- 2 BUBBLE BANKSca. 1940s; both made in
Bradford, PA and produced by Vic Moran Co., each with a wooden bottom with cardstock printed comical money meter and clear glass globe: chicken with colorful parrot bird,...
[more like this] - TWO 19TH C. FRAMED ISLAMIC ILLUMINATED
MANUSCRIPT 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...
[more like this] - 17TH C. CHINESE MING DYNASTY GILT BRONZE
SEATED GUANYIN...East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. A wonderful bronze statue rich with iconography of a Bodhisattva known as Avalokiteshwara (also Guanyin,...
[more like this] - FINE TAIRONA TUMBAGA PENDANT MACAW BIRDPre-Columbian,
Colombia, Tairona, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A fabulous and adorable tumbaga pendant in the form of a bird with a high amount of 55% (equivalent to 13K+) gold, cast using the lost...
[more like this] - 20TH C. MEXICAN WEDDING NECKLACE PAPIER
MACHE BIRDSLatin America, Mexico / Guatemala, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. This is a delightful and wearable vintage wedding-style necklace made from silver plated copper...
[more like this] - VIRU POTTERY PARROT WHISTLING DOUBLE
VESSELPre-Columbian, Northwest Coast Peru, Viru culture, ca. 100 BCE to 600 CE. A remarkable whistling redware bird effigy vessel comprised of 2 bulbous chambers that are...
[more like this] - 20TH C. IVORY COAST BAULE WOOD FLYWHISK
HANDLE W/ BIRD**Originally Listed At $100**
West Africa, Cote d'Ivoire / Ivory Coast, Baule peoples, ca. 1961 CE. This is an ornately detailed example of a wooden Baule flywhisk,...
[more like this] - MAPUCHE STONE CEREMONIAL CLAVA SCEPTERPre-Columbian,
Argentina or Chile, Mapuche culture, ca. 1200 to 1700 CE. A hand-carved ceremonial scepter known as a clava made of hefty tan-hued stone. The profile is similar to a highly...
[more like this] - LARGE COLIMA POTTERY GADROONED TRIPOD
JAR W/ PARROTSPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery jar of sizable form covered in lustrous...
[more like this] - WEARABLE NECKLACE W/ TAIRONA QUARTZ
BEAD & GOLD BIRDPre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A lovely necklace strung with semi-translucent gray chalcedony, black stones, 57.3% (equivalent to 13K+)...
[more like this] - RARE COLIMA REDWARE EFFIGY VESSEL PARROT
FORMPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A delightful redware parrot vessel presenting a pleasantly plump body and a flared spout leading to the hollow...
[more like this] - OUTSTANDING HUARI / TIWANAKU MUMMY BUNDLE
HEADPre-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...
[more like this] - A GROUP OF ENRIQUE LEDESMA HARDSTONE
INLAY JEWELRYA group of Enrique Ledesma hardstone inlay jewelry, Enrique Ledesma (d. 1979) Circa 1955-1979; Taxco, Mexico Each stamped: Ledesma / Taxco; further variously...
[more like this] - GERMAN TIN LITHO PARROT & MONEY BANK
6 in. H....
[more like this] - Chinese Jade Pendant Chinese. A circular
pendant of pale celadon jade with openwork carving depicting a parrot perched on a branch surrounded by foliage. Unmarked; dia. 1.75 in. (4.8 cm). Purchased 12/13/1971 from...
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