MARK TWAIN, OVERLAND MONTHLY MAGAZINEVOLUME 1 The Overland Monthly, volume 1. Published 1868 by A. Roman and Company. The first volume contains all four of Twain's contributions to this journal, all first printings,...
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2VOL OVERLAND MONTHLY MAGAZINES PRESENTATIONCOPY A two volume presentation set of Overland Monthly Magazine. Edited by Bret Harte and others. Published 1868-1869 by A. Roman and Company, San Francisco. Presentation...
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LONG-TAILED DRAKEMark S. McNair (b.1950)
Craddockville, VA, c. 1980
15 in. long
An exceptional early McNair with a storied history. As a fledgling decoy carver, McNair made a pilgrimage to Crisfield where...
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PAUL MANSHIP (1885-1966) 'SUSANNA' BRONZEPaulHoward Manship (after) (New York, 1885-1966) Susanna, originally modeled 1946-47 Bronze 5 5/8" height A portrayal of the Biblical story of Susanna and the elders. Green/dark...
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RARE 19TH CENT FRENCH EMPIRE GILT BRONZEMANTEL CLOCKDESCRIPTION: This figural 19th Cent. clock features a round enamel dial, marked "a Paris", indicates the Roman numeral hours and the Arabic fifteen-minute intervals...
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AN ITALIAN BRONZE GROUP OF THE FARNESEBULL, CIRCA 1890... BULL, CIRCA 1890, after the Antique, nicely modeled and detailed throughout with a lovely blackish to cocoa brown patination, each separately cast figure...
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19TH C RENAISSANCE REVIVAL PORCELAINBRASS CASKEThandpainted with classical portrait of a Roman maiden on its lid, unmarked
7" W x 4.5" H x 5.5" D
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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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2 POTTERY FIGURES OF DEITIES - MESOPOTAMIAN& EGYPTIANAncient Near East, Mesopotamia, ca. late 3rd to 2nd millennium BCE; Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A wonderful pair of pottery...
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SIGNED RAUSCHENBERG LITHOGRAPH IN COLORS- ARROW (1984)...Robert Rauschenberg (American, 1925-2008). Untitled (Arrow) color offset lithograph on cream wove paper, 1984. Signed, dated, and numbered 1/90 in pencil...
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EASTERN ROMAN MARBLE FEMALE HEAD W/SEA ENCRUSTATIONSRoman, Eastern Empire, late Imperial Period, ca. 4th to 5th century CE. A wonderful, attractive, and expressive example of a female head in provincial stylization...
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GREEK GOLD RING GARNET CABOCHON, EX-CHRISTIE'SAncientGreece, late Classical to early Hellenistic period, ca. 4th century BCE. A fabulous 95% gold (equivalent to 22K+) ring with a garnet stone set into the discoid face. A thin...
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GREEK ATTIC BLACK-FIGURE AMPHORA, DIONYSIAN& BATTLEGreek, Attic (Athens), ca. 480 BCE. A splendid pottery amphora adorned with black-figure decoration of a Dionysian scene on 1 side and 2 warriors on the other, both...
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5TH C. BYZANTINE GOLD SIGNET RING, ANGEL& DOVENear East, Byzantine, ca. 5th to 7th century CE. A dazzling gold signet ring presenting a slender band and stepped shoulder leading to a large bezel incised with the...
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ROMAN POTTERY SWAN BABY FEEDER VESSELRoman,Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. An adorable pottery baby feeder in the form of a swan with meticulously detailed plumage along its tucked wings and long neck folded...
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APULIAN RED-FIGURE BELL KRATER, SATYR,MAENAD & EPHEBES...Magna Graecia, South Italy, Apulian, ca. 325 to 300 BCE. A striking pottery bell krater featuring red-figure decoration of a satyr and maenad on one side...
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RARE ROMAN COPPER APPLIQUE - HORSE HEADRoman,Imperial period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. A fine and quite rare copper applique in the form of a horse head, naturalistically rendered with fleshy folds of skin lining the...
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(20) ENGLISH LIBRARY SHELF BOOKS, MOST19TH C.(lot of 20) English language library shelf books, many with gilt embossed leather binding, marbled or gilt foredges, highlights include: (1) "The Poetical Works of...
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FILS RIGAUD BENOIT, HAITI (20TH CENTURY),GIRAFFES, 1974, OIL ON CANVAS, 30"H X 24"W, 36 1/4"H X 30 3/8"W (FRAME)Fils Rigaud Benoit, Haiti, (20th Century) Giraffes, 1974, oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right....
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? PAIR OF GEORGE III SATINWOOD AND MARQUETRYDEMILUNE CONSOLE TABLES, ATTRIBUTED TO THOMAS CHIPPENDALE
CIRCA 1760 the semi-elliptical tops inlaid with fan medallions and wide bands of leaves and anthemion, enclosed by...
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NORMAN ROCKWELL (AMERICAN, 1894-1978)25 ½" x 19 ½" "Medicine/ Aunt Polly Giving Tom Sawyer Medicine from Tom Sawyer Folio", 1936. lithograph on cream wove paper, signed in pencil lower right, inscribed AP from...
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ROMAN DE TIRTOFF "ERTE" (RUSSIAN/FRENCH,1892 - 1990) 11"x 14 ½" bronze, 19 ¼" x 22 ¾" overall "Samson and Delilah", 1989. Cold painted bronze plaque, tased on Biblical story, signed "161 / 375 c. 1989 Chalk &...
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7PC AFTER NICHOLAS POUSSIN ROMAN GODSENGRAVINGS Italy, France,1594-1665Various engravings created by Jean Pesne (1623-1700) of Poussins works depicting myths of Atlas holding the world, the death of Antaeus,...
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An extremely long roll to roll classroomprogressive educational display linen backed showing in sequence stories from the bible with hand coloured illustrations Roman Emperors Kings of England to William IV Alphabet...
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ROMAN STORIES Roman Stories: or TheHistory of the Seven Wise Mistresses of Rome: Containing Seven Days Entertainment In many Pleasant and Witty Tales or Stories. London: Printed for J. Hodges 1748. Small 8vo...
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Carved Bone Panels, Embriachi WorkshopVenetian, first quarter 15th century, 11 flat bone panels depicting in relief secular scenes of men, women and children in late gothic dress against mushroom-like trees (portraying...
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