Sculptures and Carvings on Sale

Artist: Ross Mazur, American and Marcia Mazur-gold, American Medium: Handmade paper, pressed cotton fiber collage sculpture in Plexi-case, signed in pencil “Marcia Gilbert Mazur” Measurements: 44 5/8? H x 5 3/8? D x 34 3/8? W Condition report: Minor age appropriate handling wear. Original Plexi-case frame with some cracks (frame overall of very fine quality and condition). Overall remaining in outstanding presentation– excellent condition. Ross Mazur was born and raised in Chicago. After receiving a scholarship at the Chicago Art Institute, he enjoyed a 20-year career as an illustrative photographer, bringing to the industry many original and innovative techniques still in use today. Ross Mazur has been a full-time working artist all his life. Since the 1980s he has focused his creative endeavors painting, shaping and embellishing handmade pulp paper. This kind of art can be hard, but satisfying, work. The end result of this effort is an interesting combination of production processes from raw materials to finished art pieces. In 2002, Marcia and Ross completed a video segment for the PBS series “The Artist’s Workshop”. Ross was introduced to paper art by his wife Marcia Mazur-Gold, who died 2004, but before her death they collaborated on the creation of mixed media compositions. They had been working as a team on and off since 1971 and began working in paper in 1981 when Marcia took a papermaking workshop at the famous Ox Bow Art School in Michigan. Drawn to his wife’s creative work, Ross quickly left his clay work and other art behind. By 1980s Ross owned a gallery on the North Shore in Chicago which he ran for four years but then moved on to do mainly art expos and festivals around the country including New York City. In 1986, the Mazurs showed their work at the Los Angeles Art Expo and stopped off in Sedona. Two weeks later they bought a house here and built their studio. They also maintained a studio in Miami and, for a while, in Michigan, which gave them an opportunity to work closer to the main art festivals where they sold their work. Where they went really all depended on where the collectors of their art went. Moving around the country, with the Mid-West in the summer, and Florida in the winter, with the Arizona art festivals in between, became a way of life. Here in Arizona, Ross participated in art festivals in Sedona, Tempe, Scottsdale, Tucson and Fountain Hills. In 1991 Mazur’s work took a turn toward Native American motif although his paper sculptures, both free-standing and for the wall, remained abstract. He also removed the Lucite framing that encased the paper art. This change dramatically altered the way the paper art was perceived, especially here in Arizona. It sells extremely well. Just as Ross loves the tactile nature of this medium, perhaps his collectors also feel the need to be close to the art without impediments such as Lucite cases. At the present time Ross is working on a series of sculptural compositions for the wall as well as free standing sculptures. These pieces are composed of a pressed cotton fiber matrix, utilizing the process of handmade paper. Mazur has participated in the Sedona Art...

Monumental Chinese carved and painted Quan Yin figure 19th century Remarkable large scale statue of Quan Yin (Goddess of Mercy and Compassion) Am...

Large, 19th century wooden statue depicts the "Heaven General", who is the God that is in charge of getting rid of evils and protecting our...

Finest Quality Dreamstone Inlaid Chair China- an extraordinary prolifically crafted example of an antique hand carved hardwood chair inlaid with multiple natural dream stone "paintings" plus "butterfly and mother of pearl" inlays in its hardwood arms and seat, late 19th century. This type of old Chinese furniture art form with marble inlay is centuries of years old dating as far back as the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). Fine round and rectangular dream stones depicting mountains and the natural outdoor scenery are inlaid in the seat, back and interior sides of this finest furniture example. Thin marble inlaid stone "paintings" are approximately 1/4" thick and are cut from a large slab of rough material revealing incredible patterns in soft white and gray colors. The hardwood (elmwood) frame is tenon joined. The natural stone "paintings" were hand especially for fine export chairs as in this example. Chair dimensions: Height 38.75 inches Width 25.75 inches Depth 19 inches Period : late Qing period, 19th century Provenance: Private American Chinese collection Reference: Dreaming of Dreamstones China’s Extraordinary Natural Stone Paintings, Schneible Fine Arts. Dreaming of Dreamstones – World’s first comprehensive English text publication covers China’s extraordinary natural Stone Paintings, by author and dream stone lecturer Douglas Schneible, 35 pages, softcover, ISBN 978-0-578. See photos. We have been dealing in authentic Chinese natural stone paintings...

