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Item Ships From: Chicago
Chinese Monochrome Blue Peking Glass Bottle Vase, c. 1860
Located in Chicago, IL
With delicate form and bold color, this small blue glass bottle vase is a charming example of 19th-century Peking glass art. In a process similar to cameo glass, the vase began as a ...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Italian Pale Cream Solid Architectural Marble Cone Form
Located in Chicago, IL
Italian cream pale solid marble cone with flat top. No chips or restorations. Great decorative object. 3.75" diamenter at top 5.75 at bottom
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble

Elegant Curtis Jere Table Art Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant Jere table art sculpture Comprised of three metal finishes. Black, brass and mat silver. Marble base. Signed and dated (1993) on the base. Dimension...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Phoenix Peony Jars, c. 1900
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...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Tamberma Shields on Stands
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of wonderfully sculptural early 20th century handwoven wicker shields from the Tamberma people of Togo, mounted on custom steel stands.
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Early 20th Century Togolese Tribal Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wicker

Carlo Zauli Ceramic Vase Iconic Gray Mottled Glaze
By Carlo Zauli
Located in Chicago, IL
The black potion of the glaze is composed of both matte and glossy glaze. The vase, the archetype of every ceramist, is central to the research of the initial period of Carlo Zauli...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Dennis Kirchmann Art Pottery Lidded Vase in Midnight Blue
By Dennis Kirchmann
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully sleek and simple terra cotta pottery lidded vase or urn from Dennis Kirchmann. Glazed in a nearly black dark blue shiny glaze. Purchased directly from the potter at his ...
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1990s American Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

A Rose Bitossi Ceramic Vase by Aldo Londi
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful Rose color Bitossi ceramic vase by Aldo Londi. A fairly rare color to come across.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Jan De Swart Lucite Sculpture
By Jan De Swart
Located in Chicago, IL
This Lucite sculpture by the artist Jan De Swart is an early work from the 1940s. The organic bean-shaped sculpture is entirely handmade and polished by t...
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1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Lucite

Tony Rosenthal Tabletop Bronze Sculpture
By Tony Rosenthal
Located in Chicago, IL
Tony Rosenthal Tabletop Bronze Sculpture Untitled. Vertically oriented black painted bronze sculpture with three interior voids with irregular edges welded to base, signed, circa 19...
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1990s Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Chinese Grain Storage 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...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

19th Century Grain Mortar
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic sculptural 19th century grain mortar of one piece of wood with a wonderful patina that glows! Would be an incredible waste paper basket in a powder room or office. Could ...
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19th Century Unknown Rustic Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Chinese Picnic Box, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
The basic form of this two-tiered box with handle has remained unchanged for 1,000 years. Stacked boxes were commonly used as portable containers for food or ...
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Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Hardwood

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...
Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Copper

"Bouquet" 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Tomiya Matsuda Parcel Glazed Ceramic Sculpture
By Tomiya Matsuda
Located in Chicago, IL
Abstract ceramic sculpture in parcel glazed finish of brown and yellow border with center dotted open green band. Reverse side features an organic top element that is glazed dark green. From the estate of William August Hoffman, a professor of ceramics at SAIC during Matsuda's (1939-2011) time there. Hoffman acquired the work from the artist when Matsuda returned to Japan in 1968. 1939 born in Nara Japan. 1961 Graduated from the Kyoto City College of Fine Arts Ceramic faculty. 1963 Graduate studies Kyoto City College of Fine Arts. 1963~1966 Instructor of Ceramics, Kyoto City College of Fine Arts. 1966~1968 Visiting Instructor in Ceramics, Art Institute of Chicago. 1963~1966 Exhibition of the Modern Arts Association. 1967 Art Institute of Chicago exhibition with Earl Hooks...
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1960s American Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Clay

Chinese Art Deco Persimmon Vase with White Cranes, circa 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on the enduring phoenix tail form that dates to China’s Bronze Age, this porcelain vase from the 1920s exhibits the sinuous lines and gilded refinement that helped to define ...
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1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

"Eclipse" Meditation Stone Sculpture
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. With its round...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone, Steel

