Early 20th Century Australian carvedemu egg centrepiece, with a central emu egg carved with lyre bird and cockatoo, above electroplated silver stand, with central Aboriginal figure, unmarked, approx 27cm H...
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Important Historic Australian carvedwood Convict tank stream marker of spear head shape, Purchased at the Kurnell Museum auction 1970's, approx 30cm H x 21cm W...
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AUSTRALIAN CARVED EMU EGGAustralianCarved Emu Egg, resting on a silver plated tree, emu and wallaby on oval base, along with glass dome top, height 13 1/2 inches.
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19TH C. TAHITIAN SOCIETY ISLANDS WOODCYLINDRICAL DRUM**Originally Listed At $800**
Oceania, French Polynesia, Tahiti, Society Islands, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A lovely cylindrical drum, hand-carved...
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RARE 19TH C. MARSHALL ISLANDS CARVEDSHELL FISHING LURE...**Originally Listed At $1800**
South Pacific, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A wonderful and rare example of a fishing lure that...
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NEOLITHIC NORTH AFRICAN STONE SPHERES- LOT OF 3**Originally Listed At $500**
Northern Africa, Sahara Desert, Neolithic period, ca. 10,000 to 6000 BCE. Three fascinating carved stone spheres of small form with...
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VERACRUZ JANUS-HEADED STONE PALMA, EX-MESSICK**OriginallyListed At $2000**
Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz) culture, ca. 550 to 950 CE. Hand-carved from volcanic rock palma in the form of a stylized double-headed...
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CHIMU WOOD FIGURE OF A KNEELING LORDKING**Originally Listed At $300**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A hand-carved wooden figure depicting a Lord-King, perhaps once used as the...
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RARE / LARGE PRE-COLUMBIAN PUKARA STONEJANIFORM HEAD**Originally Listed At $3000**
Pre-Columbian, southern Peruvian Highlands, northern basin of Lake Titicaca, Pucara (also Pukara) culture, 250 BCE to 700 CE....
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18TH C. CHINESE CARVED WOODEN HANDLEW/ DRAGON**Originally Listed At $250**
East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. An impressive hand-carved wooden handle with an openwork body. The handle...
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19TH C. CHINESE WOOD ACUPUNCTURE TEACHINGMODEL**Originally Listed At $2500**
East Asia, China, ca. 1860 to 1880 CE. A sizeable, carved wooden male model with black-painted inscriptions used to teach acupuncture...
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CHINESE MING SANDSTONE RECTANGULAR VESSEL- SEA LIFE**Originally Listed At $4000**
East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A monumental hand-carved sandstone vessel boasting a rectangular base and thick...
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MASSIVE CHINESE MING DYNASTY STONE PANELW/ FOO DOGS**Originally Listed At $4000**
East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A beautiful hand-carved stone panel made from a massive piece of granite featuring...
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19TH C. NGAJU DAYAK WOOD MEDICAL CHARMFIGURE**Originally Listed At $400**
Southeast Asia, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Ngaju Dayak, ca. late 19th / early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden anthropomorphic charm...
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19TH C. THAI WOOD COCONUT GRATER - RECUMBENTDOG**Originally Listed At $200**
Southeast Asia, Thailand, late 19th to early 20th century CE. A darling hand-carved wooden sculpture of a recumbent dog attached to a rectangular...
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20TH C. INDONESIAN MALAKU ISLANDS ANCESTRALMARKER**Originally Listed At $1500**
Southeast Asia, Indonesia, southeastern Malaku Islands (Moluccas / Spice Islands), ca. early 20th century CE. A massive carved wooden...
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12TH C. MAJAPAHIT STONE HANUMAN FIGUREMONKEY-FORM**Originally Listed At $3500**
Southeast Asia, Indonesia, the island of Java, Majapahit Empire, ca. 1293 to 1527 CE. A charming sculpture, a large Hanuman figure...
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8TH C. INDIAN PALA DYNASTY STONE RELIEFOF SURYA**Originally Listed At $6000**
South Asia, India, Pala Dynasty, ca. 8th to 10th century. This stone stele depicts the deity Surya (the supreme light), the principle...
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SIGNED 20TH C. HAWAIIAN KOA WOOD BOWLBY L. BAILEYNorth Pacific, Hawaii, ca. mid-20th century CE. Signed "Koa / L. Bailey." A gorgeous carved koa wood bowl known as an "umeke," (also "umeke la'au pakaka") a high-status...
