TWO HUMPHREY PALMER NEOCLASSICAL POLISHEDBLACK BASALT STONEWARE TWO-HANDLED VASES, 1769-1778 HEIGHT: 9 5/8 IN. (24.4 CM.) BLACK BASALT STONEWARE TWO-HANDLED VASES, 1769-1778, impressed H. PALMER HANLEY wafer marks,...
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HUMPHREY PALMER POLISHED BLACK BASALTENCAUSTIC-DECORATED VASE, CIRCA 1770-1775 HEIGHT: 10 1/2 IN. (26.7 CM.) ENCAUSTIC-DECORATED VASE, CIRCA 1770-1775, Hanley, the painted decoration possibly by Henry Baker,...
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WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY BLACK BASALT ENCAUSTIC-DECORATEDTWO-HANDLED VASE, CIRCA 1775 HEIGHT: 11 3/16 IN. (28.4 CM.) TWO-HANDLED VASE, CIRCA 1775, after the Antique volute-krater form, the shoulder and neck flanked by upright Bacchic...
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TWO JAMES NEALE NEOCLASSICAL POLISHEDBLACK BASALT VASES, CIRCA 1778-1780 HEIGHT OF TALLER: 7 3/4 IN. (9.5 CM.) BLACK BASALT VASES, CIRCA 1778-1780, the first with an impressed I. NEALE HANLY (sic) wafer mark,...
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TWO JAMES NEALE CREAMWARE 'PORPHYRY'TWO-HANDLED VASES, CIRCA 1778-1780 HEIGHT OF SMALLER: 8 IN. (20CM.) TWO-HANDLED VASES, CIRCA 1778-1780, impressed I. NEALE HANLY (sic) wafer and Neale & Co. marks, after...
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BLACK BASALT-WARE COMMEMORATIVE TEAPOT& CREAM JUGTwo lots of black basalt-ware, in particular a very good and early 19th century black basalt lidded teapot commemorating Wellington's 1813 victory over the French...
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WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT FOX HEAD STIRRUPCUPInteresting piece modeled as growling fox head. Fur details modeled in low relief with long pointed ears.
Stirrup cups were created to hold a single draught, which would...
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ROYAL DOULTON LAMBETH BLACK BASALT RAMHEAD SPILL VASEUnusual horn shaped spill-vase with a ram head on the base. Modelled and initialed by Francis Pope.
Doulton Lambeth backstamp. Artist's initials. #Ceramic #England...
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TAINO BASALT LIKE STONE SCULPTURETaino.Basalt like stone snake with human head. Snakes were metaphors for caves, the place or origin for Taino ancestors. They also represented rivers and clouds sources of water...
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TAINO BASALT ANCESTRAL PORTRAIT HEADTaino.Carved black basalt ancestral Portrait Head. These were made to honor deceased tribal elite. There is a secondary ''ghost figure'' on top of head. The eyes formed by support...
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TAINO BASALT BIRD MAN PENDANTTaino.Very large basalt bird man pendant. Birdmen were shaman leaders who lead through drug induced seances and force of personality. The size of this piece suggests it was worn...
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CANAANITE LEADED BRONZE / COPPER DUCKBILLAXE HEADS (2)...Ancient Near East, the Levant, Canaan, Middle Bronze Age, ca. 1950 to 1539 BCE. A fine pair of cast leaded-bronze and copper axe heads with a characteristic...
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FINE AZTEC BASALT EFFIGY OF DEITY EHECATL-QUETZALCOATLPre-Columbian,Valley of Mexico, Aztec culture, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. This is an amazing carving from volcanic stone, displaying the stylized face of the wind deity Ehecatl - a form of Quetzalcoatl...
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OVER-LIFESIZE ROMAN BASALT HEAD OF SERAPIS**Thisis an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding.
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A finely sculpted...
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18TH C. HAWAIIAN PRE-CONTACT BASALTPOI POUNDERNorth Pacific, Hawaii, Maui, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE or earlier. A sizable and hefty poi pounder, hand-carved from porous basalt in mottled hues...
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INCREDIBLE AZTEC STONE EFFIGY FIRE SERPENTXIUHCOATLPre-Columbian, Central Mexico, Aztec, ca. 1325 to 1475 CE. A large and fantastical carving made from basalt stone in the form of Xiuhcoatl, a mythical fire serpent....
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COSTA RICAN BASALT JAGUAR EFFIGY METATE**FirstTime At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 100 to 700 CE. A hand-carved basalt stone jaguar effigy grinding platform known as a metate, supported...
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18TH C. TAHITIAN PRE-CONTACT BASALTPOI POUNDERFrench Polynesia, Tahiti, Moorea Island, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE. A fabulous and hefty pounder, hand-carved from red-gray basalt, meant to pulverize...
