2 NATIVE AMERICAN RINGS AND 2 CUFFS, SILVER: Cuffs, 6"C. Rings size 6, 8; approx. total weight 136g. Marked. Both cuffs marked CATHERINE SANCHEZ; and alternately BEN FELIPE 712-74-0977 and BF 712-74-0977. Unmarked silver ring with open wire design and 5 semi-precious stones. Sugilite setted stone marked by artist, P. Johnson. . . Artist: Peterson Johnson, other. Issued: 20th c. Dimensions: 2. 75"L x 2"W, largest. Country of Origin: United States Condition Overall good Available payment options on Bidsquare
Circa 1925 Lionel Prewar "O" Gauge No. 268 Passenger Set w/ 256 710 712. Lionel 256 dual motor electric locomotive, (2) "New York Central Lines" #710 coaches, and #712 observation car. All pieces are missing parts and are in need of repair/restor shipping info This item will need to be shipped by a packing company of your choice. We maintain a list of reliable shippers, or you may choose your own.
PABLO PICASSO, SPAIN / FRANCE (1881-1973), COLOMBE VOLANT (FLYING DOVE), 1952, COLOR LITHOGRAPH ON ARCHES WATERMARKED PAPER, 20 1/2"H X 26 1/2"W (IMAGE), 30"H X 35 1/2"W (FRAME)Pablo Picasso, Spain / France, (1881-1973) Colombe Volant (Flying Dove), 1952, Color Lithograph on Arches watermarked paper E.A. edition aside, pencil signed, dated in plate, 10.10.52. Reference: Bloch 712; Mourlot 214 Full margins. Purchased 1980 in Germany at Galerie Francaise. Color Lithograph on Arches watermarked paper Dimensions: 20 1/2"H x 26 1/2"W (image), 30"H x 35 1/2"W (frame)
712. Lot of Four Hardback Books on European Art
Lot includes: 1) Dell'Acqua, Gian Alberto and France Russoli. La Pinacoteca di Brera. Milan: Silvana Editoriale d'Arte. 1960. 45 pp. With 176 b/w ill and 42 col. ill. 2) Kaufmann, Thomas DaCosta. The School of Prague: Painting at the Court of Rudolf II. Chicago/ London: The University of Chicago Press. 1985. 305 pp. b/w and col. ill. Bound with royal blue cloth and dust jacket. 3) Ketchum, Richard M., ed. The Horizon Book of the Renaissance. Authored by J.H. Plumb. New York. American Heritage Publishing, Co. 1961. 431 pp. b/w and col. ill. Bound with brown patterned cloth and dust jacket. 4) Hare, T. Leman. The National Gallery: One Hundred Plates in Colour, Vol I&II. London: T.C.& E.C. Jack, Ltd. ill. Bound in green fabric.
200/300 Sold: $57.50
THREE FRAMED ETCHINGS OF LANDSCAPES, ETCHERS INCLUDE JAMES MCBEY, SIDNEY TUSHINGHAM AND REGNAULD LARASIN, DETAILS INCLUDE: JAMES MCBEY (SCOTTISH, 1883-1959), "FLOOD IN THE FENS", 1922, DRYPOINT ETCHING, DEPICTS FIGURE...Three framed etchings of landscapes, etchers include James McBey, Sidney Tushingham and Regnauld Larasin, details include: James McBey (Scottish, 1883-1959), "Flood in the Fens", 1922, drypoint etching, depicts figures on high ground surrounded by open water, a boat taking on passengers in distance, signed in ink lower right, numbered "XXII" at lower left in ink, framed and matted behind glass, not examined out of frame, old art label verso from Arthur H. Harlow & Co., 712 Fifth Avenue, New York, also small typed label "Mrs. H. B. Tuttle, Owner", wear consistent with age including minor mat burn and toning, foxing especially at center, ss: 7 1/2" h. x 12 3/4" w.; Sidney Tushingham (British, 1884-1968), etching, depicts monastery on mountain top, men and mules in foreground, signed in pencil lower right, monogramed in plate, light toning, mat burn and waving of paper, ss: 11" h. x 13 1/4" w.; and last an oblong composition with single tree on cliffside in foreground and mountains in background, pencil signed "Regnauld Larasin" at lower right and numbered at lower left, edition of 42, heavy toning, ss: 10 1/2" h. x 7" w., all pieces framed behind glass and not examined out of frame, all sold as found.
