M. KESTENBAUM CARVED STONE FOLK ARTCAT SCULPTURE M. Kestenbaum carved stone folk art cat sculpture, in the manner of Pre-Columbian animal effigies, mounted to wood base, the underside with label "1976 Art Exhibition...
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IMPORTANT PHILADELPHIA CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANYHIGH CHESTcarving attributed to the "Garvan Carver", 1760-1770, in figured mahogany with scrolled pediment and elaborately carved tympanum, the lower case with carved shell...
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VERY FINE BALTIMORE FEDERAL EAGLE INLAIDMAHOGANY PEMBR...Maryland, 1790-1810, line inlaid figured mahogany top with quarter fan lightwood inlay, figured and line inlaid skirts with American Federal shield and spread...
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SIGNED MORRIS KANTOR PAINTING, "LAMPAND GRAPES" (1931)...Morris Kantor (Russian-American, 1896-1974). "Lamp and Grapes" oil on canvas, 1931. Signed and dated by the artist on the lower left. Morris Kantor's...
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POLISHED TIGER'S / HAWK'S EYE STONEMATRIXNorth America, ca. millions of years ago. This is sizable and pretty piece of tiger eye stone, that has been excavated and polished on one planar surface to show off...
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RARE FOSSILIZED SIBERIAN BERINGIAN CAVELION JAWEastern Europe, Russia, Southwestern Siberia, Pleistocene Epoch (Ice Age), ca. 370,000 to 10,000 years ago. A fossilized jawbone from a carnivore of the Ice Age, the...
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PUBLISHED ROMAN STONE MOSAIC HEAD OFOCEANUSRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A very fine Roman stone mosaic comprised of thousands of stone tesserae, depicting the head of Oceanus - the personification...
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NANO LOPEZ "LUCY" SCULPTURE & SIGNEDSTUDYNano Lopez (Colombian, b. 1955). "Lucy" bronze AND hand-signed giclee on canvas study for "Lucy" - edition number AP (artist's proof) 18/28, 2010, bronze signature stamped...
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EGYPTIAN FAIENCE AMULETS & SCARABS (13PCS)Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, ca. 1353 to 1336 BCE (for the faience); Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1070 to 644 BCE (for the steatite scarabs). A collection...
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JACK SAVITSKY PAINTING - READING RAILROAD(1966)John "Jack" Savitsky (American, 1910-1991). "Reading Railroad" oil on wood, 1966. Signed and dated on lower right. A captivating painting of the Reading Railroad with...
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MOCHE ELECTRUM FELINE HEAD APPLIQUEW/ TURQUOISE INLAYPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche culture, ca. 400 to 600 CE. A dazzling electrum applique of a feline head with turquoise stone eyes and remains of...
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DAVID TINSLEY PAINTING "SUGAR BABY NO.9" OUTSIDER ARTDavid Tinsley (American, b. 1951). "Sugar Baby No. 9" paint and mixed media on board, n.d. Signed on lower left. Signed and titled on the verso. A striking...
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GREEK BLACK-FIGURE LEKYTHOS - HOUND& HARE GROUP, TL'D**First Time At Auction**
Greece, Attic (Athens), attributed to the Hound and Hare Group, ca. 500 to 480 BCE. A splendid pottery lekythos attributed to...
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EGYPTIAN LATE DYNASTIC BRONZE SEKHMET,LIONESS GODDESS**First Time At Auction**
Egypt, Late Dynastic Period to Ptolemaic period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A stunning cast-bronze statue of Sekhmet (occasionally Sakhmet,...
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MESOPOTAMIAN MARBLE EFFIGY FELINE FORM**OriginallyListed At $1200**
Near East, Anatolia, Turkey / Central Asia, Mesopotamia, Sumer, ca. 2000 to 500 BCE. An adorable marble or alabaster effigy of an animal with an elongated...
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ATTRIBUTED TO JOHN HARDMAN POWELL (1827-1895)OR A.W.N. PUGIN (1812-1852) FOR HARDMAN, POWELL & CO.
VICTORIAN ARTIST'S JEWEL, CIRCA 1850 gold and enamel, bears inscription CONSIDER THE LILIES4cm diameterLiterature: Gere...
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2 JAPANESE ANTIQUE CARVED IVORY NETSUKETwocarved Japanese ivory netsukes, two rats and two cats. PLEASE NOTE: This is antique, pre-ban African elephant ivory and can be shipped only where allowed by law....
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JAPANESE MAMMOTH IVORY CARVING OF CATSFineokimono or netsuke carving of two cats playing with a ball. Signed on bottom. Drilled with double holes like a netsuke, but much larger than a typical netsuke, measuring about...
