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Emporio Armani Seguso Murano Iridescent Italian Art Glass Paperweight and Bag
By Seguso Viro
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful Murano hand blown Sommerso clear and iridescent surface Italian art glass paperweight. The piece is documented to the Seguso Viro company, for the Emporio Armani stores in ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Sunray with a Baroque Pearl on Aragonite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian sunray with baroque pearls mounted on an aragonite crystal base.
The 18th century gold leaf sunray originally part of a halo or sunburst motif in an artistic depiction in a historic church. It is mounted onto the white aragonite...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gold Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Art Deco Blue Gold Design Italian Art Glass Vase by Stefano Mattiello
By Murano 5
Located in Murano, Venezia
Handmade blue Murano glass vase with 24-karat gold decorations and inner bubbles.
Work performed by Murano artisan Stefano Mattiello.
Vase signed with cold engraving by artist.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Gold Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
A.Ve.M. Murano Rainbow Silver Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Stripes Fish Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown rainbow stripes, silver and gold flecks Italian art glass fish figurine. Attributed to the A.Ve.M. (Arte Vetraria Muranese) company. The fish has ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Sculptures
Materials
Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf
$562 Sale Price
25% Off
18th Century Italian Gold Leaf Sunray with a Baroque Pearl on an Aragonite Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian sunray with baroque pearls mounted on an aragonite crystal base.
The 18th century gold leaf sunray originally part of a halo or sunburst motif in an artistic depiction in a historic church. It is mounted onto the white aragonite...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gold Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
"Unicorns Are Real", 2021, Sculpture with Marble Powder and Resin, Ltd. Handmade
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category
2010s Italian Industrial Gold Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Gold Leaf
$1,869 Sale Price / item
20% Off
English Edwardian Lifesize Figurehead of Edward VII
Located in Queens, NY
English Edwardian lifesize gilt carved figurehead of Edward VII wearing a crown and holding a globe (early 20th cent.)
Category
Early 20th Century British Edwardian Gold Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Gilded Fragments with Quartz Crystals and Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A pair of 18th century gilded Italian fragments adorned with golden quartz crystals and baroque pearls. The pair are free-standing or can be modified to be hung on a wall upon reques...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gold Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Gilt Sunray on a Blue Celestite Sphere with Crystal Quartz
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf sunray on a celestite sphere and wrapped in coordinating blue crystal quartz.
The 18th century gold leaf sunray was once a halo motif as part of a cru...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gold Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Eucharist Emblem Fragment Mounted on Mica with Garnet
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian eucharist emblem fragment mounted on mica with garnets with a baroque pearl and topaz. The ecclesiastical fragment was original used to depict a symbol of the eu...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gold Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
17th Century
Florence Fragment
Candlestick Base with Rutile Quartz Crystal
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
17th century Italian candlestick base fragment from Tuscany mounted with a rutile quartz crystal. This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found and saved from the Florence...
Category
17th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gold Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Quartz, Gold Leaf
Contemporary
Eye
Sculpture Black Glass, Brass and 24 Kt Gold by Ghiro Studio
By Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
2023 Colletion of decorative objects by Ghiro Studio (Italy,Milan).
The 'Eye' is not only a luxury refined piece of furniture but it is also a hand carved sculpture designed to embel...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gold Sculptures
Materials
Gold, Brass
Contemporary
Three Eyes
Sculpture Amber Glass, Brass 24kt Gold by Ghiró Studio
By Ghirò Studio
Located in Pieve Emanuele, Milano
2023 Colletion of decorative objects by Ghirò Studio (Italy,Milan).
This sculpture is not only a luxury refined piece of furniture but it is also a hand carved sculpture designed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gold Sculptures
Materials
Gold, Brass
Vintage Ron Lee Clown Sculpture, "High Diver" or "Diving Board Circus Clown"
By Ron Lee
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Introducing this wonderful vintage collectible figurine designed by Ron Lee in the 1983. It features a clown figurine posed as a high diver on a tall structure, poised over a ring re...
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gold Sculptures
Materials
Onyx, Metal, Gold Plate, Enamel
Murano Barbini Salviati White Ribbons Gold Base Italian Art Glass Bird Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white ribbons art glass bird sculpture with gold flecks base. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini for the Salviati company. The bird is labelle...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of Italian Gold Guild Doves Ceramic Sculptures / Figurines
By Alvino Bagni
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful pair of 1970's Italian gold guild ceramic doves, figurines great condition no chips or crack nice patina and finish.
