CARVED AND PAINT DECORATED CEREMONIALWAR CLUBca. late 19th-early 20th century; war club of dug rootball sapling with chip carved and paint decorated Native chief head with headdress, two shaved spikes on reverse...
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VICTORIAN METAL-MOUNTED BLACK PAINTEDCOFFIN WITH PAPIER MACHé 'ODD FELLOW'12 1/2 in. x 5 ft. 9 1/2 in. x 21 in.
Note: The Odd Fellows Fraternity was an organization that originated in England as early as 1730,...
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GERMANY, PRUSSIA. FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR1870-1871 AWARDS Germany, Prussia. PRUSSIA. Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871 and later court-mounted pair: Commemorative Medal for the Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871 for non-combatants,...
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RARE ENGRAVING, KING CHARLES II, CIRCA1666Cornelis van Dalen the younger (1638-1664), after Pieter Nason (1612-1688), King Charles II (1630-1685), an exceptionally rare line engraving, circa 1666. With a letter...
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CIVIL WAR ARCHIVE, 11 ITEMS TOTAL1stitem: Confederate States of America Oath of Allegiance, Department of East Tennessee, Office Provost Marshal. Inscribed "Greeneville Augt. 26th" with printed "1863", top right,...
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JAMES FULTON ARCHIVE, INCL. CHINESEPAINTINGS, POSS. TI...Six (6) items relating to the Fulton Family of Tennessee, including a James Fulton ALS and an album of 8 Chinese paintings acquired in Hong Kong in 1860...
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IVORY COAST GUERE-WOBE MASKGuere-Wobemake from Ivory Coast with teeth and horns; measures approximately 7" tall; please refer to photographs for condition.
Bete carvers are renowned for one particular type of...
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RARE BLACKFEET QUILLED & BEADED BUFFALOHEADDRESSThis is an incredible, large buffalo horn headdress with polychrome painted buffalo trailer along with beadwork and quillwork from the Blackfeet Indians of Montana....
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LARGE CARVED WOODEN CIGAR STORE INDIANLIFE SIZEDFor your consideration is this hand carved, solid wood Cigar Store Indian, polychrome painted. The general Cigar Store Indian was first used in 17th century English...
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G.A.R. CEREMONIAL CANNON LEG ALTARAmerican,late 19th/early 20th century, by Charles J. Naylor, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, working 1870-1913), canted golden polychromed wood cannon form legs leading up to an oxblood...
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NEW IRELAND MASK OR HEAD, HAVING ORIGINALPAINT AND HAI...New Ireland Mask or Head, having original paint and hair, depicting jumping fish on top as well as black snakes circling the face, small section missing from...
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TEOTIHUACAN POTTERY FIGURAL INCENSARIOLID TL'DPre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A lovely incensario lid used to funnel the smoke from burning copal incense upwards and out of the...
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TEOTIHUACAN POTTERY LIDDED INCENSARIO,EX SOTHEBY'SPre-Columbian, Mexico, Pacific Slope region, Teotihuacan culture, Escuintla type, Classic Period, ca. 450 to 650 CE. A stunning incensario used to burn copal incense,...
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LARGE 19TH C. POLYNESIAN TONGAN WOODPADDLE CLUBOceania, Polynesia, probably Tonga, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An attractive, hand-carved wooden ceremonial club known as an 'akau tau, presenting...
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CHINESE WARRING STATES BRONZE SHORTSWORDEast Asia, China, Warring States Period, ca. 475 to 221 BCE. A handsome example of a short sword known as a duan jian that is mold-cast from bronze via the lost wax (cire...
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ENORMOUS 20TH C. SHIPIBO POLYCHROMEPORTRAIT JARSouth American, Upper / Western Amazon Basin, Ucayali River, Peru, Shipibo people, ca. mid-20th century CE. Wow! A marvelous pottery portrait jar of a tremendous...
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RAYMOND KASKEY BRONZE, WWII MONUMENT(Washington,D.C., born 1943)
Maquette for the Baldacchino, National WWII Monument, Washington, D.C., ed. 3/20, artist's stamp on edge, patinated bronze, 16 x 10-1/2 x 10-1/2 in.
Provenance:...
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TEOTIHUACAN POTTERY INCENSARIO OF RAINGOD TLALOC, TL'D...Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 150 to 650 CE. A marvelous and massive theatre-type incensario featuring an ornately decorated lid with...
