A REPUBLIC OF TEXAS BILL OF LADING FORSMUGGLER AND FOR... SMUGGLER AND FORGER MONROE EDWARDS, NEW ORLEANS TO GALVESTON, MAY 1, 1836, lithograph and manuscript ink on paper wove paper, shipping supplies listed...
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19TH C. TROBRIAND ISLANDS MASSIM WOODFEAST BOWL**Originally Listed At $450**
Oceania, Melanesia, Trobriand Islands, Massim peoples, ca. 19th century CE. An attractive, hand-carved wooden bowl of a dark-brown...
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BYZANTINE GOLD EARRING W/ FILIGREE SPHERENearEast, Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 7th to 10th century CE. A gorgeous high quality 77% (equivalent to 18K+) gold earring with a spectacular filigree orb at the center....
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20TH C. CENTRAL AFRICAN KUBA WOOD PORTRAITCUPCentral Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fascinating carved-wood cup in the form of a human head. Sitting upon...
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BYZANTINE GOLD EARRING W/ FILIGREE SPHERENearEast, Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 7th to 10th century CE. A gorgeous high quality 77% (equivalent to 18K+) gold earring with a spectacular filigree orb at the center....
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ROMAN POLYCHROME MORTARIUM**First TimeAt Auction**
Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A beautiful pottery mortarium presenting a wide rim that dramatically flares outwards above a shallow basin,...
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SICAN LAMBAYEQUE HAMMERED COPPER MASKPre-Columbian,north coast of Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 10th to 11th century CE. A mask made of hammered copper, with two huge copper projections that rise, similar to horns...
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STUNNING ROMAN BRONZE TREFOIL OINOCHOE,XRF TESTEDRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. A tall cast bronze oinochoe (pouring vessel) with a concentric ring base, an amphora-like body, and a rounded shoulder...
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GREEK GNATHIAN POTTERY BEAKED OINOCHOEMagnaGraecia, South Italic Colonies, Apulia, Ignazia, Gnathian, ca. 340 to 320 BCE. A fabulous example of a wheel-thrown pottery pouring vessel known as an oinochoe. The vessel...
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TALL GREEK GNATHIAN POTTERY TREFOILOINOCHOEMagna Graecia, southern Italy, near present day Ignazia, Gnathian, ca. 340 to 320 BCE. An attractive blackware pottery pitcher with a trefoil spout decorated via the...
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PRE-COLUMBIAN CHIMU GOLD RITUAL KERO(DRINKING VESSEL)Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Chimu, Late Intermediate Period, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. An elegant ritual kero (drinking cup) formed from a single sheet...
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10TH C. VIKING SILVER NECKLACE W/ THOR'SHAMMER PENDANT...Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Viking or Norse culture, ca. 10th century CE. An incredibly long, knitted chain made from 97% to 97.5% silver wire ending in...
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RARE MAYA POTTERY BOWL CARVED GLYPHS,EX-SCHMITT**Originally Listed At $4000**
Pre-Columbian, Maya culture, Guatemala, Late Classic period, ca. 600 to 900 CE. Truly a wonder to behold - an incredibly rare pottery...
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SUPERB PERSIAN ACHAEMENID 23K+ GOLDLION APPLIQUES**Originally Listed At $5000**
Near East, Iran, Achaemenid Empire, ca. 6th to 4th century BCE. A pair of 99% gold (equivalent to 23K+ to 24K) applique ornaments...
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11TH C. VIKING SILVER THOR'S HAMMERPENDANT - MJOLNIR**First Time At Auction**
Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Viking or Norse culture, ca. 11th century CE. A well-preserved pendant depicting Mjolnir, the fabled...
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PUBLISHED / EXHIBITED ROMAN GLASS UNGUENTARIUMRoman,Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A wonder to behold; the most astonishing example of iridescence in Roman glass that we have ever seen! A captivating candlestick...
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MASSIVE GNATHIAN POLYCHROME SKYPHOS,TL TESTED**First Time At Auction**
Magna Graecia, southern Italy, Apulia, ca. 360 to 325 BCE. A magnificent pottery skyphos finely hand-painted in intricate decoration of...
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RARE MAYA POTTERY BOWL CARVED GLYPHS,EX-SCHMITT**Originally Listed At $4000**
Pre-Columbian, Maya culture, Guatemala, Late Classic period, ca. 600 to 900 CE. Truly a wonder to behold - an incredibly rare pottery...
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MAYA TRIPOD BOWL W/ DIGNITARY, GLYPHS,KILL HOLE**Originally Listed At $2000**
Pre-Columbian, Highlands (Chiapas, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador), Maya Late Classic Period, ca. 500 to 800 CE. A fabulous...
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MUSEUM EXHIBITED ROMAN GLASS UNGUENTARIUM**FirstTime At Auction**
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A free-blown, turquoise-hued glass perfume container known as an unguentarium with a bell-shaped body...
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RARE MAYA POTTERY BOWL CARVED GLYPHS,EX-SCHMITTPre-Columbian, Maya culture, Guatemala, Late Classic period, ca. 600 to 900 CE. Truly a wonder to behold - an incredibly rare pottery bowl exquisitely carved with...
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EGYPTIAN OLD KINGDOM MARBLE JARAncientEgypt, Old Kingdom Period, 3rd to 6th Dynasty, ca. 2686 to 2181 BCE. An elegant marble jar of a squat form with a round yet stable base, a broad shoulder, and an inward-curving...
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NAUTILUS SHELL SILVER DRAGON DISH BYPESTELLI CREAZIONI...Western Europe, Italy, ca. 20th century CE. A stunning ornamental nautilus shell in a sterling silver dragon stand designed and handmade by Pestelli Creazioni....
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A large quantity of postal covers withletters from historical and other correspondents further extensive legal documents and correspondence of the nobility and others on diverse subjects....
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Archive of Documents Associated withthe Sturges Family Including John R. Sturges 3rd GA Infantry KIA The lot contains a variety of items including over 100 receipts and other ephemera an early indenture and...
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A quantity of legal documents mainly19th century some on vellum including wills mortgages leases etc. many with British some S.African duty stamps together with magazines and newspapers including a 1930 ''News...
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