PAIR OF CHINESE FIGURAL GILTWOOD ARCHITECTURALPILLAR F... PILLAR FRAGMENTS ON LACQUERED VASE STANDS, QUEEN OF MOTHER OF THE WEST, QING DYNASTY (1644-1912), gilt and lacquer on high relief carved wood, the scene of the...
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1912 1ST ED. "WRECK OF THE TITANIC"THOMAS RUSSELLFeatured in this lot is a First Edition of "Wreck Of The Titanic" 1912, editor Thomas H. Russell, copyright L. H. Walter. "Sinking of the Titanic World's Greatest...
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ANCIENT ACCOUNTS OF INDIA AND CHINA,BY TWO MOHAMMEDAN ...Ancient Accounts of India and China, by two Mohammedan travelers who went to those parts in the 9th century, translated from the Arabic by the late learned...
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1992 THE CODEX MENDOZA COMPENDIUM, 4VOLUMESNorth America, United States, California, ca. 1992 CE. Written by Frances F. Berdan and Patricia Rieff Anawalt. Published by the University of California Press. A remarkable...
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TALL GUERRERO MEZCALA STONE TYPE M-14FIGUREPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 300 to 100 BCE. This is an incredible, abstract standing anthropomorphic figure of a large size,...
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GROUP OF 6 SUMERIAN CLAY CUNEIFORM TABLETSAncientNear East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, ca. 3rd millennium BCE. A nice gathering of 6 hand-built clay tablets of rectangular forms, each containing a series of inscribed lines of cuneiform...
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BABYLONIAN CLAY CUNEIFORM TABLETAncientNear East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Middle Babylonian Period, ca. late 2nd millennium BCE. A hand-built clay tablet of rectangular form containing 9 full and 7 partial lines...
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LARGE ENGLISH VELLUM INDENTURE DOCUMENT,1792**Originally Listed At $400**
Northern Europe, Great Britain, Central England, Oxford / Northamptonshire County, Banbury / Boddington, ca. January 12, 1792 CE. A fascinating...
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MASSIVE COSTA RICAN STONE TROPHY HEADPre-Columbian,Central America, Costa Rica, Central Highlands, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 1000 to 1400 CE. A massive and meticulously carved trophy head from a dense volcanic rock, depicted...
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NATIVE AMERICAN MIDDLE WOODLAND STONEEFFIGY PIPENative America, Midwestern / Southern USA, Middle Woodland period, ca. 200 to 1000 CE. A fascinating pipe, hand-carved from greenish-gray stone to display a tubular...
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19TH C. NATIVE AMERICAN STONE FROG EFFIGYPLATFORM PIPE...Native American, Southeastern United States, Tennessee, likely Cherokee, ca. 19th to mid-20th century CE. A cute and fabulous effigy stone platform smoking...
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ROMAN MARBLE CAPITAL CORINTHIAN STYLE(WALL COLUMN)Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A gorgeous marble capital of a wall column from the Corinthian order boasting classic trompe l'oeil relief...
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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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MONUMENTAL ETRUSCAN IMPASTO BRAZIERW/ BOAR HUNT**First Time At Auction**
Italy, Etruscan culture, ca. 768 to 264 BCE. Wow! A truly remarkable brazier of impressive scale formed from thick impasto and showcasing...
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NICOYA POLYCHROME TROPHY HEAD VESSEL**FirstTime At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Atlantic Watershed, Costa Rica, Nicoya or Guanacaste region, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A wonderful pottery vessel in the form of a trophy head decorated...
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GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (ITALIAN,1720-1778)Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Italian, 1720-1778
Fregio antico di marmo con Ippogrifi, nel cortile del palazzo della Valle (Ancient Marble Frieze with Hippogriffs in...
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GIOVANNI BATTISTA PIRANESI (ITALIAN,1720-1778)Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Italian, 1720-1778
Veduta del Tempio di Giove Tonante (View of the temple of Jupiter Tonans), 1756
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The temple to the left of the...
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BOOK: ANCIENT EGYPTIANS, WILKINSON,1854Popular Account of the Ancient Egyptians by Sir J. Gardener Wilkinson, London, 1854. 2 Volumes. Illustrated. Some wear to full leather covers. Each measure 7" tall. Part...
