Large Antique Brass Jardiniere with Lion Motif Handles

Large, French Brass Jardiniere Planter, generous sized handles, beautifully aged patina with rich character & warm golden tones that only time can produce. Its cylinder shape is hand...

Fabulous, hand-crafted antique bronze vessel, with dragons, birds and other Asian motifs. Four large rings add to its mystique, possibly hinting...

Exclusive, mid-century porcelain jar, stamped with apocryphal blue seal mark, owned by Ann and Gordon Getty. Decorated with pine trees, deer, rocks, and blossoms symbolizing longevity and prosperity. A treasured find for collectors and enthusiasts of unique and one-of-a-kind pieces with a story to tell! Ann Getty was a paleoanthropologist, arts patron, interior designer, author, and one of America’s most legendary tastemakers. She married Gordon Getty, the 4th son of oil tycoon J. Paul Getty, billionaire philanthropist and classical music composer. They were chic, intellectual, San Francisco socialites, who spent a lifetime supporting and advocating for the arts, music, science, and education. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Getty Center, and Getty Villa exhibit J. Paul Getty’s private art and antiquity collections, the J. Paul Getty Trust fund is the world’s wealthiest art institution. Anne was raised on a farm in northern California, then graduated from UC Berkeley with dual degrees in biology and anthropology. She worked on and passionately supported archaeological digs in Ethiopia and Turkey, searching for human fossils and artifacts, studying genetics and DNA structures. She was unpretentious, hands on, physically and intellectually in synch with scholarly scientists, craftsmen, and artists. There’s a photo of her restoring an ancient buffalo’s fossilized horns at the National Museum of Ethiopia. These very same personality traits and mannerisms, her curiosity, keen eye, and great attention to detail are apparent in her approach to collecting furniture, art, textiles, pottery, etc. She spent decades fully immersing herself, studying international art and antiques, first a student, then connoisseur. She knew the provenance and story behind every piece she bought. She taught herself by observing, experimenting, and absorbing everything. She employed artists that became her greatest teachers. Before launching her interior design firm, she hired legendary designers, Albert Hadley and Sister Parish, and John Stefanidis to design her San Francisco estate in Pacific Heights, an early 1900’s sprawling Italianate mansion with views of the golden gate bridge, designed by architect Willis Polk. The estate was nicknamed the “San Francisco Embassy” for its lavish political and cultural parties. Shortly after opening her interior firm, she launched The Ann Getty House Collection, offering original and authentic furniture reproductions from her own collections and inspiration, produced by Luis Rossi, of L. Rossi Antiques...

Elevate your entertaining experience with this exquisite solid brass ice bucket, a testament to luxury and craftsmanship. Designed by the renowned Jay Jeffers, this rectangular maste...

This planter is made of brass, made in France in the 19th century. It has ornaments in the shape of a lions rings, and other figures. Its color is gold, and it rests on four lions pa...

Gothic Brass Jardiniere with Lions Mask Handles and Liner This is a very old piece and it has its original lead liner The pot is oval and ...

Large Victorian Brass Jardinière, Lions Mask Planter This a good quality piece of solid brass craftsmanship, the Jardinière has a rolled to...

Large Victorian Brass Jardinière with Lions Mask & Hairy Paw Feet This a fine quality piece of solid brass hand made craftsmanship, the Jardinière ha...