TERNES NEVIMBUR, MALEKULA ISLAND HEADOF A DANCE STAFF, VANUATU, MELANESIABark, bamboo, boar tusks, spider web, fiber, shells, pigments.
The head 18 in.;21 1/4 x 7 1/4 x 6 in. (overall).
Condition
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THE SURACE FEEDING PLOVERObediah Verity(1813-1901)
Seaford, Long Island, NY, c. 1870
9 3/4 in. long
“Verity’s most distinctive form is a feeding shorebird, with its bulbous head bent down and forward, its...
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"POVERTY ISLAND" YELLOWLEGS PAIRMarkS. McNair (b. 1950)
Craddockville, VA, 2009
15 1/2 in. tall
A pair of wading yellowlegs with turned heads, wire legs in wooden bases, and raised wings with incised primaries....
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EXCEPTIONAL SWIMMING MERGANSERNorthShore, MA, c. 1890
17 1/2 in. long
This hollow swimming merganser is among the finest decoys discovered in decades. As this Massachusetts masterpiece makes its public debut,...
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THE HARMON RUNNING COBB CURLEWNathanF. Cobb Jr. (1825-1905)
Cobb Island, VA, c. 1880
15 1/2 in. long
“Every Nathan Cobb decoy had its own natural pose. Even his Hudsonian Curlews…seemed to run, feed, and...
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THE CRANDALL SLEEPY-EYED MALLARDHorace"Hi" Crandall (1892-1969)
Westwood, CA, c. 1935
15 in. long
One of California's best decoy carvers, Crandall is also considered by some to be its best painter. Born in Rhode...
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NEW IRELAND MASK OR HEAD, HAVING ORIGINALPAINT AND HAI...New Ireland Mask or Head, having original paint and hair, depicting jumping fish on top as well as black snakes circling the face, small section missing from...
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20TH C. INDONESIAN MALAKU ISLANDS ANCESTRALMARKER**Originally Listed At $1500**
Southeast Asia, Indonesia, southeastern Malaku Islands (Moluccas / Spice Islands), ca. early 20th century CE. A massive carved wooden...
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HUGE 20TH C. MELANESIAN VANUATU SLITDRUM / TAMTAMOceania, Melanesia, Vanuatu, ca. early 20th century CE. A splendid and sizeable slit drum or tamtam, skillfully hand-carved from butterscotch-hued wood in the...
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19TH C. SOLOMON ISLANDS SHELL KAPKAP(HEAD / PECTORAL)**Originally Listed At $1000**
Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful example of a kapkap, a head or pectoral...
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19TH C. PNG ADMIRALTY ISLANDS ADZE HANDLEW/ BLADE**Originally Listed At $500**
Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Admiralty Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden adze handle of an angled...
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LETTERS FROM DOUGLAS L. OLIVER TO LEDOUXPersonalletters from Douglas L. Oliver to Louis Pierre Ledoux dated Feb. 1938 and May 1937.
1938 letter, written on Harvard University stationary, sent to Louis Pierre Ledoux in...
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EASTER ISLAND FIGURE, MOAI KAVAKAVA
EASTERISLAND carved wood and obsidian, with a forward tilted torso and head turned to the side, the body flanked by the two slender arms, the figure is typically emaciated, accentuated...
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SOLOMON ISLANDS, INLAID HEAD CARVING20th c, (poss. earlier), shell inlaid head carving with fiber hair, with mount hole to underside, 9.5"h x 7"w x 9"d...
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HEZEKIAH ANTHONY DYER (RHODE ISLAND/EUROPE,1872-1943), "GAY HEAD"., WATERCOLOR, 15.5" X 12" SIGHT. FRAMED 24.5" X 20.5".HEZEKIAH ANTHONY DYER, Rhode Island/Europe, 1872-1943, "Gay Head". Titled and signed faintly...
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(TOPICAL) LIGHTHOUSES: 76 POSTCARDSEARLY TO LATE 20TH CENTURY, Early to Late 20th Century, Real photo: Plum Island Light, Pemaquid Point (3), Cape Porpoise harbor (3 - printed), Portland Head Light and more....
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APPROX. 650 POSTCARDS DEPICTING LIGHTHOUSESAND LIFESAVING EARLY TO MID-20TH CENTURY AND LIFESAVING, Early to Mid-20th Century, Early 20th Century: Sankaty Light, Hyannis Light, Cuttyhunk, Bishop & Clerk, Brant Point,...
