- Unknown, bronze bust of an Australian
Aboriginal, approx 15.5 cm H...
[more like this] - LATE 19TH C. MARQUESAS ISLANDS WOOD
& STONE ADZE**Originally Listed At $1500**
Oceania, French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, Enata peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hefty utilitarian tool known...
[more like this] - 20TH C. INUIT STONE POLAR BEAR SCULPTURENative
American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Inuit, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A charming hand-carved stone polar bear on a base. The polar bear is carved from light-colored...
[more like this] - 19TH C. USA WOOD LONG BARREL PERCUSSION
RIFLE C.W. JUDD...North America, United States, ca. 19th century CE. A fine muzzle-loading percussion rifle with a wooden stock and steel barrel. The barrel is octagonal with...
[more like this] - 1947 HAIDA WOOD & IVORY DZUNUKWA MASK,
B. WILLIAMSNative American, Northwestern Canada, Haida, ca. 1947 CE. A stunning wood and walrus ivory mask of Dzunukwa (or Dzonokwa) or Wild Woman, skillfully hand-carved...
[more like this] - CHANCAY BICHROME VESSEL - FEMALE FIGURE
HOLDING FRUITPre-Columbian, Chancay culture, Peru, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. Wow! An impressive example of a classic Chancay form, a star gazer, holding a fruit, perhaps a cherimoya...
[more like this] - RARE / FINE EGYPTIAN FAIENCE PENDANT
ISIS KNOTEgypt, Late Dynastic Period, 26th to 31st Dynasty, ca. 664 to 332 BCE. A rare example of a mold-formed pendant of a hieroglyph known as the Isis knot ("tet" or "tit"...
[more like this] - STRIKING VERACRUZ POTTERY TORSO OF OLD
MAN, TL TESTEDPre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz culture, ca. 900 to 1000 CE. An incredible sculptural representation of an old man, with amazing details of the...
[more like this] - LURISTAN BRONZE MASTER OF ANIMALS STANDARD
FINIALAncient Near East, northwestern Iran and Turkey, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. An intriguing cast-bronze standard finial in the form known as the "master of animals."...
[more like this] - 20TH C. HAIDA / KWAKWAKA'WAKW CEDAR
TOTEM POLES (3)Native American, Pacific Northwest Coast, Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl), Haida, Tlingit, or Nootka, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A trio of hand-carved totem...
[more like this] - LARGE ROMAN POTTERY AMPHORA W/ MARINE
ENCRUSTATIONSRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A sizable and superb, wheel-thrown pottery transport amphora with a slender nubbin base, a globular body with...
[more like this] - 20TH C. INUIT / ALEUT BEADED WOOL WALL
HANGING**Originally Listed At $450**
Native American, Northwestern United States or Canada, Aleut, Yupik, or Inuit, people, ca. 20th century CE. A gorgeous hand sewn wool...
[more like this] - INDUS VALLEY MEHRGARH POTTERY FERTILITY
IDOL, TL TESTED...**First Time At Auction**
Ancient Central Asia, Indus Valley, Mehrgarh culture, ca. 3500 to 2800 BCE. A hand-built pottery female fertility idol of a characteristically...
[more like this] - 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;...
[more like this] - SIGNED 1930S CANADIAN PAINTED WOOD TOTEM
POLENorth America, Canada, British Columbia, Chilliwack/Sardis, Coqualeetza Indian School (also Chilliwack Home), ca. 1930s to 1940s CE, signed by Wesley Dick. A beautiful...
[more like this] - LURISTAN BRONZE STANDARD / FINIAL MASTER
OF ANIMALSAncient Near East, Luristan (modern day Iran), ca. 1000 to 700 BCE. An impressively preserved, bronze standard in the style of a "master of animals" presenting a...
[more like this] - ANCIENT LURISTAN BRONZE FINIAL ABSTRACT
ZOOMORPHS**Originally Listed At $1000**
Ancient Near East, northwestern Iran and southwestern Turkey, Caspian Sea region, Luristan culture, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. A wonderful...
[more like this] - ANCIENT PHOENICIAN POTTERY TRANSPORT
AMPHORA**First Time At Auction**
Ancient Near East, Phoenicia, ca. 8th to 5th century BCE. A sizable and splendid wheel-thrown pottery transport amphora with a wide hemispherical...
[more like this] - COLLECTION OF SEVEN SEMI-PRECIOUS GEMSTONE
PENDANT PENDANTS. Each sterling silver pendant set with a single gemstone including African azurite, Afghanistan lapis lazuli, African pietersite, Australian opal, Leonard...
[more like this] - WWII AUSTRALIAN MK III CSR SYDNEY BRASS
FLAREgun/signal pistol, dated 1942, with Australian proof marks. Serial Number 14679. Unknown working condition. Age appropriate wear and patina. Grips are good. Barrel Measures...
[more like this] - ? FINE AND RARE CERAMIC 'SYDNEY COVE
MEDALLION' BY JOSIAH WEDGWOOD
THE ORIGINAL ISSUE, 1789 modelled from dark brown unglazed earthenware, with crisply moulded decoration depicting a female figure, emblematic...
[more like this] - Print after Norman Lindsay (Norman Alfred
Williams Lindsay, Australian, 1879-1969), "Unknown Seas", published by Odana Editions, bears blindstamp lower right "Facsimile Limited 550", signed lower right in pencil "Norman...
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