- Cased sextant, marks are rubbed, approx
12cm H x 29cm Sq...
[more like this] - GROUP OF 6 LARGE INK RUBBING ON PAPER
A group of 6 ink rubbings on paper. An Emperor on high official rides in a chariot with figures in front of him declaring his presence. A compound of an important figure as...
[more like this] - TWENTY-SEVEN 18TH-20TH CENTURY BOOKS,
VARIOUS LANGUAGES Mostly 12mo, to include:
(20) French books, including: HISTOIRE ECCLESIASTIQUE. Paris, 1724. Hardcover. Leather bound, with gilt lettering and designs...
[more like this] - INK RUBBING OF "THE PREFACE OF XUANZANG'S
HOLY TEACHINGS"
SONG TO MING DYNASTY ??? ???????????????? ?????? ?? ????: ??????????????????????????????????????ink on paper, 54 leaves mounted in a pair on 27 loose-folded...
[more like this] - DUNGEONS AND DRAGON METAL MINIATURES
BY GRENADIERGrenadier Models (USA/UK 1985-1996) Dragon Lords line Dragon of the Month Series. 4 Dragon miniatures in boxes. John Dennett (Pennsylvania 1956-) sculptor and...
[more like this] - ENGLISH STERLING SILVER CREAM JUG &
SPOONSA lot of two items, consisting of an 18th century English sterling silver cream jug of helmet form with a kylix handle, decorated with bright cut detail, swags & crest,...
[more like this] - GROUP OF CHINESE BUDDHIST TEMPLE RUBBINGSGroup
of rubbings from Chinese Buddhist temples. Includes a four-part rubbing of a large calligraphic stone tablet from Qian's Tomb in Hangzhou a rubbing of a Qing Dynasty carving...
[more like this] - CHINESE RUBBING OF XUE TAO EX. MALCOLM
LEINChinese stone rubbing mounted to scroll. Possibly a portrait of Xue Tao (Hsueh Tao), a female scholar.
Provenance: From the collection of Malcolm E. Lein, former director...
[more like this] - COLLECTION OF FIFTEEN MEISSEN PORCELAIN
ARTICLESGerman, 19th/20th century, comprising: cobalt and gilt center bowl, teacup and saucer and two plates; ivory and gilt bowl, teacup and saucer and two small plates;...
[more like this] - COLLECTION OF FIFTEEN MEISSEN PORCELAIN
ARTICLESGerman, 19th/20th century, comprising: cobalt and gilt center bowl, teacup and saucer and two plates; ivory and gilt bowl, teacup and saucer and two small plates;...
[more like this] - CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL PORCELAIN SERVICE
FOR THE PORTUGUESE MARKET, WITH THE ARMS OF SILVEIRA, 18TH/19TH CENTURYChinese Export Armorial Porcelain Service for the Portuguese Market, with the Arms of Silveira, 18th/19th...
[more like this] - GEORGIAN SILVER SALVER, LONDON DATE
LETTER RUBBED, AND RUBBED MAKER'S MARK POSSIBLY FOR ELIZABETH JONES DIAMETER: 10 1/4 IN. (26.04 CM.) LETTER RUBBED, AND RUBBED MAKER'S MARK POSSIBLY FOR ELIZABETH JONES, ...
[more like this] - CHINESE INK RUBBING FOR CHINESE DRUM,QING
DYNASTY A Chinese ink rubbing for a Chinese drum, dating from the Qing dynasty. On thin paper, a rubbing of a circular drum with Diameter of 19 1/4" (48.9 cm). Drum design...
[more like this] - SEVRES, LIMOGES, ETC., THREE PIECES
OF CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN, INCLUDING: SEVRES INKWELL WITH ORMULU MOUNTS, HAND-PAINTED FLORAL DECORATION, BLUE GLAZED MARK ON BASE, MISSING COVER, RUBBING OF GILT, 4" H.; HAND-PAINTED...Sevres,...
[more like this] - SCOTLAND, GLASGOW AND DUMBARTONSHIRE,
A COLLECTION
INCLUDING Chalmers, George Caledonia, or an Account, Historical and Topographical, of North Britain. 1807, volumes 1-3 (of 4), 4to, maps, tables, contemporary...
[more like this] - NATURAL HISTORY
A QUANTITY, INCLUDING
Bewick, Thomas History of British Birds. 1797, vol. 1 only, contemporary tree calf gilt; Bewick, T. A General History of Quadrupeds. Newcastle, 1807, large paper copy, 5th...
[more like this] - LEATHER BINDINGS
INCLUDING BARTHELEMY,
J.J. Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece. 1806, 8 volumes including 4to atlas of maps, contemporary half calf gilt; Anson, George A Voyage round the World. 1780. 15th...
[more like this] - FOLIO AND QUARTO VOLUMES
A COLLECTION
OF TEN, COMPRISING Polano, Pietro S. The History of the Council of Trent. London, 1686, folio, contemporary calf, slightly dampstained, some wear; Spotswood, John The History...
