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Art - Shrine with Found Objects on a Marble Base
By John Seubert
Located in Chicago, IL
Self-taught artist John Seubert, AKA John Dolly, uses objects he uncovers as he rehabs older homes in Chicago. This piece has a "slice" of a metal sculpture that was salvaged. A sev...
Category
2010s American Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Reclaimed Wood, Paint
Mounted 19th Century Afo Iron Currency
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic 19th century Afo culture wrought iron spade currency piece mounted on custom steel stand. Currency pieces like these were used for large purchases including land or lives...
Category
19th Century Nigerian Tribal Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Large Michael Lax Polished Aluminum Bowl
By Michael Lax
Located in Chicago, IL
Large Michael Lax polished aluminum bowl
Some wear on the interior center area as shown. Would be a good piece to possibly have polished.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Chinese Black Lacquer Milk Bucket
Located in Chicago, IL
Rustic and unusual, this provincial wooden container is shaped from a thin strip of tree bark, bent into a tapered form and finished with a thick layer of black lacquer. Likely once ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Pair Chrome Geometric Vases, 1980
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair Chrome Geometric Vases, 1980’s. Original excellent condition.
Rectangular vase measures 11.25” tall 3.25” wide 1.5” deep, Circular vase 11.25” tall 3” diameter
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Chrome
$400 / set
Petite Chinese Gathering Basket, c. 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
Woven with precious scale and delicate artistry, this petite bamboo basket from the early 20th century is a beautiful example of traditional Chinese basketry. Hand-crafted in southwe...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo
Casa Bique Tessellated Stone Brass Jewelry/Dresser Box, 1980
By Robert Marcius, Casa Bique
Located in Chicago, IL
Casa Bique Tessellated Stone Brass Jewelry/Dresser Box, 1980’s. Original condition
Measures 9.25” long, 6.25” deep 5” tall
Category
1990s Philippine Post-Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Brass
Chinese Burled Brush Pot, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Carefully carved from a cypress tree burl, this late 19th-century burlwood vessel is known as a brush pot, a container traditionally used to hold select calligraphy brushes in a scho...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Burl
Rare Pair of Bronze Candlesticks by Gusum Mässing
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare pair of mid-20th century bronze candlesticks with artillery shell stems, each resting on a stack of cannonballs, by Swedish desi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Yoruba Painted Veranda Post
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand carved with a figurative design, this TOTEM-like wooden post was crafted by an artisan of the Yoruba peoples of Nigeria. Resembling the tall houseposts used to support the roof of a home, this shorter post would have been placed on a veranda courtyard as a symbolic and decorative element and did not bear weight. This veranda post...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Bohemian Czech Art Glass Ice Cube Candle Holder by Rudolf Jurnikl
By Rudolf Jurnikl, Rudolfova Hut
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed by Rudolf Jurnikl for Rudolfova in 1965, these pressed glass cubes are a design classic that catch and throw light beautifully.
Shaped as a cube, all the sides are dimpled....
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
$160 Sale Price
20% Off
Tessellated Horn Dresser Boxes by Enrique Garcel, Colombia
By Enrique Garcel
Located in Chicago, IL
Tessellated Horn Dresser Boxes by Enrique Garcel, Colombia. Pair is in excellent original condition. Both have brass trim. Smaller bowl sits inside large bowl.
Large measures 6.75...
Category
1960s Colombian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Rice Bowl, c. 1550
Located in Chicago, IL
This Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) bowl is attributed to the kilns of Yunnan province, painted in dark cobalt underglaze with flower blossoms and sweeping brushstrokes. Dated to the 15th/...
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Mid-20th Century Chinese Woven Reed Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
A mid-20th century Chinese woven reed basket with a rolled banded top wrapped in flat reeds.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Reed
Ancient Art, Athletic Male Nude Dynamic Figure , Bronze Sculpture by Dean Kugler
Located in Chicago, IL
This is an extraordinary black bronze sculpture of a male Muay Thai fighter t by artist Dean Kugler. Attention to detail and complete understanding of the hu...
Category
2010s American Futurist Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century French Empire Bronze Candlesticks
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible pair of spirited early 19th century French Empire bronze candlesticks celebrating the arts with individually cast and applied painters' palettes with brushes, sculptors' hammers and compasses, writers' books, musicians' harps, drama masks...
Category
1810s French Empire Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Michael Verheyden Mandorla Solifeur Pietra di Vincenza Marble Vase
By Michaël Verheyden
Located in Chicago, IL
Mandorla Solifleur or single flower vase designed by Michael Verheyden is crafted in Pietra di Vicenza stone to form an organic shape and is beautiful as a vase or as sculpture.
Bel...
Category
2010s Belgian Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Rather Large Carved Marble Tray
Located in Chicago, IL
This rather large hand-carved white marble tray is a statement piece of exceptional beauty and craftsmanship. Its square form with tall tapered sides provides both elegance and pract...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Marcello Fantoni Studio Vase
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Chicago, IL
Fantoni Monumental vase, Italy, 1959.
