CHINESE ANTIQUE CARVED HARD STONE SEALPASTE DRAGON BOX WITH BUDDHIST AUSPICIOUS SYMBOLS 4" x 3 ?" x 3 ?" Of octagonal form carved hand stone box with lid, for seal paste, lid finial fashioned as 3D open work...
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CARVED ALABASTER GROUPINGA carved alabastergrouping, likely Italian, late 19th / early 20th century, the large cream coloured alabaster bust of a young mother shown holding her infant, while looking upwards towards...
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AL COLE (1944-2009) HAMATSA CROOKEDBEAR MASKThis is an outstanding and large Crooked Bear Mask signed and carved by Al Cole (1944-2009) of the Nuxalk (Bella Coola) Kwakwaka'wakw from the 20th Century. The Crooked...
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CLOISONNé ENAMEL CANE-Ca 1890 -LargeShippo enamel handle with a flattened ball knob on its integral long and tapering stem profusely decorated on the top with four stylized chrysanthemums blooms and floral elements...
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ANTIQUE SPANISH SCHOOL CARVED POLYCHROMEFIGUREPossibly 13th/14th Century Spanish School Carved Polychrome Wood Figure of Mary as Regina Caeli (Queen of Heaven)
Height: 12 in.
Condition:
- By registering to...
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10TH C. INDIAN RAJASTHAN RELIEF LION,ELEPHANT, CONSORT...South Asia, India, Rajasthan, ca. 10th to 13th century CE. A remarkable figural relief sculpture, meticulously carved from sandstone to depict a lion,...
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12TH C. KHMER SANDSTONE BRAHMA HEAD(4 FACES)**First Time At Auction**
Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Khmer Empire, 12th to 13th century CE. A beautiful red sandstone sculpture of the deity, Brahma, carved to be...
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LARGE CHINESE NEOLITHIC LIANGZHU STONECONG CARVING**First Time At Auction**
China, late Neolithic, Liangzhu period to Shang Dynasty, ca. 2500 to 1046 BCE. A stunning ritual item known as a "cong" that is hand-carved...
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CHINESE SHANG DYNASTY JADE CONG / RITUALITEM**Originally Listed At $1500**
East Asia, China, Shang Dynasty, ca. 1558 to 1046 BCE. A hand-carved ritual funerary item known as a "cong" that is hand-carved from mottled...
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CHINESE NEOLITHIC LIANGZHU STONE CONGW/ ABSTRACT FACES...**First Time At Auction**
East Asia, China, Neolithic, Liangzhu culture, ca. 3300 to 2250 BCE. A stunning and finely-formed ritual funerary item known...
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RARE ANCIENT CHINESE ZHOU DYNASTY MARBLECONGEast Asia, China, Zhou Dynasty, ca. 1046 to 256 BCE. A rare example of a Zhou Dynasty cong carved from solid marble exhibiting creamy hues of white, cream, brown, and...
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SPANISH COLONIAL, POLYCHROME VIRGINMARY AS QUEEN OF HEAVEN, 18TH/19TH CENTURYSpanish Colonial, Polychrome Virgin Mary as Queen of Heaven, 18th/19th Century, carved wood, gesso, pigments, gold paint Dimensions:...
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ITALIAN BAROQUE CARVED WALNUT CABINET17th c. and adapted, dentil molded top over a relief carved band of fruits and nuts, the single door elaborately relief carved with fully figured depictions of Mary, Jesus,...
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PEACH SHAPED CLEAR PEKING GLASS SNUFFBOTTLE BOTTLE WITH SINGLE GLASS OVERLAY, THE CONTINUOUS CARVING IS OF PEACHES ON A VINE AND A BAT DESCENDING FROM HEAVEN, WHICH MEANS PROSPERITY AND GOOD LUCK, VERY WELL...
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RARE GREEN SNOWFLAKE PEKING GLASS SNUFFBOTTLE BOTTLE WITH SINGLE GLASS OVERLAY IN FLATTENED OVAL SHAPE SITTING ON A ROUND RAISED FOOT, SINGLE GLASS OVERLAY IS CARVED OF MAN ON HORSEBACK WITH BAT DESCENDING FROM...
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FRENCH HENRI II STYLE OAK SECRETARYBOOKCASE DESKFrench Henri II style carved oak secretary desk, 19th c., egg-and-dart molded cornice, carved frieze with hippocampi, putto playing a lute, single glazed door...
