Indian Decorative Objects

Large 6" penetrating twinned crystals of transparent rich golden yellow calcite with silky luster faces and sharp terminations on druzy quartz matrix inter grown with green apophylli...

Set of 2 Aluminum Arc Pen Trays by Stem Design Dimensions: D 6 x W 18 x H 2.5 cm. Materials: Aluminum. Finish: Tumbled and burnished. Weight: 0,3 kg (each.) Finished and assembled by hand in India. Also available in Brass. Please contact us. Arc pen tray is designed as a pedestal for a pen that you hold close. The linear piece with an elevated concave surface graciously exhibits any writing instrument and demonstrates a sculptural quality through its simplified form. The objects layers on as a metaphor and showcases the beauty of being who you are. It strips off all the layers of ornamentation and artificial finishes to build an immediate and intuitive connection with the product that lasts a lifetime. Stem is a contemporary Indian product...

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...

Set of 2 Aluminum Taper Pen Stands by Stem Design Dimensions: D 8 x W 10 x H 11 cm (each.) Materials: Aluminum. Finish: Tumbled and burnished Weight: 0,5 kg (each.) Finished and as...

Design by Diego Olivero Studio using borosilicate glass. Each piece is unique and made to order, please considered some slight variations. Featured in Architectural Digest and Elle...

From Wenshan Mine, Wenshan Co., Yunnan Province, China Large Aesthetic pink stalactite clouds of aragonite with pink-to-colorless bowtie stilbite crystals. In pristine conditon, no d...

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...

From Sawda, Maharashtra, India Large cabinet geode of bright pink heulandites in translucent wheat sheave aggregates intergrown with pink stilbite bow crystals all on powder blue dru...

From Jalgaon, Aurangabad District, Maharastra, India Lustrous complex cluster of intersecting transparent colorless apophyllite crystals completely covering stalactitic quartz format...

Set of 2 Aluminum Luna Paper Weights by Stem Design Dimensions: Ø 8 x H 3 cm. Materials: Aluminum. Finish: Tumbled and burnished. Weight: 0,3 kg (each.) Finished and assembled by hand in India. Also available in Brass. Please contact us. Sand-cast in solid metal, the Luna paperweight is a minimal object with a strong character. Surface pitting and production marks developed through the casting process are left untreated to retain the material’s richness, to allow for a more profound interaction. Luna has a timeless ornamental quality that is both decorative and functional. The objects layers on as a metaphor and showcases the beauty of being who you are. It strips off all the layers of ornamentation and artificial finishes to build an immediate and intuitive connection with the product that lasts a lifetime. Stem is a contemporary Indian product...

From Nasik District, Maharashtra, India Large translucent to transparent apophyllite crystal cluster with twinned crystals of calcite on matrix with bladed translucent pale-pink stil...

PRESENTING A LOVELY 19C Anglo Indian Highly Carved Padouk Wood with Sadeli Mosaic Inlay Sewing Box. Made in Bombay, India, circa 1880. The box is made of sandalwood with highly carved raised padouk wood panels on all sides, depicting temple scenes, animals and foliage. The box is in a sarcophagus form. It is edged in bone (and we can tell it is bone and not ivory, from the color and evidence of capillaries, which are not found in ivory), and banded with Bombay Sadeli mosaic and ebony veneer. The lid opens to reveal a removable tray with various open compartments and lidded compartments. 5 lidded compartments, 1 unlidded compartment and 8 holders for thimbles, etc The tray lifts to reveal a blue velvet (original) lined section, for storing jewelry etc, with sections for collars etc. The inside of the lid has a removable mirror (the mirror is missing on this one but can easily be replaced). Behind the mirror is the original green velvet lining. It has its original brass carry handles on the sides and sits on 4 silvered button feet (of recent origin). Some repairs to the exterior and condition issues (priced accordingly), but still a LOVELY COLLECTIBLE box! These boxes were made by superb Indian craftsmen, specifically for sale to the ruling British elite. These types of boxes, carved padouk and sandalwood, (whilst beautiful and superbly crafted) were of a lesser quality, than the more profusely and intricately mosaic inlay, tortoiseshell and ivory boxes, made for the British ‘Upper Classes’ in the areas of Bombay and Vizagapatam. These type of boxes were much more affordable back in 1880 (and indeed today) and would probably have been bought by mid-level diplomats, civil servants or visitors. Sewing boxes (in general), were in EVERY Victorian home in Britain in the 19th century and like other boxes etc were ‘status symbols’ of your place in society! The more ornate the box, the more ‘Upper Class’ you were! SADELI MOSAIC: “Anglo Indian boxes were made in India for the English residents from the early part of the 18th century. They were brought back or sent back to England usually by the people who had commissioned them. From the beginning of the nineteenth century they were imported more commercially, although not in any significant numbers until the middle decades. They were very highly valued, especially the early ones, to the extent that the designs were copied on late 19th and early 20th century tins. The ancient art of Sadeli Mosaic is said to have been introduced from Shiraz in Persia via Sind to Bombay, a long time before the Anglo Indian boxes were made. It was a technique, which required a high degree of skill and patience. It was executed very lavishly, in that the frequent cuts wasted a great amount of the precious materials used. The workmanship was however more than commensurable to the value of the materials. Ivory, silver, pewter (or other metals), wood and Horn were cut into faceted rods which were bound together to form geometric patterns. When the glue has set, the rods were sliced in transverse sections. This gave the maker a number of angled circular pieces in the original pattern. Several variations of patterns could be achieved by combining the materials in different ways. The ivory was sometimes dyed green to give an extra color. The mosaic pieces in a combination of patterns, often separated by ivory, ebony, Horn or silver stringing were used to veneer sandalwood boxes. In the early boxes, which date from the turn of the 18th to the 19th century, there are large panels of mosaic covering tops and sides of boxes. It took incredible skill to cover such large areas without any shakes or wavering of the pattern. The corners and joins on these boxes are impeccably matched. The makers (reputed to be Persian) of Sadeli mosaic made in the first two decades of the 19th century displayed a total understanding of the qualities of the different materials they used. They combined substances, which can expand and contract according to atmospheric conditions with others, which are hard and unyielding. The result was a sharp definition of the lines and patterns, which made up the whole design. On the early boxes the designs look deceptively simple. The fact is, they emerged from a culture, which had mastered geometry and understood how to generate a pattern from a set number of points. The patterns are so harmoniously combined that their incredible complexity is not immediately apparent. The earliest Sadeli boxes...

