Featured craved wood lamp base.

dear all

i think it is mum's lamp stand, so probably not old old. no mark.
just wondering what kind of wood and if it is stained to look like rosewood

 

Yes, it is stained. But a very nice base, and it does have a bit of age. I think mid century.
There is a mark/signature, but I don't know the next thing about marks on wood. A house character? Probably not significant to the value.

 

You don't think it is rosewood?
Has ivory or bone teeth and what look like glass eyes.

One of the immortals, but I don't know which one.
Might be 1930s.

I'm only guessing though.

 

The cracks are a lighter wood. That bone and glass inlay for eyes and teeth was still done ca 1970.
It looks like one of the star Gods, Shou Xing.

 

My parents had quite a few of these carvings, from around 1950-60; theirs had been obtained in India, I think, though showing Chinese themes. The color was exactly like this, with bone teeth. I don't know the name used there for this wood, but they were all made from the same wood. It isn't rosewood, though.

 

tq all! stained rosewood 1950-60s. i can call it vintage then
can't read chinese but it probably won't matter as AJ said. it is a bit hard shifting these stuff over where i am but i am hoping 2018 will be a good year