PENNSYLVANIA REDWARE FIGURAL WHISTLEOF A MANPennsylvania redware figural whistle of a man playing the bass, ca. 1900 , 8" h. Provenance: A Pennsylvania collection.
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GRP: 10 EARLY FLUTES AND WHISTLESGroupof ten early flutes and whistles. Includes one Meacham and Co., Albany, NY, wooden flute with horn inlay, ca. 1827-1828; one American Rosewood flute, New York, with nickel-silver...
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TAIRONA POTTERY FIGURAL OCARINAS W/DEITY & CACIQUEPre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A fine pair of mold-made ocarinas in figural forms. The larger whistle is incredibly detailed...
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19TH C. FRENCH WOOD, IVORY, & BRASSFLAGEOLET W/ CASEWestern Europe, France, ca. mid-19th century CE. This is a fine French style flageolet made from cocuswood, nickel brass, and an elephant ivory mouthpiece....
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LOVELY CHANCAY BICHROME WHISTLING VESSELW/ FIGUREPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 CE. A fabulous, musical whistling vessel comprised of 2 discoid vessels atop conical feet, all intricately painted...
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VERACRUZ MOLDED POTTERY SONRIENTE FIGURALWHISTLEPre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz, Remojadas style, ca. 550 to 950 CE. An impressive example of a mold-made terracotta whistle in the form of a Sonriente or...
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RARE SET MIXTEC SILVER BELLS - MONKEYHEAD FORM (4)Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Mixtec culture, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A charming ensemble of 4 silver bells, all in the form of monkey heads. Each of the adorable simians...
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5 CHAVIN, BAHIA, TEOTIHUACAN & HUASTECPOTTERY FIGURESPre-Columbian, North Coast of Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 500 BCE; Ecuador, Manabi Province, Bahia culture, ca. 500 to 100 BCE; Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan,...
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RARE COLIMA POTTERY FIGURAL WHISTLE- BOUND PRISONERPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A rare and interesting pottery figure that depicts a captive prisoner seated with bent legs and...
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VIRU POTTERY PARROT WHISTLING DOUBLEVESSELPre-Columbian, Northwest Coast Peru, Viru culture, ca. 100 BCE to 600 CE. A remarkable whistling redware bird effigy vessel comprised of 2 bulbous chambers that are...
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VICUS POTTERY WHISTLING VESSEL W/ NUDEFEMALEPre-Columbian, northern Peru, Vicus culture, ca. 200 BCE to 600 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery vessel of a spherical form with a round but relatively...
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4 WEST MEXICO POTTERY MINIATURES W/2 WHISTLES**Originally Listed At $250**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Chupicuaro, Jalisco, Colima, and Nayarit, ca. 500 BCE to 300 CE. A wonderful selection of 4 hand-built...
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LOT OF 5 ANCIENT WEST MEXICAN POTTERYOCARINAS**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Michoacan, ca. 1350 to 1521 CE. A lovely ensemble of 5 hand-built pottery ocarinas,...
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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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ANCIENT ARGENTINE CONDORHUASI-ALAMITOSTONE MASKPre-Columbian, Northwest Argentina, Condorhuasi-Alamito culture, Early Period, ca. 200 BCE to 500 CE. An incredible funerary mask hand-carved from a large stone...
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NAZCA-HUARI POLYCHROME FIGURAL WHISTLEVESSELPre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca to Huari/Wari, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A delightful pottery whistle vessel in the form of a bowing male figure with supine hands before...
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RECUAY FIGURAL DOUBLE-CHAMBER WHISTLEVESSELPre-Columbian, Peru, Northern Highlands, Recuay culture, ca. 400 to 600 CE. A fascinating pottery whistle vessel comprised of 2 cuboid chambers with an anthropomorphic...
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MAYA ULUA VALLEY POLYCHROME BOWL W/MONKEYSPre-Columbian, Central America, Honduras, Ulua Valley, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. An impressive pottery bowl displaying a flattened base and sturdy...
