GROUP OF VINTAGE SCIENCE FICTION PAPERBACKSFROM EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS AND OTHERS, WITH KURT VONNEGUT FIRST EDITION 1950s-1960s, to include:
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. THE SIRENS OF TITAN. New York: Dell Publishing Co., Inc,...
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OTAGAKI RENGETSU (1791-1875)
SET OFFIVE INSRIBED STONEWARE PLATES ????? ???? ???????each inscribed on the interior with poem, covered in a ivory tinged glaze with fine craquelure(5)diameters: 12.6cm to 13cmProvenance:...
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OTAGAKI RENGETSU (1791-1875)
SET OFFIVE INSCRIBED STONEWARE SAKE CUPS ????? ???? ???????each carved on the exterior with poem, covered in a ivory tinged glaze with fine craquelure, with inscribed and sealed...
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IMPORTANT PINTAIL DRAKEAndrew A. Tull(1840-1915)
Philadelphia, PA, c. 1856
17 1/2 in. long
An exceptional Delaware River pintail drake, this example is a regional archetype quite distinct in form from other...
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ROPER'S CLASSICS LAND & MARINE & STEAMENGINES (2)Presented in this lot are the two (2) Roper's Classics, "Roper's Hand-Book of Land And Marine Engines", 1883, and "Roper's Catechism Of Steam Engines", 1897. One...
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DON BALKE (B. 1933) FISHING FLIES -MUDDLER MINNOWDon Balke (North Carolina, B. 1933) "Fishing Flies - Muddler Minnow" Signed lower left. Original Watercolor painting on Illustration Board.
Provenance: Collection...
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CANAANITE HOLY LAND POTTERY TREFOILJUGAncient Near East, Holy Land, Canaanite Bronze Age, ca. 1900 BCE. A fine example of a coil-made, tall pottery jug with a trefoil spout, a strap handle, and an amphora-like...
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CLASSIC CHAVIN BROWNWARE STIRRUP VESSEL- HOUSE**Originally Listed At $1800**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Casa Grande, earliest type of stirrup vessel called "Classic Chavin", ca. 1200 BCE. A very fine example...
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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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EARLY BYZANTINE FORGED IRON PROCESSIONALCROSSAncient Near East, Holy Land, early Byzantine Empire, ca. 6th to 9th century CE. A forged-iron processional cross with four arms presented atop a conical socketing shaft....
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SIGNED WILLIAM DRAPER WWII PAINTING- LANDING AT GUAMWilliam Franklin Draper (American, 1912-2003). Study for mural "Landing at Guam" oil on heavy gauge illustration board, ca. 1943 CE. Signed "Wm. F. Draper"...
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HUGE 10TH C. BYZANTINE BRONZE PROCESSIONALCROSSAncient Near East, Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A gorgeous cast-bronze processional cross with flaring arms that terminate in pairs of circular...
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MASSIVE MAYA BASALT BOUNDARY MARKERBOUND PRISONERPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Classic to Postclassic period, 500 to 1300 CE. A monumental volcanic stone carving of a prisoner crouching...
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16TH C. EUROPEAN BOXWOOD RELIEF CARVING,ALLIANCE SCENE...**Originally Listed At $2500**
Northern or Western Europe, probably Germany or Italy, Renaissance period, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. A remarkably intricate...
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MINIATURE ROMAN / HOLYLAND VESSELS,POTTERY & GLASSNear East, Holy Land, ca. 3rd BCE to 3rd century CE; Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A collection of 3 miniature pottery jars or vases, a...
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RARE PRE FACTORY PAUL REED SMITH BASSGUITAR Circa late 1970s/early 1980s; four string PRS bass guitar features rare Bertolini Hi-A Pickups, Leo Quan Badass bridge, and chrome machine heads. Mahogany body and...
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(7) VOLS., ART & ARCHITECTURE OF ANTIQUITYIncludes: 1) Andrews. Castles of the Morea. Gennadeion / Princeton, 2006; 2) From the Land of the Labyrinth Minoan Crete 3000-1100 B.C. Onassis Foundation, Hellenic Ministry...
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RARE AND IMPORTANT 18TH CENTURY BOXEDMARINER'S COMPASS BY PEDRO FREIRE LISBON, 1789 EXTERIOR BOX HEIGHT 10". WIDTH 14.5". DEPTH 14.5". MARINER'S COMPASS BY PEDRO FREIRE, Lisbon, 1789, Signed and dated at the...
