NORTHERN LIGHTHOUSE BOARD CARVED PINEROUNDEL
19TH CENTURY applied to the centre with a relief carved lighthouse with waves below, within a border inscribed 'Northern Light House' and the with the motto of the...
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BASIL BLACKSHAW OIL ON CANVAS, 3 RIDERSBasilBlackshaw, RUA, (Irish, b. 1932), oil on canvas painting, possibly a study, depicting a progression of three figures riding on horseback, set against a hazy sky; the horses...
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A LATE MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR ERA MAP,"MAPA DE LOS ESTAD... "Mapa de los Estados Unidos de Mejico, Revised Edition," JOHN DISTURNELL, NEW YORK,1848-1850, hand colored copper plate engraving on paper, the Gulf...
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MORT GRAHAM - A NATIVE HERITAGE PRINTSERIESFeatured in this lot is this print series by Mort Graham, titled "A Native Heritage", and printed by Zenith Graphics of Alberta, Canada. The series includes the portraits...
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NEW IRELAND MASK OR HEAD, HAVING ORIGINALPAINT AND HAI...New Ireland Mask or Head, having original paint and hair, depicting jumping fish on top as well as black snakes circling the face, small section missing from...
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CHINESE QI LIMESTONE STELA W/ BUDDHA& BODHISATTVASEast Asia, China, Six Dynasties Period, Northern Qi Dynasty, ca. 550 to 577 CE. A gorgeous carved-limestone stela featuring a seated Buddha flanked by two bodhisattvas...
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RARE / LARGE PRE-COLUMBIAN PUKARA STONEJANIFORM HEAD**Originally Listed At $3000**
Pre-Columbian, southern Peruvian Highlands, northern basin of Lake Titicaca, Pucara (also Pukara) culture, 250 BCE to 700 CE....
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CHINESE QI DYNASTY STONE SEATED BUDDHA**OriginallyListed At $4500**
East Asia, China, Six Dynasties Period, Northern Qi Dynasty, ca. 550 to 577 CE. A remarkable hand-carved stone sculpture of Buddha shown seated in lotus...
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INCA POTTERY FIGURAL ARYBALLOS W/ LLAMA**OriginallyListed At $500**
Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1470 to 1532 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery aryballos with a stylized anthropomorphic head...
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MASSIVE MOCHE COPPER PANELS AI APECFIGURE (8 PCS)Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Moche culture, ca. 300 to 500 CE. This is a spectacular and rare copper depiction of the god Ai Apaec (also Ai Apec) as a near...
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CHAVIN POTTERY INCISED JAGUAR VESSEL,TL TESTEDPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, Santana-Santa River, ca. 700 to 200 BCE. A delightful ceramic vessel in the form of a stylized jaguar presenting a portly...
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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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MOCHE PHASE III / IV POTTERY STIRRUPVESSEL OF AI APECPre-Columbian, northern Peru, Moche culture, Phase III to IV, ca. 350 to 700 CE. An evocative, mold-made stirrup vessel in the form of the chief deity of...
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10TH C. VIKING SILVER NECKLACE W/ THOR'SHAMMER PENDANT...Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Viking or Norse culture, ca. 10th century CE. An incredibly long, knitted chain made from 97% to 97.5% silver wire ending in...
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EARLY MOCHE LOMA NEGRA COPPER CROWNWARRIOR HEAD**Originally Listed At $9900**
Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, early Moche period, ca. 100 CE. A remarkable copper crown featuring the head of a warrior with intense...
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PUBLISHED CHAVIN STIRRUP VESSEL EAGLE& JAGUAR**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Chavin culture, Jequetepeque-Templadera type, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. One of the more striking examples of ancient...
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11TH C. VIKING SILVER THOR'S HAMMERPENDANT - MJOLNIR**First Time At Auction**
Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Viking or Norse culture, ca. 11th century CE. A well-preserved pendant depicting Mjolnir, the fabled...
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VIKING JELLING GILT SILVER BROOCH W/GRIPPING BEAST**Originally Listed At $4000**
Northern Europe, Scandinavia, Viking or Norse culture, ca. 9th to 11th century CE. A beautiful 65% to 98.6% silver brooch or...
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MINIATURE CUPISNIQUE / CHAVIN JASPERJAGUAR EFFIGY JAR**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Northern Coast of Peru, Cupisnique / Chavin culture, ca. 1250 to 500 BCE. A superb hand-carved red-jasper jar in...
