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WABASH

• A REVERSE PAINTED BILLIARDS HALL & BARBER
  A REVERSE PAINTED BILLIARDS HALL & BARBER SHOP SIGNThe early 1900s door insert in four colors with gilt outline in reverse on glass advertising Billiards and Barber Shop was pictured in Pool and Billiard Collectibles by Mark and Connie Stellinga, published by Schiffer Books, 2003. Pictured on page 124, the description attributes the origin of this piece to a business on Wabash Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. The work is signed Jas. D. Ahern Company in gilt lettering along the bottom of the black field.A Chicago firm of the same name states the following on their web site: Ahern Jas D & Company Signs was founded in 1914 as a family-owned business and premier sign provider and installer in the Chicago area.Overall framed size measures 34.5 x 25.5 inches.Very good condition. There are no chips, cracks, repairs, noticeable scratches or areas of repaint. The frame is contemporary.
• N-Gauge Locomotives and Train Cars to
  N-Gauge Locomotives and Train Cars to include Union Pacific 3542 Lima Italy locomotive, Lima PA 7325 locomotive, Rapido Union Pacific locomotive 1600, Santa Fe locomotive, unmarked, Atlas Baltimore and Ohio locomotive, Lima 7325 PA locomotive, rapido Brooklyn Central, Lima Wabash 2021, santa fe locomotive lacking innards, Lima santa fe locomotive, Bachmann N scale train set santa fe, Con-Cor new york central 5450, N Scale Con Cor 4-6-4 New York Central Engine #5407, Arnold Rapido baltimore and ohio 5312, Minitrix 386 Baltimore and Ohio, Atlas n scale 0-8-0 steam locomotive and tender AT&SF # 102, N MRC 6986 Alco C-420 Diesel Locomotive Penn Central #8023, Burlington Diesel Locomotive 549, Atlas 4866 locomotive and more.
• J Dunbar Wright (American, 1862-1917)
  J Dunbar Wright (American, 1862-1917) "Bridge Across the Wabash", oil on canvas, signed "J. Dunbar Wright", mounted in later custom frame, 20" x 16", framed 25-3/4" x 21-3/4", very good condition, professionally restored and relined
• FRAMED LITHOGRAPH, ULYSSES GRANT & FAMILYFramed
  FRAMED LITHOGRAPH, ULYSSES GRANT & FAMILYFramed lithograph of the Ulysses S. Grant family including wife Julia, children Frederick, Ulysses Jr., Ellen (Nellie) and Jesse, Grant's actual name was Hiram Ulysses Grant, 18th President of the United States, "Copyrighted 1885 by Kurz & Allison, Art Publishers, 76 & 78 Wabash Ave., Chicago," sight: 18.5"h, 24"w, overall: 28.75"h, 32.25"w, 11.25lbs
• WALTER OF WABASH ARTS AND CRAFTS STYLE
  WALTER OF WABASH ARTS AND CRAFTS STYLE DINING TABLE Walter of Wabash Arts and Crafts style dining table having an oval top resting on a split pedestal support, 30"h x 78"l (closed) x 53"d
• COUTURE HAT COLLECTIONAn eight-hat grouping,
  COUTURE HAT COLLECTIONAn eight-hat grouping, including five fedoras and three others: Brody, NY size 7 1/4; Disney Wabash size FR; two by Cavanaugh size 7 1/4; Roger Kent size 7 1/4; Schuman & Sullivan, New Haven, CT Bongala hat; two straw hats size 7 1/4.
• COLLECTION OF CONTRACTS, PHOTOS, AND
  COLLECTION OF CONTRACTS, PHOTOS, AND OTHER EPHEMERA OF ...Kolar, Hazel. Collection of Contracts, Photos, and Other Ephemera of Hazel Kolar & Co. 1910s—20s. Including three contracts (1910/n.d.) between Hazel Kolar & Co. and vaudeville booking agencies; a silver print portrait of Hazel Kolar (Chicago: Johnson, Wabash Ave.); a “Queen of Mentalists” calling card and blotter; pitch book, “The Secrets of Hazel Kolar”; a White Rose Theatre program card; and a 16 x 13” photo of a theater front advertising Hazel Kolar on the marquee (poor condition, rolled).
