19TH C. CHINESE NINGXIA WOOL RUG19thcentury Chinese rug with large rip. Woven with a low pile, with two distinct geometric borders in dark blue, pale blue, and cream. Both bands border the central design of...
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CIRCA 1860-1889 CHINESE ROSE MEDALLIONPLATESFeatured in this lot are Eleven (11) Vintage Chinese Rose Medallion Plates, circa 1860-1889. Provenance: Private collector, Big Sky, Montana. Ten (10) plates are hexagonal,...
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CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL PORCELAIN PLATTER,D'AGUILARcirca 1780, of rectangular form, canted corners, central arms of D'Aguilar of London, left side lower half ground iron red with gilt eagle, above three green pear...
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FIVE CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE PORCELAINDISHESdated Ming dynasty, 14th-15th century by Republic of the Philippine National Museum, Rizal Park, Manila, comprising: two plates with central Chinese character surrounded...
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THREE CHINESE EXPORT PORCELAIN DISHES18thcentury, multicolored enamel decoration, comprising: plate with pink and brown diapered borders with four landscape cartouches, central scene with sailing ships, 8-3/8 in....
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18TH C. PERSIAN QAJAR PAINTING OF GARDENW/ COURTIERSNear East / Central Asia, Persia or Iran, Qajar dynasty, ca. 18th century CE. A beautiful painting on paper of opaque pigments of three figures amongst a lush...
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CHINESE QI LIMESTONE STELA W/ BUDDHA& BODHISATTVASEast Asia, China, Six Dynasties Period, Northern Qi Dynasty, ca. 550 to 577 CE. A gorgeous carved-limestone stela featuring a seated Buddha flanked by two bodhisattvas...
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BEAUTIFUL CHINESE HAN DYNASTY BLACKWAREAMPHORA W/ TLEast Asia, Western China, Han Dynasty, ca. 2nd century BCE. An impressive, dark-gray earthenware amphora of a remarkably distinctive form. Panels of incised linear...
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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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9TH C. BYZANTINE BRONZE HANGING CANDELABRUMW/ CROSSNear East / Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 9th to 12th century CE. A beautiful, fascinating object from a wealthy Byzantine church or home - a near-round, five-sided...
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FINE FRANKISH / OSTROGOTH GILT SILVER& GLASS FIBULAWestern / Central Europe, Franks or Ostrogoths, ca. 5th to 6th century CE. An incredible 76% silver fibula or brooch of elegant form featuring a crescent-shaped...
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EGYPTIAN GLASS FAIENCE BEAD NECKLACES+ EARRINGSAncient Egypt, New Kingdom to Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. mid-16th century BCE to 2nd century CE; Ancient Eastern Mediterranean, Phoenicia, ca. 6th BCE to 1st century...
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LARGE PRE-COLUMBIAN PACHACAMAC TEXTILEPANELPre-Columbian, Peru, Lurin Valley, Pachacamac, ca. 11th to 16th century CE. A finely woven textile comprised of camelid (alpaca or llama) fibers of red, yellow, umber,...
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CHINESE HAN DYNASTY BLACKWARE AMPHORA,TL TESTEDEast Asia, Western China, Han Dynasty, ca. 2nd century BCE. A lovely, dark-gray earthenware vessel of an incredibly distinctive form. Panels of incised linear decorations...
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SASANIAN JUDEO-ARAMAIC POTTERY INCANTATIONBOWL W/ SOLAncient Near East, Sasanian (Sassanian, Sasanid) Empire, Judeo-Aramaic culture, ca. 5th to mid-7th century CE. A fascinating pottery fragment of the central basin...
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CHINESE MING DYNASTY SWATOW WARE BOWLW/ PHOENIXEast Asia, China, late Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. A sizable and stunning pottery bowl, known as Swatow ware and presenting impressively thin walls that flare...
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LOVELY GREEK HELLENISTIC BRONZE PHIALEW/ OMPHALOSGreece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 4th to 3rd century BCE. A remarkable, cast-bronze phiale, a special libation bowl used for holding wine, with a hollow, rounded,...
