20th Century Decorative Arts

The 20th Century Decorative Arts department at Bonhams showcases a wide range of glass, metalwares, sculpture and furniture from the period 1860 to the present day.

We focus on designers and makers from the Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau and Art Deco periods as well as Contemporary Ceramics and Glass.

Bronze and ivory sculpture by artists such as Chiparus, Priess and Lorenzl have soared in value in recent years. The market is also very active for Lalique and Daum glass and silver by Georg Jensen and Liberty & Co.

Auctions

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Future Past
Daum, an internally decorated, applied and engraved glass vase, circa 1910,
Daum, an internally decorated, applied and engraved glass vase, circa 1910,
Richard Joyce, A Pilkingtons lustre vase,
Heal and Son, An oak bedroom suite,
6 May 2005 Edinburgh Auction 11768
Design from 1860
A good Moorcroft 'Claremont' tea set, circa 1913-1916,
A good Moorcroft 'Claremont' tea set, circa 1913-1916,
A Moorcroft flambé 'Landscape' vase, circa 1930,
Figurines A Royal Doulton figure A Jester,
5 Apr 2005 Chester Auction 11869
Applied Arts and Collectable Ceramics
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Martinware Bird
Clement Martin, early 20th C A Stoneware Double Bird Jar and Cover
Sandro Vacchetti for Essevi, circa 1935 A Rare Figure of a Female Glamour Model
1 Mar 2005 London, New Bond Street Auction 11920
Ceramic Design 1860-1945
Ferdinand Preiss, circa 1925,
Ferdinand Preiss, circa 1925,
Ferdinand Preiss, circa 1930.
Archibald Knox for Liberty and Co. circa 1902 - 05,
14 Dec 2004 Chester Auction 10994
Collectable Ceramics & Decorative Arts
'Applique Blue Lugano' A Conical Coffee Set
'Applique Blue Lugano' A Conical Coffee Set
'Cornwall' A Stamford Tea for Two
'Spanish Pattern' A Large and Impressive Vase
1 Dec 2004 London, New Bond Street Auction 11273
Clarice Cliff, Moorcroft & Sally Tuffin
D Chiparus, ivory adn gilt bronze figure of a girl
D Chiparus, ivory adn gilt bronze figure of a girl
Georg Jensen, Circa 1960, A silver flatware service,
'Soleil', A pair of Rene Lalique amber glass plafoniers,
25 Nov 2004 Glasgow Auction 10921
Design from 1860
A Macassar ebony X-frame stool designed by Ruhlmann
A Macassar ebony X-frame stool designed by Ruhlmann
Tourbillons, A Lalique Vase
A Macassar ebony dining table with an additional leaf concealed below, with leather inset top, 153cm
11 Nov 2004 London, New Bond Street Auction 11272
Design from 1860
Figurines The Return of Peresphone, A Rare Figure Group designed by Charles Vyseont
Figurines The Return of Peresphone, A Rare Figure Group designed by Charles Vyseont
'Hush a Bye Baby on the Tree Top' An Important Doulton Faience Tile Panel
Figurines Carnival HN1278, 1927-38
28 Oct 2004 London, New Bond Street Auction 11271
Selected Items from the Doulton Museum Collection and Other Properties
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Arthur Simpson of Kendall, circa 1910 An Oak Carved Secretaire,
Della Robbia, 1903 A Tall Vase
Gordon Forsyth, 1919 An Impressive Lustre Vase
22 Sep 2004 London, New Bond Street Auction 11358
The Lambert Collection of British Art Pottery and Furniture
Clarice Cliff Stamford shape teaset comprising teapot & cover, milk jug, sugar bowl, two cups & sauc
Clarice Cliff Stamford shape teaset comprising teapot & cover, milk jug, sugar bowl, two cups & sauc
'Claremont' A Pair of Vases
'Kew' A Conical Coffee Set
17 Jun 2004 London, New Bond Street Auction 10827
Clarice Cliff & Moorcroft
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George Tinworth Large Tinworth Vase
Figurines One of the Forty, A Rare Colour Variation Model model number 289, glazed over a titanian b
Kingswares A Rare and Highly Decorative Pair of Doulton Kingsware Vases with Covers
27 May 2004 London, New Bond Street Auction 10825
Doulton and Beswick Wares
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Blue Lalique 'Night and Day' Clock
F Priess Bronze and ivory figure, 'Invocation'
René Lalique, design 1919 'Perruches' a Red Glass Vase
13 May 2004 London, New Bond Street Auction 10826
Lalique & Design 1860-1945
Alvar Aalto, A Paimio Chair, no. 41 circa 1932, retailed by Finmar,
Alvar Aalto, A Paimio Chair, no. 41 circa 1932, retailed by Finmar,
Rene Lalique, A "Formose" red glass vase,
Marion Henderson Wilson (1869-1956), A large brass wall sconce,
6 May 2004 Edinburgh Auction 10907
Design 1860 - Present Day
Martin Brothers, 1890 A Large Grotesque Stoneware Bird Jar and Cover
Martin Brothers, 1890 A Large Grotesque Stoneware Bird Jar and Cover
Martin Brothers, 1892 A Grotesque Stoneware Vase
Frederick Passenger for William De Morgan, circa 1895 A Persian-Coloured Vase
26 Feb 2004 London, New Bond Street Auction 10744
Ceramic Design
A Beswick Beatrix Potter figure Duchess
A Beswick Beatrix Potter figure Duchess
A pair of Doulton Lambeth vases by Hannah Barlow
Two Doulton Lambeth Carrara Ware biblical plaques Attributed to Gilbert Bayes,
16 Dec 2003 Chester Auction 10707
Collectable Ceramics including Royal Doulton and Beswick Wares
'Florian Landscape' A Large Vase
'Florian Landscape' A Large Vase
'Pansy' A Macintyre Vase
'Blue Firs' A Biarritz Tea Set
25 Nov 2003 London, New Bond Street Auction 10604
Clarice Cliff, Moorcroft and Sally Tuffin
Charles Rennie Mackintosh, A dark stained oak armchair for the Argyle Street, Tea rooms, Glasgow, 18
Charles Rennie Mackintosh, A dark stained oak armchair for the Argyle Street, Tea rooms, Glasgow, 18
Margaret Gilmour, A brass and enamel wall clock,
Annie French (1872-1965) 'Tristram & Iseult' 23cm x 36cm
20 Nov 2003 Glasgow Auction 10509
Design 1860 - Present Day
René Lalique, design 1925 'Suzanne' a Frosted and Opalescent Statuette on Stand
René Lalique, design 1925 'Suzanne' a Frosted and Opalescent Statuette on Stand
William Stephen Coleman for Minton, 1869 An Earthenware Plaque of a Boy with a Goat
René Lalique, design 1926 'Deux Figurines' a Clear and Frosted Timepiece
5 Nov 2003 London, New Bond Street Auction 10528
Design 1860 - 1945
Beswick Spirit of Whitfield, designed by Graham Tongue, never allocated a shape number and probably
Beswick Spirit of Whitfield, designed by Graham Tongue, never allocated a shape number and probably
Beswick A Very Rare Model of a Galloway Bull, model 1746, c.1961,
Burslem Items Vanity, An Exceptionally Fine Doulton Burslem Plaque, by C.J. Noke and W.G. Hodkinson
28 Oct 2003 London, New Bond Street Auction 10575
Doulton, Beswick and Minton Wares
'Orange House' A Meiping Vase 36cm high, Fantasque and Bizarre mark and facsimile signature
'Orange House' A Meiping Vase 36cm high, Fantasque and Bizarre mark and facsimile signature
'Sunray (Night & Day)' A Lotus Jug 29.5cm high, early Bizarre mark and facsimile signature
<I>Coral Firs</I>, 21cm high.
24 Jun 2003 London, New Bond Street Auction 10224
Clarice Cliff & Moorcroft Wares
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Lots in future auctions

