SMALL FRAKTUR INK & WATERCOLOR VORSCHRIFTCA.early 19th century; traditional written example with religious verse heading in traditional German language (continental form) with ornamental woven ribbon type text heading...
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COLLECTION (7) FRAMED DEVOTIONALS ANDDIORAMAS 19th/20th c., likely German and French, includes religious figures and imagery, with paint, wax, tinsel, textile, beads, and other materials, some in shadow box frames,...
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(2) RELIGIOUS ART, REVERSE PAINTINGSAINT FLORIAN(lot of 2) Framed religious art, including: (1) reverse painting on glass, depicting Saint Florian as a Roman soldier extinguishing the flames of a burning church,...
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CARL WORNER FOLK ART BOTTLE SALOON DIORAMACarl(Karl) Worner (Germany/United States, 19th/20th Century) folk art carved and assembled miniature wood and paper saloon bottle diorama titled "Find the 6 Man". Depicts a Cincinnati,...
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PAIR GERMAN RELIGIOUS REVERSE GLASSPAINTINGSPair German religious reverse glass paintings of saints, pigments and gilt on glass. Framed, not examined out of frames. Sight size: approximately 10 1/2" high, 8"...
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TWO SMALL GERMAN RELIGIOUS PAINTINGSREVERSE/GLASSTwo small German religious paintings, reverse painting on glass depicting the nativity and crucifixion. Framed, not examined out of frames. Largest sight size:...
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TWO GERMAN RELIGIOUS PAINTINGS, REVERSE/GLASSTwoGerman religious paintings, reverse painting on glass depicting the Holy Family and Mary. Framed, not examined out of frames. Largest sight size: 8 3/4" high, 6 5/8" wide....
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PUBLISHED MESOPOTAMIAN GLAZED HEAD -GYPSUM & BITUMENAncient Near East, Mesopotamia, Kassite period, ca. 14th to 13th century BCE. Staring past the confine of time, a head depicting a haunting guise carved in...
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PAIR OF 19TH C. SPANISH COLONIAL MEXICANTIN RETABLOSLatin America, Mexico, Spanish Colonial Period, ca. 19th century CE. A pair of heavy gauge tin retablos featuring hand-painted religious iconography. The first...
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TEOTIHUACAN POTTERY LIDDED INCENSARIO,EX SOTHEBY'SPre-Columbian, Mexico, Pacific Slope region, Teotihuacan culture, Escuintla type, Classic Period, ca. 450 to 650 CE. A stunning incensario used to burn copal incense,...
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NAYARIT IXTLAN DEL RIO POLYCHROME SEATEDFEMALE FIGUREPre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, Ixtlan del Rio type, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A remarkable, hand-built pottery female depicted sitting cross-legged as she...
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19TH C. RUSSIAN WOODEN ICON - THE DEPOSITIONOF CHRISTEastern Europe, Russia, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful wooden icon depicting the Deposition of Christ - the moment when Joseph of Arimathea and...
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LOT OF 2 SIGNED & FRAMED LEBO PAINTINGS,2019David Le Batard (Cuban-American, also known as Lebo, b. 1972). "Something to Hope For" and "Born Anew, When We Met You" - two acrylic paintings on plexiglass, 2019. Hand-signed...
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19TH C. MEXICAN TIN RETABLOS REFUGEOF SINNERS, CHRISTLatin America, Mexico, Spanish Colonial Period, ca. 19th century CE. This is a finely painted pair of Spanish Colonial style retablos on heavy gauge tin...
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19TH C. TIBETAN AGATE DZI BEAD W/ 6EYE 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,...
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20TH C. RUSSIAN ICON - LIFE OF PROPHETELIJAHEastern Europe, Russia, ca. 20th century CE. Finely rendered in egg tempera and gesso on wood, a breathtaking icon showing scenes from the life of the Prophet Elijah....
