PAIR OF NUREMBERG CHRONICLE WOODCUTS,1493 A pair of woodcuts from The Nuremberg Chronicle, the first secular published book. It tells the history of the earth through seven "ages." The first one shows the recto...
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FRANZ STUCK (1863-1928) EXHIBITED OILON PANELIMPORTANT :: NEW INFORMATION: Click Here for a third party condition report by an expert on panel paintings.Franz Von Stuck (1863-1928)Lauschende Faune (Listening...
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UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE: SCENE FROM THE FIFTY-THREESTATIONS OF THE T?KAID? ROADWoodcut in colors on paper.
Together with two woodcuts in colors on paper:
Kawamura Kiho: Figure
Page from the Kiho Gafu
The largest, image...
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COLLECTION OF (5) FRAMED PERSIAN WORKSINC. EROTIC Includes (2) framed erotic Persian manuscript pages of (2) women; a framed erotic Persian manuscript page displaying a couple in an amorous embrace; a framed Persian...
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PAINT DECORATED CHILD'S SIZE BLANKETCHEST.Very Fine and Rare Paint Decorated Miniature Blanket Chest. Attributed to Joel Palmer, Fulton County, Pennsylvania. Inscribed E.M., central lyre vase of flowers, flanked...
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2PC CATHOLIC MISSAL BOOKSBook 1 - editedby Reverend J. M. Lelen: Bride's Manual, Catholic Devotions with Mass for the Marriage Ceremony and The Nuptial Blessing; published 1962. The book is in fair condition. The...
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GOLD RUSH DIARY, ARTIFACTS OF ED HICKS,TNApproximately 10 items including Brass Spurs and Gold Rush Related Pocket diary belonging to Edward Dickson Hicks II (b. 1831- d. 1894), the diary beginning Jan. 1, 1850,...
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SOUTHERN WALNUT BLANKET CHESTEast Tennessee,Greene County blanket chest, walnut primary and yellow pine secondary, rectangular lid with molded edge, exposed dovetails on case and bracket feet and shaped center foot....
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A GEORGE III (1738-1820) NEOCLASSICALPAINTED ELM AND B... PAINTED ELM AND BEECH ARMCHAIR, after designs by THOMAS SHERATON (1751-1806), the oval back centering a hand painted paterae issuing a blue ground band...
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4 CURRIER & IVES PRINTSCurrier and Ives,United States. Group of four lithographs including:
"Love is the Lightest," depicting an allegorical figure of a woman and a cupid.
Literature: Gale Research Company, "Currier...
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SIX BRITISH PRATTWARE CERAMIC ITEMSlate18th/early 19th century, comprising: teapot depicting a putto pulling a goat by the horns to one side, the other a goat kicking a fox, with leafy borders, lobed finial, 6...
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HARD STONE FIGURAL CANE-Ca. 1900 -Largeamethyst handle wheel cut of an intense colored single stone to depict a squatting French Bulldog. -Slightly stylized and presented on an integral Milord shaped base, the...
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TWO 19TH C. FRAMED ISLAMIC ILLUMINATEDMANUSCRIPT PAGES...Near East, Persian Empire, Islamic culture, ca. 19th century CE. A stunning pair of illuminated manuscript pages, each featuring five lines of Arabic script...
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THREE 19TH C. PERSIAN MANUSCRIPT PAGESW/ ILLUSTRATIONS...Near East, Islamic culture, Persian Empire, ca. 19th century CE. A fantastic ensemble of 3 manuscript pages, each featuring 3 to 5 lines of black and red...
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GREEK ATTIC RED-FIGURE STEMMED KYLIXW/ EPHEBESAncient Greece, Athens, ca. 500 to 480 BCE. A beautiful pottery kylix, expertly hand-painted with images of ephebes or Greek youths in red-figure technique. Boasting...
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2 BRASS & BONE PAGE TURNERS2 bone pageturners with figural brass handles. 1 with lizard and fish handle, 9 3/4"L, 1 with leaf and feather, 10"L. Blade loose on lizard page turner....
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KANDIMBONG ANCESTOR FIGUREAncestor figure,Kandimbong, large, with conical headdress and mask-like face. Simple, clean lines, yet very expressive.
Traditional Lower Sepik River figures, representing clan founders,...
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OPENWORK FIGURE, KOPAR / ANGORAMOpenworkcarved figure, Kopar / Angoram style, with white stripes, red and yellow pigment, shell and rope ornamentation. Anthropomorphic.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art describes...
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(2) AFRICAN FIGURAL WOOD CARVINGS, LEGA, CONGO(lot of 2) African figural wood carvings: (1) Lega figure, Congo, having tradition heart shaped face, slit eyes and open narrow mouth, approx 7.5"h, 3.25"w, 2.75"d;...
