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19th Century Pair of Chinese Hardwood Buffalo & Boys with Bone Flutes
19th Century Pair of Chinese Hardwood Buffalo & Boys with Bone Flutes

19th Century Pair of Chinese Hardwood Buffalo & Boys with Bone Flutes

Located in Dublin 8, IE

These finely carved and highly detailed figures have carved boy figures sitting on their backs holding bone flutes. Both sculptures sit atop separate carved hardwood stands.

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Animal Sculptures

Materials

Hardwood

Rigato Nightstand - Bone Inlay with Fluted Details
Rigato Nightstand - Bone Inlay with Fluted Details

Rigato Nightstand - Bone Inlay with Fluted Details

$4,000 / item

H 21 in W 24 in D 18 in

Rigato Nightstand - Bone Inlay with Fluted Details

By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann

Located in New York City, NY

The base maintains the same bone-inlay treatment as the upper section, ensuring visual continuity from top to bottom.

Category

2010s Art Deco Furniture

Materials

Bone, Wood

Spode Fleur de Lys Red & Gold Bone China Fluted Chelsea Coffee Pot
Spode Fleur de Lys Red & Gold Bone China Fluted Chelsea Coffee Pot

Spode Fleur de Lys Red & Gold Bone China Fluted Chelsea Coffee Pot

By Spode

Located in Philadelphia, PA

H Marked: Spode, Fine Bone China England. Pattern No. Y7481-I with the pattern name.

Category

20th Century English International Style Serving Pieces

Materials

Ceramic

Spode Fleur de Lys Red & Gold Bone China Fluted Chelsea Tea Pot
Spode Fleur de Lys Red & Gold Bone China Fluted Chelsea Tea Pot

Spode Fleur de Lys Red & Gold Bone China Fluted Chelsea Tea Pot

By Spode

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A bone china tea pot and lid, transfer printed in a bittersweet red with hand painted gold accents.

Category

20th Century English International Style Serving Pieces

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ebony Cabinet Vitrines
Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ebony Cabinet Vitrines

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ebony Cabinet Vitrines

$37,800 / set

H 41.25 in W 37.25 in D 16.5 in

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI St. Ebony Cabinet Vitrines

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Leading up each side are striking square and circular columns with ormolu foliate plinths and capitals, fine inlaid bone fillets and beautiful giltwood flutes. The door retains its o...

Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines

Materials

Ormolu

Fine Art Deco Chest Of Drawers By DIM
Fine Art Deco Chest Of Drawers By DIM

Fine Art Deco Chest Of Drawers By DIM

$15,600

H 36 in W 39.25 in D 22 in

Fine Art Deco Chest Of Drawers By DIM

Located in New York, NY

Mahogany marquetry, fruitwood and ebony inlay, fine bone inlay details, fluted leg details, patinated bronze pulls, and a marble top.

Category

Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Bronze

ROYAL CROWN DERBY - Imari Pattern #2451 - Tea Cup & Saucer - U.K. - C.1912-16
ROYAL CROWN DERBY - Imari Pattern #2451 - Tea Cup & Saucer - U.K. - C.1912-16

ROYAL CROWN DERBY - Imari Pattern #2451 - Tea Cup & Saucer - U.K. - C.1912-16

By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain

Located in Chatham, ON

ROYAL CROWN DERBY - Imari Pattern Number 2451 - Antique bone china tea cup with fluted sides (circa 1912) and an antique saucer (circa 1916) - elaborate gilt decoration over blue and...

Category

Early 20th Century English Victorian Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

ROYAL CROWN DERBY - Imari Pattern #2451 - Tea Cup & Saucer - U.K. - C.1913-50's
ROYAL CROWN DERBY - Imari Pattern #2451 - Tea Cup & Saucer - U.K. - C.1913-50's

ROYAL CROWN DERBY - Imari Pattern #2451 - Tea Cup & Saucer - U.K. - C.1913-50's

By Royal Crown Derby Porcelain

Located in Chatham, ON

ROYAL CROWN DERBY - Imari Pattern Number 2451 - Vintage bone china tea cup with fluted sides (replacement - circa 1950's) and an antique saucer (circa 1913) - elaborate gilt decorati...

Category

Mid-20th Century English Victorian Tea Sets

Materials

Ceramic

Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau, Copenhagen 1780-1790
Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau, Copenhagen 1780-1790

Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau, Copenhagen 1780-1790

$6,846

H 86.62 in W 50.79 in D 41.34 in

Louis XVI Mahogany Bureau, Copenhagen 1780-1790

Located in Kastrup, DK

Bottom part with slant-front desk behind which numerous small drawers with knobs in bone. Sides with fluted columns. All keyholes with brass pipes.

