A CHILD'S SIZED PLATEAU PARFELCHE ENVELOPEAdiminutive painted parfleche envelope with label from 1933 written using a fountain pen from that period reads: Baby trunk made by Mary (Aspum?) George, and given to her sister,...
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(2) CHINESE ENAMEL DECORATED PORCELAINLAMPS. Includes a signed Chinese enamel decorated 'birds and flowers' vase mounted as a lamp with foo dog handles and several panels displaying calligraphy and/or signatures....
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JEWELRY. (2) VICTORIAN 14KT GOLD & ONYXBROOCHES. Includes a wonderful Victorian 14kt yellow gold mounted tapered circular onyx brooch with central opening displaying a bird, most surely a sparrow, and further accented...
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MINIATURE LONG-TAILED DRAKEA. ElmerCrowell (1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, c. 1930
4 1/2 in. long
The bird displays the maker's rectangular stamp and species identification on the bottom.
Original paint with...
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MINIATURE SANDERLINGA. Elmer Crowell(1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, 1933
2 1/2 in. long
The bird displays the maker's rectangular stamp on the bottom.
Original paint with minimal wear.
Provenance: Acquired from...
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MINIATURE PECTORAL SANDPIPERA. ElmerCrowell (1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, 1933
2 1/2 in. long
The bird displays the maker's rectangular stamp on the bottom.
Original paint with minimal wear.
Provenance: Acquired...
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MINIATURE RED KNOTA. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952)
EastHarwich, MA, 1933
3 1/4 in. long
The bird displays the maker's rectangular stamp on the bottom.
Original paint with minimal wear.
Provenance: Acquired from Crowell by a...
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MINIATURE PIPING PLOVERA. Elmer Crowell(1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, 1933
2 3/4 in. long
The bird displays the maker's rectangular stamp on the bottom.
Original paint with minimal wear.
Provenance: Acquired from...
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MINIATURE LESSER YELLOWLEGSA. ElmerCrowell (1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, 1933
2 3/4 in. long
The bird displays the maker's rectangular stamp on the bottom.
Original paint with minimal wear.
Provenance: Acquired...
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MINIATURE TURNSTONEA. Elmer Crowell(1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, 1933
3 in. long
The Crowell miniature shorebirds from lot 275 though 280 are from a single set. They are making their market debut after being...
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EXEMPLARY DOWITCHERA. Elmer Crowell(1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, c. 1910
12 1/2 in. long
A rare and important working Crowell dowitcher decoy displaying glass eyes, richly painted detail, and split-tail carving...
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CARVED OWL PAIRFrank S. Finney (b. 1947)
Capeville,VA, c. 1990
taller owl is 10 in. tall on base
Two turned-head chip-carved owls with raised wings and incised eye detail. Both bear the maker’s signature on the bottom of...
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GOLDEN PLOVERMr. Webster
Nantucket,MA, c. 1850
10 in. long
This early plover with a sharp tail cut is among the best of its kind from the iconic Webster rig. It has resided on the island since it was made...
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MINIATURE GOLDENEYE DRAKEA. Elmer Crowell(1862-1952)
East Harwich, MA, c. 1930
4 in. long
The bird displays the maker's rectangular stamp on the bottom.
Original paint with light wear.
Provenance: Nina Fletcher...
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(LOT OF 7) CHINESE CANTON ENAMEL WARES(lot of 7) Chinese Canton enamel wares, the first a flaring rim globular vase, featuring reserves of various floral blooms, the interior covered in overall turquoise enamel;...
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VINTAGE BIRD DIORAMA DISPLAYING FIVETAXIDERMIST MOUNTED BIRDS WITHIN EASTLAKE SHADOWBOX FRAME Vintage bird diorama displaying five taxidermist mounted birds within Eastlake shadowbox frame, 19.5"w x 16'h....
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PERSIAN SILK QUM RUG, DISPLAY MOUNTINGAntiquePersian Qum area rug, silk on cotton, 70 1/2" L x 52" W, tree of life design with numerous birds and primary border of vine with birds, leaves and berries and two small secondary...
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WESTLEY RICHARDS CONNAUGHT 410 GA SHOTGUNCASEDFeatured in this lot we have a Westley Richards side by side Connaught shotgun chambered in 410 gauge with its Westley Richards carry case. This shotgun was manufactured...
