VINTAGE MAINE FOLK ART "LIVE BAIT" TRADESIGNVintage Maine Folk Art "Live Bait" Trade Sign. Carved and painted wood. On later stand. Size: fish: 19'' x 47'' x 5.5'' (48 x 119 x 14 cm); stand: 30'' x 55'' x 12'' (76...
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8 FUGITIVE WRITER RELATED BOOKS INCL.ANDREW LYTLE, R.P...8 Fugitive Poet related publications including signed and first edition books. 1st Item: ALL THE KING'S MEN, Robert Penn Warren, Franklin Library, 1977,...
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MILLS NOVELTY CO. “JUMBO SUCCESS”CAST IRON TRADE STIMU...Mills Novelty Co. “Jumbo Success” Cast Iron Trade Stimulator. Chicago, ca. 1900. Large floor standing five reel poker style trade stimulator with...
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HE DOG OGLALA - CA. 1878 WINCHESTERMODEL 1873 SRCThis is a rare Winchester Model 1873 Saddle Ring Carbine serial number 16399 ordered by He Dog, marked “Crazy Horse rode with He Dog” and B.F. Flower 1879....
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BOSTON CUSTER'S COLT CARRIED AT LITTLEBIGHORNThis is quite possibly one of the most important Battle of the Little Bighorn firearms ever offered for public sale, a Colt U.S. Cavalry issue Single Action Army revolver...
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EXEMPLARY OLMEC RIO PESQUERO GREENSTONEMASKETTEPre-Columbian, Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 900 to 600 BCE. In a word, wow! Finely carved and string-cut from a sage-hued greenstone with natural swirls of butterscotch...
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19TH C. VENETIAN GLASS CHEVRON TRADEBEAD NECKLACEWestern Europe, Italy, Venice, ca. 19th century CE. A dazzling ensemble of dozens of glass trade beads of the Chevron variety in hues of cobalt, scarlet, and...
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18TH C. GERMAN NECKLACES CARNELIAN &GLASS TRADE BEADWestern Europe, Germany, ca. 18th to 19th century CE; West Africa, ca. 19th century CE. This is a fine pair of necklaces with African glass trade beads and...
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CHINESE TANG TERRACOTTA GUARDIAN FIGURE/ EARTH SPIRITFar East, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A magnificent guardian figure called a zhenmushou (grave-quelling beast) or earth spirit presenting a characteristic...
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CHINESE MING DYNASTY SWATOW WARE BOWL(SHIPWRECK)East Asia, China, late Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. A lovely pottery bowl, known as Swatow ware and presenting impressively thin walls that flare out to a...
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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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4 CHINESE MING SWATOW WARE CUPS, BINHTHUAN SHIPWRECKEast Asia, China, late Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. This is a fabulous group of four petite Swatow porcelain cups all from a shipwreck near the Binh Thuan...
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6 VIKING & MEDIEVAL ERA SILVER TRADEINGOTSNorthern and Western Europe, Viking to Medieval period, ca. 9th to 13th century CE. A collection of 6 high quality 90% silver ingots used for trade throughout Viking...
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GREEK LYDIAN TERRACOTTA PANEL FRAGMENTW/ PEGASUSAncient Eastern Greece / Western Asia, Anatolia, probably Lydia, ca. 6th to 5th century BCE. This is a wonderful fragmentary piece of a terracotta panel that depicts...
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CHINESE TANG DYNASTY SEATED CAMEL WEARINGSADDLE, TL'DEast Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 906 CE. A handsome terracotta statue of a camel, shown seated with legs bent beneath him and head tilted skyward as...
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CHINESE TANG POTTERY LOKAPALA W/ SANCAIGLAZE, TL'DEast Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A fantastical mold-formed pottery guardian figure known as a lokapala with a serious expression wearing elaborate...
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CHINESE SONG DYNASTY STONE BUDDHA HEAD**FirstTime At Auction**
East Asia, China, Song Dynasty, ca. 960 to 1270 CE. A sensitively hand-carved stone Buddha head, a piece from a larger sculpture that perhaps resided in...
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GREEK FIKELLURAWARE TREFOIL OINOCHOE,EX-ROYAL ATHENAEastern Greece, Rhodes or Asia Minor, Archaic Period, ca. 6th century BCE. An elegantly constructed ceramic trefoil oinochoe with radiating crescent bands painted...
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PUBLISHED EGYPTIAN EFFIGY SOTHIC DOG,EXHIBITED LACMAEgypt, late Ptolemaic to Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. 1st century BCE to 3rd century CE. An exceedingly rare, mold-formed terracotta canine, known as the Sothic...
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SIOUX BEADED RAWHIDE KNIFE CASE & TRADEKNIFENative American beaded rawhide knife sheath, Sioux, c.1890s, sewn with sinew and commercial thread, dark blue, yellow, and red seed beads in a geometric design against...
