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Tessellated Horn Jewelry Box by Maitland-Smith
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Tessellated horn jewelry box by Maitland-Smith.
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Jade, Brass
1900s Copper Horn Holder On Copper Base
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1900s Copper Horn Holder On Copper Base
All copper
Little chip at top in one of arches
Horn secured to base - one solid piece except for insert that pops out
Category
Early 1900s Antique Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
A decorative bone with turquoise and red inlay box. Handles on each side.
Located in Winnetka, IL
The materials used and the size of this box make it stand out.
Category
Mid-20th Century Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Calligraphy Brush Filigree Red Coral Faux
Located in Somis, CA
This stunning, handcrafted calligraphy brush is a true testament to artistry. The handle is a captivating display of vibrant red faux coral beads, meticulously set within fine, silve...
Category
20th Century Chinese Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone
$75 Sale Price
31% Off
19th Century German Extremely Detailed Sterling Silver and Gold Gilt Knight
Located in North Miami, FL
19th Century German extremely detailed sterling silver and gold gilt knight figure. Knight in full suit of armour, carved face beneath a hinged viso...
Category
19th Century German Antique Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Sterling Silver
Moorish Islamic Mughal Raj Decorative Vizagapatam Carved Bone Jewelry Box India
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Decorative Mughal Raj Vizagapatam Carved Veneered Bone Jewelry Rectangular shape Box.
Vintage Asian lidded box crafted with bone finely engraved and hand painted in black with geometric Moorish designs.
Delightful Anglo Indian footed box crafted with an intricate patterned polished bone inlay mosaic over a wood frame.
Handmade in Vizagapatam, India, mid 20th century.
Elegant intricate pattern. A true work of Islamic artwork...
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone, Wood
Pair of 1950s Carved Horns with Dragon Motif on Wood Base
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Pair of 1950s carved horns with dragon motif on wood base.
They are a definite statement piece.
Category
1950s Vintage Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Horn, Wood
Malachite and Bone Letter Openers, two available
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Two Malachite and bone letter knives.
Wonderful vintage letter openers with malachite handles. These would make a perfect gift for and office or functional luxury to use daily.
Pric...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite
Genuine Cluster Trilobite (Ptychopariida) fossil on Matrix
Located in New York, NY
Ptychopariida is a large, heterogeneous order of trilobite containing some of the most primitive species known. The earliest species occurred in the second half of the Lower Cambrian...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Moroccan Antique Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Cement, Other
Chinese Calligraphy Brush with Blue Glass Handle
Located in Chicago, IL
Along with paper, ink, and inkstone, the brush is one of the Four Treasures of the scholar’s studio. Arguably the most important tool, the brush served as a direct link to the artist...
Category
20th Century Chinese Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Other
Sculptural Mid-Century stylized birds carved from Steer Horn, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small scaled hand-made bird figurines carved in steer horn. One of them featuring small green glass eye and the other being a slightly more abstract or freely interpreted bird. Never...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Horn
Antique Hand Painted Porcelain Mantel Clock "La Manche" Royal Bonn For Ansonia
By Royal Bonn
Located in Tarry Town, NY
A superb late-19th century porcelain mantel clock, titled “La Manche”, created by the renowned Ansonia Clock Company in collaboration with Royal Bonn of Germany—famed for their exqu...
Category
Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Julia Condon, "Mars" Mobile Sculpture, Edition of 15
By Julia Condon
Located in Chicago, IL
Counter-balanced mobile sculpture by British artist Julia Condon. "Mars" is a limited edition of 15; each is individually handmade so there will be small variations to each.
Materi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Stainless Steel
$7,500 / item
Abstract Brutalist Sculpture in Bronze & Black Horn, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual paper weight or desk sculpture fashioned from a heavy bronze disc from which a decorative piece of old black/dark brown horn from a Yak is towering (removable). Anonymously m...
Category
20th Century Scandinavian Brutalist Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
1950s Ebony Elephant, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
1950s EBONY ELEPHANT
DECORATIVE ELEPHANT FROM THE 50'S IN EBONY AND BONE . MEASURES: 28 CM HIGH
good condition.
