THREE SILVER PLATED TABLE LAMPSA groupingof 3 silver plated table lamps, consisting of a pair of contemporary accent lamps with glass columns rising from crimped circular drip pans and bases, fitted with custom made...
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WHALER MADE WHALE IVORY, WHALEBONE,MOTHER-OF-PEARL, AB... MOTHER-OF-PEARL, ABALONE AND BALEEN WALKING STICK , circa 1860-1870, a robust and shapely polyhedron grip and square post carved from a single piece...
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COLUMN WOOD FLOOR LAMP WITH BRONZE CAPITALAND CUSTOM S...Column wood floor lamp with bronze capital and custom silk shade, height 63 inches.
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All lots are sold "AS IS" The condition of lots can vary widely...
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MARGOLIS CUSTOM MAHOGANY CHIPPENDALESTYLE LOWBOY, HAVI...Margolis Custom Mahogany Chippendale Style Lowboy, having carved edge over pull out slide with inset glass and blind carved front over one long drawer...
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19TH C. MICRONESIAN MORTLOCK ISLANDWOOD AXE**Originally Listed At $1200**
Oceania, Micronesia, Mortlock Island, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A sturdy wooden axe used to harvest taro with a handle carved...
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RARE MOCHE SILVER AND GOLD LABRETS**OriginallyListed At $700**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 100 BCE to 400 CE. An opulent set of four labret plugs comprised of gold and silver. All four column-like labrets...
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INDIAN PETRIFIED BONE MIRROR HANDLE- DANCERS, DWARF**Originally Listed At $700**
Ancient South Asia, eastern India, Bengal, Chandraketugarh, ca. 200 BCE to 100 BCE. A lovely intricately hand-carved mirror...
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EGYPTIAN GLAZED FAIENCE PENDANT OF STRIDINGNEPHTHYSEgypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A mold-formed faience pendant of Nephthys, the goddess of night and sleep, covered in lustrous...
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PUBLISHED / EXHIBITED ROMAN MARBLE TORSOOF NUDE YOUTHRoman, Imperial, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A finely carved marble torso of a youth with an appropriately fleshy body, nude save the fascinating cord of amulets...
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TALL / TRANSLATED EGYPTIAN 30TH DYNASTYFAIENCE USHABTI...Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 30th Dynasty, ca. 380 to 343 BCE. A fantastic mold-formed faience ushabti covered in soft turquoise-hued glaze. The figure stands...
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ANCIENT SYRO-HITTITE POTTERY STANDINGIDOL, TL TESTEDAncient Near East, The Levant, Syro-Hittite culture, ca. 1100 to 500 BCE. An enticing, hand-built pottery idol, likely of Astarte - known as Ishtar in parts...
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ACHAEMENID BRONZE FINIAL WITH RAMSAncientNear East, Achaemenid Persian Empire, ca. 500 to 330 BCE. A lovely bronze finial of a ceremonial staff, comprised of 2 rams or goats propped up on a central column that rises...
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RARE / FINE EGYPTIAN FAIENCE PENDANTISIS KNOTEgypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A rare example of a mold-formed pendant of a hieroglyph known as the Isis knot ("tet" or "tit"...
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EGYPTIAN CARVED WOOD AMULET DJED PILLAREgypt,Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A hand-carved wooden amulet in the form of a djed pillar, one of the most instantly recognizable symbols from ancient...
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EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM POLYCHROME USHABTIFOR BA-SHA-WERAncient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, reigns of Amenhotep III to Akhenaten, ca. 1360 to 1330 BCE. A lovely example of a hand-built pottery ushabti of slender...
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20TH C. PNG AMANAB PECTORAL - TUSK,BOAR TEETH**Originally Listed At $750**
Oceania, Northern Papua New Guinea, near Irian Jaya, Amanab peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. An intriguing example of a...
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2ND C. GANDHARAN SCHIST RELIEF NARRATIVEPANELNorthwest Pakistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A remarkable grey schist panel skillfully carved in high relief with two scenes divided by framed classical...
