Creel and Gow Gold-Plated Pecten Shell, Symbol of Pilgrims of Emblem of James

In the 1920s Gio Ponti, who defined 20th century Italian design, was the art director of Richard-Ginori, a venerable porcelain company established in the 18th century. When Ponti moved on in 1930, his protégé Giovanni Gariboldi, who also designed furniture and interiors, filled the vacated position. It would seem that Gariboldi found his model for these shell-shaped dishes in nature, but this is not the case. Rather, he channeled the essence of “shellness," and endowed his design with the faux verisimilitude of delicate ribbing along the scalloped edge. Yet he had them glazed in improbable candy-like pastel colors of pink, yellow, and blue. Originally used principally as ashtrays, no doubt, they could also be put to use as serving dishes for nuts and candies, or as decorative tabletop objects...

Magical vintage porcelain sculpture of an adorable putti with watering can, perched at the edge of a scalloped shell shaped dish.

Pair of French silverplated bronze swans, each one a heavy, realistically cast and modeled of a swimming swan, one slightly larger. Large swan 8" W x 3 D x 6" H Smaller swan 7.5"W ...

Circa 1850s James Dixon & Sons silver plated meat dome with bold beaded border. Raised by hand. Fully hallmarked. Minor blemishes reveal nickle ...

The object on sale is a little bronze figurine modelled after an endearing pair of cocker spaniel pups, that was originally intended to hold salt and pepper dispensers. But it can al...

Stunning vintage 1980s original Ruzzetti & Gow Italian sterling silver wrapped spindle tibia shell is 8.5" long. Has the original tag inside. Excellent table top decorative object. G...

Vintage collectible blue and white porcelain elephants salt and pepper Shakers with tray. Shakers are 2”H x 2 1/5”. Tray is 3” x 5”. Chinoiserie han...

Scandinavian modern wood vintage seven ( 7 ) animal figures from teak wood, 1960s Denmark. An amazing collection of different types of animals. This lovely collection show nice char...

Mid-Century Modern abstract salt and pepper shakers designed by Don Shoemaker for Señal, S.A. Mexico. This set is handmade in rosewood with unique brass ring dispensers that makes fo...

Ando Time Hourglass, designed by Tadao Ando and manufactured by Venini, is a limited edition of 49 art pieces (per color) plus an additional 20 P.d.A. a...