UNUSUAL PAINTED GLASS GUARDHOUSE BOTTLE,19TH C.Unusual painted glass guardhouse bottle, 19th c. , mounted to a wooden platform with tin match striker and bucket, 11" h. Provenance: A Pennsylvania collection.
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UNUSUAL LARGE MOSER EGYPTIAN REVIVALGLASS URNRare Egyptian Revival glass urn, Moser Glassworks, Karlsbad, c.1895-1896, iridized surface, with applied angular bracket handles, hand-painted enamel designs based...
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A HIMALAYAN BUDDHIST THANGKA PAINTING18th or 19th century, Bhutan or Tibet, pigments and gold on cloth, colors are very vivid and possible mineral pigments, an unusual composition with Shakyamuni Buddha standing...
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WAVECREST KELVA HAND PAINTED OPALWAREGLASS HINGED LID ...Unusual striking hand painted Opal ware glass hinged box with brass hardware.
Kelva stamped on bottom. Wavecrest and Nakara Opal ware are found with many...
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WAVECREST KELVA HAND PAINTED OPALWAREGLASS HINGED LID ...Unusual striking hand painted Opal ware glass hinged box with brass hardware.
Kelva stamped on bottom. Wavecrest and Nakara Opal ware are found with many...
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ALVAR AALTO (1898-1976) CLEAR GLASSDISHStriking glass dish in an unusual shape. Alvar Aalto etched to bottom. Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture,...
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ITALIAN MID CENTURY MODERN PAINTED COFFEETABLEAn unusual Italian mid century modern painted glass coffee table resting on tapered bronze legs circa 1960. Ht: 14.5" Wd: 40" Dpth: 18.5"...
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U.G. GRANDBOIS 1 CENT WALL MOUNT GUMBALLVENDOR.U.G. Grandbois 1 Cent Wall Mount Gumball Vendor. Kalamazoo, ca. 1927. Painted cast aluminum and 8” tall glass dome. Unusual with the slide coin entry. Original lock...
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AN EXCEPTIONAL AMERICAN FOLK ART CARVEDAND PAINTED PIG...ca. 1890, in painted pine with pointed ears and curled tail, with incised hair, carved and green painted grassy plinth, with modern custom iron hanger, 33-1/2...
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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 LARGE CITRINE GEODE GLASS-TOPCOFFEE TABLEUnusual crystal geode glass-top coffee table, 21st c., having square glass top, over monumental citrine crystal geode, mounted on tubular silver-tone metal stand,...
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WILSON HENRY IRVINE (AMERICAN, 1869-1936),"LONG WHARF AND TEA WHARF, BOSTON HARBOR" Oil on canvas laid on Masonite. Signed 'Irvine' (lower right).
Catalogue Note: Long Wharf and Tea Wharf, Boston Harbor is an exceptional...
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LOUIS XVI CARVED GILTWOOD BAROMETERCirca 1800, gesso and gilt frame with painted cove molding, carved ribbon-tied musical instrument pediment and laurel leaf swag surround, the hand-painted oval dial with unusual...
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ANTIQUE ENGLISH PAINT DECORATED BURLWOODTALL CASE CLOCK 18th century, high grade burlwood veneers, oak secondary, arched hood with molded cornice, fretwork frieze, hinged circular glass door, pierced brass side...
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A VERY FINE JAPANESE LARGE CARVED ANDPAINTED WOOD SCULPTURE OF A LADY Meiji period (1868-1912), pigments and gilt with inlay on carved wood, a very fine and rare almost lifesize sculpture of a lady dressed in...
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A RARE CHINESE DIDACTIC PAINTING ONSILK Qing dynasty (1644-1912), ink and colors on silk, a rare and unusual painting, possibly a Confucian mystical map or instructional path of important places and objects,...
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JOSEPH HOLIDAY, INDIANAPOLIS (1927 -1990), FEMALE NUDE ON THE SHORE, OIL ON CANVAS, 11 1/2"H X 39 1/2"W (SIGHT), 16 1/2"H X 44 1/2"W (FRAME)Joseph Holiday, Indianapolis, (1927 - 1990) female nude on the shore,...
