Manufactories – handicrafts with history

Ceramics from Belgium, France & Germany

Discover the colorful Belgian ceramics with geometric or stylized floral motifs by Boch Frères Keramis and their renowned designer Charles Catteau. Also featured: French and German ceramics from Utzschneider/Revernay, Longwy, Orchies, Villeroy & Boch, and the Karlsruhe Majolika workshop.

Elegant Art Deco Glass

Admire the elegance of Art Deco glass with geometric patterns by Val Saint Lambert and its designer Charles Graffart, as well as black-enameled crystal glass from the Bohemian glassworks of Karel Palda and France’s Cristalleries Baccarat.

Lighting & Porcelain with Style

Explore exquisite lighting by French makers such as Muller Frères, David Guéron, Ezan, Pierre d’Avesn, and Alliot. Refined porcelain by renowned manufacturers Rosenthal and Hutschenreuther Art Department Selb completes our selection.

Silver & Metalwork from Across Europe

Find exquisite silver and metal Art Deco objects:

• from Belgium by Wolfers Frères
• from France by Victor Saglier Frères
• from Austria by Emmanuel Margold (for the Lenkwerke company)
• from Germany by WMF and Jakob Grimminger (Schwäbisch Gmünd)
• from Sweden by Axel Dufva (Stockholm)
• from Denmark by Georg Jensen and designer Oscar Gundlach-Pedersen (Parallel/Relief flatware)
• from England from Birmingham, a major center of Art Nouveau silver

Design from the 1950s to 1980s

We also feature selected design pieces from the 1950s–1980s, including Rosenthal limited artist plates from the 1970s and 1980s.

Each of these manufactories represents exceptional quality and artistic design, uniting history and craftsmanship.