Category

Antique Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Secretaires

Materials

Brass

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Pair of Custom Bone Fluted Candlestick Lamps
Pair of Custom Bone Fluted Candlestick Lamps

Pair of Custom Bone Fluted Candlestick Lamps

Unavailable

H 27.5 in W 5 in D 5 in

Pair of Custom Bone Fluted Candlestick Lamps

Located in Montecito, CA

A pair of custom bone fluted columnar candlestick lamps; brass Corinthian capital and ball feet; parchment shades; 20th century.  

Category

20th Century Indian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Pair of Bone Column Candlestick Lamps
Pair of Bone Column Candlestick Lamps

Pair of Bone Column Candlestick Lamps

Unavailable

H 27.5 in W 5 in D 5 in

Pair of Bone Column Candlestick Lamps

Located in Montecito, CA

A pair of custom bone fluted columnar candlestick lamps; brass Corinthian capital and ball feet; parchment shades, 20th century.

Category

20th Century Indian Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

Rare Set of Four Anglo-Indian Hardwood and Bone Inlaid Armchairs
Rare Set of Four Anglo-Indian Hardwood and Bone Inlaid Armchairs

Rare Set of Four Anglo-Indian Hardwood and Bone Inlaid Armchairs

Located in Hollywood, FL

The pierced scrolling back inlaid with bone, the legs stop fluted and tapering, the whole back and front finely inlaid.

Category

Antique 19th Century Armchairs

Materials

Bone, Hardwood

Sacred Bone Flute 'Kangling', Tibet, circa 19th Century
Sacred Bone Flute 'Kangling', Tibet, circa 19th Century

Sacred Bone Flute 'Kangling', Tibet, circa 19th Century

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

Tibet, Central Asia, circa 19th Century AD. An beautiful kangling, literally translated as a “leg” (kang) “flute” (ling), a trumpet or horn carved from a human femur and used in Tibe...

Category

Antique 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Scholar's Objects

Materials

Bone

Sacred Bone Flute 'Kangling', Tibet, circa 19th Century
Sacred Bone Flute 'Kangling', Tibet, circa 19th Century

Sacred Bone Flute 'Kangling', Tibet, circa 19th Century

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

Tibet, Central Asia, circa 19th century AD. An exemplary set of five kangling, literally translated as a "leg" (kang) "flute" (ling), a trumpet or Horn carved from a human femur and ...

Category

Antique 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Scholar's Objects

Materials

Copper

Sacred Bone Flute 'Kangling', Tibet, circa 19th Century
Sacred Bone Flute 'Kangling', Tibet, circa 19th Century

Sacred Bone Flute 'Kangling', Tibet, circa 19th Century

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

Tibet, Central Asia, circa 19th Century AD. An exemplary set of five kangling, literally translated as a "leg" (kang) "flute" (ling), a trumpet or horn carved from a human femur and ...

Category

Antique 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Scholar's Objects

Materials

Silver, Copper

Pair of Bone Inlaid Fluted Baluster Table Lamps
Pair of Bone Inlaid Fluted Baluster Table Lamps

Pair of Bone Inlaid Fluted Baluster Table Lamps

Located in London, by appointment only

A tall pair of bone veneered baluster table lamps. India, 20th century Measures: Height 53cm to the top of the lamp column, and shade (not included) Base 14cm square.    

Category

20th Century Indian Table Lamps

Materials

Bone

Pair of Tessellated Bone Commodes by Enrique Garcel
Pair of Tessellated Bone Commodes by Enrique Garcel

Pair of Tessellated Bone Commodes by Enrique Garcel

By Enrique Garcel

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Pair of two drawer commodes or night stands in fluted tessellated bone with carved bone tassel handles.

Category

Vintage 1970s Colombian Night Stands

Materials

Bone, Resin

Pair of Fluted Ceramic Lamps on Walnut Bases by Gerald Thurston
Pair of Fluted Ceramic Lamps on Walnut Bases by Gerald Thurston

Pair of Fluted Ceramic Lamps on Walnut Bases by Gerald Thurston

By Gerald Thurston

Located in New York, NY

Fantastic pair of Mid-Century Classic fluted, crackled bone white glazed ceramic lamps with brass and ebonized walnut bases.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Table Lamps

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Sterling Silver 4-Piece Coffee and Tea Service
19th Century English Sterling Silver 4-Piece Coffee and Tea Service

19th Century English Sterling Silver 4-Piece Coffee and Tea Service

Located in Dallas, TX

A Victorian sterling silver 4-piece coffee and tea service with chased, fluted bodies and bone handles and finials on lids.

Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Tea Sets

Materials

Silver

Pair of Porcelain Frame Low Tables by Tomasso Barbi
Pair of Porcelain Frame Low Tables by Tomasso Barbi

Pair of Porcelain Frame Low Tables by Tomasso Barbi

By Tommaso Barbi

Located in Astoria, NY

Pair of square low coffee or side tables by Tomasso Barbi in bone colored porcelain with fluted pattern, brass accents and mirrored tops.

