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Item Ships From: Chicago
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

9" Round Footed Bowl Fantasy Mural by Rosenthal
By Rosenthal, Bjorn Wiinblad
Located in Chicago, IL
Rosenthal Bjorn Wiinblad Studio line large bowl.
Category

1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Light Glazed Terracotta Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
This small terracotta planter sits with a minimal form and a beautifully irregular finish. The ceramic vessel has a tapered silhouette, with a wide mouth, narrowed base and a broad r...
Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Minimalist Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Danma Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
Following the sculpted form, marbled coloring, and natural veining of this one-of-a-kind stone can be deeply meditative. Viewed as a source of beauty and creativity, Chinese scholar-...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Vintage Art Deco Mannequin In The Style of Lindsey Balkweill
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Art Deco Mannequin In The Style of Lindsey Balkweill This Art Deco Revival Black and White Mannequin in the style of Lindsey Balkweill. **...
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Late 20th Century Art Deco Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Resin

Chinese Woven River Basket, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Centuries ago, a woven reed fisherman’s basket such as this would have been common in rural China as an everyday item, used until it became worn through. This 19th-century example re...
Category

19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Reed, Wood

Vintage Art Deco Revival Chrome Resin LeGarcon Mannequin by Lindsey Balkweill
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Rare English Art Deco Revival Chrome & Resin LeGarcon Mannequin by Lindsey Balkweill This rare English Art Deco Revival Silver and Red Mannequin was created in the 1970s by ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Resin

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...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Primitive Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Chinese Yuan Drip Glazed Offering Jar, c. 1350
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful in its imperfection, this lidded jar from Yunnan province is an offering vessel, or spirit jar, originally filled with ritual offerings such as coins, shells, flowers and g...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Primitive Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Ceramic Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Black ceramic vase with white/gray volcanic like glaze technique.
Category

1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Flora and Fauna Inkstone, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Scholarly pursuits such as painting, calligraphy, and poetry were a highly respected and revered subculture in ancient China, and demanded their own set of tools that were not only f...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Pair of Raymor Hand Vases
By Raymor
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Raymor Hand Vases, Two left hands. Stamped on underside Raymor Mancer \ dimensions; 8' high 4' diameter
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Raymor Hand Vases
Pair of Raymor Hand Vases
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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

Maya Bird Sello Stamp
Located in Chicago, IL
Stamps, or sellos, such as this one were common during the pre-Columbian period in Mesoamerica and most popular during the Formative Period that spanned the years between 1200-800 B....
Category

15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Fantoni for Raymor Vase with Graduated Color Drip Glaze Design
By Fantoni, Raymor
Located in Chicago, IL
Fantoni for Raymor Vase with Graduated Color Drip Glaze Design , Singed underside Fantoni Raymor Italy with original Raymor sticker Dimensions: 5.50" high 9.50" dia 4.25" opening
Category

1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Tibetan Silver Repoussé Needle Case, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Lavishly decorated with repoussé, auspicious Buddhist symbols, and a bit of coral, this 19th century silver needle case was once filled with the nee...
Category

Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver

Chinese Ming Kneeling Man Oil Lamp, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
This curious ceramic form is a sculptural Chinese candle stand or oil lamp from the late Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Rustic and highly textured, the sculptural ceramic form is thick wi...
Category

16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Blue and White Four Flowers Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Loosely brushed with cobalt blue pigments, this round, blue-and-white storage jar is underglazed with lush garden scenery featuring the flowering plants of the four seasons. Tree peo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Miao Bamboo Tea Container, c. 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite wooden bucket is an early 20th century Chinese tea canister attributed to the Miao people of southern China. The antique vessel is carved from bamboo with ridged sides an...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Chinese Spotted Deer Painting Fragment, c. 1751
Located in Chicago, IL
Also known as spirit screens, small Chinese table screens such as this were often used to block drafts and other intrusions in a scholar's workspa...
Category

Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Paper, Pearwood

Chinese Ming Buddhist Oil Lamp, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
This sculptural ceramic object is a Chinese oil lamp from the late Ming dynasty, originally used in altar displays for Buddhist ceremonies and ritual offerings. The vessel is a varia...
Category

Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Crackle Celadon Candle Stand, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant in its simplicity, this late 19th-century Chinese candle stand is decorated only by an allover pale glaze with fine crazing and pools of glassy, celadon-blue color. The ceram...
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Thai Crouching Boy Coconut Grater, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden coconut grater (khood maprow) from the early 20th century is carved in the form of a crouching boy, a variation on the typical "crouching rabbit" design. Large enough to ...
Category

Early 20th Century Thai Primitive Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Thai Crouching Boy Coconut Grater, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden coconut grater (khood maprow) from the early 20th century is carved in the form of a crouching boy, a variation on the typical "crouching rabbit" design. Large enough to ...
Category

