FLAT-WEAVE SOUMAK AREA RUG Cotton andwool, worked in weft-wrapped (soumak) technique, the navy blue field with central red medallion and four white medallions surrounded by animal and avian motifs, within multiple...
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QASHQAI RUNNER Wool, 20th century; therust red field with five repeating poled medallions, field with rosettes and avian and animal motifs, the ivory guard border with multicolor floral motifs, within multiple...
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ISFAHAN PRAYER RUG Finely knotted, possiblysilk, the ivory field with center red almond shaped medallion, the field with a vase of flowers surrounded by birds, butterflies, and animals, the wine red border with navy...
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PAK PERSIAN PICTORIAL AREA RUG The ivoryfield depicting hunters on horseback and game animals, the midnight blue main border with floral and avian motifs....
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MOCHE WOOD EARSPOOL W/ SHELL, NACRE,& TURQUOISEPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 500 CE. A lovely and large shell and wood earspool displaying a discoid form and inlaid with delicate carved...
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LURISTAN BRONZE MASTER OF ANIMALS STANDARDFINIALAncient Near East, northwestern Iran and Turkey, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. An intriguing cast-bronze standard finial in the form known as the "master of animals."...
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WILLIAM DAWSON PAINTING COLORFUL BIRDOUTSIDER ARTISTWilliam Dawson (American, 1901-1990). Acrylic on board painting of a colorful bird, 1985. Signed & dated on lower right. A beautiful painting of a colorful...
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MOCHE II BICHROME MUSCOVY DUCK STIRRUPVESSELPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase II, ca. 250 to 400 CE. A hand-built pottery stirrup vessel in the form of a charming Muscovy Duck with a flat base, a plump...
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SIGNED 20TH C. TLINGIT WOOD BOW DRILL,RICH LAVALLENative American, Northwestern United States, Tlingit, ca. mid-20th century CE. Signed "LAVALLE" on verso. A remarkable bow drill for fire starting, meticulously...
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MISSISSIPPIAN POTTERY BOWL WOUNDED HAWK,TL'DNative American, Southeast or Midwest, Mississippian, Mound Builders, ca. 900 to 1543 CE. An exemplary, hand-built pottery bowl boasting a flat, circular base, a bulbous...
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LARGE COLIMA POTTERY GADROONED TRIPODJAR W/ PARROTSPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery jar of sizable form covered in lustrous...
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5TH C. BYZANTINE GOLD SIGNET RING, ANGEL& DOVENear East, Byzantine, ca. 5th to 7th century CE. A dazzling gold signet ring presenting a slender band and stepped shoulder leading to a large bezel incised with the...
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OUTSTANDING HUARI / TIWANAKU MUMMY BUNDLEHEADPre-Columbian, Coastal Peru, Huari (Wari) or Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) culture, ca. 600 to 1000 CE. An incredible mummy head made of woven textiles and colorful feathers from...
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RARE VIETNAMESE DONG SON INCISED BRONZEAXE HEADSoutheast Asia, Vietnam, Dong Son Culture, ca. 1000 BCE to 100 CE. An impressive bronze axe head from Dong Son culture, exhibiting an incredibly rare form! Enveloped...
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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...
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PUBLISHED CHAVIN STIRRUP VESSEL EAGLE& JAGUAR**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Chavin culture, Jequetepeque-Templadera type, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. One of the more striking examples of ancient...
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20TH C. TSIMSHIAN WOOD & HIDE DRUM +WOOD MALLETNative American, Pacific Northwest Coast, Canada, British Columbia, Tsimshian tribe, ca. 20th century CE. A beautifully constructed hide and wood drum intricately...
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ANTIQUE PICTORIAL SCOTTISH SAMPLER DATED1809 Worked in multi-color silk and wool on loose weave ground, centering on a floral filled vase with avian motifs, top register with a lady and gentleman and with animal...
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A GROUP OF GRAZIELLA LAFFI PERUVIANANIMAL AND HUMAN FIGURAL JEWELRYA group of Graziella Laffi Peruvian animal and human figural jewelry, Third-Quarter 20th Century; Peru Most stamped: Laffi / Peru / 925 ...
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THREE MATA ORTIZ POTTERY VESSELSThreeMata Ortiz pottery vessels, Three works: An Ana Trillo redware wedding vase Fourth-Quarter 20th Century; Mata Ortiz, Mexico Signed: Ana Trillo With black avian and geometric...
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FOUR TONALá BRUñIDO POTTERY PIECESFourTonalá bruñido pottery pieces, Four works: A triangular ashtray adorned with a rabbit figure and avian motifs Circa 1950s; Tonalá, Mexico 3.625" H x 6.5" W x 6375"...
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A GROUP OF TONALá BRUñIDO POTTERYITEMSA group of Tonalá bruñido pottery items, 20th Century; Tonalá, Mexico Four groupings: A large water jar with avian motifs Signed: P. Mateos / Mexico 9.75" H...
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CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN WARMING DISHESPairof Chinese Export Famille Rose Porcelain Armorial Warming Dishes, 19th c., decorated with the arms of Sandilands with motto "Spero Meliora" above eagle and monogram "S", rims...
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SOUTHEAST ASIAN SILVER REPOUSSE BOX19th/20th c., floral, avian and animal motifs with intricately decorated border and sides, touch mark to bottom, approx. 2.75"h (at center), 1.625"h (at sides), 10"dia, approx....
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TURKISH KAYSERI SILK ANIMAL PICTORIALPRAYER RUG Turkey,Circa 1950Decorated with six panels of animals including a crane, deer, lion, and birds within an avian and floral tendril border....
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8PC SWAROVSKI AVIAN ANIMALS GROUP Austria20thCenturyIncludes a SCS Swan, a 206997 Penguin, a 261643 Puffin, a 013842 Birds Nest, a duck, a swan, a 7613 Gosling, and a 623323 Malachite Kingfishers....
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A Chinese Gilt-Decorated Porcelain BottleVase Guangxu mark but probably later globular body and waisted neck decorated with numerous gilt floral foliate avian animal yin-yang and Buddhist emblem medallions interspersed...
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A Chinese Paint-Decorated Lacquer DressingBox 20th c. rectangular form painted with figural avian and animal cartouches the hinged top enclosing a mirror above two hinged doors opening to reveal an interior further...
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A Chinese Gilt-Decorated Porcelain BottleVase late 19th/early 20th c. globular body and waisted neck decorated with numerous gilt floral foliate avian animal yin-yang and Buddhist emblem medallions interspersed with...
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Seven Chinese Peking Glass Bowlsearly20th century the overlays in various colors with raised avian floral and animal motifs.2.25 in. high; 3.25 in. diameterEstate of the late Arthur H. Danielson of Raleigh NC...
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Four Pre-Columbian Terra Cotta FragmentaryAnimal Heads, 1000 B.C.-1500 A.D., including a hollowed-out beaked zoomorphic animal wearing an elaborate headdress, h. 3-1/4", l. 3", two avian heads, l. 1-1/2" and 1-1/4",...
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Pair of Kuang-Hsu Reticulated Sincai-GlazedPottery Octagonal Garden Seats, fourth quarter 19th century, the four reticulated facade panels each with a different avian/animal motif, h. 17-1/2", w. 13", d. 13"....
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Pre-Columbian Terra Cotta Animal HeadFragment, 1000 B.C.-1500 A.D., the zoomorphic animal with feline ears and eyes and avian beak, with painted red and white decoration, possibly a handle broken from a large...
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