Jerusalem Mother-of-Pearl Veneered Cross

Pair of antique (early 20th century) circular wall plaques with hand-painted wooden frames and featuring mother of pearl inlaid figures of female figures dress in colorful robes.

Japanese Meiji period pair of wooden doors featuring carvings of an owl and a parrot on perch, with birds and flowers. The carvings are executed i...

Finest Quality Dreamstone Inlaid Chair China- an extraordinary prolifically crafted example of an antique hand carved hardwood chair inlaid with multiple natural dream stone "paintings" plus "butterfly and mother of pearl" inlays in its hardwood arms and seat, late 19th century. This type of old Chinese furniture art form with marble inlay is centuries of years old dating as far back as the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Fine round and rectangular dream stones depicting mountains and the natural outdoor scenery are inlaid in the seat, back and interior sides of this finest furniture example. Thin marble inlaid stone "paintings" are approximately 1/4" thick and are cut from a large slab of rough material revealing incredible patterns in soft white and gray colors. The hardwood (elmwood) frame is tenon joined. The natural stone "paintings" were hand especially for fine export chairs as in this example. Chair dimensions: Height 38.75 inches Width 25.75 inches Depth 19 inches Period : late Qing period, 19th century Provenance: Private American Chinese collection Reference: Dreaming of Dreamstones China’s Extraordinary Natural Stone Paintings, Schneible Fine Arts. Dreaming of Dreamstones – World’s first comprehensive English text publication covers China’s extraordinary natural Stone Paintings, by author and dream stone lecturer Douglas Schneible, 35 pages, softcover, ISBN 978-0-578. See photos. We have been dealing in authentic Chinese natural stone paintings...

This antique Chinese bronze statue represents Marici, a revered figure in Buddhist mythology. Crafted from bronze, a material known for ...

Antique Architectural Hand Carved Wood Temple Sculpture of Mother and Child from India. Hand Carved Indian Temple Carving Statue from Gujarat Dep...

Carved wood figure of MAILE white child with a reptile wrapped around the back of the standing hand-carved wooden figure sculpture. Hampatong carved in Borneo, Indonesia by the Ban Dayak people of the interior rain forest. Hardwood and shell carved with natural patina. Large reptile on the back of the man. Ancestral figure that is a rare find in today's antique marketplace.