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18TH C. PERSIAN QAJAR PAINTING OF GARDENW/ COURTIERSNear East / Central Asia, Persia or Iran, Qajar dynasty, ca. 18th century CE. A beautiful painting on paper of opaque pigments of three figures amongst a lush...
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3 LA BREA TAR FOSSILS: INSECTS, BONE,& MAMMOTH FURNorth America, West Coast United States, California, likely the Rancho La Brea / McKittrick tar pits, Late Pleistocene (Ice Age), ca. 40,000 to 10,000 years ago;...
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20TH C. SPRATLING STERLING SILVER BIRDW/ BELLS BROOCHWilliam Spratling (American/expatriate in Mexico, 1900-1967), Mexico, post 1979 under auspices of Sucesores de William Spratling. A stunning sterling silver...
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MAYA POTTERY VESSEL W/ BIRD & SNAKE,EX ARTE PRIMITIVOPre-Columbian, Southern Mexico, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A fascinating pottery vessel of a tall, cylindrical form with a flat base, smooth...
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20TH C. IVORY COAST BAULE WOOD FLYWHISKHANDLE W/ BIRD**Originally Listed At $100**
West Africa, Cote d'Ivoire / Ivory Coast, Baule peoples, ca. 1961 CE. This is an ornately detailed example of a wooden Baule flywhisk,...
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HUGE 20TH C. MELANESIAN VANUATU SLITDRUM / TAMTAMOceania, Melanesia, Vanuatu, ca. early 20th century CE. A splendid and sizeable slit drum or tamtam, skillfully hand-carved from butterscotch-hued wood in the...
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RARE EGYPTIAN STRIDING IBIS BRONZE /COBALT BLUE GLASSEgypt, Ptolemaic Period, ca. 332 to 30 BCE. An extremely rare example of a majestic ibis exhibiting a body shaped from solid glass in an opaque, cobalt-blue...
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SIGNED 1930S CANADIAN PAINTED WOOD TOTEMPOLENorth America, Canada, British Columbia, Chilliwack/Sardis, Coqualeetza Indian School (also Chilliwack Home), ca. 1930s to 1940s CE, signed by Wesley Dick. A beautiful...
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MISSISSIPPIAN POTTERY BOWL WOUNDED HAWK,TL'DNative American, Southeast or Midwest, Mississippian, Mound Builders, ca. 900 to 1543 CE. An exemplary, hand-built pottery bowl boasting a flat, circular base, a bulbous...
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JOHN GOULD (GREENLAND GYRFALCON) FALCOCANDICANS**First Time At Auction**
John Gould (British, 1804-1881). "(Greenland Gyrfalcon) Falco Candicans" - an original antique hand-colored lithograph of the Greenland...
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F. JAY HAYNES WATER COLOR PHOTOGRAPHSYELLOWSTONE PARKFrank Jay Haynes (1853-1921)Water Color Views Yellowstone Park (Circa 1900.)An excellent example of this boxed set, each albumen photograph in its original...
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TWELVE MEIJI JAPANESE ZODIAC SYMBOLCARVED WOOD NETSUKEA very fine intact set of twelve carved netsuke representing the zodiac. Each artist signed example with inlaid eyes is very finely carved and displays...
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A DAVID ANDERSEN SILVER AND PLIQUE AJOUR ENAMEL VESSELThe Norwegian silver vessel in the form of a Dragestil long boat displays a row of circular openwork Viking warrior shields above a band of meandering foliate...
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A RARE GUSTAV PEDERSON GRAPE BASKETFOR GEORG JENSENFruit baskets and centerpieces, many decorated with grape cluster motifs, began to appear on the tables of 18th and early 19th century British sophisticates...
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ROWE POTTERY MINIATURE DISPLAY WITHRED PAINTED BUca. 1988-1992; display consisting of three-tier red painted bucket bench with twelve miniature stoneware cobalt decorated pieces, mostly signed and dated including:...
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A CROW WOMAN'S PAINTED PARFLECHE ENVELOPEC. 1900The underrecognized parfleche 'envelope' was essentially a carrying case, a wallet or purse made exclusively by and for the women of various Native American tribes....
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Framed John Lennon Poster & AutographBlack & white poster of John Lennon playing a guitar framed with a John Lennon '75 autograph with a red ink drawing of a bird displayed through a second opening in the matting...
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Six framed Japanese woodblock prints.Includes ''Beautiful but old'' after Kawanobe ''Otokomai'' after ''Utamaro a three print bird display small bridge print a carp print and a print depicts two rabbits. Condition:...
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