EAST TN EARTHENWARE POTTERY JUG & JAR,ATTRIB. CAIN1st item: East Tennessee lead glazed earthenware jar with incised line decoration to shoulder and midsection, attributed to the Cain pottery. 7" H. Mid-19th century....
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TN CIVIL WAR BROADSIDE, PAMPHLET, LETTERThree(3) Civil War era documents, including a Tennessee 1865 Franchise Act broadside, Civil War Surgeon letter from Nashville, and an 1858 slavery related pamphlet. 1st item: Broadside...
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ANGLO-INDIAN MARQUETRY BOXAnglo-Indianmarquetry micro mosaic box. Comprised of a European hardwood lid in shape of a sarcophagus, inlaid with bone, ebony, metal, and stained green accents in geometric shapes....
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JAPANESE SCROLL & 5 CHINESE SILK EMBROIDEREDTEXTILES1st item: Japanese scroll, ink on laid paper, depicting an allegorical scene of a young person entwined in a cord with a haggard looking, sword-carrying older man,...
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CHARLES GRIFFIN FARR O/B LANDSCAPE,POSSIBLY EAST TNCharles Griffin Farr (California/Tennessee/Alabama, 1908-1997) oil on board rural landscape painting depicting rolling hills with barns and farm houses along...
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3 EAST TN TEXTILES: QUILTS AND BEDCOVERThree(3) East Tennessee Textiles, including two (2) Quilts. 1st item: East Tennessee cotton pieced Double Wedding Ring quilt, constructed of narrow rings of multi-colored prints....
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JAMES FULTON ARCHIVE, INCL. CHINESEPAINTINGS, POSS. TI...Six (6) items relating to the Fulton Family of Tennessee, including a James Fulton ALS and an album of 8 Chinese paintings acquired in Hong Kong in 1860...
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AN ANTIQUE MAP, "RAND MCNALLY STANDARDMAP OF OKLAHOMA,...AN ANTIQUE MAP, "Rand McNally Standard Map of Oklahoma," color ink engraving on paper, with four unusual hand drawn concentric circles over remote areas...
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AN ANTIQUE MAP, "RAND MCNALLY STANDARDMAP OF OKLAHOMA,...AN ANTIQUE MAP, "Rand McNally Standard Map of Oklahoma," color ink engraving on paper, with four unusual hand drawn concentric circles over remote areas...
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GROUP OF 11 ARCHITECTURE CERAMICS ANDGLASS BOOKSGroup of eleven books and catalogs on architecture, ceramics, and glass. Comprised of Sharon S. Darling, "Chicago Ceramics & Glass: An Illustrated History from...
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FIVE ANCIENT NEAR EAST STONE & POTTERYSTAMP SEAL BEADS...Ancient Near East, modern day Turkey / Syria, Archaic period, ca. 3rd millennium BCE; Iron Age II to III, 10th to 6th century BCE. A fabulous ensemble of...
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19TH C. TURKOMAN SILVER BRACELET W/CARNELIANCentral Asia, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan, Turkoman (Turkman) Tekke peoples, ca. 19th century CE. A striking gilded silver bracelet consisting of three horizontal...
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CANAANITE LEADED BRONZE / COPPER DUCKBILLAXE HEADS (2)...Ancient Near East, the Levant, Canaan, Middle Bronze Age, ca. 1950 to 1539 BCE. A fine pair of cast leaded-bronze and copper axe heads with a characteristic...
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MINIATURE TELL BRAK STONE VOTIVE - SEATEDBEARAncient Near East, Tell Brak, modern day Syria, ca. 3500 to 3300 BCE. An incredible polished miniature votive stone bear, a very ancient depiction of the brown bears who...
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ANCIENT CYPRIOT POTTERY BILBIL JUGLETAncientNear East, Cyprus, late Cypriot I, ca. 1600 to 1050 BCE. A tall, wheel-thrown pottery juglet known as a bilbil meant to hold scented oils or medicinal liquids. The vessel...
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CHINESE MING DYNASTY SWATOW WARE BOWLW/ PHOENIXEast Asia, China, late Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. A sizable and stunning pottery bowl, known as Swatow ware and presenting impressively thin walls that flare...
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16TH / 18TH C. EUROPEAN MAPS OF NEWSPAIN (2)**Originally Listed At $300**
Cartographer: Gerard Mercator. "Hispaniae Novae Nova Descriptio" Published by I.E. Cloppenburgh, Amsterdam, 1632. AND Stieler's "Mexico...
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ANCIENT NEAR EAST STONE SEAL BEAD W/QUADRUPED & SNAKE**Originally Listed At $300**
Ancient Near East, Middle East, Syria to Northern Iraq, Proto-Literate Period, ca. 3500 to 3000 BCE. A hand-carved greenstone...
