SWAROVSKI CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT, STARThreedimensional gold tone ornament encrusted with crystal accents. Six pointed faceted crystal star hangs in center.
Ornament hangs from gold ribbon. Swarovski backstamp. Original...
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GROUP OF ANTIQUE AND VINTAGE SOUVENIRSHELL ENCRUSTED O...Group of Antique and Vintage Souvenir Shell Encrusted Ornaments , shellworks consisting of boxes, animals, dressers, shadowbox/diorama hearts and anchors,...
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DAMASCENE STEEL AND GOLD TOLEDO CANE-Ca.1880 -Small Damascene steel ball knob totally encrusted with dense 24-karat gold wire overlay. -Centered at the top by a round shield with a winged Chimera, the knob is furthermore...
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DAMASCENE STEEL AND GOLD CANE-Ca. 1880-Small Damascene steel handle with a round and flattened top encrusted with a circular shield of dense 24-karat gold wire inlay centered by the characterizing Chimera with...
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TOLEDO GOLD DAMASCENE DRESS CANE-Ca.1890 -Large gold Damascene steel crook handle fashioned in a well-proportioned, classic crook shape with slightly widening nose and profusely encrusted with dense matt polished...
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VERACRUZ STONE HACHA - ABSTRACT FACEW/ CINNABARPre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz) culture, ca. 5th to 7th century CE. A fabulous example of a hand-carved stone hacha depicting an abstract...
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TEOTIHUACAN POTTERY FIGURAL INCENSARIOLID TL'DPre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A lovely incensario lid used to funnel the smoke from burning copal incense upwards and out of the...
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TEOTIHUACAN POTTERY LIDDED INCENSARIO,EX SOTHEBY'SPre-Columbian, Mexico, Pacific Slope region, Teotihuacan culture, Escuintla type, Classic Period, ca. 450 to 650 CE. A stunning incensario used to burn copal incense,...
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ADORABLE CHANCAY BICHROME MOTHER & CHILDJARPre-Columbian, Central Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel depicting a mother carrying her child on her back. The mother's elaborate hair and...
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MAYA JAINA POTTERY STANDING DIGNITARYFIGURE W/ TLPre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Western Yucatan Peninsula, Jaina/Campeche, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A gorgeous and hand-built pottery...
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FINE GREEK BOEOTIAN TERRACOTTA BIRD-FACEDIDOLAncient Greece, Boeotia, ca. first half of the 6th century BCE. A lovely, hand-built pottery idol of a characteristically abstract form with a flared, concave base, a...
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NAYARIT POTTERY SEATED WARRIOR FIGUREHOLDING CLUBPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery figure of a warrior seated with bent legs upon a spike emanating...
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KUSHAN SCHIST RELIEF FRIEZE OF MAN W/LION HEADCentral Asia, Pakistan & Northwestern India, Kushan Empire, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A hand-carved gray schist frieze depicting an elite man dressed in a tunic...
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LURISTAN BRONZE MASTER OF ANIMALS STANDARDFINIALAncient Near East, northwestern Iran and Turkey, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. An intriguing cast-bronze standard finial in the form known as the "master of animals."...
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ROMAN BRONZE CHARIOT REIN BRACKET W/GUIDE LOOPRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A cast-bronze rein guide meant to attach to the front of a Roman chariot or the top of an individual horse saddle....
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HUGE NAYARIT POTTERY SEATED WARRIORFIGURE W/ CLUB**Originally Listed At $3000**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. An expressive and sizable warrior figure of...
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COLIMA REDWARE SEATED FIGURAL VESSEL**OriginallyListed At $700**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An intriguing redware pottery vessel of an unusual form with anthropomorphic features protruding...
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7 COLIMA, AZTEC, JALISCO & TLATILCOPOTTERY FIGURES**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE; Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco...
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CHINESE QING DYNASTY STONE FU LION -"FOO DOG"**Originally Listed At $300**
East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 1644 to 1912 CE. An imposing stone carving of a fu lion, or "foo dog", on an integral stone plinth....
