BABYLONIAN TERRACOTTA PORTRAIT PLAQUEOF HUMBABAAncient Near East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Old Babylonian Period, ca. 2000 to 1600 BCE. A fine, press-molded terracotta plaque featuring the intimidating countenance...
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1992 THE CODEX MENDOZA COMPENDIUM, 4VOLUMESNorth America, United States, California, ca. 1992 CE. Written by Frances F. Berdan and Patricia Rieff Anawalt. Published by the University of California Press. A remarkable...
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MAYA POTTERY CYLINDER VESSEL W/ STUCCO& INCISED DESIGN...Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A gorgeous pottery vessel presenting a cylindrical body...
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ANCIENT BABYLONIAN POTTERY FACE OF HUMBABAAncientNear East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Old Babylonian Period, ca. 2000 to 1600 BCE. A fine, press-molded terracotta plaque featuring the intimidating countenance of the legendary...
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20TH C. INDONESIAN GILT STEEL KRIS W/NAGA & SILVERSoutheast Asia, Indonesia, ca. mid-20th century CE. A beautiful ceremonial sword known as a kris (also keris) of an elegant form. The hand-carved wooden handle...
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18TH C. SPANISH COLONIAL ANIMAL HIDEPETACA**Originally Listed At $600**
North America, New Mexico, Spanish Colonial period, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. A fine example of a Spanish Colonial petaca...
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OLD BABYLONIAN CLAY CUNEIFORM TABLET**FirstTime At Auction**
Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Old Babylonian period, ca. early 2nd millennium BCE. A petite, hand-built clay tablet of a rectangular form bearing...
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FRAMED SPANISH COLONIAL PAINTING SANFRANCISCO DE PAULA...Spanish Colonial, Mexico, ca. 18th to 19th century. A large oil on canvas painting depicting San Francisco de Paula, the Italian saint who founded the...
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UNUSUAL VERACRUZ POTTERY STANDING FIGUREWHISTLEPre-Columbian, Mexico, Veracruz culture, also known as Totonac (Totonaca), Remojadas, ca. 300 to 600 CE. A fascinating figure of a woman, probably a shaman but possibly...
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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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7 BARBARA VAN CLEVE PHOTOS - RANCH LIFE,1980SBarbara Van Cleve (American, b. 1935). "Filly Chasing" "Running Before the Storm"; "Noon Break"; "Running Horses"; "Team Roping Motion"; "Tough Hombres" and "Barbara...
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ICONIC SIGNED ARTHUR ROTHSTEIN PHOTO,DUST STORM (1936)...Arthur Rothstein (American, 1915-1985). "Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma" gelatin silver print, 1936 printed 1981, edition 107/300. An iconic photograph...
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JOHN COLLINS PHOTO - EXHIBITED AT 1933WORLD'S FAIRJohn F. Collins (American, 1888-1990). Bromoil gelatin silver print photograph, 1927. A striking "Machine Age" photograph of an adding machine by John F. Collins...
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MAYA POTTERY CYLINDER VESSEL W/ RELIEFGLYPHSPre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A gorgeous pottery vessel presenting a cylindrical body with straight...
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PORTFOLIO OF 10 FSA PHOTOS W/ COVER(1930S)Arthur Rothstein (American, 1915-1985). A portfolio of 10 FSA (Farm Security Administration) photographs with images by Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Ben Shahn, and...
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SIGNED RUTH ORKIN PHOTO "AMERICAN GIRLIN ITALY" (1951)...Ruth Orkin (American, 1921-1985). "American Girl in Italy" photograph, 1951. Hand-signed on lower right. Following an assignment for LIFE magazine in Israel...
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1960S EDDIE ARNING OIL PASTEL, KENTCIGARETTES, OUTSIDE...Eddie Arning (American, 1898-1993). Oil pastel on paper, ca. 1960s. A large oil pastel drawing by Outsider Artist Eddie Arning inspired by advertisements...
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ZACATECAS POTTERY SEATED NUDE FEMALEFIGURAL VESSELPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco region, Zacatecas culture, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A splendid pottery vessel in the form of a nude female...
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EXCEPTIONAL JAMACOAQUE ZOOMORPHIC VESSELPre-Columbian,Ecuador, Jamacoaque culture, ca. 500 CE. A captivating pottery vessel in the form of a fantastical quadruped ornately decorated with incised and applied features, as well...
