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Place of Origin: Asian
Large Brass Turtle Hawksbill Sculpture
By Anthony Redmile London
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large brass turtle hawksbill sculpture / storage box.
Category
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Asian Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Antique Original Thayo Burmese Burma Myanmar Asian Buddha Head Sculpture Statue
Located in Studio City, CA
An exceptionally beautiful, serene, delicately crafted, and extremely rare Burmese Buddha head/bust - hand-made using the ancient Thayo technique w...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Giltwood, Lacquer
Vintage Gilt Famille Verte Chinese Porcelain Seated Buddha/Luohan Ex-Lorin Marsh
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage Chinese porcelain statue.
In the form of a Luohan or Arhat with a famille verte robe and gilt body.
The reverse ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Asian Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
For Women We Care for Earth Purple Globe
Located in Paris, FR
Globe For Women We Care for Earth Purple, the globe structure
is made of resin with a pearly white finish and a floral setting of
3,000 painted pieces. The red lips are made of scu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Ramé Turquoise Wall Sculpture by NITUSH AROOSH
Located in Geneve, CH
Ramé Turquoise Wall Sculpture by NITUSH AROOSH
Dimensions: Ø 100 cm.
Materials: Stainless steel.
Available in different finishes. All our lamps can be wired according to each count...
Category
2010s Post-Modern Asian Sculptures
Materials
Stainless Steel
$7,950 / item
Large 19th Century Polychromed Statue of a Burmese Nat Temple Dancer
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
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...
Category
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique Asian Sculptures
Materials
Teak
Hand-Carved Chinese Rose Quartz Ox on Custom Hardwood Stand
Located in Lomita, CA
Hand-Carved Chinese Rose Quartz Ox on Custom Hardwood Stand
Description:
This finely carved rose quartz ox is a striking example of Chinese stone artistry, believed to date from the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Asian Sculptures
Materials
Quartz
Brass Thin Ribbon Shaped Free Form Sculpture, Indonesia, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Thin ribbon shaped brass curves in a single piece to create a free form design.
The sculpture is mounted on black marble base.
Two other shapes / designs are also available (S5485, S...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Rare Large Chinese Export circa 1900 Shoushan Stone Sculpture Pandas Crane Birds
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and very rare original Chinese Export circa 1900 Shoushan stone carving of mountain lions on rocks
I h...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Export Antique Asian Sculptures
Materials
Stone
$2,661 Sale Price
30% Off
150 Gram Bi Color Tourmaline Specimen Attached With Quartz From Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
150 Gram Bi Color Tourmaline Specimen Attached With Quartz From Afghanistan
Weight: 150 Gram
Dimension: 4.7 x 7.3 x 4.5 Cm
Origin: Kunar, Afghanistan
Tourmaline is a crystalline...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Adam Style Antique Asian Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Japanese antique objet / wood wabi-sabi object
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is an ornament whose root part of the tree changes over time and looks like a Buddha statue.
The surface of the wood has many holes and the shadows are very mysterious, and the...
Category
Mid-20th Century Showa Asian Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Cedar
Provincial Chinese Farm Cart Wheel, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This large 19th-century wooden wheel once bore the weight of an ox-drawn wagon or farm cart. The impressive wheel is richly aged with wabi-sabi texture, burnished smooth from years o...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Asian Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Chinese Carved Wooden Figure of Bearded Immortal Holding a Staff
Located in Asheville, NC
This statue of "Man Who Never Dies" otherwise known as an immortal, his attribute is to hold staff in one hand and the sacred peach in other. It is composed of rose colored Chinese w...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Asian Sculptures
$950 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Chinese 19th Century Rustic Mounted Ox Cart Wooden Wheel on Base
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese 19th century rustic ox cart wooden wheel mounted on a custom made black stand. This handmade Chinese wheel is pierced in its center with a rectangular hole reserved for the axle tree. The wheel showcases a great weathered patina witnessing its long use since the 19th century. This item is mounted on a custom made black stepped wooden base. With its rustic presence and nice proportions, this 19th century Chinese mounted wooden ox cart wheel...
Category
19th Century Rustic Antique Asian Sculptures
Materials
Wood
20th Century Japanese Wooden Bear Sculpture
Located in High Point, NC
This 20th-century Japanese wooden bear sculpture is a stunning example of traditional artistry. Expertly carved from light, warm-toned wood, this...
