shakers
By Jens Quistgaard
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Stylish torpedo shaped salt and pepper shakers in stainless steel. Designed by IHQ - Jens Harald Quistgaard for his own company Dansk Design during the 1960s.
Measurements: H: 12...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Tableware
Materials
Stainless Steel
Art Deco Hand-Glazed Terracotta Vase or Planter, Signed
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Pedestal vase or small planter in hand-glazed pottery. Decorated with stylized flower and ribbon. Signed by an unknown maker. Either Danish or German origin early-mid 20th century. S...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Art Deco Vases
Materials
Pottery
Antique Grotesque Monk Wall Candle Head in Plaster, Italy 1900s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A small sculptural candleholder for wall mount. A medieval style inspired painted plaster head depicting a monks head. Grotesque caricature with strong evil/dark features. It was mad...
Category
Early 20th Century European Medieval Candlesticks
Materials
Plaster
Post-modern Art Glass Vase by Odd Ingar Karlengen for Hallingglass Norway
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Almost every color imaginable appears in the palette of this studio art glass vase by Norwegian Glass Designer Odd Ingar Karlengen. It is signed by hand and its a piece unique made a...
Category
Vintage 1980s Norwegian Post-Modern Vases
Materials
Art Glass
White Vintage PH 4.5/4 by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A very rare version in the Poul Henningsen metal series. It's basically a PH 4/3 on steroids. It is taller and wider. It was made for a brief time during the 1980s based upon a desig...
Category
Vintage 1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
French Art Deco Jean Besnard Style Wooden Craquelé Table Lamp, 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Playfully lacquered spherical Wooden table light in the style of Jean Besnard. Designed and created by anonymous designer/maker in France during the 1920s. No markings or signature t...
Category
Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Bakelite, Oak
Antique Vase in Pressed Ruby Red Glass by Fyens Glasværk, 1920s
By Fyens glasværk 1
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A 1920s flower vase in pressed ryby/deep red glass. Made at Fyens Glasværk (later Holmegaard) in the early 1920s. It's a substantial and tall piece measuring 28 cm in height. Suitabl...
Category
Early 20th Century Danish Art Nouveau Vases
Materials
Glass
Swedish Modern Table Lamp in Yellow Crystal, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Distinct Art Deco revival table light with a base and rod fashioned from faceted and cut yellow crystal. Unidentified Swedish maker/designer in the style of Murano and Baccarat. It c...
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Crystal
Karl Jørgen Otteren Norwegian Sculptural Church Candleholder in Twisted Pewter
By Karl Jorgen Otteren
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Rare church candleholder for bloc or ball candles. It is designed and made by the Norwegian silversmith Karl Jørgen Otteren. Executed in twisted pewter. Stamped/inscribed Otteren.
...
Category
Vintage 1970s Norwegian Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Pewter
Swedish Modern Stoneware Table Lamp in Dusty Green Glaze, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unidentified large Swedish ceramic table light signed CF or CE. It is executed in a vibrant dusty green glaze and displays elements of the Italian Sgrafitto technique. It comes mount...
Category
Vintage 1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
Jonas Hidle
Soap Bubble
Ceiling Lamp in Smoke Glass
Brass, 1960s
By Jonas Hidle
Located in Esbjerg, DK
The Norwegian designer Jonas Hidle created this striking mushroom shaped pendant light. Among the Norwegian referred to as the 'Soap Bubble Lamp'. Its composed of a large hand blown ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Danish Mid-Century 24 Carat Gold Plated Candlesticks by Hugo Asmussen
By Hugo Asmussen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A pair of 24-carat gold-plated candle holders set with faceted crystal beads. Designed by Hugo Asmussen and manufactured at his company Asmussen in Denmark circa 1960s-70s. They are ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
Vintage Abstract Glass Vase by Frantisek Peceny for Sklo Union, Czech Rep. 70s
By Sklo Union Rosice
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Mid-century modern sculptural Czech glass vase designed by Frantisek Peceny for Rosice works - Sklo Union in 1972. A rather unusual and abstract glass vase from former Czechoslovakia...
