VICTORIAN METAL-MOUNTED BLACK PAINTEDCOFFIN WITH PAPIER MACHé 'ODD FELLOW'12 1/2 in. x 5 ft. 9 1/2 in. x 21 in.
Note: The Odd Fellows Fraternity was an organization that originated in England as early as 1730,...
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Kongo Power Figure (Nkisi N'kondi),19th/20th C, 28"H, "..., a sculptor constructed the figure as an empty receptacle. A second specialist, known as the nganga, then ?empowered" the vessel by inserting bilongo...
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7 SECRET SOCIETY RELATED ITEMS, INCL.ODD FELLOWS1st item: IOOF Odd Fellows FLT ritual medallion/medal on braided cord necklace 16 1/2" L, folded. 20th century. 2nd item: 19th Century IOOF Odd Fellows red and...
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CIVIL WAR ARCHIVE, 11 ITEMS TOTAL1stitem: Confederate States of America Oath of Allegiance, Department of East Tennessee, Office Provost Marshal. Inscribed "Greeneville Augt. 26th" with printed "1863", top right,...
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JAMES FULTON ARCHIVE, INCL. CHINESEPAINTINGS, POSS. TI...Six (6) items relating to the Fulton Family of Tennessee, including a James Fulton ALS and an album of 8 Chinese paintings acquired in Hong Kong in 1860...
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LAMONT PUGH WHITE HOUSE LETTER AND EPHEMERALotof personal possessions of Navy Surgeon General Rear Admiral H. Lamont Pugh. Includes: a first edition hardcover of "Diagnosis In Daily Practice" (J.B. Lippincott Company,...
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I. O. O. F. CEREMONIAL ROBES AND HATSIndependentOrder of Odd Fellows ceremonial robes and hats, 6 robes and 17 hats, fabric worn from age....
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A TIBETAN BRASS CIRCULAR CEREMONIALCOLLAR, MODERN COLLAR, MODERN
of circular form, two dragons form the circle, the circle can articulate moving inward and outward of the dragons mouth, an elaborate continuous...
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A PAIR OF EGYPTIAN REVIVAL WOOD ANDGILT BRONZE SCONCES... GILT BRONZE SCONCES, 20TH CENTURY
each three-light, the body of solid dark wood, the terminals formed as pharaohs in ceremonial headdresses, the arms...
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JAPANESE MEIJI LACQUER RYOSHIBAKO BOXJapaneseMeiji gold lacquered ryoshibako document box, with silver mounts. Decorated with a Japanese garden scene.
Provenance: Gift to Louis W. Hill from Komura Jutaro, a passenger...
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RARE BLACKFEET QUILLED & BEADED BUFFALOHEADDRESSThis is an incredible, large buffalo horn headdress with polychrome painted buffalo trailer along with beadwork and quillwork from the Blackfeet Indians of Montana....
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CHIEF SITTING BULL'S C. SHARPS 1859PEPPERBOXThis historic and important lot includes the C. Sharps four-barrel derringer circa 1859-1862 owned by Hunkpapa Sioux Chief Sitting Bull marked in Togia language as...
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EARLY BRONZE CEREMONIAL FEAST BOWLEarlyBronze Ceremonial Feast Bowl, sitting on three legs, each topped with lion and masks, possibly 18th century or earlier, height 6 3/4 inches, diameter 15 1/4 inches.
Condition:...
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CHINESE CEREMONIAL HALL BANNERChineseCeremonial Hall Banner, silk having embroidered figures and flowers, paper size 15" x 78", frame size 20" x 85".
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PAIR OF CARVED CHINESE CEREMONIAL CANDLEHOLDERSPair of Carved Chinese Ceremonial Candle Holders, with top having carved dragon, animal and fruit motiff, height 77 inches.
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HUARI LLAMA BONE DRUG SPOON W/ BIRD& CRUSTACEANSPre-Columbian, Central Peru, Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. A stunning hand-carved spoon made from the leg bone of a camelid, likely a llama with zoomorphic...