• WALTER WABASH PAUL MCCOBB STYLE TABLEWalter
  WALTER WABASH PAUL MCCOBB STYLE TABLEWalter Wabash, United States. Mid-century modern round dining table, which bears a resemblance to several of Paul McCobb's designs. Inkstamped "Walter Wabash, Grand Rapids, Michigan" along the underside of the tabletop. Without leaves; Height: 29 in x diameter: 44 in. With leaves; Width: 95 in x depth: 44 in. Condition: Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.
• WALTER WABASH PAUL MCCOBB STYLE TABLEWalter
  WALTER WABASH PAUL MCCOBB STYLE TABLEWalter Wabash, United States. Mid-century modern round dining table, which bears a resemblance to several of Paul McCobb's designs. Inkstamped "Walter Wabash, Grand Rapids, Michigan" along the underside of the tabletop. Without leaves; Height: 29 in x diameter: 44 in. With leaves; Width: 95 in x depth: 44 in.
• 20TH C. HOPI POLYCHROME WOOD KACHINA
  20TH C. HOPI POLYCHROME WOOD KACHINA BIRD-FACED FIGURENative American, Southwestern United States, Hopi, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden kachina doll depicting a large, bird-faced figure. Painted in yellow, red, white, and black pigment, the figure stands atop semicircular feet, wears a knee-length skirt, and holds both arms atop a red belt. The round-topped head features large, circular eyes, a massive avian beak, and a deeply peaked brow, all beneath 6 petaloid wooden feathers as well as a central line of real bird feathers. This kachina doll perhaps depicts the Wiharu White Ogre, a benevolent disciplinarian for Hopi children. Size: 8.25" W x 12.875" H (21 cm x 32.7 cm) The Katsinam, supernatural beings who live in the high mountains of the San Francisco Peaks above traditional Hopi territory, speak to the Hopi through costumed dance and song. These dancers emerge from the round ceremonial kivas that are at the center of their communities, singly or in groups, and dance to the music of drums, rattles, and song. Katsina figures (katsina dolls, katsin-tihu), are made of cottonwood root to represent these supernatural beings. Cottonwood is culturally symbolic because the cottonwood tree, once abundant in traditional Hopi lands, grows where water flows - thus, looking across a landscape, lines of cottonwood trees denote a water source in the desert. After carving, the figures are painted all over with whitewash, made from kaolin clay, and then painted in brilliant colors. Originally these were done using yucca brushes. Many katsina are then decorated with other materials, like feathers, cloth, or fur. Katsina dolls are often given objects to hold which indicate their roles. Provenance: private Wabasha, Minnesota, USA collection, acquired between 1970 and 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #171793 Condition: Repair to 1 or 2 wooden feathers atop head. Abrasions and inactive insect damage, with fading to pigment, and wear to real feathers on top of head. Nice remains of pigment throughout. Old label beneath one foot reads, "COI 60-K 1/18/98."
• SIGNED EARLINE BARNES LANDSCAPE PAINTING
  SIGNED EARLINE BARNES LANDSCAPE PAINTING "GOING HOME"Earline W. Barnes (American, 1926-2005). "Going Home" (Transmountain-Canutillo) oil on canvas board, ca. 2000. Signed and titled on verso. A gorgeous Impressionist landscape painting by renowned artist Earline Barnes of El Paso, Texas presenting a road leading toward the Transmountain Summit, where one may feast the eyes upon an expansive view of the west end of Texas, New Mexico, the Juarez Mountains, and Mexico beyond. Barnes rendered this scene with expressive brushstrokes and a vibrant color palette of sky blue, vermilion, pink, tangerine, lavender, violet, plum, peach, spring and forest green, cobalt, and white - cleverly and rhythmically repeating visual moments of vermilion in order to guide the viewer from the grasslands as well as the utility lines and their reflections on the road in the foreground to the sunset skies in the distance. A mesmerizing painting set in a custom silver tone frame. Size: 23.5" L x 35.5" W (59.7 cm x 90.2 cm) Size of frame: 24.25" L x 36.25" W (61.6 cm x 92.1 cm) Provenance: private Wabasha, Minnesota, USA collection; ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #171895 Condition: Signed, titled, and location identified on the verso. Painting is in overall very good condition.
