A LARGE CHINESE SOAPSTONE GUANYIN probablyearly Qing, her finely carved hair piled into a chignon and her billowing robes carved with cloud-scrolls, the olive green and russet-veined stone with a soft polish, 23cm...
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19TH C. CHINESE STONE CHOP STAMP W/HORSE + INK PAD**Originally Listed At $350**
East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th century CE.A stunning carved-shoushan stone chop stamp and ink pad, highly burnished...
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RITUALISTIC CHAVIN ANTHRACITE DIVINATIONMIRRORPre-Columbian, Northern Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 900 to 200 BCE. An enchanting mirror, carved from a single piece of anthracite stone, featuring a domed verso laterally...
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RARE NATURALISTIC OLMEC CARVED GREENSTONEEAR EFFIGIESPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A striking pair of naturalistically rendered ear effigies carved from a greenstone with...
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19TH C. HAWAIIAN BONE, STONE, & SHELLOCTOPUS LURENorth Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Maui, Hana, ca. 19th century CE. A fine octopus or squid lure (known locally as a "leho he'e") comprised of a slender central...
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GREY STONE STELE OF A BOSATSU
EDO PERIOD,KYOHO ERA, DATED 1725AD ?? '?? ???? ??? ?????????'?? ??????carved with a bodhisattva standing upright on a throne, his left hand holding a lotus stem, right raised in anjali...
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Six Chinese Celadon Jade Carvings ofSquash
each softly polished stone carved and incised with leafy stems and sinuous vines.
Length of longest 2 3/4 in., 7 cm.
Property from a Private Chicago Estate...
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Three Chinese Celadon Jade Carvingsof Monkeys
each stone with a soft polish and carved in relief to show a group of monkeys: comprising one example with a embracing pair, one group clambering atop a peach,...
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AN ASIAN CARVED STONE BUDDHA HEAD 20thcentury, large Buddha head carved from a soft stone, possibly sandstone, with a serene expression, eyes lowered in meditation, wide nose, full lips, with a teardrop shaped...
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CHINESE FOUR-PANEL FLOOR SCREENCHINESEFOUR-PANEL FLOOR SCREEN, flora and fauna motif in applied soft stone carvings under glass. Individual panel dimensions: 59.75"H x 17.75"W....
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CHINESE SIX-PANEL FLOOR SCREEN, ONESIDE FEATURINGCHINESE SIX-PANEL FLOOR SCREEN, one side featuring applied hard and soft stone carvings forming a birds, animals and flowers motif against a black lacquer ground...
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EGYPTIANESQUE CARVED SOFT STONE HEADEgyptianesqueCarved Soft Stone Head of a Woman , after the prototypical antiques now conserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and other institutions , h. 5 in., w. 6 in.,...
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CHINESE FLOOR SCREENChinese Carved MixedWoods, Giltwood, Cloisonne Enamel, and Hard and Soft Stone Embellished Lacquer Floor Screen, rectangular insert with shaped sections enclosing auspicious objects and animals,...
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JADEITE RECTANGULAR PLAQUEJADEITE RECTANGULARPLAQUE, the heavy material carved with a peach, cash and scrolling foliage, with bright apple green splashes, silver frame marked 925 to reverse, 2 3/4 x 2 in.; a Native American...
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CHINESE PINK QUARTZ FOO LIONS ON STANDS,PAIR Chinese pink rock crystal quartz foo lions on stands, pair (2), carved from softly colored stone, the foo lions with celestial symbols on plinths above carved reticulated...
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A Chinese Carved White Jade 'Begonia'Snuff Bottle
Late 19th Century
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of compressed ovoid form with a straight neck, the milky stone carved in soft relief with a craning begonia tree, jadeite stopper.
Height...
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A Chinese Celadon Jade Figure of a RecumbentRam
Qing Dynasty (1644-1912)
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the plump beast depicted with four cloven feet tucked under, and head cast backwards and grasping a lingzhi sprig, the translucent...
