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Item Ships From: Belgium
Tambour Screen Room Divider in Solid golden mahogany
Rosso Verona Marble
Located in Uccle, BE
Mid Century italian Tambour Screen Room Divider in Solid golden mahogany & Rosso Verona Marble - 4 availables
Price for 1 piece
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Marble, Metal
Solid wooden brutalist coffee table, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Brutalist 4 legged coffee table with a solid wooden top and interlocking legs.
Great piece to contrast modern day interiros.
Charming patina.
1960s - Belgium
Dimensions:
Height: ...
Category
1960s Belgian Brutalist Vintage Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Oak
"GE 106" Table Lamp - Christophe Gevers
By Christophe Gevers
Located in Forest, BE
This rare table lamp GE 106 was designed by Christophe Gevers and manufactured in the 70's by Light.
Christophe Gevers was a famous Belgian interior architect. He worked on quite a n...
Category
1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Exclusive Italian Chandelier with 10 Opaline Globes
Located in Antwerp, BE
Exclusive Italian Chandelier in brass with 10 Opaline Globes – Luxurious Design from the Mid-Century Modern Era
Authentic Italian design from the 1960s/70s, with an elegant, minimal...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Brass
$3,302 / item
Mid-Century Modern Italian Wooden Wall Unit, 1960s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Italian Wooden Wall Unit, 1960s
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Wood
Arts
Crafts Wine Box with Decorative Metal Work, circa 1920s
Located in Verviers, BE
Arts & Crafts Wine Cave with Decorative Metal Work, circa 1920s
Box from the Arts & Crafts period,
Made in France
A very special item with decorative metal work on top. Definitely o...
Category
1920s French Arts and Crafts Vintage Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Sheet Metal
$682 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Black Leather Club-Chairs by Charles Pfister for Knoll, 1980s
By Knoll, Charles Pfister
Located in Brussel, BE
Set of two iconic Italian cube lounge chairs made in black leather with a seemingly floating base, designed by Charles Pfister for Knoll in the 1980’s.
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Ensemble de deux fauteuils c...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Leather
Antique writing desk with inlays and new leather top. Lebanon 1920s.
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional Lebanese desk,
beautifully decorated with Oriental Motifs,
bone inlay and new leather desk top,
good, great old patina.
Category
1910s Lebanese Vintage Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Cedar
Six-Tier Italian Murano Venini Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Antwerp, BE
A very glamorous chandelier made up of graduating tiers of approximately 100 triangular clear glass crystals and with four light sources taking medium base bulbs. Measures:
Diameter...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Steel
Brutalist Spanish tripod stool 1960
Located in Herentals, BE
Primitive Brutalist Spanish solid tripod stool with hand carving from the 60s.
This beautiful handmade stool breathes craftsmanship and tradition. With its robust wooden structure an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Brutalist Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Wood
JEF LAMBEAUX (1852-1908) "Bust of a Young Woman" in bronze
By Jef Lambeaux
Located in Ixelles, BE
JEF LAMBEAUX (1852-1908) "Bust of a Young Woman" in bronze.
Jef Lambeaux's "Bust of a Young Woman" with bared breasts is a striking work of art that embodies both beauty and controversy. Created by the eminent Belgian sculptor Jef Lambeaux (1852-1908), this bronze sculpture reveals exceptional technical mastery and extraordinary artistic sensitivity. The young woman depicted, with her hair flowing freely and her face imbued with serenity, embodies the quintessence of feminine beauty.
This work is part of the Romantic Realism...
Category
Late 19th Century Belgian Art Nouveau Antique Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Bronze
16th Century oak carved Gothic Panel, France
Located in Meulebeke, BE
16th century / Belgium / Letter Panel / Oak / Gothic
A finely carved Gothic oak panel from 16th-century France. This architectural fragment features graceful vertical fluting framed...
Category
16th Century Belgian Gothic Antique Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Oak
Axel Einar Hjorth Swedish Grace "Roma" Cabinet in Birch, 1920
s
By Axel Einar Hjorth
Located in Uccle, BE
Stained flamed birch cabinet "Roma" for Svenska Möbelfabriken Bodafors, SMF. Designed by Axel Einar Hjorth.
Interior has 3 wide shelves, 2 smaller side s...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Birch
"Les Arcs" Dining Chairs by Dal Vera selected by Charlotte Perriand, Italy 1960s
By Dal Vera
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Modern Italian Design Dining Chair set of 4 by Dal Vera selected by Charlotte Perriand for 'Les Arcs'. Made in Ital...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$7,686 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Art Nouveau Mahogany Display Cabinet
Located in Brussels, BE
Art Nouveau mahogany display cabinet.
