ASIAN: CARVED IVORY FIGURE OF EMPRESSAND CHILDREN, CHINESE, 20TH C.,ORNATELY CARVED FEMALE DEITY EMPRESS WITH ORNATE HEADDRESS, WITH RUYI SCEPTER AND A YOUNG GIRL ON HER SHOULDER, ACCOMPANIED BY ANOTHER YOUNG...
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20TH C. INDONESIAN MALAKU ISLANDS ANCESTRALMARKER**Originally Listed At $1500**
Southeast Asia, Indonesia, southeastern Malaku Islands (Moluccas / Spice Islands), ca. early 20th century CE. A massive carved wooden...
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EXEMPLARY OLMEC RIO PESQUERO GREENSTONEMASKETTEPre-Columbian, Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 900 to 600 BCE. In a word, wow! Finely carved and string-cut from a sage-hued greenstone with natural swirls of butterscotch...
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FABULOUS OLMEC / PROTO MAYA JADE BEADNECKLACEPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec to Proto-Maya culture, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A stunning ensemble of 52 sizeable, hand-carved jade beads, all strung...
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19TH C. AFRICAN YORUBA WOOD IBEJI FIGUREWOOD BEADSWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden Ibeji figure of fine form that was part of a pair of twins. The...
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GANDHARAN SCHIST RELIEF PANEL SEATEDFIGURE & ANIMALSAncient Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. An impressive, hand-carved schist relief panel of rectangular...
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1ST C. GANDHARAN SCHIST STUPA HEAD FRAGMENTAncientCentral Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century CE. A skillfully carved head with a lively visage comprised of expressive eyes, a naturalistic...
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SUPERB 18TH C. HAWAIIAN PRE-CONTACTSTONE ADZE BLADENorth Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE or earlier. A gorgeous example of a lengthy adze blade that is hand-carved from lustrous...
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6 COLIMA OBSIDIAN PECTORALS & MANY WHITESHELL BEADS**Originally Listed At $500**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A magnificent ensemble of over 100 hand-carved shell beads and 6 hand-knapped...
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GANDHARAN SCHIST BUDDHA HEAD W/ GRACEFULFEATURES**Originally Listed At $750**
Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. An absolutely stunning and expertly carved...
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PUBLISHED / HUGE GANDHARAN STUCCO BUDDHAHEADCentral Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 4th to mid-5th century CE. A larger-than-life stucco head of the enlightened Buddha, modeled in the traditional...
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HELLENISTIC GREEK ALABASTER LIDDED PYXIS,EX SOTHEBY'SAncient Near East, Mesopotamia to Eastern Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 5th to 3rd century BCE. This is a beautiful and elegant pyxis vessel hand carved from...
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20TH C. TLINGIT / HAIDA WALRUS IVORYBEAR CARVINGNative American, Pacific Northwest, United States or Canada, Haida or Tlingit people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A fine totemic bear finial carved from...
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MISSISSIPPIAN SHELL NECKLACE W/ WOODPECKERGORGETNative American, Southeastern United States, Tennessee, Greene County, Mississippian, ca. 1250 to 1450 CE. A lovely necklace strand comprised of over 100 thick discoidal...
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ANCIENT ARGENTINE CONDORHUASI-ALAMITOSTONE MASKPre-Columbian, Northwest Argentina, Condorhuasi-Alamito culture, Early Period, ca. 200 BCE to 500 CE. An incredible funerary mask hand-carved from a large stone...
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2ND C. GANDHARAN SANDSTONE BUDDHA DHARMA-CHAKRAMUDRACentral Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A magnificent hand carved stone carving of Buddha seared in full lotus position...
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FINE SOUTH ARABIAN ALABASTER MALE HEADAncientMiddle East, South Arabia, modern-day Yemen, Qatabanian culture, ca. 3rd century BCE to 3rd century CE. A hand-carved alabaster head boasting soft honey-yellow and white hues,...
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RARE AZTEC SHELL ORNAMENT / LABRET CARVEDEAGLE HEADPre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Aztec, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A fascinating and rare hand carved shell ornament with a separately carved eagle head set into the upper...
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CHINESE SONG DYNASTY STONE BUDDHA HEAD**FirstTime At Auction**
East Asia, China, Song Dynasty, ca. 960 to 1270 CE. A sensitively hand-carved stone Buddha head, a piece from a larger sculpture that perhaps resided in...
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FINE 1ST C. GANDHARAN STONE HEAD PRINCESIDDHARTHA**First Time At Auction**
Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century CE. An incredible schist head wearing a turban-style...
