Victoria - Bowls and Baskets

A Large Spanish Hand Painted Lebrillo Bowl, 19th Century Description: A Large hand-built terracotta bowl with rabbit motif to the tondo within a banded rim, underglaze painted in tu...

A German Repousse Brass Alms Dish, 19th Century Origin and Function: These brass dishes were primarily made in Nuremberg, Germany, and were initially ...

Superb large example of Barbini 'Scavo' glass. Amethyst glass with cobalt blue highlights. Wonderful markings, colours and proportions. Signature to base. One of the largest size...

An original vintage French fisherman's basket, the height of 1970s chic, popularized by Jane Birkin. This beautiful basket is near identical to the original Birkin basket and dates f...

A German Repousse Brass Alms Dish, 17th Century Origin and Function: These brass dishes were primarily made in Nuremberg, Germany, and were initially ...

A German Repousse Brass Alms Dish, 17th Century Origin and Function: These brass dishes were primarily made in Nuremberg, Germany, and were initially ...

A German Repousse Brass Alms Dish, 17th Century These dishes were originally used as everyday flatware by the wealthy during the Medieval period, serv...

An Irish Crystal Standing Fruit/Salad Bowl Attributed to Waterford, 18th Century The bowl cut with tiers of festoons below an inverted scallop rim, standing on a pedestal with a cen...

A Vintage Large Natural South Pacific Giant Clam Shell The giant clams are the members of the clam genus Tridacna that are the largest living bivalve mollusks. The giant clam lives ...

Just wow! A huge, gorgeously colourful Kaneaki Fujimori platter. This will display equally well standing, hanging or flat (we prefer it flat because this emphasises the generous size). We love the shocking white of the background which makes the colours pop. We love the smooth gloss of the glass. We love the slightly off-kilter and ovoid shape. It’s a total winner! Kaneaki Fujimori for Kato Kogei 1980s - a classic piece of Japanese postmodern Art Glass. Signature etched to base and original sticker also attached. Red, Green, Yellow and Black are swirled through clear glass, over a milky-white background. Delicious and punchy. Not for the faint-hearted decorator. This piece is loud and assertive. Delightful and fun, with extravagant size and a glossy smooth finish to reflect light and attract the eye. There are some natural flaws which we’ve tried to illustrate in images. These include numerous small bubbles, mots and blemishes. The images are an example, with match-head for scale. Comes with a lucite stand to raise the plate a little higher off surfaces if desired. Kaneaki Fujimori is one of Japan’s preeminent artists and designers of the 20th century. Fujimori was born in Japan in 1935, graduating college in 1956. He majored in oil painting. He travelled to the US and worked in Chicago, Illinois, as a designer for a major ceramics firm. He returned to Japan in 1963, and became a freelance designer for various companies in Nagoya. At age 19, he had won the national art award (for painting) in Japan. Many other awards followed through the 1980s. At the time of the production of this work, he was the director of Kato Kogai, a ceramics and glassware company which was a major supplier to the international market during the 1980s. Reference to his work can be found in the book ‘1950s Then and Now’ by Richard Horn, a publication from the 1980s which compares original 1950s design with new 1980s design done in the 1950s style. He is most well known outside Japan for his lively 1980s ceramics...

This large antique Hungarian dough bowl, is a striking example of early 20th-century rural craftsmanship. Hand-carved from solid wood around the early 1900s, the bowl measures just u...

A handcrafted plant pot holder by the Zaccagnini pottery. This lovely piece is styled as a cylinder of plain white columns under a plain edge, sporting two highly detailed bunches of...

A German Repousse Brass Alms Dish, 17th Century Origin and Function: These brass dishes were primarily made in Nuremberg, Germany, and were initially ...

A Large Vintage Chinese Blanc de Chine Punch Bowl, 20th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimensions: Height: 22cm. Dimaneions: 47cm.

A Blue Porcelain Plate with Openwork Floral Rim, Early 20th Century Description: A Chinoiserie design in the center and a pierced, reticulated (lace-like) border. Provenance: Priva...

A Spanish Polychrome Earthenware Plate, 19th Century With flower motif to the center and borderd by abstract floral pattern. Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimensions: ...

A Spanish Polychrome Earthenware Plate, 18th Century Depiciting a hare on abstract floral ground. Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimensions: Height: 3cm. Diameter: 33.8...

A Delft Polychrome Earthenware Plate, 18th Century With scenic tondo bordered by floral marly. Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimensions: Height: 4cm. Diameter: 35.5cm....

A Vintage Lidded Cork Basket with Wooden Handle Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimensions: Height: 12cm. Diameter: 18cm.

A Large Glass Punch Bowl Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimensions: Height: 33cm. Diameter: 40cm.

A powerful and exceptionally tactile ceramic vide poche, or catchall, from the height of Italy's post-war ceramic boom. This single object serves as a masterclass in the experimental...

A Glass Punch Bowl With a reeded body raised on a facetted foot. Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimensions: Height: 23cm. Diameter: 30cm.

A Large German Repousse Brass Alms Dish, 17th Century These dishes were originally used as everyday flatware by the wealthy during the Medieval period, serving for food or for holding water for hand-washing. They also served as a display of wealth and status. When they went out of fashion in the later 17th century, many were donated to churches and used as collection plates, which is how they acquired the name "alms dishes". Purpose: While historically used for collecting donations for the poor and charitable purposes, they were also commonly used as offertory plates in churches for collecting offerings during services. Historical Use: In medieval times, these brass dishes served as everyday flatware for the wealthy, used for food or holding jugs for hand-washing. They also served as displays of wealth and status. Transition to Alms Dishes: When they fell out of fashion as domestic items in the later 17th century, many were donated to churches and used as collection plates, leading to the name "alms dishes". Decorative Function: European paintings of home interiors...