Western Americana Auction April 2022

Chinese viewing stone, Laoshan Jade, recovered from the East China Sea floor off the coast of Shandong Province. The surface has been naturally eroded

Exquisitely sculptured and polished roots of a Chinese boxwood tree which had grown around a calcareous rock that remains entwined in the roots after

Sculpture made of the polished roots of a Chinese boxwood tree which had grown around a calcareous rock. This carved figure is of a quintessential Chi

Sculpture made of the polished roots of a boxwood tree which had grown around a rock. This carved figure is of a quintessential Chinese sage rowing a

Sculpture made of the polished roots of a boxwood tree which had grown around a rock. This carved figure is of an Asian deity pouring water from a bot

Sculpture made of the polished roots of a boxwood tree which had grown around a rock. A smiling buddha figure has been carved into the wood. See photo

Sculpture made of the polished roots of a boxwood tree which had grown around a rock. A tall Asian goddess figure, possibly Guan Yin, holds a bottle p

Sculpture made of the polished roots of a boxwood tree which had grown around a rock. A smiling buddha figure holds aloft a sphere as a long dragon co

Sculpture made of the polished roots of a boxwood tree which had grown around a rock. Here a wizened sage holds a long staff and gazes knowingly. The

Sculpture made of the polished roots of a boxwood tree which had grown around a rock. A happy buddha figure rests against a rock with two, smaller fig

Sculpture made of the polished roots of a boxwood tree which had grown around a rock. A smiling buddha figure has been carved into the wood. See photo

Sculpture made of the polished roots of a boxwood tree, but no rock with this one. This carving is abstract, highlighting the natural forms of the roo

Sculpture made of the polished root of a boxwood tree, but no rock with this one. This carving is abstract, highlighting the natural, curving forms of

Unusual, naturally sculpted Chinese viewing stone with an anthropomorphic shape in lighter, sandstone nodules securely affixed to a darker black limes

Unusual, naturally sculpted Chinese viewing stone with an anthropomorphic shape of lighter, sandstone nodules securely affixed to a darker black limes

Chinese viewing stone, likely a dark grey limestone which has been heavily weathered with an iron-oxide coating with rich hues of ochre and brown. Thi

Chinese viewing stone, Dahua Stones are dredged from the Red River flowing through Guangxi Province. This one appears to stand precariously on a very

Chinese viewing stone made of fossilized coral resembling a large assemblage of rounded, cylindrical fossils. Its striking, irregular shape is accentu

Chinese viewing stone made from a large cluster of Devonian-age mollusk fossils. Custom-made wood base included. See photos for details. City: State

Chinese viewing stone made of quartz-rich, reddish-brown jasper or chalcedony with a natural polished surface. This was pulled out of a fast-flowing r