COLT ACE, CONVERTED TO CUSTOM .45 SEMI-AUTOMATICPISTOL...A very interesting Colt .45 automatic pistol, based on a Colt Ace frame. It is in its original Colt Ace box, with the original Colt pamphlet. The gun is in excellent...
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LATE 19TH C. MARQUESAS ISLANDS WOOD& STONE ADZE**Originally Listed At $1500**
Oceania, French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, Enata peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hefty utilitarian tool known...
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RARE 19TH C. MARSHALL ISLANDS CARVEDSHELL FISHING LURE...**Originally Listed At $1800**
South Pacific, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A wonderful and rare example of a fishing lure that...
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20TH C. YAP CAROLINE ISLANDS WOOD OUTRIGGERCANOE MODEL...**Originally Listed At $750**
Micronesia, Yap, Caroline Islands, ca. mid-20th century CE. Made of highly polished hardwood, and featuring realistic rigging...
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MOCHE BICHROME MASK- PORTRAIT OF A MALE**OriginallyListed At $900**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 400 to 600 CE. A mesmerizing portrait mask in terracotta with an attractive bi-chrome finish. The visage is skillfully...
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LARGE & IMPORTANT FOSSILIZED EDMONTOSAURUSPUBIS BONENorth America, Harding County, South Dakota, Hell Creek Formation, late Cretaceous, ca. 70 to 66.5 million years ago. This is a massive, fossilized pubis bone from...
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AN IMPORTANT TRANSLATED BYZANTINE MARBLEALTAR TABLETOP...**This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding.
Holy Land, Late Roman / Early Byzantine Period,...
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OVER-LIFESIZE ROMAN BASALT HEAD OF SERAPIS**Thisis an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding.
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A finely sculpted...
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LOVELY & IMPORTANT ROMAN SILVER STATUETTEOF VENUSRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to early 3rd century CE. An exquisite statuette cast from 70% to 75% silver depicting Venus (Greek Aphrodite), the goddess of love,...
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ACHAEMENID BRONZE FINIAL WITH RAMSAncientNear East, Achaemenid Persian Empire, ca. 500 to 330 BCE. A lovely bronze finial of a ceremonial staff, comprised of 2 rams or goats propped up on a central column that rises...
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MOCHE POTTERY LIZARD STIRRUP VESSEL,TL TESTEDPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A delightful bi-chrome stirrup vessel in the form of an iguana. The stirrup rises from the lizard's back,...
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ROMAN POLYCHROME MORTARIUM**First TimeAt Auction**
Rome, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A beautiful pottery mortarium presenting a wide rim that dramatically flares outwards above a shallow basin,...
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19TH C. TONGAN WOVEN TOHI HOHOKO GENEALOGYROPEPolynesia, Tonga, ca. 19th century CE. An incredibly rare example of a woven genealogy rope, known as a Tohi Hohoko (literally, "genealogy book"), both an exquisite piece...
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FINE CHANCAY WOOD MUMMY MASK W/ VIBRANTWOOL TURBANTEPre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 1000 to 1425 CE. A large funerary mask carved from wood, painted with red pigments, and wrapped with a lovely...
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PUBLISHED / HUGE GANDHARAN STUCCO BUDDHAHEADCentral Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 4th to mid-5th century CE. A larger-than-life stucco head of the enlightened Buddha, modeled in the traditional...
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ETRUSCAN LEADED BRONZE DANCING SATYRFIGUREEtruria, northern Italy, ca. 6th to 5th century BCE. A fine leaded-bronze satyr figure cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process, in a dynamic pose as if dancing....
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HELLENISTIC GREEK ALABASTER LIDDED PYXIS,EX SOTHEBY'SAncient Near East, Mesopotamia to Eastern Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 5th to 3rd century BCE. This is a beautiful and elegant pyxis vessel hand carved from...
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EGYPTIAN PAINTED / GESSO CEDAR SARCOPHAGUSMASKEgypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A gorgeous and endearing example of a mask that is hand-carved from finely grained cedar that would have attached...