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THOMAS HART BENTON (1889-1975) TEMPERASTUDY AND SKETCHThomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) (Circa 1920-1923)Two significant works from the artist's early, pivotal, Modernist period:1. A mixed media painting on board...
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THREE PERSIAN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTPAGES, 18TH/19TH CENTURY PAGES: 11 1/2 X 7 IN. (29.21 X 17.78 CM.) PAGES, 18TH/19TH CENTURY, [Travel/ Persia] each with illustrations depicting the presentation of gifts,...
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IVORY ACCESSORIES, SEVEN PIECES, 19THC., SOME CHINESE AND JAPANESE, DETAILS INCLUDE: TWO PAGE SLICERS WITH INTRICATELY CARVED DECOR...Ivory accessories, seven pieces, 19th C., some Chinese and Japanese, details...
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FOUR ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPT PAGES, 18TH- 19TH C., ALL FRAMED AND MATTED BEHIND GLASS: THE FIRST IS GOUACHE ON PAPER, EXCERPT OF HAN...Four illuminated manuscript pages, 18th - 19th C., all framed and matted behind...
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LOT OF 5 INDO PERSIAN ILLUMINATED GILTMANUSCRIPT LEAF PAGES WITH TWO FIGURAL SCENIC GOUACHE PAINTINGS ON PAPER. 9 1/2 X 5 1/4 (SIGHT, LARGEST), 15"H X 12"W (FRAME)Lot of 5 Indo Persian illuminated gilt manuscript...
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BOOKS: TWO PIECES: SOLON H. BORGLUM(AMERICAN, 1868-1922), "SOUND CONSTRUCTION: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF NATURAL FORMS AND THEIR RELATION TO THE HUMAN FIGURE", INCLUDING 600 PLATES DRAWN BY THE AUTHOR AND MILDRED...
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(9) Asian carved bone items, c/o figuralpage turner (7"), elephant letter opener (7-3/8"), floral & bird etched letter opener (6-1/2"), pair of chopsticks (10-1/4" l), pair of dragon etched hair picks (6-7/8"),...
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? FINE AND RARE CERAMIC 'SYDNEY COVEMEDALLION' BY JOSIAH WEDGWOOD
THE ORIGINAL ISSUE, 1789 modelled from dark brown unglazed earthenware, with crisply moulded decoration depicting a female figure, emblematic...
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6 BOOKS CONCERNING NORTH AMERICA. TOINCLUDE:DONIPHAN’S EXPEDITION; CONTAINING AN ACCOUNT OF THE CONQUEST OF NEW MEXICO BY JOHN T. HUGHES, OF THE 1ST REGIMENT OF MISSOURI CAVALRY, PUBLISHED BY J. A. & U. P....
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Italian School 18th c. "The Muse EuterpeSeated at a Pianoforte" oil on canvas unsigned 53 in. x 38 in. in an attractive antique hand-carved wood frame. Provenance: 20th Century Fox Inc.; Darryl Zanuck Note:...
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ANDY WARHOL (american 1928-1987) "INTHE BOTTOM OF MY GARDEN, BY ANDY WARHOL" 1956. Book with twenty offset lithographs, (twelve with hand-coloring), signed and inscribed 'Alice' on cover 8 5/8 x 11 in. (21.9...
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157 works by Arthur Fuller (Arthur DavenportFuller, Connecticut, 1889-1967), held in a scrapbook titled "Arthur D. Fuller: Record of his Artistic Career/Compiled by H.K.F" (probably Fuller's daughter);...
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An Antique Chinese Rhinoceros Horn Carving,ca. Early 20th Century Carved figure representing the "compassionate" Bodhisattva Guanyin, also known as Avalokiteshvara. This male figure, styled pre-Ming Dynasty, is pouring...
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Figural page turner/opener with fourfaces; wooden blade capped with metal faces exhibiting four distinct expressions. 13 3/4". Good condition, minor wear....
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1 vol. + 2 pieces. American Civil War- Union General William Scott Ketchum: Berrian, William. Sailor's and Soldier's Manual of Devotion. New York, (1849). 12mo, orig. morocco-backed marbled bds.; edge wear. Some...
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Fine Asante Peoples Carved Wood LinguistStaff with Seated Maternity Figure, or "Okyeame Poma", Ghana, the staff disassembling into three parts, the bottom two sections consisting of poles decorated with various...
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Goldscheider china figure: ''Maria Antoinette''and a Gerold porcelain figure 1) Goldscheider figure - stamp mark underneath 6 1/2 in. H.; 2) Gerold figure - boy with goat stamp mark underneath 5 3/4 in. H. Estimate $ 100-200...
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