PRESSED TIN LIFE BOAT BANK CA. 1910;ATTRIBUTEDto unknown maker pressed tin life boat bank with lithograph label and stickers, applied for "Royal National Life Boat Institution" with hinged door central hatch...
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SHIPPING TIN FOR "LAUREL BUTTER CRACKERS"ca.1930s; crafted by Heekin Can Co., Cinn., OH blue tone pressed tin form lidded shipping can with mounted handles, ribbed can has gold leaf applied lettering for "Laurel Butter...
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BABYLONIAN TERRACOTTA PORTRAIT PLAQUEOF HUMBABAAncient Near East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Old Babylonian Period, ca. 2000 to 1600 BCE. A fine, press-molded terracotta plaque featuring the intimidating countenance...
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1992 THE CODEX MENDOZA COMPENDIUM, 4VOLUMESNorth America, United States, California, ca. 1992 CE. Written by Frances F. Berdan and Patricia Rieff Anawalt. Published by the University of California Press. A remarkable...
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MAYA POTTERY CYLINDER VESSEL W/ STUCCO& INCISED DESIGN...Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A gorgeous pottery vessel presenting a cylindrical body...
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ANCIENT BABYLONIAN POTTERY FACE OF HUMBABAAncientNear East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Old Babylonian Period, ca. 2000 to 1600 BCE. A fine, press-molded terracotta plaque featuring the intimidating countenance of the legendary...
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20TH C. INDONESIAN GILT STEEL KRIS W/NAGA & SILVERSoutheast Asia, Indonesia, ca. mid-20th century CE. A beautiful ceremonial sword known as a kris (also keris) of an elegant form. The hand-carved wooden handle...
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18TH C. SPANISH COLONIAL ANIMAL HIDEPETACA**Originally Listed At $600**
North America, New Mexico, Spanish Colonial period, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. A fine example of a Spanish Colonial petaca...
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OLD BABYLONIAN CLAY CUNEIFORM TABLET**FirstTime At Auction**
Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Old Babylonian period, ca. early 2nd millennium BCE. A petite, hand-built clay tablet of a rectangular form bearing...
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FRAMED SPANISH COLONIAL PAINTING SANFRANCISCO DE PAULA...Spanish Colonial, Mexico, ca. 18th to 19th century. A large oil on canvas painting depicting San Francisco de Paula, the Italian saint who founded the...
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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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TRANSLATED ROMAN LIMESTONE FUNERARYSTELE OF COUPLERoman, Imperial period, Eastern Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A captivating limestone stele of a massive, rectangular form, skillfully hand-carved to display...
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MAYA POTTERY CYLINDER VESSEL W/ RELIEFGLYPHSPre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A gorgeous pottery vessel presenting a cylindrical body with straight...
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1960S EDDIE ARNING OIL PASTEL, KENTCIGARETTES, OUTSIDE...Eddie Arning (American, 1898-1993). Oil pastel on paper, ca. 1960s. A large oil pastel drawing by Outsider Artist Eddie Arning inspired by advertisements...
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ZACATECAS POTTERY SEATED NUDE FEMALEFIGURAL VESSELPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Jalisco region, Zacatecas culture, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A splendid pottery vessel in the form of a nude female...
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EXCEPTIONAL JAMACOAQUE ZOOMORPHIC VESSELPre-Columbian,Ecuador, Jamacoaque culture, ca. 500 CE. A captivating pottery vessel in the form of a fantastical quadruped ornately decorated with incised and applied features, as well...
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ANCIENT JAPANESE JOMON TERRACOTTA VESSEL,TL TESTEDEast Asia, Japan, Middle to Late Jomon Period, ca. 3000 BCE. A hand-built terracotta vessel of a tall, deep form with a flat base, the exterior walls impressed with...
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DYNAMIC GREEK CANOSAN MASKED ACTOR &MAIDENAncient Greece, Magna Graecia, Apulia, Canosan Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd century BCE. A fascinating and rare ceramic figure, dynamically posed, featuring a masked...
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1960S LEONARD BASKIN ORIGINAL WOOD BLOCK- "ICARUS"Leonard Baskin (American, 1922-2000). "Icarus" hand-carved wooden block for creating woodcuts, ca. 1967 to 1968. An impressively large original block for Leonard...
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SIGNED 1960S LEONARD BASKIN WOODCUT- GREAT BIRD MANLeonard Baskin (American, 1922-2000). "The Great Bird Man" woodcut, ca. 1963. Signed and titled in pencil below image. One of Leonard Baskin's impressively...
