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Item Ships From: Chicago
Chinese Golden Chrysanthemum Terracotta Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
This low terracotta planter sits with a minimal form and a perfectly imperfect glazed finish. The vessel has a simple, tapered silhouette, shaped with a wide mouth, short walls and a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Large Bitossi ‘Etruscan’ Decor Floor Vase / Umbrella Stand by Aldo Londi 1950
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Chicago, IL
Large Bitossi ‘Etruscan’ Decor Floor Vase / Umbrella Stand by Aldo Londi 1950
A rare, very large perforated cylindrical vase or umbrella stand designed by Aldo Londi for Bitossi Cera...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$2,000 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century American Wrought Iron Candle Sconce
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century American wrought iron two-arm candle sconce is a stunning piece of historical craftsmanship. It features a twisted stem, showcasing intricate blacksmithing skills, ...
Category
19th Century American Primitive Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Rouleau Vases with Censers, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of op...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Fontana Arte Mazza Krupp Gramigna Crystal Glass Pocket Vide Poche
By Arthur Krupp
Located in Chicago, IL
Fontana Arte Sergio Mazza Arthur Krupp Giuliana Gramigna
Crystal Glass and Stainless Empty Pocket catchall tray Vide Poche
An Italian vintage vide poche /catchall tray made by Fontana Arte with strongwood glass in nile green color and stainless steel container...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
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 Primitive Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
24 Karat Gold Paper Bowl
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
Gold
$24,000
Large Japanese Yakisugi Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic large Japanese bowl carved of one piece of pine and with a beautiful Yakisugi, or burned wood, finish. Traditionally, a yakisugi finish is a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Organic Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
19th Century French Napoleon III Empire Gilt Bronze Clock with Hunting Motifs
Located in Chicago, IL
This circa 1850 French mantel clock showcases a stunning figurative design made from cast gilt bronze. It depicts a hunter with a rabbit slung over the top curve of the clock case. T...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Wine Bottle, c. 1550
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant yet unrefined, this ceramic wine bottle from Yunnan province is a testament to the wabi-sabi beauty of provincial Chinese pottery. Dated to the 15th/16th century, the bottle ...
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Japanese Silver Trinket Box with Full Moon
Grass, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This Meiji-period trinket box exemplifies Japanese refinement in all crafts. Fashioned of silver with a hardwood interior, the small box has a clean-lined rectangular form with rounded corners and a thin lip where the lid meets the base. The lid is etched with tall grasses swaying before a full moon, a motif that represents the Japanese moon...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Minimalist Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Vintage Mexican Terracotta Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful vintage Mexican terracotta bowl with two handles, a ruffled lip, two large drip glazed splotches inside. The exterior is unglazed. Perfect f...
Category
20th Century Mexican Rustic Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Georges Jouve French Ceramic Polychrome Dish
By Georges Jouve
Located in Chicago, IL
French ceramic by Georges Jouve, polychrome decoration on white background. Signed with cypher and name.
Excellent condition, no chips or restorations.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Japanese Bamboo Flower Baskets, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
These unusual bamboo baskets are early 20th century flower baskets (hanakago) designed especially for ikebana, the Japanese art of floral arrangement. Sculptural and intriguing, each...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo
$1,660 / set
21 Piece Collection of German Bauhaus Pottery by KMK / manner of Otto Lindig
By Karlsruhe
Located in Chicago, IL
21 Piece Collection of German Pottery in the manner of Otto Lindig. Produced by KMK (Kunstkeramik Manufaktur Krösselbach)
SIGNED KMK on some of the pieces
Please request additiona...
Category
20th Century German Bauhaus Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Link Candle Holder (set of five)
By Michael Dreeben
Located in Chicago, IL
The Link Candle Holder is a modular system that can be expanded to any size, available in cast brass. Sold as a set of five. (not available in cast ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Georges Jouve Crucifix
By Georges Jouve
Located in Chicago, IL
Georges Jouve Crucifix in Black glazed earthenware
Inscribed to top 'INRI'.