Category

20th Century Italian Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Pair of French Hand-Carved Louis XIV Armchairs
Pair of French Hand-Carved Louis XIV Armchairs

Pair of French Hand-Carved Louis XIV Armchairs

Located in Fayetteville, AR

This pair of hand-carved oak Louis XIV style armchairs features elegantly fluted mutton bone legs and gracefully curved arms with acanthus leaf carvings.

Category

Antique 1880s French Louis XIV Armchairs

English Diminutive George I Style Burl Walnut Inlaid Chest on Chest, Circa 1840
English Diminutive George I Style Burl Walnut Inlaid Chest on Chest, Circa 1840

English Diminutive George I Style Burl Walnut Inlaid Chest on Chest, Circa 1840

Located in Charleston, SC

English diminutive burl walnut George I style chest on chest with a carved molded edge cornice, five uppercase graduated drawers, herring bone inlay , fluted corner columns, original...

Category

Antique 1840s English George I Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Brass

Christian Dior pair of ostrich eggs candle holders brass 1970s
Christian Dior pair of ostrich eggs candle holders brass 1970s

Christian Dior pair of ostrich eggs candle holders brass 1970s

By Christian Dior

Located in Paris, IDF

The bases are made of half ostrich eggs made out of resin, while the brass shafts are each adorned with a fluted bone ring. Each candle holder is also set on a brass base with rounde...

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Brass

Louis XVI style  Footstool Bench Carved Washed Wood White Black Pierre Frey
Louis XVI style  Footstool Bench Carved Washed Wood White Black Pierre Frey

Louis XVI style Footstool Bench Carved Washed Wood White Black Pierre Frey

By La Maison Pierre Frey

Located in Valladolid, ES

The fabric features an organic design in black and white tones, with curved shapes and trendy dots. The bone-like legs, decorated with fluted ornamentation, end in a widened, pear-sh...

Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Fabric, Wood

Set of Six Late 19th Century English Bone China Plates
Set of Six Late 19th Century English Bone China Plates

Set of Six Late 19th Century English Bone China Plates

Located in Larkspur, CA

Set of Six Late 19th Century English Bone China Plates with Scalloped Fluted Rims Around 24K Gold on Prussian Blue, the Centers Each Individually Hand Painted with Groups of Shells, ...

Category

Antique 19th Century English More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Gold Leaf

Fluted Ebony box, 19th c
Fluted Ebony box, 19th c

Fluted Ebony box, 19th c

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H 5.25 in W 14.6 in D 9.75 in

Fluted Ebony box, 19th c

Located in San Marino, CA

Ebony sewing box with reeded carved exterior, interior with ten upper compartments, seven having inlaid bone doors with brass handles, three having tortoise shell doors with brass ha...

Category

Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Boxes

Materials

Ebony, Bone

19th Century Inlaid Writing Table by Henri Gabet
19th Century Inlaid Writing Table by Henri Gabet

19th Century Inlaid Writing Table by Henri Gabet

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H 30.71 in W 50.79 in D 27.56 in

19th Century Inlaid Writing Table by Henri Gabet

Located in Liverpool, GB

Also decorated around the perimeter and corners with bone appliques. Bottom with turned, fluted legs with a flattened ball at the base, each of the four tied with a decorated joint.

Category

Antique 19th Century French Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Bone, Mahogany, Hardwood, Ebony

Louis XVI Inlaid Tric-Trac Table
Louis XVI Inlaid Tric-Trac Table

Louis XVI Inlaid Tric-Trac Table

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H 28.75 in W 44 in D 22.75 in

Louis XVI Inlaid Tric-Trac Table

Located in Dallas, TX

Removable top reveals an ebony backgammon board with counters of natural & stained green bone. The tapered fluted legs rest on small brass casters.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Game Tables

Materials

Mahogany, Ebony

English Longcase Clock
English Longcase Clock

English Longcase Clock

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H 90 in W 23 in D 11 in

English Longcase Clock

Located in Roswell, GA

Brass spread eagles flanking the cornice which is swan-neck with brass rosettes. Gothic door with flutes either side. Bone escutcheon. Porcelain knob on face access door.

Category

Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Clocks

Materials

Brass, Tin, Iron, Enamel

George III Mahogany Chest on Chest
George III Mahogany Chest on Chest

George III Mahogany Chest on Chest

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H 75 in W 45 in D 23 in

George III Mahogany Chest on Chest

Located in Suffolk, GB

The drawers consist of cockbeaded solid mahogany draw fronts with oak linings, original brass handles and bone diamond shaped escutcheons with fluted and cantered corners.

Category

Antique 1790s English George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Mahogany

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