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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. …
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- Item Number: O-8934
- Provenance/Origin: India. Circa 1940s - 1960s
- Composition: Heavy brass
- Dimensions: 10.25" in diameter
- Weight: 2.5 pounds
- Price: $ 35.00 USD
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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…
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- Item Number: F-9108
- Provenance/Origin: Not sure. Recent without box.
- Composition: Chrome steel and tempered glass.
- Dimensions: 22" tall x 16" diameter top
- Weight: 9.75 pounds
- Price: $ 95.00 USD
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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…
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- Item Number: F-6289
- Provenance/Origin: Burma. Circa 1930s
- Composition: Metal, onyx
- Dimensions: 17" tall x 4" diameter at round base
- Weight: 3.5 pounds
- Price: $ 85.00 USD
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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.…
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- Item Number: S-8650
- Provenance/Origin: Papua New Guinea. Circa mid-1900's
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: 9.5" tall x 3" at widest
- Weight: 0.5 pound
- Price: $ 185.00 USD
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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…
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- Item Number: S-7046
- Provenance/Origin: Dehua China. Circa 1970s
- Composition: Porcelain
- Dimensions: 15" tall x 5.5" at widest
- Weight: 4.75 pounds
- Price: $ 195.00 USD
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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…
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- Item Number: S-6316
- Provenance/Origin: Indonesia. Circa mid-1900's.
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: 10" tall x 6.5" at widest x 4.5" deep
- Weight: 1.25 pounds
- Price: $ 80.00 USD
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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…
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- Item Number: O-3636
- Provenance/Origin: Perhaps cast in Tanzania. Circa 1960's.
- Composition: Plaster
- Dimensions: 9" long x 6.5" at widest x 4.75" tall
- Weight: 3 pounds
- Price: $ 135.00 USD
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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…
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- Item Number: C-4493
- Provenance/Origin: Unsure, probably Asian. Circa late-1800's to early-1900's
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 6" longest side. Bowl: 3.5" diameter. 2.75" tall
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 95.00 USD
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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…
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- Item Number: O-4801
- Provenance/Origin: Israel. Circa 100 BC to 100 AD
- Composition: Terracotta
- Dimensions: 3.75" long x 2.5" at widest
- Weight: 0.25 pound
- Price: $ 175.00 USD
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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.…
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- Item Number: S-3683
- Provenance/Origin: Thailand. Circa mid- to late-1900's
- Composition: Sandstone on wood stand
- Dimensions: 6.75" tall on stand x 4" at widest. Wood stand is 2.75" square x 1.25" thick
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Price: $ 75.00 USD