Incised signature and artist's cipher to verso ‘Jouve’.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
$7,500
Southeast Asian Painted Offering Box
Located in Chicago, IL
This footed offering box from southeast Asia brings vibrant color and folk charm to modern interiors as a vide-poche or catch-all dish. The vintage box is shaped of hand-turned wood ...
Category
20th Century Southeast Asian Folk Art Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture
By Mario Dal Fabbro
Located in Chicago, IL
Mario Del Fabbro sculpture No. 17
Signed Mario Dal Fabbro, F.42
1984
Multi-disciplinary artist Mario Dal Fabbro was born in Cappella Maggiore, Italy in 1913.
He trained in his family...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Chinese Citron Yellow Round Onion Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
The striking bright yellow of this vase draws on a long Chinese tradition of glazing sculptural forms with a single, statement-making color. This contemporary take cloaks the round curves of the onion...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$280 / item
Solid Burled Elm Root Bowl by Tripp Espenet
By Tripp Carpenter
Located in Chicago, IL
Solid Burled Elm Root Bowl by Tripp Espenet
Beautiful Art Bowl with carving and hand-honing skills make this piece unique and special.
Dimensions:
27" long
17.50" deep
4" high
8" bow...
Category
Early 2000s American Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Elm
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Heart-Throb, Abstract Sculpture, Brightly Colored Intertwined Geometric Form
By Robert Segal
Located in Chicago, IL
Robert Segal’s abstract sculpture offers a particularly fertile ground for experiments in shape, color, proportion, and technique. He steps away from non-traditional sculpting method...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Fiberglass
Burmese Yun Lacquer Cup, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This delicate cup from the late 19th century is a lovely example of the Burmese art of lacquer (pan yun). Shaped from coiled bamboo and finished with cinnabar-red lacquer (hinthabada...
Category
Late 19th Century Burmese Folk Art Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo
House Sculpture, Minimalist Modern Structure, Rusted Steel Wedge on Wood Blocks
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
Jim Rose, known primarily for his steel furniture, was an avid collector and scoured salvage yards for unique and interesting items. Here, found steel objects are welded together to ...
Category
2010s American Minimalist Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Steel
Roger Capron French Ceramic Black and White Cache Pot or Vase, Circa 1956
By Roger Capron
Located in Chicago, IL
Roger Capron French ceramic artist black and white ceramic vase with decoration termed scarification.
Similar ceramic pieces pictured on p 69 of Roger Capron Ceramist by Pierre Sta...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Indian Hammered Brass Urli Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
This shallow brass bowl is a monumental version of the Indian open fire cooking vessel known as urli or uruli. Traditionally, these wide metal basins were used for preparing ayurvedi...
Category
20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Pair of Life-Size Cast Brass Roosters
Located in Chicago, IL
Striking in both scale and detail, this pair of life-size cast brass roosters commands attention with their bold presence and exquisite craftsmanshi...
Category
20th Century Unknown Country Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$1,800 / set
Chinese Famille Rose Ginger Jar with Ancient Censers, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully commemorated on this oval ginger jar, censers have been used for thousands of years in Chinese culture as a part of funeral rites or prayer offerings. Filled with dried a...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Calligraphy Brush with Blue Glass Handle
Located in Chicago, IL
Along with paper, ink, and inkstone, the brush is one of the Four Treasures of the scholar’s studio. Arguably the most important tool, the brush served as a direct link to the artist...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Other
A Pair of Linden Wood Austrian Angels
Located in Chicago, IL
Exquisitely carved in linden wood, this pair of Austrian Baroque angels epitomizes the dynamic movement and dramatic expression characteristic of the period. Each figure is rendered ...
Category
Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$45,000 / set
Studio Forged Metal Sculture
Located in Chicago, IL
Studio Forged Metal Sculture, Artist unknown, well executed.