712. A Trio of Cloisonné Items
Lot of cloisonne items includes two bud vases and one lidded container. Each piece has a black background with white and pink cherry blossoms. Bud vases also feature a large exotic bird. Vases measure apprx 10-1/4" H x 3-1/2" W. Lidded container measures apprx 4" H x 8" W.
50/100 Sold: $80.50
SWEET, Robert (1783-1835).The British Flower Garden. London: W.Simpkin & R.Marshall for the author [first series]; James Ridgway [“series the second”], 1823-1829, 1831-1838. Two series bound in 7 volumes, 8vo (230 x 145 mm). 712 hand-colored engraved plates (7 folding) by Weddell, F.W. Smith and others after E.D. Smith, J. Hart and others. Uniform contemporary calf, covers with double-fillet border in gilt, spines in six compartments with raised bands, the bands highlighted with gilt roll-tool decoration, green or dark brown calf lettering pieces in the second and third compartments, the others with repeat overall decoration in gilt centering on a stylised flower-spray tool, marbled endpapers, marbled edges. Condition: plates numbered 196 and 311 in the second series shaved at the outer margin with loss, very light old dampstaining to the first and second volumes of the first series and the third volume in the second series, occasional offsetting of text onto plates, heavier to the following plates in the second series 75, 85, 87, 95-100, 145, 147, 220, 315-319, 385-389, 393-396 and 409; joints weak, six split or partly split Provenance: Rev. Edward Powell Nicholl (1831-1902, armorial bookplate); Lynn Abbott Trust.a complete set of the first edition of this beautifully-illustrated work that is on a par with William Curtis’s Botanical Magazine and Henry Andrews Botanist’s Repository both in terms of the number and quality of the plates. Dunthorne 293; Great Flower Books (1990) p.141; Nissen BBI 1923; Stafleu & Cowan 13.545. (7)
Pablo Picasso color lithograph ''Colombe volant (A l'Arc-en-ciel)''; from the edition of 1000 plate signed. Pencil signature added later. Catalogue Raisonne: Bloch 712. Image: 19.75''H x 25.5''W; Frame: 34.5''H x 39''W. Pablo Picasso (Spanish 1881-1973). Circa - 1952.
Rare Egyptian Faience Cat w/ Kittens - ex-Sotheby's: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, ca. 712 to 332 BCE. A charming, very pale blue-green faience pendant of a mother cat, sitting in an elegant and serene pose, and six kittens sitting neatly around her in pairs - two atop her head, two in front of her front feet, and two nursing. A loop for suspension is at the back of her neck and she stands on a narrow integrated platform. Her face is detailed, with classic Egyptian cat features - a thin, hairless face with a shorter snout and large ears. Her body is long and smooth, with a prominent chest above her long, thin legs. Size: 1. 4" W x 2. 4" H (3. 6 cm x 6. 1 cm). . This cat was created to evoke Bastet, the cat goddess who represented fertility and motherhood. Thousands of mummified cats and kittens were given as offerings to Bastet at temples in her honor. Beyond the goddess, cats were honored and protected in Egyptian society. Famously, Herodotus wrote that men would protect cats from fire, and that when a cat died, a household would go into mourning as if a human member of the family had died, shaving their eyebrows to signify their loss. It was immediately before this Late Dynastic Period that worship of Bastet became immensely popular, and her chief center of worship, Bubastis, became a great city, and Herodotus, visiting the city in 450 BCE, described a great festival dedicated to her. A small pendant like this one was probably sold at a temple to a worshipper. . See a similar, less detailed example from Christie's: https://www. christies. com/lotfinder/Lot/an-egyptian-faience-seated-cat-with-kittens-4396697-details. aspx . . Provenance: ex-Sotheby's, New York "Antiquities and Islamic Art" auction (June 12, 2001, part of lot 327). . All items legal to buy/sell under U. S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. . . A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. . We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. . #147314 Condition Intact, with a few tiny chips and nicks commensurate with age. Beautifully preserved details and form.
