27. RUBY AND CLOISONNé ENAMEL DRESSCANE -EARLY 1900S -...27. Ruby and Cloisonné Enamel Dress Cane -Early 1900s -Large, round and precious hard stone ruby knob of a pale red color, fine grained and close pored...
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STUNNING CHINESE JADE BAT DEITY FINIALEastAsia, China, Republic Period, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A stunning carved jade stone in the form of a stylized bat creature! The bat rests on a flat base with a drilled...
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MASSIVE CHINESE MING DYNASTY STONE PANELW/ PHOENIX**Originally Listed At $3250**
East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A beautiful stone panel featuring a low relief carving of a phoenix and lotus...
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RARE TAINO STONE ZEMI STAMP W/ LINEARGLYPHSPre-Columbian, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. This is a remarkable hand-carved zemi figural stamp made from a creamy white quartzite stone...
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MINIATURE ROMAN STONE PHALLUS PENDANTRoman,Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. This is an interesting hand carved stone amulet in the form of a phallus, symbolic of virility and fertility. The male genitalia...
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NORTH AFRICAN PALEOLITHIC ACHEULEANSTONE HAND AXENorthwestern Africa, Algeria / Morocco, Acheulean (Lower Paleolithic), ca. 1.2 million to 500,000 years ago. This is a large and remarkable hand-knapped stone...
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VERACRUZ STONE HACHA - ABSTRACT FACEW/ CINNABARPre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz) culture, ca. 5th to 7th century CE. A fabulous example of a hand-carved stone hacha depicting an abstract...
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FINE COLIMA OBSIDIAN SCRAPER HAND TOOLPre-Columbian,West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. This is a large cutting blade, hand-knapped from a jet-black obsidian stone. The obsidian is flaked into a bifacial shape, with...
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5 AZTEC COPPER TEPOZTLI AXE HEADSPre-Columbian,Mexico City region, Aztec (Mexica), ca. 1300 to 1500 CE. A fine collection of 5 copper axe heads of several shapes. The 2 widest have a straight spine and a blade edge that...
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20TH C. NAVAJO SILVER & TURQUOISE CUFFBRACELETNative American, Southwestern United States, Navajo, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. This is a bold and wearable high quality (94%) silver cuff bracelet with a turquoise...
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INCA STONE CEREMONIAL VESSEL W/ SNAKESPre-Columbian,North Coast Peru, Inca, ca. 1400 to 1533 CE. A fine hand-carved stone ceremonial bowl featuring high relief snakes across the sides. The vessel's body has a rounded but stable...
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ANCIENT ANATOLIAN STONE HANDLED VESSELAsiaMinor/Western Asia, Anatolia, ca. 2nd millennium BCE. A wonderful stone bowl with steep side and clear drill marks around its interior, showing how ancient artisans made the...
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LARGE NORTH AFRICAN ACHEULEAN STONEHAND AXENorthwestern Africa, Algeria / Morocco, Acheulean (Lower Paleolithic), ca. 1.2 million to 500,000 years ago. A large and remarkable stone tool, hand-knapped to function...
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NORTH AFRICAN ACHEULEAN STONE HAND AXENorthwesternAfrica, Algeria / Morocco, Acheulean (Lower Paleolithic), ca. 1.7 million to 130,000 years ago. A sizeable and splendid stone tool, hand-knapped to function as a hand axe....
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RARE NATIVE AMERICAN ARCHAIC MAHOGANYOBSIDIAN HAND AXE...Native American, Pacific Northwest, Oregon, Cascade Mountains, Obsidian Cliffs, Archaic to Developmental period, ca. 8000 BCE to 1000 CE. This is a large...
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NATIVE AMERICAN MISSISSIPPIAN KNAPPEDSTONE TOOL**Originally Listed At $500**
North America, Native American, Kentucky, Fulton County, Mississippian culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A hand-knapped stone tool with...
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RARE ECUDORAN LA TOLITA BONE FIGURALCARVING**Originally Listed At $800**
Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, La Tolita (sometimes Tumaco), ca. 350 BCE to 350 CE. A rare example of a stylized anthropomorphic figure carved...
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MASSIVE ARCHAIC EASTERN WOODLAND STONEFULL GROOVE AXENative American, southeastern United States, western North Carolina, Caney Fork Township, Eastern Woodland, Late Archaic period, ca. 2000 to 1000 BCE. An impressive...
