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Item Ships From: Chicago
Chinese Fu Lion Candle Stand, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Richly aged with wabi-sabi texture, this petite ceramic sculpture is a 19th-century Chinese candle stand molded in the shape of a mythical fu lion. Also known as a shizi or fu dog, t...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Blue White Shan Shui Ginger Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This round, porcelain ginger jar is brightly glazed in the blue-and-white manner. A combination of stenciled linework and hand-brushed shading, the jar is decorated with mountain-and...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue White Jar with First Scholar
Located in Chicago, IL
Loosely brushed with cobalt blue pigments, this round, blue-and-white storage jar is underglazed with a celebratory procession of young boys leading a mythical qilin. Also known as k...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

English Papier-mâché Spectacle Case with Mother-of-pearl Inlay, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th century spectacle case has an elegant design of lacquered papier-mâché with mother-of-pearl inlay. The inlaid decoration depicts a spray of various flowers and is bord...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer, Paper

Monumental Provincial Chinese Bathtub, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
With its grand scale and perfect proportions, this rustic wooden bathtub is true showstopper. The tub has an elongated, oval shape is comprised of thick cypress wood staves held together by three iron bands. Two iron handles on either side of the basin allow it to be easily moved about a space. Dated to the early 19th century, the wood exhibits beautifully irregular grain patterns and a warm, richly aged patina that only time can achieve. An incredible way to add rustic texture to the home, we love this gorgeous bathtub as a garden planter, a firewood bin...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Iron

Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic wooden container dates to the early 20th century and was once used to store dry goods or household items in a provincial home in Yunnan province. Hollowed from a single t...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Neal Small Vase
By Neal Small
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand Blown glass. Shown in the Moma.
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Blown Glass

Large Vintage Lucite Gem Ice Bucket by Allesandro Albrizzi
By Alessandro Albrizzi
Located in Chicago, IL
A large vintage Lucite gem ice bucket by Allesandro Albrizzi. 1970s Lucite shows nice age with some craqueling. some the tiny pl...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Lucite

Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture
By Mario Dal Fabbro
Located in Chicago, IL
Mario Dal Fabbro - No. 20 Signed Mario Dal Fabbro Multi-disciplinary artist Mario Dal Fabbro was born in Cappella Maggiore, Italy in 1913. He trained in his family's furniture design shop prior to attending both the R. Superior Institute for Decorative and Industrial Arts in Venice as well as Magistero Artistico, graduating with high honors in 1937. From the years of 1938-1948 Dal Fabbro immersed himself in furniture design and academia. Primarily, he designed furniture for both design houses and private clients. Del Fabbro participated in the Triennale de Milano competition in both 1939 and 1947 and won the Ganzatti Contest for 'Standardization of Furniture". During this period he also contributed to the Italian design publications Domus and Stile and the French magazine L'Architecture D'Aujourd'hui. In 1948 Mario Dal Fabbro immigrated to America and began designing furniture for mass production, working for J.G. Furniture in New York and Quakertown, PA. During his years steady employ, he published Modern Furniture: Its Design And Construction in 1949 and contributed regularly to The New York Times and House and Garden. His subsequent publications spanned a little over the decade and included How to Build Modern Furniture (1951), How to Make Built-In Furniture (1955), and How to Make Children's Furniture and Play Equipment...
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Chinese Blue White Jar with First Scholar
Located in Chicago, IL
Loosely brushed with cobalt blue pigments, this round blue-and-white storage jar is adorned with a ribbon-tailed bird perched on a cluster of rocks, a symbol for a long and happy lif...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

James Prestini Steel Construction #293 Sculpture
By James Prestini
Located in Chicago, IL
James Prestini steel construction #293 sculpture; nickel-plated steel stacked geometric forms. Signed underside, From the Private Art Collection Harris Bank Chicago Additional provenance: Staempfli Gallery, New York Acquired via The Arts Club of Chicago in 1975 exhibited: Kyle Morris...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Chrome, Nickel

Chinese Blue and White Perpetual Harmony Baluster Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This contemporary lidded baluster jar continues the centuries-old tradition of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain ware. Painted with cobalt pigments for a brilliant blue finish, the ja...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture
By Mario Dal Fabbro
Located in Chicago, IL
Mario Dal Fabbro sculpture No. 6 Signed, F.41. Multi-disciplinary artist Mario Dal Fabbro was born in Cappella Maggiore, Italy in 1913. He trained in his family's furniture desig...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture
Mario Dal Fabbro Sculpture
$7,140 Sale Price
40% Off
Chinese Female Mingqi Spirit Attendant
Located in Chicago, IL
Molded of earthenware, this petite sculpture is a type of centuries-old burial figurine known as míngqì. Such model figures were placed in tombs of individuals with high status to en...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Earthenware

White Agate Chinese Snuff Bottle, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A mixture of finely powdered tobacco, herbs, and spices, snuff was introduced to China in the 17th century by Western diplomats. Initially reserved for ranking members of Qing-dynast...
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20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Agate