Dimensions:
24" wide
4" deep
24" high
on a 4" X 4" wood block
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
Neos Lorenz du Pasquier
Sowden Postmodern Clock
By George Sowden, Nathalie du Pasquier
Located in Chicago, IL
Neos Lorenz du Pasquier & Sowden Postmodern Clock
A blue and purple plastic postmodern wall clock with yellow hands and numbers designed by Nathalie du Pasquier and George Sowden for...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Plastic
$1,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Calligraphy Brush with Glass Bead Handle
Located in Chicago, IL
Along with paper, ink, and inkstone, the brush is one of the Four Treasures of the scholar’s studio. Arguably the most important tool, the brush served as a direct link to the artist...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Other
19th Century French Chef
s Pounder on Marble Plinth
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century French chef's pounder tool, carved from walnut, has a charming, worn look only centuries of use can give. One end is a round, mallet-lik...
Category
19th Century French Rustic Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Green Cut To White Carved Peking Glass Vase.
Located in Chicago, IL
Single Chinese Peking Glass vase depicting flora and fauna. Emerald green cut to white with high relief. Twelve inches tall by five and three quarters inches in diameter.
Category
1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Cut Glass
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Stone Courtyard Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once a common sight in courtyards throughout rural China, this textured stone vessel was used as a grain or water trough for chickens and other barnyard fowl. Chiseled from a block o...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Minimalist Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
Nayarit Chinesco-Style Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
This seated effigy figure was crafted in 300 BC to 300 AD from the ancient Nayarit region of Mexico and was likely used as a ritual or burial offering. The ceramic works of the Chine...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Storage Jar, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
Warped by fire and eroded by time, this ceramic storage jar from Yunnan province is a testament to the wabi-sabi beauty of provincial Chinese pottery. Dated to the 15th/16th century,...
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Large Scheurich Ceramic Vase
By Scheurich Keramik
Located in Chicago, IL
Scheurich ceramic vase
One minor chip on top rim (as shown).
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Paper Brass Bowl II by Gentner Design
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Geneve, CH
Paper brass bowl II by Gentner Design
Dimensions: D 17.7 x W 22.8 x H 14 cm
Materials: tarnished brass
Available in tarnished brass and darkened brass.
The Paper Series embodie...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$394 / item
Charming Vintage Gentleman
s Library Telescope
Located in Chicago, IL
A vintage gentleman's library telescope
Not sure exactly of it's age. Estimated Mid Victorian Period ( 1860-1880). Uncertain to maker and origin.
...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte Italian Nine Facets Glass Dish, circa 1950
By Fontana Arte
Located in Chicago, IL
Max Ingrand designed for Fontana Arte Faceted Italian glass dish Vide Poche.
Fontana Arte faceted Italian glass dish in very thick iconic Fontana Arte green glass...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Chinese Table Screen with Soapstone Panel, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Prevalent in fine Chinese interiors as early as the Tang dynasty (618-906), standing screens with decorative stone panels served numerous functions as portable architecture. Used to ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Soapstone
Mid Century Modern Crouching Monkey Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Mid Century Modern Crouching Monkey Sculpture
This large 1980s crouching monkey sculpture in grey is a striking representation of Pop Art from the era, blending playfulness and arti...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Chinese Blue
White Floral Plate, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
An everyday example of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain, this 19th-century porcelain plate charms with expressive cobalt-blue decoration, sparsely brushed against a blue-grey field. ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Les 2 Potiers Michelle and Jacques Serre French Ceramic Vase Signed 2 Potiers
By Les 2 Potiers
Located in Chicago, IL
French ceramic artists Michelle and Jacques Serre 2 Potiers ceramic vase in the iconic color palette of mottled greens and blues.
