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Item Ships From: Chicago
Carlo Zauli Ceramic Vase
By Carlo Zauli
Located in Chicago, IL
Black and gray iconic mottled glaze vase by Carlo Zauli. The black potion of the glaze is composed of both matte and glossy glaze. The vase, the archetype of every ceramist, is c...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Bent Handle Fisherman s Basket, circa 1900
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...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Willow

Chinese Springtime Phoenix Tail Vase, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted in a traditional Chinese phoenix tail vase form, this elegant early 20th century vase is adorned with a scene of magpies flitting between branches covered in cherry blossoms...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Indigo Blue and White Scroll Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This charming blue and white scroll jar speaks to an era and way of life long gone. With unique scale and a wide mouth, this contemporary jar resembles the vessels used to store and display painted scrolls in a Qing dynasty scholar's studio. The detailed scenes that decorate the jar paint a romantic picture of this moment in time. Framed by billowing clouds, a man rides a horse through...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Meiji Tabane-Ami Ikebana Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
This graceful bamboo basket is an exceptional, early 20th century flower basket (hanakago) designed especially for ikebana, the Japanese art of floral arrangement. Masterfully woven ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bamboo

Monumental Fantoni Orange and Green Glazed Vase
By Fantoni
Located in Chicago, IL
Monumental Fantoni Orange and Green Glazed Vase, This is the larger more rare version, signed Fantoni Studio Italy underside.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of 19th Century Italian Carved Wood Figures of Cherubs/Putti
Located in Chicago, IL
Meticulously carved from beechwood, this cherub pair recalls the iconic Renaissance style of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Better recognized by their Italian name, putti—the singular putto refers to the Latin putus, meaning “boy” or “child”—these types of figures often recur in religious artwork as symbols of God...
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Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Beech

Set of Six Small Fornasetti Dishes
By Fornasetti
Located in Chicago, IL
6 gold leaf ceramic dishes rare design with original box.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Wooden Headrest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Made of Chinese northern elmwood, this smooth block of wood was once used by an upper-class woman as a headrest. The soft curve and height of the block not only supported her head an...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Elm

Abstract Bronze Sculpture By Ramiz Barquet
By Ramiz Barquet
Located in Chicago, IL
Entitled "Dove," this bronze sculpture, by the revered Puerto Vallarta artist Ramiz Barquet, captures the bird's form with a fluid abstract style. It is signed "Barquet" and "Dove." ...
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Late 20th Century Mexican Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Black Clay Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted by artisans in China's Shanxi province, this black clay vessel has a quiet simplicity, shaped with balanced proportions and an undecorated, unglazed surface. Charged with th...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Eternal Love Offering Box, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This ornately carved 19th-century offering box would have been presented as a gift filled with popular Chinese snacks, including roasted melon seeds, dried fruit, and soybeans toaste...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Lacquer, Paint, Wood

Tibetan Gau Traveling Shrine with Silk Case, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as Gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to hold and carry sacred objects during long journeys. Crafted over a century ago, a B...
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper, Brass

Face Plate of 2 Profiles Facing Ceramic
Located in Chicago, IL
Face Plate of 2 Profiles Facing Ceramic, signed on backside has original wire on back for hanging dimensions: 10" dia 1.25" high
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Pewter Folding Dish
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand held pewter dish is an excellent example of fine Chinese metalwork of the 20th century. During the Qing dynasty, pewter craftsmen experimented with new techniques, showing ...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Pewter

