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Technique: Gilt
Pair Japanese Carved and Lacquered Inari Foxes, Showa Era, Dated 1951, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful and mischievous pair of Japanese carved and lacquered wood Inari foxes, kitsune, dated Showa year twenty six, corresponding to 1951, Japan.
The...
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1950s Japanese Showa Vintage Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Rare Buddhist Carved Base for a Statue, Edo Period, 17th Century
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Rare and unusual hexagonal Buddhist base for a statue with a recumbent shi-shi (guardian lion dog), gilded and carved with inset glass eyes and painted with mineral pigments.
Most likely the base to a sculpture of Monju Bosatsu...
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Mid-17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Pair of French Ormolu Mounted Chinese Celadon Crackle Porcelain Covered Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of 19th C French Ormolu Mounted Chinese Celadon Crackle Porcelain Covered Vases. Each vase has a rounded ovoid form with a domed lid and a finial in the shape of a stylized flo...
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1880s French Louis XIV Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
JAPAN Edo Period 1825 Seated Buddha Sculpture In Solid Gilded Carved Wood
Located in Miami, FL
A seated Buddha sculpture in gilt carved wood from the Edo Period.
This is a superbly refined carved wooden figure of a seated Buddha with fabulous pure gold gilt. The sculpture has...
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1820s Japanese Edo Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold
Elegant French Mid Century Gilt Iron Coffee Table, Jansen
Located in Riverdale, NY
Elegant French Mid Century Gilt Iron Coffee Table in the Jansen style of gilt forged iron with fancy cut thick glass scalloped top. Typical dramatic lines in the Mid Century French s...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
A Very Fine Japanese Mixed Metal Bronze Censer on Stand, Taisho Period
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very fine Taisho Period bronze censer of bellied oval form, richly decorated overall with hand enamelled and 'shibuichi' & 'shakudo' motifs, depicting geometric designs, pine trees...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Chinoiserie Palm Oval Paintings
Located in Sturminster Marshall, Dorset
A pair of carved giltwood Chippendale crossed palm frames, with inset hand-painted chinoiserie portraits of 18th century oriental nobility.
We a...
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21st Century and Contemporary English Chippendale Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
$6,641 / set
20th Century Maison Charles Gilted Brass Heron Table Lamp, 1960s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful 20th century Maison Charles gilded brass Heron table lamp from the 1960s.
The lampshade is damage but it's the originale one. Adjustable height.
Blackened wooden base. ...
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1960s French Vintage Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
$1,988 Sale Price
20% Off
Life-Sized Shan Burmese Gilt Lacquer Papier Mâché Buddha, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
A large and impressive Burmese papier mâché gilt lacquer figure of the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni, Shan States, Burma (now Myanmar) circa 1880 - 1900.
The Buddha sits in vajrasana...
Category
Early 1900s Burmese Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
$12,500 Sale Price
28% Off
Japanese Bronze Pheasant Okimono Genryusai Seiya
Located in Newark, England
Unusual Casting of a Pheasant in Flight
From our Japanese collection, we are delighted to offer this Japanese bronze okimono of a Pheasant upon a naturalistic root wood base. The Ph...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century Chinese Silver Gold Gilt Bracelet with 26 Carnelian Stones
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This early 20th century Chinese vermeil bracelet has 26 carnelian or pink coral stones.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silver
$850 Sale Price
26% Off
JAPAN 1800 Edo Period Seated Shakyamuni Buddha In Zushi Buddhist Altar Cabinet
Located in Miami, FL
Seated Shakyamuni Buddha in a Lacquered Zushi Buddhist Altar Cabinet.
This is a remarkable Japanese wooden statue of Shakyamuni Buddha 釈迦如来坐像, from the Edo period (1600-1868). The...
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Early 1800s Japanese Edo Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold, Berlin Iron
Japanese Kutani Porcelain Figure of a Bijin or Geisha, Showa Era, 1930's, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A charming and delightful Japanese Kutani enameled porcelain figure of a bijin or geisha, early Showa Era, circa 1930's, Japan.
The elegant figure of a beautiful woman, called a bijin, portrayed dressed in full kimono and holding a fan in one hand. Her kimono of deep black with scattered cherry blossoms in white and outlined in gilding. Her wide obi of coral color, and patterned with stylized clouds of turquoise green and puce. One foot, clad in a white tabi...
