Fashion jewelry and misc jewelry lot,c/o: misc. button cufflinks, a pair of costume earrings in need of repair, (rhinestone needs to be glued back) marked NLH (1) inlay money clip, (1) gold tone spiral fashion...
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TAHAN INLAYED GAME PEARL MONEY CHIPBOXFrench Tahan signed inlayed box with pearl money chips
This signed French Tahan inlayed box is filled inside with many beautifully polished and pigmented money chips in...
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16TH C. TIBETAN GILDED IRON FINIAL BUDDHISTMONK STAFFCentral Asia, Tibet, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. A beautiful finial from a Buddhist monk's staff, made of iron with incredibly delicate gold inlays forming a series...
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CHANCAY / HUARI WOOD MUMMY MASK, EX-ARTEPRIMITIVO**Originally Listed At $1400**
Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay / Wari (Huari) Transition period, ca. 1000 CE. A fabulous anthropomorphic mummy mask carved...
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MESOPOTAMIAN LAPIS LAZULI, STONE, &BONE EYESAncient Near East, Mesopotamia, ca. 2900 to 2250 BCE. A haunting pair of eyes boasting white sclerae hand-carved from the bone of an ungulate with inlays of black...
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FINE FRANKISH / OSTROGOTH GILT SILVER& GLASS FIBULAWestern / Central Europe, Franks or Ostrogoths, ca. 5th to 6th century CE. An incredible 76% silver fibula or brooch of elegant form featuring a crescent-shaped...
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17 ROMAN BRASS, BRONZE, GLASS, & AMETHYSTRINGSRoman, Imperial to Early Byzantine Period, ca. 1st to 6th century CE. A fabulous ensemble of 17 ancient rings - 7 brass, 6 leaded bronzes, 1 bronze, 1 leaded brass, 1...
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MOCHE WOOD EARSPOOL W/ SHELL, NACRE,& TURQUOISEPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 100 to 500 CE. A lovely and large shell and wood earspool displaying a discoid form and inlaid with delicate carved...
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FINE LURISTAN BRONZE SHORT SWORD W/LUNATE POMMELAncient Western Asia, Northwestern Iran and Southwestern Turkey, South Caspian Sea region, Luristan, ca. 1200 to 600 BCE. A gorgeous short sword of a formidable...
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19TH C. INDONESIAN WOOD COMB W/ MOTHEROF PEARL INLAY**Originally Listed At $450**
Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Timor Island, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful hand-carved wooden comb inlaid with mother of pearl...
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19TH C. AFRICAN KUBA WOOD & BONE PALMWINE VESSEL**Originally Listed At $400**
Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba peoples (also Bakuba), ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful...
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19TH C. TONGAN WOOD & WHALE IVORY KALIHAHAPO HEADRESTOceania, Polynesia, Tonga, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A lovely hand carved wooden and whale tooth inlay headrest known as a kali heap or a kali...
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20TH C. SIOUX CATLINITE PIPE W/ TININLAYSNative American, Western United States, Plains tribes, likely Sioux, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved catlinite pipe body of deep red hues. The body is...
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HUGE 10TH C. BYZANTINE BRONZE PROCESSIONALCROSSAncient Near East, Holy Land, Byzantine Empire, ca. 10th to 12th century CE. A gorgeous cast-bronze processional cross with flaring arms that terminate in pairs of circular...
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MASSIVE 19TH C. TIBETAN SILVER CONCHSHELL TRUMPETCentral Asia, Tibet or Nepal, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A massive conch shell trumpet covered in a sterling silver repousse plating adorned with...
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LOVELY 1ST C. ROMAN ELECTRUM CUFF BRACELETRoman,Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A stunning electrum bracelet cuff with triangular and planished tips before the opening gap, the thick wire is made from a 52%...
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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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RARE 19TH C. CENTRAL ASIAN BRONZE CEREMONIALSUGAR AXE**Originally Listed At $1500**
Near East / Central Asia, Iraq & Afghanistan, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. An incredibly rare and beautiful tool known as a sugar...
