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Midcentury Coffee/Tea Set

Midcentury Royal Holland KMD Tiel Daalderop coffee / tea set, made in the 1960s of pewter and teak. Designed with beautiful sleek and strong lines. The set includes a lidded coffee pot, a lidded sugar bowl and a creamer. Dimensions coffee pot H 31cm x W 17cm x D 10cm, creamer H 11cm x W 9,5cm x D 7cm, sugar bowl H 12cm x D 8cm

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Low table by Pia Manu

Low table designed by Pia Manu and produced by studio Amphora (Rogier Vandeweghe) in the 1960s Belgium. Every table is a unique piece of art, built from a chrome metal base with a tiled tabletop. The ceramic tiles on the tabletop are specialy designed in different structures, colors, sizes and forms, this makes that every table is a unique piece. Jules Dewaele, better known as Pia Manu, takes back on this table with primitive and rough sculptural forms , primal forms created by the power of nature. Representative of the Flemish Brutalists he models or sculpts primitive forms with materials with a powerful or anti-poetic texture Rogier Vandeweghe (Ruiselede, 1923 - Bruges, 2020) was a Belgian ceramist, glass artist, calligrapher and painter. Rogier Vandeweghe, together with his wife Myranna Pyck founded in 1952 a studio (ceramics and glass window company) Perignem in Sint-Andries (Bruges), where they produced exceptionally subtile glaze. In 1960 Rogier and Myranna gave their company the name 'Amphora'. Dimensions L 150cm x H 36,5cm x W 65cm

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Low table - Pia Manu

Low table designed by Pia Manu and produced by studio Amphora (Rogier Vandeweghe) in the 1960s Belgium. Every table is a unique piece of art, built from a chrome metal base with a tiled tabletop. The ceramic tiles on the tabletop are specialy designed in different structures, colors, sizes and forms, this makes that every table is a unique piece. Jules Dewaele, better known as Pia Manu, takes back on this table with primitive and rough sculptural forms , primal forms created by the power of nature. Representative of the Flemish Brutalists he models or sculpts primitive forms with materials with a powerful or anti-poetic texture Rogier Vandeweghe (Ruiselede, 1923 - Bruges, 2020) was a Belgian ceramist, glass artist, calligrapher and painter. Rogier Vandeweghe, together with his wife Myranna Pyck founded in 1952 a studio (ceramics and glass window company) Perignem in Sint-Andries (Bruges), where they produced exceptionally subtile glaze. In 1960 Rogier and Myranna gave their company the name 'Amphora'. Dimensions L 150cm x H 36,5cm x W 65cm

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Stone fountain head of Neptunus

Old stone fountain head depicting Neptunus, the greek god of the sea, waves and water. Origin France 1920s. The head comes with a custom made metal display.

Original 'Amsterdam school' cabinet

Original cabinet made by the 'Amsterdamse school'. In beautiful used condition with its typical strong straight lined design and cubic elements such as the 'cube' feet and the cubic door handle. Origin Holland 1920s

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Unique zinc modelship

Unique old scale model of a ship, made of zinc. The model is designed with very strong lines which gives a cubistic and modernist style. The ships was probably made as a shop- or restaurantsign and has been hanging for years on the front of a building, by this reason it has a nicely worn patina on the zinc surface. Origin Belgium 1960s, comes with custom made metal base.

Artistic primitive study of a woman

Artistic primitive study of a woman, made of terracotta on a metal base. Origin 1970s Belgium, and has been standing in a garden for years, the weather influences gives the sculpture a unique and amazing patina. The sculpture was hand sculpted and thick layered, which gives a lot of structure.

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Old large bistro mirror - France 1950s

Old large bistro mirror, origin Paris France 1950s. Ebonised black classic frame with nicely worn end subtile patina. Original mirror glass in very good condition with nice patina on the glass. A mirror with lots of character.

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Rattan rocking chair - 1960s

Unique 1960s rattan chair with amazing original ebonised patina. What this chair makes so special is the old custom made rocking base, and the old cognac leather headrest and cushion. In very good and stable condition. Origin Northern Holland, designed by Rohé Noordwolde

Modernist Italian sideboard

Modernist Italian sideboard, made in the 1920s. Containing 3 slide doors with a graphic design, inside you can find 3 layers. This sideboard has some wear and signs of aging but in general good condition. A sideboard with elegant Italian character.

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'Carrousel' cubist painting

Colourful cubist painting, depicting a 'Carrousel' or 'Merry go round'. Oil on canvas, signed but unreadable, dated 1943.

Sculptural Art Deco sideboard

Sculptural Art Deco sideboard in the manner of Charles Dudouyt, origin France 1940s and made of oak. In good original condition, keys included.


Heavily eroded wooden janus figure, male and female side. Kudio type of Bochio, also called “guardians” are thin pole-like figures. They function as a sort of “lightning conductor” , as the figure is meant to be a substitute for the living person. The figure must attract evil forces and so spare its owner(s). Provenance: 19th to early 20th century, Fon people, Republic of Benin, collected by Ann De Pauw and Luc Huysveld

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