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1930s Japanese Showa Vintage Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
END OF THE 19th CENTURY PAIR OF JAPANESE VASES
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful pair of wooden vases lacquered in an elegant shade of blue, and decorated with light wood inlays and golden finishes. The inlays depict delicate floral and bird motifs, cre...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$2,983 / set
Pair 19th C Ormolu Mounted Chinese Famille Verte Porcelain Vases Turned to Lamps
By Henry Dasson
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent pair of 19th century Louis XVI Style ormolu mounted chinese famille verte porcelain vases turned to lamps, the ormolu attributed to Henry Dasson. The ormolu mounted Chi...
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1850s French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Seated BURMESE Mountain BUDDHA
Located in Hawthorne, CA
BASE: 44"W X 30"D X 31"H BUDDHA: 62"H X 36"L X 22"D
Seated Mountain Burmese buddha from a monastery in Northern Burma finished with papier mâché, lacquer and gilt accents. This uni...
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Mid-18th Century Burmese Raj Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Plaster, Bentwood
$15,000 Sale Price / set
64% Off
Japanese Elegant Huge Horse Hand Cast, Gilt and Signed
Located in South Burlington, VT
Signed and in largest scale
Here's a beautiful and unique way to accent your indoor display space with this very unusual treasure from Japan.
This is a superb and attractive s...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
$300 Sale Price
49% Off
Large Japanese Miayo Bronze figure of Benkei holding a bell. 71cm
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A large and impressive fine quality Japanese Meiji period (1868-1912) Miyao Bronze figure depicting Benkiei holding a bell above his head, having a wonderful original patination with...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
18th Century, Shan, Antique Tai Yai Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Tai Yai Burmese wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base with gilded gold and glass.
Tai Yai is a group of tribal people living ...
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18th Century Burmese Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Asian Influenced Design Silver Leafed Lamps
Located in Atlanta, GA
Asian influenced design silver leafed lamps, probably American, circa 1950s. They retain their warm original patina. They have been rewired and are ready to use. The price noted incl...
Category
1950s American Chinoiserie Vintage Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Metal
$1,400 / set
19th Century French Henri Alfred Jacquemart Bronze Dogs Sculpture
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful 19th century Alfred Jacquemart (French, 1824-1896) bronze figural seated group of a dog and his puppy. Golden patina. Signed a Jacquemart on base.
Category
1890s French Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$4,501 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Meiji Period Imari Floral Charger, by Fukagawa
By Fukagawa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Meiji Period Imari Floral Charger, by Fukagawa
Japan, 1900s, Impressed Mark
This striking large Imari floral charger, made by the renowned Fukag...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Chinese Large Hand Carved and Gilded Wood Panel
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Vintage Chinese Large Hand Carved and Gilded Wood Panel
Elaborate and deeply carved wood panel dates from the end of the 19th century. The d...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,440 Sale Price
30% Off
Chinese Cloisonné Bowl Carved Gem Stone/ Serpentine Medallion & Ring Handles
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Cloisonné Bowl Carved Gem Stone/ Serpentine Medallion & Ring Handles
China, Later 20th Century
An exquisite Chinese cloisonné bowl from the 20th ce...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$3,040 Sale Price
47% Off
Pair of Patinated Gilt Bronze Buddhist Apostles
Located in Chicago, IL
These marvelously fluid and artistic figures were cast from bronze in the style of Northern Thailand and Burma. According to Buddhist tradition, the Buddha had two first Chief Disciples, Sāriputta and Moggallāna. They were wealthy young men seeking after higher knowledge and enlightenment and always depicted in elegant robes and often with unshaven heads. Depictions of these greatly -revered apostles are often found along side Buddha statues and holy angels...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$9,800 Sale Price / set
69% Off
Elegant Japanese Edo Period Rack
Located in New York, NY
This refined object dates to the first half of the 19th century, and was probably used for obi, kimono sashes, which were hung over it. The gold decorations on the black-lacquered g...
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1830s Japanese Edo Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
Iron Red & Gilt Decorated Porcelain Bowl - Guangxu Mark, China, 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Antique iron red (orange) and gilt decorated porcelain bowl - featuring hand painted bats surrounding a shou character beside peaches and scrolling foliage - gilded border edge - Gua...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$2,450 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Set 3 Chinese Export Gilded Lacquer Dragon Feet Nest of Tables 1890
Located in Portland, OR
A fine set of three japanned & gilt Chinese export tables, circa 1890.
The table are japanned in black lacquer and hand-decorated with gilt designs. The lead table is painted with a ...
