Milan - Decorative Objects

ESSEVI - Sandro VACCHETTI - Ceramica dipinta a mano raffigurante una lavandaia, datata 1937 - Torino - Made in italy. Bellissima qualità e in perfetto stato di conservazione.

Part of the Verona series, this large basket is a perfect object to store a variety of different items in an elegant and sophisticated way. The structure is entirely made in saddle l...

Pair of bookends in veined green marble with orthogonal structure. On the marble base there are two identical metal sculptures, depicting two Toucan birds with an amber ball...

Exuding a lavish flair intertwined with its geometrical design, this refined ivory storage box showcases a precious structure in horn and wood and a rectangular lid in the same lacqu...

Delicate and charming, this bottle with lid will infuse sophistication and a romantic ambiance into any home. This versatile piece was designed by Karim Rashid in 2016 and is part of...

This handcrafted "Lumière" marble vase made in Tuscany, Italy, features an expressive silhouette with charming rounded volumes and pleasant proportions. Made from the exquisite Frenc...

Vintage big and massive vase in thick Murano glass by Italian designer Vinicio Vianello, deep bottle green with a yellowish hue near the top. Dating back to the late Sixties / early ...

This Italian porcelain sculpture is part of Grand Tour by Vito Nesta. Made of Capodimonte porcelain with a glossy finish, this sculpture is shaped like a sleeping cat and was inspire...

Made in Italy, 1960s - 1970s. These two sculptures are made in amber sommerso Murano glass and are quite heavy. These two glasses are even more beautiful and suggestive in person. T...

The Classic design of this porcelain vase comes back to life with retro decorations with a contemporary flavor. Flowers and Middle Eastern architectur...

Small sculpture in chromed metal representing the fluid man, designed in the 50s. In jargon it is called "sexual fluidity": that is the tendency of people under 25 to choose a partner of their own or of the other sex, without limits and without taboos. The pleasure and experimentation together, following the circumstances, availability and predilection of the moment. The vintage metal sculpture...

Made in pink etched blown glass with iridescent and material effects. It is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in very good or...

André Baud Black Ceramic Duck Vide-Poche. Vallauris France 1950s

This anthropomorphic vase is made entirely by hand and painted in a black matte monochrome tint, rich in natural pigments and resin binders that p...

LARGE BASSANO CERAMIC, depicting black panther, fire-glazed. In perfect condition, original MADE IN ITALY 1960.

Fabulous pair of limited-edition, contemporary art Sicilian Moorheads of fine Sicilian workmanship. The Moor heads are made entirely of lava stone: the male head is polished, while ...

Beautiful set of fine wood desk prototypes designed by Pierluigi Ghianda in the 60's, of fine Italian manufacture. The desk set is composed of two identical elements: It is composed of two larger side compartments and three smaller central ones. They are made entirely of pear wood and their uniqueness lies in the fact that they are true original prototypes of the designer. The vintage desk set...

Pair of large branches of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum), mounted on large octagonal alabaster bases with guilt bronze profile. Connection with a spherical bronze element...

Wooden box with lock and mirror inside. The external covering is in briar wood veneer, brass with mother of pearl inserts, the handles are in brass. Italy half 19th century.

ECCEZIONALE VASO IN PORCELANA DRL 1970 in ottimo stato Proveniente da villa Milanese

The Classic design of this porcelain vase comes back to life with retro decorations with a contemporary flavor. This design is inspired by heart shaped ex votos, very popular in Ital...

Silver sculpture depicting a piper, a dancer and a small dancing bear in the centre. Malachite base in the shape of a crescent moon Russia, around 1880.

1970s Astonishing Space Age Vase with 4 asymmetrical tubes of different heights in stainless steel. Made In Italy. This vase is in excellent condition. Dimension: Diam 3,93" x 10,23"...

Often called “The City of Blades”, Solingen, in North-Rhine Westphalia, has been a center for the manufacturing of scissors since medieval times. At the end of the 18th century it’s ...

Wonderful pair of Italian Baroque paperweights from the 1800s. The pair is made with a truly binding Onyx base. The onyx stone has been carved to make the paperweights semi-equal. Ab...

Bottle cooler Manufacture Joseph Hannong Strasbourg, France, circa 1771 Maiolica polychrome decorated “a piccolo fuoco” (third fire) It measures 7.40 in in height x 9.64 in diam...

Italian 1960s small red travertine stone and brass trim bowl.

Acid green decorative bowl - Murano glass valet tray - collectible bright Murano glass A heavy, fun and highly decorative Murano bowl / valet tr...

Sculptural bowl in white bronze handcrafted using a very sophisticated technique used by artisans for production.

