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Japanese Meiji Period Shibayama and Rosewood box
By Shibayama Factory
Located in Sarasota, FL
Meji period shibayama top box with rosewood body, circ 1890's. Fine carving and application. Unsigned..
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Late 20th Century Japanese Meiji Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Horn, Shell, Abalone, Rosewood
China Fine Antique Chair With Dream Stones And Mother Pearl Inlay
Located in South Burlington, VT
Finest Quality Dreamstone Inlaid Chair
China- an extraordinary prolifically crafted example of an antique hand carved hardwood chair inlaid with multiple natural dream stone "paintings" plus "butterfly and mother of pearl" inlays in its hardwood arms and seat, late 19th century.
This type of old Chinese furniture art form with marble inlay is centuries of years old dating as far back as the Ming dynasty (1368-1644).
Fine round and rectangular dream stones depicting mountains and the natural outdoor scenery are inlaid in the seat, back and interior sides of this fine furniture example. Thin marble inlaid stone "paintings" are approximately 1/4" thick and are cut from a large slab of rough material revealing incredible patterns in soft white and gray colors. The hardwood (elmwood) frame is tenon joined. The natural stone "paintings" were hand especially for fine export chairs as in this example.
Chair dimensions:
Height 38.75 inches
Width 25.75 inches
Depth 19 inches
Period : late Qing period, 19th century
Provenance: Private American Chinese collection
Reference: Dreaming of Dreamstones China’s Extraordinary Natural Stone Paintings, Schneible Fine Arts. Dreaming of Dreamstones – World’s first comprehensive English text publication covers China’s extraordinary natural Stone Paintings, by author and dream stone lecturer Douglas Schneible, 35 pages, softcover, ISBN 978-0-578. See photos.
We have been dealing in authentic Chinese natural stone paintings...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Marble
$3,840 Sale Price
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Asian Hand Made Peacock with Shells and Seeds Wall Decoration 1940
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-652 Asian peacock wall decoration made with shells and seeds.
Category
1940s Vintage Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Shell, Fruitwood
$368 Sale Price
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Japanese Rare Antique Inlaid Smoking Tansu, Complete 1850
Located in South Burlington, VT
The first we have seen
A spectacular and hard to find Inlaid mother of pearly - using the raden technique- and lacquered three-drawer Tansu complete with all original bronze accoutrement including a fine engraved antique long pipe and two removable covered bronze cylinders all executed by expert mid-19th century Edo samurai...
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19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
$960 Sale Price / set
48% Off
19c Chinese HandCarved Walnut Wood And Mother Of Perl Architectural Element
Located in Delray Beach, FL
One of a kind wall hanging made of solid wood with beautifully inlaid of mother of perl , Chinese garden ,animals and birds motifs imbedded in the wood . This panel originally was a ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut
Monumental Shan Burmese Gilt Lacquer Buddha Head, Early 20th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A Burmese gilt dry lacquer monumental head of the Buddha, Shan States, Myanmar (Burma), early 20th century.
This monumental dry lacquer and gilt head ...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Shell, Lacquer
Northern Thai Lan Na Bronze Buddha Seated in Meditation, 15th-16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely northern Thai cast bronze seated meditating Buddha statue with shell inlaid eyes, style of Wat Chedi Luang, Lan Na Kingdom, region of Chiang Mai, 15th-16th century.
The statue of the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni, is portrayed in dhyanasana, seated upon a double lotus pedestal atop a raised platform. His legs in virasana, the half lotus position, hands in dhyana mudra, the gesture of meditation.
The Buddha's face is youthful and pleasant, reminiscent of faces of contemporaneous Sukhothai Buddha...
Category
16th Century Thai Antique Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Japanese Edo Period Musha Ningyo Courtier Dolls
Located in Austin, TX
Two exquisite Japanese musha ningyo dolls, crafted as courtiers, Edo Period, early 19th century, Japan.
The older man can be identified as the h...
Category
Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Shell, Brocade, Silk, Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper
Hampatong HAND-CARVED SCULPTURE: MAILE Mother
Child
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Dayak Hampatong Ancestral Figure – Borneo, Indonesia
An evocative and rare carved wood figure from the Ban Dayak people of Borneo’s interior rainforests, this Hampatong sculpture de...
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Early 19th Century Indonesian Folk Art Antique Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Shell, Hardwood
Thai Gilt Bronze Seated Buddha, Lan Na Kingdom, Chiang Mai, Late 15th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A rare and beautiful Thai cast and gilt bronze seated Buddha with shell inlaid eyes, style of Wat Chedi Luang, Lan Na Kingdom, Northern Thailand, region of Chiang Mai, late 15th cent...
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15th Century and Earlier Thai Antique Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Bronze
Andrianna Shamaris Teak Wood Temple Door with Shell Inlay
Located in New York, NY
Andrianna Shamaris temple doors in teak wood. We added the shell inlay by hand for that special finish. Great as a headboard or accent piece. Can also be used as a tabletop. We curre...
Category
20th Century Primitive Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Shell, Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Japanese Imperial Pair Dolls 1840
Located in South Burlington, VT
From our recent Japanese acquisitions
A rare couple.
These Japanese Tachibina dolls represent the simplest essential form of the imperial couple. Their beautiful faces were crafted from crushed shell called gofun coated over carved wood and their dress feature period Edo (1840) textile kimono dress.
