- EXCEPTIONAL SWIMMING MERGANSERNorth
Shore, MA, c. 1890
17 1/2 in. long
This hollow swimming merganser is among the finest decoys discovered in decades. As this Massachusetts masterpiece makes its public debut,...
[more like this] - PIERRE AUGUSTE RENOIR "FEMME NUE COUCHEE"
(FIRST PLATE)Pierre-Auguste Renoir
(French, 1841-1919)
Femme Nue Couchee (Tournee a Droite) , 1906
1re planche (first plate)
Etching and drypoint on paper
5" x 7 1/2"
Signed...
[more like this] - HARRIS, PAUL. THE ART OF ASTONISHMENT,
VOLUMES 1-3, AND...Harris, Paul. The Art of Astonishment, Volumes 1-3, and Over a Dozen Other Works. Author, 1996. Publisher's cloth stamped in gold. Number 1 of a limited,...
[more like this] - TANAKA RYOHEI SIGNED ENGRAVINGTanaka
has a special fondness for rural scenes and particularly the thatched roof farmhouses, as seen in this work, that are fast disappearing from the Japanese countryside; signed...
[more like this] - HARRIS, PAUL. THE ART OF ASTONISHMENT,
VOLUMES 1-3.Harris, Paul and Eric Mead. The Art of Astonishment, Volumes 1-3. [California]: A-1 Multimedia, 1996. Publisher's cloth stamped in gold. Illustrated. Number 173...
[more like this] - FOSSILIZED AMMOLITE AMMONITE W/ MOSASAUR
BITEMARKNorth America, Canada, Alberta, Bearpaw formation, late Cretaceous, ca. 71 million years ago. This is a breathtaking ammonite of the Placenticerus costatum genus,...
[more like this] - JOHN GOULD (GREENLAND GYRFALCON) FALCO
CANDICANS**First Time At Auction**
John Gould (British, 1804-1881). "(Greenland Gyrfalcon) Falco Candicans" - an original antique hand-colored lithograph of the Greenland...
[more like this] - CHAVIN MARANON REDWARE VESSEL LOBSTER
/ CRAYFISH**Originally Listed At $3000**
Pre-Columbian, Peru (Ecuador border), Chavin Maranon, ca. 900 to 200 BCE. A charming ceramic vessel depicting a lobster or crayfish...
[more like this] - GORGEOUS ROMAN GLASS DRINKING VESSEL**First
Time At Auction**
Roman, Late Imperial Period, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A magnificent glass beaker cup, resting on a pad foot, with a waisted body and applied decorative...
[more like this] - RARE / LARGE ROMAN LEAD DOMED SARCOPHAGUS
LID**Originally Listed At $9500**
*This item may be oversized. Please inquire about shipping prior to bidding.
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. How exciting!...
[more like this] - 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...
[more like this] - SET OF FOUR CHINESE EXPORT 'EXOTIC BIRDS'
WALLPAPER PANELS
QING DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY ? ??????? ???? ?? ?????gouache on paper, painted on pink ground with flowering plants and trees including prunus, peonies,...
[more like this] - MARVEL COMICS TALES TO ASTONISH #65
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[more like this] - MARVEL COMICS TALES TO ASTONISH #55
CGC 9.0 United States,1964Marvel Comics Tales to Astonish issue 55 from May, 1964. The book featured a Human Top appearance with art by Dick Ayers, Larry Lieber, and George...
[more like this] - Fine Asante Peoples Carved Wood Linguist
Staff with Seated Maternity Figure, or "Okyeame Poma", Ghana, the staff disassembling into three parts, the bottom two sections consisting of poles decorated with various...
[more like this] - Luis Graner y Arrufi (Spanish/American
1863-1929 active New Orleans c. 1914-22) "Mistick Krewe of Comus Parade at Night" 1917 oil on canvas signed inscribed and dated "N.O. February 20 1917" lower left 23 3/4 in....
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