Soapstone Figures
Pair of 1940s Carved Soapstone Chinese Figures
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1940s carved soapstone Chinese figures.
Category
Vintage 1940s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Chinese Ebonized Jewelry Box with Carved Soapstone Inlaid Figures 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Chinese Ebonized Jewelry Box with Carved Soapstone Inlaid Figures 20thC
Measures - 10.5"H x 15.75
Category
20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Soapstone
Antique Carved Soapstone Bookends with Chinese Figures and Teapot Detail
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome and intricately carved Chinese soapstone bookends depicting Asian seated figures and
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Bookends
Materials
Stone
Radiating Yellow Buddhist Soapstone Carving, 20th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
The radiating yellow soapstone carving depicts a serene and spiritually evocative scene set in the
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
Antique Zodiac Seal Display, Chinese, Soapstone Shengxiao, Oak Frame, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique zodiac seal display. A Chinese, soapstone seal set in oak frame, dating to the
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Victorian Decorative Art
Materials
Soapstone
H 13.39 in W 37.41 in D 0.99 in
FINE & COLLECTABLE ANTiQUE CHINESE EXPORT SOAPSTONE FOLDING SCREEN ROOM DIVIDER
Located in GB
that Emperors palace charisma. The main figures are all hand carved from soapstone which has been
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Soapstone
H 71.86 in W 74.81 in D 0.99 in
Rare & Collectable Antique Chinese Export Soapstone Folding Screen Room Divider
Located in GB
. The main figures are all hand carved from soapstone which has been expertly chosen based on the colour
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinese Export Paintings and Screens
Materials
Soapstone
H 37.41 in W 48.63 in D 0.79 in
1930s Japanese 4 Panel Carved Soapstone Room Divider Screen
Located in Torquay, GB
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The reverse is in plain red and black lacquer with smatterings of soapstone butterfly figures and wild
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Victorian Screens and Room Dividers
Materials
Soapstone
Fine Chinese Soapstone Carving of a Buddhist Village Scene, Mid-20th Century
Located in Islamabad, PK
The finely detailed Chinese soapstone carving from the 20th century portrays a picturesque mountain
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
Greenlandica, Five Figures, Polar Bear, Seal and Three Inuits, Mid-20th Century
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Greenlandica, five figures. Polar bear, seal and three Inuits.
Four figurines in soapstone and a
Category
Mid-20th Century Greenlandic Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
H 6.3 in W 3.15 in D 2.37 in
Pair of Hand Carved Green Soapstone Bookends with Pheasant imagery Chinoiserie
Located in San Diego, CA
Finely carved vintage soapstone bookends. Figures of pheasants beautifully and gracefully carved in
Category
Vintage 1960s Chinese Chinoiserie Bookends
Materials
Stone
H 8 in W 5.25 in D 2.25 in
Chinese Bloodstone Carved Seal
Located in Norwood, NJ
Nicely carved red/orange Chinese hardstone seal. Bloodstone or "chicken blood" soapstone hand
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
Chinoiserie Style Black Lacquered Jewlery Chest or Cabinet
Located in Plainview, NY
graceful women figures facing aha other. Upon opening these doors, a treasure trove awaits within—four
Category
Early 20th Century Hong Kong Chinoiserie Antiquities
Materials
Soapstone
Male Stone Figure "Nomoli" - Sierra Leone, Kissi, Tribal Art
Located in Bochum, NRW
of abrasion.
Such figures were used in fertility rites to grant a good rice harvest. If the harvest
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Sierra Leonean Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Antique Chinese Lacquered Ebonized & Gilt Blanket Chest with Mother of Pearl
Located in Big Flats, NY
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Antique Chinese Lacquered Ebonized & Gilt Blanket Chest with Mother of Pearl & Soapstone Inlaid Figures
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Wood
H 23 in W 40.25 in D 20.25 in
Warren Wheelock Bronze Sculpture, circa 1930s, Boy and Rabbit
By Warren Wheelock
Located in Phoenix, AZ
geometric shapes to create figures that were nonobjective, and he also did representational heroic portraits
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
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Feel me by Ismael Shivute, hand carved Namibian soapstone
By Ismael Shivute
Located in Windhoek, NA
This artwork formed part of Ismael Shivute's 2022 solo exhibition 'I keep my circle small' hosted in Windhoek, Namibia.
