EXCEPTIONAL MERGANSERFred M. Nichols(1854-1924)
Lynn, MA, c. 1890
17 in. long
Ongoing research has identified this decoy and its two rigmates as the work of Massachusetts master carver Fred Nichols. This hollow...
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THE SAFFORD SLEEPING GOOSECharles A.Safford (1877-1957)
Newburyport, MA, c. 1920
24 ½ in. long
“It leaps into the pantheon of the greatest American goose decoys ever made, sculpture and function in perfect...
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THE MCCLEERY BOYD MERGANSER DRAKEGeorgeBoyd (1873-1941)
Seabrook, NH, c. 1910
18 ¾ in. long
“I had the good fortune of visiting with Jim McCleery on several occasions in his home in Texas. He was one of the...
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RARE DOWITCHERNathan Rowley Horner (1882-1942)
WestCreek, NJ, c. 1915
10 1/2 in. long
An exceedingly rare shorebird by this New Jersey master showing the clean lines and stippled paint common in his waterfowl decoys. Widely...
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EXCEPTIONAL SWIMMING MERGANSERNorthShore, MA, c. 1890
17 1/2 in. long
This hollow swimming merganser is among the finest decoys discovered in decades. As this Massachusetts masterpiece makes its public debut,...
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MACKEY-WHEELER BLACK DUCKCharles E."Shang" Wheeler (1872-1949)
Stratford, CT, c. 1940
17 1/4 in. long
This Connecticut classic features a refined hollow pine body, turned head, and Shang’s signature scratch...
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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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JACOB PHILIPP (JAKOB) HACKERT LANDSCAPEPENCIL DRAWINGJacob Philipp (Jakob) Hackert (Germany/Italy, 1737-1807) pencil on laid paper landscape drawing depicting a rocky outcropping in a small body of water, trees...
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AFTER GUIDO RENI CONTINENTAL OLD MASTERPORTRAIT OF BEA...After Guido Reni (Italian, 1575-1642) oil on canvas continental Old Master portrait painting of a white-robed female, rendered with dramatic tenebrism. Unsigned....
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GREG RIDLEY, CIVIL RIGHTS ERA COPPEREAGLE PANELSGregory D. Ridley (American/Tennessee, 1925-2004) Federal Eagles, 1969, two repousse copper panels depicting near-mirror images based on the United States Eagle...
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ANDREW SHUNNEY (1916-1978) OIL ON CANVASSTILL LIFE "PO...Andrew Shunney (1916-1978) Oil on Canvas Still LIfe "Potted White Cyclamen on Tabletop" , signed lower left Shunney, in original frame.
30 in. x 24 in. Overall...
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PAUL HEE OIL ON MAHOGANY PANEL "INTOTHE STORM"Paul Hee (American 1927-2011) Oil on Mahogany Panel "Into the Storm" , showing square rigged ship with sails furled heading into high seas, signed lower left "P....
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RARE BLACKFEET QUILLED & BEADED BUFFALOHEADDRESSThis is an incredible, large buffalo horn headdress with polychrome painted buffalo trailer along with beadwork and quillwork from the Blackfeet Indians of Montana....
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CHINESE EXPORT ARMORIAL PORCELAIN PUNCHBOWL, CAMPBELL,...circa 1760, one side depicting arms of Campbell, having two quarters gyronny of eight in gilt and black, quartering Lorne with a single masted ship, flags...
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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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LOVELY & IMPORTANT ROMAN SILVER STATUETTEOF VENUSRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to early 3rd century CE. An exquisite statuette cast from 70% to 75% silver depicting Venus (Greek Aphrodite), the goddess of love,...
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FRAMED ELI LEVIN PAINTING - "OLD BAG"1991Eli Levin (American, b. 1938). "Old Bag" watercolor and/or gouache, 1990. Pencil signed "Eli Levin 1990" at bottom center. A wonderful genre painting - a scene of everyday...
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EGYPTIAN FAIENCE USHABTIS - GROUP OF5Ancient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 664 BCE. A fine ensemble of 5 mold-formed, faience ushabti, all presenting upright in a mummiform...
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EMILE BRANCHARD PAINTING - CHICKEN BARN,CA. 1920SEmile Pierre Branchard (American, 1881-1938). Untitled oil on board, ca. 1920s. Signed on the lower right. A wonderful painting of a chicken barn by American artist...