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FRAMED SPANISH COLONIAL PAINTING SANFRANCISCO DE PAULA...Spanish Colonial, Mexico, ca. 18th to 19th century. A large oil on canvas painting depicting San Francisco de Paula, the Italian saint who founded the...
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18TH C. SPANISH SANTO OF CHRIST CHILDON ORNATE BASEEurope, Spain, ca. 19th century CE. Expertly carved in the round from elephant tusk, a Santo of the Christ Child with a cherubic visage featuring liberally lashed...
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RARE ANASAZI MESA VERDE POTTERY DUCKSLIPPER VESSELNative American, North America, Southwestern United States, Colorado or New Mexico, Ancestral Puebloan (Anasazi), Mesa Verde type, ca. 1050 to 1200 CE. A fine...
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NATIVE AMERICAN CHACO BLACK-ON-WHITEPOTTERY OLLANative American, Southwestern United States, Four Corners region, New Mexico, Chaco Canyon area, ca. 1050 to 1200 CE. A superb pottery olla boasting a simple yet...
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GREEK CAMPANIAN POTTERY HYDRIA W/ SATYR,TL TESTEDAncient Greece, Magna Graecia, Southern Italy, Campania, near present-day Ignazia, ca. 340 to 320 BCE. A spectacular pottery hydria from the Greek territories of...
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ROMANO-EGYPTIAN CARTONNAGE MUMMY MASK,EX-CHRISTIE'SIt's not often we start a listing by stating the provenance, but in this case the pedigree is almost as impressive as the piece. Sold - Christies, December 1996;...
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18TH C. SPANISH WOOD SANTO - NUDE CHRISTCHILDWestern Europe, Spain, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. Expertly carved in the round from wood, this is a Santo of the Christ Child featuring a cherubic visage life-like...
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18TH C. BRAZIL GILT & PAINTED NICHOWITH STONE FIGURESSouth America, Brazil, 18th century. An impressive hand-carved and hand-painted 18th century wooden nicho with gilded details housing hand-carved and polychromed...
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MAYA CYLINDER - JAGUAR / SMOKING GODS,EX KERR**First Time At Auction**
Pre-Columbian, Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. An exemplary pottery cylinder vessel, finely painted with scenes...
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GERMAN PAINTED LEADED GLASS PANEL DATED1585: Incredible panel of stained & painted glass. Depicting armored knight, four heraldic shields, and two small religious vignettes at the upper corners. With fine detail...
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CABAN GROUP OF RELIGIOUS FOLK CARVINGS1875-1925, carved wood with polychrome paint, to include: The Three Kings on horseback (11 in.); two versions of San Rafael; a plinth mounted nativity scene with Mary, Joseph,...
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(6) CONTINENTAL CERAMIC RELIGIOUS HOLYWATER FONTS(lot of 6) Continental ceramic holy water fonts, highlights include: (two) German porcelain fonts, in the form of the Virgin Mary and Christ, shaped basins, crossed...
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19TH C. RELIGIOUS PAINTING, PROBABLYGERMAN Madonna and Child, oil on linen, unsigned; she is depicted on plinth, flanked by Saints Peter and Paul, gesturing to plaque on front of plinth reading "Ad summa regnatro...
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German School 18th Century 'CrownedMaria' Oil on Canvas. Canvas 54x36'', ornate gilt painted framing 59x41''. Double-sided religious painting with 'MR' crest on verso. Lower central inscription reads, ''Maria...
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1920 GERMAN RELIGIOUS NATIVITY SCENEPAINTING Germany,1920 Modernized depiction of the Virgin Mary dressed in blue holding baby Jesus out towards one of the three Wise Men with his head bowed as Jesus blesses...
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Johannes Adam Simon Oertel (German/NorthCarolina 1823-1909) "Team of Oxen Pulling a Logging Cart Possibly Florida" oil on canvas laid onto board signed lower right 16 in. x 32 in. period frame. Note: Mostly...
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