LOT) PREHISTORIC NATIVE AMERICAN TOOLS,BONES, ETC(lot) Collection of prehistoric Native American items, along with animal bones and teeth, including awls, beads and miscellaneous elements, c. prior to the 16th...
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LIBERIAN KRAHN FIGUREKrahn figure fromLiberia with straw hair, large teeth and open arms; measures approximately 16-1/4" tall; please refer to photographs for condition. The Krahn arrived in the area known as...
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7 ANTIQUE WHALE BONE ITEMS19th centuryitems include: parrot letter opener; 13 inch pointer or conductor wand; 6.25 and 2.5 inch whale teeth; miniature cradle, 1.5 in long; and 8.5 inch flat letter opener....
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PAIR OF ANTIQUE SCRIMSHAW WHALE TEETH,2ND HALF OF THE ...Pair of Antique Scrimshaw Whale Teeth, 2 nd half of the 19 th Century , matched pair with full length portraits of women in fashionable dress, standing...
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TWO AFRICAN MASKS20th century, two paintedwood masks, each with bared teeth and slit eyes, one surmounted with a carved bird bust, taller 12 x6-1/2 in.
Provenance: Property sold to benefit the American Folk Art Museum
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CARVED WOOD MASK SCULPTURE20th century,carved in the style of an African mask, with bared teeth and headdress, surmounted with a figure on a bicycle, each with painted decoration, raised on a metal base, 22 in.
Provenance:...
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TWO SOUTHERN POTTERY FACE JUGS21st century,comprising: Charlie Brown large underglaze brown jug, with white accents on teeth and eyes, strap handle, signed on back "Charlie Brown", signed on base "Brown Pottery/Arden...
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AMERICAN FOLK ART WAGON JACK SALESMAN'SSAMPLE19th century, red stained wood and iron construction, crank wheel, mounted on modern black wooden base, 17 x 32 x 6-3/4 in.
Provenance: Property sold to benefit the...
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FOUR STRAUSS CUT TO CLEAR RUSSIAN PATTERNWINE STEMS19th century, yellow cut to clear, diamond cut stems, in the "Russian Pattern", 4-3/4 x 2-7/8 in.
Provenance: Private Collection, Columbia, South Carolina
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DON BALKE (B. 1933) "BRONTOSAURUS"DonBalke (North Carolina, B. 1933) "Dinosaur / Brontosaurus" Signed lower left. Original Watercolor painting on Illustration Board.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer...
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CHINESE JIN DYNASTY POTTERY TOMB GUARDIANSPEAR THROWER...**Originally Listed At $1200**
East Asia, China, Western Jin Dynasty, ca. 266 to 316 CE. A hollow-molded pottery tomb guardian figure of a spear thrower standing...
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COCLE POLYCHROME BOWL W/ ZOOMORPHICCREATUREPre-Columbian, Central America, Panama, Gran Cocle, ca. 5th to 8th century CE. A fascinating and fine hand-built pottery bowl that depicts a stylized creature painted...
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HUARI JAGUAR JAR, EX-CHRISTIE'S, EX-DENVERART MUSEUMPre-Columbian, central highlands of Peru or Lake Titicaca region of Bolivia, Huari (Wari), ca. 6th to 9th century CE. A wonderful pottery jar in the form of a seated...
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REMARKABLE OLMEC POTTERY WAILING BABYFIGUREPre-Columbian, Mexico, Olmec culture, ca. 10th to 6th century BCE. A dramatic terracotta figure of a seated human baby, posed with legs akimbo and both hands resting...
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MASSIVE ROMAN MARBLE TRAPEZOPHORON W/LION HEAD & PAWRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd century CE. A handsome, large marble table leg, also known as a trapezophoron, with a giant clawed foot, leg joint, and smooth...
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NATURALISTIC ROMAN MARBLE RELIEF HORSE'SHEADRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A handsome, lifelike marble head of a horse, carved in relief. This horse is captured in a dynamic and energetic pose...
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IMPORTANT TAINO GREENSTONE TRANSFORMATIONALNUDE FIGURE...Pre-Columbian, Caribbean / Florida, Arawak People, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. A marvelous greenstone zemi figure of a nude male experiencing the transformational...
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EXHIBITED TAINO WOOD ZEMI COHOBA STAND,C-14 TESTEDPre-Columbian, Hispaniola, Greater Antilles Islands, Taino/ Arawak Indians, ca. 15th to early 16th century CE. Incredible! An exemplary wood zemi figure that served...