Chinese Bronze God of Wealth Altar Figure, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
No idol in China is more widely worshiped than Caishen, the God of Wealth. His shrine can be found in nearly every home, his image set beside ancestors a...
Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Black Lacquer Snack Box, c. 1820
Located in Chicago, IL
This simple lacquered box was once used as a 19th-century snack box, presented as a gift during holidays and special occasions. To the delight of the recipients, the unassuming box w...
Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Persimmon-Orange Glazed Pear Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
The striking monochrome of this vase draws on a long Chinese tradition of ceramics glazed in a single, statement-making color. The gracefully curved form of this porcelain vase is enlivened by a vibrant orange glaze inspired by the persimmon, an auspicious symbol in Chinese art. The timeless form is known as a yuhuchunping or pear-shaped vase and is defined by a rounded body, narrow neck, and flared mouth originally used for pouring wine.
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Tall Citron Yellow Baluster Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This contemporary take on the traditional baluster jar puts all the focus on its timeless silhouette. Characterized by its high shoulders, flared base and domed lid, the elegant balu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Marchello Fantoni Vibrant Blue Bowl
By Marcello Fantoni
Located in Chicago, IL
Marchello Fantoni Vibrant Blue Bowl blue bowl. Signed Fanton underside.
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Marchello Fantoni Vibrant Blue Bowl
Marchello Fantoni Vibrant Blue Bowl
$2,352 Sale Price
48% Off
Mende Women s Helmet Mask
Located in Chicago, IL
This helmet mask created by the Mende people of Sierra Leone was made for the women of their tribe to wear while dancing. Commissioned by women for their ...
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Mid-20th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Monumental Murano Clamshell Glass Bowl by Seguso Dalla Venezia
By Seguso
Located in Chicago, IL
Monumental Murano Clamshell Glass Bowl attributed to Seguso Dalla Venezia. Please note the size as we have not come across one this large before.
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Art Glass

Paul McCobb Planner Group Jewelry Chest of Ten Drawers
By Paul McCobb
Located in Chicago, IL
Paul McCobb jewelry chest of ten drawers Best to refinish this item. Finish shows wear as does the interiors of the drawers.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Japanese Keyaki Elm Tabako-Bon, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This box with many drawers is a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used to store tobacco and smoking accessories. Believed to have evolved from the t...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Rustic Wooden Tray, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Carved from a large length of northern elmwood, this primitive tray charms with its humble rustic finish and simple form. Marked with use and traces of ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Primitive Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Elm

Chinese Lacquered Buddhist Fish Bell, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Sculptural and abstract, this curious wooden fish is a 19th-century Buddhist woodblock from western China. Known simply as "wooden fish" (mùyú), these temple bells were used by Buddh...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Primitive Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Ceramic Male Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
Ceramic male figure, fired stoneware with monochromatic pattern. Incised signature underside.
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Chase Sanborn Large Coffee Tin
By Sanborns
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Chase & Sanborn Large Coffee Tin Chase & Sanborn was founded in Boston in 1878 and was the first ground coffee to be packaged in sealed tins. The tin reads "You will find co...
Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal

Tall Persimmon Celestial Ball Vase
Located in Chicago, IL
Drawing on a long Chinese tradition of monochrome ceramics, this tall gooseneck vase is glazed in vibrant persimmon-orange glaze. The vase features a rounded, globular body and a nar...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Minimalist Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Polychrome Khmer Guardian Lions, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Grand and imposing, these monumental lion sculptures offer protection to all those who stand before them. Dated to the mid-19th century, the ...
Category

Mid-19th Century Southeast Asian Chinese Export Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Crystal

Enzo Mari Cicladi Plant Stand for Danese 1977
By Enzo Mari, Danese Milano
Located in Chicago, IL
Enzo Mari Cicladi plant stand for Danese 1977 production Italy, Unglazed porcelain. Stamped manufacturer's mark to underside ‘Danese Milano Enzo Mari 1977 Made in Italy’.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Violet Cenedese Scavo Glass Vase 18”Tall x 8”Diameter, Signed
By Cenedese Scavo, Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare scavo glass vase, 18” tall x 8.5” diameter signed Cenedese. Violet color glass has a scavo glass body. "Scavo" in the context of Murano glass refers to a technique that gives gl...
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Glass, Blown Glass

Pair of Etched Dogu-Style Terracotta Figures
Located in Chicago, IL
This intricately styled pair of terracotta figurines is sculpted in the style of Japanese Dogū sculptures of the Jōmon period (10th-4th century B.C.). Reminiscent of Pre-Columbian redware figures, Dogū ceramics are known for their primitive abstract rendering of the human form and decorative geometric etchings. This pair of ceramic figurines...
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15th Century and Earlier Unknown Pre-Columbian Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Famille Rose Bowl with Pheasant and Chrysanthemums, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
During the 18th century, Europeans provided an eager market for Chinese export porcelain, especially the colorful and fanciful ware known as “famille rose.” Named for a palette of op...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Cambodian Bronze Elephant Bell, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This large bronze bell was forged in the mid-19th century and used to track the movement of livestock. This distinctive spherical form was mostly worn by elephants so that they could...
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19th Century Cambodian Primitive Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Victorian Chased Silver Hand Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
This late Victorian hand mirror has a lovely silver plated frame with chased decoration of geometric patterns and foliate scrollwork. The rectangular mirror sits within a scalloped f...
Category

