Indian Decorative Objects

19th century Anglo Indian papier mache and painted wood pull toy, a striped yellow tiger on wheels.

A pair of British Colonial painted terracotta lions from the mid-20th century. This vintage pair of lions from Kerala, India have each been created in a seated position with a single front leg or paw raised atop a shield, which is decorated with a single conch shell at center. This pair of lions have textured manes, and alert facial expression with gaping mouths. These pieces have a wash of grey coloring throughout, still allowing some areas of the natural terracotta to be visible from beneath. This pair of mid-century British Colonial lions stand...

Antique 19th Century Indian Kutch solid silver cigarette case of heavy gauge, featuring intricate floral repoussé work on a matted background. The rectangular case has engraved edges...

Set of three mixed handmade brushed cast brass decorative bowls. Each of those original and elegant bowls are handmade individually. Cast using very traditional techniques. Slight ...

Late 19th c. early 20th c. Persian Footed Wooden Round Jewelry Box. Antique rare in round shape large Persian wooden box with marquetry called "Sadeli" or "Khatam Kari" with exquisit...

Fine Micro Mosaic Indo Persian Moorish Inlaid Trinket Jewelry Box with Miniature Polo Scene, circa 1940s Exceptional handcrafted Indo-Persian jewelry or pen box featuring intricate Sadeli micro mosaic marquetry with inlaid geometric designs and a stunning miniature hand-painted scene on the lid. The artwork depicts 19th-century royal princes in traditional Maharaja attire playing polo, reflecting Mughal and Islamic courtly elegance. Crafted using the traditional Khatam technique, the box is richly inlaid inside and out with fine slivers of wood, bone, and metal, showcasing exceptional craftsmanship from the Middle East or India, circa 1940s. * Dimensions: H 1.75 in. x W 6.5 in. x D 4 in. * Condition: great condition; minor wear consistent with age. A museum-quality piece comparable to those in the Doris Duke Islamic Art Collection. Perfect for collectors of Islamic art, Moorish marquetry, and antique micro mosaic. Keywords: Islamic Marquetry, Sadeli Mosaic, Khatam Box...

Exquisite Antique Kashmiri Silver Filigree Rosewater Sprinkler (Gulaab Pash) Circa 1880–1910 Srinagar, Kashmir A rare masterpiece of South Asian silverwork, this antique gulaab pas...

Lot of two Indian terracotta figures. Lucknow, India, 19th Century. Painted terracotta figures, depicting a female pottery seller and a male flow...

19th century Anglo-Indian silver bowl with a rounded melon shaped base decorated with medallions which have pictures of animals and palms, under a rim which has lovely reticulated foliage. Supported on three fish feet.

19th century Anglo-Indian hand carved tropical wood box.

This is a fine specimen of a dense cluster of deeply pigmented cavansite balls on a lustrous stilbite matrix out of the famous and now-inactive mines of Wagholi in Pune, India. This ...

An Indian silver plated metal box from the 19th century with pierced foliage motifs. Created in India during the 19th century, this silver plated metal box attracts our attention wit...

This unusual wooden vessel is an early 20th century milk pot from the Himalayan regions of northern India or Nepal. Textured by an antique patina, the rustic pot is carved from a sin...

Moorish style micro mosaic marquetry inlaid jewelry box with lid. Intricate inlaid Anglo Indian box with floral and geometric Islamic Moorish mosaic Sadeli design in a square shape form with mosaic inlay and marquetry, very fine artwork, lined in red velvet. Museum collector piece like the one in Doris Duke Islamic Art Museum. The repeating geometric patterns of Sadeli Mosaic are what give it beauty and richness. This decorative technique is a type of micro mosaic featuring repeating geometric patterns. A highly skilled craft, it has had a long history in India and the Middle East with early examples dating back to the 16th century. In the 1800s, it became popular as a decoration on a variety of boxes, card cases, and chess boards imported from India. Since Bombay became a center of making them, they became known as Bombay boxes...

Mid-Century Modern Hand-Etched Solid Brass Stylized Siamese Cat Sculpture, circa 1960s. Infuse your space with a touch of exotic Hollywood Regency glamour with this striking mid-cen...

A nice high quality Neo classical grand tour homage by Theodore and Alexander. It features a specimen marble sphere on a mounted bronze and marble base. It is cast of bronze and moun...

Indo Persian Mughal tinned copper vessel. Moorish Brass Bowl Engraved with Islamic design. Large Middle Eastern Persian Mameluke style tinned copper jar...

A distinctive vintage Asian round wooden storage box with a removable domed lid, beautifully decorated in rich shades of deep red, burnt orange, ochre, and black. This unusual handcr...

Antique Tamil Nadu massive ferocious mythical lion (Yali) and hunter sculpture - hand carved from a single piece of wood (likely teak or walnut) - multi color painted finish with fin...

Jalgaon, India A large cabinet sized specimen with beautifully deep colored apophyllites running down the center with and stilbites protruding from the bottom. Pieces of this qualit...

