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Auction House:
Shapiro Auctioneers
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:95
Prices available:96
Category:
Zother - 20th Century European
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** Egidio Costantini and Pablo Picasso. Glass sculpture, 1962 produced by Costantini and Fucina degli Angeli, Venice, coloured glass, inscribed 'E. Costantini P. Picasso Fucina Angeli Venezia 1962' ***
*** Georges Jouve (French, 1910-1964), apple vase, c. 1955, wheel thrown earthenware with black glaze, artist's cypher and signature to underside, height 13.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney ***
*** Herend part dinner service, Queen Victoria pattern, consisting of large tureen and cover, two serving dishes, eleven dinner plates, ten soup plates, ten entree plates, five custard cups, six lids, eleven coffee cups and saucers, one jug (A/F), six large… ***
*** Hagenauer, pair of golfers, manufactured by Werkstatte Hagenauer, Austria; copper, stamped 'WHW made in Austria'. Height male 48 cm and female 46 cm respectively ***
*** Hermes, 'Africa Green' porcelain part Dinnerware service, comprising two small coffee cups, two tea cups, one milk creamer, one lidded sugar bowl and teapot, four saucers, four bread plates, three soup bowls, two dinner plates, one serving bowl (23),… ***
*** Christofle extensive porcelain dinner service, 'Malmaison' pattern, with hand applied platinum border, sixteen place settings, with printed factory marks, one entree plate (A/F) (quantity). Provenance: The Collection of Mr and Mrs Matthew Handbury, Sydney ***
*** Georges Jouve (French, 1910-1964). 'Vide Poche', circa 1950 white glaze, underside incised with artist’s mark ***
*** Pablo Picasso (Spanish 1881-1973), Madoura pottery faun bowl, Spain, c1960, glazed earthenware with oxidized paraffin decoration. Diameter 18 cm ***
*** Pablo Picasso, Madoura pottery faun bowl, Spain c. 1960, glazed earthenware with oxidized paraffin decoration ***
*** Ettore Sottsass Upupa Vase, 2003 yellow glass and ceramic glazed in cinnabar red, fluorescent pink and matte white height 62.6 cm Limited Edition 10/33. Includes a hard volume of 'Short Stories 2003' by Ettore Sottsass ***
*** Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973). 'Sauterelle sur une Branche', 1955 partially glazed ceramic bowl, depicting a grasshopper on a branch, dated '31.3.55' in reverse, stamped 'Madoura Empreinte Originale de Picasso' ***
*** Herend, porcelain dinner service, green Chinese bouquet pattern, comprising twelve soup coupes and twelve under plates, four egg cups, two open salt bowls, two pepper shakers, gravy boat, sauce jug, fourteen dinner plates, seventeen soup plates, sixteen… ***
*** Herend, porcelain dinner service, Market garden' pattern, hand-painted with flowers and fruits, comprising soup tureen, two tureens, eight soup plates, eight entree plates, eight dinner plates, three platters, gravy and sauce boats with one ladle, blue… ***
*** Ettore Sottsass Burma Totem, 2000 manufactured by Ead for Galleria Modernariato; matte and gloss glazed ceramic elements height 60 cm Limited Edition 25/150 ***
*** Herend Queen Victoria part dinner set including twelve entree plates, twelve dinner plates, twelve soup plates, a sauce boat with under plate and ladle, an ashtray, serving dish and a candelabra (A/F) (42) ***
*** Ettore Sottsass Ibis Vase, 2003 laurel green glass and ceramic glazed in matte cobalt blue, glossy black and matte white height 47 cm Limited Edition 10/33. Includes a hard volume of 'Short Stories 2003' by Ettore Sottsass ***
*** Anissa Kermiche (French, b. 1985). MAMA Love Handles Vase, earthenware, matte black glaze, with two handles, height 