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Item Ships From: Illinois
Chinese Famille Rose Baluster Jar with Ancient Censers, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully commemorated on this lidded baluster 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
Bitossi Rosenthal-Netter Vase Gold/Black Metallic, Italy
By Rosenthal Netter, Bitossi
Located in Chicago, IL
Bitossi Rosenthal-Netter Vase Gold/Black Metallic, Italy. Vase is labeled Italy on bottom.
Measurements 8" tall, 4.25" diameter
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Incised Copper Currency Anklet
Located in Chicago, IL
Time-honored texture and form define this Nigerian copper sculptural object. The intricate geometry was achieved through a process known as scarification. The artisan would meticulou...
Category
19th Century Nigerian Tribal Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
African Wooden Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
This headrest comes from 20th century Kenya, hand-carved from one piece of indigenous wood. Headrests held great value to North Western nomadic pastoral tribes of Kenya as they have ...
Category
20th Century Kenyan Tribal Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Burmese Black Monk Offering Bowl Set
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Burmese Black Monk Offering Bowl Set
Burmese black lacquered offering bowl is called a hsun kwet. it is unique to Burma and was used to present offerings of food at buddhis...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Anglo-Japanese Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Lacquer
James Prestini I-Beam Sculpture
By James Prestini
Located in Chicago, IL
Prestini sculpture, this is one of the biggest I-beam examples.
Can be shown with or without artist designed pedestal base, shown, image 7.
Signed [PRESTINI 191].
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Nickel, Steel
$20,800 Sale Price
25% Off
Reclining Ho Ho Boy Charm Weight, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th century weight originally used its heft domestically to protect a child. A simple yet ingenious concept, the stone anchored the baby’s swaddling cloth to the bed so the chi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture
By Mario Dal Fabbro
Located in Chicago, IL
Mario Dal Fabbro sculpture no. 23
Signed: [Mario Dal Fabbro 1983 R.1]
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 honours 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
Bentwood
$13,650
Luzern Handgemalt Vase EM #549P, Swiss
Located in Chicago, IL
Luzern Handgemalt Vase EM #549P, Swiss. Vase is stamped on bottom and is in excellent condition.
Measures 6.75' tall, top 5" wide 4" deep
Category
1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture
By Mario Dal Fabbro
Located in Chicago, IL
Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture No. 15
Signed Mario Dal Fabbro
1982
Multi-disciplinary artist Mario Dal Fabbro was born in Cappella Maggiore, Italy in 1913.
He trained in his family...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Beaded Ndebele Initiation 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...
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Wood
Ceramic Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
Glazed Ceramic bowl, stamped on underside Holland.
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$263
Manuel Felguérez Mid-Century Mexican Metal Toy Soldier (1 of 7)
By Manuel Felguérez
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Manuel Felguérez Mid-Century Mexican Metal Toy Soldier (1 of 7)
This figurine measures: 5 wide x 5 deep x 16 inches high
We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show ...
Category
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Chinese Yunnan Lobed Pot, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in a beautifully irregular brown-green slip finish, this 19th-century earthenware pot was charged with the humble task of storing dry goods in a Qing dynasty kitchen. The lob...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Black and White Ceramic Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Black ceramic vase with white glaze drips
Category
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Early Marchello Fantoni Vase
By Fantoni, Marcello Fantoni
Located in Chicago, IL
Early Marchello Fantoni vase, Abstract geometric designs with blue glaze.
Signed underside "Fantoni" Italy.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Red Lacquer Betel Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
In many southeast Asian cultures, offering guests a betel quid to chew was the fundamental symbol of hospitality. A blend of leaves, nuts, seasonings, and sometimes tobacco, betel was kept in finely worked and decorated boxes. This round betel box...
Category
Early 20th Century Southeast Asian Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Gabor Kalman Brutalist Steel Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
Kalman takes steel and torch-cuts it, then contours it for a Brutalist effect.
Signed base Gabor Kalman '68.
This item is currently on view in our NYC Greenwich Street Location.
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Cut Steel
$2,200 Sale Price
47% Off
Gilt Burmese Musician Figure, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This seated Burmese figure captures a musician in eternal song. The wooden figure is hand-carved with a seated posture, legs crossed and arms outstretch...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Folk Art Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Wood
Chinese Black Clay Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculpted by artisans in China's Shanxi province, this black clay vessel has a quiet simplicity, shaped with balanced proportions and an undecorated, unglazed surface. Charged with th...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Carved Wooden Bamana Tribe Style Post
Located in Chicago, IL
Bamana tribe art is known for masks, textiles and architectural elements. This Y-shaped post supported a heavy roof timber and acted as a welcoming symbol...