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1890s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Contemporary Blue Purple Gold Porcelain Box by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary museum quality signed Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain box in an elegant rectangular shape, stunningly gilded and hand painted in vivid hues of purple and blu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold
Massive Arita Blue & White Charger - Hand Painted/Gilded - Japan - 20th Century
By Arita
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage Arita blue and white charger - hand painted - gilt details - massive size - three kiln stilt marks to the base - unsigned - Japan - mid 20th century...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,925 Sale Price
30% Off
Japanese Contemporary Gold Gray Red Porcelain Vase by Master Artist
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Extraordinary contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain vase, intricately hand painted in the artist's unique miniature technique on a elegantly shaped porcelain body in gray, blue ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold
Ming Dynasty Style Cabinet with Gilt Carved Court and Work Scenes
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese Ming dynasty style cabinet from the 19th century, with two pairs of double doors, two drawers, carved giltwood motifs and red accents. Born in China during the 19th century, this wooden cabinet captures our attention with its contrast of colors and delicately carved motifs. Presenting a linear silhouette, the cabinet is adorned with court scenes on the left panel and work scenes on the right. This gilt décor stands out beautifully on the dark ground, while other carved panels are highlighted by a red ground in the lower section. Two pairs of double doors total open to reveal a convenient storage space, the lower ones hiding inner drawers. Carved on the apron, the cabinet is resting on four straight legs. With its clean lines and skillfully carved decor, this Ming style cabinet...
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19th Century Chinese Ming Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Small Japanese Meiji Period Black and Gold Altar Stand
Located in Hudson, NY
This small late 19th-century Meiji period altar or stand with gilded & engraved brass mounts is a refined example of the art of lacquer in Japan. Crafted of deep black shiny lacquer ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Shan Burmese Carved, Lacquered, Gilt Wood Buddha, 18th Century, Burma
Located in Austin, TX
A stately Shan Burmese seated Buddha of carved hardwood, lacquered and gilt, 18th century or earlier, Shan States, Burma (Myanmar).
The dignified Buddha sits slightly pitched forwar...
Category
18th Century Burmese Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Hardwood, Lacquer
18th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden Standing Disciple / Monk Holding Bowl
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Burmese wooden disciple holding bowl standing on lotus base with gilded gold.
Age: Burma, Mandalay Period, 19th Century
Size excluding stand: Height 48.3 C.M. / Width 12 C....
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18th Century Burmese Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Japanese Contemporary Blue Red Green Gold Porcelain Vase by Master Artist, 4
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese contemporary decorative porcelain vase, intricately gilded and hand-painted in red, blue and green on a beautifully shaped porcelain body with generous gold details, a signe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Meiji Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Gold
Chinese Ming Dynasty Bronze Nanhai Guanyin, 16th/17th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A decidingly charming Chinese polychromed and gilt cast bronze figure of Nanhai Guanyin, Guanyin of the South Sea, Ming Dynasty, 16th/17th century, China.
Guanyin, the bodhisattva of compassion, is portrayed here as a beatific figure seated upon a raised lotus pedestal over waves. Guanyin is dressed in heavy robes, and wears an elaborate headdress. The small figure of Amitabha Buddha in the headdress positively identifies this figure as Guanyin.
Guanyin rests one hand in his lap, holding a cup of pure water said to be able to alleviate all suffering. His other hand is raised, holding a willow branch which is used to sprinkle the healing waters.
The two lotus blossoms to either side of Guanyin would originally have supported figures of the acolytes...
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Early 1600s Chinese Ming Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair Antique 20th Century Chinese Gilt Copper Elephant Form Censers w/ Jade
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Antique 20th Century Chinese Gilt Copper Elephant Form Censers with Jade Rings and Inset with Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Sandstone, and Turquoise. These gilt-bronze/copper censer...
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1990s Chinese Chinese Export Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Coral, Jade, Lapis Lazuli, Sandstone, Bronze
Chinese 19th Century Dowry Chest with Fretwork and Carved Gilt Characters
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period dowry chest from the 19th century, with fretwork, carved giltwood characters and brass ornaments. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty, this dowry c...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Famille Noire Chinese Porcelain Ormolu Bronze Mounted Table Lamp
Located in New York, US
Our Qing period Chinese famille noire porcelain vase with rouleau shape featuring lovely plum blossoms on a black ground has been mounted as a lamp with ormolu bronze mounts in the Louis XV style. With fine brass hardware including two sockets and cloth-sheath wiring dating from no later than the 1920s. Provenance: Alan Hartman.
An admired collector and dealer of Chinese artwork...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Large 24" 19th Century Japanese Cloisonne Vase - Antique Oriental Decor
Located in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Antique 19th Century Oriental Japanese Cloisonné Vase - Impressive Large Piece!
