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SFA Objet d’Arts in their lovely new homes. Thank you Summer Gallery Northeast Harbor, 2018!

China Dreamstone Paintings, Chinese Fine Art, Design Successes, Japanese and Asian Fine Interior Art, Japanese and Asian Garden Antiques, SFA Blog, Uncategorized

October 30, 2018 / by Anita L Royer

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Thank you to our wonderful clients, friends, and the gardens of Mt Desert island, who’ve made the Schneible Fine Arts Gallery 2018 summer/fall season so heartwarming and beautiful. Through we’ve bid a fond farewell, and found new homes for many objets d’art,we have wonderful pieces still available year round here on our website www.schneiblefinearts.com. New…

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Eva Fritz’s Owls are Inspired

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August 31, 2018 / by Anita L Royer

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Yet another of Eva Fritz-Lindner’s inspired and whimsical creations is this monumental Blue Owl, exuding a wise and whimsical presence in any setting. Fritz-Lindner’s outdoor Owl creations were commissioned for German castle gardens, private collections and and it was her own favorite bird to sculpt in clay. This is the largest of our collection here…

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Eva Fritz- Lindner beautifully honors the Noble Elephant with her Bold Artistry

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August 6, 2018 / by Anita L Royer

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Honor the Noble Elephant! The gifted German ceramicist Eva Fritz-Lindner created this bold and creative artistic interpretation- almost Picassoesque- of one of her favorite animals, with bold color, structure, and style. We are very pleased to feature this Masterpiece and other examples of her work at our gallery in Northeast Harbor, Maine, through September, 2018….

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Remarkable objet d’arts and finds from Japan, and all over the world.

Africa, Oceania and Native America, American Folk Art and Pyrography, Buddhist Collection, China Dreamstone Paintings, Chinese Fine Art, Design Successes, European Fine Art and Murano Glass, Japanese and Asian Fine Interior Art, Japanese and Asian Garden Antiques, SFA Blog

June 14, 2018 / by Anita L Royer

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Ramping up for our largest ever Northeast Harbor, Maine gallery season, opening July 1, 2018! Remarkable objet d’arts and finds from Japan, and all over the world. A fabulous summer destination for all- shop for art, bask in the beauty of the Maine seacoast, play at Acadia National Park, and last but not least the…

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From Kyoto to Northeast Harbor, Maine?

Buddhist Collection, Japanese and Asian Fine Interior Art, Japanese and Asian Garden Antiques

May 9, 2018 / by Anita L Royer

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We’re happily anticipating our last (sigh) gallery season in Northeast Harbor, Maine this summer, July 1-Sept. 15. Not that our online customers will suffer, but we hope for the beauty and pleasure of it, many of you will make the trip up the Maine Coast, enjoying the ocean, lobster rolls, and Acadia National Park close…

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Just in from Japan, this Meiji Era 19th C exquisite Japanese Koto, with fine Maki-e detail

Japanese and Asian Fine Interior Art, Japanese and Asian Garden Antiques

April 16, 2018 / by Anita L Royer

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One of Douglas’ recent finds is this rare antique Lacquered Maki-e Koto, violin size (24″ x 5″x 2.75″) from the Meiji Era 19th C Japan. Typically much larger, and plucked with a pick, they create a beautiful sound. The Maki-e treatment is a special lacquer technique, sprinkled with gold or silver powder as a decoration,…

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Amazing Giant Taisho/Showa Bronze Crab- and more!

Japanese and Asian Fine Interior Art

March 31, 2018 / by Anita L Royer

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Douglas is bringing back a treasure trove from Kyoto and environs, including the giant crab, Meiji hanging lantern, the 19c Tea shop Sign (kanban), and the Edo period royal court dolls with imperial headress.

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Early Spring Kyoto art sourcing trip is underway…

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March 15, 2018 / by Anita L Royer

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Kyoto Early Spring cherry blossoms, friendly Airbnb hosts, and a neighboring Buddhist priest all share love of Japanese artifacts and art with us. Douglas is having a lucky sourcing trip so far!

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Let the 2018 Spring Kyoto art buying trip commence!

