Objects & Decorative Arts
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$22,500
Rare Dinanderie Charger in Patinated Copper and Nickel Silver by Jean Dunand
Rare octogonal dinanderie charger in patinated copper and nickel silver by Jean Dunand. Signed incised: Jean Dunand. France: circa 1925 Provenance : Private collection Chicago At the age of just nineteen, Jean Dunand (1877-1942) began garnering attention in the Swiss art scene. Thanks to the sale of figurative sculptures that he had created in 1896, he succeeded in winning a scholarship from the city of Geneva which allowed him to study sculpture under Jean Dampt at the École National des arts décoratifs in Paris. With this training, he won a gold medal at the 1900 Exposition Universelle de Paris for his work Quo Vadis and beginning in 1902 his sculptures entered into the collections of Swiss museums. Despite such encouraging beginnings, Dunand soon realized that the medium of the sculptor did not suit him and that gaining notoriety as an artist required innovation. He therefore decided, while continuing to present his sculptures at the Paris salons, to exhibit his works in dinanderie, a technique he had learned at the end of the 1890s from Auguste Dannhauer, a Genevese coppersmith. Encouraged by the public’s interest in these works at the 1904 Salon de la Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts, Dunand decided to abandon sculpture, resolutely turning his attention to the decorative arts, encouraged by his mentor Jean Dampt who always contended that an artist must above all be a craftsman. His vases, boxes and coupes were unanimously praised by the critics and one of his gold-inlaid vases was even acquired by the Union centrale des arts décoratifs de Paris in 1905. Refusing the use of machines to give form to his creations, Dunand used a boxwood mallet to raise sheets of copper, brass, or maillechort from the interior. From a flat sheet, he succeeded in arriving at forms in high relief, entirely hammered in small successive blows like a sculptor, in order to achieve the shape of the desired object. In the beginning, he created simple forms that allowed him to highlight his technique, torch-fired patinas, and precious-metal inlays.
- height
- 1 in.
- diameter
- 13.25 in.
- condition
- Very good original condition and patination
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NW-67
Antique Spanish Stone Mortar
Antique Spanish stone mortar. Spain: circa 1900
- width
- 9.5 in. (24.13 cm)
- height
- 4.75 in. (12.07 cm)
- depth
- 9 in. (22.86 cm)
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NW-68
Highly Decorated Renaissance Style Solid Brass Jewelry Trinket Box
Highly decorated Renaissance style Belgium solid brass jewelry trinket box. Belgium.
- width
- 4.5 in. (11.43 cm)
- height
- 3 in. (7.62 cm)
- depth
- 6 in. (15.24 cm)
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NW-69
Pair of Patinated Bronze Empire Period Medici Urns
Paire of Patinated Bronze Empire Period Medici Urns. France
- width
- 4.75 in (12.07 cm)
- height
- 14 in (35.56 cm)
- depth
- 4.75 in (12.07 cm)
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NW-70
North African Patinated Terracotta Vase With Bone Inlay,
North African patinated terracotta vase with bone inlay, Morocco.
- height
- 11.5 in (29.21 cm)
- diameter
- 8 in (20.32 cm)
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NW-71
sold
Bulgari, Silver Mounted Amethyst Geode Quartz
Italy.
- height
- 2.5 in (6.35 cm)
- diameter
- 4.5 in (11.43 cm)
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NW-72
on hold
Etruscan style terracotta ewer with wine leaf motifs
Etruscan style terracotta ewer with wine leaf motifs. France: circa 1890
- height
- 35.5
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NW-73
Oil on Paper "Sacred Object" by Paula Mautner
Oil on Paper Mounted on Board Paula Mautner, Titled "Sacred Object". Signed and dated: "1967 Israel" on reverse. Israel 1967
- width
- 11.5 in.
- height
- 22 in.
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NW-74
Brass Sunburst Wall Decoration in the Manner of Curtis Jere
Brass sunburst wall decoration in the manner of Curtis Jere. Canada: circa 1970
- depth
- 4
- diameter
- 39 in
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NW-75
Brass Sunburst Wall Sculpture in the Manner of Curtis Jere
Brass sunburst wall decoration in the manner of Curtis Jere. Canada: circa 1970
- depth
- 7 in.
- diameter
- 39 in.
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NW-77
Qing Dynasty Blue and White Decorated Chinese Export Porcelaine Sprinkler,
A Chinese Qing Dynasty blue and white blue porcelain "rose water" sprinkler, fitted with silvered metal filigree work, the stopper decorated with a coral mounted finial, made to export to the Orient. China Kangxi period, circa1700
- height
- 9.75
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NW-78
Cigarette Case from the Art Deco Period in Silver and Enamel with Chinese Decoration
Cigarette case from the Art Deco period in silver and enamel with Chinese Sage and proverb Hallmark: boar's head in 800 silver. France: circa 1930
- width
- 5.5 in.
