BLUE AND WHITE JACQUARD COVERLET Runningdeer, American eagle, and Capitol building.Archibald Davidson (b. 1771), proprietor of the Ithaca Carpet Factory, wove this blue and white, Figured and Fancy, double- cloth...
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COLLECTION OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS
ONASIAN WORKS OF ART ????????????????????????????????????????including art reference books for jade, works or art, archaeology, musuem and exhibition catalogues, in total 46...
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DAVID TOS-QUE WILLIAMS (1933-1985) INDIANCHIEFFramed gouache and tempera on paper, Thanking the Great Spirit, signed lower right David Williams Tos-que (David Emmett [Tos-que] Williams, Oklahoma, 1933-1985), dated...
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TRANS ATLANTIC CABLE SECTION TIFFANYGUARANTEEMounted Transatlantic cable section bearing a shaped plate "TransAtlantic Telegraph Cable Guaranteed by Tiffany & Co., New York, 1858", the verso with a tag from...
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AMERICAN SCHOOL CAST-IRON MODEL OF MR.PEANUTWith a removable hat.
40 x 15 x 15 in.
Note: This cast iron figure of the Planters’ Mr. Peanut spokes character is likely one of a number of models produced in the...
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WM KNABE & CO. ANTIQUE EMPIRE STYLEROSEWOOD SQUARE GRAND PIANO.WM Knabe & Co. antique Empire style rosewood square Grand Piano., The following description along with the main image of the piano is taken from...
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ELIZABETH CATLETT (AMERICAN, 1915-2012)9' x 7" image; 19 ½" x 11 ¾" paper "In Harriet Tubman I Helped Hundreds to Freedom" from the series "The Negro Woman, 1946-47 (re-titled The Black Woman, 1989)", 1946, printed...
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KENTUCKY JACQUARD COVERLET BY DENNISCOSLEY, 1860Rare Kentucky wool and cotton "Tied Beiderwand" coverlet woven by Dennis Cosley. The central panel with oval double rose vignettes alternating with eight-pointed...
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RARE AMERICAN INDIAN PRESENTATION INLAIDDAG KNIFEThis is a beautiful, rare American Indian dag knife in presentation grade, inlaid and said to have been used in treaties, owned by Chief’s or tribal dignitaries....
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RARE AND IMPORTANT FREEDOM QUILT1980-1982,one of four examples created by Jesse Bell Williams Telfair (Parrot, Georgia, 1913-1986), pieced and applique cotton, blue block letters on red squares, arranged to spell...
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RARE 19TH C. AFRICAN IGBO COPPER ARMLETCUFFWest Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. This is a fine and rare example of an open-sided cast copper cuff bracelet or wrist guard that is...
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1990S PURVIS YOUNG PAINTING, TRUCK &BDGS ON FOUND SIGN...Purvis Young (American, 1943-2010). Painting on a found wooden real estate sign, c. 1990s. Signed "Young" on upper right. A striking painting of a truck...
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20TH C. INUIT SCRIMSHAWED WALRUS TUSKCRIBBAGE BOARDNative American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Inuit or Inupiaq, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A striking walrus ivory tusk, hand carved into a cribbage...
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ENORMOUS 20TH C. SHIPIBO POLYCHROMEPORTRAIT JARSouth American, Upper / Western Amazon Basin, Ucayali River, Peru, Shipibo people, ca. mid-20th century CE. Wow! A marvelous pottery portrait jar of a tremendous...
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HELLENISTIC GREEK ALABASTER LIDDED PYXIS,EX SOTHEBY'SAncient Near East, Mesopotamia to Eastern Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 5th to 3rd century BCE. This is a beautiful and elegant pyxis vessel hand carved from...
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1960S EDDIE ARNING OIL PASTEL, KENTCIGARETTES, OUTSIDE...Eddie Arning (American, 1898-1993). Oil pastel on paper, ca. 1960s. A large oil pastel drawing by Outsider Artist Eddie Arning inspired by advertisements...
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EGYPTIAN ALABASTER CANOPIC JAR OF HAPY,BABOON HEADEgypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A gorgeous canopic jar, hand-carved from banded alabaster to boast a baboon-head lid representing...
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TALL ANCIENT PERSIAN IRON AGE PEDESTALDISH, TL TESTED**Originally Listed At $2000**
Central Asia, Persia, Iron Age I-II, ca. 1350 to 800 BCE. A refined pottery pedestal dish of a complex form with 3 elongated,...
