DON BALKE (B. 1933) "MOOSE"Don Balke(North Carolina, B. 1933) "Moose" Signed lower left. Watercolor on Paper.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation.
This painting...
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DON BALKE (B. 1933) "GRAY SQUIRREL"DonBalke (North Carolina, B. 1933) "Gray Squirrel" Signed lower left. Original Watercolor on Illustration Board.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder...
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19TH C. CHINESE STONE CHOP STAMP W/HORSE + INK PAD**Originally Listed At $350**
East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th century CE.A stunning carved-shoushan stone chop stamp and ink pad, highly burnished...
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FOSSILIZED DIPLOMYSTUS FISH FROM GREENRIVER FORMATION**Originally Listed At $2500**
North America, Wyoming, Green River Formation, Eocene Period, ca. 53.5 to 48.5 million years ago. An exciting stone matrix containing...
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19TH C. HAWAIIAN BONE, STONE, & SHELLOCTOPUS LURENorth Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Maui, Hana, ca. 19th century CE. A fine octopus or squid lure (known locally as a "leho he'e") comprised of a slender central...
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AN ASIAN CARVED STONE BUDDHA HEAD 20thcentury, large Buddha head carved from a soft stone, possibly sandstone, with a serene expression, eyes lowered in meditation, wide nose, full lips, with a teardrop shaped...
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CHINESE FOUR-PANEL FLOOR SCREENCHINESEFOUR-PANEL FLOOR SCREEN, flora and fauna motif in applied soft stone carvings under glass. Individual panel dimensions: 59.75"H x 17.75"W....
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CHINESE SIX-PANEL FLOOR SCREEN, ONESIDE FEATURINGCHINESE SIX-PANEL FLOOR SCREEN, one side featuring applied hard and soft stone carvings forming a birds, animals and flowers motif against a black lacquer ground...
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AMERICAN 19TH C. OIL ON PANEL PORTRAITOF WOMAN, SHE WEARS A WHITE DRESS AND HOLDS A CLOSED FAN, PAINTED AGAINST BACKGROUND OF SOFT...American 19th C. oil on panel portrait of woman, she wears a white dress and...
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EGYPTIANESQUE CARVED SOFT STONE HEADEgyptianesqueCarved Soft Stone Head of a Woman , after the prototypical antiques now conserved in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York and other institutions , h. 5 in., w. 6 in.,...
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CHINESE PAINTED SOFT STONE FIGURE OFA MONKChinese Painted Soft Stone Figure of a Monk Holding an Offering Bowl , probably Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), overall yellow glaze, h.7 1/2 in., wood stand, overall h. 9...
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CHINESE PAINTED, HARDSTONE, CLOISONNEWALL PANELSPair of Chinese Painted and Hardstone and Cloisonne Embellished Wall Panels, decorated with "Antiques" and embellished with applied mother-of-pearl, various hard...
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CHINESE WHITE SOFT STONE COVERED CENSERDecorativeChinese White Soft Stone Covered Censer , modern, reticulated body, numerous loop handles, h. 7 in., w. 6 3/4 in., d. 4 1/4 in . Condition: Several glue repairs. Finial lacking...
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CHINESE FLOOR SCREENChinese Carved MixedWoods, Giltwood, Cloisonne Enamel, and Hard and Soft Stone Embellished Lacquer Floor Screen, rectangular insert with shaped sections enclosing auspicious objects and animals,...
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THREE CHINESE HARD AND SOFT STONE OBJECTSThreeChinese Hard and Soft Stone Objects, c. 1930s, incl. green jasper bird, h. 5 1/2 in.; rose quartz covered vase on flourite base, h. 8 1/2 in.; and soapstone maiden, h. 10...
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JADEITE RECTANGULAR PLAQUEJADEITE RECTANGULARPLAQUE, the heavy material carved with a peach, cash and scrolling foliage, with bright apple green splashes, silver frame marked 925 to reverse, 2 3/4 x 2 in.; a Native American...
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COLLECTION OF VARIOUS ITEMSCOLLECTIONOF VARIOUS ITEMS, including a quartz desk clock by Pancet a Paris in the shape of a brass porthole, dia: 6 in.; a wax bust of Galileo, h: 7.25 in.; a soft stone bust of Homer...
