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Item Ships From: USA
Place of Origin: East Asian
Antique Chinese Carved Wood Architectural Window Panel
Located in Dallas, TX
An antique Chinese carved wood window panel with piercing and a geometric pattern. This very decorative architectural element is a good size and can be used to hand on the wall or i...
Category

Early 20th Century Qing East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Chinese Decorative Carved Wooden Architectural Pediment from a Temple
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Chinese decorative carved wooden architectural pediment, most likely from a temple, its crest featuring a gilt carved center star flanked by pierce carved birds, flowers, scro...
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20th Century East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Chinese Qing Dynasty Period Red Lacquer Carved Shop Sign with Calligraphy
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period red lacquer shop sign from the 19th century with carved and lacquered calligraphy. This Chinese Qing Dynasty period shop sign is a remarkable artifact f...
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19th Century Qing Antique East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Wood Sculpture Container from Old Water Mill Gear, China 1800-40
Located in Round Top, TX
This wood accent piece originally served as a section of gear work from a water mill in China. The deep worn patina of the rich hard wood is warm and inviting. May be used as a conta...
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Early 19th Century Chinese Export Antique East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

19th Century Chinese 3d Carving Wood Panel Hanging Architectural Element
Located in Pomona, CA
This antique Chinese wood carving panel has very deep 3D carving works of Chinese folks art - Chinese Opera with gilt. Very detailed carving...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Export Antique East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Japanese Rare Large Antique Bronze Temple "Futuku" Bell Complete Original Chime
Located in South Burlington, VT
Rare large Japanese bronze temple "Futaku" bell with original and complete hanging bronze cloud clapper , from Kyoto Temple. One of only two we have seen This bell is a rare treasu...
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Early 20th Century Meiji East Asian Architectural Elements

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Bronze

Antique Chinese Emerald Green Glazed Architectural Tile, circa 1900 Set of 2
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Chinese emerald Green Glazed Breezeway Tile, circa 1900 Set of 2. Early 20th century Chinese jade, emerald green ceramic garden tiles - S...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Export East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Ceramic

Funky Antique Suzani Bronze Stool or Side Table
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Exceptional stool artistically made of hand embroidery vintage silk embroidery Suzani textile top, professionally mounted on antique bronze antique Chinese rain...
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20th Century East Asian Architectural Elements

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Bronze

19th Century Chinese 3d Carving Wood Panels Hanging Architectural Element, Set
Located in Pomona, CA
These set of three antique Chinese wood carving panels has very deep 3D carving works of Chinese folks art - Chinese Opera with gilt. These ...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Export Antique East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Chinese Antique Shop Sign with Carved Calligraphy
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Antique Shop Sign with Carved Calligraphy from the 19th century with dark brown/black lacquer, calligraphy carved in low relief and iro...
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19th Century Qing Antique East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Iron

Pair of Japanese 19th Century Ranma Transom Panels with Carved Openwork Design
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of Japanese carved wooden ranma transom panels from the 19th century, with carved openwork design, natural patina and distressed appearance. Cre...
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19th Century Antique East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Chinese Late Qing Dynasty Red Lacquered Shop Sign with Carved Calligraphy
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese late Qing Dynasty period red lacquered shop sign with hand carved calligraphy and black and yellow frame. Showcasing a rich history, this late Qing Dynasty period Chinese s...
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Early 20th Century Qing East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Ming Dynasty-Style Equestrian Roof Tile, 18th C.
Located in San Francisco, CA
A circa 18th century Chinese Ming dynasty-style equestrian form glazed pottery roof tile. Classic figural depiction of a proud celestial warrior on horseback, hand-crafted of eart...
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18th Century Ming Antique East Asian Architectural Elements

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Pottery, Earthenware, Terracotta

Bronze Door Knockers Lion Motif 9"
Located in Somis, CA
A pair of beautiful bronze lion knockers. The mythical lion has large bulging eyes above wide open mouth. Curly hair surround the face, repeated in the eye brows which flank the prominent forehead. Antiqued finish with mellow gold patina. Fantastic as door knockers or hand towel rings...
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Late 20th Century East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Chinese Shop Sign with Gilt Calligraphy on Lacquered Ground
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Chinese horizontal shop sign from the mid 20th century with lacquered finish, carved and gilt calligraphy. Created in China during the midcentury period, this horizontal shop sign features an outer molded frame surrounding a beautiful calligraphic text. Six words, carefully carved and gilded, stand out on a dark reddish brown lacquered ground. The sign has been fitted with two ring pulls on its upper edge to allow it to be hung on a wall. With its clean lines and gilded calligraphy, this vintage Chinese shop sign...
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Mid-20th Century East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Pair of Chinese Stone Finials with Peaches and Persimmons, 17th/18th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
Over four hundred years ago, these rare stone finials once sat high on the roof of a Ming dynasty building. Hand-carved in Shanxi province, they offer a glimpse of a bygone era - man...
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18th Century Ming Antique East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Limestone

