VERY RARE PAIR OF GRAEME PARK PHILADELPHIAQUEEN ANNE C...1740-1760, each with scrolled and shell carved crest over a figured splat with four scrolled volutes, set on shell carved legs with trifid feet, upholstered...
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TN IRON INDUSTRY POTTERS LEDGER ANDOTHER TN EPHEMERALedger related to an early Greene County Tennessee furnace and pottery, 1820s, plus a doctor's ledger and various ephemera. 1st item: "Potters Book for the...
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FOLLOWER OF QUENTIN MATSYS, N. RENAISSANCESTYLE TRIPTY...Flemish School, After or Follower of Quentin Massys, also spelled Matsys and Massijs (1466-1530), 18th century oil on panel triptych depicting three religious...
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SNOWDEN FAMILY PHOTOS AND SLAVE DOCUMENT,MEMPHIS TN AN...Archive of photographs and 1 slave document related to the Snowden family of Tennessee. 1st item: 1848 Bill of Sale recording the sale by J.B. (John Bayard)...
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AN ENGLISH GOTHIC STYLE OAK TALL CASECLOCK, WORKS BY W... CLOCK, WORKS BY WILLIAM ELEMENT, ST. ALBANS, 17TH/18TH CENTURY, the arched rectangular bonnet surmounted by a broken arch crest with gilt stylized florets...
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TWO CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL PORCELAINBOWLS, AYLMER AND...comprising: circa 1745, slop bowl with coat of Aylmer impaling Hill, lozenge form for a widow, Aylmer on left side black cross dividing four sea aylets,...
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THREE CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL PORCELAINTABLE OBJECTS, ...comprising: circa 1790, pot de creme, depicting arms of Teissier, boar on a green mount, on gilt ground under black crescent, above two white stars centered...
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ROMAN / BYZANTINE MOSAIC, BANQUET SCENEKIMBROS CYCLERoman, late Imperial to Byzantine period, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A magnificent mosaic from the Kimbros cycle featuring a banquet scene of several figures...
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LATE ROMAN MOSAIC PANEL OF EIKAS FROMKIMBROS CYCLERoman, late Imperial to Byzantine period, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A remarkable mosaic from the Kimbros cycle featuring a seated male figure in front of the...
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MINIATURE ROMAN / HOLYLAND VESSELS,POTTERY & GLASSNear East, Holy Land, ca. 3rd BCE to 3rd century CE; Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A collection of 3 miniature pottery jars or vases, a...
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TWO QAJAR LACQUERED LEATHER PAPIER MACHEBOOK COVERS
PERSIA, 19TH CENTURY with central reserves of lovers on white grounds adorned with peacocks and flowers within script borders, the opposing sides with panels of...
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SPINACH GREEN JADE WITH AGATE INSETOPIUM PIPE
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY ? ????????????????the cylindrical shaft in plain form with metal mount, inset both ends with agate mouthpiece, the stone of luscious...
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A Pair of Stained Glass 'Marital Alliance'Panels with Washington Family Coat of Arms
Early 20th Century
Each 12 x 18 inches (including suspension loop).
Both panels feature the Washington family coat-of-arms, two...
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FLEMISH SCHOOL, 16TH CENTURY, PORTRAITOF A BEARDED MAN AGAINST A LANDSCAPE, OIL ON PANEL, 15 3/4 X 10 1/2 IN. (40 X 26.7 CM.), FRAME: 20 3/4 X 15 1/2 IN. (52.7 X 39.4 CM.)FLEMISH SCHOOL, 16TH CENTURY PORTRAIT...
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ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF APOLLO, 1ST CENTURYB.C. - 1ST CENTURY A.D. 21 1/2 X 8 1/2 X 5 IN. (54.6 X 21.6 X 12.7 CM.) ABOVE A STEPPED WOODEN BASE B.C. - 1ST CENTURY A.D., standing in contrapposto with his weight on his...
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NINE SAMPLERS AND SAMPLER FRAGMENTS.Nineteenth and 20th centuries. Two family records with alphabet by N. Visser. 10.25"h. 11.5"w. and 8.5"h. 9"w. Four are alphabets; Criss-cross frame 11.75"h. 13.5"w., grey...
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Rosebud Agency Sketchbook, by "Jack"9 x 5 1/2 inch sketchbook containing 72 illustrations on unlined paper, in color pencil, ca 1880s-1890s. Paper cover featuring blue pencil inscription "Capt McCauley for Indian...
