Australia - Antiquities

Item Ships From: Australia

Circa 1880, Venezia, Italy Hand-Painted Pine Armoire

Located in PERTH, WA

This incredible pine armoire was found in Venezia, Italy, and has been dated at approximately C. 1880. Delicate, Hand painted foliage on the armoire doors trail down to a depiction o...

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1880s Antique Australia - Antiquities

Materials

Pine

Circa 1880, Venezia, Italy Hand-Painted Pine Armoire

$2,000 / item

Archaic Chinese Bronze Sieve, 722 BC–221 BC

Located in Prahran, Victoria

Chinese bronze vessel/sieve for food from the Warring States period 722 BC–221 BC. This bronze comes with a fine Japanese paulownia wood box with inscription by Zoroku. Hata Zoroku was a goldsmith and metal worker famous for both his own work and for being a known collector of ancient Chinese bronzes. The Zoroku name has continued through the generations with more recent members of the family keeping with tradition. The inner liner was made from copper in the 20th century so that the vessel could be used as an Ikebana container...

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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Archaistic Antique Australia - Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Archaic Chinese Bronze Sieve, 722 BC–221 BC

$135,000

Superb Example Antique Japanese Gilded Statue of a Shinto God, Momoyama Period

Located in Prahran, Victoria

A Japanese statue of a Shinto god from the Momoyama period. Hand carved from wood with a layer of gesso and hand painted flowing robes with delicately wroug...

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16th Century Japanese Antique Australia - Antiquities

Materials

Gesso, Wood

Superb Example Antique Japanese Gilded Statue of a Shinto God, Momoyama Period

$4,500

Japanese Erotic Otofuku Folk Art Carving, Late Meiji Period, circa 1900

Located in Prahran, Victoria

Rare and highly unusual Japanese Folk Art wood carving depicting the folk heroine and good luck figure Otafuku with a finely painted erotic design on the interior and a carved inscri...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Australia - Antiquities

Materials

Cypress

Japanese Erotic Otofuku Folk Art Carving, Late Meiji Period, circa 1900

$5,000

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18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Australia - Antiquities

Materials

Cypress

Antique Japanese wooden Buddha statue/Edo period/seated Tathagata statue

$2,000

H 19.69 in W 16.54 in D 6.89 in

Pair of Very Refined Tang Dynasty Pottery Statue of Guardians, Oxford TL Tested

Located in Greenwich, CT

A pair of very refined standing pottery statue of guardians, dramatic facial expression, beautiful detail, early Tang dynasty 618-907, come with one Oxford authentication TL test cer...

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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Tang Antique Australia - Antiquities

Materials

Terracotta

Pair of Very Refined Tang Dynasty Pottery Statue of Guardians, Oxford TL Tested

$35,000

H 27 in W 12 in D 7 in

Antique Fine Carved Chinese Hong Mu or Mahogany three Drawer Qing Altar Table

Located in Casteren, NL

This elegant Altar table was made in the Chinese Shanxi period and dates approximately 1850. It is well constructed using mortise and tenon joinery techniques as was common on thes...

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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Australia - Antiquities

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Fine Carved Chinese Hong Mu or Mahogany three Drawer Qing Altar Table

$5,056 Sale Price

20% Off

H 35.44 in W 70.08 in D 14.18 in

Japanese Antique Wood Carving Fish 1860s-1900s / Figurine Object Wabisabi

Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP

This is an old carved wooden fish made in Japan. It was made during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s) and was carefully carved one by one using chestnut wood. The annual ring pattern th...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Australia - Antiquities

Materials

Chestnut

Japanese Antique Wood Carving Fish 1860s-1900s / Figurine Object Wabisabi

$400

H 3.15 in W 12.21 in D 2.76 in

Pair of Japanese Cast Bronze Figures of Niō, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century

Located in Austin, TX

A well cast pair of Japanese mixed metal okimono figures of Buddhist guardians, known as Nio or Dharmapala, protectors of Buddhist faith, Meiji Period, Japan. The smiling bronze g...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Australia - Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Japanese Cast Bronze Figures of Niō, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century

$1,750 / set

H 9 in W 4.5 in D 4 in

Nest of Four circa 1900 Chinese Chinoiserie Lacqurered Tables Hand Painted

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely nest of four original Chinese Chinoiserie black lacquered tables A good looking, d...

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Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Australia - Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Nest of Four circa 1900 Chinese Chinoiserie Lacqurered Tables Hand Painted

$809 Sale Price / set

30% Off

H 27.17 in W 21.26 in D 12.21 in

Edo Period Stone Buddha/1600’s/Japanese Antique Buddha Statue/Garden Ornament

Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba

This stone Buddha sculpture, believed to date back to the early Edo period or earlier, depicts Jizo Bosatsu in a seated pose. Crafted from granite, it showcases the natural effects ...

