SMALL FOLK ART BIRD TREE BY GEORGE WOLFSKILL,Fivepointville,PA ca. early 20th century; signed bottom of painted wood base, the carving depicts two small speckled breast birds on tree stump, each similarly carved with tapered beak,...
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3 CLARENCE STRINGFIELD CARVINGSGroupingof three (3) Clarence Stringfield (Tennessee, 1903-1976) folk art carvings including two owls and a tall slender bearded man with brimmed hat. All signed on the base in pen...
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CHINESE CARVED BLACK AGATE VASEmottledblack and dark grey with white streaks, of squared tapered form, carved archaic beast with meandering body on each side, 5-3/8 x 2 in.; with carved hardwood stand
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19TH C. MICRONESIAN MORTLOCK ISLANDWOOD AXE**Originally Listed At $1200**
Oceania, Micronesia, Mortlock Island, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A sturdy wooden axe used to harvest taro with a handle carved...
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CHINESE QI DYNASTY STONE SEATED BUDDHA**OriginallyListed At $4500**
East Asia, China, Six Dynasties Period, Northern Qi Dynasty, ca. 550 to 577 CE. A remarkable hand-carved stone sculpture of Buddha shown seated in lotus...
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20TH C. NORTHWEST COAST WALRUS IVORYTOTEM POLENative American, North America, Pacific Northwest Coast, probably Alaska, ca. mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved walrus ivory totem pole of a slender form presented...
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EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE SCULPTOR'S MODELOF A LEFT FOOTEgypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A remarkable sculpture of a left foot that was used as a sculptor's model, skillfully hand-carved...
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NECKLACE W/ OLMEC JADE BEADS, DUCK HEADPENDANTPre-Columbian, southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec culture, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A stunning necklace comprised of nearly 100 ancient beads carved from omphacite jade,...
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INSCRIBED PALMYRAN MARBLE RELIEF W/BANQUETERNear East / Holy Land, Palmyra, Roman Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. An impressive Palmyran funerary relief, hand-carved from creamy white marble to depict a...
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REMARKABLE TAINO STONE ZEMI FIGURE HOLDINGWEAPONPre-Columbian, Caribbean/Florida, Arawak People, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. A fascinating stone carving of a stylized figure known as a zemi, presenting an ovoid form....
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EGYPTIAN STEATITE SCARAB W/ ANIMALSAncientEgypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1077 BCE. A sizable scarab that is hand-carved from mottled yellow-white steatite with streaky black inclusions. Bearing...
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FINE TEOTIHUACAN STONE FIGURE PLANARANTHROPOMORPHICPre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A lovely fragment of a planar anthropomorphic figure that is hand-carved from mottled...
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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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CHINESE NEOLITHIC HONGSHAN NEPHRITEFIGURAL PENDANTAncient East Asia, China, Hongshan culture, Neolithic Period, ca. 3500 to 2900 BCE. An intriguing anthropomorphic figural pendant of a slender form that is...
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20TH C. MALI POLYCHROME WOOD PUPPETMAMI WATA**Originally Listed At $500**
West Africa, Mali, Bozo peoples, ca. 20th century CE. An impressive Bozo puppet depicting Mami Wata, the water deity and ultimate Mother...
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THREE 19TH C. INDONESIAN TORAJA WOODSPOONS**First Time At Auction**
Southeast Asia, Indonesia, South Sulawesi, Toraja people, ca. late 19th to 20th century CE. A lovely trio of spoons, each skillfully hand-carved...
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TRANSLATED ROMAN LIMESTONE FUNERARYSTELE OF COUPLERoman, Imperial period, Eastern Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A captivating limestone stele of a massive, rectangular form, skillfully hand-carved to display...
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HELLENISTIC GREEK ALABASTER LIDDED PYXIS,EX SOTHEBY'SAncient Near East, Mesopotamia to Eastern Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 5th to 3rd century BCE. This is a beautiful and elegant pyxis vessel hand carved from...
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RARE MINIATURE EGYPTIAN OBSIDIAN PESESH-KEFAMULETAncient Egypt, First Intermediate Period, 8th to 9th Dynasty, ca. 2181 to 2140 BCE. Perhaps one of the most unique and unusual Egyptian artifacts, a hand-carved black...
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EGYPTIAN WOOD & PAINTED GESSO SARCOPHAGUSMASKEgypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. An attractive sarcophagus mask that is hand-carved from hardwood and perhaps depicts a high-class...
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EGYPTIAN PAINTED / GESSO CEDAR SARCOPHAGUSMASKEgypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A gorgeous and endearing example of a mask that is hand-carved from finely grained cedar that would have attached...
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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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19TH C. INUIT WALRUS IVORY CANE HANDLEW/ BEAR & FOXNative American, Pacific Northwest Coast, Alaska, Inuit, Aleut, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. This is a handsome walrus ivory carving that forms part...
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19TH C. BURMESE MANDALAY MARBLE SEATEDBUDDHASoutheast 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...
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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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19TH C. JAPANESE EDO / MEIJI WOOD SHOKANNON BODHISATTV...East Asia, Japan, Edo to Meiji Period, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A beautiful wood carving of Sho Kannon the Japanese version of Guanyin or Avalokiteshvara,...
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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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SUPERB CHONTAL STONE FACE MASK**FirstTime At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Chontal culture, Late Preclassic Period, ca. 300 to 100 BCE. A handsome mask carved from tan-brown stone...
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TALL 19TH C. THAI RATTANAKOSIN WOODTEMPLE GUARDIAN**Originally Listed At $4000**
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Southeast Asia, Thailand, Rattanakosin Kingdom,...
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MASSIVE 14TH C. THAI AYUTTHAYA STONEBUDDHA HEAD**Originally Listed At $6000**
Southeast Asia, Thailand, Ayutthaya Kingdom, ca. 14th to 16th century CE. A red sandstone buddha head that is slightly over life-sized,...
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EGYPTIAN ALABASTER CYLINDER VESSEL,EX SOTHEBY'S**First Time At Auction**
Ancient Egypt, Early Dynastic Period, 1st to 2nd Dynasty, ca. 3150 to 2686 BCE. A gorgeous vase of a slender form that is hand-carved...
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9TH C. INDIAN PALA STONE PANEL SEATEDLOKESHVARA**Originally Listed At $800**
South Asia, India, Pala Empire, ca. 9th to 11th century CE. A beautiful stone panel featuring Lokeshvara, a form of Avalokiteshvara...
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2ND C. GANDHARAN SCHIST BUDDHA TORSOLOTUS POSITION**Originally Listed At $1200**
Central Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A depiction of Buddha torso sitting in lotus...
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EXHIBITED / PUBLISHED EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTICNAQADA I BRE...Ancient Egypt, Predynastic Period, Naqada I to II, ca. 3650 to 3200 BCE. A stunning jar of tall and slender form that is hand-carved from breccia exhibiting...
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EASTER ISLAND FIGURE, MOAI KAVAKAVA
EASTERISLAND carved wood and obsidian, with a forward tilted torso and head turned to the side, the body flanked by the two slender arms, the figure is typically emaciated, accentuated...
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? PAIR OF GEORGE III SATINWOOD AND MARQUETRYDEMILUNE CONSOLE TABLES, ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS CHIPPENDALE
CIRCA 1760 the semi-elliptical tops inlaid with fan medallions and wide bands of leaves and anthemion, enclosed by...
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