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ORNATE 8TH C. JAVANESE GOLD LEAF MASKOF KALASoutheast Asia, Indonesia, East Java, Classic Period, ca. 8th to 11th century CE. Stunningly detailed and brimming with sophistication, an ornate funerary mask made...
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15TH C. TIBETAN GILDED COPPER ELEVEN-FACEDLOKESHVARACentral Asia, Tibet, ca. 15th to 16th century CE. A striking gilt copper statue of the Eleven-faced Lokeshvara, a universal form of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara....
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RARE 18TH C. TIBETAN GILT BRASS SNOWLION PLAQUESCentral Asia, Tibet, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. An exceptional pair of brass Tibetan Snow Lion repousse plaques each adorned with a gilt body and a verdigris...
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COSTA RICAN GOLD PENDANT, JANIFORM CROCODILIAN**FirstTime At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Chiriqui or Diquis culture, ca. 13th to 16th century CE. A dazzling pendant depicting the form of a double-headed...
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18TH C. TIBETAN GILT TANTRIC / WRATHFULDEITY HAYAGRIVA...**First Time At Auction**
Central Asia, Himalaya region, Tibet / Nepal, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A fabulous gilt brass tantric and wrathful deity known...
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20TH C. POLYNESIAN TONGAN RUBBING STAMP/ KUPESI**Originally Listed At $800**
Oceania, Polynesia, Tonga, ca. 20th century CE. A rare example of a rubbing stamp known as a kupesi, used as a template for creating...
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PRE-COLUMBIAN COSTA RICAN STONE REPTILIANMACE HEADPre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Nicoya or Atlantic Watershed region, ca. 1st to 5th century CE. A sizable and hefty mace head, hand-carved from a calcite...
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EXPRESSIVE VERACRUZ TERRACOTTA HEADOF ELITE PERSONPre-Columbian, Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz), ca. 6th to 8th century CE. A hollow ceramic head with an expressive and naturalistic face from a larger figure...
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LARGE DIQUIS TUMBAGA PENDANT OF NUDESHAMANPre-Columbian, Central America, Panama, Diquis, ca. 500 to 1200 CE. A wonderful tumbaga - gold copper alloy - pendant in the form of a nude male shaman in an ecstatic...
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A SET OF BALINESE "TOPENG PAJEGAN" DANCEMASKSA set of Balinese "Topeng Pajegan" dance masks, Late 20th/early 21st Century One with Balinese inscription to verso Each polychromed carved wood with gilt highlights,...
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A LARGE GROUP OF ZUNI STONE FETISH ANIMALS,LEEKYA FAMILYA large group of Zuni stone fetish animals, Leekya family, Late 20th/21st Century Five variously marked Comprised of a travertine steer (Freddie Leekya), two...
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19TH C. CABINET CARD OF NATIVE AMERICANFAMILYLate nineteenth century cabinet card depicting an unusual view of what appears to be a Northern Plains Tribe Native American Indian family. Seated man wearing a buffalo...
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TWO L. LAYDEN SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TEETHW/ STANDS Two Linda Layden (American b. 1943), signed scrimshaw whale's teeth with custom stands, late 20th or early 21st century, one tooth depicting three masted ships on...
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SEVEN AFRICAN WOODEN MASKS AND SPIRITCARVINGS. Twentieth century. Three masks with pigments including one with movable jaw and stick teeth. 8.25" to 12"h., one mask with carved bird, cowrie shells and black pigment,...
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ENGLISH EARLY 15TH CENTURY CARVED ANDPAINTED WALNUT HERALDIC LION SEJANT SCULPTURE 21" x 11" x 8 ¾" Carved out of one solid piece of walnut, depicting heraldic lion sejant (though presented without a tail and...
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OLD MASTER RELIGIOUS UNFRAMED ENGRAVINGS,6PC Various artists, selection of six mainly 17th century Old Master unframed religious New Testament engravings on laid paper, including the parable of the talents - "Cast...
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17th century miniature portrait, manwith white collar, unsigned, label verso "Hoskins [sic] XVI Cent English" attributes work to John Hoskin, British, died 1664, oil on copper, 2-3/16 x 1-7/8 in.; 17th century...
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WOODEN MASK AND PANEL Twentieth century.Carved New Guinea mask with layers of red blue and white paint. Inset tin teeth. Some loss. 10''h. not including modern base. And a carved Indian plaque of a monkey-faced...
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