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Item Ships From: Illinois
Chinese Yuan Green Glazed Lotus Jar, c. 1350
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautiful in its imperfection, this green glazed jar from Yunnan province is an offering vessel, or spirit jar, originally filled with ritual offerings such as coins, shells, flowers...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Minimalist Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

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

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Minimalist Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Vintage Industrial Double Sided School Clock - Pair
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Industrial Double Sided School Clock - Pair The clocks feature a grey paint metal body and a clear glass cover. This pair of unique time pieces would be eclectic decor for y...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Pair "Festivo" Iittala Finnish One-Ring Candlesticks Designed by Timo Sarpaneva
By Timo Sarpaneva, Iittala
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair "Festivo" Iittala candlesticks. Textured clear molded glass composed as a column with a singular projecting band, a flared mouth and a round base. Designed by Timo Sarpaneva for...
Category

1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Sculpture by Richard Walsh
Located in Chicago, IL
Richard Walsh freeform sculpture. Tubular metal bent and welded to torch-cut circular base, Brutalist in form and patina. Sturdy stabile sculpture, circa 1975.
Category

1970s American Brutalist Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Sculpture by Richard Walsh
Sculpture by Richard Walsh
$1,440 Sale Price
58% Off
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 aromatic plants and essential oils, the censer issued fragrant smoke that forged a connection to the spiritual realm. This late Qing-dynasty jar...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Djerma Painted Water Vessel
Located in Chicago, IL
The Djerma people of Niger are well-known for their gracefully shaped and delicately painted water containers. The surface paintings are applied after firing with all natural pigment...
Category

Early 20th Century Nigerien Tribal Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Guido Gambone Two-Handled Spouted Pitcher 1955
By Guido Gambone
Located in Chicago, IL
Guido Gambone two-handled spouted pitcher 1955: Blue, Brown Glazed Stoneware, signed 'GAMBONE ITALY' with donkey mark on the underside.
Category

1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Hivo Van Teal Lucite Abstract Sculpture, Signed 1970
By Hivo Van Teal
Located in Chicago, IL
Hivo Van Teal Lucite Abstract Sculpture, Signed 1970's. Hivo Van Teal is an award winning artist and designer. Sculpture is signed Van Teal. Has a smal...
Category

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

Materials

Lucite

"China Cabinet" 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 Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Stone Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Solid stone sculpture, polished stone sculpture.
Category

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

Materials

Stone

Florence Resnikoff Welded Steel Sculpture
By Florence Resnikoff
Located in Chicago, IL
Florence Resnikoff Welded Steel Sculpture. Abstract form welded metal with patina. Known for her jewelry designs Resnikoff's early designs were ...
Category

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

Materials

Metal

Chinese Dark Glaze Kitchen Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A dark brown glaze clings to the tapered form of this 19th-century jar, once used daily in a Qing-dynasty kitchen as evidenced by the glazed interior. The wide-mouth jar is shaped wi...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

A Pair on Antique Limestone Lions, France c.1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique pair of tufa limestone garden lions dates to the early 19th century and came from southern France or possibly, Italy. The lions are quite regal in appearance and hold he...
Category

Early 20th Century French Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Limestone

Fantoni Blub Shaped Vase
By Fantoni, Marcello Fantoni
Located in Chicago, IL
Fantoni blub shaped vase, with layered glazes. Signed underside Fantoni Italy with layered glazes. Signed underside Fantoni Italy.
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

Provincial Chinese Headrest, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Made of Chinese northern elmwood, this smooth block of wood was once used by an upper-class woman as a headrest. The soft curve and height of the block not only supported her head an...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Elm

Pair Vintage Hand Carved Turned Wood Candlesticks, Candle Holders
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand carved solid wood candlesticks in the classic hand turned style with lovely proportions. Exact age and maker unknown. Very good vintage condition. Very minor signs of wear. No ...
Category

Early 20th Century American American Classical Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Hardwood

Larry Mohr Sculpture Bars XXVI
By Larry Mohr
Located in Chicago, IL
Larry Mohr Sculpture Bars XXVI: Adjustable Solid aluminum bars connected by bolts. Signed, titled, dated, and numbered to base ‘Bars XXVI 1/5 6/19/83 Larry Mohr’. This work is number 1 from the edition of 5.   Larry Mohr (1921-2013) was an accomplished sculptor whose figural and abstract works are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Georgia Museum of Art, Vassar College...
Category

1980s American Industrial Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Aluminum

Larry Mohr Sculpture Bars XXVI
Larry Mohr Sculpture Bars XXVI
$7,040 Sale Price
20% Off
Nigerian Nupe Vessel Support
By Nupe
Located in Chicago, IL
The Nupe people of Nigeria were touted as some of the finest ceramicists in Africa. Everyday objects like this elegant, cylindrical vessel support received detailed attention. This f...
Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Primitive Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Clyde Burt Ceramic Charger
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt ceramic charger in glazed stoneware with incised image. Signature to underside: [CB]. American, circa 1965
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

