Tribal art. An unusual and distinctivesuite of carved, dug-out hardwood garden furniture, second half 20th c, bucket shaped chairs with grotesque beast arms and supports, comprising six chairs, round table 56cm...
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UNUSUAL AMERICAN CHIPPENDALE CARVEDMAHOGANY TILT TOP T...attributed to New York, late 18th century, tilting circular top on a maple block support, baluster turned standard, tripod base with distinctive carved...
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LEON ROSEN / PACE COLLECTION PAC-MANOCCASIONAL TABLEA steel and laminated wood occasional table designed by Leon Rosen for Pace Collection, circa 1975-1985. Playfully referred to as the Pac-Man table for its...
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RARE STEUBEN CINTRA PAPERWEIGHT STYLECOLOGNE BOTTLEDESCRIPTION: Steuben faceted crystal paperweight style cologne bottle with pink to blue shaded controlled Cintra internal decoration and controlled bubbles....
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RARE STEUBEN CINTRA PAPERWEIGHT STYLECOLOGNE BOTTLEDESCRIPTION: Steuben faceted crystal paperweight style cologne bottle with pink to blue shaded controlled Cintra internal decoration and controlled bubbles....
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CIRCLE OF GEORGE STUBBS (ENGLISH 1724-1806)A CONVERSAT...circle of GEORGE STUBBS (English 1724-1806) A CONVERSATION PAINTING, "Thomas Cochrane, 8th Earl of Dundonald with his Sons, Wife and Horses," CIRCA 1755, oil...
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RARE CONNECTICUT CHIPPENDALE CHEST INOLD SURFACENorthwestern Connecticut, probably Litchfield,ÿor Western Massachusetts, Berkshire Hills,ÿcirca 1770, unusual form in fine original condition, top with molded...
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UNUSUAL SOUTHERN FEDERAL BIRCH DESKAND BOOKCASEattributed to Piedmont, South Carolina or Georgia, early 19th century, figured "river" birch throughout with finely grained yellow pine secondary, upper case with...
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MARY CAUSBY OAK SPLIT BASKET(Burke County,North Carolina, 1873-1955)
finely woven oak with wrapped rim and bentwood oak handle, features signature twist at rim juncture, 10-3/4 x 11-3/4 in.
Note left with basket:
"Mary...
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GOLD AMERICAN PRESENTATION CANECa. 1870-Largerknob fashioned in a classic pommel shape with a widening, slightly raised, round top and stretching neck with expanding central band and integral multiple ring collars. It...
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DON BALKE (B. 1933) "MOCKINGBIRD"DonBalke (North Carolina, B. 1933) "Mockingbird and Iris" Signed lower left. Original Watercolor painting on Illustration Board.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008),...
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SICAN-LAMBAYEQUE WOOD THRONE FOR ANEMPERORPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Sican-Lambayeque, ca. 750 to 1375 CE. A hand-carved wooden throne from the Sican-Lambayeque Empire which was known for creating the...
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IMPOSING MAYA BASALT RELIEF CARVINGOF TLALOCPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Cotzumalguapa region, Maya culture, Late Classic Period, ca. 650 to 900 CE. A stunning and large basalt stone fragment,...
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HUGE ETRUSCAN BUCCHERO WARE KYATHOS- TL TESTEDClassical World, Etruria, ca. early 6th century BCE. A massive, perfectly formed ceramic kyathos, a bowl-like vessel with a distinctive high, strap handle. It is...
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G.J. MCKAY WALL SCULPTURE - "CAP ITOFF" (1994)*This item may be oversized. Please inquire about shipping prior to bidding.
G.J. McKay (American, XX-XXI). "Cap it Off" acrylic and enamel on wood, 1994. Signed...
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RARE SCOTTISH BROOM WOOD VENEERED CHESTOF DRAWERS, ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE SANDEMAN OF PERTH
MID 18TH CENTURY the top with two panels of long-section broom veneers enclosed by short-section crossbanded borders, above...
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UNUSUAL ENAMELED PATE DE VERRE GLASSVASE Early 20th c., likely French, style of Mont Joy, distinctive misshapen art glass vase, hand painted in simplistic floral and shell motif, with scrolled gilt banding,...
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UNUSUAL PATINATED BRONZE ASH WALKINGSTICKEarly 20th Century. American or Continental. The handhold cast as an otter floating on its back grasping a clam shell, set atop a distinctive grain fluctuating from light...
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TADE STYKA (1889-1954) O/C PORTRAITOF WANDA STYKATade (Thadeus) Styka (1889-1954)Portrait of Wanda Styka with Sons Andrzej and Juliusz (1928)The oil on canvas portrait portrays the artist's sister-in-law and...
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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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GEORGE III SCOTTISH SEMI-TALL MAHOGANYCHEST ON FRAME Late 18th century, pine secondary, rectangular top with reeded edge, unusual drawer configuration featuring two over two over three gradated cock beaded drawers,...
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POSSIBLE AMERICAN FEDERAL PERIOD INFANTRYSWORD American infantry or horseman's sword, possibly Federal period, having a brass pommel and knuckle guard finishing off into an unusual undulating spiked guard with 6...
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AN UNUSUAL PIMA BASKETRY VESSEL WITHPRONOUNCED RIMTh unusual upright cylindrical form displaying floating checkerboard devices in black devil's claw is constructed with a tightly wrapped rim having a distinctive...
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A HUPA OR KAROK PEDESTAL BASE TOBACCOBASKET WITH LIDThe fine and unusual example, circa 1910 and probably a tobacco container, is woven with a distinctive openwork rim encircling the foot of the pedestal base...
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A 133-PIECE TIFFANY & CO HAMPTON PATTERNSILVER SERVICEThe attractive styling of this pattern extends to the distinctive overall harmonious design of the piece types themselves. Most flatware patterns are designed...
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PAIR OF AMERICAN VICTORIAN GREEN PAINTEDGARDEN URNS14 in. x 21 in. diam.
Condition
Cast in one piece. One with a U-shaped cut out in base. Two different distinct colors. Both with pitting and deep surface rust....
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An Unusually Large Scrimshaw Tooth DepictingA Seaport
Mid 19th Century
depicting an unidentified port-of-call, featuring a huddle of buildings, one flying an American flag, two distinctive church towers surmounted with...
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Photographic Archive of Miles City MontanaPhotographer R.C. Morrison 1880s-1890s Cowan's is proud to present the photographic archive of pioneer Montana photographer Robert C. Morrison (1850-1938) descended directly...
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***UNUSUAL DROP LEAF WORK STAND. Pennsylvania2nd quarter-19th century cherry mahogany maple and pine. Three drawers with bird's-eye maple fronts flanked by split columns with shaped leaves and resting on turned legs....
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