RARE POTTERY BEAKER
WESTERN HAN DYNASTY?? ????of tapering cylindrical form supported on a pedestal foot, two incised bands decorating the upper part of the body(1)18.7cm highProvenance: Blitz Chinese Ceramics &...
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TWO CONTINENTAL PAINTED EARTHENWAREBUSTS OF CHILDRENComprising:
A child with a shroud
A child with a bird
The shroud 16 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 in., with bird 17 1/2 x 11 x 10 in.
Condition
Each with minor...
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THE SAFFORD SLEEPING GOOSECharles A.Safford (1877-1957)
Newburyport, MA, c. 1920
24 ½ in. long
“It leaps into the pantheon of the greatest American goose decoys ever made, sculpture and function in perfect...
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EARLY HUMPBACK BLACK DUCKThe Ward Brothers
LemuelT. (1896-1984) and Stephen (1895-1976)
Crisfield, MD, 1921
17 in. long
“Stephen W. Ward (1895-1976) and his brother Lemuel Travis Ward (1896-1984) of Crisfield, Maryland...
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EXTREMELY RARE PETER DERR SINGLE SHOTPISTOL.Extremely Rare Peter Derr Single Shot Vest Pistol. (Berks County, Pennsylvania 1793-1868). Stamped "P.D." on left side of hammer. 25 caliber center fire with spur trigger...
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TIFFANY STYLE FLAMINGO STAINED GLASSLAMPDESCRIPTION: A Tiffany style stained glass lamp depicting a flamingo bird. The bird is crafted of very dark finish polyresin with extreme detail. The bird's feathers are...
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C. 1860-1920 ROSE CANTON AND ROSE MEDALLIONPLATESFeatured in this lot are Rose Canton and Rose Medallion plates (7), circa 1860-1920. Provenance: Private collector, Big Sky, Montana. Rose Canton porcelain has similar...
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C. 1890-19 ROSE MEDALLION BOUILLON BOWLS& CREAMERPresented in this lot are two (2) Rose Medallion Handled Bouillon Bowls w/ lids and one (1) Rose Medallion Handled Creamer, circa 1890-1919. Provenance: Private collection,...
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CIRCA 1860-1889 CHINESE ROSE MEDALLIONPLATESFeatured in this lot are Eleven (11) Vintage Chinese Rose Medallion Plates, circa 1860-1889. Provenance: Private collector, Big Sky, Montana. Ten (10) plates are hexagonal,...
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CHINESE CARVED SPINACH JADE OR HARDSTONETABLE SCREENpanel of mottled green jade, carved scene with phoenix and qilin in a landscape, gilt decorated peonies and songbirds on the reverse, 10-3/4 x 7-1/8 in.; resting...
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DON BALKE (B. 1933) "GYRFALCON"Don Balke(North Carolina, B. 1933) "Gyrfalcon" Signed lower left. Original Watercolor on Illustration Board.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover...
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DON BALKE (B. 1933) "WESTERN MEADOWLARK"DonBalke (North Carolina, B. 1933) "Western Meadowlark and Sunflower" Signed lower left. Original Watercolor painting on Illustration Board.
Provenance: Collection of James...
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6TH C. BYZANTINE MARBLE RELIEF - PEACOCKS& FOUNTAIN**This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding.
Near East, late Roman / Byzantine Period, ca. 6th century...
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RARE EGYPTIAN STRIDING IBIS BRONZE /COBALT BLUE GLASSEgypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. An extremely rare example of a majestic ibis exhibiting a body shaped from solid glass in an opaque, cobalt-blue...
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JAMACOAQUE POTTERY SEATED FIGURE W/BIRD HEADDRESSPre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi Province, Jamacoaque (also Jama Coaque or Jama-Coaque) culture, ca. 500 CE. A delightful pottery figure of an elaborately-adorned...
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RARE HUMMEL 105 ADORATION WITH BIRDTMK1Hummel 105 Adoration with Bird (VERY RARE) TMK1. Very limited production. Listed CE at factory 24 May 1938. "This figurine is considered "extremely rare" per Robert Miller...
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LARGE CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE FEMALE DIETY,KANGXIP. Large Chinese famille verte female diety, dating from the Kangxi Period, depicting "Xi Wangmu",the Queen Mother of the West, dressed in an elaborate yellow robe and a famille...
