Large Ceramic Obelisks with Applied Vine Decoration, Pair

A commanding pair of hand-carved hardwood table bases featuring expressive koi or mythological fish rising upright from squared plinths. Their highly detailed features—arched tails, deeply incised scales, fan-like fins, and stylized expressions—create an incredible sense of movement and artistry. Likely crafted for export during the late 19th to early 20th century, the forms draw on both Eastern and Western design language. The koi, long revered in Chinese symbolism as icons of prosperity, endurance, and transformation, are paired here with a dramatic sculptural presence that evokes Victorian maximalism. These bases are versatile in application—ideal as supports for a custom marble or glass dining table, or used separately as twin console tables...

An elegant pair of blue-and-white porcelain garden stools, each finely hand-painted with continuous bird-and-branch landscapes enclosed by classic trellis and fretwork borders. The c...

A pair worth chirping about. These painted Chelsea House birds sit perched atop delicate leafy bases, rendered in soft pastel tones with flashes of...

A finely decorated pair of famille rose porcelain garden stools, each painted with Mandarin duck motifs—traditional emblems of fidelity—set among lotus blossoms, floating coins, and ...

English Staffordshire Pearlware Neoclassical Faux Marble Obelisks on Pedestal Bases, Wood Family, Circa 1790-1800 The pair of Neoclassical pearlware pottery obelisks are of outstand...

Pair of highly decorative, hand painted porcelain obelisks. Wonderful vibrant colour decoration with cherubs on plaques.

A highly decorative pair of hand-painted obelisks, crafted in the classical tradition and richly adorned with delicate floral motifs. Each obelisk features a tall, tapering form pain...

A vintage pair of French terre cuite Obelisks in the new classical style, in good condition. The lower part is adorned with small reliefs of mythological...