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EUROPEAN BRONZE AGE BRONZE STANDARD,EX ROYAL ATHENAAncient Central to Eastern Europe, Bronze Age, ca. 10th to 11th century BCE. A magnificent bronze pendant cast into 4 pieces and assembled as a massive ornament...
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HUGE 10TH C. BYZANTINE BRONZE PROCESSIONALCROSSAncient Near East, Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A gorgeous cast-bronze processional cross with flaring arms that terminate in pairs of circular...
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PAIR OF HUGE BYZANTINE STONE MOSAICSW/ GEOMETRIC MOTIF...Near Eastern, Eastern Empire, Early Byzantine Period, ca. 7th century CE. An opulent pair of ornamental floor or wall mosaics, each of a massive, rectangular...
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ROMAN GLASS DISH INCREDIBLE IRIDESCENCERoman,Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A gorgeous dish of relatively circular form bearing a raised rim and a central kick that protrudes outwards from the center of...
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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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TRANSLATED BYZANTINE MOSAIC GEOMETRICMOTIF W/ CROSSNear East or Europe, Byzantine / Early Christian Period, possibly southern Spain, ca. 6th to 7th century CE. A riveting mosaic presenting an elaborate, abstract...
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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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RARE / LARGE ROMAN LEAD DOMED SARCOPHAGUSLID**Originally Listed At $9500**
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Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. How exciting!...
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2ND C. GANDHARAN BUDDHIST ALIGRAPHICSTONE (FROM STELE)...**Originally Listed At $1200**
Central Asia, Pakistan / Afghanistan, Gandhara, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A very rare section of a stone stele incised...
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[A PRIVATE SCOTTISH COLLECTION, EDINBURGH]COLLECTION OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS
ON JAPANESE, KOREAN, AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART ??????????????????????Including:Brown, Roxanna M. The Ceramics of South-East Asia: their dating...
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CHINESE EXPORT AMERICAN MARKET NEW MEXICOCHARGER Xianfeng Era, mid 19th century
having State of New Mexico themed decoration.
Thickly potted, and painted in underglaze blue possibly in imitation of a late seventeenth...
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RARE POLYCHROME "SAILOR’S FAREWELL"PUNCHBOWL Late Qianlong/early Jiaqing era, circa 1780-1800
Chinese export American market, the scene on the present punchbowl, known as the Sailor’s Farewell, was an extremely...
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TWO CHINESE UNDERGLAZE BLUE AND WHITEPIECES, MING DYNASTY (17TH CENTURY) DIAMETER OF LARGER: 8 1/2 IN. (21.6 CM.), DIAMETER OF SMALLER: 5 IN. (12.7 CM.) PIECES, MING DYNASTY (17TH CENTURY), the first, a 'kraak...
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RARE POLYCHROME "SAILOR’S FAREWELL"PUNCHBOWL Late Qianlong/early Jiaqing era, circa 1780-1800
Chinese export American market, the scene on the present punchbowl, known as the Sailor’s Farewell, was an extremely...
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LARGE BLUE AND WHITE FLASK, BIANHU
20THCENTURY ???? ????????sturdily potted with a flattened spherical body with a domed side, painted with a band of floral scroll within a band of crashing and swirling waves,...
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PAIR OF FAMILLE ROSE 'COVERT EIGHT IMMORTALS'PLATES
QING DYNASTY, 18TH CENTURY ? ???????????each painted to the central medallion with attributes of Eight Daoist Immortals, including a double-gourd, sword, plantain fan,...
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RARE CANTON FAMILLE ROSE US GRANT TYPEFISH PLATE Tongzhi Era, 1861-75 lively scene decorated in vivid enamels with large central fish with smaller fish and sea life in center and border. 10 in. Diameter. "One...
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Chinese blue and white porcelain: twoKraak plates, similar borders, 17th century, 8-1/4 in., 4-1/2 in. base crack, and 8-1/2 in., 1/2 in. side crack; five Chinese export plates, three octagonal with central gardens,...
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Twenty-One Books on Asian Fine and DecorativeArts, including, W. Speiser, Art of China, R. Hobson, Wares of the Ming Dynasty, J. and A. Burling, Chinese Art, T. Bowie, ed., Art of Thailand, J. Spence, Emperor of China,...
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