Japanese Butterfly and Floral Enameled Brass Gong

American terra-cotta Beaux Arts architectural block tile. The academic architectural style taught at the Ecole des Beaux Arts incorporates French Neo-classicism with Renaissance and Baroque elements. This architectural piece is made of cast white glazed terra-cotta. Exquisitely detailed scroll and leaf pattern that can function incorporated into a building facade or a garden element. Good overall condition with some chips and overall crazing to the glaze, but structurally sound and sturdy. No structural cracks to compromise the integrity of the block tile. One of two architectural tiles offered here. This piece was found in the garden of a mansion in Poughkeepsie, NY. The tile came off of a building in downtown NYC...

Stunning pair of Alvino Bagni Bitossi Italian pottery table lamps. Decorated and glazed in a speckled gunmetal charcoal gray/black and vermillion. The decor in red is bamboo, butterflies and peach blossom type flowers. Photos do not do the vermillion glaze justice. This gorgeous pair of Asian inspired...

Sold cast brass silver-plate swan with articulated wings. When the wings are raised an oval shaped interior cup is revealed. The cup is removable. Finely cast detail from the feather...

Hand turned walnut and enameled covered vessel. It still retains its BIG red label on the bottom, Capital Enterprise Company, New York 1, N.Y. Circa 1960. A radiating sun like patte...

Asian Chinese (19th Century) red and gold lacquered cornice (valence) with dragon carving.

A fine antique Japanese enamel vase. With wired cloisonne flowers against a red ginbari ground. The ginbari technique (similar to guilloc...

19th Century Asian Architectural transom panel with pierced carved foliage.

A magnificent pair of Qing Dynasty (1644-1912) antique Chinese architectural elements with beautifully aged patina. circa 1900 Most impressive large scale, likely sculptural corbels from a Buddhist temple or imperial palace, late 19th / early 20th century, each intricately hand carved with very fine detailing, similarly styled pair, modeled as guardian foo lion, depicted with outstretched arched body, mouth ajar, clutching floral ball, having elaborate openwork carvings, with scattered remnants of original polychrome paint remaining. The highly decorative architectural salvaged ornamental building elements presented on custom made hand carved wooden sculpture stands...