REVERSE PAINTED PORTRAIT OF "L' HIVER"ca.early-mid 19th century; French/Southern German school artistic view of "Idyllic" woman in shoulder-cut dress wearing a pearl necklace, fur stole and colorful cap with feather;...
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THE HARMON RUNNING COBB CURLEWNathanF. Cobb Jr. (1825-1905)
Cobb Island, VA, c. 1880
15 1/2 in. long
“Every Nathan Cobb decoy had its own natural pose. Even his Hudsonian Curlews…seemed to run, feed, and...
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POLYCHROME CARVED WALNUT FIGURE OF THEMOURNING VIRGIN, Northern Italian or Southern German, late 16th century, carved in the round, the Virgin depicted in typical dress with her hands together clasping her robe,...
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GROUP EARLY SOUTHERN AND CIVIL WAR ERASHEET MUSIC8 pieces early Southern or Civil War era pieces of sheet music. Includes: HERE'S YOUR MULE by C.D. Benson, published Nashville, Tennessee, 1862 (with lithograph...
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HERTER BROTHERS PARLOR CABINETHerterBrothers parlor cabinet with breakfront and stepped top. Circa 1874-1877. Signed on back with crayon “DeForest” on two panels. Dimensions: 46"h x 56"w x 21.25"d. Provenance:...
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CONTEMPORARY SOUTHERN GERMAN STYLE THREEDRAWER CHESTContemporary Southern German Style Three Drawer Chest , in faux distressed finish
Height 30 in. Width 42 in. Depth 22 in.
Provenance: Estate of Jennie K. Scaife,...
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167. COQUILLA NUT NOBLEMAN’S CANE-CA. 1800 -BAROQUE SH...167. Coquilla Nut Nobleman’s Cane -Ca. 1800 -Baroque shaped Coquilla nut knob fashioned in a gloriously proportioned octagonal configuration and...
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SILVER DAY CANECa. 1900-Sizeable silverOpera shaped handle well-modeled, heavy cast and throughout chased to simulate the stem of a tree with thick and scaly bark and numerous raised and spiral cross sections boughs....
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SILVER DRESS CANECa. 1890-Large silverhandle fashioned in a classic and well-proportioned Opera shape and decorated in the Neo Baroque taste with abundant, delicately hand chased scrolls, shells, blooms and flamboyant...
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PROTO-NAZCA WOOL FRINGE BORDER TROPHYHEADS**Originally Listed At $2500**
Pre-Columbian, southern Peru, proto Nazca, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A long and finely woven textile edging made from camelid (llama or alpaca)...
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RARE / LARGE PRE-COLUMBIAN PUKARA STONEJANIFORM HEAD**Originally Listed At $3000**
Pre-Columbian, southern Peruvian Highlands, northern basin of Lake Titicaca, Pucara (also Pukara) culture, 250 BCE to 700 CE....
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MAYA POTTERY CYLINDER VESSEL GLYPH BAND**OriginallyListed At $1200**
Pre-Columbian, Guatemala and southern Mexico, Maya, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A sizable handbuilt, terracotta, cylinder vessel with fluted walls framed by upper...
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MAYA STONE QUETZALCOATL HEAD W/ HUMANHEAD IN MOUTH**Originally Listed At $2000**
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A finely preserved stone sculpture...
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56 NATIVE AMERICAN TEXAS STONE PROJECTILEPOINTSNative American, Southern United States, Texas, Rio Grande Region/North Mexico, Archaic to Historic, ca. 2500 BCE to 1800 CE. This is a fine gathering stone projectile...
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18TH C. GERMAN NECKLACES CARNELIAN &GLASS TRADE BEADWestern Europe, Germany, ca. 18th to 19th century CE; West Africa, ca. 19th century CE. This is a fine pair of necklaces with African glass trade beads and...
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30 LATE 19TH C. AFRICAN ASHANTI BRASSGOLD WEIGHTSWest Africa, Ghana, Ashanti culture, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A collection of 30 cast-brass weights used for measuring and weighing gold. The weights...
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ARCHAIC EASTERN WOODLAND SLATE BUTTERFLYBANNERSTONENative American, Midwestern to Southern United States, Eastern Woodland, Archaic Period, ca. 5000 to 1000 BCE. A good example of a bannerstone made from a dark...
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ZAPOTEC POTTERY STANDING FIGURE W/ BRAIDEDHATPre-Columbian, Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec culture, ca. 600 to 800 CE. An attractive, mold-formed pottery figure standing in a dignified pose. The figure stands atop delineated...
