TWO FINE REGENCY GLOBES ON MAHOGANYSTANDS, BY WILLIAM AND THOMAS M. BARDINEach with a cartouche, Sir Joseph Banks, Bart K.B., President of the Royal Society, this New British Terrestrial Globe...1807; The Rev....
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REMBRANDT "GREAT JEWISH BRIDE" ETCHINGDESCRIPTION:Rembrandt van Rijn etching titled: "Great Jewish Bride" features the portrait depiction of a jewish women in wedding garb. Mounted in a wood frame with engraved plaque: "Great...
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STEUBEN BLUE AURENE COVERED FOOTED GLASSVASEDESCRIPTION: Steuben Blue Aurene covered, footed Vase, Iridized lead glass. Incised "Aurene 2824".
Shape #2824
Reference:
Pictured p. 20 of Objects of Desire: The Art...
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STEUBEN MOSS GREEN CLUTHRA VASE WITHOPALINE HANDLESDESCRIPTION: Steuben Moss Green Cluthra Vase with opaline handles. Case lead glass with applied handles. Large bubbles extruded into the glass surrounded by...
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STEUBEN CLUTHRA GREEN GLASS "BOOTHBAY"PATTERN VASEDESCRIPTION: Steuben Cluthra green to rose to brown glass "Boothbay" pattern vase
Cased acid-etched lead glass.
Marked: f-d-l on side next to base.
Reference:
#7007,...
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RARE STEUBEN IRIDIZED SAPPHIRE BLUEVASEDESCRIPTION: Steuben Iridized Sapphire Blue over flint white vase decorated with Gold Aurene leaf-and-vine and Intarsia collar.
Iridized lead glass with applied ornament.
Shape...
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REMBRANDT "GREAT JEWISH BRIDE" ETCHINGDESCRIPTION:Rembrandt van Rijn etching titled: "Great Jewish Bride" features the portrait depiction of a jewish women in wedding garb. Mounted in a wood frame with engraved plaque: "Great...
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STEUBEN YELLOW FLORENTIA VASEDESCRIPTION:A Steuben yellow glass Florentia vase internally decorated with a five petal flower. Shape #6731. Reference: Similar piece, p. 109, "Objects of Desire. The Art of Frederick...
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STEUBEN MIDNIGHT BLUE JADE RIBBED GLASSVASEDESCRIPTION: A Steuben Midnight blue jade ribbed glass vase. Shape #7436. Signed "S". Reference: Page 296, Paul Gardners, Glass of Frederick Carder. See similar piece,...
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STEUBEN CLUTHRA GREEN GLASS "HUNTING"PATTERN VASEDESCRIPTION: Steuben Cluthra green to rose to brown glass "Hunting" pattern vase. Cased acid-etched lead glass. Reference: Shape 7007, p.316 Paul V. Gardner. Shown...
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FRAMED 18TH C. MUGHAL PAINTING - ROSTAM& EAGLECentral Asia, India, possibly Gujarat or Kashmir, Mughal Period, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. Finely delineated in tempera and gold leaf on handmade paper, a miniature...
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19TH C. CHINESE QING WOOD CORBELS W/MONEY TOADEast Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a fine pair of hand-carved architectural panels or corbels featuring Liu Haichan, a transcendent...
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6 CHINESE MING POTTERY VESSELS BINHTHUAN SHIPWRECKEast Asia, China, late Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. A remarkable ensemble of 6 Chinese pottery vessels: 4 jars and 2 bowls. Enveloped in a pale gray-green...
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RARE ROMAN TERRACOTTA MURMILLO GLADIATORFIGURERoman, Imperial period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. This is an outstanding example of a gladiator figure made from terracotta wielding a short sword and holding up a...
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JAMACOAQUE POLYCHROME MYTHICAL BEASTVESSEL, TL TESTEDPre-Columbian, Ecuador, Jamacoaque culture, ca. 500 CE. A large ceramic vessel in the form of a transformational beast - probably representing a shaman in...
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2ND C. GANDHARAN SANDSTONE BUDDHA DHARMA-CHAKRAMUDRACentral Asia, Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A magnificent hand carved stone carving of Buddha seared in full lotus position...
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PAIR OF HUGE BYZANTINE STONE MOSAICSW/ GEOMETRIC MOTIF...Near Eastern, Eastern Empire, Early Byzantine Period, ca. 7th century CE. An opulent pair of ornamental floor or wall mosaics, each of a massive, rectangular...
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ROMAN GLASS JAR APPLIED TEAL-GREEN HANDLES,TRAILINGRoman, late Imperial Period, ca. 4th century CE. A free-blown jar made from translucent, pale-green glass with a concave base and smooth pontil scar, a globular body...
