19TH-20TH C. EUROPEAN STERLING FORKS& SPOONS (7)Featured in this lot is a collection of various decorative sterling forks and spoons from Europe circa 1800-1900s. The collection includes four forks and three...
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EROTIC KNOBKERRIE CANE-Ca. 1890 -Heavycast and silver plated bronze handle with a young couple twined in an erotic embrace, ebony shaft and a horn ferrule. The passionate depiction is intricate and delicately...
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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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TEOTIHUACAN POTTERY FIGURAL INCENSARIOLID TL'DPre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A lovely incensario lid used to funnel the smoke from burning copal incense upwards and out of the...
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TEOTIHUACAN POTTERY LIDDED INCENSARIO,EX SOTHEBY'SPre-Columbian, Mexico, Pacific Slope region, Teotihuacan culture, Escuintla type, Classic Period, ca. 450 to 650 CE. A stunning incensario used to burn copal incense,...
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EARLY 20TH C. NATIVE AMERICAN ACOMAPOTTERY OLLANative American, Southwestern United States, New Mexico, Acoma Pueblo, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. This is a stunning and large hand-built pottery vessel...
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19TH C. ZUNI POLYCHROME OLLA W/ DEERHEARTLINESNative American, Southwestern United States, Zuni, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A stunning coil-formed pottery olla vessel with a slightly concave base and...
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PUBLISHED 12TH C. BYZANTINE IRON PROCESSIONALCROSSAncient Near East / Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 12th to 14th century CE. An exquisite cast copper-iron processional cross composed of two flared sections pinned...
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INSCRIBED PALMYRAN MARBLE RELIEF W/BANQUETERNear East / Holy Land, Palmyra, Roman Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. An impressive Palmyran funerary relief, hand-carved from creamy white marble to depict a...
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FINE FRANKISH / OSTROGOTH GILT SILVER& GLASS FIBULAWestern / Central Europe, Franks or Ostrogoths, ca. 5th to 6th century CE. An incredible 76% silver fibula or brooch of elegant form featuring a crescent-shaped...
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ENORMOUS 20TH C. SHIPIBO POLYCHROMEPORTRAIT JARSouth American, Upper / Western Amazon Basin, Ucayali River, Peru, Shipibo people, ca. mid-20th century CE. Wow! A marvelous pottery portrait jar of a tremendous...
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MISSISSIPPIAN SHELL GORGET W/ COSMOLOGICALFIGURENative 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...
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PAIR OF HUGE BYZANTINE STONE MOSAICSW/ GEOMETRIC MOTIF...Near Eastern, Eastern Empire, Early Byzantine Period, ca. 7th century CE. An opulent pair of ornamental floor or wall mosaics, each of a massive, rectangular...
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PUBLISHED EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM LIMESTONEUSHABTIAncient Egypt, New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, ca. 1292 to 1189 BCE. A gorgeous ushabti figure carved by hand from gray-white limestone exhibiting a slender form. The figure...
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RARE MOCHE TURQUOISE JAGUAR BEAD W/GOLD INLAYPre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 550 CE. A fabulous and rare example of a hand-carved turquoise bead in the shape of a fierce jaguar head bearing...
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TRANSLATED BYZANTINE MOSAIC GEOMETRICMOTIF W/ CROSSNear East or Europe, Byzantine / Early Christian Period, possibly southern Spain, ca. 6th to 7th century CE. A riveting mosaic presenting an elaborate, abstract...
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IMPORTANT TAINO MARBLE DUHO / CEREMONIALSTOOLPre-Columbian, Caribbean area, perhaps Dominican Republic, Taino (Arawak) Indians, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. What a find! A magnificent marble ceremonial stool known as a...
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PRE-COLUMBIAN CHIMU GOLD RITUAL KERO(DRINKING VESSEL)Pre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Chimu, Late Intermediate Period, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. An elegant ritual kero (drinking cup) formed from a single sheet...
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LARGE 18TH C. INDO-PERSIAN MUGHAL STONEDADO PANEL**First Time At Auction**
Near East / Central Asia, Persia to Northern India, Islamic Indo-Persian / Mughal culture, ca. 15th to 19th century CE. A large stone...
