1. -The Flowering of American Folk Art,Jean Lipman and Alice Winchester, 1987, hard cover with dust jacket (excellent) 2. -The Index of American Design, Erwin O. Christensen, 1950, hardcover with plain dust jacket...
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COLLECTION OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS
ONASIAN CERAMICS ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????including art reference books on asian art ceramics, in total 85 publications:Ashmolean...
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Chinese. Ding Yao molded shallow bowl.Jin Dynasty (12th - 13th century), enameled copper. 4 h in. result: $520. estimate: $1,000–1,500....
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19TH C. CHINESE SILK ALTAR FRONTAL EXMALCOLM LEIN19th century Chinese silk embroidered wedding altar frontal. With an apricot field filled with fu dogs or guardian lions, bats, birds, and floral motifs. Bordered...
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RARE 10TH C. SICAN GOLD TUNIC APPLIQUES**OriginallyListed At $32000**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Sican / Lambayeque, ca. 10th to 11th century CE. A fabulous and impressive number of 14K gold - 691 to be exact - of...
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9 MINIATURE HITTITE, LURISTAN, & ROMANBRONZE FIGURINES...Ancient Near East, The Levant, Hittite culture, ca. first half of the 2nd millennium BCE; northwestern Iran and northeastern Turkey, Luristan, ca. 1000...
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300+ ROMAN, BYZANTINE, & ISLAMIC COPPER/ BRONZE COINSNear East, Byzantine Empire, ca. 5th to 14th century CE; Roman, Imperial Period, 1st to 5th century CE; Near East, Islamic, ca. 10th to 13th century CE. A great...
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2 MEROVINGIAN MIGRATION PERIOD COPPER& GLASS BUCKLESWestern Europe, France / Gaul, Merovingian Dynasty, Migration Period, ca. 5th to 6th century CE. This is an amazing pair of copper alloy buckles both inlaid...
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ROMAN GOLD RING W/ GREEN GLASS BEADRoman,Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A stunning gold ring set with a cylindrical bead boasting a brilliant hue of emerald-green. The tubular band tapers to thread through...
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SIGNED JAPANESE MUROMACHI STEEL KO-WAKIZASHI& BOOKEast Asia, Japan, late Muromachi period, ca. 1500 to 1550 CE, signed by Kanehisa. A beautiful example of a ko-wakizashi with a single-edged steel blade that is slightly...
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JAPANESE MUROMACHI STEEL & LACQUEREDWOOD WAKIZASHIEast Asia, Japan, late Muromachi period, ca. third quarter of the 16th century CE. A beautiful wakizashi with a single-edged blade, a lacquered (urushi) wood...
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PUBLISHED 12TH C. BYZANTINE IRON PROCESSIONALCROSSAncient Near East / Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 12th to 14th century CE. An exquisite cast copper-iron processional cross composed of two flared sections pinned...
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200+ ROMAN, BYZANTINE, & ISLAMIC COPPER/ BRONZE COINSRoman, Imperial Period, 1st to 5th century CE; Near East, Byzantine Empire, ca. 5th to 14th century CE; Islamic, ca. 10th to 13th century CE. A collection of...
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17 ROMAN BRASS, BRONZE, GLASS, & AMETHYSTRINGSRoman, Imperial to Early Byzantine Period, ca. 1st to 6th century CE. A fabulous ensemble of 17 ancient rings - 7 brass, 6 leaded bronzes, 1 bronze, 1 leaded brass, 1...
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20TH C. RUSSIAN ICON W/ ST. GEORGE,PRINCESS, & DRAGONEastern Europe, Russia, ca. early 20th century CE. Finely delineated in egg tempera and gesso on wood, a beautiful icon depicting Saint George atop a white...
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SIGNED JAPANESE EDO COPPER ARTICULATEDCRAYFISHEast Asia, Japan, late Edo to early Meiji Period, ca. mid-19th to early 20th century CE. A fine model of an articulated crayfish bearing an impressed signature on...
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EGYPTIAN COPTIC TEXTILE EMBROIDEREDW/ BIRDSEgypt, late Coptic to early Byzantine Empire, ca. 4th to 7th century CE. A beautiful copper-colored textile fragment featuring a pair of embroidered birds of paradise...
