(2) UNUSUAL BRONZE CHAIRS W/ LEATHERSLING SEATS(lot of 2) Unusual bronze chairs, slatted back with Medusa masks, amorous female figures, leather sling seat, rising on tubular legs, approx 55"h, 25.5"w, 23.5"d...
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UNUSUAL FRENCH BRONZE URN, POSSIBLYITALIANRaised on a black marble base, and cast with sphynx handles above lion masks surmounted by scallop shells, centered by a female mask with a shell headdress flanked...
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BAULE GOLI KPLE KPLE TRIPLE MASK, IVORYCOASTA kple kple three-face mask of the Baule people of Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa, used as part of goli ceremonies. Two side-by-side kple kple faces surmounted with horns,...
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AN UNUSUAL ORIENTALIST GILT BRONZE ANDPOLYCHROME CHAMP... POLYCHROME CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL MOUNTED ONYX JARDINIERE, PROBABLY RUSSIAN OR CAUCASUS, TIFLIS (TBILISI), CIRCA 1865, circular with a champlevé enameled lambrequin...
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A ROMAN STYLE RED FIGURE POLYCHROMEBRONZE OINOCHOE WIN... BRONZE OINOCHOE WINE VESSEL, POSSIBLY ALEXANDRIA, IN THE 1ST CENTURY BC/1ST CENTURY AD TASTE, painted in the Boeotian style, cream, orange, black, and...
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A PAIR OF ANTIQUE ENGLISH ELKINGTONELECTROPLATED CANDL... ELECTROPLATED CANDLESTICKS, MARKED, BIRMINGHAM, 1849-1864, each with a removable guilloché detailed bobèche fitting an urn form nozzle with beaded...
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A FRENCH GILT METAL MOUNTED ALABASTERMANTLE CLOCK, BY ... MANTLE CLOCK, BY EUGENÉ FARCOT, PARIS, LATE 19TH CENTURY, the arched cornice centering a twin stylized paisley mount enclosing leaf details, above tapered...
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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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LOWER SEPIK RIVER MASKCarved woodenmask with pointed nose and geometric design elements. This is an exquisite, rare and unusual designed mask.
Locale: Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936...
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ANTIQUE AFRICAN CARVED WOODEN LIDDEDMEDICINE BOWL: From the Senufo Tribe / Ivory Coast, this rare medicine pot was found in the Korhogo area in 1969. It was carved by Yeo Dramane - famous sculptor of the ''Poro''...
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THREE PAIRS OF UNUSUAL PERUVIAN FESTIVALMASKSComprising a pair of nickel-plated male face masks, a pair of realistically painted male mesh face masks, and a pair of leather and animal hair beast-head masks. Height...
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Four Chinese Polychrome Overlay GlassArticles
18TH-19TH CENTURY
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the first example having a compressed bulbous body of opaque white glass raised above a slightly...
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JAPANESE TWO-CASE INRO, AN UNUSUAL CYLINDRICALTHREE-CASE INRO, AN INLAID EBUMI (STIRRUP) METAL INRO, A NETSUKE IN THE SHAPE OF A SEED POD, A BRASS AND GLASS KAGAMIBUTA NETSUKE, A GOLD LACQUER PEACH NETSUKE, A NETSUKE...
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2 CHINESE BRONZE TAOTIE RING HANDLE,WARRINGSTATE A pair of ancient Chinese bronze Taotie mask loose ring handles, dating from the Warring State (475-221 BCE). each crisply cast in low relief with multi-ridged eyebrows...
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A GROUP OF THREE AFRICAN MASKS 20thcentury, including an unusual Suku double-faced mask, a Suku painted mask with animal crest; and a Dan mask with hood....
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TRIBAL: MENDE HELMET MASK, SIERRA LEONE,20TH C., WOOD AND METAL, CARVED WOOD HELMET MASK WITH MULTIPLE HAIR LOBES FORMING COIFFURE,...TRIBAL: Mende Helmet Mask, Sierra Leone, 20th C., wood and metal, carved wood...
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HERTER TYPE VICTORIAN SETTEE WITH UNUSUALAND ORNATE CARVINGS, LATE 19TH C., CENTRAL CREST WITH INLAID MEDALLION FEATURING WOODWIND...Herter type Victorian settee with unusual and ornate carvings, late 19th C., central...