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SIGNED 20TH C. INUIT SOAPSTONE OWL BYJOE TALIRUNILINative American, Canada, northern Quebec, Nunavik, Puvirnituq, ca. 1960s to 1970s CE. Signed by Joe Talirunili (Inuit, 1893-1976) in English and syllabics. An...
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RIO MAGDALENA MOSKITO POTTERY URN W/LID, TL TESTEDPre-Columbian, Northern Colombia, Rio Magdalena, Moskito, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A This is an incredible funerary effigy vessel with a figural lid, and a conical...
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2 JAMES KIVETORUK MOSES MIXED MEDIA- "HOME ALASKA"James Kivetoruk (Kivitauraq) Moses (Inupiat/Inupiak, ca. 1899-1982). Two mixed media works on paper, ca. 1960s. Both signed and inscribed "Home Alaska" on lower...
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MOCHE POLYCHROME STIRRUP PORTRAIT VESSELOF A LORDPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A superb and expertly decorated pottery stirrup vessel in the form of a portrait head of a lord...
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NOK HEAD
NORTHERN NIGERIA, C. 500 B.C.terracotta, the coiffure tied with a headband, broad eyes, flaring nostrils and pursed mouth, raised on a bespoke mount11.5cm tallPrivate collection, United Kingdom...
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SIGNED AND DATED SCRIMSHAW WHALE'S TOOTHPERTAINING TO THE SHIP "NORTHERN LIGHT" DATED 1861 LENGTH 6.75". PERTAINING TO THE SHIP "NORTHERN LIGHT", Dated 1861, Obverse depicts a full-rigged ship flying an American...
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Northern Plains and Greenlandic InuitDolls
late 19th century
lot of 2, includes:
a Northern Plains doll with cloth body and hide head; beaded leggings and moccasins
height 13-1/2 inches
a Greenlandic Inuit...
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A PAIR OF LALIQUE ART GLASS SWANSA pairof Lalique art glass swans, Fourth-quarter 20th Century Each with acid etched signature: Lalique ® France The pair of frosted and clear glass swans one with head raised,...
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3 CHINESE BRONZE BUDDHA HEAD, NORTHERNWEI Chinese ,Northern Wei, three Buddha's heads in meditation, with almond-shaped downcast eyes, arched eyebrows that meet and blend into the long nose, the outlined lips...
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FIVE INDIAN PINK-BUFF SANDSTONE HEADSOF DIVINITIES AND A HEAD OF A LION, H OF TALLEST INCLUDING STAND: 7-3/4 INFive Indian Pink-Buff Sandstone Heads of Divinities and a Head of a Lion, Central or Northern India,...
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NORTHERN EUROPEAN EMPIRE STYLE FOURDRAWER COMMODE Northern European Empire style four-drawer gilt metal mounted commode, in "Karelian" birch burlwood with rectangular top, the corners rounded above anthemion...
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6TH C. CHINESE CARVED STONE HEAD ONCUSTOM WOODEN BASE Late Northern Wei Dynasty Grey Stone Head with complex linear two-tiered hair styling, pacific features with whimsical smile, from the period following...
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NATIVE AMERICAN WAR CLUB - 19th c 20''long shrinkage crack to head. Northern Plains Wood Burl War Club natural form undecorated probably a youth's used in 'cominig of age' rituals has battle score markings....
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Five Richard Kidder Meade, Jr. ConfederateCivil War Letters, Civil War Era Photographs, Paintings, Meade Family Archive Virginia, 1861-1862: letter from Fort Sumter, March 21, 1861, to sister Julia Meade (1830-1906),...
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NORTHERN SUNG CELADON-GLAZED TRIPODCENSER The squat bowl incised with foliate scrolls beneath waisted neck on lion-headed feet. Provenance: I.M. Chait Los Angeles CA August 21 1988 lot 182; Property from a...
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Confederate Order Book 1st VirginiaRegiment Pre-First Bull Run 8 x 10 in. hardbound order copy book with gilt title ADJUTANTS REPORTS. /1ST. REGIMENT. This book is a record of the orders received by the 1st...
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Letters Between the Sturges BrothersMost Antebellum Including J.R. Sturges 3rd GA Infantry KIA These 58 letters encompass a "snapshot" of antebellum life in the South.Samuel Sturges (1774-1831) was born in Fairfield...
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