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18TH C. SPANISH COLONIAL SILVERED SPURSW/ BOARS TUSKSNorth America, Mexico, Spanish Colonial period, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. A wonderful set of matching spurs forged from carbon-steel with curved...
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2ND C. GANDHARAN SCHIST RELIQUARY STUPAMODEL**First Time At Auction**
Central Asia, Pakistan / Afghanistan, ancient region of Gandhara, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A model of a Buddhist stupa reliquary, finely...
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ANCIENT TELL BRAK POTTERY EYE IDOLAncientNear East, Tell Brak, modern day Syria, Late Uruk Period, ca. 3300 to 3000 BCE. Hand-made from ceramic, this is one of the most famous classes of artifact from early Mesopotamia....
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3RD C. ROMAN BYZANTINE TILE - FACE W/HALO, TL TESTEDLate Roman / Byzantine Empire, North Africa, Tunisia, Carthage, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A lovely mold-made terracotta tile in low relief with a face within...
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Western Great Lakes Decorated GunstockClub
mid-19th century
crafted from maple and decorated with triangular elements, a starburst, and thunderbird imagery on both sides; cast steel blade marked John Algor
length...
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A Rare North or South Carolina “ColoredRepublicing Club” Stoneware Cooler
Dated July 7, 1892
in Southern alkaline glaze, with distinctive doubled collared rim, tooled body, two lug handles set low on the body...
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American or French School, 19th Century
Portraitof Thomas Jefferson
oil on panel
unsigned
8 1/2 x 7 inches.
The back of the frame retains several labels: a printed label reading MFA / 95 / BB and one printed M.F.A. with...
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Ledger Drawing, likely of Luther StandingBear (Oglala-Brulé Lakota, 1868-1939)
ca 1885-1895
drawn with graphite pencil on thin unlined paper; depicting a well-dressed man wearing a bow tie, long coat, and trousers;...
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IMPROVED ORDER OF REDMEN MANZANITA TRIBE#276 LEDGER BOOK, 1947, NEW ALBANY, IN 2 1/2"H X 11 1/2"W X 18"DImproved Order of Redmen Manzanita Tribe #276 ledger book, 1947, New Albany, IN, From the IOR: The fraternity...
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Y A RARE SCOTTISH GEORGE II COFFEE URN
ATTRIBUTEDTO JAMES KERR, EDINBURGH, CIRCA 1730 The ovoid body raised on three cabriole legs, with a chased border of shells and diaper work around the shoulder and cover, with a vacant...
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A.W.N. PUGIN (1812-1852) (ATTRIBUTEDDESIGNER), POSSIBLY FOR GILLOWS
GROUP OF SIX SIDE CHAIRS, CIRCA 1860 oak, with close-nailed leather upholstery, the top rail carvings representing fruiting vines; flowering...
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PEACHBLOOM-GLAZED BEEHIVE WATER POT
KANGXISIX-CHARACTER MARK AND POSSIBLY OF THE PERIOD ?????? ??????? the rounded sides raised to a short, waisted neck and slightly flaring mouth, incised with three archaistic dragon...
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PHILIP SPEAKMAN WEBB (1831-1915) FORMORRIS & CO.
UNUSUAL OVAL CENTRE TABLE, CIRCA 1880 walnut, fruitwood inlay161cm long, 140.5cm wide, 72.5cm highLiterature: Whiteway, Michael and Gere, Charlotte Nineteenth...
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IMPERIAL YELLOW-GROUND SILK BROCADE'DRAGON' THRONE CUSHION COVER
QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD ??? ??????????????????finely embroidered with a front-facing, five-clawed gilt dragon worked in satin stitch and...
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DominusNapa Valley20031 bottleinto neck''The2003 Dominus has turned out even better than I thought from barrel. There are 4 800 cases of this 88% Cabernet Sauvignon 7% Cabernet Franc and 5% Petit Verdot blend. A big...
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Gilman Marston Civil War General andPolitician Manuscript Archive 233 letters 82 essays and speeches ca.80 deeds receipts and miscellaneous business records. Ca 1830-1900 (bulk 1834-1859). A son of Orford New...
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Attributed to Sir Peter Lely (Dutchworking in England 1618-1680) "Seated Male Figure Looking to His Right" 1666 black chalk with white highlights (the latter applied selectively to drapery modeling and anatomy)...
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An Important Miami Pipe With Ties tothe 1795 Treaty of Greenville delicately carved curly maple stem with engraved bands of German silver and diamond-shaped inlay; brass mouthpiece and German silver tip; stem...
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