VON ARX (CHARLES NICOL). VON ARX. LEVITATION.St.Paul: Standard Litho., ca. 1919. Striking full-length portrait of the Illinois-born magician and brother of Nicola performing the levitation illusion while Mephistopheles...
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BLACKSTONE PICTORIAL VAUDEVILLE PROGRAM.Blackstone,Harry (Henry Boughton). Blackstone Pictorial Vaudeville Program. Philadelphia, ca. 1930s. Striking fold-out pictorial program for a performance at Comerford’s Fays vaudeville...
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JI-CHOU OCTAGONAL SPOTTED MEIPING VASEJi-ChouOctagonal Spotted Meiping Vase. Octagonal form body rising to a broad shoulder with a short neck to a flanged rim, covered overall with a black-brown glaze, strikingly decorated...
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LUCKY STRIKE CIGARETTE PACK SHOULDERBAG(American, 20th century)
circa 1944 design, folded lucky cigarette packs, some with plastic covering to paper, shoulder strap, single button closure, bag 6-1/2 x 9-1/2...
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100. SILVER FIGURAL CANE -20ST CENTURY-LARGE AND STRET...100. Silver Figural Cane -20st Century -Large and stretching silver handle with a Hercules holding a globe on his shoulder, plain silver collar, ebonized...
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WARTHOG TOOTH AND BOXWOOD FIGURAL CANE-Ca.1900 -Substantial warthog tooth handle embellished at the front with a boxwood boar head against oak leaves. -The boar is naturalistically carved with the characterizing furry...
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DAVID WEBB PLATINUM 18K JADE DIAMONDRINGDAVID WEBB PLATINUM & 18K YELLOW GOLD JADE DIAMOND HAMMERED RING An absolutely fantastic jade ring by David Webb! This gorgeous piece, which is particularly substantial...
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2 VINTAGE JAPANESE MEIJI SAMURAI ONHORSES PAINTINGSEast Asia, Japan, Meiji period, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A lovely pair of paintings on paper depicting samurai warriors upon magnificent horses....
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19TH C. CHINESE QING BLUE ON WHITE VASEW/ FLORAL MOTIF...East Asia, China, late Qing Dynasty to early Republic Period, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A gorgeous porcelain blue-on-white vase with a piriform...
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FRAMED 20TH C. PAINTING OF MAN ON HORSEBACKBY STONEAmerican, oil on canvas, 20th century. Signed "Stone" on the lower left. An exciting painting depicting a man on horseback, riding his horse through the snow while...
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IMPRESSIVE NARINO POLYCHROME OLLA -INTRIGUING SHAPEPre-Columbian, Ecuador/Colombia, Narino, ca. 850 to 1500 CE. A very large earthenware olla of an unusual shape - comprised of a rounded bottom, a dramatically...
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PRE-COLUMBIAN PARACAS POLYCHROME BOWL**OriginallyListed At $350**
Pre-Columbian, Peru, Paracas culture, ca. 800 to 100 BCE. A low, round bowl with a dramatically corseted shoulder. Around much of the upper body is a register...
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CHINESE TANG LOKAPALA / GUARDIAN FIGURE,TL TESTEDEast Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A hollow cast pottery guardian figure known as a lokapala with a fierce expression wearing elaborate armor and...
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SIGNED CHARLES MCLAUGHLIN ROOKWOOD POTTERYVASE (1917)Rookwood Pottery Vase by Charles Jasper McLaughlin (1888-1964) dated 1917. Signed, numbered, and dated on base. A beautiful vellum glazed ceramic vase decorated...
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2ND C. GANDHARAN SANDSTONE BUDDHA DHARMA-CHAKRAMUDRACentral Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A magnificent hand carved stone carving of Buddha seared in full lotus position...
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LARGE FRENCH DAUM NANCY INCISED ARTGLASS VASE**Back at auction due to non-paying bidder**
Auguste and Antonin Daum (French, 1853-1909 and 1864-1930 respectively). Incised art glass vessel, ca. 1930. Signature...
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15TH C. TIBETAN GILDED COPPER ELEVEN-FACEDLOKESHVARACentral Asia, Tibet, ca. 15th to 16th century CE. A striking gilt copper statue of the Eleven-faced Lokeshvara, a universal form of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara....
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MAGNA GRAECIA DAUNIAN POTTERY ORNATELEBES GAMIKOSMagna Graecia, Italy, Daunian, ca. 3rd century BCE. A gorgeous pottery lebes gamikos decorated in typical Daunian style with a horizontal band of scrolling palmettes...
