RARE MEISSEN ANTHROPOMORPHIC PART TEASERVICE
LATE 18TH CENTURY the cups and saucers of wrythen and basket weave moulded form; each piece painted to the centre with a humorous vignette of an animal engaged in...
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JOAN SHAPIRO ABSTRACT FIGURAL GRAY STONESCULPTURE Joan Hyde Shapiro (American, XX-XXI) carved African Wonderstone alabaster sculpture depicting an abstracted anthropomorphic form in two parts connected by a steel...
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ABRAHAM ANGHIK RUBEN CARVED STONE SCULPTUREAbraham Anghik Ruben (Canadian, Inuit, b. 1951) carved stone sculpture of mystical anthropomorphic and animalier faces and body parts, some figures with greenstone inset eyes,...
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EGYPTIAN LIMESTONE SCULPTOR'S MODELOF A LEFT FOOTEgypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A remarkable sculpture of a left foot that was used as a sculptor's model, skillfully hand-carved...
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VERACRUZ STONE HACHA - ABSTRACT FACEW/ CINNABARPre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz) culture, ca. 5th to 7th century CE. A fabulous example of a hand-carved stone hacha depicting an abstract...
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LARGE WARI WOOD STAFF FINIAL W/ ANCESTORFACE & REPTILE...Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Wari (Huari) culture, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. An impressive hand-carved wooden staff or finial with a head atop a lengthy pole...
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FINE TEOTIHUACAN STONE FIGURE PLANARANTHROPOMORPHICPre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A lovely fragment of a planar anthropomorphic figure that is hand-carved from mottled...
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LURISTAN BRONZE MASTER OF ANIMALS STANDARDFINIALAncient Near East, northwestern Iran and Turkey, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. An intriguing cast-bronze standard finial in the form known as the "master of animals."...
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NAZCA POLYCHROME VESSEL W/ MYTHICALBEING, TL TESTEDPre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 100 BCE to 400 CE. A hand-built pottery cup adorned with a vibrantly colored depiction of the fierce "Anthropomorphic...
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COLIMA REDWARE SEATED FIGURAL VESSEL**OriginallyListed At $700**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An intriguing redware pottery vessel of an unusual form with anthropomorphic features protruding...
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NAYARIT REDWARE ANTHROPOMORPHIC OLLA,EX-JOHN HUSTONPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A beautiful redware olla vessel with a ribbed, round form that also acts as the body of an anthropomorphic...
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18TH C. HAIDA / TLINGIT BONE FISHINGTOTEM AMULETNative American, North America, Pacific Northwest Coast, Haida or Tlingit, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A fine marine mammal bone carving of a stylized figure...
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RARE & STUNNING 20TH C. MEXICAN SILVERDEVIL DANCE MASK...Latin America, Mexico, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A stunning festival mask made from high quality 88% silver but painted - the surface presents like...
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LURISTAN BRONZE STANDARD / FINIAL MASTEROF ANIMALSAncient Near East, Luristan (modern day Iran), ca. 1000 to 700 BCE. An impressively preserved, bronze standard in the style of a "master of animals" presenting a...
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RARE 18TH C. TIBETAN GILT BRASS SNOWLION PLAQUESCentral Asia, Tibet, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. An exceptional pair of brass Tibetan Snow Lion repousse plaques each adorned with a gilt body and a verdigris...
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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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CHINESE HAN LIFAN POTTERY AMPHORA W/BRONZE, TL TESTED**First Time At Auction**
East Asia, Western China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A large pottery vase, the surface burnished to a fine grey hue and...
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TRANSLATED SOUTH ARABIAN LIMESTONE STELEABYD**Originally Listed At $6000**
Ancient Middle East, South Arabia, Qatabanian culture, ca. 3rd century BCE to 1st century CE. A striking limestone stele finely carved...
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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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CHAVIN STONE JAGUAR MORTAR FOR CEREMONIALHALLUCINOGENS...**Originally Listed At $1800**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin / Cupisnique, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. A fantastical stone metate or mortar stone, carved...
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ANCIENT TELL BRAK POTTERY EYE IDOLAncientNear East, Tell Brak, modern day Syria, Late Uruk Period, ca. 3300 to 3000 BCE. Hand-made from ceramic, this is one of the most famous classes of artifact from early Mesopotamia....
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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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INDONESIAN TRIBAL GROUPING, INCLUDINGA BLOW DART To include: from Sarawak, a Kayan wooden poison grinder, wooden dart case with darts (case 14 in.), wooden blow pipe fitted with spear point (75 in.); an unknown...
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FINE ELEVEN-PIECE SUITE OF LOUIS XVIPAINTED AND PARCEL-GILT AUBUSSON COVERED SEAT FURNITURE
CIRCA 1770 comprising a canape and ten fauteuils, with arched backs with carved ribbon cresting, above bow-front seats...
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