90 cm width 70 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney ***
*** Ceramiche Ceccarelli, Florence, cushion sculpture, 20th century, maiolica glazed terracotta depicting floral sprays and birds, press-moulded in the shape of a pile of four cushions, some chips to glaze (A/F), height 54 cm width 58 cm depth 52 cm (approx.) ***
*** Hermes, 'Balcon du Guadalquivir' designed by designed by Arielle de Brichambaut, comprising of seven tea cups with matching saucers, three coffee cups with two saucers, eight bread and butter plates, three soup cups (30), tea cups 7.8 cm, coffee cups 5.8… ***
*** Hermes, twenty 'Balcon du Guadalquivir' porcelain bread plates, 24 carat gold gilt with black outline, stamped to base 'Hermes Paris, Porcelaine, 5', with boxes (20), diameter 7 cm ***
*** Marcello Fantoni (Italian, 1915-2011), original maquette for abstract vase, 1954 hand built and glazed earthenware with abstract blue, yellow and maroon underglaze decoration, incised to base 'Fantoni, 1954'. Height 28 cm ***
*** Pablo Picasso, (1881-1973), Heads jug, enamelled black and white earthenware with parrafin decoration, impressed manufacturer's mark to underside, glazed signature 'Edition Picasso'. Height 12 cm. Provenance: Literature: Picasso: catalogue of the Edited… ***
*** Georges Jouve (French, 1910-1964). 'Vide Poche', circa 1950 black glaze with green, yellow and lilac rim, underside incised with artist’s mark, minor chip to body ***
*** Pinon Heuze, pair of twin handled vases, together with a comport, gold gilt motif decoration on cobalt blue ground, painted signature to body 'Pinon Heuze' (3), height 44 cm, height 21 cm ***
*** Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989), Ashtray For Air India, designed 1967, decorated by Jules Teissonniere, manufactured by Limoges, limited edition, white unglazed porcelain, with a green twined serpent around its perimeter, supported by three surrealist… ***
*** Hermes, Balcon du Guadalquivir oval platter, porcelain, stamped 'Balcon du Guadalquivir Hermes porcelaine Paris made in France', length 59 cm. With dustbag, receipt ***
*** Luca Vidal (Italian, b. 1976), Sculptural Vase, internally decorated and blown glass, with green, black, gold, navy, and amber inclusions, further decorated with bands of filigree, battuto and inciso designs, signed to underside, height 49 cm. Provenance:… *** N/A
*** Herend, dinner service comprising ten entree plates, ten side plates, ten dinner plates and ten soup bowls, each with gilded scalloped edge and interspersed floral sprays to rim, blue printed and impressed Herend marks to base (40) ***
*** Dolce & Gabbana, two Majolica Moor's heads, glazed ceramic, depicting a male and a female, signed 'Dolce & Gabbana' (2), height 31 cm; 27 cm ***
*** Ettore Sottsass Picchio fruit bowl, 2003 ceramic glazed in gloss black, white and matte white length 35 cm Limited Edition of 33 pieces and 3 Artist's Proofs. ***
*** Ettore Sottsass Spool vase, 2003 manufactured by Bitossi, Italy; white ceramic glazed in black and blue. diameter 30 cm ***
*** Hermes, ten 'Balcon du Guadalquivir' porcelain presentation plates, 24 carat gold gilt with black outline, stamped to base 'Hermes Paris, Porcelaine', with boxes (10), diameter 32 cm ***
*** Ettore Sottsass Nilo vase, 1983 manufactured by Memphis, Italy; white porcelain glazed in pink and grey. Height 40 cm ***
*** Ettore Sottsass Merlo Covered Box, 2003 ceramic glazed in black and fluorescent yellow height 14.5 cm Limited Edition 10/33. Includes a hard volume of 'Short Stories 2003' by Ettore Sottsass ***
*** Marcello Fantoni (Italian, 1915-2011), abstract vase, c. 1955-1960 glazed earthenware with red and abstract figural decoration, signed in underglaze to base 