- Group of Three Papua New Guinea Adornments,
20th century including large shell pendent necklace, figural woven fiber and shell necklace, shell and fiber nose ornament and a small billum bag
shell length 7.75 in —...
[more like this] - JEWELRY. ASSORTED GROUPING OF CAMEO
JEWELRY. Includes a large 14kt yellow gold mounted carved shell cameo brooch or pendant of a beauty, with flowers pinned in her hair and donning a diamond-accented necklace;...
[more like this] - THEO FABERGE CORAL CRYSTAL EGGDESCRIPTION:
Theo Faberge Coral Crystal Egg: Featuring a crystal shell adorned with vermeil crown exterior and a hidden interior a hallmarked "sea bed" of sterling silver coral lay miniature...
[more like this] - INDIAN SILVER WATER FOUNTAINDESCRIPTION:
A large peacock form centerpiece water fountain. Features the depiction of a peacock resting atop a flowering branch, water circulates through the birds hollow body, with...
[more like this] - (10PC) MEXICAN STERLING OLIVE PICK SETDESCRIPTION:
(10 Pc) Mexican sterling silver olive pick set with abalone shell adorned designs. CIRCA: 20th Cent. ORIGIN: Mexican DIMENSIONS: L: 3.5" Total Weight: 44 Grams CONDITION:...
[more like this] - WEDGWOOD MEDICI STYLE URN VASE WITH
SHELL HANDLESThis Wedgwood Moonstone Urn Vase is a beautifully crafted piece of Wedgwood Queen's Ware. It features a footed design with a ridged lower portion and twin shell...
[more like this] - CONTINENTAL MAJOLICA SHELL VASE, CIRCA
1880SContinental Majolica Shell Vase, circa 1880s , probably Austrian, flower encrusted bivalves top a univalve adorned with two lozenage-form biscuit landscapes in low relief...
[more like this] - FOUR MARY KIRK KELLY SHELL FORM TABLE
OBJECTS(Alabama, 1918-2013) each of naturalistic form, comprising: small clam shell bowl, signed "Mary Kirk Kelly" to base, 2-1/8 x 8 in.; large clam shell bowl, signed and...
[more like this] - PREHISTORIC MISSISSIPPIAN SHELL BEAD
NECKLACES (PR)Native American, Southeastern or Midwestern United States, Mississippian, ca. 900 to 1543 CE. A fine set of two necklaces strung with dozens of white shell beads....
[more like this] - 31 ANASAZI POTTERY, STONE, BASKETRY
& SHELL ARTIFACTSNative American, Southwestern United States, Eastern Arizona, Ancestral Puebloan/Anasazi culture, ca. 1150 to 1250 CE. A fabulous gathering of Ancestral Puebloan...
[more like this] - MAYA MOLLUSK SHELL INTRICATE INCISED
DETAILSPre-Columbian, southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A beautiful pendant fashioned from the shell of a large spiral mollusk that...
[more like this] - ROMAN SILVER COCHLEARIUM INCISED CROSSLate
Roman to Early Byzantine Period, ca. 4th to 6th century CE. A fine silver spoon presenting a deep, circular bowl with a cross incised on the verso and a lengthy, slender stem...
[more like this] - TLATILCO POTTERY STANDING PRETTY LADY
FIGUREPre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco culture, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A hand-built pottery female figure known as a pretty lady standing atop a pair of delineated...
[more like this] - MISSISSIPPIAN SHELL GORGET W/ COSMOLOGICAL
FIGURENative American, United States, Eastern Woodland, Mississippian, ca. 200 to 1500 CE. This is a beautiful and rare incised and openwork gorget made from a white shell...
[more like this] - RARE MISSISSIPPIAN SHELL GORGET W/ COSMOLOGICAL
FIGURES...Native American, Southeastern United States, Eastern Woodland, Mississippian, ca. 200 to 1000 CE. This is a beautiful and rare incised and openwork gorget made from...
[more like this] - 20TH C. NATIVE AMERICAN HOPI HIDE &
WOOD HAND DRUMNative American, Southwestern United States, Hopi, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fabulous hand drum comprised of 2 circular pieces of animal hide sewn...
[more like this] - FINE MAYA SHELL AMULET W/ CINNABAR &
INCISED LORD MOTIF...Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A beautiful shell incised with the face of a king or deity...
[more like this] - MASSIVE 19TH C. TIBETAN SILVER CONCH
SHELL TRUMPETCentral Asia, Tibet or Nepal, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A massive conch shell trumpet covered in a sterling silver repousse plating adorned with...
[more like this] - RARE MAYA BIRD PECTORAL W/ APPLIED SHELL
& TURQUOISEPre-Columbian, southern Mexico to Guatemala, Proto-Maya to Maya culture, ca. 300 BCE to 900 CE. An exceedingly rare and endearing bird pendant or pectoral carved...
