GIERS PHOTO GALLERY ACCOUNT BOOKS, ARCHIVEAccountbooks and related items from the photography businesses operated by C.C. Giers (1828-1877) and his son Otto Giers of Nashville. 1st and 2nd items: 2 books, one titled Giers...
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CHINESE JIN DYNASTY POTTERY TOMB GUARDIANSPEAR THROWER...**Originally Listed At $1200**
East Asia, China, Western Jin Dynasty, ca. 266 to 316 CE. A hollow-molded pottery tomb guardian figure of a spear thrower standing...
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EARLY HAN DYNASTY TERRACOTTA JESTERWITH DRUM**Originally Listed At $1200**
East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A wonderfully preserved example of a tomb attendant - a court jester-like figure,...
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MAYA POTTERY CYLINDER VESSEL W/ STUCCO& INCISED DESIGN...Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A gorgeous pottery vessel presenting a cylindrical body...
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SIGNED JAN SCHMUCKAL PAINTING - "PARTLYSUNNY" 2010Jan Schmuckal (American, b. 1962)."Partly Sunny" oil on canvas, 2010. Signed by the artist on the lower right. An exquisite painting by Jan Schmuckal, executed...
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FOSSILIZED SIBERIAN WOOLLY RHINOCEROSSKULLCentral Asia, Siberia, Pleistocene, ca. 2.58 million to 12,000 years ago. A rare and striking skull from one of the most famous beasts of the last Ice Age - the Woolly...
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19TH C. AFRICAN YORUBA WOOD IBEJI FIGUREWOOD BEADSWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden Ibeji figure of fine form that was part of a pair of twins. The...
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STRIKING VERACRUZ POTTERY TORSO OF OLDMAN, TL TESTEDPre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz culture, ca. 900 to 1000 CE. An incredible sculptural representation of an old man, with amazing details of the...
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COCLE POLYCHROME BOWL W/ ZOOMORPHICCREATUREPre-Columbian, Central America, Panama, Gran Cocle, ca. 5th to 8th century CE. A fascinating and fine hand-built pottery bowl that depicts a stylized creature painted...
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21 BAROQUE ENGRAVINGS OF ARMOR (CUSTODIS-FONTANA)DavidCustodis (German, active early 17th century) after Giovanni Battista Fontana (Italian, 1524-1587), ca. early 17th century CE. Twenty one early Baroque engravings, broadsheets...
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VIBRANT 19TH C. TURKMENISTAN TEKKE 6-GOLTORBA TEXTILE**First Time At Auction**
Central Asia, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, Turkoman (Turkman) Tekke peoples, ca. early to mid-19th century CE. This is a stunning...
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ROBERT MANGOLD 2-PART ALUMINUM SCULPTURE,CA. 2005Robert Mangold (American, b. 1937). "PTTSAAES #31 A-05" ca. 2005. A unique work by American artist Robert Mangold - a two-part metal sculpture comprised of powder-coated...
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CHINESE TANG LOKAPALA / GUARDIAN FIGURE,TL TESTEDEast Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A hollow cast pottery guardian figure known as a lokapala with a fierce expression wearing elaborate armor and...
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RARE SAKA SCYTHIAN IRON HORSE CHANFRONHEAD ARMOR PLATE...Central Asia and Siberia, Scythian Empire, Saka people, ca. 8th to 2nd century BCE. An extremely rare example of iron horse armor with superb preservation!...
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PUBLISHED / HUGE GANDHARAN STUCCO BUDDHAHEADCentral Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 4th to mid-5th century CE. A larger-than-life stucco head of the enlightened Buddha, modeled in the traditional...
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TRANSLATED ROMAN LIMESTONE FUNERARYSTELE OF COUPLERoman, Imperial period, Eastern Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A captivating limestone stele of a massive, rectangular form, skillfully hand-carved to display...
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7 BARBARA VAN CLEVE PHOTOS - RANCH LIFE,1980SBarbara Van Cleve (American, b. 1935). "Filly Chasing" "Running Before the Storm"; "Noon Break"; "Running Horses"; "Team Roping Motion"; "Tough Hombres" and "Barbara...
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19TH C. INUIT WALRUS IVORY CANE HANDLEW/ BEAR & FOXNative American, Pacific Northwest Coast, Alaska, Inuit, Aleut, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. This is a handsome walrus ivory carving that forms part...
