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Technique: Carved
Carolina Rectangular Tray, Cream Onyx Stone
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
The onyx quarries of the Carolina village, in the province of San Luis, Argentina, bring a fresh air and contribute to the femininity and elegance of our line for bathrooms, made up of brushes, tissue box covers, wastepaper bin, trays and soap dishes...
Category
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
$480 / item
Pair of Chinese Gilt Foo Dogs
Located in Queens, NY
PAIR of Asian Chinese style gilt carved foo dog figures holding a open design ball
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
$1,500 / set
Pair French Attr. Baccarat Double Overlay White to Green Cut Crystal Lusters
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A very fine pair of Antique French " Baccarat" double overlay, White to Green cut Crystal Lusters / Girondles, attributed to Baccarat . This pair of wh...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
1960s Vintage Moroccan Inlaid Hexagonal Wood Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1960s Handcrafted Bone Inlaid Trinket Moroccan Wood Trinket Box.
Handmade artisanal mid century inlaid trinket decorative lidded Moroccan box.
This hexagonal shaped decorative box ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone, Fruitwood
Pair of Decorative Circa 1750 Italian Giltwood Finials
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon…
Dating to circa 1750, these decorative giltwood finials are from Italy. Each finial has a shaped console background, surrounded by volutes, curled lea...
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
18th Century Swedish Case Clock
Located in Huntington, NY
A unique Swedish case clock repainted in cream color. Clock is sold as a decorative piece, no mechanical guarantee. Weights (but no pendulum and key) included.
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Antique Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
Large Hand Carved Wooden Carousel Panther Statue
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
This large mid-20th century hand-carved wooden carousel panther statue features an open mouth and glass eyes. Originally polychrome, the sculpture has d...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$3,188 Sale Price
35% Off
Three Tall Gilded and Carved Italian Candelabras 18th Century Three-Armed
Located in Milano, MI
Set of Three Antique Gilded Italian Three-Flame Candlesticks From the Late 1700s in carved poplar wood. This exceptional and rare triptych of tall candlesticks has the octagonal ba...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Baroque Antique Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Monoxyl Nude Study of Venus, France 1960s
Located in London, England
Beautiful study of Venus, direct carved into solid afromosia. It shows a stylized and simplified female torso, focusing on the flow and curves of the human form rather than on realis...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Teak
Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Oak By R. Krengel 1910s
Located in Verviers, BE
Wall-Mounted Weather Station in Art Nouveau Style Carved Oak By R. Krengel 1910s Eupen Belgium
High quality mechanism with jeweled movement barometer and thermometer (in centigrade)...
Category
1910s Belgian Art Nouveau Vintage Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
Scandinavian Teak Decorative Dishes, Set of 2 Bowls, Mid-Century Design 1960s
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Scandinavian Teak Decorative Dishes, Set of 2 Bowls, Mid-Century Design 1960s
Elegant teak trays from the 1960s, likely of Danish origin.
Their distinctive diamond-shaped design g...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Teak
20th Century Hand Crafted Anatolian Terracotta Vase
Located in London, GB
Description:
This 20th-century Anatolian terracotta jug exemplifies traditional Turkish craftsmanship. The piece is distinguished by its elegantly curved handle and warm, earthy tone...
Category
1930s Turkish Rustic Vintage Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay
A 16th century carved marble sculpture of poseidon
Located in London, GB
This fine and imposing sculpture is an excellent example of 16th century Italian craftsmanship. The figure is stood on a raised, shaped rectangular base with a carved "dolphin" at th...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
A Murrine Vase by Marco and Mattia Salvadore, made on Murano ca. 2017
Located in Aachen, DE
A cute Murano glass vessel with Murrine, made by Marco and Mattia Salvadore and their team at Studio Salvadore on Murano ca. 2017. A mosaic of transparent canes and murrine, fused an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Other Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Chinese Carved Root Deity Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Asian Chinese (19th Cent) carved root figure of a standing Deity
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Antique Hand-Crafted Alabaster Jewelry Box with Brass Rose / Vintage Trinket Box
Located in Lisse, NL
Quality made antique alabaster trinket xox with brass rose lid, romantic decor.
Beautiful antique lidded box made from alabaster, featuring a finely crafted brass rose as the handle...
Category
Early 20th Century French Romantic Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Art Deco Decorative Box Pietro Chiesa & Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte, Italy 1930s
Located in Palermo, IT
incredible Rectangular corrugated box made of wood and old blue mirrored glass with two details that recall the work of Peter Church.
