1. -The Flowering of American Folk Art,Jean Lipman and Alice Winchester, 1987, hard cover with dust jacket (excellent) 2. -The Index of American Design, Erwin O. Christensen, 1950, hardcover with plain dust jacket...
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VERY RARE PAIR OF GRAEME PARK PHILADELPHIAQUEEN ANNE C...1740-1760, each with scrolled and shell carved crest over a figured splat with four scrolled volutes, set on shell carved legs with trifid feet, upholstered...
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JEAN ZUBER AND CO., VUES D'AMéRIQUEDU NORD (VIEWS OF NORTH AMERICA) PANORAMIC WALLPAPER PANELS, AFTER JEAN-JULIEN DELTIL (1791-1863)The set of twenty-seven woodblock panels printed in colors on heavy paper.
Overall...
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GRP: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART BOOKSLargegroup of reference books, monographs, and catalogs on modern and contemporary art, including works on major movements such as Futurism and Synchromism, and artists including...
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GEORGE NELSON FOR HOWARD MILLER MIDCENTURY MODERN BALL...George Nelson (1908ñ1986) for Howard Miller Clock Company, USA. Mid century modern Nelson Ball Clock, designed 1949. Enameled aluminum, lacquered wood,...
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WALTER VON NESSEN MCM SWING ARM FLOORLAMP - MARKEDWalter von Nessen (1889-1943) for Nessen Studio, Inc., USA. Mid-century modern swing arm floor lamp, ca. 1950. Aluminum frame with conical glass shade. Marked...
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MILO BAUGHMAN SLATTED CHROME BENCH DIAMiloBaughman (American, 1923-2003) for the Design Institute of America. Mid-century modern slatted chrome-plated steel bench with seven bars. With a later black leather cushion...
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AN IMPORTANT TRANSLATED BYZANTINE MARBLEALTAR TABLETOP...**This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding.
Holy Land, Late Roman / Early Byzantine Period,...
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ROMAN LEAD SARCOPHAGUS PANEL, EX-ARTEPRIMITIVORoman, Holy Land / Phoenicia, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A remarkable lead sarcophagus panel executed in relief divided into 2 quadrilateral frames with braided borders,...
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ROMAN 15K+ GOLD PENDANT CRESCENT SHAPED,8.5 GRoman, Hellenistic to Imperial Period, ca. 1st century BDE to 1st century CE. A gorgeous 15K+ gold (72% gold, equivalent to just under 18K) pendant of an overall crescent...
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ROMAN PARTHIAN GLASS CUP, EX-ROYAL ATHENA**OriginallyListed At $1400**
Roman, Parthian, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A squat, free-blown, emerald-green glass cup with a concave base and a rough pontil scar, short...
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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN CARTONNAGE MUMMY MASK,EX-CHRISTIE'SIt's not often we start a listing by stating the provenance, but in this case the pedigree is almost as impressive as the piece. Sold - Christies, December 1996;...
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LARGE / EXPRESSIVE ROMAN MARBLE SPOUT- LION HEAD FORMRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 3rd century CE. A finely carved marble lion-headed spout, likely from an ancient fountain, with wonderful deep drilling characteristic...
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SEA-ENCRUSTED ROMAN POTTERY TRANSPORTAMPHORA, EX-KIRK ...Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A quintessential terracotta transport amphora with a piriform body tapering to a pointed base. Twin...
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DYNAMIC GREEK CANOSAN MASKED ACTOR &MAIDENAncient Greece, Magna Graecia, Apulia, Canosan Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd century BCE. A fascinating and rare ceramic figure, dynamically posed, featuring a masked...
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6TH C. EGYPTIAN COPTIC POTTERY AMPULLAOF SAINT MENASEgypt, Abu Mina, Coptic Culture, ca. 6th to 8th century CE. A delightful pottery pilgrim flask or ampulla presenting a flattened, discoid body adorned on each...
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8TH C. INDIAN PALA STONE PANEL OF TARABODHISATTVASouth Asia, India, region of Bengal, Pala Empire, ca. 8th to 12th centuries CE. A graceful stone sculpture depicting the goddess Tara - literally "savioress" -...
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ROMAN BRONZE NUDE FIGURE OF PRIAPUSRoman,Imperial period, ca. 2nd century CE. An excellent leaded bronze figure of the Greco-Roman god Priapus - god of fertility and protector of vegetation, livestock, and male genitals...
