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Large and Unusual Carapace of a Loggerhe
Large and Unusual Carapace of a Loggerhead Turtle, species Caretta caretta, the carapace stripped but retaining a border of mottled tortoiseshell contrast...
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18K GOLD, BEETLE CARAPACE, AND ENAMEL NE
18K GOLD, BEETLE CARAPACE, AND ENAMEL NECKLACE18K Gold, Beetle Carapace, and Enamel Necklace late 19th century; the flower and leaf motif-link necklace su...
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SIGNED JAPANESE EDO COPPER ARTICULATED C
SIGNED JAPANESE EDO COPPER ARTICULATED CRAYFISHEast Asia, Japan, late Edo to early Meiji Period, ca. mid-19th to early 20th century CE. A fine model of an...
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19TH C. MICRONESIAN MORTLOCK ISLAND WOOD
19TH C. MICRONESIAN MORTLOCK ISLAND WOOD AXE**Originally Listed At $1200**
Oceania, Micronesia, Mortlock Island, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A sturdy...
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Large Chinese Cloisonne and Copper Figur
Large Chinese Cloisonne and Copper Figural Vase, in the form of a chimerical tortoise, bearing a quadruple ring-handled vase on its carapace in the Kuang...
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Rare, Large Albino Loggerhead Turtle Car
Rare, Large Albino Loggerhead Turtle Carapace, of the species Caretta caretta, fourth quarter 19th century, the surface cleaned and polished, the interior...
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Three Jade Carvings Chinese: white jade
Three Jade Carvings Chinese: white jade dragon tortoise, tail meeting curving horns over large carapace, four feet with areas of russet skin, 1-1/2 x 2 x 1...
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EGYPTIAN STEATITE SCARAB W/ ANIMALSAncie
EGYPTIAN STEATITE SCARAB W/ ANIMALSAncient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1077 BCE. A sizable scarab that is hand-carved from mottle...
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EGYPTIAN MIDDLE KINGDOM AMETHYST SCARABA
EGYPTIAN MIDDLE KINGDOM AMETHYST SCARABAncient Egypt, Middle Kingdom, 11th to 13th Dynasty, ca. 2130 to 1649 BCE. A dainty scarab bead with a central suspe...
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EGYPTIAN GLAZED FAIENCE SCARAB PENDANT W
EGYPTIAN GLAZED FAIENCE SCARAB PENDANT W/ INSCRIPTIONAncient Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550 to 1292 BCE. A finely preserved, mold-formed faienc...
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Fine Italian Gilt-Bronze-Mounted Bronze
Fine Italian Gilt-Bronze-Mounted Bronze Encrier in the Form of A Turtle Chimera, second quarter 19th century, the primary shell surmounted by a gilt-bronz...
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Two American Lacquered Tortoise Carapace
Two American Lacquered Tortoise Carapaces, in the form of bookends, the largest example presented on a custom black enameled wooden stand, h. 9-1/2", w. 6...
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Two Southeast Asian Cast-Bronze Figures
Two Southeast Asian Cast-Bronze Figures of Crustacea, one being a tropical lobster with extended legs and backswept antennae, l. 9", w. 7-1/2", the other...
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Northern European Wrought-Tin, Leather a
Northern European Wrought-Tin, Leather and Box Tortoise Carapace Bellows, of diminutive size, third quarter 19th century, l. 16-1/2".
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Richly Figured Sea Turtle Carapace, fou
Richly Figured Sea Turtle Carapace, fourth quarter 19th century, the surface cleaned and softly waxed, h. 18", w. 15".
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Two Rare Ancient Trilobite Fossils, Dev
Two Rare Ancient Trilobite Fossils, Devonian Era, ca. 395-345 million years old, the first, Proetus granulosus of the Proetida order with excellent high r...
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Attractive Pair of Black-Painted Wrought
Attractive Pair of Black-Painted Wrought-Iron and Turtle Carapace Two-Light Sconces, electrified and fitted with wax faux candles, h. 10".
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Large Alligator Snapping Turtle Carapace
Large Alligator Snapping Turtle Carapace Specimen, the surface softly waxed, h. 9", w. 18", l. 23".