Egyptian Limestone Panel w/ Ripple of Water Hieroglyph: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom / Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1550 to 712 BCE. A fragment of a carved limestone panel depicting a series of hieroglyphs on its lower half and the lower part of a standing anthropomorphic figure on its upper half. The lower body includes a small ankh, symbol of life, by its striding front foot. The zigzagging Ripple of Water hieroglyph is carved by the knee and some other, fragmentary symbols, probably other hieroglyphs, are carved above it. The figure stands on a vertically incised, curved boat - part of the fishing scene on the journey to Sht-Htp. The hieroglyphs are much more complete, with the owl (G17), tilapia (K1), part of a different kind of fish (probably K3), two buns (X1), and a building component, probably a variant of O43. This is a caption that translates as "shooting fish in the marsh". A human face is seen to the right of the fragment, lost behind the eye. Size: 2. 05" L x 7. 95" W x 17. 4" H (5. 2 cm x 20. 2 cm x 44. 2 cm). . The carved (rather than simply painted) and brightly colorful nature of this relief indicates that it was from a prestigious location - most likely a major temple, but also possibly a high ranking official's tomb or even a palace. Images like this one were part of larger stories, usually a journey through the afterlife or meeting deities in the afterlife, that were designed to help people understand religious concepts and, if found in a tomb, to introduce the dead to their new world. Hieroglyphic inscriptions offered prayers and advice for the dead. . . Provenance: private St. Louis, Missouri, USA collection; ex Atlanta, Georgia, USA collection, acquired before 1990. . All items legal to buy/sell under U. S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. . . A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. . We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. . #128939 Condition Piece is a fragment, with rough edges. Much of the panel face is clear, aside from loss at the top left (facing) as shown. Surface scratching commensurate with age and handling, but it does not obscure the remaining artwork.
Egyptian New Kingdom Limestone Stele w/ Osiris: Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period, 18th to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1549 to 712 BCE. A wonderful, hand-carved limestone stele depicting a standing figure presenting offerings to Osiris beneath a set of broad wings. Osiris stands in mummiform while holding a lengthy heka scepter and wears a beaded shoulder wrap as well as an Atef crown bedecked with ostrich feathers and a pair of ram horns. Between the two figures is a tall table with myriad offerings including a goose and a spouted jug beneath. Though untranslated, six partial columns of inscribed hieroglyphic text above the figures provide the names of Osiris and the deceased, and four additional lines of hieroglyphs list the various presented offerings. One area of the top reads, "A gift is given to the Osiris, great god . . . " and another area reads, "for the Ka of . . . " Size: 10. 2" W x 22" H (25. 9 cm x 55. 9 cm). . For a stylistically similar example of a stele showing Pharaoh Amenhotep I presenting offerings to Osiris, please see The Brooklyn Museum, accession number 37. 1485E. . . Provenance: private J. H. collection, Beaverton, Oregon, USA; ex-Relics of the Nile, Lexington, Kentucky, USA, acquired in 2008; ex-private S. O. Simonian collection, acquired and imported into Europe prior to 1972, and brought into the USA around 2002. . All items legal to buy/sell under U. S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. . . A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. . We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. . #149613 Condition Minor chips and abrasions to top of obverse, peripheries, and verso, with softening to some inscribed hieroglyphic characters, and light encrustations within some recessed areas and hieroglyphs. Great earthen deposits throughout.
Egyptian Faience, Lapis Necklace w/ Poppy Amulets: Egypt, Late Dynastic period, ca. 712 to 332 BCE. An elegant necklace composed of ancient beads on a modern string with modern gold-plated clasp: very dark green-blue faience cylinder beads and fifteen poppy seed amulet beads made from stone. Six of these are made from a green quartz, while nine are made from lapis lazuli (the stone coming from as far away as Afghanistan!). Poppy seed beads from ancient Egypt remind us of the practice of ancient Egyptians cultivating opium from ca. 1300 BCE, which was used by priests and warriors and said to have been given to by Isis to Ra when he had a headache. Wearable and sure to be a conversation starter! Length of strand: 18" L (45. 7 cm); size of each poppy seed bead: 0. 65" W (1. 7 cm) . . Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-Frances Artuner collection, Belgium, acquired in the 1960s. . All items legal to buy/sell under U. S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. . . A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. . We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. . #144241 Condition Ancient beads on a modern string. Beads are all in beautiful condition with rich patina.
