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Technique: Hand-Painted
Floor Vases Japanese Porcelain in Cobalt Blue and Imperial Peacock Decor, Pair
Located in Bochum, NRW
Japanese Porcelain Pair of Floor Vases in Cobalt Blue and Gilt Accents.
Everted ruffled rim, enhance with gilt handles.
Height 60 cm.
Discover the elegance of Japanese craftsmanship ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Horna
By Aniana Heras
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Inspired by architecture and imagined civilizations, these handmade sculptures evoke strength, stability, and timelessness. Each earthy, one of a kind piece becomes a symbol—a fortre...
Category
2010s Spanish Modern Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$3,080
Vintage Animal Figure Figural Group Italian Ceramic XL Roosters Porcelain
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Art Deco mid Century Italian porcelain 2 roosters on a tree trunk
Material: Porcelain, Ceramic, Tin glazed
Design: In the manner of Cacciapuoti
Origin: Italy, first half 20th century...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain
Large Antique Blue and White Dutch Delft Charger with Birds and Flower Basket
By Delft
Located in Katonah, NY
This blue and white Dutch Delft charger was hand-painted in deep cobalt blue in the 18th century, circa 1780.
The central scene features a pair of birds in flight above a basket brimming with full blooms and leafy stems.
The birds—elegantly rendered with wings extended—add a sense of movement and vitality to the design.
The flower basket is painted with expressive brushwork, creating a beautiful and balanced composition.
Surrounding the central reserve is a wide border of scrolling foliate motifs and stylized floral panels.
This charger exemplifies the refined decorative tradition of 18th-century Delftware.
Its tin-glazed surface enhances the depth of the blue pigment, and the expressive brushwork throughout reveals the painter's skill.
Dimensions: 14" diameter
Condition: Excellent—very minor expected wear consistent with age
Decoration: Birds in flight, flower basket, and scrolling floral border
Price: $980
Material: Tin-glazed earthenware (Delftware)
Style: Dutch Delft, Chinoiserie-inspired decoration
Origin: Netherlands
Date: 18th century, circa 1780
Key Features
• Hand-painted scene with birds and blooming basket
• Expressive brushwork and deep cobalt blue decoration
• Wide floral border with scrolling foliate motifs
• Tin-glazed surface characteristic of Delftware
• Reverse shows three stilt marks from traditional 18th-century kiln firing
• Fine example of Dutch Delft painting...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Delft
Chinese Porcelain Vase in Japanese Kutani Style with Butterfly and Floral Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese porcelain vase decorated in the Japanese Kutani style, richly adorned with butterflies and floral motifs. The tall, slender form rises to a slightly flared rim, its white g...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Burmantofts Faience Ox Blood Red Glazed Art Pottery Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stylish Burmantofts Faience art pottery vase decorated in ox blood red glazes and dating from around 1890. The earthenware flask shaped vase stands on a wide round foot rim with a ...
Category
1890s English Arts and Crafts Antique Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Mid Century Murano Glass Pink Small Vase with a Frill, Italy, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
A lovely Mid-Century Modern white Glass vase from the 1960s.
Original vintage good condition. Only one unique piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain, Glass
Mid-Century Modern Vase
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Just a beautiful stylish vase in matte brown with yellow stripes from the sixties
Category
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Margaret Ratcliff Large Decorative Owl Plate Enamel on Copper, 1950s-1960s
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Mid Century Modern enamel on copper art plate features three owls sitting on a branch with full moon behind them. The design is accented with gol...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Art Nouveau Earthenware Vase, Upsala Ekeby, Sweden, 1940s
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Dark gray modern art nouveau vase by Upsala Ekeby in the 1940s. Soft shaped ceramic vase with a mother of pearl like shine, green accents, geometric belt around the belly and two ora...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Art Nouveau Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery, Stoneware
Porcelain Peint Main Vintage Slot Machine Trinket Box by Limoges
By Limoges
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful porcelain peint main (hand painted) vintage slot machine trinket box by Limoges, circa 1980s. This piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measu...
