South Asian Decorative Objects

A pair of brass poinsettia candlestick holders. Perfect for setting a holiday table. Dimensions: 5" Diameter 2" Tall.

This exquisite Charoite Box (3.5" x 4.25") is crafted from a rare and mesmerizing purple-hued mineral found exclusively in Siberia, Russia. The swirling patterns of deep violet, lave...

Intricately engraved with rich floral motifs and adorned with finely detailed peacock figures in high relief, it captures both the grace and symbolism of India’s national bird. The c...

Specimen: Faden Quartz with Brookite Weight: 22 grams Dimensions: H: 7.5 x W: 2.8 x D: 2.5 cm Origin: Kharan District, Baluchistan Province, Pakistan Treatment: None This natur...

Spike Planter by Deetee Home Dimensions: W 35.5 x D 35.5 x H 43.2 cm Materials: Stoneware Sculpted with a raw, textured finish, its organic form and raised spikes give it a sculptur...

Specimen Type: Aquamarine on Albite Weight: 440 grams Dimension: H: 8 x W: 7.5 x D: 9 cm Origin: Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit Baltistan Province, Pakistan Treatment: None ...

1920s Hand Painted East Indian Decorative Box. An antique Rajasthani Indian hand painted wood box, early 20th century. The box is handcrafted of wood and feature a hinged lid that can be opened and closed to access the contents inside. Hand painted colorful Indian box with lid depicting human figures and flowers. Style: Anglo Raj, Paint, Wood, Hand-Crafted Place of Origin: India. Anglo Raj Vintage Wooden Box Hand Painted Indian Chest Trinket 1920s. Large Trinket Box Folk Art Hand Painted Colorful Asian Jewellery Chest...

Gaya Vase by Moldra Dimensions: D 38 x H 28 cm Materials: Stoneware Moldra is a ceramic studio devoted to sculptural vases and objects. Rooted in the ancestral hand-building techniq...

Enhance your mineral collection with this vibrant Green Apophyllite on Stilbite from India. A striking specimen that blends brilliant color with elegant crystal formation. The apophy...

Handmade polished brass decorative bowl. Each of those original and elegant bowls are handmade individually. Cast using very traditional techniques. Slight variations in polished f...

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...

Vijayam Vase by Deetee Home Dimensions: D 22.86 x H 34.29 cm Materials: Stoneware Handcrafted with precision by our skilled artisans, the pot's balanced form and subtle texture lend...

Pair of Boho Brass & Pink Enameled Lotus Bowls by Sarreid Ltd. A striking pair of mid-20th-century Indian brass pedestal bowls by Sarreid Ltd., featuring vibrant hand-painted enamel...

This set of three vintage Indian copper cachepots presents a cohesive grouping unified by a richly weathered turquoise patina. Each vessel shows the natural oxidation characteristic ...

Under The Banyan Bronze Candelabra Large in Brass, Viya by Vikram Goyal Echoing ancient whispers of worship, each object captures the essence of the Banyan tree, believed to hold th...

A beautifully proportioned marble obelisk in richly veined shades of green and grey. The sculptural silhouette and naturally dramatic stone movement give the piece a quietly architec...

A very attractive vintage inlaid rosewood Indian jewelry box. The hinged box made is from solid figured rosewood and finely and is sumptuously inla...

An extraordinary specimen featuring vertically aligned, gem-quality bicolor elbaite tourmaline rising through a sculptural matrix of bladed white cleavelandite and glassy quartz. Th...

The Tale Of The Tortoise Basket in Cane, Viya by Vikram Goyal Not quite a basket. Not quite a creature. Handwoven in cane, these playful animal forms double as baskets for the quoti...

Specimen: Black Tourmaline on Quartz Weight: 115 grams Dimensions: H: 14 x W: 5.5 x D: 6 cm Treatment: None Origin: Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan In ...

Pair of large scale solid brass giraffe sculptures. This stunning pair varies in size. The largest of the two stands at 26.5 inches tall. The smaller mate is 22.5 inches high. Each o...

From Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Cluster of many elongated aquamarine crystals with lustrous black schorl tourmaline ...

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.

Inlaid table cabinet with six compartments and two handles. This is a beautifully decorated crafted box reflecting the craftsmanship and cultural influences of Goa during the colonia...

