Southeast Asian Decorative Objects

Playful sophistication meets masterful craftsmanship in this vintage Maitland Smith tessellated stone apple box. Handcrafted in signature inlaid marble with vibrant tones of russet, ...

.Gilles Caffier (1963) large tubular ceramic vase textured with elephant skin stripes glass interior signed and dated 2012 numbered 4/13/40 Gilles Caffier is a French designer, born...

A wonderful example of an Akha Tribe spice basket, with a stunning woven pattern on all sides and crafted from a mix of rattan. This basket was once used to store precious spices and...

Vintage Philippine Folk Art open basket features elongated cylindrical body and prominent handle. The body is plaited in tight weave in simple pattern; the fibers are darkened with ...

This vintage boho parquet rattan lidded box is a perfect blend of natural craftsmanship and functional storage. Featuring a beautifully woven herringbone pattern and reinforced with ...

The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines. The Lunar light...

Sasak Dowry Box, Lombok Indonesia, Cowrie & Painted Palm 1950’s Handwoven and richly adorned, this 1950’s Sasak dowry box from Lombok, Indonesia, captures the ceremonial artistry of...

This antique teak wood bowl was originally used to pound rice. We added the shell inlay. This bowl was sourced in the spirit of wabi-sabi, a Japanese philosophy that beauty can be f...

The Kimono vase is crafted from hand-worked copper and bronze, its rounded form finished with a richly patinated surface and layers of lacquer that lend depth and tonal variation. Cu...

Dowry Box, Lombok Indonesia, Sasak, Cowrie & Painted Palm 1950’s Handwoven and richly adorned, this 1950’s Sasak dowry box from Lombok, Indonesia, captures the ceremonial artistry o...

A stunning vintage Regency brass horse. A chic composition in a high polished finish. Unmarked. He had a tag, then I sent him out to be polished and they removed it. Acquired from a ...

A wonderful example of an Akha Tribe spice basket, with a stunning woven pattern on all sides and crafted from a mix of rattan. This basket was once used to store precious spices and...

300-400 years old sculpture of a female head carved in sandstone. Mounted on a base of light sandstone. From pagoda / Buddha temple in Arakan, Burma. Charming expression with good pa...

Decorative ceramic dish featuring an elegant quatrefoil (clover-shaped) silhouette with a soft cecidon-green glazed border accented by a geometric relief pattern. The contrasting mat...

Beautiful pair of bronze figural torchieres of two women holding torches which are electrified. This is a classic pair of draped bronze women holding aloft a flamed torch. The pair w...

This is a sculpture of the Diety Buddha Sleeping. It's a casting, painted in gold and jeweled colors.

Primitive Borneo Granary old Door, with residue of color on a facade: suitable as a modern wood sculpture on support - I can darken the wood with simple wax on request. M/251. Inte...

Gilles CAFFIER (1963) large ceramic vase, signed and dated, hand-pierced, gray color, interior glass, dated 2016, numbered 3/120 Gilles Caffier is a French designer, born in 1963. H...

A rustic Thai 19th century ox cart wooden wheel mounted on a custom made black wooden Stand. Born in Thailand during the 19th century, this handmade wheel is pierced in its raised center with a hole reserved for the axle tree. The wheel showcases a nicely weathered patina witnessing its long use since the 19th century. This item is mounted on a custom made black painted stepped base. With its rustic appearance and large proportions, this 19th century Thai mounted wooden ox cart wheel...

Decorated with silver inlay and cloaked in an antique patina, this curious brass case is an early 20th century betel nut box, attributed to the Maranao people of the island of Mindan...

Stoneware decorated with Persian-style colors and patterns, and it is highly likely that this Annamese pottery intended for export was produced to meet Middle Eastern demand. Dates : 15th century Le Dynasty Region : North Annam, Vietnam Type : Stoneware Dish Found/Acquired : Southeast Asia , South China Sea, Hoi An Ship Reference : Double checked with reference to the original catalogue Butterfield Treasures Hoi An Hoard Auction Catalogs / San Francisco Butterfields 2000 * Vietnamese trade ceramics Around the mid-14th century, Vietnam developed its ceramics production technology by producing blue and white porcelain, and began to export it overseas. During this period, China Ming Dynasty implemented a policy of lifting the ban from 1371 to 1657 and restricted foreign trade. This served as a good opportunity in the trade history of Vietnamese ceramics, and ceramic exports...

