CERAMIC REFERENCE BOOK COLLECTION ??????????????????????????????????????????Including:early pottery, Chinese Ming and Qing dynasty ceramics, museum and private collection, in total 44 publications.Asahi Shimbun Cultural Planning Department (Ed.). Newly Discovered...
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ITALIAN SIENNA MARBLE MODEL OF THE 'TEMPLEOF CASTOR AND POLLUX', AFTER THE ANTIQUE15 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 3 in.
Note: The three columns and entablature of the ancient temple of Castor and Pollux are what remains of the...
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Ancient Coinage ROMAN REPUBLIC AR JANUSDIRDRACHM, 225-214 B.C. obv.: laureate head of Pegasus right, rev.: Jupiter right in quadriga with ROMA in exergue approx. diameter 0.9 in — 2.2 cm...
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ANCIENT ROMAN SILVER COIN (DENARIUS)Ancient Roman silver coin (Denarius), Republic Period, male profile, Apollo with horse driven cuadriga...
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(3 PC) ROMAN REPUBLIC ANCIENT COIN GROUPINGDESCRIPTION:(3Pc) A three piece Roman Republic coin grouping. Includes: (1) 1 Roman Republic M.Cipius M F 115-114 B.C. Obv: Helmeted head of Roma right "x" behind, Rev: Victory in Biga...
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(2 PC) ANCIENT COIN GROUPINGDESCRIPTION:A two piece ancient Roman Republic coin grouping. Includes: (1) 1 Roman Republic Q. Minucius M. F. Thermus 103 B.C. Obv: Head of young mars left wearing crest helmet. Rev:...
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ROMAN REPUBLIC L. JULIUS BURSIO SILVERDENARIUSDESCRIPTION: Roman Republic L. Julius Bursio Silver Denarius 85 B.C. Ancient Coin. CIRCA: 85 B.C. ORIGIN: Greece DIMENSIONS: D: 18mm CONDITION: Great condition. See...
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A PAIR OF CHINESE REPUBLIC PERIOD "NOBLEMOTHER AND ATT... MOTHER AND ATTENDANT WITH BOY" PORCELAIN VASES, 1912-1949, each of tall square form and a flared rim above a waisted neck flaring to conforming tapered sides,...
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STUNNING CHINESE JADE BAT DEITY FINIALEastAsia, China, Republic Period, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A stunning carved jade stone in the form of a stylized bat creature! The bat rests on a flat base with a drilled...
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FINE TAINO STONE TRIGONOLITH ZEMIPre-Columbian,Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. This is a fine example of a "three pointer" or "trigonolith" stone zemi head - a human effigy face carved from a...
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RARE TAINO STONE ZEMI STAMP W/ LINEARGLYPHSPre-Columbian, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. This is a remarkable hand-carved zemi figural stamp made from a creamy white quartzite stone...
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FOSSILIZED SIBERIAN WOOLLY RHINOCEROSSKULLCentral Asia, Siberia, Pleistocene, ca. 2.58 million to 12,000 years ago. A rare and striking skull from one of the most famous beasts of the last Ice Age - the Woolly...
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FINE TAINO STONE AXE W/ ZEMI FACEPre-Columbian,Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. This is an amazing and fine polished stone effigy axe featuring an abstract zoomorphic or anthropomorphic zemi figure...
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FINE ROMAN CARNELIAN BEAD NECKLACE -WEARABLERoman, Republic to Imperial Period, ca. 2nd century BCE to 3rd century CE. A gorgeous and stylish necklace constructed with 39 hand-carved carnelian beads exhibiting...
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19TH C. AFRICAN CONGO WOOD SLIT DRUM- GOAT FORMCentral Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, or Central African Republic, Lobala, Zande, or Banda people, ca. 19th century CE. This is a superb and...
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RARE TAINO CAVE SPELEOTHEM ZEMI, MUSEUM-EXHIBITEDPre-Columbian,Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. This is one of the most interesting zemis we have seen due to its material which is symbolically significant in...
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SUPERB & IMPORTANT TAINO CORAL ZEMIFACEPre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A stunning and scarce life-sized face of a zemi (sometimes cemi) carved from a single piece of coral! The forward-facing...
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ANCIENT ROMAN NECKLACE 22K+ GOLD & CHALCEDONYBEADSRoman, Republic to Imperial Period, ca. 200 BCE to 300 CE. A stunning and wearable necklace strung with 22 lavender hued chalcedony stones and 21 high quality 93.48%...