Anglo Raj inlaid marble pietra dura decorative box This handmade marble decorative box is inlaid with semi precious stones, this type of design is the same art that you see in the Taj Mahal. Very nice fine pietra dura art...

A LARGE AND FINELY CARVED MYSORE SANDALWOOD CASKET South India, circa 1850 A particularly large and profusely carved South Indian sandalwood casket, almost certainly Mysore, the en...

Renowned British designer Matthew Williamson, known for his bold use of colour and nature-inspired motifs, has created a tabletop and textile collection with Les Ottomans. This colla...

Candlephore Rattan Medium with stainless steel structure in vintage brass finish and with rattan sides with an inner glass lining. With bamboo handle, candlephore for 1 candle, cand...

Anglo Raj inlaid marble pietra dura decorative box This handmade marble decorative box is inlaid with semi precious stones, jasper, malachite, carnelian, mother of pearl, lapis lazuli, this type of design is the same art that you see in the Taj Mahal. Very nice fine pietra dura art...

From Nasik District, Maharashtra, India Large lustrous cluster of an acicular sprays of scolectite crystals on pink stilbite. The scolecite crystals have glassy crystal faces and...

A large antique early 19th century Indian brass votive oil lamp modeled as the Hindu deity, Lord Ganesha, circa 1800. A finely cast brass figure of Lord ...

A unique and interesting hand carved antique Indian architectural remnant, part of a corbel, that was salvaged at some point in time. The forms in the carving are a Naga (dragon), hu...

Charming petite antique Anglo Indian lidded box handcrafted in indigenous hardwoods clad in tortoise shell and decorated with elaborate lacy bone designs, featuring an etched and pai...

Each of those original brass tealight holders is handmade individually. Cast and textured using very traditional techniques, they are polished revealing...

From Jalgaon, Maharashtra, India Large cabinet specimen of rich golden yellow calcite crystal cluster partially covered in lustrous gem apophyllite cr...

An Indian brass pandan box, 19th century. 9 inches wide by 7 inches tall

Architectural India is a collection built on the Natural & Modern landscape of India. Each J'Jute style signifies a piece of the architects, Le Corbusier & Pierre Jeannette's modern ...

An antique Indian iron lidded water vessel from the 19th century with brass geometric accents and tapering lines. This alluring antique Indian iron lidded water vessel from the 19th ...

19thc Indian Hand Carved Architectural Door/ Shutter Assembly Haveli. This piece is now beautiful wall art. Three tall sections with deeply shaped decorative panels. Numerous turned ...

A striking vintage Indian horse sculpture handcrafted from riveted iron panels, this piece captures both sculptural power and primitive grace. S...

A heavy and well cast South Indian bronze figure of Shiva Nataraja, or Shiva as Lord of the Dance, in the Chola style, late 19th or early 20th century, India. Shiva is portrayed here in his form as Nataraja, the Lord of the Dance. An iconic and powerful image, Shiva is portrayed engaged in his dance of creation, protection, and destruction, bringing together all his aspects into one sublime form. Shiva dances ecstatically, facing the viewer with his body twisted, his long locks of hair streaming out around him, his four arms in action, with one leg raised, the other stomping on the dwarf demon Apasmara, who represents spiritual ignorance. In one hand he holds a damaru, or ritual drum...

From Nasik District, Maharashtra, India Large lustrous cluster of an acicular sprays of scolectite crystals on pink stilbite. The scolecite crystals have glassy crystal faces and are mostly translucent to transparent at the terminations. This rare combination of scolecite and stilbite...

Candlephore Rattan Large with stainless steel structure in vintage brass finish and with rattan sides with an inner glass lining. With bamboo handle, candlephore for 1 candle, candl...

Antique Hindu Buddah sculpture in bronze. The piece is made in bronze, in some areas shows verdigris patina. Measurements: 14.25 inches high x 10 ...

Beautiful blue Lapis Lazuli and Carrara marble stone jewelry box. Created from genuine blue Lapis Lazuli, this box is low in profile and rectangular in form. This lovely jewelry or trinket box features a lid that fits onto its base. Both of which are completely covered in this beautiful blue stone. The interior of the box's base and lid, are created using Carrara marble. The lid features stays, which retrofit into the base, and allow the top to hold to the base without sliding or moving. The exterior is flanked with the gorgeous richly hued blue lapis lazuli. How we would style it: This blue stone box...

19th century Anglo-Indian sandal wood box, Sadeli mosaic box fitted with various compartments finely hand-carved with the Taj Mahal. Of sarcophagus form ...

This superb Indian spice box is of a larger scale than normally seen. It is highly decorative and original. It is made from a solid block of dense woo...

A pair of mouth blown blue glass Hundi lamps. Moulded glass smoke shades above the bulbous gadrooned blue glass lanterns, terminating in a copper ferrel.

Infuse your space with an air of timeless elegance with this striking vintage hammered brass vase. Standing tall, its classic urn or amphora-inspired silhouette harks back to Regency...

