Objects & Decorative Arts
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Geometric Abstraction Cast Ciment Resin Wall Sculpture by Roger Desserprit
Geometric abstraction cast ciment resin wall sculpture by Roger Desserprit Incised signature and date to bottom right : ‘RD 58’. Provenance: Magen H Gallery, New York | Private Collection
- width
- 29.25
- height
- 21.75
- depth
- 4.5
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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
on hold
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
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NW-25
$12,500
Pair of Art Deco Patinated Bronze Plaque of Jazz Musicians by Béla Vörös
Pair of Art Deco Patinated Bronze Plaque of Jazz Musicians by Béla Vörös Property from an Important New York Collection second plaque dimensions: 12 3/4 x 7 5/8 x 1 1/4 in Signed: initialized VB.France: circa 1927 In 1928, he exhibited at the Salon d'Automne as well as at the Salon des Tuileries and the Salon des Artistes Décorateurs . He worked with the ceramist Édouard Cazaux, providing models of shapes and decorations. During this period he continued to participate in the exhibitions of the Hungarian group UME (New Union of Artists). In 1931, he appeared at the exhibition of Hungarian artists in Paris, published by Bonaparte, and presented African-inspired bronze bracelets and rings at the Colonial Exhibition . The following year, he moved to Nice, where he made a living producing ivory-carved art and decorative objects. They were noticed by the great fashion designer Paul Poiret , who commissioned buttons, umbrella handles, and jewelry from him. He exhibited at the Nice Fine Arts Salon between 1932 and 1936. In 1938, he returned to Paris, where he overcame difficult years, notably losing his wife, the painter Ilona Karikás, deported from Hungary in 1944. In 1945, Vörös moved to Boulogne-Billancourt and worked in his studio in Sèvres . Works by Béla Vörös were presented at the Franco-Hungarian exhibition of the School of Europe in Budapest in 1947 alongside works by Bonnard , Braque , Csaky, Villon , etc. and at the exhibition of the France-Hungary association at the Galerie de Bussy in Paris, whose honorary committee included great names such as Braque, Matisse and Villon. In 1947 and 1948, he participated in the contemporary art exhibition in Boulogne-Billancourt alongside its most illustrious representatives, Léger , Matisse , Picasso , etc.
- width
- 7.5
- height
- 13 in.
- depth
- 1.25
- condition
- Very good condition. When viewed firsthand, the two plaques present with slightly different yet complementary textures. One plaque presents with slightly more concentrated verdigris and oxidation to the recessed areas, consistent with age and the natural evolution of the medium. The patina with some rubbing and discolouration to the raised elements. The reverse of each plaque is fitted with a hook permitting installation on a wall.
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NW-26
Chinese Exotic Wood Brush Pot
China Exotic Wood Brush Pot. China
- height
- 8.75 in (22.23 cm)
- diameter
- 8.5 in (21.59 cm)
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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
Pâte de Verre"Ceres" Bowl by Gabriel Argy-Rousseau
Pâte de verre "Ceres" Bowl in by Gabriel Argy-Rousseau France: circa 1925 Literature J. Bloch-Dermont, Les Pâtes de Verre G. Argy-Rousseau Catalogue Raisonné, Paris, 1990, p. 208, no. 26.04 for another model of this bowl.
- height
- 3.5
- diameter
- 4.5
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NW-31
Whimsical Italian Ceramic Planter by La Musa
Large whimsical Sicilian polychrome ceramic planter by La Musa showing the face of a man with thick mustache. Signed: La Musa , made in Italy, hand painted. Italy: circa 1970
- height
- 13.5
- diameter
- 13.5
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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)
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NW-38
A Dinanderie Circular Copper Plate by Claudius Linosier with a Radiating Lozenge Pattern
A dinanderie circular copper plate by Claudius Linosier with a radiating lozenge pattern signed: CL-LINOSSIER and A 168. France: circa 1930
- diameter
- 7.5 in.
- condition
- Very good condition
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NW-39
Pair of Bronze Patinated French Renaissance Style Ewers
Pair of bronze patinated French Renaissance style Ewers decorated with putti and grapes wines. France.
- width
- 9 in. (22.86 cm)
- height
- 22 in. (55.88 cm)
- depth
- 7 in. (17.78 cm)
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NW-40
Bronze Gan Mask on Stand
Bronze Gan mask from Burkina Faso or Ivory Coast on stand
- width
- 8 in.
- height
- 18 in.
- depth
- 4.5 in.
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NW-41
Indonesian Decorative Stone Plate
Indonesian decorative carved stone plate. Indonesia.
- height
- 2 in. (5.08 cm)
- diameter
- 12 in. (30.48 cm)
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NW-42
Large Antique Solid Brass Library Telescope by Broadhurst, Clarkson and Co
Large Antique Solid Brass Library Telescope by Broadhurst, Clarkson and Co Marked: '' 63 Farringdon Rd London EC. Broadhurst, Clarkson and Co'' United Kingdom.
- width
- 36 in. (91.44 cm)
- height
- 20 in. (50.8 cm)
- depth
- 14 in. (35.56 cm)
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NW-43
Silver Plated and Copper Swan Center Piece by Chato Castillo
Silver plated and copper swan center piece by Chato Castillo. Mexico : circa 1960
- width
- 14.5 in (36.83 cm)
- height
- 4 in (10.16 cm)
- depth
- 9 in (22.86 cm)
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NW-44
Pair of Sèvres "Le jour et la Nuit" Model 58 Vases
Pair of Sèvres "Le jour et la Nuit" model 58 vases Stamped manufacturer's mark to underside ‘Sèvres P.G. Weisbuch 49-48’ and incised ‘JA-6-48 PN‘. provenance: Galerie Yves Gastou, Paris | Acquired from the previous c. 1995 by the present owner literature: Sèvres: La manufacture au xxème siècle, Midant, pg. 207
- height
- 9.75
- diameter
- 6
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NW-45
Rare Ancient Greek Limestone Lidded Vessel
Rare Ancient Greek Limestone Lidded vessel Purchased in Greece by previous owner. Greece.
- width
- 9 in (22.86 cm)
- height
- 24 in (60.96 cm)
- depth
- 6.5 in (16.51 cm)