Important Chinese antique Daoist sculpture of the "Emperor of the North Pole", Hsuanwu or Hsuan Tien Shangti, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), hand-carved an...

A large and impressive Burmese papier mâché gilt lacquer figure of the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni, Shan States, Burma (now Myanmar) circa 1880 - 1900. The Buddha sits in vajrasana...

Primitive Borneo Granary old Door, with residue of color on a facade: suitable as a modern wood sculpture on support - M/251. Interesting price for CLOSING ACTIVITIES !

A Chinese sculptured and painted clay figure of an elderly man, 19th century. Partly worn off paint and probably missing a pair of feet.

19th century exceptionally large buffalo mold from Burma Materials: wood, metal Measures: H 23 in x L 18.5 in, 58.4 cm x 47 cm. Wooden buffalo mold for making papier mâché toy...

By far the most beautifull glass snuff bottle I have ever seen. The pictures can not show how nice it is, 19th century. Provenance: Collection Morpurgo Amsterdam From the Louise and Christopher Randall Collection which was auctioned 31st October 1995. Lot 1821. A semi-transparent swirling yellow-green and brown glass bottle...

Presenting a stunning piece of Indian antiquity from the 11th century, namely, a 11C Ambika Buff Sandstone Western India carving. From Western India. ...

Old Siamese hand-carved teak panel of a temple goddess and her admirer or consort, with finely detailed background.

A large carved white marble carpet weight from India, with a traditional flame carving on an octagonal base. For the table, shelf or floor. Also makes a ...

Rare snuff bottle form. China, a finely carved cream colored snuff bottle of a jumping fish - a significant bottle ornament with a light brown calcifie...

Dong Xue was a student of the great Master Wang Xisan and in the 1980 they painted many similar scenes after the scroll by the famous 19th century artist Re...

A beautiful, hand carved, solid white marble statue of Bodhisattva Kwan Yin Avalokiteshara, the Water Moon Goddess of Great Compassion. The sublimely carved face retains traces of th...

This absolute stunning positioned camel was manufactured in China, circa 1960s and finished with a Sancai glaze. It's saddlebags show a man's face. Free shipping to Continental Europ...

This Chinese extraordinary natural stone marble "painting" of a mountain backdrop fronted by a peaceful body of water, is both unique and remarkable. Called a dream stone Shih-hua it was cut from historic Dali marble found in the Cangshan mountains of western China. These mysterious mountains, unique in the world, are known for yielding incredible and fantastic natural landscaped works of art created over tens of millions of years from mineral inclusions that affected the process of ancient organic material which transformed into limestone and finally resulted in marble- a metamorphic hard stone. Handsome custom hard wood frame This particular dream stone is special- it is considered a master work of fine natural detail. We have had it framed in a handsome hardwood tabletop arts and crafts style frame...

A one-of-a-kind monumental Monumental Flamboyant Bird of Paradise -Knuppelhuhn- big sculpture created, handmade, and hand-painted by master designer Eva Fritz-Lindner (1933-2017) in about 1992. Handcrafted and hand-painted in beautiful colors by this artist. Designer/maker: Eva Fritz-Lindner (1933-2017) Signed with her stamp i3D. Glaze: The matte colors in lavender and pink and creams are still vivid and the hand painting is superb This is the only example we have seen in private hands. Substantial dimensions: 21.25 inches tall and 31.5 inches length Handmade / handarbeit and hand glazed About the artist: The bold Folk Art sculptress and ceramist Eva Fritz-Lindner (1933-2017) studied at the Werkkunstschule Wiesbaden and Darmstadt and was a master student in the sculptor class by Erich Kuhn. From 1955 she worked as a master designer at the Staatliche Majolika-Manufaktur Karlsruhe where she created and designed several hundred highly regarded ceramic folk art animal sculptures...