Hailing from northern Namibia, Ismael Shivute studied Sculptu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
H 25.6 in W 21.66 in D 10.63 in
Baré Side Table, White Oak Base with Carved Soapstone Surface and Leather Tray
By Jake Whillans
Located in Hamilton, ON
The Baré Side Table is part of family of objects designed around the act of indoor horticulture. Named after Jeanne Baré, the first woman to circumnavigate the globe - each object in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Side Tables
Materials
Soapstone
Henri Matisse (After) - Lithograph - Flowers
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
after Henri MATISSE (1869-1954)
Lithograph after a drawing of 1941
Printed signature and date
Book plate from Aragon. Henri Matisse: Dessins, Thèmes et Variations : précédés d...
Category
1940s Modern Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
H 9.45 in W 12.6 in D 0.04 in
Porcelain Tea Bowls Vintage Blue and White with Japanese Silvered Hexagon Teapot
Located in Lomita, CA
This assembled set of vintage tea bowls and a silvered or zinc 19th Century teapot from Japan is unusual.
The set that came from an estate auction lot of ceramics that included 10 ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century East Asian Japonisme Tea Sets
Materials
Zinc
No Reserve
H 4.5 in W 4.5 in D 4.5 in
Pair of Small Mid-19th Century European Oil Paintings on Panel
Located in Hudson, NY
These bucolic scenes of rural living and farm life probably come from German or Austrian painters and are most likely meant to be a pair, circa 1850-1860. The works are very detailed...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Austrian Paintings
Materials
Paint, Wood
Pair of Trompe L'oeil Paintings on Wood
Located in Water Mill, NY
Pairr of Trompe L'Oeil still life paintings on wood-framed.
Category
Antique 16th Century American Paintings
Materials
Wood
Japanese Contemporary Gold Orange Black Red Hand painted Porcelain Beckoning Cat
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Charming beckoning cat with left paw raised is a gilded and hand painted porcelain piece from the Kutani region of Japan.
The beckoning cat comes in two varieties. The more common ri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Animal Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Antique Pair of Seascape Oil Paintings Fishing Boats, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A wonderful pair of seascape paintings of fishing boats attributed to William Mcalpine (British 19th century) titled 'Beached Fishing Vessels' and 'Shipping in Rough Seas', circa 186...
Category
Antique 1860s British Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Charming Pair of English Antique Garden Oil Paintings
Located in Port Chester, NY
Would be very pretty oil in old frame, sweet for a girl's room. Nicely done, very pretty flowers. Charming in the shabby chic manner.
Measurement below is for the larger painting. T...
Category
Early 20th Century English Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Wood
Yamamoto Shunkyo (1871-1933) Japanese Framed Painting Pair, Carp and Bamboo
Located in Kyoto, JP
Two framed panels by Yamamoto Shunkyo depicting a carp (koi) leaping from a river.
Ink and gold leaf on paper.
Instinctively brushed in a freehand style, Shunkyo convincingly depic...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
H 37 in W 18 in D 0.75 in
Antique Hand-Carved Chestnut Box in Asian Bamboo Style Inlaid with Soapstone
Located in Lisse, NL
Exclusive & fine quality hand-crafted Chinoiserie box.
The diversity in techniques and materials used by craftsman around the world and over the last centuries never seizes to a...
Category
Early 20th Century European Chinoiserie Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Soapstone
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H 3.5 in W 8.12 in D 5.75 in
Massive Chinese Cloisonné Vase with Phoenix, Magnolia, Lotus and Chrysanthemums
Located in New York, NY
A massive Chinese blue cloisonné vase or urn depicting a colorful imperial phoenix with gilt bronze wires among birds and butterflies in an imperial garden of magnolia blossoms, chry...
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Metalwork
Materials
Enamel
Pair of Petite Mythical Qilin Figures
Located in Chicago, IL
Despite their muscular frames and fearsome expressions, these petite stone beasts are actually the benevolent creatures known as qilin. Also known as kirin or Chinese unicorns, qilin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Antique French Pale Blue Sevres Paris Porcelain Ormolu Vase Coupe Garniture 1915
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Portland, OR
Antique, 3 piece French 'Sevres' style Porcelain de Paris & gilt-bronze garniture, signed, circa 1915.
The garniture comprising a pair of lidded, twin handled urns & a matching twin ...
