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Item Ships From: Chicago
Petite Tibetan Brass Lama Figure, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This small brass figure from the early 20th century depicts a Lama, a spiritual master and teacher of the Dharma in Tibetan Buddhism. Dressed in monk's attire, he rests in seated med...
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Hanging Solid Brass Relief Of Two Herons In Flight
Located in Chicago, IL
Polished brass pair of herons in flight wall hanging after C. Jere
Category
1960s American Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Chinese Full Moon Stone Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once used on a provincial Chinese farm to hold water or animal feed, this early 19th-century stone trough is celebrated today for its organic form and rustic authenticity. The large ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Chinese Half Moon Stone Trough, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Once used on a provincial Chinese farm to hold water or animal feed, this early 19th-century stone trough is celebrated today for its organic form and rustic authenticity. Hand-chise...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
Antique Nautical Tyfon Brass Foghorn Malmo Sweden Kockums Mek Verkstad
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Nautical Tyfon Brass Foghorn Malmo Sweden Kockums Mek Verkstad
This antique Tyfon nautical brass foghorn originated in Malmo, Sweden, specifically from the Kockums Mek Verks...
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Industrial Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Provincial Chinese Grain Container, c. 1900
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
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Simon Kops set of Brass Minimalist Animal Sculptures
Located in Chicago, IL
Simon Kops set of Solid Brass Minimalist Animal Sculptures;
Hand made Giraffe, Duck and Horse
Signed underside of each, Simon Kops
Giraffe 7.50" high X 5" l...
Category
1940s American Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
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
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Chinese Swirled Wood Brush Pot
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite wooden vessel is sculpted in the manner of a traditional Chinese brush pot, a container used to hold calligraphy brushes and tools in a scholars' studio. Placed alongside...
Category
20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Silver Plate Modernist Dish by John Prip for Reed and Barton
By John Prip
Located in Chicago, IL
John Prip silver plate elegant modern dish for Reed and Barton.
Excellent condition no scratches to the surface.
John Prip was born in New York of a Danish father and an American...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver Plate
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Thai Naga Temple Finial Regular price
Located in Chicago, IL
Southeast Asia, Naga is known as the king snake, the ruler of the underworld waterways (the Chinese equivalent is Dragon). In many Northern Thai temple stairway, naga was frequently ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Thai Chinoiserie Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Teak
Petite Chinese Tea Tray, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Simple lines, a modest form, and a layer of hand-brushed lacquer give this petite Qing-dynasty tray a provincial charm that recalls the warmth of home. The original black lacquer fin...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Chinese White Brass Happiness Brazier, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Filled with burning coals, this petite 19th-century brass brazier once warmed the hands of a well-to-do person on a cold winter's night in northern China. The brazier is crafted of white brass in a rectangular form, complete with a hinged handle and an intricately pierced lid with a chrysanthemum pattern. The exterior is etched with a pattern of golden coins...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Chinese Stone Shakyamuni Buddha Head
Located in Chicago, IL
With closed eyes and a gentle expression, this large stone Buddha head brings calm and serenity to its surroundings. The hand-carved figure depicts the historic Buddha Shakyamuni, also known as Shaka, Gautama Buddha...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Petite Chinese Glazed Apothecary Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This small 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 me...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Albert Paley Blossom Candlesticks
By Albert Paley
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of blossom candlesticks by Albert Paley Studio. Forged and blackened steel with brass. Signed and dated [Albert Paley 1994].
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Steel
$5,544 Sale Price / set
51% Off
Tony Rosenthal "Thunderclap" Wall Sculpture
By Tony Rosenthal
Located in Chicago, IL
Tony Rosenthal "Thunderclap" Wall Sculpture
Sculpture by Rosenthal, torch-cut and burnished aluminum. Etched signature lower right corner Rosenthal 61
And on back "THUNDERCLAP" 61
Ca...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Murano Controlled Bubble Glass Bowl / Ashtray by Barovier
Toso
By Barovier
Located in Chicago, IL
Murano Controlled Bubble Glass Bowl / Ashtray by Barovier & Toso.