This stunning cloisonné vase from the 19th century boasts remarkable craftsmanship and intricate deta...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Stone, Brass, Bronze, Enamel
$2,581 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair of Antique 19th Century Japanese Porcelain Multicolored Lacquered Vases
Located in New York, NY
A monumental and unusual pair of antique 19th century Japanese porcelain poly-chrome lacquered vases. Each is beautifully designed with...
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1870s Japanese Chinese Export Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Six Persian Market Porcelain Dinner Plates Gilt Portrait Nasr Al Din Shah Qajar
By Gardner Porcelain Factory
Located in Melbourne, AU
A set of six dinner plates, bearing commemorative portraits of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar. The whole hand-painted with a traditional pattern of leaves, flowers...
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1950s Persian Late Victorian Vintage Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$300 Sale Price / set
75% Off
17th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden King Crowned Seated Buddha
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Burmese wooden seated crowned Buddha, or sometimes known as 'King Buddha', wearing diadem-crowns and ornaments of kings instead of ordinary monk's robes.
Crowned Buddha repr...
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17th Century Burmese Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$5,560 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Chinese-Tibetan Gilt Bronze 'Offering' Temple Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Chinese-Tibetan Gilt Bronze 'Offering' temple vase
Impressive, well cast with numerous examples of geometric engraving, applied cast medallions and flowerheads. A unique feature of this vase is a continuous rim of skulls, the lower part with applied medallions representing buddhist treasures. Raised on an elongated reeded pedestal base...
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20th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$2,360 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century, Mandalay, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Monk / Disciple
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Burmese wooden seated disciple.
Age: Burma, Mandalay Period, 19th Century
Size:height 27.2 cm. / width 24.8 cm. / length 32.2 cm.
Condition: Nice condition overall (some expecte...
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19th Century Burmese Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Kitchen God Deity Statue
Located in Singapore, SG
A handsome wooden figure of the Kitchen God (灶神 in Chinese, pronounced zào shén), the Chinese name can also be translated into Stove God. He is a popular a...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Sandalwood
$720 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Chinese Vermillion Red Gilt Silvered Carved Armoire
Located in Somis, CA
An extraordinary 19th century Qing dynasty 4-door vermillion cabinet with fine works of carving, painting, gilding and silvering. The solid wood construction consists of four frame members joined by tenons and mortises. The top and the main body connects through a decorative waist with carved begonias. Two center doors on dowels carved with the He-He Harmony Gods on the caps and two side doors operated by wood pegs on the frames. The top section of the doors feature three-dimensional carvings of noblewomen enjoying a garden. Fine depiction of architectural elements such as columns, fences, pavilion and stone flooring, as well as furniture, plants, and decorative objects. Both gilding and silvering are used to highlight the figures and to give more depth to the surroundings. Below the carvings are four oval medallions with carved poems, expressing joy in the spring season for renewed good fortune and prosperity. The beaded ovals are surrounded by elaborate scrolls of relief carvings in the "longevity" motif. Immediately under the oval sections are a set of 4 carved panels featuring birds on peonies and chrysanthemums. Further down, four octagonal panels with paintings of cranes...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$11,250 Sale Price
50% Off
Pair of Early 20th Century Japanese Temple Urns
Located in London, GB
A magnificent pair of bronze temple urns. Called Jyôka, this set is usually placed on or next to an altar in Buddhist temples.
Category
20th Century Japanese Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$8,301 / set
Chinese Gold and Black Lacquer Games Box, Early 19th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional antique Chinese gold and black lacquer games box raised on four paw feet with a domed lift off cover decorated with figural landscape panels in gilded lacquer colours on a black ground. The cover lifts off to reveal five lidded removable counter boxes...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century, Rattanakosin, Antique Thai Wooden Seated Disciple / Monk
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Rare Thai wooden seated disciple with gilded gold.
Age: Thailand, 19th Century
Size: Height 27.8 C.M. / Width 15.5 C.M. / Thickness 10 C.M.
Condition: Nice condition overall (so...
Category
19th Century Thai Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Style Showa Six Panel Screen Chinese Gilt Mountain Landscape
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Impressive Japanese style Showa period six-panel byobu screen featuring a serene Chinese mountain landscape along a waterway over a dramatic gilt background. The painting is accompan...
Category
20th Century Asian Showa Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Paper
18th Century, Shan, Antique Burmese Wooden Seated Buddha with Gilded Gold
Located in Sampantawong, TH
Antique Burmese wooden Buddha sitting in Mara Vijaya (calling the earth to witness) posture on a base with gilded gold.
Age: Burma, Shan Period, 18th Century
Size: Height 41.6 C.M. ...