• SIGNED / DATED 1971 ADOLPH GOTTLIEB
  SIGNED / DATED 1971 ADOLPH GOTTLIEB "NIGHT GLOW"Adolph Gottlieb (American, 1903-1974). "Night Glow" color etching and aquatint on Fabriano paper, 1971. Signed, dated, and numbered 40/65 in pencil on lower margin. A stunning piece by American Abstract Expressionist Adolph Gottlieb - among the artist's "Bursts" in which he simplified his imagery and zeroed in on "basic sets of polarities within the image." According to the Associated American Artists, "While the discs pulsate in the upper portion of the Bursts, configurations of brush strokes erupt below. Deeply bitten arc-like surfaces of the brush strokes . . . suggest a more unpredictable and violent action than the glowing pulsations of the discs . . . Gottlieb (1903-1974) posits two vital and opposing forces. And while each has the potential to subsume the other, he has discovered a unifying structure that allows them to function in a relationship of complementary equilibrium." (Associated American Artists 66) Size of image: 24" L x 17.5" W (61 cm x 44.4 cm) Size of frame: 35.25" L x 27.25" W (89.5 cm x 69.2 cm) Adolph Gottlieb was a founding member of two groups of abstract artists: "The Ten" as well as "The New York Artist Painters" which included Mark Rothko, George L.K. Morris, and John Graham. He and Rothko wrote a letter to Edward Alden Jewell, the art editor of the New York Times, on June 7, 1943 that is generally considered to be the first formal statement representing the philosophy of the Abstract Expressionists. Gottlieb's Pictographs, including his "Imaginary Landscapes" and "Bursts" among others, have been collected by esteemed museums since 1946. In addition, Clement Greenberg curated a Gottlieb retrospective exhibition in 1952; there was another at the Jewish Museum in New York in 1956, a survey at The Walker Art Center in 1963, and a joint retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Guggenheim Museum in 1968. Remarkably, his art was presented in 55 solo exhibitions and more then 400 group exhibitions. Honors include being the first American to win the Grande Premio of the Bienal de Sao Paolo (1963). "Night Glow" sold at Swann Galleries for $3,900 on June 10, 2021 in Sale 2572 - Lot 2. Provenance: private Wabasha, Minnesota, USA collection; ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #171891 Condition: This print has not been examined outside the frame but appears to be in very good condition save a few small stains to the margins as shown. It is signed, dated, and numbered 40/65 in pencil on the lower margin. A very nice impression of this limited edition print. Normal age wear to frame with scratches on plexiglass.
• YOSHITORA UTAGAWA WOODBLOCK "BATTLE
  YOSHITORA UTAGAWA WOODBLOCK "BATTLE OF DAN'NOURA" 1861Yoshitora Utagawa (Japanese, active 1830-1880). "The Great Battle of Dan'noura" woodblock (triptych), Edo period, 1861. Marks: censor's seal aratame. A striking woodblock triptych by Yoshitora Utagawa depicting one of the most famous conflicts in Japanese history, the Great Battle of Dan'noura which ended the Genpei war between the Minamoto and the Taira during the 12th century. The three woodblocks are delineated in classic ukiyo'e style featuring characteristic birds-eye views, a penchant for strong line, and an appreciation for brilliant, saturated hues that are hallmarks of this fine Japanese artform. An impressive composition set in a custom frame under glass. Size of sight view: 13.5" L x 29.25" W (34.3 cm x 74.3 cm) Size of frame: 19.375" L x 40.625" W (49.2 cm x 103.2 cm) Woodblock prints were created in Japan as early as the 8th century to illustrate texts. By the 18th century Japanese woodblock techniques had evolved, and the first polychrome prints or nishiki-e were commissioned for wealthy patrons of the Edo period. This period was known for marvelous woodblock prints of female beauties, kabuki actors, sumo wrestlers, and courtesans of the infamous pleasure districts. In time the repertoire expanded to include romantic landscapes, flora and fauna, and dramatic historical events such as the Battle of Dan-no-Ura. Woodblocks like Yoshitora Utagawa's played a major role in the West's perception of Japanese visual culture during the late 19th century when Japonism exerted a powerful influence on French Impressionists such as Degas, Manet, and Monet, Post-Impressionists including Van Gogh, even pioneering Art Nouveau artists such as Toulouse-Lautrec. Exhibition/collection label on gallery paper on verso Provenance: private Wabasha, Minnesota, USA collection; ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #171896 Condition: Woodblock triptych has not been examined outside the frame. Appears to have normal wear with a few crease marks and some fading commensurate with age. There is an old exhibition/collection label on the gallery paper on verso that reads: "#149. YOSHITORA (1850-1880) / "BATTLE OF DAN-NO-URA" / Censor Seal: ARATAME (1861) / Condition: : Very good / Triptych". Minor age wear to the frame finish as shown.
