FOLK ART WROUGHT IRON OIL LAMP ON STAND29x 13 x 8 in.
Condition
Wear, some encrustations. Otherwise in good condition. Structurally sound.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a...
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FOLK ART BIRD CARVINGS, SHIELDS LANDONJONES AND FINSTE...1st item: Shields Landon (S L) Jones (West Virginia, 1901-1995) painted wood folk art carving depicting a an owl. Signed "S. L. Jones" right side of base....
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AFTER JACQUES DUVAL-BRASSEUR (FRENCHB. 1934) A LAPIDAR...after JACQUES DUVAL-BRASSEUR (French b. 1934) A LAPIDARY ART SCULPTURE, "Quartz Crystal Encrusted Eagle," gilt bronze encrusted with small to large quartz...
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AMERICAN FOLK ART SHELL ENCRUSTED ANDDECORATED CUPBOAR...American Folk Art Shell Encrusted and Decorated Cupboard, 19th Century, with two oval hand painted schooner portraits flying colors and rope details throughout
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IRON STANDING MALE FIGURE FOLK ART ADVERTISINGSIGNAlabama, circa 1900, polychromed cast iron clothed male figure with outstretched arms, wearing hat, chest reads "Vega Cal Gets The Bile", 76 x 65 in.; mounted on wooden...
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DAMASCENE STEEL AND GOLD TOLEDO CANE-Ca.1880 -Small Damascene steel ball knob totally encrusted with dense 24-karat gold wire overlay. -Centered at the top by a round shield with a winged Chimera, the knob is furthermore...
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PUBLISHED MESOPOTAMIAN GLAZED HEAD -GYPSUM & BITUMENAncient Near East, Mesopotamia, Kassite period, ca. 14th to 13th century BCE. Staring past the confine of time, a head depicting a haunting guise carved in...
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VERACRUZ STONE HACHA - ABSTRACT FACEW/ CINNABARPre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz) culture, ca. 5th to 7th century CE. A fabulous example of a hand-carved stone hacha depicting an abstract...
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TEOTIHUACAN POTTERY FIGURAL INCENSARIOLID TL'DPre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A lovely incensario lid used to funnel the smoke from burning copal incense upwards and out of the...
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TEOTIHUACAN POTTERY LIDDED INCENSARIO,EX SOTHEBY'SPre-Columbian, Mexico, Pacific Slope region, Teotihuacan culture, Escuintla type, Classic Period, ca. 450 to 650 CE. A stunning incensario used to burn copal incense,...
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MONUMENTAL MANTENO BLACKWARE SITTINGCACIQUE INCENSARIO...Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manteno, ca. 850 to 1600 CE. An exemplary and sizeable incensario, skillfully modeled in the form of a male figure - likely a...
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FABULOUS OLMEC / PROTO MAYA JADE BEADNECKLACEPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec to Proto-Maya culture, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A stunning ensemble of 52 sizeable, hand-carved jade beads, all strung...
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MAYA JAINA POTTERY STANDING DIGNITARYFIGURE W/ TLPre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Western Yucatan Peninsula, Jaina/Campeche, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A gorgeous and hand-built pottery...
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PUBLISHED ANATOLIAN BEYCESULTAN MARBLEIDOL, EX EDEAncient Near East, modern day Turkey, Anatolia, Beycesultan type, Early Bronze Age I-II, ca. 3200 to 2300 BCE. A captivating, hand-carved marble figural effigy...
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NARINO POTTERY BULLET AMPHORA W/ NEGATIVERESIST MOTIFS...Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Piartal Cultural Complex, Highland Narino region, Narino culture, ca. 750 to 1250 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel of a sizable form...
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GREEK EARLY CYCLADIC ALABASTER DISHAncientGreece, Cyclades, Cycladic culture, Early Cycladic II, ca. 2800 to 2500 BCE. A lovely dish of a near-miniature size that is hand-carved from honey-yellow alabaster. The charming...
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5 CHINESE MING POTTERY BOWLS W/ MARINEENCRUSTATIONSEast Asia, China, late Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. A lovely collection of 5 pottery bowls, each presenting ring-form feet and impressively thin walls that...
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7 COLIMA, AZTEC, JALISCO & TLATILCOPOTTERY FIGURES**First Time At Auction**
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POST CONQUEST PERUVIAN POTTERY PITCHERW/ FACE**Originally Listed At $250**
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EASTERN ROMAN MARBLE FEMALE HEAD W/SEA ENCRUSTATIONSRoman, Eastern Empire, late Imperial Period, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A wonderful, attractive, and expressive example of a female head in provincial stylization...
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SEA-ENCRUSTED ROMAN POTTERY TRANSPORTAMPHORA, EX-KIRK ...Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A quintessential terracotta transport amphora with a piriform body tapering to a pointed base. Twin...
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EGYPTIAN SANDSTONE RELIEF PANEL W/ PORTRAIT,EX EDEEgypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. A gorgeous, hand-carved sandstone relief of rough trapezoidal form depicting the left-facing visage of a god or king. The...
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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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FINE 1ST C. GANDHARAN STONE HEAD PRINCESIDDHARTHA**First Time At Auction**
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2ND C. GANDHARAN SCHIST RELIQUARY STUPAMODEL**First Time At Auction**
Central Asia, Pakistan / Afghanistan, ancient region of Gandhara, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A model of a Buddhist stupa reliquary, finely...
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SUPERB PERSIAN ACHAEMENID 23K+ GOLDLION APPLIQUES**Originally Listed At $5000**
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