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15TH C. EUROPEAN ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTPAGESWestern Europe, probably France, ca. 15th century CE. A beautiful ensemble of 4 exquisite, double-sided vellum manuscript pages from an illuminated Book of Hours manuscript,...
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RARE MAYA POTTERY BOWL CARVED GLYPHS,EX-SCHMITT**Originally Listed At $4000**
Pre-Columbian, Maya culture, Guatemala, Late Classic period, ca. 600 to 900 CE. Truly a wonder to behold - an incredibly rare pottery...
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19TH C. THAI BRASS BUDDHA HAND W/ FLOWERCHAKRA**First Time At Auction**
Southeast Asia, Thailand or Burma / Myanmar, ca. 19th century CE. A bronze right hand from a statue of the Buddha, the thumb and index pressed...
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EXHIBITED ROMAN GLASS DIPPER CUP W/IRIDESCENCERoman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A dazzling dipper cup or pan known as a trulla, made from translucent blue green glass to present a deep, ribbed...
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ROMAN BRONZE STATUETTE NUDE MALE BOXERW/ CESTUS**Originally Listed At $1500**
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A rare statuette of a nearly nude boxer shown in stride as though about to deliver...
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RARE MAYA POTTERY BOWL CARVED GLYPHS,EX-SCHMITT**Originally Listed At $4000**
Pre-Columbian, Maya culture, Guatemala, Late Classic period, ca. 600 to 900 CE. Truly a wonder to behold - an incredibly rare pottery...
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RARE MAYA POTTERY BOWL CARVED GLYPHS,EX-SCHMITTPre-Columbian, Maya culture, Guatemala, Late Classic period, ca. 600 to 900 CE. Truly a wonder to behold - an incredibly rare pottery bowl exquisitely carved with...
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ARCHAIC GREEK BRONZE KNEELING NUDE KOUROS(MALE YOUTH)Ancient Greece, Archaic to Classical Period, ca. 640 to 430 BCE. A cast-bronze figure of a nude male youth called a kouros in a kneeling position with feet drawn...
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EXHIBITED / PUBLISHED ROMANO-EGYPTIANFLASK ST. MENAS, ...Egypt, Romano-Egyptian to Coptic Period, ca. 4th to 7th century CE. A mold-formed pottery flask depicting Saint Menas, an early Christian martyr, on both...
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PUBLISHED EGYPTIAN EFFIGY SOTHIC DOG,EXHIBITED LACMAEgypt, late Ptolemaic to Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. 1st century BCE to 3rd century CE. An exceedingly rare, mold-formed terracotta canine, known as the Sothic...
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BUDDY L #206 A TANK LINE PRESSED STEELTRUCKBuddy "L" Tank Line tanker toy truck 206A ca 1926, doorless cab, operable steering, decals on tank and floorboard. Truck is approx. 25 1/2" in length. Truck was re-painted...
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TWO GEORGE WASHINGTON ITEMSTwo GeorgeWashington items to include an engraving, Engraved by M Pekenino, Philadelphia, 1822 , 7 1/2" x 4 1/2"; and a pressed iron plaque with gilt oval medallion of Washington, ca....
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HALLOWEEN PAINTED METAL PUMPKIN PARADELANTERNHalloween painted pressed metal pumpkin parade lantern, ca. 1907 , 15" h. (with stand). Provenance: Wilson Folk Art; The Collection of Jeffrey Gorrin & Susan Fetterolf.
Competitive...
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5 BOOKS RELATED TO WESTERN EXPANSION.TO INCLUDE:VOLS I & II OF DUFROT DE MOFRAS: TRAVELS ON THE PACIFIC COAST TRANSLATED, EDITED, AND ANNOTATED BY MARGUERITE EYER WILBUR, FINE ARTS PRESS, SANTA ANNA, CA, 1937,...
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DUNHAM COCONUT WOODEN CRATE "DOLLHOUSE"ca.1890s; lithograph paper covered four-tier shipping crate of Dunham's Shredded Coconut Mfg. Co., New York City; the dado and nail constructed box with pressed and painted trade...
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Taxco sterling beaker by Antonio Pinedamodernist negative space design beaker ca. 1953-66 marked: Taxco Sterling 925 and Antonio Crown punch; together with gravy boat by unidentified maker marked. beaker H4 1/4''...
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