Rare Egyptian Wood Isis w/ Bronze & Stone Eye: Ancient Egypt, Late to Ptolemaic Periods, ca. 712 to 30 BCE. An incredibly rare, well preserved wooden figure of the goddess Isis, Egyptian mother goddess, wife of Osiris and mother of Horus. Here, she is depicted seated on a throne, with her right hand holding her breast and her left arm extended - the figure would have once had a sculpture of the infant Horus held in her arms as she fed him. She also would have once had a Hathor crown of bronze placed atop her black wig, and the openings on the top of her head and forehead would have held it in place. White gesso on the exterior and traces of gilt that remain hint that the statue was once entirely painted gold. One of her eyes remains - with a delicate bronze outline and white and black stone creating the classic Egyptian-style look. Size: 3" W x 8. 55" H (7. 6 cm x 21. 7 cm). . This style of statue, known as the "lactans pose" of Isis, was the most popular way to depict the goddess during the later centuries of pharaonic Egypt, indicating that during this time, she was valued as a mother and protector. Statues in this form were dedicated to cults in the goddess's name and placed in temples and shrines, including those associated with Osiris and Horus. . See a very similar wooden example retaining its crown at the Harvard Art Museum (1960. 464) and a complete bronze example at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (45. 4. 4). . . Provenance: private J. H. collection, Beaverton, Oregon, USA, acquired in the 1990s; ex-Tom Cederlind collection, Portland, Oregon, USA. . All items legal to buy/sell under U. S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. . . A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. . We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. . #149723 Condition Her crown is lost - see the Harvard Art Museum example referenced above for what she would have looked like with the crown. There was probably also once a sculpture of the infant Horus in her lap based on the placement of her hands. One eye is also lost. The wood is extensively weathered, but much of the original surface and pigment remains. Old collection number written in pencil on the back. Both arms have been repaired, but this is well done and difficult to see.
Chinese Tang Dynasty Pottery Polo Player w/ TL Test: East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. An exemplary pottery polo player with a well-modeled figure upon a galloping horse with finely painted details and nice remaining pigments of orange, beige, white, and black. The sculpture emphasizes a powerful sense of movement and athletic balance. Note how the horse’s legs are extended front and back - a pose known as ventre a terre - while the rider leans forward, bending both arms at the elbow with hands clenched in fists, demonstrating intense focus. The player's bellowing sleeves sway in the wind, giving the impression of quick movement, while a veil caps the head. Size: 12. 75" L x 3. 25" W x 11. 125" H (32. 4 cm x 8. 3 cm x 28. 3 cm); 13. 5" H (34. 3 cm) on included custom stand. . While a 3rd century CE poem by the Chinese poet Cao Zhi mentions the act of hitting a ball on horseback, and a mural in the late 6th century tomb of Xu Minxing in Shandong province depicts a man mounting a horse while holding what look like polo sticks, the first very clear written evidence of the game of polo in China dates to the Tang dynasty, when the game was called jiqiu (meaning strike ball). In the present day, the game is usually called maqiu horse ball) or damaqiu (strike horse ball). Both men and women of the Tang court played polo. Two Tang emperors in particular, Taizong (reigned 626-649 CE) and Xuanzong (reigned 712-756 CE) favored the game of polo. They encouraged young men of the court to play it, because the skills involved could be applied to military activities. . . Tang dynasty poets were also inspired by polo. The literatus Han Yu wrote a poem entitled Poem to Commander Zhang at the meeting of the Bian and Si Rivers" which describes a polo field that was 1000 steps long, with low walls on three sides, and called the ball used in the game "the divine bead". The poem describes the game occurring before sunrise on a cold autumn morning; drums making a thunderous sound when the red flags are raised to start the match; as well as the intense competition between the players and the excitement of the spectators. At the end of the poem, Han Yu declares that polo is not a game for mere fun, but is actually one devised for military training. This said, scholars also played polo during the Tang dynasty and successful candidates in the national civil service examinations held a polo tournament to celebrate. . This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full report will accompany purchase. . . This piece has been searched against the Art Loss Register database and has been cleared. The Art Loss Register maintains the world’s largest database of stolen art, collectibles, and antiques. . . Provenance: private New Jersey, USA collection, acquired in 2016; ex-Anavian Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010. . All items legal to buy/sell under U. S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. . . A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. . We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. . #163785 Condition Repaired from several pieces with restoration over some break lines and other break lines visible. A few stable hairline fissures. Expected nicks and abrasions, commensurate with age. Otherwise, excellent with impressive remaining pigments.