Karl Springer Hinged Lid Kyoto Box / Side Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Chicago, IL
Outstanding hinged and lidded Kyoto box by Karl Springer. Fair amount of storage with suede panel lining on bottom and top. Brown and ivory lacquer is hand applied. Sits in a parsons...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Chinese Green Drip Glaze Headrest, c. 1900
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...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Tony Rosenthal Maquette for Large T-Square Sculpture
By Tony Rosenthal
Located in Chicago, IL
Tony Rosenthal Maquette for Large T-Square Sculpture, 1978 Welded Steel painted. Last Photograph Tony Rosenthal ’’T-Square’’ (1978) at Grove Isle, Miami, Florida © Estate of Tony Ros...
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1970s Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Chinese Well Bucket, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage water bucket conjures up images of water-bearing figures illustrated in painted scrolls. Beautifully aged with a warm patina, this Qi...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Jan De Swart Monumental Sculptural Ship
By Jan De Swart
Located in Chicago, IL
Jan De Swart's "Ark" Ship, sculpted architectural and playful elements intricately displayed showing the master’s wit and technical skills.Exhibi...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Chinese Oblong Stone Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once used on a provincial Chinese farm to hold water or animal feed, this 19th-century stone trough is celebrated today for its organic form and rustic authenticity. Hand-carved from...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Minimalist Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Granite

Pre-Columbian Ceramic Head Fragment
Located in Chicago, IL
This intriguing head fragment was once attached to a pre-Columbian bust or full effigy figurine. Earthenware figurines like this were made in great abundance throughout Mesoamerican history, serving a wide variety of purposes and functions from religious rituals to burial offerings. Figurines like this commemorated important people and events across Mesoamerica, portraying individuals of different rank and status such as soldiers, merchants, bureaucrats, and occasionally divinities. This figure is adorned with an elaborate headdress, or coiffure, and ear spools...
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15th Century and Earlier Central American Pre-Columbian Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Coiled Pickling Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Originally used for fermenting rice or sorghum into vinegar, this earthenware vessel from the early 20th century is coated inside and out with a thick, dark glaze. The rich brown gla...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Enzo Mari Style Sculpture
By Enzo Mari
Located in Chicago, IL
Enzo Mari style sculpture, solid steel mass with architectural elements.
Category

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

Materials

Steel

Vintage Frederic Remington Buffalo Horse Sculpture
By Frederic Remington
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Frederic Remington Buffalo Horse Sculpture Accent your living room or office with this unique sculpture of a cowboy wrestling with a horse and a buffalo by Frederic Remingto...
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Early 20th Century American American Classical Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Large Blenko Optic Chartreuse Glass Pitcher Vase by Winslow Anderson
By Blenko Glass, Winslow Anderson
Located in Chicago, IL
Large Blenko Optic Chartreuse Glass Pitcher Vase by Winslow Anderson. Model #963 Color looks Chartreuse to me. A beautiful almost neon yellow green. With tiny air bubbles as descri...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Jean Marais Monumental Ceramic Vessel France c1960 Signed Jean Marais
By Jean Marais
Located in Chicago, IL
Monumental ceramic vase by Jean Marais France c 1975. Black glazed in his iconic black glaze, wheel thrown vessel. Piece unique. The size of this ceramic is very impressive and unusu...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Tony Rosenthal Sculpture
By Tony Rosenthal
Located in Chicago, IL
Rosenthal bronze sculpture. 1965, untitled. Stamped "Rosenthal, 1965." Nice original patina.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Tony Rosenthal Sculpture
Tony Rosenthal Sculpture
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"Chasm" Root Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking silhouette elevates this gnarled rootwood object into an incredible natural sculpture. The organic root form recalls the tradition of Chinese scholars' rocks, or gongshi, ...
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20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Chinese Famille Rose Bowl with Offering Fruits, c. 1900
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 opaque overglaze enamels that favored roses and pinks, famille rose porcelain ware was crafted with the same technical virtuosity as imperial porcelain but designed for Western tastes. This famille rose bowl...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Tibetan Tsa Tsa on Mount, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This ceramic tsa tsa brick depicts a series of six Buddhist deities. It was crafted as a meditation by a Buddhist monk in training and traditionally would have...
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Gnarled Root Brush Pot, c. 1850
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 wooden brush pot...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Burl

Chinese Stone Garden 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...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Granite

Gisèle Buthod-Graçon French Ceramic Raku Vase France c2004
By Gisele Buthod Garçon
Located in Chicago, IL
Ceramic Vessel by Gisèle Buthod-Graçon France c 2004. Unglazed exterior with a glazed interior, wood-fired Rakú. Piece unique. Born, 1954 in Salon de Provence, Buthod-Graçon grew up...
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Early 2000s French Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Luigi Benzoni Titled Volta Glass Sculpture
By Luigi Benzoni, Unico edizioni
Located in Chicago, IL
Luigi Benzoni titled "Volta" Glass Sculpture, with gold leaf details. Benzoni, born in 1956 in Bergamo, Italy, is a Venetian artist renowned for his innovative approach to art. Initi...
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Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Clyde Burt Ceramic Platter
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt ceramic platter glazed stoneware with incised, abstract details. Signed to underside: [CB]. American, circa 1965.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Marcello Fantoni Ceramic Shelf Hanger
By Raymor, Marcello Fantoni
Located in Chicago, IL
Marcello Fantoni for Raymor ceramic shelf hanging person. Glazed Ceramic. Cat pictured sold separately.
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