Category
Vintage 1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Glass
Carl Auböck Butler Ashtray in brass for Illums Bolighus, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Eleganty crafted Brass ashtray with stylized walnut handle designed by Carl Aübock and produced under license by Illums Bolighus in the 1950’s. It was an expensive item in the 1950s ...
Category
Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Brass
Vintage French
Cocktail
Table Lamp in Brass
Frosted glass
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Recently acquired at a Flea marked in Lyon France comes this cocktail shaped table light in Solid brass and with a spherical shade in frosted glass. Art Deco revival in style and pos...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
Futurist Titania Pendant Lamp by Alberto Meda
Paolo Rizzato - Luceplan Italy
By Lucepan
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Futuristic Zeppelin or elliptically shaped pendant light called Titania D17. It was designed in 1987 by Italian duo Alberto Meda & Paolo Rizzato for Luceplan. It is made from partial...
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Futurist Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Danish Modern Nutcracker in Rosewood
Brass, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A simple design dating back to the late 1950s or early 1960’s, this Rosewood and brass nutcracker utilizes two pieces of rosewood and brass hardware and mechanism in the most stylish...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Barware
Materials
Brass
Sculptural Mid-Century stylized birds carved from Steer Horn, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small scaled hand-made bird figurines carved in steer horn. One of them featuring small green glass eye and the other being a slightly more abstract or freely interpreted bird. Never...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Horn
Vintage Apothecary Jar in White Glass by Empoli Italy, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stylish yet simply apothecary jar in white opaline glass. This is the large version measuring 23 cm in height with a diameter of 10 cm. It's suitable for storing tea, chocolates, c...
Category
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Jars
Materials
Opaline Glass
Danish Postmodern Glazed Studio Stoneware Bowl by Bing
Grøndahl
By Bing
Grøndahl
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Footed stoneware dish with asymmetrical edge. Decorated with dusty pink, plum purple, salmon and light green pastels. Unidentified ceramist in the postmodern style for B&G in Denmark...
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Post-Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
Scandinavian Functionalist Ceiling Lamp in Brass
Marble Glass, 1940s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small hanging pendant light composed of pastel-creamy opaline glass shade decorated with marble effects. It features a patinated solid brass top ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Scandinavian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Danish Tiered White Hanging Lamp by Frandsen
s Belysning, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large tiered - layered pendant/hanging light in white powder coated metal. Designed and manufactured by Frandsen Belysning in Denmark during the late 1970s in a style reminiscent of ...
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Joseph Simon Danish Stoneware Bowl in Coffee Glaze for Søholm, 1960s
By Søholm Stentøj
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Handmade stoneware bowl. Decorated with coffee glaze featuring relief patterns of spirals and squares. Designed by ceramist Joseph Simon and made at Søholm in Denmark between 1967-69...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Stoneware
Scandinavian Copper
Marble Glass Pendant Lamp, Bauhaus Style 1940s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Danish art deco/functionalist pendant light marbled glass shade and copper top. It was manufactured in Denmark during the mid-late 1940s. New and secure wire and fitting has been ins...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Bauhaus Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Copper
White Danish Ceiling Lamps by Sidse Werner for Holmegaard, 1970s
By Sidse Werner
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Danish minimalist hanging pendant lights called 'Stavlampe'. Designed by female designer Sidse Werner and manufactured by Holmegaard in Denmark during the 1970s. They are made from p...
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage White Louis Poulsen Industrial Wall Lamps, 1970s
By Louis Poulsen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
White adjustable wall lights by Louis Poulsen. Designed and manufactured during the 1970s in Denmark.The pair displays signs of use and patina especially to the bases. They feature o...
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Industrial Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Scandinavian Modern Ceiling Lamp in Cased Green Glass
Brass
Located in Esbjerg, DK
An elegant pendant light fashioned from brass, decorative brass ring and a hand-blown shade in vibrant green cased opaline glass. Unknown Scandinavian maker/designer in the style of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Holger FridericiasCasket Box in Patinated Bronze, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Thin stocked small scaled treasure chest - casket box in bronze applied green verdigris patina (cold paint). Suitable for storing small personal 'treasures' like jewelry, tea, tobacc...
