Group of Reference and Story Books
lotof 12, includes:
Whiteford, Andrew Hunter. North American Indian Art: A Golden Science Guide. 1973
Whiteford, Andrew Hunter. North American Indian Art: A Golden Science...
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COLLECTION OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS
ONASIAN CERAMICS ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????including art reference books on asian art ceramics, in total 85 publications:Ashmolean...
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RARE IRON-PAINTED 'CHRYSANTHEMUM ANDBAMBOO' HANDLED MOONFLASK
JOSEON DYNASTY, 18TH-19TH CENTURY ???? ???????????of flattened globular form set on a high spreading oval foot with a cylindrical neck and everted...
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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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CERAMIC REFERENCE BOOK COLLECTION ??????????????????????????????????????????Including:early pottery, Chinese Ming and Qing dynasty ceramics, museum and private collection, in total 44 publications.Asahi Shimbun Cultural Planning Department (Ed.). Newly Discovered...
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A Timothy Richards Resin ArchitecturalModel
Bath, Late 20th/Early 21st Century
modeled after the Samuel Dexter Gate at Harvard University.
Height 9 7/8 x width 6 3/4 x depth 2 1/2 inches.
Property from the Estate...
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3 PERUVIAN CHIMU BLACKWARE POTTERY ITEMS1stitem: Peruvian Pre-Columbian Chimu figural blackware pottery spout vessel featuring the head of an animal with anthropomorphic hands, front, and legs and tail, back, and incised...
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3 ANCIENT BRONZES & 1 ANCIENT GREEKPELIKE1st item: Ancient bronze statuette depicting a deity, possibly the Sumerian goddess Lama, wearing a long tiered robe and a horned tiara with outstretched arms on a decorative...
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ROBERT MOTHERWELL OCTAVIO PAZ SUITELITHO 1988Robert Motherwell (American, 1915-1991). Lithograph "Untitled (Number 24)" with chine colle from the "Octavio Paz" suite, 1988. Pen signed and dated along the lower...
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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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TABRIZ RUG20 century, blue field withtan floral motif, tan border, 9 ft. 4 in. x 5 ft. 6 in.
Provenance: From the Estate of a Harvard University Professor, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Condition:
wear consistent...
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PAIR GEORGE III STYLE GILT AND PAINTEDOPEN ARMCHAIRS20th century, each with shield back and leaf carved shaped arms in distressed painted and gilt surface, turned and fluted legs, modern pineapple decorated upholstery,...
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JAPANESE SCROLL PAINTING19th century,depicting a horse and rider against a backdrop of a mountain landscape, artist's signature and seal lower right, ink and color on paper, mounted to paper backing with silk...
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JAPANESE HANIWA FIGURE WITH STANDKofunperiod, probably 3rd-6th century, earthenware drummer or musician, with wooden triangular form support column and square base, 24 x 11-5/8 in.
Provenance: From the Estate...
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AMERICAN SCHOOL ABSTRACT PAINTING(21stcentury)
In the Land of Milk and Honey, 2010, possibly signed on tape verso canvas indistinctly "Trinity", mixed media on canvas, 73 x 30 in.; wood frame, 74-3/4 x 31-1/2...
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ENGLISH JACOBEAN OAK CHILD'S WAINSCOTTARMCHAIRWith a 17th century Flemish tapestry fragment pillow
31 H x 18.75 W x 22 D
Selections from the Collection of Dr. John A. Downey of Manhattan and Sharon Connecticut....
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ROMAN IRON AXE HEADpossibly 1st to 4thcentury A.D., with a curved blade that flares outward and circular socket, 7 x 1-1/2 in.
Provenance: Collection of Max Loehr, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Professor of Oriental...
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TWO WILLIAM DRAPER PAINTINGS OF AFRICA,CA. 1966**First Time At Auction**
William Franklin Draper (American, 1912-2003). "African Lake" and "Malindi" - oil paint on heavy gauge paper - ca. 1966. A beautiful pair...
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20TH C. POLYNESIAN TONGAN RUBBING STAMP/ KUPESI**Originally Listed At $800**
Oceania, Polynesia, Tonga, ca. 20th century CE. A rare example of a rubbing stamp known as a kupesi, used as a template for creating...
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CHINESE SMALL SQUARE POLYCHROME PAINTEDBLACK LACQUER T...dated 17th century by J. J. Lally & Co., #21 on 2000 appraisal, #11 on 2012 Crane appraisal, enamel and gilt decoration of scholar and attendant, 5 x 5 in.
Provenance:...
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JAPANESE BRONZE JIZO BOSATSU FIGUREON STAND20th century, small bronze figure of the bodhisattva Jizo (Ksitigarbha), 5-1/4 in.; on fitted wood base, 6-1/4 in.
Provenance: Collection of Max Loehr, Abby Aldrich...
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THREE SOUTH INDIAN PARVATI STATUES,ONE CHINESE BRONZE ...comprising: South Indian bronze Parvati, dated 13th century by J. J. Lally & Co., #38 on 2000 appraisal, #20 on 2012 Crane appraisal, 3-3/8 in.; small...
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CHINESE GILT BRONZE VASE W/ INSCRIPTION,17/18THC. A Chinese gilt bronze vase, dating from the 17/18th C. Over a deeply recessed flared base the vase widens broadly at the base and tapers to a wide oval shaped mouth. Two...
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GROUP OF BOOKS ABOUT BLACK HISTORYIncluding:The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson, Random House, 2010; The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American...
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PAIR OF HEAVY STERLING SILVER CANDLESTICKS,LATE18TH CENTURY STYLE, MADE FOR AN AWARD BY THE HARVARD UNIVERSITY SOCIETY OF FELLOWS FOR PAUL ANTHONY SAMUELSON, 1937. 7" HIGH X 5" DIAMETER AT BASE. UNMARKED, BUT TESTED...
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ALLAN CLARK "THE TEMPTRESS OF THE KING"SCULPTURE Allan Clark (American, 1896/98-1950), "The Temptress of the King," carved and polychromed mahogany sculpture, 1926/27, signed in pencil to underside, this piece...
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SHAKER LINEN PRESS. Nineteenth centurypine. Red stain. Six nailed drawers and two raised panel doors with interior shelves. Originally a built in cupboard from the Harvard Community. Some edge damage and door...
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Thomas L. McKenney (American 1785-1859)and James Hall (1793-1868): the George Strother Gaines (1784-1873) Original Subscriber Set of the History of the Indian Tribes of North America 1837-1844 3 vols. in folio...
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7 vols. (1 wrappers) Typography & BookDesign: Johnson, A.F. French Sixteenth Century Printing. New York: Scribner's, 1928. 4to, orig. bds., paper labels; moderate wear, some dust soiling, foot of spine chipped...
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