Category
20th Century African Tribal Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$5,200 Sale Price
54% Off
Chinese Bent Handle Fisherman
s Basket, c. 1900
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. Th...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Willow
Chinese betrothal basket with cover, 1880-1910
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Painstaking hand woven, dyed, and detailed Chinese bamboo betrothal basket with cover. The basket shape is round bowl form on an integrated base, and the thick bamboo rim is fitted w...
Category
1890s Chinese Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bamboo
"Iron Sponge Car" by Patrick Fitzgerald, 2019
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Working from found materials, Fitzgerald constructs miniature soap box cars and the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Paper
Chinese Polychrome Harmony Fish, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-crafted from reclaimed wood, this large koi sculpture is a traditional symbol of harmony and luck. For Buddhists, such a fish represents a freedom from all restraints. Much of t...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Pine
Terracotta Bura Spirit Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Sometimes called a "Bura bell" due to its shape, this sculptural terra cotta object was part of the Bura tribe's burial ritual. Buried with its flared mouth facing down, this cylindrical storage...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerien Tribal Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Blue and White Chinoiserie Candle Stand Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
This vintage porcelain vase is shaped like a large candle stand and decorated with a blue-and-white Chinoiserie design of an idyllic town square land...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Clyde Burt Ceramic Charger
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt ceramic charger in glazed stoneware. Signature to underside: [CB]. American, circa 1965.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture
By Mario Dal Fabbro
Located in Chicago, IL
Mario Dal Fabbro - No. 21
Signed Mario Dal Fabbro, 1980s
Multi-disciplinary artist Mario Dal Fabbro was born in Cappella Maggiore, Italy in 1913. He trained in his family's furni...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$7,392 Sale Price
34% Off
Circa 1900 French Burl Elm and Ebony Table Slope Top Secretary
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
C1880-1900 Beautiful French Burl Elm Slope Table Top Secretary, with secondary woods of ebony, satin and an entire interior made from rosewood. Exterior trimmed in brass. Lovely un-r...
Category
Early 20th Century French Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Clyde Burt Figural Ceramic Face on Plinth
By Clyde Burt
Located in Chicago, IL
Clyde Burt figural ceramic face on attached plinth in glazed stoneware and hand painted face.
Signature to underside: [CB].
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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 a ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Primitive Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Terracotta Bura Spirit Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Buried with their flared mouths facing down, these cylindrical storage vessels protected the deceased's possessions as they transitioned to the afterl...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerien Tribal Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Shewen Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
Following the sculpted form, marbled coloring, and natural veining of this one-of-a-kind stone can be deeply meditative. Viewed as a source of beauty and creativity, Chinese scholar-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
fferrone Contemporary Handcrafted Czech Fluted Glass Vases Set of 3
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
Albany Small, Medium & Large Vases - Set of 3 Glass
This set of 3 designer vases looks beautiful together or alone and makes an eye-catching addition to any shelf or table in your h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
fferrone Contemporary Handcrafted Czech Fluted Glass Large Vase
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
STELLA LARGE VASE
Pure in form, the lenticular effect of the fluted glass masks the stems and showcases the flower heads. The facet near the bottom serves as a marker for the water ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
fferrone Contemporary Handcrafted Czech Fluted Glass Medium Vase
By Felicia Ferrone
Located in Chicago, IL
STELLA MEDIUM
Pure in form, the lenticular effect of the fluted glass masks the stems and showcases the flower heads. The facet near the bottom serves as a marker for the water line...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Czech Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Frederick Cooper Safari Collection Bronze Monkey Candelabra
By Frederick Cooper
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite Frederick Cooper “Safari Collection” bronze monkey candelabra / candle holder.
Features two arms and a faux marbleized black w...
Category
1990s Hollywood Regency Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$693 Sale Price
30% Off
Chinese Bai Tea Leaf Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Rendered in a striking cool white glaze, this contemporary porcelain jar offers a modern take on a classic form. Lidded jars like these were used in tea shops in China, where tea dri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Beaded Ndebele Initiation 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...