Category
20th Century Asian Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Fluorite over Quartz from Huanggang Mine, Keshiketeng Qi, Inner Mongolia, China
Located in New York, NY
From Huanggang Mine, No. 6 Shaft, Keshiketeng Qi, Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, China
Transparent dark-blue fluorite crystals covering front of gray quartz plate. The fluorite crystals a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
19th Century Russian Bronze Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Russian bronze sculpture on a marble base. Signed LAAHCEPE.
Category
19th Century Antique Asian Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
358.33 Gram Black Tourmaline Specimen with Quartz And Mica From Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
358.33 Gram Black Tourmaline Specimen with Quartz And Mica From Afghanistan
Weight : 358.33 Gram
Dimension : 4.5 x 6.2 x 11.7 Cm
Origin: kunar, Afghanistan
Tourmaline is a crystal...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Adam Style Antique Asian Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Pair 19th Century Giltwood Eagles
Located in Shipston-On-Stour, GB
A rare pair of 19th Century carved giltwood elements of eagles with widespread wings, Indian, circa 1840. Artfully displayed on contemporary ebonised stands. Historic repair to one w...
Category
1840s Country Antique Asian Sculptures
Materials
Giltwood
40 Gram Glamorous Spessartine Garnet Specimen From Skardu, Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
40 Gram Glamorous Spessartine Garnet Specimen From Skardu, Pakistan
Weight: 40 Gram
Dimension: 4.3 x 3 x 2 Cm
Origin: Skardu District, Gilgit Baltistan Province, Pakistan
Spessar...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Adam Style Antique Asian Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
488.78 Gram Gorgeous Forest Green Malachite from Yangjiang Guangdong, China
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Forest Green Malachite:
Weight: 488.78 Gram
Dim: 5.1 x 10.7 x 8.1 cm
Color : Green
Origin : Yangjiang Guangdong Province, China
Malachite is a vibrant and captivating m...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Adam Style Antique Asian Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Japanese Haniwa Terracotta Head of a Warrior
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese Haniwa terracotta head of a warrior, Haniwa figures are Japanese terracotta funerary figures that accompanied the dead buried in early Japan, ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Asian Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
1900s Chinese Cloisonne Leopards
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 19th Century to 1900s Chinese cloisonne leopards. Finely detailed. Cast in bronze and brass with enamel. Supposedly owned by the Gucci family in Ne...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Asian Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Enamel
Marvelous 65 Carat Tri Color Tourmaline on Quartz from Stak Nala, Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Marvelous Tri Color Tourmaline On Quartz
WEIGHT: 65 Carat
DIMENSIONS: 2.0 x 2.6 x 3.3 Cm
ORIGIN: Stak Nala, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan
TREATMENT: None
Tourmaline is an extrem...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Adam Style Antique Asian Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Stone Leather Sharpening Tool Sculpture, China, 1920s
Located in New York, NY
1920's Chinese stone device used to sharpen leather.
Stone is smooth and polished.
Mounted on stand measuring 2.5" x 2.5".
Three available and sold individually.
Category
1920s Vintage Asian Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Early Japanese Hinoki Wood Sculpture of Bishamon
Located in Hudson, NY
Early Japanese Hinoki wood sculpture of Bishamon. Kamakura period (1185 - 1333) sculpture made from hinoki wood. Bishamon is also known as Tamonten, meanin...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Asian Sculptures
Materials
Wood
320.04 Gram Beautiful Pyrite Specimen From Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
320.04 Gram Beautiful Pyrite Specimen From Pakistan
Weight: 320.04 Gram
Dimension: 6.9 x 10 x 4.5 Cm
Origin: Pakistan
Pyrite is found in a wide variety of geological settings, ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Adam Style Antique Asian Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Bronze Sculpture of Buddha on Lion Fu
Located in Marbella, ES
Bronze Sculpture of Buddha on Lion Fu
Category
Late 20th Century Asian Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
173 Gram Adorable Lemon Yellow Brucite In Botryoidal Rounded Habit From Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Adorable Lemon Yellow Brucite In Botryoidal Rounded Habit From Pakistan
Weight: 173 gram
Dimension: 8.7 x 7 x 3.5 Cm
Origin : Qilla Saifullah khan District, Balochistan, Pakistan
...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Adam Style Antique Asian Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Natural 90.37 Gram Muddy Skeletal Quartz From Balochistan, Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Natural 90.37 Gram Muddy Skeletal quartz from Balochistan, Pakistan
Weight: 90.37 Gram
Dimension: 4.2 x 5.9 x 4.9 Cm
Origin: Balochistan, Pakistan
Quality: AAA
Today quartz is ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Adam Style Antique Asian Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Zeus Made with Compressed Marble Powder
By LAGU
Located in İSTANBUL, TR
Zeus, considered the father of gods and humans, is the most important god in Greek mythology. It is always depicted with the throne, scepter and lightning bolt. The original of the s...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Classical Greek Asian Sculptures
Materials
Statuary Marble
$7,200 / item
66.90 Gram Lovely Lazurite Specimen From Badakhshan, Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Lovely Lazurite Specimen From Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Weight: 66.90 Gram
Dimension: 4.3 x 6 x 2.5
Origin: Badakhshan, Afghanistan
Lazurite is a ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Adam Style Antique Asian Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Antique 19th Century Japanese Bronze Horse on Hand-Carved Wooden Base
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th century Japanese bronze horse on hand-carved wooden base.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Asian Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
285.61 Gram Marvelous Tri Color Tourmaline Specimen from Nooristan, Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
Marvelous Tri Color Tourmaline Specimen From Nooristan, Afghanistan
WEIGHT: 285.61 grams
DIMENSIONS : 6.7 x 5.2 x 5 Cm
ORIGIN: Afghani...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Adam Style Antique Asian Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Gemstone Happy Buddha Labradorite
Located in Somis, CA
A fantastic labradorite Happy Buddha statue. The Buddha with round face, long earlobes and broad smile, wearing a loose robe that exposes the front of his...
