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Three tiered shelves rise within a triangular frame, every surface carved into an interlocking pattern of leaves and flowers — each one individually worked with a precision that speaks to a deep and patient hand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kim Faison","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44832020496562,"sku":"VTG-KIM-0002","price":2800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/6678\/0082\/files\/IMG_4595.png?v=1780319295"},{"product_id":"19th-century-hand-painted-apothecary-jar-with-lion","title":"19th Century Hand Painted Apothecary Jar with Lion","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA 19th century apothecary jar with its original hand-painted lion — bold, heraldic, and utterly singular. The Latin inscription \"Elix: Pector:\" marks it as a chest elixir remedy of its era, while the cork stopper and smoke-tinted glass speak to an age when even medicine came beautifully considered. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2.5\"W x 4.5”H\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Treasure Island Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44970302898354,"sku":"TBL-TRE-0085","price":280.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/6678\/0082\/files\/IMG_0560.png?v=1779826722"},{"product_id":"turnbridgeware-playing-card-box","title":"Tunbridgeware Playing Card Box","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIts hinged lid is inlaid with the craft's signature geometric mosaic work — dozens of wood species assembled into a tumbling cube pattern that rewards a closer look. A delicate border of intricate tessellated detail frames the whole. The interior opens to hold a deck of cards. A piece that speaks to an era when even the most everyday objects were made with extraordinary care.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4.25\"L × 6\"W × 1.25\"H\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Treasure Island Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44970305421490,"sku":"HOM-TRE-0104","price":400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/6678\/0082\/files\/IMG_2880.png?v=1779826550"},{"product_id":"turnbridgeware-small-trinket-box","title":"Tunbridgeware Wooden Box","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWood inlaid with microscopic slivers of contrasting timber — the hallmark of Tunbridgeware, a craft perfected in Tunbridge Wells, England in the nineteenth century. The lid depicts a geometric mosaic in warm and cool tones, a pattern composed of hundreds of thumbnail-sized pieces fitted without adhesive. The sides are lined with a simpler stripe pattern.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e3\"L × 3\"W × 1.5\"H\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Treasure Island Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44970305945778,"sku":"HOM-TRE-0106","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/6678\/0082\/files\/IMG_2870.png?v=1779826616"},{"product_id":"vintage-english-glazed-porcelain-lions-set-of-2","title":"Vintage English Glazed Porcelain Lions - Set of 2","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA pair of hand-painted porcelain lions with the kind of presence that stops you mid-room. Detailed down to every claw, every tooth, every sweep of the mane. One large, one small they belong together. Sold as a pair.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLarge: 15”L x 5”W x 9.5”H\u003cbr\u003eSmall: 11”L x 3.5”W x 6”H\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Treasure Island Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44970307354802,"sku":"HOM-TRE-0109","price":1000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/6678\/0082\/files\/IMG_2938.png?v=1779826907"},{"product_id":"wooden-vessel-with-brass-lion-head","title":"Wooden Vessel with Brass Lion Handles","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHandcrafted wooden vessel featuring ornate brass lion head handles and a polished brass band accent. This striking piece combines natural wood warmth with metallic elegance, making it an ideal statement piece – perfect to house a potted plant in style. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9.5\"L × 9.5\"W × 9\"H\u003cbr\u003eOpening: 9.5\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dalton bain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45104950509746,"sku":"HOM-DAL-0158","price":700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/6678\/0082\/files\/IMG_3196.png?v=1779483182"},{"product_id":"brass-swan-bowl","title":"Brass Swan Bowl","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe bird's body serves as the bowl—its wings sweep upward and outward, creating the rim. The neck curves gracefully forward, and the head is rendered with careful attention to the angle of the beak and the definition of the eye. A patina has settled into the recesses, deepening the detail work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9\"L × 5.5\"W × 6.75\"H\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Story","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45106913804466,"sku":"R748824","price":88.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/6678\/0082\/files\/IMG_3162.png?v=1779483600"},{"product_id":"paperweight","title":"Marble and Brass Paperweight","description":"\u003cp\u003eElegant gray marble slab paired with a brass finial creates a sophisticated desk accessory. 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What remains is sculptural enough to stand alone, a study in restraint and craft.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7”L x 5”W x 1”H\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Story","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45114987774130,"sku":"HOM-STO-0447","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/6678\/0082\/files\/IMG_2835.png?v=1779826421"},{"product_id":"black-forest-19th-century-bird-with-grapes-carved-mirror","title":"Black Forest 19th Century Bird with Grapes Carved Mirror","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA 19th century Black Forest mirror carved from black walnut — the kind of piece that stops a room. A bird perches at the crown among hand-carved grape clusters and sweeping vine leaves, the detail so precise it feels less like furniture and more like sculpture. The frame itself is deeply grained and richly dark, a testament to both the material and the hands that shaped it. A genuine antique with more than a century of story behind it, and plenty of wall left to grace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e16\"L x 1.5\"W x 24\"H\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gaslamp Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47032837144754,"sku":"WAL-GAS-0124","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/6678\/0082\/files\/IMG_3297.png?v=1779483934"},{"product_id":"antique-english-regency-hinged-box-with-paw-feet","title":"Antique English Regency Hinged Box with Paw Feet","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA striking mahogany lidded box from the English Regency period, featuring ornate brass lion head handles and matching lion paw feet. 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Nestled in its original presentation box, it arrives exactly as it was meant to be found. The kind of piece that is as much to be admired as it is to be used.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8.5\"L × 4.5\"W × 2\"H\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chairish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47208987918514,"sku":"JWF-CHA-0066","price":500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/6678\/0082\/files\/IMG_3089.png?v=1779483001"},{"product_id":"kravet-framed-textile-panel","title":"Kravet Antique Framed Textile","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn original hand-painted archival design from the Kravet Studio, framed and presented as wall art of genuine historical significance. The composition moves through scrolling acanthus, botanical arrangements, and symmetrical floral medallions in the grand decorative tradition. 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