CELADON-GLAZED BOWL WITH COVER
VIETNAM,LE OR TRAN DYNASTY, 13TH-14TH CENTURY ?? ???? ??????????the wide rounded body supported on a short ring foot rising to a gently everted mouth, carved around the body with...
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CERAMIC REFERENCE BOOK COLLECTION ??????????????????????????????????????????Including:early pottery, Chinese Ming and Qing dynasty ceramics, museum and private collection, in total 44 publications.Asahi Shimbun Cultural Planning Department (Ed.). Newly Discovered...
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18TH C. PERSIAN QAJAR PAINTING OF GARDENW/ COURTIERSNear East / Central Asia, Persia or Iran, Qajar dynasty, ca. 18th century CE. A beautiful painting on paper of opaque pigments of three figures amongst a lush...
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FRAMED 18TH C. MUGHAL PAINTING - ROSTAM& EAGLECentral Asia, India, possibly Gujarat or Kashmir, Mughal Period, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. Finely delineated in tempera and gold leaf on handmade paper, a miniature...
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CHINESE QI LIMESTONE STELA W/ BUDDHA& BODHISATTVASEast Asia, China, Six Dynasties Period, Northern Qi Dynasty, ca. 550 to 577 CE. A gorgeous carved-limestone stela featuring a seated Buddha flanked by two bodhisattvas...
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SIGNED JAPANESE MUROMACHI STEEL KO-WAKIZASHI& BOOKEast Asia, Japan, late Muromachi period, ca. 1500 to 1550 CE, signed by Kanehisa. A beautiful example of a ko-wakizashi with a single-edged steel blade that is slightly...
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ROMAN STONE MOSAIC - IVY VINE W/ HEART-SHAPEDLEAVES**This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding.
Roman, the Levant, late Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to 5th...
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TRANSLATED ROMAN ROUND MOSAIC - HOUSEHOLDDEDICATION**This is an oversized piece that may require special shipping. Please inquire for a quote prior to bidding.
Roman, the Levant, late Imperial Period, ca. 3rd to...
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20TH C. RUSSIAN ICON OF SAINT GEORGEW/ SWORD & BOWEastern Europe, Russia, ca. early 20th century CE. An impressive icon of Saint George of Lydda seated on a throne, expertly painted with egg tempera and gesso...
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20TH C. RUSSIAN ICON W/ ST. GEORGE,PRINCESS, & DRAGONEastern Europe, Russia, ca. early 20th century CE. Finely delineated in egg tempera and gesso on wood, a beautiful icon depicting Saint George atop a white...
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THREE 19TH C. MEXICAN POTTERY CANDLEHOLDERS W/ SAINTSNorth America, Mexico, Oaxaca, Santa Maria Atzompa, ca. 19th century CE. A marvelous trio of hollow pottery candle holders, each boasting elaborate decoration...
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GANDHARAN SCHIST RELIEF PANEL SEATEDFIGURE & ANIMALSAncient Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. An impressive, hand-carved schist relief panel of rectangular...
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1ST C. GANDHARAN STUCCO HEAD OF BUDDHAPakistanand Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century CE. A miniature stucco head of Buddha, with a serene face, downcast eyes, large ears, and a small nose and mouth. A gently...
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1ST C. GANDHARAN SCHIST STUPA HEAD FRAGMENTAncientCentral Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century CE. A skillfully carved head with a lively visage comprised of expressive eyes, a naturalistic...
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19TH C. GILT RUSSIAN ICON - OUR LADYOF UNEXPECTED JOYEastern Europe, Russia, ca. 19th century CE. Finely painted in gold, egg tempera, and gesso on wood, this icon depicts a scene called "Our Lady of Unexpected...
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19TH C. RUSSIAN ICON OF SAINT GEORGEW/ SPEAR & SWORDEastern Europe, Russia, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fascinating icon of Saint George, depicting him from the waist up in hues of green, red,...
