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Louis XVI Clock Depicting L’Etude 'Learning' et La Philosophie 'Philosophy'
By François Rémond
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A Louis XVI mantle clock depicting “L’Etude et La Philosophie” (Learning and Philosophy). The clock
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Philosophy

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Marble, Bronze

The Old Teacher of Philosophy - Original Drypoint by Jeanne Bardey - 1913
By Jeanne Bardey
Located in Roma, IT
The Old Teacher of Philosophy is an original artwork realized by French Artist Jeanne Bardey (1872
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1910s Modern Antique Philosophy

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Drypoint

18th Century Portrait of a Gentleman
Located in Woodbury, CT
A late 18th century oil on canvas portrait of a gentleman holding a philosophy book; probably
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18th Century German Antique Philosophy

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Canvas

Antique 18th Century Portrait of a Gentleman
18th Century Portrait of a Gentleman
H 27 in W 21.5 in D 2.5 in
Organic Tripod Bench in Solid Wood, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Organic tripod folk art bench that beautifully captures the essence of the wabi-sabi philosophy, a
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19th Century French Folk Art Antique Philosophy

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Wood

Japanese Antique Iron-Plated Door " Wall Decoration " 1860s-1920s / Wabi Sabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
walls, or any space. This work evokes the spirit of “wabi-sabi,” a Japanese philosophy that finds
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Philosophy

Materials

Iron

Japanese Antique Tree Root Side Table 1860s-1920s / Primitive Wabi Sabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
a rare, one-of-a-kind item. This item evokes the spirit of wabi-sabi, the Japanese philosophy of
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Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Antique Philosophy

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Glass, Wood

Japanese Antique Door "Wall Decoration" 1860s-1900s / Abstract Art Wabi Sabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
philosophy of finding beauty in imperfection and impermanence. It is the opposite of vulgarity, a beauty of
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Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Antique Philosophy

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Straw, Cedar

Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1920s / Tansu Storage Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
can feel the spirit of “Wabi-sabi,” the Japanese philosophy of finding beauty in imperfection and
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Philosophy

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Oak

Japanese Antique Large Pottery Vase 1860s-1900s / Flower Vase Wabisabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
spirit of wabi-sabi, the Japanese philosophy of finding beauty in imperfection and impermanence. It is a
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Philosophy

Materials

Pottery

Japanese Antique Huge Door " Wall Decoration " 1860s-1900s / Wabi Sabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
spirit of wabi-sabi, the Japanese philosophy of finding beauty in imperfection and impermanence. It is
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Philosophy

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Straw, Cedar

Japanese Antique Wabi Sabi Candle Stick 1800s-1860s / Fork Art Object
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
wabi-sabi, the Japanese philosophy of finding beauty in imperfection and impermanence. It is the
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Late 19th Century Japanese Primitive Antique Philosophy

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Cedar

A Wedgwood Black Basalt Library Bust of Cicero
By Wedgwood
Located in London, GB
what he found interesting and important in Greek philosophy became the philosophical curriculum of the
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Late 18th Century British Antique Philosophy

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Terracotta

Japanese Antique Large Low Table 1860s-1920s / Coffee Table Wabi Sabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
, or coffee table. From this item, one senses the spirit of wabi-sabi, the Japanese philosophy of
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Early 20th Century Japanese Primitive Antique Philosophy

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Wood Carving Daruma 1860s-1900s / Sculpture Mingei Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
of wabi-sabi, the Japanese philosophy of finding beauty in imperfection and impermanence. It is a
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Philosophy

Materials

Cedar

Japanese Antique Huge Pottery Vase 1700s-1750s / Flower Vase Wabi Sabi
By Axel Vervoordt
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
spirit of wabi-sabi, the Japanese philosophy of finding beauty in imperfection and impermanence. It is a
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Mid-18th Century Japanese Primitive Antique Philosophy

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Pottery

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Kyoto School Jug
Located in New York, NY
assimilated Western philosophy and religious ideas and used them to reformulate religious and moral insights
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Philosophy