PRESENTING a LOVELY 19C Anglo Indian Bombay MOP (Mother of Pearl) Sadeli Mosaic Trinket Box from circa 1875-85. Gorgeously detailed and hand-crafted ‘sadeli mosaic’ inlay, from the Bombay Area, with deep greens with silver, pewter, mother of pearl, bone and ebony in geometric patterns. The box case, is made of sandalwood but completely covered in MOP, bone, faux ivory, ebony and mosaic inlay. Edged with faux ivory and banded with a different pattern of sadeli mosaic. Some minor damage to the top (repair is obvious in pics) and ivorine replacements to some edging, but it still a BEAUTIFUL BOX and of real QUALITY! The mosaic work is FABULOUS! Box opens to reveal its original blue velvet lining. It sits on 4 (recently added) silvered button feet. 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...

A pair of antique etched brass metal lassi cups that would make beautiful vases. Lassi is a blend of yogurt, water, spices, and sometimes fruit. For generat...

This extraordinary Cavansite on Stilbite specimen is one of the largest and finest plates ever recovered from the now-closed Wagholi Quarries in Pune, India: long celebrated for prod...

Intriguing antique Ceylonese box handcrafted with porcupine quills and ebony decorated with bone dots.

A wonderful, highly erotic, rather fascinating, and somewhat unique large pair of Indian (India) Kama Sutra bronze sculptural figures (The Kama Sutra is an ancient Indian Sanskrit text on sexuality, eroticism, and emotional fulfillment in life.) Nicely detailed with a gorgeous patina that is only acquired over time. From an estate of a world traveler art and artifacts collector. The sculpture is relatively heavy. Would be a great addition to any Indian/ South East Asian art...

Antique 19th century beautiful handcrafted decorative round tinned copper bronze South Asian box with lid, latch and handle. A very fine antique Pandan or B...

Sculptural and functional, this rare wooden vessel hails from the remote highlands of Nagaland, a culturally rich region in northeastern India. Carved from a single trunk of what is ...

Under The Banyan Gold Candelabra Stand Small in Brass, Viya by Vikram Goyal Echoing ancient whispers of worship, each object captures the essence of the Banyan tree, believed to hol...

19th Hand Carve Bronze Elephant with Decorations

Specimen Type: Gwindel Quartz Weight: 42 grams Dimension: H: 6.2 x W: 3.4 x D: 1.8 cm Origin: Sawabi District, KPK Province, Pakistan Treatment: None This natural Gwindel Quart...

Vase Kruger High Round with all structure in stainless steel in vintage brass finish and with base in black finish.

Fabulous Anglo-Indian decorative box inlaid. Made in Vizagapatam, situated on the south east coast of India, near Madras. Great decorative inlaid pen box or jewelry box. Inside dimen...

Lost wax cast bronze figure of Ganesha Chaturthi standing on one leg with extended arms. Indian, 19th century. Dimensions: 3-3/4" W x 2-1/4" D x 6-1/8" H

A beautiful Mid-Century Modern brass Trompe L'oeil ribbon vase. This lovely piece is created from brass and is decorated with faux ribbon details around the neck. This vessel wou...

An exceptional specimen featuring a vivid pink Kunzite crystal partially covered by delicate white quartz, with fine calcite and mica accents adding texture and contrast. The Kunzite...

Large Antique Indian Hand-Carved Brown Wooden Elephant Sculpture Indian, c. 1900 Height 99cm, width 104cm, depth 50cm This finely carved wooden elephant, crafted in India around t...

Vintage Brass and copper ornamental Elephant sculpture.

Well-loved and richly worn, this petite bronze traveling shrine from North India depicts the Hindu god Ganesha. Attributed to 17th century or later, the palm-sized icon reveals its a...

Presenting an absolutely stunning 19c Anglo Ceylonese sewing box of museum quality. Made in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) circa 1860, this is one of the finest sewing boxes of it’s kind that we have ever seen! The box is made from coromandel wood (an exotic hardwood found in Ceylon) and has a serpentine edging all over the front, back and sides. Very often the lids/tops of these boxes suffer cracks due to shrinkage but this one is near perfect with no crack in the lid/top. There is some evidence of natural shrinkage but that is around the edges of the lid/top. It is when you open this box that it reveals it’s true beauty, quality and treasure ! The inside of the lid/top is heavily and beautifully decorated with inlaid bone in scrolling floral patterns which have then been hand painted with red and black ‘lac’ ink. The central medallion is a circle of inlaid specimen exotic hardwoods radiating towards a central bone and hand painted flower. The circle is edged in bone, wood and silver chevrons. What makes this box Exceptionally rare is that it contains 3 lift out base sections. Normally, there would be a maximum of 2. The first tray/section is clearly for the purposes ancillary to sewing with a pair of sections with bone spools for thread etc. There are 17 other lidded compartments with each one highly decorated using hand painted bone and specimen woods to replicate tortoiseshell. The first tray lifts out to reveal a second removeable tray which is made up of a pair of open sections and 8 specimen wood lidded sections each with chevron banding. The third tray is a smaller tray underneath with 14 lidded compartments each with hand painted bone and specimen wood inlaid lids again, replicating the look of tortoiseshell. Again they are banded with a chevron border. This is a museum quality piece ! It is in fantastic condition for it’s age with the minor shrinkage to the edges of the lid/top, some finger pulls missing and some very minor cracks to the tray lids and bases but nothing that in any way detracts from the piece. No key. Dimensions: Closed the box is 16.75 inches wide, 11.25 inches deep and 7.5 inches high Fully open the box is 16.5 inches high, 16.75 inches wide and 11.4 inches deep Anglo-Indian and ceylonese boxes: 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. Anglo-Indian boxes normally consist of 3 main types:- (1) Most of the best and highest quality Anglo-Indian boxes in the 18th and 19th centuries were made in Vizagapatam, India, renowned for its exquisite craftsmanship in using ivory and tortoiseshell and lac decoration. These are referred to as ‘Vizagapatam Boxes...