JIMMIE JOHNSON 2008 SIGNED 1:24 BRICKYARD 400 WINNER DIECAST CAR 4"H X 10"W X 4 1/2"D (BOX)Jimmie Johnson 2008 Signed 1:24 Brickyard 400 Winner Diecast Car, Jimmie Johnson 2008 Signed 1:24 Brickyard 400 Winner Diecast Car. The car is in original box and is a race version numbered 1 of 712. The box also commemorates Johnson as the first 3 time NASCAR winner and 1st back to back NASCAR winner at Indianapolis. Dimensions: 4"H X 10"W X 4 1/2"D (box)
ENTERPRISE COFFEE GRINDER MODEL #712. Store counter coffee grinder with eagle finial and tin drawer. Patented July 12, 1898. SIZE: 15” w x 32” t x 19-1/2” wheel CONDITION: Retains some original pin striping and decals with eagle finial and tin drawer. PF 1-2996
ROSEVILLE: “FOXGLOVE” TWO HANDLED CONSOLE BOWL. Shape No. 425. Roseville mark in relief. Blue background. SIZE: 4” h x 16” w including handles. CONDITION: No chips or cracks. Very good to excellent. 9-96147-712 (200-400)
B. H. Kinney
Bust of Lafayette
Pressed, molded mlaster
inscription on side: "2/3 life size, age 24 years, scene Yoktown (sp) Surrender. Likeness from Houdons bust by B. H. Kinney, Worcester, Mass., 1876." Chips and flaking. #712.
H: 19 1/4", W: 16", D: 10"
Roseville Pine Cone vase, double handled large form in brown, marked, #712, 7"w x 12.5"h
Tin Marx Sparkling Airplane Toy w/ Original Box. Description Wind-up. US Army plane. Marked on wings "712". Original prop and guns. Needs flint to spark. Minor overall scratching and wear. Box is missing end flaps on one side and has some staining and tape.Condition (VERY GOOD - EXCELLENT). Size Plane: 8" L. Wingspan: 7" L.
CURTIS, EDWARD S. (1868-1952)
Select group of 3 large-format plates. Photogravures on Japan tissue, all approximately 11x15 inches (28x38.1 cm.), with the title, date, plate numbers (711, 715, 712), copyright and printer's credit on recto; each is adhered to an archival modern mount. 1928
"A Foggy Day-Kotzebue" * "Arriving Home-Noatak" * "Starting up the Noatak River-Kotzebue."
Swann Auction Galleries; by agent to C. W. Sahlman.
Interesting Rookwood vase Standard glaze crescent shape unusual scene with two mice painted by Bruce Horsfall in 1894 #712 4.75''w x 5''h
THREE MARX WIND-UP TOYS. American second quarter of 20th century. Lithographed tin U.S. Army ''No. 3 Turnover Tank'' with wooden wheels 4.5''h. 7.75''l. Lithographed tin U.S. Army sparking plane number ''712'' 3.5''h. 8''w. Together with a lithographed tin ''Lone Ranger'' 7''h. Tank and plane arenot in working condition and show some minor surface scratches. Ranger is missing left arm and shows surface wear.
Seven Assorted Daguerreotype Portraits in Oval Union Cases, five ninth-plate portraits of three young women and a husband and wife, two sixteenth-plate portraits of a young woman and a bearded man; mounted in six "Scroll," combination "Fruit and Flowers" and "A Rose," unlisted, "Scroll," combination "Geometric/Scroll" and "Geometric/Scroll," and "The Meditating Monk" (Krainik 685, 679 and 681, unlisted, 702, 719 and 722, 712) oval Union cases, (imperfections). Estimate $200-250 All portraits with varying degrees of dust, spiders, and tarnish, one 16th plate of a young woman with heavy tarnish; one ninth-plate portrait of a woman with 1/2 in. scratch l.c., a 16th plate port. of man w/beard with several small scratches; the cases in good condition except for "The Meditating Monk," has heavy surface wear to front of case. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Condition requests can be obtained via email (lot inquiry button) or by telephone to the appropriate gallery location (Boston/617.350.5400 or Marlborough/508.970.3000). Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner Inc. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Doll & Cie lighthouse steam toy accessory: Doll & Cie painted tin lighthouse steam toy accessory #712, with reservoir, battery-operated lights, a composition figure and a miniature painted metal figure which emerges from doorway, 13 1/2" h. , 8" w. Pictured in Morton A. Hirschberg Steam Toys - A Symphony in Motion, page 127. Provenance: Morton A. Hirschberg Steam Toy Collection. Condition Paint wear heavier on reservoir, overall very good condition. Overall Dimensions Unit: Height: 0. 00 Width: 0. 00 Depth: 0. 00 Weight: 0. 00
Rare Egyptian Wood Head Rest: **Holiday Shipping Deadlines**. USA Domestic: 12/14 for Standard; 12/23 for Express . International: 12/7 for Standard; 12/19 for Express . . Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom / Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1550 to 712 BCE. A graceful wooden headrest, the wood aged to a warm burnt orange color, featuring a flat base, a thin leg, and a crescent-shaped upper part for placing the head. The headrest was a powerful symbol to the Egyptians, used in life and in death to support the head - the seat of life. The Book of the Dead states that the headrest was important to protect the head of the deceased and save it from decapitation by evil forces. Size: 8. 5" W x 5. 7" H (21. 6 cm x 14. 5 cm) . . Provenance: private J. H. collection, Beaverton, Oregon, USA, acquired in December 2008; ex-Windsor Antiquities, New York, New York, USA. . All items legal to buy/sell under U. S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. . . A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. . We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. . #151235 Condition The wood is weathered, with some fissures across the surface and small losses from the peripheries. The base has some larger losses, but it stands easily on its own. Light deposits on surface.