Also on the glass we can see staining that date...
Category
20th Century Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass
$7,138 Sale Price
20% Off
Hiroyuki Nishimura Abstract Sculpture Cardinal8 Tribal Style
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Cardinal #8
Sculpture by Hiroyuki Nishimura.
Material Zelkova
This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws.
Most of wood used for his works are unable to use anythin...
Category
2010s Japanese Tribal Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Bookends Chess Figures Carved in the Shape of The King, With Noble Wood Antique
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
Antique enigmatic Bookends,king Chess Pieces Carved in Wood
Bookends Chess figures carved in the shape of the King, With noble wood
Bookends carved in wo...
Category
19th Century Spanish Other Antique Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
20th Century Wooden Carved Eight Immortals Statues
Located in Pomona, CA
The Eight Immortals are the eight immortals in Taoism, representing eight different groups of people, men, women, old and young, poor, lowly, rich and noble.
Since the Eight Immortals are mortals who have attained Taoism, their personalities are closer to those of the common people. Recently, they have become very important
representatives of the immortals in Taoism. The Eight Immortals are Tieguai Li, Zhong Liquan, Lan Caihe, Zhang Guolao, He Xiangu, Lu Dongbin, Han Xiangzi, Cao Guojiu.
They are well known in Chinese folks.
Size: 11in H x 4in W x 3.5in D each
Origin: China
Circa: 1950's
Material: Boxwood
Condition: Original condition, hand made and hand carved, normal age wear.
Disclaimer: Due to differences in monitor/screen settings, product colors may differ slightly between product photos...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Boxwood
$2,212 Sale Price / set
25% Off
Carlo Scarpa, 'Battuto' vase, model no. 3932 B, ca. 1942
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978), a monumental 'battuto' vase, ca. 1942
model no. 3932 B
hand-blown glass with battuto surface
executed by Venini & C., Murano, Italy
30 x 22 cm (circumferenc...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
$39,976 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Diminutive Bronze & Marble Portrait Bust of Franz Liszt
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th Century Diminutive Bronze & Marble Portrait Bust of Franz Liszt
Germany, Late 19th Century
A splendid bronze bust of famed composer Franz Liszt in...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian High Victorian Antique Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$476 Sale Price
20% Off
Picture Frame White flowers hand painted miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Picture Frame is in 925/1000 sterling silver and gold plated 24 carats.
Picture Frame has white fired enamels on guilloché.
Picture Frame has an hand-painted floral miniature by the ...
Category
1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Henri Picard Signed Napoleon III Period Gilt Bronze Candelabra Pair
By Henri Picard
Located in Forney, TX
A truly unique pair of Napoleon III Second Empire Period (1852-1870) Neo-Etruscan style gilt bronze table candelabras by the prestigious 19th century fondeur and doreur Henri Picard ...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Greco Roman Antique Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Rock Crystal Dragon's Head Statue 8.5 lb
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful, hand carved, all natural rock crystal dragon's head statue. Weighing at an whopping 8.5 lb, this wonderful piece makes a fantastic paper we...
Category
Late 20th Century Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
$399 Sale Price
46% Off
Bookends Pair of Alabaster or Marble Dice-Shaped Spain 20th Century
Located in Mombuey, Zamora
alabaster or marble dice-shaped bookends
I am not a player but for some reason when I see a dice or a card from the deck I associate it with something p...
Category
20th Century Spanish Art Deco Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Alabaster
Young woman with jug, Carrara marble, signed Bonnal, early 20th century
Located in NICE, FR
Charming sculpture of a young woman carrying a jug, signed by Bonnal on the back and inspired by “Rebecca at the Well” by 19th-century Italian School artist Guglielmo Pugi.
The sculpture in fine white Carrara marble, created between the end of the 19ᵉ century and the beginning of the 20ᵉ century, depicts a pensive, lascivious young woman dressed in the fashion of the turn of the century: she wears a turban from which escapes curls of hair and a bracelet characteristic of the period; the cut of her dress is also very elaborate for a simple peasant woman. The finely embroidered motifs on the dress and turban are further evidence of the sculptor's mastery.
A delicate, feminine piece that will look great in a hallway or on a dressing table, and will make a lovely gift for an aesthete woman.