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ROMAN LEADED COPPER OIL LAMP, GORGONHEADRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A cast-leaded-copper oil lamp of an openwork form with a flat base, a circular body with a protruding wick spout, and...
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SICAN LAMBAYEQUE HAMMERED COPPER MASKPre-Columbian,north coast of Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 10th to 11th century CE. A mask made of hammered copper, with two huge copper projections that rise, similar to horns...
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MOCHE COPPER MASK - STYLIZED LORD /KINGPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. An impressive hammered-copper funerary mask depicting the stylized face of a lord or king. The visage...
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DELICATE ROMAN GOLD SHEET TABLET, INSCRIBEDIN GREEKRoman, early Imperial Period, ca. 1st century CE. A lovely and petite sheet tablet, formed from 73% gold (equivalent to 15K+), that contains a short Greek inscription....
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PUBLISHED THRACIAN SILVER DIADEM, EX-ROYALATHENAEastern Greek / Thracian, ca. 4th century BCE. Finely hammered and modeled in repousse, a beautiful diadem or plaquette comprised of a copper silver alloy and presenting...
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12TH C. KASHAN LUSTERWARE EWER HORSES,RIDERS, LEOPARDS...**First Time At Auction**
Western Asia, Iran, Kashan, ca. 12th to early 13th century CE. A delightful lusterware ewer, elaborately hand-painted with a...
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CHINESE PAKTONG MOUNTED HUANGHUALI CABINETON STAND19th century with later elements, paneled doors, Paktong nickel copper alloy hardware, interior with loose drawers, shelves, and other components, later faux papered...
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CHINESE PAKTONG MOUNTED HUANGHUALI CABINET19thcentury, paneled doors, center stile, interior fitted with shelves and two drawers, Paktong nickel copper alloy hardware, dragon carved serpentine skirt, molded legs, through...
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CHINESE COPPER RED GLAZED VASE19th Century.With four character mark. Height 10.5 in....
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CENTURY FURNITURE CO CHINESE-STYLE SIDETABLEebonized wood with copper-colored metal pulls; branded manufacturer's mark to drawer interior; 73 inches wide; 18 inches deep; 30 inches high Condition:...
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CHINESE UMBRELLA HOLDER AND THREE CANES.Twenty-first century. Porcelain hand decorated holder, 18"h. and canes with resin and silver plated copper handles. Average 36"l....
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CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL RECTANGULAR PLAQUE
QINGDYNASTY, 17TH-18TH CENTURY ? ????????????????one side enamelled with a pair of birds perching on flowering tree issuing from rockwork amongst other plants, against a navy...
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LOT OF 20 EUROPEAN PRINTS AND ETCHINGSSPANNINGFROM THE 16TH CENTURY TO THE 18TH CENTURY. TO INCLUDE: JOHN BROWNE (1742-1801, ENGLAND) ENGRAVING PUBLISHED BY JOHN BOYDELL (1719-1804) “THE CASCADE" PRINTED IN...
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(26) Pcs. Chinese Jewelry Incl. Joseffof HollywooConsisting of a MOP jointed fish 2 smaller enamelled jointed fish cloisonne & MOP earrings hardstone netsuke a filigree silver bracelet a Joseff of Hollywood bakelite...
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Vintage copper Chicago World's Fair1933 letter opener. Embossed "A Century of Progress 1833 1933 Chinese Temple Carillon Tower" and on reverse "Chicago in 1833 Ft. Dearborn Massacre 1812". 8 /8" long. Estimate...
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13 Chinese snuff bottles: five carvedstone, two lacking stoppers, one with stopper lacking inset top ; five glass, white bottle with chip and large crack, lacking stopper, one with wear and loss to paint ; two...
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Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Censeron Stand19th century the reticulated domed cover with figural finial the censor and cover painted with Buddhist lions amidst clouds and flames the body with two applied handles...
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Yaozhou Celadon Ceramic Dish Chinese,probably 13th century, olive-green glaze pooling at rim, exterior with copper-red splash, shallow tapered form on short foot ring, central glazed medallion within unglazed...
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Important Collection of Chinese IncenseClocks Chinese 19th century. A Collection of nine incense clocks with extensive provenance and exhibition history. Each of the examples offered here are illustrated in...
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