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Item Ships From: Illinois
Nineteenth Century European Gilt Wood Frame, Having Festoons and C Scrolls
Located in Winnetka, IL
A Nineteenth Century European gilt and gesso mirror carved in the Neoclassical style having festoons of C scrolls upon a diapered ground and bead...
Category

19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Gesso, Giltwood

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...
Category

1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - 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.
Category

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

Materials

Bronze

Tony Rosenthal Sculpture
Tony Rosenthal Sculpture
$9,600 Sale Price
40% Off
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 Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

"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, ...
Category

20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

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...
Category

Early 20th Century Tibetan Tibetan Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Art Glass Nebula Sculpture Disc Cosmic Iridescent Opalescent OuterSpace Orb Star
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare and spectacular abstract art glass orb sculpture of a deep space nebula in the shape of a disc. An absolutely gorgeous exmaple of the finest cosmic glass art that radiates iride...
Category

1990s American Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold

Murano Venetian Italian Art Glass Sculptural Bowl Shell Gold Mid Century Modern
By Seguso Vetri d Arte, Archimede Seguso
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare sunset colored murano venetian art glass sculptural bowl in the form or a shell with gold leaf aventurine encased within the glass. A fine example of 1950s Mid Century Modern It...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Gold, Gold Leaf

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...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Antique Illinois - 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...
Category

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

Materials

Granite

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...
Category

Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Illinois - 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.
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

Marcello Fantoni Ceramic Shelf Hanger
By Marcello Fantoni, Raymor
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 Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

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...
Category

Early 2000s French Mid-Century Modern Illinois - 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 Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver

Malachite Octagonal Box
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a vintage malachite and brass inlay octagonal box in good condition, no chips or cracks.
Category

1980s Brazilian Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Malachite, Brass

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...
Category

Late 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Illinois - 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...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Antique Illinois - 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 Illinois - 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...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Illinois - 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 Illinois - 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 Illinois - 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 Illinois - 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 Illinois - 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 Illinois - 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" ...
Category

Late 20th Century American Illinois - 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 Illinois - 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 Illinois - 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.
Category

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

Materials

Metal

Square Cut Crystal Glass Box
Located in Winnetka, IL
Square cut crystal and ormolu casket box.
Category

Mid-20th Century Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

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 Illinois - 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...
Category

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

Materials

Iron

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 Illinois - 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 Illinois - 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 Illinois - 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 Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Limestone

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 Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

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 Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

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 Illinois - 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 Illinois - 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 Illinois - 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 Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Silver Plate

1979 Brass Abstract Sculpture by Dan Murphy
By Dan Murphy
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a lovely brass metal abstract sculpture by Dan Murphy in 1979 and is mounted on a lucite base.
Category

1970s American Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

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 Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

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 Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Teak

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 Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Bob Bennett Abstract Bronze Sculpture
By Bob Bennett
Located in Winnetka, IL
Bob Bennett is an american artist and sculptor and this abstract piece was done in 1987 and was 15 out of 50. He and his twin brother Tom were highly ski...
Category

1980s American Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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 Illinois - 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 Illinois - 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 Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass, Steel

Pair of Albert Paley Blossom Candlesticks
Pair of Albert Paley Blossom Candlesticks
$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 Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Aluminum

Murano Art Glass Centerpiece Bowl Vessel Dish Black Copper Aventurine Fenicio
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A true work of art - an elegant, rare and large murano art glass centerpiece bowl with brilliant copper aventurine on a jet black base color. Dating to the mid 20th century circa 1955. The copper aventurine of this art glass bowl is very unique and rarely seen. This design is referred to as fenicio or phoenician - a homage to the ancient Phoenician glass...
Category

Mid-20th Century Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper

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 Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Barovier Toso Efeso Bowl Plate Dish Vessel Aquatic Water Bubbles Blue Murano Art
By Ercole Barovier, Barovier&Toso
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Exquisite, rare and iconic art glass bowl, plate, dish or vessel designed by Ercole Barovier circa 1965 and manufactured by the legendary Italian art glass furnaces of Barovier Toso ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano 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 Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Stoneware

Fratelli Toso Murano Glass Decorative Bowl – Copper Aventurine, Blue Sommerso
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and vibrant decorative Murano glass bowl by Fratelli Toso, crafted in Italy in the 1950s. This piece features an intricate Sommerso style, with a blue-to-transparent gradi...
Category

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

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

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