Glass Centerpieces

Cenedese vintage midcentury Murano glass vase, vessel, cookie jar or urn made in Italy, circa 1970-1990. Particularly striking is the form and large size. It has the characteristics ...

Cenedese pair of vintage midcentury Murano glass vases or vessels, made in Italy, circa 1970-1990. Particularly striking are the forms and large size, they have all the characteristi...

Large English blue glass centerpiece, circa 1820.

'Planet in White & Cerise' is a unique artwork by the Swedish artist and designer, Lena Bergström. It is from an ongoing collection of works called 'Planets', which Bergström has rev...

A very handsome Italian 18th century Louis XVI period giltwood centerpiece. The elongated octagonal shaped surtout de table is raised by eight most decorative foliate feet below a fo...

Early 19th century Irish cut glass compote

Elegant silver jardinière in the shape of a small boat standing on four rocaille feet that project downwards, the vessel in the middle section with a horizontal band of lamellas that...

The titled collection by Emmanuel Babled is a 2013 collection of nine domes each with a self-explaining title. The top victory series is one of the three part of the series. Handmade...

An impressive 5 pieces set of signed Cenedese console set or table centerpieces. The workmanship is outstanding and the hand blown white threading is very well matched and internally...

The titled collection by Emmanuel Babled is a 2013 collection of nine domes each with a self-explaining title. The top victory series is one of the three part of the series. Handmade...

The Titled collection by Emmanuel Babled is a collection of nine domes each with a self-explaining title. The Happy Ending series is one of the three part of the series. Handmade b...

The Titled collection by Emmanuel Babled is a collection of 9 domes each with a self-explaining title. The Happy Ending series is one of the three part of the series. Handmade by a...

Pair of Napoleon III scrolling foliate ormolu surtouts de table French, c.1870 Measures: Height 14cm, diameter 66cm These beautiful pieces are a pa...

The vivid hues and liquid lines of blown art glass create an unmissable accent. Made in Belgium circa 1960, expressive glasswork forms a bold silhouette. Organic and abstract, remini...

