SOME OF THE CONJURING LIGHTS. LIVING& DECEASED.Some of the Conjuring Lights. Living & Deceased. New York: Robert Ankele, 1898. Sepia photomontage of many of oval portraits of the best-known magicians of the...
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INDONESIAN LETI CARVED FIGUREseatedyene wooden figure with painted eyes and body in black and white pigment, wooden base with felt lining, 9-5/8 x 3-1/2 in.
Note: Acquired by Dr. Grimes from Sotheby's in May...
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CHINESE JIN DYNASTY POTTERY TOMB GUARDIANSPEAR THROWER...**Originally Listed At $1200**
East Asia, China, Western Jin Dynasty, ca. 266 to 316 CE. A hollow-molded pottery tomb guardian figure of a spear thrower standing...
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PAIR OF MEXICAN CERAMIC CATRINAS BYNERI ('99 & '01)Latin America, Mexico, 20th century. The Sunflower Catrina is signed and dated " En Domingo '01 - Neri (perhaps for Patricia Neri) Mexico Capula" - The Catrina...
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RARE COLIMA REDWARE VESSEL - CONJOINEDDOGSPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built redware pottery sculpture of an incredibly rare form composed of two emaciated...
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19TH C. INDONESIAN WOOD ANCESTOR FIGUREFOR A CANOEOceania, Indonesia, west New Guinea, Huon Gulf / Geelvinck Bay (Cenderawasih Bay), Poon village, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An impressive, hand-carved ancestor...
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RARE / FINE EGYPTIAN FAIENCE PENDANTISIS KNOTEgypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A rare example of a mold-formed pendant of a hieroglyph known as the Isis knot ("tet" or "tit"...
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CHARMING COLIMA REDWARE EFFIGY DOG VESSELPre-Columbian,West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished redware pottery vessel in the shape of an adorable dog. The charming canine presents standing...
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EARLY 20TH C. AFRICAN WOOD YORUBA IBEJIFIGURE - MALE**Originally Listed At $300**
Western Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden male "ere ibeji" figure, most likely from...
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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN CARTONNAGE MUMMY MASK,EX-CHRISTIE'SIt's not often we start a listing by stating the provenance, but in this case the pedigree is almost as impressive as the piece. Sold - Christies, December 1996;...
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EGYPTIAN PAINTED / GESSO CEDAR SARCOPHAGUSMASKEgypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A gorgeous and endearing example of a mask that is hand-carved from finely grained cedar that would have attached...
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FINE EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM LIMESTONEUSHABTIAncient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1077 BCE. An ancient Egyptian ushabti, carved from a single piece of limestone standing with fused legs...
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19TH C. NIAS WOOD ADU ZATUA PANEL, EXBONHAMSSoutheast Asia, Indonesia, North Sumatra Province, Nias Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fabulous wood architectural panel featuring a high relief carving...
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COLIMA REDWARE EMACIATED DOG VESSELW/ INCISED FEETPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fine example of a hand-built and highly burnished redware pottery vessel in the shape of an emaciated...
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19TH C. INDONESIAN WOOD ANCESTOR PANELNUDE MALEEastern Indonesia, Leti Islands, Maluku Islands (Maluku Province), ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A wooden ancestor panel featuring a high relief carving of a...
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OUTSTANDING HUARI / TIWANAKU MUMMY BUNDLEHEADPre-Columbian, Coastal Peru, Huari (Wari) or Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) culture, ca. 600 to 1000 CE. An incredible mummy head made of woven textiles and colorful feathers from...
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EGYPTIAN GLAZED FAIENCE WINGED SCARABMUMMY ORNAMENTSEgypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A set of mold-formed faience ornaments used to decorate the linens of a freshly-wrapped...
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EGYPTIAN WOOD SARCOPHAGUS MASK W/ BRONZE& SHELL EYESEgypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A sarcophagus mask carved from cedar (or possibly sycamore) wood presenting a mesmerizing...
