CIVIL WAR ARCHIVE, IDENTIFIED SWORD,BELT, PHOTO(lot of 6) U.S. Civil War naval officer archive, Lieutenant Francis Lafayette Harris U.S. Navy (Boston, 1824-1913) including: (1) U.S. Model 1852 Navy sword, the...
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B. WEBB DIAMOND EYE WIDE CUFF BRACELET:NAVAJO STERLINGB. Webb
Dine'
A wide sterling cuff with diamond eye design.
Metal: Sterling silver.
Weight: 34.8 grams.
Measurements: The interior measures 2" x 2.25" The...
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NAVAJO TURQUOISE SQUASH BLOSSOM NECKLACEANavajo turquoise squash blossom necklace with a double strand of handmade bench beads on a braided wire. There are 12 turquoise squash blossoms with a Naja containing seven...
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4 ASIAN JEWELRY ITEMS, INCL. JADE NECKLACES& DRAGON BR...1st item: Southeast Asian or Chinese sterling silver figural pendant or brooch in the form of a dragon with coral eyes coiled around and holding a teardrop shaped...
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SINGLE ARM VENETIAN STYLE MIRRORED CANDLESCONCEwith bull's eye border. 13" high, 8 1/8" wide, 5 1/8" deep. Silvering losses. Property of a Madison CT collector.
Condition:
Auction buying is wholesale and not the...
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STERLING SILVER PRESENTATION EYE GLASSCASESterling Silver Presentation Eye Glass Case...
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98. SILVER HORSE SHOE CANE -CA. 1880-SILVER KNOB CONSI...98. Silver Horse Shoe Cane -Ca. 1880 -Silver knob consisting of two horseshoes against one another framing a bone bead delicately carved with a rose and...
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SILVER AND LAPIS LAZULI BRIGG DRESSCANE-1888 -Large Lapis Lazuli knob fashioned of a select single stone of a throughout uniform blue color richly speckled with golden pyrite dust in a substantial, slightly...
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20TH C. SPRATLING STERLING SILVER BIRDW/ BELLS BROOCHWilliam Spratling (American/expatriate in Mexico, 1900-1967), Mexico, post 1979 under auspices of Sucesores de William Spratling. A stunning sterling silver...
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RARE SET MIXTEC SILVER BELLS - MONKEYHEAD FORM (4)Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Mixtec culture, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A charming ensemble of 4 silver bells, all in the form of monkey heads. Each of the adorable simians...
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EGYPTIAN FAIENCE NECKLACE & BRACELETW/ EYES OF HORUSAncient Egypt, Third Intermediate to Late Dynastic Period, 21st to 31st Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 332 BCE. A fine necklace and bracelet of wearable form, each constructed...
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SICAN GOLD REPOUSSE DEPICTION OF NAYLAMP- 6.4 GPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican/Lambayeque, ca. 9th to 11th century CE. A remarkable example of the exceptional luxury arts created by the Sican/Lambayeque peoples,...
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MOCHE GOLD TWEEZER IMPLEMENT ANTHROPOMORPHICPre-Columbian,Peru (North Coast), Moche Culture, ca. 100 to 700 CE. A fine pair of tweezers skillfully made from a hammered sheet of 50.89% (equivalent to over 12 karat) gold folded in...
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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN CARTONNAGE MUMMY MASK,EX-CHRISTIE'SIt's not often we start a listing by stating the provenance, but in this case the pedigree is almost as impressive as the piece. Sold - Christies, December 1996;...
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ICONIC SIGNED ARTHUR ROTHSTEIN PHOTO,DUST STORM (1936)...Arthur Rothstein (American, 1915-1985). "Dust Storm, Cimarron County, Oklahoma" gelatin silver print, 1936 printed 1981, edition 107/300. An iconic photograph...
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RARE & STUNNING 20TH C. MEXICAN SILVERDEVIL DANCE MASK...Latin America, Mexico, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A stunning festival mask made from high quality 88% silver but painted - the surface presents like...
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ORNATE 8TH C. JAVANESE GOLD LEAF MASKOF KALASoutheast Asia, Indonesia, East Java, Classic Period, ca. 8th to 11th century CE. Stunningly detailed and brimming with sophistication, an ornate funerary mask made...
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COSTA RICAN GOLD PENDANT, JANIFORM CROCODILIAN**FirstTime At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Central America, Costa Rica, Chiriqui or Diquis culture, ca. 13th to 16th century CE. A dazzling pendant depicting the form of a double-headed...