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GERDST, ART ACROSS AMERICA, 3 VOL. BOXEDSET William Gerdst. Art Across America: Two Centuries of Regional Painting 1710-1920. Abbeville, 1990, hardcovers in jackets, in slipcase with ribbon pull, includes The East...
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ART ACROSS AMERICA: TWO CENTURIES OFREGIONAL PAINTING, 1710-1920,, THREE VOLUMES: THE EAST AND THE MID-ATLANTIC, THE SOUTH AND THE MIDWEST, THE PLAINS STATES AND THE WEST, DR. WILLIAM H GERDTS. ABBEVILLE PRESS,...
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THREE A. ELMER CROWELL-STYLE MINIATUREBIRD CARVINGS AMERICA, 21ST CENTURY LENGTHS FROM 3” TO 5”. BIRD CARVINGS, America, 21st Century, A yellowlegs and a pintail by Frank Adamo and a yellowlegs by Eric Kaiser....
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MORRIS AND STANLEY ROSENFELD (AMERICA,19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES), THE TRADITION OF AMERICA'S CUP RACING, A FOLIO OF EIGHT LARGE-FORMAT AMERICA'S CUP PHOTOGRAPHS., PORTFOLIO 20.75" X 17".MORRIS AND STANLEY ROSENFELD,...
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GROUP OF BOOKS ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTGROUPOF BOOKS ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, titles include: The Measure of a Man; Orangeburg 1968: A Place and Time Remembered; Voice of Deliverance: The Language of Martin Luther...
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MARSHA WINBORN, AMERICAN 20TH/21ST CENTURY,AMERICA'S PROMISE, WATERCOLOR ON PAPER, SIGHT: 12 X 10 IN. (30.48 X 25.40 CM.), FRAME: 18 1/4 X 16 1/8 IN. (46.36 X 40.96 CM.)MARSHA WINBORN, AMERICAN, 20TH/21ST CENTURY...
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A FIGURAL BUFFALO CARVED CATLINITE PIPEBOWL ON STEMThe Native American motif wood pipe stem is fitted with a pipe bowl carved from catlinite, also known as pipestone, a form of argillite, the fine-grained sedimentary...
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ANCIENT PRE-COLUMBIAN NAZCA POLYCHROMEVESSEL South America,17th Century or earlierWaisted form decorated with repeated figures and geometric design, thin pottery wall....
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7PC GROUP ANCIENT PRE COLUMBIAN POTTERYFIGURES South America,17th Century or earlierGroup includes seven fragmentary specimens, jug handles, and figures heads from ancient pottery....
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PRE COLUMBIAN MINIATURE POLYCHROME DECORATEDVASE South America,17th Century or earlierLinear polychrome stripped decoration....
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A FINE, LARGE AND RARE CATLINITE CROSSON PLINTHThe beautifully patinated carving in two parts is comprised of a rising Christian cross atop two integral stepped outsets, and a separate trapezoidal pedestal with...
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Books: Fine art reference Gerdts WilliamH. ART ACROSS AMERICA: TWO CENTURIES OF REGIONAL PAINTING. Vols. I-III. In cloth slipcase; Loomis Andrew. CREATIVE ILLUSTRATION. In dustjacket; Talbott Page and Patricia Tanis...
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William H. Gerdts "Art Across America- Two Centuries of Regional Painting" Set of three volumes, 1,214 pp.,boxed in a slipcase. (New York: Abbeville Press, 1990), with color and black and white plates....
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GROUP OF ANTIQUES REFERENCE BOOKS. The Pine Furniture of Early New England Russell Hawes Kettell English Domestic Brass 1680-1810 and History of its Origins Rupert Gentle and Rachael Feild Living With Antiques:...
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Thomas Jefferson Miniature Portraitby William Russell Birch William Russell Birch (English 1755-1834) enamel on copper portrait of Thomas Jefferson unsigned with?Jefferson?written on verso; 1.5 x 1 in. Frame...
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Thirty-Five Books, Decorative Arts,Architecture, History and Related detailed listing available. Snodin and Styles, Design and the Decorative Arts, Georgian Britain, 1714-1837; Zea and Cheney, Clock Making...
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Salesman's Book of Fruit and FlowerColor Plates Some refer to these as Nurserymen's books but this one folds into thirds and slips into a 7.25 x 10 in. leather case - clearly for travel. The 5.25 x 8.5 in....
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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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