BOOKS: MARK TWAIN'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY, TWOVOLUMES(2 vols.) Books: "Mark Twains Autobiography", Harpers & Brothers, 1924, New York, Introduction by Albert Bigelow Paine, K-Y code for October 1924 printing,, 733 total...
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PUBLISHED / EXHIBITED ROMAN BRONZE VENUSW/ SILVER EYES...Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A stunning leaded bronze figure of Venus (Greek Aphrodite), the goddess of love and beauty, enveloped in...
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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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EGYPTIAN LAPIS LAZULI FALCON W/ INLAIDGOLD EYEEgypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A gorgeous falcon figure of petite size and exquisite form that is hand-carved from mottled,...
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RARE EGYPTIAN LAPIS LAZULI SEATED SEKHMETAMULETEgypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A lovely and petite amulet depicting Sekhmet, the lioness-headed goddess of war, military strategy,...
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RARE EGYPTIAN STRIDING IBIS BRONZE /COBALT BLUE GLASSEgypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. An extremely rare example of a majestic ibis exhibiting a body shaped from solid glass in an opaque, cobalt-blue...
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EUROPEAN BRONZE AGE BRONZE STANDARD,EX ROYAL ATHENAAncient Central to Eastern Europe, Bronze Age, ca. 10th to 11th century BCE. A magnificent bronze pendant cast into 4 pieces and assembled as a massive ornament...
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PUBLISHED EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM LIMESTONEUSHABTIAncient Egypt, New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, ca. 1292 to 1189 BCE. A gorgeous ushabti figure carved by hand from gray-white limestone exhibiting a slender form. The figure...
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PUBLISHED & EXHIBITED ROMAN BRONZE OILLAMP WITH LIONRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. A stupendous leaded bronze oil lamp, cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process, with an elegant, elongated body,...
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EXHIBITED ROMAN BRONZE FIGURE OF VENUS,EX-SOTHEBY'SRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A stunning leaded bronze figure of Venus (Greek Aphrodite), the goddess of love and beauty, resembling Praxiteles...
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IMPORTANT MIMBRES POTTERY BOWL W/ WALKINGFISH - TL'DNative American, Southwestern US, Mimbres Valley, New Mexico, ca. 950 to 1150 CE. A smallish, deep bowl of classic form and decoration from an imaginative and unique...
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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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ROMAN IRON SELLA CASTRENSIS STOOL, EX-ROYALATHENARoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A rare ancient iron campaign folding stool known as a sella castrensis, a seat reserved for Roman officers and signifies...
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ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE OINOCHOE W/ ACHILLES,EX-CHRISTIE'SAncient Greece, Athens (Attic), ca. 530 BCE. Finely decorated via the black-figure technique with incised and added fugitive red painted details, a beautiful...
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1808 DENON "VIAGGIO NEL BASSO ED ALTOEGITTO" 2 VOLS**Originally Listed At $2000**
Western Europe, Italy, Florence, ca. 1808. Dominique Vivant, Baron Denon (French, 1747-1825). "Viaggio nel Basso ed Alto Egitto"...
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MAYA CYLINDER - JAGUAR / SMOKING GODS,EX KERR**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. An exemplary pottery cylinder vessel, finely painted with scenes...
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EXHIBITED ROMAN BRONZE STATUE NUDE APOLLO**FirstTime At Auction**
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. An exquisite bronze statue of Apollo in the nude standing in contrapposto with his left leg bent at the...
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GREEK ARCHAIC POLYCHROME PROTOME, PERSEPHONEDEMETER TL...**First Time At Auction**
Greece, Archaic period, ca. 470 to 450 BCE. Doesn't she take your breath away? This beautiful, mold-made terracotta protome bust probably...
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DAVID ROBERTS BOOKS, "THE HOLY LAND"VOLS I-VI (1855)Northern Europe, Scotland, ca. 1855 CE. A fascinating ensemble of 6 books containing volumes I through VI of "The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt,...
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PUBLISHED EGYPTIAN EFFIGY SOTHIC DOG,EXHIBITED LACMAEgypt, late Ptolemaic to Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. 1st century BCE to 3rd century CE. An exceedingly rare, mold-formed terracotta canine, known as the Sothic...
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WEDGWOOD QUEENSWARE IVORY-GROUND TWO-HANDLED'PEGASUS' VASE AND COVER 'PEGASUS' VASE AND COVER, impressed date code for 1876, impressed uppercase mark and gilt 27Z, of oviform, the banded conical cover, Pegasus finial,...
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(5) VOLS., FILM AND FILMMAKERS Includes:1) Mark Veira. Sin in Soft Focus: Pre-code Hollywood. Abrams, 1999; 2) George de Coulteray. Sadism in the Movies. Medical Press, 1965; 3) Mervyn LeRoy: Take one. Hawthorn...
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Jouanneau (L C) Discussions du CodeCivil dans le Conseil d'Etat, [Code Napoleon], 3 vols, 4to., half calf with marbled boards, Paris 1805, bookplate for P J Locke-King...
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1 vol. Powell, J.W. Canyons of TheColorado. Meadville, Pa.: Flood & Vincent, The Chautaqua-Century Press, 1895. 4to, orig. gilt-lettered spine & corners. With frontis. portrait, double-page panoramas, full-page...
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1 vol. (Carey, Mathew, printer & publisher.)The Holy Bible Translated from the Latin Vulgate. Philadelphia, 1790. 2 vols. in 1. 4to, orig. blind-tooled sheep, red morocco spine label; rubbed, joints tender. Moderate...
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AN ESTATE COLLECTION U.S. AND FOREIGNSTAMPS 4 PARTS: two U.S. Plate Block Albums Vol 1&2 (1901 through the 1970's) with many of the pages filled with centennials including Oregon Idaho many 1950's- 1970's including...
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5 vols. (1 wrappers) Modern First Editions:Berendt, John. Midnight in The Garden of Good and Evil. New York: Random House, (1994). 1st ed., first ptg. Tall 8vo, orig. cloth & bds., d/j. Minor spotting on bottom edge....
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3 vols. New England: The Code of 1650...Earliest Laws... Connecticut... Blue Laws. Hartford: Silas Andries, 1825. 2nd ed. 12mo, orig. bds.; spine ends & corners worn away, other moderate wear. Frontis. Scattered,...
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