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EGYPTIAN BRONZE THOTH WITH HIEROGLYPHS& GREEK LETTERSEgypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 305 to 30 BCE. An exemplary leaded-bronze statue of Thoth, the ibis-headed god of writing, the moon, and generally all things intellectual....
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A RARE LEONARD MOREL-LADEUIL (1820-1888)BELLE EPOQUE F... BELLE EPOQUE FIRE GILT BRONZE EWER
Dance of the Wilis
Continental, mid-19th century, bronze. Crowned with the figure of an owl with outstretched wings at...
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SWAROVSKI 4 PIECE BIRD LOT: 1) The crystalplanet as a limited millennium edition showing support for SOS Children's Villages. Globe unites five stylized continents in the form of cut crystal inlays and is topped by...
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TWO CONTINENTAL ARTICULATED SANTOS MALEAND FEMALE SAINTS Circa 1800, possibly Spanish, carved wood with gesso and polychrome, glass eyes, well-rendered naturalistic forms including a kneeling male figure (14 3/4...
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DUTCH SILVER COW CREAM JUG 833-SilverFigural Creamer, in the form of a standing cow, with lidded back, red cabochon eyes, tail handle, with engraved presentation "H.R.P. Jr., from his Father, April 26, 1917",...
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A JAMES SCHWAB STERLING SILVER AND MALACHITESCULPTUREThe stylized sterling silver lion with inlaid eyes is stamped on his right haunch, the base is signed by the artist.Measures 3 x 3 x 2 inches.Very good condition.Provenance:...
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A CONTINENTAL SILVER ARTICULATED FISHJUDAICA SPICE BOXThe flexible, articulated, hand-made figure of a fish fitted with garnet cabochon eyes has overlapping rows of scales engraved in detail, scrolling, substantial...
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A CONTINENTAL SILVER ARTICULATED FISHJUDAICA SPICE BOXThe flexible, articulated, hand-made figure of a fish fitted with garnet cabochon eyes has a hinged head that opens to an internal container with gilt finish...
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ANTIQUE J.C. VICKERY VERMEIL GOLD ONSTERLING SILVER AND JADE THREE-PIECE CALLIGRAPHY SET WITH LETTER OPENER, PRESENTATION BOX 8 ?" x 2 ½" x?" box Of rectangular form gilt tooled leather case with hinged lid...
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INLAID TURKISH / MIDDLE EASTERN FLINTLOCKPISTOL: 19th century ornate stock with silver wire inlay in sunburst panels carved butt in form of serpent with bone horns and red glass eyes. Engraved lock plate embossed...
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Photographic Archive of Miles City MontanaPhotographer R.C. Morrison 1880s-1890s Cowan's is proud to present the photographic archive of pioneer Montana photographer Robert C. Morrison (1850-1938) descended directly...
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A Turkish Cased Silver Niello PresentationChalice, ca. Late 19th Century The large footed cup with one scrolling handle has an articulated silver niello fish with glass eyes mounted on a turned stem in the center....
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STEVE WHEELER (american 1912-1992)"PORTRAIT" Signed 'Wheeler' bottom right, inscribed 'Steve Wheeler 41 Portrait' verso, oil on canvas 16 x 20 in. (40.6 x 50.8cm) provenance: Private Collection, Pennsylvania....
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Attractive Pair of American Black CutPaper Silhouettes, of, respectively, General von Steuben and Elizabeth Burkey of New York, fourth quarter 19th century, the von Steuben example painted in gouache and detailed...
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Micromosaic mounted Aesthetic side tablecirca 1880 The circular top centered by a panel depicting St. Peter's Square, encircled by smaller oval plaques depicting the Coliseum, the Spanish Steps, the Arch of Constantine,...
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Mexican sterling gilt bird in tree:five branch tree candelabra with figural bird, ruby eyes, no monogram, marked "Tane" (Mexico City), late 20th century, 80.55 oz.T., 15-1/4 x 12-1/2 x 10 in. Loss to gilt,...
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Tibetan bronze figure of Tara, seatedon a lotus throne, wearing a seven-leaf crown, earrings, necklace with inlaid glass stones, her eyes urna and palms inlaid with silver, 20th century, 28 in. Lotus stem and...
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Italian Silver Tabletop Figure of aSea Sprite, third quarter 20th century, the figure with red cabochon coral eyes and bearing a seashell containing a spray of silver seaweed, presented on an oblong polished...
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