Category
2010s Asian Sculptures
Materials
Stone
$1,750 Sale Price
50% Off
Fine Tang Dynasty Pottery Statue of Guardian, TL Tested
Located in Greenwich, CT
A very refined, unusual and important lively modeled pottery statue of guardian, dramatic and powerful pose, early Tang dynasty, 618-907AD, comes with Oxford authentication TL test...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Tang Antique Asian Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
$28,000 Sale Price
22% Off
43.07 Gram Elegant Bi Color Tourmaline Specimen With Quartz From skardu Pakistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
43.07 Gram Elegant Bi Color Tourmaline Specimen With Quartz From skardu Pakistan
Weight: 43.07 Gram
Dimension: 3.4 x 4.2 x 3.5 Cm
Origin: Skardu Valley, Pakistan
Tourmaline is a cr...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Adam Style Antique Asian Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Chinese Gilt Bronze Buddha Figure
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Gilt Bronze Buddha Figure
7 7/8 H X 3 3/8 D
Category
19th Century Chinese Export Antique Asian Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
86.97 Gram Pink Cap Green Tourmaline Specimen From Kunar, Afghanistan
By Deloris "Dee" Giltz 1
Located in Peshawar, PK
86.97 Gram Pink Cap Green Tourmaline Specimen From Kunar, Afghanistan
Weight: 86.97 Gram
Dimension: 4.2 x 4.6 x 3.6 Cm
Origin: Kunar, Afgh...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Adam Style Antique Asian Sculptures
Materials
Rock Crystal
Pair of Eclectic 20th Century British Colonial Terracotta Elephants in Pale Pink
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of British colonial terracotta elephants from the early 20th century, India, with nicely rendered details. These eclectic statues have a very subtle, nicely aged, layer of pal...
Category
20th Century British Colonial Asian Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Vintage Zwanen Messing Koper Set van 4 MTC Brass
Located in Poperinge, BE
Vintage set of 4 swans of increasing size, made of yellow copper or brass, the smallest is marked MTC Brass at the bottom, ca 1960s, Korea.
In perfect vintage condition, the copper ...
Category
1960s Vintage Asian Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Bronze Mukhalingam in the form of a Head, India, 18th-19th Century
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This bronze plaque representation of Shiva with a human face was intended to serve as a lingam cover. This example has an elaborate mustache, a bell shaped cap with an oil lamp on ...
Category
19th Century Tribal Antique Asian Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Japanese bronze elephant figure
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Japanese Bronze Elephant Figurine
This Japanese bronze elephant figurine strikes a dynamic pose with its trunk raised in an upward gesture. The dark patina of the bronze highlights t...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Asian Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Prosperity Stone Disc, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This round stone disc originated in Shanxi province as an early 20th-century threshing wheel. Secured to a wooden axel that ran through the center, the stone was rolled across stalks...
Category
Early 20th Century Organic Modern Asian Sculptures
Materials
Limestone, Steel
Pair of Late 19th Century Laotian Swords on Custom Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Laos swords from the late 19th century on custom stands. This pair of antique swords from Laos, often referred to as a daab or dha, were quick ...
Category
19th Century Antique Asian Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Tibetan Gau Traveling Shrine with Silk Case, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Tibetan traveling shrines, known as Gau, were believed to offer protective powers and were used to hold and carry sacred objects during long journeys. Crafted over a century ago, a B...
