THE HARMON RUNNING COBB CURLEWNathanF. Cobb Jr. (1825-1905)
Cobb Island, VA, c. 1880
15 1/2 in. long
“Every Nathan Cobb decoy had its own natural pose. Even his Hudsonian Curlews…seemed to run, feed, and...
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NEAR EASTERN MOSAIC GLASS BEAD NECKLACEAncientNear Eastern strand of mosaic glass beads with globular pendant. Strung together with white cotton string. 13 1/2" L, folded. 800 - 1000 BC. Provenance: the estate of Mrs....
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ANCIENT MIDDLE EASTERN GLASS BEADSStrandof mixed ancient Phoenician, Islamic, and Byzantine glass beads with a central pendant depicting a human face. Beads range in size from 1/8" to 1". Necklace measures 14 1/2"...
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BLAIR, A MAP OF NORTH AMERICA, CA. 1768AMAP OF NORTH AMERICA FROM THE LATEST SURVEYS AND MAPS, engraved by Thomas Kitchin, published by John Blair, LLD. and F.R.S., as a supplement to his "Tables of Chronology",...
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SIX MARK CATESBY RELATED ENGRAVINGS,SNAKES(British, 1679-1749)
Four from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and The Bahama Islands : T. 60 The Bead Snake, with text, 1754, 20-3/8 x 14-1/4 in.; T. 42 Pygmy...
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ETHNIC FOLKLORE NECKLACEAn interesting22" probably Middle Eastern necklace with some Native American touches, silver concho starfish, seashells, fish, seahorse, three interesting glass beads, turquoise elephant...
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EGYPTIAN GLASS FAIENCE BEAD NECKLACES+ EARRINGSAncient Egypt, New Kingdom to Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. mid-16th century BCE to 2nd century CE; Ancient Eastern Mediterranean, Phoenicia, ca. 6th BCE to 1st century...
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20 ANASAZI BONE BEADS, SHELL, & WOVENFIBER FRAGMENTSNative American, Southwestern United States, Eastern Arizona, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi), ca. 1150 to 1250 CE. An interesting collection of 20 pieces of Ancestral...
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19TH C. INDIAN MUGHAL GOLD PENDANT W/RUBIES, DIAMONDS**First Time At Auction**
Northwestern India, Mughal Empire, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful necklace panel known as a guluband, the pendant made of high-quality...
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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN NECKLACE MILLEFIORI& MOSAIC GLASS BEAD...**First Time At Auction**
Roman, Republic to Imperial Period / Romano-Egyptian ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. Eastern Mediterranean, Greece & Phoenicia, ca....
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MASSIVE SOUTHWEST BRASS BULL PENDANTW/ BELLS & NAJASouthwestern United States or Mexico, ca. 20th century CE. A nickel-brass plate hammered and cut into a bull's head then stamped with linear markings, and from...
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NORTH AFRICAN OR MIDDLE EASTERN NECKLACES,4 Group jewelry lot of four antique and vintage North African or Middle Eastern tribal necklaces, two with red coral beads, one with carved bone skull and geometric beads,...
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MIDDLE EASTERN SILVER, TURQUOISE, CORALNECKLACE Middle Eastern triple strand necklace with silver, shell, coral, glass, agate, and turquoise beads, some antique, some ancient. 40" L. Provenance: Property from a...
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EASTERN WOODLANDS AND OTHER BEADWORK1.An Iroquois pouch with blue bead drops, circa second quarter of the 20th century.2. A smaller Iroquois pouch with colorless glass bead drops, circa second quarter of the 20th...
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PHOENICIAN GLASS FACE BEAD ON STAND13/4 x 1 1/8 in. (face); 3 in. height overall.
Illustrated in Rolf Winkes, Love for Antiquity, Selections from the Joukowsky Collection , Brown University, 1985, p.43, cat....
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MIDDLE EASTERN SILVER NECKLACE. Late19th-early 20th century. Beads on lengths of chain with blue and red glass star accents. Framed, 22.25"h. 29.75"w....
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TWO AKHA BEADED HEADDRESSES W/ STANDS(4pcs) Two Akha beaded women's headdresses or "U-Coe," with stands, U-Coe are worn by Akha women for special occasions, the first composed of a textile cap embellished with...
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AN PICTORIAL BEADED POUCH ATTRIBUTEDEASTERN SIOUXThe circa 1920 draw string pouch of native tanned hide is decorated with various figures and figural motifs in a wide range of glass bead colors.Measures 6 x...
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An Eastern European Beaded Glass TableLamp in the form of a basket of fruit together with another beaded glass diffuser raised on an associated brass base. Height of first 11 1/2 inches....
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Early Trade Silver Plus lot of 12. Includes ten Eastern Woodlands metal ornaments ranging in diameter size from .5 in. to 1.8 in.; AND a pair of hair-pipe earrings with faceted red glass trade beads brass...
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