Category
20th Century Italian Baroque Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone
Carl Auböck Horn Penrest, Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Horn Penrest, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Horn
Antique Horn Snuff Box with Deer Relief Early 19th Century
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Horn Snuff Box with Deer Relief Early 19th Century
Antique carved horn snuff box featuring a detailed deer hunting scene in relief, wit...
Category
Early 19th Century German Other Antique Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Antler
English Shagreen Tea Caddy 19th with Bone Finial
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique English shagreen cased six sided wooden tea caddy with nice silver mounts, bone finial and undivided interior. Comes with small silver pin to ...
Category
1880s English Antique Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Antique Edward Souter Barnsley & Co. Sterling Silver & Tortoiseshell Powder Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
An 1894 antique Edward Souter Barnsley & Co. sterling silver and tortoiseshell powder box decorated with a silver laurel leaf and bow inset to...
Category
19th Century Antique Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Coastal Pencil Reed Vases - Set of 2
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fantastic vintage coastal set of two vases. Chic coiled pencil reed in a warm tortoise shell finish. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Reed
$1,350 / set
Mid-Century Off-White Mosaic Natural Bone with Brass Inlay Urn or Vase
Located in Plainview, NY
Natural Off-White Mosaic Bone over Brass Urn or Vase. Beautiful antique natural bone over brass urn or vase. The handcrafted urn can be a center piece of any room and add an exotic a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
18th Century, Heavily Carved Bone Inset & Iron Mounted Spanish Vargueno
Located in Atlanta, GA
Spanish, 18th century or earlier.
An 18th century Spanish bargueno or vargueno traveling desk, used for storing documents, jewels, or sewing box. The six drawer chest is inset with ...
Category
18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Carved Bone Pillbox Inro
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting an astonishing Japanese Antique Carved Bone Pillbox Inro, museum quality with the amazing carving skill depicting rats on the lid and body and the relief weaved basket pat...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone
Edwardian Tortoiseshell and Silver Piquet Mantle Clock by J.C. Vickery
Located in London, GB
A very attractive English Edwardian tortoiseshell, scarlet tortoiseshell, silver & silver piquet carriage clock. Tortoiseshell panels to the sides & solid silver back door. The tort...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Two snuff boxes, Dutch, Late 18th Early 19th Century
Located in Toronto, CA
Two wonderful antique, figural snuff boxes in the form of heeled boots. Dutch, most probably from the late 18th century or early 19th century.
The f...
Category
Late 18th Century Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Antler
Antique Real Skull of a Rabbit, Germany ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Real Skull of a Rabbit, Germany ca. 1900s
An antique taxidermied skull of the rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) mounted on an ebonized wooden tur...
Category
Late 19th Century German Folk Art Antique Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone, Wood
Anglo Indian Tortoise and Bone Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive Anglo Indian box crafted in mahogany and clad in tortoise shell decorated with bone straps, carved and painted floral panels, and paw feet. The inside has a mirror and bon...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone, Tortoise Shell
Embriachi workshop marquetry casket - Northern Italy, 15th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Embriachi workshop marquetry casket
Northern Italy, 15th century
Alla certosina inlays (bone, stained bone, pewter and wood)
H 28.2 x W 18 x D 14 cm
This beautiful casket of rectangular form is richly decorated with the characteristic geometric patterns of the Embriachi style.
The intricate geometric patterns are fashioned by juxtaposing lighter and darker pieces of wood, (colored) bone, horn and pewter. The lid and base are framed by a broad band of horn. When ivory became scarce in Europe due to disrupted trade routes, bone was substituted.
The attention to Symmetry and balance created an harmonious visual effect
Enhancing the overall aesthetic appeal of the casket.
The application of geometrical motifs is in Italy known as marquetry ‘alla Certosina’, named after the Certosina Church in Pavia with its famous altarpiece decorated in this way. This is ‘intarsia technique’, a term derived from the Arabic 'tarsi', which means ‘incrustation' recalling ancient mosaics made from various materials.
These geometric elements not only enhance the aesthetic appeal of the caskets but also demonstrate the versatility and skill of the artisans in creating multifaceted works of art.
