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An objet d’art coming out of the Louis-Philippe era, characterized by elegant lines that combine robustness and some restraint . . . and, in this case, an authentic and robust inkwell for your desk.
The inkwell is in the form of a Japanese longboat with two hinged…
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- Item Number: C-3403
- Provenance/Origin: French objet d'art. 19th Century
- Composition: Bronze and marble
- Dimensions: BOAT: 3" tall x 14.5" wide x 2.25" deep. MARBLE BASE: 19.5" x 5" x 0.75"
- Weight: 12 pounds
- Price: $ 395.00 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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Hand-carved marble head of Guanyin, the Buddhist bodhisattva associated with compassion. The expression is priceless and the headgear / crown with an engraved Buddha is a real bonus.
Acquired from a jeweler in Beverly Hills California who has had it since the 1970s, when he…
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- Item Number: S-2232
- Provenance/Origin: Hebei China. Early 1900s
- Composition: Marble and rosewood stand
- Dimensions: 8" tall (14.25" on stand) x 5" wide x 5" deep
- Weight: 8.25 pounds
- Price: $ 665.00. USD
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European and Asian mythology portrays dragons in different forms. European dragons are most often winged and Asian dragons have an abundance of scales and resemble large snakes. The artist (Fisher) created a hybrid with a row of dorsal spines, wings, scales and the head of an…
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- Item Number: S-1756
- Provenance/Origin: Spanish foundry. Fisher orginal.
- Composition: Bronze and marble.
- Dimensions: 12.5" tall x 8.25" widest x 4.5 deep
- Weight: 11.5 pounds
- Price: $ 245.00 USD
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A stunning piece of 100% bronze using the lost wax casting process. A smoothly abstract woman carved out of a stone background. Marble base with felt bottom. A stunning 15″ tall!
I was fortunate enough to get a recent casting from the most current mold.…
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- Item Number: S-6805
- Provenance/Origin: Recent casting from Spanish foundry
- Composition: 100% bronze on marble base
- Dimensions: 15" tall. Base: 7" wide x 5.5" deep
- Weight: 15 pounds
- Price: $ 275.00 USD
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Detail: A stone Buddha head from a larger statue in a South China temple. Acquired by an art dealer who was part of a restoration team in the 1950’s. It was unclear what happened to the reesotericstuff.comder of the statue. Circa late-1700’s to early-1800’s. …
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- Item Number: S-2533
- Provenance/Origin: South China Buddhist temple. Circa late-1700's or early-1800's
- Composition: Stone
- Dimensions: 3" tall x 2.5" at the widest
- Weight: 1 pound without base
- Price: $145.00 USD
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Detail: From a collection of stone Buddhist heads by a well-known Seattle WA architect. The prior owner said it was carved in the late Ming Dynasty. I am not confident in that age but I do believe it is from the early- to mid-1900s. A…
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- Item Number: S-0793
- Provenance/Origin: Chinese. Acquired from a Seattle collector / friend
- Composition: Stone
- Dimensions: 11.5" tall x 6.5" at widest
- Weight: 21.5 pounds
- Price: $275.00 USD
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Detail: A classic Chinese sculpture with Italy’s finest white matrix marble from the foothills of the Apennines near Tuscany. Artist is unknown as well as where it was carved. But this is a true original piece of art from a family estate sale. The Kwan-yin is…
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- Item Number: S-8290
- Provenance/Origin: Unknown. Family estate sale
- Composition: White marble
- Dimensions: 15.25" tall x 8.75" at widest
- Weight: 26 pounds
- Price: $450.00 USD
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Detail: Huge marble garden Medicine Buddha seated on a lotus blossom displaying the Dhyana mudra. Acquired by one of our agents in the Hubei Province (south central China). Circa early- to mid-1800’s. A few chips are missing around the base but generally this statue is in very good condition. Additional…
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- Item Number: S-1290
- Provenance/Origin: Hubei Province, China. Circa early- to mid-1800's
- Composition: Marble
- Dimensions: 40" tall
- Weight: ~ 200 pounds
- Price: $1600.00 USD
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A garden Buddha in marble from the Henan Province (east central China). Coloring is pale and subtle. Mounted on a solid block of black granite. Circa early- to mid-1900’s. Pristine condition. Additional images are available upon request. For the Serious Collector or garden Buddha collector. Freight shipping only in wooden…
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- Item Number: S-1546
- Provenance/Origin: Henan Province, China. Circa early- to mid- 1900's
- Composition: Marble with granite base
- Dimensions: 32.25" tall
- Weight: ~ 110 pounds
- Price: $1,850.00 USD