Category
20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Gold Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
$300 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Romolo Grassi Gold Coral Resting Lady Object
Located in New York, NY
Gold & coral resting lady object by Romolo Grassi
The lady is 18k yellow gold on one very fine solid coral.
Accented with diamonds and mounted on quartz
Gold gram weight: 766.7 gr...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Gold Sculptures
Materials
Coral, Gold
18th Century Italian Angel Wing Mounted on Tourmaline in Crystal Quartz
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf angel wing mounted on tourmaline in crystal quartz.
The large, gold leaf and painted angel wing originally came from a church in Tuscany. It was onc...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gold Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Quartz, Tourmaline, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Angel Mounted with Fossil Agate Coral Wings on Aragonite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand-carved gold leaf angel with fossil agate coral wings and mounted aragonite.
The hand-carved angel was once part of a decorative, angelic depiction in a ...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gold Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf
Ruler Selenite with Gold Leaf on a Lucite Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Ruler Selenite with gold leaf on a Lucite base. Selenite logs are single, prismatic selenite crystals from Morocco that were formed in extensive beds by the evaporation of ocean brine. This mineral is characterized by a silky, pearly luster called satin spare. It is then lined with gold leaf which contrasts beautifully with the sleek selenite.
Interi transforms Italian artifacts...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Moroccan Organic Modern Gold Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Antique Italian Elaborately Decorated Ceramic Sculpture by Eugenio Pattarino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique Italian Elaborately Decorated Ceramic Sculpture by Prof. Eugenio Pattarino, features form of a Woman in Venetian Mask and Colorful Drapery Embellished with Gold, Blue and Red...
Category
1970s Vintage Gold Sculptures
Materials
Gold
1960s Tapio Wirkkala for Venini Art Glass Egg Sculpture Italy
By Tapio Wirkkala, Venini
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, glass art egg designed by Tapio Wirkkala for Venini.
Signed Italy.
Dimensions: 2.75 tall x 2diameter, Base .25H x 1.5in diameter.
Please visit take a look a...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gold Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Horse and Boy
sculptural table lamp, hand crafted and cast
By RinDesign
Located in London, GB
A beautiful whimsical sculptural table lamp titled 'Horse and Boy' is hand crafted, molded and cast. The intricate design features a boy and his hors...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Gold Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf, Iron
Curtis Jere Mars
Venus Gold Gilt Bookends Sculptures Signed Jeré, 1968
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Saint Louis, MO
A beautiful, and in lovely condition, pair of Mars and Venus Curtis Jere sculptures or bookends depicting the male and female gender symbols on square bases made of gold leafed cast iron. In beautiful condition with original patina and signed "C. Jeré 1968". The gilt really adds a nice warmth and glow. These would look exquisite displayed in a lit bookcase, in a master bedroom, master bath...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gold Sculptures
Materials
Iron, Gold
18th Century Italian Angel Wing on a Crystal Quartz Cluster with Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian hand-carved gold leaf angel wing on a crystal quartz cluster with Baroque pearls.
The hand-carved gold leaf angel wing is originally from a historic church in Liguria. This piece is particularly rare and exquisite due to its unique shape and size. It is gold leaf and has a bole underlay. The ecclesiastical artifact is mounted on a bed of quartz crystals. The Baroque pearls, tangerine quartz...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gold Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Falcon Sculpture
Located in Paris, FR
Sculpture falcon in handmade porcelain,
hand painted piece with finishing in gold 24-karat
Limited Edition of 300 pieces.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Gold Sculptures
Materials
Gold Plate
$13,171 / item
18th Century Italian Altar Stick with a Chesapecten Fossil Scallop Shell
Pearl
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf altar stick with a Chesapecten plated fossil scallop shell and natural forming Baroque pearls.
The Chesapecten plate...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gold Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Argentinian Silver and Gold Torah Crown
Located in New York, NY
Silver and gold Torah crown, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1925.
On silver base decorated with a small gold Stars of David. The lower ribs decorated with applie...
Category
1920s Argentine Vintage Gold Sculptures
Materials
Silver, Gold
Set of Three Midcentury Japanese Geisha Figurines
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool set of three small (4" tall) bronze Japanese geisha figurines, circa 1960s. The cast iron with gold gilt pieces are very heavy and solid an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Gold Sculptures
Materials
Iron, Gold Leaf
$300 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Rare Carved Hawk
s Eye Agate Tiger on a 14K Gold Mounted Rock Crystal Base
By Cartier
Located in Queens, NY
A rare carved Hawk's Eye agate tiger on a 14k gold mounted rock crystal base, circa 1960.