Rare Egyptian Late Dynastic Mummified Snake Bundle: **Holiday Shipping Deadlines**. USA Domestic: 12/14 for Standard; 12/23 for Express . International: 12/7 for Standard; 12/19 for Express . . Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, ca. 712 to 332 BCE. A fascinating linen-wrapped bundle of mummified snakes, one of the most compelling artifact types from Egypt - and a reminder that "the past is a foreign country"! This is a votive mummy, a type that became popular especially after 664 BCE in the 26th Dynasty. Egyptians bred millions of animals, including snakes, specifically to be mummified and offered to the gods with a prayer, often at yearly festivals centered around temples devoted to animal cults. Snakes may have been dedicated to various serpent deities, like Meret-seger, Renenutet, Wadjyt, and Nehebkaw. Worshippers may also have been seeking protection from snake bites. Size: 4. 2" W x 3. 4" H (10. 7 cm x 8. 6 cm). . A. R. Williams, writing in National Geographic in 2009 ("Animals Everlasting"), described these festivals: "Like county fairs, these great gatherings enlivened religious centers up and down the Nile. Pilgrims arrived by the hundreds of thousands and set up camp. Music and dancing filled the processional route. Merchants sold food, drink, and souvenirs. Priests became salesmen, offering simply wrapped mummies as well as more elaborate ones for people who could spend more - or thought they should. With incense swirling all around, the faithful ended their journey by delivering their chosen mummy to the temple with a prayer. " . . Provenance: private J. H. collection, Beaverton, Oregon, USA. . All items legal to buy/sell under U. S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. . . A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. . We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. . #149827 Condition See X-ray images to see inside the bundle! You can clearly see several spines representing the multiple serpents within. The linen has a rich patina with deposits on the surface. One end is partially loose but the bundle, while delicate, is not in danger of falling apart if carefully handled.
Egyptian Cartonnage Panel - Lotuses and Chalices: Egypt, Late Dynastic period, ca. 712 to 332 BCE. A beautiful, brightly painted cartonnage - a plastered layer formed into a panel to line the inside of a sarcophagus or used as mummy decoration. These painted strips are made of gesso (a mixture of chalk, pigment, and gypsum) over wide linen strips. Using a plastered surface like this formed a more stable surface for painting. This example features deep red, ocher yellow, creamy white, and shades of blue, forming registers of symbols such as chalices and lotus flowers, all designed to symbolically protect the dead. Size: 2. 95" W x 9. 3" H (7. 5 cm x 23. 6 cm) . . Provenance: private J. H. collection, Beaverton, Oregon, USA, acquired in June 2011; ex-private Turkish collection. . All items legal to buy/sell under U. S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. . . A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. . We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. . #149734 Condition This is a fragment of a larger panel, with some small losses at the peripheries, notably at one end, some small stains, deposits, and encrustations. The pigment is in nice condition and the motifs well preserved.
Egyptian Jasper / Carnelian Necklace - Shell Amulets: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic period, ca. 712 to 332 BCE. A wearable necklace composed of ancient Egyptian carnelian and jasper seed beads and seven carnelian amulets. Six of these amulets are in the form of shells; the seventh is triangular. The carnelian beads contrast beautifully with the pale yellow jasper, creating a warm color palette for the necklace overall. The shell amulets are beautifully shaped, with tiny lines on one side and a round body. Egyptian women wore shell amulets during pregnancy and childbirth for protection against miscarriage or other bad outcomes. The shape of the shell was thought to mirror the shape of a pregnant stomach. Length of cord: 14. 5" L (36. 8 cm); size of amulet (they are all the same size): 0. 4" W (1 cm) . . Provenance: ex-private Elliot collection, acquired on the London art market in the 1980's. . All items legal to buy/sell under U. S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. . . A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. . We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. . #146130 Condition Ancient beads on modern string with modern gold-plated clasp. All of the beads have light patina on surface. The amulets are very well preserved.
