VICTORIAN METAL-MOUNTED BLACK PAINTEDCOFFIN WITH PAPIER MACHé 'ODD FELLOW'12 1/2 in. x 5 ft. 9 1/2 in. x 21 in.
Note: The Odd Fellows Fraternity was an organization that originated in England as early as 1730,...
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EDWARD MIELATZ YACHT RACING ETCHING(American,1864-1919)
America, etched for Mr. James R Steers, 1916, signed "Mielatz" in plate and in border, etching, site 12-5/8 x 15-3/8 in.; silver gilt wood frame, 21-5/8 x 23-3/4...
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FRANKLIN MINT, BOXED "PEOPLE OF COLONIALAMERICA"Franklin Mint, Boxed Set of the "People of Colonial America"1975, mahogany case with fitted interior holding 13 pewter figurines, marked. As found in Philip Roth's...
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DEAN ELLIS (1920 - 2009) "JEFFERSONDAVIS"Dean Ellis (New York, 1920 - 2009) "Jefferson Davis" Signed lower right. Original Oil painting on Masonite.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder...
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3 FINE JAMACOAQUE POTTERY ANIMALS -JAGUARS & MONKEYPre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque (Jama Coaque) culture, ca. 500 CE. A trio of mold-formed pottery effigy creatures! The slightly squat and rounded animal...
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MAYA POTTERY SEATED FEMALE FIGUREPre-Columbian,Mexico and northern Central America, Maya Territories, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A delightful ceramic figure of a kneeling woman with an exaggeratedly...
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5 COLIMA POTTERY FIGURES W/ GINGERBREAD& HUNCHBACKPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An attractive group of 5 hand-built pottery figures, in varying poses and styles, all from ancient Mexico!...
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FINE COLIMA POTTERY GINGERBREAD FIGUREPre-Columbian,West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A fabulous, hand-built redware of the early Tico typology depicting an ornate flat figure, sometimes referred to as a "gingerbread"...
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MAYA JAINA POTTERY STANDING DIGNITARYFIGURE W/ TLPre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Western Yucatan Peninsula, Jaina/Campeche, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A gorgeous and hand-built pottery...
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19TH C. RUSSIAN WOODEN ICON - THE DEPOSITIONOF CHRISTEastern Europe, Russia, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful wooden icon depicting the Deposition of Christ - the moment when Joseph of Arimathea and...
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GROUP OF 6 COLIMA REDWARE FIGURESPre-Columbian,West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Coahuayana Valley type, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A wonderful ensemble of 6 pottery figures: 2 archaic "gingerbread"...
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20TH C. RUSSIAN ICON - LIFE OF PROPHETELIJAHEastern Europe, Russia, ca. 20th century CE. Finely rendered in egg tempera and gesso on wood, a breathtaking icon showing scenes from the life of the Prophet Elijah....
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7 COLIMA, AZTEC, JALISCO & TLATILCOPOTTERY FIGURES**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; West Mexico, Jalisco, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE; Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco...
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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN POTTERY JAR - HEAD OFBES**Originally Listed At $1000**
Egypt, probably Alexandria, Romano-Egyptian Period, ca. 30 BCE to 2nd century CE. A fine brownware pottery molded juglet depicting the head...
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KATHRYN STEDHAM PAINTING - "SOUTH SHOULDERECHO" (2018)...Kathryn Stedham (American, Contemporary). "South Shoulder Echo" oil on canvas, 2018. Signed on lower right as well as verso with title and date. A stunning...
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KATHRYN STEDHAM PAINTING - "GHOST RANCHSHADOWS" (2020)...**First Time At Auction**
Kathryn Stedham (American, Contemporary). "Ghost Ranch Shadows" oil on canvas panel, 2020. Signed on lower right. A stunning painting...
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RARE MAYA BIRD PECTORAL W/ APPLIED SHELL& TURQUOISEPre-Columbian, southern Mexico to Guatemala, Proto-Maya to Maya culture, ca. 300 BCE to 900 CE. An exceedingly rare and endearing bird pendant or pectoral carved...
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CHINESE SONG DYNASTY STONE BUDDHA HEAD**FirstTime At Auction**
East Asia, China, Song Dynasty, ca. 960 to 1270 CE. A sensitively hand-carved stone Buddha head, a piece from a larger sculpture that perhaps resided in...