‘Alla Certosina’ became famous through the Northern Italian Embriachi family who achieved a particularly high standard in working in this technique. Venice in particular was known for the production of these luxurious boxes. The caskets, hexagonal or rectangular, surmounted by a lid decorated in several registers constitute the secular, albeit equally renowned component of the workshop’s production, in addition to mirror frames and various everyday objects.
The method of fabrication of those objects was based on two concepts that underlay pre-industrial production: standardization and modularity, thanks to a distribution of skills according to the different phases of fabrication.
even the realization of the marquetry motifs (in the form of ingots from which portions of the desired size were cut) were therefore entrusted to various specialized craftsmen, as were the assembly phase.
Today better known thanks to the extensive research work recently carried out by Michele Tomasi, this workshop owes its name to its founder and owner, the Florentine Baldassare Ubriachi (or degli Embriachi), a merchant and banker established in the Tuscan capital before he settled in Venice in 1395. Together with sculptor Giovanni di Jacopo, who directed the workshop, from the last years of the fourteenth century, Baldassare oversaw a production that was truly original, and still easily recognizable today, comprising monumental altarpieces and various objects, primarily triptychs and caskets.
The precise location of the workshop is unknown, except that it originated in Florence and in ca. 1431 there was apparently a workshop in Venice, in the area of S Luca. They employed local workers specializing in 'certosina' (inlay of stained woods, bone and horn), and the workshop produced items carved in bone (usually horse or ox) with wood and bone marquetry.
The geometric decoration of Embriachi caskets reflects the artistic complexity and attention to detail that characterized their work.
this inlaid casket is a testament to the skill and artistry of the Embriachi family and serves as a stunning example of the decorative arts of the late Middle Ages.
Related Literature :
E. Berger, Prunk-Kassetten: Europäischen Meisterwerke aus acht Jahrhunderten / Ornamental Caskets...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Renaissance Antique Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
$20,125 Sale Price
22% Off
Sterling, Bone, & Semi-Precious Gems Figure of 'St. George & Dragon'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sterling, Bone, & Semi-Precious Gems Figure of 'St. George & Dragon'
Germany, Early 20th Century
A meticulously cast and modeled Medieval / Renaissance Figure of St. George Slaying the Dragon, This figure with a moveable helmet visor, revealing his carved bone face...
Category
20th Century German Renaissance Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
Faux Tessellated Tortoiseshell Mother-of-Pearl Jewelry Box by Maitland-Smith
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage jewelry box in faux tessellated tortoise shell with mother-of-pearl and Abolone shell edge, circa 1970s. Simple, elegant and unique. Bin #N
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Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
$275 Sale Price
26% Off
Chinese Calligraphy Brush Bone Handle
Located in Somis, CA
Beautiful Chinese calligraphy brush with handmade bone handle. A beautiful brush that is perfect for making art or as an design element. Bone ferrule and h...
Category
2010s Chinese Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone
$124 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 19th Century Russian Stained and Carved Bone Table Box with delicate gold
Located in Larkspur, CA
Early 19th century Russian stained and hand-carved Bone Table Casket Kholmogory Box, veneered with panels of foliate engraved stained bone alternating with geometric and foliate fret...
Category
Early 19th Century Russian Antique Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone
Art Deco Cedar Lined Amboyna Burl Cigarette Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Rectangular Art Deco bone trimmed amboyna burl cigarette box, Trimmed in bone on all edges as well as the surfaces of the opening the amboyna extends to all sides including the botto...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone, Amboyna
Mid-Century Pair of Large and Dramatic Polished Horns on Mounts
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Large and formidable pair of steer or bull horns with bold dramatic form and polished to a sophisticated glow, trimmed with tassels and mounted on ebonized wood classical bases. As o...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Organic Modern Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Horn
THAILAND 1900 Antique Large Desk Letter Opener With Intricate Carved Elephant
Located in Miami, FL
An antique desk letter opener made in Thailand.
This is an exceptional antique letter opener created for exportation in Thailand, back in the 1900. The sculptural letter opener has ...
