FOUR CHINESE ARCHAIC STYLE STONE BLADES.Twentieth century or earlier. Various stones. Dagger with applied mud wash, 8"l. and three axes. Carved crest, 4.75"l., incised text, 8"w. and shallow relief carving. 9"w....
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FOUR CHINESE PIG DRAGON STONE CARVINGS.Twentieth century or earlier. Various stone including jade. Green axe blade, 5"l. And three pendants, (one repair), average 2"l....
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JEWELRY. ASSORTED GROUPING OF STERLING,Continental, Costume Jewelry and Hollowware. Comprised of (120) sterling brooches by various makers; (15) monogrammed sterling vesta cases by English, American and Mexican...
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TWO PIECES OF CHINESE CARVED JADE.TwoPieces of Chinese Carved Jade. Flutist on stag, 6-1/2"h. and bird head stone ceremonial blade with Kylin handle, 6"l. Condition: : Good with wear and minor imperfections.
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ARCHAIC CHINESE CARVED WHITE JADE AXEArchaicChinese carved white jade axe. Pierced with a single large hole and made from a translucent stone.
Provenance: Private Minneapolis Collection - collected in China prior...
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EARLY CHINESE CARVED JADE BLADEEarlyChinese carved jade blade carved in an a elongated form with a single hole near the top. The blade made from a fine dark stone with brown and white inclusions.
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CHINESE ARCHAIC JADE CARVED PENDANTBLADEChinese archaic carved jade pendant blade or axe head. Of a dark russet jade with curved form. Tooling, material, and form all support an early pre-Ming date.
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LATE 19TH C. MARQUESAS ISLANDS WOOD& STONE ADZE**Originally Listed At $1500**
Oceania, French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, Enata peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hefty utilitarian tool known...
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TAIRONA GREENSTONE AXE HEADPre-Columbian,Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 800 to 1500 CE. A nice example of a sweeping axe head that is hand-carved from mottled grass green stone with beautiful dark gray, beige, and...
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SUPERB 18TH C. HAWAIIAN PRE-CONTACTSTONE ADZE BLADENorth Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, Pre-Contact Period, ca. 18th century CE or earlier. A gorgeous example of a lengthy adze blade that is hand-carved from lustrous...
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18TH C. HAWAIIAN STONE FINISHING ADZEBLADENorth Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 18th century CE. A petite example of an adze blade, hand-carved from dark brown-gray stone, used for creating finer details or smoothing...
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6 COLIMA OBSIDIAN PECTORALS & MANY WHITESHELL BEADS**Originally Listed At $500**
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A magnificent ensemble of over 100 hand-carved shell beads and 6 hand-knapped...
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70 CAHOKIA STONE ARROWHEADS & 4 BONEAWLSNative American, Midwestern United States, Illinois, Cahokia, Mississippian culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A wonderful gathering of 70 hand-knapped stone arrowheads as...
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NATIVE AMERICAN EASTERN WOODLANDS STONEAXE HEADNative American, central/midwestern United States, Eastern Woodlands, ca. 500 to 1500 CE. A hand-carved stone hand axe exhibiting dark brown and gray hues. The tool...
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ANCIENT ALASKAN BERING SEA BONE OR ANTLERHARPOON TIPNative American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Beringian / Old Bering Sea Culture, ca. 200 BCE to 1000 CE. A hand carved marine animal bone or caribou antler...
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THIRTEEN CHINESE CARVED STONE BLADES.Twentieth century or earlier. Mostly axe blades from various stones, some with carved inscriptions or stylized images. Two axe blades have relief carved animals. Varying wear....
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Large Chinese carved hard stone archaisticblade with calligraphy to both sides; wear, minor losses, some chips, possibly repaired; Length 34 1/2" x Width 7 1/4" (approx.)...
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A pair of Chinese soapstone figuresof immortals 18th / 19th century the first carved as standing figure of Shou Lao holding a scroll his robes carved in red mottled soapstone finely incised with 'shou' characters...
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CHINESE CARVED STONE DRAGON SWORD: Decorativesword carved from stone featuring dragon head handle and dragon motif on blade. Retains 5 of the original 9 rings we do have pieces of other rings. Matching carved base. Sword...
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CHINESE NEOLITHIC JADE CEREMONIAL AXEBLADE of variegated green stone bearing seven mounting holes hand drilled from both sides. With low relief carving of stylized bird form along upper edge. Lustrous polished...
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A Chinese Yellow Gold Mounted Jade YellowGold Mounted Toggle of pale celadon colored stone depicting a four headed branch of lingzhi fungus with blades of grass deeply carved and mounted in 11.90 dwt of 14kt gold....
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Chinese carved jade axes late Qing Dynastycarved handles and blades in mottled green and brown stone. L10'' and 12 1/4'' (2pcs) Provenance: South Carolina private collection....
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Unusual Chinese Carved Serpentine CeremonialAx, late 19th century, the well-carved mottled yellow and russet stone carved as a double dragon-headed handle with the blade emerging from the mouth of the larger dragon,...
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Chinese Dress Sword and Case QianlongPeriodgilt etched blade green jade grip carved in the form of a horse head with gold mounts and inset with likely rubies and pearls to the jade; scabbard cast for sword blue...
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Chinese carved stone dagger with sheathin the Archaic style. Chinese symbols carved into side of sheath with a dragon finial loop or handle. Hilt of dagger is etched with geometric designs and has a hole for attaching...
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