A MASSIVE EARLY 20TH CENTURY INUIT WHALEBONECARVINGThe large half-round section of bone displays Native subject matter in three different techniques. In addition to the two-sided figure that surmounts the piece, seals...
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LOON WITH BROOK TROUTKeith Mueller (b.1956)
Killingworth, CT, 1986
25 in. long
A full-bodied great northern diver dining on a bright brook trout. The carving bears the maker's "Mueller" signature brand and an...
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HARRY TRUMAN SCRAPBOOK, SIGNED TWICEBY THE PRESIDENTA scrapbook created by a neighbor and family friend of President Harry S. Truman, Mrs. Bryan Fred. The butcher paper scrapbook features newspaper and magazine...
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PALAYA QUIATSUK (B. 1965-), KINNGAIT(CAPE DORSET)Palaya Qiatsuk (1965-), male, Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Nunavut, Dancing Bear, c. late 1990s or early 2000s, signed in syllabics. A full-time carver, Palaya learned...
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4PC ROSS PARKINSON (CANADIAN B. 1958)SOAPSTONE SCULPTU...Artist signature incised on base. Small bird indigenous art sculptures; hand-carved dark green stones.
Ross Parkinson became a full time sculptor at the...
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MARSDEN HARTLEY(American, 1877-1943)
StillLife with Bottles and Pitchers, 1923, signed on original backing board verso, "Marsden Hartley", oil on coarse canvas, 21-1/2 x 25-1/2 in.; period carved gilt wood frame,...
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97. VINE BEAR CANE -CA. 1900 -FASHIONEDOF ONE STRAIGHT...97. Vine Bear Cane -Ca. 1900 -Fashioned of one straight wild vine branch with extreme quirky grown protuberances and a naturally curving bough carved with...
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WILD VINE BEAR CANECa. 1900-Fashionedof one straight wild vine branch with extreme quirky grown protuberances and a naturally widening top carved with a full-bodied bear. The bulky animal is rendered naturalistically...
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VINE BEARS CANE-Ca 1900 -Fashioned ofsubstantial wild vine branch with extreme quirky grown protuberances and a naturally slightly bent and widening handle. At a close look, one realizes that the handle shows...
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EARLY 20TH C. NIGERIAN YORUBA WOOD EREIBEJI FIGUREWestern Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden standing figure, known as an ere ibeji, that traditionally comes in a...
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19TH C. BURMESE MANDALAY MARBLE SEATEDBUDDHASoutheast Asia, Burma (modern-day Myanmar), Mandalay period, ca. 19th century CE. A sizable and splendid statue of a seated Buddha, expertly hand-carved from creamy...
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EASTERN ROMAN MARBLE FEMALE HEAD W/SEA ENCRUSTATIONSRoman, Eastern Empire, late Imperial Period, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A wonderful, attractive, and expressive example of a female head in provincial stylization...
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GREEK ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE AMPHORA, DIONYSIAN& BATTLEGreek, Attic (Athens), ca. 480 BCE. A splendid pottery amphora adorned with black-figure decoration of a Dionysian scene on 1 side and 2 warriors on the other, both...
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SELECTION OF INUIT CARVED DIMINUTIVESSELECTIONOF INUIT CARVED DIMINUTIVES
Alaskan (Reindeer People), c. 1900, walrus ivory. Seventeen (17) total terrestrial carvings with scrimshaw and pigment decoration, including two...
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ART DECO 18K GOLD & PLATINUM 'TUTTIFRUTTI' BROOCHArt Deco 18K Gold & Platinum 'Tutti Frutti' Brooch, the shield-form brooch set with seven carved cabochon rubies, six cabochon emeralds each topped with a bezel-set...
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BLACK FOREST CARVED BEARS STANDING HALLTREEExceptional Black Forest carved hall tree, early 20th c., modeled as a standing tree trunk, with bear cub perched above branching hooks, oval beveled mirror plate, large...
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BLACK FOREST STYLE BEAR BENCH Late 20thcentury, carved and painted wood, inset glass eyes, three part form, full bodied bear supports with a faux bois plank seat bench, undersides of the bear's feet marked "Joel"....
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ASIAN: CARVED HARDSTONE, EIGHT PIECES,INCLUDING: CHINESE STONE BOOKEND WITH DRAGON AND COIN MOTIF, 4 3/4" H.; CHINESE SEAL WITH FOO...ASIAN: Carved hardstone, eight pieces, including: Chinese stone bookend with...
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A HIGHLY CARVED OAK LONG CASE CLOCKWITH FIGURES C 1900The longcase clock with 8 day moon phase movement in highly carved dark oak case with arched top having carved frieze supported by full-figured musicians...
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Fine and Large Hand-Painted Royal Berlin(KPM) Porcelain Plaque, fourth quarter 19th century, depicting a 17th-century Dutch gentlewoman reading, the reverse of the plaque with full impressed and incised marks,...
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Carved agate sitting bear, full figurewith mouth open, green stone eyes, Faberge style, 2-1/2 x 2-1/8 x 2 in., fitted wood case, interior fabric marked Fabere in Cyrillic. Good condition. Private Collection...
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Sir Francis Grant PRA (Scottish 1803-1878)"William Thomas Markham" c. 1850 oil on canvas unsigned with a "Pitt & Scott LTD / London" label en verso 30 1/8 in. x 25 1/8 in. in an attractive antique carved gessoed and...
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An Important Miami Pipe With Ties tothe 1795 Treaty of Greenville delicately carved curly maple stem with engraved bands of German silver and diamond-shaped inlay; brass mouthpiece and German silver tip; stem...
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Inuit Ivory Cribbage Board signed A.PikongannaFinely carved ivorycribbage board depicting four white carved seals and one brown walrus being pursued by a carved polar bear scrimshaw map the full length of the...
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