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PREHISTORIC MISSISSIPPIAN CADDO BLACKWAREBOWL**Originally Listed At $2000**
Native American, Midwest to Southeastern United States, Caddo / Mississippian, ca. 1200 to 1700 CE. A massive blackware pottery bowl incised...
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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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TIFFANY & COMPANY 18K YELLOW GOLD, ENAMEL,AND DIAMOND PENDANT WATCHTIFFANY & COMPANY 18K Yellow Gold, Enamel, and Diamond Pendant Watch, designed by Paulding Farnham; ca. 1893; the white enamel dial with painted...
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TIFFANY & CO. 18K GOLD, ENAMEL, DEMANTOIDGARNET, DIAMOND, AND RUBY OPEN FACE PENDANT WATCHTIFFANY & CO. 18K Gold, Enamel, Demantoid Garnet, Diamond, and Ruby Open Face Pendant Watch, likely designed by Paulding...
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TIFFANY & CO. 18K GOLD, ENAMEL, DIAMOND,RUBY, DEMANTOID GARNET, OPEN FACE PENDANT WATCHTIFFANY & CO. 18K Gold, Enamel, Diamond, Ruby, Demantoid Garnet, Open Face Pendant Watch, likely designed by Paulding Farnham;...
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THAI HAND-PAINTED OCTAGONAL SIDE TABLESoutheastAsian hand-painted octagonal side table, Thailand, 20th c., in two parts, extensively decorated throughout with animal and figural motifs, intricate running ornamentation,...
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CARL KAUBA (AUSTRIAN, 1865-1922), CHIEFWOLF ROBE Circa 1910. Sand cast, cold-painted bronze. Signed and titled on plinth.Catalog Note: This image of the Southern Cheyenne Chief Wolf Robe was taken directly from...
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CARL KAUBA (AUSTRIAN, 1865-1922), THESCOUT Early 20th century. Cold-painted and patinated bronze. Depicting a Native American with rifle. Signed "C. Kauba" and impressed "AUSTRIA" and "GESCHÜTZT' (on base).
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FRIEDENSREICH HUNDERTWASSER, AUSTRIAN1928-2000, EXHIBITION POSTER, FRAMED PRINT MEDIA, 32 3/4" X 18 3/4" SIGHT. 33 1/2" X 19 3/4" FRAME.Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian, 1928-2000 Exhibition Poster, Framed...
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TIN SQUIRREL CHOCOLATE MOLD, PROBABLY20TH CENTURY 20TH CENTURY, The two-part decorative squirrel tin chocolate mold depicts a large squirrel closely holding an acorn with his tail resting over his head. This...
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PAUL J. SWEANY, INDIANA (1927 - 2009),UNTITLED LAKE WITH TREES, 1969, WATERCOLOR ON PAPER, 20 3/4"H X 28 3/4"W (SIGHT), 32"H X 40"W (FRAME)Paul J. Sweany, Indiana, (1927 - 2009) untitled lake with trees, 1969,...
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FINE SAFAVID TINNED COPPER FOOTED BOWL
PERSIA,17TH CENTURY on a splayed foot, with slightly flaring sides and upright rim, the external rim engraved with inscriptions in nasta’liq comprising the call on God to bless...
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A PAIR OF LATE 19TH-CENTURY AUSTRIANTWIN HANDLED VEGETABLE TUREENS, LINERS AND COVERS Josef Carl Klinkosch, Vienna, circa 1880, each of octagonal form, applied borders, the tureen with an embossed cartouche...
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Intricate silkwork map of the world,wrought by Elin Wilkinson 1785, mounted on board, unframed.
17.25" x 30.5"
Condition: Tidelines, stains, some border losses, wear consistent with age....
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Finely Carved Wood Picture Frame Chinese,late 19th/early 20th century, very intricately carved with dragons balanced on three-legged toads, processions with immortals mounted on qilins, buffaloes, cartouches with...
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A Chinese Carved Boxwood Figure of XiWangmu 20th c. the Queen Mother of the West intricately carved wearing long flowing robes standing with a deer and boy attendants at her side and a phoenix with a basket of...
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ESTATE LOT SMOKING PIPES OF THE WORLD:23 pipes listed by country of origin - DENMARK: Stanwell 338, marked ''danish sovereign'' ''XXX'', lightly smoked; B. Barling & Sons 4059, marked Made in Denmark, with Barling...
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