Hans Coper (1920-1981) A Rare 'Thistle' Form, circa 1970
Opalescent Bacchantes vase
Demetre Chiparus 'Alméria' a Large and Impressive Cold-painted Bronze and Carved Ivory Sculpture, circa 1925
Pair of Despres Candleabra
Amber Perruches vase
Blue Perruches vase

Highlights from past auctions

A Sam Maloof walnut and ebony rocking chair
Sold for US$ 80,500 inc. premium
Sam Maloof (American, 1916-2009) Rocking chair, 1986
René Lalique 'Escargot' a Vase, design 1920
Sold for £49,250 inc. premium
René Lalique 'Escargot' a Vase, design 1920
Demetre Chiparus 'The Dolly Sisters' a large bronze and ivory group
Sold for £277,250 inc. premium
Demetre Chiparus 'The Dolly Sisters' an Important Large Size Art Deco Cold-Painted Bronze and Carved Ivory Group, circa 1925
Demeter H. Chiparus (Romanian, 1888-1950) 'Antinea'
Sold for £78,000 inc. premium
Demetre Chiparus 'Antinea' An Impressive Cold Painted Bronze and Ivory Figure of an Egyptian Dancer, circa 1930

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19 Feb 2013
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René Lalique 'Victoire' a Car Mascot, design 1928
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