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Copper, Enamel

Japanese Antique Iron Double Door 1860s-1920s / Steel Gate Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
item evokes the spirit of wabi-sabi, the Japanese philosophy of finding beauty in imperfection and
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Philosophy

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Iron

Early 20th Century Chinese Handmade Silk Rug
Located in New York, NY
, symbolism and philosophy which add up to form the dazzling array of vintage antique rugs.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Philosophy

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Silk

Galle Art Nouveau Glass
By Emile Gallé
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
and furniture manufacturer. He studied philosophy, botany and drawing during his youth. Later he would
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1910s French Art Nouveau Antique Philosophy

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Art Glass

Galle Art Nouveau Glass
Galle Art Nouveau Glass
H 4.73 in W 6.3 in D 4.34 in
Andrianna Shamaris Rare Century Old Teak Wood Coffee Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
exceptional. For the collector. This coffee table embodies the spirit of Wabi-Sabi, a Japanese philosophy
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1920s Minimalist Antique Philosophy

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Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

Andrianna Shamaris Magnificent Century Old Teak Wood Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
kind table was hand made in the spirit of Wabi-Sabi, a Japanese philosophy that beauty can be found in
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1920s Organic Modern Antique Philosophy

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Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

Joseph GLANVILL. The Vanity of Dogmatizing. FIRST EDITION - 1661 - HIS 1st BOOK!
Located in Hillsborough, NJ
Reflexions on Peripateticism; and an Apology for Philosophy. PUBLISHER: London: by E. C. for Henry Eversden
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1660s British Antique Philosophy

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Leather

Imari Pastoral Elegance: Antique Deer Vase
By Imari Porcelain
Located in Fukuoka, JP
nature, a core philosophy that permeates much of traditional Japanese art and culture.
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Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Philosophy

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Porcelain

Imari Pastoral Elegance: Antique Deer Vase
Imari Pastoral Elegance: Antique Deer Vase
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H 7.09 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in
Andrianna Shamaris Magnificent Century Old Teak Wood Coffee Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
. This one of a kind coffee table was hand made in the spirit of Wabi-Sabi, a Japanese philosophy that
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1920s Organic Modern Antique Philosophy

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Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

An Art Nouveau Emile Galle glass Vase
By Emile Gallé
Located in BARCELONA, ES
, reflecting the Art Nouveau philosophy of integrating art with nature. Crafted with meticulous attention to
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1910s French Art Nouveau Antique Philosophy

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Art Glass

Andrianna Shamaris Magnificent Century Old Teak Wood Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
Japanese philosophy that beauty can be found in imperfection and impermanence. It is a beauty of things
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1920s Organic Modern Antique Philosophy

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Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

Josef Frank Art Deco Walnut Circular Side Table Haus & Garten circa 1928 Austria
By Josef Frank
Located in Vienna, AT
eclectic interior philosophy loved light weight tables which are easy to handle and to switch around
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Antique Philosophy

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Walnut, Spruce

Andrianna Shamaris Sculptural Handwoven Basket
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
of Wabi-Sabi, a Japanese philosophy that beauty can be found in imperfection and impermanence. It is
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19th Century Indonesian Rustic Antique Philosophy

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Bamboo, Rattan, Wood

Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Brass Framed Mirror
Located in Chicago, IL
Art Nouveau's celebration of nature but also reflects the movement's deeper philosophy, where each
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Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Antique Philosophy

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Brass

Rustic Wabi-Sabi Style Side Chair Constructed of Curved Dark Hardwood, 1900s
Located in amstelveen, NL
. This chair was sourced in the spirit of wabi-sabi, a Japanese philosophy that beauty can be found in
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1920s European French Provincial Antique Philosophy

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Hardwood

Ink on Paper Drawing of a Cedar Tree and a Northern Lake by Artist Harold Haydon
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
Philosophy. He also studied painting at the Art Institute of Chicago. Haydon was a long-time Professor of
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1920s American Modern Antique Philosophy

