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Vintage Heavy Brass Decorative Plate.  10”.  India

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  Very unique and quite stunning.   The swirling background is really cool.  Hook on back for wall hanging.   I have a matching brass jar / urn listed as V-6003.  Both pieces would look great on your dining table or on a décor shelf.   … Continue reading

Elle Décor Modern Metal & Glass Accent Table

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Detail:  This solid and modern looking table is part of the Elle Décor offering ….. known for elegant home décor.  The scissor legs and top frame are chrome steel.  The top is tempered opaque black glass.  Normally, these types of tables are only offered in our… Continue reading

Vintage Translucent White Onyx Lamp, Burma

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Detail:  I acquired this in 2001 from an antique dealer in Nebraska.  This dealer said he acquired it from a WW II Veteran who brought it back from Burma in the early 1940s.  This makes sense since the Americans had reopened the Burma Road in late 1940… Continue reading

Hand Carved Male Spirit Figure, Keram River, Papua New Guinea

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Detail:  This is a representation of the sacred cockatoo bird man from Papua New Guinea.  Hand carved.   Museum quality and in very good condition.  Circa mid-1900s.   From an antiquities dealer / collector in Noosa Head Australia.  Stunning!  For the Serious Collector.… Continue reading

Dehua Porcelain Guardian Deity / Figure, China

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Detail:  Many Chinese put this type of statue in the hallways or entrances of their home to guard and bless the family.  Solid feeling and smooth are two of  the indicators of Dehua porcelain.  Dehua is located in the Fujian Province of China and is one… Continue reading

Wood Garuda Statue, Indonesia

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Detail:  Well known in Hindu religion, this statue was hand carved in Indonesia.  My best guess is Java.  Nice details and also a gold gilt in various places on the statue to add good contrast and definition.  Circa mid-1900’s.    From a “Garuda” collector… Continue reading

Casting of Australopithecus boisei – Zinjanthropus – OH 5 Zinj Primate Skull, Tanzania Africa

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Detail:  The discovery of the OH 5 Zinj skull was perhaps the most important transition in the history of paleoanthropology AND a most important find for Mary Leakey back in 1959.  She found the skull in Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania.  This casting was made from the original 1.5… Continue reading

Bronze Foo Dog and Ram Ashtray / Bowl, Asia

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Detail:  I have had this forever to hold miscellaneous office things.  It is old and unique.  Two faces appear:  one is a ram and the other – with mouth open for the smoke to flow – is a foo dog face.   Circa late-1800s to… Continue reading

Authentic Judaic Terra Cotta Oil Lamp, Israel Middle East

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Oil lamps appear in the Torah and other Jewish sources as a symbol of “lighting” the way for the wise and righteous.  Oil lamps and the light they give were important household items as well as being used in many spiritual rituals. I have had this single nozzle terra… Continue reading

Dvaravati Styled Sandstone Three Faces of Buddha, Thailand

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Detail:  Dvaravati refers to a period in Thailand / Siam history, a culture, group of geographical areas and – most important to me – an art style that flourished from the 7th to the 11th Century AD.  This piece is hand made and styled in that art period.… Continue reading
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