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GILT THREE SECTION OVERMANTEL MIRROR30 ½"H x 56 ½" Three section horizontal mirror, gilt finish, with unusual details combining several styles. A row of Federal style balls underlines the top, top panel with...
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CHINESE EXPORT EUROPEAN SUBJECT POLYCHROMEPLATE A very rare and important Chinese Export polychrome enamel mythological subject plate for the Dutch Market. Early Qianlong Era, circa 1740 unusual and very rare Dutch...
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A Pair of Elaborate Bronze Table LampsUnusual pair of bright finish bronze lamps in the form of an urn shape with the crystal well of an oil lamp near the top fitted for electricity with two socket arms and one...
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Pair unusual Classical brass andironssigned WH Pries New York circa 1840 ball finial above tapered cylindrical column with applied lion mask on octagonal plinth supported by spurred legs with penny feet; signed:...
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Large and Unusual Nepalese Mask of Bhairab,the copper mask fashioned as a grimacing visage wearing a flaming headdress, the face decorated with coral and turquoise cabochons, the eyes inset with yellow metal, the exposed...
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Unusual Japanese Taisho Porcelain Teapot,first quarter 20th century, modeled as traditional polychromed No masks, the cover also a polychromed No mask model, the arched swing handle of the traditional splint-wrapped...
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Unusual Oceanic copper and skin-boundmask form rattle 19/20th century Oval incised faced rattle head mother-of-pearl applied eyes, skin-bound handle, incised handle. L: 15 in. PROVENANCE: Private...
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Unusual pair Chinese cloisonne gourd-formvases late Qing Dynasty narrow mouth on double-gourd body flanked by mask and ring handles vibrant floral and vines enamels on turquoise ground on carved wood stands. H9''...
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An Unusual Continental Figural PorcelainSalt Container Fashioned in molded porcelain with decorative motifs including grape leaves, stars and foliate details, in a glossy blue and clear glaze over the white. The...
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George III sterling goblet of Southerninterest London dated 1815 flared bowl adorned with scrolling floral band above unusual band of alternating lion's-mask Tudor rose and grapevines engraved with Heyward crest...
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Late Victorian brass and wood mechanicalbellows, and a molded brass coal scuttle 1) unusual crank-driven bellow, 7 1/2 in. H., 27 in. L.; 2) handled scuttle with mask and foliate decoration, 18 in. H., 16 3/4 in....
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Late Victorian brass and wood mechanicalbellows, and a molded brass coal scuttle 1) unusual crank-driven bellow, 7 1/2 in. H., 27 in. L.; 2) handled scuttle with mask and foliate decoration, 18 in. H., 16 3/4 in....
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Unusual Chinese Bronze and ChampleveGarden Seat, Daoguang Reign (1821-1850), of barrel form with pierced openings for use as handles, the bronze enameled in the Ming style with horizontal bands of lotus and...
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A Large Cast Metal Chinese Censer Styledafter the antique the cast metal censer stands on a circular base with four elephant mask legs bulbous body with relief of birds on branches two applied handles pierced lid...
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Unusual Ball Black & Co sterling creamladle New York circa 1851-76 teardrop terminal on scrolling stem with shaped bowl adorned with mask motif; marked: Ball Black & Co 925. L7 1/2'' and 2.0oz troy Provenance:...
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A Newcomb College Art Pottery High GlazeMug 1905 decorated by Marie de Hoa LeBlanc with an incised motif of masks in blue green and yellow partial old reg. no. paper label the base marked with Newcomb cipher decorator's...
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Rare and unusual Chinese gilt-metal,white metal, enameled and carved shell mechanical 'lotus' vases qianlong/jiaqing period Highly unusual design, comprised of twelve gilt metal and filigree lotus petals,...
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An unusual hardwood carving of Hiottokowith smaller matching mask integrally connected through the nose and bead inset ivory eyes signed on mother of pearl plaque 3ins Estimate ?300-500 The small connected mask...
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Unusual Japanese Pottery Netsuke, pottedin dark brown Bezen clay, realistically imitating a carved wooden mask of an oni, the bald, grimacing face with teeth picked out in white glaze, the reverse with chisel marks...
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