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FIVE COMPLETELY UNRELATED OBJECTS includ
FIVE COMPLETELY UNRELATED OBJECTS including an armadillo carapace an Art Deco musical covered ashtray a Mexican pottery candleholder formed as a church a w...
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FIVE COMPLETELY UNRELATED OBJECTS includ
FIVE COMPLETELY UNRELATED OBJECTS including an armadillo carapace an Art Deco musical covered ashtray a Mexican pottery candleholder formed as a church a w...
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TWO CONTEMPORARY IVORY NETSUKE the first
TWO CONTEMPORARY IVORY NETSUKE the first intricately carved and tinted to resemble a partially peeled banana unsigned and the other carved as a partially h...
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CHINESE WHITE JADE TORTOISE-TOPPED SEAL
CHINESE WHITE JADE TORTOISE-TOPPED SEAL QING DYNASTY (18th/ 19th CENTURY) the base of rectangular shape with softly curved upper corners and surmounted by...
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A Chinese bronze figure of a tortoise su
A Chinese bronze figure of a tortoise supporting a prunus tree bamboo and stork on it's carapace with a small lid modelled as a tortoise 10ins high and a J...
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ANTHONY REDMILE (LONDON) PAIR OF TORTOIS
ANTHONY REDMILE (LONDON) PAIR OF TORTOISE-FORM CANDLESTICKS HEIGHT: 8 IN. (20.3 CM.)ANTHONY REDMILE (LONDON) PAIR OF TORTOISE-FORM CANDLESTICKS, each fash...
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PANAMANIAN PARITA POLYCHROME CERAMIC VES
PANAMANIAN PARITA POLYCHROME CERAMIC VESSELPanamanian Parita Polychrome Ceramic Vessel, of carinated form, depicting a turtle with one side painted with t...
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DECORATIVE TORTOISE CARAPACEDecorative T
DECORATIVE TORTOISE CARAPACEDecorative Tortoise Carapace , 19 in., w. 16 1/2 in
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CONTINENTAL BRONZE CRAB-FORM INKWELLCont
CONTINENTAL BRONZE CRAB-FORM INKWELLContinental Bronze Crab-Form Inkwell, carapace as lid, glass ink pot, articulated front claws, h. 1 3/8 in., w. 6 1/2 i...
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A Gorham Silver Terrapin Soup Ladle
Prov
A Gorham Silver Terrapin Soup Ladle
Providence, RI, Late 19th Century
the bowl in the form of a terrapin carapace, the handle with sea shell, kelp and terr...
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A Bronze 'Turtle' Okimono
MEIJI PERIOD,
A Bronze 'Turtle' Okimono
MEIJI PERIOD, LATE 19TH CENTURY/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
naturalistically modelled, depicting a crawling turtle with its head emerging...
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Natural history. A turtle carapace from
Natural history. A turtle carapace from the cutler's feast of the Company of Cutlers in Hallamshire, 1841, mounted with contemporary silvered brass armoria...
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EXTENSIVE BLUE AND WHITE MEISSEN 'ONION'
EXTENSIVE BLUE AND WHITE MEISSEN 'ONION' PATTERN DINNER SERVICE
19TH AND 20TH CENTURY underglaze blue crossed swords, various impressed and painted numeral...
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Photographic Archive of Miles City Monta
Photographic Archive of Miles City Montana Photographer R.C. Morrison 1880s-1890s Cowan's is proud to present the photographic archive of pioneer Montana p...
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ASSEMBLED SILVER AND SILVER PLATE PART F
ASSEMBLED SILVER AND SILVER PLATE PART FLATWARE SERVICEThe silver comprising:
Set of six large tablespoons, mark of Goldsmiths & Silversmith Co., London,...
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Three antique circa 1900 Chinese teapots
Three antique circa 1900 Chinese teapots including Famille Rose enameled porcelain with birds, butterflies and flowers; blue and white porcelain with flora...
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MILITARIA, UNUSUAL WAR CRAFT, WWIA highl
MILITARIA, UNUSUAL WAR CRAFT, WWIA highly unusual piece of "war craft", usually created by women, adding sentimental items to the putty, and then allowing...
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Five matched Burmese white-glazed bottle
Five matched Burmese white-glazed bottles 15/16th century Unusual columned form, four with vertically fluted bodies, all applied with molded triangular p...
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