- STEFFEN THOMAS 'VENUS OF THE TEMPLE...'
CHARCOAL Steffen Thomas (German/American 1906-1990), 'Venus of the Temple of Pathos' 1968, charcoal drawing on newsprint, depicting a Modernist half length portrait of Venus,...
[more like this] - EGYPTIAN PORPHYRY AND MARBLE OBELISK,
POSSIBLY ITALIANRaised on a baroque base with a later green marble plinth and brass feet.
17 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.
Note: The ancient Egyptians built the first obelisk. They...
[more like this] - MINIATURE TELL BRAK STONE VOTIVE - SEATED
BEARAncient Near East, Tell Brak, modern day Syria, ca. 3500 to 3300 BCE. An incredible polished miniature votive stone bear, a very ancient depiction of the brown bears who...
[more like this] - CELTIC IBERIAN LEADED BRONZE FIGURAL
AMULET FERTILITYWestern Europe, Spain / Portugal, Iberian, Late Bronze Age (Celtic), ca. 5th to 4th century BCE. A lovely leaded bronze pendant in the form of a male figure...
[more like this] - SIGNED 1960S MORRIS KANTOR PAINTING
- "OPEN DOOR"Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Open Door" oil on canvas, ca. 1960s. Signed by the artist on the lower left. A striking painting by Morris Kantor...
[more like this] - 19TH C. BURMESE MANDALAY MARBLE SEATED
BUDDHASoutheast Asia, Burma (modern-day Myanmar), Mandalay period, ca. 19th century CE. A sizable and splendid statue of a seated Buddha, expertly hand-carved from creamy...
[more like this] - FINE SOUTH ARABIAN ALABASTER MALE HEADAncient
Middle East, South Arabia, modern-day Yemen, Qatabanian culture, ca. 3rd century BCE to 3rd century CE. A hand-carved alabaster head boasting soft honey-yellow and white hues,...
[more like this] - RARE ROMAN OR BYZANTINE SILVER MENORAH
PENDANTLate Roman to Early Byzantine, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A rare and beautiful 94% silver pendant charm of an ovoid form with an integral suspension loop, depicting a seven-lamp...
[more like this] - ZELDA SAYRE FITZGERALD(American/Alabama,
1900-1948)
Camellias, unsigned, gouache on paper, 13-3/4 x 10-3/4 in; modern frame, 20 x 16-3/4 in.
An Introduction by the consignor:
Zelda’s paintings “Bourgoise”...
[more like this] - SUPERB MESOPOTAMIAN TEL BRAK MARBLE
EYE IDOLAncient Near East, Tel Brak, modern day Syria, Late Uruk Period, ca. 3300 to 3000 BCE. This marble eye idol presents a classic bell-shaped body surmounted by two hand...
[more like this] - EGYPTIAN MUMMIFIED IBIS + X-RAY PHOTO
- 1910 PROVENANCE...Ancient Egypt, found at Abydos, Late Dynastic to Roman Period, ca. 400 BCE to 200 CE. An incredibly well-preserved mummified ibis exhibiting expert layering...
[more like this] - SERENE 19TH C. BURMESE ALABASTER BUDDHA
HEAD**Originally Listed At $1500**
Southeast Asia, Burma, modern day Myanmar, Mandalay period, ca. 19th century CE. A gorgeous head of a very serene Buddha, made from a marbled...
[more like this] - ANCIENT TELL BRAK POTTERY EYE IDOLAncient
Near East, Tell Brak, modern day Syria, Late Uruk Period, ca. 3300 to 3000 BCE. Hand-made from ceramic, this is one of the most famous classes of artifact from early Mesopotamia....
[more like this] - 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...
[more like this] - [A PRIVATE SCOTTISH COLLECTION, EDINBURGH]
COLLECTION OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS
ON CHINESE ART: MUSEUM COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS ?????????????????????Including but not limited to:Art Chinois: Musée Cernuschi acquisitions...
[more like this] - STEPHEN GREENE, AMERICAN (1917-1999),
MOREAU'S GARDEN 6, 1995, OIL ON LINEN, 15" X 15"Stephen Greene, American, (1917-1999) Moreau's Garden 6, 1995, oil on linen Signed lower left. Provenance: David Beitzel...
[more like this] - THAI GILT AND PATINATED METAL "TEMPLE"
LIONSPair of Modern Thai Gilt and Patinated Metal "Temple" Lions , h. 15 3/4 in Provenance: Estate of Arley D. Cathey II, El Dorado, AR, sold to benefit the University of...
[more like this] - Indian School 19th Century, a gilded
carved wood relief panel of figures in a temple with others ascending the building, some on horseback, 37cm x 26cm, a modern icon and a framed crucifix...