Early 20th Century Late Victorian Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate

Chinese Double Handled Brass Brazier, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
On a cold winter’s night in China’s Northern provinces, the well-to-do held their hands over this coal-filled brazier to ward off the chill. Handmade of brass, the exquisitely crafte...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

"Senzo Titulo Michelangelo Antonioni " by Patrick Fitzgerald, 2022
By Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his miniature car sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Born from a fascination with the soap box derby cars of his youth, each vehicle is an exercise in imagining the future through the lens of the past – or vice versa. Built from found materials collected over the years, the car's futuristic form is layered with personal memories and keepsakes from the past. The most minute of details is always intentional – from the weathered finish to the fictitious sponsor to the miniaturized furnishings of the cramped interior. This coloful vehicle entitled “Senzo Titulo” is a play upon the 1964 film "Il Deserto Rosso," or "Red Desert," by Italian filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood, Paper

Mythical Chinese Statue Hand, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique wooden carving from western China was the removable hand of a much larger statue, most likely of a Buddhist deity or Taoist immortal. Resembling a closed fist, the hand ...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Primitive Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Beaded Ndebele Ceremonial Doll
Located in Chicago, IL
A rare imported commodity, glass beads have been a symbol of wealth and importance in south African cultures for centuries, and were exclusively distributed by the region's oba (king). As beads become gradually more accessible throughout the 19th century, they began to displace the organic materials used in traditional art and attire. This colorful example of African beadwork is a ceremonial doll...
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Mid-20th Century South African Folk Art Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Cotton, Wood

Petite Han Dynasty Bronze Mirror, c. 200 BC
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown, the mirror's round form and relief decoration su...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Song Bronze Mirror with Twin Fish, c. 1200
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in a rich patina and verdigris oxidization, this Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown, the...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Primitive Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Ming Bronze Mirror, c. 1450
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown, the mirror's round form, double ring edge and un...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Petite Han Dynasty Bronze Mirror, c. 200 BC
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in allover verdigris oxidization, this petite Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown, the mi...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Mythical Chinese Statue Hand, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique wooden carving from western China was the removable hand of a much larger statue, most likely of a Buddhist deity or Taoist immortal. Resembling a closed fist, the hand ...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Primitive Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Wood

Petite Han Dynasty Bronze Mirror, c. 200 BC
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown, the mirror's round form and relief decoration s...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Petite Tang Bronze Mirror, c. 900 AD
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in allover verdigris oxidization, this petite Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown, the m...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Tang Floral Bronze Mirror, c. 800 AD
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in allover verdigris oxidization, this petite Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown, the mi...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Provincial Chinese Burden Bar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Used across the shoulders to tote pails of water and grain, this 19th-century burden bar transcends its functional origins as a striking sculptural object. Also known as a carrying p...
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Brass

Tang Floral Bronze Mirror, c. 800 AD
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in allover verdigris oxidization, this petite Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown, the mi...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Petite Ming Bronze Mirror with Ingot Knob, c. 1400
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in rich patina and verdigris oxidization, this petite Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Petite Tang Bronze Mirror with I-Ching, c. 800 AD
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in allover verdigris oxidization, this petite Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown, the m...
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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Colima Seated Redware Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
Beautifully aged with a rich patina and pitted wear, this seated ceramic male figure is attributed to the Colima region of Western Mexico. The stylized form of this male figure follows the conventions of Colima pottery...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Mexican Pre-Columbian Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Ceramic

Petite Ming Bronze Mirror with Ingot Knob, c. 1400
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in rich patina and verdigris oxidization, this petite Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Petite Tang Bronze Mirror, c. 900 AD
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in allover verdigris oxidization, this petite Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown, the mi...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Ming Bronze Mirror with Ingot Knob, c. 1450
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in rich patina and verdigris oxidization, this Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown, the m...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Han Dynasty Bronze Mirror, c. 200 BC
Located in Chicago, IL
Cloaked in allover verdigris oxidization, this Chinese bronze mirror has the simple beauty and undeniable texture of an ancient object. Though an exact date is unknown, the mirror's ...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Han Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The soft, matte texture and eroded wear of this petite porcelain box suggest it spent many years submerged in saltwater, likely excavated from a sunken trade ship carrying ceramic ex...
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16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue and White Ruyi Baluster Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
This contemporary baluster jar from artisans in Jiangxi province continues the centuries-old tradition of Chinese blue-and-white porcelain. Also known as a ginger jar or temple jar, ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Porcelain

Petite Bronze Garuda Figurine
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite bronze figurine is cast in the form of Garuda, a demigod and mythical king of birds in Hindu and Buddhist faith. Taking the form of half-bird...
Category

20th Century Chinese Chicago - Decorative Objects

Materials

Bronze

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