VERY RARE PAIR OF GRAEME PARK PHILADELPHIAQUEEN ANNE C...1740-1760, each with scrolled and shell carved crest over a figured splat with four scrolled volutes, set on shell carved legs with trifid feet, upholstered...
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2 DUANE HANSON EARLY SCULPTURES ANDARCHIVETwo early sculptures by Duane Hanson (American, 1925-1996), together with an archive of related letters and photographs. All were given by Hanson to a former student...
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LOT OF 19 GUIDES AND PERIODICALS ONCASINO HISTORY AND ...Lot of 19 Guides and Periodicals on Casino History and Memorabilia. Including complete set of Chip Forum (April – August 1996) and later title Gaming...
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CHINESE TANG DYNASTY POLYCHROME HORSEW/ TLEast Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 906 CE. A lovely mold-made pottery horse shown in stride atop an integral plinth. Painted in hues of apricot, peach, and chocolate...
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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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EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE SCULPTOR'S MODELOF A LEFT FOOTEgypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A remarkable sculpture of a left foot that was used as a sculptor's model, skillfully hand-carved...
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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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TEOTIHUACAN TERRACOTTA DOG EFFIGY VESSEL,TL'DPre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 400 to 600 CE. An incredibly rare Teotihuacan spouted puppy vessel! Mold-made from orange terracotta that was very much...
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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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6TH C. BYZANTINE MARBLE RELIEF - PEACOCKS& FOUNTAIN**This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding.
Near East, late Roman / Byzantine Period, ca. 6th century...
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INSCRIBED PALMYRAN MARBLE RELIEF W/BANQUETERNear East / Holy Land, Palmyra, Roman Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. An impressive Palmyran funerary relief, hand-carved from creamy white marble to depict a...
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4 EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULETS + 1 ROMANSTONE SEALAncient Egypt, Second Intermediate Period, 15th to 17th Dynasty, ca. 1650 to 1550 BCE; New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1077 BCE; Late Dynastic Period,...
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EXHIBITED 1962 W. DRAPER PORTRAIT OFSON "WILLY"William Franklin Draper American, 1912-2003), "Willy" oil on canvas, 1962. Signed "Wm. F. Draper '62" on lower left. A large-scale portrait by American award-winning...
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EGYPTIAN LAPIS LAZULI FALCON W/ INLAIDGOLD EYEEgypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A gorgeous falcon figure of petite size and exquisite form that is hand-carved from mottled,...
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FINE EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM LIMESTONEUSHABTIAncient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1077 BCE. An ancient Egyptian ushabti, carved from a single piece of limestone standing with fused legs...
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PUBLISHED EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM LIMESTONEUSHABTIAncient Egypt, New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, ca. 1292 to 1189 BCE. A gorgeous ushabti figure carved by hand from gray-white limestone exhibiting a slender form. The figure...
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ANCIENT JAPANESE JOMON TERRACOTTA VESSEL,TL TESTEDEast Asia, Japan, Middle to Late Jomon Period, ca. 3000 BCE. A hand-built terracotta vessel of a tall, deep form with a flat base, the exterior walls impressed with...
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TALL ANCIENT JAPANESE JOMON POTTERYVESSEL, TL TESTEDEast Asia, Japan, Late Jomon Period, ca. 2600 to 1400 BCE. A hand-built pottery jar of a tall and conical form exhibiting the ancient coil and scrape methods...
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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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MAYA CYLINDER - JAGUAR / SMOKING GODS,EX KERR**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. An exemplary pottery cylinder vessel, finely painted with scenes...
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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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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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PUBLISHED ROMAN / BYZANTINE GLASS BEAKER**FirstTime At Auction**
Late Roman Imperial Period to Early Byzantine, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A conical mold-blown glass beaker with a rounded bottom and a thick, flat rim,...
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ROMAN MARBLE SARCOPHAGUS PANEL W/ THEATERMASK**First Time At Auction**
Roman, Imperial period, probably Phrygia (modern Turkey), ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A breathtaking marble sarcophagus panel, festooned with...
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GREEK ARCHAIC POLYCHROME PROTOME, PERSEPHONEDEMETER TL...**First Time At Auction**
Greece, Archaic period, ca. 470 to 450 BCE. Doesn't she take your breath away? This beautiful, mold-made terracotta protome bust probably...
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EGYPTIAN SEBENNYTIC-PTOLEMAIC GLASSINLAY**First Time At Auction**
Egypt, perhaps the city of Sebennytos, Late Dynastic (30th Dynasty) to Ptolemaic Period, Sebennytic-Ptolemaic Period, ca. 380 to 30 BCE. A...
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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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EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM FAIENCE USHABTI,TL'D**Originally Listed At $6000**
Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 19th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1189 BCE. A stunning funerary figure of tall form called an ushabti that...
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GREEK TANAGRA POTTERY VOTIVE FIGUREOF A FEMALE, TL'DAncient Greece, Tanagra, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd century BCE. A stunning pottery female, boasting expertly rendered and impressively preserved details...
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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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EXHIBITED / PUBLISHED ROMANO-EGYPTIANFLASK ST. MENAS, ...Egypt, Romano-Egyptian to Coptic Period, ca. 4th to 7th century CE. A mold-formed pottery flask depicting Saint Menas, an early Christian martyr, on both...
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EXHIBITED / PUBLISHED EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTICNAQADA I BRE...Ancient Egypt, Predynastic Period, Naqada I to II, ca. 3650 to 3200 BCE. A stunning jar of tall and slender form that is hand-carved from breccia exhibiting...
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ART DECO PERIOD POKER CHIP SET IN CASEEarly20th century wood box with four racks of poker chips. Chips are swirled -- presumed to be celluloid -- and 1-7/16" diameter. Gold chips (200), red chips (98) and green chips...
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A Chinese Ming green and yellow glazed'dragon' dish Zhengde four character mark and of the period (1506-21) incised to the exterior with two dragons chasing flaming pearls amid clouds blue-white glaze to the interior...
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A Chinese famille rose altar stand foran emblem iron-red Daoguang seal mark and of the period (1821-50) the top modelled as a lotus pod with seeds encased by a lotus flower above a leaf scrollwork profile stem...
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