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EGYPTIAN ALABASTER CANOPIC JAR OF HAPY,BABOON HEADEgypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A gorgeous canopic jar, hand-carved from banded alabaster to boast a baboon-head lid representing...
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RARE TAIRONA EFFIGY VESSEL CONJOINEDMAN & WOMAN**Originally Listed At $1800**
Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona, ca.1000 to 1550 CE. A hand-built earthenware effigy vessel of a conjoined type with a pair of...
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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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COLIMA REDWARE DOG EFFIGY VESSEL**OriginallyListed At $1500**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A beautifully constructed, hand-built redware dog vessel of a charming form that exhibits a playful...
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EGYPTIAN STONE FIGURE - WINGED ISISPROTECTING OSIRIS**Originally Listed At $2500**
Ancient Egypt, Late Period, 26th Dynasty, ca. 590 to 530 BCE. An impressive siltstone statue of Osiris, the god of fertility,...
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EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM FAIENCE USHABTI,TL'D**Originally Listed At $6000**
Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 19th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1189 BCE. A stunning funerary figure of tall form called an ushabti that...
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GREEK CANOSAN POLYCHROME FIGURE NUDEEROS**Originally Listed At $750**
Magna Graecia, South Italic Colonies, Apulia, Canosan, Hellenistic Period, ca. mid-4th to early 2nd century BCE. An adorable pottery figure...
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SINU FOOTED VESSEL HUMAN HEAD FORM,EX-SCHMITTPre-Columbian, Ecuador or Colombia, Sinu (Zenu) culture, 800 to 1200 CE. An intriguing pottery vessel on the form of a human head – the narrow eyes suggest a calm...
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CHINESE HAN DYNASTY POLYCHROME FUNERARYHU, TL TESTEDEast Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A beautiful funerary "hu" vessel that was used for storing offerings of wine for the deceased. The surface...
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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN SARCHOPHAGUS MASK NATURALISTICFEMALEAncient Egypt, Romano-Egyptian period, ca. 30 BCE to 300 CE. A sarcophagus mask of a woman's face, made from layers of plaster or stucco upon papyrus or linen, and painted...
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RARE COLIMA REDWARE POTTERY SEATED DOGPre-Columbian,West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished redware pottery dog in a rare seated pose with paws placed in front and a thick tail curling...
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FIVE INDIVIDUALLY BOUND 18TH CENTURYSERMONS FROM BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS All 12mo (7 1/8 in. tallest), as follows: Foxcroft, Thomas. The Divine Right of Deacons: A Sermon Preach'd On the Occasion of the Ordination...
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THREE 19TH/20TH C. ETCHINGS, INCLUDING:ONE SIGNED EUGENE HIGGINS (AMERICAN, 1874-1958), DEPICTS MALE FIGURE KNEELING OVER DECEASED...Three 19th/20th C. etchings, including: one signed Eugene Higgins (American,...
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DOGON KANAGA MASK, MALI, EARLY 20THC. This is what the Metropolitan has to say about a similar mask… "One of the most popular types of masks in the Sanga region is the type known as kanaga. Like other Dogon...
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Composite planter with deceased plant,approx 30cm H x 72cm W x 23cm D...
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Colonial Legal Document 1793 2pp 7.5x 13 in. York Town 18 June 1793. ...I have purchased from the heirs & legal representatives of Peter Willhelm deceased a tract of Land situate in York Township York County...
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Will of Revolutionary War Hero ThomasKey Thomas Key (1750-1821) settled in the Edgefield S.C. area. He served as a Captain in Col. LeRoy Hammond's regiment during the Revolutionary War. An historical marker at...
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Rare Antebellum Louisiana PlantationCoin (.900) Silver Five-Piece Tea Set, dated 1858 and monogrammed "M.C.B" for Margaret Cyrilla (Brownson) Bisland (1839-1906), mistress of Fairfax Plantation, St. Mary Parish,...
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