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DARINKA NOVITOVIC CHASE, AMERICAN (20THCENTURY), VANISH OUR SLEEP, 1982, MIXED MEDIA, 48"H X 56 1/2"WDarinka Novitovic Chase, American, (20th Century) Vanish Our Sleep, 1982, mixed media Signed, dated and titled...
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COLLECTION OF BOXES AND TABLEWARESCOLLECTIONOF BOXES AND TABLEWARES, including an unusual flat hexagonal carved wood box with carved feathers to lid and inscription to underside, polychrome highlights, w: 5.5 in.; a...
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UNUSUAL ART DECO METAL FAUX BAMBOO GARDENDINING TABLE AND FOUR CHAIRS DINING TABLE AND FOUR CHAIRS, circular table with brown tinted glass above an unusual twig pedestal base measures h: 30.5 x dia: 48 in.; the chairs...
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FEDERAL TABERNACLE MIRROR 19TH CENTURYHEIGHT 41.5". WIDTH 19.5".FEDERAL TABERNACLE MIRROR, 19th Century, Unusual gilt and grain-painted columns. Upper reverse-painted glass tablet depicts a mother and daughter....
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Two Chinese snuff bottles includingwhite overlay paint snowflake glass bottle, the body with elaborate bat and coin design in high relief with four character seal mark to one side; together with glass or glass...
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JOSEPH HOLIDAY, INDIANAPOLIS (1927-1990),MOTHER AND CHILD, OIL ON CANVAS, 29 1/2" X 23", 35" X 29" (FRAME)Joseph Holiday, Indianapolis, (1927-1990) mother and child, oil on canvas signed lower left. Biography...
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AARON WILLARD STYLE BANJO CLOCK: Accompaniedby two letters attributing this rare and unusual banjo clock to A. Willard Jr. or the ''Willard School''. Having a brass alarm bell finial, reverse painted glass throat frame...
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UNUSUAL AMERICAN HOODED MERGANSER DECOY.Possibly Maine, late 19th-early 20th century. Canvas sewn on frame and turned carved wooden head with glass eyes. Graphic original polychrome paint. Some wear, mainly to paint...
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FRENCH BACCARAT GLASS AND GILT BRONZEAND MINIATURE PORTRAIT VASE, CA. 18TH CENTURY 11 ?" x 4 ¼" x 4 ¼" Unusual tapered Baccarat glass vase supported by two gilt bronze scroll holders with baluster stem, on...
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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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A Novelty Tulip Lamp Table Unusual glasstop table with the base in painted metal in the form of three huge tulips tied together each fit with an electric socket single cord with switch. 20"D polished edge glass...
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Two Chinese Torture Paintings on RicePaper Two unusual Chinese watercolor paintings on thin sheets of rice paper each apprx. 3-3/4" x 2-1/2" and framed under glass in a substantial gilt frame overall apprx. 15"...
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A UNIQUE BRASS SHIP'S OIL LANTERN: Amost unusual form hanging brass ship's lantern. Unmarked oil font screws into base behind original convex glass front. Applied scroll decoration on sides. Overall 25 3/4''...
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Lot of 2: Glass Christmas Tree CandleHolders.
Description Rare and unusual. Includes one painted green and the other in milk glass.
Condition (Excellent). Size Each: 2 - 1/2" T....
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Victorian Continental colored glassvase with enameled decoration; unusual application of exotic hand painted florals with gilt accents over monochrome custard base. "FPK" ink stamp on base. 8 1/2"H. Good condition,...
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Assembled Chinese textiles qing dynastyComprising of a two pairs of 'binding' shoes, circular embroidered black silk box and a unusual hanging of silk and fabric showing a Fu lion fitted with bells, silk painted...
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Two canvasback duck decoys: appliedglass eyes, drake with extensive feather decoration, unusual cast iron weights, both signed "B.Y." below bills, each about 9 x 15-1/4 in. Attached information "This is one...
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Pair tin sconce lanterns: each of unusualtriangular format with two glass windows, shaped top, round ventilator with broad round cap, probably American, first half 19th century, 12-1/4 in. Scattered light rust, hinges...
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Unusual 3-D effect parlor painting;19th C. watercolor background, oil painted costumed ladies on front glass. 9 3/4" x 6 1/4". Minor loss to ladies....
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