COLLECTION OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS
ONASIAN WORKS OF ART ????????????????????????????????????????including art reference books for jade, works or art, archaeology, musuem and exhibition catalogues, in total 46...
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Thomas Allom (1804-1872) and GeorgeNewenham Wright (1790-1877) THE CHINESE EMPIRE, ILLUSTRATED: BEING A SERIES OF VIEWS FROM ORIGINAL SKETCHES, DISPLAYING THE SCENERY, ARCHITECTURE, SOCIAL HABITS, ETC., OF...
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PAIR OF CHINESE FIGURAL GILTWOOD ARCHITECTURALPILLAR F... PILLAR FRAGMENTS ON LACQUERED VASE STANDS, QUEEN OF MOTHER OF THE WEST, QING DYNASTY (1644-1912), gilt and lacquer on high relief carved wood, the scene of the...
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JALISCO POTTERY SEATED FEMALE FIGURE**OriginallyListed At $1500**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, San Juanito, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An exemplary bichrome terracotta seated figure with traits characteristic of San...
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MASSIVE CHINESE MING DYNASTY STONE PANELW/ FOO DOGS**Originally Listed At $4000**
East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A beautiful hand-carved stone panel made from a massive piece of granite featuring...
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IMPRESSIVE 12TH C. MAJAPAHIT POTTERYSTATUE OF A PAGODA...**Originally Listed At $5500**
Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Java, Majapahit Empire, ca. 12th century CE. A massive statue of a pagoda, composed of four...
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PUBLISHED MESOPOTAMIAN GLAZED HEAD -GYPSUM & BITUMENAncient Near East, Mesopotamia, Kassite period, ca. 14th to 13th century BCE. Staring past the confine of time, a head depicting a haunting guise carved in...
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TEOTIHUACAN POTTERY LIDDED INCENSARIO,EX SOTHEBY'SPre-Columbian, Mexico, Pacific Slope region, Teotihuacan culture, Escuintla type, Classic Period, ca. 450 to 650 CE. A stunning incensario used to burn copal incense,...
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NAYARIT IXTLAN DEL RIO POLYCHROME SEATEDFEMALE FIGUREPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Ixtlan del Rio type, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A remarkable, hand-built pottery female depicted sitting cross-legged as she...
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MAYA ARCHITECTURAL BASE KINICH AHAU,EX-MUSEUMPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A striking, large carved architecture feature - a base of a wall - featuring...
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SIGNED FEDERICO ASSLER PAINTING "LATEBLOOMING" (1965)**This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding.
Federico Assler (Chilean, b. 1929). "Florecimiento...
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TALL GUERRERO MEZCALA STONE TYPE M-14FIGUREPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 300 to 100 BCE. This is an incredible, abstract standing anthropomorphic figure of a large size,...
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4TH C. HOLYLAND STONE ARCHITECTURALELEMENT W/ MENORAHNear East, Holy Land, Judea, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. This a large hand-carved stone architectural piece depicting a seven lamp (6 branches plus a central...
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RARE SET MIXTEC SILVER BELLS - MONKEYHEAD FORM (4)Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Mixtec culture, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A charming ensemble of 4 silver bells, all in the form of monkey heads. Each of the adorable simians...
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19TH C. CHINESE QING WOOD CORBELS W/MONEY TOADEast Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a fine pair of hand-carved architectural panels or corbels featuring Liu Haichan, a transcendent...
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SIGNED BETTY GOLD IRON ARTIST PROOF,CA. 1980Betty Gold (American, b. 1935). Iron artist's proof, inscribed "A.P. B.G" (Artist's Proof / Betty Gold) at base of one side, ca. 1980. A special work by American artist...
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1900S ARCHITECTURAL ETCHINGS BY J. PENNELL,R. LOGANJoseph Pennell (American, 1860-1926). "Stock Exchange" etching, ca. 1904. Hand signed in pencil at lower center. Hand titled in pencil at lower right. AND Robert Fulton...
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JALISCO POTTERY SEATED FEMALE FIGURE**OriginallyListed At $1500**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco, San Juanito, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An exemplary bichrome terracotta seated figure with traits characteristic of San...