Guglielmo Pugi lived in Florence, where he ran a sculpture workshop with his two sons. Their workshop, “Guglielmo Pugi e Figli”, was mainly dedicated to exports, particularly to the United States. Guglielmo Pugi's work, emblematic of the Art Nouveau style, is characterized by direct carving in alabaster and Carrara marble (often white or veined).
Some of his sculptures are now housed in Volterra's Historical Alabaster Museum. Many of his works were shown at major international exhibitions, such as the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo and the 1904 Exposition...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Hiroyuki Nishimura and Zogei Furniture Sculptural Stool16 Tribal Glamping
By Zougei
Located in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
Name: A thread windings
Sculptural stool by Hiroyuki Nishimura and zone carved furniture
Material: Machilus
This work is carved from log with some kinds of chainsaws.
Most of woo...
Category
2010s Japanese Tribal Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Chinese Cloisonne Double Peach Box, Republic Period, early 20th century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely Chinese turquoise ground cloisonne "double peach" box and cover with shaped hardwood stand, Republic Period (1911 to 1949), early 20th century, China.
The box formed as a p...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Set of 3 Hand Blown Murano Faceted Vases in Amber
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Elevate your home décor with the sublime elegance of our faceted amber vases, a masterpiece of Murano glass artistry. This exquisite trio, meticulously crafted by skilled artisans, c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Hand Carved Crystal Bamboo Shaven Design Bowl by Robert Kuo, Limited
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Bamboo Shaven Bowl
Crystal
Hand Carved
Limited Edition
Each piece is individually crafted and is unique. Crystal forms and inclusions can vary.
Category
2010s Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
Set Salta Leather Cream & Sugar Alpaca Silver & Leather
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Set Salta Leather Coffee & Cream , Alpaca Silver and Goat Leather
(3 pieces)
1 Salta Rectangular Tray 8" x 5" x 0.5"
1 Salta Sugar Pot with Spoon 2.2" x 2.5"
1 Salta Creamer 2.75" x ...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Great Lodge Style Antler Mantel Clock 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Great Lodge Style Antler Mantel Clock 1900
A rare antique lodge style mantel clock. Oakwood case, richly decorated with antlers from the deer and fallow deer, mountain goat antlers ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Antler
Wooden Sculpture “Fuku Saru” (Lucky Monkey) by Nakanishi Hiroka (中西弘馨)
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A bold and charming wooden sculpture of a monkey, titled 「福申」(“Fuku Saru” – Lucky Monkey), created by the Japanese artist Nakanishi Hiroka (中西弘馨). With its faceted, geometric carving...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Anglo-Raj Marble Inlay Box Pietra Dura
Located in Fort Washington, MD
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Art Deco Saint Louis Style Pair of French Cut and Grinded Lead Crystal Vases
By Saint Louis
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Refi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Italy Late 20th Century Carved Wooden Elephant
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an amazing piece born by the fine craftmenships of the Sardinian artisan of the beautiful island of Sardinia, Italy.
The elephant has a dynamic movement that depict the figur...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Rustic Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Provincial Chinese Trunk Mortar, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This large wooden mortar dates to the late 19th century and was originally used for crushing rice, grain, spices and other foodstuffs. Carved from a single tree trunk, the mortar has...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Primitive Antique Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
A French 19th-20th Century Carved White Marble Fountain Sculpture with Children
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and charming French 19th-20th century carved white marble whimsical group sculpture depicting two putti (Children) playing with a dolphin, fitted for use as a fountain, Paris,...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XV Antique Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$9,985 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Wooden Mantel Clock with Eagle, Swiss 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Wooden Mantel Clock with Eagle, Swiss 1900
A great carved linden wood mantel clock with a very detailled carved eagle sitting on a rock with foliage decorations. The porcelaine clockface has handpainted numerals, handcarved in Switzerland - Brienz ca. 1900. The clockwork was overworked by a clockmaker and is in working order. It comes with original key.
Measures:
Width 14.17" (36.0cm)
Height 24.8" (63.0cm)
Depth 5.12" (13.0cm)
Soberly considered mantel clocks are small pendulum clocks...
