December, 1907 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



465 



Bell in Teakwood Frame 



Hunting Horn of Carved Teakwood 



Silk Screen with Teakwood Stand Supported by Dogs 



in such articles is stained black, giving it a dull effect like 

 ebony, although in a few rare pieces the natural brown of 

 the wood may be found, the colors varying from heart wood 

 to sap wood. 



One of the more unique smaller articles is a card receiver 

 of soapstone and teakwood. The wood is wrought in a 

 lotus design, while dragons, birds and leaves are elaborately 

 carved upon the soapstone. A candlestick, which would 

 doubtless be admired by the conno'sseur, consists of three 

 bronze dolphins supporting a single bronze lotus flower, 

 resting on a teakwood stand carved in the form of lotus 

 leaves. A small curio suggestive of the Orient is a bronze 

 incense burner. The metal is chased and the teakwood 

 standard represents elaborately carved pomegranates. 



From China comes a very graceful piece of carving in the 

 form of a standard supporting a punch bowl of genuine 

 Canton china. 1 he decorations of the standard are most 

 appropriate and suggest the fruit sacred to Bacchus. A 



similar standard, less elaborate 

 in design, has tiny animals lurk- 

 ing amid the vines, which re- 

 semble the timid creatures of 

 wood and field. The wealth of 

 figures which are combined in 

 the simplest piece of carving is 

 really a revelation to the pres- 

 ent-day artist who confines his 

 work to the scrolls and varieties 

 of complicated lines for the 

 most part. 



The age of teakwood is not 

 difficult to determine if one is 

 fairly familiar with the wood. 

 The carvings constitute the 

 hall-marks, as well as determine 

 the value of the article, and by 

 the comparison of the work 

 upon various pieces, not only 

 can the age be approximately 



Teakwood Support for 

 Crystal Globe 



Teakwood Base for Porcelain Bowl 



Soapstone Card Receiver on Teakwood Stand, Lotus Design 