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BIERSTADT - "THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS LANDERSPEAK" (1869)**This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding.
Albert Bierstadt (German-American, 1830-1902). "The...
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HUGE TEOTIHUACAN / AZTEC STONE WATERSPOUT ZOOMORPHPre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan to early Aztec culture, ca. 600 to 1400 CE. This is a superb volcanic rock carving of a recumbent dog-like or jaguar...
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LETTER FROM ANDREW WYETH (AMERICAN,1917-2009) TO ALICE MOORE AND A LETTER FROM CAROLYN B. WYETH TO ALICE MOORELetter from ANDREW WYETH (American, 1917-2009) to Alice Moore and a Letter from CAROLYN B. WYETH...
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OLD MASTER SCHOOL, PORTRAIT PAINTINGOld Master School (19th c.), Portrait of a woman with head scarf, oil on wood panel, no signature observed, 14.75"h a 11.5"w (sight), 17.5"h x 14.5"w (frame)...
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ALLAN HOUSER, AMERICAN (1914-1994),HEAD OF A WOMAN, 1993, BRONZE, 14" H X 6 1/2" WAllan Houser, American, (1914-1994) Head of a Woman, 1993, bronze Signed, titled, dated, and numbered 7/20. Biography from...
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LANE PALMISANO, VIRGINIA (20TH-21STCENTURY), UNTITLED PATH WITH PALM TREES, WATERCOLOR, 8" X 10", 15" X 16" (FRAME)Lane Palmisano, Virginia, (20th-21st Century) untitled path with palm trees, watercolor...
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GEROME RICHARD TIGER, OKLAHOMA (1941- 1967), OBSERVING THE ENEMY; THE GUIDING SPIRIT; YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW, THREE PORTFOLIO LIMITED EDITION LITHOGRAPHS, 15" X 11" (IMAGE), 20" X 16" (SHEET)Gerome Richard...
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CHEN YANNING (CHINESE 1945-)
ROARINGTIGER ??? ????? ?? ????ink and colour on paper, framed, titled, stamped and signed upper right(1)58.5cm x 38.6cm; 80cm x 58.6cm overallProvenance: Susan J and Michael Gassaway...
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RARE GROUP OF A SCHOLAR'S PORTRAIT ANDHIS ANCESTOR PORTRAITS
QING DYNASTY, DAOGUANG PERIOD, 1831AD ??? ??????????????? ???? ???????ink and colour on paper, framed, comprising the commissioner- Zhou Zaotang's portrait,...
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Old Masters Style Oil Painting on WoodPanelFinely painted to depict two female figures with one holding her hat with a head and the other holding a sword (presumably the weapon that killed the man) amid a Greek...
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Old Master style painting, head of Christ,unsigned, oil on artist board, Italian School, 19th century, oval 8-12 x 6-34 in.; 19th century ebonized wood frame with black-painted wood spandrel....
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Asa Park (Kentucky 1790-1827) Portraitof Lafayette Kentucky Portrait of the Marquis de Lafayette ca 1824-1825 a half-portrait of Lafayette housed in an ornately carved gilt and gesso frame unsigned; 27.75 x 23...
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Charles-André called Carle Van Loo(French 1705-1765) "A Sleeping Shepherd" probably c. early 1760s red chalk (and graphite sketches of a left hand and a head at top right) inscribed in umber ink by a mid-18th...
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Charles-André called Carle Van Loo(French 1705-1765) "A Sleeping Shepherd" probably c. early 1760s red chalk (and graphite sketches of a left hand and a head at top right) inscribed in umber ink by a mid-18th...
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Benjamin West P. R. A. (British 1738-1820)"Seated Female Figure (Probably Study for a Portrait)" probably c. late 1770s/early 1780s graphite on buff laid paper unsigned 7 5/8 in. x 8 1/2 in. in a composite dealer's...
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Old Master style painting, Mary, theMother of God and the child Jesus bestowing wreaths on the heads of two saints, unsigned, oil on canvas, European, 19th century, unframed, 63 x 47-1/4 in. Original stretcher...
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Very Rare Pair of Japanese Six-PanelByobu (Floor Screens), 18th century, Edo Period, each panel executed in gouache on paper with gold foil borders at the top and base, bordered in the original silk brocade...
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