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TLATILCO POTTERY STANDING PRETTY LADYFIGUREPre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco culture, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A hand-built pottery female figure known as a pretty lady standing atop a pair of delineated...
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NAYARIT POTTERY FIGURE - HUNCHBACKEDMALE MOURNERPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fine, terracotta, hunchbacked figure shown with a recognizably somber attitude and a traditional...
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OLMEC JADE DUCK PENDANT W/ HUMAN FACEPre-Columbian,southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1200 to 600 BCE. An interesting pendant of a petite size depicting a human face on one side and a minimalist duck visage on the other,...
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LARGE GUERRERO MEZCALA GREENSTONE MASKETTEPENDANTPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. A large face maskette of a solid composition, hand-carved from a mottled light...
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MEDITERRANEAN / NEAR EAST POTTERY &BRONZE VESSELS (4)Magna Graecia, Southern Italic, Daunian, ca. 4th century BCE; Central Asia, Bactrian, ca. 2nd Millennium BCE; Near East, Holy Land, ca. 1st century CE; Egypt,...
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7 NEAR EASTERN & ROMAN BRONZE, BRASS& GLASS MINIATURES...Ancient Near East, ca. 2nd to 1st millennium BCE; northwestern Iran and Turkey, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE; Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd...
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NATIVE AMERICAN MIDDLE WOODLAND STONEEFFIGY PIPENative America, Midwestern / Southern USA, Middle Woodland period, ca. 200 to 1000 CE. A fascinating pipe, hand-carved from greenish-gray stone to display a tubular...
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PAIR OF HUGE BYZANTINE STONE MOSAICSW/ GEOMETRIC MOTIF...Near Eastern, Eastern Empire, Early Byzantine Period, ca. 7th century CE. An opulent pair of ornamental floor or wall mosaics, each of a massive, rectangular...
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ELEGANT GREEK HELLENISTIC ELECTRUM REPOUSSEDIADEMEastern Mediterranean, Greece, Hellenistic period, ca. 3rd to 2nd century BCE. A stunning electrum diadem with an extraordinary repousse decoration across the obverse...
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GUERRERO MEZCALA GREENSTONE BEAD NECKLACE**FirstTime At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 600 to 100 BCE; Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, late Pre-Classic to Late Classic...
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Southern Plains Young Woman's ConchaBelt
fourth quarter 19th century
leather belt decorated with 11 domed German silver conchas attached with a hide thong; thin drop has five German silver conchas and triangular...
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A PAIR OF SOUTHERN GERMAN CARVED WOODPUTTIA pair of Southern German carved wood putti, First-Quarter 20th Century With polychrome and 22k gilt details, 2 pieces Each: 13" H x 17.5" W x 7" D Dimensions: Each:...
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A SOUTHERN PLAINS WOMAN'S BELTA SouthernPlains woman's belt, First quarter 20th century The German silver disks set into a leather belt with bag Belt: 45.5" L 2 pieces Provenance: The Collection of Cindy Tietze-Hodosh...
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COLLECTION OF EARLY GERMAN POSTAGE STAMPSComprising Thurn and Taxis Northern District, 1852-'66; Southern District, 1852-'67; North German Confederation, 1868-'1870; and German Empire, 1872-'74; Mint and Used, mounted...
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2 UNFRAMED MAPS OF AFRICA FROM MUNDUSSUBTERRANEUS Two Athanasius Kircher (German 1601-1680), maps from Mundus Subterraneus comprising "Tabula Geographica Hydrophylacium Asiae Majoris...", circa 1665, uncolored...
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(17) BOOKS: TEXANA HISTORY SUBJECTS,7 SIGNED(lot of 17) Books: Texana and Texas history subjects, including: (1) "Inside Texas," by Cactus Pryor, foreword by Walter Cronkite, Shoal Creek Publishers, 1982, author...
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(4) BOXED MARKLIN MINI-CLUB LOCOMOTIVESCollection of (4) German Made Z Scale Locomotives by Marklin, incl: #8861 Southern Pacific; #8809 Southern Pacific; #8807 Southern with tender; and #8863 Santa Fe. Minor box...
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Southern School (Third Quarter 19thCentury) in the Manner of Nicola Marschall (German/American, 1829-1917; Active Alabama and New Orleans) and William Frye (American/Alabama, 1822-1872) "Portrait of a Young...
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