J. CRAIG THORPE (B. 1948) "MISSOURILOCOMOTIVE"J. Craig Thorpe (American, B. 1948) "Missouri Locomotive" Signed lower right. Original Oil painting on Paper.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008),...
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SHANNON STIRNWEIS (B. 1931) ALASKA BROWNBEARShannon Stirnweis (Arizona, New York, New Hampshire Oregon, B. 1931) "Alaska Brown Bear" Signed lower right. Original Oil painting on Illustration Board.
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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!...
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GROUP OF 3 COLIMA OBSIDIAN LABRET PLUGSPre-Columbian,West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fine collection of 3 labrets or lip plugs, all exhibiting an attractive minimalist design, and hand-knapped from jet-black obsidian....
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27 NATIVE AMERICAN TEXAS STONE PROJECTILEPOINTSNative American, Southern United States, Texas, Rio Grande Region / North Mexico, Archaic to Historic, ca. 3000 BCE to 1800 CE. This is a great collection of 27 projectile...
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10 MAYA CHERT & OBSIDIAN POINTS, BLADES,DRILLPre-Columbian, Mexico to Guatemala, Maya and Toltec cultures, ca. 550 to 1200 CE. This is a fine collection of 10 stone projectile points, blades, and drill - all knapped...
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18TH C. SPANISH COLONIAL SILVER VESSELS(4 PCS)Spanish Colonial, South America, probably Peru or Bolivia, ca. 18th century CE. A fine collection of 4 hammered silver vessels: a mug, a chalice, and 2 bowls. First,...
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GROUP OF 3 COLIMA POTTERY SEATED FIGURESPre-Columbian,West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fine gathering of 3 hand-built pottery figures, each seated in a variety of poses. The first figure sits with crossed legs, holds...
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ANCIENT VIETNAMESE DONG SON BRONZE BELLS(3)Ancient Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Dong Son culture, ca. late 1st millennium BCE. An attractive ensemble of 1 leaded bronze and 2 bronze bells, all enveloped in a rich green...
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GROUP OF 6 SUMERIAN CLAY CUNEIFORM TABLETSAncientNear East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, ca. 3rd millennium BCE. A nice gathering of 6 hand-built clay tablets of rectangular forms, each containing a series of inscribed lines of cuneiform...
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5 CHINESE MING POTTERY JARLETS, BINTHUAN SHIPWRECKEast Asia, China, late Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. A wonderful ensemble of 5 pottery jarlets, each presenting an apple-form body, a flat shoulder, and...
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GROUP OF 4 ROMAN POTTERY OIL LAMPSRoman,Late Imperial to Byzantine Period, ca. late 4th to early 8th century CE. An attractive ensemble of 4 mold-made pottery oil lamps, all presenting ring-form bodies, sloped shoulders,...
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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN - 3 STONE SCARABS +ALABASTRONEgypt, New Kingdom/Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1550 to 712 BCE. A trio of stone scarabs, two large and black and one smaller and made of white steatite. The largest...
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GUERRERO MEZCALA STONE / JADE BEAD NECKLACEPre-Columbian,Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. This elegant necklace is strung together with thirty seven stones; green stones, onyx, and quartz. The largest pendent...
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19TH C. INDONESIAN BONE & WOOD KRISHANDLES (3)Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A fine collection of 3 handles from ceremonial kris (keris) swords; 2 made of wood, and one made...
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4 CHINESE MING SWATOW WARE CUPS, BINHTHUAN SHIPWRECKEast Asia, China, late Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. This is a fabulous group of four petite Swatow porcelain cups all from a shipwreck near the Binh Thuan...
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18TH C. ISLAMIC GEMSTONE INTAGLIOS W/INCISED SCRIPTMiddle East, Islamic World, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A fine collection of 7 intaglios carved from a variety of colorful stones. First is a circular garnet...
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3 LATE BYZANTINE POTTERY SGRAFFITO BOWLS- SEA FINDNear East/Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 13th century CE. A gathering of 3 pottery bowls with a decorated interior that is incised with birds and linear patterning....