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19TH C. NATIVE AMERICAN STONE FROG EFFIGYPLATFORM PIPE...Native American, Southeastern United States, Tennessee, likely Cherokee, ca. 19th to mid-20th century CE. A cute and fabulous effigy stone platform smoking...
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PUBLISHED CHAVIN STIRRUP VESSEL EAGLE& JAGUAR**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Chavin culture, Jequetepeque-Templadera type, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. One of the more striking examples of ancient...
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CHINESE TANG DYNASTY BLACK GRANITE FOOLIONS (PR)**Originally Listed At $4500**
East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A wonderful pair of Buddhist foo lions or foo dogs (also "fu" lion or "fu" dog)...
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Two Chinese Export Stone Inset RosewoodChairs
19TH CENTURY
each having a curved crest rail above a vertical splat carved in openwork above four sectioned leg terminating in curved feet.
Height of first chair 38...
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Two Chinese Celadon Jade Archer's Rings
thefirst carved with a the smooth stone and a flattened russet side, the second pale green stone polished to an even cylinder with opposite curving and flush openings.
Interior...
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CHINESE PEWTER EWER INLAID W/JADEITE&AGATE,QING D A Chinese pewter ewer inlaid with jadeite and agate, dating from the Qing dynasty. A sqared, tall peweter ewer with raised pewter flower decoration on two sides,...
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CHINESE JADE CARVED INK STONE, QINGDYNASTY A Chinese jade carved ink stone, dating from the Qing dynasty. Stone is rectangular inshape with rounded edges. A flat, smooth rectangular area below a carved shallow...
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CHINESE SOAP STONE LAMP, CARVED GUANYINFIGURE STANDING ON ROCK, HOLDS RUYI SCEPTER, MOUNTED TO OVAL PEDESTAL BASE, FLOWERING BRANCH...Chinese soap stone lamp, Carved Guanyin figure standing on rock, holds ruyi...
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2PC CHINESE BRASS & TURQUOISE BELT BUCKLETwo piece Chinese brass and turquoise belt buckle, having two oval turquoise stones set in impressed, gold washed brass and enamel settings with curved chilong dragon hooks....
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CHINESE BLUE& IRON RED CHARGER W/ FLOWERS,18TH C. A Chinese,Imari style porcelain serving dish, circular with curved lip, the central medallion with flowers and scholars' stones in blue, red, & gold upon an expansive...
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GROUP OF (5) MINIATURE CHINESE BOTTLES,19-20TH C. A group of miniature vase made in the 1800 s to early 1900's. 1- A small rectangular vase, it has a white foot that is signified through a sharp indentation. Its...
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CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PLATE W/ TREE&BIRD,19THC. This style of Chinese pottery was such a popular export that it was eventually adapted throughout the majority of European factories (beginning in the 18th century). This...
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CHINESE BLUE& IRON RED CHARGER W/ FLOWERS,18TH C. A Chinese,Imari style porcelain serving dish, circular with curved lip, the central medallion with flowers and scholars' stones in blue, red, & gold upon an expansive...
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CHINESE CURVED STONE PILLOW W/ DRAGON,NORTHERN QI A square, olive colored, northern Qi, stone pillow with lattice work walls showing symmetric pairs of mirrored chilong on the face, a dragon face toward on the...
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GROUP OF 4 CHINESE JADEITE BANZHI ANDHOOK two of cylindrical form jadeite rings in light and dark green tones circular form of a mini sized bangle, the smoothly polished stone of an attractive even pale green...
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The Chinqua Penn Chinese Style Pagodafoundationsteps and wall supports constructed of native North Carolina stone; red painted benches railings and openings constructed of American redwood; (2) exterior green tiled benches;...
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Two Chinese Carved Hardstone Snuff Bottlesprobably agate the first multi-colored stone with curved and angular banding carved in tapering rectangular form with canted corners stopper height 2 1/4 in.; the second multi-colored...
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Exceptionally Fine Chinese Carved NephriteJade Water Dropper, 18th century, a superb example of an item for a scholar's desk, carved as two hollowed lotus seed pods enfolded within a curved lotus leaf, each seed...
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