- SIGNED ALLEN BASHER CHIP CARVED UTENSIL
TRAYca. mid-late 19th century; cherry and nail constructed utensil tray with scroll cut sides and tote, sloped ends, fancy scroll cut hand grip, poplar bottom with chamfer...
[more like this] - VERY RARE PAIR OF GRAEME PARK PHILADELPHIA
QUEEN ANNE C...1740-1760, each with scrolled and shell carved crest over a figured splat with four scrolled volutes, set on shell carved legs with trifid feet, upholstered...
[more like this] - CANVASBACK DRAKE"Dick" Allen (1891-1971)
Vallejo,
CA, c. 1925
14 1/2 in. long
Allen hunted San Francisco Bay and the Delta for over fifty years, carving decoys for his own use. Under the fine form is a flush-poured weight...
[more like this] - IMPORTANT PINTAIL DRAKEAndrew A. Tull
(1840-1915)
Philadelphia, PA, c. 1856
17 1/2 in. long
An exceptional Delaware River pintail drake, this example is a regional archetype quite distinct in form from other...
[more like this] - LARGE KIKUYU CARVED GOURD VESSELKenyan,
bulbous body with elongated neck, etched designs of fish, elephant, birds, deer, and water buffalo and geometric patterns, 20-3/4 x 16-1/4 in.
Provenance: Collection of...
[more like this] - FILIPINO FERNWOOD BULUL FIGUREseated
figure with arms crossed, wooden eyes and teeth, 14-5/8 x 5-1/4 in.
Note: Bulul is a commonly carved figure in the Philippines, primarily on the island of Luzon. These wooden...
[more like this] - PAPUA NEW GUINEA SAGO CARVED WOOD PLATTERLake
Senteni, oval shaped serving platter with undulating geometric patterns, painted with black and white pigment, with small handle, 29 x 10-3/4 in.
Provenance: Collection of...
[more like this] - FIVE INDONESIAN WOODEN CARVED PAINTED
MASKSset of five Wayang Gareng masks; two red painted masks, two blue painted masks and one gold painted mask, 8-1/4 in.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Allen Grimes, Lexington,...
[more like this] - TWO WEST AFRICAN CARVED WOODEN FIGURESDogon
Tribe, Mali, black painted maternity figure with children resting on stool, 33 in.; Lobi Tribe, Ghana, standing female figure with two octagonal metal plates on forehead,...
[more like this] - EXEMPLARY OLMEC RIO PESQUERO GREENSTONE
MASKETTEPre-Columbian, Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 900 to 600 BCE. In a word, wow! Finely carved and string-cut from a sage-hued greenstone with natural swirls of butterscotch...
[more like this] - Mother of Pearl handled flatware collection
to include (7) fruit knives, 6-3/4"L and (7) forks, 5-3/4"L by Charles James Allen and Sidney Darwin, Sheffield England, late 19th early 20th c, (11) Wostenholm Sheffield...
[more like this] - Contemporary Flintlock Muzzleloading
Full-Stock Rifle by Allen Martin .50 cal. 44'' octagonal swamped barrel. Raised relief carved stock with wooden sliding patchbox; brass hardware. Condition: Excellent condition...
[more like this] - Two Tom Brown carvings (Pleasant Hill,
Tennessee, 1884-1947): one of man feeding a pig, 3-3/4 in., [original painted surface with abrasions and losses, pig probably lacking tail, base probably lacking leather pad;...
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