18K DIAMOND, ONYX AND MOTHER OF PEARLBUTTERFLY BROOCH18k butterfly brooch with diamond, onyx and mother of pearl. There are twelve full cut diamonds weighing approx. .13 ct TW, VS-2/SI-1 clarity, G-H color. There...
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CUSTOM TESSELLATED MOTHER OF PEARL STANDCustomTessellated Mother of Pearl Stand, having inlaid mother of pearl with rosewood legs, height 23 1/2 inches, top 10" x 20".
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All lots are sold "AS IS" The condition...
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MOTHER OF PEARL EROTIC STANHOPE DRESSCANE-Ca 1890 -Pistol shaped mother-of-pearl handle with a shorter round neck and a wider and flattened top with a grooved yellow metal collar on a richly hued and beautifully...
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CHAVIN CUPISNIQUE POTTERY SACRIFICIALLEG VESSEL**Originally Listed At $1600**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, Quebrada Cupisnique, ca. 1200 BCE. A fascinating mold-made terracotta stirrup vessel with...
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CLASSIC CHAVIN BROWNWARE STIRRUP VESSEL- HOUSE**Originally Listed At $1800**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Casa Grande, earliest type of stirrup vessel called "Classic Chavin", ca. 1200 BCE. A very fine example...
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CHANCAY WOOD / TEXTILE SCULPTURE - MOTHER& CHILD**Originally Listed At $450**
Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 1000 CE. A hand-carved and painted wooden maternal pair. The mother's visage is delineated...
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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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PAIR OF 19TH C. SPANISH COLONIAL MEXICANTIN RETABLOSLatin America, Mexico, Spanish Colonial Period, ca. 19th century CE. A pair of heavy gauge tin retablos featuring hand-painted religious iconography. The first...
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19TH C. RUSSIAN WOODEN ICON - JOY OFALL WHO SORROWEastern Europe, Russia, ca. 19th century CE. A gorgeous wooden icon known as "Joy of All Who Sorrow" featuring the image of the Mother of God or Theotokos holding...
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20TH C. FELIPE ARCHULETA WOODEN WOODPECKERSCULPTUREFelipe Benito Archuleta (Hispanic American 1910-1991), ca. 1970 to 1980s CE, "Woodpeckers." This is a fabulous hand carved and painted wooden sculpture by the folk...
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ADORABLE CHANCAY BICHROME MOTHER & CHILDJARPre-Columbian, Central Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel depicting a mother carrying her child on her back. The mother's elaborate hair and...
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INDUS VALLEY MEHRGARH POTTERY SEATEDGODDESS FIGUREAncient Central Asia, Indus Valley, Mehrgarh culture, ca. 3500 to 2800 BCE. An intriguing, hand-built pottery figure known as a mother goddess shown in a seated...
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AN IMPORTANT TRANSLATED BYZANTINE MARBLEALTAR TABLETOP...**This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding.
Holy Land, Late Roman / Early Byzantine Period,...
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ROMAN MARBLE RELIEF STELE - MOTHER,CHILD, LION, & BULL...Roman, Eastern Empire, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. An exemplary marble relief stele displaying 2 diverse scenes: one of a mother and...
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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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MOCHE WOOD EARSPOOL W/ SHELL, NACRE,& TURQUOISEPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 500 CE. A lovely and large shell and wood earspool displaying a discoid form and inlaid with delicate carved...
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EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULET - TRIAD OF ALEXANDRIAEgypt,Alexandria, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A wonderful mold-formed faience amulet that depicts the Triad of Alexandria, all covered in turquoise-hued...
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19TH C. GILT RUSSIAN ICON - OUR LADYOF UNEXPECTED JOYEastern Europe, Russia, ca. 19th century CE. Finely painted in gold, egg tempera, and gesso on wood, this icon depicts a scene called "Our Lady of Unexpected...
