Global Art & Artifacts

Bookends

Vintage Asian Elephant Bookends.  Bronze Tone.  Pair.  Heavy Cast Metal.

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    Great detail.  From the late 1930s.   Suitable for holding up a bunch of great books!   Felt bottoms,  

Bronze Japanese Warrior Bookends. Momoyana Period.  Sculptor Milo.  Pair.  Spain 

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    Detailed from a recent casting from my Spanish foundry group.    Beautiful brown patina with late 16th Century warrior pose  . . . to hold your heaviest books upright.   The headgear on these two warriors are worth noting.   With the decline of… Continue reading

Cool Bookends.  Egyptian Queen Isis.  Pair.  Stone Composite. 

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    With the image of Isis (aka Aset) – a major goddess in ancient Egyptian religion whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world – these two bookends are cast in a stone composite material and stained to resemble a light green and gold patina.   Isis – known as… Continue reading

Stunning Sculpted Bronze Elephant Bookends.  Lost Wax.  Spain

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    These are my third set from the famous European sculptor, Milo.  I am in contact with the Spanish foundry who allows me to purchase some of first units from the fresh molds . . .  yielding exceptional detail.   Using the lost wax casting process, these… Continue reading

Huon Pine Bowl, Tasmania

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Detail: This bowl is made out of exotic soft but extremely tough wood that dates back thousands of years in Tasmania. Among other applications, this wood was used for shipbuilding for years. It contains an oil that is resistant to most marine organisms. Now it is an endangered wood. My… Continue reading

Bronze Tripod Bowl, China

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Detail: This can also be considered an incense burner. Acquired from an antique market in Shanghai by one of my agents. Tripod cast bronze bowl with Ming Dynasty stamp. Button flowers around outside. Nice patina.

Huge Bronze Dragon and Buddha Bell, China

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Detail: A rare find. Lots of ancient Chinese characters and other decorative scrolls and figures including stylized dragons along the bottom rim and rim above the Buddha. No clapper. Well cast and in perfect condition.   This item has been sold.  Thanks P.B. !

Porcelain Phoenix Flower Fern Bowl, China

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Marked as the QianLong period (1736-1796 AD) of the Qing Dynasty. This is a superb porcelain bowl in mint condition. The vibrant colors are unbelievable. A certificate of authenticity is included from an art dealer. This stunning bowl has been sold.  Thanks.  V.N. !
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