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Portable Shrine

19th century Indian portable Vishnu shrine
Located in Fukuoka, JP
Portable Shrine Depicting the Pastimes of Lord Vishnu India, 19th century A beautifully crafted
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Antique 19th Century Indian Religious Items

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Wood

19th century Indian portable Vishnu shrine
19th century Indian portable Vishnu shrine
$1,810
H 13.39 in W 8.27 in D 5.91 in
Tibetan Travelling Buddha Shrine
Located in Houston, TX
Buddhist prayer for the well-being of all sentient beings. Known as a Gau, this portable shrine was used
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Antique Early 1900s Tibetan Antiquities

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Copper, Silver

Tibetan Travelling Buddha Shrine
Tibetan Travelling Buddha Shrine
$3,200
H 15.25 in W 13.25 in D 5.75 in
Thai wooden bird/lucky ornament/amulet
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
top of a portable shrine during festivals. Why not decorate your entrance or living room with this
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Late 20th Century Thai Other Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Thai wooden bird/lucky ornament/amulet
Thai wooden bird/lucky ornament/amulet
$400
H 9.93 in W 10.83 in D 4.34 in
Early 20th Century Antique Tibetan Silver Turquoise Ghau Prayer Box
Located in Pomona, CA
Ghau is a small prayer box worn as pendant by Buddhists as portable shrines which can be pray by
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

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Silver

20th Century Tibetan Leather, Brass Ghau Prayer Bag
Located in Pomona, CA
Ghau is a small prayer box/bag worn as pendant by Buddhists as portable shrines which can be pray
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities

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Brass

Early 20th Century Large Antique Tibetan Ghau Prayer Box With Three Buddha
Located in Pomona, CA
Ghau is a prayer box worn as pendant by Buddhists as portable shrines which can be pray by prayer
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

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Silver, Bronze

Original "Asakusa Festival". Sensoji Temple Tokyo vintage poster Japan
Located in Spokane, WA
period (1603-1868), and today it features the parading of more than a hundred mikoshi (portable shrines
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1950s Ming Figurative Prints

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Offset

Hindu Fire-Walking Ceremony in Honor of Dharma Raja – Engraving, 1806
Located in Langweer, NL
small portable shrine containing a deity, framed by palm fronds and temple-like ornaments. The ceremony
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Antique Early 1800s French Prints

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Paper

19th Century Rare Bronze Buddha Statue, Thailand
Located in Fukuoka, JP
housed in an Edo period zushi, a portable shrine, this statue carries with it a sense of reverence and
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Antique 19th Century Thai Antiquities

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Bronze

Japanese Wood Gilt Lacquer Buddha Buddhist Temple Traveling Zushi Shrine Altar
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful Japanese Buddhist portable traveling zushi shrine altar with Amida Buddha (Amitabha
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Sculptures and Carvings

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Metal, Gold Leaf

1920's Persian Kashan Pictorial Carpet, Poetry from Abbas Foroughi Bastami
Located in Dallas, TX
external world. Though modest in scale, the rug holds a monumentality of spirit—a portable shrine to
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Early 20th Century Persian Kashan Persian Rugs

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Wool

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19th Century Indian Religious Portable Shrine Shiva Lingam Lakhmi Ganash Parvati
Located in Brighton, GB
A five piece portable bronze religious shrine showing Shiva Lingam (cosmic egg) and Ganash and
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Antique 1860s Indian Agra Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Eizan, Ukiyo-e, Early 19th Century, Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Beauty
By Kikugawa Eizan
Located in London, GB
, a portable shrine transported to different spiritual locations during festivals. Eizan captures the
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Early 19th Century Edo Figurative Prints

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Handmade Paper, Mulberry Paper, Washi Paper, Pigment, Woodcut

Untitled (Landscape with Figure)
By Joseph Cornell
Located in New York, NY
lived on sweets, worshiped forgotten divas and made portable shrines to them - his version of spiritual
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Other Medium

Untitled (How to Make a Rainbow)
By Joseph Cornell
Located in New York, NY
, who lived on sweets, worshiped forgotten divas and made portable shrines to them - his version of
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Screen

Rare Large, 18th-19th Century Japanese Hanging Mask of Beshimi Type
Located in Berlin, Berlin
pilgrim is dressed in white and carrying a portable shrine on his back that has been adorned with a large
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Rare Collection of 19th Century Tibetan Reliqueries
Located in Washington, DC
" is a portable altar, shrine, or prayer box used while traveling. The Tibetan prayer box was used
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Antique Early 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Decorative Objects

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Wood

18th c. Portable Shrine
Located in Madrid, ES
Small portable shrine with bronze candlesticks. Fur lined box
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Baroque Boxes

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Bronze

18th c. Portable Shrine
18th c. Portable Shrine
H 9.85 in W 8.27 in D 6.3 in
Qing Dynasty Chinese Buddhist Wood Carved Portable Shrine with Bronze Bell.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Qing Dynasty Chinese Buddhist Wood Carved Portable Shrine with Bronze Bell. Imperial Qing Dynasty
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