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COSTA RICAN BASALT METATE - FELINE FORMPre-Columbian,Central America, Costa Rica, Greater Nicoya or Atlantic Watershed, Period IV, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A hand-carved basalt grinding platform called a metate in the form of an abstract...
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A collection of Neolithic tools, comprisinga polished trapezoid axe head, probably Danish, 8.5cm, another axe head in basalt, 13.8cm, a Mesolithic axe head, 10.5cm, a flat blade or scraper, 11cm, and a large Neolithic...
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WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT BUST OF CHRISTWEDGWOODBLACK BASALT BUST OF CHRIST, late 19th/early 20th Century, impressed uppercase mark at the back and under socle with potter's .: cypher, after a detail of Michelangelo's 'Risen...
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PAIR OF TURNER BLACK BASALT SATYR HEADMUGS MUGS, circa 1800, impressed Turner, each molded as a bearded grinning male head, the rim with fruiting grapevine, the flaring foot with a band of beaded chain, the interior...
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ENGLISH BLACK BASALT 'ENCAUSTIC-DECORATED'TWO-HANDLED BALUSTER VASE TWO-HANDLED BALUSTER VASE, circa 1770-1775, unmarked, attributed to Wedgwood & Bentley, of amphora form, flanked by C-scroll handles headed by female...
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WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY BLACK BASALT LIBRARYBUST OF CATO THE YOUNGER BUST OF CATO THE YOUNGER, circa 1775, impressed Wedgwood & Bentley mark and titled CATO at the back, and Wedgwood & Bentley to the socle, with head...
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ENGLISH BLACK BASALT FOX HEAD STIRRUPCUP CUP, 18th Century, unmarked, attributed to Wedgwood, naturalistically modeled with ears up and eyes wide, the rim mounted with a silverplated band, the interior glazed,...
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WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY BLACK BASALT HAREHEAD STIRRUP CUP HEAD STIRRUP CUP, circa 1775-1790, impressed Wedgwood & Bentley mark to the back of one ear, naturalistically modeled alert with ears up and eyes wide, the...
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WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY BLACK BASALT LIONHEAD HANDLED VASE HEAD HANDLED VASE, circa 1775, impressed Wedgwood & Bentley : Etruria circular mark, informed by a design by Jacques Stella, recorded as shape no. 1399,...
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ENGLISH BLACK BASALT RHYTON-EWER MODELEDAS A CLASSICAL HEAD AS A CLASSICAL HEAD, late 18th Century, unmarked, attributed to Wedgwood, recorded as shape no. 196, based on a drawing commissioned by the antiquarian...
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HUBLEY, HEREND, ETC., FOUR CAT THEMEDPIECES, INCLUDING: HEREND SEATED CAT FIGURE WITH GREEN FISHSCALE DECORATION AND GILT ACCENTS,...Hubley, Herend, etc., four cat themed pieces, including: Herend seated cat...
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WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY CREAMWARE, BASALTVASEWedgwood & Bentley Blue "Porphyry" Creamware and Black Basalt Vase on Stand , 18th c., impressed "WEDGWOOD" serif mark, ovoid body with applied garlands, band and floral...
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ADAMESQUE ORMOLU MOUNTED WEDGWOOD CANDELABRA,2 Adamesque ormolu-mounted Wedgwood blue jasperware lion head-handled vases mounted as torchieres, the vases circa 1874, impressed "WEDGWOOD / C" marks to underside of vase,...
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GROUP OF WEDGWOOD REFERENCE BOOKSGROUPOF WEDGWOOD REFERENCE BOOKS, [Decorative Arts Reference] titles including, The Dwight and Lucille Beeson Wedgwood Collection; Classic Black, The Basalt Sculpture of Wedgwood...
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TAINO ZEMI, TYPE 3, SUBSTANTIAL IGUANA-ZOOMORPHZemiexhibiting a stitch-like jaw line that may symbolize teeth. Huge bird head ear spools are engraved on either side of the head. The head points skyward as typically seen in...
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PRIMITIVE STONE AXE - Basalt Head Axewith loose hafted large shaped handle Highland of Arian Jaya Western New Guinea for splitting wood 11 1/4'' long stone head 29'' long handle wear from use....
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Ceramics. A small rectangular Sevresdish with birds and two portrait heads a Wedgwood black basalt spill vase a porcelain tea bowl possibly Vienna and a small porcelain vase on stand....
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THE FIRST IN OUR LARGE COLLECTION OFWEDGWOOD- BLACK BASALT: To include the Winston Churchill bust 9''. A 19th C. 11 1/2'' bowl paperweight 6 3/4'' dia. pedestal bowl with ram's heads. 5 covered boxes short candle...
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