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Our wholesale products are hand-crafted by skilled artisans from all over the world. You will find treasures from the Orient, India, Pakistan, Philippines, and the Americas, just to name a few.

Hand-painted and/or hand-crafted items may vary slightly in color or size when compared to photographed samples shown.  Figurines, carvings and other hand-painted items of porcelain, alabastrite, ceramic, wood, stone, glass, etc. are created by various artists and artisans.  Each brings an individual and personalized talent to his or her work, making these products truly one-of-a-kind collectors' items.

Many of our wholesale products are made of one or more of the following:

Alabastrite

Alabastrite is our wholesale products name for polyresin items. Alabastrite is a stone-based material which can be intricately molded producing great detail, and will allow paint to adhere. These items may be cleaned by dusting, however, they should not be washed with water as they are painted with water soluble paints.

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Bone China

White clay with bone ash added. Bone ash content must be at least 25% by U. S. guidelines. Fired at 1800 degrees. The translucent material is finished with a glaze or underglaze (matte). Lighter, stronger, more expensive than porcelain.

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Capiz Shells

A beautiful, thin translucent shell abundant in deep Phillippine waters. Because of its opaque quality, Capiz has a centuries-old tradition of being used as windows in elegant Philippine homes. Now, in the hands of gifted and skilled artisans, Capiz shells are painstakingly transformed into exquisite, handmade pieces of art for your enjoyment.

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Dolomite

A magnesia-rich, sedimentary rock resembling limestone, dolomite is either gray, pink or white in color.

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Frosted Acrylic

Specially chosen acrylic art pieces are given the French Lilac process, (used on glass), to achieve the distinctive frosted look. The drama of frosted glass without the weight. This unique effect refracts light, giving the objects an unusual and uncommon ice-like effect while enhancing the detail of each piece.

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Gypsum

Gypsum is a white mineral which is usually used to make Plaster of Paris.

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Mandarin Ivory

The essence of the Ancient Orient - delicately crafted of "Mandarin Ivory" - brings to the New World a lasting glimpse of the elegance of a time gone by. After years of research, artisans and manufacturers have perfected a technique that allows alabastrite to be processed into this beautiful new look.

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Patchwork

Our fine Patchwork wholesale products are crafted by talented artisans who select items made of porcelain, dolomite or polyresin and take great care in applying unique fabric or paper prints to their surfaces. By adding 12 layers of lacquer and hand polishing between each layer, the end result is a unique item which adds a handsome touch to your home or office.

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Porcelain

Fine ground white clay, molded and fired in an oven for eight hours at 1200 degrees. Finished with a glazed, underglazed, or "bisque" finish. Glazing produces a high gloss; underglaze produces a matte finish. Bisque is a matte finish without glaze. After finishing, the item is "cooked" for six hours at 800 degrees.

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Sou Mountain Stone

To closely emulate a special stone found in China which is known for its deep red color, these items are created using an alabastrite polyresin. Hong Tze pieces are highly polished, further bringing out the intense, deep red color.

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Sterling Silver

To qualify as "sterling" a given piece must be composed of a least 92.5% pure silver.

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Stoneware

White clay with fine ground stone. Working with stoneware demands great expertise, and is in fact becoming a lost art. Stoneware is safe to use in microwave and conventional ovens.

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