A rare Beswick English pottery Modern design vase by Colin Melbourne circa 1950s. This 12-1/4" English art pottery vase has the pattern number 1398, it is fully hand decorated and it has the Beswick England mark. Melbourne was known for his futuristic modern designs and this fine example is in excellent original condition with no chips, cracks, crazing, damage or repairs. This item is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks, dents, bends, corrosion, losses, damage or repairs...
Fine Michael Cardew Large Stoneware Coffee Jug, Abuja Pottery
This impressive stoneware jug was made by Michael Cardew during his time at the Abuja Pottery, Nigeria. The photos speak for themselves! It has the impressed MC and Abuja Pottery seals.
Height 31 cm...
Archimedes Seguso bottle with stopper in Merletto glass. The glass is internally decorated with fine lace like pattern of lattimo threads, the whole is cased in clear glass. Flame shaped stopper is clear glass with gold foil inclusions. Both the stopper and bottle neck are ground. There are no chips, cracks or repairs. The bottle has the remnant of a red and silver foil label with scalloped edges, which was used by Seguso in the 1950's...
Mystical, magical, eerie, artistic are all words that describe this wonderful vase by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta. Heavy hand-formed glass, black trees cased in clear crystal, with a fog of opalescent haze in the branch tops. Vase is reminiscent of quiet, solemn woods when the fog starts drifting in on a slight breeze. Created in 1958 by Vicke Lindstrand for Kosta this vase is part of the Unica series of hand made one of a kind glass pieces...
Vintage Scrimshaw on Whales Tooth by Jon Laubin of a Schooner at full sale on both sides. Tooth 4 1/4 tall mounted on a custom wood stand.
Jon Laubin was born in Hartford CT, Sailing lessons & a sailboat at age 14, a 20 year career in the U.S. Navy, traveling to foreign ports, exposure to ships of all kinds, and a love of nautical antiques, contributed to understanding the principles of accuratly drawing sailing ships...
Famille Rose Vase, China, globular with long waisted neck, decorated with a continuous figural landscape and various auspicious motifs. Size; Height of vase is 15 3/4 inches. Condition Report; Very good condition.
Hand made sterling silver and shell letter opener or caviar knife designed and signed circa 1950's by American & Taxco, Mexico artist William Spratling. 5 1/2" long. Beautiful condition with no chips, cracks or dings to the silver or shell. Signed on the end of handle with Spratling hallmarks and eagle 30. This design was featured in the museum exhibit WILLIAM SPRATLING AND THE MEXICAN SILVER RENAISSANCE and is pictured on p. 191 of the museum catalog by Penny Morrill...
A pair of modernist silver candlesticks by Pedro Lopez G. Mexican. Circa 1950s. Sterling silver. Size: 5.5 inches ht. Modern Aztec design Not weighted, 8.6 Troy ounces.
A beautiful A.VE.M. figure made from nero (black), lattimo (white), and crystalo (clear) glass with gold foil and gold powder, this beautiful figure stands 12 inches (30 cm) tall and is 7 1/2 inches (19 cm)wide from her elbow to the tip of her outstretched hand. Wonderful detail in this figure. No chips, cracks or repairs. A.VE.M. sticker to base. Circa 1950's
Gino Cenedese glass aquarium, design attributed to Riccardo Licata, three dimensional underwater scene created from three colorless glass panels with polycrome fish and grasses. Individual fish range in size from 3.5 to 5 inches (7.6 - 12.7 cm)in length. Dimensions are 8.5 inches (21.6 cm) High, 12.5 inches (31.8 cm) Wide and 2 inches (5.1 cm) Thick. No chips, cracks or repairs. Weight is 20 pounds. Circa 1950.
Pair of Roosters finely cast and intricately detailed life like made of solid sterling silver. Weighing 82 Troy ounces approx. 4 lbs. Measuring 12" L x 7"T x 7"W. Made in Peru.
Birks, Canada sterling silver bread tray, c.1950, with shaped edge, in excellent condition, no monogram. Size: 12 3/4" length x 6 3/4" width.
A huge Gouda Roma art pottery vase from the Royal Zuid works circa 1950s. This Dutch pottery vase is in white, black and gold. This example is quite large - it stands 7-7/8" high and it is 7-3/4" across at its widest. It has the gold hand written mark for Royal Zuid and it has an artist's signature and a 3125 pattern number. It is in excellent original condition with no cracks, crazing, chips, losses, damage or repairs...
Very well designed and executed Persian silver box, the lid is decorated with delicate repousse design depicting two young couple in traditional Safavid
dress drinking wine and on the side exquisite foliage decoration. The box bears silver and maker's mark and has a length of 3.5 inches with the height
of 1.5 inches. This item is in perfect condition and crafted by master silversmith.
Pair of armorial Porcelain de Paris serving dishes decorated in a Chinese export style. French. Circa 1940s-50s. Size: 10 3/4 inches length x 9 3/4 inches depth x 2 inches ht. Ornate hand decoration with rich enamel painting and gilding. Nice condition, with a manufacturer's firing crack flaw to the front of one dish. Painted red pseudo Chinese character marks to the underside...
Venini Fazzoletto with alternating stripes of Zanfirico and Latticinio canes in lattimo glass. Polished pontil. Vase measures 4 1/4 inches (10.8 cm) tall and is 5 1/4 inches (13.3 cm) in diameter. Signed Venini Murano Italia, although the Italia is not visible as it falls in the ground pontil. No chips, cracks or repairs. Circa 1950's
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) designed Picador cupel or small bowl sculpture, manufactured at the Madoura Pottery of Vallauris, France. Circa 1954...
Presented here is a Murano Gaucho Musician figure from the 1950's in green SFUMATO and crystal glass, with heavy gold foil inclusions. The GUITARIST is perfect with no chips, cracks or repairs. I have reduced the priced on the figure. The figure is unsigned but has been attributed to Barovier & Toso. The figure stands 11.25 inches (28.5 cm) Tall. Circa 1950.