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FOUR LATE 19TH - EARLY 20TH CENTURYCIVIC ORGANIZATION HARDCOVER VOLUMESFour Late 19th - Early 20th Century Civic Organization Hardcover Volumes, Consisting of: 'Proceedings of Lexington Historical Society...
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JAPANESE KUTANI LIDDED VASE ?? ?????ofbottle form, painted with three figures on the bulbous body(1)30cm highProvenance: Kimmerghame, Duns, the Estate of the Late Major General Sir John Swinton K.C.V.O., O.B.E.,...
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FAMILLE ROSE 'LOTUS POND AND MANDARINDUCKS' GINGER JAR
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY ? ???????????of ovoid form, painted to one side with a pair of Mandarin ducks in a lotus pond with large foliage and florals,...
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TWO FAMILLE VERTE GINGER JARS AND COVERS
QINGDYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY ? ?????????????each similarly painted with a continuous lotus pond scene, with wooden stands(2)heights: 17.5cm and 19.5cmProvenance: Kimmerghame, Duns,...
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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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BLUE AND WHITE AND UNDERGLAZED-RED BOTTLEVASE
20TH CENTURY ???? ??????????the globular body supported on a slightly flared foot, rising to a long straight neck, painted with fruits borne on foliage underneath bands...
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SANG-DE-BOEUF BOTTLE VASE
QING DYNASTY,18TH-19TH CENTURY ? ?????sturdily potted from a recessed foot rising to a bulbous body and straight long neck, applied overall with a thick red glaze thinning on the mouth...
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TURQUOISE-GLAZED HANDLED VASE
QING DYNASTY,19TH CENTURY ? ???????rising from a short foot to globular body, waisted neck and wide flared mouth, two makara heads with water emerging from mouth flanking the neck forming...
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OX-BLOOD-GLAZED LANGYAO MEIPING VASE
QINGDYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY ? ???????the high shouldered baluster body rising from a spreading foot to a waisted neck and terminating to a flared rim, covered overall with...
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MUGHAL-STYLE WHITE JADE 'CHRYSANTHEMUM'BOWL
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY ? ???????????elegantly carved with steep and gently flaring plain sides, supported on a medallion of a blossoming chrysanthemum, the thin polished...
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MUGHAL STYLE PALE CELADON JADE HANDLEDBOWL
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY ? ???????????????the delicate body intricately carved in low relief on the exterior with a band of acanthus leaf, the tip rising from the rim...
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? ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS POOLEY (IRISH1646-1723)
HALF LENGTH PORTRAIT OF JONATHAN SWIFT AS A STUDENT IN DUBLIN COLLEGE With later inscription, feigned oval, oil on canvas71cm x 58cm (28in x 22.75in)Provenance...
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Fine Georgia paint-decorated cellaretor liquor stand, walnut with yellow pine secondary, hinged lid with open interior, mixing board and dovetailed drawer, light wood inlaid diamond escutcheons, line inlay on...
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Photographic Archive of Miles City MontanaPhotographer R.C. Morrison 1880s-1890s Cowan's is proud to present the photographic archive of pioneer Montana photographer Robert C. Morrison (1850-1938) descended directly...
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An Important Miami Pipe With Ties tothe 1795 Treaty of Greenville delicately carved curly maple stem with engraved bands of German silver and diamond-shaped inlay; brass mouthpiece and German silver tip; stem...
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Thomas L. McKenney (American 1785-1859)and James Hall (1793-1868): the George Strother Gaines (1784-1873) Original Subscriber Set of the History of the Indian Tribes of North America 1837-1844 3 vols. in folio...
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The Waring Family American Gothic CarvedRosewood Center Table c. 1845 after a design by Alexander Jackson Davis (1803-1892) New York original hexagonal black marble top conforming skirt with ripple molding and acorn...
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Charles Hook Armco Steel Company Lotof Manuscripts & Documents Lot includes letters photographs pamphlets mostly from the late 1930s through the 1960s. Born in 1880 the youngest of four children of Henry and...
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Charles Fraser (American/Charleston1782-1860) "Portrait of William Ashe Alston (1813-1842)" c. 1830 miniature watercolor on ivory laid down on paper unsigned in a later 14 kt. yellow gold locket 4 1/2 in. x...
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