Popular Traditional Rustic Handmade Ragdoll, circa 1920

20th century popular traditional ceramic. By unknown artisan, France. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. Material...

19th Century rustic popular traditional ceramic. By unknown artisan, France. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina. M...

Rustic traditional wood farming milking stool. By unknown manufacturer, France, circa 1920. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a bea...

Japanese doll called Kokeshi of the early 20th century. Provenance from the northern Japan. Dolls shapes and patterns are particular to a certain area and are classified under elev...

Japanese doll called Kokeshi of the early 20th century. Provenance from the northern Japan. Dolls shapes and patterns are particular to a certain area and are classified under eleven types. Handmade by Japanese artisants from wood. Have a simple trunk as a body and an enlarged head. One characteristic of Kokeshi dolls...

19th century hand painted rustic popular traditional ceramic. By unknown artisan, France. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful p...

Timor Island sculpted wooden traditional mask (circa 1970s) on contemporary metal stand. This is a traditional mask of a figure with male facial features and two holes as eyes and another for the mouth with a handle below the face. The island of Timor gave rise to a distinctive practice of creating traditional masks whose precise origins and significance remain uncertain. Portraying both male and female ancestors, they were held by men during dances and other ceremonies, including celebrations of victory in war. Carved sculptures and masks are specific to rural villages. Here the practice of animism, or nature-worship, is incorporated with the carving of ancestral statues and masks, which have a ritualistic function. Some occasions that call for these ceremonies may include asking for successful crop planting, for prosperity, for good weather...

An antique Chinese lidded basket offers wood polychromed wood construction with foliate decoration and figure of a man carved into the lid, c1920...

An antique Asian lidded bottle offers carve white jade construction with floral and foliate decoration and flanking ring form handles, c1920 Measures - 9.75"h x 4"w x 1.25"d

Sitting black painted sitting Buddha sculpture, Cambodian, circa 1920s The statue is decorated with multiple red and green colored mirrored glass pieces. Several area around the che...

The large sculptural antique rustic Anglo-Indian candleholder made from architectural element. Carved hardwood with an indented metal disk and spike or pricket for candles with extra...

An antique Chinese plant stand offers inset marble top over hardwood base having pierced and carved foliate skirt, raised on cabriole legs ...