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A stunning piece from early- to mid-1900s. Filled with detail and openwork.
Ormalu is a gilding process of applying a finely grown amalgam to brass. There is a small oxidation spot, shown in one of the photos. Glass stand not included.
- Item Number: F-6422
- Provenance/Origin: Early-to-mid 1900s
- Composition: Brass
- Dimensions: 4.75" tall x 2" at widest
- Weight: 0.5 pound
- Price: $ 47.00 USD
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Perfect condition B&W Porcelain “Longevity” finial with brass standard base.
- Item Number: O-4453
- Provenance/Origin: China
- Composition: Porcelain and Brass
- Dimensions: 2.25" long x 1.25" in diameter
- Weight: 0.5 pound
- Price: $ 29.00 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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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: This Chinese lamp is made of elm wood and covered in a leather-like material and then painted with a golden floral pattern on the surface. The shade is new and purchased locally by EsotericStuff. It is a rectangular fabric shade with gold sateen inside. A rotary dimmer switch is…
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- Item Number: F-6898
- Provenance/Origin: China. Recent.
- Composition: Wood, metal, leather-like material, paint
- Dimensions: 25" tall with shade. 8" widest
- Weight: 6 pounds
- Price: $185.00 USD