Chinese Reverse Glass Table Screen with Floral Still Life, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Prevalent in fine Chinese interiors as early as the Tang dynasty (618-906), standing screens with decorative panels served numerous functions as portable architecture. Used to sectio...
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19th Century Qing Antique East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Glass, Wood

Pair of Bronze Door Knockers Warrior Motif 8.25"
Located in Somis, CA
A pair of beautiful bronze warrior motif knockers. The mythical warrior has large bulging eyes above wide open mouth. Curly hair surrounding the face, repeated in the eye brows which flanks the prominent forehead. Heavy cheekbones echoes the forehead, highlighting his masculine feature. Antiqued finish with mellow gold patina. Fantastic as door knockers or hand towel rings...
Category

Late 20th Century East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Monumental Mill Wheel, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Hewn from pine and held together with iron hardware, this provincial wooden wheel is a remarkable example of turn-of-the-century craftsmanship. Its monumental scale suggests it was u...
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Early 20th Century Qing East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Iron

Chinese Monumental Mill Wheel, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Hewn from pine and held together with handmade iron nails, this provincial wooden wheel is a remarkable example of turn-of-the-century craftsmanship. Its monumental scale suggests it...
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Early 20th Century Qing East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Iron

Chinese Monumental Mill Wheel, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Hewn from pine and held together with handmade iron nails, this provincial wooden wheel is a remarkable example of turn-of-the-century craftsmanship. Its monumental scale suggests it...
Category

Early 20th Century Qing East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Iron

Large Asian Round Chinoiserie Solid Brass Decorative Cabinet Hardware
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Large round solid brass decorative cabinet or door hardware. Created from a shiny golden brass, this lucky chinoiserie architectural element wil...
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20th Century Chinoiserie East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Brass

Small Chinese Marble Doon Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This "floating" doon table, carefully hand-carved into a perfect block, has a graceful reveal at its base, giving it a modern lightness. The dark color of ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Marble

Chinese Qing Style Relief Carved Window Panel
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exquisite Chinese Qing style window panel featuring an intricately carved relief depicting scholars amid pagodas. The carved elm has a beautiful aged patina and fading on the natural...
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20th Century Qing East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Elm

Pair Art Deco Carved Wood Fragments Magnolia Motif
Located in Somis, CA
A pair of wood fragments carved in high relief with overlapping leaves of magnolia and mimosa, fronting blossoms of magnolia and reeded fractions of columns. Hand carved, solid wood,...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Antique Asian Carved Foo Dog Lion Architectural Corbels, a Pair
Located in Forney, TX
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...
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Early 20th Century Qing East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood, Paint

Set of Four Qing Dynasty Elmwood Open Fretwork Panels with Delicate Carvings
Located in Yonkers, NY
A set of four Chinese Qing Dynasty period large carved elm wood interior door panels from the late 19th century, with fretwork design, openwork and figures in landscape scenes carved...
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Late 19th Century Antique East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood, Elm

Chinese Early 20th Century Brown and Red Two-Panel Screen with Calligraphy
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese two-panel screen from the early 20th century, with carvings, gilt motifs and calligraphy. Created in China during the early years of the 20th century, this screen features ...
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Early 20th Century East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