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EARLY 20TH C. HAWAIIAN WOOD GOBLET W/OLD REPAIRNorth Pacific, Hawaii, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A beautiful example of a wooden goblet or calabash - a serving bowl named for the gourd that it resembles,...
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19TH C. NATIVE AMERICAN LAGUNA PUEBLOWOOD BULTONative American, southwestern United States, New Mexico / Rio Grande area, Laguna Pueblo people, ca. 19th century CE. A lovely, hand-carved wood figure of a saint...
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FINE TAINO CARVED STONE ZEMI FIGUREPre-Columbian,Caribbean, Arawak People, Taino, ca. 15th century CE. A remarkable, hand-carved stone figure known as a zemi, presenting in an abstract, ovoid form. Gazing forward from bulging...
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LOT OF 8 ANCIENT MEXICAN POTTERY & STONEOBJECTSPre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Tlatilco culture, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE; West Mexico, Jalisco and Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE; Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan, ca. 3rd...
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INCA STONE MACE HEAD SPIRAL STARPre-Columbian,Central Coast Peru, Inca Empire, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. An interesting mace head of an intimidating form with a quintet of oblong spikes emanating in a radial pattern around...
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OLMEC JADE DUCK PENDANT W/ HUMAN FACEPre-Columbian,southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 1200 to 600 BCE. An interesting pendant of a petite size depicting a human face on one side and a minimalist duck visage on the other,...
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LARGE GUERRERO MEZCALA GREENSTONE MASKETTEPENDANTPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Guerrero region, Mezcala culture, ca. 500 to 200 BCE. A large face maskette of a solid composition, hand-carved from a mottled light...
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CHINESE SONG DYNASTY YAOZHOU WARE BOTTLELUSH FLORALSEast Asia, China, Northern Song Dynasty, ca. 960 to 1270 CE. A refined celadon bottle with a lush floral motif delineated across its exterior. The body is of cylindrical...
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KUSHAN SCHIST RELIEF FRIEZE OF MAN W/LION HEADCentral Asia, Pakistan & Northwestern India, Kushan Empire, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A hand-carved gray schist frieze depicting an elite man dressed in a tunic...
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EGYPTIAN STEATITE RELIEF AMULET W/ DEITIESEgypt,Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A wonderful amulet, skillfully hand-carved from steatite to display the relief of 3 standing deities: Ptah, the creator...
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TIWI CARVED IRONWOOD BUST, AUSTRALIANABORIGINAL,Carved Australian Aboriginal Tiwi bust of a man. Unsigned. Created on Bathurst and Melville Islands, circa 1980's. Natural earth pigments on carved ironwood. Measures...
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EXHIBITION STANDARD SCALE MODEL OF THEAMERICAN CLIPPER SHIP "LIGHTNING" LATE 19TH CENTURY CASE HEIGHT 31.5". LENGTH 53.25". WIDTH 21.25". AMERICAN CLIPPER SHIP "LIGHTNING", Late 19th Century, Hull built up from...
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AN AUSTRALIAN POLYCHROMED WOOD SNAKEFIGUREAn Australian polychromed wood snake figure, Circa 1990s; Indigenous Australian peoples, Australia With retail stamp verso and signed in black ink: B. Malangri The...
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BENJAMIN EDOLS & KATHY ELLIOT GLASSBenjaminEdols (Australian, b. 1967) & Kathy Elliot (Australian, b. 1964) , "Groove V", 1998, blown and carved glass, vase-like form in red and yellow, signed and dated, h. 26 3/4...
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THREE AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL CARVED WOODANIMALSThree Australian Aboriginal carved wood animal figures, largest - 28" l.
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Good condition, no apparent damages or repair....
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EXCEPTIONAL PAIR OF SCRIMSHAW WHALE'STEETH, LIKELY BY A SAILOR ABOARD THE H.M.S. "IRIS" CIRCA 1855 LENGTHS 7". INCLUDE WOODEN STANDS. TEETH, LIKELY BY A SAILOR ABOARD THE H.M.S. "IRIS", Circa 1855, Superb and...
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TWO ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN POLYCHROMEDWOOD FIGURE CARVINGSTwo Aboriginal Australian polychromed wood figure carvings, 20th century; Arnhem Land, Australia Each appear unmarked Possibly Maningrida Peoples, the...
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