- CASED CHINESE CLOISONNE DEMONSTRATION
SETCASED CHINESE CLOISONNE PROGRESSION DEMONSTRATION SET, eight 6" floral vases demonstrating the progressive stages in the enameling process....
[more like this] - CHINESE PROPAGANDA POSTER, MAO ERA 39
¾" x 30 ½" overall Figure of Chairman Mao, with shining sun behind, above an assembly of people demonstrating in support of his policies. Chinese characters read "Peace...
[more like this] - ANTIQUE CHINESE MOTHER OF PEARL AND
SILVER TEA CADDYDESCRIPTION: An antique Chinese export Tea Caddy/box. This tea casket demonstrates the collaborative nature of the ‘China Trade’ items made for export...
[more like this] - CHINESE REPUBLIC PERIOD MUGHAL STYLE
JADE VASE W/ STAND...A very large jade covered vase decorated with excellent deep pierced work and subtle relief work on the body. The vase demonstrates the pinnacle of Chinese...
[more like this] - W. WILLIAMS "NEW MATHEMATICAL DEMONSTRATIONS
OF EUCLID"...W. Williams, "New Mathematical Demonstrations of Euclid: Rendered Clear and Familiar to the Minds of Youth with No Other Mathematical Instruments Than the Triangular...
[more like this] - CHINESE TANG DYNASTY POTTERY POLO PLAYER
W/ TL TESTEast Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. An exemplary pottery polo player with a well-modeled figure upon a galloping horse with finely painted details...
[more like this] - EARLY 20TH C. AMERICAN WOOD & LEATHER
CHILD'S SNOWSHOES...**Originally Listed At $400**
North America, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine pair of snow shoes, with paddle-shaped frames formed from single elongated...
[more like this] - 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...
[more like this] - 2ND C. GANDHARAN SCHIST HEAD OF BUDDHACentral
Asia, 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,...
[more like this] - ALENA VAVILINA- BUTTERFLIES #30 W/ GOLD
LEAF (2022)Alena Vavilina (b. Russia, b. 1986). Butterflies Series: #30. Mixed media: gold leaf and ink on paper, 2022. Signed "AV" at lower right. An exquisite composition...
[more like this] - TAINO STONE SPHEROLITH / CEREMONIAL
GAME BALLPre-Columbian, Caribbean, Taino, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Carved in the form of a near perfect sphere, this is a stone ball created by the Taino peoples, perhaps for...
[more like this] - MAPUCHE STONE CEREMONIAL CLAVA SCEPTERPre-Columbian,
Argentina or Chile, Mapuche culture, ca. 1200 to 1700 CE. A hand-carved ceremonial scepter known as a clava made of hefty tan-hued stone. The profile is similar to a highly...
[more like this] - HUGE 10TH C. BYZANTINE BRONZE PROCESSIONAL
CROSSAncient Near East, Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A gorgeous cast-bronze processional cross with flaring arms that terminate in pairs of circular...
[more like this] - EASTERN ROMAN MARBLE FEMALE HEAD W/
SEA ENCRUSTATIONSRoman, Eastern Empire, late Imperial Period, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A wonderful, attractive, and expressive example of a female head in provincial stylization...
[more like this] - ROMAN MARBLE BUST OF A MALERoman, Imperial
Period, ca. 1st to 4th period CE. A skillfully carved marble bust depicting the head of an imperial male figure presenting classicizing features and a wavy coiffure with each...
[more like this] - GREEK GNATHIAN POTTERY BEAKED OINOCHOEMagna
Graecia, South Italic Colonies, Apulia, Ignazia, Gnathian, ca. 340 to 320 BCE. A fabulous example of a wheel-thrown pottery pouring vessel known as an oinochoe. The vessel...
[more like this] - TALL GREEK GNATHIAN POTTERY TREFOIL
OINOCHOEMagna Graecia, southern Italy, near present day Ignazia, Gnathian, ca. 340 to 320 BCE. An attractive blackware pottery pitcher with a trefoil spout decorated via the...
[more like this] - SIGNED FRITZ SCHOLDER PAINTING - SKELETON,
2001Fritz William Scholder (American - Mission/Luiseno, 1937-2005). "Quartz Mountain Skeleton" acrylic on paper, 2001. Signed (scratched into the paint) on upper left. Title,...
