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12th Century Sculpture

Blessing of Sage Agastya
Located in Zofingen, AG
of a rare 12th-century sculpture depicting the revered Hindu sage Agastya, shown in the powerful
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2010s Aesthetic Movement Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Blessing of Sage Agastya
Blessing of Sage Agastya
$1,674
H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 0.79 in
12th Century Rare Romanesque Wood Sculpture of the Virgin Mary
Located in Vero Beach, FL
12th century extremely rare romanesque wood sculpture of the Virgin Mary. Magnificent wood hand
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier English Medieval Figurative Sculptures

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Stone

12th Century Rare Romanesque Wood Sculpture of the Virgin Mary
12th Century Rare Romanesque Wood Sculpture of the Virgin Mary
$11,200 Sale Price
20% Off
H 16 in W 4.25 in D 3.5 in
12th Century Italian Roman Marble Lion
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian Romanesque 12th century marble recumbent lion 12th century Italian roman marble lion
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Gothic Animal Sculptures

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Stone

12th Century Italian Roman Marble Lion
12th Century Italian Roman Marble Lion
$13,756
H 7.88 in W 11.82 in D 3.94 in
12th Century Pagan Votive Tablet from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Bagan style Originating from Burma 12th century - original from the Pagan period Still in very good
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Burmese Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

12th Century Pagan Votive Tablet from Burma
12th Century Pagan Votive Tablet from Burma
$1,340
H 8.08 in W 5.91 in D 3.55 in
12th Century, Pagan Votive Tablet from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Bagan style Originating from Burma 12th century - original from the Pagan period Still in very good
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Burmese Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

12th Century, Pagan Votive Tablet from Burma
12th Century, Pagan Votive Tablet from Burma
$1,130
H 7.84 in W 5.91 in D 3.55 in
12th Century Pagan Votive Tablet from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Bagan style Originating from Burma 12th century - original from the Pagan period Still in very good
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Burmese Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

12th Century Pagan Votive Tablet from Burma
12th Century Pagan Votive Tablet from Burma
$1,252
H 8.19 in W 5.91 in D 3.55 in
12th Century Pagan Votive Tablet from Burma
Located in DEVENTER, NL
: 1.248 kgs Bagan style Originating from Burma 12th century - original from the Pagan period Still in
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Burmese Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

12th Century Pagan Votive Tablet from Burma
12th Century Pagan Votive Tablet from Burma
$1,366
H 7.68 in W 5.6 in D 2.6 in
Indian Red Sandstone Female Deity Fragment, Mounted, 12th Century
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
Carved red sandstone bust of a female deity, India, circa 10th-12th century. The fragment itself
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Sandstone

12th century Pagan Votive Tablet from Burma - OriginalBuddhas
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Presenting this 12th-century Pagan votive tablet, an authentic and very special artifact from
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Burmese Sculptures and Carvings

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Terracotta

12th century Pagan Votive Tablet from Burma - OriginalBuddhas
Located in DEVENTER, NL
This 12th century Pagan Votive Tablet Material: Terracotta 20,8 cm high 15 cm wide and 9 cm deep
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Burmese Sculptures and Carvings

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Terracotta

Canaanite Anthropoid Coffin Lid - 12th-10th century BC
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Rare Canaanite Anthropoid Coffin Lid Terra Cotta 12th – 10th Century BC Provenance: Public
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Israeli Archaistic Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Terracotta

Canaanite Anthropoid Coffin Lid - 12th-10th century BC
Canaanite Anthropoid Coffin Lid - 12th-10th century BC
$19,139
H 16.54 in W 13.78 in D 7.09 in
10-12th century Antique sandstone Jain fragment from India
Located in DEVENTER, NL
This antique sandstone Jain fragment, originating from India, dates back to the 10th-12th century
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Sculptures and Carvings

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Sandstone

Rare Japanese antique wooden god statue /12th century/small wabi-sabi figurines
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
around the 12th century. The time is the end of the Heian period. (Heian period, 9th century to 12th
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Japanese Other Figurative Sculptures

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Cypress

Four Evangelists, 12th Century, Gold Gilded and Polychromed Carved-Wood Purcha
Located in North Miami, FL
12th Century Spanish (Romanesque Period) gold gilded and polychromed carved-wood plaques of the
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Spanish Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

Khmer Bronze Uma, Angkor Wat Style, 12th Century, Cambodia
Located in Austin, TX
12th century, Cambodia. This small Khmer bronze devotional figure depicts the Hindu goddess Uma
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Indian Carved Wood of Shakti Goddess, Ca. 8th to 12th Century
Located in New York, NY
Indian Medieval Carved Wood Sculpture of Shakti Goddess Ca. 8th to 12th Century
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Anglo-Indian Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Central Javanese Cast Silver Transcendent Buddha, 9th-12th Century, Indonesia
Located in Austin, TX
Akshobhya, early classical Javanese period, 9th - 12th century, Java, Indonesia. Cast in silver, the
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Javanese Sculptures and Carvings