Glazed earthenware
Glazed signature and date to underside: [Fantoni 1959].
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$6,400 Sale Price
64% Off
Chinese Bronze Opium Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A petite bronze canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. A keepsake from a bygone era, the small box dates to the early 20th century and provided an air...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Paper Bowl 1, Made of Crumpled Brass Sheet, Handcrafted and Formed in Chicago
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Chicago, IL
The Paper Series embodies the idea of crumpling paper set in time. The materiality of the brass is utilized by the intricate folds and bends that not on...
Category
2010s American Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Butterfly
Gourd Containers, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Used to store loose leaf tea, these small porcelain jars are decorated in a style of overglaze enameling known as "famille rose." Sometimes referred to as "yangcai" or "foreign color...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Brian Rochefort Paint Can Vase, USA 2019
By Brian Rochefort
Located in Skokie, IL
Brian Rochefort Paint Can Vase, USA 2019
Dimensions: 8" dia x 7" h
Brian Rochefort (b. 1985) lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. He holds a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design (...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Rather Large Vintage Blown Amber Glass Pitcher
Located in Chicago, IL
A rather large vintage hand-blown amber glass pitcher with a flared mouth, twisted body, and a pulled handle. Perfect for water or cocktails, but a...
Category
20th Century Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Chinese Blue and White Shizi Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Images of shizi, a lion-dog symbol of power and strength of character, cavort among the stylized clouds of heaven on this hand-painted covered jar. Original...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Chiseled Wabi Sabi Wood Tray, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Rich with character and spirit, this rustic tray from Yunnan province was hewn from a solid block of wood to an asymmetrical shape with wabi-sabi appeal. Ideal as a platter or catch-...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
19th Century American Oak Splint Gathering Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful 19th century American oak splint gathering basket with a bentwood handle and a double-banded rim. Gathering baskets like this were used to gather fruits, vegetables, flow...
Category
19th Century American Country Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
Chinese Bent Handle Fisherman
s Basket, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Basket making is an ancient and humble craft, but in the hands of a skilled weaver a simple willow basket can become a truly beautiful work of art. This bent handle basket was made i...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Willow, Bentwood
Chinese Yuan Green Glazed Lotus Jar, c. 1350
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful in its imperfection, this green glazed lidded jar from Yunnan province is an offering vessel, or spirit jar, originally filled with ritual offerings such as coins, shells, ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Primitive Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Bronze Maple Leaf Dish
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful vintage bronze life-size maple leaf dish with a fantastic patina. Perfect for catching your keys, pocket change, or any vices you may have.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Miniature Baule Chair
By Baule Tribe
Located in Chicago, IL
Noted for its individualistic, egalitarian, and progressive society, the Baule of Cote D'Ivoire were master craftspeople. This chair features their characteristically well polished w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Ivorian Tribal Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$624 Sale Price
57% Off
Black and White Sgraffito Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite 21st-century Chinese hand-thrown porcelain pot features a small, wide lip that gracefully transitions to a generous, rounded bosom before tapering elegantly to a narro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Petite Ming Shipwreck Medicine Jar, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The eroded surface of this petite, Ming-dynasty medicine jar tells a story of trade, tradition and lost treasure. A matte texture and traces of marine life suggest the jar spent many...
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Les 2 Potiers Michelle and Jacques Serre French Ceramic Two Handle Dish Signed
By Les 2 Potiers
Located in Chicago, IL
Les 2 Potiers Michelle and Jacques Serre, French ceramic artists 2 handled small round dish. The dish is signed 2 Potiers and exhibits their iconic use of glaze and iconic blue color...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Monumental 19th Century American Feather Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
A monumental 19th century American ash and oak splint feather basket of fantastic size with two banded handles, a wide bentwood rib running around the belly of the basket, and a wood...
Category
19th Century American Rustic Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ash
Pair of 20th Century Mbole Currency Pieces on Custom Mounts
Located in Chicago, IL
Immerse yourself in the rich cultural of the Mbole people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo with this exquisite pair of 20th-century Mbole copper currency cuffs. Mounted on cus...
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Ed Haugevik “UNION” Monumental Abstract Sculpture, 188
Located in Chicago, IL
Ed Haugevik “UNION” Monumental Abstract Steel Sculpture, 1988.
Ed Haugevik has established a career as professional sculptor placing his work at numerous private and public sites thr...
Category
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Chinese Hardwood Opium Tray, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
By the 18th century, opium use had become as central to Chinese social life as taking tea or smoking tobacco, fostering a subculture rich with its own customs, traditions, and exquis...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Minimalist Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
C. 1910 James Rankin Junior Adam Style Eight-Day Mantle Clock with Faux Marble
Located in Chicago, IL
This exquisite mantle clock, crafted around 1910, features an exposed escapement and an eight-day movement, requiring winding only once a week. The clock is driven by a striking mech...
