LOUIS FABIEN "LUNCHEON ON A MEDITERRANEANTERRACE" (1982 ACRYLIC)Louis Fabien
(French, 1924-2016)
Luncheon on a Mediterranean Terrace , 1982
Acrylic on canvas
36" x 29"
Signed and dated to the bottom left corner....
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A LOUIS XIV MAP, "L'AMERIQUE SEPTENTRIONALE,"HUBERT JA...A LOUIS XIV MAP, "L'Amerique Septentrionale," HUBERT JAILLOT, PARIS, 1696, hand colored engraving on paper, "Divisée en ses principals parties, ou sont distingués...
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LOWER SEPIK BODY ORNAMENT BOAR'S TUSKFRAGMENTFragments of boars' tusks (used for body ornamentation, as nose or chest pieces)
Region: Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material:...
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA MASK WITH SMALL EYESSepikRiver Mask with small round eyes and small ears
Region: Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Wood
Dimensions: H 13 1/2" / 34 cm x W...
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DOUBLE FIGURE, LOWER SEPIKLower SepikRiver Figure, double figure. Rare. Main figure with mask-like face and large slanted, oval stylized eyes, and smaller figure at below with similar stylized, oval, slanted...
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SEPIK NOSE PIECE, ORNAMENTTwo sets ofboar tusks tide together with rope and rattan on a rope to be hung on chest.
Region: Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Boar Tusks,...
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SEPIK NOSE PIECE, BOAR TUSKS BOUND RATTANFIBERBoar Tusks bound with Rattan Fiber, includes original 1936 tag labeled by Louis Pierre Ledoux "Sepik nose piece -- worn when you've killed a man"
Region: Lower Sepik...
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LOWER SEPIK RIVER MASKCarved woodenmask with pronounced pointed nose and slanted eyes, original red and yellow design, rattan decoration on one edge. Similar to masks found in the Ramu River, Lower Sepik Province.
Locale:...
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LEDOUX MANUSCRIPT, FIELD DIARY, NOTESTheManuscript includes introductory pages, acknowledgements, prefaces, as well as chapters, diaries, and topic-based pages of Louis Pierre Ledoux's time amongst the Murik of...
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LOWER SEPIK RIVER MASK, MURIKCarvedWooden Mask with shell ornament around eyes, red and yellow pigments and design, fibrous tufts in eyes.
One identifying feature of Murik masks is their long trunk-like nose...
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LETTER-DOCUMENT FROM LEDOUX TO BERNARDMISHKINOriginal handwritten and carbon copy typed letter/document from Louis Pierre Ledoux to "Michigan" [ anthropologist Bernard Mischkin ] giving detailed advice on how...
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SPOON FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA SEPIK RIVERWoodenspoon smoothly carved in one continuous piece of wood.
Region: Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Wood
Dimensions: 7" x 2 1/2"
Provenance:...
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8 STONE BLADES AND SCRAPERS8 differentstone implements including several axe and adze blades, scrapers, and carving tools. Region: Lower Sepik River Country: Papua New Guinea Date: Circa 1900. Material: Stones,...
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LEG ORNAMENT, WITH WOVEN FIBER BAND,SHELLSLeg ornament, with woven fiber band, shells and shell bells. Includes original tag labeled "#52 Kaup, men & women but at different times". According to Louis Pierre...
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KUNDU HAND DRUM WITH HANDLE, MURIK LAKESKunduhand drum, hollowed and carved with signature spiral Murik design and ridged edge. Includes reptile skin cover. Locale: New Guinea Region: Lower Sepik River Country: Papua...
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LEAFLETS MUSEUM NATURAL HISTORY, TOBACCOThreeleaflets by Albert B. Lewis, Assistant Curator of Melanesian Ethnology, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago. 1923 "The Use of Sago in New Guinea"; "1924 "Use of Tobacco...
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ATTRIB. DAVID ROBERTS (BRITISH. 1796-1864)ExposedEgyptian Temple Façade with Figures and Goats. Unsigned. Watercolor on Paper. 40 by 34 in. (Cond: approx. 7 in. tear from center top down, partly repaired, small creases...
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An Impressive Masterwork Andrew Clemens(American, 1857-1894) Labeled Sand Bottle
Made for Railroad Freight Agent Nicholas J. Goll (1840-1903), Dated 1889
visible through the top of the stopper of the bottle is...
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8 STONE BLADES AND SCRAPERS8 differentstone implements including several axe and adze blades, scrapers, and carving tools.
