JEWELRY. (3) ANTIQUE/VINTAGE FIGURALBROOCHES. Includes a Victorian 14kt gold engraved coiled snake form brooch with garnet? cabochon eyes and suspending (2) heart form hair lockets - inscribed verso, "E.B.B....
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JEWELRY. ANTIQUE RUSSIAN 14KT GOLD MOUNTEDCarved Cameo Brooch. Russian 14kt yellow gold mounted carved cameo brooch of Medusa with a semi-baroque pearl surround. Displays a profile of Medusa with snakes in her hair,...
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ROYAL DOULTON LG PROTOTYPE CHARACTERJUG, MEDUSAModeled as a Greek mythological character with snake hair. Royal Doulton backstamp.
Hermes winged boots and Hades helmet of invisibility handle. Additional factory...
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ERNEST PATTON FOLK ART CARVED FIGURE,"MAN WITH SNAKE C...Ernest Patton (Kentucky, b. 1935) carved and painted sculpture of a white-haired man in blue suit and red tie holding a snake-carved walking stick. Signed...
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A TIBETAN WHITE TARA "USHNISHAVIJAYA"THANGKA, 18TH/19T... THANGKA, 18TH/19TH CENTURY, gouache and gilt on linen mounted with a silk patchwork border, the three faced goddess crowned with an eight headed crown,...
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RARE BLACKFEET QUILLED & BEADED BUFFALOHEADDRESSThis is an incredible, large buffalo horn headdress with polychrome painted buffalo trailer along with beadwork and quillwork from the Blackfeet Indians of Montana....
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NEW IRELAND MASK OR HEAD, HAVING ORIGINALPAINT AND HAI...New Ireland Mask or Head, having original paint and hair, depicting jumping fish on top as well as black snakes circling the face, small section missing from...
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53. SILVER FIGURAL ART NOUVEAU CANE-CA. 1900 -WELL MOD...53. Silver Figural Art Nouveau Cane -Ca. 1900 -Well modeled to depict the head of a young beauty with a charming face and opulent hair, flower petals-like...
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SILVER VENUS CANECa. 1890-Figural silverhandle well modeled, heavy cast and finely hand chased to depict a reclining semi-nude, snake wood shaft and a horn ferrule. Her arms are folded around a head with gorgeous,...
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CLOISONNé ENAMEL MASCOT CANE-Ca. 1890-Shippo enamel handle with a large, round and flat top and an integral long and cylindrical stem decorated with a yellow dragon on a black background with endless, partly...
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DON BALKE (B. 1933) FISHING FLIES -MUDDLER MINNOWDon Balke (North Carolina, B. 1933) "Fishing Flies - Muddler Minnow" Signed lower left. Original Watercolor painting on Illustration Board.
Provenance: Collection...
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DON BALKE (B. 1933) "GRAY SQUIRREL"DonBalke (North Carolina, B. 1933) "Gray Squirrel" Signed lower left. Original Watercolor on Illustration Board.
Provenance: Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder...
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FINE AZTEC BASALT EFFIGY OF DEITY EHECATL-QUETZALCOATLPre-Columbian,Valley of Mexico, Aztec culture, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. This is an amazing carving from volcanic stone, displaying the stylized face of the wind deity Ehecatl - a form of Quetzalcoatl...
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ROMAN LEAD SARCOPHAGUS PANEL, EX-ARTEPRIMITIVORoman, Holy Land / Phoenicia, ca. 2nd to 4th century CE. A remarkable lead sarcophagus panel executed in relief divided into 2 quadrilateral frames with braided borders,...
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19TH C. INDONESIAN BONE & WOOD KRISHANDLES (3)Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. late 19th to mid-20th century CE. A fine collection of 3 handles from ceremonial kris (keris) swords; 2 made of wood, and one made...
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ROMAN LEADED COPPER OIL LAMP, GORGONHEADRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 3rd century CE. A cast-leaded-copper oil lamp of an openwork form with a flat base, a circular body with a protruding wick spout, and...
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RARE 18TH C. TIBETAN GILT BRASS SNOWLION PLAQUESCentral Asia, Tibet, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. An exceptional pair of brass Tibetan Snow Lion repousse plaques each adorned with a gilt body and a verdigris...
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ROMAN BRONZE WINGED GORGONEION APPLIQUE- MEDUSA?Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 1st to 2nd century CE. An elegant and excellently preserved bronze applique featuring a gorgoneion - the head of a woman with hair of...