Tommi Parzinger Candle Stick Holder with Original Hurricane Glass
By Tommi Parzinger, Dorlyn Silversmiths
Located in Chicago, IL
Tommi Parzinger Candle Stick Holder with Original Hurricane Glass These were handcrafted brass pieces by Dorlyn for Parzinger. The long brass bar looks to be slightly eschew to the...
Category

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

Materials

Brass

Yoruba Four Headed Egungun Headdress
By Yoruba People
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden headdress was created by the Yoruba People of western Nigeria, and was worn during a masquerade known as egungun. A widespread Yoruba ritual, egungun performances honor a...
Category

Mid-20th Century Nigerian Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Chinese Bent Handle Fisherman s Basket, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Basket making is an ancient and humble craft, but in the hands of a skilled weaver a simple willow basket can become a truly beautiful work of art. This bent handle basket was made i...
Category

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

Materials

Bentwood, Willow

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

20th Century South African Folk Art Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Chinese Drip Glaze Kitchen Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Coated inside and out with a rich drip glaze, this early 20th century jar was originally used for storing foods and condiments in a Provincial Chinese kitchen. The wide-mouth jar has...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

Yoruba Omo Bell, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This four-sided brass face bell, known as omo, was created by an artisan of the Ijebu Yoruba People of Southern Nigeria. A mark of the wearer's rank and power, the bell would have be...
Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Gold Studded Candle Sconce by Brian Stanziale
By Brian Stanziale
Located in Chicago, IL
In an exclusive collaboration with pagoda red, each hand-studded piece by artist the bms. was transformed from a provincial 19th century artifact into a one of a kind work of art. Embellishing with silver and gold thumbtacks, the bms. Adds a contemporary twist to our storied objects, animating each surface with bold and provocative designs. Carved from the cylindrical form of a single bamboo segment, this 19th century headrest was originally used to preserve intricate hairstyles during sleep. The bms. Enhanced the headrest's unusual form, re-imagining the piece on its side as a decorative candle sconce. The golden interior casts a warm glow over its surroundings, lit by the twinkling light of a tealight or votive candle set...
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Marcello Fantoni Vase
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Chicago, IL
Glazed ceramic vase.
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

James Prestini I Beam
By James Prestini
Located in Chicago, IL
James Prestini sculpture Nickel plated with impressed signature to underside: [Prestini]. Signed to underside: [Prestini 315]. This can be displayed on a table case or floor in the...
Category

1970s American Minimalist Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Steel

Chinese Polychrome Seated Ancestor Figure, C. 1900
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 ance...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Clyde Burt Ceramic Vase
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt ceramic vase in 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

Chinese Cast Iron Vessel, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This cast-iron vessel has an elegant form reminiscent of the beautiful ironwork, bronzes, and ceramics perfected by Chinese artisans thousands of years ago. A century ago this jar wo...
Category

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

Materials

Iron

Antique Brandt Furniture Co. Inlaid Mahogany 4 Bottle Decanter Spirit Box
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Brandt Furniture Co. Inlaid Mahogany 4 Bottle Decanter Spirit Box This Brandt Furniture Co. decanter box has a beautiful four bottle ...
Category

1930s American American Classical Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Velvet, Mahogany

Teotihuacan Ceramic Head Fragment
Located in Chicago, IL
This intriguing head fragment was once attached to a bust or full effigy figurine crafted in 400 A.D. Mesoamerica. Earthenware figurines were made in great abundance throughout Teotihuacan's history. After 250 A.D. objects made from clay increased dramatically in Teotihuacan, serving a wide variety of purposes and functions from religious rituals to burial offerings. Figurines like this commemorated important people and events within the city of Teotihuacan and other parts of Mesoamerica, portraying individuals of different rank and status such as soldiers, merchants, bureaucrats, and occasionally divinities. This figure is adorned with an elaborate headdress, a thick beaded necklace...
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

English Georgian cast brass Queen Anne knob shaft candlestick, c. 1760
Located in Kenilworth, IL
English Georgian cast brass Queen Anne cannon barrel shaft candlestick, with push up candle ejector, peened to a petal base. Birmingham, England, circa 1760.
Category

Mid-18th Century British Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

19th Century Chinese Spirit Screen with Duan Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th century spirit screen from northern China is inset with a duan stone, similar to stones used to create many inkstones for calligraphy. The stand i...
Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Stone

Chinese Enameled Hat Stand with Two Women, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Brilliantly colored with bold enamels, this porcelain hat stand was once used by a Qing-dynasty gentleman to display his caps while they weren't in use. This stand is decorated in th...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Manuel Felguerez Mid Century Metal Toy Soldier
By Manuel Felguérez
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Manuel Felguerez Mid Century Metal Toy Soldier This figurine measures: 5.25 wide x 5.25 deep x 15.25 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show as much ...
Category

1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Clyde Burt Ceramic Vase
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt ceramic vase in glazed stoneware multicolored glaze. Signed to underside: [CB]. American, circa 1965.
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