A Chinese huge antique bronze "4-clawed" dragon- fine quality, late Qing dynasty, 1900 Quality: finely cast details head, flame, eyes, tail, scales, and four (4) claws, and scales....

Finely detailed antique bronze of three Chinese figures with a wonderful patina. A beautiful and bold conversation piece for any home. Measures: 7 3/4" H x 5" W x 2 3/4" D Delightfu...

Impressive antique Indian warrior, from Gujarat. ( N. 811.) Gujarat o Gujrat, antique town in Indian (now Pakistan) region of Punjab. It was an importan...

A Chinese carved stone temple sculpture of a woman circa 1900s. This Chinese sculpture features a woman wearing an elaborate headdress and flowing robes and holding a bouquet of flow...

Japan a lovely, sensitive cast bronze sculpture of a woman proudly showing her Newport Hat. Designed and cast by by noted Japanese mid century sculptor Tabath Isao. This is a cla...

A set of beautiful terracotta court ladies in the Han dynasty style. Featured are governesses whose jobs are to train the ladies of the house all manners and etiquette, as well as th...

Antique 19th century Chinese carved gold gilt and painted wood wall panel or plaque with scholar and warrior figures scene. Signed on back as p...

China rare antique stone inlaid wine table, middle Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 18th/19th century. Elm wood (Humu) with original pudding stone inlay. All...

The most beloved subject in the Mahayana Buddhism, Bodhisattva, the one whom driven by great compassion, delayed his/her own Buddhahood to help the others to attain enlightenment. ...

M/222 - Museal stone high relief Gandhara from India (actual Nord Pakistan): a very rare piece , mounted on a robust iron base. Ask Your architect where ...

This charming Mid-19th Century fragment of wood, is a detail of an hand-carved wood column and it has its country of origin in the Oriental part of Indo-China. This is an elegant object that can be used as a paperweight or it can be a decorative object simply, to appreciate for its charming shape and for the beauty of the detailed engraving in the wood. It is only a little piece, but trought it, is possible to understand the beauty and quality of design of the building from which it is coming out. This beautiful piece can be useful as bookend also. The photos shown this antique wood fragment...

A lovely and vibrant pair of brass bookends with Foo Dog repousse in brilliant enamel colors - well suited for any room and lovely for the Childs room

A 19th century Chinese carved guardian statue used as ship ballast. In the time when great wooden ships dominated the trade among nations of the east,...

A large Chinese vintage hand-carved white stone Buddhist temple sculpture of a bodhisattva. This large size Chinese sculpture was carved from a white stone and showcases a bodhisattv...

A finely-cast large Japanese Meiji-period bronze sculpture of a sea-hawk with stretched-out wings, made in the 1880s. The eyes are gilded; both wings and the body of the hawk are det...

A pair of 19th century Indian sculptures hand-carved from grey stone to adorn a temple. These sculptures display two bearded men standing on cubic pedestals. The men appear to be British soldiers as evidenced by their clothes and weapons, both carrying a dagger and a musket. The sculptures were likely adornments for a temple, perhaps as guardians. This 19th century set of Indian stone soldier...

China, a monumental pair (2) of 500 year old lime stone “Spirit Path” Equine horse head sculptures. Ming dynasty, (1368-1644 CE). A pair of near life size and robust head sections with fine, wavy combed manes, well defined mouths, ears, nostrils, and ornamental bridles, all carved in a medium to dark gray limestone with considerable weathering to surfaces. The smaller head with a later inscription on bottom and signed “Zhuang”. Formerly exhibited “Treasures from Asia”, Shelburne Vermont, Shelburne Art Center, 2006. Originally found in the vicinity of the village of Chuan near Luoyang City, Henan Provance, China. Each mounted on a custom iron display stand. Dimensions: A the smaller 32.5cm, 13” high and 62.5cm, 25” in length and with display stand, 60cm, 24” high; b the larger 37.5cm, 15” high and 67.5cm, 27” in length and with display stand 65cm, 26” high. Please view additional photographs from our Chinese antiquities catalog 35 Years Collecting 35 Treasures, page 60. History: Placing stone animals and human figures along spirit paths in front of important tombs can be traced back at least to the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BCE), some two thousand years ago. In ancient times, stone animals and human figures placed before imperial tombs symbolized royal power and privilege in addition to decorative functions. Life size “spirit path” stone horse sculptures are known and can be viewed from Ming dynasty tombs including thirteen imperial tombs of the Ming Dynasty scattered over an area of forty square kilometers in Changping District to the northwest of Beijing. The first Ming tomb...

