COLLECTIBLES

Get yourself a present! These joyful beauties pique the curiosity, are hand-crafted and always absolutely unique. Accent pieces like these are an asset to any interior - hyper modern or classical - and (good news!) they won't break the bank.

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Bao Shen Da Di

Bao Shen Da Di statue, dressed in a well detailed gilded robe and seated on his black and red throne.

Origin: Taiwan, Late 1800's to early 1900's

Size: 25cm
Tu Di Gung

Tu Di Gung, God of the Earth, seated on his throne and holding a teak. Finished in opaque white and a brown/ orange lacquer with gilded details.

Origin: Taiwan, Late 1800's to early 1900's

Size: 25cm
Sitting Buddha

Crowned Buddha seated on a step-throne, with hands positioned in the “touch the earth” mudra. Bronze, Shan Style.

Origin: China, 19th Century

Size: 25cm
Sitting Buddha

Buddha with golden robes, sitting solemnly cross-legged, with an expression of tranquility and peace.

Origin: China, Contemporary

Size: 20 × 30 × 40 cm
Silver seated Buddha with Wood Stand

Small seated and smiling Buddha on wooden stand. Originally an ornamental dress or hat piece.

Origin: China, Mid 1800's

Size: 7 × 7.6 cm
Smiling Child Buddha

Wood carved smiling “child” Buddha seated on a pedestal throne, hands positioned in the “touch the earth” mudra. Original red lacquer on teak wood with gold gilding.

Origin: Burma, 1700’s, Shan period

Size: 95cm
Bronze Statue Set

Three bronze mendicant monks in seated positions.

Origin: Burma, Post-Shan (contemporary)

Size: 63.5 × 43 × 30.5 cm
Limestone carved Buddha with Guardians

Stone carving of Buddha and two guardians, Chia Yen and Annan, standing on two tigers. Carved inscription on the back.

Origin: China, Northern Wei 386-532A.D.

Size: 12 × 23 × 45 cm
Bronze Statue

Gilded bronze Mansju Shri (Boddhisatva of Wisdom) seated on a lotus throne and holding a sword in the right hand, detailed carving on the garments and lotus throne.

Origin: Tibet, Northern mid-1800's.

Size: 38 cm
Two Tiered Basket

A two tiered rectangular basket with vertical wraps in lighter bamboo on the sides, three sectioned bamboo handle, with rectangular brass lock plates and decorative hardware.

Origin: China, early 1900's.

Size: 22.2 × 31.75 × 45 cm
Rectangular Tiered Basket

A finely woven, rectangular basket with a woven geometric design on the handle top. The handle sides are with finely carved figurines coming from an old story. Pierced dragon carvings are depicted on both sides of the handle.

Origin: China, late 1800's.

Size: 19.7 × 33.65 × 38 cm
Tiered offering basket with paintings

Large round tiered wood basket with poly and gilt paintings of floral designs and court scenes. Woven bamboo detail on handles.

Origin: China, late 1800's.

Size: 62.5 × 43.8 × 42.5 cm
Well-woven tiered offering basket

A very finely woven tiered offering basket with a gilt landscape painting on the lid, black lacquered handle and rims. and side straps.

Origin: China, late 1800's.

Size: 34.3 × 22.8 × 22.2 cm
Square tiered basket with carved handles

A finely woven square, two tiered basket with a carved handle, red lacquer edges, and brass bat shaped decorative hardware on the sides.

Origin: China, mid to late 1800's.

Size: 96.8 × 64 × 66 cm
Merchants Basket

A tall, round merchant’s storage basket with lid. Ink painted calligraphy on the sides.

Origin: China, late 1800s to early 1900s.

Size: 35.6 × 61 cm
Offering Basket

Large tiered wood hexagonal offering basket with court scenes on sides and lid.

Origin: China, reproduction.

Size: 70 × 44.5 cm
Oval Baskets

Set of an oval baskets with stands, brightly painted in red, black lacquer with auspicious Buddhist symbols, black and brown woven designs.

Origin: China, early 1900s.

Size: 70 × 44.5 cm
Offering Bowls

A set of 11 cypress wood bowls with stand, originally used as offering bowls in a temple.

Origin: China, early 1900s.

Size: 102 × 19 × 51 cm
Offering Baskets

Tiered round offering basket with woven design on lid, perforated side to allow for aeration, bamboo handles, brass ornamental hardware.

Origin: China, late 1800s to early 1900s.

Size: 63.5 × 42 × 41 cm
Square Bamboo Birdcage

Small rectangular bamboo bird cage with bone accessories and embellishments.

