CHINESE STONE CARVING TWO TONE WITHWOOD BASEHighly detailed stone on a black lacquered base. Scene of villagers meeting wise man. Most of the village scene is within the white striation of stone whereas the...
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SIFEN CHANG DIAMOND AND JADE EARRINGSDangle14kt. white gold Sifen Chang diamond and jade earrings. The top of the earring is in a flame like pattern set in black rhodium are thirty-six round yellow colored stones,...
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6 CHINESE GLASS & STONE SNUFF BOTTLES1st& 2nd items: 2 Chinese black Peking glass snuff bottles, flattened ovoid form, one having white enameled crane decoration and the other with yellow prunus blossom decoration....
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CHINESE CARVED BLACK AGATE VASEmottledblack and dark grey with white streaks, of squared tapered form, carved archaic beast with meandering body on each side, 5-3/8 x 2 in.; with carved hardwood stand
Provenance:...
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CHINESE SPINACH GREEN JADE OR HARDSTONEBOWLwith sloped sides and flared rim, ring foot, 3 x 8-1/2 in.; with a carved hardwood stand
Provenance: The Estate of Ernest B. and Helen Pratt Dane, Brookline, Massachusetts;...
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FINE TAINO STONE TRIGONOLITH ZEMIPre-Columbian,Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. This is a fine example of a "three pointer" or "trigonolith" stone zemi head - a human effigy face carved from a...
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RARE TAINO STONE ZEMI STAMP W/ LINEARGLYPHSPre-Columbian, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. This is a remarkable hand-carved zemi figural stamp made from a creamy white quartzite stone...
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NAZCA POLYCHROME KERO BOWL W/ MYTHOLOGICALBEINGSPre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 300 to 600 CE. A hand-built pottery kero or bowl of a broad form resting on a rounded but stable base with slanted walls,...
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FINE AZTEC BASALT EFFIGY OF DEITY EHECATL-QUETZALCOATLPre-Columbian,Valley of Mexico, Aztec culture, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. This is an amazing carving from volcanic stone, displaying the stylized face of the wind deity Ehecatl - a form of Quetzalcoatl...
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19TH C. CHINESE QING MARBLE DREAM STONEIN WOOD FRAMEEast Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th century CE. A gorgeous stone slice known as a dream stone or shih-hua boasting swirling hues of caramel, mocha, light...
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MESOPOTAMIAN LAPIS LAZULI, STONE, &BONE EYESAncient Near East, Mesopotamia, ca. 2900 to 2250 BCE. A haunting pair of eyes boasting white sclerae hand-carved from the bone of an ungulate with inlays of black...
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NATIVE AMERICAN CHACO BLACK-ON-WHITEPOTTERY OLLANative American, Southwestern United States, Four Corners region, New Mexico, Chaco Canyon area, ca. 1050 to 1200 CE. A superb pottery olla boasting a simple yet...
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PAIR OF HUGE BYZANTINE STONE MOSAICSW/ GEOMETRIC MOTIF...Near Eastern, Eastern Empire, Early Byzantine Period, ca. 7th century CE. An opulent pair of ornamental floor or wall mosaics, each of a massive, rectangular...
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VERY FINE BACTRIAN STONE PILLAR IDOL,EX CHRISTIE'SAncient Central Asia or Asia Minor, Bactria, ca. late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE. A beautiful example of a pillar idol (sometimes called a column or columnar...
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TRANSLATED BYZANTINE MOSAIC GEOMETRICMOTIF W/ CROSSNear East or Europe, Byzantine / Early Christian Period, possibly southern Spain, ca. 6th to 7th century CE. A riveting mosaic presenting an elaborate, abstract...
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CHINESE TANG DYNASTY BLACK GRANITE FOOLIONS (PR)**Originally Listed At $4500**
East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A wonderful pair of Buddhist foo lions or foo dogs (also "fu" lion or "fu" dog)...
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Five Chinese Hardstone Snuff Bottles
19TH-20THCENTURY
comprising a white pudding stone example, carved with a pair of mock ring handles, a pebble-form agate example, a carnelian agate example, carved with mythical beasts,...