Category
Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Set Picture Frame+Table Box Enamel two-tone ruby red and emerald green Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular Photo Frame in Gold-Plated 925/1000 Silver: Imagine a frame that frames your most precious memories with elegance and modernity. This frame is made of gold-plated 925/100...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Modern Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold, Gold Plate
Genuine Hand Carved Malachite Fish // 272 Grams
Located in New York, NY
This gorgeous 272 gram malachite fish has been hand carved and hand-polished out of excellent quality malachite from the DRC. Malachite is a lusciously hued, bright and dark green ba...
Category
2010s Congolese Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite
Country Style Hand Blown Glass Vase with Flower Decor Sofina Boutique Kitzbühel
Located in Kitzbühel, Tirol
Hand blown crystal vase in 2 colors blue and pink with peonies all around the vase. The decor is hands-free engraved by glass artists in Bavaria by Sofina Boutique Kitzbuehel. Sofina...
Category
2010s German Country Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
21st Century, Hand-Carved Green and Amber Crystal and Bronze Box
Located in Calenzano, FI
Amber and green crystal box with cut engravings embellished with brass detail made with the artisan lost wax technique with patinated silver finish. Each object is handcrafted and th...
Category
2010s Italian Louis XVI Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Snuffbox Vessel Miniature Hand-Painted Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamel inserted in a fine hand engraving and with round miniature diameter cm. 3.3 hand painted always with fire enamels depicting a sailing ship. Early 19th century Viennese Baroque style. Fine hand engraving on all sides and bottom. Measurements cm. 7.5 x 7.5 x 2. Weight gr. 151. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1976 on inspiration of ancient original artifacts and manufactured in Florence at the Salimbeni company headquarters in several specimens, also with different colors and miniatures, with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slabs and large reinforcements suitable for supporting numerous high-fire enamelled firings at approximately 750 < 800° C.
Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions.
It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books.
Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items.
Hand-painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques.
The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds:
1) Fire enamel.
2) Water tempera on an ivory plate.
3) Painted on mother-of-pearl.
Fire enameled miniatures:
On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750 ° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature colors which are as many colored crystals, ground and reduced to a very fine, almost impalpable powder washed and purified in distilled water with the addition of small quantities of deoxidizing acids which, diluted with essential oils (usually essential oil of solder), can be mixed to form a palette of colors.
With very fine sable hair brushes you draw the subject starting from the perimeter and then gradually adding various layers of color.
It is necessary to carry out various firings very often so that the colors harden and are not absorbed by the underlying glaze as, during the subsequent firings at 750 ° C, during liquefaction, it would spread irremediably. Hence the need to form the painting a little at a time, cooking it numerous times.
Therefore it is necessary to proceed with numerous retouching, often overlapping different colors that only the painter's experience knows. A beautiful miniature needs from 20 to over 50 firings and is finished when the painter deems he does not have to further intervene.
Some colors must have darker tones than others because then, by superimposing the transparent enamel placed at the end of the miniature, they fade. This transparent layer, called “fondant” in jargon, must be smoothed and polished like all other translucent enamel colors.
The miniatures with water tempera colors are painted on real ivory...
Category
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Danish Graphic Black/White Ceramic Vase by Marianne Starck, 1950s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Beautiful handmade Danish modernist ceramic pitcher vase from the Tribal series by ceramic artist Marianne Starck (1931-2007). Smooth rounded shapes with striped handle. White glaze ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
Tafi Medium Onyx Oval Box
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Tafi oval box, it is made entirely by hand in alpaca metal and onyx stone. It comes in three different sizes and you can choose between four different onyx stone colors: black, white/cream, blue or bordeaux
Our pieces are made by hand. One of a kind.
All natural stones may vary in color.
About AIREDELSUR:
With its rustic chic personality and the elegant designs of Marcelo Lucini...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Onyx
$650 / item
Antique Cabin Antler Wall Clock with Deer and Chamois Austria ca. 1900
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Cabin Antler Wall Clock with Deer and Chamois Austria ca. 1900
A great rustic antler wall clock. The wooden case is richly decorated with plaster applications, a plaster deer...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Black Forest Antique Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Plaster, Antler
18th century hand-carved wooden monk
Located in Oostende, BE
Wooden (oak) monk from the second half of the 18th century with glass eyes. Comes from a chapel in Ypres (Belgium).
Fingers and 1 hand are missing, but the corps and face are still...
Category
18th Century Belgian Other Antique Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Oak
POSTMODERNISM 1992 Decorative Pyramidal Box In Polychromate & Gilded Wood
Located in Miami, FL
A postmodernism pyramid shaped box.
