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The best known of all traditional Thailand ceramics are those named and from Sawankhalok. Such stoneware is decorated in a rich brown glaze and decorated with an opaque glaze. The finely crackled surface of the glaze is lightly speckled from ash residue deposits during the low temperature glazing process.…
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- Item Number: S-2985
- Provenance/Origin: North Central Thailand. Si Satchanala kilns or nearby. At least 100+ years in age.
- Composition: Sawankholok stoneware
- Dimensions: 8" tall x 6" at widest x 4.5" deep
- Weight: 2.5 pounds
- Price: $ 545.00 USD
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If you are a collector or user, then you will know that this pipe is lightly used.
This hand carved Meerschaum pipe is from Turkey. Meerschaum is a clay mineral that belongs to the Sepiolite group. This has been a highly desirable material for…
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- Item Number: V-7076
- Provenance/Origin: Turkey. Circa 1950s
- Composition: Meerschaum. Mouthpiece and lined case.
- Dimensions: 17.5" long pipe x 2" at widest point.
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 125.00 USD
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Songye and Luba origins are shared and can be traced through lineages from the 16th Century. It is believed that the founders of the Songye emerged from the lake region in the Shaba / Katanga province in the southeast part of the Congo with the Lomami River…
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- Item Number: W-7644
- Provenance/Origin: DRC. Circa 1940 - 1950s
- Composition: Wood, pigment, vegetal
- Dimensions: 36" tall x 18" wide x 6" deep
- Weight: 5 pounds
- Price: $ 785.00 USD
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One of the most famous examples of Thai pottery are from the Sukhothai period (14-16th Centuries) from the kilns of Si Satchanalai, which is around the historic village of Sawankhalok in north-central Thailand. This period started in the 13th century CE and continued until the 16th century.…
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- Item Number: S-1767
- Provenance/Origin: Sawankhalok Village, Sukhothai Period. Si Satchanalai Kilns. Circa late 1800- early 1900s . . . or earlier.
- Composition: Sawankhalok pottery
- Weight: 2.75 pounds
- Price: $ 765.00 USD
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Kongōrikishi are two wrath-filled and muscular guardians of Buddha in temples.
Kongōrikishi are usually a pair of figures that stand under a separate temple entrance. Such guardians are common in Japan and China. In China, the guardian is called…
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- Item Number: S-5000
- Provenance/Origin: 18th Century. Estate in Taiwan
- Composition: Wood with hard case box
- Dimensions: 10.5" x 4.5" at widest point.
- Weight: 2.75 pounds with box
- Price: $ 535.00 USD
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This set was scheduled for a limited edition printing of 1000 copies by The Gruber Foundation, 1969. However, since William B. Gruber – who financed this project – died before it was completed, only 300 sets were published. So, this is one of those 300 editions.
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- Item Number: R-0764
- Provenance/Origin: Published 1969. Limited edition of 300 sets. Pristine condition.
- Composition: Printed books, View-Master reels and slipcovers. Projectors.
- Dimensions: 11.5" tall x 8.5" wide x 9" deep - the set in slipcovers.
- Weight: 4.75 pounds
- Price: $ 825.00 USD
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An astonishing wealth of little-known art of Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia is showcased in this revelatory survey, stunningly illustrated with some 800 lavish color plates. Meyer, an American-born art dealer and Paris-based gallery owner, has unearthed South Pacific island treasures including a monumental wood sculpture representing the primordial couple,…
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- Item Number: R-0001
- Provenance/Origin: 2 Volumes. 1995. 640 pages total.
- Composition: Book
- Dimensions: 13 x 11"
- Price: $ 125.00 USD
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In the Angkorian style, this excellent sculpture depicts a naga (serpent) as the protector of Buddha. The Buddha, seated in the Virasana pose, is meditating on three graduated coils of the serpent king, Mucalinda. This ancient Virasana pose should not be confused with the Hero pose currently…
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- Item Number: S-0007
- Provenance/Origin: Cambodian. Acquired in the 1970s in NE Thailand. 17th - 18th Century
- Composition: Sandstone
- Dimensions: 13" tall x 5" wide x 3" deep statue only. On stand: 15" tall.
- Weight: 7.75 pounds
- Price: $ 1,150.00 USD
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An intact hollow Jalisco male figure. From the Proto-Classical Period, circa 50 B.C. through 250 A.D. Typical of this style, the vent hole is behind the left ear.
There are remnants of manganese oxide (pigment), dendrites (slow growing microscopic fungus) and other encrustations from that…
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- Item Number: S-5801
- Provenance/Origin: Jalisco. Circa 50 B.C. to 250 A.D.
- Composition: Ceramic. Clay.
- Dimensions: 8" tall x 6.5" at widest point x 4.5" at deepest point.
- Weight: 2.5 pounds
- Price: $ 1,200.00 USD
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Yes,
that world famous tapestry artist, Sein Myint. Kalagas – or embroidered Burmese tapestries – have been around since the mid-1700s. Kalagas were typically seen on temple walls, in palaces and monasteries. The designs reflect the culture, traditions and mythology . . . as the Burmese…
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- Item Number: F-7346
- Provenance/Origin: Mandalay Burma. Sein Myint original. Early 2000s
- Composition: Threads, sequins, pearls, fabric. Metal rod and tapestry cord.
- Dimensions: 22" wide x 20" deep, tapestry only
- Weight: 2.5 pounds on metal rod and cords
- Price: $ 760.00 USD