Egyptian Agate Eyes of Horus Amulet: Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic Periods, ca. 712 to 30 BCE. Wow! A beautiful creamy orange agate amulet in the form of Eyes of Horus with a horizontal bar loop at their bridge. The details on this beautiful amulet are outstanding, including column-like motifs below the outer corners and individual hairs on the brows. The Eye of Horus - also known as the Wadjet Eye and the Eye of Ra - was a symbol of good health and royal power, personifying the goddess Wadjet, one of the earliest Egyptian deities. The Eye was often used as a funerary amulet, made to protect the deceased in the afterlife. Enjoy this wearable form of one of the most famous symbols of ancient Egypt! Size: 1" W x 0. 6" H (2. 5 cm x 1. 5 cm) . . Provenance: ex-Phoenicia Holyland Antiquities, New York, New York, USA; ex-private Ms. Francis collection, New Jersey, USA, acquired in the late 1990s. . All items legal to buy/sell under U. S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. . . A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. . We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. . #153607 Condition Small loss on back which may be natural pitting of the stone. Light wear on surface commensurate with age but overall in lovely condition with great preservation of form and details.
CARTIER. Pair of Guilloche Enamel Opera Glasses. : Pair of early 20th century green-blue guilloche enamel decorated opera glasses with mother-of-pearl hardware. Opera glasses are apparently unmarked, but accompanied by a fitted Cartier tooled leather hinged case, inscribed, "Cartier Paris 13 Rue de La Paix, London 175 New Bonds St New York 712 5th Avenue". From a Scarsdale, NY estate. Dimensions: opera glasses measure approx. 3. 5" w x 1. 125" d x 1. 25" h. Condition Good, with light surface scratches and minor dings/dents. Crack to one enamel panel; second enamel panel with one section with a crack, losses and discoloration. Case as is with bends/splits/tape.
10PC Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Books: , United States, 1906. Collections include Treasure Island, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, New Arabian Nights, In the South Seas, ballads, poems, and essays edited by Charles Curtis Bigelow and Temple Scott printed by The Davos Press New York. Paper, 8 1/2" t x 6" w x 1 3/4" d, . "Inland Voyage" and "Master of Ballantrae" books numbered "712/1000", "Marquesan Edition de Luxe" numbered "927/1000. ". From the collection of a Plainfield, Connecticut gentleman.
Egyptian Gesso'd Wood Left Foot (from Statue): Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1550 to 712 BCE A left foot covered in gesso left from an Egyptian statuette. The piece has a sandal strap, with a dowel at the back where it was once connected to the larger statue. This foot was likely part of an anthropoid coffin, made from wood because it was more pliable to carve and could be made to look more naturalistic. Size: 2. 45" W x 2. 2" H (6. 2 cm x 5. 6 cm). . See a very similar example at the Brooklyn Museum: https://www. brooklynmuseum. org/opencollection/objects/185791 . . Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-collection of Edouard Louis Joseph, Baron Empain (1852-1929), France. . All items legal to buy/sell under U. S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. . . A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. . We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. . #135433 Condition Foot is a fragment from a larger statue. Much original pigment remaining, with one small area of loss on the top of the foot and some wear to the gesso on the surface.