This vase has wonderful banding of darker marking ar...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Apocalypse, Abstract Sculpture, Brightly Colored Geometric Intertwined Form
By Robert Segal
Located in Chicago, IL
Robert Segal’s abstract sculpture offers a particularly fertile ground for experiments in shape, color, proportion, and technique. He steps away from non-traditional sculpting method...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic, Fiberglass
Petite Chinese Blue
White Tea Cup, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
An everyday example of Chinese blue-and-white ceramics, this petite cup from the late Qing dynasty is appreciated for its delicate simplicity and charming imperfections. Used for dri...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Nayarit Chinesco-Style Seated Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
This seated ceramic figure is attributed to the ancient Nayarit region of Mexico and was likely used as a ritual or burial offering. The ceramic works of this style, known as Chinesc...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
French Woven Wicker Garden Trug
Located in Chicago, IL
This charming 20th-century French hand-woven wicker garden trug exudes rustic elegance and practicality. Designed with two sections divided by a sturdy handle in the center, this tru...
Category
20th Century French Rustic Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wicker
Japanese Red Lacquer Negoro Hibachi with Rabbits, Edo Period, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
With monumental scale and beautiful, hand-carved details, this remarkable red lacquer hibachi is a true work of art. Designed to hold glowing embers, hibachi vessels such as this were used for cooking or as a source of heat in Japanese homes. Placed under a low wood kotatsu table...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Copper
Chinese Blue and White Tea Leaf Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed to store tea leaves, this jar is nonetheless a stunning example of blue and white porcelain. Surrounded by peonies and chrysanthemum blossoms, two phoenixes sit perched upon...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Meditation Dream Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
A well-chosen stone is the focal point of both a traditional Chinese garden and a scholar's studio - evoking the complexities of nature and inspiring creative thought. In the spirit ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Steel
Early 20th Century Japanese Tray
Located in Chicago, IL
A chic and modern-in-spirit early 20th century Japanese hand-carved wooden tray of rectangular form raised on two runners, and with a circular convex bowl in the center. There are several knife marks on one side making us believe that this was used in the kitchen. Today its perfect for catching your keys, pocket change...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Chinese Provincial Grain Container, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-crafted wooden bucket was once used by farmers in Shanxi, China to transport their harvest of rice and grains over long distances. Counterbalanced by a second container, th...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
"Iridescence" Memory Jug by Michael Thompson
By Michael Thompson
Located in Chicago, IL
Based in Chicago, IL, contemporary artist Michael Thompson creates unique kites, collages and mixed media works assembled from material fragments of past and present collected in his travels. In his ongoing series of memory jugs, Thompson adorns stoneware vessels with a kaleidoscope of ceramic shards, found objects, and pocket-sized trinkets he collected over the course of his life.
Also known as forget-me-not jugs or spirit jars, memory jugs are African American folk art objects that honor a loved one who has recently passed. Small tokens and mementos of the deceased are gathered and affixed to the exterior of a jug or vase, an abundance of memories that celebrates a life lived to the fullest.
Michael Thompson applies this tradition to his own practice, creating tactile assemblages of this and that. Formed in the manner of collage, each jug honors the lost memories of generations past and his own memories of personally discovering each item. With varied sources for materials including Kyoto, Turkey, and Mexico, a great number of the found shards are 18th and 19th century ceramics...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Angelo Mangiarotti Vase for Knoll
By Knoll, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Chicago, IL
Angelo Mangiarotti Vase for Knoll, Light Grey Marble with Dark Grey veining.
[Stamped underside Made in Italy]
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$3,680 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Blue and White Peony Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
Set alongside the four treasures of the study - the calligraphy brush, ink, paper, and inkstone - a brush pot, or bitong, was an essential fixture of the scholars' desk. This stonewa...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Blue and White Dragon Meiping Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese blue-and-white porcelain has inspired ceramists worldwide since cobalt was first introduced to China from the Middle East thousands of years ago. Made in Beijing, this contem...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
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
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