Early 20th Century Thai Primitive Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Chinese Double Buddha Oil Lamp, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century Chinese oil lamp is shaped of ceramic with a two-sided design of Budai, the "laughing Buddha" associated with abundance, joy and contentment. The sculptural bottle ...
Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Mbole Copper Currency Anklet, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This sculptural metal form is a Mbole currency anklet from the early 20th century. Worn by both men and women, this type of leg ornament (ambi) was worn at the ankle as ceremonial at...
Category

Late 19th Century Congolese Tribal Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper

Set of Three Petite Chinese Apothecary Jars, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
These petite glazed jars from China's Shanxi province exemplify 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

"Retablo No. 5 (An Attic of Records)" by Patrick Fitzgerald
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
The intricate retablos of contemporary artist Patrick Fitzgerald are his means of paying homage to the musicians that inspired him throughout his life. Derived from Mexican votive...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Other

Set of Three Beaded Ndebele Fertility Dolls
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African cultures for centuries, and were exclusively distributed by the region's oba (king). As beads become gradually more accessible throughout the 19th century, they began to displace the organic materials used in traditional art and attire. This colorful example of African beadwork...
Category

20th Century South African Folk Art Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Pair of Large Vintage Yellow Blenko Glass Lamp Bases by Joel Philip Myers
By Blenko Glass, Joel Philip Myers
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Large Vintage Blenko Glass Lamp Bases by Joel Philip Myers. Lamps require hardware and wiring as shown.
Category

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

Materials

Art Glass

Dan Murphy (American 20th C) Gold Clear Anodized Aluminum Sculpture
By Dan Murphy
Located in Chicago, IL
Brass effect & natural polished aluminum sculpture mounted on Lucite titled "Misergo" by American metal sculptor Dan Murphy. The sculpture is series of straight and perfectly curved question mark shaped flat aluminum bands intertwined and fixed to an acrylic plinth.
Category

Late 20th Century American Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Aluminum

Chinese Buddha Belly Bamboo Pipe, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This unusually sinuous length of bamboo is known as "Buddha belly bamboo," named for each segment's resemblance to the ample gut of the Chinese mon...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bamboo

Antique Art Nouveau Auguste Moreau Spelter Lamps “Nuit De Printemps”
By August Moreau
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Art Nouveau Auguste Moreau Figural Spelter Lamp "Nuit De Printemps" Or "Spring Night"- Set of 2 Featuring a set of 2 Antique French Art ...
Category

Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Chinese Danma Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
Following the sculpted form, marbled coloring, and natural veining of this one-of-a-kind stone can be deeply meditative. Viewed as a source of beauty and creativity, Chinese scholar-...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Chinese Double Guardian Headrest, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To keep her elaborate hairstyle intact while sleeping, a well-to-do Qing-dynasty woman would use a rigid headrest or neck pillow to keep her head elevated. Whether functional or pure...
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Eichengreem Gensburg Brass and Aluminium Gymnast Sculpture on Lucite Stand
By Eichengreen Gensburg
Located in Chicago, IL
Brass and polished aluminium sculpture of a gymnast mounted on an acrylic stand by sister collaborators Arleen Eichengreen and Nancy Gensburg. Numbe...
Category

1970s American Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture
By Mario Dal Fabbro
Located in Chicago, IL
Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture No. 1 Signed: [Mario Dal Fabbro 1979] Multi-disciplinary artist Mario Dal Fabbro was born in Cappella Maggiore, Italy in 1913. He trained in his family...
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Ethiopian Milk Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
The Borana Oromo people of southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya are historically a cattle-keeping culture, and each household keeps a number of traditional vessels for storing and ch...
Category

Mid-20th Century Ethiopian Tribal Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Other

Clyde Burt Ceramic Vessel
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt stylized face vase in matte gray glazed stoneware with manipulated and applied facial details. Signed to underside: [CB]. American, circa 1965.
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture
By Mario Dal Fabbro
Located in Chicago, IL
Mario Dal Fabbro sculpture no. 24 Signed, 1976. Nodding head. C.6 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 honours 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

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Provincial Chinese Blue and White Plate, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This mid-19th century footed plate is decorated in the blue-and-white style with a pattern of stamped geometric and curvilinear motifs. At the center of the plate is a starburst meda...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Lucky Girl Headrest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To keep her elaborate hairstyle intact while sleeping, a well-to-do Qing-dynasty woman would use a rigid headrest or neck pillow to keep her head elevated. Whether functional or purely decorative, such headrests were crafted from a variety of materials and were often decorated with elaborate patterns or symbolic motifs. This porcelain headrest...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Roger Capron Bowl
By Roger Capron
Located in Chicago, IL
Roger Capron Bowl, Glazed Earthenware Made in France, c. 1960 Glazed earthenware, signature to underside ‘Capron Vallauris M82’.
Category

