Objects & Decorative Arts
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NW-06
Steel Cinetic Object "Tetracono SM" by Bruno Munari for Danese Milano
Steel and Aluminium Cinetic Object "Tetracono SM" by Bruno Munari for Danese Milano. Paper manufacturer's label to underside ‘Bruno Munari 1965 Tetracono S.M. cinquanta esemplari numerati e firmati esemplare n. 28 Munari Edizioni Danese Milano’. This work is number 18 from the edition of 50. This kinetic sculpture is comprised of four rotating cones which alternate between green and red. Italy: circa 1965 the object was originally intended by danese milano as an artist's multiple, to circulate at a price closer to a consumer product. it was intended to be industrially manufactured. turns out neither of these ws true in the end. the first version had motors to turn the cones and it was a resounding technical flop. this second version without motors was motivated by an exhibition in amsterdam at tghe stedlijk museum. 50 copies were made, but they were not really at an industrial scale. basically, some guy in one of munari's students' studios who knew how to operate a lathe produced the series. Provenance: Collection of Max and Susanna Fischer Montreal
- width
- 6.25 in.
- height
- 6 in.
- depth
- 6 in.
- condition
- Good original condition , showing normal wear consistent with age and use ,
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NW-07
African Dan Mask from Ivory Coast
African Dan mask from Ivory Coast with stitched and nailed cloth. Ivory Coast: circa 1970.
- width
- 7 in.
- height
- 10 in.
- depth
- 5 in.
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NW-08
Statuary Marble Bust of Greek Philosopher Thales of Miletus
Statuary marble bust of Greek Philosopher Thales of Miletus The width is of the base. Bust doesn't include the wooden pedestal. Greece: circa 1930
- width
- 10 in. (25.4 cm)
- height
- 18 in. (45.72 cm)
- depth
- 11 in. (27.94 cm)
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NW-09
Japanese Meiji Period Mottled Bronze Vessel
Japanese late Meiji period bronze vessel, beautifully patinated with riche brow and red patina. Japan c.1900
- height
- 18 in.
- diameter
- 12 in
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NW-10
Brutalist Copper and Brass Wall Sculpture by Niall Bruton
Brutalist mixed metal wall sculpture, copper, brass and watch pieces by Niall Bruton Signed on back: "Time Piece 1987 Niall Bruton" Ireland: 1987
- width
- 17.25 in.
- height
- 25.25 in.
- depth
- 1
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NW-12
Rare Brutalist Welded and Patinated Steel Vase by Marcello Fantoni for Raymor
Rare Brutalist Welded and Patinated Steel Vase by Marcello Fantoni for Raymor marked and numbered under the base Fantoni Italy 705 Italy: circa 1960
- width
- 20 in.
- height
- 21.5 in.
- depth
- 3.75 in
- condition
- good condition no issues noted
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NW-125
Ceramic Sculpture of an Egyptian Pharaoh
Ceramic Sculpture of an Egyptian Pharaoh Provenance:The Collection of Charles de Beistegui, Château de Groussay
- width
- 7 in.
- height
- 25 in.
- depth
- 14 in.
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NW-13
Scandinavian Teak Tray by Jens Harald Quistgaard for Dansk Design
Scandinavian teak tray by Jens Harald Quistgaard for Dansk Design Marked under base: Staved teak dansk design danmark JHQ. Denmark.
- width
- 20.5 in. (52.07 cm)
- height
- 1.75 in. (4.45 cm)
- depth
- 9.75 in. (24.77 cm)
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NW-14
Set of George III Neoclassical Garniture Set
18th/19th English four piece garniture set , after a design by William Chambers, composed of two gilt and patinated cast bronze griffins on white marble pedestals mounted as candlesticks and two smaller matching bronze griffin figures .Sir William Chambers was the court architect to George III.
- width
- 4.5 in (11.43 cm)
- height
- 8.25 in (20.96 cm)
- depth
- 2.5 in (6.35 cm)
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NW-15
Wooden Carved Fabric and Feathers Mask Dan Gunye Ge
Wooden Carved Fabric and Feathers Mask Dan Gunye Ge Liberia/Côte d'Ivoire, 20th century
- width
- 10.5 in.
- height
- 14 in.
- depth
- 4.5 in.
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NW-17
Two Hispano-Moresque Tin Glazed Copper Lusterware Dishes
Two Hispano-Moresque Tin Glazed Copper Lusterware Dishes, each with central stylised floral motif with stylised waves in the banded border smaller diameter 7.3 in
- height
- 1
- diameter
- 11.7 in.
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NW-18
Pair of Louis XVI Style Cassolettes
Pair of Louis XVI style Brèche Violette marble and gilt bronze cassolettes. France: circa 1880
- width
- 4 in.
- height
- 13.5 in.
- depth
- 4 in.
