AFRICAN CARVED TRIBAL BIRD NIMBA SHOULDERMASKLarge tribal hardwood carved bird figure Nimba shoulder mask, Baga Tribe, Africa, headdress adorned atop, closed eyes, protruding beak, thin neck bellowing out to curved...
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A Chinese famille rose vase pair, inscenic, floral, fruit, bird and figural decoration with parcel gilt dragon and dog adornment as handle and applied decoration, enamel floral decoration at scalloped neck surround,...
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(4 PC) FIGURAL JUG COLLECTIONDESCRIPTION:(4 Pc) A collection of four figural jugs composed of ceramics. Includes: (1) Round black glazed jug, Signed "Vicki Miller Ram Poter Candier" H:5" x D:3.75" (2) Round brown...
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LARGE PAINTED WOOD BIRD CAGE MANSION1940A monumental painted wood bird cage having steep slope roofs and elaborately carved eagles circa 1940. The figural adorned cage having multiple colored glass and mesh...
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ASIAN CARVED BUDDHA ALTAR SHRINEA largeJapanese Zushi lacquered, polychrome and gilt carved wooden Buddha altar shrine. Comprised of three parts including the seated Buddha holding a lotus flower in his left hand...
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A RESTAURATION "PSYCHE INSTRUCTING CUPID"ORMOLU MANTLE... ORMOLU MANTLE CLOCK, PARIS, 1820-1840, the winged goddess Psyche with an elaborate upswept hairstyle of a braided chignon wrapped within a berried laurel...
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A GROUP OF TWO CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAINFAMILLE ROSE "1... FAMILLE ROSE "100 BOYS" CHARGER AND QIANLONG TANKARD, QING DYNASTY (1644-1912), comprising a doucai enameled porcelain tankard attributed to the Qianlong...
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18TH C. PERSIAN QAJAR PAINTING OF GARDENW/ COURTIERSNear East / Central Asia, Persia or Iran, Qajar dynasty, ca. 18th century CE. A beautiful painting on paper of opaque pigments of three figures amongst a lush...
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10 INDUS VALLEY MEHRGARH POTTERY FEMALEFIGURESAncient Central Asia, Indus Valley, Mehrgarh period, ca. 3500 to 2800 BCE. A fabulous ensemble of 10 characteristically abstract Indus Valley females, 6 full figures...
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HUGE 19TH C. CHINESE QING PORCELAINBOWLEast Asia, China, Qing dynasty, ca. early 19th century CE. A very large Chinese porcelain bowl of the Rose Mandarin/Famille Rose (French for "pink family") style, finely...
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17TH C. DUTCH DELFT POLYCHROME TILEW/ DRUMMEREurope, Netherlands, Delft, ca. 17th century CE. A wonderful pottery tile featuring the image of a military drummer facing left, all adorned in hues of blue, brown,...
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5TH C. BYZANTINE GOLD SIGNET RING, ANGEL& DOVENear East, Byzantine, ca. 5th to 7th century CE. A dazzling gold signet ring presenting a slender band and stepped shoulder leading to a large bezel incised with the...
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LARGE CORINTHIAN SKYPHOS ANIMAL FRIEZE,TL TESTEDAncient Greece, Corinth, ca. 6th to 5th century CE. A wheel-thrown skyphos of sizable form with a flared discoid foot, an inverted bell-shaped body with swelling...
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JAMACOAQUE POTTERY SEATED FIGURE W/BIRD HEADDRESSPre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi Province, Jamacoaque (also Jama Coaque or Jama-Coaque) culture, ca. 500 CE. A delightful pottery figure of an elaborately-adorned...
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RARE 18TH C. TIBETAN GILT BRASS SNOWLION PLAQUESCentral Asia, Tibet, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. An exceptional pair of brass Tibetan Snow Lion repousse plaques each adorned with a gilt body and a verdigris...
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EXCEPTIONAL MAYA POTTERY SEATED SCRIBE,EX-SCHMITT**Originally Listed At $18000**
Pre-Columbian, Mayan territories, Highlands, ca. 600 to 900 CE. In a word - breathtaking! Important, large and literally beyond...
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English, early 20th century, ceramic. The vessel glazed in relief with cartouche of musicians, supported on a naturalistic standard adorned with birds,...
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Abelam Figure with birds adorning head,Maprik, Papua New Guinea. Carved and engraved hardwood and natural pigment. Approx L110cm. PROVENANCE John Magers Collection, Sydney....
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CHINESE IVORY CARVING OF FIVE MUSICIANSOna naturalistic ground with a projecting tree adorned with vines and blossoming branches and a royal bird. Each figure in full length robes playing an instrument flanked by...
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LARGE SèVRES-TYPE ORMOLU MOUNTED ALLEGORICALCOVERED URN OF SPRING EARLY 20TH CENTURYLarge Sèvres-Type Ormolu Mounted Allegorical Covered Urn of Spring, Early 20th Century The cobalt blue ground three-part amphora-form...
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LARGE SèVRES-TYPE ORMOLU MOUNTED ALLEGORICALCOVERED URN OF SPRING EARLY 20TH CENTURYLarge Sèvres-Type Ormolu Mounted Allegorical Covered Urn of Spring, Early 20th Century The cobalt blue ground three-part amphora-form...
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TWO CHINESE ROSE MEDALLION PORCELAINFLOOR VASESPair of Chinese rose medallion porcelain floor vases. Each decorated with figural courtier scenes, flowers and birds, and adorned with green foo dog handles. Both...
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HIMALAYAN FIGURE OF VAJRABHAIRAVA YAMANTAKALikely 19th c., Tibet, cast gilt copper alloy, in three parts, depicting Dharmapala Yamantaka as Vajrabhairava, with a fierce buffalo head and seven human heads, each with...
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PIRKENHAMMER BOTANICAL PORCELAIN MANTELCLOCK BohemiaLate 19th-Early 20th centuryFigural birds finial over white scale pattern top adorned with figural face, flowers, and gilt acanthus leaves housing an ornate clock...
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MAITLAND SMITH CHINOISERIE BOOK TABLE:A figural carved wood coffee table in the form of two stacked books on a pedestal base. Black lacquered wood and chinoiserie style decoration of birds alighting on a blossoming...
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AUSTRIAN VIENNA BRONZE MOUNTED SHELLBIRD INKWELL Austria,Early 20th CenturyUnusual thick and coarse sea shell with six leg acanthus leaf bronze mount base adorned with a cold painted Vienna bronze figure of...
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