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2ND C. GANDHARAN SCHIST RELIQUARY STUPAMODEL**First Time At Auction**
Central Asia, Pakistan / Afghanistan, ancient region of Gandhara, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A model of a Buddhist stupa reliquary, finely...
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TRANSLATED SOUTH ARABIAN LIMESTONE STELEABYD**Originally Listed At $6000**
Ancient Middle East, South Arabia, Qatabanian culture, ca. 3rd century BCE to 1st century CE. A striking limestone stele finely carved...
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EGYPTIAN ALABASTER CYLINDER VESSEL,EX SOTHEBY'S**First Time At Auction**
Ancient Egypt, Early Dynastic Period, 1st to 2nd Dynasty, ca. 3150 to 2686 BCE. A gorgeous vase of a slender form that is hand-carved...
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LARGE AFRICAN WOOD, COWRIE SHELL & BEADEDFIGURELarge African seated commemorative figure, possibly Cameroon, carved wood, clad in woven material covered with cowrie shells, eyes and mouth formed with with applied...
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AFRICAN KUBA BWOOM HELMET MASK ON STANDLargeAfrican Kuba Bwoom helmet mask, Democratic Republic of Congo, late 19th/early 20thc., fashioned with pierced copper, carved wood, cowrie shells, seeds, colored trade beads,...
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ASIAN: SET OF FOUR CARVED IVORY FIGURESOF FEMALE MUSICIANS, CHINESE, 20TH C., WITH WOODEN BASES, THREE WITH CUSTOM WOOD STANDS, ONE...ASIAN: Set of four carved ivory figures of female musicians, Chinese, 20th C.,...
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ASIAN: CARVED IVORY TUSK, DOG SLED TEAMON FITTED STAND, LATE 19TH/ 20TH C., SEVEN DOG TEAM PULLING SLEIGH, RESTS ON CUSTOM CARVED W...ASIAN: Carved ivory tusk, dog sled team on fitted stand, late 19th/ 20th C.,...
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ASIAN: CARVED IVORY FIGURE OF EMPRESS,CHINESE, 20TH C., HAND-PAINTED POLYCHROME ACCENTS, ORNATELY CARVED FEMALE FIGURE WITH ORNATE HEADDRESS, JEWELRY, ROBES, FAN AND FLORAL ARRANGEMENT IN BASKET, PERMANENTLY MOUNTED...
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ASIAN: CARVED IVORY GROUP SCULPTURE,CHINESE, 20TH C., HAND-PAINTED POLYCHROME ACCENTS, ORNATELY CARVED GROUP OF TWO FEMALE MUSICIANS AND ONE SIGN BEARER, BOWED RETICULATED SCREEN IN BACKGROUND WITH ORNATELY...
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CUSTOM TRADE SIGN CARVED BY MASTER SIGNCARVER CHUCK DORR, OF ROCKPORT, MAINE, WITH 24K GOLD LEAF Oval Wall Mount Sign with a gold quill resting on an open book, "Simoneau, Norton, Masters & Alex: Certified Public...
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CUSTOM WOODEN SWAN CARVING BY ANDY PORCH:''Preening Swan'', Nearly Lifesize Sculpture, 20'' (h) x 26.5'' (w), branded with the Green River Trading Company stamp, hand signed by Andy and dated June 1995, includes...
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ASIAN: PAIR OF SHIBAYAMA DECORATED IVORYTUSKS ON CUSTOM STANDS, JAPANESE, MEIJI PERIOD, EACH WITH FLOWERING TREES AND BIRDS ON FRONT TO BOTH SIDES, ALL SIMILAR BUT NOT MATCHING, GILT DECORATION THROUGHOUT ALONG...
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ASIAN: SHIBAYAMA ELEPHANT IVORY TUSK,JAPANESE, MEIJI PERIOD, CARVED AND DECORATED WITH INSET MOTHER OF PEARL, HARDSTONE, ETC., OBVERSE WITH ROBED FIGURE IN POINTED HAT LOOKING INTO THE DISTANCE, BLOOMING PEONY...
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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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ASIAN: CARVED IVORY GROUP SCULPTURE,CHINESE, 20TH C., HAND-PAINTED POLYCHROME ACCENTS, ORNATELY CARVED FAMILY OF FOUR ON DOCK AND LANDING, TWO ADULT WOMEN AND BOY AND GIRL CHILDREN, STANDING FIGURE WITH POLE...
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? PAIR OF GEORGE III SATINWOOD AND MARQUETRYDEMILUNE CONSOLE TABLES, ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS CHIPPENDALE
CIRCA 1760 the semi-elliptical tops inlaid with fan medallions and wide bands of leaves and anthemion, enclosed by...
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