Egyptian Late Dynastic Cedar Mummy Mask: Ancient Egypt, Late Period, Dynasties 26 to 31, ca. 712 to 300 BCE. An Egyptian cedar and painted gesso sarcophagus mask of an archetypical Egyptian beauty in a black striped headdress painted with crimson, black, white, and russet hues. The voluminous deep-lidded eyes highlighted in thick strokes of black paint and long sweeping eyebrows mesmerize any viewer and lead one's eye to a rounded nose and red-outlined, plump lips resting in a slight smile. These features are beautifully accented by a heart-shaped face, tan complexion, and black banded headdress. With immense eyes that stare through time, the mask reminds us of the ephemerality of our own existence, yet the eternal importance of art. Size: 7. 5" L x 3. 75" W x 9" H (19 cm x 9. 5 cm x 22. 9 cm). . Ancient Egyptians believed it was of the utmost importance to preserve a body of the deceased, as the soul needed a place to reside after the death. Conservation of the body was done via mummification - a process involving the removal of internal organs that were placed in canopic jars, wrapping the body in linen, and then embalming. Death masks, such as this, were created so that the soul could recognize the body and return to it and, thus, were carved in the likeness of the deceased. Artisans used different materials. Earlier masks were carved from wood, while later ones were made of cartonnage, a material made from papyrus or linen and soaked in plaster which was then applied to a wooden mold, was used. Royal death masks, perhaps the most famous being that of Tutankhamen, were made from precious metals. . The mask was an essential part of the mummy, placed over the head to provide an idealized image of the deceased as he or she would be resurrected. This mask and others like it were traditionally carved from cedar. Interestingly, cedar wood was not native to Egypt. Egypt did not have verdant forests filled with tall trees, and unfortunately most of its native lumber was of relatively poor quality. So the ancient Egyptians relied on importing to acquire hardwoods - ebony imported from Africa, cedar and pine from Lebanon. One fabulous obelisk inscription by Thutmose III attests to the luxury of treasured hardwoods. It reads as follows, "They brought to me the choicest products . . . consisting of cedar, juniper and of meru wood . . . all the good sweet woods of God's Land. " (Obelisk inscription by Thutmose III - J. H. Breasted, Ancient Records of Egypt, Part Two, p. 321) . . Provenance: ex Estate of Eldert Bontekoe, Pegasi Numismatics, Ann Arbor, Michigan USA acquired before 2000. . All items legal to buy/sell under U. S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. . . A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. . We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. . #158016 Condition Expected surface wear with abraded areas, small cracks, and old losses to right side (proper), periphery of face and headdress, and high-pointed areas as shown. Minute writing on back, most likely a previous acquisition number. Areas of black paint have oxidized to a greenish-blue with age, creating beautiful verdant accents within the polychromatic design. Otherwise, excellent and intact.
William Ousley (American/Louisiana, 1866-1953), "The West Fork of Calcasieu River, S.W. La., No. 712", 1933, oil on canvas, signed lower right, titled lower center, signed, titled, dated and extensively inscribed en verso, 17 1/2 in. x 34 in., framed
George Nakashima BOTTLE RACK FROM FOLLY COTTAGE, EXTON, PA Nakashima StudioUSA, 1974American black walnut27 h × 32 w × 12¼ d in (69 × 81 × 31 cm) Toby Royston (1913 - 2009) lived in Folly Cottage in Exton, PA. The cottage is a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home built in the 1960s by Wright's protégé, John Howe, and Wright's son-in-law, William Wesley Peters, of Taliesin Associated Architects. It was ultimately dubbed "Folly" due to the length and unexpected expense of the project. Royston commissioned exceptional pieces of furniture from George Nakashima to decorate the home, many of which Rago sold in 2010. Rack features thirty-six compartments. Sold with a digital copy of the original order card. Provenance: The Artist | Collection of Toby Royston, Exton, PA | Rago, Modern Design, 3 October 2010, Lot 712 | East Coast Collection
ANCIENT EGYPTIAN BRONZE FIGURE OF OSIRIS Possibly Late Period (712 BCE - 332 BCE), wearing the Atef crown, holding a crook and flail, mounted to round wooden base, with Parke-Bernet lot sticker label to underside, 6.5"h x 1.75"w (figure), 7"h x 2"dia (incl. base)
ANCIENT BRONZE NEFERTEM & OSIRIS, EX-MUSEUM Incl. Nefertem, probably 1070-712 BCE, in solid cast dark patina bronze, depicted with a beard and tripartite head-cloth, crowned with characteristic lotus-form headdress, accession number to underside (1953), on red painted wood base mounted to cardboard, and Osiris, c. 700-600 BCE, remnant gilding, natural green patina, depicted wearing the Atef crown, with winged sides and Uraeus serpent on his forehead, mounted to green wood backing, 3"h x 1.5"w (Nefertem), 4" (Osiris)
WESTERN TOY ASSORTMENT(14) items including Keystone Toys model #823 “Shooting Frontier Set” and model #712 “Woodblock Village”, Marx “Western Ranch Set”, W. Britain “Model Farm”, Wolverine Supply and Manufacturing Company #24 “Indian Travelers”, Steven model #150 “Rock-A-Toy” and (3) AHI Brand Toys “tru-size metal miniature figures” having a cowboy motif, all having original boxes; a cowboy “Rock-a-Toy” by Steven, (2) tin toys including a friction powered stagecoach marked “Japan” and key wind “Texas Post” carriage and (attributed) Disney plastic stagecoach