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LOUD / TERRIFYING AZTEC POTTERY DEATHWHISTLEPre-Columbian, Mexico, Aztec Empire, ca. 1400 to 1521 CE. In my career spanning 30+ years this is the first and only authentic example of an Aztec death whistle I have...
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NAZCA POLYCHROME POTTERY BIRD STIRRUPVESSEL**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, South Coast of Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 200 to 400 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery vessel in the shape of a charming...
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COSTA RICAN NICOYA POTTERY DOUBLE HEADEDBIRD OCARINA**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya / Guanacaste, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A fantastical ocarina in the form of a double headed bird- the brownware...
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CHIMU POTTERY FIGURAL VESSELS W/ ZOOMORPHICMOTIFSPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A fantastic pair of Chimu artifacts: a grayware jar in the form of a figure bound by a coiled snake...
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ECUADORIAN POTTERY OCARINA, SPONDYLUSSHELL FORMPre-Columbian, Ecuadorian, ca. 5th to 15th century CE. A charming pottery whistle in the form of a spondylus shell with protruding nodules depicting the spikes of...
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HUGE JAMACOAQUE VESSEL PRIEST EFFIGY,EX-SOTHEBY'S / BO...Pre-Columbian, Ecuador, Manabi Province, Jamacoaque (Jama-Coaque) culture, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. An hand-built pottery vessel of incredible size with...
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TOYS: DICK TRACY, C. 1967, FOUR ITEMSINCLUDING PEN KNIFE WITH CRIME STOPPER WHISTLE AND CLUE DETECTOR MAGNIFIER; BLACK HARD-CASE CA...TOYS: Dick Tracy, c. 1967, four items including pen knife with crime stopper...
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FRENCH ARTICLES DE PARIS ALBUM TOY CATALOGFrenchArticles de Paris Album Eugene Unsworth & Cie illustrated toy catalog, ca. 1890, 52 pages with numerous toys, whistles, cap guns, trains, bicycles, 17" x 11". Provenance:...
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BLACK AMERICANA WHISTLING PORTERCarvedand painted Black Americana whistling porter, ca. 1900, 13 1/4" h.
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Two pre-Columbian style ceramics includingfigure and bird shaped whistle; the larger H 5 1/4" x W 2 3/4" x L 3" (approx.) Provenance: Private Beverly Hills, CA collection...
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ERNST PLANK TOY STEAM ENGINE & MILLTOOLS (2) Piece Lot, incl: Ca 1900 German Horizontal Engine, with pressure gauge and whistle, EP plaque affixed to firebox and "Meteor" name plaque attached to boiler, marked...
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Pre-Columbian Molded Whistle, ca. 700-900A.D., in the form of a rodent, depicted sitting upright with front legs clasped under its chin, with rudimentary indications of eyes, mouth and hind legs, the whistle opening...
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Maya Molded Zoomorphic Figure Whistle,ca. 400-700 A.D., in the form of a kneeling figure, the face with large circular eyes, pointed snout and barred teeth, depicted wearing a necklace, with one hand on abdomen...
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Maya Molded Whistle, ca. 700-900 A.D.,in the form of a kneeling figure on a raised dais platform, depicted wearing a large headdress, oversized necklace with three large medallions, and a wide belt with suspended...
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Maya Zoomorphic Whistle, ca. 700-900A.D., the figure with lizard-like head, protruding tongue and flat striped front legs, the bulbous body decorated with Greek-key-like low-relief designs and upturned curling...
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Maya Animal Whistle, ca. 700-900 A.D.,in the form of a warthog head, depicted with a long snout culminating in a bulbous tip, the mouth slightly open to bare teeth, the paddle-shaped raised ears and two flanges...
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Maya Bird Whistle, ca. 400-700 A.D.,in the form of an owl, the bird modeled with short beak, rounded eyes, flared wings out to the side of the body, breast with division line down the center, and small stub...
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Maya Molded Whistle, ca. 700-900 A.D.,in the form of a dignitary, the standing human figure wearing elaborate headdress in the form of a beaked bird, ear plugs, large necklace, and undecorated front apron, the...
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