Category
1920s European Art Nouveau Vintage Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Wood
Vittorio Nobili "Medea" Dining Chairs, Italy 1955 - Sold per piece
By Vittorio Nobili
Located in Brussels, BE
Vittorio Nobili "Medea" Dining Chairs, Italy 1955 - Sold per piece
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Metal
Göran Malmvall cabinet, Sweden, 1950s
By Goran Malmvall
Located in Antwerpen, BE
A cabinet model 810, from the series Svensk Fur by Goran Malmvall for Karl Andersson & Soner. Pine, a pair of doors with underlying shelving and drawer fittings. Lock case and key mi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Pine
Contemporary Artwork
Located in Brecht, BE
Love the work by spanish artist Alejo Palacios, he works on Japanese paper,
His work is presented in a wood and plexiglass box, strong contemporary wor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
$9,007
Guillerme and Chambron, oak table, Edition Votre Maison circa 1970
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Guillerme and Chambron, oak table, Edition Votre Maison circa 1970
+2 leaves 35 cm
Dimensions avec allonges : 73x208x106 cm
Votre maison : a style, a concept, a mindset.
The Votre Maison story begins in 1940 in Prussia, near the Mazaurien Lake. A stalag, a wooden camp... Gathered by the absurd consequences of war, men from different universes are here. Among them, Jacques Chambron and Robert Guillerme struggle daily to preserve what matters most to them : human dignity.
The war is endless. To bear the present they design a project for future.
Winter 1944 : the war comes to an end. With other companions in exile, Chambron and Guillerme escape and cross the Nazi line, and join the port of Odessa, the Bosphore and Marseille in France.
It is now 1946 and war –torn France is a land of severe restrictions in need of reconstruction. Both men return to their original occupations. Guillerme with a 1934 major from “Ecole Boule” moves back to Lille to design furniture for Atelier Rogie. Chambron, who holds an art degree, returns to his studio in Paris to paint. Because of time and distance contact is limited between them.
In 1948 Jacques Chambron and his family move to Lille and the initial project begins to take shape. Chambron and Guillerme meet Emile Dariosecq, a furniture manufacturer, and in 1949 the company Votre Maison sees the light.
Guillerme designs the furniture, Chambron markets it and Dariosecq manufactures it. Together they define a new style and impose a new concept. The originality of their collaroration reflects on the furniture. Quickly the style Votre Maison is defined as quality furniture that is easy to leave with. Guillerme designs chests, sideboards, chairs, sofas, lighting, all complementing one another and manufactured in limited editions. Wood, leather, ceramic and fabric, all design are sincere and authentic.
Chambron plays an important part in making the public accept this new furniture and convinces them to move away from the common place. Distribution of the furniture is done primarily through the company itself, on some occasions by architects and interior designers.
In the early seventies, Hervé Chambron, Jacques'son, joins the Votre Maison company. Also a graduate from Ecole Boule, he becomes Robert Guillerme's assistant and creates his own designs from 1983, bthe year when Jacques Chambron and Robert Guillerme retire.
Today, the designs of Robert Guillerme are referred to as “French wood furniture...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Oak
Sphere dining set by Boris Tabacoff for Mobilier Modulaire Moderne, 1970
s
By Boris Tabacoff, Mobilier Modulair Moderne
Located in Zwevegem, VWV
The rare dining set designed by Boris Tabacoff is one of the most sought after space-age chairs, highly sought after by interior architects at home and abroad.
Boris Tabacoff, a ren...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Mid-century solid brass flying bird figurine
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Sculpture - Decoration - Vintage
Solid brass flying bird figurine, mid-century.
Measures : 17x10cm H:23cm
Material : Brass
Category
20th Century Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Brass
Enigma Art Deco bronze sculpture seated nude with bracelet by Guiraud Rivière
By Maurice Guiraud-Rivière
Located in Antwerp, BE
Enigma Art Deco bronze sculpture seated nude with bracelet by Maurice Guiraud Rivière.
With Les Neveux de Lehmann Paris Foundry seal.
Presented at the Ex...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Fireplace In Breccia Marble For Minimal Chic or Cosy Interior Design
Located in Beervelde, BE
Exceptional Post-War vintage art-deco fireplace surround in a exquisite Breche Quality marble with terrazzo look.
Rich in color and pure minima...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Breccia Marble
Vintage oval travertine dining table, 1970s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Elegant travertine dining table with two conical pedestal bases.
Beautiful coloured travertine with lovely pattern.