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(VIEW) RHODE ISLAND - PROVIDENCE: 106POSTCARDS EARLY TO MID-20TH CENTURY POSTCARDS, Early to Mid-20th Century, Numerous early views of notable subjects including: river boats at Crawford Street Bridge, Gorham...
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AFTER JOHN STOBART, WINDMILL HARBOR,HILTON HEAD ISLAND, OFFSET PRINT, FRAMED: 28 X 34 INAfter John Stobart, Windmill Harbor, Hilton Head Island, Offset Print, Framed: 28 x 34 in...
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CONEY ISLAND CARNIVAL CLOWN WATER GAMEHEADSPair of vinyl painted carnival heads purported to be from Coney Island. Smiling clown and hobo clown, mid 20th C. Unusual carnival boardwalk water shooting target game...
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George III Era Sterling Silver Armbandsand British Officer's Gilt Copper Gorget, Presented to Ojibwa Chief John Aisance
lot of 3, includes:
William Bateman (London, 1774-1850) Sterling Silver Armbands
each hallmarked...
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1814 George III Silver Peace Medal
Warof 1812 period medal depicting a mantled bust of George III on one side; reverse with Royal Arms; 60.4 mm
PUBLISHED:
Sovereignty Gifts (Hoover and Brasser 2020: pg. 6, 16-17)
Although...
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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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5pc Modern Design. Pr BEN SEIBEL MetalBookends. Metal Wire Cube with Geometric Lines. Dragon figure. Louvre Museum Easter Island Head replica. ---
Condition: Light wear....
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RARE 3 PAGE WHALING LETTER, 1826, WRITTENIN TWOstages to the owner/agent Silas or Stephen and Lewis Howell, Sag Harbor, NY. First stage dated Sept. 17, 1826, bound to the islands. Talks about oil obtained, watered...
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OCEANIC MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID WOODSCULPTURES Group of (5) South Pacific carved items, including: (2) Solomon Islands nguzunguzu figural ornaments, these were traditionally placed at the head of a war canoe...
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James R. Maples South Carolina 20thcentury WHITE EGRET painted carved wood and metal on driftwood; signed and dated on base: JRM #38 1989. H32'' W26'' Provenance: Renderings of backyard birds from a Hilton...
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James R. Maples South Carolina 20thcentury GODWIT painted carved wood and metal on driftwood; signed and dated on base: JRM #2 2005. H11'' W9'' Provenance: Renderings of backyard birds from a Hilton Head Island...
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James R. Maples and Patrick McClarySouth Carolina 20th century OSPREY WITH FISH painted carved wood and metal on driftwood; signed and dated on base: JRM & PMC. H19'' W32'' Provenance: Renderings of backyard...
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James R. Maples South Carolina 20thcentury NIGHT HERON painted carved wood and metal on driftwood; signed and dated on base: JRM #22 2006. H21'' W30'' Provenance: Renderings of backyard birds from a Hilton...
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Executive Officer Henry W. WashburnUSS Morning Light Civil War Archive War-date archive of five letters one partial letter and three transmittal covers. Written by ill-starred Acting Master Henry W. Washburn...
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Books on the Battle of Fort Pulaskiand Partial ALS of Charles Olmstead 1p 6. x 9.5 in. Partial ALS signed by Charles Olmstead on Chas. H. Olmstead & Co. Bankers letterhead. Savannah n.d but 1880s from preprinted...
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James R. Maples South Carolina 20thcentury PAIR OF WORKS: DOWNY WOODPECKER and RUBY KINGLET painted carved wood and metal on driftwood; downy woodpecker signed and dated on base: JRM #7 2008 H6 1/2'' W6'';...
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James R. Maples South Carolina 20thcentury PAIR OF WORKS: HUMMINGBIRDS AT LILIES painted carved wood and metal on driftwood bases; the first signed and dated on base: JRM 2004 #4. H11'' W13'' the second signed...
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James R. Maples and Patrick McClarySouth Carolina 20th century THREE WORKS: HOUSE FINCH CHICKADEE CAROLINA WREN painted carved wood and metal on driftwood bases; house finch signed and dated on base: JRM PMC...
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James R. Maples and Patrick McClarySouth Carolina 20th century THREE WORKS: BLUEBIRD PAINTED BUNTING CARDINAL painted carved wood and metal on driftwood bases; bluebird signed and dated on base: JRM PMC 2008...
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