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Silver

10-12th century Special antique marble figure of a Jain Tīrthaṅkara from India
Located in DEVENTER, NL
This special antique marble figure of a Jain Tīrthaṅkara, dating back to the 10th-12th century, is
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Sculptures and Carvings

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Marble

Romanesque Telamon - Northern Italy, late 12th (Reemployed Roman marble)
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Telamon Northern Italy, late 12th - early 13th century Reemployed Roman marble H 32 x L 18 x P 17
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Medieval Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Romanesque Telamon - Northern Italy, late 12th (Reemployed Roman marble)
Romanesque Telamon - Northern Italy, late 12th (Reemployed Roman marble)
$23,924 Sale Price
20% Off
H 12.6 in W 7.09 in D 6.7 in
Gilt-Bronze Group Depicting an Act of Almsgiving. England, early 12th century
Located in London, GB
Gilt-Bronze Group Possibly Depicting an Act of Almsgiving England, early 12th century
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Figurines and Sculptures

Antique French Romanesque 12th century Enthroned Madonna and Child
Located in Doha, QA
wood carving work. Usually, this kind of sculptures were placed on an alter but also were used in
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier French Gothic Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Walnut

Seated Virgin with Child (Sedes Sapientiae) from the 12th Century in Spain
Located in Madrid, ES
from the 12th century represents the Seated Virgin with Child (Sedes Sapientiae), standing out as an
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Fruitwood

Khmer Bronze Buddhist Triad, Style of the Bayon, 12th-13th Century, Cambodia
Located in Austin, TX
, late 12th-early 13th century, Cambodia. This triad represents one of the most important images in
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Carved Amber Figure of Christ
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
martyr. The artist who authored this amber sculpture has rigorously used 12th century Romanesque rules
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Antique 19th Century German Gothic Figurative Sculptures

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Other

Carved Amber Figure of Christ
Carved Amber Figure of Christ
$13,158
H 16.34 in W 16.74 in D 1.97 in

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Janiform marble head, Italy, 12th-13th century
Located in Paris, FR
Janiform marble head, Italy, 12th-13th century Consisting of a bearded and horned old man's head
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15th Century and Earlier Medieval Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Large Clay Male Bust, Bankoni, Mali, 12th-16th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large male bust. Terra cotta, Bankoni, Mali. Presumed period: 12th-16th century
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Malian Figurative Sculptures

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Terracotta

Carved Black Basalt Stele of Vishnu Pala Period, 11th or 12th Century
Located in London, GB
India, who ruled between the 8th and 12th centuries - at the height of their power, they ruled an Empire
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Sculptures and Carvings

Carved Stone Sculpture, Divinity, Khmer Art, 11th / 12th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Carved stone sculpture, Divinity, Khmer Art, 11th / 12th century. Sculpture of the head of a male
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Asian Chinese Export Busts

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Stone

Ancient 12th c sandstone head of Apsara sculpture with COA
Located in Long Island City, NY
An ancient head of Apsara sculpture made of sandstone from the Angkor Wat period, 12th ?entury
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Sculptures and Carvings

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Sandstone

12th century antique pottery Pagan Votive Tablet from Burma - OriginalBuddhas
Located in DEVENTER, NL
14,8 cm high 11,6 cm wide and 2,5 cm deep Bagan style Original from the Bagan period, 11-12th century
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Burmese Sculptures and Carvings

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Pottery

Ancient Glazed Ceramic Pillow, Liao Dinasty China, 10th-12th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Glazed ceramic pillow is an original manufacture realizer in China during the Liao Dinasty in China. Original ivory colored glaze ceramic with a non-glazed base. Provenance: A...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Figurative Sculptures

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Ceramic

Carved Javan Hindu Basalt Style from 12th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
been carved on all sides in the Hindu style of the 12th and 13th centuries. The basalt is old volcanic
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20th Century Indonesian Figurative Sculptures

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Stone

Indian Sandstone Torso of a Male Deity, Medieval Period, 9th-12th Century
Located in Austin, TX
An Indian medieval period (9th - 12th century) carved sandstone torso of a deity, most likely Surya
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Medieval Sculptures and Carvings

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Sandstone

Khmer Sandstone Stele Schist of Buddha or Shiva, 12th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
sculpture of Buddha in a squatting stance. Greystone or sandstone frieze with fine detail. 12th century
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Pre-Columbian Figurative Scul...

