GROUP OF MINIATURE JAPANESE LACQUERTROUSSEAU OBJECTSIncluding:
A scholar's table
A pair of small tables
A shodana
A pair of nesting tables
A pair of metal-mounted stands
A collector's cabinet
A pair...
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WORKS OF ART REFERENCE BOOK COLLECTION??????????????????????????????????????????????Including: Chinese works of art, cloisonne enamel, archaic bronze, furniture, Buddhist art, Scholar's pieces etc, in total 36...
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(LOT OF 3) CHINESE YIXING TEAPOTS (lotof 3) Chinese Yixing teapots, the first by Tang Jie (Chinese, b. 1957), the square form vessel decorated with various inscriptions, the flat lid with a lion finial, with a...
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GRP: 5 SCHOLAR'S VESSELS - BRUSH BOX,SCROLL WEIGHT, 3 ...Group of five carved hardwood Chinese scholar's objects. The group is comprised of one brush box, one scroll weight, and three paste boxes of varying sizes.
Provenance:...
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ROMAN PERIOD TERRACOTTA UNGUENTARIUMS(3)Presented in this lot are three (3) Roman Period Terracotta Unguentariums, circa 1st century BC-1st century AD. Provenance: Private collection Big Sky, Montana. An unguentarium,...
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CHAVIN CUPISNIQUE POTTERY SACRIFICIALLEG VESSEL**Originally Listed At $1600**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, Quebrada Cupisnique, ca. 1200 BCE. A fascinating mold-made terracotta stirrup vessel with...
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MAYA POTTERY CYLINDER VESSEL GLYPH BAND**OriginallyListed At $1200**
Pre-Columbian, Guatemala and southern Mexico, Maya, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A sizable handbuilt, terracotta, cylinder vessel with fluted walls framed by upper...
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CHINESE NEOLITHIC XIAJIADIAN POTTERYTRIPOD VESSELEast Asia, Northeast China, Middle Neolithic, Xiajiadian culture, ca. 5000 to 3000 BCE. A fascinating pottery vessel with 3 pointed legs, a squat body, and a...
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3 PETITE ROMAN UNGUENTARIA W/ LOVELYIRIDESCENCERoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A gorgeous ensemble of 3 unguentaria, all formed from translucent, blue-green glass. Each of the dazzling vessels...
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MAYA POTTERY CYLINDER VESSEL W/ STUCCO& INCISED DESIGN...Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A gorgeous pottery vessel presenting a cylindrical body...
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RARE COLIMA REDWARE VESSEL - CONJOINEDDOGSPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A hand-built redware pottery sculpture of an incredibly rare form composed of two emaciated...
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CHANCAY BICHROME VESSEL - FEMALE FIGUREHOLDING FRUITPre-Columbian, Chancay culture, Peru, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. Wow! An impressive example of a classic Chancay form, a star gazer, holding a fruit, perhaps a cherimoya...
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3 ROMAN GLASS UNGUENTARIA W/ LOVELYIRIDESCENCERome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A gorgeous ensemble of 3 unguentaria, all formed from translucent, blue-green glass. Each of the dazzling vessels...
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INCA STONE CEREMONIAL VESSEL W/ SNAKESPre-Columbian,North Coast Peru, Inca, ca. 1400 to 1533 CE. A fine hand-carved stone ceremonial bowl featuring high relief snakes across the sides. The vessel's body has a rounded but stable...
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ROMAN GLASS DOUBLE UNGUENTARIUM W/ COBALTHANDLERoman, Imperial Period, ca. 4th century CE. A stunning, free-blown glass double unguentarium comprised of a conjoined pair of tubular chambers with folded rims - both...
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PUBLISHED MAYA POTTERY RITUAL CACHEVESSEL W/ GIPre-Columbian, Central America, Guatemala, Peten region, Maya culture, Early Classic Period, Tzakol phase, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. An incredible and sizable...
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COLIMA REDWARE EMACIATED DOG VESSELW/ INCISED FEETPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fine example of a hand-built and highly burnished redware pottery vessel in the shape of an emaciated...
