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Place of Origin: Chinese
19th Century Chinese Brass Planter Pot
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This antique hand-beaten brass vessel showcases traditional craftsmanship. This pot includes Toa-tie mythological lion handles inspired by Chinese mythology, intricate beaded motifs ...
Category
19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Brass
Chinese Etched Limestone Trough, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Prized mounts once took refreshment from this stone trough, carved from a solid block of limestone more than hundred years ago. Once purely functional, the trough is celebrated today...
Category
Early 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
Zhenzhu Meditation Stone Slab
Located in Chicago, IL
This expansive stone slab is formed of zhenzhu stone, a conglomerate limestone extracted from Lake Tai in Jiangsu province. Speckled with almost painterly d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
Elements Planters M by WL Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Elements Planters M by WL Ceramics
Designer: WL Ceramics
Materials: Porcelain
Dimensions: H120 x Ø55 cm
With their minimal yet elegant forms, the ELEMENTS PLANTERS are designed as a...
Category
2010s Modern Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Porcelain
$2,818 / item
Chinese Limestone Chrysanthemum Trough, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Prized mounts once took refreshment from this stone trough, carved from a solid block of limestone more than one hundred years ago. Once purely functional, the trough is celebrated t...
Category
Early 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
Large 20th Century Chinese Brown and Gold Glazed Earthenware Planter
Located in Dallas, TX
A large Chinese earthenware planter jardiniere with a brown and gold glaze.
This late 20th century large planter is every decorative and has a bat motif.
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Earthenware
Monumental Chinese Limestone Drum, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This monumental drum stool was hand-carved from solid limestone by artisans in Shanxi province over two centuries ago. Drum-form stools such as this were traditionally used in gardens and outdoor...
Category
Early 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
18th Century Chinese Stone Guardian Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
This ancient stone guardian lion shizi was carved by hand out of a single block of limestone. The artisan beckoned the guardian out from the stone, manipulating the unyielding materi...
Category
Early 18th Century Qing Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
Shewen Meditation Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
Following the sculpted form, marbled coloring, and natural veining of this one-of-a-kind stone can be deeply meditative. Viewed as a source of beauty and creativity, Chinese scholar-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
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...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Custom Large Chinese Limestone Doon Bench
Located in Chicago, IL
This simply designed doon bench from China's Shanxi province is carved by hand from a single block of limestone. With a strong, low profile and subtle stepped spandrels, the bench honors the balanced proportions and minimal forms characteristic of Ming-dynasty design. As much an architectural element as it is a piece of furniture, the bench continues a long Chinese tradition of stone furniture...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
$9,580 / item
Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Carved Limestone Pedestals
Located in Austin, TX
A pair of Chinese carved limestone architectural drum form pedestals, Qing Dynasty, mid 19th century, China.
Masterfully carved, each pedestal is in two pieces. The top in the form a drum carved with "nails" surrounding the top, with relief carvings to the sides of opposing qilin, taotie masks, and scrolling foliage. The separately carved drums are supported by a lotus pedestal and surrounded by Buddhistic lions, all resting upon a high waisted table...
Category
Early 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
"Tree Jade" Petrified Wood Specimen
Located in Chicago, IL
Like scholars' rocks, petrified, or fossilized, wood is appreciated for its natural beauty. Sometimes called "Tree Jade," petrified wood is thought to bring peace and prosperity to its surroundings. Each log has its own unique patterns of fossilized moss, bark, and the scars of a lifetime. These facets bring to mind a fascinating combination of organic mortality and preserved permanence. We keep them in their raw, unworked state, using the logs in...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Petrified Wood
Grand Chinese Qing Dynasty Village Bell, circa 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This lovely Qing-dynasty bell once pealed in a Chinese village, sounding out in celebration or giving notice of important events. Expertly forged, the cast-iron bell is detailed with characters in intricate relief, and its exaggerated scallop rim is traced with oversized rivets. Frosted with snow or lit from within by flickering candles, this sculptural bell takes on a magical presence in the winter...
Category
Early 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Blue Mural Marble and Glass Mosaic with Jelly Fishes Design
By Alexander Anisimov, Alexander's Collection
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Blue Mural Marble and Glass Mosaic with Jelly Fishes Design
The legendary Alexander's Collection, a brand that initially made the name in the Asian markets, is now taking a breakthr...