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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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RARE ANASAZI MESA VERDE POTTERY DUCKSLIPPER VESSELNative American, North America, Southwestern United States, Colorado or New Mexico, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi), Mesa Verde type, ca. 1050 to 1200 CE. A fine...
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NATIVE AMERICAN CHACO BLACK-ON-WHITEPOTTERY OLLANative American, Southwestern United States, Four Corners region, New Mexico, Chaco Canyon area, ca. 1050 to 1200 CE. A superb pottery olla boasting a simple yet...
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PUBLISHED MAYA POTTERY RITUAL CACHEVESSEL W/ GIPre-Columbian, Central America, Guatemala, Peten region, Maya culture, Early Classic Period, Tzakol phase, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. An incredible and sizable...
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GREEK LYDIAN TERRACOTTA PANEL FRAGMENTW/ PEGASUSAncient Eastern Greece / Western Asia, Anatolia, probably Lydia, ca. 6th to 5th century BCE. This is a wonderful fragmentary piece of a terracotta panel that depicts...
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RARE EGYPTIAN STRIDING IBIS BRONZE /COBALT BLUE GLASSEgypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. An extremely rare example of a majestic ibis exhibiting a body shaped from solid glass in an opaque, cobalt-blue...
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SIGNED CHARLES MCLAUGHLIN ROOKWOOD POTTERYVASE (1917)Rookwood Pottery Vase by Charles Jasper McLaughlin (1888-1964) dated 1917. Signed, numbered, and dated on base. A beautiful vellum glazed ceramic vase decorated...
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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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SIGNED PAUL FORSTER PAINTING - "THEPORTAL"Paul Forster (American, 1925-2012). "The Portal" oil on canvas, n.d. Signed at lower right. A wonderful painting by Paul Forster, depicting an indigenous woman and...
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MAYA ULUA VALLEY POLYCHROME BOWL W/MONKEYSPre-Columbian, Central America, Honduras, Ulua Valley, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. An impressive pottery bowl displaying a flattened base and sturdy...
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12TH C. KHMER SANDSTONE BRAHMA HEAD(4 FACES)**First Time At Auction**
Southeast Asia, Cambodia, Khmer Empire, 12th to 13th century CE. A beautiful red sandstone sculpture of the deity, Brahma, carved to be...
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2ND C. GANDHARAN SCHIST RELIQUARY STUPAMODEL**First Time At Auction**
Central Asia, Pakistan / Afghanistan, ancient region of Gandhara, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A model of a Buddhist stupa reliquary, finely...
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LARGE 18TH C. INDO-PERSIAN MUGHAL STONEDADO PANEL**First Time At Auction**
Near East / Central Asia, Persia to Northern India, Islamic Indo-Persian / Mughal culture, ca. 15th to 19th century CE. A large stone...
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CHINESE MING DYNASTY WINDOW PANEL DRAGONS& IMMORTALS**Originally Listed At $4500**
East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 14th to 17th century CE. An incredible architectural panel carved with an intricate scene of...
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CHINESE ANCIENT ARCHITECTURE, (6) VOLSKwang Fu Book Enterprises Co., Ltd, Taipei, 1992, vols. 1, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 10, including palaces, gardens, the Imperial Palace, Islamic influence, civil architecture, defensive...
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[CHINESE CULTURE]
A group of referenceworks about Chinese Art, comprising:
— ZHANG, Daoyi. Zhongguo gudai tuan xuan. Nanjing: Jiangsu meishu chubanshe, 1991.
— YANG, Hong. Weapons in Ancient China. New York:...
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ASIAN ART INTEREST BOOKS, 15 Fifteenbooks on Asian art interest, including: "Images from the Tomb: Chinese Burial Figurines" by Barry Till and Paula Stewart, "The House on the Klong: The Bangkok Home and Asian...
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TAMMY GARCIA, SANTA CLARA (B. 1969),BIRDHAUS, PATINATED BRONZE, 24"H X 14 1/4"W X 11 1/4"DTammy Garcia, Santa Clara, (b. 1969) Birdhaus, patinated bronze signed and numbered 6/30 at base. Biography from...
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