[more like this] - BIBLES AND THEOLOGICAL PUBLICATIONS
COLLECTION
OF 17 VOLUMES, COMPRISING Testamenti veteris Biblia Sacra London: H. Middleton, 1581. 8vo, double column, final leaf of final part (p.335) with slight loss, 19th century panelled...
[more like this] - WOODBLOCK 'WUTAI SHAN' PRINT AND GROUP
OF TWENTY-FOUR INK RUBBINGS
QING DYNASTY AND LATER ? ?????????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????: ????????????the woodblock print depicting Manjusri and his...
[more like this] - 7 vols. Sachse, Julius F.: The German
Sectarians of Pennsylvania, 1708-1742; 1742-1800. 2 vols. Married set: Vol. 1: Philadelphia: Printed for the author, 1899. 1st ed., #8/350; vol. 2: Philadelphia: (P.C. Stockhausen),...
[more like this] - 9 vols. Leather Bindings - French Subjects:
James, G.P.R. The Life and Times of Louis The Fourteenth. London: Richard Bentley, 1838. 4 vols. 8vo, later 19th-Century 3/4 blue morocco & cloth, gilt, gilt-lettered & emblematic...
[more like this] - 4 vols. Law: Croke, George. Second
Part of The Reports... Select Cases,.. during.. Reign of... King James... London, 1669. Folio, old calf; rubbed & worn. Minor internal foxing. * Fourth Part of Modern Reports......
[more like this] - Two 19th century European carved and
painted dogs head walking canes with glass eyes with a horses head walking cane and a late 18th century carved boxwood cane the handle modelled as the face of a Georgian gentleman...
[more like this] - Fine and rare books: various topics
related to Turkey and Greece consisting of: Cramer John Anthony. A GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL DESCRIPTION OF ASIA MINOR. 2 Vols. Oxford: University Press 1832; de Tchihatcheff...
[more like this] - 7 vols. Philadelphia 18th-Century Religious
Imprints: Phipps, Joseph. The Original and Present State of Man. Philadelphia: Joseph Crukshank, 1783. 8vo, contemp. sheep; rubbed, worn and blistered, spine mostly gone....
[more like this] - 11 vols. English Drama - 18th-Century
Imprints: Cibber, Colley. The Dramatick Works of... London: W. Feales, 1736. 5 vols. 12mo, contemp. gilt-paneled mottled calf; rubbed & blistered, re-backed in 19th-Century...
[more like this] - 10 vols. Franklin, Benjamin: The Life...
The War of Independence... Negotiations at Paris... History of His Political and Other Writings. London: Hunt and Clarke, 1826. 12mo, contemp. red straight-grained morocco,...
[more like this] - 7 vols. Americana: [Crevecoeur, Michel
Guillaume Saint Jean de.] Lettres d'un Cultivateur American. Paris, 1787. 3 vols. 8vo, contemp. calf; rubbed & worn. Married set. Some internal dampstaining. 3 (of 5) maps,...
[more like this] - 8 vols. American Botany - Philadelphia
& Environs: Darlington, William. Florula Cestrica: An Essay Towards A Catalogue of The Phaenogmous Plants,... Chester County, Pennsylvania. West Chester, 1826. 1st ed. Tall...
[more like this] - 4 vols. Philadelphia & Pennsylvania
- 19th-Century Description & Travel & C: Moore, James. History of The Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon. Philadelphia, 1866. 1st ed. 12mo, orig. gilt-pictorial green...
[more like this] - Group of George II sterling silver tablespoons
various dates and makers Twenty one pieces; together with twelve other teaspoons and a jam spoon. (47). Average L: 7 3/4 in., 48 oz - Three tablespoons - Jason...
[more like this] - 157 works by Arthur Fuller (Arthur Davenport
Fuller, Connecticut, 1889-1967), held in a scrapbook titled "Arthur D. Fuller: Record of his Artistic Career/Compiled by H.K.F" (probably Fuller's daughter);...
[more like this] - Collection of Seven Early to Mid-18th-Century
Hanoverian Britannia (.958) and Sterling Silver "Rattail" Spoons, variously marked, including a Queen Anne Britannia example, hallmarked London, probably 1708-1709, the maker's...
[more like this] - 13 vols. Rush, Williams & Biddle Family
Books: Burns, Robert. The Works. Philadelphia, 1804. Vol. 1 (of 3) only. 12mo, contemp. sheep; worn & broken, covers detached. Frontis. Presentation copy to Julia [Rush],...
[more like this] - 16 vols. Leather Bindings - British
History & Biography: Sully, Maximilien de Bethune, Duc de. Memoirs. Edinburgh, 1819. 5 vols. 8vo, contemp. full tan calf, spines gilt, marbled edges; occasionally scuffed,...
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