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INDUS VALLEY MEHRGARH POTTERY FERTILITYIDOL, TL TESTED...**First Time At Auction**
Ancient Central Asia, Indus Valley, Mehrgarh culture, ca. 3500 to 2800 BCE. A hand-built pottery female fertility idol of a characteristically...
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HUGE 10TH C. BYZANTINE BRONZE PROCESSIONALCROSSAncient Near East, Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A gorgeous cast-bronze processional cross with flaring arms that terminate in pairs of circular...
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PUBLISHED EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM LIMESTONEUSHABTIAncient Egypt, New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, ca. 1292 to 1189 BCE. A gorgeous ushabti figure carved by hand from gray-white limestone exhibiting a slender form. The figure...
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CHANCAY POLYCHROME FIGURAL JAR - SHAMANFORMPre-Columbian, Central Coast of Peru, Chancay culture, ca. 800 to 1400 CE. An intriguing figural vessel of a sizable form with red, black, and cream pigment, all displayed...
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AZTEC MASK MOON GODDESS COYOLXAUHQUIW/ MONTEZUMA GLYPH...Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Aztec Empire, ca. 16th century CE. Wow! An extraordinarily rare greenstone mask of the Aztec moon goddess Coyolxauhqui with an...
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RARE PANAMANIAN VERAGUAS GOLD FISH-REPTILEPENDANT**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Central America, Panama or Costa Rica, Chiriqui or Veraguas, ca. 8th to 14th century CE. An incredible and fantastical 71%...
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COSTA RICAN GOLD PENDANT, JANIFORM CROCODILIAN**FirstTime At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Chiriqui or Diquis culture, ca. 13th to 16th century CE. A dazzling pendant depicting the form of a double-headed...
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CHINESE SHANG DYNASTY BRONZE GU / WINEVESSEL**First Time At Auction**
East Asia, China, Late Shang Dynasty, ca. 12th to 11th century BCE. A gorgeously preserved ritual wine vessel, known as a "gu", from the Chinese...
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SUPERB PERSIAN ACHAEMENID 23K+ GOLDLION APPLIQUES**Originally Listed At $5000**
Near East, Iran, Achaemenid Empire, ca. 6th to 4th century BCE. A pair of 99% gold (equivalent to 23K+ to 24K) applique ornaments...
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LARGE DIQUIS TUMBAGA PENDANT OF NUDESHAMANPre-Columbian, Central America, Panama, Diquis, ca. 500 to 1200 CE. A wonderful tumbaga - gold copper alloy - pendant in the form of a nude male shaman in an ecstatic...
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ROYAL VIENNA PORCELAIN COVERED VASES,2 Royal Vienna porcelain vases, an associated pair of the same shape, each with Vienna beehive marks in underglaze cobalt, the cartouches with painted scenes, one signed Johner,...
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PAIR SHELL ENCRUSTED ORNAMENTS ON STANDSLargePair of Shell Encrusted Ornaments on Stands, cone shaped shells, painted wood turned bases...
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PALESTINIAN BRIDAL HEADPIECES & ACCESSORIESTwoPalestinian bridal headpieces encrusted with rows of coins, beads, charms and pendants, bases made of layers of cotton and embroidery. Sides have hanging beads and ornaments....
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A Miniature Silver Lidded Ewer Measuringapprox.4-3/4"H, the ewer stands on four feet, the body is entirely encrusted with rococo style relief ornaments and there are raised masks of winged ladies with Victorian...
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Jay Strongwater Creations Wooden PictureFrame A polished wood 2"W picture frame with 10" x 8" picture glass cast metal enameled corner ornaments encrusted with Swarovski crystals overall apprx. 14" x 11-3/4" with...
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Bamana or Marka N'tomo Mask Mali Woodmask with applied ornamentation having a comb-like structure at the top. These masks are used during dances and initiation ceremonies for young boys coming of age. Many acquire...
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Bamana or Marka N'tomo Mask Mali Woodmask with applied ornamentation of metal and cloth pierced sides having a comb-like structure at the top. These masks are used during dances and initiation ceremonies for...
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