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AMERICAN FEDERAL ERA SCHERRENSCHNITTEca.1787-1812; extremely delicate scissor cut four quarter repeating design of flowers in corners, birds in flight and bird resting on fruit stems, a pearl size chain loops around...
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F. JAY HAYNES WATER COLOR PHOTOGRAPHSYELLOWSTONE PARKFrank Jay Haynes (1853-1921)Water Color Views Yellowstone Park (Circa 1900.)An excellent example of this boxed set, each albumen photograph in its original...
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AN IMPRESSIVE CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIALLACQUER TRAYThe striking and impactful heraldic decoration on intense red ground rimmed in foliates and a key border in gold leaf framing a floating coat of arms with colors...
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AN EXTREMELY RARE CHINESE EXPORT SCOTSMENPLATE An extremely rare Chinese Export Jacobite Highlanders plate for the Scottish Market. Early Qianlong Era, 1741-45 decorated in Famille Rose enamels with two members of...
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2 vols. Buffon, Georges Louis MarieLeClerc, Comte de. Naturgeschichte der Vogel. Berlin: Ben Joachim Pauli, 1772, 1785. Vols. 1 & 11 only. 8vo, contemp. bds.; scuffed, extremities worn. Hand-colored frontispieces,...
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6 vols. Morris, F(rancis) O(rpen).A History of British Birds. London: John C. Nimmo, 1891. "Third Edition." Lg. 8vo, orig. gilt-pictorial green cloth; scuffed, occasionally chipped, extremities often frayed,...
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Exceptional Chinese carved and scenic-paintedtwelve-panel screen late 18th/early 19th century each black lacquer frame of mortise and through-tenon construction decorated on one side with continuous summer palace scene...
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Majolica bird pitcher, extreme bubblingin oversprayed glaze, 9 1/2" h Estimate $75-125...
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Carved and painted folk art bird tree,12 1/2" h, 26" extreme width, one branch broken Estimate $400-600...
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CONTEMPORARY EGYPTIAN KING TUT STYLETHRONE CHAIR: Classic carved figures, birds, snakes, lion heads and paw feet, gilt and paint decorated, extremely heavy, 41 1/2''h., 29''w. x 26''d....
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LEONARDO NIERMAN (mexican b. 1932)"BIRD IN FLIGHT" Signed 'Nierman' bottom right, oil on board 23 1/2 x 15 5/8 in. (59.7 x 39.7cm) provenance: Private Collection, Illinois. ,000-1,500 Very minor...
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MODERN SINO PERSIAN HAND KNOTTED SILKOR SYNTHETIC SILK ROOM SIZE RUG 8' x 10': This extremely finely woven rug has an intricately executed design using small flower heads and realistically drawn birds in colors...
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5 vols. Travel - Asia Minor, The Caucasus,Persia: Southgate, Horatio. Narrative of a Tour Through Armenia, Kurdistan, Persia and Mesopotamia. New York: D. Appleton, 1840. 1st Am. ed. 2 vols. in 1. 12mo, contemp. 3/4...
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Lot. Zoological Society of Philadelphia:Manuscript Ledger. Harrison, Theo. L. Bird acquisition ledger. Philadelphia, May 1867 - ca. 1933. 4to, orig. 1/4 morocco & cloth; extremities rubbed. 88 filled-in leaves....
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TURKISH HEREKE HAND KNOTTED SILK PRAYERRUG 2' x 3': This extremely finely woven silk rug has a soft palette of beiges and blues with a delicate tracery pattern that flows from the base of the prayer niche to the...
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Rare Japanese Cloisonne on Pottery Vasesigned extremely fine wirework with bird & floral decor on scarce orange field 13 3/4'' tall 19th century....
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Very Rare Pair of Japanese Six-PanelByobu (Floor Screens), 18th century, Edo Period, each panel executed in gouache on paper with gold foil borders at the top and base, bordered in the original silk brocade...
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A Delicate Pair of Japanese CloisonneVases The pair apprx. 6"H with extremely fine wirework in gold and silver wire depicting birds flying near a branch of wysteria unsigned. Most probably Kodenji school....
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APPROX. 25-35 YEAR OLD INDO PERSIANHAND KNOTTED WOOL RUG 2' 9'' x 18' 7 1/2'': This extremely long runner has a design that is composed of 16 diamond shaped medallions in a row. The medallions are in colors...
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