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SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTH ATTRIBUTED TOTHE LOCKET ENGRAVER 1840S LENGTH 5.75". INCLUDES WOOD STAND. HEIGHT ON STAND APPROX. 7.25". THE LOCKET ENGRAVER, 1840s, Obverse depicts a characteristic Locket Engraver...
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ASIAN: CARVED IVORY TUSK FIGURE OF ALADY, CHINESE, PROBABLY 20TH C., MODELED STANDING, IN LONG FLOWING ROBES WITH VARIOUS FLOWERS,...ASIAN: Carved ivory tusk figure of a lady, Chinese, probably 20th C., modeled...
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ASIAN: EIGHT SIGNED JAPANESE FIGURALNETSUKE AND ONE CHINESE PUZZLE BALL ON STAND, ALL CARVED IVORY, DETAILS INCLUDE: BEAUTIFULLY CA...ASIAN: Eight signed Japanese figural netsuke and one Chinese puzzle ball...
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ASIAN: CARVED IVORY HINDU OR BUDDHISTDEITY, EARLY TO MID-20TH C., DEPICTED WITH EIGHTEEN ARMS AND SEATED ON LOTUS FLOWER, ORNATELY...ASIAN: Carved ivory Hindu or Buddhist deity, early to mid-20th C., depicted...
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TWO IVORY CARVINGS, JAPANESE, 19TH/20THC., THE LARGER DEPICTING KANNON, STANDING AND WEARING A LONG FLOWING ROBE; THE OTHER A WOMAN...Two ivory carvings, Japanese, 19th/20th C., the larger depicting Kannon, standing...
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ASIAN: FOUR IVORY CARVINGS, ASIAN, 19TH/20THC., INCLUDING TWO STANDS, ONE WITH DANCING ELEPHANTS, THE OTHER A STANDING FIGURE, A FI...ASIAN: Four ivory carvings, Asian, 19th/20th C., including two stands, one with dancing...
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LARGE CHINA TRADE PAINTED LEATHER TRUNKLargeChina Trade Painted Leather Trunk , 19th c., nailhead trim, bail handles, decorated with figural scenes, void interior, h. 15 3/4 in., w. 35 in., d. 18 1/4 in., later stand,...
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AMERICAN GILT AND WROUGHT IRON PAWNBROKERTRADE SIGN TRADE SIGN, the central pole topped with gilded sphere, bisected by pole with gilded spheres to either side on stand...
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ETHNOGRAPHIC LEATHER & TRADE BEAD CHOKERNECKLACEEthnographic choker necklace, leather backing, adorned with trade and metal beads, braided yarn ties, on custom iron and granite display stand, necklace overall approx...
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POLYCHROME CARVED WOODEN TRADE FIGURE"MARY ANN" ENGLAND, CIRCA 1850 TOTAL HEIGHT 45". "MARY ANN", England, Circa 1850, In the form of a ship's figurehead of a three-quarter woman and probably mounted in a tavern...
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CHINA TRADE BRASS-BOUND CAMPHORWOODCAPTAIN’S LAP DESK 19TH CENTURY DESK HEIGHT 9”. WIDTH 21”. DEPTH 13”. TOTAL HEIGHT 24”. WIDTH 23”. DEPTH 15.25”. CAPTAIN'S LAP DESK, 19th Century, Inset maker's...
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ASIAN: CHINESE IVORY PUZZLE BALL WITHSTAND, 19TH C., AT LEAST THREE OR FOUR CONCENTRIC CIRCLES ROTATE FREELY, DRAGON MOTIF ON OUTER SPHERE AS WELL AS STAND, WEAR CONSISTENT WITH AGE, SOME LOSS, CRACKS AND CHIPS...
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ASIAN: IVORY CARVED FIGURE OF MAN QUARRELINGWITH FROGS/ TOADS, JAPANESE, 19TH/ EARLY 20TH C., DEPICTS MAN IN ROBES WITH OVERLAPPING LEAF COLLAR AND SKIRT STANDING WITH FOOT ON STUMPS AND LARGE TOAD STANDING ON HIS HE...ASIAN:...
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Capt. George Randolph Dyer AQM--Lincoln-SignedCommission and Pilot Knob Archive Comprising an early eagle mast head commission partially printed on vellum 12.25 x 15.75 in. matted framed and glazed 14.25 x 17.25 in. dated...
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Nathaniel D. Hackett Wisconsin 1st HeavyArtillery Civil War and Personal Archive 330 items dating from 1860-1947. While serving in the 1st Wisconsin Battery Light Artillery Davis Hackett kept in close correspondence...
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DENOMINATION SETS DIMES THROUGH TRADEDOLLARS All incomplete including Liberty dimes (23 pieces) Mercury dimes (c. 68 pieces) Roosevelt dimes (1946-1972 nearly complete) Barber quarters (23 pieces) Standing Liberty...
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