[more like this] - (LOT OF 22) GROUP OF WEDGWOOD JASPER
AND BONE CHINA TABLE ARTICLES (lot of 22) Group of Wedgwood jasper and bone china table articles, 20th century, the first group of black jasper, including (4) Egyptian style...
[more like this] - A.W.N. PUGIN (1812-1852) (ATTRIBUTED
DESIGNER), POSSIBLY FOR GILLOWS
GROUP OF SIX SIDE CHAIRS, CIRCA 1860 oak, with close-nailed leather upholstery, the top rail carvings representing fruiting vines; flowering...
[more like this] - GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (1720-1778,
ITALY),ETCHING, SIGNED LOWER LEFT IN THE PLATE, INTERIOR CATHEDRAL OR TEMPLE, IN MODERN FRAME WITH DOUBLE MATTING. 16 3/4" X 22 3/4" SIGHT SIZE, 24" X 30" OVERALL....
[more like this] - MARK OF LUI SHOU KWAN ?? ???, MODERN
PAINTING Lui Shou Kwan (Chinese, 1919-1975), "Temple Island",1961, color ink on paper mounted to paper, black inscription and red stamp mark along right edge, artist, date...
[more like this] - TEMPLE STEWART MODERN DRY SINK In the
Hitchcock style....
[more like this] - Li Baolin (Chinese, born 1936), City
View with Canal and Temple, artist name and two seals middle right, ink and watercolor on mulberry paper with blue-toned wet ink splashes on surface, mounted to silk at all...
[more like this] - PAIR STANDING TEMPLE GUARDIAN LION-DOGS
- Shi-Shi aggressively posed cast bronze with good old patina in very good overall condition with modern replacement bolt fastener at mid-section. 13 1/2'' (34.3 cm) tall....
[more like this] - PICTORIAL MODERN CHINESE HAND KNOTTED
WOOL RUG 9'10'' x 7'9'': This pretty Chinese rug has a typical scene of villages with bridges leading to temples fishermen in their boats and giant lily pads and flowers....
[more like this] - Venetian or Central Italian School 19th
c. "Angels Feeding Christ after the Temptation by the Devil" pen and blue-grey wash on cream-colored laid paper inscribed "Piranesi" in sepia ink and "n. 5" in black ink bottom...
[more like this] - 12 Henry Abbott aquatints, Italian views
from Antiquities of Rome, London, 1820, engraved by Gleadah with one by Fielding and two by Havell: The Pyramid of Caius Cestius, Arch of Septimius Severus, Coliseum, Temple...
[more like this] - Francesco Piranesi (Italian 1756-1810)
Raccolta de' Tempi Antichi 1780 Rome Part One with title frontispiece preface text with 19 (of 21) plates lacking 3 & 5 ten are double-page includes the famous view of the...
[more like this] - Two Sandro Chia color etchings (Italian,
born 1946): red and black figure seated in chair, edition 14/15, signed lower right in pencil "S. Chia 84", plate 9-7/8 x 8-7/8 in., modern metal frame, floated...
[more like this] - THREE MODERN JAPANESE PRINTS BY TOKURIKI
TOMIKICHIRO (1902-1999) including three separate landscape views with Fuji beyond; together with OKUYAMA GIHACHIRO (1907-1981) Snow at Godaigo Temple Mtsushima (4)...
[more like this] - THREE MODERN JAPANESE PRINTS BY TOKURIKI
TOMIKICHIRO (1902-1999) including three separate landscape views with Fuji beyond; together with OKUYAMA GIHACHIRO (1907-1981) Snow at Godaigo Temple Mtsushima (4)...
[more like this] - * (ARCHITECTURE) PALLADIO ANDREA The
Four Books of Architecture: Wherein After a short Treatise of the Five Orders Those Observations that are most necessary in Building Private Houses Streets Bridges Piazzas...
[more like this] - A Group of Antique Chinese Bronze Objects
including: a diminutive bronze model of a cannon length 8 in.; a small bronze vessel in the form of a bird perched on a lotus blossom height 2 in.; two bronze round-shouldered...
[more like this] - A Pair of Framed Prints After Architectural
Illustrations by Jean-Charles Krafft (1764-1833) From "Architecture and Architectural Details for the Classic and Renaissance Periods 76 plate folio originally published by...
[more like this] - 6 MODERN SHIRLEY TEMPLE DOLLS: 5 porcelain
to include makers Susan Wareen and 2 Elke Hutchens. 1 large hard plastic measures 33'' h.. Sold with assorted added buttons and one with a cake.CONDITION: Repair to arm on...
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