Stanley Tigerman White Ceramic "Tigerman City" Coffee Canister
By Stanley Tigerman
Located in Chicago, IL
Extremely rare 1988 porcelain coffee canister for Swid Powell by winner of the 1933 World's Fair "Beautiful Baby" contest and Chicago Seven architect and iconoclast, Stanley Tigerman.
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1990s American Post-Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Footed Offering Bowl with Mythical Figures, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This colorful porcelain bowl dates to the mid-19th century and was originally used as a serving dish for ritual offerings, placed before a home altar and piled high with fruit, baked goods, and other foods. The dish has a shallow cartouche-shaped body and a short footed base decorated with crashing waves. Decorated in the famille rose style, the dish is painted with overglaze enamels with a scene of three mythical figures surrounded by cloud-like ribbons. The scene is bordered by butterflies and flowers symbolizing the four seasons - peonies for spring, lotus for summer, chrysanthemums for autumn, and plum blossoms for winter. The exterior is painted with ripe peaches, symbols of longevity, and bats carrying interlocking golden coins...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Provincial Chinese Trunk Mortar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This large wooden mortar dates to the late 19th century and was originally used for crushing rice, grain, spices and other foodstuffs. Carved from a single tree trunk, the mortar has...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Abstract Torso Sculpture by Slim Schramm Hand Carved Walnut Reclining Figure
By Slim Schramm
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand carved walnut torso sculpture by Slim Schramm is an abstract reclining figure. Schramm's exploitation of the natural growth patterns and irregularities of the wood lend to ...
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20th Century American American Craftsman Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Walnut

Tomiya Matsuda Sinuous Modern Ceramic Sculpture
By Tomiya Matsuda
Located in Chicago, IL
Heathered earthen glazed terra cotta sculpture by Tomiya Matsuda (1939-2011). A sinuous abstract shape with unfinished sides and half round base. Geometr...
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1960s Japanese Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Lupo Horiokami Italian Babel Wolf Vase Black Ash and Brass
Located in Chicago, IL
Babel vase by Italian artist Lupo Horiokami black ashwood, gold metallic foil. After 20 years in the world of tattooing he understood the importance o...
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2010s Italian Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ash

Vintage Tessellated Bone Tile Horse Statue
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Tessellated Bone Tile Horse Statue Chinese tessellated bone horse sculpture is a stunning piece that pays homage to the Tang Dynasty pe...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Machine Age Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bone

Vintage Chinese Dou Rice Measure
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic container is a traditional vessel used to measure and hold a dou of rice, an ancient Chinese unit of volume. The rice measure has a squared form with tapered sides, handc...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Pine

Antique Thai Naga Temple Finial with a Bell
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Thai Naga Temple Finial on Stand with a Bell Southeast Asia, Naga is known as the king snake, the ruler of the underworld waterways (the Chinese equ...
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19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Teak

African Topoke Iron Currency Blade, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
While shield and spear were central to African combat, this iron sword blade was most likely made to serve as a piece of trade currency. Many pre-colonization African currencies were...
Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Minimalist Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Higgins Glass Bowl
By Michael and Frances Higgins
Located in Chicago, IL
Michael and Francis Higgins Bowl, Fused glass Pink, green and gold leaf bow with floral design on bottom surface.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Higgins Glass Bowl
Higgins Glass Bowl
$360 Sale Price
61% Off
Conceptual Miniature Chair by Natasha Nicholson
Located in Chicago, IL
Conceptual Miniature Chair by Natasha Nicholson, Oakwood structure with rubber strands pass through multiple holes throughout. Can be displayed hung on wall or Shelf, Table, etc. Fro...
Category

1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Large Chinese Blue and White Baluster Jar with Shizi
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Hand-Hammered Iron Disc Sculpture with Center Handle
Located in Chicago, IL
Striking hand-hammered iron disc sculpture with floating center handle. Constructed of various iron pieces that were handwrought and welded together to create a floating 18" diameter...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Hand Wrought Brass Mother Of Pearl Table Set
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegantly designed pairs of brass candlesticks and salt & pepper shakers, with inlaid mother of pearl designs.
Category

1970s Indian Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Chinese Peking Glass Bok Choy Charm, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Although practiced for centuries, Chinese glass-making gained prominence during the Qing-dynasty with the introduction of Peking glass. Adapting European technologies, workshops in the Imperial Palace began creating layered and intricately-carved glass pieces that mimicked the translucency of jade, semiprecious stones, and rare jewels. This Peking glass charm is sculpted as a tiny bok choy...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Monumental 1980 s Ceramic Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
Monumental 1980's Ceramic Vessel from the Collection of Ruth Horwich 22" highX 25" wide X 8" depth Beautiful colors, Glazed ceramic with slot in top, double sided designs.
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1980s North American Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Monumental 1980
s Ceramic Vessel
Monumental 1980
s Ceramic Vessel
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Burmese Red Black Lacquer Stand, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A Burmese display stand or offering stand of woven bamboo finished with red and black lacquer. Raised by a round woven pedestal base, the colorful tray resembles traditional offering...
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Early 20th Century Burmese Folk Art Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bamboo

Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic wooden container dates to the early 20th century and was once used to store dry goods or household items in a provincial home in Yunnan province. Hollowed from a single t...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Florence Resnikoff Wall Sculpture
By Florence Resnikoff
Located in Chicago, IL
Florence Resnikoff Wall Sculpture Painted Canvass stretched over wire frame. Signed on backside Florence Resnikoff '68 Resnikoff's work can be found in the permanent collections of t...
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1960s American Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wire

Florence Resnikoff Wall Sculpture
Florence Resnikoff Wall Sculpture
$4,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Italian White Carrara Marble Sculpture After Louis-Simon Boizot
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Italian White Carrara Marble Sculpture After "Toilette De Vénus", After Louis-Simon Boizot (1743-1809) The antique Italian white Carrara marble Sculpture after "Toilette De ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Ken Warneke Face Painting "Female Looking Right"
Located in Chicago, IL
Ken Warneke Face Painting "Female Looking Right" Chicago School Warneke exhibited at the MCA Chicago Signed and dated to verso of all three works ‘K. Warneke 1984’.
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1980s North American Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Masonite

Signed, Bronze Female Nude Abstract Sculpture
By Alberto Giacometti
Located in Chicago, IL
Bronze sculpture in the manner of Alberto Giacometti. Female nude with arms crossed mounted on walnut plinth. Signed Billing.
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1970s American Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Bruce Niemi Bronze Sculpture Signed, 2003
Located in Chicago, IL
Bruce Niemi Bronze Sculpture Signed, 2003. Base is made out of brushed steel.
Category

Early 2000s American Post-Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Uta Feyl White Matte Porcelain Candelabrum for Rosenthal Studio Linie
By Uta Feyl, Rosenthal
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of white matte porcelain three-light candelabrum by Uta Feyl for Rosenthal Studio Linie. Sometimes referred to as Feyl's Lotus line for Rosenthal, Germany. Introduced in 1982 a...
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1980s German Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Glazed Stoneware by Elena Rakochy "La Linda Nedra"
Located in Chicago, IL
La Linda Nedra by Elena Rakochy Artist Bio and Statement Elena Rakochy is a sculptor from Chicago, specializing in clay and drawing inspiration from nature and interpersonal connect...
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Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Vintage Maitland Smith Coral or Pink Jewelry Box in Style of Karl Springer
By Maitland Smith
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Maitland Smith coral or pink jewelry box. Unmarked.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Marcello Fantoni Bowl
By Fantoni, Raymor
Located in Chicago, IL
Marcello Fantoni ceramic bowl, volcanic blue glaze on exterior with green glaze on interior. Signed [Fantoni Italy – Raymor Italy]. Raymor Italy 1955 Marcello Fantoni Glazed Ceramic
Category

1950s Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Howard Miller Floor or Tall Table Clock Attributed to George Nelson
By Howard Miller, George Nelson
Located in Chicago, IL
Scarce Vintage Howard Miller Floor or Tall Table Clock attributed to George Nelson. Model 609. Chrome tulip base, thin chrome stem and chrome spheric...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Chrome

Smoked Sommerso Glass Vase
By Nils Landberg
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful hand blown sommerso glass vase. Great medium size and shape with excellent smoked grey color. In the manner of Nils Landberg for Orrefors.
Category

1950s Swedish Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Provincial Chinese Wine Jug, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This large ceramic jar from China's Shandong province has a bottle-neck shape meant for storing vinegar or wine made from rice and grain. Dated to the early 20th century, the jar was...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Primitive Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Grey Agate Snuff Bottle, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th century by Western diplomats. Initially reserved for ranking members of Qing-dynast...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Agate

Rouge Marble Pyramid Sculpture.
Located in Chicago, IL
Tall pyramidal sculpture in rouge marble with excellent white and quartz veining.
Category

