LALIQUE CRYSTAL PERFUME BOTTLE, PSYCHESatinfinish falcon featuring the face of Melusine, a figure from European folklore, a female spirit of fresh water. Lalique France etched backstamp.
Issued: c. 2003
Dimensions:...
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TAINO MARBLE COHOBA INHALERTaino FullFigure Marble Cohoba Inhaler. Cohoba was the botanical drug used in Hallucinogenic rituals. This piece features a bird-like face. Birds were the shamans ally carrying his...
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THREE NEW GUINEA WOODEN MASKSThree NewGuinea wooden masks, elongated faces with pyramidal overarching brows above inset eyes and exaggerated curved noses, with black pigment overall, possibly "gable masks" which...
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CHINESE QING DYNASTY STONE FU LION -"FOO DOG"**Originally Listed At $300**
East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 1644 to 1912 CE. An imposing stone carving of a fu lion, or "foo dog", on an integral stone plinth....
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HUGE 20TH C. MELANESIAN VANUATU SLITDRUM / TAMTAMOceania, Melanesia, Vanuatu, ca. early 20th century CE. A splendid and sizeable slit drum or tamtam, skillfully hand-carved from butterscotch-hued wood in the...
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17TH C. JAPANESE EDO NOH MASK HANNYA,EX MFA 1884**First Time At Auction**
East Asia, Japan, Edo period, ca. 17th to 18th century CE. A dramatic carved and painted wooden mask in the Noh style depicting a hannya,...
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19TH C. AFRICAN IGBO WOOD HELMET MASKMAIDEN SPIRIT**Originally Listed At $400**
West Africa, Nigeria, Igbo, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A stunning ceremonial wood helmet mask known as a Agbogho mmwo,...
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GORHAM "HIZEN" STERLING JAPANESQUE LADLEGORHAM"HIZEN" STERLING JAPANESQUE LADLE
American, 1880, sterling silver. Aesthetic Movement repousse decoration of a female, peaches, and dragon motifs to the handle stretching...
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KIM DONALDSON (ZIMBABWEAN, B. 1952)KimDonaldson
Zimbabwean, b. 1952
Kalahari Lions
Pastel, signed lower right
Two female lions resting in the shade, framed.
Purchased in 1996 from Native Visions Gallery, Key...
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WALTER MATIA (AMERICAN, B. 1953)WalterMatia
American, b. 1953
Pheasants, 1983
Bronze; signed and dated, edition 5/50
A male and female pheasant.
7 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 5 in. (19.1 x 34.3 x 12.7 cm.)
The Wallace Estate:...
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MAIDEN SPIRIT HELMET MASK IGBO NIGERIAAmaiden spirit helmet mask used for ceremonies in Igbo culture. These masks are worn by men, symbolize the ideal in female beauty and honor deceased maidens. Wood, pigment...
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HOOK FIGURE, SEPIK RIVERHook figure,sometimes also known as 'Samban", carved with both male and female elements, with red and black pigment. Typical geometric design at back of neck, mask-like face, standing...
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DOUBLE FIGURE, LOWER SEPIKLower SepikRiver Figure, double figure. Rare. Main figure with mask-like face and large slanted, oval stylized eyes, and smaller figure at below with similar stylized, oval, slanted...
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LOBI PEOPLES, BATEBA PHUWE, EX-MUSEUM19th/20th c., Burkina Faso, medium brown carved wood female protector spirit, mounted to cloth display board, museum accession number verso, 6"h (figure), 8"h x 6"w (mount)...
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OIL ON TIN RETABLO, VIRGEN DE LA PALOMA,MEXICOUnframed oil on tin retablo, Mexico, Nuestra Senora de La Paloma/ Alma de Maria (Our Lady of Paloma/ Soul of Mary), depicting cloaked female figure with halo and crown...
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AFRICAN BAULE CARVED WOOD FEMALE SPIRITFIGUREAfrican Baule carved wood female spirit figure, Ivory Coast, the standing figure with well-formed body and detailed hair, approx 22"h, 5.5"w, 3.5"d, 4.5lbs **Provenance:...
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BALCOMB GREENE, NEW YORK, NEW HAMPSHIRE/ FRANCE (1904-1990), RECLINING WOMAN, OIL ON CANVAS, 30"H X 48"W, 32"H X 50"W (FRAME)Balcomb Greene, New York, New Hampshire / France, (1904-1990) Reclining Woman, oil...
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MAIDEN SPIRIT HELMET MASK IGBO NIGERIAAmaiden spirit helmet mask used for ceremonies in Igbo culture. These masks are worn by men, symbolize the ideal in female beauty and honor deceased maidens. Wood, pigment...