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Early 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Australia - Antiquities

Materials

Stone

Edo Period Stone Buddha/1600’s/Japanese Antique Buddha Statue/Garden Ornament

$1,417

H 13 in W 8.67 in D 3.94 in

Ancient 12th Century Khmer Cambodia Sandstone Vishnu Buddha Statue Sculpture 15"

Located in San Diego, CA

An outstanding original ancient Khmer/Cambodian Vishnu buddha carved sandstone head statue/sculpture dating from the 12th century. Mounted on a piece of teak wood base. Marked on the...

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15th Century and Earlier Cambodian Antique Australia - Antiquities

Materials

Sandstone

Ancient 12th Century Khmer Cambodia Sandstone Vishnu Buddha Statue Sculpture 15"

$5,400

H 15 in W 7 in D 6 in

China Zhou Dynasty Bronze Perfume Burner

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

Bucket burns perfume in bronze resting on three feet. The body is sculpted with a band frieze with an archaic motif. Two inverted U-shaped handles punctuate the edge. This type of bronze bucket was cast with lost wax from molds in several parts and assembled when the piece was poured, these are the traces that can be seen on the back of the bucket. . The bronze has a beautiful green and dark gray excavation patina. This perfume burner was originally to have longer feet, no doubt arched, cut very long ago since the place of the cut has the same patina as the rest of the piece. China Zhou Dynasty...

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15th Century and Earlier Chinese Archaistic Antique Australia - Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

China Zhou Dynasty Bronze Perfume Burner

$6,616

H 6.7 in W 8.08 in D 7.68 in

Antique Dutch Colonial Armoire with Low-Relief Carved Painted Birds and Foliage

Located in Yonkers, NY

An antique Dutch Colonial armoire from the early 20th century, with low-relief carved birds and foliage. Attracting our eye with its grand prese...

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Early 20th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Australia - Antiquities

Materials

Wood

Antique Dutch Colonial Armoire with Low-Relief Carved Painted Birds and Foliage

$4,500

H 82.5 in W 39.5 in D 20.5 in

Japan Early Ikebana Planter Garden Cart with Children, Meiji Period

Located in South Burlington, VT

A rare 19th century hard to find Japanese Usubata Flower Planter Cart "Norimono", Late Meiji Period. Japan, this handsome quality old style "garden cart" ikebana planter is an exceptionally rare find and an authentic old work of Japanese art. Brilliantly designed and a handsome plant presentation with removable ikebana vase inserted into an openwork wicker basket set on a wheeled cart...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Australia - Antiquities

Materials

Iron

Japan Early Ikebana Planter Garden Cart with Children, Meiji Period

$180 Sale Price

69% Off

H 10 in W 11 in D 8 in

Very Rare and Old Chinese Tubular Water Pipe, Made from the Root of a Bamboo

Located in Leuven , BE

The bamboo water pipe has a cylindrical shape. The upper part is half sawn open. The water reservoir is located at the bottom of the cylinder.The Ends of the Rootlets are finished wi...

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19th Century Chinese Antique Australia - Antiquities

Materials

Silver

Very Rare and Old Chinese Tubular Water Pipe, Made from the Root of a Bamboo

$2,835

H 7.09 in Dm 3.15 in

Previously Available Items

Set of 9 Antique Japanese Circular Lacquer Trays with Botanical Designs in Gold

Located in Prahran, Victoria

A set of nine circular black lacquer trays each with an individual botanical design of foliage or flowers in delicately wrought gold maki-e. From the Edo period, 18th century. Each d...

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Late 18th Century Japanese Antique Australia - Antiquities

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Set of 9 Antique Japanese Circular Lacquer Trays with Botanical Designs in Gold

H 0.79 in Dm 13.39 in

Japanese Osaka Merchant's Shop Storage Chest, Wooden, Meiji Period 19th Century

Located in Prahran, Victoria

This is a gorgeous example of a choba dansu, merchant's shop storage chest from Osaka, Japan. A fully restored cabinet featuring a fine quality cypress e...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Australia - Antiquities

Materials

Wrought Iron

Japanese Osaka Merchant's Shop Storage Chest, Wooden, Meiji Period 19th Century

H 37.41 in W 36.23 in D 16.15 in

12 Calming Spaces Inspired by Japanese Design

From cherry-blossom-adorned walls paired with glamorous lighting to wood-paneled ceilings above checkerboard-patterned chairs, these 12 spaces seamlessly blend Eastern and Western aesthetics.