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SIGNED RAUSCHENBERG PRINT "WHY YOU CANTELL II" (1979)Robert Rauschenberg (American, 1925-2008). "Why You Can Tell II" (1979). Screenprint in colors on wove paper. Hand signed, numbered 73/100, and dated in pencil...
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SIGNED RAUSCHENBERG LITHOGRAPH IN COLORS- ARROW (1984)...Robert Rauschenberg (American, 1925-2008). Untitled (Arrow) color offset lithograph on cream wove paper, 1984. Signed, dated, and numbered 1/90 in pencil...
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19TH C. NIAS WOOD ADU ZATUA PANEL, EXBONHAMSSoutheast Asia, Indonesia, North Sumatra Province, Nias Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A fabulous wood architectural panel featuring a high relief carving...
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LARGE SICAN LAMBAYEQUE COPPER TUMI W/NYLAMPPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 1000 to 1350 CE. A rare ceremonial tumi formed from a lengthy sheet of hammered copper with a slightly...
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MOCHE ELECTRUM FELINE HEAD APPLIQUEW/ TURQUOISE INLAYPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche culture, ca. 400 to 600 CE. A dazzling electrum applique of a feline head with turquoise stone eyes and remains of...
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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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GREEK ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE AMPHORA, DIONYSIAN& BATTLEGreek, Attic (Athens), ca. 480 BCE. A splendid pottery amphora adorned with black-figure decoration of a Dionysian scene on 1 side and 2 warriors on the other, both...
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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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RARE & STUNNING OLMEC JADEITE CEREMONIALPECTORALPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1500 to 550 BCE. This astounding and rare jadeite pectoral or funerary mask has been skillfully pecked into...
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19TH C. PHILIPPINE IFUGAO WOOD NUDEMALE DEITY / BULULSoutheast Asia, Philippines, Luzon Island, Ifugao culture, ca. 19th to early 20th century. A fantastic hand-carved wooden male deity figure known as bulul...
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5TH C. BYZANTINE GOLD SIGNET RING, ANGEL& DOVENear East, Byzantine, ca. 5th to 7th century CE. A dazzling gold signet ring presenting a slender band and stepped shoulder leading to a large bezel incised with the...
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PUBLISHED THRACIAN SILVER DIADEM, EX-ROYALATHENAEastern Greek / Thracian, ca. 4th century BCE. Finely hammered and modeled in repousse, a beautiful diadem or plaquette comprised of a copper silver alloy and presenting...
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HUGE 19TH C. HAWAIIAN WOOD FEAST PLATTER**FirstTime At Auction**
North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A massive platter carved from a single piece of wood into a ovoid shape for serving poi, enough for...
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EXCEPTIONAL MAYA POTTERY SEATED SCRIBE,EX-SCHMITT**Originally Listed At $18000**
Pre-Columbian, Mayan territories, Highlands, ca. 600 to 900 CE. In a word - breathtaking! Important, large and literally beyond...
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11TH C. PERSIAN GOLD RING GARNET INTAGLIOW/ PEACOCK**Originally Listed At $2750**
Near East, Persia (Iran), Seljuq (Saljuq/Seljuk) Empire, ca. 12th to 13th century CE. An elegant cabochon garnet intaglio of a peacock,...
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LEDOUX'S 1930S CUSTOMS IMPORT SHIPPINGDOCUMENTS 6Ledoux's 1930s Customs Import Shipping documents into New Guinea 1936.
Sixteen documents from Louis Pierre Ledoux's 1930s Customs
Import Shipping documents into...
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LEDOUX'S 1930S CUSTOMS IMPORT SHIPPINGDOCUMENTS16 of Louis Pierre Ledoux's 1930s Customs Import Shipping documents into New Guinea, 1936. A letter from J.H. McDonald to Mr. Ledoux, advising of import entries and...
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LEDOUX'S 1930S CUSTOMS IMPORT SHIPPINGDOCUMENTS16 of Louis Pierre Ledoux's 1930s Customs Import Shipping documents into New Guinea, 1936.
A letter from J.H. McDonald to Mr. Ledoux, advising of import entries and...
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