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  • Sale! Antique Stoneware Wall Pocket Chopsticks Holder, China, Shiwan China #16966A

    Antique Stoneware Wall Pocket Chopsticks Holder, China, Shiwan China #16966A

    Original price was: $115.00.Current price is: $98.00.
    H: 7.375″ W: 5.125″ D: 2.5″ | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    Decorative utilitarian Shiwan ware pieces are recognized for their fine modeling, vivid expression, and colorful apple-green and drip glazes.  Chopsticks were commonly stored in wall pockets with a hole for mounting. Covered with auspicious symbols, they were often part of a bride’s dowry as “chopsticks” is a pun for “speedy arrival of sons.” It can hold utensils, dried flowers, and other objects and is a unique wedding gift.

  • Sale! Antique Taoist Official with the Elixir of Life #16312BOK

    Antique Taoist Official with the Elixir of Life #16312BOK

    Original price was: $450.00.Current price is: $395.00.
    Ht: 9″ W: 5″ D: 3.5″ | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    During the Ming and Qing dynasties small images of Taoist officials and priests were often shown holding a cup of the elixir of life to place on home altars along with ancestor figures, house gods and other religious images to bring blessings (fu) to the household. By commissioning  figures like this artful carving, families honored their ancestors and met their filial piety duties. Mounted on an acrylic stand.

  • Sale! Antique Tuareg Currency Manilla, North/ West Africa (3149)

    Antique Tuareg Currency Manilla, North/ West Africa (3149)

    Original price was: $295.00.Current price is: $225.00.
    H: 3.375”  W: 3.25”  Thick: 1.25” Circum: 5.75” | FREE SHIPPING IN CONTINENTAL u.s.

    Large C-shaped Tuareg manilla made from sand moulds, has massive finials with 12 facets with detailed hand-etched and hammered designs including raised circles.

  • Sale! Antique Tuareg King Manilla, North/West Africa, (3161)

    Antique Tuareg King Manilla, North/West Africa, (3161)

    Original price was: $325.00.Current price is: $295.00.
    Ht: 4″  W: 4.6525″  Thick: 1.5″ Circum: 10.5″  | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    Antique  horseshoe shaped Tuareg “King” manilla, magnificent metalwork, 10 faceted flat finial ends with  traditional etched and hammered geometric designs, excellent condition, fine patina.

  • Sale! Antique Tuareg Manilla Currency Bracelet, North/West Africa (3145)

    Antique Tuareg Manilla Currency Bracelet, North/West Africa (3145)

    Original price was: $295.00.Current price is: $225.00.
    H: 3.125″   W: 3.125″   D: 0.75″ | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL US.

    Tuareg horseshoe-shaped manilla with bold hammered and incised decorative motifs unique to individual Tuareg tribes  Divided in sections, with etched designs, circular cutouts, ending knot finials.    .

  • Sale! Antique Tuareg Manilla Currency Bracelet, North/West Africa (3152)

    Antique Tuareg Manilla Currency Bracelet, North/West Africa (3152)

    Original price was: $285.00.Current price is: $225.00.
    Bracelet H: 3.875”  W: 3.5”  Thick: 1.125”   | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    Tuareg horseshoe shape manilla with bulbous rounded faceted ends,  hand hammered fine details.

  • Sale! Antique Tuareg Manilla Currency Bracelet, North/West Africa (3156)

    Antique Tuareg Manilla Currency Bracelet, North/West Africa (3156)

    Original price was: $195.00.Current price is: $125.00.
    H: 3.5”  W: 3.625”  Thick: 0.50” Circum. 10.125”  | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    Finely fashioned  Tuareg slim circular-shaped manilla bracelet/anklet, hand incised striated decorations, and faceted rounded beads at the open hoof-shaped terminals ends.

  • Antique Wood Figurine of a Foreigner, China (16857WCK)

    Antique Wood Figurine of a Foreigner, China (16857WCK)

    $195.00
    H: 5.25″ W: 4.5″ D: 2.875″ |  FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    This 19th-century miniature wood figure is a finely and whimsically carved portly seated merchant. He is depicted as a Laowai or “old foreigner” with a westernized face and hat and oversized hands placed on his knees. Seated on a platform base, he wears garments reflective of the Chinese culture at this time but wears a hat that is clearly not of Chinese origin. Other indications this charming figure is a foreigner include the roundness of his face, western facial features and oversized hands.

  • Sale! Antique/Vintage Carved Hindu Devi Child's Doll, India (3120)

    Antique/Vintage Carved Hindu Devi Child’s Doll, India (3120)

    Original price was: $85.00.Current price is: $55.00.
    Ht: 9..5 ”    W:  2″    D:1.5  ”    |  FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.

    Antique carving of a Devi (Sanskrit: divine) probably a child’s toy and and protective item. Tikka on forehead, ample breasts – a wish for fertility with a shiny patina from use.

  • Antique/Vintage Carved House Deity, China (7507QOK) $295

    Antique/Vintage Carved House Deity, China (7507QOK) $295

    $295.00

    While major deities such as Guandi were officially sanctioned by government and religious authorities, many popular deities and historic figures were integrated into Popular Religion beliefs where they were assimilated and greatly modified with local traditions and iconographic depictions such as this. We assume this is Guandi, one of the most revered Chinese deities based…

  • Sale! Antique/Vintage Kitchen God and Wife, China(16850)

    Antique/Vintage Kitchen God and Wife, China(16850)

    Original price was: $625.00.Current price is: $425.00.
    H: 8.25″  W: 3.125″  D: 2.25″ | FREE SHIPPING!

    This Kitchen God and his Wife is posed as streamlined virtual mirror-images and fashioned with a general quality relying on paint rather than deep carving for details. They sit on backless chairs on a plinth, with simplified gold officials’ robes with long color sashes, and well-carved black and gilt head gear. The wife’s face is smooth, generalized and the male face has a more deeply carved surface and painted highlights.

  • Antique/Vintage Porcelain Immortal Lu Dongbin,  Chinese Republic (17035WRK) $295

    Antique/Vintage Porcelain Immortal Lu Dongbin, Chinese Republic (17035WRK) $295

    $295.00
    Ht: 10”  W: 3.25”  D: 3.25” | FREE SHIPPING WITHIN CONTINENTAL U.S.!

    This polychrome vintage Chinese Republic porcelain figurine represents the most famous and colorful of the Taoist Eight Immortals, Lu Dongbin. He holds his fly whisk at his cheek, a traditional symbol of one who can fly at will. His face has a sweet benign smile with a long beard extending to his waist. He stands on a base with green and black swirling cloud forms indicating his ability to fly. He wears the robes of a Taoist sage in richly painted colors. The figure is in excellent condition and dates to the Chinese Republic Period circa 1920-1940.

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