QUEEN ELIZABETH II STERLING COVEREDCUPA Queen Elizabeth II sterling covered cup, the goblet-shaped body sided by open handles and fitted with a conforming lid featuring a crown-shaped finial, the bowl engraved...
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EGYPTIAN GLAZED FAIENCE PENDANT OF STRIDINGNEPHTHYSEgypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A mold-formed faience pendant of Nephthys, the goddess of night and sleep, covered in lustrous...
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TALL / TRANSLATED EGYPTIAN 30TH DYNASTYFAIENCE USHABTI...Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 30th Dynasty, ca. 380 to 343 BCE. A fantastic mold-formed faience ushabti covered in soft turquoise-hued glaze. The figure stands...
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ACHAEMENID BRONZE FINIAL WITH RAMSAncientNear East, Achaemenid Persian Empire, ca. 500 to 330 BCE. A lovely bronze finial of a ceremonial staff, comprised of 2 rams or goats propped up on a central column that rises...
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RARE / FINE EGYPTIAN FAIENCE PENDANTISIS KNOTEgypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A rare example of a mold-formed pendant of a hieroglyph known as the Isis knot ("tet" or "tit"...
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LOT OF 2 MAYA COPADOR POLYCHROME VESSELSPre-Columbian,El Salvador, Maya, Copador type, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A wonderful set of 2 hand-built pottery vessels of the Maya Copador type, each highly burnished and...
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EGYPTIAN CARVED WOOD AMULET DJED PILLAREgypt,Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A hand-carved wooden amulet in the form of a djed pillar, one of the most instantly recognizable symbols from ancient...
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17TH C. OTTOMAN LEATHERBOUND MANUSCRIPTOF ISLAMIC TEXT...Near East, likely Ottoman Empire, ca. 17th to 18th century CE. A remarkable, leatherbound book containing hundreds of laid-paper pages of an Islamic text...
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2ND C. GANDHARAN SCHIST RELIEF NARRATIVEPANELNorthwest Pakistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A remarkable grey schist panel skillfully carved in high relief with two scenes divided by framed classical...
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TRANSLATED NEO-SUMERIAN CLAY FOUNDATIONCONES (PR)Ancient Near East, Mesopotamia, Sumer, city of Lagash, Neo-Sumerian period, reign of Gudea of Lagash, ca. 2144 to 2124 BCE. A wonderful set of two hand-built clay...
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EARLY BYZANTINE MARBLE CAPITAL W/ PILLARSECTIONNear East, Early Byzantine Period, ca. 4th to 6th century CE. A beautifully preserved example of a column and capital cut from a single piece of radiant marble. The...
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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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GREEK RED FIGURE TREFOIL OINOCHOE, WOMANAT ALTARMagna Graecia, South Italic, most likely Campania, ca. early 4th century BCE. Simply divine in form and decoration; a marvelous pottery oinochoe displaying a bulbous...
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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN CARTONNAGE MUMMY MASK,EX-CHRISTIE'SIt's not often we start a listing by stating the provenance, but in this case the pedigree is almost as impressive as the piece. Sold - Christies, December 1996;...
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EGYPTIAN FAIENCE OFFERING CUP W/ RAMESSIDECARTOUCHEAncient Egypt, New Kingdom, Ramesside Period, 19th Dynasty (reign of Ramesses II), ca. 1279 to 1213 BCE or 20th Dynasty (reign of Ramesses III), ca. 1186 to 1155...
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ANASAZI MESA VERDE POTTERY BLACK ONWHITE LADLENative American, Southwestern United States, Colorado, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan), Mesa Verde type, ca. 1200 to 1300 CE. A hand-built pottery ladle of a broad...
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EXHIBITED ANASAZI FOUR CORNERS POTTERYBOWLNative American, Southwestern United States, Four Corners region, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan), ca. 1075 to 1250 CE. A white-ground bowl formed via the coil-and-scrape...
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LARGE MAYA CONCH SHELL TRUMPET W/ CARVINGSPre-Columbian,Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A magnificent trumpet carved from a massive conch shell and incised with geometric patterns. The...
