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Item Ships From: Chicago
Chinese Bent Handle Fisherman s Basket, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Basket making is an ancient and humble craft, but in the hands of a skilled weaver a simple willow basket can become a truly beautiful work of art. This bent handle basket was made i...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Antiquities

Materials

Willow, Bentwood

Chinese Bent Handle Fisherman s Basket, circa 1900
Chinese Bent Handle Fisherman s Basket, circa 1900

Chinese Bent Handle Fisherman s Basket, circa 1900

$328
Petite Chinese Sticky Rice Basket
Located in Chicago, IL
This woven basket from Guizhou province celebrates the beautiful simplicity of a hand-woven object. Expertly woven of thin bamboo strips, the little basket was originally used for pr...
Category

20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Antiquities

Materials

Bamboo

Petite Chinese Sticky Rice Basket
Petite Chinese Sticky Rice Basket

Petite Chinese Sticky Rice Basket

$58
Burmese Red Black Lacquer Ladle
Located in Chicago, IL
This colorful, wooden ladle continues the time-honored tradition of Burmese lacquer art (pan yun). Built atop a substrate of wood or bamboo, the decorative ladle has a vibrant finish...
Category

20th Century Burmese Folk Art Chicago - Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Burmese Red Black Lacquer Ladle
Burmese Red Black Lacquer Ladle

Burmese Red Black Lacquer Ladle

$88
Provincial Chinese Mooncake Press, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the mid-19th century, this rustic wooden press is carved with five round molds used for shaping festive mooncakes. Packed with lotus root, red bean, or other regional fillin...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Provincial Chinese Mooncake Press, c. 1850
Provincial Chinese Mooncake Press, c. 1850

Provincial Chinese Mooncake Press, c. 1850

$380
Late-Period to Ptolemaic Period Egyptian Wooden Mummy Mask Ear on Custom Mount
Located in Chicago, IL
This Late Period to Ptolemaic Period Egyptian carved wood ear, once part of a mummy mask, stands as a poignant testament to ancient Egyptian customs and beliefs. Dating back over 250...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Antique Chicago - Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Late-Period to Ptolemaic Period Egyptian Wooden Mummy Mask Ear on Custom Mount
Late-Period to Ptolemaic Period Egyptian Wooden Mummy Mask Ear on Custom Mount

Late-Period to Ptolemaic Period Egyptian Wooden Mummy Mask Ear on Custom Mount

$1,850
Early 20th Century Chinese Grain Scoop
Located in Chicago, IL
A century ago, someone held this carved wooden scoop in their hand everyday as they measured out rice or other grains. Hewn from a single block of wood, the scoop has a rustic, chise...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Chinese Grain Scoop
Early 20th Century Chinese Grain Scoop

Early 20th Century Chinese Grain Scoop

$180
Southeast Asian Painted Offering Box
Located in Chicago, IL
This footed offering box from southeast Asia brings vibrant color and folk charm to modern interiors as a vide-poche or catch-all dish. The vintage box is shaped of hand-turned wood ...
Category

20th Century Southeast Asian Folk Art Chicago - Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Southeast Asian Painted Offering Box
Southeast Asian Painted Offering Box

Southeast Asian Painted Offering Box

$180
Victorian Travel Grooming Kit, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This charming antique box dates to the late 19th century and is a Victorian-era travel kit with sewing and grooming tools, also known as an etui or nécessaire. The compact travel cas...
Category

Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Chicago - Antiquities

Materials

Metal

Victorian Travel Grooming Kit, c. 1900
Victorian Travel Grooming Kit, c. 1900

Victorian Travel Grooming Kit, c. 1900

$388
Chinese Woven Garden Basket, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
It is easy to imagine someone, long ago, gathering a harvest from their garden or strolling to the market with this beautiful basket tucked under their arm. Hand-woven of young willo...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Antiquities

Materials

Willow, Bentwood

Chinese Woven Garden Basket, c. 1900
Chinese Woven Garden Basket, c. 1900

Chinese Woven Garden Basket, c. 1900

$380
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...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Primitive Chicago - Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900
Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900