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Paper, Ink

Japanese Antique Large Drawer 1860s-1900s / Sideboard Tansu Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
opens up a new world. With this philosophy in mind, we collect beautiful, powerful, and unique
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Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Antique Philosophy

Materials

Cedar

Decorative Antique MODEL CARS, Collectible Cream Car Tonka/Burgao, Italy.
Located in Hampshire, GB
vehicle, the expression of brand philosophy blending extremely high levels of performance and style. This
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Early 1900s Italian Hollywood Regency Antique Philosophy

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Metallic Thread, Aluminum, Berlin Iron, Brass, Bronze, Cut Steel, Foil, ...

Antique MODEL CARS, Collectible Black Car including Tonka/Burgao, Italy.
Located in Hampshire, GB
vehicle, the expression of brand philosophy blending extremely high levels of performance and style. This
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Early 1900s Italian Hollywood Regency Antique Philosophy

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Metal, Aluminum, Berlin Iron, Brass, Bronze, Cut Steel, Foil, Iron, Nick...

Decorative Antique MODEL CARS, Collectible 3pcs, Tonka/Burgao, Italy.
Located in Hampshire, GB
vehicle, the expression of brand philosophy blending extremely high levels of performance and style
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Early 1900s Italian Hollywood Regency Antique Philosophy

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Foil, Metal, Aluminum, Berlin Iron, Brass, Bronze, Cut Steel, Iron, Nick...

Japanese Antique Primitive Side Table 1860s-1920s / Coffee Table Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
us by modifying them opens up a new world. With this philosophy in mind, we collect beautiful
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Philosophy

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Iron Block 1920s-1940s / Object Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
things around us by modifying them opens up a new world. With this philosophy in mind, we collect
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Antique Philosophy

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Iron

Antique Wabi-Sabi Church Bench in Pine
Located in Göteborg, SE
-Sabi philosophy - the acceptance of imperfection. Crafted from pine, this bench carries the marks of
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Philosophy

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Pine

Antique Wabi-Sabi Church Bench in Pine
Antique Wabi-Sabi Church Bench in Pine
H 34.26 in W 64.18 in D 20.08 in
Wabi Sabi Side Table, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
wabi sabi side table, a homage to the Japanese design philosophy. This early 20th-century piece boasts
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Early 20th Century French Rustic Antique Philosophy

Materials

Wood

Japanese Antique Door 1860s-1920s / Wall Decoration Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
opens up a new world. With this philosophy in mind, we collect beautiful, powerful, and unique
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Philosophy

Materials

Steel, Zinc

Curved Wooden Armchair with Inner Compartment, France, 19th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
remarkable patina that beautifully embodies the wabi-sabi philosophy, appreciating the inherent beauty in
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19th Century French Rustic Antique Philosophy

Materials

Wood

Andrianna Shamaris Antique Teak Wood Raffles Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
made in the spirit of Wabi-Sabi, a Japanese philosophy that beauty can be found in imperfection and
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Early 1900s Organic Modern Antique Philosophy

Materials

Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

Andrianna Shamaris Monumental Hand Carved Panel
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
philosophy that beauty can be found in imperfection and impermanence. It is a beauty of things modest and
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Early 1900s Organic Modern Antique Philosophy

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Wood, Teak, Reclaimed Wood

Japanese Antique Large Pottery Vase 14-16th Century / Flower Vase Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
around us opens up a new world. With this philosophy in mind, we carefully select and collect beautiful
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15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Antique Philosophy

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Pottery

Vintage Samarkand 'Khotan' Handmade Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
numerous aspects such as historical period, style, fashion, culture, symbolism and philosophy which add up
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Early 20th Century Afghan Khotan Antique Philosophy

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Wool

"The World" Published by Cummings & Hilliard, No. 1, Cornhill, Boston
Located in Soquel, CA
philosophy in the preface. 'It will not be profitable to confine the young mind long to any one part of the
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1820s American Realist Antique Philosophy