Beautifully manufactured Italian 1940s Gold Etched Glass and Brass Picture Frame. Very Sturdy and Full Brass Picture inner size 11.8 x 17 cm

Behold the exquisite grandeur of a decorative vase, a true masterpiece, born from the artistic glassblowing tradition of Murano. This magnificent creation is adorned with a handcraft...

Ugo La Pietra "Mediterranean Table" 1992 ceramic table Large table/sculpture with three-dimensional ceramic top modeled by hand, depicting the Italian Mediterranean landscape with rivers, valleys, woods, hills, gardens, squares, the variety of Mediterranean vegetation. Terracotta molded...

Mid-century terracotta jar vase with handles, 1950s. Terracotta jar vase with handles, with rounded shape, in orientalist style. The shape is that of a small jar, with neck and openi...

A rare and unusual small sized articulated painter's mannequin, with realistically sculpted face, ears, hands and feet. The mannequin is carved and made of ivory, mounted on a cylind...

Beautiful French bronze vase from the Art Nouveau period, made during the early 1900s, fine French manufacture. The vase is made entirely of bronze,...

Titus I is a large pink blown grass vase with a gunmetal stand. The product is part of the collection New Roman, by Jaime Hayon: inspired by the vessels of...

A Naturalia mineral specimen. A druse with Amethyst, Mica and Desert rose crystals, mounted over a guild-plated wooden base on a vase shape. Italy circa 1880.

A pair of a naturalia mineral specimen. A composition with smoky quartz, vanadinite, malachite and native copper crystals, mounted over a gold plated wooden base with leaves. Italy c...

Chain seal in silver and jet. The seal features a rectangular silver plate with a carved noble coat of arms representing a two-headed eagle. The matrix is crowned by a frame with a w...

FIELD STUDIO - Enameled Copper This important firm founded in TURIN in 1957 by 4 artists: Virgilio Bari, Euclide Chiambretti, Bianca Tuninetto and Lidia Lanfranconi . They designed ...

Vase featuring a symmetrical cut on the upper part, part of the Tagliata series by Aldo Londi. The exterior showcases a textured dark brown finish, contrasted by a glossy white inter...

Many are the different types of glass created by master makers on the Venetian island of Murano. From air-thin vases to expressive sculptures, also massive objects with deep and vivi...

Big Sculptural Vase by Alexandra Madirazza Dimensions: ⌀ 30 x H 40 cm (These are approximate measurements) Materials: Stoneware Also available in ...

Rare Pair of “Pago Pago” Vases by Enzo Mari for Danese Milano, First Edition, 1969** An exceptional and highly collectible pair of *Pago Pago* vases, designed in 1969 by **Enzo Mari...

Italian 1980s Post-Modern Vase in Alabaster Attributed to Alessandro Mendini Italy 1980s

A specimen of Naturalia: a pair of Mediterranean red coral branches (Coralium Rubrum), mounted on vase-shaped embossed copper bases. Italy circa 1870.

Made in Italy, 1960s. This vase is made in Sommerso Murano glass, which has been hand blown with three different colors: transparent, yellow and blue. It is a vintage item, therefor...