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NW-19
Copper and Brass Kota Reliquary Figure from Gabon
Copper and brass Kota Reliquary Figure Gabon: circa 1970
- width
- 8.25
- height
- 23
- depth
- 2.75
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NW-20
Carved Wood (Ashanti) Fertility Doll Akua'ba
Carved Wood (Ashanti) Fetility Doll Akua'ba They are consecrated by priests and carried by women who hope to conceive a child. her name akua ba comes from the Akan legend of a woman named Akua who was barren, but like all Akan women, she desired most of all to bear children. She consulted a priest who instructed her to commission the carving of a small wooden child and to carry the surrogate child on her back as if it were real Ghana, 20th century
- width
- 6.5 in.
- height
- 15.5 in.
- depth
- 2.5 in.
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NW-21
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Large Scale Greek Terracotta Olive Oil Jar
Very large vintage terracotta olive oil jar, used in Greece to store olive oil or olives . Greece , circa 1850
- height
- 43.5 in. (110.49 cm)
- diameter
- 33 in.
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NW-23
Art Deco Patinated Dinanderie Vase by Jean Dunand
Jean Dunand ( 1877-1942), Art Deco patinated copper maillechort dinanderie vase, impressed signature to base:" Dunand " France:circa 1930
- height
- 5.7/8
- condition
- very good condition , beautiful old patina.
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NW-27
'Majolica' Palissy Style Plate
'Majolica' Palissy style ceramic plate decorated in relief with a lobster and shells. Portugal.
- diameter
- 12.5
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NW-28
Set of 3 Polychrome and Laminated an Polished Nickel Art Deco Style Boxes
Set of 3 polychrome and laminated and polished Nickel Art Deco Style Boxes. Included an ice bucket, a magazine compartment and a small boxe. Signed: "Pesare". Italy circa 1970. Dimensions: ice bucket: H:12x W:9.25 D:9.25 in. small box H:3.25 W:7xD:7 in.
- width
- 12 in.
- height
- 11
- depth
- 12 in.
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NW-29
Philippines Silver Inlay Betel Nut Box
This is a fine example of an early 20th C rectangular bronze betal nut box with beautiful and elaborate silver inlay from Mindanao in the Philippines. The box has a handle on each side and has four compartments inside with silver inlaid lids to hold the four ingredients necessary for the betal nut chew, the areca nut, betel piper vine leaves, lime and tobacco leafs. These boxes come from the Maranaw, an Islamic people living in Mindanao. Philippines: circa 1900
- width
- 8 in.
- height
- 4 in.
- depth
- 4 in.
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NW-30
Rare Black Stitched Leather Equestrian Decanter Set by Jacques Adnet for Hermes
Rare Black Stitched Leather Equestrian Decanter Set by Jacques Adnet for Hermes Embossed and gilt manufacturer's mark to underside of leather case ‘Hermès Paris’. Acid-stamped manufacturer's mark to each decanter ‘Baccarat France’. France: circa 1950 provenance: Private Collection
- width
- 8.25
- height
- 9.75
- depth
- 5.25
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NW-31
Monumental Baroque Period Continental Solid Brass Repoussé Wine Cooler
Continental Europe Baroque period repousse brass wine cooler. Continental Europe 17th century
- width
- 34
- height
- 12
- depth
- 21
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NW-32
Art Deco "Grignon" Frosted Glass Vase by René Lalique
Art Deco "Grignon" frosted glass vase by René Lalique model no 1086. Signed: "R. Lalique France". France; circa 1932
- height
- 7 in.
- diameter
- 5 in.
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NW-33
Colorful Ceramic Charger "Tapis Vert" by Marcel Vertès
Colorful glazed ceramic charger "Tapis Vert" by Marcel Vertès Signed "Vertès". France.
- width
- 19 in. (48.26 cm)
- height
- 1 in. (2.54 cm)
- depth
- 14.25 in. (36.2 cm)
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NW-35
Erotic Session a Naked Woman Being Enlaced by Two Crickets by Mark Prent
Erotic art work of a naked woman being enlaced by two crickets by Mark Prent resting in a circular walnut box with mirrored a liner signed under: "Mark Prent Calypso 3/15 1990". Prent has been the recipient of numerous honours and awards including the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship (1978) and seventeen Canada Council Grants (to name just two examples.) Following a dramatic debut on the Canadian art scene in 1970, the career of sculptor Mark Prent played out to highly mixed reviews before the public for another thirteen years. In 1975, Mark went to Berlin, West Germany on a major international grant, the Guest Artist in Berlin Program of the Deutsche Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), where he resided with wife, Susie, for nearly two years. While living in Germany, he had two major solo exhibitions in German museums. Mark returned to Europe in 1978 for a major retrospective exhibition at the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. He then moved to the US in Vermont. United States.
- height
- 3.5 in. (8.89 cm)
- diameter
- 3.5 in. (8.89 cm)