Arrebol Tibor diffuser by STUDIOROCA Dimensions: W 18 x D 18 x H 30.5 cm Materials: Volcanic rock, polished brass plated steel, glass. Includes 1 essential oil 20mL bottle. STUDIOROCA is a Mexico City design studio focused on architecture, interior design and contemporary furniture. Its penchant for collaboration, the promotion of local talent, artisanal skills and natural materials, and its ever-present pull toward sustainable practices have seen the studio create highly emotive environments and unique functional pieces that speak of a forward-thinking, borderless approach to design. Intro Through architecture, interior design and furniture, STUDIOROCA portrays a distinct Mexican aesthetic, where sophisticated, elegant designs become bold statements of strong masculine lines and dark moody shades that contrast dramatically with elongated curves and highly textured surfaces. Based in Mexico City, the studio has, since its inception, offered much more than simple design solutions, its impetus always being to meaningfully improve lives through design. By promoting, supporting and offering a platform for other Mexican designers in its two stores in Polanco and Condesa, STUDIOROCA has been at the forefront of the modern-day Mexican design movement for over 15 years. The studio’s ability to artfully blend its own architecture and interior design with both local and international product is testament to its glocal outlook. While proudly Mexican and inherently influenced by the country’s culture and craftsmanship, its designs talk to a cosmopolitan, international sense of style. STUDIOROCA’s respect for the environment and reverence of traditional skills has led to the pursuit of sustainable practices, while its affinity for collaboration and promotion of artisanal skills has seen the studio produce work in conjunction with countless talented designers and craftspeople. Its confidently utilitarian designs are the result of risk-taking, boundary-pushing processes that emerge from STUDIOROCA’s constant quest to establish innovative solutions, while simultaneously respecting each of its projects’ unique locations, incorporating the surrounding environment into the design language. Working closely with clients, a personal rapport ensures delving into the core of every design requirement, leading to the ultimate achievement of deeply embedded needs. Ultimately, what STUDIOROCA presents is a fresh iteration of Mexican design, a version which is at once moving, intoxicating and comforting. History STUDIOROCA was founded by Carlos Acosta and Rodrigo Alegre. When, in 2002, the two independent Mexico City architects were commissioned to work collaboratively on the architecture and interiors of a new spa, they were frustrated by the lack of affordable furniture available, and embarked on designing their own pieces for the project. And so STUDIOROCA was born. Initially a furniture store in the heart of the then up-and-coming leafy suburb of Condesa, it has developed into a fully fledged architecture and interior-design studio, with another store in the city’s high-end design district of Polanco, which opened in 2011. Its line of furniture, all designed and manufactured in Mexico, had humble production beginnings in a small kitchen-design factory, a foundation that has carried through into the studio’s current philosophy of small-scale, high-quality production. In conjunction with its own range of functional pieces, STUDIOROCA has always invited other local designers to showcase their work in its two stores, and, what started with three additional designers’ pieces in 2002, has led to collaborations with many more, now presenting the limited-edition work of 28 Mexican designers through its UNION- brand, while continuing to retail exclusive international brands such as Tom Dixon, Moooi and GAN. 2 More recently, the studio’s architectural and interior projects have included large housing developments and hotels, fully employing STUDIOROCA’s 360-degree approach to design. Founders and team Architects by training, founders Carlos Acosta and Rodrigo Alegre prefer to follow an unconventional, integrated model of design that incorporates its many varied facets, allowing their two unique approaches to complement one another. Rodrigo, who graduated from Universidad Anáhuac Norte, is able to envision how color and texture will combine as he explores the emotive nuances he wishes to create within a new environment. His abstract thoughts are brought to life by Carlos, the rational half of the design duo. Trained at Universidad Iberoamericana, with a student exchange to the University of Texas, Carlos’ ability to grasp volumes and spaces brings dreams to fruition through the perfect positioning of wall divisions, furniture pieces and light-streaming windows. Their small dedicated team of designers and architects plays an integral role in realizing the studio’s ambitious visions, with over 200 projects having been completed by this intimate team. Beyond designing, these passionate professionals offer practical solutions, bringing their experience in all forms of design to manifest in big-picture thinking that pays attention to detail, celebrates collaboration and goes the extra mile. The approachable, personal style with which the STUDIOROCA team works is a reflection on the responsibility its people place on themselves as architects and designers who venture beyond the drawing board. Sustainability STUDIOROCA’s focus on sustainability has seen the company establish itself as a trailblazer in the realization of buildings and furniture pieces that are produced with a sense of conscience and responsibility, taking into account the full production chain, from material source to distribution of wealth. The studio has done away with environmentally harmful varnishes on its furniture pieces, and now only use FSC-certified hardwood. It also pledges to keep materials to a minimum, a consideration most appreciated in its 77 range of furniture, where only the necessary functional structures have been designed, and where small leftover pieces of wood from bigger cuts are utilized, rather than sourcing new pieces. This approach continues in its architecture and interior designs, with 80% of materials sourced locally. This, coupled with its use of solar panels, the harvesting of rainwater, and the inclusion of indigenous gardens in its projects, has led to STUDIOROCA’s application for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, which is currently under review. For the studio, sustainability has a much further reach than the natural environment, however. Its projects take into account social, cultural and economic sustainability too, by ensuring its production chain – from the craftspeople producing hand-worked elements, to its low-environmental-impact manufacturing line – all sits within Mexico so that the 3 communities benefiting financially are those who have been an integral part of the process. Architecture In STUDIOROCA’s architectural projects, authentic materials that are true to their Mexican origin, such as local mountain rocks, regional marble and indigenous wood, are utilized in new ways to highlight their natural rawness, deep texture and prized imperfections, imbuing buildings with unique character. It’s through such character that every structure portrays its personality, suited to the people who live, work and relax within it. This unpretentious use of materials follows through to metals, which are encouraged to rust and patinate as the building interacts with nature’s elements and becomes part of the environment surrounding it, giving projects an essential sense of place, where the here and now is as important as the then and there. Interior design STUDIOROCA’s interior style leans toward textured materials and dark hues contrasted with paler wood and lighter accent tones. These evocative, luxurious interiors are enlivened by carefully considered lighting that enhances the tonality of moody dark browns, deep blues and a spectrum of blacks, and highlights textures through illuminated reflections. Where environments dictate a paler palette, textures and materials make up the necessary contrast. Local willow wood on wall panels, flooring made from recinto volcanic rock, and countertops decorated with Mexico’s retapado marble become talking points, made even more appealing with plant life and greenery introduced indoors. Furniture Combining its deep respect for handcrafted, artisanal product, and its future-forward approach to technology and innovation, STUDIOROCA’s range of furniture places emphasis on high-quality offerings, producing its ranges in low quantities, often customized to suit the specific requirements of its varied projects. Veering away from industrialized production lines, it employs sophisticated hand-worked machinery, in line with its approach to sustainability and simplicity. The studio’s premiere collection (2002-2008) was shaped by a groundbreaking application of materials and forms, resulting in award-winning designs that set contemporary Mexican design on the map. Pieces from this collection were shown at Fabrica Mexicana and Museo de Arte Moderno in Mexico City and in the MoMA store in New York. The 2008 Eco collection initiated a change in the production of STUDIOROCA’s furniture pieces, adapting a sustainable view regarding design – a philosophy that continues to guide the studio’s practices today. Sourcing FSC-certified wood, eliminating varnishes, and using local materials wherever possible, this collection was the start of a conscious undertaking to work with local artisans and support local industry, an outlook that was celebrated at the launch of the Eco range at the Mexican Gallery...