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Sandstone

ITALIAN MEDIEVAL CAPITAL, 12th/13th Century
Located in Milan, IT
ITALIAN MEDIEVAL CAPITAL Italy, 12th/13th Century marble 19 x 23 x 23 cm 7 1/2 x 9 x 9 in total
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15th Century and Earlier Figurative Sculptures

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Marble

Indian Pink Sandstone Figure of a Deity, Central India, 11th/12th century
Located in SANTA FE, NM
Indian Pink Sandstone Torso of Brahma Central India, ca. 11th/12th century Pink Sandstone 22
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15th Century and Earlier Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

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Sandstone

12th Century Khmer Sandstone Bhudda Shrine Schist
Located in Dallas, TX
flame crown, 12th century. Measures: Height 12 inches (30 cm) Width: 10 inches (25.5 cm) Provenance
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Archaistic Figurative Sculptures

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Sandstone

Burmese Pagan Empire 12th or 13th Century Votive Terracotta Buddha Bas-Relief
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Burmese Pagan Empire terracotta votive Buddha sculpture from the 12th or 13th century, mounted on
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Burmese Mounted Objects

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Metal

A Carved Schist Stele of Parvati, India 12th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The Hindu Goddess Parvati - wife consort of Shiva and Goddess of beauty, fertility & marriage, shown carved in high relief issuing from a gray schist stele with a petal carved border...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Other Figurative Sculptures

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Schist

12th Century Indian Red Sandstone Bust of a Deity
Located in Southampton, NY
stand, 12th century. Condition: Excellent condition for age and wear. Metal stand has some minor wear.
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Indian Other Sculptures and Carvings

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Sandstone

Ancient 12th Century Khmer Cambodia Sandstone Vishnu Buddha Statue Sculpture 15"
Located in San Diego, CA
/sculpture dating from the 12th century. Mounted on a piece of teak wood base. Marked on the bottom by the
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Antiquities

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Sandstone

Ancient Persia 12th Century Islamic Bronze Seljuk Bird Pomander Statue Sculpture
Located in Portland, OR
A fine and rare, ancient Islamic Seljuk period bronze bird statue, pomander, circa 1150, possibly Persia or Central Asia. The bird is finely modeled and is engraved and has pierced w...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Persian Islamic Antiquities

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Bronze

Bronze Sculpture 12th Century Soldier In Armor Late 19th Century
Located in CHALON-SUR-SAÔNE, FR
Crusades is between the 1095-1291 centuries. the sculpture dates from the end of the 19th century. Very
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Antique Late 19th Century French Medieval Figurative Sculptures

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Bronze

Cambodia, Khmer Kingdom, 12th-13th Century, Bronze Buddha In Vitarka Mudra
Located in VILLEFONTAINE, FR
Ancient Khmer Kingdom, representation of Buddha in Vitarka Mudra position Cambodia 12th-13th
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Tibet, 10th-12th Century, Buddha and Bodhisattvas, Copper alloy and silver inlay
Located in VILLEFONTAINE, FR
Western Tibet, Buddha accompanied by two bodhisattvas Tibet Medieval Period 10th-12th century The
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

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Copper

Standing Male Deity, Cambodia, Angkor Vat Period, Siem Reap Style, 12th Century
Located in Paris, FR
century (944-968) For an Angkor Vat production, this sculpture is elegant and souple; look at the line of
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Sculptures and Carvings

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Sandstone

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Japanese Traditional Design Exhibition Stand / Japanese Old Wooden Shelves
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
It is a shelf made of very beautiful traditional Japanese decoration and wood. The wood is paulownia and ebony. Paulownia is a material often used for tansu. It's a soft tree, but it...
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20th Century Japanese Showa Furniture

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Other

19th Century Tramp Art Jewelry Box
Located in High Point, NC
19th century tramp art jewelry box from England. The box has a domed top with layers upon layers of molded edges, leading up to a graceful formed top, which gives the box such statur...
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Antique 19th Century English Folk Art Jewelry Boxes

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Fruitwood

19th Century Tramp Art Jewelry Box
19th Century Tramp Art Jewelry Box
$1,195
H 7.25 in W 9.25 in D 7.13 in
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
By Ethan Streicher, Streicher Goods
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Every mushroom lamp is hand-made and hand-painted by Ethan Streicher, the founder and designer behind the Streicher Goods brand in Brooklyn, NY. The lamp's silhouette is simple and c...
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2010s American Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Brass

Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
Crackle Textured Handmade Ceramic Mushroom Lamp, Blue
$1,250 / item
H 16 in W 11.5 in D 11.5 in
19th Century French Framed Cameo Collection with Gilt Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 19th-century French framed collection of cameos presents a stunning display of classical artistry. The composition features an array of intricately detailed terracotta...
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Decorative Art