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TWO D'ANVILLE MAPS OF CLASSICAL LANDSAs follows: Graeciae Antiquae Specimen Geographicum and Tabula Italiae Antiqua, Geographica (London: Laurie & Whittle, 1794), copperplate engravings with outline color, reprinting...
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BALDWIN GARDINER COIN SILVER HOT WATERURNAmerican Classical Coin Silver Hot Water Urn , Baldwin Gardiner, New York, act. 1827-1847, marked "B. GARDINER" in serrated arc over "NEW.YORK" in complementary serrated...
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THREE DOULTON LAMBETH STONEWARE 'MOTTO'JUGS JUGS, each saltglaze with brown line rims, including a Bartmann jug, circa 1875, impressed cogwheel mark and incised potter's initials EL and impressed hh, of pear shape...
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VERNON BROE (ME/IL, 1930-2011) ClassicAmerican Yacht Underway, land to both sides, smaller yacht in distance, oil on canvas board, signed lower left, estate stamp verso, unframed, 18" x 24"....
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TRAVEL & INTERNATIONAL CULTURE REFERENCEBOOKS, 12 Twelve reference books on travel and international culture comprising "The Hotel Book - Great Escapes Europe" by Cassidy & Taschen, "The Hotel Book - Great Escapes...
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(41) BOOKS: BIG-GAME HUNTING, AFRICA,FIREARMS(lot of 41) Books, including: (1) "American Hunting Rifles," Craig Boddington, 1995, (1) "Decoys and Proven Methods for Using Them," Wade Bourne, 2000, (1) "Death...
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(196) Classic Vinyl 33-1/3 Country andWestern c/o Roy Acuff Self Titled, Ed Ames Opening Night, Ray Anthony The Soul of country western blues, alley cat bent fabric, bill anderson happy state of mind, Lynn Anderson...
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Y PHOEBE ANNA TRAQUAIR (SCOTTISH 1852-1936)
FAN,'THE ISLAND OF THE FAY' watercolour on silk and with ivory sticks, capped with silvered metal, inscribed, signed and dated THE ISLAND OF THE FAY/ PHOEBE A. TRAQUAIR/ 1889,...
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? FINE AND RARE CERAMIC 'SYDNEY COVEMEDALLION' BY JOSIAH WEDGWOOD
THE ORIGINAL ISSUE, 1789 modelled from dark brown unglazed earthenware, with crisply moulded decoration depicting a female figure, emblematic...
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Photographic Archive of Miles City MontanaPhotographer R.C. Morrison 1880s-1890s Cowan's is proud to present the photographic archive of pioneer Montana photographer Robert C. Morrison (1850-1938) descended directly...
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JOHN SHERER THE CLASSICAL LANDS OFEUROPE. London: London Printing and Publishing Company n.d. (late 19th century). Folio in seventy-eight parts bound in its rarely found original printed wraps. Lavishly...
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French style ladie's desk with handpainted scenes; the landed gentry encounters Cupid, raised gessoed gilt trim frames various scenes depicting 18th century wealth cavorting with classical figures, four drawers....
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Historic Guthrie Oklahoma/ChickamaugaPresentation Gavel to First Major D.B. Dyer With associated newspaper clipping and printed pamphlet relating to the opening of the Oklahoma Territory in 1889. The symbolic...
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Private John Cumisky 17th ConnecticutVols Killed by Discharge of Own Gun Civil War Archive 11 letters 1 full plate tintype. Renowned for their stand atop Cemetery Hill at the Battle of Gettysburg the 17th Connecticut...
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Joseph Hubert Diss Debar SketchbookJoseph Hubert Diss Debar (American born France 1820-1905). A sketchbook with brown hardcover binding embossed gold title ?SKETCHES / J. H. D. D. including 61 total pages 59...
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George III Irish silver hotwater urnby Robert Breading Dublin dated 1803 Classical urn on pedestal flanked by lion's-mask and ring handles engraved with crest and arms above motto: Virtute et Fidelitate; and...
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Two George Edwards prints (1694-1773),from A Natural History of Uncommon Birds, London, 1743-1751: frontispiece showing the author/artist in classical attire in a setting with birds, path, goddesses within a shaped...
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31 pieces. Movie Posters. (Drama, ca.1940s): "The Spellbinder." RKO, 1939. Without code markings. * "The Vanishing Virginian." MGM, [1941]. Without copyright or code markings. * "H.M. Pulham, Esq." MGM, [1941]....
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