"A Jeweled Sculpture"
An incredible carved tiger made...
Category
20th Century German Gold Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Rock Crystal, Gold
Pair of Gold Plated Fighting Cockerel Ornaments, Italy, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning pair of gold plated fighting cockerel ornaments. These beautiful sculptures were produced in Italy in the 1960s.
An iconic set from the 1960s that is incredibly rare to be found gold plated. These animated roosters hand-crafted sculptures feaures incredible details, perfect example of midcentury Italian manufacture.
A fantastic eye-catching set, that will be the perfect addition for enriching a desk or a midcentury hallway entrance...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gold Sculptures
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass, Metal
18th Century Italian Altar Stick with a Chesapecten Fossil Shell and Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gold leaf altar stick with a Chesapecten plated fossil scallop shell and natural forming Baroque pearls.
The Chesapecten plate...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gold Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Mecca Fragment with a Fossil Shell on Calcite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian mecca fragment candlestick with a fossil shell and wulfenite on a polished calcite base.
The fragment was originally p...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gold Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian "Young John the Baptist" Framed in a Fluorite
Gold Frame
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian "Young John the Baptist" painting framed with purple and yellow fluorite. The painting original came from Tuscany and depicts him as a young man with a lamb. Thi...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gold Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Gilded and Hand-Carved Crest on a Hematoid Slab with Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian gilded hand-carved fragment crest mounted on a golden, polished hematoid slab and adorned with baroque pearls. The gilded fragment was originally from a historic...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gold Sculptures
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Hutchenreuther Porcelain Figurine Fritz Klee "OWL"
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
The 24 carat gilded owl was created by Professor Fritz Klee around 1920 for Hutschenreuther Porcelain. This beautifully crafted piece is unusual in that sur...
Category
1910s German Vintage Gold Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Antique Gold Leaf Finial
Located in Houston, TX
This beautifully aged gold leafed finial in the traditional shape of a cone would beautifully compliment any mantel or desk. This architectural element could also hang on a wall as a...
Category
19th Century French Antique Gold Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
$1,029
Crocodile Sculpture by Richard Orlinski, 2006.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Crocodile sculpture by Richard Orlinski, 2006.
Gold crocodile sculpture by Richard Orlinski, resin, 2006.
H: 38cm. W: 109cm. D: 47cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Gold Sculptures
Materials
Gold
18K Gold, Diamonds, Amethyst, Tourmaline, Bloodstone, and Jasper Toucan Bird
Located in Queens, NY
An 18K gold, diamonds, amethyst, tourmaline, bloodstone, carved emerald, opal and jasper toucan bird resting on a gold tree branch, mounted on a carved malachite base.
A very rare and unique gold-mounted jeweled object...
Category
20th Century Italian Gold Sculptures
Materials
Amethyst, Malachite, Opal, Tourmaline, Gold
Vintage Venini Egg Designed by Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Doraville, GA
A vintage transparent glass egg with a gold leaf yoke. Tapio Wirkkala was well know by Venini since the 1950s due to Wirkkala's inclusion in the Venice Biennale's, Wirkkala joined Venini in 1964, the egg was designed in 1968 and manufactured until sometime after this date. The egg was illustrated in the 1969 Venini catalog, page 16...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gold Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
$960 Sale Price
43% Off
Art Deco Red Gold Design Italian Art Glass Vase by Stefano Mattiello
By Murano 5
Located in Murano, Venezia
Handmade red Murano glass vase with 24-karat gold decorations and inner bubbles.
Work performed by Murano artisan Stefano Mattiello.
Vase signed with cold engraving by artist.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Gold Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Majestic Hand Embellished Metal Horse Sculpture
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a majestic life size metal horse with hand embellishment. The head and the legs are welded on to the body. Standing steadily and tall, the horse has been hand embellished wit...
Category
Early 20th Century Persian Islamic Gold Sculptures
Materials
Tin, Gold Leaf
Contemporary Bronze and Gold Bonsai Tree Sculpture by Pierre Salagnac, France
Located in London, GB
Bonsai Tree by Pierre Salagnac
Material: Bronze, 24K gold, brass
Dimensions: H 61 x 56 x 59 cm
Type: one-of-the-kind
Year: 2023
Revealing the organic curves of nature in the metal block with great talent, Pierre Salagnac has made a name for himself in the world of interior design thanks to his Bonsai Trees that he has “planted” all over the world.