Timeless and very beautiful table wich fits most interiors.
Go...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Travertine
Midcentury Cabinet 1960s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
unique midcentury cabinet made in the 1960s of teak wood with some black details in the handle.
If you open the cabinet you find a great refreshin...
Category
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Teak
$3,002
Chandelier with White Murano Glass Flowers and Crystal Butterflies
Located in Antwerp, BE
Brass Chandelier with Handmade White Murano Glass Flowers and Crystal Butterflies
The fixture is made of polished brass and richly decorated with hand-blown Murano glass flowers in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Pierre Guariche "Caracas" Lounge Chairs, 1960s
By Meurop, Pierre Guariche
Located in Diest, BE
A rare pair of "Caracas" lounge chairs designed by French modernist Pierre Guariche for Meurop in the 1960s. These striking pieces showcase Guariche's signature approach: combining c...
Category
1960s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Chrome
$5,404 / set
Art Nouveau Bamboo Stand Hall Mirror Coat Rack
Majolica French Folk Art Tiles
Located in Antwerp, BE
French Antique Art Nouveau bamboo hall coat rack and umbrella stand. Original French bamboo coat rack with mirror and six hooks for coats and ...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Bamboo, Mirror
$1,825 Sale Price
20% Off
Sculpted Table Lamp by Gianni Pinna, Italy, 1970s
By Gianni Pinna
Located in Antwerp, BE
Gianni Pinna's sculpted table lamp from 1970s Italy, crafted from Legno Padouk wood. It showcases a rugged and brutalist aesthetic that captivates the senses. Embodying an era of bol...
Category
1970s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Wood
Mid century glass bowl by Walther glass, Germany 1970
By Walther Glass
Located in Herentals, BE
Beautifully designed bowl made of thick bubble glass.
Category
Mid-20th Century German Space Age Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Glass
Vintage Sunburst Convex Mirror - Resin And Ceramic Mirror - Sun Mirror
Located in Bilzen, BE
This stunning vintage sunburst convex mirror features blue glazed ceramic accents and copper details on quality resin with a wooden backing. A creation with visible markings in Dutch...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Resin
Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian Design Armchair Fauteuil, Denmark, 1960
s
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian design armchair Fauteuil, made in Denmark 1960's. Teak and metal frame with boucle reupholstered original cushions. Teak floating armrests on ...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Metal
$1,921 Sale Price
20% Off
Primitive Travail Populaire Chest, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
19th century French chest that doubles as a versatile bench. Adorned with intricate detailing and boasting a rich historical allure, this chest serves as a stunning focal point in an...
Category
19th Century French Folk Art Antique Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Wood
Lobby Desk Chair ES104 by Charles
Ray Eames for Herman Miller, USA, 1960s
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Antwerp, BE
Eames executive chair ES-104, also known as the Time-Life chair, an iconic piece of mid-century design by Charles and Ray Eames. This chair was originally crafted for the executive f...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Leather LC3 Grand Confort Sofa by Le Corbusier
C. Perriand for Cassina (1/2)
By Cassina, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, Charlotte Perriand Cassina
Located in Izegem, VWV
The LC3 sofa is an iconic piece of modernist design, designed in 1928 by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret, and Charlotte Perriand. The sofa is a symbol of timel...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Bauhaus Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Postmodern metal dining chairs, 1980s set of 6
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Set of 6 postmodern design armchairs/dining chairs made from a metal perforated frames and blue fabric seats and backrests.
Timeless design
1980s - Belgium
Good condition
Dimensi...
Category
1980s Belgian Post-Modern Vintage Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Metal
Sofa "Cado" 2 Seater, by Gunnar Gravesen and David Lewis Divano for ICF, Italy
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Sofa "Cado" 2 Seater, by Gunnar Gravesen and David Lewis Divano for ICF, Italy, 1970s - New Upholstery
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Fabric
Vintage Cocoon Tripod Floor Lamp with Brass Accents, 1960s
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Style Achille Castiglioni's lamps
Measures : Ø 42cm H:102cm
Materials : Brass, Metal, cocoon Plastic
Beautiful mid-century tripod cocoon floor lamp from the 1960s.
The shade, remini...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Black Lacquered Chinese Jewelry Box Soapstone Brass Chinoiserie
Located in Poperinge, BE
Vintage Chinese jewelry box, chinoiserie jewelry box, made of black lacquered wood, brass details and soapstone image in relief of flower...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Soapstone, Brass
Spectacular Murano "Stalactite" Chandelier Attributed to Barovier - Italy 1940.