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[CHINESE JADE]
A group of referencebooks and catalogues about Chinese jades, including several important early publications, with titles comprising:
LAUFER, Berthold. Archaic Chinese Jades Collected in China...
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[CHINESE JADE]
A group of referencebooks and catalogues about Chinese jades, including several important early publications, with titles comprising:
LAUFER, Berthold. Archaic Chinese Jades Collected in China...
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FOUR CHINESE PENDANTS, THREE CARVINGSAND AN ARCHAISTIC STYLE JADE SWORD SLIDE, MODERN AND AN ARCHAISTIC STYLE JADE SWORD SLIDE, MODERN, including an archaistic style 'burnt' jade cicada, a black and white agate...
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CARVED HARDSTONE ANIMALS, 20TH C., TENPIECES, INCLUDING: THREE BEARS, ONE WHITE SITTING, ONE RED STRIPED STANDING, AND ONE YELLOW V...Carved hardstone animals, 20th C., ten pieces, including: three bears, one...
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CHINESE SERPENTINE BOWLChinese SerpentineBowl , thin walls, mottled spinach green, black and white stone, h. 2 7/8 in., dia. 6 1/2 in...
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A Chinese Black and White Jade Duck-FormBox and Cover
Late Qing Dynasty
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the large duck standing squarely on its two webbed feet, its head turned to the left while holding a large branch of a river...
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A Chinese Black and White Jade Bi DiscPendant
Song/Yuan Dynasty
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the oval pendant with a central oval opening, the even-colored stone with light 'cloud' inclusions, decorated with russet streaks and dark...
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THREE CHINESE SCHOLAR'S ROCKSThree Chinesescholar's rocks, 20th century Comprising a large petrified wood stone, a yellow quartz stone, and a black and white agate stone, 3 pieces Dimensions: Largest: 12" H x 10"...
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CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE BOWL W/ FLOWER,20THC. Made in the early 20th century this bowl has a white under- glaze with an over-glaze illustration done in the famille rose style. This illustration is located on the front...
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GROUP OF (5) MINIATURE CHINESE BOTTLES,19-20TH C. A group of miniature vase made in the 1800 s to early 1900's. 1- A small rectangular vase, it has a white foot that is signified through a sharp indentation. Its...
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A Chinese three colour jade carvingof three Buddhist lions the first in white stone the second in white and grey speckled stone and the final in grey with black speckles surrounding a loose ball 1.75in. together...
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Very Rare Chinese "Chrysanthemum" StoneSpecimen, the free-form black stone with white inclusions forming chrysanthemums composed of calcite, feldspar, dolomite and celestite, found in the Daxi river in Hunan province,...
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Two Chinese jade plaques the first ofgrey-white stone reticulated and carved with a man and and a lion-dog amid leaves approx. 2.5ins. the second of pale celadon tone carved in relief with an immortal and attendant...
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Two Chinese hardstone animals: recumbenthorse with head turned back, orange with black striations, right flank white with red veining, 1-1/2 x 2-7/8 x 1-1/2 in. with wood stand, old loss of rear left leg, proper...
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A Chinese Jade Sword Pommel of inkyblack white and grey stone having raised decoration of two qilong and incised scrolling decoration. Width 2 1/2 inches....
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A Chinese Black and White Stone CarvedToggle depicting a fox coiled amongst lotus leaves and fruit. Width 1 5/8 inches....
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(2) Chinese Carved Jade Snuff BottlesToinclude a fastated example the stone a white color with black inclusions together with a conjoined example of block form the stone a light to dark green largest is 3.25''L...
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(4) CHINESE SNUFF BOTTLES & (1) PENDANT- Including: Early Stone Bottle in highly figured mossy green black & white serpentine 2 7/8'' (7.3 cm) tall 2'' (5.1 cm) wide 1 1/4'' (3.2 cm) deep lacking lid chips to foot...
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A Pair of Chinese Hardwood Game PieceCases each of circular form with slightly domed covers having naturalistically carved veins having relief carved characters to the exterior and raised on circular feet containing...
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