WORKS OF ART REFERENCE BOOK COLLECTION??????????????????????????????????????????????Including: Chinese works of art, cloisonne enamel, archaic bronze, furniture, Buddhist art, Scholar's pieces etc, in total 36...
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THE "HOOKED ON FISH" GREEN SUNFISHHaroldE. "Rick" Rickert (1923-1990)
Mt. Clemens, MI, c. 1955
8 1/2 in. long
“It is a rare opportunity for the collecting world to see a magnificent group of mint decoys as they...
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THE CRANDALL SLEEPY-EYED MALLARDHorace"Hi" Crandall (1892-1969)
Westwood, CA, c. 1935
15 in. long
One of California's best decoy carvers, Crandall is also considered by some to be its best painter. Born in Rhode...
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WATERFOWLING SANTA CLAUSFrank S. Finney(b. 1947)
Capeville, VA, 1983
28 in. tall
This carving depicts legendary 20th-century decoy collector and dealer Bud Ward as Santa Claus laden with treasures.
The smiling...
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MAITLAND SMITH CARVED WOOD BOOK BOXDESCRIPTION:A Maitland Smith Carved box featuring pull out drawers, decorated with book covers titled The Odyssey, The Witches, Treasure Islands, Gone with the wind etc.
CIRCA: 20th Cent.
ORIGIN:...
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ASSD. SILVER FLATWARE, DEVON FARM55pcs assorted sterling flatware from Devon Farm. Includes 1 Berry spoon with Repousse bowl, maker's mark RE, London, 1839; 1 Irish sterling spoon monogrammed Sarah 1819, marks...
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QING LACQUER NANMU CARVED BOX, W/ COAChinesenanmu or nan wood carved stationary or food box with "Shou" ("Longevity") symbol and bat flourish corners to fitted lid, scrolling to sides of lid and body, and brass-covered...
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MAORI CARVED WOOD TREASURE BOX W/ABALONEINLAYMaori carved wood treasure box with abalone inlay. 3 1/4" high, 8 7/8" long.
Condition:
Any condition information included in our lot descriptions is not the equivalent...
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CLOISONNé ENAMEL CANECa. 1880-LargeShippo enamel knob of a modified Milord shape with a round and flattened top and an integral, long and tapering body profusely decorated with various signs, emblems and blooms...
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HUGE 19TH C. FIJIAN WOOD YAQONA BOWL(TANOA)**Originally Listed At $2000**
Polynesia, Fiji, ca. 19th century CE. An enormous wooden kava vessel carved in the form of a sea turtle. The deep circular bowl is supported...
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1947 HAIDA WOOD & IVORY DZUNUKWA MASK,B. WILLIAMSNative American, Northwestern Canada, Haida, ca. 1947 CE. A stunning wood and walrus ivory mask of Dzunukwa (or Dzonokwa) or Wild Woman, skillfully hand-carved...
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20TH C. DRC HEMBA KUSU WOOD POWER FIGURE,EX-DARTEVELLE...Central Africa, Dominican Republic of Congo, Hemba / Kusu peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fantastic and fascinating wooden power figure known as a kakudji,...
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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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PUBLISHED 19TH C. AFRICAN DAN WOOD KAGLEMASKWest Africa, Liberia and Cote d'Ivoire, Dan peoples, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A fabulous example of a wooden mask from the Dan peoples known as a "kagle" (spirit...
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19TH C. TIBETAN BRASS VARAPANI HANDW/ MUDRA GESTUREEast Asia, Tibet or China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A larger-than-life brass hand from Varapani, the bodhisattva whose name literally...
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RARE 1900S HAIDA WOOD & ABALONE SCULPINFISH HEADDRESSNative American, Pacific Northwest Coast, United States, Tlingit / Haida / Tsimshian, ca. early 20th century CE. A hardwood headdress in the form of a sculpin...
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EGYPTIAN POLYCHROME WOOD SARCOPHAGUSPANELAncient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A hand-carved wooden panel, likely cedar, from the top of a sarcophagus. The tapered panel...
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BAMBOO-VENEER 'LONGEVITY' BOX WITH COVER
QINGDYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY ? ??????????sensitively carved in the form of two conjoined circles forming '?', the flat top of the cover with two interlocking roundels as border,...
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[CHINESE WORKS OF ART--SCHOLAR'S OBJECTS]A collection of 27 richly illustrated reference volumes and catalogues in English and Chinese pertaining to scholar's objects, comprising:
CHAPMAN, Jan. The Art of Rhinoceros...