'Fantoni Italy' (A/F). Height 28 cm ***
*** Hermes, ten 'Balcon du Guadalquivir' porcelain presentation plates, 24 carat gold gilt with black outline, stamped to base 'Hermes Paris, Porcelaine', with boxes (10), diameter 32 cm ***
*** Herend Queen Victoria tea set including twelve cups, twelve saucers, six plates, a sugar bowl, a cream jug and a tea pot, one cup (A/F), (33) ***
*** Ettore Sottsass Burma Totem, 2000 manufactured by Ead for Galleria Modernariato; matte and gloss glazed ceramic elements. Height 60 cm. Limited Edition 25/150 ***
*** A.S de Rainier, Art Nouveau terracotta vase ***
*** Two Sitzendorf porcelain figurines, each depicting a maiden on one side and a jester on the reverse, each on circular base and having blue maker's mark on the underside. Height 16.5 cm ***
*** Doccia Ginori, porcelain tea service, decorated in orange and gilt with a scene of roosters and sprays of wheat in the Asian taste, setting for eighteen, comprising plates, teapot, sugar bowl, milk jug, tea strainer, two serving platters, cups and saucers ***
*** Marcello Fantoni, (Italian, b. 1915), tall vase, c. 1950's white and brown glaze, signed to base 'Fantoni'. Height 45 cm ***
*** Zsolnay, reticulated vase, c. 1890, painted in the Iznik style with flowers, scrolling leaves, and birds, printed factory and under-glaze blue marks to underside, height 37.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney ***
*** Ettore Sottsass Rochetto vase, designed 1958 manufactured by Bitossi, Italy; white ceramic decorated with black bands. Height 46 cm ***
*** Ettore Sottsass Sarri Centro Tavola, 1986 manufactured by Alessi, Italy; white ceramic with one pierced side. Height 12.5 cm Similar example in green illustrated in Fulvio Ferrari, 'Ettore Sottsass Tutta La Ceramica', page 184 ***
*** Ettore Sottsass Totem #1, 1996 manufactured by Bitossi, Italy; composed of eleven glazed ceramic elements. Height 51.5 cm ***
*** Turquoise blue pierced vase, Italian c. 1950 of amorphic shape, incised with stylised fish, factory seal to base. Height 54 cm. Provenance: Copeland and de Soos Antiques, Woollahra, Sydney ***
*** Ettore Sottsass Tigris vase, 1983 manufactured by Memphis, Italy; white porcelain glazed in blue and black. Height 39 cm Minor manufacturing flaw ***
*** Herend, coffee service 'Bouquet de fruits' pattern, comprising one coffee pot with yellow rose finial, one milk jug, one sugar bowl, four cups and four saucers, one oval tray with pink bow decoration, blue printed and impressed Herend marks to base (12) ***
*** Herend, coffee service 'Bouquet de fruits' pattern, comprising one coffee pot with yellow rose finial, one milk jug, one leaf shaped sugar bowl, four cups and four saucers, one oval tray with pink bow decoration, blue printed and impressed Herend marks to… ***
*** Vladimir Tichy (Czech, b. 1926), charger, c. 1974, stoneware, glazed in brown and black, central figure of man on a throne, signed to base 'V. Tichy 1974', diameter 57 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, NSW ***
*** Austrian Art Nouveau terracotta plaque, Ernst Wahliss, Vienna, c. 1900, porcelain figural group depicting a profile portrait of an Art Nouveau maiden amongst stylised meandering hibiscus blooms and foliage, impressed to the reverse 'Made in Austria -… ***
*** Piero Fornasetti (Italian, 1913-1988), set of six Sole teacups and saucers, porcelain, gold tone, with sunburst design in black and white, all retains manufacture's decal, in original box, height 5 cm width 7 cm ***
*** Aldo Londi (Italian, 1911-2003) large Bitossi table lamp, c. 1960 ceramic with incised bird decoration, marked 'Italy' ***
*** C. I. A Manna, Torino, Italian Art Deco Pottery figure, a reclining nude woman, painted underside 