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2ND C. GANDHARAN SCHIST HEAD OF BUDDHACentralAsia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A hand-carved miniature grey schist Buddha head, depicted nearly in the round, with a wavy coiffure,...
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ANCESTRAL PUEBLOAN MANCOS BLACK ON WHITEPOTTERY MUG**First Time At Auction**
Native American, Southwestern United States, Four Corners Region, Colorado, Dolores, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi), ca. 980 to 1150 CE....
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GANDHARAN SCHIST BUDDHA HEAD W/ GRACEFULFEATURES**Originally Listed At $750**
Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. An absolutely stunning and expertly carved...
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ORNATE 20TH C. MAORI WOOD CANOE TAUIHUPROWOceania, New Zealand, Maori, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. This is an incredibly ornate canoe prow known a tauihu with several figure heads, hand-carved from wood,...
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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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ROMAN MARBLE RELIEF TROPAEUM FRAGMENT,CUIRASS & SHIELD...Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2ndto 3rd century CE. An exceptional marble relief fragment of a tropaeum or trophy monument depicting the spoils of war with...
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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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2ND C. GANDHARAN SANDSTONE BUDDHA DHARMA-CHAKRAMUDRACentral Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A magnificent hand carved stone carving of Buddha seared in full lotus position...
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19TH C. LAKOTA BEAVER TOP HAT + BOX,TIMOTHY W. AUDISSNorthwestern Europe, England, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE; Timothy W. Audiss (Lakota Sioux, 1961 to present). This is an interesting commentary...
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19TH C. MAORI WOOD HOE KOWHAIWHAI MOTIFS,ABSTRACT TIKI...**First Time At Auction**
Oceania, New Zealand, Maori culture, likely Te Arawa people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A superb wooden paddle known...
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FINE 1ST C. GANDHARAN STONE HEAD PRINCESIDDHARTHA**First Time At Auction**
Central Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 1st century CE. An incredible schist head wearing a turban-style...
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2ND C. GANDHARAN SCHIST RELIQUARY STUPAMODEL**First Time At Auction**
Central Asia, Pakistan / Afghanistan, ancient region of Gandhara, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A model of a Buddhist stupa reliquary, finely...
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GANDHARA PANEL BUDDHA FEET ATOP BODHISATTVARELIEF**First Time At Auction**
Northwest Pakistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A fabulous gray schist panel depicting a relief of a Bodhisattva in meditation...
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12TH C. KASHAN LUSTERWARE EWER HORSES,RIDERS, LEOPARDS...**First Time At Auction**
Western Asia, Iran, Kashan, ca. 12th to early 13th century CE. A delightful lusterware ewer, elaborately hand-painted with a...
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[A PRIVATE SCOTTISH COLLECTION, EDINBURGH]COLLECTION OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS
ON JAPANESE, KOREAN, AND SOUTHEAST ASIAN ART ??????????????????????Including:Brown, Roxanna M. The Ceramics of South-East Asia: their dating...
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LARGE COLLECTION OF ASSORTED AMERICANART BOOKS ART BOOKS, includes Georgia O'Keefe One Hundred Flowers, Whistler, Modern Masters of Etching Whistler (second vol.), Whistler in Venice, Rockwellkentiana, Color...
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ASIAN ART REFERENCE BOOKS, 13 ThirteenAsian art reference books, including: "Wooden Temples of Japan" by Peter Popham, "Possessing the Past: Treasures from the National Palace Museum, Taipei" by Wen C. Fong and...
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THREE CHINESE SIDE CHAIRS. Twentiethcentury, elm. Traditional forms with shaped crests and stretcher bases. Two with yoke crests, the shorter one has carved splat. 20" seat, 39"h., 13.5" seat, 31"h. The third...
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Thirty-Five Books, Decorative Arts,Architecture, History and Related detailed listing available. Snodin and Styles, Design and the Decorative Arts, Georgian Britain, 1714-1837; Zea and Cheney, Clock Making...
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