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EGYPTIAN SEBENNYTIC-PTOLEMAIC GLASSINLAY**First Time At Auction**
Egypt, perhaps the city of Sebennytos, Late Dynastic (30th Dynasty) to Ptolemaic Period, Sebennytic-Ptolemaic Period, ca. 380 to 30 BCE. A...
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LATE 19TH C. MAORI WOOD KOTIATE CLUBW/ PAUA INLAY**First Time At Auction**
Oceania, New Zealand, Maori people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine kotiate club, a traditional type of weapon, hand-carved...
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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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19TH C. MAORI WOOD TOKOTOKO ORATOR STAFFW/ NACRE INLAY...Oceania, New Zealand, Maori people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand carved wooden tokotokoe with beautiful carvings across the surface and an inlay...
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ADORABLE GUERRERO / MEZCALA STONE EFFIGYFROG FORMPre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero Mezcala, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. Adorable stone frog, finely carved from a banded stone of grey, white, and sienna hues, squatting on...
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LURISTAN BRONZE SHORT SWORDAncient NearEast, Northwestern Iran to Southeastern Turkey, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A forged-bronze short sword with a petite ear pommel. The openwork handle faces were intended...
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20TH C. TLINGIT WOOD SALMON HEADDRESSW/ NACRE SHELLNorth America, Pacific Northwest, United States or Canada, Tlingit, ca. 20th century CE. A splendid wooden headdress in the form of a salmon adorned with mother...
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19TH C. INDONESIAN KRIS W/ REPOUSSESILVER SHEATHSoutheast Asia, Indonesia, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A personal ceremonial sword known as a kris (also keris) with a hand-carved dugong ivory handle...
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ZUNI SILVER / CORAL BRACELET + RING- EDITH TSABETSAYEEdith Tsabetsaye Martza (Native American, Zuni, 1940 - present CE) ca. late 20th to 21st century CE. A stunning silver and needlepoint cut coral cuff bracelet...
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Ray Tracey
(Diné, 20th century)
SterlingSilver and Mosaic Inlay Money Clip
marked with artist hallmark and STERLING on reverse
length 1-7/8 inches x width 1 inch, weight 22.2 dwt.
Property from the Private Collection...
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SILVER & SILVERPLATE JEWELRY & DRESSERITEMS4 pieces sterling jewelry: Mexican sterling money clip with malachite chip inlays, Taxco butterfly pin, Mexican sterling mask pin, unmarked sterling articulated fish...
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A GROUP OF ENRIQUE LEDESMA HARDSTONEINLAY JEWELRYA group of Enrique Ledesma hardstone inlay jewelry, Enrique Ledesma (d. 1979) Circa 1955-1979; Taxco, Mexico Each stamped: Ledesma / Taxco; further variously...
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Archaistic Jadeite Lidded Wine VesselChinese 19th century fangku form. An elaborate elongated faceted baluster-form jadeite vase in brilliant emerald green and lavender tones finial with a dragon chasing a pearl;...
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Jade Chinese Garment Hook Chinese 19thcentury. A pale celadon belt hook carved in the shape of a double dragon mounted into a wooden stand with silver inlay. Unmarked; lg. 4 in. (10.5 cm.) Purchased 5/15/1972...
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Rosewood Chinese Export Hong-Mu ArmchairsChinese. Four chairs in rosewood with mother of pearl inlay and a marble roundel set into the back surrounded by shou emblems and bats the legs ending in ball and claw feet;...
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Rosewood Wall Screen Chinese. A four-panelwall screen in rosewood each panel with a silk embroidery depicting birds and insects amidst flowering branches housed in a pierced and carved wooden frame with floral mother...
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Chinese Export Mother-of-Pearl InlaidBench Chinese. A bench in rosewood with a shaped back having three marble plaques the whole with mother of pearl inlay depicting flowers and animals; ht. 36 in. (91.4 cm)...
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Chinese Export Inlaid Table Chinese.A low table in rosewood with mother-of-pearl inlay depicting flowers; ht. 16.5 in. (42 cm) wd. 39.5 in. (100.3 cm) dp. 23 in. (58.4 cm). Private Collection Indian Hill OHEx...
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