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SIX CHINESE STONE CARVINGSof jade andother soft stones; carved as scarabs; the largest 2.5 in. (6.4 cm.) Condition:...
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A SCROLL PAINTING OF A WOMAN IN AN IMPERIALGARDEN A Chinese ink & water media painting on scroll paper of a high level woman in a soft blue robe passing over an arch in a cultivated path with branches of grey & blue...
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2 CHINESE CARVED ORANGE SOAPSTONE DRAGONSEALS China,Early 20th CenturyOrange soft stone finely carved with figural dragons atop square bases with varied seals.SoapstoneEach with five character incised signature.Largest...
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Pair Chinese famille rose hat standshexagonal with quatrefoil openings, immortals with attendants meeting under willows, now mounted as lamps, shades with soft stone finials, late 19th/early 20th century, 18-3/4...
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Chinese eight panel table screen, softstone squares and rectangles framed in exotic hardwood, possibly huanghuali , with painted depictions of immortals, verso with landscapes, 19th or 20th century, screen 25...
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Pair Chinese table screens: fan-shapedgreen soft stone with applied flowering plants, birds in stones including coral, goldstone, carnelian, set in elaborate wood bases, now mounted as lamps, 19th century, 13...
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Chinese rosewood chair and stand: inlaidchair, back with gray and white stone insert with abalone inlaid frame, red and gray stone insert in seat, lingzhi , 37-1/2 in., possibly made from several chairs, stone in...
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APPROX. 140 OPALS: All cabochon cutmeasuring 3-22 mm.CONDITION: Being a soft stone do expect cracks in a few....
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Two Chinese rosewood stands: one octagonal,separations, areas of reglue, two holes drilled in center of stretcher ; one circular, fading, stains, breaks , late 19th/early 20th century, 23-3/4 in. Both with scratches...
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Chinese carved hardstone crane modeledas crane standing on scholar stone with lotus 11 in. H. Estimate $ 200-300 Additional comments added 4/3/12: Hardstone is simply defined as a mineral that is not jade and...
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Pair silver salts: scroll openwork sides,shell scroll feet, soft stone inserts, "P" monograms, unmarked, tested .900 or better, 2-1/2 x 3 x 2-1/4 in. Several areas of loss and corrosion to silver, loss and cracks...
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Chinese stone-inlaid panel, figuredwood inlaid with soft stones, female immortal holding child, attendant holding fan, late 19th/early 20th century, 36 x 24-1/2 in. Losses and repairs. The Estate of the Late...
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Four Chinese carved stone figures: twoof the Eight Immortals, Han Xiangzi with flute, Cao Guojiu with clappers, in soft green stone on brown stone bases, probably 20th century, 10 in., small chips to bases ; mirror...
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CHINESE IVORY AND SOFT STONE-MOUNTEDMAROON LACQUER CABINET Enclosed by a pair of doors with figures at various garden pursuits the sides with floral stems on block legs. Provenance: Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc....
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Chinese scholar's rock, dark gray softstone with yellow veins resembling a mountain peak, on fitted wooden stand, 16-1/2 x 18-1/2 x 12-1/2 in. Minor chips....
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FIGURINE - 19th c. carved Egyptian softstone sphinx with scarab body a scholar's seal with standing woman and ibis. 2 1/4'' high 3 1/2'' wide minor chips....
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Pair soft stone pouring vessels: greenish/graystone with red and black splotches, lids with phoenix finials, Chinese, late 19th/early 20th century, 6 in. Some chips, abrasions, lids with rim chips. From the Estate of...
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Four Chinese soft stone carvings: vesselswith flowers, animals and birds on footed bases, early to mid 20th century, 6 in. to 9-1/2 in. Scattered chips to petals, leaves and other exterior parts. From the Estate...
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Chinese wood and stone ruyi scepter,hardwood shaft inset with gray-green soft stone ovals carved with floral arrangements, 20th century, 19-1/2 in. Wood with separations, lacking decorative tassel. Given to...
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