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Wood
Chinese Bronze Vessel with Tripod Feet, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
This 18th century bronze vessel with tripod feet was crafted by hand in a traditional Chinese shape known as "ding," that dates back to 1600 BC. Tripod bowls were originally used for making religious offerings to ancestral gods. This ding is mounted on a finely carved hardwood...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
In the Style of Paul Evans Wall Torch
By Paul Evans
Located in Chicago, IL
Brutalist wall sculptural Torchere, can be wired for electric or used as candle torch.
Cast aluminum with brass anodized prong light holder grooved and d...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Aluminum
Beaded Ndebele Initiation 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...
Category
Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Wood
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 ...
Category
1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Miniature Chinese Etagere Bookcase
Located in Chicago, IL
A full size bookcase with this level of workmanship and detail would be an incredible find, but this beautiful piece of furniture—at only eight inches tall—is perfectly constructed d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Qing Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
$288 / item
Chinese Enamelware Teapot with Mythical Qilin, c. 1920s
Located in Chicago, IL
Tea drinking has been an integral part of Chinese culture for centuries, resulting in a wide range of social customs and material traditions. In addition to tea leaves, water, and he...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Meditation Stone on Carved Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
A well-chosen stone is a focal point of both a traditional Chinese garden and a scholar's studio, evoking the grandeur of nature and inspiring creative thought. Meditation stones off...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Brushed Metal Vessel, Sculptural Object by Raju Peddada - "Untitled Vessel"
By Raju Peddada
Located in Chicago, IL
This prototype by designer Raju Peddada is a shift in contemporary decorative furnishings with an interactive design that engages, entices, challenges and inspires the observer on an...
Category
Early 2000s Canadian Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Large Rustic Chinese Tray, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved from pine, this hundred-year-old tray made in northern China charms with its rustic character and simple shape. Marked with use and distinguished by t...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Primitive Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Elm
African Luba Mboko Vessel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Receiving guidance from tribal ancestors was a central aspect of the Luba people's spiritual practices. This ceramic spiritually significant vessel is topped with a crossed leg figure whose head has an opening critical for a divination ritual. Known as an mboko, this handled vessel would have been filled with items like antelope horns, shells, dried beetles, human teeth...
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Glazed Kitchen Jar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A thick black glaze softly covers the tapered form of this early 20th-century jar, once used daily in a Qing-dynasty kitchen. The petite jar is shaped with gently sloping sides and h...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Taxidermy Mold Horse Head
Located in Wainscott, NY
Early 20th century Taxidermy mold horse head
This is a cool an unusual object for the wall (stand is easily removed) or tabletop as a decorative piece. Found in Argentina in the Fron...
Category
20th Century Argentine Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Chinese Zhenzhu Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
A well-chosen stone is the focal point of both a traditional Chinese garden and a scholar's studio - evoking the complexities of nature and inspiring creative thought. This sculptura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Geometric Glass Bowl
Located in Chicago, IL
Geometric textured outside body
Category
1980s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Holmegaard Vase
By Holmegaard
Located in Chicago, IL
Green transparent vase
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
$520
Set of Three Chinese Gilt Fragments, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand-carved and lavishly pigmented, these gilt fragments originated as decorative elements of ornate Qing-dynasty furniture or architecture. Elevated by ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$1,680 / set
Sam Keller “Cheetosphere” Sculpture
By Sam Keller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Geometric sculpture made out of “Cheetos Puffs” and adhesive by Los Angeles-based artist Sam Keller. Comes with a custom plexiglass vitrine that measures 13 x 13 x 13 inches. This pi...
Category
2010s American Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Plexiglass
"Cut-Rate Liquor Car" by Patrick Fitzgerald
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald uses his works as a means of resurrecting the idyllic worlds he once found in the Industrial surroundings of his youth. Raised in Grand Rapids...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Paper
Polished Silver Vessel/Bowl, Sculptural Object by Raju Peddada - "Lacuna"
By Raju Peddada
Located in Chicago, IL
A remarkable example of minimalist design and natural form, this silver vessel is both beautiful and functional. This proto-type by designer Raju Peddada is a shift in contemporary ...
Category
Early 2000s Canadian Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Tarnished Metal Vessel/Pitcher, Sculptural Object by Raju Peddada - "Platoon"
By Raju Peddada
Located in Chicago, IL
A salutation to a Teutonic creation - that appears deceptively simple, but was incredibly difficult to craft, this tarnished metal vessel is both beautiful and functional. This prot...
Category
Early 2000s Canadian Modern Illinois - Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
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