• MARGARET MCDONALD ROOKWOOD POTTERY VASE
  MARGARET MCDONALD ROOKWOOD POTTERY VASE (1926)Rookwood Pottery Vase by Margaret Helen McDonald (1893-1964) dated 1926. Signed, numbered, and dated on base. A beautiful vellum glazed ceramic vase with fruitful berry vines adorning the shoulder on a cherry blossom pink body with a robin blue glaze embellishing the interior of the neck. This vessel is marked with the Rookwood logo (a back-to-back "R" and "P" surrounded by flames), a handwritten "M-M" (Margaret McDonald) artist mark, "XXVI" to indicate the date 1926, and identifying shape number "614 E" on the base. A gorgeous example of Rookwood Pottery by Margaret McDonald, featuring a fresh berries-on-the-vine motif and exquisite coloration with an attractive matte finish. Size: 4.375" W x 8.5" H (11.1 cm x 21.6 cm) The Rookwood Pottery Company was founded in 1880 by the artist Maria Longworth-Nichols who created a world-renowned ceramic studio in Cincinnati, Ohio that attracted reputable artists and ceramicists. Margaret Helen McDonald was the daughter of famous Rookwood artist William McDonald. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1893, Margaret started decorating pieces in 1913 and continued until 1948. Provenance: private Wabasha, Minnesota, USA collection; ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #171837 Condition: Vessel is marked with the Rookwood logo (a back-to-back "R" and "P" surrounded by flames), a handwritten "M-M" (Margaret McDonald) artist mark, "XXVI" to indicate the date 1926, and identifying shape number "614 E" on the base. Near choice if not choice condition.
• SIGNED CHARLES MCLAUGHLIN ROOKWOOD POTTERY
  SIGNED CHARLES MCLAUGHLIN ROOKWOOD POTTERY VASE (1917)Rookwood Pottery Vase by Charles Jasper McLaughlin (1888-1964) dated 1917. Signed, numbered, and dated on base. A beautiful vellum glazed ceramic vase decorated with a striking orchid motif comprised of magenta and yellow blossoms on a golden vine, a white crackleware body with rich royal blue hues adorning the shoulder - all presenting a matte finish. The vessel is marked on the base with the Rookwood logo (a back-to-back "R" and "P" surrounded by flames), "XVII" to indicate the date 1917, identifying shape number "1126 C", and a "CJM" Charles Jasper McLaughlin artist's mark. A stunning vellum glazed ceramic vase by Rookwood artist Charles Jasper McLaughlin that reflects the Arts and Crafts Movement's appreciation for nature-inspired themes and epitomizes many of its aesthetic tenets. Size: 5.375" W x 8.75" H (13.7 cm x 22.2 cm) The Rookwood Pottery Company was founded in 1880 by the artist Maria Longworth-Nichols who created a world-renowned ceramic studio in Cincinnati, Ohio that attracted reputable artists and ceramicists. Born in Kentucky in 1888, Charles Jasper McLaughlin attended the Cincinnati Art Academy in 1905 and also studied landscape painting at the Sorbonne in Paris, France. McLaughlin was an artist at Rookwood pottery from 1913 to 1920. Most of his designs were Vellum Glaze florals and landscapes. Years later, from 1927 to 1929, he taught architecture at Texas A & M College, and returned to Cincinnati by the early 1930s to study painting at the Cincinnati Art Academy. Provenance: private Wabasha, Minnesota, USA collection; ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #171830 Condition: Marked on the base with the Rookwood logo (a back-to-back "R" and "P" surrounded by flames), "XVII" to indicate the date 1917, identifying shape number "1126 C", and a "CJM" Charles Jasper McLaughlin artist's mark. Excellent overall!