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Aksel Hansen Surrealist Dancers - Wall Plaques in Glazed Stoneware, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
An interesting set of oval wall platters in glazed stoneware. The subject matter is rather abstract and up for interpretation. But it seems they depicts to human beings dancing one w...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Jens Harald Quistgaard Brass midcentury Candlesticks, 1960s, Set of 6
By Jens Quistgaard
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A group of 6 solid brass candlesticks designed and manufactured by Jens Harald Quistgaard - IHQ in Denmark during the 1960s. The candlesticks are to be fitted with regular sixed cand...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
Hans Agne Jakobsson Yellow Space Age Wall Lamp, 1970s
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Practical adjustable wall sconce or bedside table lamp designed by Hans Agne Jakobsson and made by Elidus in Sweden during the 1970s.
Measurements: W: 18 cm, Dept: 12 cm, H: 9 cm. ...
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Space Age Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
Vintage White PH-Hat Wall Sconce by Poul Henningsen for Louis Poulsen, 1970s
By Poul Henningsen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
1st series White PH Hat wall lamp designed by Poul Henningsen in the late 1970s and manufactured by Louis Poulsen in Denmark. It features angle-adjustable shade, original pink lacque...
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
Louis Poulsen White Minimalist in or Outdoor Ceiling Lamps by Jens Møller Jensen
By Louis Poulsen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Louis Poulsen ceiling lamp fixtures - large version 'Magasin' (Type: 244376) designed in 1963 by Jens Møller Jensen. Clean strict lines and very much i...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Minimalist Flush Mount
Materials
Steel
Italian Space Age Pendant Lamp in Mirror Glass, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual possibly bespoke small Italian hanging light in fluted mirror glass and tubular chrome-plated steel. Its design features reminds us of Ingo Mauer and Kazuo Motosawa in partic...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Scandinavian Modern Library Brass
Opaline Glass Wall Sconce by Vitrika
By Vitrika
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Bar, library or Maritime Brass Wall Light with classical opaline glass shade. It was manufactured and designed by Vitrika in Denmark in a style reminisc...
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
French Folk Art Owl Decoy - Bird Scarer, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
There is a great deal of rawness and authenticity to this 1930s French owl decoy. It is carved in wood and nail - upholstered with some kind of animal leather. Its eyes and beak is m...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Folk Art Animal Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Vintage Scandinavian Table Oil Lamp in Brass
Diamond Glass, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
In the style of Hans Agne Jakobsson comes this stylish oil lamp fashioned from solid patinated brass and featuring and diamond-pattern pressed clear glass shade. It was made anonymou...
Category
Vintage 1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass
Ivan Weiss Glazed White
Blue Porcelain Vase for Royal Copenhagen, 1980s
By Ivan Weiss
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Modern Porcelain vase with blue decor designed by the danish ceramist Ivan Weiss and manufactured by Royal Copenhagen during the 1980s. Fully signed, numbered and marked to the base....
Category
Vintage 1980s Danish Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Art Deco Crystal Plafonnier Chandelier with 100 Prisms, 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
There are in fact more than a 100 prisms meticulously installed on this masterpiece of a 9 tiered chandelier with 3 light-sources. Its staired Art Deco brass band is features crystal...
Category
Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Italian Brutalist Ceramic Table Lamp with Running Glaze, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Raw looking italian table light executed in a chamotte clay type with running drip glazes in light green, white and brown. Studio-made in Italy circa 1970-75. It comes mounted with a...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Brutalist Table Lamps
Materials
Ceramic
Danish Crown Letter Opener in Sterling Silver, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stylish paper knife with elongated sterling silver handle set with the Danish Royal Crown hence its name Danish Crown or Dansk Krone in Danish. Fully Hall-marked.
Measurements: ...
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Art Deco Letter Openers
Materials
Silver, Steel
Scandinavian Functionalist Candlesticks in Brass
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A pair of brass candlesticks for regular sized candles. Distinct functionalist styling with architectural features. Manufactured anonymously in Scandinavia during the 1930s or 40s. ...
Category
20th Century Scandinavian Bauhaus Candlesticks
Materials
Brass
Scandinavian Midcentury Candlesticks in Bronze by TH. P, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A heavy pair of bronze taper candlesticks executed with architectural features. Designed and manufactured by TH. P. in Scandinavia in 1977. Signed TH. P., 1977. They are to be fitted...