Chinese Courtyard Grain Container, c. 1900

$1,380
15th Century French Carved Limestone Head Fragment
Located in Chicago, IL
An incredible and rare 15th century French carved limestone fragment depicting the back of a man's head with a wavy hair texture, and mounted on a c...
Category

15th Century and Earlier French Renaissance Antique Chicago - Antiquities

Materials

Marble

15th Century French Carved Limestone Head Fragment
15th Century French Carved Limestone Head Fragment

15th Century French Carved Limestone Head Fragment

$3,200
Handheld Chinese Mooncake Mold with Lotus Pods, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th century hand-held wood press is carved with a large mold used for shaping festive mooncakes. Packed with lotus root, red bean, or other regional fillings, mooncakes ar...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Handheld Chinese Mooncake Mold with Lotus Pods, c. 1900
Handheld Chinese Mooncake Mold with Lotus Pods, c. 1900

Handheld Chinese Mooncake Mold with Lotus Pods, c. 1900

$48
Provincial Chinese Trunk Mortar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This large wooden mortar dates to the late 19th century and was originally used for crushing rice, grain, spices and other foodstuffs. Carved from a single tree trunk, the mortar has...
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Antique Chicago - Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Provincial Chinese Trunk Mortar, c. 1900
Provincial Chinese Trunk Mortar, c. 1900

Provincial Chinese Trunk Mortar, c. 1900

$2,880
Chinese Painted Bamboo Walking Stick, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This 19th-century walking stick from northern China is comprised of a length of thin bamboo that has been steamed and bent into a hook shape. The bamboo segments are painted in alter...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Folk Art Antique Chicago - Antiquities

Materials

Bamboo

Chinese Painted Bamboo Walking Stick, c. 1850
Chinese Painted Bamboo Walking Stick, c. 1850

Chinese Painted Bamboo Walking Stick, c. 1850

$368
Chinese Turned Wooden Mortar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite pinewood vessel is an early 20th century mortar once used daily in a provincial kitchen to grind herbs, spices, and condiments. The rustic container was hand-turned to an...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Antiquities

Materials

Pine

Chinese Turned Wooden Mortar, c. 1900
Chinese Turned Wooden Mortar, c. 1900

Chinese Turned Wooden Mortar, c. 1900

$368
Chinese Bent Handle Fisherman s Basket, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Basket making is an ancient and humble craft, but in the hands of a skilled weaver a simple willow basket becomes a truly beautiful statement. The artisan’s mastery is evident in thi...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Chicago - Antiquities

Materials

Wood, Willow, Fabric

Chinese Bent Handle Fisherman s Basket, circa 1900
Chinese Bent Handle Fisherman s Basket, circa 1900

Chinese Bent Handle Fisherman s Basket, circa 1900

$388
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Centuries ago, a woven reed fisherman’s basket such as this would have been common in rural China as an everyday item, used until it became worn through. This 19th-century example re...
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Chinese Woven River Basket, circa 1800
Chinese Woven River Basket, circa 1800

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H 15 in Dm 12.5 in
Chinese Woven River Basket, circa 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
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Reed, Wood

Chinese Woven River Basket, circa 1800
Chinese Woven River Basket, circa 1800

Chinese Woven River Basket, circa 1800

H 14 in Dm 13 in
Chinese Woven River Basket, circa 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Centuries ago, a woven reed fisherman’s basket such as this would have been common in rural China as an everyday item, used until it became worn through. This hand-woven example rema...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Chicago - Antiquities

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Reed, Wood

Chinese Woven River Basket, circa 1800
Chinese Woven River Basket, circa 1800

Chinese Woven River Basket, circa 1800

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Located in Chicago, IL
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Reed, Wood

Chinese Woven River Basket, circa 1800
Chinese Woven River Basket, circa 1800

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H 13.75 in Dm 12.5 in
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