Afghan Bowls and Baskets

Beautifully polished lapis lazuli mineral specimen from Afghanistan. This semi-precious stone has been prized since antiquity due to its intense, beautiful blue coloring and golden speckles. It was also used in the fine arts, in a crushed powder form, as a component of artist's pigments and, as such, was the most expensive pigment during the Renaissance period. Lapis Lazuli Specimen...

Custom made for us in Italy, this compote is made of alabaster and contrasting bardiglio marble, has a 9” diameter and stands 6” high.

Lapis Lazuli is a deep blue metamorphic rock used as a semi-precious stone that has been prized since antiquity for its intense color. It is a combination of lazurite, main constitu...

Found in Italy, this shallow, thin-walled alabaster bowl is new and was created and designed by a member of a multi-generational family of alabaster and marble craftsmen. Classic and...

In 1994, Nouveistudio originates and evolves as an artistic workshop dedicated to experimentation and development in glass. After expert handlers capable of responding to any need, t...

This captivating lapis lazuli sphere from Afghanistan features a deep, royal blue body accented with delicate veins of golden pyrite and soft white calcite. Place of origin: Afghani...

Handmade in Mexico Carved from a single piece of onyx One of a kind Dimensions: 20 x 15.5 x 4 in. / 51 x 39.5 x 10 cm A gently fluted, low, organic vessel from naturally colore...

Italian Alabaster Bown With Glass Fruit. Offered is a lovely cream colored decorative Italian alabaster coupe or compote with Italian blown glass fruit (possibly Murano). We offer 14...

On offer is a classic Grand Tour-style Italian carved alabaster miniature “tazza,” a compote bowl, traditionally crafted in workshops around Florence or Volterra, Italy. During the 1...

Alabaster Decorative Dish - Yellow Stone Bowl / Trinket - Italy 1970s Nice yellow alabaster dish or catchall. Entirely made of alabaster, with beautiful natural stripes on the sto...

Large antique 19th century or before brass Middle Eastern Persian Islamic style footed bowl finely and heavily hand-etched and embossed with brass repousse and decorated with calligraphic decoration inscriptions medallions. A large Mamluk style brass bowl, hammered and engraved brass, with slightly rounded base, inverted sides narrowing to rim, the exterior engraved with a large honorific thuluth inscription, alternating with roundels containing blazons. Islamic work from the the 19th century, in the style of Mamluk productions. Handcrafted and embossed with geometric designs and Arabic writing on brass vessel. Great brass decorative collectible Islamic metal...

This huge heart from Afghanistan has been hand-carved and hand-polished out of one piece of genuine, beautiful color lapis lazuli featuring the shimmer of p...