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A Chinese Celadon Jade Seal
18th/19thCentury
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of square section, surmounted by a crouching mythical beast, the seal face carved with characters, Chong Zhenping yin, the softly polished stone with...
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SIX CHINESE STONE CARVINGSof jade andother soft stones; carved as scarabs; the largest 2.5 in. (6.4 cm.) Condition:...
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A Pair of Chinese Carved Spinach JadeCovered Jars
20th Century
the stone of mottled green hues peppered with black flecks, carved and softly polished with opposing bat-form handles suspending rings, surmounted...
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CHINESE JADEITE DRAGON PENDANT W/ 14KGOLD A Chinese, jade pendant carved in openwork with a stylised fish dragon writhing among clouds, the softly polished stone of a yellow russset color with dark green highlights,...
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A Chinese White and Russet Jade Boulder
carvedwith scholars playing go game under pine trees, the stone is softly polished, with fitted wood stand.
Height of stone 3 3/4 in., 9.5 cm....
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Four Chinese Jade Carvings of Animals
eachcarved in a recumbent pose with legs tucked underneath and head turning to to one side, the stones are softly polished.
Length of longest 2 1/2 in., 6.4 cm....
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Six Chinese Carved Jade Beans
each carvedas two beans, the stones have natural inclusions and are softly polished.
Length of longest 2 1/4 in., 5.6 cm.
Property from a Private Chicago Estate...
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Seven Chinese Celadon Jade Carved Plaques
eachstone with russet or white veins, softly polished.
Height of tallest 2 3/4 in., 7 cm.
Property from a Private Chicago Estate...
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Seven Chinese Celadon Jade Carved Plaques
eachstone has russet and brown inclusions, softly polished.
Height of tallest 2 1/2 in., 6.4 cm.
Property from a Private Chicago Estate...
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2 CHINESE CARVED ORANGE SOAPSTONE DRAGONSEALS China,Early 20th CenturyOrange soft stone finely carved with figural dragons atop square bases with varied seals.SoapstoneEach with five character incised signature.Largest...
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ANTIQUE THAI CARVED STONE BUDDHA HEADFRAGMENT Thailand,18th CenturyFigural Buddha with down cast eyes, slight sloping nose, small lips, and soft contours giving Buddha an androgynous look. Notice the detailed...
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Chinese rosewood chair and stand: inlaidchair, back with gray and white stone insert with abalone inlaid frame, red and gray stone insert in seat, lingzhi , 37-1/2 in., possibly made from several chairs, stone in...
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Chinese carved hardstone crane modeledas crane standing on scholar stone with lotus 11 in. H. Estimate $ 200-300 Additional comments added 4/3/12: Hardstone is simply defined as a mineral that is not jade and...
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William Couper (American/Norfolk 1853-1942)"Evangeline" marble bust dated and signed "1881-Wm. Couper-Florence" on rear truncation height 21 1/4 in. Note: This very important marble bust is more fully inscribed...
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Four Chinese carved stone figures: twoof the Eight Immortals, Han Xiangzi with flute, Cao Guojiu with clappers, in soft green stone on brown stone bases, probably 20th century, 10 in., small chips to bases ; mirror...
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FIGURINE - 19th c. carved Egyptian softstone sphinx with scarab body a scholar's seal with standing woman and ibis. 2 1/4'' high 3 1/2'' wide minor chips....
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A Mughal Celadon Jade Nilgai Head Handle18th c. pale celadon stone with areas of soft russet carved in the form of a long arched neck tapering to a slightly lifted curved head bearing a gentle countenance intricate...
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Four Chinese soft stone carvings: vesselswith flowers, animals and birds on footed bases, early to mid 20th century, 6 in. to 9-1/2 in. Scattered chips to petals, leaves and other exterior parts. From the Estate...
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Chinese wood and stone ruyi scepter,hardwood shaft inset with gray-green soft stone ovals carved with floral arrangements, 20th century, 19-1/2 in. Wood with separations, lacking decorative tassel. Given to...
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