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ANASAZI CHACO CANYON POTTERY BLACK ONWHITE PITCHERNative American, Southwestern United States, Arizona, Chaco Canyon, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan), ca. 975 to 1150 CE. A tall pottery pitcher constructed via the...
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JOHN COLLINS PHOTO - EXHIBITED AT 1933WORLD'S FAIRJohn F. Collins (American, 1888-1990). Bromoil gelatin silver print photograph, 1927. A striking "Machine Age" photograph of an adding machine by John F. Collins...
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MAYA POTTERY CYLINDER VESSEL W/ RELIEFGLYPHSPre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A gorgeous pottery vessel presenting a cylindrical body with straight...
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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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CONTEMPORARY CARL DAHL SCULPTURE - "WINGEDEQUESTRIAN"Carl Dahl (American, active XX-XXI). "Winged Equestrian" porcelain and iron on wood base, n.d. A breathtaking sculpture by Carl Dahl depicting a winged equestrian...
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PORTFOLIO OF 10 FSA PHOTOS W/ COVER(1930S)Arthur Rothstein (American, 1915-1985). A portfolio of 10 FSA (Farm Security Administration) photographs with images by Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Ben Shahn, and...
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SIGNED RUTH ORKIN PHOTO "AMERICAN GIRLIN ITALY" (1951)...Ruth Orkin (American, 1921-1985). "American Girl in Italy" photograph, 1951. Hand-signed on lower right. Following an assignment for LIFE magazine in Israel...
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CHINESE MING DYNASTY SANCAI GLAZED SOLDIERFIGURES (PR)...East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A pair of mold-made and glazed ceramic soldier figures dressed in heavy armor, standing guard upon an integral...
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VERY FINE BACTRIAN STONE PILLAR IDOL,EX CHRISTIE'SAncient Central Asia or Asia Minor, Bactria, ca. late 3rd to early 2nd millennium BCE. A beautiful example of a pillar idol (sometimes called a column or columnar...
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FINE SOUTH ARABIAN ALABASTER MALE HEADAncientMiddle East, South Arabia, modern-day Yemen, Qatabanian culture, ca. 3rd century BCE to 3rd century CE. A hand-carved alabaster head boasting soft honey-yellow and white hues,...
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NATURALISTIC ROMAN MARBLE RELIEF HORSE'SHEADRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A handsome, lifelike marble head of a horse, carved in relief. This horse is captured in a dynamic and energetic pose...
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ANSEL ADAMS "MOONRISE, HERNANDEZ, NEWMEXICO" (1941)Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984). "Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico" gelatin silver print, 1941. "Moon, Hernandez, New Mexico" was shot by Ansel Adams in the...
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VINTAGE LEICA LEITZ CAMERA LENS PARTSLOTVintage Leica Leitz parts lot, lens parts, screws, dials, etc. See photos. Please see our other auction listings for more vintage camera and photography items from the...
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MAMIYA RB67 PRO S LENSES PARTS ACCESSORIESLotof vintage Mamiya items including: Mamiya RB67 Pro S single reflex lens 6x7 format camera, left hand grip, prism finder, Mamiya-Sekor f4.5 250mm lens and other parts. Camera...
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PHOTOGRAPHY: STEVE BALKIN (NEW YORK,1938-2019), TWENTY-SIX PHOTOGRAPHS FROM "'THE OLD NEIGHBORHOOD' AN ALMOST FORGOTTEN PART OF THE CITY 1965" AND "ACROSS THE TABLE", EACH TITLED AND WITH INFO VERSO, EACH LAID...
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DAKOTA WAR OF 1862 PHOTOGRAPHY GROUPAhistorically significant group of carte-de-visite depicting figures from the Outbreak of 1862 and one stereo viewer card. The Indian Massacre of 1862 stemmed from the frontier...
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DARIA MARCHIK "CLEA" PHOTOGRAPH, 2013Daria Marchik (Russian, b. 1985) "Clea" digital photograph, 2013, depicting a female figure wearing a wig, handcuffs, and gag with fangs, signed, titled, dated, and numbered...
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DARIA MARCHIK "PEACHES" PHOTOGRAPH,2015 Daria Marchik (Russian, b. 1985) "Peaches" digital photograph, 2015, depicting a figure with smoky eyes and three mouths, signed, titled, dated, and numbered "1/10" to...
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