This is an amazing and very decorative vintage box created during the postmodernism period and dated by the artist 1992. The decorative box is an...
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold, Enamel
$748 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Black Forest Carved Wooden Pug Inkwell, 19th Century Dog Carving
Located in Bristol, GB
Antique Carving in the Form of a Dog
Raised up on his hind legs, the head with original glass eyes tilts back to reveal the original glass inkwell ins...
Category
19th Century German Black Forest Antique Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Carved Pleated Leaf Charger, Dong Shan Jade by Robert Kuo, Hand Carved, Limited
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Carved pleated leaf charger
Dong Shan Jade
Hand carved
Limited edition.
Each piece is individually crafted and is unique. Jade color, size and inclusions all vary.
Category
2010s Chinese Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Jade
Charles Schneider Le Verre Francais Cardemines Red Cameo Vase
Located in Dallas, TX
This French Art Deco cameo glass vase was created by Charles Schneider (1881–1958) for his Le Verre Francais line. The vase in the “Cardamines” cutting was produced from 1924-1927. A...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
1820 Thorvaldsen Workshop White Marble Neoclassical Cupid Bust Sculpture
Located in Brescia, IT
This exceptional and magnificent white marble bust, was created and sculpted in 1820 circa, by the workshop of Bertel Thorvaldsen (Berthel Thorvaldsen Copenhagen, 1770 - 1844). After...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Antique African Tribal Sculpted Statue
Located in Miami, FL
Interesting African tribal sculpted statue made of iron or lead.
It almost appears that the materials used were taken from a sunken ship.
Look closely at...
Category
19th Century Congolese Antique Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
$880 Sale Price
20% Off
Swedish rustic 19th century pine woven basket
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Swedish rustic 19th century pine woven basket circa 1890.
Here we have a traditional basket using cross woven strops of pine, with solid pine outer strips and rim. Ideal for use as...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Lily Bowl Antico by Greg Natale
By Greg Natale
Located in Sydney,, NSW
With softly undulating edges reminiscent of floating lily pads, the Lily Bowl brings a sculptural elegance to any surface. Carved from one of four types of natural marble, this desig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$315 / item
Early 20th Century Three Hindu Deities of the Siam, Hand-Carved Exotic Hardwood
Located in Vigonza, Padua
1920-1930 three Hindu deities of the Siam, hand-carved exotic hardwood
n. 1 measures cm: H 150, W 35, D 25
n.2 measure cm: H 102, W 35, D 25.
Category
Early 20th Century Thai Arts and Crafts Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Archaic Jade Bi, Zhou Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
Translucent green and brown jade Bi from the Zhou Dynasty (1046 B.C. to 256 B.C.). The organic shapes created by the blending of these two main colors evoke a flame-like beauty, whil...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Chinese Antique Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Jade
Chinese Cinnabar Lacquer Cuspidor
Located in New Orleans, LA
This intriguing Chinese zhadou is intricately carved of fine cinnabar lacquer. A work of exceptional artistry, this covered bowl is adorned with an intricately carved floral motif on all surfaces, including the cover and the wide rim. Also known as a cuspidor or spittoon, this rare container would have been used by members of the imperial family and scholar- officials at the court. Carved during the Kangxi period (1662-1722), this charming piece exhibits the high detail and charm associated with items from that period, making it a true treasure,
Early 18th century (Kangxi dynasty)
Measures: 6 ¼” wide x 3 ¼” high
Cinnabar has been revered for its color all over the world. It has been found in the royal burial chambers of the Mayas, in the rituals of India, and in the ruins of ancient Greece and Rome. In China, cinnabar and gold were the two most important elements in alchemy. Mined since the Neolithic Age, cinnabar is the ore of mercury, and as such, it can be incredibly toxic, especially when mining. In fact, during the Roman Empire, miners at Spain’s Almadén mine in Spain were frequently exposed to mercury fumes, and the subsequent, often fatal, sickness was considered an occupational hazard.
The most popular known use of cinnabar is in Chinese carved lacquer-ware, a technique that is believed to have originated in the Song Dynasty, in which cinnabar is ground to a powder and added to clear lacquer. As with mining, there was inherent danger of mercury poisoning for those who carved the lacquer, as mercury was also released into the air when artisans ground the pigments. Most antique cinnabar...
Category
18th Century Chinese Other Antique Carved Decorative Objects
Materials
Lacquer
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