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GROUP OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY:BIOGRAPHY AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHY AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY, titles include: Black Brass: Black Generals and Admirals in the Armed Forces of the United States; Militant Mediator:...
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PAIR OF CHINESE ROSE QUARTZ FOO LIONSTATUE,19TH C Two massive Chinese rose quartz Foo Lion statues, 19th Century. Each lion rests on their hind legs. The male holds a ball with a front leg, with a ribbon in...
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FIFTEEN FIGURAL AFRICAN WOOD CARVINGS:24" BAULE 24" Baule spirit spouse; two Yoruba Ibeji figures; 8" Luba female figure; 14" Teke figure; 12.5" Bambara female figure; 11" Dogon abstract figure; 11.5" Baule staff...
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FOUR AFRICAN IVORY COAST WOOD FIGURES:17"H BAULE 17"H Baule people spirit spouse; 18"H Songye people female figure; 25"H Senufo people equestrian figure; 31.25"H Senufo people female figure....
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SYKES SPIRIT OF ECSTASY BRONZE SCULPTURELargebronze sculpture of female figure, Rolls Royce Spirit of Ecstasy by Charles Robinson Sykes on marble base. Signed in bronze, measures 21 1/2" x 17" x 12 1/2". See images for...
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BAULE PEOPLES, EARLY FEMALE SPIRIT FIGURE19th/20th c., Ivory Coast, carved wood, "Blolo- Bian", female spirit spouse figure, on custom hardwood base, 156"h x 3.5"w x 3.25"d (figure), 16.75"h (incl. base)...
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HAND WOVEN WOOL NAVAJO YEIBICHAI RUGHand woven wool Navajo Yeibichai rug, mid 20th century or later, depicting a healing dance, having six standing female spirit figures and three horizontal figures, likely...
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A SET OF FOUR CAROLINE YOUNG PORCELAINFIGURES FEMALE FIGURES, The Franklin Mint hand-decorated fine porcelain, including: "Spirit of Purity, 11.25"H; "Empress of the Snow," 11.5"H; "The Dragon King's Daughter,"...
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20TH CENTURY SCHOOL, FEMALE NUDE, OILON CANVAS, AND SPIRIT HORSE PRINT, SIGNED CRUMBO, FRAME OF LARGER: 12 X 13 1/2 IN. (30.5 X 34.3 CM.)20th Century School, Female Nude, Oil on Canvas, and Spirit Horse Print,...
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BURMESE GILTWOOD FEMALE NAT SPIRIT SCULPTUREAntique Burmese Nat sculpture of a standing woman warrior spirit holding two movable swords in her outstretched arms and wearing a headpiece in the form of a deity with glass...
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TWO 19TH C. UTAGAWA KUNISADA WOODBLOCKPRINTS Two 19th c. Utagawa Kunisada (Japanese 1786-1865), Edo period woodblock prints, comprising, the female side of a diptych, 1858, "Ch. 30, Fujibakama," from the series...
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ALVAR SUNOL, "SPIRIT OF LIFE" O/B FIGURALPAINTING Alvar Sunol Munoz-Ramos (Spanish / French b. 1935), "Spirit of Life", oil on panel depicting two female figures and two white doves, signed to the lower right, framed....
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ROLLS ROYCE SPIRIT OF ECSTASY HOOD MASCOTORNAMENT Crew, England,20th C.Nickel over metal winged female figure mounted on wood base. Inscribed Rolls-Royce, Reg. U.S. Pat. Off on base....
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DE LUE Donald (American 1900-1988):''Secrets'' 2 female nudes 10 3/4'' x 12 1/4'' with margins pencil signed lower right titled lower left image size 7 3/4'' x 8 3/4'' unframed.) Donald Harcourt De Lue created...
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A Lot of African Good Luck Statues Carveddarkened wood. The largest statue is a good luck fertility figure of a pregnant female probably from the Congo. It is 14-1/4" high by 4" wide. The two disk headed Akuaba fertility...
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Letters Between the Sturges BrothersMost Antebellum Including J.R. Sturges 3rd GA Infantry KIA These 58 letters encompass a "snapshot" of antebellum life in the South.Samuel Sturges (1774-1831) was born in Fairfield...
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Two Japanese Noh Masks 20th c. the firstmodeled after Hannya the jealous female demon with pointed horns and metallic teeth length 9 5/8 in.; the second Tengu the heavenly dog monster spirit with beak-like long...
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Edgardo Simone (Italian/American, 1890-1948)Nude male soldier Clay original Statue of a classically figured warrior protecting a female figure shrouded in the American flag. Clutching a hand grenade, he is the symbol...
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