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GANDHARA PANEL BUDDHA FEET ATOP BODHISATTVARELIEF**First Time At Auction**
Northwest Pakistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A fabulous gray schist panel depicting a relief of a Bodhisattva in meditation...
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ANCIENT PHOENICIAN POTTERY TRANSPORTAMPHORA**First Time At Auction**
Ancient Near East, Phoenicia, ca. 8th to 5th century BCE. A sizable and splendid wheel-thrown pottery transport amphora with a wide hemispherical...
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COLIMA STANDING WARRIOR SHAMAN, EX-SCHMITTPre-Columbian,West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An enticing pottery figure in a curious pose - arms raised to hold a type of club before him while wearing a conch shell strapped...
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20TH C. INDONESIAN IRON, WOOD, & BRASSKRIS W/ SHEATHSoutheast Asia, Indonesia, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A striking personal ceremonial dagger known as a kris or keris comprised of a slightly curved iron...
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EXHIBITED / PUBLISHED EGYPTIAN PREDYNASTICNAQADA I BRE...Ancient Egypt, Predynastic Period, Naqada I to II, ca. 3650 to 3200 BCE. A stunning jar of tall and slender form that is hand-carved from breccia exhibiting...
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1986-88 BLACK CHANEL EVENING SHOULDERBAG WITH CRYSTALS: Timeless and elegant Chanel quilted shoulder bag with tapered flap set with crystals in gold tone bezel. Interior is a striking read leather with zipper...
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CARVED WOODEN HEAD SIGNED "PALMER, 1852"Advertising Piece, meant to be mounted on a wall, with head raised outwards from the shoulders, having striking negroid features, carved from a single piece of very dense...
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SIGNED "H. DEHUFF" COPPER GOOSENECKTEAKETTLEca. 1816; hammer dovetailed and roll rim construction two-sheet ball shaped kettle with gooseneck solder mounted spout, brass knob on domed lid, copper strap handle...
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EUROPEAN/CONTINENTAL RIGHT HAND SIDEAXEca. 18th century; cooper's type bearded side hewing axe with narrow blade, upper 1/3 mounted square socket, blade has step-up chip deflector and tool decorated thumbnail...
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ATTRIBUTED TO CECIL AUMAN POTTERY (NC),CB MASTEN GLAZIER 1930s, stoneware shoulder vase with striking green, blue, and brown marbled swirls over white slip, not signed...
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LARGE CHINESE KHANG-XI OXBLOOD VASE,IMPERIAL KILNS UNDER LANG Qing Dynasty, probably Kangxi Period, circa 1662?1722; a Large Vase with slightly squared shoulder, large neck, Sang de Boeuf with purple flambe...
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LARGE CHINESE KHANG-XI OXBLOOD VASE,IMPERIAL KILNS UNDER LANG Qing Dynasty, probably Kangxi Period, circa 1662?1722; a Large Vase with slightly squared shoulder, large neck, Sang de Boeuf with purple flambe...
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LEHMANN BAKER AND CHIMNEY SWEEP Germanya scarce toy done in lithographed tin hand-painted whimsical depiction of chimney sweep riding rear platform of cart with broom in hand striking seated baker clockwork driven....
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A Pair of French Architectural FlameElements Apprx. 52"H x 10-1/2"D at the shoulder the striking zinc architectural finials are constructed in several parts soldered together into two parts. Natural matte gray...
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Georgia stoneware jug, slightly steppedrounded shoulder, striking dark brown runny alkaline glaze with green borders, 19th century, 12-1/2 in. Spout chip, otherwise good condition. P.J. Grimes, 1978...
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A Fine Louis Philippe Gilt and PatinatedBronze Three-Piece Clock Garniture in the Chinese Taste mid-19th c. the pagoda-form clock with silk-thread movement striking bell in tower four paired columnar supports with...
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J. P. Bodie Edgefield Jug 1826-1884,Edgefield District, South Carolina, ovoid form with striking runny glaze, marked on shoulder "J.P. Bodie Maker", 13-1/2 in.,...
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A French Modernist Glazed Ceramic VaseApprx. 12-7/8"H the striking bulbous vase form has an 8-1/2"D curving shoulder and a small foot. Hand decorated in geometric shapes in glossy black over a clear cerulean blue...
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