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Metal

Framed Korean Jakhodo Tiger and Magpie Folk Painting One of the Four
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean Folk Art painting watercolor on silk mounted with brocade border and framed. The watercolor was likely dated from late 19th century to the turn of the 20th century, toward t...
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Antique Late 19th Century Korean Folk Art Paintings and Screens

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Brocade, Silk, Wood

Antique Neoclassical Carved Marble Horse Head Sculpture
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique Neoclassical carved marble horse head sculpture. Dating to circa 1780, this hand-carved sculpture would make a striking decorative piece in any period property. Typical of...
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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Statues

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Marble, Carrara Marble

Framed Tibetan Thankga of Amitabha
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique Tibetan Thankga depicting Amitabha and surrounding deities, circa late 19th century. The center Amitabha is in a meditation form holding a black beggar's bowl. In the Maha...
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Antique Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Paintings and Screens

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Cotton, Silk, Wood, Paint

Framed Tibetan Thankga of Amitabha
Framed Tibetan Thankga of Amitabha
$6,000
H 42 in W 31 in D 1 in
Large Antique Japanese Carved Studio Porcelain Yellow Covered Urn Vase
By Japanese Studio
Located in Wilton, CT
Large Japanese studio porcelain covered vase with finely carved decoration of birds amidst foliage set against a cheerful yellow ground, circa 1910. Measures: 18 1/2" high, 11 1...
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Vintage 1910s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Urns

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Porcelain

Antique Framed Buddhist Painting
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Tibetan Thangka Buddhist painting hand-painted on canvas, created for the veneration of the Three Great Bodhisattvas. Embrace the rich tradition of Tibetan Buddhism with this vibra...
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Antique 19th Century Tibetan Paintings and Screens

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Canvas, Glass, Wood

Antique Framed Buddhist Painting
Antique Framed Buddhist Painting
$1,200
H 18 in W 13 in D 1 in
French 19th Century Silver Plated Casket
Located in London, GB
The whole casket is richly decorated. Standing on lions paw feet adorned with baroque motifs the scene on top depicts cupid stood beside two lovers (possibly) Daphne and Apollo. The ...
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Antique 19th Century French Jewelry Boxes

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Silver Plate

French 19th Century Silver Plated Casket
French 19th Century Silver Plated Casket
$7,967
H 9.06 in W 15.75 in D 8.67 in
19th Century Paris Magicians Poster on Canvas
Located in London, GB
19th Century Paris Magicians Poster on Canvas A rare example of a late 19th century lithograph on canvas Paris magician’s promotional poster. By Efficher. Louis GALICE. 99. F9 St. ...
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Antique Early 1900s French Victorian Posters

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Canvas

19th Century Paris Magicians Poster on Canvas
19th Century Paris Magicians Poster on Canvas
$1,771
H 36 in W 23 in D 0.2 in
Oil on Panel Painting 'Interior of the Harem' by Eduardo León Garrido
By Eduardo Leon Garrido
Located in London, GB
Executed in oil on panel, housed within a carved swept giltwood frame. Signed bottom right 'E. L. Garrido,' and old stencilled stamps to the rear. Dimensions (framed): H 79 cm by 68...
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Paintings

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Paint

Antique Wooden Burmese Buddha Temple from Burma Original Buddhas
Located in DEVENTER, NL
Material: wood 54 cm high 32,7 cm wide and 27 cm deep Weight: 3.915 kgs Gilded with 24 krt. gold Mandalay style Originating from Burma 19th century.  
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Antique 19th Century Burmese Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Reclaimed Elm Coffee Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This artisan-crafted low table is a celebration of wabi-sabi style. Crafted of thick elmwood timbers reclaimed from Qing-dynasty architecture, the table has a minimalist waterfall de...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Organic Modern Coffee and Cocktail...

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Reclaimed Wood

Reclaimed Elm Coffee Table
Reclaimed Elm Coffee Table
$5,880
H 17.25 in W 71.75 in D 36.25 in
Antique Chateau Column Base or Architectural from Dijon, France, Circa 1750
Located in Dallas, TX
Truly a one-of-a-kind offering, this chateau column base was hand-carved in Dijon, France, circa 1750, making it a Louis XV period architectural. Carved from a single block of limest...
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Louis XV Architectural Elements

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Stone, Limestone

Original Howard and Sons Armchair, England, 19th Century
By Howard & Sons Ltd
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Lounge Chairs

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Wood, Feathers

Original Howard and Sons Armchair, England, 19th Century
Original Howard and Sons Armchair, England, 19th Century
$10,989
H 30.52 in W 27.37 in D 39.38 in
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    At the end of the 17th century, Europe went into a frenzy over porcelain. Asian porcelain was highly sought after, and spurred the foundation of the Meissen factory in France, where hard porcelain went on to be made. You’ll find a large collection of porcelain pieces from many of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.