AN UNUSUAL GEORGE III GILTWOOD MIRRORAnunusual George III giltwood mirrorlate 18th centuryheight 27in (69cm); width 21 1/2in (55cm) Provenance:The Collection of Fritz & Lucy Jewett, San Francisco, California....
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EARLY PREENING GREEN-WINGED TEALChaseLittlejohn (1853-1943)
Redwood City, CA, c. 1885
10 in. long
“A more interesting fellow than Chase Littlejohn has probably never existed.” This is the opening line to...
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A DUTCH BAROQUE STYLE MINIATURE BOOKCASEAnunusual parcel gilt and grey painted tole Dutch Baroque style miniature bookcase 19th century height 30 1/4in (77cm); width 25in (63.5cm); depth 7 1/4in (18.5cm)(br/)Provenance:...
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19TH C. CHINESE BRONZE CLAW FOOT CANDLEHOLDEREast Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th century CE. A fantastical cast-bronze candle holder comprised of two pieces: a clawed foot base, and a shallow pan. The pan...
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MOCHE BI-CHROME VESSEL W/ AI APEC, FIGURALHANDLE**Originally Listed At $850**
Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Moche V, ca. 600 to 800 CE. A fascinating vessel of unusual form, hand-sculpted from ceramic with...
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1799 AMERICAN POWDER HORN W/ WOOD &STEEL CAPNorth America, United States, ca. 1799 CE. A hand carved powder horn made from cow horn, with a wooden plug and a steel pin tip. The body is flat and narrow, tapering...
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LARGE 18TH C. INDIAN STONE PANEL W/GANESH**Originally Listed At $2000**
South Asia, India, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. Finely carved in relief from a single block of stone, this is a high relief hand-carved...
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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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SICAN-LAMBAYEQUE WOOD THRONE FOR ANEMPERORPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican-Lambayeque, ca. 750 to 1375 CE. A hand-carved wooden throne from the Sican-Lambayeque Empire which was known for creating the...
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MEZCALA POTTERY FEMALE FIGURE W/ CESAREANINCISIONPre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala culture, ca. 1000 to 400 BCE. An impressive pottery female figure of an unusual form - depicted post-birth after undergoing...
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1900S NATIVE AMERICAN TLINGIT MAMMOTHIVORY TOTEM POLENative American, Northwestern United States, Tlingit, ca. 1900s to 1920s CE. An impressive hand-carved miniature totem pole made from fossilized mammoth ivory....
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IMPORTANT MIMBRES POTTERY BOWL W/ WALKINGFISH - TL'DNative American, Southwestern US, Mimbres Valley, New Mexico, ca. 950 to 1150 CE. A smallish, deep bowl of classic form and decoration from an imaginative and unique...
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COLIMA REDWARE VESSEL (FOR HALLUCINOGENICENEMA RITES)Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel of an unusual form on a pedestal foot, all slipped in a rich red hue. The...
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LARGE ANASAZI TULAROSA POTTERY BLACKON WHITE OLLANative American, southwest New Mexico, villages in southern Cibola Anasazi/northern Mogollon, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi) culture, Tularosa, ca. 1200 to 1400...
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MONUMENTAL 9TH C. INDONESIAN STONE STATUEOF GANESHSoutheast Asia, Indonesia, Central Java, ca. 9th century CE. An enormous volcanic stone statue of Ganesha, the elephant-headed deity known as the "Remover of Obstacles,"...
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UNUSUAL SMALL SILK ON LINEN SAMPLER,DATED 1861Unusual small silk on linen sampler, dated 1861 , wrought by James Crocker, age 11 years, 11" x 7 3/4". Samplers by young boys are rare. Provenance: Marian Soss...
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Karpen Of California Lounge Chair. UnusualSilhouette with Tapered Tall Back and Broad Flared Seat. Wood Legs and Frame.
Dimensions: H: 38 inches: W: 35 inches: D: 27.5 inches - Seat Height: 16 inches ---
Condition:...
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A VERY FINE HUPA TRAY WITH OPEN EDGEAND IMBRICATIONThe unusual California tribe basketry item displays a striking circular imbricated design within an unusual twined openwork edge.Measures 8.25 inches in diameter.Very...
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RARE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH GOLD- ANDSILVER-MOUNTED DRESS BOWIE KNIFE DATED 1859 LENGTH OF BLADE 5”. TOTAL LENGTH 9”. SILVER-MOUNTED DRESS BOWIE KNIFE, Dated 1859, Bone and silver coffin-form handle with...
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Antique and unusual bronze Ganesha statue,19th century or earlier; H 7" x L 4" x W 3 1/2" (approx.); Provenance: Collected between 1945-1960 by Carl O. Winberg, former United Stated Government employee residing in...
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Antique Japanese, Edo period lacqueredunusual zushi shrine with hinge top, gilt decorations to exterior doors, the interior with standing Kannon; as-is condition, large chips, flaws, and scratches, the shrine...
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Unusual Chinese molded ceramic vasewith numerous floral and animal designs in high-relief. Includes certificate of authenticity from Hong Kong Art Craft Merchants Association from 1982; H 11 1/4" x D 8" (approx.);...
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Large and unusual Japanese Edo periodzushi, the exterior with painted dragons and floral designs, the interior with painted figures to each door and central elaborate lacquer and gilt wood multi-armed deity with...
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PAUL KOSTABI MODERN ABSTRACT PORTRAITPAINTING California,b.1962Sunny Side Up, figurative abstract composition of a grimacing individual with unusual facial growth, 2003....
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Unusual Japanese Shanga print set 19thcentury illustrated dialog suite portraying intimate couple framed. image size: H6'' W4 1/4'' (4pcs) Provenance: Palm Springs California private collection. Back   Inquiry   ...
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Native American unusual California basketwith woven pedestal; repeating geometric design. 4"H x 7 3/8"dia. Good condition....
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3 vols. Ambrose Bierce: Bierce, Ambrose.Black Beetles in Amber. San Francisco: Western Authors Pub. Co., 1892. 1st ed. 8vo, orig. gilt-lettered green cloth; corners slightly bumped, lower corners slightly rubbed....
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