[more like this] - EXHIBITED MORRIS KANTOR PAINTING - RENDITION,
1965Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Rendition" oil on canvas, 1965. Signed and dated at lower right. A monumental painting by Morris Kantor that demonstrates...
[more like this] - SIGNED FRITZ SCHOLDER PAINTING - "BOLO
BLUE TIE"Fritz William Scholder (American - Mission/Luiseno, 1937-2005). "Blue Bolo Tie" acrylic on paper, n.d. Signed in pencil at bottom. A striking painting by the legendary...
[more like this] - PORTFOLIO OF 10 FSA PHOTOS W/ COVER
(1930S)Arthur Rothstein (American, 1915-1985). A portfolio of 10 FSA (Farm Security Administration) photographs with images by Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Ben Shahn, and...
[more like this] - SIGNED RUTH ORKIN PHOTO "AMERICAN GIRL
IN ITALY" (1951)...Ruth Orkin (American, 1921-1985). "American Girl in Italy" photograph, 1951. Hand-signed on lower right. Following an assignment for LIFE magazine in Israel...
[more like this] - CHINESE MING DYNASTY STONE BUST OF BUDDHAEast
Asia, 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...
[more like this] - SUPERB PERSIAN ACHAEMENID 23K+ GOLD
LION APPLIQUES**Originally Listed At $5000**
Near East, Iran, Achaemenid Empire, ca. 6th to 4th century BCE. A pair of 99% gold (equivalent to 23K+ to 24K) applique ornaments...
[more like this] - MASSIVE GNATHIAN POLYCHROME SKYPHOS,
TL TESTED**First Time At Auction**
Magna Graecia, southern Italy, Apulia, ca. 360 to 325 BCE. A magnificent pottery skyphos finely hand-painted in intricate decoration of...
[more like this] - EGYPTIAN ALABASTER CYLINDER VESSEL,
EX SOTHEBY'S**First Time At Auction**
Ancient Egypt, Early Dynastic Period, 1st to 2nd Dynasty, ca. 3150 to 2686 BCE. A gorgeous vase of a slender form that is hand-carved...
[more like this] - 2ND C. GANDHARAN BUDDHIST ALIGRAPHIC
STONE (FROM STELE)...**Originally Listed At $1200**
Central Asia, Pakistan / Afghanistan, Gandhara, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A very rare section of a stone stele incised...
[more like this] - NAYARIT CHINESCO POTTERY FIGURE, MOTHER
& CHILD**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit culture, Chinesco, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. An endearing pottery figure of a seated nude female holding...
[more like this] - 18TH C. CHINESE QING STONE BUDDHA HEAD**Originally
Listed 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...
[more like this] - CHINESE PORCELAIN BRUSH POT LARGEAntique
blue and white large Chinese brush pot decorated with figures seated in a garden observing a demonstration of sword play. Incised decoration on upper and lower edges. Approx....
[more like this] - FINE WHITE GLASS ENAMELED SNUFF BOTTLE,YE
BENGQI A Chinese white peking glass enameled snuff bottle, with Qianlong Mark, Ye Benqi,Beijing1930-1940s. of compressed form with flat lip and recessed flat oval foot surrounded...
[more like this] - SIR ROBERT LORIMER (1864-1929) (ATTRIBUTED
DESIGNER) FOR WHYTOCK & REID, EDINBURGH
CABINET ON STAND, CIRCA 1920 mahogany, burr walnut, glass, painted and gilded wood123cm wide, 137cm high, 54cm deepProvenance: Paul...
[more like this] - FAMILLE ROSE 'MAPLE AND PEACOCK' VASE
BY ZHAI XIAOXIANG (1944- )
1995 ???? ???? ?????? ???????????????the lantern-shaped oval body supported on a tall straight foot and terminating to a short inverted mouth rim,...
[more like this] - Fine Chinese carved celadon glazed charger
yuan/ming dynasty Of rounded U-shape form, flat rim over scroll carved wall, central medallion of carved and applied dragon, impressed foliate mark, slightly buff orange...
[more like this] - Unusual Chinese Carved Agate Group of
Li-Tie-Guai (Iron Crutch Li) and Xi Wang-Mu (Queen Mother of the West), carved in gray and variegated agate, the two immortals astride a large double gourd in variegated...
[more like this] - Marie Atkinson Hull (American/Mississippi
1890-1980) "Loquats" oil on canvas board signed lower right titled and signed en verso 16 in. x 19 7/8 in. in a period frame. Note: Botanical still lifes were a favored...
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