ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT. POSSIBLY 15TH-CENTURY.Depictinga woman encountering death. Painted on vellum. Written in Latin. Framed and matted in a simple frame. The image contains elaborate marginalia. The marginalia show the image...
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19TH C. VENETIAN PAINTING IN GILT CARVEDFRAME19th century oil on canvas Venetian painting mounted in an elaborate gilt carved wood frame. Scenic view of Venetian canal. Measures 29.25"H x 43"W framed; 17.25"H x...
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FOLLOWER OF CRISTOFANO DELL'ALTISSIMO,PORTRAIT OF CARD...Follower of Cristofano dell’Altissimo (1552 - 1605), Oil on panel portrait of Cardinal Alamannus Adimarius with name inscribed in Latin across top....
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SET OF FIVE BELLE EPOQUE WALL PANELSFROM ANNESDALE MAN...A set of five (5) monumental French Belle Epoque period carved gilt-wood room panels, featuring Aesthetic Movement-inspired oil paintings on canvas with...
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A SOUTHERN INDIAN POLYCHROME WOOD SCULPTUREOF A DANCIN... OF A DANCING FIGURE, ATTRIBUTED TO KARNATAKA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY, the multi-tiered crown issuing a peacock sarpech hair ornament, joined by a mirror inlaid medallion...
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20TH C. RUSSIAN ICON OF SAINT GEORGEW/ SWORD & BOWEastern Europe, Russia, ca. early 20th century CE. An impressive icon of Saint George of Lydda seated on a throne, expertly painted with egg tempera and gesso...
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19TH C. RUSSIAN ICON OF SAINT GEORGEW/ SPEAR & SWORDEastern Europe, Russia, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fascinating icon of Saint George, depicting him from the waist up in hues of green, red,...
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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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CHINESE MING DYNASTY SANCAI GLAZED SOLDIERFIGURES (PR)...East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A pair of mold-made and glazed ceramic soldier figures dressed in heavy armor, standing guard upon an integral...
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PALMYRENE / ROMAN LIMESTONE HEAD YOUTHFULFEMALENear East, Palmyra, Roman Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A finely carved Palmyrene limestone head of a youthful female beauty, her quixotic visage comprised...
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ROMAN MARBLE CAPITAL CORINTHIAN STYLE(WALL COLUMN)Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A gorgeous marble capital of a wall column from the Corinthian order boasting classic trompe l'oeil relief...
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MAYA CYLINDER - JAGUAR / SMOKING GODS,EX KERR**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. An exemplary pottery cylinder vessel, finely painted with scenes...
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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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EXPRESSIVE VERACRUZ TERRACOTTA HEADOF ELITE PERSONPre-Columbian, Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz), ca. 6th to 8th century CE. A hollow ceramic head with an expressive and naturalistic face from a larger figure...
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GREEK ATTIC RED-FIGURE KYLIX W/ NUDEEPHEBESAncient Greece, Athens / Attic, ca. 5th to 4th century BCE. A remarkable pottery kylix adorned with red-figure decoration of nude ephebes and athletes as well as geometric...
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LARGE 17TH CENTURY STYLE DUTCH STILLLIFE LIFE
Oil on canvas, 19th c. unsigned. An elaborate bouquet of flowers in a carved marble urn set within a garden landscape with a pond and architectural ruin in the foreground,...
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(8) ITALIAN NEAPOLITAN PRESEPIO CRECHEFIGURES,late 18th and 19th centuries. The three kings and 3 attendants. To include: one is 14" high on a wooden stand, wearing a small dagger, elaborate silk brocade and metal...
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BILLY ROPER, SOUTHERN FOLK ART, SNAKENATION 1997 Billy Roper (American/Georgia, 20/21st century). "Snake Nation (And Then There was War)" -1995/97. Oil on canvas board, presented in painted frame with carved...
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AFTER SEBASTIANO DEL PIOMBO, PORTRAITOF LADY After Sebastiano del Piombo (Italian, 1485-1547). "Portrait of a Woman" -probably Grand Tour late 18th/19th, oil on canvas. Apparently unsigned, inscribed "1512";...