Region: Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: Circa 1900.
Material: Stones,...
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KUNDU HAND DRUM WITH HANDLE, MURIK LAKESKunduhand drum, hollowed and carved with signature spiral Murik design and ridged edge. Includes reptile skin cover.
Locale: New Guinea
Region: Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua...
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LEAFLETS MUSEUM NATURAL HISTORY, TOBACCOThreeleaflets by Albert B. Lewis, Assistant Curator of Melanesian Ethnology, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago. 1923 "The Use of Sago in New Guinea"; "1924 "Use of Tobacco...
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18TH C. LOUIS XIV PAINT DECORATED VAISSELIERFrench Brittany region Louis XIV provincial buffet vaisselier or kitchen cupboard, 18th century, having a distressed red painted surface, shaped cornice, turned spindle decorated...
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CHARLOTTE RILEY WEBB, ATLANTA (20TH/21STCENTURY), WOMEN DANCING, ACRYLIC ON PAPER, 17 1/4"H X 41"W (SIGHT), 26 3/4"H X 50 1/4"W (FRAME)Charlotte Riley Webb, Atlanta, (20th/21st Century) Women Dancing, acrylic...
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EDGAR LOUIS YAEGER, MICHIGAN / FRANCE(1904 - 1997), UNTITLED ABSTRACT, 1937, OIL ON CANVAS, 20 1/2"H X 27 1/2"W (SIGHT), 25"H X 32"W (FRAME)Edgar Louis Yaeger, Michigan / France, (1904 - 1997) untitled abstract,...
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LETTERS K. BARLOW AND D. LIPSET 1980'SVariousletters (4 letters) and documents to Kathleen Barlow and David Lipset about Louis Pierre Ledoux's photographs, and their own research amongst the Murik in the 1980s.
Includes...
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BOBO BIRD MASK FROM BURKINA FASOMaskwith red, blue, black stripes, triangular top, beak and very round protruding eyes in red/black/white. We do not believe this mask is from the same region as the other Papua...
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18TH C. LOUIS XV PROVINCIAL CHERRY TALLCASE CLOCK French, Normandy region, Louis XV provincial cherry tall case clock, 18th century, having a curved hood, brass and enameled dial with Arabic numerals and marked...
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THREE LOUIS VUITTON DOLLS IN REGIONALDRESS Louis Vuitton, circa 1930, group of three dolls, one fabric and two with celluloid heads with human hair and hands, each in regional French dress, the doll with white...
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Capt. George Randolph Dyer AQM--Lincoln-SignedCommission and Pilot Knob Archive Comprising an early eagle mast head commission partially printed on vellum 12.25 x 15.75 in. matted framed and glazed 14.25 x 17.25 in. dated...
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Louis XV Provincial Rouennaise Old Standard(.958) Silver Meat Skewer, 1761, by Jean-Jacques Ameline, Caudebec-en-Caux, with circular finial and ring handle, l. 13-7/8", 1.41 t. oz. Ameline first appears in the records...
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Portfolio of Maps and Letters of France1789-1815 Portfolio missing its title page and publication information but ca. late 19th century (possibly printed for centennial of French Revolution). Each heavy sheet 10.5...
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FRENCH LOUIS XVI STYLE LIMESTONE CHIMNEYPIECE/FIREPLACE SURROUND possibly 1790 and from the region of Blois with stepped cornice above an overmantel with foliate moulding and rosettes at upper eared corners - h:...
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[Railroads] Railroads and Roads - Bookletsand Maps Lot of 6. Report to the Stockholders of the Union Pacific Railway Company for the Year 1883. New York: Rufus Adams & Co. 1884. With map of the Union Pacific lines...
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Rare Antebellum Tennessee Coin (.900)Silver Presentation Beaker, dated 1841, by Calvin Guiteau (1805-1845), Nashville, Tennessee, of cylindrical form with molded rim and foot, inscribed, on the body, "Premium...
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Salesman's Book of Fruit and FlowerColor Plates Some refer to these as Nurserymen's books but this one folds into thirds and slips into a 7.25 x 10 in. leather case - clearly for travel. The 5.25 x 8.5 in....
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Jean-Joseph Vaudechamp (French, 1790-1864,Active New Orleans 1831-1839) "Portrait of Two Children", 46" x 35-1/4", signed and dated upper left: "Vaudechamp/ 1841". Presented in its original giltwood exhibition frame....
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