"Mermaid and Starfish", Rare and Striking Art Deco Bowl in Rare Red Silver

Large, heavy and impressive, this low bowl produced by the Gustavsberg porcelain works in Sweden features a sea dragon at its center, expressed in silver over a rich deep red glaze. ...

Large and bold, this Art Deco ceramic platter featuring a mermaid trumpeting a shell and embracing a dolphin while another dolphin and starfish are cavorting in the water nearby, was made Roger Mequinion, who produced an entirely unique series of ceramic pieces with thick layers of glaze that he sandblasted to create a layered, three-dimensional design. Here, the outer glaze is a deep red color, but the sandblasting reveals layers of light red and white underneath. Mequinion was the first sculptor to work for René Lalique, and helped the master develop a sandblasting technique for his early glass...

Glazed in gorgeous jewel tones, emerald green and sapphire blue, this unique and extraordinary Art Deco bowl was created by an artistic husband-and-wife team in France: Auguste and O...

This large and impressive vase by the Gustavsberg porcelain works in Sweden is rare for two reasons -- first, the detail of the silver overlay, showing a nude mermaid riding a fierce...

Gustavsberg Argenta Mermaid Bowl by Wilhelm Kage

An exceptional and rare Argenta bowl designed by Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg, Sweden, circa 1935. This model, features a stunning inlaid sterling silver motif depicting a mermaid ri...

Large Art Deco bowl on foot, crafted by the prominent Swedish firm Ystad Brons in the 1930s. Cast in bronze with a rich patinated finish featuring dark green and bronze tones, the pi...

An imposing charger depicting a silver mythical creature to the center, similar to the Níðhöggr, a water dragon on a mottled deep red background. Silver air bubbles are scattered acr...