Embodying luxury, artistry and utility, this exquisite mother of pearl bowl of the perfect round shape is made with meticulous care to detail. Handmade with precision and masterful s...

A striking late 20th-century tessellated stone sphere composed of hand-cut panels of fossilized coral stone arranged in a geometric mosaic and polished to a smooth finish. The warm c...

Interesting and elegant bamboo set for a modern house: the tall vase is also suitable for lamp - nr. O/3539 and 3527.

This unique teak wood bowl is a captivating example of organic modern design, hand-carved to highlight its jagged live edge rim and bold, sculptural form. Its tactile texture and unt...

Hand-carved wooden sculpture representing a traditional guardian or deity figure, often referred to as the "Lady of Popa," originating from Vietnam or Southeast Asia. This striking p...

A beautifully aged antique Balinese dulang offering tray, traditionally used in ceremonial settings. This piece features a wide, shallow top supported by a hand-carved pedestal base,...

Two Asian gilt bronze Teppanom kneeling Thai sacred angels. Bronze gilded temple guardians in a sitting position. These temple guardians were made in Th...

The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...

Seated bronze Buddha, with traces of old gilding, late 18th century or early 19th century, Burma. Seated Buddha from the 18th or late 19th century, made of bronze with traces of old...

Pair of monumental brass pillar candleholders with all over engraved design, the standard with alternating smooth rings and a large domed bowl center. Dimensions: 7 1/2" W at base, ...

This fine piece of porcelain, a plate from the Qing Dynasty, is a testament to the enduring craftsmanship of Jingdezhen, the porcelain capital of China. It presents a classic blue an...

Charming round hand-crafted bamboo cache pot – planter. Around 1960, France. Lovely vintage item to give any home a warm natural eye catcher with a true mid-century boho vibe. The i...

Balinese offering tray; these trays known as "Dulangs" were used to carry offerings atop Balinese women’s heads during ceremonial processions. This 19th ...

An exceptionally beautiful, serene, delicately crafted, and extremely rare Burmese Buddha head/bust - hand-made using the ancient Thayo technique w...

Brulé means 'burnt' in French. Raw and delicate, the Brulé boxes evoke the idea of baked earth or ashes. There is a powerful energy in the details of decisio...

The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...

Balinese offering tray; these trays known as "Dulangs" were used to carry offerings atop Balinese women’s heads during ceremonial processions. This 19th century "Dulang" features a f...

The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines. Patrick Coard Paris launches a unique and beautiful sculptural object collection. The set of amorphous sculptures...

19th century Lao Buddha statue. Folk Art figure representation of Buddha. A solid wood block carving with remnants of pigments. To collectors Lao Buddha figures are coveted and sought after for their individual none refined quality. Lao Folk Art Buddha...

Indonesian Balinese Yogya, Djokja Baskets, Ca 1900 An set Indonesian, Balinese, silver baskets. The baskets with each at the sides a Kalahead (a mask of a monster lion) (Bali) between lotus flowers and floral decor. On the outside on the bottom a Balinese figure, wearing a Kala mask and digger and a Wajang figure. Inside of one basket are engraved signatures ( 7 signatures) The silver from the former Dutch colony, East Indies, present-day Indonesia, is called Djokja. Traveling salesmen and repatriates brought many silver objects with them to the Netherlands. The largest and most beautiful production is from the period 1880 to 1930. Djokja silver...

A sumptuous sloping vase that is rich with texture and colour. Urushi lacquer in classic red and black is applied over a raw linen surface cast in bronze before rubbing back to show ...

Embodying luxury, artistry and utility, this exquisite mother of pearl bowl is made with meticulous care to detail. Handmade with precision and masterful skill, each mosaic piece car...

Antique small openwork Yogya decorative plate An antique Indonesian Yogya plate, richly decorated. The outer edge is surrounded by three openwork rings with leaf-like scenes. In the...

Part of the Pleiades series, this Plume vase features a refined Nebula pattern that flows gracefully along its tall, slender silhouette. The elongated form lends the piece a sense of...

Elegant, exotic, and unmistakably refined, shagreen has long captivated those with a discerning eye for luxury. A study in subtle opulence, this artisan-crafted decorative box is wra...