White Lattimo Glass rim.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Chinese Dingyao Vase, c. 1100
Located in Chicago, IL
Dingyao porcelain, often called Ding ware, is famous for its creamy-white coloring, refined forms, and low-relief surface patterning. Ding ware was produced ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Minimalist Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stoneware
Chinese Blue and White Ruyi Baluster Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This contemporary baluster jar from artisans in Jiangxi province continues the centuries-old tradition of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain. Also known as a ginger jar or temple jar, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Gilt Takamaki-E Tabako-Bon, C. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This box with many drawers is a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used to store tobacco and smoking accessories. Believed to have evolved from the t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Etched Chinese Opium Box, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
A small brass canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. A keepsake from a bygone era, the small box dates to the 19th century and is decorated with etchi...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper
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
Trompe L
Oeil Italian Ceramic Woven Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
Trompe L'oeil round open basket with side handles deceptively made of ceramic. Made in Italy. The striking glaze finish mimics classic basket-making techniques with split wood. Funct...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Bohemian Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Chinese Famille Rose Rouleau Vases, 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.
These rouleau-shaped vases date to the early 20th century and beautifully showcase the intricate decoration characteristic of famille rose ware. Also known as bangchuping (纹棒槌瓶), or 'grain mallet vase', rouleau vases...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing 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
Signed Curtis Jere Brass Floral Table Sculpture Mounted on Board
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a lovely floral brutalist table sculpture by C. Jere dated 1967. It sits on a ebonized wood board. It is impressive in size.
There are some imperfections to the base (see ...
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Chinese Ming Celestial Mingqi Horse Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand carved Chinese wooden horse is a type of centuries-old burial figurine known as míngqì. Depicting the pleasures of daily life, míngqì f...
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Robert Picault Large Decorative Centerpiece Oval Dish
By Robert Picault
Located in Chicago, IL
Robert Picault Large Decorative Centerpiece Oval Dish
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Kuba Beaded Laket Prestige Cap
By Kuba
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite cone-shaped cap, known as laket, was created by an artisan of the Kuba peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The base is made of a simple woven raffia fabric, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Shell, Fabric
Chinese "Tree Jade" Petrified Wood Specimen
Located in Chicago, IL
Like scholars' rocks, petrified, or fossilized, wood is appreciated for its natural beauty. Sometimes called "Tree Jade," petrified wood is thought to bring peace and prosperity to i...
Category
20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Petrified Wood
$616 Sale Price
30% Off
Central African Buffalo Slit Drum
Located in Chicago, IL
This large animal sculpture is actually a traditional African slit drum, a percussive instrument commonly carved from a single block of wood. Comprised of a hollow resonance chamber ...
Category
20th Century African Tribal Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
African Mangbetu Ceremonial Jug
By Mangbetu People
Located in Chicago, IL
The Mangbetu people focused on highly realistic art forms. From the spout formed to look like hair, through the face, and down to the gourd shaped base, this jug seamlessly transitio...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Tall Celadon White Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of monochrome ceramics, this tall gooseneck vase is glazed in serene pale celadon. The vase features a rounded, globular body and a narrow cylindr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture
By Mario Dal Fabbro
Located in Chicago, IL
Mario Dal Fabbro - No. 14
signed Mario Dal Fabbro
Multi-disciplinary artist Mario Dal Fabbro was born in Cappella Maggiore, Italy in 1913. He trained in his family's furniture de...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Nathalie Du Pasquier Gravieux Accueil Box from Objects for the Electronic Age
By Nathalie du Pasquier
Located in Chicago, IL
Memphis Milano designer, Nathalie du Pasquier, Gravieux Accueil Box for Arc 74, 1983. Signed with decal studio label to lid: [Objects for the Electonic Age Mi...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
Blue
White Ming Scale Weight Drum, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
This small porcelain object is a scale weight from the late Ming-dynasty (1368-1644), a dense counterweight for a tabletop balances used by merchants to ...
Category
Early 17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
African Mangbetu Terracotta Ceremonial Jug
By Mangbetu People
Located in Chicago, IL
The Mangbetu people focused on highly realistic art forms. Two aspects of the tribe's traditional culture can be seen in this handled jug—the allusion to tall coiffured hair, and the...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Set of 4 Brass Coasters by Gentner Design
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 4 Brass Coasters by Gentner Design
Dimensions: D 12 x W 9.5 cm
Materials: dull, tarnished brass.
Hand-formed from a sheet of brass, each piece emphasizes the material’s pliab...
Category
2010s American Post-Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Printed Portrait of Josephine Bonaparte
Located in Chicago, IL
Encased in a geometric Art Deco frame, this small printed portrait depicts a young woman of French royalty, most likely Empress Josephine Bonaparte. Josephine Bonaparte was the Empre...