'C. I. A Manna Torino, made in Italy', height 10 cm, length 60 cm. Provenance: Designage Melbourne, private collection, Melbourne ***
*** Pia Tornell (Swedish, b. 1963), 'Cirrus' Vase, designed c. 1996, white glazed interior and unglazed exterior, signed on base 'Rorstrand, Sweden, Pia Tornell -96', height 30 cm diameter 16 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney ***
*** After Versace, dinner service, 20th century, comprising five entree plates, five dinner plates, coffee pot, cream jug, sugar bowl, five coffee cups and saucers, five dessert coupes and saucers, retain factory printed marks (33), height 23 cm (coffee pot).… ***
*** Italian porcelain figural group, c1930 of a courting couple, stamped made in italy, with incised script signature. Height 38 cm width 52 cm ***
*** Ettore Sottsass Sarri Centro Tavola, 1986 manufactured by Alessi, Italy; white ceramic with one pierced side. Height 12.5 cm. Similar example in green in Fulvio Ferrari, 'Ettore Sottsass Tutta La Ceramica', page 184 ***
*** Piero Fornasetti (Italian, 1913-1988), Astrolabe cabinet plate, designed 1960, porcelain, transfer printed decoration of an astrolabe and latin motto, together with a Tema e Variazioni cabinet plate, a Sole ashtray, and bag, all retain factory printed… ***
*** Herend, large porcelain figure of a rabbit, hand painted with red fishnet pattern, detailed with twenty four carat gold accents, model No. 5334. Height 29.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Lady Walton ***
*** Herend, mid 20th century, collection of items comprising a breakfast set of a teapot, cream, sugar and two cups and saucers, vase, two leaf dishes, all painted with butterflies, fruit, flowers and a strawberries (quantity), height 10 cm. Provenance: The… ***
*** Herend large collection of porcelain including plates, serving dishes, ornaments and ashtrays, stamped maker's marks ***
*** The Little Lawyer figurine, signed underneath 'Lenci Made in Italy R. F.' ***
*** Guido Gambone, ceramic vase, c. 1960, glazed stoneware, glazed signature and donkey mark to base 'Gambone Italy' ***
*** Five French Vallauris glazed ceramic plates, earthenware with floral and fish design (5), approx. Height 3.5 cm, diameter 24 cm. Provenance: Ben Stoner Antiques, Sydney ***
*** Herend, three oval serving platters each with gilded scalloped edge, interspersed floral sprays to rim, blue printed and impressed Herend marks to base (3) ***
*** Den Haag for Rozenburg, Dutch eggshell porcelain vase, c. 1910, porcelain with polychrome enamel decoration of blossoming flowers, printed factory's mark and artist's mark to underside, restored, height 26.5 cm ***
*** Hermes teapot octagonal porcelain teapot featuring a bird on a fruit and floral branch arrangement with 'Marqueterie Pierres d'Orient et d'Occident' and 'Hermes Paris France' written to base ***
*** Herend, pair of cache pots, in the Queen Victoria pattern, printed to base 7212/VBO (2). Height 16.5 cm. Diameter 19.5 cm. Provenance: The Estate of the Late Lady Walton ***
*** Marcello Fantoni (Italian, 1915-2011). Earthenware lamp base, circa 1970 orange and brown, signed underneath 'Fantoni, Italy' ***
*** Rina Menardi (Italian), vase clay, retains studio's label ***
*** Aldo Londi (Italian) koala, c. 1965 executed by Bitossi, earthenware with orange glaze and impressed geometric motifs ***
*** Louis Lourioux (French, 1874-1924), double handled stoneware vase, c. 1920, the green body with black textured accents, with 'Running wolf' painted mark to base, height 23.5 cm ***
*** French ceramic vase, slab built earthenware, with black and yellow glaze, unsigned, height 25 cm. Provenance: Copeland & Desoos, Sydney. Private Collection, Sydney ***
*** Austrian ceramic