Category
Early 1900s Thai Late Victorian Antique Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone
$1,118 Sale Price
20% Off
Sterling Silver Mounted Inkwell, Circa 1920
Located in High Point, NC
Sterling mounted horse hoof inkwell marked by the maker C & Co. from Chester, and date marked 1920.
Great piece for display on a shelf or desk.
Category
1920s English Georgian Vintage Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Psychopyge Trilobite on Matrix from Morocco (1.2 grams)
Located in New York, NY
Psychopyge elegans is a trilobite species from the Devonian Hamar Laghdad deposits near Alnif, Morocco. It is a member of the Order Phacopida. The species is known for its strange sh...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Moroccan Antique Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Cement, Other
Anglo-Indian Inlaid Bone Box
Located in Bradenton, FL
Mid-20th Century Anglo-Indian Inlaid Bone Jewelry or Trinket Box. Box features hand-cut bone tiles arranged in a paneled pattern, giving the piece a subtle textural appeal and natura...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone, Wood
Antique Candle Stick With Real Chamois Horn, circa 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Candle Stick With Real Chamois Horn, circa 1900s
An antique candle holder, made of a genuine chamois horn and a carved deer horn rose as base. The naturally curved horn is m...
Category
Early 1900s German Black Forest Antique Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Antler
Armida Black Horn Tissue Box
Located in Milan, IT
Superb inlays of authentic horn lend this tissue box its absolute uniqueness. Crafted of wood and offered in a timelessly elegant glossy black finish, it will be a plush addition to ...
Category
2010s Italian Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Horn, Wood
$1,385 / item
French Early 18th Century Louis XV Period Tortoise Shell and Ormolu Cartel Clock
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and extremely high quality French early 18th century Louis XV period tortoise shell and ormolu mounted Cartel clock. The impressive clock rests on its original wall mou...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
Erotic Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
A scintillating Sapphic scene adorns the cover of this rare erotic snuff box. Set into the top of this burlwood and tortoiseshell container, this high...
Category
19th Century European Other Antique Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Glass
$7,850
Genuine Cluster Trilobite (Ptychopariida) Fossil on Matrix
Located in New York, NY
This incredible cluster of trilobites is found in it's original matrix and displays 4 complete or partial fossils throughout. This cluster comes with an acrylic stand so you can prop...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Moroccan Antique Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Cement, Other
Very Decorative Vizagapatam Box INDIA 19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
VERY DECORATIVE VIZAGAPATAM BOX
Vizagapatam, India, 19th Century.
Rustic workmanship will only add to the decorative appeal of this Anglo-Indian footed domed casket in ebonized woo...
Category
19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone
1 Large Mounted Sable Antelope Skull with Large Curved Ringed Horns / Antlers
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent, stunning African sable antelope with large curved ringed horns or antlers mounted on a wrought iron stand. The piece is mounted as a scul...
Category
20th Century African British Colonial Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Vintage Geometric Tessellated Bone Box
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Geometrtic Tesselated Bone Box.
This beautiful decorative box is the perfect accessory for a coffee table, dressing area or bookcase.
Category
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone, Wood
Vintage Curved Horn and Mirror Cube Sculptures Pair of
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely pair of curved horn and mirror base cube sculptures are from the 80's. The gradients of colors of the horn range from tan to off white to gray and slate gray and etc. The...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Horn, Mirror
Ivory Storage Box
Located in Milan, IT
Enriched by a prized interior in ivory Tosca leather, this rectangular storage box crafted of exquisite Horn and wood showcases a structure in delicate ivo...
Category
2010s Italian Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$1,560 / item
Large 18th Century French Louis XV Period Cartel Wall Clock Signed A. Gosselin
Located in Miami, FL
A very fine and large Early 18th Century French Louis XV period corne verte (green horn) and ormolu mounted cartel or wall clock. The impressive cartel rests on its original socle - wall mounted base. Signed on the original white enamel dial with hand painted Roman numerals within a hand blown glass door with ormolu trim and decorated with ornate bronze.
Impressively chiseled or ciselé work throughout. Original gilding throughout, exquisite patina.