- depth
- 3.5 in.
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NW-79
Rare Inkwell in Burled Ash Ebony and Gilded Bronze from the First Empire Period.
Rare inkwell in ash burl, ebony and gilded bronze from the First Empire period. decorated with four pen holders, candlestick and a gilded bronze frieze with swans and arabesque motifs France: circa 1810
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NW-80
Porcelain Sevres Vase by Félix Aubert after Maurice André
Porcelain Sevres Vase by Félix Aubert after Maurice André. Stamped manufacturer’s mark to underside ‘Sèvres’ and glazed 'd après Maurice André 28.53' with paper label. France: circa 1953 provenance: Acquired directly from Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres by the present owner literature: Sèvres: La manufacture au xxème siècle, Midant, pg. 191 illustrates this example
- height
- 15.25
- diameter
- 5.25
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NW-81
$4,800
Polychromed Glazed Ceramic "Pillow" Vase by Marcello Fantoni
Polychromed glazed ceramic "pillow" vase by Marcello Fantoni. Signed: "Fantoni Italy" Italy: circa 1970
- width
- 9 in.
- height
- 10 in.
- depth
- 2.5 in
- condition
- good overall condition
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NW-82
sold
Fine Japanese Meiji Period gilt lacquerware tray
Fine Japanese Meiji period gilt lacquerware tray. The center depicting a fan decorated with cranes under a cherry tree, nashiji lacquered bottom. Japan: circa 1890 Provenance: Collection of Karl Stirner, Easton PA
- width
- 15 in.
- height
- 1 in.
- depth
- 11 in.
- condition
- Some rubbing to lacquer around rim, light surface scratches throughout
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NW-83
sold
Strumenti Musicali Lithographic Transfer Print Folding Screen by Pierro Fornasetti
Strumenti Musicali folding screen by lithographic transfer print on lacquered wood by Pierro Fornasetti.The other side representing birds/Uccelli. Italy: circa 1954 the wheels have been changed Property from a Private Collection, Chicago, Illinois and Charleston, South Carolina Provenance:Alan E. Koppel, Chicago, IL
- width
- 78.75 in.
- height
- 81.5 in.
- depth
- 1.1/8 in.
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NW-84
$1,850
Fined Red Leather Tooled Box by Puiforcat
Fine red leather tooled Box by Puiforcat, fitted with a gilt bronze mount. Signed: Puiforcat France: circa 1950
- width
- 6 in.
- height
- 2 in.
- depth
- 4.5 in.
- condition
- very good condition, original condition and very good patination
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NW-85
Vase by Mahiedine Boutaleb for Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Vase by Mahiedine Boutaleb for Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres France: circa 1953 Stamped manufacturer’s mark to underside ‘Sèvres 56 Manufacture Nationale Décoré à Sèvres M. Boutaleb 42-53’. provenance: Acquired directly from Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres by the present owner literature: Sèvres: La manufacture au xxème siècle, Midant, ppg. 182-183 illustrate similar examples
- height
- 16.5
- diameter
- 6.5
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NW-87
new"Wall-Hanging Tapestry "Birdsong"
"Wall-hanging Tapestry "Birdsong" Signed, titled and dated to fabric label on verso ‘Birdsong June 6, 1976 N.B.’. provenance: Collection of Lionel and Terry Bell
- width
- 31 in.
- height
- 45 in.
- depth
- 4 in.
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NW-88
newAmerican Silver Plated Tea Service
American Silver Plated Tea Service Service is comprised of teapot, creamer, sugar bowl, sugar cube tongs, and two stirrers. Illegible signature to underside of tray. USA: circa 1950 teapot: 6¼ h × 5 w × 3¼ d in tray: ¾ h × 13¾ w × 5⅛ d in
- width
- 13.75 in.
- height
- 0.75 in.
- depth
- 5 1/8 in.
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NW-90
newPatinated Brass Art Deco Vase by Einar Dragsted
Patinated bronze Art Deco vase by Einar Dragsted. decorated with a gilt bronze depiction of a sunrise over a mountain. Denmark, c. 1935 Impressed manufacturer's mark to underside ‘ED Denmark’ with crown and dragon marks.
- height
- 9 in.
- diameter
- 9.5 in.
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NW-91
newRichard GUINO (1890-1973) Art Deco Gilt Plaster Bas-Relief
Richard GUINO (1890-1973) Art Deco gilt plaster bas-relief depicting a bacchanal figure. Signed and dated "GUINO 1922". France c.1922
- width
- 31.5 in.
- height
- 20 in.
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NW-92
newPair of Animalistic Bas-Reliefs Sculptures in Patinated Bronze
After Antoine-Louis BARYE (1795-1875) . Pair animalistic of lion and tiger bas-reliefs in patinated bronze bas-relief sculptures representing a lion and a lioness. France c.1900
- width
- 14 in.
- height
- 7 in.