Ram s Skull Silver Plated
Located in Chicago, IL
Rams skull rests on plinth base. Marked "Made in France on underside from Wingate and Johnston"
Category

1960s French Aesthetic Movement Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver

Pair of Neoclassical Quiver Themed Gilt Wall Sconces by Palladio
By Palladio
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of elegant Italian wall sconces (for use with candles) that feature an ebonized center and parcel-gilt stem supporting two gilt metal candle arms adorned with detail in the st...
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Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Chinese Teardrop Stone Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This stone basin was carved by hand nearly two centuries ago, sculpted from solid limestone with irregular texture and an asymmetrical teardrop shape. A pattern of chiseled grooves a...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Limestone

African Mangbetu Terracotta Ceremonial Jug
By Mangbetu People
Located in Chicago, IL
The Mangbetu people focused on highly realistic art forms. This ceremonial jug seamlessly transitions between figurative and abstract forms, from the spout formed to look like hair, ...
Category

Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

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...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Pine

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 f...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Primitive Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Fir

Pair of French Gilt Bronze and Slate Candelabras, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This regal pair of bronze and slate candelabras originated in 19th-century France and are beautifully detailed with molded and gilt embellishments. Crafted in the style of Empire furniture, each candlestick rests on a tiered, triform bronze base of gilt foliate scrollwork surrounding a central baluster post. From each base, a sleek stone stem of polished black slate rises to support the cast bronze top of three curved arms and four candle dishes, embellished with further gilt elements and bobèches, or drip pans. A gorgeous example of French opulence...
Category

Mid-19th Century French Empire Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Slate, Bronze

Tibetan Repoussé Traveling Shrine, c. 1850
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....
Category

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

Materials

Brass

Chinese Blue White Double Happiness Spice Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
The symbol for double happiness adorns this round tea leaf jar with best wishes for love, companionship and marital bliss. Glazed in the classic blue and white manner, the porcelain jar has a rounded form with a slight taper and is topped by a flat lid, a traditional shape for jars used to hold Chinese...
Category

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

Materials

Porcelain

Large Fenton Hobnail Milk Glass Footed Center Bowl, EAPG Compote, Serving Piece
By Fenton Art Glass Company 1
Located in Chicago, IL
Larger Fenton milk glass bowl stands on a short pedestal foot and is decorated with a hobnail pattern on the bowl exterior. Great ruffled edge. Marke...
Category

1960s American American Classical Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Milk Glass

Decorative Faux Turtle Shell on Wrought Iron Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
A very sculptural resin tortoise (or turtle) shell, mounted on a tall black wrought iron stand. Hand-painted finish includes accents of copper and gold coloring. Shell measures: 28" ...
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Late 20th Century American Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Resin

Sculptural Mahogany Coffee Table with Brass Legs and Carved Birds and Fish
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculptural zigzag coffee table in mahogany with slender, tapered brass legs. It has a stepped rim around the edges with rounded corners. The top is...
Category

1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Glazed Chinese Wine Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Originally used for fermenting rice or sorghum into wine or vinegar, this squat, earthenware vessel from the early 20th century is coated inside and out with a thick, dark glaze. The...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Mid Century Vintage Silver-Plated Candle Sticks by Fisher
By Tommi Parzinger
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Mid Century Vintage Silver-Plated Candle Sticks by Fisher. In the manner of Tommi Parzinger. Some Tarnishing. Polishing may be desirable.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver Plate

Chinese Children s Hat Charm, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
An unusual and charming antique, this 20th century Chinese charm was once used to adorn the embroidered crown of a traditional children's hat. Amulets such as this were worn on hats ...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The soft, matte texture and eroded wear of this petite porcelain box suggest it spent many years submerged in saltwater, likely excavated from a sunken trade ship carrying ceramic ex...
Category

16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Jaeger LeCoultre Atmos Desk Clock Embassy VII
By Jaeger-LeCoultre
Located in Chicago, IL
Known for its unparalleled craftsmanship, the Atmos clock is powered by minute changes in temperature and atmospheric pressure, allowing it to run virtually forever without winding o...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Stone Sculpture by French Sculptor Arsene Galisson a Stone Sculptor in Poitou
By D arsenes
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpture by French sculptor Arsene Galisson a stone sculptor in Poitou. He creates small architectureal lamps and objects inhabited by a soft light, ...
Category

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

Materials

Stone

Chinese Blue and White Tea Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Brushed with dark cobalt blue atop a creamy white field, this Qing-dynasty tea leaf jar beautifully exemplifies the timeless allure of blue-and-white porcelain. The tea jar has a gen...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Set of Four Yoruba Osanyin Healing Staffs, 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, these iron...
Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

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