vase, with raised decoration of vine leaves, stamped monogram to base 'Geschdt'. Height 29 cm ***
*** Nathalie Du Pasquier Carrot vase, 1985 manufactured by Memphis, Italy; white ceramic glazed in pink, yellow, blue and black. Height 30 cm ***
*** Ettore Sottsass Alzata Piccola bowl, designed 1958 manufactured by Bitossi, Italy; white ceramic decorated with black bands. Height 18 cm ***
*** Herend, large porcelain figure of a cockerel, hand painted with green fishnet pattern, detailed with twenty four carat gold accents. Height 40 cm ***
*** Herend, figure of lion cubs at play, together with a model of an owl, hand painted fishnet pattern and detailed with twenty four carat gold accents (2). Height 14.5 cm. Height of owl 12 cm ***
*** Guido Gambone, stoneware plate, Italian, c. 1950, 26 x 26 cm ***
*** Hermes, Chaine d'Ancre' porcelain plates, comprising two rectangular plates and one circular plate, each with silver and platinum applied decoration, with boxes (3), rectangular plates height 1.5 cm length 16 cm width 12 cm ***
*** Marcello Fantoni, ceramic table lamp, c. 1960, incised and polychrome glaze decoration, incised signature 'Fantoni' ***
*** Louis Lourioux (French, 1874-1924), stoneware pitcher, c. 1920, of rounded bulbous gourd form with grey and black striations, with green handle, with 'Running wolf' painted mark to base, height 18.5 cm ***
*** Piero Fornasetti (Italian, 1913-1988) tray, designed c. 1955 lacquered metal, labelled 'Fornasetti Milano made in Italy 1955', paint loss on edges (A/F) ***
*** Rallye 24 vase lacquered porcelain, rectanglular vase with curved side, printed chaine d'ancre in grey, yellow, green, red, blue and black, stamped 'Rallye 24 Hermes Porcelaine Paris Made in France', with care booklet and box ***
*** Herend, figure of a rhinoceros, hand painted fishnet pattern and detailed with twenty four carat gold accents. Height 18 cm ***
*** Paul Quere (French, 1931-1993), Cubist vase, c. 1960, enamelled earthenware, decorated with abstract design on a grey background, incised signature to base 'La Poterie', height 38 cm diameter 15 m. Provenance: Private Collection, NSW ***
*** Hermes, a pair of porcelain mugs, green hues depicting delicate salad leaves with a green trim, stamped 'Mesclun, Hermes Paris', together with green, blue yellow details of birds surrounded by nature, stamped 'Hermes Paris', with box (2), 9.5 x 8.5 cm, 9… ***
*** Ettore Sottsass 'Spool' vase, 2003 manufactured by Bitossi, Italy; white ceramic glazed in black and blue. diameter 30 cm ***
*** Herend. Porcelain figure of a nude woman. Blue Herend mark to base. Height 37 cm ***
*** Richard Ginori, 'Fighting Cocks' pattern coffee service, comprising coffee pot, creamer, lidded sugar bowl, coffee cups and saucers and a pair of cake plates, each decorated with twin cockerels eating in an exotic landscape all on a salmon pink ground and… ***
*** Hermes, 'Toucans' serving dishes, the entree dish depicting two toucans frolicking on a branch of leaves, the bowl depicting a toucan on a branch, both with 'Toucans' 'Decor original cree dans nos ateliers' written to base, with Hermes porcelain and… ***
*** Herend, large water bowl 'Rothschild bird' pattern gilded floral edge, interior decorated with three birds perched on a branch surrounded by flying butterflies, blue printed and impressed Herend marks to base. Height 12 cm. Diameter 38 cm ***
*** Herend, serving platter with gilded scalloped edge, interspersed floral sprays to rim, together with a triangular serving dish of similar decoration, blue printed and impressed Herend marks to base (2) ***
*** Holland Zaalberg, black and white stoneware vase, the abstract design etched into charcoal glazed pottery, marked to base. height 18 cm ***