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8 EGYPTIAN PTOLEMAIC & ROMANO POTTERYHEAD FRAGMENTSEgypt, Late Dynastic and Ptolemaic to early Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 5th to 1st century BCE; Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd to 2nd century BCE. This...
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18TH C. SPANISH COLONIAL SILVER TUPUS+ BELT FITTINGS**Originally Listed At $300**
South America, Peru, Spanish Colonial period, ca. 18th to early 19th century CE. A gathering of 13 silver items, ranging from...
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FINE TEOTIHUACAN SERPENTINE STONE FIGURE**OriginallyListed At $1500**
Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 100 to 600 CE. A fine hand-carved and string cut stone figure, either male or non-gender specific, presenting...
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4 WEST MEXICO POTTERY MINIATURES W/2 WHISTLES**Originally Listed At $250**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro, Jalisco, Colima, and Nayarit, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A wonderful selection of 4 hand-built...
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7 COLIMA, AZTEC, JALISCO & TLATILCOPOTTERY 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...
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6 COLIMA OBSIDIAN PECTORALS & MANY WHITESHELL BEADS**Originally Listed At $500**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A magnificent ensemble of over 100 hand-carved shell beads and 6 hand-knapped...
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MANABI POTTERY SPINDLE WHORL BEAD NECKLACE**OriginallyListed At $250**
Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. A fine collection of 38 pottery spindle whorl beads that are arranged into an enticing and...
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THREE 20TH C. BALINESE WOVEN FIBER BASKETS**FirstTime At Auction**
Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Bali, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fine collection of 3 baskets, each carefully hand-woven from vegetal fiber in the traditional...
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3 MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC BRASS RINGS**OriginallyListed At $250**
Middle East, Islamic world, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A fabulous trio of brass rings, each with a slender band and large face. The first presents a hexagonal...
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19TH C. CIVIL WAR ERA GLASS FLASKS UNITYSYMBOLS (3)North America, United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Civil War era, ca. 1860s CE. A fine collection of 3 mold blown glass flasks that date to the American...
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18TH C. NATIVE AMERICAN & USA IRON &STONE AXES (3)Native American, United States, Plains Tribes, ca. 18th to 19th century CE; North America, United States, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A collection of 3 iron...
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4 NATIVE AMERICAN WOODLAND STONE ARROWHEADSNativeAmerica, North America, Woodland Period, ca. 1000 BCE to 1000 CE. A beautiful collection of 4 arrowheads, all carefully hand-knapped from stone. Boasting rich hues of chocolate...
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70 CAHOKIA STONE ARROWHEADS & 4 BONEAWLSNative American, Midwestern United States, Illinois, Cahokia, Mississippian culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A wonderful gathering of 70 hand-knapped stone arrowheads as...
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3 ARCHAIC NATIVE AMERICAN CHERT SPEARTIPSNative American, United States, Missouri, Transitional Archaic Period, ca. 1st millennium CE. A fine set of 3 hand-knapped chert spear points from modern-day Missouri....
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3 NATIVE AMERICAN FLINT SPEAR TIPSNativeAmerican, Midwestern United States, Missouri, Archaic period, ca. 8000 to 3000 BCE. A wonderful collection of 3 spear tips, all hand-knapped from flint to exhibit long, inward...
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4 NATIVE AMERICAN CHERT CLOVIS PROJECTILEPOINTSNative American, Midwest United States, Paleo-Indian Period, ca. 13000 to 8000 BCE (15,000 to 10,000 BP). A fantastic set of 4 hand-knapped chert Clovis type projectile...
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PAIR OF HUGE BYZANTINE STONE MOSAICSW/ GEOMETRIC MOTIF...Near Eastern, Eastern Empire, Early Byzantine Period, ca. 7th century CE. An opulent pair of ornamental floor or wall mosaics, each of a massive, rectangular...
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"DESCRIPTION OF THE LARGEST SHIP INTHE WORLD, THE NEW CLIPPER GREAT REPUBLIC ..." 1853 SLIPCASE 10.5" X 6.5". THE WORLD, THE NEW CLIPPER GREAT REPUBLIC ...", 1853, An extremely rare first and only edition...
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