Buddhist Collection, Japanese and Asian Fine Interior Art, Japanese and Asian Garden Antiques

March 8, 2018 / by Anita L Royer

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Douglas has just arrived in the historic, elegant, soulful Kyoto, Japan ready for a month of art shows, antique fairs, and soaking up the culture of this fine city and surrounds. Follow us as we explore together, and discover unique artifacts and experiences with our Japanese hosts. Send Douglas a direct email if there is…

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Chinese Ming Dynasty Pug Dog, in honor of Chinese Lunar #YearoftheDog

Japanese and Asian Fine Interior Art, Japanese and Asian Garden Antiques

February 16, 2018 / by Anita L Royer

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Over a billion people in China and millions around the world will celebrate the Chinese New Year beginning today, coinciding with the New Moon. This year, Year of the Dog, is marked with a dog’s auspicious gifts of love and loyalty to all living things. Our Chinese Ming Dynasty limestone pug Dog, (15″ high) has…

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100 yr old Antique Bento Box Display from our Kyoto Warehouse…

Japanese and Asian Fine Interior Art, SFA Blog

January 31, 2018 / by Anita L Royer

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Bento Boxes have been used since 1100 AD, as an aesthetic and portable food container throughout Japan. This rare find, an antique wooden red & black lacquered bento box display circa Taisho period 1915, holds 20 individual black and red lacquered signed boxes with lids, and can be smartly repurposed for a unique storage unit in…

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Healing powers of tending your Japanese Garden

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January 22, 2018 / by Anita L Royer

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Why is tending a Japanese garden experienced as a way to inner peace and healing? Probably many paths lead to the answer, but for starters, the simplicity, the understatement (known to many as wabi-sabi), and some believe the asymmetry are all contributing factors. What has been your experience?

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Folk Art of Japan, 100 year old fine carving of a seated Quail.

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January 16, 2018 / by Anita L Royer

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Japan, Fine Antique Quail Carving, red lacquered, 100 years old, Taisho period. Remant of old seal mark on the base. Carved from one block of wood in Mingei style, 11″ high.

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19th c Tibetan hand-hammered bronze garden Temple Gong

Buddhist Collection, Chinese Fine Art

January 4, 2018 / by Anita L Royer

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Here’s a very nice large-scale Tibetan 19th century hand-hammered bronze garden Temple Gong with striker coming from an old American collection. Its long deep reverberating sound will please you. It’s a fine choice whether you play it to summon guests for dinner or use it in meditation practice. The hard wood frame is beautifully aged…

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Spirited Fu Dog Pair for the New Year ahead!

Japanese and Asian Fine Interior Art, Japanese and Asian Garden Antiques

November 30, 2017 / by Anita L Royer

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Get ready for New Year of the Dog with our Edo period (1860) fine puppy dogs! Japan, pair hand carved sandstone Yokohama Komainu lion-dog temple guardians, 13″ high. www.schneiblefinearts.com.

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Final Exhibition of award winning artisan ceramicist, Eva Fritz Lindner, Karlsruhe, Germany, October 26, 2017

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November 21, 2017 / by Anita L Royer

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No it’s not ethnographic Asian, but Eva Fritz Lindner’s work represents the German ethnographic studio pottery category in superb fashion. Her work caught our eye last year, for it’s playfulness, beauty, color, quality and Spirit! Spanning over 60 years, we went to the source, hoping to meet her and learn more. Though she had passed…

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Great Finale to the 2017 Northeast Harbor Gallery Season

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November 17, 2017 / by Anita L Royer

Thank you to our wonderful clients, friends and gardens of Mt Desert Island, who made the Schneible Fine Arts Gallery 2017 summer season so heartwarming and beautiful. October 10 was final packing day, tomorrow, back home to Vermont where autumn, friends, and other good things await.

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Japanese and Asian Garden Antiques

July 10, 2017 / by Anita L Royer

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A wonderful example of Jizo, Japan Edo period, carved granite, 14″ tall. History of Jizo: Jizo Bosatsu is one of the most beloved of all Japanese divinities. Jizo works to ease the suffering and to answer the prayers of the living for health, success, children, and all manner of mundane petitions. In modern Japan, Jizo…

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Maine Summer 2017 Exhibition

June 15, 2017 / by Doug Schneible

Treasures from Asia Maine Summer 2017 Exhibition June 15 to October 10, 2017, 11-6pm 149 Main Street, Northeast Harbor, Maine 04662 (just 15 minutes from Bar Harbor) CLOSED TUESDAYS 2017 Treasures from Asia v1 from VIDEOSyncracies on Vimeo. Schneible Fine Arts highly recommends these fine Mount Desert Island hotels: (please mention “Treasures…

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Antique Stone Gwan Yin with blissful smile for your garden!

Buddhist Collection, Japanese and Asian Garden Antiques, SFA Blog

May 24, 2017 / by Anita L Royer

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Perfect for your garden, or indoors, this antique handcarved limestone Chinese Guan Yin with guardian foo dogs and inscription, comes from an old Beijing collection. This seated Buddha is carved in fine relief with intricately incised background mandorla including ten attendants, with flames on the edge. The reverse also has prolific incisings of more Buddhist…

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