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INDUS VALLEY POTTERY JAR W/ ZOOMORPHICMOTIFSCentral Asia, Indus Valley, Harappan / Mohenjo-Daro civilization, ca. 2700 to 2000 BCE. A fine wheel-thrown pottery jar with a petite base, wide walls which curve gently...
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19TH C. INDONESIAN WOOD COMB W/ MOTHEROF PEARL INLAY**Originally Listed At $450**
Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Timor Island, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful hand-carved wooden comb inlaid with mother of pearl...
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20TH C. MALI POLYCHROME WOOD PUPPETMAMI WATA**Originally Listed At $500**
West Africa, Mali, Bozo peoples, ca. 20th century CE. An impressive Bozo puppet depicting Mami Wata, the water deity and ultimate Mother...
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EARLY 20TH C. AFRICAN WOOD YORUBA IBEJIFIGURE - MALE**Originally Listed At $300**
Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden male "ere ibeji" figure, most likely from...
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INDUS VALLEY MEHRGARH POTTERY FERTILITYIDOL, TL TESTED...**First Time At Auction**
Ancient Central Asia, Indus Valley, Mehrgarh culture, ca. 3500 to 2800 BCE. A hand-built pottery female fertility idol of a characteristically...
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EMILE BRANCHARD PAINTING - CHICKEN BARN,CA. 1920SEmile Pierre Branchard (American, 1881-1938). Untitled oil on board, ca. 1920s. Signed on the lower right. A wonderful painting of a chicken barn by American artist...
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SICAN-LAMBAYEQUE WOOD THRONE FOR ANEMPERORPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican-Lambayeque, ca. 750 to 1375 CE. A hand-carved wooden throne from the Sican-Lambayeque Empire which was known for creating 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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RARE CAMPANIAN BLACKWARE MAMMIFORM BABYFEEDERClassical World, Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Campania, ca. 340 to 320 BCE. A fascinating pottery baby feeder presenting in the shape of a breast with a globular body...
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19TH C. TLINGIT / HAIDA HORN & NACREFROG EFFIGY AMULET...Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, United States or Canada, Tlingit or Haida people, ca. 19th century CE. An adorable frog amulet carving made...
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CHAVIN CUPISNIQUE POTTERY VESSEL W/FALCON HEADSPre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Chavin-Cupisnique, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A sizable example of a hand-built pottery stirrup vessel exhibiting a planar base,...
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ROMAN SIDONIAN MOLDED GLASS BOTTLE AUBERGINERomanEmpire, Sidonian, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. Fine mold-blown glass vessel of deep purple hues, presenting an attractive form comprised of an ovoid body, a tubular neck rising...
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GREEK CLASSICAL MARBLE STELE, RELIEFOF WOMANAncient Greece, Classical to Hellenistic Period, ca. 5th to 3rd century CE. A stunning marble funerary stele hand-carved to depict the relief of a woman in profile....
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PORTFOLIO OF 10 FSA PHOTOS W/ COVER(1930S)Arthur Rothstein (American, 1915-1985). A portfolio of 10 FSA (Farm Security Administration) photographs with images by Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Ben Shahn, and...
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GREEK ARCHAIC POLYCHROME PROTOME, PERSEPHONEDEMETER TL...**First Time At Auction**
Greece, Archaic period, ca. 470 to 450 BCE. Doesn't she take your breath away? This beautiful, mold-made terracotta protome bust probably...
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EGYPTIAN BRONZE ISIS-HATHOR WITH HARPOKRATES**OriginallyListed At $3000**
Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A beautiful leaded bronze sculpture of the goddess Isis-Hathor seated with her right hand held...
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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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ASIAN: PAIR OF SHIBAYAMA DECORATED IVORYTUSKS ON CUSTOM STANDS, JAPANESE, MEIJI PERIOD, SIGNED, EACH WITH PAIR OF BIRDS IN FLOWERING TREE TO FRONT, AND FLOWERS GROWING ALONG STREAM ON REVERSE, MOTHER OF PEARL AND...
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