- EARLY HUMPBACK BLACK DUCKThe Ward Brothers
Lemuel
T. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976)
Crisfield, MD, 1921
17 in. long
“Stephen W. Ward (1895-1976) and his brother Lemuel Travis Ward (1896-1984) of Crisfield, Maryland...
[more like this] - STANDING CANADA GOOSEJerry Mastin (1880-1959)
Portland,
OR, 1937
26 in. long
This iconic and peerless rig of geese was initiated by the request of Mastin’s hunting partner, Roger Eaton, for use in harvested wheat fields. The...
[more like this] - FLYING BRANTGeorge William McLellan
(1897-1987)
Eureka, CA, c. 1941
24 in. long, 41 in. wingspan
One of only nine flying decoys originally created for this legendary rig. Few would argue that Bill McLellan’s...
[more like this] - A GROUP OF SIX NASA PRINTS, APOLLO 17,
CREW SIGNED, ORA... CREW SIGNED, ORANGE SOIL, CIRCA 1972, comprising six color offset lithographs published by the "U.S. Government Printing Office," "Prime Crew of Eleventh...
[more like this] - [NAT FLEISCHER, JACK JOHNSON, ALEXANDER
JONSTON, BUDD S... JONSTON, BUDD SHULBERG AND OTHERS], GROUP OF NINE BOXING HARDCOVER BOOKS
comprising
a) FINIS FARR, author, BLACK CHAMPION, THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JACK JOHNSON...
[more like this] - FREDERIC EDWIN CHURCH(American, 1826-1900)
Sketch
at Chimborazo, signed lower right "F. Church 185(?)", oil on paper mounted on panel, 11 x 17 in.; fine period carved gilt wood and composition frame, 18 x 24 in.
Note: In...
[more like this] - 3 FINE JAMACOAQUE POTTERY ANIMALS -
JAGUARS & MONKEYPre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque) culture, ca. 500 CE. A trio of mold-formed pottery effigy creatures! The slightly squat and rounded animal...
[more like this] - MAYA POTTERY SEATED FEMALE FIGUREPre-Columbian,
Mexico and northern Central America, Maya Territories, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A delightful ceramic figure of a kneeling woman with an exaggeratedly...
[more like this] - 5 COLIMA POTTERY FIGURES W/ GINGERBREAD
& HUNCHBACKPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An attractive group of 5 hand-built pottery figures, in varying poses and styles, all from ancient Mexico!...
[more like this] - FINE COLIMA POTTERY GINGERBREAD FIGUREPre-Columbian,
West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fabulous, hand-built redware of the early Tico typology depicting an ornate flat figure, sometimes referred to as a "gingerbread"...
[more like this] - GROUP OF 6 COLIMA REDWARE FIGURESPre-Columbian,
West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Coahuayana Valley type, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A wonderful ensemble of 6 pottery figures: 2 archaic "gingerbread"...
[more like this] - FRAMED ANDY DAGOSTA ILLUSTRATED MAP
OF CALIFORNIA, 1969...**Originally Listed At $250**
Andrew "Andy" Dagosta (1923-2009). "California Lost Mines and Ghost Towns Early Spanish Missions" pictorial map, printed...
[more like this] - 7 COLIMA, AZTEC, JALISCO & TLATILCO
POTTERY FIGURES**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE; Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco...
[more like this] - RARE MAYA BIRD PECTORAL W/ APPLIED SHELL
& TURQUOISEPre-Columbian, southern Mexico to Guatemala, Proto-Maya to Maya culture, ca. 300 BCE to 900 CE. An exceedingly rare and endearing bird pendant or pectoral carved...
[more like this] - LURISTAN BRONZE SHORT SWORD - 15"L**Originally
Listed At $400**
Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran and Southeastern Turkey, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A cast-bronze short sword with a slender, petaloid blade projecting...
[more like this] - EGYPTIAN LATE DYNASTIC FAIENCE BEAD
MASKETTE**Originally Listed At $400**
Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A wonderful and attractive mask composed of hundreds...
[more like this] - LARGE TAIRONA GILT TUMBAGA NOSE RING
ORNAMENTColumbian, Colombia, Tairona, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A large tumbaga nose ornament with wing like panels to the sides, worn by inserting the ends of the central opening...
[more like this] - GUERRERO MEZCALA STONE AXE GODPre-Columbian,
Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 600 to 100 BCE. A hand-carved stone axe god figure, of characteristically abstract form, standing atop a pair of string-cut...
[more like this] - BYZANTINE & MEDIEVAL IRON CHALICE CUP
& BOWLNear East, Holy Land, Byzantine Empire to Medieval period, ca. 10th to 14th century CE. A pair of iron vessels, a chalice cup and a bowl. The handle on the hemispherical...
[more like this] - EGYPTIAN LATE DYNASTIC FAIENCE AMULET
OF BESAncient Egypt, Late Dynastic period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A charming, mold-formed faience amulet depicting the Egyptian dwarf god, Bes, in the round....
[more like this] - EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SHABTI AND TIP SHABTI
FRAGMENTAncient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 664 BCE; Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A set of 2 ushabti,...
[more like this] - EGYPTIAN OLD KINGDOM MARBLE JARAncient
Egypt, Old Kingdom Period, 3rd to 6th Dynasty, ca. 2686 to 2181 BCE. An elegant marble jar of a squat form with a round yet stable base, a broad shoulder, and an inward-curving...
[more like this] - Gene Summers
(1926-2011)
Coffee Table
Edition 1 of 9, c. 2007Walla Walla Foundry, USA
cast bronze, silver leaf
signed 'G.R.S. 1/9 2007 WWF'
H 17 x W 72 x D 48 inches...
[more like this] - "AMERICA'S FAVORITE COWBOY / GENE AUTRY,"
AUTOGRAPHED POSTER Copyright 1982, numbered 92/133, boldly signed "Best Wishes Gene Autry" in black marker amid a few vignettes from the great cowboy star's many, many movies....
[more like this] - REGINALD LESLIE GROOMS, AMERICAN (1900-1989),
MAN IN A STRAW SKIMMER HAT WITH BEVERAGE, OIL ON BOARD, 24"H X 22"W (FRAME), 17 1/2"H X 15 1/2"W (SIGHT)Reginald Leslie Grooms, American, (1900-1989) man in a straw skimmer...
[more like this] - HILDA SHAPIRO THORPE, AMERICAN, ALEXANDRIA,
VIRGINIA 1919-2000, UNTITLED, HANDMADE PAPER SCULPTURE, 12 X 11 X 2 IN. (30.5 X 27.9 X 5.1 CM.), BOX: 14 1/2 X 14 1/2 X 3 IN. (36.8 X 36.8 X 7.6 CM.)HILDA SHAPIRO THORPE,...
[more like this] - LOT OF 3 TOY GUNS. TO INCLUDE: GENE
AUTRY 44SIX-SHOOTER, WITH EMBOSSED DESIGN, AND HORSE HEAD GRIP, WORKING CONDITION, 11 1/2" LONG, 4 1/2" HIGH. ALONG WITH A DAISY TOY DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUN, LEVER ACTION, ONE...
[more like this] - Gene Summers
(1926-2011)
Pair of Andirons,
model A19Edition 1 of 9, c. 2007Walla Walla Foundry, USA
cast bronze, silver leaf
signed 'GRS 1/9 2007 WWF'
H 13 x W 10 x D 5 1/2 inches...
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