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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 → - 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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NOTHING beats an antique pair of these creatures with the head of a dragon, body of a horse and scales of a carp fish. The energy, the detail and the workmanship is spectacular!! It is believed that if you look into the eyes of the…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-1322
- Provenance/Origin: Foundry in Nanning in Guangxi Province China. Circa early 1900s
- Composition: Heavy Brass
- Dimensions: Pair: ~10" tall x x 10" width x 4" deep
- Weight: Pair: 22.5 pounds
- Price: $ 1,125.00 USD
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Chi Lin – or the Dragon Horse – is a classic feng shui protection cure and mythological creature. Loyal to its owner and a protector to the owner’s house, the Chi Lin is of a royal status than other guardians. Xiu Jade – aka Xiuyan…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-5092
- Provenance/Origin: Xiuyan City China, Hand carved
- Composition: Natural green Xiu (Xiuyan) jade
- Dimensions: Pair: 7" tall x ~9" wide x 2.5" deep
- Weight: Pair: 12.75 pounds on stands
- Price: $ 1,375.00 USD
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Suku people have lived in the southwestern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (formally Zaire) since the 16th Century. Their economic source is farming but occasionally join in communal hunts. Suku’s are known for their large carved figures (e.g. fertility figures, crouching fetish figures, ancestral statues…
Continue reading → - Item Number: M-7086
- Provenance/Origin: Suku People initiation mask. 1960-1970s or earlier.
- Composition: Wood, pigment, grasses/raffia
- Dimensions: 11" tall x 9" widest x 12" deep
- Weight: 4 pounds
- Price: $ 685.00 USD
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Detail: In Buddhism, these statues represent Arhat (or Lohan) . . a spiritual leader or practitioner who has reached high stages of attainment such as insight into the true nature of existence and nirvana (spiritual enlightenment). Due to their abilities to ward off evil, they have become guardian angels of…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-9468
- Provenance/Origin: Dehua, Fujian Province, China. Circa mid- to late-1900's
- Composition: Porcelain
- Dimensions: Ranges from 5.25" to 7.75" tall
- Weight: 14 pounds for all pieces
- Price: $245.00 USD
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. Lots of detail. Notice the eyebrows. Slight difference between the two statues . . . size of the head, spread of the tail, thickness of body, horn placement. Circa mid-1900’s. Pristine condition.
- Item Number: S-6644
- Provenance/Origin: China. Circa mid-1900's
- Composition: Porcelain
- Dimensions: ~6.5" tall x ~7.5" long
- Weight: 5.75 pounds for pair
- Price: $420.00 USD
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A rare and in museum quality condition, this piece of Hindu art is very old. According to an authority on Hindu art for the Dallas Asian Museum, this statue is estimated to be circa 960-1127 AD. It was from a Kashmir India temple. Pegs on top and bottom are used…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-2898
- Provenance/Origin: Kashmir Temple, India, 960-1127 AD
- Composition: Wood
- Dimensions: statue is 14.5” tall x 5.5” wide
- Weight: 7.1 lbs on metal stand
- Price: $1,800.00 USD
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Very old carved ram with a foo dog lid and mahogany base. This is high quality hard jade. I bought this from a New Orleans family who possessed it for over 4 generations. I believe it is at least 100+ years old. Perfect condition. I love the veins of color…
Continue reading → - Item Number: S-1750
- Provenance/Origin: Chinese, 100+ years old
- Composition: Jadeite with mahogany base.
- Dimensions: 10” wide x 7” tall without stand (8” with stand)
- Weight: 11.5 lbs
- Price: $2,600.00 USD
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Detail: One male with the globe beneath its paw. One female with a pup under her paw and one climbing up her back. They are known for being guardians but also represent happiness. Sold as a pair. Perfect condition.
Sorry, these pieces have sold. - Item Number: S-5783
- Provenance/Origin: From Dehua, China. Age unknown
- Composition: Porcelain
- Dimensions: 14” & 14.5” tall, 10” wide
- Weight: 9.3 lbs each
- Price: $550.00 USD
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Elegant and graceful statue. Great detail especially on the adornment beads, hands, face and headgear.
- Item Number: S-0138
- Provenance/Origin: From the Fujian Province. 20-30 years in age.
- Composition: Porcelain
- Dimensions: 12” tall x 5.5” wide
- Weight: 3.3 lbs
- Price: $190.00 USD