19th-C. Monumental Chinese Carved Food Dog Corbels / Architectural Fragments, 2
Located in Kennesaw, GA
Wow! This is a pair or set of monumental Chinese corbels with heavily carved hanging food dogs and pups. The detail is incredible. The slightly smaller...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Export Antique East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century Chinese Temple Architectural Corbel Carved Sculpture Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A majestic pair of antique architectural salvaged Chinese temple corbels, now mounted as one-of-a-kind wooden sculptures on custom floor standing display pedestal stands. Originally commissioned for an important religious temple in China, the impressive large scale wall bracket corbels were notoriously difficult as they had to serve as both highly decorative temple ornaments and structural building elements used to support the weight of a wall. Hand-crafted in the early 19th century, smilarly styled design, each exceptionally hand carved, sculpted, and painted by highly trained artisans. Profusely carved and decorated, featuring very fine quality high relief work throughout, extensive bas relief, pierced openwork, rich carvings and intricate incised detailing, depicting various Chinese folk religion figures and imagery. Rising on bespoke handmade stands, consistenting of sturdy rectangular shaped thick plank plinth base embellished with foliate carvings, held upright by turned column single support. Rich in culture and history, interesting, unusual, highly decorative, whimsical and artistic, sure to add sophisticated elegance, rustic character, color, space, texture and lots of visual interest. Dimensions, largest (approx): Each: 32.5" H, 19" W, 7.25" D. Please note, the objects were sourced and transported both legally and ethically, retaining partial original red wax export seal to top. Display the three Sanxing, in their iconic representation as three, old, bearded, wise men, which dates back to the Ming dynasty, when the Gods of the three stars were represented in human form for the first time. One panel having two monumental smiling figures with hand painted eyes and tongue, the other fragment depicting four figures, seated and standing, likely Immortals, Gods, Shen deity, and other characters from ancient Chinese mythology and folklore. Both pieces with elaborate lotus and pine tree motif, a powerful symbol of wisdom and longevity. Sanxing figures are an important part of Asian culture. Statues of these three Gods...
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19th Century Chinese Export Antique East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique Chinese Glazed Guardian Lion Foo Dogs, a Pair
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent pair of large antique Chinese porcelain temple Guardian Lions - Foo Dogs. The near matching male and female pair of handcrafted arc...
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19th Century Chinese Export Antique East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Lattice Wall Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant wall lattice once fit inside tracks in the floor and ceiling for easy removal. Though visually simple, close inspection reveals the lattice t...
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19th Century Antique East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Elm

Vintage Asian Drop Ceiling Panels Hand Painted Embossed, Set of 18
Located in Topeka, KS
Gorgeous set of 18 vintage Asian drop ceiling panels. They are 2 x 2 ft. lauan wood squares, ¼ inch thick. 16 yellow with dragon design and 2 white with dragon and symbol design, hand painted and gilded, in beautiful condition with wear as you would expect with vintage pieces. All panels have varying degrees of wear including nicks, dings, scratches, and chips – we call it patina – they are by no means perfect but are beautiful. Please see photos, Circa, 20th century. Don’t ever let anyone turn your sky into a ceiling…-live life happy…. UNLESS it’s covered in oriental bliss with these awesome vintage Asian drop ceiling panels!!! There are eighteen of these lauan wood drop ceiling squares. Sixteen have a yellowish frame or background and two are off-white. They are all hand painted and gilded, possibly from a pattern or mold, and embossed with bright colors of gold, red, green, and yellow with designs of dragons, oriental symbols, and flowers…they are breathtaking!! And, oh my goodness, the possibilities!!!! Obviously, they would be perfect for a drop ceiling in an oriental restaurant or nail salon...
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20th Century Chinoiserie East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Asian Well's Wooden Water Bucket
Located in Greenwich, CT
Asian well's water wooden water bucket with handle surrounded with cast iron brackets. We carry fine quality furniture with elegant finished and ha...
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1920s Ming Vintage East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

China Three Antique Fantastic Stone Garden Monks
Located in South Burlington, VT
Instant display and collection, one of a kind. From western China and collected some 20 years ago, comes this group of three (3) large hand carved red sandstone Lohans or Monks da...
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Early 20th Century Qing East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Sandstone

Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Openwork Wall Hanging Giltwood Carvings
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique pair of Chinese 18th century Qing dynasty openwork wood carving Gilded screen work wall hanging architectural elements. This pair of Chinese pan...
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19th Century Qing Antique East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Giltwood

Chinese Four Officials Carved Valance, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
In traditional Chinese architecture, classic timber framework buildings were often enhanced by elaborate finishes and finely carved embellishments - such as this 19th-century elmwood...
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Mid-19th Century Qing Antique East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Elm

Pair of Chinese Geometric Lattice Window Panels
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Near pair of wood Chinese window panels or grates featuring a geometric lattice design. Mortise and tenon joinery with parcel painted finish and C...
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20th Century Chinese Export East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Pair of Chinese 1920s Red and Black Lacquered Signs with Hand Carved Calligraphy
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of Chinese red and black signs from the early 20th century with hand carved and lacquered calligraphy. Created in China during the first quarter of the 20th century, each of this pair of vertical signs captures our attention with its carved calligraphy, lacquered in black and standing out beautifully on a red ground, sprinkled with golden touches. With their nice dimensions and contrasting colors, this pair of Chinese calligraphy signs...
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Early 20th Century East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Chinese 19th Century Black Vertical Sign with Gold and Red Calligraphy
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese antique black vertical sign from the 19th century, with gold calligraphy. Created in China during the 19th century, this tall and narrow woode...
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19th Century Antique East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Qing Dynasty Chinese 19th Century Stone Temple Pedestal with Hand-Carved Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period stone temple pedestal from the 19th century with hand-carved motifs. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty, this temple pedestal features a linear si...
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19th Century Qing Antique East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Stone

