2 FRAMED TAUFSCHEIN RECORDS CA. 1836& 1867; ONEprinted by Johann Ritter & Co, Reading, PA with watercolor accent to illustration of angels, cherubs and birds on stems, record for Medilte Wendling, daughter of...
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2 FRAMED PRINTED BROADSIDES CA. 1820-1830;printedby "Meyers & Christan, Reading" German broadside "Adam and Eve im Paradies" with central block pring of Adam and Eve in Garden by Tree of Life, the block print with watercolor...
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BLACKSTONE, HARRY (HENRY BOUGHTON).BLACKSTONE. THE WOR...Erie, Pennsylvania: Erie Litho. Co., ca. 1917. Iconic color lithograph depicts a striking portrait of the Chicago-born magician in his earliest days...
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104. SILVER EAGLE HEAD CANE -CA. 1910-SUBSTANTIAL, FIG...104. Silver Eagle Head Cane -Ca. 1910 -Substantial, figural eagle head handle modeled with striking stylized, features including a longer beak and thunder...
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ARGENTINIAN BELEN EARTHENWARE BOWL W/GEOMETRIC MOTIFS**Originally Listed At $350**
Pre-Columbian, Argentina, Catamarca region, Belen culture, ca. 1200 to 1476 CE. A hand-built earthenware bowl with a concave...
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MASSIVE CHINESE MING DYNASTY STONE PANELW/ PHOENIX**Originally Listed At $3250**
East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A beautiful stone panel featuring a low relief carving of a phoenix and lotus...
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20TH C. INDONESIAN MALAKU ISLANDS ANCESTRALMARKER**Originally Listed At $1500**
Southeast Asia, Indonesia, southeastern Malaku Islands (Moluccas / Spice Islands), ca. early 20th century CE. A massive carved wooden...
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8TH C. INDIAN PALA DYNASTY STONE RELIEFOF SURYA**Originally Listed At $6000**
South Asia, India, Pala Dynasty, ca. 8th to 10th century. This stone stele depicts the deity Surya (the supreme light), the principle...
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3 LA BREA TAR FOSSILS: INSECTS, BONE,& MAMMOTH FURNorth America, West Coast United States, California, likely the Rancho La Brea / McKittrick tar pits, Late Pleistocene (Ice Age), ca. 40,000 to 10,000 years ago;...
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FINE TAIRONA TUMBAGA PENDANT MACAW BIRDPre-Columbian,Colombia, Tairona, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A fabulous and adorable tumbaga pendant in the form of a bird with a high amount of 55% (equivalent to 13K+) gold, cast using the lost...
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6TH C. BYZANTINE MARBLE RELIEF - PEACOCKS& FOUNTAIN**This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding.
Near East, late Roman / Byzantine Period, ca. 6th century...
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WHITE GOLD RING W/ ROMAN RUBY INTAGLIOOF EAGLE & SNAKE...Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd CE. A dazzling ruby intaglio of ovoid form skillfully hand-carved with the image of an eagle holding a snake and...
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FINE GREEK BOEOTIAN TERRACOTTA BIRD-FACEDIDOLAncient Greece, Boeotia, ca. first half of the 6th century BCE. A lovely, hand-built pottery idol of a characteristically abstract form with a flared, concave base, a...
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EGYPTIAN GOLD INTAGLIO SWIVEL RING W/BIRDSEgypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. This is a beautiful high-quality swivel intaglio gold ring featuring an ibis and a bird on the green bloodstone....
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MEXICAN LOS CASTILLO SILVER, COPPER,BRASS BIRD TRAYSLatin America, Mexico, Taxco, ca. mid-20th century CE. A beautiful pair of hand wrought brass, copper, and silverplated trays in the form of birds, made by...
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SICAN SILVER BIRDS W/ GOLD DETAILING(PR)Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 850 to 1000 CE. A pair of rare, fascinating objects - high percentage silver-bodied birds with hammered...
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20TH C. MEXICAN WEDDING NECKLACE PAPIERMACHE BIRDSLatin America, Mexico / Guatemala, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. This is a delightful and wearable vintage wedding-style necklace made from silver plated copper...