The artist creates the trunk by sculpting the shape and texture directly into the bronze material. The 265 different models of leaves are molded, casted and chiseled one by one then finished with 24k gold. The floor part is sculpted from brass and also finished in 24k gold, before being embedded in a traditional Japanese ceramic pot...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Gold Sculptures
Materials
Gold, Brass, Bronze
18th Century Italian Distressed Gold Leaf Angel Wing with Calcite Crystals
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian distressed gold leaf angel wing with golden calcite crystals on an antique Italian metal pan drip tray. These calcite crystals are from Elmwood Mine, Tennessee w...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gold Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Metal, Gold Leaf
A Hand-Carved
Polished Semi-Precious Labradorite Falcon, by Zadora
Located in New York, NY
An Incredible, Large, and Rare Lapidary Sculpture of a Hand-Carved and Hand-Polished Semi-Precious Labradorite Falcon Perched on a Silver Gloved Hand, Mounted on an Exceptionally Large Rock Crystal Base, with Tsavorite Eyes and 18K Gold Legs. This extraordinary specimen of hand-carved and hand-polished labradorite is stunning. The large bird is carved from one giant piece of semi-precious labradorite stone and conveys a highly detailed appearance with each section of the feathers hand-etched and hand-carved to appear as life-like as possible. The eyes are an impressive life-like color and made up of tsavorite cabochons. The magnificent beak, legs, and talons are made of 18K solid gold' each gorgeously shiny or burnished to represent how a life-like falcon would be. The base is a stunning giant piece of natural rock crystal, most probably mined from the famous 'McEarl' rock crystal mine in Arkansas. The falcon rests on a magnificent silver cast glove with a bell, which represents a falconer's glove. Each section of this masterpieces was put together from different areas of the world where these natural stones were mined and put together by the master stone sculpture Zadora, known for his incredible pieces of lapidary objects which are in the best lapidary collections...
Category
1990s Canadian Other Gold Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold
Pair of 19th Century Gilt Bronze Relief Plaques With Children
Located in Norwood, NJ
Fine quality pair of French 19th century gilt bronze (electrotype technique) relief plaques. Children in backyard farm, garden scene.
Category
Late 19th Century English Belle Époque Antique Gold Sculptures
Materials
Gold Plate, Copper
18th Century Italian Mecca Arrow with a Baroque Pearl on a Polished Calcite Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th-century Italian mecca arrow with a baroque pearl on a polished calcite base.
The arrow was once used as part of a decorative motif in artistic depictions (most likely of Saint ...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gold Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Pair of Midcentury Metal Sea Fan Sculptures
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Dramatic pair of midcentury cast metal sea fans with their iconic form finished in gold leaf and presented on black glass bases.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Gold Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
$5,950 / set
Sculptural Murano Glass Vase by Maestro Fabio Tagliapietra, Italy, Circa 2000
Located in NICE, FR
Murano glass sculptural vessel in the form of a stylized face, designed as both a decorative object and a sculptural artwork. This piece was created by Fabio Tagliapietra, a contempo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gold Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Sculpture of John The Baptist, 16th Century
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 16th Century Spanish gold gilded and polychromed carved wood sculpture of John The Baptist.
Category
16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Gold Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
$10,000 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Group of Three Parcel Gilt Carved Wood Figures of Roman Soldiers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Group of three painted and parcel gild figures of Roman soldiers, two in reclining positions one seated. All three figures wearing helmets, breastplates and other protective armor in...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Gold Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large 18K Gold, Silver Gilt, Diamond and Hardstone Bird Model by Asprey
Located in London, GB
Large 18K gold, silver gilt, diamond and hardstone bird model by Asprey
English, c. 1980
Height 22cm, width 17cm, depth 15cm
Made in around 1980, by th...
