COLLECTION OF TWELVE PARCEL-GILT STERLINGSILVER FLATWARE, BY CINCINNATUS LORILLON & CELESTIN GAULT, CA. EARLY 19TH CENTURY Total twelve pieces of parcel-gilt sterling silver with hand etched nobility crest depicting...
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HIPPO TOOTH LION CANE-Ca. 1880 -Wellshaped Hippopotamus tooth handle, plain on one side and carved with a lion on the other, ebony shaft with a gilt metal collar and a horn ferrule. Design of the handle as well...
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FIGURAL HARD STONE CANE-Ca 1890 -Muddygreen jasper knob wheel cut to depict a hippopotamus represented with a pleasing touch of humor. The joyous flair of the amphibious animal is emphasized by the rotund frames...
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BLOND TORTOISESHELL AND GOLD CANE-Ca.1860 -Long and slightly tapering solid blond tortoishell handle fashioned with a regular faux sprig pattern and topped by an integral bulbous knob embellished with elaborate...
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CHINESE TANG DYNASTY STONE BUDDHA SHAKYAMUNISTATUEEast Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A finely carved and impressively sizeable, stone Buddha (Shakyamuni, the Enlightened form), traditionally robed and...
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CHINESE QI DYNASTY STONE SEATED BUDDHA**OriginallyListed At $4500**
East Asia, China, Six Dynasties Period, Northern Qi Dynasty, ca. 550 to 577 CE. A remarkable hand-carved stone sculpture of Buddha shown seated in lotus...
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VERACRUZ LORD IN REGAL ATTIRE, EX-HOLLYWOOD,TL TESTEDPre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz culture, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A remarkable ceramic figure: a standing lord with a lifelike face and elaborate costume....
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CHANCAY BICHROME VESSEL - FEMALE FIGUREHOLDING FRUITPre-Columbian, Chancay culture, Peru, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. Wow! An impressive example of a classic Chancay form, a star gazer, holding a fruit, perhaps a cherimoya...
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ROMAN LEAD SARCOPHAGUS PANEL, EX-ARTEPRIMITIVORoman, Holy Land / Phoenicia, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A remarkable lead sarcophagus panel executed in relief divided into 2 quadrilateral frames with braided borders,...
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ROMAN GOLD RING W/ CARNELIAN INTAGLIO(HORSE)Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A stunning gold ring presenting an ovoid carnelian intaglio of a left-facing horse. Skillfully incised into the vibrant...
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LARGE PRE-COLUMBIAN PACHACAMAC TEXTILEPANELPre-Columbian, Peru, Lurin Valley, Pachacamac, ca. 11th to 16th century CE. A finely woven textile comprised of camelid (alpaca or llama) fibers of red, yellow, umber,...
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CHANCAY WOOD LITTER POST FRAGMENT W/LORD FIGUREPre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A beautiful hand-carved wooden post topped by a finial of a standing lord. He wears a tall headdress...
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2ND C. GANDHARAN SCHIST HEAD OF BUDDHACentralAsia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A hand-carved miniature grey schist Buddha head, depicted nearly in the round, with a wavy coiffure,...
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VERACRUZ HUASTEC POTTERY STANDING FEMALESHAMANPre-Columbian, central Mexico, northern Veracruz, Huastec culture, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A fantastic standing ceramic figure of a woman boasting applied decorative ornaments...
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UNUSUAL VERACRUZ POTTERY STANDING FIGUREWHISTLEPre-Columbian, Mexico, Veracruz culture, also known as Totonac (Totonaca), Remojadas, ca. 300 to 600 CE. A fascinating figure of a woman, probably a shaman but possibly...
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SICAN LAMBAYEQUE HAMMERED COPPER MASKPre-Columbian,north coast of Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 10th to 11th century CE. A mask made of hammered copper, with two huge copper projections that rise, similar to horns...
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MOCHE GOLD TWEEZER IMPLEMENT ANTHROPOMORPHICPre-Columbian,Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 100 to 700 CE. A fine pair of tweezers skillfully made from a hammered sheet of 50.89% (equivalent to over 12 karat) gold folded in...
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CHINESE MING DYNASTY STONE BUST OF BUDDHAEastAsia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A superb stone bust of Buddha draped in a robe with a skillfully-incised, spiral motif hem that folds at his chest, all adorned...
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EGYPTIAN DARK GLAZED FAIENCE USHABTIEgypt,Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 4th to 3rd century BCE. A fine ushabti figure formed from faience that stands in mummiform atop an integral rectangular plinth with...
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AZTEC MASK MOON GODDESS COYOLXAUHQUIW/ MONTEZUMA GLYPH...Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Aztec Empire, ca. 16th century CE. Wow! An extraordinarily rare greenstone mask of the Aztec moon goddess Coyolxauhqui with an...
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EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM GRANITE USHABTI,EX-PHILIP MITRYAncient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1077 BCE. Wow! A truly remarkable granite ushabti incised with a central column of finely preserved...
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OLMEC STONE PENDANT - WERE-JAGUAR, EX-SCHMITT**OriginallyListed At $2000**
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A remarkable andesite stone pendant or applique low relief carved into a figure...
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EGYPTIAN MIDDLE KINGDOM GRANITE HEADOF A MAN**First Time At Auction**
Ancient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 11th to 13th Dynasty, ca. 2130 to 1649 BCE. A striking bust of a male figure hand-carved from granite with...
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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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18TH C. CHINESE QING STONE BUDDHA HEAD**OriginallyListed At $1500**
East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 18th to early 20th century CE. A pleasing stone head of Buddha with a serene facial expression, tightly curled hair...
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EGYPTIAN LATE DYNASTIC FAIENCE USHABTIW/ HIEROGLYPHSEgypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A lovely faience ushabti with finely delineated facial features as he stands mummiform atop an integral...
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EGYPTIAN LATE DYNASTIC FAIENCE USHABTI**OriginallyListed At $600**
Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A wonderful faience ushabti standing in mummiform position atop an integral plinth with a dorsal...
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EGYPTIAN FAIENCE USHABTI W/ HIEROGLYPHSAncientEgypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 664 BCE. A gorgeous mold-formed faience ushabti covered in a brilliant azure-hued glaze and decorated with...
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KATHRYN WOODMAN LEIGHTON, (1875-1952),PORTRAIT OF A NATIVE AMERICAN MAN, OIL ON CANVAS, 30" H X 25" WKathryn Woodman Leighton, (1875-1952) Portrait of a Native American man Oil on canvas Signed lower right:...
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CA. 1920'S NOBILITY CHOCOLATE TINADVERTISING SIGN,BOSTON, 23" X 29", SHOWS SOME RUST ON BOTH SIDE, SPOTTING, SOME SCRATCHES AND MINOR PAINT LOSS, AND A DENTED CORNER....
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ANTIQUE HAND DECORATED FAN WITH LOUISXIII PERIOD SCENES, IN CUSTOM MADE PRESENTATION CASE, CA. LATE 18TH/19TH CENTURY 13" x 21" x 1 ?" Antique fan adorned with chromolithograph with hand enhancing, reticulated...
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ANTIQUE HAND PAINTED VERNIS MARTIN FANWITH NOBILITY IN COUNTRY SCENE, CA. 18TH CENTURY, IN CUSTOM MADE FAN CASE 13" x 21" x 1 ?" Exceptionally well made elegant fan, hand painted in polychrome, depicting French...
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A Very Large Collection of French andEnglish Prints and Book Plates, 19th/20th centuries, featuring various maps of French cities by Nicolas de Fer, including Nice, Le Havre, etc., and various Parisian neighborhoods;...
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