Category
2010s Arts and Crafts Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Art Glass
$4,272 Sale Price / item
48% Off
Chinese Wanli-Era Cast Iron Bell
Located in Chicago, IL
A cast iron bell, when struck with a wooden beam, announced the time of day to villagers. This monumental example is covered in relief casts of chrysant...
Category
Early 17th Century Ming Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Chinese Round Hitching Stone, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Unlike many objects of its kind, this limestone hitching stone was carved into a simple rounded shape without any figural references. Used to secure a horse by rope or reins, the sto...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
Early 20th Century Chinese Grain Tub
Located in Chicago, IL
Hand carved from a single piece of wood, this oblong basin has fantastic character. Once used to hold grain as a part of the threshing process, the early 20th century tub displays the warmth of oakwood, now beautifully aged with a rich patina. The tub's unusual shape offers a rustic charm and fits seamlessly into modern interiors as a shallow planter...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Elm
Hand-Carved Tapered Puddingstone Planter
Located in Chicago, IL
A clean-lined interpretation of an ancient form, this tapered basin was hand-carved by artisans in China's Shandong province. Though it looks like a meticulous painting, the mesmeriz...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
Chinese Stone Tabletop Altar, c. 1600
Located in Chicago, IL
This tabletop altar with scrolled edges, a scalloped apron, and turned legs from China's Shanxi province is a rare find. We conservatively estimate it to be late Ming dynasty (circa ...
Category
Early 17th Century Ming Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
Zhenzhu Meditation Stone Slab
Located in Chicago, IL
This expansive stone slab is formed of zhenzhu stone, a conglomerate limestone extracted from Lake Tai in Jiangsu province. Speckled with almost painterly d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
Chinese Cast Iron Vessel, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This cast-iron vessel has an elegant form reminiscent of the beautiful ironwork, bronzes, and ceramics perfected by Chinese artisans thousands of years ago...
Category
Mid-19th Century Rustic Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Iron
Chinese Immortal Peach Finial, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This carved limestone charm promises longevity in the form of the immortal peach. According to Chinese mythology, the Jade Emperor’s palace was surrounded by peach trees that provided ripe fruit every three thousand years. A single bite of this charmed fruit...
Category
Early 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
Pair of Large Scale Enameled Asian Metal Urns, circa 1930s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Pair of large scale enameled Asian metal urns, probably Japan or China, circa 1930s, possibly earlier. They have been used as planters for most of their lives and exhibit their origi...
Category
1930s Chinoiserie Vintage Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Hand Carved Footed Zhenzhu Stone Basin
Located in Chicago, IL
A clean-lined interpretation of an ancient form, this footed basin was hand carved by artisans in China's Shandong province. The mesmerizing pattern of zhen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
Chinese Zhenzhu Meditation Stone Slab
Located in Chicago, IL
This expansive stone slab is formed of zhenzhu stone, a conglomerate limestone extracted from Lake Tai in Jiangsu province. Speckled with almost painterly d...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
Elements Planters L by WL Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Elements Planters L by WL Ceramics
Designer: WL Ceramics
Materials: Porcelain
Dimensions: H180 x Ø50 cm
With their minimal yet elegant forms, the ELEMENTS PLANTERS are designed as a...
Category
2010s Modern Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Porcelain
$3,879 / item
Chinese Limestone Doon Table
Located in Chicago, IL
This minimalist block-form doon table is hand-carved of limestone with rounded edges and a rhythmically etched surface. The table's simple linear form hono...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
$2,980 / item
Chinese Ceramic Glazed Urn, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
At once ancient and contemporary, this beautiful urn speaks to the timelessness of Chinese ceramic design. Made in northern China in the early 20th century, the urn pays respect to m...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Zhenzhu Stone
Located in Chicago, IL
A well-chosen stone is the focal point of both a traditional Chinese garden and a scholar's studio - evoking the complexities of nature and inspiring creative thought. This sculptura...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
$1,480
Organic Form, Black Fiberglass Hook by kar
Located in Geneve, CH
Cobble hook by kar
Dimensions: W 6 x D 5.5 x H 1 cm.
Materials: FRP.
Other colors available.
