VAL BERTOIA "SOUNDING GONG B-2645" (2022)ValBertoia
(American, b. 1949)
Suspended Sounding Gong B-2645 , 2022
Silicon bronze, rope
23 1/2" x 24" x 6"
Marked "B-2645". The gong includes a custom shipping crate,...
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VAL BERTOIA B-2725 SONAMBIENT SOUNDINGSCULPTUREVal Bertoia
(American, b. 1949)
Untitled (Sonambient Sounding Sculpture B-2725) , 2023
Bronze, beryllium copper, brass
48 1/2" x 13 1/2" x 11"
The sculpture consists...
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REGINA DOUBLE COMB MUSIC BOX MODEL #50.ReginaDouble Comb Music Box Model #50. In a serpentine mahogany case, includes a later custom made cabinet and 39 15-1/2" discs. 46-1/2"h. x 25"w. x 22-1/2"d. overall measurement...
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HARRY BERTOIA TABLETOP SOUND SCULPTUREHarryBertoia (Italian-American, 1915-1978) beryllium sonambient sculpture, "Wheat". Sculpture - 14 7/8" H x 6 1/2" W x 2 3/4" D. Base - 10" W x 5" D. Provenance: Private Nashville,...
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19TH C. TAHITIAN SOCIETY ISLANDS WOODCYLINDRICAL DRUM**Originally Listed At $800**
Oceania, French Polynesia, Tahiti, Society Islands, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A lovely cylindrical drum, hand-carved...
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HUGE 19TH C. FIJIAN WOOD YAQONA BOWL(TANOA)**Originally Listed At $2000**
Polynesia, Fiji, ca. 19th century CE. An enormous wooden kava vessel carved in the form of a sea turtle. The deep circular bowl is supported...
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CHAVIN SEASHELL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT /TRUMPET**Originally Listed At $1000**
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SIGNED WILLIAM DRAPER PORTRAIT OF JOSEPHKENNEDY (1962)...William Franklin Draper (American, 1912-2003). Portrait of Joseph Kennedy, oil on canvas, 1962. Signed and dated with inscription on lower right which reads,...
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VERACRUZ MOLDED POTTERY SONRIENTE FIGURALWHISTLEPre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz, Remojadas style, ca. 550 to 950 CE. An impressive example of a mold-made terracotta whistle in the form of a Sonriente or...
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19TH C. BURMESE BRASS MEDITATION GONG+ MALLETSoutheast Asia, Burma (Myanmar), ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A sizable and playable example of a brass meditation nipple gong that hangs from a wooden bar and...
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RARE COLIMA POTTERY FIGURAL WHISTLE- BOUND PRISONERPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A rare and interesting pottery figure that depicts a captive prisoner seated with bent legs and...
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CHUPICUARO BROWNWARE VESSELS - TRIPOD& JARPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A handsome pair of blackware vessels from Chupicuaro culture: a tripod rattle vessel and a jar. First,...
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VIRU POTTERY PARROT WHISTLING DOUBLEVESSELPre-Columbian, Northwest Coast Peru, Viru culture, ca. 100 BCE to 600 CE. A remarkable whistling redware bird effigy vessel comprised of 2 bulbous chambers that are...
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VICUS POTTERY WHISTLING VESSEL W/ NUDEFEMALEPre-Columbian, northern Peru, Vicus culture, ca. 200 BCE to 600 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery vessel of a spherical form with a round but relatively...
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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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LOT OF 5 ANCIENT WEST MEXICAN POTTERYOCARINAS**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Michoacan, ca. 1350 to 1521 CE. A lovely ensemble of 5 hand-built pottery ocarinas,...
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MOCHE BICHROME RATTLE FLORERO, W/ TL,EX-MUSEUM**Originally Listed At $650**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche III to V, ca. 350 to 850 CE. A marvelous rattling florero (also sonajero) - a dramatically flared...
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HUGE 20TH C. MELANESIAN VANUATU SLITDRUM / TAMTAMOceania, Melanesia, Vanuatu, ca. early 20th century CE. A splendid and sizeable slit drum or tamtam, skillfully hand-carved from butterscotch-hued wood in the...
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19TH C. AFRICAN CONGO WOOD SLIT DRUM- GOAT FORMCentral Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, or Central African Republic, Lobala, Zande, or Banda people, ca. 19th century CE. This is a superb and...
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20TH C. NATIVE AMERICAN HOPI HIDE &WOOD HAND DRUMNative American, Southwestern United States, Hopi, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fabulous hand drum comprised of 2 circular pieces of animal hide sewn...
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PANAMANIAN COCLE GOLD BELLSPre-Columbian,Central America, Panama, Gran Cocle, ca. 750 to 950 CE. An exquisite collection of 5 bells cast via the lost wax process from 63.6% to 66.5% (equivalent to 15K+) gold! Each...
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18TH C. JAPANESE GILT WOOD AVALOKITESHVARAFIGUREEast Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. 18th to mid-19th century CE. This is a gorgeous wooden stature of Avalokitesvara, one of the most revered and celebrated bodhisattvas...
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RARE & STUNNING 20TH C. MEXICAN SILVERDEVIL DANCE MASK...Latin America, Mexico, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A stunning festival mask made from high quality 88% silver but painted - the surface presents like...
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FINE MAYA SHELL AMULET W/ CINNABAR &INCISED LORD MOTIF...Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A beautiful shell incised with the face of a king or deity...
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RARE MAYA CARVED SHELL TINKLER W/ SCREAMINGSKULL FACE**First Time At Auction**
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CUSTOM MCINTOSH SOUND SYSTEM: Completesystem in custom made stand to include 1) McIntosh MC 7270 Amplifier. 2) McIntosh C 35 control center. 3) McIntosh MR 7083 AM/FM Tuner. Stand also has 4) Bang & Olufsen Beocord...
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