17TH CENTURY OIL PORTRAIT OF AN ARMOREDGENTLEMANA court portrait of an unnamed nobleman, oil on canvas circa early 17th century, bearing some resemblance to Philip III of Spain. The portrait is a three-quarters...
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GROUP OF EIGHT MID-CENTURY FLEMING CLASSICSAND OTHER W...[Classics] Group of Eight Mid-Century Fleming Classics and Other Works. Including Magic Without Apparatus (1945; inscribed by Fleming to Dariel Fitzkee); Sleight...
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BYZANTINE FIRE GRENADE, CIRCA 11TH-16THCENTURY ADFor your consideration is an ancient Byzantine Fire Grenade, circa 11th-16th century AD, Provenance: Private collection Big Sky, Montana. Greek fire, also referred...
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HAND KNOTTED WOOLEN RUG20th century,light blue field with white medallion and floral sprays, 13 ft. x 8 ft. 4 in.
Provenance: From the Estate of a Harvard University Professor, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Condition:...
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TWO SPANISH COLONIAL RETABLOS(Mexico,19th century)
St. Joseph and the Christ Child, oil on tin, with painted nicho punched frame, 12-5/8 x 7-1/2 x 1 in.; Virgin, oil on tin with nicho frame with reverse painted...
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HAND KNOTTED WOOLEN CARPET20th century,ivory field with blue vine motif, large orange border, 8 ft. x 10 ft. 10 in.
Provenance: Flowerdew Hundred Estate, North Prince George, Virginia
Condition:
fading, abrash,...
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11TH C. KHMER STONE BUDDHA ON NAGA THRONESoutheastAsia, Cambodia, Khmer Empire (Angkor culture), ca. 11th to 13th century CE. A monumental, finely carved stone Buddha, seated on a three-tiered serpentine throne, with the...
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CHINESE QI LIMESTONE STELA W/ BUDDHA& BODHISATTVASEast Asia, China, Six Dynasties Period, Northern Qi Dynasty, ca. 550 to 577 CE. A gorgeous carved-limestone stela featuring a seated Buddha flanked by two bodhisattvas...
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OVER-LIFESIZE ROMAN BASALT HEAD OF SERAPIS**Thisis an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding.
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A finely sculpted...
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TRANSLATED ROMAN LIMESTONE FUNERARYSTELE OF COUPLERoman, Imperial period, Eastern Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A captivating limestone stele of a massive, rectangular form, skillfully hand-carved to display...
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2ND C. GANDHARAN SANDSTONE BUDDHA DHARMA-CHAKRAMUDRACentral Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A magnificent hand carved stone carving of Buddha seared in full lotus position...
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JOHN GOULD (GREENLAND GYRFALCON) FALCOCANDICANS**First Time At Auction**
John Gould (British, 1804-1881). "(Greenland Gyrfalcon) Falco Candicans" - an original antique hand-colored lithograph of the Greenland...
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2ND C. GANDHARAN SCHIST BUDDHA TORSOLOTUS POSITION**Originally Listed At $1200**
Central Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A depiction of Buddha torso sitting in lotus...
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2ND C. GANDHARA KUSHAN SCHIST RELIEF3 WOMEN + MANCentral Asia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Northern India, Gandhara / Kushan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A stunning figural panel hand-carved in high relief...
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Y RARE AND IMPORTANT FRENCH GOTHIC IVORYCOMPOSITE CASKET
CIRCA 1330 the panels intricately carved in bas-relief to include scenes from the Medieval tales Queste del Saint Graal and Tristan & Isolde, with later brass...
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JAMES SASSO, AMERICAN (20TH/21ST CENTURY),POP ART CACTUS CAT, 1989-1991, HAND PAINTED ACRYLIC ON LITHOGRAPH, 35 3/4"H X 25 1/2W (SIGHT), 36 1/2"H X 26 1/4"W (FRAME)James Sasso, American, (20th/21st Century) Pop...
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JAMES ANTHONY (20TH/21ST CENTURY), "SOMELIKE IT HOT!!!" 1990 SCREENPRINT AND MIXED MEDIA WITH HAND EMBELLISHMENTS ON PAPER, IMAGE/SHEET: 44" H X 30.25" WJames Anthony, (20th/21st century) "Some Like it Hot!!!"...
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ABRAHAM ORTELIUS, FLEMISH 1527-1598,MAP OF SCOTLAND 'SCOTIAE TABULA', LATE 16TH CENTURY, HAND COLORED ENGRAVING, SHEET: 23 X 17 1/2 IN., FRAME: 21 1/2 X 27 3/4 X 27 3/4 IN. (54.6 X 70.5 X 70.5 CM.)ABRAHAM ORTELIUS,...
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ABRAHAM ORTELIUS, FLEMISH 1527-1598,MAP OF SCOTLAND 'SCOTIAE TABULA', LATE 16TH CENTURY, HAND COLORED ENGRAVING, FRAME: 19 X 24 1/2 X 24 1/2 IN. (48.3 X 62.2 X 62.2 CM.)ABRAHAM ORTELIUS, FLEMISH, 1527-1598...
