ANCIENT CHINESE BRONZE SWORD WITH SILVERINLAYChinese inlaid bronze ceremonial sword. With contemporary walnut stand. Length - 11 3/4 ” (29.5 cm) Base - 12 1/2" x 3 1/2" (32 cm x 9 cm) PROVENANCE - Estate of Richard...
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COLLECTION OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS
ONASIAN WORKS OF ART ????????????????????????????????????????including art reference books for jade, works or art, archaeology, musuem and exhibition catalogues, in total 46...
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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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ANCIENT CHINESE BRONZE COIN AncientChinese bronze coin, oval with square aperture at center, raised relief character inscriptions on both sides, on lucite presentation stand. Coin: 1.25" H x 1.875" W....
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GROUP OF COINS AND TOKENSGroup of Coinsand Tokens, comprising an 1869 American Liberty Dollar, an 1891 Liberty Head Dollar, an Indian Silver Punch Coin, an Ancient Chinese Bronze Bar, two assorted Dutch Coins,...
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ANCIENT CHINESE BRONZE BRUSH POTDESCRIPTION:An ancient Chinese brush pot features a lipped rim, further decorated along the body with raised patterns. ORIGIN: China DIMENSIONS: H: 2.25" Diameter: 4" CONDITION: Bowl...
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ANCIENT CHINESE BRONZE MIRRORDESCRIPTION:An ancient Chinese bronze mirror with raised inner ring design. ORIGIN: China DIMENSIONS: D: 2.5" CONDITION: Great condition. See lot description for details on item condition....
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ANCIENT CHINESE BRONZE MIRRORDESCRIPTION:An ancient Chinese bronze mirror with raised figural details. Label on reverse "Song Dynasty" CIRCA: Unknown ORIGIN: China DIMENSIONS: D: 2.75" CONDITION: Great condition....
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SILVER BRACELET W/ ROMAN BRONZE COINS& ROMAN GLASSRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. This is a gorgeous bracelet made of 3 ancient bronze coins and 4 glass fragments, all set in modern sterling...
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ANCIENT VIETNAMESE DONG SON BRONZE BELLS(3)Ancient Southeast Asia, Vietnam, Dong Son culture, ca. late 1st millennium BCE. An attractive ensemble of 1 leaded bronze and 2 bronze bells, all enveloped in a rich green...
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MINIATURE GREEK ARCHAIC BRONZE OINOCHOE(3 PCS)Ancient Greek, Archaic Period, ca. 7th century BCE. An impressive trio of bronze oinochoai, each oinochoe presenting an applied, circular base, a bulbous body, a sloped...
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FINE / COMPLETE HALLSTATT BRONZE AGEBRONZE BELTCentral Europe (Germany, Austria), Hallstatt Culture, ca. 1000 to 700 BCE. A beautiful bronze belt, composed of dozens of identical cast bronze pieces, each with...
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LOVELY GREEK HELLENISTIC BRONZE PHIALEW/ OMPHALOSGreece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 4th to 3rd century BCE. A remarkable, cast-bronze phiale, a special libation bowl used for holding wine, with a hollow, rounded,...
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PUBLISHED / EXHIBITED ROMAN BRONZE VENUSW/ SILVER EYES...Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A stunning leaded bronze figure of Venus (Greek Aphrodite), the goddess of love and beauty, enveloped in...
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RARE EGYPTIAN STRIDING IBIS BRONZE /COBALT BLUE GLASSEgypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. An extremely rare example of a majestic ibis exhibiting a body shaped from solid glass in an opaque, cobalt-blue...
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ANCIENT BLACK SEA CIMMERIAN IRON DAGGERW/ BRONZE HILTAncient Central Asia, eastern Black Sea region / Caucasus, Cimmerian, ca. early 1st millennium BCE. A striking iron sword with a stunning, openwork bronze hilt,...
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PUBLISHED & EXHIBITED ROMAN BRONZE OILLAMP WITH LIONRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. A stupendous leaded bronze oil lamp, cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process, with an elegant, elongated body,...
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EXHIBITED ROMAN BRONZE FIGURE OF VENUS,EX-SOTHEBY'SRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A stunning leaded bronze figure of Venus (Greek Aphrodite), the goddess of love and beauty, resembling Praxiteles...