Category
20th Century French Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Fritz Heidenreich Rosenthal Mid-Century Large Pair Porcelain Doves
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning and quality pair German Rosenthal mid-century large porcelain doves designed by renowned sculptor Fritz Heidenreich (German, 1895-1966). The ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
18th Century Dutch Grandfather Clock, Calendar and Moonphases, Amsterdam 1760-70
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Amsterdam grandfather clock with alarm, calendar and moon phase
Amsterdam
Walnut root and others
circa 1760
Dimensions:
H x W x D...
Category
1760s Dutch Louis XV Antique Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut
Stunning German Yard or Garden Gnome Statue, Antique Germany 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous character ceramic figural gnome statue. This character statue has been made by a unknown Company in Germany, in the 1910s or older. Absolutely gorgeous item with lots of c...
Category
1910s German Folk Art Vintage Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Sculptural 17th Century 'Florence Fragment' with a Fossil Shell and Crystals
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 17th century hand-carved Florence Fragment mounted with a fossil shell with barnacles and adorned with crystals.
This fragment is from a church in Florence. It was found ...
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
Large Lomonosov 22K Gold, Cobalt Decor Porcelain Vase, USSR - 2 available
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Russian white porcelain vase manufactured in the 1950s by the Lomonosov Porcelain Factory (founded in 1744). Soft shaped organic Mid-Century Modern vase decorated by hand with large mineral...
Category
Mid-20th Century Russian Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Japanese Porcelain Koi Fish Piggy Bank 1980s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a piggy bank with the shape of a carp/ koi fish.
It is made with porcelain and made around 1980s in showa era.
It is hand painted and you can use as a decoration.
It was made...
Category
1980s Japanese Showa Vintage Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$229 Sale Price
20% Off
1940s Art Déco Glazed Ceramic 'Ambretta Dancer' by S. Vaccetti for Essevi, Italy
Located in North Miami, FL
1940s Art Déco Torino painted and glazed ceramic figurine 'Ambretta Dancer' by Sandro Vaccetti for the firm Essevi, Italy
By: Sandro Vaccetti
Material: ceramic, paint, enamel, clay
...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
French Porcelain Jewelry Dish Rococo
Located in New York, NY
A French porcelain jewelry dish, Rococo design, by Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, circa 19th century (or earlier), France. Dish is white porcelain with predominantly yellow and gol...
Category
19th Century French Rococo Antique Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century Fratelli Fanciullacci Italy Vase
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Stunning and vibrant, 40 cm high, jug vase with sgrafitto and hand-painted colored glossy pattern of stylised women. On the base is painted Italy 7882.
Fratelli Fanciullacci Potte...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Large Porcelain Ginger Jar, Famille Noire, China c1930s
Located in Glasgow, GB
A 1930s hand-crafted Chinese porcelain ginger jar, also known as a large melon jar for its distinctive, rounded shape.
In very good condition for its age and use, this collectible p...
Category
1930s Chinese Qing Vintage Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
$381 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Derby Mansion House Dwarf Figures porcelain, 19th Century
By Derby
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a pair of Derby Porcelain "Mansion House" Dwarfs or "Grotesque Punches" both with incised model numbers and dating to the 19th century.
Both figures, male and female are m...
Category
19th Century English Georgian Antique Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pair Antique Blue and White Delft Vases 18th Century with Dutch Marks 1705-1716
By De Drie Astonne, Delft
Located in Katonah, NY
This elegant marked pair of Dutch Delft vases dates from the early 18th century.
It was hand-painted between 1705 and 1716 at De Drie Posteleyne Astonne workshop.
A similar pair can...
Category
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Delft
Bitossi Aldo Londi Midcentury Vintage Italian Large Ceramic Vase/Pitcher, 1960s
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Valencia, VC
Rare Bitossi for Ceramiche Paoli Large Vase – Mid-Century Neolithic-Inspired Design
A striking example of Aldo Londi’s masterful work, this large ceramic vase embodies the timeless influence of Neolithic utility pottery, reinterpreted through Bitossi’s signature craftsmanship. Featuring the iconic sgraffito hand decor, inspired by Etruscan ceramics, this piece is part of the Sahara line, distinguished by its earthy, textured aesthetic. Unlike the standard Bitossi Sahara...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Earthenware, Majolica, Stoneware
$927 Sale Price
37% Off
Highly decorative vase, hand painted, Art Deco, Pinon-Heuzé, 1920s France
By Pinon Heuze
Located in Wien, AT
Exceptionally decorative flower vase by the French ceramics manufacturer Pinon-Heuzé, made in the 1920s, listed in the catalog as the Pompon model.
