- WATERFOWLING SANTA CLAUSFrank S. Finney
(b. 1947)
Capeville, VA, 1983
28 in. tall
This carving depicts legendary 20th-century decoy collector and dealer Bud Ward as Santa Claus laden with treasures.
The smiling...
[more like this] - GLAZED ROOF TILE OF THE DEMON QUELLER,
LUCITE BASEHandmade ceramic roof tile with Sancai-style glaze, of Zhong Kui the Demon Queller riding a mythical qilin, later 20th century production of a traditional depiction....
[more like this] - JUMLO BRIDAL TUNIC, PUNJAB REGIONA Punjabi
jumlo wedding tunic, dyed cotton decorated with buttons, coins, beads, cowrie shells, and fine silk stitching. Eastern Pakistan, circa second quarter 20th century. The jumlo...
[more like this] - VINTAGE JAPANESE PORCELAIN KOMAINU FIGURINES
ON BASETwo beautifully sculpted Japanese lion dogs protecting a shrine and a luster marble. Attached to a wooden carved base with a plaque in front that says 'Evil Lion' in...
[more like this] - STERLING ANTIQUE PENCA DE BALANGANDANDESCRIPTION:
An Antique Penca de Balangandan 900 silver charm pendant/brooch. This piece is a brazilian charms amulet worn by Creole women to help ward off bad spirits. There are a total...
[more like this] - SUSAN TAYLOR GLASGOW(American, born
1963)
Guaranteed Years of Service! II, 2003, from the Sewing Susan series, signed in bowl "Susan Taylor Glasgow/'03", fused, draped, and sandblasted glass, panels sewn with...
[more like this] - AMAZING CABINETS OF CURIOSITIES CANE-Ca
1870 -This cane features a primate’s skull as a handle and a shaft made of the vertebrae of a reptile’s spine with longer and joining bone segments between the skull and...
[more like this] - CHINESE TANG TERRACOTTA GUARDIAN FIGURE
/ EARTH SPIRITFar East, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A magnificent guardian figure called a zhenmushou (grave-quelling beast) or earth spirit presenting a characteristic...
[more like this] - 19TH C. TIBETAN AGATE DZI BEAD W/ 6
EYE PATTERNCentral Asia, Tibet, ca. 19th century CE. This is a fine agate dZi (also spelled gzi) bead with a striking white on chocolate brown decorative pattern throughout,...
[more like this] - CONGOLESE NKISI NKONDI TWO-HEADED DOG
FETISH PIECE 20TH CENTURY HEIGHT 16”. LENGTH 40”. WIDTH 15". FETISH PIECE, 20th Century, Embedded with nails and blades to ward off evil spirits and a central reflective...
[more like this] - GROUP OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY:
BIOGRAPHY AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHY AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY, titles include: Black Brass: Black Generals and Admirals in the Armed Forces of the United States; Militant Mediator:...
[more like this] - COLLECTION OF BUFFALO SOLDIERS REFERENCE
BOOKS BOOKS, some signed and inscribed to Gen. Powell, titles include: Ron Field, Buffalo Soldiers: 1892-1918; Ollen Hunt, What I Did For My Country What My Country Did For...
[more like this] - FINE 999 SILVER CURSED HENRYK WINOGRAD
PENDANT19th century fine 999 silver cursed cameo pendant from Algiers, New Orleans. Designed to ward off evil spirits. Stamped HW 999. Approx. length 2in., weight 30.7 grams....
[more like this] - Boehm Young and Spirited American 1976.?
A painted porcelain Boehm eaglet figural group perched on a branch signed Boehm on base marked?Boehm / Edward Marshall Boehm / American Bald Eagle / 400-49 / "Young and Spirited"...
[more like this] - Lorenzo Bartolini (Italian 1777-1850)
"Portrait Bust of Don Camillo Borghese (1775-1832) Prince of Sulmona and Duke of Guastalla" c. 1807-09 white marble uninscribed height 22 in. Provenance: Joseph Napoleon...
[more like this] - Letters Between the Sturges Brothers
Most Antebellum Including J.R. Sturges 3rd GA Infantry KIA These 58 letters encompass a "snapshot" of antebellum life in the South.Samuel Sturges (1774-1831) was born in Fairfield...
[more like this] - THE SPIRIT OF '76 BY JOHN WARD DUNSMORE
(MICHIGAN/MASSACHUSETTS 1856-1945). Oil on canvas unsigned. Dated ''March 14 1906''. Sketch of man joining militia. 10''h. 14''w. in a frame 18''h. 22 1/4''w....
[more like this] - A Group Lot of Five Silver Amulets Lot
includes five hanging amulets suspended on link chain with bail and bead accents of agate including a dog horse ox rooster and a boy. Varying lengths the longest being 7-1/4"L...
[more like this] - SCHOENNER STEAM LAUNCH Vertical boiler
in open launch hand painted hull done in gold with red band railing includes spirit pan. Example Ward Kinball Collection. 18'' long. Some flaking to paint overall (Exc. Cond)...
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