Category
20th Century European Art Deco Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Paper
Tony Rosenthal " INGATHERING MAQUETTE" Welded Steel Architectural Sculpture
By Tony Rosenthal
Located in Chicago, IL
Tony Rosenthal "INGATHERING MAQUETTE" Welded Steel Architectural Sculpture
Untitled. Welded steel sculpture with oxidized surface finish compose...
Category
1980s Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Steel
$7,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Florence Resnikoff "Inner Strength" Wall Sculpture
By Florence Resnikoff
Located in Chicago, IL
Florence Resnikoff "Inner Strength" Wall Sculpture,
Painted Canvass stretched over wire frame.
Resnikoff's work can be found in the permanent collections of the City and County of Sa...
Category
1960s Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
"Neapolitan Car" by Patrick Fitzgerald
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his miniature car sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Born from a fascination with the soap box derby...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Paper, Fabric
Chinese Woven Garden Basket, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
It is easy to imagine someone, long ago, gathering a harvest from their garden or strolling to the market with this beautiful basket tucked under their arm. Hand-woven of young willo...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Willow, Bentwood
Chinese Blue and White Fu Lion Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This small ceramic block is actually a form of Chinese headrest or neck pillow. Popular during the Qing dynasty, rigid headrests such as this were used by upper-class women to protec...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Marble Pedestal and Brass Crane Sculptures
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of Art Deco inspired solid brass crane sculptures surmounted on dark grey Carrara marble pedestals with brass sabots. One sculpture stands 2...
Category
1970s American Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble, Brass
$1,800 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of Three Tibetan Tsa Tsa, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This stack of three molded ceramic tsa tsas depict Buddhist deities. Each was a meditation created in a monastery by a Buddhist monk in training. They were sol...
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$680 / set
Ethiopian Carved Wooden Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
So as not to muss their intricate hairstyles while sleeping, Ethiopian women would traditionally rest their heads on these petite wooden stands. The combination of conic base and con...
Category
Early 20th Century Ethiopian Primitive Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Japanese Seated Portrait of a Zen Master, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th century Japanese sculpture likely portrays an accomplished teacher of Japanese Zen Buddhism. Developed from wood with a polychrome finish, this monk is expertly carved with...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Bronze Garuda Figurine, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite bronze figurine is cast in the form of Garuda, a demigod and mythical king of birds in Hindu and Buddhist faith. Taking the form of half-bird half man, Garuda is a powerf...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Ming Cobalt Brushed Jar, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
This Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) storage jar is attributed to the kilns of Yunnan province, loosely decorated with cobalt underglaze in a manner typical of the region. Dated to the 15th...
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Brass
Copper Decorative Mobile After Bustamante
Located in Chicago, IL
Cut and pierced brass and copper mobile, after Sergio Bustamante. Constructed with birds, fish, a flower and a sun face. Fixed with brass rods and brass filigreed hangers and adorned...
Category
1960s American Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper
Chinese Ming Iron Brushed Jar, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
This Ming-dynasty (1368-1644) storage jar is attributed to the kilns of Yunnan province, loosely decorated with iron underglaze in a manner typical of the region. Dated to the 15th/1...
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Los Castillo Metales Casados Handcrafted Mexico Mixed Metal Dish Bowl
By Los Castillos
Located in Chicago, IL
Los Castillo metales casados handcrafted mexico mixed metal dish bowl.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Chinese Polychrome Seated Ancestor Figure, C. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
An integral part of traditional Chinese home life, ancestor worship before a domestic altar often featured painted ancestral portraits or tabletop ancestor figure...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Vintage Italian Ceramic Sculpted And Hand Painted Sitting Boxer Guard Dog Statue
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Italian Ceramic Sculpted and Hand Painted Sitting Boxer Guard Dog Statue
This vintage Italian ceramic sculpture features a hand-painted life size sitting Boxer guard dog, sh...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Persimmon Ovoid Ginger Jar with Cartouche Paintings, c. 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
This vase is the perfect example of enduring Chinese symbolism and design. Each side of the ginger jar bears a cartouche painting containing a picturesque scene. Attendants watch ove...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Provincial Chinese Grain Container, c. 1900
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
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Chinese Blue
White Soup Spoon, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century porcelain soup spoon is a delicate example of Chinese blue-and-white ceramics. Once used daily as an everyday eating utensil, the spoon's broad form is hand-painted...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Bamboo Tobacco Pipe and Pouch, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This curious keepsake from the late 19th century is a provincial Chinese smoking pipe and its accompanying tobacco pouch. The small pipe honors the humble beauty of natural materials...
Category
Late 19th Century Cambodian Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
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