Indo-Persian Hand Painted Ceramic Wall Tile

Exquisitely hand painted ceramic wall tile, Persia, 19th century, antique architectural salvage building element, beautifully colored artwork depicting bird with flowers. Provenanc...

A pair of Qing dynasty (1636–1912) Sancai glazed ceramic figural roof tiles with rich beautifully aged patina! Dating to the 19th century, wonderfully hand-crafted and painted, sculptural form depicting stylized fish, rising on terracotta clay arched imbrex barrel roof tile. Dimensions: (approx) Each; 13" High, 4.5" Wide, 9" Deep; 8.6lbs total Condition: Great original antique condition with heavy patina over the whole. Significant crazing - craquelure throughout that can only be acquired over long periods of time. Wear consistent with age. We have not cleaned them, leaving them as original, and retaining as much antique character as possible. If you would like them cleaned and polished please let us know after ordering them. History: The Fish, ? (yú) figure is believed to be a symbol of good fortune and longevity. The Fish is one of the several natural or mythical creatures such as Foo Dogs - Guardian Lions that adorn roof edges of Chinese religious temples, official buildings and important structures. Brightly hand painted and glazed ceramic roof tiles...

A rustic pair of solid mesquite and pine antique windows from Mexico. Handcrafted in the 19th century, retaining most of the hand forged iron including hinges. Constructed using peg, mortise and tenon joinery, This architectural salvage from Western México has a beautiful warm patina, and fabulous, naturally aging distressing, cracking. Elegantly aged wood tone, and interesting grain patterns. Full of character and old world charm, they're great for many different applications, such as a headboard, wall hanging decor, top for a side table, coffee or console table, kitchen pot rack...

An exceptional architectural high relief hand carved stone band of running scroll decoration frieze panel, with beautiful scrollwork, representing wind or water, and mythological creature, perhaps a dragon or grotesque griffin. The characters in the center may be Asian hieroglyphs (Japanese kanji). The top side has a dovetail joinery cutout from where it would have attached and fit into place before cementing it in place. 19th century or earlier. This antique architectural salvage building element is a beautiful and artful display of history, and a quick way to add texture, character, rustic charm and interest. Will make a wonderful decorative object within your home or office. Provenance: Personal property of Genshiro Kawamoto. A Japanese real estate billionaire and avid art collector who owned numerous multi-million dollar properties in Hawaii and was building one of the most expensive homes in Hawaii prior to his tax evasion arrest, followed by prison sentence in Japan. He had bought multiple properties to convert into museums in order to display his personal decorative arts collection, but due to his legal and financial problems, his items were all auctioned...

A scarce 18th century Spanish Colonial hand carved and painted wooden newel post torchère. This completely original 250 year old antique, modeled as a putti (angel - boy- cherub), having traditional inset glass eyes, polychromed, depicted standing, one leg slightly in front of the other, one arm bent supporting post, on circular base. circa 1780s This wonderful architectural salvaged building element would have been positioned on top of the first post at the beginning of a staircase railing...

Antique Skull and Crossbones cast architectural salvaged decorative building element, most likely frieze panel fragment. The sculptural Italian Renaissan...

Theia Tiles and Maison Sarah Lavoine have partnered to create a collection of gem-like tiles. There are two graphic models, available in six iconic colou...

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