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A CHINESE CARVED LACQUER CINNABAR VASELAMP 20th century, carved red lacquer vase with figures in landscape around the body topped with peony and vine decoration, around the neck and foot are lappets and treasure...
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$1000 NORTH CAROLINA CONFEDERATE BONDRaleigh, March 1, 1862, signed by Governor Henry T. Clark and Treasurer Daniel W. Courts, blind stamp of the North Carolina State Seal in lower left; below are 35 interest...
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A PAIR OF CHINESE PORCELAIN FAMILLEVERTE PUNCH BOWLS 19th century, porcelain hand painted in famille verte palette with a crane to the interior surrounded by clouds, diaper pattern around the interior rim...
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A CHINESE PORCELAIN BLUE AND WHITE LOTUSVASE LAMP 19th century, porcelain hand painted in underglaze blue with scrolling vines and abstract lotus blossoms, ruyi cloud border to rim, Buddhist treasure motifs around...
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RAY KEY, BRITISH (D.2018), STUDIO EXOTICWOOD, HAND TURNED VESSEL, 4"H X 3 1/2"DRay Key, British, (d.2018) studio exotic wood, hand turned vessel signed under base. Ray has loved making things from wood throughout...
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RICHARD "DICK" HAY, INDIANA (1942-2020),BOOB SANDWICH, SLIPS, ENGOBES, AND GLAZES ON EARTHENWARE, CARVED WOOD., 25" X 22"Richard "Dick" Hay, Indiana, (1942-2020) Boob Sandwich, slips, engobes, and glazes on earthenware,...
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TWO WILLIAM SPRATLING "DISCO" STERLINGSILVER STEAK KNIVESTwo William Spratling "Disco" sterling silver steak knives, William Spratling (1900-1967) Circa 1951-1956, Third Design Period; Taxco, Mexico Each stamped...
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A Large Chinese Hardstone EmbellishedLacquered Wood Cabinet
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the rectangular cabinet with straight sides, two screen panels converted into the pair of pull-out doors, embellished with jade and hardstone...
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A TIBETAN BUTTER LAMP SHRINE STAND TABLEHand built with pieces of natural and hand carved wood, ground mineral pigments, wood and metal, hand painted, top shelf with Buddhist jewels, shelf below is decorated with...
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A CHINESE PAINTED AND GILDED CARVEDWOOD TABLE CABINET 20th century, an unusual cabinet with pierced patterned wood doors that open to both front and back sides, some panels with calligraphy, figures, and Buddhist...
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EXCEPTIONAL RENAISSANCE 15TH/16TH CENTURYCARVED BONE PANELS, ON LATER PERIOD WOOD AND SILK LAMPAS TEXTILE WITH SILVER THREAD, "SECRET" TREASURE CHEST 4 ¼" x 12" x 7 ¼" Rectangular wooden chest clad all around...
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CHINESE PAINTING ON SILK, "HUNDRED BUTTERFLIESAND PEONIES", BY ZHANG XIONGXIE (1803-1886) AFTER BIAN JINGZHAO (MING DYNASTY) 44 ½" x 23 ½" image Traditional silk artwork, hand painted in polychrome pigments depicting...
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Nineteen Books and Catalogs, AmericanFolk Art, Shaker Decorative Arts and Related detailed listing available. Judith Alexander, Nellie Mae Rowe; John Michael Blach, Plain Painters; June Sprigg, Shaker Design;...
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AN ECLECTIC GROUP OF FOUR NETSUKE includinga stained ivory model of a seated tiger and bamboo a rat on a candle a lacquer model of a sake drinker a wood figure of Daikoku with a treasure bag shown standing on two bales...
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[American Indian - Mexico] Books onMexican and Pre-Columbian Art lot of 5 books including:Barbash Shepard. Oaxacan Wood Carving: The Magic in the Trees. San Francisco: Chronicle Books 1993.Cervantes Maria Antonieta....
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A Nepalese carved wood treasure box19th century or earlier of architectural form the sliding cover modelled as a roof above a second sliding cover the sides carved with pillars wax collectors seals 6in. Estimate...
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CHINESE CORAL CARVINGS including a branched-formcarving of a man under a fruiting peach tree the material of soft salmon tone -- 5 3/4 in. high a deep orange small carving of Hotei and his treasure bag -- 2 1/4 in. wide...
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