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CHAVIN CUPISNIQUE POTTERY VESSEL W/FALCON HEADSPre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Chavin-Cupisnique, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A sizable example of a hand-built pottery stirrup vessel exhibiting a planar base,...
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MAYA POTTERY CYLINDER VESSEL W/ RELIEFGLYPHSPre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A gorgeous pottery vessel presenting a cylindrical body with straight...
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MAYA CYLINDER - JAGUAR / SMOKING GODS,EX KERR**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. An exemplary pottery cylinder vessel, finely painted with scenes...
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CHINESE SHANG DYNASTY BRONZE GU / WINEVESSEL**First Time At Auction**
East Asia, China, Late Shang Dynasty, ca. 12th to 11th century BCE. A gorgeously preserved ritual wine vessel, known as a "gu", from the Chinese...
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MUSEUM-EXHIBITED ROMAN GLASS FLASK -ELEGANT FORMRoman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. An exquisite vessel, free-blown from translucent blue-green glass to present an elegant silhouette with 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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ROMAN GLASS PITCHER W/ ZIGZAG TRAILING- MUSEUMRoman, late Imperial period, ca. 4th century CE. A stunning glass pitcher free-blown from translucent light blue glass adorned with brilliant turquoise trailing forming...
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MUSEUM-EXHIBITED ROMAN GLASS FLASKRoman,Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A truly breathtaking glass flask boasting a simple yet elegant form enveloped in layers of fiery iridescence. Sitting upon a concave...
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COLIMA REDWARE DOG EFFIGY VESSEL**OriginallyListed At $1500**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A beautifully constructed, hand-built redware dog vessel of a charming form that exhibits a playful...
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RARE CHINESE HAN DYNASTY BRONZE HU VESSELW/ LID!**Originally Listed At $2500**
East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, 206 BCE to 220 CE. An elegant, pear shaped hu vessel, the iconographic program of this piece comes to...
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PUBLISHED / EXHIBITED ROMAN GLASS BOWL**OriginallyListed At $1500**
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A broad and deep bowl that is free-blown from semi-translucent glass of soft yellow-green hues. The substantial...
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MUSEUM-EXHIBITED ROMAN GLASS JAR W/HANDLES**First Time At Auction**
Roman, Imperial period, Eastern Mediterranean, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A delightful jar, free-blown from translucent, ochre-hued glass...
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MUSEUM-EXHIBITED ROMAN WHEEL CUT GLASSBEAKER**First Time At Auction**
Roman, Imperial period, Eastern Mediterranean, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A gorgeous glass beaker boasting a minimalist form highlighted by...
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MUSEUM-EXHIBITED ROMAN GLASS AMPHORISKOS**FirstTime At Auction**
Roman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A pretty amphoriskos formed from translucent aubergine-hued glass to present an elongated body with a...
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EXHIBITED ROMAN GLOBULAR GLASS FLASKW/ TRAILINGRoman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A wonderful glass flask featuring a globular body and a conical spout encompassed by cyan-hued bands of trailing....
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EXHIBITED ROMAN GLASS FLASK W/ CRIMPEDTRAILINGRoman, late Imperial to Byzantine period, Eastern Empire, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A stunning glass bottle of a translucent yellow hue, boasting a graceful piriform...
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MOCHE POLYCHROME STIRRUP PORTRAIT VESSELOF A LORDPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A superb and expertly decorated pottery stirrup vessel in the form of a portrait head of a lord...
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MAYA PETEN POLYCHROME CYLINDER W/ LORD& FIGURES**Originally Listed At $3000**
Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Mayan Territories, Peten Region, Late Classic, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A stunning Maya...
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AN EXQUISITE MEIJI SATSUMA TRUMPET VASEBY KINKOZAN BY KINKOZAN
Japanese, circa 1900, enameled earthenware. In the form of an archaic wine vessel of gilded ground, painted with florals, purple and white wisteria...
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