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CHINESE ANCESTRAL PORTRAIT OF NOBLEWOMAN19th Century. Painted on paper, the seated elderly dressed in elaborate attire. Framed 49.5 by 31 .5 in. (Cond: areas of the paper distressed, however appear to be stable,...
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SPANISH BAROQUE POLYCHROMED WROUGHTIRON STRONG BOX, EARLY 18TH/LATE 17TH CENTURY IRON STRONG BOX, EARLY 18TH/LATE 17TH CENTURY, the rectangular strapwork case showing traces of foliate paint and opening to...
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HARRIET COLERIDGE AND OTHERS FOR ALDERMASTONTIN GLAZED CERAMICS DIAMETER OF LARGEST: 10 1/4 IN. (26 CM.) TIN GLAZED CERAMICS, Harriet Coleridge (British, 20th/21st Century) 2 bowls both elaborately painted within and...
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LEVI WELLS PRENTICE, AMERICAN (1851-1935),BASKET OF APPLES, 1891, OIL ON CANVAS, 20 X 16 INCHESLEVI WELLS PRENTICE, American, (1851-1935) Basket of Apples, 1891, oil on canvas signed and dated in the center "L.W....
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AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN PTOLEMAIC GILT CARTONNAGEMASK
CIRCA 2ND/1ST CENTURY B.C. Polychrome pigment and gilding over cartonnage, the tripartite wig elaborately decorated with the upper section a gold and blue checked pattern,...
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Y IMPORTANT GEORGIAN DOLL'S HOUSE, 'THEEVANS BABY HOUSE'
18TH CENTURY, WITH LATER ADAPTATIONS AND CONTENTS modelled as a three-storeyed Georgian town house, of ochre and red painted pine and other timber, the hinged...
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17th Century Hondius World Map "NovaTotius Terrarum Orbis Geographica ac Hydrographica Tabula," by Henricus Hondius, originally published in the Mercator-Hondius atlas, Amsterdam, 1630 or later, double-hemisphere...
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17th Century Map of the Southeast "Virginiaepartis australis, et Floridae partis orientalis...," by Willem Blaeu, after Mercator and Hondius, from Blaeu's Theatre du Monde ou Nouvel Atlas, Amsterdam, 1640, showing the...
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GEORGE III-STYLE ARMCHAIR. Twentiethcentury. Elaborately carved with lion and eagle heads acanthus leaves and paw feet. Distressed white paint. 20''h. seat 45''h. overall....
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A Napoleon III Polychrome and Gilt BisquePorcelain Figural Mantel Clock retailed by Prudent Mallard c. 1850 marked "P. Mallard/ 55 Royal/ New Orleans" on dial and upper and lower case the figural group modeled as...
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MIRROR. Twentieth century softwood.Elaborately carved and gessoed with distressed gilt and paint as well as beveled glass. 39''h. 35''w. The inside measurement is 23 1/2 by 19 1/2. Condition...
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Antique Jeweled Russian Icon of St.Nicholas19th century the rectangular panel painted traditionally with a saint holding a text and his hand raised in benediction his head flanked by Christ and the Mother of...
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Very Rare Pair of Japanese Six-PanelByobu (Floor Screens), 18th century, Edo Period, each panel executed in gouache on paper with gold foil borders at the top and base, bordered in the original silk brocade...
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TWO INDIAN EFFIGY FIGURES. Cochitilate 19th-early 20th century earthenware. A small bird with elaborate painted designs 3 1/4''h. and a corpulent dog 4 1/4''h. Collected by Charles Shanafelt ca. 1900. ...
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TWO INDIAN VESSELS. Southwest late19th-early 20th century earthenware. Includes a handled pot with elaborate painted designs 3 1/2''h.; together with a miniature pottery basket with painted designs 3 1/4''h....
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INDIAN EFFIGY FIGURE. Cochiti late19th-early 20th century earthenware. Standing female figure with elaborate painted designs. 7 1/2''h. Collected by Charles Shanafelt ca. 1900. Right arm broken off...
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John Speed Map of Great Britain English,17th century, "The Kingdome [sic] of Great Britaine and Ireland," by John Speed, engraved by J. Hondius, printed by Sudbury and Humble, London, 1610, with elaborate cartouches...
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