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CHINESE TANG DYNASTY BLACK GRANITE FOOLIONS (PR)**Originally Listed At $4500**
East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A wonderful pair of Buddhist foo lions or foo dogs (also "fu" lion or "fu" dog)...
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EXHIBITED ROMAN BRONZE STATUE NUDE APOLLO**FirstTime At Auction**
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. An exquisite bronze statue of Apollo in the nude standing in contrapposto with his left leg bent at the...
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FINE 19TH C. RUSSIAN ICON CHRIST PANTOCRATOR**OriginallyListed At $750**
Eastern Europe, Russia, ca. 19th century CE. Finely painted in egg tempera and gesso on wood with lustrous areas of gilding and silvering, an icon of Christ...
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NAYARIT CHINESCO SEMI-NUDE FEMALE SQUATTING**OriginallyListed At $800**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco type, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A splendid pottery female figure of the distinctive Chinesco...
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APULIAN RED-FIGURE LIDDED LEKANIS LADIESOF FASHION**Originally Listed At $2000**
Magna Graecia, South Italy, Apulia, ca. 350 to 325 BCE. A splendid and sizable pottery lidded vessel known as a lekanis that is covered...
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LURISTAN BRONZE SHORT SWORD - 15"L**OriginallyListed At $400**
Ancient Near East, Northwestern Iran and Southeastern Turkey, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A cast-bronze short sword with a slender, petaloid blade projecting...
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EGYPTIAN LATE DYNASTIC FAIENCE BEADMASKETTE**Originally Listed At $400**
Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A wonderful and attractive mask composed of hundreds...
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LARGE TAIRONA GILT TUMBAGA NOSE RINGORNAMENTColumbian, Colombia, Tairona, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A large tumbaga nose ornament with wing like panels to the sides, worn by inserting the ends of the central opening...
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GUERRERO MEZCALA STONE AXE GODPre-Columbian,Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 600 to 100 BCE. A hand-carved stone axe god figure, of characteristically abstract form, standing atop a pair of string-cut...
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KATHRYN STEDHAM PAINTING - ORPHAN MESA(2021)Kathryn Stedham (American, Contemporary). "Desert Waves, Orphan Mesa" oil on canvas, 2021. Signed on lower right as well as verso with title and date. A stunning painting...
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BYZANTINE & MEDIEVAL IRON CHALICE CUP& BOWLNear East, Holy Land, Byzantine Empire to Medieval period, ca. 10th to 14th century CE. A pair of iron vessels, a chalice cup and a bowl. The handle on the hemispherical...
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EGYPTIAN LATE DYNASTIC FAIENCE AMULETOF BESAncient Egypt, Late Dynastic period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A charming, mold-formed faience amulet depicting the Egyptian dwarf god, Bes, in the round....
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EGYPTIAN FAIENCE SHABTI AND TIP SHABTIFRAGMENTAncient Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 664 BCE; Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A set of 2 ushabti,...
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EGYPTIAN OLD KINGDOM MARBLE JARAncientEgypt, Old Kingdom Period, 3rd to 6th Dynasty, ca. 2686 to 2181 BCE. An elegant marble jar of a squat form with a round yet stable base, a broad shoulder, and an inward-curving...
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19TH C. NATIVE AMERICAN SIOUX KNIFEW/ BEADED SHEATHNative American, North America, Montana, Sioux, ca. 1890 to 1920 CE. A hand-built buffalo leather knife sheath and a forged-steel knife. The singled-edged...
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RICHARD MACDONALD, AMERICAN (B. 1946),EURYDICE, 1988, FROSTED TO CLEAR LUCITE SCULTPURE, 26"H X 12"W X 3 1/8"DRichard Macdonald, American, (B. 1946) Eurydice, 1988, frosted to clear lucite scultpure Signed,...
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RACING YACHT HALF HULLS Lot of (2) LaminatedModels, mounted on molded edge backboard, with brass name plaques, both 8" x 30" (not including hanging loops), including: Racing Yacht "Mischief, 1937", winner of the America's...
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Rare Mifflin seal brought to Americaby John Mifflin in 1679, metal seal on turned bone; together with Mifflin Family pamphlet/memoranda by John Houston Merrill, 1890.
Seal: 4.5"h x 2"dia
Pamphlet: 9.5" x 6.5"
Condition:...
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