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FINE CHINESE WARRING STATES FUNERARYBRONZE SHORT SWORD...**First Time At Auction**
East Asia, China, Warring States Period, ca. 475 to 221 BCE. A lovely short sword - known as a duan jian - that is cast from...
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Vintage 1943 'Where the Two Came toTheir Father' Navaho War Ceremonial Print Portfolio. 18pc Maud Oakes serigraph plates each measuring 24x18''. No booklet....
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IMPORTANT CHIPPENDALE SERPENTINE-FRONTBUREAU DESCENDED IN THE FAMILY OF REVOLUTIONARY WAR GENERAL BENJAMIN LINCOLN BOSTON, CIRCA 1760-1780 HEIGHT 31”. WIDTH 36”. DEPTH 20.75”. BUREAU DESCENDED IN THE FAMILY...
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Western Great Lakes Decorated GunstockClub
mid-19th century
crafted from maple and decorated with triangular elements, a starburst, and thunderbird imagery on both sides; cast steel blade marked John Algor
length...
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George III Era Sterling Silver Armbandsand British Officer's Gilt Copper Gorget, Presented to Ojibwa Chief John Aisance
lot of 3, includes:
William Bateman (London, 1774-1850) Sterling Silver Armbands
each hallmarked...
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1814 George III Silver Peace Medal
Warof 1812 period medal depicting a mantled bust of George III on one side; reverse with Royal Arms; 60.4 mm
PUBLISHED:
Sovereignty Gifts (Hoover and Brasser 2020: pg. 6, 16-17)
Although...
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CHINESE ARCHAIC CEREMONIAL BRONZE YIPOURING VESSEL; MANNER OF WARRING STATES PERIOD. 5 3/4"H X 9"W X 5 1/2"DChinese archaic ceremonial bronze Yi pouring vessel; manner of Warring States period., ceremonial...
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MAUD OAKES, NAVAJO WAR CEREMONIAL POCHOIRPRINTS Maud Oakes (American, 1903-1990), after Jeff King, "Where the Two Came to Their Father: Navajo War Ceremonial", Bollingen Series/Pantheon Press, 1943, portfolio of...
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''IFUGAO''-STYLE BUL-UL FIGURE. Philippines20th century. Wooden carving of Hipag a minor war deity sometimes represented as a boar. Reproduction after a ceremonial lidded box in the form of a large boar. 15''h....
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General Fred K. Mahaffey Archive Archiveconsisting of 4-star General's license plate two-star General's flag three-star General's flag and two four-star General's flags. 2nd Battalion presentation flag (framed)...
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Commodore Robert F. Stockton USN (1795-1866)Fore-&-Aft Cap Epaulets and Vest Plus Lot includes fore-and-aft cap antebellum dress epaulets military vest sash and Whig mourning document all belonging to Robert F. Stockton....
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Civil War Stereo Views "PhotographicHistory - War for the Union", series published by E & H.T. Anthony & Co., New York, 1865, after Brady, 32 stereo views on yellow mounts, images include Union officers, living...
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Breckinridge Family Archive Approx.165 items including 130+ photographs cased images & portraits plus 35+ paper items and newspaper clippings.Since Kentucky was established as a state in 1792 the Breckenridge...
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Wartime Charleston Group of Eight ScarceCDV Exterior Views Eight fantastically detailed outdoor views of Ft. Sumter and environs by noted local photographer H.C. Foster Charleston taken in April 1865 during the...
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Thomas L. McKenney (American 1785-1859)and James Hall (1793-1868): the George Strother Gaines (1784-1873) Original Subscriber Set of the History of the Indian Tribes of North America 1837-1844 3 vols. in folio...
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Six pieces including: usik Inuit toolfabricated from a whale penile bone some discoloration 21'' l.; wooden indigenous war club some holes 21'' l.; modern blue and white ceremonial indigenous rattle stylized...
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Five Japanese School Paintings 19thcenturyeach painted in colors on silk - including a large vertical format painting of women and children in a network of pagodas including a vignette of women at a tea ceremony...
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Charles Hook Armco Steel Company Lotof Manuscripts & Documents Lot includes letters photographs pamphlets mostly from the late 1930s through the 1960s. Born in 1880 the youngest of four children of Henry and...
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