Sea monster Carrara marble mouth fountain Italy, late 16th century It measures 13.8 x 31.5 x 18.9 in (35 x 80 x 48 cm) State of conservation: some small evident gaps and widespread signs of wear due to outdoor exposure. The gray marks crossing it do not come from restoration, but are rather the natural veins of the marble. This work has some morphological characteristics typically associated with the iconography of the sea monster: an elongated muzzle, sharp teeth, protruding eyes, elongated ears, and a coiled serpent's tail. An in-depth series of studies on artistic depictions of the sea monster attempted to verify how this symbol evolved in antiquity in the European and Mediterranean contexts and how it gradually changed its image and function over time. The iconography itself is mutable and imaginative and its history is rich with cultural and artistic exchange, as well as the overlapping of ideas. This occurred so much that it is difficult to accurately pinpoint the "types" that satisfactorily represent its various developments. However, we can try to summarize the main figures, starting from the biblical Leviathan and the marine creature that swallowed Jonah (in the Christian version, this figure was to become a whale or a "big fish", the “ketos mega”, translation of the Hebrew “dag gadol”). Other specimens ranged from the dragons mentioned in the Iliad (which were winged and had legs) to "ketos” (also from Greek mythology), the terrifying being from whose Latinized name (“cetus”) derives the word "cetacean". See J. Boardman, “Very Like a Whale” - Classical Sea Monsters, in Monsters and Demons in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds, in Papers presented in Honor of Edith Porada, Mainz am Rhein 1987, pp. 73-84). In Italy the monster underwent yet further variations: it can be found in Etruscan art on the front of some sarcophagi representing the companion of souls, while among the Romans we find the “Pistrice” (cited by Plinio in Naturalis Historia PLIN., Nat., II 9, 8 and by Virgilio in Eneide: VERG., Aen., III, 427), which appeared in the shape of a stylized hippocampus or a very large monstrous cetacean and evolved into a hideous being with a dragon's head and long webbed fins. During the Middle Ages, the sea monster was the object of new transformations: at this time, it is often winged, the head is stretched like a crocodile, the front legs are often very sharp fins - sometimes real paws - until the image merges with dragons, the typical figures of medieval visionary spirituality widely found throughout Europe (on this topic and much more, see: Baltrušaitis, J., Il Medioevo fantastico. Antichità ed esotismi nell’arte gotica, Gli Adelphi 1997). In Italy during the 15th and 16th centuries, the revival of classicism - representative of the humanistic and Renaissance periods - led to a different reading of these "creatures". Indeed, the sea monster was also to find widespread use as an isolated decorative motif, especially in numerous fountains and sculptures where dolphins or sea monsters were used as a characterizing element linked to water (on this theme see: Chet Van Duzer, Sea Monsters on Medieval and Renaissance Maps, London, The British library, 2013). From the morphological point of view, the "sea monsters" of this period are mostly depicted as hybrid figures, in which the body of a mythological or real being (a hippocampus, a sea snake, a dolphin), is joined to a head with a rather indistinct appearance. It was usually characterized by large upright ears, an elongated snout, sharp teeth and globular, protruding eyes; a complex and indefinite figure, both from the symbolic point of view and from that of its genesis. The work we are examining is placed as a cross between the medieval sea serpent and the Renaissance dolphin, with stylistic features which recall the snake as often used in heraldry (such as the "snake" depicted in the coat of arms of the Visconti - the lords and then dukes of Milan between 1277 and 1447 - and which, for some, may be derived from the representations of the “Pistrice” that swallowed Jonah). In the search for sources, Renaissance cartography and in particular woodcuts should not be neglected. See for example the monsters of Olaus Magnus, from the editions of the “Historia de gentibus septentrionalibus” (“History of the peoples of the north”) and the natural histories of Conrad Gesner, Ulisse...

A big pair of fan-shaped white sand Gorgonian branches from Wunderkammer. The bases are in carved and gilded wood. Italy, circa 1870.

The “Surolù” art works - this is artistic identity chosen by Vanessa Semaino - arise from the artist 's need to represent women’s condition today, particularly in their emotional states that confer their unique identities. These precious ceramic sculptures, entirely handcrafted and decorated, represent female Moor’s heads. They were conceived as an expression of an introspective journey that relates Vanessa’s Sicilian origins and to her professional experience in the fashion stylistic field. The artist introduces, for the first time, the repeated use of sociological themes of current relevance through a visually immediate language, represented in her art works with a contemporary pop aesthetic. “Grimilde” is an artwork that addresses the dilemma of envy within the context of the seven deadly sins, through a representation that merges the wicked characters from fairy tales into a single figure. In it, there are recognizable references to Grimhilde, the witch from “Snow White”, the Queen of Hearts from “Alice in Wonderland,” and Cruella De Vil, all aimed at portraying envy in a world dominated by social media and the constant quest for approval and affirmation. The artwork is named after the evil queen from Snow White, and her figure is made evident by the turban that frames the face, emphasizing its features and wrinkled expression. The dress, with a black and white checkered pattern with red details, evokes that of the Queen of Hearts, as seen in the large red hearts decorating the crown, replacing the traditional acanthus leaves of typical Sicilian Moorish heads...

Made in Italy, 1940s - 1950s. Made in green hand-blown glass, in Empoli. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered as in perfect ...

Many are the different types of glass created by master makers on the Venetian island of Murano. From air-thin vases to expressive sculptures, also massive objects with deep and vivi...

Marcello Morandini optical sculpture / multiple, Italy, 2005.

Mid-Century Modern decorative bowl / vide poche in yellow Murano glass, beautiful hue of color and timeless shape. Perfect for an entryway as a valet tray, or as an accent on sideboa...

Made in Italy, 1980s. This vase is made in brown scavo hand-molded Murano glass, ascribable to Cenedese or Seguso. It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of us...

Tria wood chair is the icon of our collection. It's a table chair, but many people use it as a sculpture for the Ambience, in an entrance, a bedroom, i...

Barovier e Toso centerpiece Murano iridescent, 1940, Italy.

This stunning pair of ceramic vases is a true masterpiece of contemporary craftsmanship. With their bold design and rich texture, these vases are perfect for adding a touch of sophis...

Vintage Desk Box - Decorative Box Set - Fine Brass and wood Case Vintage decorative box set in metal and brass with internals made with wood perfec...

A large apothecary-herbalist jar with lid in the purest Biedermeier style. Made of maple wood, the surface is finished with shellac and beeswax, with black lacquered edges and knob. ...