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11TH C. INDIAN RAJASTHAN SANDSTONE RELIEFOF A JINASouth Asia, India, India, Rajasthan, ca. 11th to 12th century CE. A fabulous sandstone panel, meticulously hand-sculpted with the high relief scene of a Jain Tirthankara...
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ROMAN MARBLE RELIEF FRAGMENT - HEADOF A BEARDED MANRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A marvelous marble head, expertly hand-carved in high relief to display a veristic presentation of a man,...
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SIGNED PAUL FORSTER PAINTING - "THEPORTAL"Paul Forster (American, 1925-2012). "The Portal" oil on canvas, n.d. Signed at lower right. A wonderful painting by Paul Forster, depicting an indigenous woman and...
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RARE MEZCALA STONE TEMPLE W/ RECUMBENTHUMAN FIGUREPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 200 BCE to 500 CE. A very rare stone carving that combines a traditional Guerrero stone temple...
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MAYA ULUA VALLEY POLYCHROME TRIPOD DISHW/ BIRDSPre-Columbian, Honduras, Ulua Valley, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A hand-built pottery bowl of squat form with a thick rim and a wide, shallow basin....
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19TH C. CHINESE QING PORCELAIN JARDINIEREW/ DEDICATION...East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, reign of Emperor Guangxu, ca. 1878 CE. An incredible blue-on-white porcelain jardiniere with a dragon motif as well as an intricately...
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ANCIENT BLACK SEA CIMMERIAN IRON DAGGERW/ BRONZE HILTAncient Central Asia, eastern Black Sea region / Caucasus, Cimmerian, ca. early 1st millennium BCE. A striking iron sword with a stunning, openwork bronze hilt,...
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VERY FINE BACTRIAN STONE PILLAR IDOL,EX CHRISTIE'SAncient Central Asia or Asia Minor, Bactria, ca. late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE. A beautiful example of a pillar idol (sometimes called a column or columnar...
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RARE EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SEAL RING INSCRIBEDHIEROGLYPHSEgypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A hand-built faience seal ring exhibiting a rectangular face with 2 columns of inscribed hieroglyphs,...
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19TH C. FRENCH IRON TORCHIERE OF EGYPTIANBOY ON COLUMN...Western Europe, France, ca. late 19th century CE. After "Egyptien" by Mathurin Moreau (French, 1822 to 1912) for the Val d'Osne Foundry. Cast iron and paint....
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GANDHARA PANEL BUDDHA FEET ATOP BODHISATTVARELIEF**First Time At Auction**
Northwest Pakistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A fabulous gray schist panel depicting a relief of a Bodhisattva in meditation...
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16TH C. EUROPEAN BOXWOOD RELIEF CARVING,ALLIANCE SCENE...**Originally Listed At $2500**
Northern or Western Europe, probably Germany or Italy, Renaissance period, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. A remarkably intricate...
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19TH C. INDIAN BRASS HOUSEHOLD PUJAMANDIR ALTAR SHRINE...**First Time At Auction**
South Asia, India, ca. 19th century CE. A brass home shrine, a miniature temple known as a Mandir, resting on four feet with...
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Pair Leather Covered Column DisplayPedestals. H: 34.5 inches: W: 13 inches: D: 13 inches ---
Condition: Some fading and discoloration to tops. light edge wear. some corner lifting....
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THWAITES IONIC COLUMN-FORM TALL CASECLOCK 18th/19th c., England, likely John Thwaites, London, tall thin tapering mahogany case with carved scroll capital, the hinged glass cover opening to a silvered brass...
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A Post-War Board Room Model of a PassengerCargo Motor Ship, c. 1950s
20th Century
Including masts with radio aerials, derricks and rigging, anchors with chains and winches, ventilators, wash deflectors, deck rails,...
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ELIZABETHAN JOINED COURT CUPBOARD Circa1600 Three-Tier Oak Open Cupboard, used to display dining serving items and valuables; with molded edge overhanging top, intricately carved frieze and shelf edges, bulbous...
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A Fine Louis Philippe Gilt and PatinatedBronze Three-Piece Clock Garniture in the Chinese Taste mid-19th c. the pagoda-form clock with silk-thread movement striking bell in tower four paired columnar supports with...
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