A LIFETIME COLLECTION OF TEN VIRGINIATOOLED LEATHER KE...19th century, comprising:
steerhide handle, body, and base, lined with red calf skin, hourglass shape with subtle V shaped rim, black exterior with harness...
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SIX ANIMAL SKIN PILLOW COVERS. Twentiethcentury. Five are spider monkey, four round, 17"d. and one bolster, 24"l. And one bolster cover is cheetah, 24"l....
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DON BALKE (B. 1933) "SOUTHERN FLYINGSQUIRREL"Don Balke (North Carolina, B. 1933) "Southern Flying Squirrel" Signed lower middle. Original Watercolor on Illustration Board.
Provenance: Collection of James A....
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DON BALKE (B. 1933) "TUNDRA MUSKOX"DonBalke (North Carolina, B. 1933) "Tundra Muskox" Signed lower left. Original Watercolor on Illustration Board.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder...
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DON BALKE (B. 1933) "MULE DEER"Don Balke(North Carolina, B. 1933) "Mule Deer" Signed lower left. Original Watercolor on Illustration Board.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover...
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19TH C. SPANISH COLONIAL GOURD W/ INCISEDVILLAGE SCENE...Spanish Colonial, South America, Peru, 19th century CE. An enormous gourd that is finely engraved with a village scene. The art of gourd carving has been practiced...
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1947 HAIDA WOOD & IVORY DZUNUKWA MASK,B. WILLIAMSNative American, Northwestern Canada, Haida, ca. 1947 CE. A stunning wood and walrus ivory mask of Dzunukwa (or Dzonokwa) or Wild Woman, skillfully hand-carved...
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ROMAN MARBLE RELIEF STELE - MOTHER,CHILD, LION, & BULL...Roman, Eastern Empire, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. An exemplary marble relief stele displaying 2 diverse scenes: one of a mother and...
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INCA STONE CEREMONIAL VESSEL W/ SNAKESPre-Columbian,North Coast Peru, Inca, ca. 1400 to 1533 CE. A fine hand-carved stone ceremonial bowl featuring high relief snakes across the sides. The vessel's body has a rounded but stable...
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MOCHE POTTERY LIZARD STIRRUP VESSEL,TL TESTEDPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A delightful bi-chrome stirrup vessel in the form of an iguana. The stirrup rises from the lizard's back,...
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FINE CHAVIN POTTERY VESSEL W/ SNAKES,EX ARTE PRIMITIVO...Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin culture, ca. 1200 to 600 BCE. This is an incredible hand-built pottery vessel that is molded with raised serpents...
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ENORMOUS 20TH C. SHIPIBO POLYCHROMEPORTRAIT JARSouth American, Upper / Western Amazon Basin, Ucayali River, Peru, Shipibo people, ca. mid-20th century CE. Wow! A marvelous pottery portrait jar of a tremendous...
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LARGE / EXPRESSIVE ROMAN MARBLE SPOUT- LION HEAD FORMRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 3rd century CE. A finely carved marble lion-headed spout, likely from an ancient fountain, with wonderful deep drilling characteristic...
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TIAHUANACO STONE FIGURE W/ GOLD INLAY**FirstTime At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, western Bolivia, near Lake Titicaca, Tiahuanaco (also Tiwanaku) culture, ca. 400 to 1200 CE. An impressively rare stone figure from ancient...
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COSTA RICAN NICOYA STONE MACE EFFIGYCROCODILE HEADPre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Nicoya or Atlantic Watershed, ca. 100 to 500 CE. An incredible stone mace, pecked and polished into a crocodilian or reptilian head,...
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EXCEPTIONAL MAYA POTTERY SEATED SCRIBE,EX-SCHMITT**Originally Listed At $18000**
Pre-Columbian, Mayan territories, Highlands, ca. 600 to 900 CE. In a word - breathtaking! Important, large and literally beyond...
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MAYA STONE FIGURE JAGUAR GUARDIAN, EX-SCHMITT**OriginallyListed At $2500**
Pre-Columbian, Maya culture, probably Guatemala, late Preclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 100 CE. A fabulous stone sculpture of a jaguar - an important animal...
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CHINESE TANG DYNASTY CAMEL (TOMB FIGURE)**OriginallyListed At $3500**
East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A charming, hollow, mold-made ceramic camel, standing proud with a long curved neck and a pair of pointed...
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ROMAN SARCOPHAGUS PANEL FRAGMENT - LIONAND DEER**First Time At Auction**
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A stunning marble panel fragment featuring a lively relief image of a lioness pouncing...
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20TH C. NATIVE AMERICAN HOPI WOOD KACHINABY A. HONANIE...Native American, Arizona, Hopi culture, Moenkopi, ca. late 20th century CE. A wonderful, signed wooden kachina doll by the talented Hopi carver and silversmith...
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ASTLEY DAVID MIDDLETON COOPER OIL ONCANVAS Astley David Middleton Cooper (American, 1856-1924) oil on canvas depicting a reclining semi-nude beauty bedecked in a jeweled headpiece, arm cuffs, and bracelets,...
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LOT OF 10 WIND-UP JAPANESE ANIMAL FIGURES,CLOTHAND TIN, 20TH CENTURY. TO INCLUDE: 2 DRINKING BEAR FIGURES, 7", WORKING CONDITION, ONE IS MISSING ITS HAND. MONKEY WITH HULA HOOP, 9", WINDS BUT NOT WORKING. LAWN MOWING...
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WEST AFRICAN CARVED WOOD DRUM West Africandrum, executed in carved wood and animal hide, having a single skin covered head, held on by pegs, above a wide cylinder body with repeating geometric carved and painted decoration....
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THREE TALL WEST AFRICAN CARVED WOODDRUMS Three tall West African drums, executed in carved wood and animal hide, each having a single skin covered head (two with hair on hide), held on by pegs, above tapering...
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TWO AFRICAN TALL DRUMS, COLORFUL PAINTEDMOTIF Two tall West African drums, 20th century, executed in carved wood and animal hide, each having a single skin covered head (one with hair on hide), held on by pegs,...
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Pair of African Ivory Neck Musical Instruments20thcentury both with five strings the first with an animal hide-covered body below a figural neck (33.5 in.); the second with a reptile skin over the body which supports a figural...
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