ROMANO-EGYPTIAN CARTONNAGE MUMMY MASK,EX-CHRISTIE'SIt's not often we start a listing by stating the provenance, but in this case the pedigree is almost as impressive as the piece. Sold - Christies, December 1996;...
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10TH C. INDIAN RAJASTHAN RELIEF LION,ELEPHANT, CONSORT...South Asia, India, Rajasthan, ca. 10th to 13th century CE. A remarkable figural relief sculpture, meticulously carved from sandstone to depict a lion,...
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THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS IN 3 VOLS.,1829 The Thousand and One Nights, commonly called, in England, The Arabian Night's Entertainments in three volumes with gilt lettering on green leather bindings, translated...
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Leatherbound books: poetry Butler Samuel.HUDIBRAS. Vols. I-II. London: Akerman Strand Walker and Co. 1822. With 12 handcolored engravings.; Percy Thomas. RELIQUES OF ANCIENT ENGLISH POETRY. Vols. I-III. London: Bickers...
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James Barry (Irish active in Italy andEngland 1741-1806) "A Group of Recumbent Figures Huddled Among Blankets" 1792 ink and wash on laid paper with all corners missing but made up on backing card dated in English...
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3 vols. (Dickens, Charles.) OliverTwist; or The Parish Boy's Progress. By "Boz." London: Richard Bentley, 1838. First edition, second issue. 8vo, contemp. 1/4 calf & marbled bds.; rubbed, spines defective....
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2 vols. Caskell, Elizabeth C. The Lifeof Charlotte Bronte. London: Smith, Elder, 1857. First edition. 8vo, later 19th-Century 3/4 dark blue crushed morocco & cloth, gilt, re-backed with spines laid-down, t.e.g.;...
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Alexander Runciman (Scottish 1736-1785)"Sorrowing Mother with Two Children-A Babe and a Youth" c. late 1760s/early 1770s sepia ink and wash with white gouache on cream-colored wove paper without discernible watermark...
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4 vols. Franklin, Benjamin: Works ofThe Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin... Together with Essays... London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orne, 1806. 2 vols. 12mo, orig. bds.; worn, rebacked in later 19th-Century cloth....
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Louis-Marie Moris or Morise (French1818-1883) equestrian Bronze of The Emperor Napoleon on Horseback (Study for a Monument?) c. 1857 signed "Morise" on top of terrasse between hind feet of horse with very fine...
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1 vol. Silby, E. A New and CompleteIllustration of The Celestial Science of Astrology. London, 1817. 4 parts in 1 vol. Thick 4to, contemp. 1/4 calf & marbled bds., red morocco spine label; scuffed, spine &...
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4 vols. Nash, Joseph. The Mansionsof England in The Olden Times. (London): T. M'Lean, 1839-40-41-49. [First]-Fourth Series. Lg. folio, orig. 1/2 black calf & gilt-lettered cloth; scuffed. With 104 tinted...
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Charles-André called Carle Van Loo(French 1705-1765) "A Sleeping Shepherd" probably c. early 1760s red chalk (and graphite sketches of a left hand and a head at top right) inscribed in umber ink by a mid-18th...
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Auguste Hiolle (French late 19th/early20th c.) "A Roman Couple Watching a Town in Flames" 1892 oil on canvas signed and dated lower right 71 in. x 92 in. in a good period frame. Note: This evocative painting...
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Charles-André called Carle Van Loo(French 1705-1765) "A Sleeping Shepherd" probably c. early 1760s red chalk (and graphite sketches of a left hand and a head at top right) inscribed in umber ink by a mid-18th...
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Lot. Hewson, Mary (Polly) Stevenson.Unbound collection of manuscript poems. [Philadelphia], ca. 1787-1795. 140 4to pp., loose in contemp. vellum casing. Fair copies, most likely in Mary Stevenson Hewson's...
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* (INSECTS BUTTERFLIES) MORRIS F.O.A History of British Butterflies. London: Groombridge and Sons 1853. 8vo contemporary 3/4 green morocco over marbled boards spine decorated and lettered in gilt red spine...
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1 vol. (Bound Collection of ReligiousTracts.) Collection of Religious Tracts, viz. on, The Spirit of Prayer... Philadelphia: Henry Miller, n.d. [general title page]: Law, William. An Extract from a Treatise,...
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An Antique Biscuit Porcelain PortraitBust of Napoleon mid-19th c. after Jean-Antoine Houdon (French 1741-1828) cast signature "Houdon" and inscription "Buste Officiel/Napoleon/Empereur/1805" at back of neck;...
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1 vol. Brown(e), Edward. A Brief Accountof Some Travels in Divers Parts of Europe. London: Benj. Tooke, 1685. Second edition. Folio, contemp. calf; rebacked, much of orig. spine laid-down, often rubbed & occasionally...
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[NATURAL HISTORY] Books on Science andMedicine Lot of 6 vols. Goldsmith Oliver (1730-1774). A History of the Earth and Animated Nature. Glasgow: W.G. Blackie & Co. 1859. 8vo half-leather gilt spine marbled endpapers...
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11 vols. London, Jack: The Call ofThe Wild. New York: Macmillan, 1903. 1st ed. 8vo, orig. pictorial green cloth, gilt, t.e.g.; scuffed, joints & edges worn & frayed, back hinge starting to separate. Plates...
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Gaston V. Leroux (French 1854-1942)"A Desert Tribesman (Guerrier Arabe)" 1880s-1890s bronze cast signature on base height 38 in. Note: Gaston Leroux was a member of the "second generation" of Orientalist...
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2 vols. Lahontan, (Louis Armand) Baronde. New Voyage to North-America. London, 1703. First English-language edition. 8vo, late 19th-Century full double gilt fillet paneled brown calf, gilt-paneled spines, a.e.g.,...
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5 vols. (1 wrappers) Modern First Editions- Jewish-American Authors: Roth, Henry. Call It Sleep. London: Michael Joseph, (1963). 1st English ed., uncorrected proof copy. 8vo, orig. wrappers; some creasing & light...
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1 vol. (Alken, Henry, illustrator.)[Apperly, Charles James.] The Life of a Sportsman. By Nimrod. London: Rudolph Ackermann, 1842. First edition. Tall 8vo, early 20th-century full gilt-paneled & ornamental...
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1 vol. [Surtees, Robert Smith.] HandleyCross; or Mr. Jorrock's Hunt. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1854. First edition, original parts. 17 parts. 8vo, orig. pictorial orange-brown wrappers; occasionally slightly...
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1 vol. [Surtees, Robert Smith.] "AskMamma." London: Bradbury and Evans, 1858. First edition, original parts. 13 parts in 12. 8vo, orig. pictorial orange-brown wrappers; minor wear, spines repaired, 2 re-backed....
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1 vol. [Surtees, Robert Smith.] Plainor Ringlets. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1860. First edition, original parts. 13 parts in 12. 8vo, orig. pictorial orange-brown wrappers; occasional chipping to spines. With...
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1 vol. [Surtees, Robert Smith.] Mr.Facey Romford's Hounds. London: Bradbury and Evans, 1865. First edition, original parts. 12 parts. 8vo, orig. pictorial orange-brown wrappers; occasional chipping at foot...
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