Used as the display for the Girl’s day celebration, more specifically they are constructed of kinran brocade fabric covered paper, the heads carved of wood and covered in gofun with painted features and inset hair, the male form with outstretched arms and conical legs, the female has a cylindrical form. They come in an original kiri wood storage box.
Dimensions: Large doll 12 inches tall and 6 inches wide
Small doll...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Shell, Wood
$280 Sale Price
85% Off
Burmese Mandalay Seated Buddha, Red Lacquered, Gilt and Embellished, 19th c
Located in Austin, TX
A gorgeous and serene Burmese carved teak wood figure of a seated Buddha, Mandalay style and of the period, late 19th century, Burma (Myanmar).
This elegant Buddha is portrayed seat...
Category
Late 19th Century Burmese Antique Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Shell, Glass, Teak, Lacquer
19c Chinese HandCarved Walnut Wood And Mother Of Perl Architectural Element
Located in Delray Beach, FL
One of a kind wall hanging made of solid wood with beautifully inlaid of mother of perl , Chinese garden ,animals and birds motifs imbedded in the wood . This panel originally was a ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut
Set of 3 Ethnic Shell Necklaces with Golden Finish on Metal Stands – Tribal Art
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This set of three ethnic necklaces in golden shells comes from the traditional tribal art of Indonesia. Each necklace is handmade from natural shells, carefully arranged and mounted ...
Category
20th Century Indonesian Tribal Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Steel
Japanese Meiji Period Shibayama Charger Featuring Cockerel
Located in Norwood, NJ
19th century Meiji period charger/plate with cockerel beautifully realistic in layers of carved shell, mother of pearl and bone to stand in high r...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Shell, Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
Chinese 3-D Seashell Shell Art Peacocks and Flowers Sculpture
Located in West Hartford, CT
Magnificent, one of a kind, colorful Chinese 3-D artwork with intricate hand seashells depicting two peacocks and flowers. The detail is amazing. Signed upper left.
Displayed and ma...
Category
Mid-20th Century Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Shell, Wood
$3,400 Sale Price
38% Off
Female Torso Marble Sculpture by Mart De Houwer, 1990-1999
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Mart de Houwer’s "Female Torso" is a 28 x 17 x 10 inch Carrara marble sculpture created between 1990 and 1999. This minimalist work captures the timeless beauty of the human form wit...
Category
20th Century Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Abalone
$1,133 Sale Price
34% Off
Andrianna Shamaris Century Old Rice Pounder
Located in New York, NY
The top of an original antique rice pounder taken from my private collection. We added hand cut mother of pearl shell into the center of this beautiful rare teak wood. Great as an ar...
Category
2010s Organic Modern Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood, Shell
$5,900 / item
Chinese Mother-of-Pearl Rabbit Toggle Charm
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite mother-of-pearl carving is a delightful example of the button-like toggles worn by men and women throughout the Qing dynasty. Because traditional Chinese clothing didn't ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Antique Teak Wood Temple Door with Shell Inlay
Located in New York, NY
Antique temple door in teak wood with the remnants of the original pretty coral color. We added the shell inlay by hand. Great as a headboard, cof...
Category
1930s Primitive Vintage Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Shell, Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Andrianna Shamaris Shell Inlaid Art Object
Located in New York, NY
The top of an original rice pounder is repurposed into this impressive art piece. Handcut pieces of mother of pearl shell are carefully tightly inlaid int...
Category
2010s Organic Modern Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
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$3,900 / item
Antique Teak Wood Temple Door with Shell Inlay
Located in New York, NY
Antique temple door in teak wood with remnants of the original color. We added the shell inlay by hand. Great as a headboard, coffee table or simp...
Category
1930s Primitive Vintage Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Shell, Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Antique Temple Door with Shell Inlay
Located in New York, NY
Antique temple door in teak wood with the original pretty coral color. We added the shell inlay by hand. Great as a headboard, coffee table or sim...
Category
1930s Primitive Vintage Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Shell, Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood
Oriental mother-of-pearl shell carved in low relief
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Oriental Mother-of-Pearl Shell Carved in Low Relief
An irregularly shaped mother-of-pearl shell, carved in low relief with detailed oriental motifs. The iridescent interior surface d...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Shell
Andrianna Shamaris Original Teak Wood Rice Pounder
Located in New York, NY
This antique teak wood bowl was originally used to pound rice. We added the shell inlay.
This bowl was sourced in the spirit of wabi-sabi, a Japanese philosophy that beauty can be f...
Category
Early 1900s Indonesian Primitive Antique Shell Sculptures and Carvings
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Andrianna Shamaris Antique Teak Wood Rice Pounder
Located in New York, NY
Antique rice pounder top made from aged teak. Hand cut pieces of mother of pearl shell are carefully cut into the teak wood. Various sizes available in p...
Category
2010s Indonesian Organic Modern Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Reclaimed Wood, Teak, Wood
Seventeenth Century Carved Marble Bust Solon, 1820
Located in London, GB
A stunning Seventeenth Century Carved Bust of Solon
Mounted on an 1820 solid Bardiglio marble column.
Additional information:
Dimension: Height 165 cm (65 in)
Diameter 38 cm (15 in)
Category
19th Century Antique Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Abalone
Untitled
Steel Sculpture by Cor Van Dijk
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
This steel sculpture by Dutch artist Cor van Dijk (b. 1952, Pernis) reflects his minimalist design language and geometric abstraction. Measuring 15 x 30 x 18 cm, the piece showcases ...
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20th Century Shell Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Abalone
$2,402 Sale Price
20% Off
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