Catalog: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art (157)

The WMF / Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik also made some outstanding art glass in 1926-1936 of which Myra Kristall and Ikora are the foremost series. Myra glass was treated to the surface with silver nitrate and metal salts to create rich and varied iridized effects. This Myra bowl has an irregular rim, designed to give the impression of a flower, maybe a chrysanthemum. Diameter "5 ¾ / 14.5 cm and height / 7 cm...

The WMF / Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik also made some outstanding art glass in 1926-1936, of which Myra Kristall and Ikora are the foremost series. Myra glass was treated to the surface with silver nitrate and metal salts to create rich and varied iridized effects. The inside of this Myra bowl with its lobed sides is a blueish silver green in daylight, the outside has got additional purple shades. Diameter "6 ½ / 16.5 cm and height "3 ½ / 9 cm. Condition: fine.

A Bursley ware tazza by Charlotte Rhead in the Carnations pattern, enhanced with gold against a mottled crackle glaze ground. Probably 1940’s, with factory mark and pattern code T.L.40. Diameter (handles not included) "7 ½/ 19,5 cm, height "2 ½/ 6,5 cm. Condition: fine.

A smoky grey and / or steel blue bowl with softly folded sides, the shape typical of the 1950´s. Original paper label with: Pietro Toso & Co: Murano. The Toso family since the middle of the 19th century is one of Murano’s most renowned glass manufacturers. Width "4 ½ / 11cm, height "2/ 5 cm. Condition: fine.

A mesh silver purse, c 1920-30, exquisitely worked, the brackets with roses and flower baskets. Marked Diana (design or model), German silver marks: 800, crown and moon. Width "6 ¼ / 16 cm, weight 274 grams. Condition: a very small repair near the left hinge (cf. last photo).

Nice pair of plates or dishes from Gien, France. The assiettes parlantes / talking plates communicate proverbs and jokes by way of rebuses, the solution given on the back. Plate A: IL FAUT SEMER POUR RECOLTER / You have to sow before you can harvest. On plate B: LES REBUS ILLUSTRES SONT FORT A LA MODE PAR LE TEMPS QUI COURT / Illustrated rebuses are very much en vogue currently. Currently, or how time flies, is shown by the winged and running figure at the end of the rebus...

Serving tray with four compartments for vegetables or pickles, by Poole Pottery, England. Déco design with wave shaped handles. matted white glaze and hand painted decoration of stylized flowers and birds. Stamped mark for c 1970 and painter’s signature. Measures: "13/ 33 cm and "8¼/ 21 cm. Condition: fine.

A Moorcroft footed bowl, olive green with a single Hibiscus flower. C 1950, the Hibiscus pattern having been introduced by Walter Moorcroft in 1949. Impressed Moorcroft mark and Made in England. Diameter "5¾/ 14,8 cm, height "2¼/ 5,5 cm. Condition: some crazing, otherwise fine.

Mustard pot and lid, early Art Déco, by Minton’s, c 1920. Printed and enameled decoration of stylized flowers in black, yellow and green. Mark for c 1920 and C5015 (pattern number?). Height including lid "3/ 7,5 cm. Condition: fine.

Japanese cufflinks, etched and gilt copper, c 1930’s. Decoration in Komai style of pagodas in a seascape, Mt Fujii in the background, the back buttons with minimal flowers. Height "½ / 18 mm. Condition: fine.

A necklace in the jewelry style first made popular by the Komai family, damascened in silver and 24 K gold, made in the 1940’s or 50’s. Length "15 / 38 cm. Condition: fine.

Classical urn vase by Herend. The porcelain factory in Herend, Hungary, was founded in the 1820's and is still working. The urn is the raspberry red version of their Chinese Bouquet pattern, the mark indicates a date before 1980. No lid. Height "8¾/ 22,5 cm. Condition: fine.

Flapper necklace, a sautoir (Fr. sauter = to throw) made up of black seed beads and an 18 carat gold tube with Swedish hallmarks and year mark for 1925. Length "67/ 170 cm. Condition: one or two irregularities due to loss of beads. Enough black beads of the same size and nuance will be included to make the necklace look perfect and as new again.

Flapper necklace, a sautoir (Fr. sauter = to throw) made up of minimal glassbeads in an intense orange shade, the tassels red-orange. From the Charleston era, 1920’s. Length "53/ 135 cm. Condition: fine.

A purple bowl of swirl shape in the style of Beranek – Skrdlovice – or Klinger – Zelezny Brod Sklo /ZBS. The Czech glassworks like many other industries were nationalised. This bowl originally must have been produced for the Skoda car factory since it bears the Skoda mark (in use from 1929). Length "5½/ 14 cm. Condition: wear to the base and a scratch mark near the base.

A purple blue and iridescent bowl, of triangular and scalloped shape. Murano, 1950’s, by Barovier & Toso? Fragmentary silver coloured label. Width "5½/ 14 cm. Condition: fine.

A silver spoon, the shape of traditional Russian type with a long handle and egg-shaped gilt bowl, the modernist pattern pointing towards the 1960’s. Russian (Soviet era) hallmark 875 with star and Cyrillic B plus another mark with the letters B and Yu. Weight 38 grams, length "6½/ 16,5 cm. Condition: a few scratch marks to the bowl.

An enamel on copper cup or beaker and a small dish. Both are Italian modernist pieces (1950’s), both enameled in tomato red with black speckles (the back of the dish in gilt and white). Both pieces marked Made in Italy: the cup with a small metal sign in the way of Paolo de Poli,the dish with impressed mark. Height of cup "2/ 5 cm, diameter of dish "3½/ 8,7 cm. Condition: fine.