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Antique Inkwell.  19th Century.  Heavy Bronze with Marble Base.  Japanese Dragonboat.  France.

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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… Continue reading

Bronze Japanese Warrior Bookends. Momoyana Period.  Sculptor Milo.  Pair.  Spain 

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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… Continue reading

Antique Museum Quality Handcrafted Marble Guanyin.  Kwan-yin. Hardwood Stand.  China

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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… Continue reading

Bronze Dragon Sculpture.  Lost Wax.  Fisher Original.  Spain.

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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… Continue reading

Abstract Art Deco Bronze Profile of Woman.  Lost Wax.  Ray Mondo.  

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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.… Continue reading

Antique Stone Buddha Head Statue, China

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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.  … Continue reading

Old Stone Buddha Head Sculpture, China

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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… Continue reading

Solid Carrara Marble Kwan-yin / Guanyin Seated Statue

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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… Continue reading

Old Medicine Buddha Statue in Marble, China

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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… Continue reading

Large Serene Marble Kwan-yin Guanyin Buddha Statue, China

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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… Continue reading
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