Including leather, bound bound book,dated 1784 the voyage to the Pacific Ocean undertaken by the command of his majesty for making discoveries in the northern hemisphere Captain James Cook, next book the nature...
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CSA CHAPLAIN WITHERSPOON DIARY, AUTOBIOGRAPHY1862Confederate diary of T. D. Witherspoon, Chaplain of the 2nd and 42nd Mississippi Regiment, starting July 7th, 1862-Dec. 31, 1862, together with an 1875 autobiography penned...
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SAMUEL BOUGH O/C PAINTING, FARM SCENESamuelBough (United Kingdom/Scotland/England, 1822-1878) oil on canvas painting depicting a farmyard with chickens, a turkey, and a horse-drawn wagon or plough. Signed "Sam Bough"...
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MASSIVE AFRICAN YORUBA EPA HELMET MASKYorubaEpa helmet mask Nigeria. The Janus faced helmet mask is surmounted by a highly detailed figural superstructure with a large central female figure with an elaborate hairstyle...
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MASSIVE AFRICAN YORUBA EPA HELMET MASKYorubaEpa helmet mask, Nigeria. The Janus faced helmet mask is surmounted by a highly detailed figural superstructure with a large central female figure with an elaborate hairstyle...
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JAPANESE MEIJI LACQUER RYOSHIBAKO BOXJapaneseMeiji gold lacquered ryoshibako document box, with silver mounts. Decorated with a Japanese garden scene.
Provenance: Gift to Louis W. Hill from Komura Jutaro, a passenger...
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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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LARGE BRONZE SEATED FIGURE OF BIXIAYUANJUNLarge Bronze Seated Figure of Bixia Yuanjun, also known as Taishan Niangniang, Daoist goddess of the dawn, destiny and childbirth, with her three phoenix headdress...
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IMPORTANT VIRGINIA PORTRAIT(AmericanSchool, 19th Century)
John Mason McCarty (1795-1852), not visibly signed, oil on canvas, 26 x 20 in.; gilt wood frame, 33-1/2 x 27-1/4 in.
Provenance: Descended in the family...
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ROMAN / BYZANTINE MOSAIC, BANQUET SCENEKIMBROS CYCLERoman, late Imperial to Byzantine period, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A magnificent mosaic from the Kimbros cycle featuring a banquet scene of several figures...
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LATE ROMAN MOSAIC PANEL OF EIKAS FROMKIMBROS CYCLERoman, late Imperial to Byzantine period, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A remarkable mosaic from the Kimbros cycle featuring a seated male figure in front of the...
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FILS RIGAUD BENOIT, HAITI (20TH CENTURY),GIRAFFES, 1974, OIL ON CANVAS, 30"H X 24"W, 36 1/4"H X 30 3/8"W (FRAME)Fils Rigaud Benoit, Haiti, (20th Century) Giraffes, 1974, oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right....
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BERNARD POTHAST, WOMAN WITH CHILDREN,OIL Bernard (Bernhard) Jean Corneille Pothast (German/Dutch/Flemish 1882-1966), oil on canvas, Northern European interior genre scene depicting a woman, possibly a mother,...
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[TRAVEL]. A group of 38 works regardingtravel, travelogues, and history related to various regions throughout the world, including:
MENPES, Mortimer et al. World's Children. L, [1903]. FIRST EDITION. -- FORREST,...
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FRANK HOWELL, NEW MEXICO, IOWA (1937- 1997), WHITE HUMMINGBIRD, 1994, LITHOGRAPH, 151/225, 49"H X 31"W (SIGHT), 62"H X43"W (FRAME)Frank Howell, New Mexico, Iowa, (1937 - 1997) White Hummingbird, 1994, lithograph,...
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FRANK HOWELL, NEW MEXICO, IOWA , FACEOF THE WATERS, 1990, LITHOGRAPH, 3/140, 30"H X 42 1/2"W (SIGHT), 42 1/2"H X 55"W (FRAME)Frank Howell, New Mexico, Iowa Face of the waters, 1990, lithograph, 3/140 signed...
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? JOHN ATKINSON GRIMSHAW (BRITISH 1836-1893)
GREENOCKSigned inscribed and dated 'T.20.92', signed, inscribed and dated verso 'Quayside Greenock T.20.92', oil on canvas31cm x 46cm (12in x 18in)Provenance: Christie's, 20 July...
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A GEORGE III SILVER-GILT CASTER JohnEmes, London 1798, of vase outline, with an engraved cypher of Queen Charlotte in a laurel wreath and a foliate border to the rim, the domed screw-off lid with pierced detail...
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(47) ADVERTISING MIRRORS, CA. 1900 –1920. TOinclude: King Quality Flour (Brockton, MA), Drink Hires (shows rust and fading), Aetna Life (Concord, NH), H & G Herrman Cigars (Milwaukee, mirror shows silver loss),...
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ORIGINAL AUDUBON ENGRAVING ELEPHANTFOLIO: Children's Warbler Plate VXXX, sight size 20'' x 12.5'', framed, 42.5'' x 32.5'', bears a label from the collection of the Northern Trust Company, Chicago....
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Photographic Archive of Miles City MontanaPhotographer R.C. Morrison 1880s-1890s Cowan's is proud to present the photographic archive of pioneer Montana photographer Robert C. Morrison (1850-1938) descended directly...
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Northern Plains Children's Items lotof 4 including a single Sioux child's moccasin sinew-sewn elk and beaded in colors of pink translucent green red white-heart dark blue and white length 6 in.; PLUS another...
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Needlework mourning picture dated1823 Depicting a young girl in white dress, bonnet and coral necklace holding a ball, the background with weeping willow and lake with swans, eglomise mat inscribed 'M.A....
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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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Major General N. P. Banks Collectionof Fifteen CDVs Comprising ten different uniformed cartes along with a civilian pose and two lithographic vignettes most being common Anthony-Brady views. Another CDV show...
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An Important Miami Pipe With Ties tothe 1795 Treaty of Greenville delicately carved curly maple stem with engraved bands of German silver and diamond-shaped inlay; brass mouthpiece and German silver tip; stem...
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Gambone Italian art pottery dish. Therectangular form decorated with alternating blue and yellow fish against a beige ground with stylized waves. Signed on the base. 10 3/4"L x 8 1/4"W. Very good condition. This...
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