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EARLY BYZANTINE MARBLE CAPITAL W/ PILLARSECTIONNear East, Early Byzantine Period, ca. 4th to 6th century CE. A beautifully preserved example of a column and capital cut from a single piece of radiant marble. The...
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TRANSLATED ROMAN LIMESTONE FUNERARYSTELE OF COUPLERoman, Imperial period, Eastern Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A captivating limestone stele of a massive, rectangular form, skillfully hand-carved to display...
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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN CARTONNAGE MUMMY MASK,EX-CHRISTIE'SIt's not often we start a listing by stating the provenance, but in this case the pedigree is almost as impressive as the piece. Sold - Christies, December 1996;...
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EGYPTIAN FAIENCE OFFERING CUP W/ RAMESSIDECARTOUCHEAncient Egypt, New Kingdom, Ramesside Period, 19th Dynasty (reign of Ramesses II), ca. 1279 to 1213 BCE or 20th Dynasty (reign of Ramesses III), ca. 1186 to 1155...
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ANASAZI MESA VERDE POTTERY BLACK ONWHITE LADLENative American, Southwestern United States, Colorado, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan), Mesa Verde type, ca. 1200 to 1300 CE. A hand-built pottery ladle of a broad...
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EXHIBITED ANASAZI FOUR CORNERS POTTERYBOWLNative American, Southwestern United States, Four Corners region, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan), ca. 1075 to 1250 CE. A white-ground bowl formed via the coil-and-scrape...
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LARGE MAYA CONCH SHELL TRUMPET W/ CARVINGSPre-Columbian,Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A magnificent trumpet carved from a massive conch shell and incised with geometric patterns. The...
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11TH C. INDIAN RAJASTHAN SANDSTONE RELIEFOF A JINASouth Asia, India, India, Rajasthan, ca. 11th to 12th century CE. A fabulous sandstone panel, meticulously hand-sculpted with the high relief scene of a Jain Tirthankara...
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ROMAN MARBLE RELIEF FRAGMENT - HEADOF A BEARDED MANRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A marvelous marble head, expertly hand-carved in high relief to display a veristic presentation of a man,...
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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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RARE MEZCALA STONE TEMPLE W/ RECUMBENTHUMAN FIGUREPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 200 BCE to 500 CE. A very rare stone carving that combines a traditional Guerrero stone temple...
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MAYA ULUA VALLEY POLYCHROME TRIPOD DISHW/ BIRDSPre-Columbian, Honduras, Ulua Valley, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A hand-built pottery bowl of squat form with a thick rim and a wide, shallow basin....
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19TH C. CHINESE QING PORCELAIN JARDINIEREW/ DEDICATION...East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, reign of Emperor Guangxu, ca. 1878 CE. An incredible blue-on-white porcelain jardiniere with a dragon motif as well as an intricately...
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ANCIENT BLACK SEA CIMMERIAN IRON DAGGERW/ BRONZE HILTAncient Central Asia, eastern Black Sea region / Caucasus, Cimmerian, ca. early 1st millennium BCE. A striking iron sword with a stunning, openwork bronze hilt,...
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VERY FINE BACTRIAN STONE PILLAR IDOL,EX CHRISTIE'SAncient Central Asia or Asia Minor, Bactria, ca. late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE. A beautiful example of a pillar idol (sometimes called a column or columnar...
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RARE EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SEAL RING INSCRIBEDHIEROGLYPHSEgypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A hand-built faience seal ring exhibiting a rectangular face with 2 columns of inscribed hieroglyphs,...
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GANDHARA PANEL BUDDHA FEET ATOP BODHISATTVARELIEF**First Time At Auction**
Northwest Pakistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A fabulous gray schist panel depicting a relief of a Bodhisattva in meditation...
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CANOSAN POTTERY VOLUTE KRATER W/ EQUESTRIAN& NIKE, TL**First Time At Auction**
Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Apulia, Canosa, ca. 4th to 3rd century BCE. A gorgeous polychrome volute krater, meticulously hand-painted...
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RIO MAGDALENA MOSKITO POTTERY URN W/LID, TL TESTEDPre-Columbian, Northern Colombia, Rio Magdalena, Moskito, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A This is an incredible funerary effigy vessel with a figural lid, and a conical...
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