MARIO PRASSINOS (FRENCH, 1916-1985)BESSIE SMITH "L'IMPERATRICE" Painted 1963, oil on canvas. Signed and dated (lower right).Note: Bessie Smith was known as the empress of jazz.
Mario Prassinos (French, 1916-1985)
Mario...
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FRENCH BRONZE MODEL OF ATALANTA18 x9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.
Note: This particular model is based on an ancient Greek sculpture which was copied by Pierre Lepautre (1659-1744), a French sculptor who won the Prix de...
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BAILEY & CO. ROCOCO COIN SILVER WATERPITCHERAmerican Rococo Coin Silver Water Pitcher, c. 1850, Bailey & Co., Philadelphia, act. 1847-1878, pyriform body on molded foot, branchwork handle with foliage and flowers,...
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ETHEL MAGAFAN (1916-1993) AMERICANEthelMagafan, thrashing, egg tempera with Sgraffito technique, signed lower right, 8" h x 25.75" w. Note: Daughter of a Greek immigrant father and a Polish immigrant mother, Ethel...
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W.G. HARDING HORSE CATALOG AND BELLEMEADE ARCHIVEAn archive of material related to Gen. William Giles Harding and Belle Meade Plantation. Featured is a rare Nashville imprint - LIST OF BLOODSTOCK THE PROPERTY...
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TOMMY MACAIONE O/B POST-IMPRESSIONISTLANDSCAPE PAINTIN...Tommy Silvestre Macaione (American, 1907-1992) oil on board post-impressionist landscape painting rendered in an impasto technique depicting a field of...
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19TH C. RUSSIAN WOODEN ICON - JOY OFALL WHO SORROWEastern Europe, Russia, ca. 19th century CE. A gorgeous wooden icon known as "Joy of All Who Sorrow" featuring the image of the Mother of God or Theotokos holding...
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6TH C. BYZANTINE MARBLE RELIEF - PEACOCKS& FOUNTAIN**This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding.
Near East, late Roman / Byzantine Period, ca. 6th century...
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TALL / TRANSLATED EGYPTIAN 30TH DYNASTYFAIENCE USHABTI...Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 30th Dynasty, ca. 380 to 343 BCE. A fantastic mold-formed faience ushabti covered in soft turquoise-hued glaze. The figure stands...
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GREEK POTTERY LIDDED LEKANISAncientGreece, Classical period, ca. 5th century CE. A wheel-thrown pottery lekanis with a broad lower body and a form-fitting lid. The lower half bears a squat foot, a hemispherical...
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20TH C. RUSSIAN ICON - LIFE OF PROPHETELIJAHEastern Europe, Russia, ca. 20th century CE. Finely rendered in egg tempera and gesso on wood, a breathtaking icon showing scenes from the life of the Prophet Elijah....
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2 FRAMED 18TH C. FADEN MAPS - GREECE& DENMARK**Originally Listed At $200**
Cartographer: William Faden (British, 1749-1836). Engraver: William Palmer (British, 1735-1812). "Graecie Antiquae et Aegaei Maris...
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ROMAN LIMESTONE CIPPUS W/ MEDICAL GODS& INSCRIPTION**First Time At Auction**
Roman, Republican period, ca. 2nd to 1st century BCE. An important travertine limestone relief cippus or marker featuring the 3 gods...
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ROMAN SILVER HAND W/ BIRD VOTIVE - CULTOF SABIZIOS?**Originally Listed At $250**
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A fine silver left hand with long, elegant fingers held open as a bird protrudes...
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RARE MINIATURE APULIAN LIDDED LEKANISLADY OF FASHIONMagna Graecia, South Italy, Apulia, ca. 4th century BCE. A lovely Greek lekanis, the lid decorated in red-figure with a pair of elegant Ladies of Fashion alternating...
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PHILIP & KELVIN LAVERNE LARGE CHAN TABLECirca 1960. Acid etched bronze and pewter with chinoiserie scene. Philip and Kelvin LaVerne are a father-son duo who began producing one-of-a-kind furniture and sculpture...
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GREEK ICON OF FATHER PEKI AND DOUBLESIDED ICON OF ST. NICHOLAS AND CHRIST WITH TWO APOSTLES, LARGER: 8 1/4 X 6 1/2 IN. (21 X 16.5 CM.)Greek Icon of Father Peki and Double Sided Icon of St. Nicholas and Christ...
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19C WATERCOLOR OF LEDA AND THE SWANAntiquewatercolor painting of Leda and the Swan, a subject based on the Greek myth about Zeus appearing to Leda in the form of the swan, and fathering Helen of Troy and Pollux (Polydeuces)....
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EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN MINIATURE COREFORMED GLASS OINOCHOE
6TH - 5TH CENTURY BCE translucent dark blue glass, the trefoil rim over a cylindrical neck and ovoid body on uneven splayed foot with an arched handle....
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CORINTHIAN GEOMETRIC PATTERN SQUAT OINOCHOE
LATE6TH BCE together with a red figure pyxis, a Roman oil lamp (broken), a head of a Tarentine lady of fashion, a terracotta fragment with the head of a goddess and an ancient...
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THREE ROMAN OIL LAMPS
CIRCA 300 AD thelargest depicting Sol on a chariot, 12cm long; one with discarded gladiator weapons and armoury, 11cm long; the smallest with a rooster and a sheaf of grain to represent Mercury,...
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ATTIC BLACK FIGURAL STEMMED KYLIX
CIRCA500 BCE painted front and back with bull fighting scenes18.5cm wide, 8cm highProvenance:The Estate of the late J. E. AdamNote: Collected by Charles Richard Fox (1796-1873)....
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Virginia coin silver sugar urn, lobedpear form with dome lid and C-scroll handle, floral decoration, openwork scroll and shell feet, marks for Mitchell & Tyler (Samuel Mitchell, William Mitchell, Jr. and John...
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A Greek Orthodox Icon of St. John theBaptist 19th c. tempera on wood panel surrounded by scenes of his life God the Father above 12 1/2 in. x 10 1/2 in. Provenance: A La Vieille Russie Inc. New York NY 1996....
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Fine CDV Album of European Royalty LiteraryPolitical & Educational Figures Lot of approximately 140 cdvs in an album with space for 200 each with pencil identification in the album.? The album is a virtual who's who...
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Henri Houben (Belgian 1858-1931) "AphroditePresenting a Rose to Cupid" oil on canvas signed lower right 37 1/2 in. x 51 in. in a period gilt wood frame with Greek Key motif. Provenance: Sold in these salesrooms...
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Folk Art Mask of Father Time ProbablyGreek or Mexican a carved and silver painted mask with eye slits and nose holes glass eyes and eye lashes. Paper label on back reads "ST KRONOS / Father Time / Rare Depiction";...
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