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THE AMERICAS AND MEXICO (11 Works in11 Volumes)
A group of works about The Americas and Mexico, comprising: OBER, Frederick. Travels in Mexico and Life Among the Mexicans. Boston: Estes and Lauriat, 1884. MAYER,...
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ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF APOLLO, 1ST CENTURYB.C. - 1ST CENTURY A.D. 21 1/2 X 8 1/2 X 5 IN. (54.6 X 21.6 X 12.7 CM.) ABOVE A STEPPED WOODEN BASE B.C. - 1ST CENTURY A.D., standing in contrapposto with his weight on his...
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GROUP OF BOOKS ON CONTEMPORARY AMERICANPOLITICS AND CULTURE POLITICS AND CULTURE, titles Include: No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention; The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National...
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EGYPTIAN GOLD NECKLACE WITH (9) PENDANTANCIENT SCARABS Gold flat loop and disc chain with carnelian, onyx, amethyst and jasper scarab on chain drops, 3/8" to 7/8" stones. The chain is 18 1/2' long with hook and...
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WOOD, J.G. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF MAN......Being an Account of the Manners and Customs of the Uncivilized Races of Men Volumes I (Africa) and II (Australia, New Zealand, Polynesia, America, Asia, and Ancient Europe),...
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SHINNYO DO ENGI, A JAPANESE WOODCUTBOOK, C.1693 The Emperor Go-Kashiwabara, et al.; SHINNYO DO ENGI, "The Origin of the Shinnyo Do Temple in Kyoto," with calligraphy by Kitamuki Unchiko and illustrations after...
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A Journal or Historical Account of theLife, Travels, Sufferings, Christian Experiences, and Labour of Love, in the Work of the Ministry, of That Ancient, Eminent, and Faithful Servant of Jesus Christ, George Fox...
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An Account of the Life of that AncientServant of Jesus Christ, John Richardson (Mary Hinde, London, 1774); An Apology for the True Christian Divinity: Being an Explanation and Vindication of the Principles and...
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Maspero (G) Egyptian Archaeology, trans.Amelia Edwards, 1887, Wilkinson A Popular Account of the Ancient Egyptians, 2 vols, John Murray 1854, 8vo., orig. cloth, with 9 others on Egypt...
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Hotoman (Francis) Franco-Gallia: oran account of the Ancient Free State of France.., 8vo, 2nd edition, London 1721, and seven others re France, all 8vo (8)...
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‡ ‡ EDGAR BRANDT (1880-1960)
'LATENTATION' FLOOR LAMP, DESIGNED 1920-26 patinated gilt bronze, with Daum mottled glass shade, stamped E. BRANDT, engraved DAUM NANCY FRANCE with Cross of Lorraine160cm highLiterature:...
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1769 ACCOUNT BOOK OR SUNDRIES JOURNALOF ELNATHANELDRIDGE WHO IN 1760 PURCHASED 6 ACRES OF LAND ON THE ACUSHNET RIVER WHICH WAS FOR 30 LOTS WHICH FORMED THE NUCLEUS OF OXFORD VILLAGE, FAIRHAVEN. THIS EXTREMELY...
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BRONZE FIGURAL CLOCK CIRCA 1870 34 ½"x 25" x 11" Massive bronze figural clock in gilt finish, neoclassical style with mythological figures of Eros and Diana. The artist's theme of the clock appears to be based...
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An Account of the Convincement, Exercises,Services, & Travels, of that Ancient Servant of the Lord, Richard Davies: Comprising Some Information Relative to the Spreading of Truth in North Wales (Philadelphia, 1752)....
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Georges-Fran?ois Blondel (1730-1792)mezzotint A view of the stairs of the Vatican 25 x 21in. overall in a folio with further Blondel views of Rome Cipriani engravings of a bronze and various other engravings...
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Archaeology & Ancient History BooksThe Archaeology of the Holy Land, T. Fisher Unwin, London, 1916. Octavo, 383 pp., 25 b/w plates, figures in text, two folding plans. First edition. Apprx 8-3/4"T. Printed...
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[American Indian - Central America]Books on Aztecs and Incas lot of 9 books including:Brundage Burr Cartwright. Two Earths Two Heavens: An Essay Contrasting the Aztecs and the Incas. Albuquerque: University...
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