Category
Late 20th Century English Modern Gold Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Gold, Vermeil
Large Modern Italian Silver Gilt Vermeil Diamond Malachite Eagle Giaconi
Gioli
Located in London, GB
Large Modern Italian Silver Gilt Vermeil Diamond Malachite Eagle Giaconi & Gioli
Italian, c. 1970
Eagle: Height 58cm, width 44cm, depth 22cm
Stand: Height 51cm, diameter 29cm
Overal...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Gold Sculptures
Materials
Malachite, Vermeil, Silver
Chinese papier-mâché golden sphere
Located in LA CELLERA DE TER, ES
Exclusively handcrafted piece. This sphere is created using the ancient Chinese papier-mâché technique – a millennia-old craft that eventually spread worldwide. Traditionally employe...
Category
2010s Spanish Chinese Export Gold Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
Pair of 18th Century Italian Finial Bases with Agate Coral on a Lucite Base
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A pair of 18th century Italian finial bases with coordinating polished agate coral on a Lucite base. Florida’s state stone, agatized coral, began as li...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Gold Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf
Figure of English knight produced by Giuseppe Vasari in the 70s
Located in Catania, IT
La figura di un cavaliere britannico in veste militare ,realizzata dal riconosciuto maestro italiano Giuseppe Vasari (1934 - 2005) presumibilmente negli anni Settanta. Marcato sul re...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Gold Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Gold Plate, Silver Plate, Bronze
$479 Sale Price
33% Off
Steuben Glass
18K Gold “Trout
Fly” by James Houston, Introduced 1966
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Steuben Glass & 18K Gold “Trout & Fly” by James Houston, Introduced 1966
American, Steuben Glass Works, Corning, New York
Crystal and 18k Gold • Signed • H. 8 in. × W. 6.5 in. × D. 2 in.
A masterwork of American glass artistry, this signed Steuben crystal sculpture, “Trout & Fly,” was designed by James Houston and first introduced in 1966. Houston, one of Steuben’s most celebrated designers, was widely known for his wildlife studies in glass, many inspired by his time in the Canadian Arctic and his reverence for the natural world.
The sculpture depicts a trout captured in a moment of suspended motion, arcing upward from stylized swirling water in pursuit of an exquisitely detailed 18k gold mayfly. The insect, mounted on a fine wire stem, hovers delicately at the fish’s open mouth, completing the narrative of predator and prey.
Techniques & Materials
Steuben Crystal: Hand-blown, optically pure crystal, polished to a flawless surface. Steuben’s proprietary formula, developed in the early 20th century, is distinguished by its extraordinary clarity and brilliance.
Controlled Bubble Inclusions: The fish’s body is decorated with perfectly placed air bubbles, achieved through expert manipulation of molten glass. These bubbles evoke the shimmer of scales and the sparkle of water.
Cold-Polished Detailing: Fin edges, mouth, and wave-like base are sharply defined through precise polishing, heightening the sense of motion.
18k Gold Mayfly: The hand-wrought gold insect is finely chased to suggest delicate wings and naturalistic form, providing a striking contrast to the crystal’s transparency.
Designer: James Houston (1921–2005)
Houston joined Steuben in 1952 and became one of its leading designers, bringing a lyrical naturalism to the company’s repertoire. His works—including Arctic wildlife, fish, and avian studies—are considered icons of mid-20th-century American glass design. The “Trout & Fly” exemplifies Houston’s hallmark blend of simplicity, symbolism, and technical virtuosity.
Introduced in 1966 (Steuben design no. 1002-ST). This example bears the engraved Steuben signature at the base.
The composition celebrates the vitality of nature and the drama of survival. The trout, emblematic of strength and perseverance, leaps toward a fleeting mayfly—an insect long associated with the fragility and transience of life. Together, they capture a timeless moment of balance in the natural cycle.
Steuben crystal animal...
Category
20th Century American Modern Gold Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Murano Style Entwined Sculpture Italian Art Glass
Located in Norton, MA
Beautiful and unique Murano Style Entwined Sculpture Italian Art Glass with rainbow colors to form an elegant sculpture set on a square glass base.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Gold Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
1860 Meissen Porcelain Figurine Waiter
Located in Vienna, AT
For sale in this ad you can find the prettiest little porcelain figurine. It was manufactured by Meissen Porcelain in the 1860s. The figurine depicts a water carrying a tray with foo...
Category
19th Century German Rococo Antique Gold Sculptures
Materials
Gold Plate
ARCHIMEDE SEGUSO Mid-Century Murano Glass ELEPHANT Seated Model
Located in Richmond, VA
Charming Archimede Seguso Murano Glass elephant cub sculpture made of vibrant rose color glass which is infused with delicate 24K gold powder.
A model in seated position is a rare fi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Gold Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
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