Large alice tray by Slow Design Dimensions: W 26 x H 34 cm Materials: Glass. Technique: Grisaille. Available in colors: Gray and gold, and in size small. Heavy aged mirrored tray with oxidized details. Each piece is unique. Heavy aged mirrored tray with oxidized details. Slow Design is an Italian based company...

Attributed to Salviati, this set of four hand blown candlesticks and matching footed centerpiece, will be the focal point of any table setting....

BORO BORO No 5 tableware by Yusuke´ Y. Offhause One of a Kind. Dimensions: D 3.3 x W 38.3 x H 38.3 cm Materials: stoneware, porcelain, glass, glaze. Th...

An elegant cut-crystal and silver plated centrepieceby La Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat. Stamped to the underside with the Baccarat cachet. This large centrepiece is of oval form with a silver-plated basketweave frame with scrolled handles and centred to the front with courting doves. It is raised on foliate cast toupee feet and inset with a hob-nail cut crystal basin...

'Abstracted Land Grey Sky over Winter Blue' is a unique handblown and cut glass artwork by the British artist, Kate Jones of Gillies Jones. In the artist's own words: “This new bod...

Mid-Century Modern ashtray in Murano glass 1960s. Smoked glass ashtray very modern design and stylish look.  

Italian Pink Murano Art glass ashtray 1960s. Rose flower shaped Murano ashtray in bright pink.

This is an exceptional example of an English epergne featuring a tall center vase surrounded by 3 curved trumpets. Each piece is hand blown and decorat...

Small Mirage Iris round tray by Radar Design: Bastien Taillard Materials: glass. Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 3 cm Available in silver, gold or Iris finish. Elegant, timeless...

Small Mirage Iris oval tray by Radar. Design: Bastien Taillard. Materials: glass. Dimensions: D 17 x W 28 x H 3 cm Available in silver, gold or Iris finish. Elegant, timeles...

Mirage round tray by Radar Design: Bastien Taillard Materials: glass. Dimensions: D 50 x W 50 x H 3 cm Available in silver, gold or Iris finish. Eleg...

Small Mirage round tray by Radar Design: Bastien Taillard Materials: glass. Dimensions: D 35 x W 35 x H 3 cm Available in silver, gold or Iris finish. Elegant, timeless, under...

Made in Italy, 1950s. This vase is made in Sommerso Murano glass, which has been blown in a fish form with three different colors: purple, yellow and indigo. It is a vintage item, ...

Small alice tray by Slow Design Dimensions: W 19 x H 24 cm Materials: Glass. Technique: Grisaille. Available in colors: Gray and gold, and in size large. Heavy aged mirrored tray with oxidized details. Each piece is unique. Heavy aged mirrored tray with oxidized details. Slow Design is an Italian based company...

Centrotavola in vetro nello stile di Fontana Arte, 1980 Produttore Fontana Arte Periodo del design 1980 - 1989 Anno 1980 Periodo di produzione Ignoto Paese di produzione Ita...

Incredible original from 1930 center piece in glass signed Lalique in the base.

