It’s that time of year again, when everyone is thinking about the ones they love... and what their loved ones should receive for the holidays. In this blog post today, I will list some gift ideas for your friends and family who are collectors of antiques and decorative arts. Even non-collectors can find gifts they will love on d-vers.com Online Gallery, as many of our items, especially the silver items, are investment pieces.
One of the most valuable and highest quality pieces listed on d-vers.com is the Georgian Sterling Silver Warwick Vase listed here. This piece is finely detailed and features Bacchic ornament. It is inspired by the porcelain vase found at Hadrian’s Villa in 1770, and it is one of the largest Warwick vase examples in sterling silver. Please click here for the Warwick vase.
Another wonderful piece listed on d-vers.com is the Art Nouveau centerpiece. It features a large vasiform centre, with three arms reaching to the base. The centerpiece has applied decoration, instead of the more common stamped decoration. Please click here for the Art Nouveau Centerpiece.
Yet another sterling silver piece is an adorable condiment set crafted in the shape of a small owl family, and featuring a mustard server, and a salt and pepper shaker. Exquisite detailing to the faces and bodies of the owls lend this set a realistic yet cartooned appearance.
The detailing is exacting, even to the eyes and the small mouse on the end of the spoon which rests inside the largest owl’s mouth. Please click here for the condiment set
An excellent gift idea for the devout Buddhist or collector of Buddhist statues is a carved and gilded bronze statue of the Buddha seated, with his hand upraised in a gesture of blessing. This piece is an antique Chinese decorative and religious item, designed to be the focal point of the room in which it is placed. Please click here for the gilded Buddha statue
One of the most interesting and by far most rare pieces listed on our site is the enormous boulder of jadeite which has been carved into a statue of Longevity. This jadeite boulder features naturally occurring lavender, green, and white, and the colors were taken into consideration when carving this amazing piece.
Consequently, there are trees where the jadeite was green, flowers where the jadeite was lavender, and the hermit’s face appears in the white of the jadeite. Its translucence also adds to its value, as the colors are very pure and translucent. Please click here for the statue of Longevity.
Another piece which would make a great gift for collectors of Chinese art is an antique pewter wine pot, overlaid with silver, and decorated with jadeite and semi-precious stones. This wine pot is made in a Mongolian design, and features the symbol for happiness on its side, in carved jadeite. Please click here for the wine pot
For the collector of fine ivory, which is becoming more and more rare resulting from the refusal of many countries to import newly created ivory sculptures, a beautiful carved hippo tusk sculpture is available on d-vers.com. The hippo tusk is carved with rhinocerous families along its length. The carved rhinocerous are intricately carved and finely detailed. Please click here for the hippo tusk sculpture
And for the avid collector of truly ancient and unique antiques, we have listed on d-vers.com a Tang Dynasty painted pottery figure and equestrian. This piece was created between the 7th and 10th Centuries, and as a result has lost much of its paint.
Its likely residence was in a tomb, where it was discovered many centuries later. This resting place is likely responsible for the remaining paint, as it was not exposed to the natural elements or ravages of time so thoroughly as it might otherwise have been. Please click here for the Tang Dynasty pottery piece.
Finally, I will end this discussion of gifts for antique collectors with a piece from the modern era, a very interesting Art Deco coat rack, with light and mirror. This coat rack was made of hand hammered iron, and has a very unique look as a result.
The light is functional, and the coat rack features several coat hooks upon the front of it, along with a ledge toward the bottom, perhaps for the hanging of other items. This coat rack is very interesting, and would be an excellent gift for any collector of Art Deco pieces. Please click here for the Art Deco coat rack
For other gift ideas, you might also like to visit our website, at d-vers.com. Many other unique items are listed there, from a variety of periods and styles. Please click here for d-vers.com
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