20th Century American Chicago - Decorative Objects

Pair Brass Rams Heads Hooves Empire Style Censers
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully patinated Empire styled brass urns adorned with three rams heads and hooved pilaster legs surmounted on trefoil brass bases. The pierced cap has a flame finial top and is...
Category

1950s American Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Yoruba Osanyin Healing Staff, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To cure mental and physical ailments, Yoruba priests and diviners invoke the aid of Osanyin, the god of herbal medicines. Used in divination rituals to cure the afflicted, this iron ...
Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Petite Chinese Tea Tray with Rose Mirror, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Simple lines, a modest form, and a well-worn finish give this small Qing-dynasty tray a provincial charm that recalls the warmth of home. The tray has a beveled pinewood frame, now m...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Mirror, Pine

Chinese Gilt Limestone Stele of Maitreya Buddha
Located in Chicago, IL
This intricate limestone stele of a standing buddha likely depicts Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future. The only Buddhist divinity revered as both a bodhisattva and a Buddha, Maitreya is prophesied to return to Earth some time in the distant future and continue the historic Buddha's teachings of the Dharma. Like the historic Shakyamuni Buddha, Maitreya is a compassionate being devoted to showing the path to enlightenment. Carved in the style of sixth century Chinese statuary...
Category

20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Limestone

Chinese Twisted Rootwood Brush Pot, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush pot was a fixture of every traditional scholars' desk. This small wooden bru...
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Burl

Bohemian Vintage Art Glass Vessel, Marbled Tan Slag Glass Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Bohemian art glass vessel with wonderful movement and caramel/golden yellow coloration in the glass. Matte finish. Very heavy with a marbl...
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Bohemian Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Slag Glass

Antique Victorian Cameo Brass Peacock Fireplace Fan Folding Screen
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Victorian Cameo brass peacock fireplace fan folding screen. Gorgeous French brass "peacock fan" full size fireplace screen. Lovely when the ...
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Pair of Chinese Phoenix Tail Vases with Birds Flowers, c. 1924
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted to a traditional Chinese phoenix tail vase form, these elegant early 20th-century vases are adorned with charming scenes of birds & flowers. Brushed with famille rose enamel...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic wooden container dates to the early 20th century and was once used to store dry goods or household items in a provincial home in Yunnan province. Hollowed from a single t...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Primitive Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Petite Famille Rose Canton Vase, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the 1920s during China's Republic Period, this petite vase is decorated in a style known as Canton enamel, so named for the long-standing industry of export enamels based in...
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1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper

Three Stacking Murano Bowls by Eleanora Peduzzi-Riva for Vistosi
By Vistosi
Located in Chicago, IL
Three Stacking Murano Bowls by Eleanora Peduzzi for Vistosi; an acclaimed Italian artist and designer known for her iconic creations, including this very one for Vistosi (1960) and t...
Category

1960s Italian Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture
By Mario Dal Fabbro
Located in Chicago, IL
Mario Dal Fabbro - No. 9 Signed Mario Dal Fabbro, 1983 Multi-disciplinary artist Mario Dal Fabbro was born in Cappella Maggiore, Italy in 1913. He trained in his family's furniture design shop prior to attending both the R. Superior Institute for Decorative and Industrial Arts in Venice as well as Magistero Artistico, graduating with high honors in 1937. From the years of 1938-1948 Dal Fabbro immersed himself in furniture design and academia. Primarily, he designed furniture for both design houses and private clients. Del Fabbro participated in the Triennale de Milano competition in both 1939 and 1947 and won the Ganzatti Contest for 'Standardization of Furniture". During this period he also contributed to the Italian design publications Domus and Stile and the French magazine L'Architecture D'Aujourd'hui. In 1948 Mario Dal Fabbro immigrated to America and began designing furniture for mass production, working for J.G. Furniture in New York and Quakertown, PA. During his years steady employ, he published Modern Furniture: Its Design And Construction in 1949 and contributed regularly to The New York Times and House and Garden. His subsequent publications spanned a little over the decade and included How to Build Modern Furniture (1951), How to Make Built-In Furniture (1955), and How to Make Children's Furniture and Play Equipment...
Category

1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

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