From Nasik District, Maharashtra, India Large geode with a transparent penetrating twinned golden calcite on druzy chalcedony matrix in stalactitic formations with several isolated ...

From Tekhdi, Madhya Pradesh, India Lustrous transparent purple parallel Quartz Var. crystals with red hematite encrusted phantoms inside water clear, perfectly terminated quartz poi...

mall Bell Jar, is a 4 inch vessel cut from single pieces of solid stone and hand-finished by artisans in a growing stone atelier in Rajasthan, India. Dimensions: 4”Dia. x 3"H Sub...

From Nasik District, Maharashtra, India Large lustrous cluster of intersecting acicular sprays of scolectite crystals with matrix. The scolecite crystals have glassy crystal faces a...

From Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India Massive complex cluster of fully crystallized green heulandite in rosette-shaped rounded aggregates. The green coloration is due to microscopic c...

A massive, 52 lb geode with large rhombic Calcite crystals beside a pseudomorphic quartz after Calcite crystals with pink Heulandite crystals in a wheat sheave aggregate. Additional...

From Nasik District, Maharashtra, India Large lustrous cluster of intersecting acicular sprays of scolectite crystals with matrix. The scolecite crystals have glassy crystal faces a...

From Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India Large pale whale tail chalcedony calcite pseudomorph crystal of gem transparent calcite crystals coated with sparkling quartz micro crystals. In ...

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 ar...

From Sawda, Maharashtra, India Large cabinet geode of bright pink heulandites in translucent wheat sheave aggregates intergrown with pink stilbite bow crystals all on powder blue dr...

Penetrating twinned crystals of transparent golden yellow calcite with silky luster faces and sharp terminations. The twin orientation is well defined and visible throught the termin...

From Soygaon, Aurangabad District, Maharashtra, India Large several interconnected spherical groups of radiating peach colored thomsonite crystals covered with transparent needle th...

From Nasik District, Maharashtra, India Aesthetic specimen of lustrous double terminated pinkish-red Heulandite crystals in a fan shaped formation isolated on a bed of sparkling pow...

From Jalgaon, Aurangabad District, Maharastra, India Very aesthetic, Lustrous transparent bi-colored apophyllite crystals with translucent pink stilbite crystals. The apophyllite cr...

Superb specimen of translucent red-brown Chocolate heulandite in a doube terminated wheat sheave aggregates with lustrous crystal faces on chalcedony in small stalactitic formation m...

Large pristine specimen of several hemispherical cluster crystals radiating colorless scolecite clusters in a parallel formation. The scolecite crystals are fully crystallized with s...

This unique Sterling Silver Elephant carving is handcrafted in India. Made with genuine sterling silver, it is sprinkled with precious gemstones including red garnet, paridot, amethy...

From Wagholi Quarry, Maharashtra, India Vibrant royal blue cavansite in a large spherical aggregate on druzy quartz quartz matrix. 369.7 grams, 5 x 1.5 x 3 inches

From Jalgaon, Aurangabad District, Maharastra, India Exceptional formation of vivid green apophyllite crystals on matrix with large pink stilbite crystals in a wheat sheave formatio...