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20TH C. SPRATLING STERLING SILVER BIRDW/ BELLS BROOCHWilliam Spratling (American/expatriate in Mexico, 1900-1967), Mexico, post 1979 under auspices of Sucesores de William Spratling. A stunning sterling silver...
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GREEK GEOMETRIC BRONZE IMPLEMENT, ROOSTER& BRACELETAncient Greece, Geometric period, ca. 8th century BCE. A fine gathering of bronze items from ancient Greece, cast into a bracelet, bird finial, and an unusual pendant-like...
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5 CHAVIN, BAHIA, TEOTIHUACAN & HUASTECPOTTERY FIGURESPre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 500 BCE; Ecuador, Manabi Province, Bahia culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE; Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan,...
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19TH C. INDIANPUNJABI COTTON / SILKPHULKARI, EX-MUSEUM...Central Asia, Eastern Pakistan and Northern India, Punjab Region, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful phulkari embroidered textile panel,...
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7 NEAR EASTERN & ROMAN BRONZE, BRASS& GLASS MINIATURES...Ancient Near East, ca. 2nd to 1st millennium BCE; northwestern Iran and Turkey, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE; Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd...
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EGYPTIAN COPTIC TEXTILE EMBROIDEREDW/ BIRDSEgypt, late Coptic to early Byzantine Empire, ca. 4th to 7th century CE. A beautiful copper-colored textile fragment featuring a pair of embroidered birds of paradise...
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MAYA POTTERY VESSEL W/ BIRD & SNAKE,EX ARTE PRIMITIVOPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A fascinating pottery vessel of a tall, cylindrical form with a flat base, smooth...
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19TH C. INDONESIAN WOOD COMB W/ MOTHEROF PEARL INLAY**Originally Listed At $450**
Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Timor Island, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful hand-carved wooden comb inlaid with mother of pearl...
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20TH C. HOPI POLYCHROME WOOD KACHINABIRD-FACED FIGURENative American, Southwestern United States, Hopi, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden kachina doll depicting a large, bird-faced figure....
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NATIVE AMERICAN EASTERN WOODLANDS STONEBIRD PIPENative American, central/midwestern United States, Eastern Woodlands, ca. 1000 to 1600 CE, found in Todd County, Kentucky. A charming smoking pipe in the form of...
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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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ELEGANT GREEK HELLENISTIC ELECTRUM REPOUSSEDIADEMEastern Mediterranean, Greece, Hellenistic period, ca. 3rd to 2nd century BCE. A stunning electrum diadem with an extraordinary repousse decoration across the obverse...
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WEARABLE NECKLACE W/ TAIRONA QUARTZBEAD & GOLD BIRDPre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A lovely necklace strung with semi-translucent gray chalcedony, black stones, 57.3% (equivalent to 13K+)...
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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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JEAN MANNHEIM, AMERICAN/GERMAN (1863-1945),(FISHIN') MORRO BAY, CA. 1920S, OIL ON CANVAS, 20 X 24 INCHESJEAN MANNHEIM, American/German, (1863-1945) (Fishin') Morro Bay, ca. 1920s, oil on canvas signed lower left...
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PENNSYLVANIA PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN VALENTINEExtremelyrare Pennsylvania German large cutwork valentine for Johannes Schaffer, who was born in Philadelphia ca. 1788 , the sawtooth border centers on a circle with script, flanked...
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PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN SMALL NEEDLEWORKCOLLECTIONImportant Pennsylvania German small needlework collection, ca. 1840's , including a pincushion, 4" x 3 1/2", two miniature needle pockets, 3" h., and five pouches,...
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GERMAN PAINTED NOAH'S ARK, CA. 1900Germanpainted Noah's Ark, ca. 1900 , to include fifteen pairs of animals, and various single animals and birds, ark - 8" h., 11" l.
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GERMAN CLOCKWORK BIRD BOX WITH CAGEAUTOMATON, GILT AND BLUE ENAMELED CHASED BOX CA. EARLY 20TH CENTURY. 6"H X 4 1/2"W X 3"DGerman clockwork bird box with cage automaton, gilt and blue enameled chased box ca....
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