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ABRAHAM ORTELIUS, FLEMISH 1527-1598,MAP OF NORTH/CENTRAL AFRICA OR THE KINGDOM OF PRESTER JOHN, LATE 16TH CENTURY, HAND COLORED ENGRAVING, FRAME: 18 X 22 3/4 X 22 3/4 IN. (45.7 X 57.8 X 57.8 CM.)ABRAHAM ORTELIUS,...
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HAND-COLORED ENGRAVING OF VERSAILLES17TH CENTURY SHEET 9.5" X 14". MATTED 12.75" X 17"., 17th Century, From the Adam & Gabriel Perelle's Veues des belles maisons de France,. Published by Jean Mariette and...
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CALEB SIEMON, AMERICAN (21ST CENTURY),TWO STUDIO VASES, HAND BLOWN GLASS, RED/ORANGE/YELLOW, 14 1/4"H X 4 7/8"W (LARGEST)Caleb Siemon, American, (21st century) Two studio vases, hand blown glass, red/orange/yellow...
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THREE HAND PAINTED ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTLEAVES FROM A FRENCH BOOK OF HOURS, CA. MID 15TH CENTURY. 4 7/8"H X 3 1/8"W (LARGEST), 10"H X 8 1/4"W (FRAME)Three hand painted illuminated manuscript leaves from a French...
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AN ARTS & CRAFTS SHREVE & CO FOURTEENTHCENTURY HAND WROUGHT STERLING BOWL WITH STRAPWORK RIM An Arts & Crafts Shreve & Co Fourteenth Century hand wrought sterling bowl with strapwork rim, #7201. 2"h x 10"d, 10.2...
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ยง JOHN WADSWORTH (BRITISH 1879-1955)
EXTENSIVEARCHIVE OF ORIGINAL DESIGNS AND SKETCHES mixed media (pencil; pen and ink; watercolour; bodycolour) some 150 items in total, on various paper and card stocks, various dimensions,...
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JAPANESE SWORD W/ KAPPA ORNAMENTS, 16THCENTURY A 16th Century Japanese sword, the textured pommel guard of indeterminate design, the [splitting] ray-skin wrapped wooden hilt with a matching pair of two-tone metal...
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POLYCHROME STUCCO FIGURE GROUP OF THEMADONNA AND CHILD FROM THE WORKSHOP OF ANTONIO ROSSELLINO
CIRCA 1450 the Virgin depicted wearing a red gown and blue mantle with a white headcovering edged in ochre, her dark...
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Y IMPORTANT GEORGIAN DOLL'S HOUSE, 'THEEVANS BABY HOUSE'
18TH CENTURY, WITH LATER ADAPTATIONS AND CONTENTS modelled as a three-storeyed Georgian town house, of ochre and red painted pine and other timber, the hinged...
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COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF SHAKYAMUNI
SWATVALLEY, 8TH CENTURY ??? ??? ?????????cast seated in padmasana on a slightly waisted podium supported on a single lotus throne further raised on a stepped plinth, holding the...
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MORRIS & COMPANY (MAKER), HERBERT HORNE(1864-1916) FOR THE CENTURY GUILD (ATTRIBUTED DESIGNER)
ARTS & CRAFTS RUG, CIRCA 1884 hand-woven wool, with characteristic knotted fringe74cm x 125cm; including fringe 92cm...
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TWO SANCAI-GLAZED ROOF-TILES OF DAOISTFIGURES
LATE MING TO EARLY QING DYNASTY, 16TH-17TH CENTURY ???? ?????????????????????each figure moulded in standing position on an arched tile, Zhang Guolao wearing an officer's...
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AN INTERESTING LOT OF NINE PIECES OFEPHEMERARELATED TO DUXBURY AND THE SHIPPING TRADE IN THE LATE 18TH AND EARLY 19TH CENTURIES. TO INCLUDE: 1) A BOUND LOG BOOK KEPT BY JOSEPH SOUL OF DUXBURY IN 1801 FOR THE...
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MID CENTURY HAND BLOWN MURANO GLASSASHTRAY Mid Century Murano glass hand blown ashtray in gilt, black and white tones, apparently unsigned. 2.5" H x 6" W x 5.25" D....
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MID CENTURY ELGIN DATEMASTER AUTOMATICWATCH Mid Century Elgin watch, stainless steel case with black crocodile leather strap, featuring a cream colored dial with Arabic numeral and diamond shaped indices, red...
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Two Orthodox Polychromed Wooden Ikons,consisting of a second quarter 19th-century Greek example of "The Virgin of the Three Hands" h. 8-1/2", w. 6-3/4", and a third quarter 19th-century Russian Provincial example...
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Painting, follower of G. Gortzius, portraitof a gentleman with his hand on a book, signed "G. Gortzi, ME F: Anno 1.5.90 Aetatis vero 41", follower of Geldorp Gortzius, Flemish, 1553-1618, oil on cradled panel,...
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