[more like this] - 19TH C. YORUBA TEXTILE & COWRIE "SHRINE
OF THE HEAD"**First Time At Auction**
West Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An interesting textile shell shrine container shaped like crown...
[more like this] - 20TH C. TLINGIT WOOD SALMON HEADDRESS
W/ NACRE SHELLNorth America, Pacific Northwest, United States or Canada, Tlingit, ca. 20th century CE. A splendid wooden headdress in the form of a salmon adorned with mother...
[more like this] - KUBA PEOPLES, HELMET MASK 20th c., Congo,
coconut shell covered in woven reed and cowie shell, adorned with leather-wrapped antelope face, horns, and hair, 10"h x 9"l x 7"w...
[more like this] - LOUIS XV CARVED WALNUT FAUTEUIL QUALITY
LOUIS XV CARVED WALNUT FAUTEUIL WITH SERPENTINE UPHOLSTERED BACK AND SEAT HAVING ANCANTHUS LEAF CARVED ARM, THE SEAT RAIL AND CABRIOLE LEGS WITH SHELL ADORNMENT ENDING ON...
[more like this] - ENGLISH REGENCY STYLE SILVER SAMOVAR
HAVING FLUTED DOME LIFT TOP WITH KNOB FINIAL OVER A GADROON LIP, THEN LION FORMED HANDLES WITH COAT OF ARMS BODY AND SHELL ADORNED SPICKET HANDLERESTING ON CABRIOLE LEGS AND...
[more like this] - LARGE AFRICAN SENUFO FIRE SPITTER HORN
MASK, 39"LAfrican tribal carved wood fire spitter mask, a funeral mask, Senufu People, West Africia, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire, having animal figures at the center, large open...
[more like this] - WHALE IVORY, SHELL AND BALEEN-ADORNED
BOX 19TH CENTURY HEIGHT 5.5". WIDTH 11.25". DEPTH 6.5". BOX, 19th Century, Wooden lift-top box covered with shell panels and baleen bands affixed with brass tacks. Heart-shaped...
[more like this] - TWO CARVED WOOD KONGO "NKISI NKONDI"
FIGURES, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY; KONGO PEOPLES, CONGO, AFRICATwo carved wood Kongo "Nkisi Nkondi" figures, Late 19th/early 20th century; Kongo Peoples, Congo, Africa...
[more like this] - PAPUA NEW GUINEA KINA SHELL ADORNMENTPapua
New Guinea kina shell adornment, 7 1/4" w., together with a shell necklace, 16" l. and a shell necklace fragment. Provenance: The collection of Ambassador Mary Olmsted, Envoy...
[more like this] - GROUP OF TRIBAL DANCE RITUAL ITEMSGroup
of tribal dance ritual items, to include a Asmat decorated bone dagger, with shell bead and cassowary feather adornments, a fiber and cassowary headdress and skirt, a cassowary...
[more like this] - GROUP TRIBAL BEAD AND SHELL ADORNED
ACCESSORIES 20th c., (10) pieces, incl.: a Burmese/Northern Thai coin belt, sashes, belts, loin clothes, fragments, etc., 45"l (largest), 5"l (smallest)...
[more like this] - TWO CARVED WOOD KONGO "NKISI NKONDI"
FIGURES, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY; KONGO PEOPLES, CONGO, AFRICATwo carved wood Kongo "Nkisi Nkondi" figures, Late 19th/early 20th century; Kongo Peoples, Congo, Africa...
[more like this] - TWO YORUBA "ERE IBEJI" CARVED WOOD FIGURES
WITH COWRIE SHELL GARMENTTwo Yoruba "Ere Ibeji" carved wood figures with cowrie shell garment, Late 19th/early 20th century; Yoruba Peoples, Nigeria, Africa Appears unmarked...
[more like this] - SPANISH BARGUENO (OR VARGUENO), 16TH/
EARLY 17TH C. WITH REPAIRS AND ALTERATIONS, PORTABLE DESK IN THE FORM OF A WOODEN CHEST, CASE WITH ELABORATE PIERCED METAL ADORNMENT INCLUDING LION HEADS, RAMPANT LION, SHIELDS,...
[more like this] - TRIANON 14K YG PEARL SAPPHIRE SHELL
CLIP EARRINGSTrianon 14K yellow gold pearl & sapphire shell omega clip earrings. Features mounted turbo shells adorned with bezel set pearls & cabochon sapphires with applied...
[more like this] - 6 & 2 CHIPPENDALE STYLE MAHOGANY DINING
CHAIRS Set of six and two Chippendale style mahogany dining chairs having acanthus leaf carved shoulders with shell adorned open work splat, upholstered seat and resting on...
[more like this] - GEORGE III STERLING SILVER AND TORTOISE
SHELL VANITY BOX, DATED 1800 4 ?" x 5 ½" x 3 ?" Rectangular with rounded corners vanity box with hinged domed lid, lined inside with maroon velvet satin, overlaid all around...
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