A scarce fine quality antique silver-inlaid solid brass betel nut box (Lutuan), dating to the second half of the 19th / early 20th century, hand-crafted in Mindanao, Philippines. Boxes such as this were used to store the areca nut (also known as the betel nut) which would be wrapped in a betel leaf with lime paste and other ingredients, often tobacco, for chewing. Similar to the European tea caddy, these boxes often served as a way to impress while showing off ones wealth. Betel chewing was prevalent in the southern Philippines as in much of the rest of Southeast Asia. Wealthier Maranao families on Mindanao were able to afford elaborate silver-inlaid brass betel boxes such as this example. Such boxes were used to show off to guests and from which they were offered betel and the other component such as leaves and lime to make up the betel quid. Rare large size, most extant examples of such boxes tend to measure around 5 inches in length. At slightly more than 7.75 inches the example here is larger than most. The distinctive decorative box features a very heavy strong-box like rectangular shaped chest form with canted corners, copper handles, and a conforming hinged lid, lifting open to reveal an interior divided into three compartments covered by four hinged lids. Each of these doors is inlaid with silver in stylized orchid flower patterns. Exceptionally executed throughout, the arabesque silver inlaid exterior is decorated to the top with a large orchid motif within scrolling obid-obid (stylized rope) borders. The front, back and sides are inlaid with sets of stylized tail feathers of the sari-manok bird beneath which are unusual, highly stylized whimsical zoomorphic faces that appear like cat or tiger faces. (Such stylisation is accounted for by Southeast Asian Islamic preferences to avoid the overt and this potentially idolatrous representation of animal and human forms. Designs such as these are drawn from a local design repertoire that has its origins in wood carving. Although the spread of Islam in the Philippines began in the 14th century, mostly through the influence of Muslim merchants from the western Malay Archipelago, decorative arts in this design remain exceptionally rare. This lutuan represents a fine example of Islamic metalwork from the most eastern outreach of Islamic art and civilisation: Mindanao island being significantly further east than even China – artwork from Islamic Southeast Asia remains chronically under-represented in the world’s major collections of Islamic art. PROVENANCE / ACQUISITION Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Austin Auction Gallery, established 1983, Austin, Texas. References Brownrigg, H., Betel Cutters...

Large pair of Thai figures of Siamese musicians, nicely carved turned into table lamps. Musicians in seated position, one is holding a flute, the other o...

Post-Modern solid teak Danish style desk tray "6500" Series by Eldon, circa 1980s. The tray is in good vintage condition and measures approximately 11.5"W x 2.25"D x 17.25"L. The tray is heavy, solid teak and is marked with the Eldon "Woodline 6500...

Embodying luxury, artistry and utility, this exquisite mother of pearl bowl is made with meticulous care to detail. Handmade with precision and masterful skill, each mosaic piece car...

The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...

Laos bamboo basket. Age: Laos, 20th Century Size: Height 58.8 C.M. / Diameter 37.5 C.M. Condition: Nice condition overall.

Thai Sawankhalok small stoneware persimmon shaped box, 15th century. Naturalistic body, carved lid & an intriguing repair to the cover which now provides a safety catch inside. Celad...

Antique late 19th century Thai Buddha bronze statue, with a lacquered and gilded surface, heavy and with beautiful details.

A pair of finely cast Asian bronze fish animal statues. Age: Contemporary Size: Length 24.4 C.M. / Width 8 C.M. / Height 9.5 C.M. Condition: Nice condition overall.

A gorgeous Neoclassical style oval metal toleware box, chest, or bin with lid on stand By Maitland Smith Philippines, Late 20th Century Black lacquer...

An antique Thai wooden betel nut box from the early 20th century, with carved décor and pierced motifs. Born in Thailand during the early 20th century, this antique wooden betel nut ...

The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by skilled artisans, ultimately making each piece unique, designed in Paris and produced in the Philippines. Patrick Coard Paris expands on his unique and beautiful sculptural object collection. The Embrace is a powerful sculpture representing a sense of family, strength and sense of whole. The piece is entirely handcrafted in bronze-patina brass...

An elegant cast bronze dragonfly sculpture, capturing the fleeting grace of this iconic insect in a timeless and enduring medium. The piece is finely detailed, from the textured segm...

An exquisite Mid-Century Modernist tessellated marble demilune box, designed by Celerie Kemble for Maitland Smith, Philippines, circa 1980. This luxurious box features a beautifully ...