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Creator: Unknown
Chinese Carved Jade Figure of a Phoenix
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Chinese carved jade figure of a phoenix
Third quarter 20th century
Perching atop rockwork with the finely incised wings
Measures: height 5 in. ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Jade
Pair of Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Vases 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of Chinese famille verte porcelain vases
19th century
Of rouleau form, painted with reserves of flower baskets.
Height 9.75...
Category
19th Century Antique Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Carved Rock Crystal Snuff Bottle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Carved Rock Crystal Snuff Bottle
The tapered oval body carved with foliage, crocidolite cap, with scoop.
Height 2.5 in.
Condition Report
Good condition.
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Glass
Chinese Unusual Multi-Colored Jade Covered Bowl/Censor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Unusual Multi-Colored Jade Covered Bowl/Censor.
The circular body with two projecting dragon mask handles with loose rings and with ten additional projecting stylized masks...
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Jade
Pair of Japanese Kutani Style Porcelain Cylindrical Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of Japanese Kutani style porcelain cylindrical vases
painted with birds on flowering branches, with borders of gilt on a spotted cream ground, marked on the underside JAPAN
...
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Majolica Mandarin
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Italian Majolica Mandarin
Colorfully painted depicting a young Mandarin seated upon a cushion, formerly mounted as a lamp. Height 26 in., Width 12 in., Depth 14 in.
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Soapstone Figure of Songzi Guanyin
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Soapstone Figure of Songzi Guanyin
seated in lalitasana with both hands cradling a boy on the knee, dressed in robes incised with cloud scrolls, open at the chest and falling in t...
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Soapstone
15th Century Majaphit Holy Water Vessel, Shipwreck Salvage
Located in Richmond, VA
Earthenware holy water recipient from Java, Indonesia. The vessel is also known as “kendi”, and go back as far as the 13th-15th century, when some indigenous groups were still Christ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indonesian Antique Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Chinese Brass Pedestal Stands
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pair of Chinese brass pedestal stands, 19/20th century
with pierced decoration
Measures: 90cm wide, 92cm high.
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Brass
Japanese Satsuma Earthenware Circular Box and Cover
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Japanese Satsuma earthenware circular box and cover
decorated in enamels and gilt with cover showing birds and trees reserved on foliate scrolls on a m...
Category
20th Century International Style Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Large Asian Large Green and White Stone Tiger
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Asian Large Green and White Stone Tiger
The tiger atop a rock with extended claws and a wide-open mouth.
Heigh 25 in., Width 21 in., Depth 10.5 in.
Condition Report
Good condit...
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Stone
Small Chinese Carved Lapis-Lazuli Figure of a Water Buffalo
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A small Chinese carved Lapis-Lazuli figure of a water buffalo
Naturalistically carved as a muscular buffalo sturdily standing on four cloven feet, the raised head turned to the righ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Three Antique Japanese Works of Art
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Three Antique Japanese Works of Art
An oribe "morikage" (for the display of seasonal fruits), classic green drip glaze with spontaneous ink pain...
Category
1890s Antique Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Red Lacquer Octagonal Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Red Lacquer Octagonal Box
The top is decorated with dragons, each side with an auspicious symbol.
Height 7.5 in. (19.05 cm.), Diameter 17 in. (4...
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Other
Fine Chinese Pale Green and Russet Jadeite Small Vase and Cover
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fine Chinese Pale Green and Russet Jadeite Small Vase and Cover
The tapered white mottled pale green vessel with spinach green inclusions worked with open leafy flowers with russet e...
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Jade
Antique 1900s Turkish Silver Coffee Jug
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Turkish silver coffee jug; an addition to the silver teaware collection.
This exceptional antique...
Category
Early 1900s Turkish Antique Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Silver
Chinese Lobed Blue Peking Glass Bowl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese lobed blue Peking glass bowl, everted rim, tapering sides.
Dimensions
Height: 2.25 inches / 5.7 cm
Width: 11 inches / 24.7 cm.
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Ceramic
Good Chinese Mottled Marble Snuff Bottle
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Good Chinese Mottled Marble Snuff Bottle
Shaped spherical in form with a consistent pebble-like gray mottling on a black ground, on a raised foot, with a brass and carnelian cap, wi...
Category
20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Glass
A Shadow Agate 'Horse' Snuff Bottle Chinese, Qing Dynasty 19th Century,
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Shadow Agate 'Horse' Snuff Bottle
Chinese, Qing Dynasty 19th Century, has stopper
6.35 cm, 2 1/2 in.
Category
19th Century Antique Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of Large Cloisonne Enamel Vases and Covers Chinese, Late 20th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Pair of Large Cloisonne Enamel Vases and Covers
Chinese, late 20th century
Brightly enameled flowers in pink, orange and blue, with soaring birds and butterflies on a soft yello...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Enamel
Three Antique Japanese Items
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Three Antique Japanese Items
1)
An antique Japanese tabako-ire' with hand tooled gilded kane mono of fuji chrysanthemum. Bronze and shakudo oj...
Category
1880s Antique Unknown Antiquities
Materials
Wood
Unknown antiquities for sale on 1stDibs.
Unknown antiquities are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of ceramic and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Unknown antiquities, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original antiquities by Unknown were created in the folk art style in asia during the 20th century. Prices for Unknown antiquities can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $420 and can go as high as $75,354, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,100.
Questions About Unknown Antiquities
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