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Bronze

Early 20th Century Tibetan Traveling Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
beings. Known as a gau, this portable shrine was used for prayer during travels or pilgrimages, its
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Religious Items

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Brass, Steel

Silver Tibetan Prayer Box with Turquoise and Coral
Located in Chicago, IL
protective, religious relic or was used as a portable shrine. The body is finely crafted out of silver and is
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Sculptures and Carvings

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Coral, Turquoise, Silver

Early 20th Century Antique Tibetan Silver Turquoise Ghau Prayer Box
Located in Pomona, CA
Ghau is a small prayer box worn as pendant by Buddhists as portable shrines which can be pray by
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

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Silver

Tibetan Shrine Box with Chenresi Tsakli, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
century portable Tibetan shrine and likely once contained a Buddhist statue or prayer scroll. The lid of
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Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Religious Items

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Ceramic, Fabric, Wood

13th-16th Century Bronze Shrine for Kubera, the God of Riches from India
Located in Point Richmond, CA
13th-16th century bronze shrine for Kubera from India. This is a small lost wax cast portable
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Antique 16th Century Indian Tribal More Furniture and Collectibles

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Bronze

19th Century Portable Shrine of Santiago Matamoros, St. James
By Laguna Santero
Located in Van Nuys, CA
painted wood box (portable shrine) with charming, pink paper flowers and Primitive, floral painted doors
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Antique Late 19th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Sculptures and Carvings

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Paste, String, Wood, Paint, Paper

Tibetan Round Traveling Shrine
Located in Chicago, IL
, religious relic or was used as a portable shrine. The body of this shrine has intricately detailed chasing
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Antique Mid-19th Century Tibetan Scholar's Objects

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Coral, Brass, Steel

Tibetan Round Traveling Shrine
Tibetan Round Traveling Shrine
H 8 in W 5.25 in D 3 in
Tibetan Travelling Buddha Shrine
Located in Houston, TX
Buddhist prayer for the well-being of all sentient beings. Known as a Gau, this portable shrine was used
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Antique Early 1900s Tibetan Antiquities

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Silver, Copper

Tibetan Travelling Buddha Shrine
Tibetan Travelling Buddha Shrine
H 15 in W 14 in D 5.5 in
Early 20th Century Antique Tibetan Carved Silver Turquoise Gau Ghau Prayer Box
Located in Pomona, CA
Ghau is a small prayer box worn as pendant by Buddhists as portable shrines which can be pray by
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Early 20th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Religious Items

Materials

Silver

Early 20th Century Antique Tibetan Silver Turquoise Ghau Prayer Box
Located in Pomona, CA
Ghau is a small prayer box worn as pendant by Buddhists as portable shrines which can be pray by
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

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Silver

Antique Japanese Zushi
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A fine example of an antique Zushi (travelling, or portable Shrine) from the Edo Period (1603-1868
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Japanese Antiquities

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Brass

Antique Japanese Zushi
Antique Japanese Zushi
H 32.5 in W 18 in D 12 in
19th Century Andean Huamanga Stone Retablo Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good 19th century Andean retablo box (portable shrine). The interior with various hand painted
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Antique 19th Century Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood

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Japanese Antique Drawer 1860s-1900s / Storage Tansu Wabisabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese small drawer storage. The furniture is from the Meiji period (1860s-1900s). This is a "Shonai chest" chest made in the Tohoku region of Japan. It is chara...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Cedar

Japanese Antique Chests of Drawers, Meiji Era'1868-1912'Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This is antique chests of drawers was crafted in the Late Meiji Era(1868-1912). The aged texture of the cedar wood gives this chest a sense of depth and warmth. The black urushi (Ja...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Cedar

Japanese Antique Chests of Drawers,  Meiji Era'1868-1912'Wabi Sabi
Japanese Antique Chests of Drawers,  Meiji Era'1868-1912'Wabi Sabi
$1,168 Sale Price
35% Off
H 25.12 in W 35.79 in D 13 in
Antique Globe Wernicke Arts & Crafts Oak Six Stack Barrister Bookcase C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote*** Antique Globe Wernicke Mission Arts & Crafts Oak Six Stack Barrister Bookcase C1920. Measures - ...
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20th Century Arts and Crafts Bookcases

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Oak

Japanese Antique Chests Of Drawers, Meiji Era'1868-1912'Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This antique chests of drawers was crafted in the Late Meiji Era(1868-1912). This Japanese chest of drawers, crafted during the Meiji era, is a timeless piece that tells a story of ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Japanese Antique Chests Of Drawers, Meiji Era'1868-1912'Wabi Sabi
Japanese Antique Chests Of Drawers, Meiji Era'1868-1912'Wabi Sabi
$1,600 Sale Price
36% Off
H 35.44 in W 35.44 in D 17.72 in
Japanese Antique Chest of Drawers, Early Meiji Era'1868-'Wabi Sabi
Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08
This antique chest of drawers was crafted in the Early Meiji Era (1868-1912) . The gently worn finish, along with its beautifully weathered urushi (Japanese lacquer), reveals the pa...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Wood