Category
Vintage 1970s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Materials
Bronze
Art Noveau
Tree Trunk
Table Lamp carved with Leaves, 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A hand tooled table lamp in solid teak carved with leaves and spiraling details. Its a bespoke and one of unique piece fitted with a brown bakelite socket...
Category
20th Century European Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Teak
Antique Swedish Folk Art Tea Caddy in Hand-Carved Wood, 19th century
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A fine hand-tooled and ebonized wooden tea canister of Swedish origin - circa 1850-1890. Folk art piece made by an unknown artisan.
Measurements: H: 18 cm, Diameter: 15 cm.
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Tea Caddies
Materials
Oak
Gunnar Nylund Porcelain Vase in White Glaze, 1964
By Gunnar Nylund
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Blanc de Chine Vase design by Swedish Ceramist Gunnar Nylund for Hellerupis (Hellerup Ice Cream) in Denmark. The front depicts a woman making ice cream. This vase was made as a com...
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Sankyo Japan Vintage Yellow Musical Duckling, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Adorable Chubby Sankyo lullaby duckling in molded yellow plastic. Featuring mechanical music activated by a pull string. Eye and wing movement when playing. Dated 1974, Sankyo Japan....
Category
Vintage 1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Toys and Dolls
Materials
Plastic
Art Deco Glass Flower Frog in the style of Réne Lalique
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A frosted sculptural flower frog in pressed art glass. Distinct Art Deco styling. Use it for flower decorations, a jewelry trinket or a sculptural jar. Unknown European origin fashio...
Category
20th Century European Art Deco Vases
Materials
Glass
White French Minimalist Wall Sconce By Pierre Disderot, 1980s
By Pierre Disderot
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A fixed wall light designed and manufactured by Pierre Disderot Paris during the 1980s. Its an up light sconce that projects the light towards the ceiling creating an ambient and cos...
Category
Vintage 1980s French Minimalist Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
Boréns Sweden White Minimalist Wall Lamp, 1980s
By Boréns Borås
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Large simplistically made up- or down-light wall sconce in white lacquered steel. Designed at made at Boréns in Sweden during the 1980s. Design number: 6513,3.
Measurements: Diamet...
Category
Vintage 1980s Swedish Minimalist Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Steel
Danish Stoneware Table Lamp in Earthy Glazes, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Stylish mallet shaped stoneware table lamp with fluted beige Danish shade. The base exhibits delicate earthy glazes in soft nuances. Designed and made anonymously in Denmark circa 19...
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Stoneware
Italian Faux Ivory Geisha Table Lamp by Amilcare Santini, 1940s
By A. Santini
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A Japanese style Geisha Table lamp in Faux Ivory. Its made from hand-tooled white/creamy stone-mass and is hand signed by the maker. This example was made...
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Japonisme Table Lamps
Materials
Cast Stone
Scandinavian Modern Table Lamp in Patinated Textured Copper, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual Table lamp with beige textile shade. The base is fashioned from solid copper with a hammered texture. Unknown Scandinavian maker/designer circa 1950-60. The fluted shade is w...
Category
Vintage 1950s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Copper
Old Suspended Balance Scale in Brass
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Decorative 1950s balance scale in Apothecary style. Its made from solid brass and comes with two brass weights and a leather suspension strop.
Measurements: H/L: 75 cm (suspended),...
Category
Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Brass Wall Lights by Lyskær Belysning, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A pair of sleekly designed danish modern wall sconces fashioned out of brass. Manufactured and designed by Lyskær Belysning in Denmark and i...
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Lumpfish in Glazed Stoneware by Axella Denmark, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Stout, chubby and charming lumpfish / lumpsucker (Cyclopterus) in glazed stoneware. Earthy brown, grey and naturally perceived color. Executed by Axella in Denmark circa 1970. Measur...
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Four Petal Modernist Vase in White Porcelain, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unknown European porcelain vase in the style of Wilhelm Kåge. Marked with RC and a crown and some indistinguishable writing. It possibly from P...
Category
Vintage 1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Porcelain
