- A COMPLETE SYSTEM OF GEOGRAPHY, VOL.
I BOWEN 1747Bowen, Emanuel: A Complete System of Geography. Being a Description of all the Countries, Islands, Cities, Chief Towns, Harbours, Lakes, and Rivers, Mountains,...
[more like this] - CARVED ALABASTER GRAPE CLUSTER AND LARGE
WOODEN BOWLgrapes probably Italian, mid 20th century, composed of several carved alabaster spheres on naturalistic wood and wire stem support, 14 in.; with large wood bowl,...
[more like this] - NEOLITHIC NORTH AFRICAN STONE SPHERES
- LOT OF 3**Originally Listed At $500**
Northern Africa, Sahara Desert, Neolithic period, ca. 10,000 to 6000 BCE. Three fascinating carved stone spheres of small form with...
[more like this] - RARE MOCHE SILVER AND GOLD LABRETS**Originally
Listed At $700**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 100 BCE to 400 CE. An opulent set of four labret plugs comprised of gold and silver. All four column-like labrets...
[more like this] - SICAN LAMBAYEQUE HAMMERED COPPER MASKPre-Columbian,
north coast of Peru, Sican / Lambayeque culture, ca. 10th to 11th century CE. A mask made of hammered copper, with two huge copper projections that rise, similar to horns...
[more like this] - PAIR OF AMERICAN CIVIL WAR IRON CANNONBALLSNorth
America, United States, Civil War era, ca. 1861 to 1865 CE. A fine pair of cast-iron cannonballs made to be fired out of the barrel of a cannon at opposing soldiers. Each...
[more like this] - GUTHRIE, A NEW SYSTEM OF MODERN GEOGRAPHY,
1782 William Guthrie. A New System of Modern Geography or, a Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar; and Present State of the Kingdoms of the World. Maps engraved...
[more like this] - Italian bronze, Medici lion, lion with
paw on sphere, after Flaminio Vacca, Italian, 1538-1605, parcel gilt bronze, original in Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence, Italy, unsigned, probably 19th century, 9 x 13-3/8 x 5-1/2...
[more like this] - Bronze Figural Continental Andironscirca
1900 cast bronze flame finial surmounts a sphere above a crowned female figure flanked by dragons iron log rests.Nice even patina to bronze.17.5 x 12 x 23 in.Rusting to iron.Private...
[more like this] - Pair French Empire figural candelabra:
gilt and patinated bronze with angels holding three arm candelabra, floral swags, bow and arrows, with winged female figures, anthemion bases with stepped plinths, mounted...
[more like this] - 18" terrestrial globe by W & AK Johnston,
London, the sphere with 12 colored lithographic gores, mounted in brass meridian within horizontal ring applied with colored printed zodiac and calendar scales, on a carved...
[more like this] - French Empire crystal ball, ormolu mounted
crystal sphere mounted with winged paw feet, French, late 19th century, 12 in. Crystal with natural fissures and discoloration, some surface chips, slightly askew. Private...
[more like this] - Garden armillary sundial on pedestal
Roman numeraled sphere with equatorial bow supported by cast columnal base. H45 1/2'' W21'' Provenance: Wilmington North Carolina private collection....
[more like this] - 1 vol. (Hebrew Cabalistic Manuscript.)
"Sefer Mar'eh ha-ofanim" - transliterated from the Hebrew. [North Africa], [ca. 18th-Century]. 4to, contemp, gilt-paneled green morocco; rubbed, casing loose. 36 manuscript...
[more like this] - Pearl and diamond necklace, knotted
strand of 66 round pinkish-white cultured pearls, 9.00 to 9.40 mm., very good luster, 14 kt. yellow gold fluted sphere closure set with ten single-cut diamonds, 26-1/4 in.;...
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