Monkey Business

Looks like mother has her hands full. Another charming animal figurine from the prolific Knud Kyhn for Royal Copenhagen...this one is a simian scene that gives form to the term "monkey on your back". Dated 1958 and incised with Knud's mark.
14"

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Trunk Show

A precious pachyderm from mid-century Murano. A generous portion of gold decorates this classic elephant sculpture.
10 x 10 

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Patterned Pottery

Gilty pleasures from Bitossi...and always preferable to have a matching set. A box with vase in a blue and green basket weave pattern. Italy, 1950s.

Vase: 14"

Box: top, 7"x 4", 2" high

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Scandi-labras

Bronze and Ebony candelabras from either Denmark or Sweden (country origin unknown). Circa 1930...a period where there was a transition from Rococo to streamline. This fanciful pair certainly seems to tow that particular design line.
12.5" tall

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Winning Horse

The horse ...a classic design motif that spans the millennia. This mid-century version is a reproduction of a classical Roman style Equine and is a major statement maker! Cast bronze mounted to a black marble base. 
31" Tall

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Love Birds

Poultry in pottery...a mid century rendering of a rooster and hen by the masterful Danes Michael Andersen & Son. This sculpture has all the hallmarks of the company's artistic director Marianne Starck's work.
10.5 x 10.5

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Turning Japanese

A modernist solid bronze vase from mid-century Japan. A great meeting of aesthetics, the shape is space-age and Asian all at once. Plus an interesting patina that seems to indicate the application of rice-paper, perhaps, in the process. 

20"

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