The vase has a particularly spher...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of 18th Century Italian Dancing Angels with Baroque Pearls on Aragonite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century Italian dancing angels with coordinating baroque pearls on aragonite crystal clusters.
The dancing angels are hand-carved wood, polychromed and gilded, original...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Blue and White Dutch Delft Five Piece Garniture Hand Painted 18th Century C-1760
Located in Katonah, NY
This splendid five-piece Delft garniture, made in Holland in the mid-18th century, circa 1760, captures the harmony and refinement of 18th-century Dutch faience at its height.
...
Category
Mid-18th Century Dutch Chinoiserie Antique Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Delft
Large Art Nouveau Ceramic Vase by Danico, Denmark, 1920s
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
Large Art Nouveau Ceramic Vase by Danico, Denmark, 1920s
Striking large Art Nouveau ceramic vase by Danico, Denmark, dating from the 1920s. This impressive piece is handmade and han...
Category
1920s Danish Art Nouveau Vintage Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Early 20th Century Morocco Fez Ceramic Bowl
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Painted and glazed clay bowl with Moorish designs.
Early 20th century
Fez, Morocco.
Category
20th Century Moroccan Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
$239 Sale Price
20% Off
Museal Tahan-Paris Perfume Box, Herringbone Pattern Veneer and Crystal Bottles
By Tahan Paris
Located in Bochum, NRW
Highly Collectible Perfume Casket, Napoleon III Period (pre-1882), with Expertise.
A rectangular perfume box veneered in rare wood, featuring a finely executed herringbone pattern. T...
Category
1850s French Napoleon III Antique Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Spanish Church Alms Box / Wall Decoration with Carved Nun Detail, 18th Century
Located in Barcelona, ES
Carved wood hand painted donation / offering ALM BOX, Spain, 18th century.
Polychromed carved wood church collection offering donation money box as wall decoration.
This alms box is made of pine wood painted in terracotta hues. A nun carved ornamentation decorates the top.
Wall hanging collection / donation money box. Originally used to collect donations at Christian churches/chapels. Interesting to be used as key box or key cabinet or as wall decoration
Rare find.
Provenance: Private collection.
No key avaliable.
Overall Measures:
45 cm H x 26 cm W x 21 cm D
Poor box...
Category
18th Century Spanish Medieval Antique Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Pine
$3,251 Sale Price
20% Off
French 19th Century Tall Case Clock
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This French 19th century banjo shaped case clock is an eye catching piece in any space. Topped by an ornately carved cornice above the dial faced door. Supported by an intricate bras...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze, Iron
Napoleon III Ebony Box Stamped "TAHAN Supplier to the Emperor", with Expertise
By Tahan Paris
Located in Bochum, NRW
Napoleon III Period Ebony Luxury Box by TAHAN, Paris, with Expertise.
Stamped “TAHAN Fr de l’Empereur” — official purveyor to the Emperor.
A rare and impeccably preserved example of ...
Category
1850s French Napoleon III Antique Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
LLADRO - Vintage Bending Girl Figurine - Matte Finish - Spain - 20th Century
By Lladro
Located in Chatham, ON
LLADRO - Vintage matte finish ceramic figure - bending girl dressed in her nightgown - retired - factory stamp to the base - Spain - mid 20th century.
Excellent vintage condition - ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Hand-painted Ceramic 'Tissues' Jar, Italy 1960s.
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful lidded porcelain jar with an amazing hand-painted pattern.
Designed and produced by Piero Fornasetti in Milano, Italy. Early production, 1960s.
Great original conditio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Piero Fornasetti Hand-painted Ceramic 'Spezie' Jar, Italy 1960s
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful lidded porcelain jar with an amazing hand-painted pattern. From the series 'Spezie' (Spices).
Designed and produced by Piero Fornasetti in Milano, Italy. Early production...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pol Chambost Mid-Century Art Pottery Black & Yellow Glazed Vase
By Pol Chambost
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning mid-century French art pottery vase in distinctive black and yellow glazes attributed to renowned French artist Pol Chambost. One of the most iconic and desired colour com...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Earthenware
Reverse Painted Snuff Bottle with Crane
Located in Somis, CA
Our snuff bottles are topped with gemstone grade agate lids and 100% hand painted from within. The Chinese art of églomisé uses a very thin bamboo brush with a few strands of hair to...