'Going Round in Circles III' is a unique glass sculptural vessel by the British artist, Sarah Wiberley. By bringing contemporary style to the traditions of glassblowing used in th...

Very large gilt bronze and Bohemian blue enameled glass centerpiece Bohemian, late 19th century Measures: Height 85cm, diameter 45cm This remark...

Glass decorative plate is an original decorative object realized in the 1970s. Original art glass. Fumé glass. Made in Italy. The dish is decorated with several geomtrical l...

Incredible AVeM multicolor Murano Glass Center Piece circa 1950

Incredible center piece atributed to Fratelli Toso 1950 in Murano glass with venturine and zanfirico

Polychromatic Interleave 006, is a unique handblown glass vessel with fine filigree white cane detail by the British artist Liam Reeves. The three colours of glass in red, blue and green, merge in the making to create a larger spectrum of hues where they meet, covering the white canes below. A truly exquisite piece. Liam Reeves has been making glass professionally since 1998 when he graduated from Middlesex University with a BA (Hons) in three-dimensional design. During this time he has honed his skills whilst working in the glass industry for some of the best glassmakers in the UK. In 2009 Reeves studied for an MA at the RCA in order to explore the creative possibilities of the medium of glassblowing. He is currently hot-glass technician at the very same and prestigious Royal College of Art in London. While at the RCA Liam discovered a passion for investigating pivotal techniques from glassblowing’s two-millennia of rich history. From the mould blowing of ancient Rome to the complex goblet-making techniques of Renaissance Venice...

Elegant silver jardinière with an elliptical base on four spherical feet, straight vertical wall with regular openings in the form of rhythmically staggered, intersecting segmental a...

Incredible coralo glass basket made by Archimede Seguso circa 1950 with gold and applied glass.

Ore in Grey and Navy is a unique glass sculpture in grey, navy and clear colored glass by the collaborative artists Hanne Enemark (Danish) and Louis Thompson (British). The outer gla...

Incredible and rare Hartill Czech glass merletto center piece bicolor circa 1950.

A most impressive and large scale French 19th century Charles X Period Ormolu and Mirror centerpiece plateau, signed Dunouy Fait a Paris. The Sur T...

Charles Schneider (1881-1953) A fine Art Deco Schneider glass and wrought iron bowl, circa 1920 clear amber glass with orange, purple and pink powders, on patinated wrought iron c...

Set consisting of a glass and silver-mounted planter, with original mirror presentoire and silver frame. Minerva hallmark. France, CIRCA 1900.

Italian midcentury large glass dishe from the 1960s. The plate is in white enamel glass in the center and colored in its circumference.

Incredible center piece in rubi Murano glass hand molded with gold.

An early 19th century French neoclassical plateau with original glass and dore bronze with a beautiful reticulated edge and three shell feet surround...

A Monumental Andre Delatte Acid Etched Centrepiece, c1925 The output of Delatte is very underrated. This is as good as any coupe produced by the nearby Daum factory of the same peri...

A high quality and intricately detailed French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and etched Glass centerpiece. This exquisite four arm candelabra centerpiece is raised on four 'C' scr...

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Incredible center piece in Murano glass by Archimede Seguso rubi with gold costolato cornucopia circa 1950

Large centerpiece on a cambered, round, engine-turned base with three equilaterally placed feet decorated with branches, vines and leaves, the base converging in the middle and formi...

Barbara nanning (b.1957), “Colorful Shadows”, 2016. Glass, blown, hand-formed.

Incredible center piece in Murano glass applied attributed to Fratelli Toso circa 1950 with bubbles inside glass.

Incredible Barovier &Toso center piece with "venturina"in Murano glass circa 1950

Incredible center piece in Murano glass black iridized attributed to Barovier&Toso circa 1950

Incredible center piece in Tricolor Murano glass by SILVANI to Fratelli Toso 1990

Incredible center piece in Murano glass bicolor by SILVANI to Fratelli Toso circa 1990.

austrian silver excellent huge bowl vienna art nouveau / made circa 1900-10 stunningly made oval silver bowl of finest quality. the bowl has smooth s...

Centerpiece for flowers, silver-plated bronze with cut glass, manufactured by WMF-Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik (1853 to the present). WMF signature. Germany, CIRCA 1900.