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QI BAISHI HANDSCROLL PAINTING - SHRIMP,CRABS, FROGS**Originally Listed At $75000**
Qi Baishi (Chinese, 1864-1957). Shrimp, Crabs, Frogs, and Aquatic Plants Handscroll Painting - ink and colors on paper, n.d. Signed...
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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN NECKLACE MILLEFIORI& MOSAIC GLASS BEAD...**First Time At Auction**
Roman, Republic to Imperial Period / Romano-Egyptian ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Eastern Mediterranean, Greece & Phoenicia, ca....
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RUSSIAN ICON - MOTHER OF GOD (THEOTOKOS)EasternEurope, Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (current-day Russia), ca. second or third quarter of 20th century CE. Painted in egg tempera and gesso on wood, a striking icon...
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NECKLACE W/ ANCIENT ROMAN GLASS BEADS& GOLDRoman, Republic to Imperial Period, ca. 2nd BCE to 3rd century CE. An incredibly beautiful and unique necklace strung with over 50 ancient glass and carnelian stone...
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FIVE NGC SLABBED ANCIENT ROMAN SILVERAR DENARIUS COINS...Roman, Republic to Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A collection of 5 ancient Roman coins that are each professionally slabbed by the Numismatic...
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ROMAN MARBLE HEAD OF A GODDESS, POSSIBLYJUNORoman, late Republic to early Imperial period, Eastern Mediterranean, ca. 1st century BCE to 1st century CE. A paragon of the Classical ideal; a gorgeous white marble...
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[A PRIVATE SCOTTISH COLLECTION, EDINBURGH]COLLECTION OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS
ON CHINESE ART: MUSEUM COLLECTIONS AND EXHIBITIONS ?????????????????????Including but not limited to:Art Chinois: Musée Cernuschi acquisitions...
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(7) VOLS., ART OF ANTIQUITY Includes:1) Toynbee. The Hadrianic School: A Chapter in the History of Greek Art. Cambridge, 1934; 2) Ryberg. Rites of the State Religion in Roman Art. American Academy in Rome, 1955;...
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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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[ORIENTAL CERAMIC SOCIETY]
A group oftransactions of the Oriental Ceramic Society, comprising:
— HUGHES-STANTON, Penelope and KERR, Rose. Kiln Sites of Ancient China: An Exhibition Lent by the People's Republic...
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CHINESE PORCELAIN BOWL WITH "COIN" ,ROCPERIOD Chinese ,Republic period, a white porcelain bowl decorated with Chinese ancient coins and ornaments to the exterior, with four character mark to the underside
H: 2"(5.2cm)...
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(6) BOOKS: CHINESE ART, BRONZES, JADE,PORCELAINS(lot of 6) Books on topics relating to Chinese art, including: (1) "Four Thousand Years of China's Art," Dagny Carter, The Ronald Press Company, 1948, (1) "Chinese...
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MINIATURE LADY LIBERTY, SIGNED ABIJAHCANFIELD (1769-1830) Miniature Lady Liberty, signed Abijah Canfield (1769-1830)
Hand painted with gold frame, signed, titled and dated "Lady Liberty," Abijah Canfield, April...
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GROUP OF ANCIENT PHILOSOPHICAL LITERATUREIncluding fine press editions of Stoics and other classical authors, comprising about 14 volumes, notably: Lucretius, trans. by R. Melville, ON THE NATURE OF THINGS (London:...
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THE DYERS' COMPANY USHAK CARPET
WESTANATOLIA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY the camel field with allover palmette and foliate vine lattice pattern, within blue border1007cm x 697cmProvenance:The Worshipful Company of Dyers,...
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EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE TAINO LIGNUM VITAEDUHO, LOWbench, featuring a reptilian form, possibly an iguana. Thought to be the largest wooden Taino artifact known. The head is complex with the initial face braced by...
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GROUP OF THREE CHINESE REPUBLIC PERIODBRUSH POTS Group of three Chinese Republic Period brush pots, comprising an example decorated with 'bogu' or ancient things, an example with birds and flowers, and an example...
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COINS - Lot of (12) ancient Roman silvercoins including Denarius of Vespasian Augustus Julia Domma Julia (Republic) Septimus Severus Vespasian others and two Scythian or early Persian....
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