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Item Ships From: Australia
A Large English Victorian Cast Iron Painted Doorstops, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Large English Victorian Cast Iron Painted Doorstops, 19th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimensions: Height: 41.5cm. Width: 20cm. Depth: 9cm.
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Australia - Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Chess Set - Board, Box & solid hand-made Ebony & Rock Maple Pieces
By Boucher & Co
Located in Queensland, AU
Chess Set - Board, Box & solid hand-made Ebony & Rock Maple Pieces A unique and stunning creation from the Boucher & Co Collection created with meticulous attention to detail in th...
Category

2010s Australian Art Deco Australia - Folk Art

Materials

Nickel

Complete Set of Fifteen Japanese Hinaningyo Dolls In Excellent Condition
Located in Prahran, Victoria
A complete set of fifteen vintage Japanese hina ningyo. These ornamental dolls are displayed for the Girls Day Festival Hinamatsuri, on the 3 March each year in Japan. The set repres...
Category

20th Century Japanese Australia - Folk Art

Materials

Wood, Feathers, Textile

Japanese Theatre Mitsumekozo Theatre Mask Meiji Period, circa 1900
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Unusual Japanese Folk Art theatre mask depicting the playful character Mitsumekozo, a three eyed goblin often portrayed as a mischevious creature in comical plays, late Meiji period,...
Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Australia - Folk Art

Materials

Wood

A Small Egyptian Bronze Statue of Harpocrates Ex Sotheby's
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Small Egyptian Bronze Statue of Harpocrates, Circa 1st Century B.C. / 1st Century A.D. The left hand holds the horn of abundance. Provenanc...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Greco Roman Antique Australia - Folk Art

Materials

Bronze

Antique Japanese Statue of Dakini Ten
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Rare and highly unusual antique Japanese statue of the esoteric deity 'Dakini Ten,' a Buddhist goddess who was associated with the agricultural...
Category

1770s Japanese Antique Australia - Folk Art

Materials

Gesso, Wood

An English Victorian Cast Iron Painted Doorstops, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An English Victorian Cast Iron Painted Doorstops, 19th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimensions; Height: 25cm. Width: 16cm. Depth: 6cm.
Category

19th Century English Victorian Antique Australia - Folk Art

Materials

Iron

Bronze Glazed Stoneware Bust 'Mathilda' c1980
Located in Melbourne, AU
The bust has been sculpted from earthenware clay and fired with a Bronze glaze. It is sculpted in a mannered style, with a dramatic, expressively turned head and tender expression. ...
Category

1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Australia - Folk Art

Materials

Metal

A Wooden Carved Treen Nutcracker, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Wooden Carved Treen Nutcracker, 19th Century Dimension: Height: 9.5 cm Diameter: 4.5 cm. Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Category

19th Century European Antique Australia - Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

A Wooden Carved Treen Nutcracker, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Wooden Carved Treen Nutcracker, 19th Century Dimension: Height: 15 cm Diameter: 5 cm. Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Category

19th Century European Antique Australia - Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

A Wooden Carved Treen Nutcracker, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Wooden Carved Treen Nutcracker, 19th Century Dimension: Height: 12 cm Diameter: 4 cm. Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Category

19th Century European Antique Australia - Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

A Wooden Carved Treen Nutcracker, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Wooden Carved Treen Nutcracker, 19th Century Dimension: Height: 12 cm Diameter: 4 cm. Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
Category

19th Century European Antique Australia - Folk Art

Materials

Hardwood

Rare Antique Statue of a Chinese Child Performing Tai Chi
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Rare Japanese antique statue of a Chinese child performing Tai chi capturing the pose in motion. Middle Edo period, circa 1750. Made from polychrome on carved ...
Category

Mid-18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Australia - Folk Art

Materials

Cypress

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French, 19th Century Iron Shoemakers Shop Sign
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Japanese Signed Hand Carved Wood Noh Theater Mask of Doji, Early Showa Period
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