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19TH C. NIAS WOOD ADU ZATUA PANEL, EXBONHAMSSoutheast Asia, Indonesia, North Sumatra Province, Nias Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fabulous wood architectural panel featuring a high relief carving...
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OUTSTANDING HUARI / TIWANAKU MUMMY BUNDLEHEADPre-Columbian, Coastal Peru, Huari (Wari) or Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) culture, ca. 600 to 1000 CE. An incredible mummy head made of woven textiles and colorful feathers from...
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SUPERB PAIR GREEK CANOSAN POTTERY EFFIGYDOVESMagna Graecia, Southern Italy, Apulia, Canosan colonies, ca. 4th to 3rd century BCE. A charming pair of pottery votive doves likely made from the same mold, their white...
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TAMPA 1927 GASPARILLA FESTIVAL PROGRAMDated1927 die-cut booklet including the order of ceremonies for the Gasparilla concert, dance, etc. Measures 6-1/2" high. Fine condition....
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19TH C. CORONATION OF GEORGE IV BOOKPLATE, FRAMED After John Whittaker (English, d. 1831), engraving, "Ceremonial of the Coronation of His Most Sacred Majesty King George the Fourth, " either 1823 or 1837,...
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PAINTED CEREMONIAL WOODEN TOMAHAWKPaintedceremonial wooden tomahawk of the Improved Order of Red Men, ca. 1900, having a tin T.O.T.E. emblem applied to one side, 15" l., 5 1/2" w.
Competitive in-house shipping is...
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The Most Illustrious Order of St. Patrick,A Victorian ceremonial uniform, comprising a bicorn hat with embroidered insignia by Robinson & Steel, 11 Dawson Street, Dublin, with black ostrich feather plume and gold...
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The GCB & GCMG ceremonial robes andmantle stars belonging to Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, GCB, GCMG, GBE, MVO who after a distinguished military career was appointed Governor-General...
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A Spode Order of the Bath plate, No.94/1000, 26.5cm diameter, boxed, a gilt metal badge inscribed 'Royal Visit 1974', two ceremonial caps, two pairs of dress shoes and a tortoiseshell page turner with applied...
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SHOZO SATO, JAPAN (20TH / 21ST CENTURY),BAMBOO, NOV '81, SUMI-E INK WASH ON PAPER, 16 1/2"H X 14 3/4"W (SIGHT), 21 1/2"H X 19 1/2"W (FRAME)Shozo Sato, Japan, (20th / 21st Century) bamboo, Nov '81, Sumi-e ink...
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LETTER FROM ELEANOR OLIVER TO HER FATHERTypedcopy of a letter from Eleanor Oliver to her father describing her and Douglas L. Oliver's time in Bougainville, dated March 5 and March 21 (presumably of the year 1938).
Includes...
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A Ceremonial Ancient Order of DruidsPendant Necklace
1877
the pendant image reads: A.O. Druids Lodge No. 434 and Dieu Notre Pays Et Reine; the reverse reads: Ancient Order of Druids Presented by Lodge No. 434...
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CATHOLIC RELIGIOUS ORDER CEREMONIALSWORD FROM TOLEDO, SPAIN Contemporary, the 30-1/2 in. straight blade marked "Toledo Spain" at the ricasso; the pierced gilt and enameled guard surmounted with a lion's head...
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* (ENGLAND) ASHMOLE ELIAS The InstitutionLaws and Ceremonies of the most Noble Order of the Garter. London: Printed by J. Macock for Nathanael Brooke 1672. Folio 3/4 calf over marbled boards spine tooled and lettered...
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Breckinridge Family Archive Approx.165 items including 130+ photographs cased images & portraits plus 35+ paper items and newspaper clippings.Since Kentucky was established as a state in 1792 the Breckenridge...
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[Mardi Gras] hand-written notes for1953 Rex Charles C. Crawford's Ceremonial Toast to New Orleans Mayor Delesseps Morrison at Gallier Hall on Mardi Gras Day written on two "Syntax Parade Throws" order cards...
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Five Japanese School Paintings 19thcenturyeach painted in colors on silk - including a large vertical format painting of women and children in a network of pagodas including a vignette of women at a tea ceremony...
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