Formed from a single block of White Marble with rope coils carved across the full exterior, this bowl applies a textile motif to stone using traditional hand-carving techniques from ...

This charming specimen features lustrous apophyllite crystals beautifully set on a bed of dark grey quartz, accented by delicate pink stilbite clusters of varying sizes. The interpla...

18th Century Brass Mounted and Lacquered “Marriage” Dowry Box. Exquisite Indian craftsmanship made of teak with decorative brass on a patinated red lacquered surface with intricate ...

Contemporary India black and white camel bone box. Tiles placed to create 3D effect.

This Dome-Top Leather Box curves its lid in a long shallow dome over warm caramel hide, rows of brass nailheads following every edge and four brass ball feet lifting it clear. The li...

This cabinet-size specimen from the Pune District of India features a pristine 180-degree explosion of radial mesolite sprays atop a bed of mint-green apophyllite crystals. A true mu...

Beautiful handcrafted tinned copper decorative octagonal betel box with lid and brass latch. The metal is delicately and intricately hand-hammered and repousse with floral and geometric designs. This Vintage brass box...

A substantial and finely polished Mookaite jasper sphere, showcasing richly variegated bands and organic swirls of deep oxblood red, ochre, mustard, cream, and plum tones. Mookaite i...

This is a vintage Indian water vessel, from the Rajasthan region. This handcrafted metal jugs was traditionally used to collect water from sacred rivers like the Ganges and Yamuna. I...

A magnificent handcrafted wooden chest, hand-decorated with rich polychromy in black, red, and gold tones. Its domed lid and delicate floral and geometric motifs reflect Eastern arti...

Powellite Crystal on Stilbite From Jalgaon, Maharashtra State, India. Huge pyramidal crystal of translucent brown powellite with lustrous striated fac...

This striking vintage heron statue is a masterful example of Mid-Century Modern decorative arts, capturing the graceful essence of the coastal bird in a sleek, stylized form. Cast in...

Antique Persian Khatam Marquetry Qalamdan Pen Box with Hand-Painted Equestrian Miniature, Circa 1940s An exceptional Persian Khatamkari Qalamdan (pen box), handcrafted in the celebrated tradition of Khatam-kari, one of the most prestigious decorative arts of Persia. Dating to the 1940s, this elegant rectangular sliding-lid pen case is meticulously decorated with intricate geometric micro-mosaic marquetry and crowned with a finely executed hand-painted miniature depicting a royal equestrian polo match. Traditionally used by Middle Eastern Persian scribes, scholars, and government officials to store reed pens, writing instruments, and inks, the Qalamdan became an important symbol of education, refinement, and artistic patronage. This example beautifully illustrates the marriage of functionality and exceptional craftsmanship that defines Persian decorative arts. The top lid features a richly detailed miniature painting portraying mounted horsemen pursuing deer across a stylized landscape, rendered in vibrant colors with remarkable attention to detail. The sides are decorated with exquisite Khatam marquetry, an ancient Persian micro-mosaic technique composed of thousands of tiny pieces of wood, bone, and metal meticulously assembled into intricate geometric star patterns. The interior is finished in black lacquer, while the sliding cover operates smoothly, preserving the elegant proportions characteristic of traditional Persian Qalamdans. Khatamkari has been practiced in Persia for over four centuries and remains one of the country's most labor-intensive and highly respected crafts. Similar geometric inlay traditions later spread throughout India, where they became known as Sadeli mosaic, influencing Indo-Persian and Anglo-Indian decorative arts. The extraordinary precision of the geometric patterns reflects the Islamic artistic ideals of harmony, symmetry, and infinite design. Originally intended as a writing case, this versatile piece also serves beautifully today as a jewelry box, keepsake box, pencil case, or luxury desk accessory. It is equally suited for display in a library, study, or curated collection of Islamic and Middle Eastern decorative arts. Origin: Asia Date: Circa 1940s Materials: Wood, papier-mâché, hand-painted lacquer, Khatam marquetry (micro-mosaic inlay) Style: Persian / Islamic / Indo-Persian Dimensions: Length: 8 in. Width: 1.75 in. Height: 1.25 in. Condition: Very good vintage condition with light wear consistent with age and use. Beautiful original patina with finely preserved miniature painting and Khatam inlay. An outstanding example of traditional Persian craftsmanship, this museum-quality Qalamdan is highly desirable for collectors of Islamic art, Persian antiques, miniature paintings, and Khatam marquetry. Keywords: Persian Khatam box...

This vintage Indian hand-tooled metal milk jug has a strong decorative presence, with a rounded body, flared neck, rolled rim, and distinctive side ring handle. The surface is worked...

Specimen Type: Cavansite Weight: 507 grams Dimension: H: 10.3 x W: 14 x D: 4.8 cm Origin: Wagholi Quarries, Wagholi, Pune District, Maharashtra, India Treatment: None This nat...