By Ercole Barovier
Located in Brussels, BE
Rare and spectacular Murano " Stalactite" six light chandelier.
Attributed to Barovier- Murano.
Circa 1940.
Category
1930s Italian Baroque Vintage Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
$3,362 Sale Price
20% Off
Impressive Art Nouveau Farmacist Cabinet in oak, France ca. 1910
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1910 / Farmacist Cabinet / oak / Art Nouveau / Art Deco
An impressive high French Pharmacy Cabinet in oak. This cabinet was crafted i...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Wood, Oak
Vintage Wooden Brutalist Chairs 1970
Located in Mortsel, BE
We have a larger quantity of this piece so this makes it perfect if you are searching for multiple pieces. Very sturdy brutalist wooden chairs.
Category
1990s Unknown Brutalist Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Wood
$474 / item
Cenedese and Albarelli Murano Glass Blue Striped Vase
By Gino Cenedese, Cenedese
Albarelli, Maurizio Albarelli
Located in Torquay, GB
Cobalt blue glass vase designed by Gino Cenedese and Maurizio Albarelli for Cenedese et Albarelli, circa late 1970s.
Exquisite and striking piece..
Deep cobalt blue swirls interspace...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage 1950s Italian Enamelled Copper Dish
Located in Torquay, GB
Extraordinary vintage 1950s large copper centrepiece dish.
Featuring a burst of multicoloured lava bubble with a textured surface.
This is a good sized dish, ideal for coffee tables ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Alfredo Barbini for Cenedese, pair of Murano glass aquarium fish wall lights
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Bilzen, BE
A pair of Murano glass wall sconces from the 1950s by Alfredo Barbini for the Cenedese glass company, each with exquisite multicolored details, featuring fish in an underwater aquari...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Early 20th Century Sable Shaped Letter Opener
Located in Meer, VAN
Early 20th Century Sable Shaped Letter Opener.
A letter opener with a very distinct sable style design - early 20th century or even late 19th century. Shows a nice patina.
About O...
Category
Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Ashtray, Ca.1970
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Vintage ashtray made of metal and green glass. with some nice sculpture of a fish in the base and a eagle in the top.
Category
1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Metal
Sleeping Eros - Rome, 16th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Sleeping Eros
Rome, 16th century
Carrara marble, on a wooden base
of an ancient collection
31 × 44 x 17 cm
Carved from a fine block of Carrara marble, this sculpture depicts Eros ...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Carrara Marble
Extraordinary Italian Baroque Gilt Wood Table Supports Early 18th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
A extraordinary pair of table supports, in wood with layers of gold, and with deeply carved foliate leaves, on a ( later) base , with original wooden scrolls, also deeply carved and with the same layers of gold. Both pieces were part of an important staircase, from a noble house...
Category
18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Scandinavian Yellow and ochre flat weave rug signed IS by Ingegerd Silow
By Ingegerd Silow
Located in Uccle, BE
Hand-woven wool. Made in Sweden. Measures: 6'6 x 9'7. Date: 1960s. Mid-20th Century.
Missing a few. fringes otherwise in very good condition.
Ingegerd Silow (1916-2005) was an influe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Wool
Golden Murano Floor Lamp, 1980s
Located in Brussel, BE
Italian floor lamp featuring a gold metal structure with three branches and white Murano glass flowers, accompanied by a black rubber band around the round base. Design in Venice in ...
Category
1980s Italian Neoclassical Revival Vintage Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Metal
Alfred Hendrickx wardrobe for Belform in Zebranowood, early 1960s
By Belform, Alfred Hendrickx
Located in Langemark-Poelkapelle, BE
Elegant mid-century sliding-door wardrobe by Alfred Hendrickx for Belform (Belgium). Finished in striking zebrano veneer, with book-matched sliding doors that emphasize the strong ve...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Zebra Wood
French Early 17th Century Louis XIII Wardrobe
Located in Meulebeke, BE
A French early 17th century large scale period Louis XIII oak wardrobe with two doors over one drawer, geometric décor and original hardware.
With this piece, we are in the middle o...
Category
Early 17th Century French Rustic Antique Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Oak
Murano Cesare Toso Label Block Vase with light blue Core
By Cesare Toso
Located in Verviers, BE
Murano Cesare Toso With A Label Block Vase with light blue Core
This iconic Murano design takes a Minimalist approach to glass design and turns the focus to the skills of the master...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Bronze Pharmacy Mortar Italy-17° Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Elegant bronze mortar from the 17 century from Italy dated 1630.
Really rare mortar due to his big size.