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A Pair of Finely Carved Japanese Polychromeand Gilt Painted Wood Temple Carvings
18TH CENTURY
each finely carved in openwork depicting heavenly maiden amongst auspicious clouds.
Height of each 8 1/2 x length 12 in.,...
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A Carved Folk Art Cane from the IoniaState Hospital in Michigan
Early 20th Century
carved overall State Hospital Ionia Mich 1993 / four things man must learn to do to make his record true / he must think without...
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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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CHINESE SOAPSTONE CARVED HEHE FIGURESA Chinese soapstone carved sculpture with two jolly hehe figures. They are the heavenly twins, gods of harmony and union. One is sitting in his robes and the other is kneeling...
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CHINESE JADE CARVED BI DISC ON STAND,19TH C. A carved Chinese jade Bi disc, on wooden stand. Both sides are etched with swirling lines, possibly suggesting a heavenly symbolism.
Jade Bi: D. 2" (5 cm)
Condition:...
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GILT CARVED PAPAL FRAGMENT 'KEYS OFHEAVEN'Gilt carved papal wood fragment of a crown over 2 keys known as 'Keys to Heaven'. Mounted on Burgundy velvet background and with paint decorated frame. Measures 16.5"H...
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CHINESE JADE CARVED BI DISC, MING DYNASTYA Chinese jade carved Bi disc, date to Ming Dynasty, The disc is in a shape of ring, decorated on both sides with archaic heavenly and auspicious forms.
D: 2 1/2" (6.3 cm)...
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A CARVED SIDE CHAIR COMMEMORATING THADDEUSWELCHA carved side chair commemorating Thaddeus Welch, Circa 1919 The chair with carved memorial to Thaddeus Welch on the backsplat, reading: "Heavens Light / Our Guide...
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CONTINENTAL CARVED & POLYCHROME WOODMADONNA/CHILD 19th century; standing Madonna as Queen of Heaven And Earth, holding Christ child, carved and polychromed wood, 21 1/2 in. H....
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CONTINENTAL SCHOOL 18TH C 'MANNA FROMHEAVEN' O/CContinental school 18th Ct. oil on canvas 'Manna from Heaven' in carved open work gilt wood frame. Measures: 31.25"H x 23.5"W framed; 19"H x 26.5"W unframed. Condition:...
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GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF ZHENWU
MING DYNASTYOR LATER ???? ???????cast in generous proportions, the figure seated mightily with legs bent and both hands rested on knee and thigh, he wears an armour beneath his full robe...
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A Chinese Ivory Wei Tuo Group the HeavenlyGuardian carved seated astride a horse carrying the Book of Wisdom mounted to a rectangular incised ivory backplate height 4 1/4 in. raised on a carved wood lotus stand overall...
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TWO BONE BOUND PRAYER BOOKS DATED 1881AND 1876 variously titled ''The Key of Heaven'' and ''The Way to Heaven'' the first with oval gilt metal and blue enamel insignia and the other with carved spreading floral...
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A Chinese Carved Ivory Lidded Tri-LobedVessel having relief carved scrolling lotus decoration throughout with key-fret banding to the mouth and foot rim the three decorative reserves having figural scenes carved...
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An American Inlaid Cherrywood "FolkArt" Chest of Drawers mid-19th c. rectangular top above a frieze drawer and four graduated drawers all with "chip carved" molding flanked by beveled columns surmounted by...
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A Pair of "Heavenly Twins" Carved WoodHeadrests Carved natural wood headrests with touches of pigment at the lips depicting the Taoist Heavenly Twins. Most probably ca. 1940's. Unsigned....
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An Antique Chinese Rhinoceros Horn Carving,ca. Early 20th Century Carved figure representing the "compassionate" Bodhisattva Guanyin, also known as Avalokiteshvara. This male figure, styled pre-Ming Dynasty, is pouring...
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Spanish Colonial devotional carving,set with gilt brass repoussé plaque depicting Mary, Queen of Heaven, surrounded with pierced and glass-jeweled liner, frame signed verso "G. Ortega-1621",...
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Large Chinese Carved Jade Bi Disk, Tongzhi Reign (1862-1874), the dark mottled green Siberian jade carved as a bi disk (symbol of heaven) with low-relief carving of a dragon on the front and engraved on the...
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