Category
2010s Chinese Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate
$75 / item
Art Deco Relief Ceramic Bowl, Burgess & Leigh for Burleigh Ware, England, 1930s
Located in Glasgow, GB
An English Art Deco ceramic bowl by Burgess & Leigh, crafted circa 1930s for the renowned Burleigh Ware line. This decorative serving bowl exemplifies the era’s stylised natural moti...
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$196 Sale Price
20% Off
Monkey Band NINE-Piece Set Porcelain figurines by Sitzendorf , Circa 1910
By Sitzendorf
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a beautiful set of NINE porcelain Monkey Figures or Figurines all playing in a Band made by Sitzendorf, Germany, circa 1910.
What makes these figures special is the excell...
Category
Early 20th Century German Baroque Revival Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Pill Box Silver Sterling Enamel hand-engraved Baroque-style design Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rounded rectangular pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver with a fine hand-engraved Baroque-style design and fire-enamelled finish. Dimensions: 3.5 x 4.3 x 1.4 cm. Weight: 36 g. Desi...
Category
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Japanese 18th Century Tsukinami-e 6 Panel Floor Screen, Edo Period
Located in Norton, MA
A Japanese 18th Century Tsukinami-e 6 Panel Floor Screen depicts the Activities of the Twelve Months of the Year, mineral pigments on gold leaf, mounted on wood panels with 6 frames...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Set of 2 Small Italian Florentine Gilt Wood Art Frames, Circa 1950's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Great set of two small frames from Italy both gold gilt. We see these as part of a gallery wall or can certainly hang alone.
For comparison on size, the largest frame measures 0....
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Chinese Porcelain Ginger Jar - Qianlong Stamp
Located in Glasgow, GB
A vintage Chinese, cobalt blue ginger jar - circa 1970s - Qianlong Stamp
Decorated with hand-enamelled chinoiserie-style framed scenes to both ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
$163 Sale Price
40% Off
Pair Large Antique Blue and White Delft Jars, Fluted, Netherlands Circa 1880
By Delft
Located in Katonah, NY
This exquisite pair of large blue and white Delft jars was hand-painted in the Netherlands during the late 19th century, around 1880.
The design features shaped panels, each depicti...
Category
Late 19th Century Dutch Rococo Antique Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Delft
Pair French Vases Opaline Glass Hand Painted, circa 1835
Located in Katonah, NY
Pair of vases with hand-painted flowers on opaline glass.
We see pink, purple, orange, lilac, and white flowers, all naturalistically rendered.
The roses, daisies, and morning glory...
Category
Early 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Opaline Glass
Picture Frame Silver Green Enameled with very fine hand engraving Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular photoframe in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamel on a guilloché pattern embellished with a very fine hand engraving. External border in Fr...
Category
1960s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Baccarat Rare Concentric Close Pack Mushroom Glass Paperweight
By Baccarat
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare antique French glass paperweight containing a close pack mushroom design by renowned glass makers Baccarat and dating from around 1850. The large and heavily made paperweight ...
Category
1850s French Antique Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
19th Century Majolica Jardinière with Hen & Rooster
Located in Austin, TX
A 19th century Majolica jardinière , in Country style painted with rooster ,hens and chick on straw , the back side is decorated with straw and bucket signed Aistis.
Impressionist style.
Attributed to Montigny sur Loing.
Category
1880s French Country Antique Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Faience, Ceramic
Italian Mid Century Fern Ceramic Box
Located in New York, NY
Mid Century Italian bone white glazed ceramic cigarette box with a hand decorated lid featuring a stylized fern.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
18th Century Italian Louis XV Style Pricket Floor Lamp Distressed Finish
Located in Milano, MI
Italian Florentine hand carved wood torchère as floor lamp, a tall solid cembran pinewood pricket carved on three sides, with a deep acanthus leaf and flowers carving, resting on tri...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Pine
Rare Medium Tiger Ceramic Sculpture, Italy, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Italian ceramic, perfect condition, produced in 1960s. We have also another big cats for sale, check our products. Only one unique piece available.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
One of a Kind Decorative Zodiacal Vase, Albisola, Italy, 1930s
Located in Brescia, Brescia
An extraordinary one-of-a-kind ceramic vase from 1930s Albisola, Italy — hand-painted and signed, this piece embodies the expressive power and craftsmanship of the region's best cera...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Sterling Silver Gold-Plated Square Photo Frame with Translucent Enamel Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square photo frame in 9251000 sterling silver gold-plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloché. Modern contemporary style. Cut glass. Blue velvet panel. External dimensions 10...