Japanese Antique Chest of Drawers, Early Meiji Era'1868-'Wabi Sabi
Japanese Antique Chest of Drawers, Early Meiji Era'1868-'Wabi Sabi
$800 Sale Price
50% Off
H 23.31 in W 32.13 in D 15.75 in
1930’s Swedish Art Deco Cabinet
By Jules Leleu
Located in Turners Falls, MA
1930’s Swedish art deco cabinet. Birch wood cabinet made with decorative inlays. Two doors conceal adjustable interior shelving and two small drawers. Key included
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Early 20th Century Swedish Art Deco Cabinets

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Birch

1930’s Swedish Art Deco Cabinet
1930’s Swedish Art Deco Cabinet
$4,800
H 48 in W 51 in D 17.75 in
Regal Splendor: Indian Blue Peacock Taxidermy Masterpiece
Located in New York, NY
A stunning Indian blue peacock taxidermy mount showcasing its signature iridescent blue and green plumage, this piece is a testament to nature's artistry. The vibrant metallic hues o...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Anglo-Indian Taxidermy

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Wood, Feathers

Bench, Cantilever, Mid Century, Walnut, Danish Cord, Weave, Hardwood, Semigood
By Semigood Design
Located in Issaquah, WA
Mid-century inspired, hardwood and woven Danish cord bench. The lead time provided is an estimate and may extend up to 12 months. If you require delivery by a specific date, we kin...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Mid-Century Modern Benches

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Cord, Hardwood

Chinese Export 20th Century Blue and White Porcelain Vase with Dragon Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Chinese Export blue and white porcelain vase from the 20th century, with dragon motifs. Created in China during the 20th century, this blue and white porcelain vase features a nice...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Early 20th Century Japanese Cherry Blossom Screen by Kano Sanrakuki
Located in Kyoto, JP
Cherry Blossoms Kano Sanrakuki (1898-1981) Showa period, circa 1930 2-panel Japanese Screen Color, gofun and gold leaf on paper Against a backdrop of gold-leafed groun...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Paintings and Screens

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Gold Leaf

French Art Deco Gilt King Sized Headboard
By Katsu Hamanaka
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Deco king sized headboard with applied square gold leaf sheets and geometric shape pediment top with red lacquer trim (includes: headboard only) (Attributed to Katsu Haman...
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Gold Leaf

French Art Deco Gilt King Sized Headboard
French Art Deco Gilt King Sized Headboard
$22,500
H 56.5 in W 76.5 in D 3 in
Antique Japanese Recycled Boro Patchwork Futon Cover
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Antique Japanese Recycled Boro Patchwork Futon Cover This indigo-dyed patchwork boro futon cover is a physical testimony to the determination and resourcefulness of those living in ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Tribal Art

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Cotton

Yoruba House Post - Ex-Christie's
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
A European functionary, a cane in his right hand, carries a ledger in his left, he wears a visored CAP, collar and tie. He is moustached and has a cigar in his jacket pocket. Probab...
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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Yoruba House Post - Ex-Christie's
Yoruba House Post - Ex-Christie's
$7,500
H 60 in W 9 in D 11 in
Stackable Oak Globe Wernicke Bookcase
Located in Eindhoven, NL
Beautiful antique oak Globe Wernicke bookcase in perfect condition. Cabinet consists of 15 stackable parts with 3 feet with drawers and 3 hoods. Beautiful warm light color oak. Orig...
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Antique Early 1900s British Bookcases

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Oak

Stackable Oak Globe Wernicke Bookcase
Stackable Oak Globe Wernicke Bookcase
$7,180 / set
H 68.51 in W 102.37 in D 11.42 in
19th Century Purple Bottles and Jars- Set of 16
Located in Cordova, SC
This large collection of antique purple glass bottles is great for starting or adding to your bottle collection. A lot of these bottles were originally clear glass, but the glass can...
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Antique 19th Century American Other Bottles

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Glass

19th Century Purple Bottles and Jars- Set of 16
19th Century Purple Bottles and Jars- Set of 16
$950 Sale Price / set
35% Off
H 11 in Dm 2.75 in
Hand Ceramic Abstract Horse Sculpture Decorative Ancient Pixiu Glazed Home Decor
Located in Wembley, GB
Turquoise Blue Hand Ceramic Abstract Horse Sculpture Decorative Ancient Pixiu Glazed Home Decor In tradition Anahita, the Persian goddess associated with water, fertility, and wisd...
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Vintage 1970s West Asian Art Deco Abstract Sculptures

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Gold Plate, Brass

Hand Ceramic Abstract Horse Sculpture Decorative Ancient Pixiu Glazed Home Decor
Hand Ceramic Abstract Horse Sculpture Decorative Ancient Pixiu Glazed Home Decor
$1,208 Sale Price
20% Off
H 8.67 in W 11.03 in D 5.91 in
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Portable Shrine For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the portable shrine you’re looking for. A portable shrine — often made from wood, metal and giltwood — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the portable shrine you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A portable shrine is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Baroque and mid-century modern styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one portable shrine that is appealing in its simplicity, but Bieffeplast and Joe Colombo produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Portable Shrine?

A portable shrine can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,129, while the lowest priced sells for $228 and the highest can go for as much as $14,500.