Victorian Tree Surround Bench

A beautiful large sandstone garden bench seat constructed from reclaimed sandstone, dating to circa 1860. The large 63inch long sandstone has a wonderful character with dressed edge ...

The cutest vintage Hollywood Palm Beach Regency Italian yellow floral terracotta elephant stand. Extremely rare in this yellow color with sweet flowers. Very heavy! Made in Italy. ...

An ornate antique wrought iron wellhead of baluster form with ogee arched overthrow and chain driven pulley holding a copper bucket. A very similar example ...

19th century handcrafted leaf rake The rake is in fantastic antique condition with one single end tine missing (see pics) The rake measures 30" wide x 5" high The length of the rake measures 8 feet 9 inches long This outstanding handmade rake will make your Fall leaf...

Beautiful old sleigh for horse, "troika" style. French origin, late 19th century. It's equipped with brakes and can carry five passengers. Beautiful car...

Wonderfully weathered Medusa mask in cast stone as a garden ornament.

Chinese Porcelain Famille verte garden seat, circa 1860.

A fabulous vintage Coastal Cement garden seat. A charming little money with a tasseled pillow on his head. Signed on the bottom. Acquired at a Palm Beach estate.

Small charming hand crafted wood flower cart painted green. The cart surface is 17.5" by 11.5". Great for a flower shop or the garden. The wheel does not turn. It is a decorative item.

This Chinese extraordinary natural marble stone painting of a mountain range in green and white colors is called a dream stone Shih-hua. It is a monumental masterwork of nature. Totally natural. Dimensions: Hardwood frame: 54 inches tall and 73 inches length Site: 46 inches tall and 65 inches length This thin marble stone painting is approximately 3/8 inch thick and is cut from a large slab of rough material revealing a unique, incredible pattern in soft green and white colors. This unique work of art was from historic Dali marble found in the Cangshan mountains of western China. These mysterious mountains, unique in the world, are known for yielding incredible and fantastic natural landscaped works of art created over tens of millions of years from mineral inclusions that affected the process of ancient organic material which transformed into limestone and finally resulted in marble- a metamorphic hard stone. This art form is centuries of years old since the Ming dynasty. Dream stones became favored art in the west particularly since the 19th century when French collectors named them Pierres de reve. History of Green Flower dream stone paintings: “Green Flower” dream stone paintings known in China as Shui Mo or Chinese painting stone, were cut from stone found on Shuang Yang mountain in Dali moutains Captivating compositions, they might remind us of a long string of rugged mountain caps from a distance. These dream stones are cut from a scarce regional stone yielding notoriously “fuzzy” detailed paintings. To find examples possessing clear, contrasting detail like this one is indeed a rare find. Fine stone paintings like this example are rare as access to and availability of resource material diminishes. After a thin coating of wax is carefully applied to its surface to protect and reveal its beautiful subtle colors, this stone painting is signed upper right position with poetic verse and seal of an artisan who describes its majestic beauty as Provenance: Private Chinese collection, Yunnan, China. 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...