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Paper, Printer's Ink, Etching

E. Strache, Handzeichnungen folio, "Reclining Female Nude" Collotype plate
By (after) Egon Schiele
Located in Chicago, IL
early alliance with Expressionist philosophy and artists who were relentlessly frustrated by
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1920s Vienna Secession Antique Philosophy

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Paper

Japanese Antique Black Drawer 1860s-1900s / Tansu Storage Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
repeatedly re-creating the things around us by modifying them opens up a new world. With this philosophy in
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Philosophy

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Cedar

Japanese Antique Black Small Drawer 1860s-1900s / Tansu Storage Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
-creating the things around us by modifying them opens up a new world. With this philosophy in mind, we
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Philosophy

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Cedar

Rustic Folk Art Stool, France, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
carries the essence of Wabi Sabi philosophy, where imperfections are not flaws but treasured marks of
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Early 20th Century French Rustic Antique Philosophy

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Wood

Japanese Antique Large Drawer 1860s-1900s / Sideboard Tansu Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
us by modifying them opens up a new world. With this philosophy in mind, we collect beautiful
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Philosophy

Materials

Cedar

Andrianna Shamaris Century Old Mortar or Side Table
By Andrianna Shamaris
Located in New York, NY
. This container or side table was hand made in the spirit of Wabi-Sabi, a Japanese philosophy that
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Early 1900s Organic Modern Antique Philosophy

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Wood, Reclaimed Wood

A Set of Six Takatori Ware Dishes Now Mounted
Located in Stamford, CT
repair cracked ceramics. As a philosophy, kintsugi is similar to the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Philosophy

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Stoneware

Japanese Antique Candle Stick 1800s-1860s / Mingei Object Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
things around us opens up a new world. With this philosophy in mind, we carefully select and collect
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Philosophy

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Cedar

A huntsman with pointer in a landscape
By Philip Reinagle
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
), and for his Philosophy of Botany (1809–10) ; but his best drawings for book illustration were those of
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19th Century Victorian Antique Philosophy

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Oil

Ghisolfi Portrait Old master Oil on canvas17th Century Architecture Italy Art
By Giovani Ghisolfi (Milan 1623-1683)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
to retire to meditate and study philosophy, then telling his followers who were awaiting his return
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17th Century Old Masters Antique Philosophy

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Oil

Japanese Antique 13th Century Small Pottery Vase / Wabi Sabi Flower Vase
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
things around us opens up a new world. With this philosophy in mind, we collect beautiful, powerful
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15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Antique Philosophy

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Pottery

Antique Ruby Red Glass Overlay Snuff Bottle Fisherman Wood Gatherer Qing c.1900
Located in Richmond, CA
return to simplicity and the basics of life, a theme prevalent in Taoist and Buddhist philosophies that
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Philosophy

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Silver

Antique Map of the Ancient Greek Colonization
Located in Langweer, NL
the East : Including the History of Literature, Philosophy, and the Fine Arts' by John Gillies
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Late 18th Century Antique Philosophy

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Paper

Antique Map of the Ancient Greek Colonization
Antique Map of the Ancient Greek Colonization
H 11.54 in W 17.33 in D 0.02 in
Stork gold and diamond cufflinks
Located in Milano, MI
the influences of Japonisme. Two philosophies that are summed up in a jewel that leaves no room for
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1880s French Art Nouveau Antique Philosophy

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Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold

Stork gold and diamond cufflinks
Stork gold and diamond cufflinks
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W 1.36 in L 0.83 in
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Antique Philosophy For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique philosophy available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, reclaimed wood and hardwood, every antique philosophy was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without an antique philosophy — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique philosophy made by Art Nouveau designers — as well as those associated with neoclassical — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique philosophy over the years, but those crafted by Andrianna Shamaris, Emile Gallé and Hadji Jalili are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Philosophy?

The average selling price for an antique philosophy at 1stDibs is $2,750, while they’re typically $118 on the low end and $195,000 for the highest priced.