The wonderful gilt bronze case is signed by the highly respected maitre ebeniste and clockmaker, A. Gosselin from Paris. It is surrounded by flowers and foliage. Antoine Gosselin ‘A. Gosselin’ (Antoine Gosselin 1731-1794, Paris, master in 1752). Antoine Gosselin who worked actively under Louis XV until the Revolution and was established in rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine, in Paris. He hand crafted magnificent pieces that were at the time only reserved for the King.
Clock is in very good antique condition and functions, but may need to be serviced again after shipping just as all clocks do. The ormolu Chinoiserie...
Category
Early 18th Century French Louis XV Antique Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
$31,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Bone Articulated Lobster
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty large articulated lobster sculpture or object of art crafted in carved bone with hinged antennae and flexible tail.
Category
20th Century Chinese Organic Modern Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone
$3,200 / item
Set of 4 Swiss Alpine Mounted Antler & Horn Natural Specimens / Sculptures 1950
Located in New York, NY
An extraordinary collection of 4 European Mid-Century deer skulls and antler / horns mounted on hand carved wood plaques from the Swiss Alpine Regions. Each specimen is an individual...
Category
Mid-20th Century Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone, Fruitwood
19C Anglo Ceylonese Specimen Wood Trinket Box
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A BEAUTIFUL and RARE 19C Anglo Ceylonese Specimen Wood Trinket Box.
Made in ‘Galle’, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) circa 1860-80.
Made for the ex...
Category
19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone, Hardwood, Ebony, Sandalwood
1920s Czech Taxidermy Cow Tur Domácí Bos Taurus Hind Leg Bone Classroom Study
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very interesting early 20th Century Czech made taxidermy cow "Tur Domácí Bos Taurus" hind leg for classroom study, probably used at a University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
The leg is at least a hundred years old, you can see by the way it is fixed together (the curly iron thread) and the surface ware of the real bones, it is smooth and yellowish.
The iron and wood holder however is probably aded very recently (my guess is in the 80s 90s).
Tur Domácí Bos Taurus (which is Czech and Latin for domestic bovine, or domestic cow) is an even-toed ungulate from the genus Bos of the bovine family...
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
1940s Silver Plated Metal Jug with Initials on the Base and Animal Horn Handle
Located in Marbella, ES
1940s Silver Plated Metal Jug with Initials on the Base and Animal Horn Handle
Category
Early 20th Century German Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Metallic Thread
Large Hand Carved Inuit Stylized Figurative Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This handcrafted sculpture was made in Northern Canada by an Inuit artisan in circa 1970. This sculpture is a series of two stylized human figures intermixed with two representations of presumably Spirits, which has several carved faces in them. The entire sculpture is composed of hand carved and handcrafted antler, likely Caribou. This sculpture may symbolize a blessing of good fortune for an upcoming hunt. The series of four figures are each pegged on the bottom and fit into holes drilled into the base. The base is numbered on the bottom which identifies that it was registered, and also has a paper label. Due to the composition of this sculpture it may only be shipped within Canada...
Category
Late 20th Century Canadian Native American Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Antler
Genuine Polished Dinosaur Bone Slice (3.7 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This is a slice of fossilized dinosaur bone with one side polished to a mirror finish. This specimen is a fossilized dinosaur bone in which the ori...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Exotic Ivory Shagreen and Macassar Ebony Box with Bone Inlay
Located in New York, NY
Elegant, exotic, and unmistakably refined, shagreen has long captivated those with a discerning eye for luxury.
Derived from stingray skin, this richly textured material first appea...
Category
2010s Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Stainless Steel
Beautiful Auböck Mid-Century Pencil Cup Made From Horn
Located in Vienna, AT
For sale is a unique piece of Mid-Century Modern design. The pencil cup was carefully hand-carved out of the horn of a wild water buffalo and its bottom covered with green felt for p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Horn, Felt
Chinese Red Stone Calligraphy Brush
Located in Chicago, IL
Along with paper, ink and inkstone, the brush is one of the Four Treasures of the scholar’s studio. Arguably the most important tool, the brush served as a direct link to the artist’...
Category
20th Century Chinese Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Green Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
Green tortoiseshell tea caddy from England. With two interior covers raised on four silver ball feet. Circa 1870.
Category
1870s English Antique Bone Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
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