Zhu Chen

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Set of 6 decorative sculptures, or vintage brass paperweights, in solid brass, depicting: 1 bronze/brass paperweight representing the Sphinx and a pyramid, 2 birds perched on a branch, 1 hammered-brass container recalling early 20th-century Arts & Crafts designs with a distinctive hand‑hammered grain finish, 1 vintage table hourglass with a brass frame and a blown glass bulb, 2 ducks holding an umbrella. Popular design of Italian mid‑century modern from the 1960s and 1970s.

They are made of solid brass with a style often described as flamboyant or whimsical.
These objects are commonly used as shelf decorations or paperweights.

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Set di 6 sculture decorative sono statuine o fermacarte vintage in ottone massiccio raffiguranti  1 fermacarte in bronzo /ottone raffigurante la Sfinge e una piramide, 2 uccellini appollaiati su di un ramo, 1 contenitore in ottone martellato, che ricorda i design Arts & Crafts del primo Novecento, presenta una caratteristica finitura a trama battuta a mano, 1 clessidra da tavolo vintage con struttura in ottone e bulbo di vetro soffiato, 2 anatre che tengono un ombrello. Design popolare del Mid-century modern italiano degli anni '60 e '70. 

Sono realizzate in ottone massiccio con uno stile spesso descritto come stravagante o "whimsical".
Questi oggetti sono comunemente usati come decorazioni per scaffali o fermacarte.

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Hourglass (6) - Brass - 1960-1970 - Set of decorative objects

Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes

Italy

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Six solid brass decorative objects dating from the 1960s to 1970s in a whimsical Mid-Century Modern style, including a Sphinx and pyramid desk figurine, two perching birds, a hammered brass container, a vintage brass-and-glass table hourglass, and two ducks holding an umbrella; all in good condition and in working order.

Hourglass (6) - Brass - 1960-1970 - Set of decorative objects

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