Yoruba Osanyin Staff, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
To cure mental and physical ailments, Yoruba priests and diviners invoke the aid of Osanyin, the god of herbal medicines. Used in divination rituals to cure the afflicted, this iron ...
Category

Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Steel, Iron

Dark Glazed Chinese Kitchen Jar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A lustrous brown glaze coats the slender tapered form of this late 19th-century kitchen jar. As evidenced by the glazed interior, the jar was once used daily in a Qing-dynasty kitche...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Terracotta

Horse Sculpture
By A. Mead
Located in Chicago, IL
Horse sculpture, signed Jo Mead.
Category

1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Plaster

Horse Sculpture
Horse Sculpture
$714 Sale Price
40% Off
Clyde Burt Ceramic Vase
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt vase, striped graduated tones vase. "Signed underside CB".
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Sascha Brastoff Enameled Bowls
By Sascha Brastoff
Located in Chicago, IL
Enameled Metal, copper and brass tones.
Category

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

Materials

Metal

Mounted Chinese Meditation Puddingstone
Located in Chicago, IL
Puddingstone is named for its unique composite nature, a suspension of multicolored pebbles that resemble raisins in a pudding. Historically, the unusual stone was favored by scholar...
Category

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

Materials

Stone, Steel

Japanese Gilt Tabako-Bon with Mountain Landscape, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This lacquered box is a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used to store tobacco and smoking accessories. Believed to have evolved from the tradition...
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper

Citron Yellow Bottleneck Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of ceramics, this striking long-necked vase is cloaked in an all-over citron-yellow glaze. With a rounded, globular body and cylindrical neck, the...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Curtis Jere Style Mid Century Brass Tennis Sculpture
By Curtis Jeré
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Curtis Jere Style Mid Century Brass Tennis Sculpture This sculpture measures: 42 wide x 5.5 deep x 30 inches high We take our photos in a controlled...
Category

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

Materials

Brass

Japanese Red Lacquer Hibachi, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed to hold glowing embers, hibachi vessels were used for cooking or as a source of heat in Japanese homes. Placed under a low wood kotatsu table wi...
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Copper

Tibeto-Chinese Seated Lama Figure, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Cast in brass with a rich patina, this seated figure is a Lama, a spiritual master and teacher of the Dharma in Tibetan Buddhism. The figure likely de...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Tibetan Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Harry Bouras Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago art critic, Harry Bouras was the host of "Arts and Artists" for 25 years. Harry's pieces are in permanent collections in Chicago, New York and Tokyo. Resin coated iron sculpture. Two matching...
Category

1960s American Brutalist Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

French Charles X period cast brass columnar candlestick, 1815-30
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Cast brass columnar candlestick with standing rim bobeshe and circular standing rim base. Seam cast and threaded shaft to base. France, Restoration period, circa 1815-30.
Category

Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Michael Lucero Untitled "Jughead"1992
By Michael Lucero
Located in Chicago, IL
Michael Lucero Untitled "Jughead" Lucero with playful NYC Barcode graphics. USA, 1992 Glazed earthenware Signed and dated to body ‘M.L. 21392 NYC’. provenance: Franklin Parrasch G...
Category

1990s American Organic Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Enameled Hat Stand with Children at Play, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Brilliantly colored with bold enamels, this porcelain hat stand was once used by a Qing-dynasty gentleman to display his caps while they weren't in use. This stand is decorated in th...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Hugh Acton Planter
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Hugh Acton
Located in Chicago, IL
Hugh Acton Custom planter, solid Carrera marble with carved concave top. Polished Carrera marble. Signed on underside [acton].  
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Carrara Marble

Chinese Turned Wooden Mortar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite pinewood vessel is an early 20th century mortar once used daily in a provincial kitchen to grind herbs, spices, and condiments. The rustic container was hand-turned to an...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Pine

Set of Linda Kramer Ceramic Chairs
By Linda Kramer
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of five ceramic chairs sculpture by Chicago based artist Linda Kramer. Measures: Chair heights: 5.5", 7.5", 10.25", 14.5", 19.5" Born in New York City in 1937, raised in C...
Category

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

Materials

Ceramic

African Red Green Painted Mortar
Located in Chicago, IL
Abstract and sculptural, this wooden form demonstrates the timeless appeal of African art. Hand-carved to an hourglass shape, the unusual figure is actually a grinding mortar, compri...
Category

20th Century African Tribal Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Green and White Peking Glass Vase - Pair
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Antique Chinese Green and White Peking Glass Vase - Pair Each vase measures: 5.75 wide x 5.75 deep x 11.75 inches high We take our photos in a con...
Category

Early 2000s Chinese Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass

Vintage Swedish cast brass yachting trophy (c. 1950)
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Cast brass yachting trophy in the form of a mast. The bottom of the column featured graduated ring turnings which rest on a square brass base and plint...
Category

Mid-20th Century Illinois - Decorative Objects

Materials

Marble, Brass

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