In very good condition and beautiful patina.
Category
17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary oval ellipse dining table, travertine, Belgian design
By Jeroen Thys van den Audenaerde, barh.design
Located in Antwerp, Antwerp
ellipse 02 is a redesign of our classic ellipse tables. It evolved into a new, intriguing composition without losing the core (shape) of the original. This table just demands to be l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Other Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Travertine
Dollar Sign
Blue
Skateboard Decks after Andy Warhol
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in Jersey City, NJ
The Skateroom w/ the Andy Warhol Foundation
detail from Dollar Sign (Blue), ?1981
set of three skateboard decks
7-ply Canadian Maplewood with screen-p...
Category
2010s Belgian Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Maple
Group Mazda - Original Mazda lamp - Art Deco - Wood, Copper, Brass France 1930s
By Mazda
Located in Verviers, BE
"Lampe Mazda" of 1930s
Lamp made by the brand Mazda. Size: 77 cm high. Opaline lamp glass: 26.4 cm in diameter, 22 cm high.
In very good, working conditio...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Brass
$662 Sale Price
20% Off
Embriachi workshop marquetry casket - Northern Italy, 15th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Embriachi workshop marquetry casket
Northern Italy, 15th century
Alla certosina inlays (bone, stained bone, pewter and wood)
H 28.2 x W 18 x D 14 cm
This beautiful casket of rectangular form is richly decorated with the characteristic geometric patterns of the Embriachi style.
The intricate geometric patterns are fashioned by juxtaposing lighter and darker pieces of wood, (colored) bone, horn and pewter. The lid and base are framed by a broad band of horn. When ivory became scarce in Europe due to disrupted trade routes, bone was substituted.
The attention to Symmetry and balance created an harmonious visual effect
Enhancing the overall aesthetic appeal of the casket.
The application of geometrical motifs is in Italy known as marquetry ‘alla Certosina’, named after the Certosina Church in Pavia with its famous altarpiece decorated in this way. This is ‘intarsia technique’, a term derived from the Arabic 'tarsi', which means ‘incrustation' recalling ancient mosaics made from various materials.
These geometric elements not only enhance the aesthetic appeal of the caskets but also demonstrate the versatility and skill of the artisans in creating multifaceted works of art.
‘Alla Certosina’ became famous through the Northern Italian Embriachi family who achieved a particularly high standard in working in this technique. Venice in particular was known for the production of these luxurious boxes. The caskets, hexagonal or rectangular, surmounted by a lid decorated in several registers constitute the secular, albeit equally renowned component of the workshop’s production, in addition to mirror frames and various everyday objects.
The method of fabrication of those objects was based on two concepts that underlay pre-industrial production: standardization and modularity, thanks to a distribution of skills according to the different phases of fabrication.
even the realization of the marquetry motifs (in the form of ingots from which portions of the desired size were cut) were therefore entrusted to various specialized craftsmen, as were the assembly phase.
Today better known thanks to the extensive research work recently carried out by Michele Tomasi, this workshop owes its name to its founder and owner, the Florentine Baldassare Ubriachi (or degli Embriachi), a merchant and banker established in the Tuscan capital before he settled in Venice in 1395. Together with sculptor Giovanni di Jacopo, who directed the workshop, from the last years of the fourteenth century, Baldassare oversaw a production that was truly original, and still easily recognizable today, comprising monumental altarpieces and various objects, primarily triptychs and caskets.
The precise location of the workshop is unknown, except that it originated in Florence and in ca. 1431 there was apparently a workshop in Venice, in the area of S Luca. They employed local workers specializing in 'certosina' (inlay of stained woods, bone and horn), and the workshop produced items carved in bone (usually horse or ox) with wood and bone marquetry.
The geometric decoration of Embriachi caskets reflects the artistic complexity and attention to detail that characterized their work.
this inlaid casket is a testament to the skill and artistry of the Embriachi family and serves as a stunning example of the decorative arts of the late Middle Ages.
Related Literature :
E. Berger, Prunk-Kassetten: Europäischen Meisterwerke aus acht Jahrhunderten / Ornamental Caskets...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Renaissance Antique Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Pewter
$20,416 Sale Price
22% Off
Philippe Starck "Pepper Young" Coffee Table for Disform, 1983, Spain
By Philippe Starck, Disform
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Rare coffee table model 'Pepper Young' designed by Philippe Starck and produced by Disform.
The feet are metal with a black paint and large rubber sphere-shaped mounts on which the ...
Category
1970s Spanish Post-Modern Vintage Belgium - Furniture
Materials
Metal
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