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20TH C. TLINGIT WOOD SALMON HEADDRESSW/ NACRE SHELLNorth America, Pacific Northwest, United States or Canada, Tlingit, ca. 20th century CE. A splendid wooden headdress in the form of a salmon adorned with mother...
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SUPERB ALABASTER BISON BY GORDON VIGIL"EAGLE FEATHER"Gordon Vigil "Eagle Feather" (Native American, Nambe Tribe, 1961 to 2009) Buffalo, alabaster, ca. late 20th to 21st century CE. A striking alabaster carving...
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ZUNI SILVER / CORAL BRACELET + RING- EDITH TSABETSAYEEdith Tsabetsaye Martza (Native American, Zuni, 1940 - present CE) ca. late 20th to 21st century CE. A stunning silver and needlepoint cut coral cuff bracelet...
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FRANK ROMERO, (B. 1941), "NEW FOLLIES,"2004, ACRYLIC AND MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER, 26" H X 42" WFrank Romero, (b. 1941) "New Follies," 2004 Acrylic and mixed media on paper Signed in pencil at the lower left: F...
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FRANK ROMERO, (B. 1941), "CALIFORNIAPLAZA," 2001, SCREENPRINT IN COLORS ON PAPER, IMAGE/SHEET: 37.75" H X 25.875" WFrank Romero, (b. 1941) "California Plaza," 2001 Screenprint in colors on paper Edition:...
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FRANK ROMERO, (B. 1941), "COUSIN MARYHELEN IN HER DODGE," 1993, SCREENPRINT IN COLORS ON PAPER, IMAGE/SHEET: 30" H X 39.5" WFrank Romero, (b. 1941) "Cousin Mary Helen in her Dodge," 1993 Screenprint in colors...
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TWO SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICANAMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE GROUNDBREAKING PINS, 2012 AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE GROUNDBREAKING PINS, 2012, the pins in brass, blue and black enamel depicting the exterior...
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REPLICA OF GEORGE WASHINGTON'S DISPATCHCASE PRESENTED BY THE SMITHSONIAN'S NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY, GREAT AMERICANS MEDAL, TO GENERAL POWELL, 2016 11 X 17 1/2 IN. (27.94 X 44.45 CM.) CASE PRESENTED...
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GREAT AMERICANS AWARD, SMITHSONIAN NATIONALAMERICAN MUSEUM OF HISTORY, 24K GOLD MEDAL TO GENERAL POWELL, 2016 DIAMETER OF MEDAL: 1 1/2 IN. (3.81 CM.) AMERICAN MUSEUM OF HISTORY, 24K GOLD MEDAL TO GENERAL POWELL, 2016,...
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2001 AMERICAN BUFFALO SILVER COMMEMORATIVEDOLLAR Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian,beautiful Buffalo silver dollar....
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LOUIS SITTING BULL CABINET CARDc. 1880photographic print of Louis, adopted son of Sitting Bull. Image is documented by numerous museums including the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Verso of...
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COLLECTION OF U.S. MINT COINSCollectionof U.S. Mint Coins, Consisting of: Three American Eagle One-Ounce Proof Silver Bullion Coins Four Smithsonian National Museum of American Indian American Buffalo Commemorative...
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ANTIQUE WEEDEN NO. 48 STEAM ENGINE Massachusetts,Circa1900Horizontal boiler with a walking beam engine turning the flywheel. The Smithsonian National Museum of American History has an example of this engine in their collection....
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ANTIQUE WEEDEN NO. 34 STEAM POWEREDENGINE Massachusetts,Late 19th- Early 20th centuryOvertype engine with four star cut outs along the boiler with light wear and minor oxidation, a similar Weeden No. 34 had...
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ANTIQUE WEEDEN NO. 49 MODEL STEAM POWEREDENGINE Massachusetts,1898-1926Single boiler mounted on a red painted base with light wear and losses to base and light oxidation throughout. The Smithsonian National Museum...
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JERRY ROAN NAVAJO STERLING SILVER NECKLACEUnited States,1919-1977Sterling silver modernist drop design with cut oval amethyst stone on a sterling silver silky square herringbone design chain. Roan had his works included...
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HUGHES, Regina Olsen, (American 1895-1993):Floral Still Life Oil on Canvasboard, 20'' x 16'', signed lower right, framed 30'' x 26''. She was the first deaf artist to have a solo show at the Smithsonian Museum, 40...
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SIGNED CLARENCE CHAMBERLAIN AND CHARLESLEVINE PHOTOGRAPH: A rare and important photograph of Clarence Duncan Chamberlain and Charles Levine in flight taken from the deck of the Steamship Leviathan on August 1st...
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