Shekawati Money Box

This wooden strong box is heavily reinforced with iron banding and can be secured with an exterior lock. The walls and top of the lockbox are made from teak. Teak was a preferred wood for storing valuables and especially useful for protecting silks. Teak is resistant to moisture (thus the preference for teak boat decks...

A 19th Century Dogon ladder carved from a single piece of wood with beautifully worn treads and mounted on a sturdy metal base. Ladders like this were use...

This is an extraordinary full-size terra cotta copy of “La Baignuese" (The Bathing Venus) after the original by Christophe-Gabriel Allegrain (French, 1710-1795). This copy is remarka...

This exceptionally life-like antique sculpture is carved from linden wood and once decorated a French church or cathedral. The figure stands authoritatively, with right arm raised and index finger extended toward heaven. It probably stood on a base in a side chapel. According to Christian iconography of the period, this gesture signifies that salvation comes only through baptism. The figure wears a girdle of animal fir, probably from a bear, making symbolic reference to St. John the Baptist's life in the wilderness of Judea, between Jerusalem and the Dead Sea. The elegantly carved robe is a baroque element that adds a sense of motion and energy to the artwork. Originally, the sculpture was polychromed, but the original pigments have weathered away and been replaced with whitewash. Repairs, losses, and insect damage are minor and expected due to great age. many vintage and antique religious sculptures...

According to Buddhist tradition, the Buddha had two first Chief Disciples, Sāriputta and Moggallāna. Depictions of these apostles are often found along side Buddha statues on templ...

These marvelously fluid and artistic figures were cast from bronze in the style of Northern Thailand and Burma. According to Buddhist tradition, the Buddha had two first Chief Disciples, Sāriputta and Moggallāna. They were wealthy young men seeking after higher knowledge and enlightenment and always depicted in elegant robes and often with unshaven heads. Depictions of these greatly -revered apostles are often found along side Buddha statues and holy angels...

A Venetian gondolier's coin-encrusted money box consisting of a leather clad wooden case profusely decorated with brass studding, applique period coins, busts and masks, carved wooden corbels...

Beautifully made antique Chinese money box having drawer and dovetailed construction, circa 1910. From the collection of Tim Hunt and Tama J...

18th C Catalan wall-hanging money box having original powdery blue paint with original lock plate.

19th Century Treen Money Box A fine 19th century treen money box, made in fruitwood with brass feet and handle, the money box is in good condition for its age, lovely colour and pat...

Majolica money bank books made by Onnaing. The piece was crafted, circa 1900.

A rare and highly sought-after sterling silver money box or bank, the like of which I have never seen before. The box is made from English sterling...