Origin: China/Shanghai, Early 1900's

Size: 21 × 21 × 37 cm
Square Bamboo Birdcage

Square birdcage with rounded corners, carvings in relief on sides/legs. Three porcelain feeders with landscape painting in glazed orange, a carved perch and several other embellishments.

Origin: China, Late Qing to Early Republic

Size: 25 × 25 × 54 cm
Ivory carved birdcage

A rare bamboo bird cage with finely carved ivory feet, feeders, and perch, and an arched silver hook attached to an elaborately carved double circular top.

Origin: China, late 1800's to early 1900's

Size: 18 × 18 × 49.5 cm
Bird Cage

Simple carved square bamboo cage with wood and porcelain feeders and accessories.

Origin: China, early 1900's

Size: 23 × 23 × 44.5 cm
Bird Cage

A large bamboo bird cage with a simply carved base, wood and porcelain feeders, and a decorative brass handle.

Origin: China, early 1900's

Size: 43 × 43 × 78 cm
Cosmetics Box

An ornately carved, camphor or teak cosmetic box with removable mirror, three drawers, pierced floral and vine carvings on the mirror stand and apron, original red lacquer finish with gilded highlights.

Origin: Straits, late 1800's

Size: 19 × 34.3 × 68.6 cm
Hsun-Ok

Hsun-Ok, the most graceful lacquer ceremonial vessel of Burma, used for centuries to carry gifts of food as offerings to the Buddhist monasteries. Made by applying numerous coats of lacquer, first black, then red, over thin strips of coiled bamboo.

Origin: Burma, Pagan, Late 1800's to early 1900's

Size: 27 × 27 × 68 cm
Cinnabar carved candy box

Unusual cinnabar lacquer candy or treat box in the shape of a bat with relief landscape carvings on the lid. Finely carved key designs around edges.

China, Early to Mid 1800's

Size: 25 × 39 × 7 cm
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Incense Box

Incense box with relief carvings of scholars on the front and bats and floral on the lid. Unusual “t” shaped construction on the lid. Original red lacquer and gilded finish.

China, Mid 1800's

Size: 37 × 23 × 20.3 cm
Tiered Food Box

A three-tiered box with elongated arms ending in lotus shaped tops on the sides, two cross bars across the front and one across bar on the sides to allow for a shoulder pole. Inside compartment for placing cakes and candies.

North China, Mid 1800's

Size: 29 × 44.5 × 58 cm
Temple Trinket Box

A small triangular, top lifting, temple trinket box with polychrome floral paintings on the front, decorative brass fittings on the sides.

China, contemporary

Size: 12 × 24 × 20 cm
Cosmetic Box

Oblong cosmetic box with lift up lid, gilded pierced carvings on the handle, metal bands around sides and base, and gilded paintings of Fou dogs on the lid. Original red and black lacquer finish.

China, late 1800's to early 1900's

Size: 33 × 30.5 × 37 cm
Hat Box

An official’s leather and wood hat box with conical lid, brass hardware and lock plate. Black lacquer finish.

China,mid to late 1800's

Size: 34.3 × 26.4 cm
Peking Glass Snuff Bottle

Peking glass snuff bottle with red relief carvings of a horse lying under a tree on one side, walking on the other. Cornelian stopper.

China, c. 1800's

Size: 8.5Hx 6W x 2.6D cm
Peking Glass Snuff Bottle

Snuff bottle in a green and white cabbage formation. Decorative yellow glass stopper.

China, 1800's

Size: 7.8H x 2.8D cm
Brass and Enamel Snuff Bottles

A pair of brass and enamel snuff bottles with brightly colored enamel floral and vine designs on the sides, with enamel stoppers. Brass and enamel.

China, late 1800's

Size: 7.8H x 5.5W x 2.5D cm
Mongolian Snuff Bottle

This yellow agate snuff bottle has an intricately carved silver collar, accented with inlaid coral and turquoise stones on the side and base.

China, 1800's

Size: 7.6H x5W x 3D cm
Tortoise Shell Snuff Bottle

Tortoise shell, with an incised carving of a dragon winding his way around the sides.

China, 1800's

Size: 6.8Hx 3.5W x1.3D cm
Brass Snuff Bottle

Gilded brass snuff bottle with center medallions on both sides of birds seated among flowering trees, carved in relief. Tao Guang period.

China, 1800's

Size: 7H x 5W x 3D cm
Porcelain Snuff Bottle

Snuff bottle with finely executed paintings on the sides of blossoming peonies and vines in underglaze cobalt blue. Coral stopper.

China 1800's

Size: 7H x4D cm
Glass Snuff Bottle

Glass snuff bottle with interior paintings of horseback riders in the snow on one side, a man in a boat passing by a palace on the other.

China, c. 1900's

Size: 8.5H x 4W x 2.5D cm