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Older censer with wear. The deep reliefs of phoenixes plus the elephant heads (as handles) makes this a very special piece.
The unique handle on the lid allows the incense to be distributed in a variety of ways.
Acquired from an estate sale in Midwest…
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- Item Number: V-9264
- Provenance/Origin: China. Late 1800s
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 5.75" tall x 4.5" wide x 2.5" deep
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Price: $ 95.00 USD
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According to Chinese tradition, green jade represents the five human virtues of courage, modesty, justice, compassion, wisdom . . . with strong spiritual vibes connected to the heart chakra.
And mix that with some handcrafted bronze work and you have an outstanding piece of art from…
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- Item Number: V-9817
- Provenance/Origin: Nanyang China. Dushan mines. Early 1900s
- Composition: Jadestone, bronze
- Dimensions: 7" tall x 5.5" in diameter
- Weight: 2.75 pounds
- Price: $ 385.00 USD
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Bowl formed into censer with reinforced mouth rim, lion head handles and feet. Used specifically in temples where there are high standards of quality.
Xuande mark? Not sure as this mark originally came out of the Xuande period (1400s). The mark was used often after…
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- Item Number: C-4435
- Provenance/Origin: Tibet, 18th Century
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 7" in diameter x 3.25" tall
- Weight: 5 pounds
- Price: $ 345.00 USD
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Nothing . . that would adequately describe this Buddha head.
The crown of hair (aka Ushnisha) – one of the most iconic features of Buddhist art – is fully in tact with the common peppercorn-like curls (representing freedom) and moving upward…
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- Item Number: S-0489
- Provenance/Origin: Collector's hands since late 1960s. Thailand
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 15" tall (18" on stand) x 8" wide x 6" deep
- Weight: 10.5 pounds
- Price: $ 680.00 USD
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This is a traditional representation of the Shakyamuni Buddha who lived and taught in India in the 6th Century B.C.E., a time of flourishing religious and philosophical thought from Greece to China.
The physical characteristics of him seated in the lotus position of meditation, legs crossed,…
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- Item Number: S-3569
- Provenance/Origin: Age unknown. Thought to have been housed in the Kumbum Monastery and cast in the Katmandu Valley
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 16" tall x 9" wide x 6.5" deep
- Weight: 13 pounds
- Price: $ 595.00 USD
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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…
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- Item Number: S-9460
- Provenance/Origin: Spanish foundry. Sculptor is Milo. Early 2000s
- Composition: Bronze and marble
- Dimensions: ~ 11.5" tall x 6.5" wide x 5" deep for each
- Weight: 12 pounds for the pair
- Price: $ 285.00 USD for pair
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A detailed replica of the iconic helmet. Very heavy . . . could be brass or bronze. Wood base. Sorry, glass stand not included.
- Item Number: O-1366
- Provenance/Origin: Age unknown. Greek foundry
- Composition: Brass or Bronze. Wood base.
- Dimensions: Helmet: 3.5" tall; On stand: 7" tall
- Weight: 0.75 pounds
- Price: $ 27.00 USD
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Singerie, a visual arts depiction, can be found back in ancient Egypt but more popular in France over the last couple of centuries. The word – singerie – is the name given to a visual arts genre depicting monkeys imitating human behavior. Such monkeys are often…
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- Item Number: O-7498
- Provenance/Origin: Vintage. Circa mid-1900s. Philippines
- Composition: Bronze and paint
- Dimensions: 7" tall x 3.5" wide x 4" deep
- Weight: 1.75 pounds
- Price: $ 95.00 USD
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Wings of a bird and body of a lion…. the description of a sphinx in Greek mythology. The sphinx apprears in the legends, myths and dramas of Oedipus . . . by poets like Homer,…
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- Item Number: C-4758
- Provenance/Origin: French foundry. Circa mid- to late-1800s
- Composition: Bronze with glass wells
- Dimensions: 5.5" tall x 10.5" wide x 6.5" deep
- Weight: 5.5 pounds
- Price: $ 285.00 USD
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These protomes replicas appear more frequently from various global locations. They all point back to decorative adornments displayed in ancient Greek architecture, sculpture and pottery. Yes, there are many Greek heads (some with upper torsos) of humans, animals and mythological creatures, but this one has a…
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- Item Number: S-1388
- Provenance/Origin: Greek Griffin. Circa 1950s
- Composition: Bronze with marble base
- Dimensions: 10" total height. 8.5" Griffin only x 3.25" wide x 3.5" deep
- Weight: 5.25 pounds
- Price: $ 210.00 USD
