Stone Lantern Ishi-Doro Garden Stupa Tea Zen Edo

Antiques: Furnishings: Garden: Statuary Pre 1900: item #773104
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Stone lantern hand-sculpted in six parts from a dense, gray-hued sedimentary stone. Edo Period ca. 1850. Very minor old loss. Good lichen accumulation.

Height: 155 cm.

A notably handsome Japanese stone lantern in an uncommon style, all of a piece, and genuinely antique.

Stone Hokyointo Stupa Pagoda Buddha Jizo Muromachi 16 c

Antiques: Furnishings: Garden: Statuary Pre 1700: item #771389
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Hokyointo stupa sculpted in four parts from a relatively lightweight sedimentary stone. Late-Muromachi Period ca. 1550. Minor old loss, most notably to one of the lower corners of the second part from the bottom. Uniform lichen accumulation.

Height: 112 cm
Foundation stone: 27 cm square.... Click for details

Stone Mortar

Antiques: Furnishings: Garden Pre 1800: item #769598
OB602S3

Hand carved medicine grinder from Anhui Province, early 18th century,Qing Dynasty. Measures 20 1/2" long, 8" wide, and 7 1/2" high.

Stone Gorinto 5-Tiered Stupa Pagoda Jizo Buddha 15/16 c

Antiques: Furnishings: Garden: Statuary Pre 1700: item #761730
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Gorinto (lit. 5-tiered stupa) sculpted from a single stone. Muromachi Period (1392–1568) ca. 1500–1550. Minor loss and surface pitting, with verdant lichen accumulation overall.

Height: 49.5 cm
Base: 14.3 cm square

The gorinto (lit. 5-tiered stupa) is a distinctively ... Click for details

Italian Antique Large Glazed Urn

Antiques: Furnishings: Garden Pre 1900: item #760235

Large glazed terra cotta urn from Italy. We have two to choose from. These urns are impressive and have a lovely translucent milky glaze which exposes the underlying colors of the grays and umber terra cotta . The additional crazing or cracking of the glaze adds to the depth and character as well. $3000 each. 35"H, 26"D

Stone Gorinto 5-Tiered Stupa Pagoda Jizo Buddha 14/15 c

Antiques: Furnishings: Garden Pre 1492: item #755597
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Gorinto sculpted from a single stone. Nanbokucho/Muromachi Period ca. 1350–1450, possibly earlier. Very minor old loss. Desirably patinated, with a patch of dried white lichen covering the top of the uppermost tier.

Height: 40.5 cm
Base: 12.0 cm square.

The gorinto (l... Click for details

Pair of George W Maher Prairie style cast urns 1905

Antiques: Furnishings: Garden: Fixtures Pre 1910: item #753328
UR/019.02

Pair of cast concrete urns by renown Prairie style architect George Washington Maher from the Wilmette district of Chicago's North Shore 1905. Slight damage to upper lip of one and base of other. Old paint. Very graphic lines characterise these urns - long, sleek and low. Each piece is 36" in diameter; opening is 23" diam., height is 18".

Stone Hokyointo Stupa Pagoda Buddha Jizo 15 c.

Antiques: Furnishings: Garden Pre 1492: item #752136
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Hokyointo stupa sculpted in four parts from a relatively soft, lightweight sedimentary stone. Muromachi Period ca. 1450. Loss and overall softening of the lines and contours. Variegated lichen accumulation.

Height: 101 cm
Foundation stone: 22.5 cm square.

A uniquely J... Click for details

Pair of small Victorian wirework garden benches

Antiques: Furnishings: Garden: Furniture Pre 1920: item #750213
B2/003.02

Unusual find of matching pair of wirework garden benches ca 1900 with rolled wire at arms, delicate scrolling on back supports and face of legs. Very sturdy each 36" high 39" wide, 17" seat depth, 18" seat height. In top notch condition.

Stone Frog Toad Lily-Pad Lounger Garden Sculpture Edo

Antiques: Furnishings: Garden Pre 1900: item #749421
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Stone frog. Late-Edo Period ca. 1850. Minor old loss, most notably to the left front leg. Frog-green lichen accumulation.

Height: 17.2 cm
Length: 25.7 cm
Width: 24.2 cm.

An amphibian outlier... Click for details