PRESENTING A LOVELY 19C Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Bone and Shell Domed Stationery Box – ‘Alice’s Box’. Made in Vizagapatam, India, circa 1860-80. We call this one: “Alice’s Box”! It has lived ‘a hard, well used and traveled life’, as is evident from the number of losses and repairs, as is obvious from the photos, especially to the faux ivory panels and bands to the top. The bonus to the loss of the frieze panels to the dome has a ‘bonus’, however, as their loss has revealed the most GORGEOUS faux blonde tortoiseshell underneath! The box is dome/casket shaped. The top has 3 bands, with the center one being the original. The 2 side bands are later ivorine. The faux ivory and hand-painted medallions on the domed lid, have been saved and they depict Hindu Gods, Vishnu and Shiva. The front and side panels are still in pretty good shape and are decorated with lac ink (indelible ink made from crushed beetles) depicting lovely floral designs. The domed lid open to reveal a series of open compartments for envelopes, writing paper etc. and one lidded panel for stamps. Inside the box are 2 paper labels: one probably being the original item ticket and the other with: ” Alice’s address is 272 Ashworth Ave, Toronto 4, Ontario”. Probably, the original owner? Hence, we call it ‘Alice’s Box’. What a journey/life this box has had! Made in India, made its way to Canada, back to Ireland and then to Texas! This is why, WE LOVE ANTIQUES...

A glamorous Art-Deco style accessory box with aged-brass etched and sculptured ginkgo leaf pattern on a sleek glossy black wood plinth base, designed by Laura Kirar. It's very heavy-...

A beautiful Cavansite specimen featuring vibrant electric-blue crystal spheres beautifully contrasted against creamy white Stilbite crystals. The intense blue colour immediately draw...

A beautifully crafted vintage marble box from India, dating to the 1940s–1950s. The surface is intricately inlaid with agate and other precious stones, forming an elegant floral patt...

Tree Full of Parrots Trinket Box in Brass & Semi Precious Stone, Viya by Vikram Goyal A tree full of parrots is a sign of success in aspirations and future endeavours. According to the 17th century Indian manuscript...

Collection of 19th century Kashmiri items A highly decorative collection of 19th Century hand crafted Kashmiri objects including 6 different shaped boxes, a working lamp and urn....

Splendid intricately hand carved large heavyweight wooden square printing block from Asia Traditionally used for hand held block printing ink or dye to textiles and paper Fully fun...

Photophore Candlephore High with all structure in stainless steel in vintage brass finish. For 1 candle, candle not included.

390 Gram Magnificent Aquamarine Specimen Bunch From Skardu, Pakistan Weight: 390 Gram Dimension: 10 x 5.9 x 3.5 Cm Origin: Skardu District, Gilgit Baltistan Province, Pakistan Aq...

Very fine William IV tea caddy with mother of pearl inlay in rosewood ground, the overall sarcophagus form, having palm fronds and folia...

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...

Vintage trinket, trinket box made of inlaid camel bone, purple velvet inside, with a brass clasp, India, 70s. Beautiful and qualitatively made with brass inlaid details, the object ...

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...

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

This striking large cabinet size specimen from India features beautifully formed, gemmy Green Apophyllite crystals rising prominently from a richly textured bed of Peach Stilbite. Th...

A BRASS MUGHAL INDIAN OVAL BETEL PANDAN BOX Northern India, early 19th century. Length: 5 1/4" in. (13.3 cm.) height: 3 1/4" in. (8.3 cm.) width: 4" in. (1...

This rare Thomsonite specimen from India presents a striking natural arrangement of spherical orange radial sprays against a contrastingly dark matrix. The acicular crystals radiate ...