Chinese 19th Century Carved Wooden Architectural Panel with Clouds and Lion
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing dynasty carved wooden architectural panel from the 19th century, with pierced cloudy motifs and guardian lion. Hand-carved du...
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19th Century Qing Antique East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Provincial Chinese Iron Bell, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic, 19th century iron bell once pealed in celebration or gave notice of important events in a town in Northern China. The shoulder of the bell is de...
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Mid-19th Century Rustic Antique East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Iron

19th Century Chinese Shop Sign Panel with Calligraphy and Distressed Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
A rectangular Chinese shop sign panel from the 19th century with calligraphy and distressed dark brown patina. Crafted in China, this shop sign featu...
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19th Century Antique East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Japan Important 1961 Over Life-Size Bronze Man Child "Coming Generation", Tadao
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan an important life-size plus 94 Inch high sculpture of a man with child by Mid-Century Modern master sculptor Koga Tadao, (Meiji 36 (1903) to Showa 54 ...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Bronze

Large Chinese Early 20th Century Hand Carved Shop Sign with Calligraphy
Located in Yonkers, NY
A large Chinese hand carved shop sign from the early 20th century, with calligraphy. Created in China during the early years of the 20th century, this shop sign features Chinese char...
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Early 20th Century East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Pair of Chinese Lattice Panels
Located in Chicago, IL
This pair of Chinese lattice panels were made from Fir wood and lacquer. They were found in Zhejiang in the early 1800s. Wear consistent with age...
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19th Century Antique East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Fir

Sandstone Wall Plaque
Located in Chicago, IL
This red sandstone carving was once embedded in the wall surrounding an aristocratic compound. It depicts scholars in a garden, eating and conversing. It came from Shanxi Province an...
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18th Century Antique East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Sandstone

Pair of Bronze Door Knockers Warrior Motif 7"
Located in Somis, CA
A pair of beautiful bronze warrior motif knockers. The mythical warrior has large bulging eyes above wide open mouth. Curly hair surrounding the face, repeated in the eye brows which flanks the prominent forehead. Heavy cheekbones echoes the forehead, highlighting his masculine feature. Antiqued finish with mellow gold patina. Fantastic as door knockers or hand towel rings...
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Late 20th Century East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Bronze

Fragment of a Chinese Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
The sign is of Burmese origin, made from teakwood and covered in lacquer and gold leaf. The two legible characters are “Jade” and “Art”. As many carved signs were shop signs, this may have been a jade dealer’s sign...
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20th Century East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pair of Chinese 19th Century Hand Carved and Painted Temple Guardian Lions
Located in Yonkers, NY
A pair of Chinese sculpted and polychromed temple guardian lions architectural wood carvings. Born in China during the 18th or 19th century, each...
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19th Century Antique East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Chinese Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
This impressive sign was once hung above the entrance to a Chinese ancestral hall. It is made from planks of Elmwood covered in layers of thick black tree lacquer for protection from...
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20th Century East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Large Bronze Door Knockers Guardian 10.5"
Located in Somis, CA
A pair of beautiful bronze guardian motif knockers. The mythical guardian has large bulging eyes above wide open mouth. Strong, curly eye brows under a prominent forehead. Heavy round cheeks further indicate his robust power. Antiqued finish with mellow gold patina. Fantastic as door knockers or hand towel rings...
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20th Century East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Bronze

Four Antique Stone Pedestals or Plinths
Located in Sheffield, MA
The four early stone pedestals or plinths can be used as garden ornaments for supporting potted plants or seating. Measures: Top 8" x 8" Base 14" x 14.25" Height 16.75".
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19th Century Rustic Antique East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Stone

Chinese Set of Four Architectural Elements
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
8-196 Chinese architectural fragments from cabinet or table late 19th century Set of 4.
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19th Century Antique East Asian Architectural Elements

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Hardwood

Architectural Carved Temple Elements Frog and Koi Sculpture
Located in Las Vegas, NV
Ancient hand carved polychrome frog and koi temple elements. As found showing original weathered age. Each element pierced on a steel rod raising above solid wood base. Frog stands...
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Early 20th Century Tibetan East Asian Architectural Elements

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Wood

Japanese Carved Wood Ramna, "architectural transom" circa 1910
Located in Camden, ME
Japanese ramna crafted of carved sugi wood surrounded by a black lacquered frame. The ranma depicts a crane soaring above stylized pines and clouds. The ramna would have original...
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Early 20th Century East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Chinese Iron Courtyard Bell, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic, 19th century iron bell once pealed in celebration or gave notice of important events in a town in northern China. The bell's wide mouth and ridged bead lines give this b...
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Mid-19th Century Qing Antique East Asian Architectural Elements

Materials

Iron

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