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NAZCA POLYCHROME POTTERY BOWL W/ ABSTRACTFACEPre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 2nd to 5th century CE. A hand-built pottery bowl of shallow form with a round but stable base, squat walls, and a thick rim....
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GREEK HELLENISTIC GOLD APPLIQUE IMAGEOF GORGONEION**First Time At Auction**
Greece, Hellenistic period, ca. 323 to 30 BCE. A dazzling gold applique featuring the repousse image of a gorgoneion - the head of...
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VICTORIAN MOURNING ROPE HAIR SNAKE NECKLACERopehair necklace with twist design & gold filled spacers. Faux garnet snake head clasp with tail in mouth (symbolic of eternity). Necklace measures approx. 69" in length. Necklace...
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VICTORIAN, LOVE NECKLACE, CA. 1840 -1850Victorian, Love Necklace, ca. 1840 - 1850, 15-18 karat gold, emerald, diamond, ruby necklace featuring concealed memento overall weight: 24.10 grams 13 emeralds ranging...
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A GROUP OF PLAINS-STYLE BEADED FETISHANIMALSA group of Plains-style beaded fetish animals, 20th Century A group of umbilical style beaded fetish animals, including a frog, a heartline bear and a turtle, each...
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TWO WEDGWOOD & BENTLEY LIGHT-BLUE SOLIDJASPERWARE OVAL MEDALLIONS 'MEDUSA MASK' AND 'SACRIFICE TO AESCULAPIUS' JASPERWARE OVAL MEDALLIONS 'MEDUSA MASK' AND 'SACRIFICE TO AESCULAPIUS', circa 1775, impressed WEDGWOOD...
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CHINESE LION SHAPED IRON CENSER, QINGDYNASTY A Chinese,Qing Dynasty, iron censer, boldly cast as an incense burner in the form of a luduan depicted standing on a snake-like mythical creature, gripping in with...
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CHINESE GILT BRONZE BUDDHA STATUE ,19THC. Chinese ,19th C, gilt bronze Buddha, Lord of death sitting in pratyalidhasana on a horse holding its front paws,red hair streaming behind an abbreviated crown, mouth agape...
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TWO FRENCH DRAGOON HELMETS, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH C., MEDUSA MASK COMB WITH INSET HORSEHAIR, STEEL WITH BRASS APPLIQUES, MOTIFS INCL...Two French Dragoon helmets, late 19th/ early 20th C., Medusa mask comb with...
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EIGHT (8) ROMAN OR BYZANTINE BRONZEIMPLEMENTS To include a pin with entwined snake; a ladle with handle terminating with a duck's head; a hair pin, a bronze vial, a small spoon; three items possibly associated...
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GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF ZHENWU
MING DYNASTYOR LATER ???? ???????cast in generous proportions, the figure seated mightily with legs bent and both hands rested on knee and thigh, he wears an armour beneath his full robe...
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19TH CENTURY NEPALESE BHAIRAVA BRASSMASK 19th century, Nepalese Bhairava mask, showing the depiction of Shiva as Bhairava, "The Terrifying One," with snakes in his hands, fiery facial hair and a jeweled crown,...
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Red Men Lodge garb; white top and leggingswith pink and green felt fringe and snakes, suede shoes, deerskin pants with decorative stitching, human hair warrior wig. De Moulin Bros. mfg. Size M-L tunic. Good condition,...
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JEWELRY LOT - (6) Piece lot of Victorianjewelry includes gent's 14K and black hardstone cameo ring; full relief lava stone cameo; gold filled mount stick pin; 14K stick pin scarab beetle carved lapis stone in snake...
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COLLECTION OF SOUTHWESTERN AND NATIVEAMERICAN JEWELRY including a large oval turquoise set ring with split shank marked AS a deep blue-green oval stone ring with ropetwist border CS mark a large ring set with...
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Three Zuni Hair Combs snake decorationtogether with a similar design barrette....
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ROMAN ANTIQUITY MOSAIC PANEL - AuthenticRoman Marble Mosaic Floor Panel Fragment depicting the Gorgon Medusa 2nd century CE being a round medallion with Greek key border white field natural color to features green...
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Carved wooden African cane in the formof a tribal figure with human hair and a snake twisted around the shaft 30" l. ?...
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