Category
Vintage 1910s French Edwardian Garniture
Materials
Ormolu
H 11 in W 9 in D 5 in
Pr. of Soapstone Sculptures Inuit Birds Signed Syllabics E Number for Carver ID.
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Pair of soapstone Inuit birds signed in Syllabics and E numbered for Carver ID. Both are carved in black colored soapstone, the bird with his beak down measures 5" inches long x...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Other Animal Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
H 2.5 in W 5 in D 1.5 in
Pair of Petite Chinese Fu Dog Guardians
Located in Chicago, IL
With curly manes, fluffy tails, and playful expressions, these petite stone fu dogs are adorable companions and benevolent guardians of the home. Also known as shizi, the pair repres...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Limestone
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Monumental Soapstone Guanyin Figure with Pair of Maidens
Located in San Antonio, TX
Exceptional standing Chinese Quanyin or Guanyin with a pair companion figures including a small
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Very Large pair of Japanese Lacquer Urns - Over 4 feet tall!
Located in Seattle, WA
deep relief carrying stems of colored soapstone cherries, entwined around scrolling carved cherry trees
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Chinoiserie More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Soapstone
Chinese Camphor Wood Chest
Located in Fossano, IT
A Camphor wood chest. Black lacquered with Chinese landscape and inlaid with soapstone, mother-of
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Furniture
Materials
Soapstone, Brass
"Amadea" Swiss Modern Black Basalt Marble Abstract Sculpture, Evelyne Brader
Located in Hollywood, FL
Evelyne has been expressing herself through soapstone, bronze, and steel for over twenty years. Her
Category
2010s Swiss Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone, Lava
H 20.5 in W 7.5 in D 5.5 in
Lucie, Swiss Modern White Marble Abstract Sculpture, Evelyne Brader-Frank
Located in Hollywood, FL
way back to soapstone, the medium in which she could best express herself. By the end of 1994, Evelyne
Category
2010s Swiss Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
H 33.08 in W 14.18 in D 7.88 in
Joel, Swiss Modern White Marble Abstract Sculpture, Evelyne Brader-Frank
Located in Hollywood, FL
way back to soapstone, the medium in which she could best express herself. By the end of 1994, Evelyne
Category
2010s Swiss Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
H 33.08 in W 11.82 in D 7.88 in
Dana, Swiss Modern Stainless Steel Abstract Sculpture, Evelyne Brader-Frank
Located in Hollywood, FL
learned to work with many different types of stone but always found her way back to soapstone, the medium
Category
2010s Swiss Modern Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Stainless Steel
H 22.45 in W 10.63 in D 5.52 in
Vintage Oriental Chinoisere Black Lacquer Window Bench Soapstone Figures
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage oriental Chinoisere black Lacquer 48" window bench soapstone figures. Item features carved
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Export Benches
Materials
Soapstone
Black Lacquer Oriental Chinese Export Carved Soapstone Figural Buffet Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
features carved soapstone figures, black lacquer finish, 2 swing doors, 2 drawers, solid brass hardware
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Cabinets
Materials
Soapstone
H 34 in W 36 in D 14 in
Pair, Antique Decorative Dogs Of Fu, Chinese, Statue, Ornament, Victorian, 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
aged patina and in very good order
Gently polished soapstone figures, cool and tactile in the hand
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
H 5.71 in W 3.35 in D 2.17 in
Pair of Carved Chinese Soapstone Lamps
Located in New York, NY
These are an exceptional pair of lamps. They are carved soapstone, richly textured in a rose tint
Category
20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Soapstone
4 Midcentury Japanese Lacquered Carved Soapstone Wall Hanging Panels
Located in Dayton, OH
backgrounds, featuring pairs of female Geisha figures in traditional attire holding scrolls, tea sets
Category
Mid-20th Century Japonisme Lacquer
Materials
Soapstone
Miniature Chinese Carved Soapstone Figural Sculpture of Woman on Qilin
Located in Big Flats, NY
Miniature Chinese carved soapstone figural sculpture depicts a female figure seated on Qilin (Kilin
Category
20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
Antique Chinese Soapstone Ship Sculpture Designer Table Lamp, 1910s
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Soapstone ship sculpture Now a designer table lamp. It is beautifully carve and features
Category
20th Century Chinoiserie Table Lamps
Materials
Soapstone
Set of Four Chinese Wall Panels, Decorative, Mother of Pearl, Soapstone
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
soapstone, vintage 20th century.
