GIBBON, DECLINE & FALL OF ROME, FOLIOCASED SET Edward Gibbon, THE HISTORY OF THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (London: Folio Society, 2006) 15th printing; 8 vols., 8vo, simulated vellum boards, housed...
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VICTOR LAGYE (BELGIAN, 1825-1896) "YOUNGLOVERS WITH A PET SQUIRREL" Oil on wood panel. Signed 'V. Lagye XX' (lower right).
Catalogue Note: Born in Ghent, northeast of Brussels, Victor Lagye began his studies at...
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(25) EASTON PRESS & OTHER LEATHER-BOUNDBOOKS(lot of 25) Books published by Easton Press and other fine publishers, some signed first editions (SFE), leather binding, gilt page ends, many appear unread, titles:...
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FRENCH SCHOOL, (19TH/20TH CENTURY) ABRONZE FIGURAL SCU...FRENCH SCHOOL, (19th/20th Century) A BRONZE FIGURAL SCULPTURE, "Bacchanalian Maiden," the patinated bronze sculpture of a seductive young maiden wearing...
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TORTOISESHELL AND BONE DRESS CANECa.1900-Solid tortoiseshell handle fashioned in a massive square and tapering configuration with scooped sides and embellished with an adorable bone swallow, the head one side...
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TORTOISESHELL AND BONE DAY CANE-London1907 -Solid tortoiseshell handle fashioned in a stretched, flattened and tapering configuration and embellished by an adorable bone bird with the head on one side and twin...
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PUBLISHED / EXHIBITED ROMAN GLASS UNGUENTARIUMRoman,Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A wonder to behold; the most astonishing example of iridescence in Roman glass that we have ever seen! A captivating candlestick...
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BLUE AND WHITE WEDGWOOD PORTLAND VASEBLUEAND WHITE WEDGWOOD PORTLAND VASE
English, mid-19th century, jasperware. Replica of the Portland vase housed in the British Museum.
Frieze of the marriage of Peleus and Thetis...
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FIDELIA BRIDGES, AMERICAN (1834-1923),PORTFOLIO OF 96 ILLUSTRATIONS, 18 X 22 INCHES (EACH SHEET, OVERALL)FIDELIA BRIDGES, American, (1834-1923) Portfolio of 96 Illustrations, 31 sheets mixed media on paper...
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EIGHT FOLIO SOCIETY BOOKS ON ITALIANHISTORY Collection of eight The Folio Society hardcover books on Italian history comprising, "Jerome Carcopino, "Daily Life In Ancient Rome: The People And The City At The...
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