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 ...

n. 1869. Rare antique important marble statue of Gopi, mounted on a plexiglass base, in modern taste. Statue high 47 cm; with base cm. 71 - plexiglas base is cm. 20 x 20. Unique ! ...

Unique one-of-a-kind meditaton buddha From Italy and Murano comes this charming large scale, solid hand blown glass seated Meditating Buddha It is a rare one-of-a-kind sculpture executed in amber color with gold flecking and high lights by maestro Giancarlo Signoretto. Signature: signed on the front base Giancarlo Signoretto, about 1985 Dimensions: 15 inches high Provenance: Veneto, Italy forty year old family collection. Photographs taken both inside our gallery and outside in natural light for your viewing pleasure. This is a one-of-a-kind treasure and would make a spectacular acquisition for the discerning connoisseur of artistic delights or a very special meditation room...

100% natural finest AAA grade rose quartz. Statue is hand carved of a young Shakyamuni with downcast eyes above pursed lips, flanked by long earlobes, al...

A large and finely carved antique Japanese 20 inch wooden jizai gake, or pothook hanger. An Impressive sculpture in size and possessing a gorgeous patina from authentic use. These hangers were suspended with a rope from heavy beams, over the open hearth. From the hanger an adjustable hook was hung that held a kettle. Notice the grooves formed on this example result of decades of use. Best materials: black lacquered zelkova wood. Dimensions: 20 inches high and 16 inches length It is very unusual for jizaigake to be lacquered. A similar piece can be found in the Montgomery collection. Hand carved, and hand finished- hard to improve upon. Provenance: Old Nagoya collection. We have been dealing in authentic Japanese and Chinese fine art...

An attractive older Okigata (portable) three-piece stone lantern with dark patina from appropriate age. Beautiful “Moon and Sun” light Box Dimensions: 26 inches tall and 17 inche...

This is a special honan jade temple carving censer with a small Buddha figure visible from inside the carving in white. The color is cool with hints of whi...

Up for sale is one of our finest Chinese jade collections, an exquisitely carved Chinese jade incense burner after the archaic loyal style ...

A pair of Burmese wooden seated disciples. Age: Burma, Mandalay Period, 19th century Size: Height 23 - 23.8 C.M. / Width 15 - 17.8 C.M. / Length 18.2 - 19.7 C.M. Condition: Nice con...

Chinese pottery entertainer wearing tunic and hat. This pottery was found from Sichuan area. Age: China, Han Dynasty, 206 B.C. - A.D. 220 Size: Height 22 C.M. / Width 16.8 C.M. (siz...

Burmese bronze seated crowned Buddha, or sometimes known as 'King Buddha', wearing diadem-crowns and ornaments of kings instead of ordinary monk's robes. Age: Burma, Shan Period, ...

Burmese wooden angel riding tiger. Age: Burma, Mandalay period, 19th century Size: Height 22 C.M. / Width 10 C.M. / Length 14 C.M. Condition: Nice condition overall (some expect...

Burmese wooden angel riding mouse. Age: Burma, Mandalay period, 19th century Size: Height 23 C.M. / Width 8.6 C.M. / Length 16.5 C.M. Condition: Nice condition overall (some exp...

Japan, an unusual and attractive hand painting on paper scroll of a calligraphy Heart -" Kokoro Heart", signed, 20th century Accompanied by it signed wood collector storage box to...

Presenting a stunning piece of Indian antiquity from the 11th century, namely, a Saraswati buff sandstone carving. From Central India. This piece has impeccable Provenance ! ...

A hand-carved sandstone torso of woman, inspired on the traditional decorations of Thai ancient temples. At 47 inches high, it stands as an attractive outdoor element...