Delightful decorative panels with Chinese scenes
Ebonized frames with
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Decorative Art
Materials
Soapstone
H 35.83 in W 11.82 in D 0.79 in
Pair Of Small Vintage Oriental Lions, Chinese, Soapstone Carved Figure, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
Our Stock # 18.8394
This is a pair of small vintage Oriental lions. A Chinese, soapstone carved
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Animal Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
H 2.56 in W 1.97 in D 3.75 in
Carved Soapstone Guanyin and Attendant Lamp, Mid 20th Century, China and USA
Located in Austin, TX
A beautiful and elegant carved soapstone figure of Guanyin and attendant, now mounted as a table
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Table Lamps
Materials
Soapstone
H 32.5 in W 6.25 in D 6.25 in
Pair of Antique 19th Century Chinese Carved Soap Stone of Ancient Figures
Located in New Orleans, LA
The carving on these figures is detailed and expressive.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Asian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
H 2.5 in W 2.5 in D 5.25 in
Twelve Panel Japanese Screen
Located in Savannah, GA
background with gilt decoration and applied figures in ivory and soapstone, decorated back. Each panel is 18
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Paintings and Screens
Materials
Soapstone
Greenlandic Inuit "Tupilak" Folk Art Sculpture in Carved Soap Stone, circa 1950
By Inuit
Located in Odense, DK
from a number of other figures from Inuit mythology, for instance the Mother of the Sea.
In Inuit
Category
Vintage 1950s Greenlandic Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
H 5.91 in W 10.24 in D 6.3 in
Mid-19th Century Black Lacquer Panel
Located in London, GB
decoration of finely carved soapstone and mother-of-pearl, a pagoda by a blossoming tree, the imaginary
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
19th Century Black Lacquer Chinese Folding Screen
Located in London, GB
around a large central house. The design and all the figures are 3 dimensional, and are made up of
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Lacquer
Materials
Multi-gemstone
Six-Panel Inlaid Screen
Located in Chicago, IL
An 18th century six-panel screen exquisitely inlaid with soapstone, mother-of-pearl, jade, and bone
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens
Group of Three Chinese Carved Soapstone Immortal Figures, Early 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Group of Three Chinese Carved Soapstone Immortal Figures
First half of the 20th century
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Large Scale Soapstone Carving of Nalukatuk "Inuit Blanket Toss"
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A large scale Inuit style soapstone carving of Nalukatuk (Inuit blanket toss). From the Eastern
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Native American Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
Chinese Coromandel Lacquer Cabinet Regency Period, Early 20th Century
Located in Camden, ME
depicts classical Chinese scenes with low relief carved soapstone insets emphasizing the figures and other
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Regency Cabinets
Materials
Soapstone
H 43.625 in W 32.375 in D 15.375 in
Set of Four Chinese Lacquered Panels with Palace Pavilion Inlay
Located in Chicago, IL
fine inlay of soapstone, agate, jade, and bone. Robed members of the imperial court stroll through a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens
Materials
Agate, Soapstone
Round Chinese Jade Stonework Bone Black Lacquered Carved Coffee Table Glass Top
Located in Miami, FL
outstanding creation are reminiscent of the Chinese, the four beauties of China, actual historical figures who
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Soapstone
H 20.25 in W 38 in D 38 in
Hand-Carved Stone Tangram in a Mix of 7 Stones
Located in Richmond, VA
combine to create an array of figures, animals and objects. A beautiful coffee table or sculptural piece
Category
2010s Peruvian Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Chinese Carved Soapstone Immortal and Attendant, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
. The figures carved from a beautiful waxy soapstone, with traces of polychrome remaining. The base
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Soapstone
ANOUK, Swiss Modern White Marble Abstract Sculpture, Evelyne Brader-Frank
Located in Hollywood, FL
way back to soapstone, the medium in which she could best express herself. By the end of 1994, Evelyne
Category
2010s European Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Marble
H 33.47 in W 10.24 in D 7.49 in
Asian Hand=Painted King Headboard with Soapstone Carving
Located in Raleigh, NC
This immaculate headboard depicts a courtyard scene on a shimmering gold background, The figures
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Stone
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