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18th Century Burmese Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Doré Bronze Mounted Chinese Porcelain Rooster Red Ground Covered Jars
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous and large pair of 19th century Louis XVI style doré bronze mounted Chinese porcelain rooster red ground covered jars/covered vases...
Category
1850s Chinese Louis XV Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Qing Dynasty Lacquered Wood Guanyin, 18th Century, Southern China
Located in Austin, TX
A Chinese early Qing Dynasty carved and lacquered wood figure of Guanyin, Southern China, 17th/18th century.
Guanyin, the Bodhisattva of Compassion and Mercy, is portrayed seated in dhyanasana, one hand raised in viktara mudra, the gesture of teaching and discourse.
The great bodhisattva is dressed in heavy, loose robes tied at the chest, with a mantle draped over his shoulders. He looks serenely outwards from heavily lidded eyes. Guanyin's face carved beautifully with somewhat feminine features. A large five pointed crown sits upon his head. The larger leaves of the crown carved with indistinct images of the Buddha.
The statue was originally fully lacquered in the deep red gilt lacquer typical of Southern Chinese Buddhist sculpture...
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Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Qing Hongmu Wood Wedding Low Chair
Located in Forney, TX
A Qing dynasty (1644–1912) Chinese ox blood red lacquered parcel gilt carved Hongmu wood wedding chair.
Unusual form featuring a concealed storage drawe...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cane, Wood
Japanese Edo/Meiji Gilded Bronze Folded Paper Handled Basket with Applications
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual antique Japanese gilded bronze basket of folded paper form body with applied panels and decoration dating from the 19th century and either late Edo or early Meiji period (...
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Gilt Bronze Mounted Chinese Canton Famille Rose Porcelain Lamps
Located in London, GB
These elegant lamps are crafted from Chinese Canton famille rose porcelain and mounted with French gilt bronze (ormolu). The lamps featur...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
QING DYNASTY 1880 Seated Enthroned Mazu Quan-Yin In Solid Gilt Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
A 19th century enthroned Mazu Quan Ying from the Qing Dynasty.
This is a beautiful antique sculptural figure of an enthroned Mazu Quan Yin, cast in bronze in high relief in the late...
Category
1880s Chinese Qing Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Gold
An Indian part-gilt silver-clad ceremonial sceptre or mace with a tiger’s head
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Northern India or Deccan, late 19th century
L. approx. 82 cm (excl. stand)
Provenance:
Private collection, United Kingdom
This remarkable gilt-silver soonta (ceremonial sceptre) also known as choba (ceremonial mace) with a tiger's head stands out as an unparalleled example. It has a wooden base, clad with thick sheet part-gilt silver and has fine details such as teeth and a curling tongue. Especially with the inlaid glass eyes, in combination with the grand sculptural design, it would have been integral to an Indian maharaja’s attire, known as lawajama in North India and biruthus in South India, as referenced by Jackson & Jaffer. They would symbolise authority, power, and sometimes an attribute of various deities, particularly those associated with strength or combat. For instance, the Hindu god Hanuman, known for his immense strength, is often depicted holding a mace (*chob* or gada in Sanskrit). Similarly, the god Vishnu and his avatar Krishna are also frequently depicted with a mace among their other attributes.
Courtiers would raise these sceptres wrapped in rich brocades, with the head visible, during processions, signalling their association with the monarch. Alongside fly-whisks and standards, they were indispensable in ceremonial parades, underscoring the ruler's prestige. Terlinden notes that a soonta berdar was tasked with carrying the sceptre. These individuals, proficient in courtly manners, played key roles during audiences, from managing entrances to introducing guests. Their esteemed position often earned them generous rewards, including land grants. See for a depiction of sceptres in use the top right of a painting in the collection of the V&A, titled Processional scene with Amar Singh, ruler of Thanjavur (Tanjore), and Sarabhoji, from circa 1797.
For a very comparable piece, but with an elephant’s head, see the collection of the Indian Museum, Kolkata. For other less similar examples, see the V&A Museum London.
Sources:
A. Jackson & A. Jaffer, Maharaja: The Splendour of India’s Royal Courts, London, V&A Publishing, 1999
Christiane Terlinden Serra, Mughal Silver...
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Late 19th Century Indian Antique Gilt Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silver
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The dealer and curator has spent the past 50 years amassing a collection of exceptional art, furniture and architectural elements that trace the cultural influence of the Spanish empire from Europe to the Americas and beyond.
16 Refined Asian-Inspired Interiors
These spaces exemplify how Eastern elements elevate a home's decor.