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GREEK BLACK-FIGURE AMPHORA - DIONYSIAN& WARRIOR SCENES...Ancient Greece, Athens, ca. 520 BCE. A graceful neck amphora of the type B form with a clearly defined lip and neck, a dramatically curved shoulder, and...
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SUPERB LURISTAN BRONZE SHORT SWORDAncientNear East, Northwestern Iran and Southeastern Turkey, Luristan culture, ca. 9th to 7th century BCE. A beautiful short sword cast from bronze via the lost wax (cire perdue)...
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19TH C. AMERICAN PAINTING - "WHEN BUFFALOWAS KING"American oil on canvas - "When Buffalo was King" ca. late 19th century. Impressive and quite touching, a large-scale painting depicting three bison grazing on snow-covered...
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ANCIENT ACHAEMENID GILDED SILVER PHIALE(FOR WINE)Ancient Near East, Achaemenid Persian Empire, ca. 500 to 330 BCE. A thick 94.96% to 95.78% silver basin or phiale, a special libation bowl used for holding wine,...
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GANDHARA PANEL BUDDHA FEET ATOP BODHISATTVARELIEF**First Time At Auction**
Northwest Pakistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A fabulous gray schist panel depicting a relief of a Bodhisattva in meditation...
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CANAANITE BICHROME ALABASTRON W/ NETTEDMOTIF**First Time At Auction**
Ancient Near East, Holyland, Canaanite, Early Bronze Age, ca. 3500 to 3000 BCE. A delightful pottery alabastron featuring an ovoid shaped body...
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TINY NEAR EASTERN RED JASPER FERTILITYGODDESS AMULET**First Time At Auction**
Near East, Anatolia / The Levant & Egypt, ca. 3000 to 1500 BCE. A fertility goddess amulet- the tiny figure carved from a red jasper...
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ACHAEMENID SILVER PHIALE / LIBATIONBOWL (FOR WINE)Ancient Near East, Achaemenid Persian Empire, ca. 500 to 330 BCE. A gorgeous libation bowl used for holding wine known as a phiale that exhibits a slightly...
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2ND C. GANDHARA KUSHAN SCHIST RELIEF3 WOMEN + MANCentral Asia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Northern India, Gandhara / Kushan Empire, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A stunning figural panel hand-carved in high relief...
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YAMOUD AREA RUGYAMOUD AREA RUG
EastPersian, c. 1890. Three rows of mogul medallions on the red field, multiple red and white foliate borders.
4 ft. 1 in. x 3 ft. 3 in.
Condition:
Rebound to the side bindings,...
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BALCOMB GREENE, NEW YORK, NEW HAMPSHIRE/ FRANCE (1904-1990), RECLINING WOMAN, OIL ON CANVAS, 30"H X 48"W, 32"H X 50"W (FRAME)Balcomb Greene, New York, New Hampshire / France, (1904-1990) Reclining Woman, oil...
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HAND KNOTTED PERSIAN CARPETHAND KNOTTEDPERSIAN CARPET, Tabriz area, East Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran, floral and central floral medallion design on red ground, 6'8" x 9'7"....
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HAND KNOTTED PERSIAN CARPET, TABRIZAREA, EAST AZEHAND KNOTTED PERSIAN CARPET, Tabriz area, East Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran, floral and central floral medallion design on red ground, 6'8" x 9'7"....
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OCEANIC WOOD ANCESTRAL FIGUREOceanicCarved and Painted Wood Ancestral Figure , Washkuk Area, East Sepik Province, h. 12 in., mounted on carved wood base, overall h. 14 in...
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SEMI-ANTIQUE PERSIAN HERIZ CARPET, HARISAREA, EASSEMI-ANTIQUE PERSIAN HERIZ CARPET, Haris area, East Azerbaijan province, northwestern Iran, hand knotted in an overall stylized floral design on red ground, 7'0"...
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SEMI-ANTIQUE PERSIAN HERIZ CARPET, HERISAREA, EASSEMI-ANTIQUE PERSIAN HERIZ CARPET, Heris area, East Azerbaijan Province, northwestern Iran, central geometric medallion and stylized floral design on red ground,...
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LARGE LOT OF ASIAN TEXTILES AND OTHERITEMS,mostly from East, South, and Central Asia. Late 19th early 20th century. To include: plain red silk piano shawl with hand knotted fringe, very good condition, 4' square....
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Letters Between the Sturges BrothersMost Antebellum Including J.R. Sturges 3rd GA Infantry KIA These 58 letters encompass a "snapshot" of antebellum life in the South.Samuel Sturges (1774-1831) was born in Fairfield...
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