Like a jade in the rough, it could be use as a hook or door h...
Category
2010s Modern Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Other
$212 / item
Pair 19th Century Chinese Rose medallion porcelain garden seats.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderful quality pair of 19th Century Chinese Rose medallion / Cantonese porcelain garden seats. Each with beautiful bold classical green and pink colouring. Depicting scenes of v...
Category
1860s Chinese Export Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Porcelain Famille Verte Garden Seat, circa 1860
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Porcelain Famille verte garden seat, circa 1860.
Category
1860s Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Porcelain
$4,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of RFH Terrace TableRD5 & 2ChairsRD4- Teak &Black Steel -by Robin Day for &T
By &Tradition, Robin Day
Located in Dubai, AE
Constituting part of Robin Day’s Royal Festival Hall collection, the RFH Terrace Table is crafted from black, powder-coated steel, making...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Rose Medallion Garden Seats, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality pair of 19th century Chinese Cantonese (Rose medallion) porcelain garden seats. Each with pierced decoration to the top and sides. Wonderful bold hand painted cla...
Category
19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
18th Century Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Sandstone
$12,000
Dialogue Large Planter with Green Glaze by WL Ceramics
By Lex Pott
Located in Geneve, CH
Dialogue large planter with green glaze by WL CERAMICS.
Design: Lex Pott
Materials: Porcelain, green glaze
Dimensions: H144 x Ø62 cm
Also available:
Sizes: Medium and Small.
C...
Category
2010s Modern Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of RFH Terrace Chairs RD4 -Teak & Black Steel - by Robin Day for &Tradition
By &Tradition, Robin Day
Located in Dubai, AE
The RFH Terrace Chair was originally designed by Robin Day to complement the outdoor terrace of the Royal Festival Hall in London. Small in proportion and decidedly simple in constru...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel
Chinese Foo Dogs
Located in Dallas, TX
Here we offer a pair of Chinese Guardian Lions, often called "Foo Dogs." Chinese Guardian Lions are a symbol of power and protection.
Category
18th Century Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Limestone
$5,070
19th Century Green Glazed Oriental Tile
Located in Marbella, ES
19th Century Green Glazed Oriental Tile
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
RFH Terrace Dinning Table RD5 - Black Steel - by Robin Day for &Tradition
By &Tradition, Robin Day
Located in Dubai, AE
Constituting part of Robin Day’s Royal Festival Hall collection, the RFH Terrace Table is crafted from black, powder-coated steel, making...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Steel
Near Pair of Celadon Chinese Garden Seats
Located in El Monte, CA
A beautiful near pair of Chinese porcelain celadon garden seats, crafted in the classic barrel form. Each seat features intricate floral and foliat...
Category
20th Century Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Porcelain
$2,800 / set
Antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Porcelain Jardiniere, Circa 1870-1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Porcelain Jardiniere, Circa 1870-1880.
Vibrant yellow piece mounted on a gold bronze stand.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Enamel
Dialogue Large Planter with Orange Glaze by WL Ceramics
By Lex Pott
Located in Geneve, CH
Dialogue large planter with Orange Glaze by WL CERAMICS
Design: Lex Pott
Materials: Porcelain, orange glaze
Dimensions: H144 x Ø62 cm
Also available:
Sizes: Medium and Small.
...
Category
2010s Modern Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Porcelain
Two Chinese panels, late 19th century, China, circa 1880
Located in Paris, FR
Two large panels of a Chinese wedding bed, richly carved with figures, festive scenes, gifts and symbols of prosperity.
Carved wood, red lacquer, gold leaf and black lacquer. China, late 19th century.
The two panels are not quite the same size.
Panel N° 1: 41.7 x 76.77 in.
Panel N° 2: 48 X 80 in
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Gold Leaf
Organic Form, Rose Pink Fiberglass Hook by kar
Located in Geneve, CH
Rose cobble hook by kar
Dimensions: W 6 x D 5.5 x H 1 cm
Materials: FRP
Other colours available.
Like a jade in the rough, it could be use as a hook or do...
