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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 → - 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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Detail: This was found in an estate sale in a village outside Shanghai. My Agent was told it was carved in the late 1800’s or early 1900’s from amber. Decorated with dragons, flowers and a delicate background motif. There are no chips or gouges.…
Continue reading → - Item Number: C-3330
- Provenance/Origin: China. Late-1800's to early-1900's
- Composition: Amber
- Dimensions: 5.25" tall x 3.5" in diameter
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 145.00 USD
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Detail: A Museum Quality bronze urn with tremendous aesthetic value. I acquired this piece from a fine arts gallery in Wisconsin. Circa late-1800’s to early-1900’s. It is indeed a quality piece in very good condition. For the Serious Collector.
This classic Vessel has… Continue reading → - Item Number: V-4100
- Provenance/Origin: China. Circa late-1800's to early-1900's
- Composition: Bronze or brass
- Dimensions: 9.5" tall x 8" at widest x 4.5" diameter at mouth
- Weight: 4.5 pounds
- Price: $ 425.00 USD
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Detail: I really liked this piece when I bought it from a Toronto art dealer in 2000. Unfortunately, he could not give me much information on the vessel. It has a lot of qualities found in Hu Dynasty urns . . . but I’m not really…
Continue reading → - Item Number: V-8838
- Provenance/Origin: China. Circa early 1900's
- Composition: Brass or Bronze
- Dimensions: 7" tall x 4" at widest
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Price: $110.00 USD
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Detail: This vessel – with a guardian foo dog on top – is a quality piece of art. I acquired it from an Asian art dealer in Los Angeles. It was cast in Shanxi Province in a foundry near the famous Houma Foundry. Age unknown…
Continue reading → - Item Number: V-9207
- Provenance/Origin: China. Shanxi Province. Age unknown but certainly either early- to mid-1900's
- Composition: Bronze
- Dimensions: 15" tall x 9.25 at widest
- Weight: 4.75 pounds
- Price: $ 310.00 USD
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Detail: With hand tooled brass dragons and rim/base designs, this copper offering bowl was used by Monks in their monastery / temples. Circa early- to mid-1900’s. It was found in a back alley antique store in Nepal. It has been in my private collection for…
Continue reading → - Item Number: C-7610
- Provenance/Origin: Tibet. Circa early- to mid-1900's
- Composition: Copper with brass
- Dimensions: 2.5" tall x 4.5" diameter
- Weight: .5 pound
- Price: $ 75.00 USD
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Detail: Exceptional hand-etched and carved buffalo bone with wood finial plug. Used by Dayak tribal shamans to store herbs, magic powders and betal lime. The scrimshaw work on this piece is representative of animals that provide good luck. . as well as the ancestor on the…
Continue reading → - Item Number: C-9361
- Provenance/Origin: Borneo. Circa early- to mid-1900's
- Composition: Buffalo bone and wood
- Dimensions: 6" tall with stopper x 1.75" at widest
- Weight: .25 pound
- Price: $ 95.00 USD
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Detail: This is a direct cast from a 19th Century sculpture made by skilled artisans from Brescia Italy. Cast in 95% pewter (see European Pewter Union seal on bottom). This is a business card holder that I have used for 10 years. It would make a…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-1979
- Provenance/Origin: Italy. Circa late 1900's
- Composition: Pewter
- Dimensions: 7" tall x 6" at widest
- Weight: 2 pounds
- Price: $130.00 USD
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Detail: This is such a detailed piece of art. Multiple dimensions as the dragons, phoenix and kylin (on top), jump off the esotericstuff.com part of the censer. Ornate for sure. Composite nickel and silver for stability and hardness. Circa mid-1900’s. In very good condition.
- Item Number: V-0802
- Provenance/Origin: China. Circa mid-1900's.
- Composition: Silver/Nickel composite
- Dimensions: 9.5" tall x 7" at widest
- Weight: 4.75 pounds
- Price: $295.00 USD