Category
Early 20th Century Tibetan Asian Sculptures
Materials
Copper, Brass
Japanese Meiji Gilt Patterned Bronze Figure of a Fisherman
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful antique Japanese Meiji Bronze portrayal of a fisherman dating from the 19th century. The fisherman is portrayed with a very large fish and sitting on it to hold it down....
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique Asian Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Two Chinese Wood Lion Foo Dogs Incense Holder
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Two Chinese wood Foo Dogs Incense holder burners.
Featuring a pair of highly detailed lion foo dogs, one male and one female which were thought to protect the home from harmful spiritual influences and harmful people that might be a threat.
The Foo Dogs...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Export Asian Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Set of Two Decorative Turquoise Blue Ceramic Foo Dogs Sculptures
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A very nice pair of vintage, turquoise blue, ceramic foo dogs, circa 1980s. Excellent condition and patina; makes a fun decor item in any room! Size given in...
Category
1980s Hollywood Regency Vintage Asian Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Hand-Carved Soapstone "Happy Buddha" Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
A really nice hand-carved soapstone "Happy Buddha" sculpture , circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition a few small chips at the base and measures 3.5"W x 2.5"D x 4"H. A laughing Buddha is the ultimate symbol of happiness, taking away any problem, symbolizing good fortune and wealth in both life and career as well as total life fulfillment. A really cool sculpture...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Sculptures
Materials
Soapstone
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Contemporary Tibetan Bronze Skull Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
An early 21st century bronze skull with gilded mandala and gilded teeth. Very rare, from Tibet.
Category
Early 2000s Asian Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century Mounted Figural Fragment from Thailand
Located in Chicago, IL
The piece was found in France. the gorgeous patina and losses show this artifact in a very wonderful way. We mounted the pice with hand made iron presented for display
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Asian Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Japanese Contemporary Gold Orange Blue Green Porcelain Lucky Cat Sculpture
Located in Takarazuka, JP
Japanese Contemporary porcelain beckoning cat, a uniquely and intricately gilded and hand painted porcelain piece from the Kutani region of Japan. The cat raising his left paw is adorned with multiple golden medallions and is covered with raised loops characteristic of the Kutani “mori” style. While the origins of the Japanese beckoning cat are unclear, contemporary woodblock...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Meiji Asian Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Large Hand-Carved Padauk Wood Hotei Buddha with Children and Bonsai Tree 1950's.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Feel the charm and positivity of this stunning hand-carved Hotei Buddha, crafted from vibrant Padauk wood and burl wood. This enchanting piece features th...
Category
1950s Vintage Asian Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Early 18th Century Chinese Qing Period Carved Lohan Figure
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 18th century Chinese Qing period carved Lohan figure in draped robes. Very finely carved heavy dark rosewood. The aged surface patina with tight gra...
Category
Early 18th Century Qing Antique Asian Sculptures
Materials
Rosewood
Neoclassical Grand Tour Solid Marble Green Obelisk
Located in Elkhart, IN
A stunning neoclassical or Grand Tour style solid marble green obelisk
Measures: 3"W x 3"D x 14"H.
Very good original vintage condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Grand Tour Asian Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Antique Japanese Wood Carving of Two Minogames 'Mythological Turtle', 18th C
Located in North Miami, FL
A sculpture of 2 Minogame turtles with their distinctive fan-like tails. The smaller turtle is standing in the she’ll of the larger one. This is an excellent Japanese hardwood carvin...
Category
Late 18th Century Edo Antique Asian Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
$10,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Chinese Ming Sancai Chiwen Roof Tiles, c. 1650
Located in Chicago, IL
These monumental Chinese roof tiles were once installed as part of the elaborate roof of a Ming-dynasty temple or grand courtyard home. Dated to the 17th century or earlier, the scul...
Category
17th Century Ming Antique Asian Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Pair of Antique Stone Figures Statues Han Style
Located in Somis, CA
A pair of vintage solid stone court attendants. Of tall slender form, wearing long flowing robes flaring at the bottom with hands within wide, decorative cuffs. The realistically mod...
Category
Mid-20th Century Han Asian Sculptures
Materials
Stone
$15,500 / set
White Porcelain Sculpture With Ridges by Lee Jong Min
By Lee Jong Min
Located in Atlanta, GA
'I use a medical dental drill bit to carve the surface of white porcelain, from a form thrown on a wheel, to create delicate patterns. This work requires an enormous amount of patien...
Category
2010s Modern Asian Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
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