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CHINESE HAN LIFAN POTTERY AMPHORA W/BRONZE, TL TESTED**First Time At Auction**
East Asia, Western China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A large pottery vase, the surface burnished to a fine grey hue and...
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CHINESE SHANG DYNASTY BRONZE GU / WINEVESSEL**First Time At Auction**
East Asia, China, Late Shang Dynasty, ca. 12th to 11th century BCE. A gorgeously preserved ritual wine vessel, known as a "gu", from the Chinese...
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ANCIENT EUROPEAN HALLSTATT BRONZE SERPENTINEFIBULA**Originally Listed At $2500**
Southern Europe, Hallstatt culture, Bronze Age, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A fantastic bronze fibula consisting of a thick wire that is skillfully...
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RARE CHINESE HAN DYNASTY BRONZE HU VESSELW/ LID!**Originally Listed At $2500**
East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, 206 BCE to 220 CE. An elegant, pear shaped hu vessel, the iconographic program of this piece comes to...
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[JADES AND BRONZES]
A group of importantreference books about Chinese jades and bronzes, comprising:
BAGLEY, Robert W. Shang Ritual Bronzes in the Arthur M. Sackler Collection, 1987.—SALMONY, Alfred. Carved Jade...
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[CHINESE WORKS OF ART] A collectionof 31 reference works and catalogues on Chinese art, comprising:
Daily Life in the Forbidden City. Viking, 1988.--YANG, Xiaoneng. The Golden Age of Chinese Archaeology: Celebrated...
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CHINESE ARCHAISTIC BRONZE JUE CUP, 17/18THC. A Chinese archaistic bronze Jue cup, dating from the 17/18th C, The distinctive cup with three splayed tripod legs is modeled on an ancient Chinese vessel used to serve...
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CHINESE BRONZE HAND MIRROR W/ 2 DRAGONS,SONG D. An ancient Chinese bronze hand mirror with two dragons design, dating from the Song dynasty (960-1279). A circular disc, resembling a small shield, with incised two...
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CHINESE BRONZE MIRROR W/ TWIN DRAGONS,HANDYNASTY An ancient Chinese bronze hand mirror, dating from the Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE). A circular disc, resembling a small shield, with incised Chinese style design...
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2 CHINESE BRONZE TAOTIE RING HANDLE,WARRINGSTATE A pair of ancient Chinese bronze Taotie mask loose ring handles, dating from the Warring State (475-221 BCE). each crisply cast in low relief with multi-ridged eyebrows...
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CHINESE BRONZE CENSER & COVER, WESTERNZHOU An ancient Chinese bronze censer with carved wooden cover, dating from Western Zhou dynasty (1046-771 BCE). Straight recessed foot with rounded bowl shape censer above....
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ANCIENT CHINESE BRONZE PITCHER ArchaicPeriod Yi of ritual water or oil dispensing vessel, undecorated other than the dragon head handle, sleek form with broad spout, 2 1/2" x 4 1/4" x 2 1/4". Two old repairs and...
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ANCIENT CHINESE BRONZE ARCHAIC FORMVESSEL Song Open Pot with roped edge and two ring in loop handles hanging from demilune floral lugs, 9 1/2" x 14" diam. Good condition....
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ANCIENT CHINESE BRONZE SCALE WEIGHTIN THE FORM OF A FROG, SONG DYNASTY Solid Bronze in nearly abstract form, with fancy hanger, 3 1/4" long....
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CHINESE ARCHAIC BRONZE YU AND COVER.Late Western Zhou Dynasty. The compressed body of classic form and undecorated and with separately cast high loop handle terminating in rams' heads the bronze of smooth water-green...
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ANCIENT CHINESE BRONZE BOWL-SONG DYNASTYOR EARLIER- heavily cast with a rounded bottom. Raised decoration : cranes and flowers in three panels along the sides. H. 3'' (7.6 cm) x 5 7/8'' (14.9 cm) diam. From the...
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* A Collection of Reference Materialson Chinese Bronzes comprising Selected Ancient Chinese Bronzes from the Collection of Mrs. Christian R. Holmes a board folio containing 25 loose plates illustrating the bronzes...
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Ancient Chinese Books Chinese. A thirteen-piececollections of books pertaining to ancient Chinese bronzes pottery and cloisonne; largest 14.75 x 10.5 in. Condition: Various degrees of wear....
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