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Brutalist Style Pink and Brown Ceramic Drip Glaze Candelabra by Vallauris
By Vallauris
Located in Glasgow, GB
A vintage ceramic candelabra by the renowned French pottery makers Vallauris.
Handcrafted in the 1960s, this rare and distinctive piece reinterprets the traditional French candelabr...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
$545 Sale Price
53% Off
Antique Royal Worcester Gilt Blush Porcelain Vase with Hand Painted Pheasants
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine English porcelain vase.
Made in 1900 by George Grainger & Company, a subsidiary of Royal Worcester from 1889 - 1902.
With painted floral decor...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Persian Khatam Micro Mosaic Inlaid Jewelry Box circa 1940s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Persian Khatam Micro Mosaic Inlaid Jewelry Box with Miniature Polo Scene, circa 1940s
This exquisite Persian Khatam Kari trinket box is a rare example of masterful micro mosaic marquetry, handcrafted in the 1940s using the ancient Persian art of inlay.
Featuring an intricately detailed geometric design and a miniature hand-painted equestrian scene on the lid, this museum-quality piece is a stunning representation of Indo-Persian and Moorish craftsmanship.
Khatam Kari, or Persian marquetry, is a centuries-old decorative art that flourished during the Safavid dynasty. It involves the meticulous inlay of thousands of tiny pieces of wood and bone into intricate, repeating geometric patterns—each symbolic of harmony and cosmic order. The top of this box is adorned with a finely rendered painting of royal figures on horseback, possibly princes engaged in a ceremonial game of polo, echoing the refined court culture of the 19th-century Persian and Mughal aristocracy.
The box’s micro mosaic surface is covered in richly detailed star and polygon motifs typical of Khatam and Sadeli mosaic traditions.
These patterns require precise mathematical planning and exceptional artisanal skill, resulting in a surface that is as intellectually complex as it is visually stunning.
Details:
* Origin: Asia Indo-Persian
* Date: Circa 1940s
* Materials: Inlaid woods, camel bone, hand-painted miniature
* Style: Islamic Art, Moorish, Anglo-Indian, Micro Mosaic
* Dimensions: Height 1.5 in. x Width 6.5 in. x Depth 4.25 in.
* Condition: antique condition with minor wear consistent with age
These boxes were traditionally used to store writing instruments or jewelry, and today they serve as timeless collectors' pieces, suitable for display or thoughtful gifting.
Comparable examples can be found in major Islamic art collections, including the Doris Duke Museum of Islamic Art.
Keywords:
Persian Khatam Box...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone, Fruitwood
A Stunning French Art Nouveau Majolica Floral Centerpiece by Fives-Lille
By Fives-Lille
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Stunning French Art Nouveau Majolica Floral Centerpiece by Fives-Lille
France, circa 1900s, Gustave de Bruyn & Fils, Fives-Lille
A stu...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
$792 Sale Price
20% Off
12th Century Rare Romanesque Wood Sculpture of the Virgin Mary
Located in Vero Beach, FL
12th century extremely rare romanesque wood sculpture of the Virgin Mary.
Magnificent wood hand carved sculpture of the Virgin Mary holding a book to her chest.
It is an extremely rare survivor of the 12th century. The style is European, possibly French or English. This statue is a testimony to beautiful religious art from about 1150. A truly rare Romanesque sculpture...
Category
15th Century and Earlier English Medieval Antique Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
$11,200 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Hand-Painted Venetian Style Chalky White Rocchetta Tray with Leaves
By Porte Italia
Located in Ronchi dei Legionari, IT
From our hand-painted Furniture Collection, we are pleased to introduce you to our Rocchetta Tray with intertwined leaves design.
Elegant and serene, this hand-painted Rocchetta tr...
Category
2010s Italian Other Hand-Painted Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
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