Category
2010s Modern Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Other
Artisan Handcrafted Glazed and Hand Painted Garden Seat with Vibrant Colors
Located in Yonkers, NY
An artisan hand painted and glazed garden seat. Attracting our attention with its contrasting colors and lightning reminiscent motifs, this artisan hand-painted and glazed garden sea...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Ceramic
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Elements Planters S by WL Ceramics
Located in Geneve, CH
Elements Planters S by WL Ceramics
Designer: WL Ceramics
Materials: Porcelain
Dimensions: H60 x Ø70 cm
With their minimal yet elegant forms, the ELEMENTS PLANTERS are designed as a ...
Category
2010s Modern Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Porcelain
$2,464 / item
High Cap Side Table by WL Ceramics
By Lex Pott
Located in Geneve, CH
High Cap Side Table by WL Ceramics
Designer: Lex Pott
Materials: Porcelain
Dimensions: H50 x Ø45 cm
The CAP tables consist of two porcelain parts; a base and a table top. Each piece...
Category
2010s Modern Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Porcelain
$1,686 / item
Four Terra Cotta Garden Seats with a Blue Glaze, Priced Per Pair
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking group of four large scale garden seats crafted in terra cotta in a traditional form, featuring a glorious blue glaze with a crackle finish. One with an old repair, as seen i...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Porcelain
Dialogue Planters M by WL Ceramics
By Lex Pott
Located in Geneve, CH
Dialogue Planters M by WL Ceramics
Designer: Lex Pott
Materials: Porcelain
Dimensions: H110 x Ø85 cm
According to Lex Pott, working on this family of planters has been a fascinating...
Category
2010s Modern Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Porcelain
$4,519 / item
Dialogue Medium Planter with Green Glaze by Wl Ceramics
By Lex Pott
Located in Geneve, CH
Dialogue medium planter with Green Glaze by WL Ceramics.
Design: Lex Pott
Materials: Porcelain, green glaze
Dimensions: H112 x Ø85 cm
Also available:
Sizes: Large and Small.
C...
Category
2010s Modern Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Porcelain
Dialogue Small Planter with Yellow Glaze by WL Ceramics
By Lex Pott
Located in Geneve, CH
Dialogue small planter with yellow glaze by WL Ceramics.
Design: Lex Pott.
Materials: Porcelain, yellow glaze.
Dimensions: 100 x 80 cm
Dimensions: H97 x...
Category
2010s Modern Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 10 Pink Crystal Tray by Artiss
Located in Geneve, CH
Set of 10 Pink Crystal Tray by Artiss
Dimensions: 35 x 15 cm, 20mm thick
Materials: Crystal
Also available in White Crystal
Artis is named from artist, whose two -S" stands for nat...
Category
2010s Modern Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Crystal
$16,862 / set
Contemporary Organic Form Organic Plain Black Fiberglass Screen by kar
Located in Geneve, CH
Knead Screen by kar
Dimensions: W 158 x D 56 x H 150.
Materials: MDF frame.
Available also in black.
Kar, is the root of Sanskrit Karma, meaning karmic repetition. We seek the cause...
Category
2010s Modern Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Other
Pair of Antique Chinese Hardwood and Veined Marble Stands
Located in London, GB
The stands in this matching pair are made from 'Hongmu' wood (Chinese hardwood). Each stand rests upon four stylised and flared dragon feet, which extend into four ornately carved ca...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Hardwood
Hand-Carved Chinese Footed Stone Basin
Located in Chicago, IL
A clean-lined interpretation of an ancient form, this footed basin was hand-carved of zhenzhu stone by artisans in China's Shandong province. The mesmerizin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Stone
Pair of Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Stands
Located in London, GB
These excellent wooden antique Chinese stands are each decorated on two out of their four faces with mother-of-pearl inlay in a simple yet effect...
Category
19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
$12,744 / set
Vintage Heavily Distressed 19th Century Chinese Export Ebonised Jardiniere Stand
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to this late 19th century Chinese export jardinière plant stand
A very old and distressed piece with a great patina, we have lightly restored it to include secur...
Category
19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Wood
Bronze Sculpture by Artiss
Located in Geneve, CH
Bronze sculpture by Artiss
Dimensions: L 67 x W 30 x H 57 cm
Materials: Mlachite, Bronze
Artiss is named from artist, whose two -S" stands for natural gem and natural mother shell. ...
Category
2010s Modern Chinese Building and Garden Elements
Materials
Malachite, Bronze
$17,134 / item
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