1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

William A. Hoffman (1920-2011) Two-Piece Clay Sculpture Titled "Two Crates"
By William Hoffman
Located in Chicago, IL
Two white glazed ceramic "crates" stacked in a T shape, by William August Hoffman (1920-2011), a ceramic sculptor and professor of ceramics at the prestigious Art Institute of Chicago. Originally part of a one man show at Lewis Towers, Chicago, 1973. William Hoffman (1920-2011) was a respected artist, and professor of ceramics and sculpture at the Art Institute of Chicago and Loyola University. Born 1920, Roswell, NM. Attended School of the Art Institute of Chicago on the GI Bill, BA, 1948. MFA Alfred University, 1952. From the Hoffman estate...
Category

1970s American Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Clay

Chinese Blue and White Mythical Bowl with Deer
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful to behold yet liable to dart away at any moment, the deer is an apt symbol of wealth and prosperity. On this bowl, the artist used rapid and free-flowing brushwork to depic...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

A Brass Sculpture of Lioness with Lion Cubs
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage brass sculpture of a lioness and her cubs, is from Mumbai, India, and was cast in the early 1960's. . A Lion is depicted in various ancient Indian temples and monuments, symbolizing strength and majesty. Lion statues are commonly found at the entrances of temples as guardians. In this case, judging by its size, it was likely from a wealthy family. The Indian lion...
Category

Late 20th Century Indian Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

"Retablo No. 4 (Blackbird)" by Patrick Fitzgerald
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
The intricate retablos of contemporary artist Patrick Fitzgerald are his means of paying homage to the musicians that inspired him throughout his life. Derived from Mexican votive...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Other

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...
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

"Horse Weary Rider" Large Abstract Carved Wood Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted from a single piece of 34" tall wood, this work portrays a man on his horse, wearily resting his head on the horse's mane.
Category

1960s American Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Canary Yellow Fantoni with Green Highlights Vase for Raymor
By Fantoni, Raymor
Located in Chicago, IL
Canary Yellow Fantoni with Green Highlights Vase for Raymor Sinned underside [Fantoni Italy for Raymor] Dimensions: 12" high 8.25" diameter
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Rena Rosenthal Brass Double Arm Candelabra
By Rena Rosenthal
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of pantinated brass double arm candelabra, possibly a Hagenauer design by Rena Rosenthal, made in Austria. Patinated and lacquered brass sinuous double arms that appear to be a ...
Category

1950s Austrian Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Vintage Chinese Blue And White Floral Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Chinese Blue and White Floral Vase Decorate your mantlepiece with this flower and branch Chinese vase, painted in shades of blue. Circa...
Category

20th Century Unknown Chinoiserie Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair Italian Empire Style Brushed Steel Brass Candelabra
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Italian empire style candelabra with center arrows and u shaped candle holders all intersecting a brass ball. Surmounted on a brushed steel base with brass ball feet, signed.
Category

1960s Italian Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Steel, Brass

Antique French Bronze Sculpture by Charles Raphael Peyre "Batailles Des Fleurs"
By Charles Raphaël Peyre
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Bronze Sculpture by Charles Raphael Peyre "Batailles Des Fleurs" (Battle of the Flowers) A beautiful detailed bronze sculpture with 3 playful putti (cherubic children...
Category

Early 20th Century French Neoclassical Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Carved Wood Ammonite Shell Sculpture on Brass Pedestal
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved to resemble a fossilized ammonite shell, this wood sculpture surmounts a brass clad pedestal.
Category

Late 20th Century American Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Blenko Architectural Glass Vase Model 5415 in Charcoal by Wayne Husted
By Wayne Husted, Blenko Glass
Located in Chicago, IL
Blenko Architectural Glass Vase Model 5415 by Wayne Husted The neck seems to slant slightly depending on angle of viewing. Showing 2 points of vi...
Category

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

Materials

Art Glass

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 Mirror Tray, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Simple lines, a modest form, and a layer of hand-brushed lacquer give this petite wooden tray a provincial charm that recalls the warmth of home. Rich with character, the square tray...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Mirror, Pine

Craig Ellwood Painting Titled for Josef - Black #1
By Craig Ellwood
Located in Chicago, IL
Craig Ellwood Painting Titled for Josef - Black #1 1979-80 Painted Masonite and plywood Elwood Mid-Century Modern Architect / Artist Signed, titled, dated and numbered to verso ‘C.El...
Category

1970s Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Masonite, Plywood

Chinese Woven River Basket, circa 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Centuries ago, a woven reed fisherman’s basket such as this would have been common in rural China as an everyday item, used until it became worn through. This hand-woven example rema...
Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Reed, Wood

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