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MINIATURE IVORY CARVING CAT AND 3 MICEFIGURINEMiniature carved ivory figure of a cat and 3 mice. Cat measures 1 1/2" long. One mouse has loss to tail. PLEASE NOTE: This is antique, pre-ban African elephant ivory...
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(4) MINIATURE IVORY ANIMAL CARVINGSFIGURINESMiniature carved ivory bulldog and three lions. Longest cat measures 1 3/8" long. One lion has loss to tail. PLEASE NOTE: This is antique, pre-ban African elephant...
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JAPANESE CARVED IVORY CAT NETSUKE SIGNEDJapanesecarved ivory cat netsuke, signed on back foot. Approx. 1 1/2" long. PLEASE NOTE: This is antique, pre-ban ivory and can be shipped only where allowed by law. shipping info...
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ECLECTIC GROUP OF SILVER ITEMS, INCLUDINGTIFFANY & CO., WAKELEY & WHEELER AND ROBERT WILLIAMS AMONG OTHERSECLECTIC GROUP OF SILVER ITEMS, including TIFFANY & CO., WAKELEY & WHEELER AND ROBERT WILLIAMS AMONG OTHERS,...
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DOULTON LAMBETH GLAZED STONEWARE JUGAND SILVER MOUNTED CUP DESIGNED BY HANNAH BARLOW, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURYDoulton Lambeth Glazed Stoneware Jug and Silver Mounted Cup, Designed by Hannah Barlow, Third...
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TWO PRE COLUMBIAN STYLE POTTERY VESSELSTHE FIRST the first a double chamber Inca type from Peru having a cat like face and carry handle plus a single chamber chicken whistle pot, the red clay pot with white decorations....
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PRE-COLUMBIAN NAZCA PAINTED BEAKER ORKERO Southern Coastal Peru, circa 100 B.C. - 800 A.D.: round bottom and barrel-shaped body rising to vertical rim, decorated all around with underworld cat image, 6 in. H.,...
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PRE COLUMBIAN TREFOIL FOOTED CAT BOWLSouth AmericaPre ColumbianTri footed bowl decorated with figural cat, bird, and rabbit to center surrounded by flowers with red and brown banding to rim....
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TWO FRAMED FRAGMENTS OF PRE-COLUMBIANTEXTILES The first a Chancay border featuring cats, Peru, matted and framed under glass (Frame dimensions 8 x 18 in.); the second a larger fragment, likely Chimú, with fringe...
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ATTIC TERRACOTTA FIGURE OF A WOMAN103/4 in. high.
Illustrated in Rolf Winkes, Love for Antiquity, Selections from the Joukowsky Collection , Brown University, 1985, pg. 66-67, cat. #57.
Catalog note: "The...
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FRENCH STAINED OAK ARTIST MANNEQUIN,FIRST HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY5 ft. 11 in. x 14 in.
Note: "The mannequin, or lay figure, was a ubiquitous presence in the artist's studios from at least the Renaissance,...
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HENRY WALLIS R.W.S. (BRITISH 1830-1916)
THEMUSIC MASTER Watercolour22.2cm x 34.3cm (8.75in x 13.5in)Provenance: Sotheby’s, Belgravia, 10 April 1973 (to Upper Chenil Gallery);April 1979.Exhibited: Cockermouth, Norham...
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*A Mexican Pre-Columbian TerracottaFigure depicting a cat in a standing pose. Length 6 1/4 inches....
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Archive of Documents Associated withthe Sturges Family Including John R. Sturges 3rd GA Infantry KIA The lot contains a variety of items including over 100 receipts and other ephemera an early indenture and...
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A Pre-Columbian Zoomorphic Pottery VesselPossibly Colima ca. 100 B.C.-250 A.D. Burnished terracotta vessel with flared opening decorated with carved cat handles. Overall warm brown color. 4"T x 6-1/4"W....
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JOHN LA FARGE (american 1835-1910)"A BOY AND HIS DOG (DICKEY HUNT)" Oil on paperboard laid on canvas 40 x 34 in. (101.6 x 86.4cm) provenance: Albert Stickney, New York, 1884(?)-1908. Mrs. Albert Stickney,...
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''OTTO'' BOXED KITTY PLAYLAND TOY Pre-warJapanese celluloid and tin toy features two cats standing on beach balls litho tin bar suspends on nickel frame able to swing when key wind is operated nice paper litho lid...
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THREE ENGINE JUNKER TRANSPORT Germanypre-war working scarce tin example of JU-52 toy airplane marked ''B4'' and ''33'' on wings and fuselage carries a black cat logo in a triangle on both sides of the front fuselage...
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