A huge, museum-quality geode displaying a wall of perfectly terminated pink Stillbite with white Apophyllite. This piece also shows two (2) perfect optically-clear cubic calcite crystals. This very rare...

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 ar...

From Wagholi Quarry, Maharashtra, India Lustrous spherical aggregates of vibrant royal blue cavansite crystals lined up across a bed of quartz matrix embedded with colorless stilbit...

All you need to know is that they fit q-tips with the lid closed. A set of two lidded jars, cut from single pieces of solid stone and hand-finished by artisans in a growing stone...

From Nasik District, Maharashtra, India Large lustrous cluster of intersecting acicular sprays of scolectite crystals with matrix. The scolecite crystals have glassy crystal faces a...

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...

From Nasik District, Maharashtra, India Large stalactitic formation of druzy chalcedony with large hot pink stilbite crystals in well defined wheat...

Decorative Antique Asian round wood box container with lid and brass pull. Vintage collectible Asian wooden tobacco or opium round container. Round shaped lidded opium container...

From Maharashtra, India Scintillating cluster of translucent crystalline micro crystals of pink apophyllite. Has gradient color from deep pink to light pink with lustrous crystal f...

From Nasik District, Maharashtra, India Tapered cluster of lustrous transparent colorless scolecite crystals standing upright in transparent pink-brown heulandite crystals geode. Th...

From Bombay Quarry, Mumbai (Bombay), Maharastra, India Large hemispherical formation of thin needle like colorless mesolite crystals on matrix lined with small colorless stilbite...

Hindu altar in bronze, probably late 19th century, of Shiva, the God of Destruction (he destroys evil, ignorance & death) in the foreground seated on a pea...

This is a small antique apprentice-piece chest. An Anglo-Indian, carved teak Colonial keepsake box, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880....

from Bombay Quarry, Mumbai, Maharastra, India Heres a 2.5 inch triple penetrating crystal cluster of optical Calcite perched atop a drusy quartz matrix with stilbite. The calcite...

Large radiating intersecting formation of fully crystallized emerald green apophyllite crystals with sharp pyramidal terminations and highly reflective faces. 2.5 lbs, 6 x 4 x 6 ...

Large specimen of a radial formation of emerald green apophyllite crystals beside a intersecting crystals of transparent rhombic calcite crystals and pink stilbite in intersecting wh...

Graceful bronze bowl, vide-poche, inspired by Wabi-Sabi, the ancient Japanese philosophy that views and embraces the world for its imperfections and transient nature. It translates i...

Large 3 inch chocolate brown translucent huelandite crystal double terminated in a u shape on druzy quartz var. chalcedony in small stalactitic formations lined its matrix. The heula...

From Jalgaon, Aurangabad District, Maharastra, India Exceptional formation of vivid green apophyllite crystals on matrix with large pink stilbite crystals in a wheat sheave formatio...

From Lonavala Quarry, Pune District, Maharashtra, India Lustrous transparent-to-translucent large green apophyllite crystals with translucent pink-orange stilbite with scolecite cry...

This unique Sterling Silver Elephant carving is handcrafted in India. Made with genuine sterling silver, it is sprinkled with precious gemstones including red garnet, paridot, amethy...

From Nasik District, Maharashtra, India Large lustrous cluster of intersecting acicular sprays of scolectite crystals with matrix. The scolecite crystals have glassy crystal faces a...

Dot Box is a limited edition functional object d'art carved from a single cube of Travertine. Hand-finished by a growing artisan atelier in Rajasthan, India it is produced exclusively by Anastasio Home...

Large Middle Eastern Indo-Persian Micro Mosaic Khatam Inlaid Wooden Jewelry Box. Middle Eastern Persian Sadeli micro mosaic marquetry inlaid box with geometric Moorish design. Handcrafted Khatam wooden box with very delicate micro mosaic marquetry from the ancient Middle Eastern technique of inlaying from arrangements of so many delicate pieces of precious hand painted wood, with bone around the edges. This beautiful Middle Eastern Persian, Indian Wooden box is covered with fine Moorish micro mosaic marquetry and is used as a jewelry, trinket box. Lined in deep red velvet. Dimensions: 6.5in.D x 3in.H x 10 wide. Nice Indian Mughal, Indo Persian Box...

Large specimen of 3-inch crystals of gem translucent emerald-green apophyllite with double terminations on a bed of wet luster pink stilbite crystals in parallel formation . The apop...

The antique brass Mughal ewer is a magnificent piece of art and craftsmanship that reflects the opulence and grandeur of the Mughal Empire. This ewer, orig...

Teo Catch is a limited edition functional object d'art carved from a single cube of marble. Hand-finished by a growing artisan atelier in Rajasthan, India, it is produced exclusively by Anastasio Home. This tiny yet mighty piece gives off big masculine energy while maintaining its sweet side with our signature Pink Puff...