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ANCIENT JAPANESE JOMON TERRACOTTA VESSEL,TL TESTEDEast Asia, Japan, Middle to Late Jomon Period, ca. 3000 BCE. A hand-built terracotta vessel of a tall, deep form with a flat base, the exterior walls impressed with...
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DYNAMIC GREEK CANOSAN MASKED ACTOR &MAIDENAncient Greece, Magna Graecia, Apulia, Canosan Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd century BCE. A fascinating and rare ceramic figure, dynamically posed, featuring a masked...
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1960S LEONARD BASKIN ORIGINAL WOOD BLOCK- "ICARUS"Leonard Baskin (American, 1922-2000). "Icarus" hand-carved wooden block for creating woodcuts, ca. 1967 to 1968. An impressively large original block for Leonard...
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ROMAN BRONZE STATUETTE NUDE MALE BOXERW/ CESTUS**Originally Listed At $1500**
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A rare statuette of a nearly nude boxer shown in stride as though about to deliver...
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CARLOS ESTEVEZ MIXED MEDIA - "EL ARTESIN SU HISTORIA"Carlos Estevez (Cuban, b. 1969). "El Arte Sin Su Historia" mixed media on paper, 2002. Signature, title, and date with location (Havana) handwritten below....
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(7) VOLS. CHANTICLEER PRESS ASSOCIATIONCOPIES 6 titles produced by Chanticleer and bound in full leather, each with custom slipcase: 1) Butterflies. Knopf, 1975; 2) The Mountains of America. Abrams, 1975; 3) The...
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(5) MODERNIST DECORATIVE LEATHER BINDINGSThree unattributed inlaid bindings in custom slipcases, including: Minerals and Man, Cornelius S. Hurlbut, Jr., Random House, 1968; Living Plants of the World, Lorus and Margery...
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LARGE CUSTOM ITALIANATE PAINTED CHINAPRESS Late 20th century, two-part form, the whole with antique painted surface with raised faux marble painted decoration, the upper cabinet with two hinged glazed doors,...
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GEORGIAN STYLE MAHOGANY LINEN PRESS,AMERICAN CUST American custom made, late 20th century, featuring a two-door cabinet surmounting a four drawer chest on bracket feet, 81.25"H x 43.25"W x 26.25"D....
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COLLECTION OF 14 BOOKS RELATED TO JAMESABBOTTMcNeill Whistler, to include: "The Life of Whistler", 2 vols, by E. R. and J. Pennell, Lippincott Co. , London, 1908, cloth bound boards, 8vo, hand cut pages, numerous...
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LARGE CUSTOM CHINA PRESS WITH ANTIQUECOROMANDEL PANELS Late 20th century constructed oak case featuring 19th century Chinese carved and lacquered panels (likely once a floor screen), multiple part form, flush...
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TITO AND ERCOLE STROZZI. STROZZI POETAE...ALDINE PRESS. FIRST EDITION.1513. 6 3/4 X 4 IN. (17.15 X 10.16 CM.) ALDINE PRESS. FIRST EDITION.1513., [Aldine Press] Strozzi, Tito Vespasiano and Ercole. Strozzi Poetae...
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JOHN RUSKIN. UNTO THIS LAST. DOVES PRESS,1907. VELLUM BOUND LIMITED EDITION. JOHN DRINKWATER COPY. 1907. VELLUM BOUND LIMITED EDITION. JOHN DRINKWATER COPY., [Fine Press] Ruskin, John. Unto This Last. Four Essays...
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FRANCESCO NARDELLI AND MATTHEW HILLIER.THE RHINOCEROS: A MONOGRAPH. THE BASILISK PRESS. 1988. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. 57/300 27 1/2 X 20 IN. (69.85 X 50.80 CM.) THE RHINOCEROS: A MONOGRAPH. THE BASILISK PRESS....
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BOOKS: Clive Barker two rare issuesof his famous Books of Blood; Books of Blood Stealth Press USA 2001 one of fifty-two lettered copies (''WW'') signed by Barker gilt stamped full leather binding with...
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[American Indian - Northwest Coast]Books on Northwest Coast Ethnographies and Art lot of 6 books including:Garfield Viola E. and Paul Wingert. The Tsimshian Indians and Their Arts. Seattle: University of Washington...
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5 vols. (wrappers) Beerbohm, Max -Pamphlets & C: A Note on "Patience" - caption title. [London], [1919]. 1st ed. 12mo, orig. illus. printed self-wrappers; slightly smudged. 4 leaves, stapled. Printed in brown....
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