Category
Early 20th Century Scottish Neoclassical Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Silver Water Vessel, Sculptural Object by Raju Peddada - "Ganga"
By Raju Peddada
Located in Chicago, IL
"Ganga" is a remarkable example of minimalist design and natural form. The mythological name for eternity in India. Ancient grindstones, chakras and ceremonies are evoked in this fo...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Petite Chinese Glazed Apothecary Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite glazed jar from China's Shanxi province exemplifies the timeless appeal of handcrafted pottery. Once used in an apothecary to hold ground herbs and oils for traditional m...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Paper Bowl 3, Made of Crumpled Brass Sheet, Handcrafted and Formed in Chicago
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Chicago, IL
The Paper series embodies the idea of crumpling paper set in time. The materiality of the brass is utilized by the intricate folds and bends that not on...
Category
2010s American Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
20th Century American Hand-Woven Birch Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
Crafted with an artisan’s touch and a deep appreciation for natural materials, this 20th-century American hand-woven basket is a testament to both craftsmanship and ingenuity. Constr...
Category
20th Century American Primitive Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Birch
Pair of Chinese Gilt Teacups with White Cranes, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea drinking has been an integral part of Chinese culture for centuries, resulting in a wide range of social customs and material traditions both practical and decorative. This pair ...
Category
1930s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Burmese Yun Lacquer Tray, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This round tray dates to the early 20th century and is a simple example of Burmese lacquerware. The tray is formed of thin bamboo strips that have been woven and coiled into shape, h...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo
Pair Georg Jensen Gold Glow Candle Holders, Metal Pillar Candle Stand
By Maria Berntsen, Georg Jensen
Located in Chicago, IL
These beautiful candleholders were specially designed for a Christmas collection of Georg Jensen. The timeless design by designer Maria Berntsen made it return in several collections...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate, Stainless Steel
Diane Cooper Mixed Media over Wood Wall Mounted Bundle Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Diane Cooper Mixed Media over Wood Wall Mounted Bundle Sculpture, From Ruth Horwich collection.
Textures Canvas and Metal
About Diane Cooper:
Inspired by the visual culture in Japan,...
Category
1990s American Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Cobalt Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of monochrome ceramics, this tall gooseneck vase is coated in a deep blue glaze, reminiscent of a dark night sky. The vase features a rounded, glo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$980 / item
Neolithic Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
Northern China has a settled history that goes back more than 5,000 years. All along the western reaches of the Yellow River settlements sprung up and some of the first evidence we h...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
$4,000
Large Chinese Blue and White Baluster Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This blue and white baluster jar was made in the Jiangxi region of China. The landscape scenes hand painted by feathery brushstrokes are richly evocative and bring to mind ancient Ch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Rick Owens Cast Bronze Coupe Vase Black Patina
By Rick Owens
Located in Chicago, IL
The now iconic bronze coupe vase from the Rick Owens bronze relic collection.
This is shown in the black patina.
Designed in 2012. Each bronze is signed.
Can be used as vase or sculp...
Category
2010s French Brutalist Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Petite Indonesian Brass Betel Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite brass box was originally part of an early 20th century betel box set from Indonesia, one of several small containers that held the individual ingredients of a betel quid....
Category
Early 20th Century Indonesian Folk Art Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Nuutajärvi Arktis Bowl Large by Björn Weckström, Scandinavian Modern Art Glass
By Bjorn Weckstrom, Nuutajärvi Notsjõ
Located in Chicago, IL
Handsome large clear glass square catchall. Manufactured in by Nuutajärvi Notsjõ, the oldest glass manufacturer in Finland; designed by Bjorn Weckstrom in the 1970s. From the Arktis ...
Category
1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
$304 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Famille Verte Double Happiness Dish, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite porcelain dish from the mid-19th century is hand-painted with red & green overglaze enamels in the famille verte style. The perfect wedding gift for a newly wed couple, t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Found Object Sculpture - Collected Steel Assemblage No. 07 by Jim Rose
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
Using entirely found and collected steel objects, this sculpture shows the beauty of repurposed steel. Meticulously crafted, artist Jim Rose was a master welder as well as artistic c...
Category
2010s American Shaker Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Early 20th Century Gathering Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
Early 20th century oak splint gathering basket with a large wood handle and plenty of room for holding berries, vegetables, or any myriad of floral. Today it's perfect for hanging on...
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
Pol Chambost Ceramic Vase France c 1940
By Pol Chambost
Located in Chicago, IL
Ceramic vase by French ceramic artist Pol Chambost featuring a pale lemon yellow glaze with deep brown incised decoration. Perfect condition. Unsigned.
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Lobed Pantry Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Charged with the humble task of storing dry goods, this small earthenware jar is hand-shaped with balanced proportions and a beautifully irregular unglazed surface. The round jar has...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Yao Shaman
s Dragon Wand, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This curious wooden talisman is a 19th century Taoist shaman's wand, attributed to the Yao people of southern China and Vietnam. Wielded by shaman priests as part of ritual ceremonie...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Chinese Yuan Green Glazed Zodiac Jar, c. 1350
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful in its imperfection, this green glazed jar from Yunnan province is an offering vessel, or spirit jar, originally filled with ritual offerings such as coins, shells, flowers...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Primitive Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
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