• SIGNED FRED ROTHENBUSCH ROOKWOOD POTTERY
  SIGNED FRED ROTHENBUSCH ROOKWOOD POTTERY VASE (1905)Rookwood Pottery Vase by Frederick Rothenbusch (1876-1937) dated 1905. Signed, numbered, and dated on base. A beautiful vellum glazed ceramic vase decorated with white roses on a pale azure blue crackleware body. Marked on the base with the Rookwood logo (a back-to-back "R" and "P" surrounded by flames), a back-to-back "FR" Frederick Rothenbusch artist's mark, "V" for 1905, and identifying shape number "935 D". Rothenbusch's delicate aesthetic with it whispery soft matte hues and almost foggy imagery epitomized tenets of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Size: 4.375" diameter at shoulder x 8" H (11.1 cm x 20.3 cm) The Rookwood Pottery Company was founded in 1880 by the artist Maria Longworth-Nichols who created a world-renowned ceramic studio in Cincinnati, Ohio that attracted reputable artists and ceramicists. Frederick Daniel Henry Rothenbusch was born in Cincinnati and attended the Cincinnati Art Academy. Rothenbusch decorated pottery at Rookwood Pottery from 1896 through 1931 working in vellum glaze, oftentimes decorating with flowers and landscapes. Provenance: private Wabasha, Minnesota, USA collection; ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #171832 Condition: Marked on the base with the Rookwood logo (a back-to-back "R" and "P" surrounded by flames), a back-to-back "FR" Frederick Rothenbusch artist's mark, "V" for 1905, and identifying shape number "935 D". Overall intact and excellent.
• 1925 SALLIE COYNE ROOKWOOD POTTERY VASE,
  1925 SALLIE COYNE ROOKWOOD POTTERY VASE, EX-BUTTERFIELD...Rookwood Pottery Vase by Sarah Elizabeth Coyne (1876-1939) dated 1925. Signed, numbered, and dated on base. A beautiful vellum glazed ceramic vase with a striking floral vine motif in hues of pink, green, and tawny brown with a crackle-pattern in rose around the rim, all over a golden yellow body and presenting a characteristically matte finish. Marked on the base with the Rookwood logo (a back-to-back "R" and "P" surrounded by flames), "XXV" to indicate the date 1925, identifying shape number "1657D", and a black "SEC" (Sarah Elizabeth Coyne) artist's mark. A lovely Rookwood Pottery vase of a classic form decorated with an attractive floral motif characteristic of the Arts & Crafts movement by one of Rookwood's outstanding artists, Sarah Elizabeth Coyne. Size: 4.25" in diameter x 8.125" H (10.8 cm x 20.6 cm) The Rookwood Pottery Company was founded in 1880 by the artist Maria Longworth-Nichols who created a world-renowned ceramic studio in Cincinnati, Ohio that attracted reputable artists and ceramicists. Sarah Elizabeth Coyne, who often went by "Sallie", worked at Rookwood Pottery from 1891 to 1839. Remarkably, when she began working at Rookwood, she was only 15 years old. Provenance: private Wabasha, Minnesota, USA collection; ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #171833 Condition: Marked on the base with the Rookwood logo (a back-to-back "R" and "P" surrounded by flames), "XXV" to indicate the date 1925, identifying shape number "1657D", and a black "SEC" (Sarah Elizabeth Coyne) artist's mark. An old Butterfield & Butterfield tag is attached. Slight remains of museum putty on base. Overall intact and excellent.
• SIGNED ROOKWOOD POTTERY VASE BY ELIZABETH
  SIGNED ROOKWOOD POTTERY VASE BY ELIZABETH LINCOLN, 1919...Rookwood Pottery Vase by Elizabeth Neave Lincoln (1867-1957) dated 1919. Signed, numbered, and dated on base. A beautiful vellum glazed ceramic vase decorated with alternating floral blossoms and leaves adorning the shoulder - presented in hues of azure blue, sea green, and ruby red over a white ground. This vessel is marked on the base with the Rookwood logo (a back-to-back "R" and "P" surrounded by flames), a "LNL" (Lisbeth Neave Lincoln) artist's mark,"XIX" to indicate 1919, and identifying shape number "808". A gorgeous Rookwood pottery vase by Elizabeth Neave Lincoln with a colorful matte finish and a nature-inspired motif characteristic of the Arts and Crafts Movement. Size: 3.25" diameter x 7.75" H (8.3 cm x 19.7 cm) The Rookwood Pottery Company was founded in 1880 by the artist Maria Longworth-Nichols who created a world-renowned ceramic studio in Cincinnati, Ohio that attracted reputable artists and ceramicists. Elizabeth Neave Lincoln who went by the nickname "Lisbeth" and took her husband's last name "Lingenfelter" when she was married, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on December 13,1867, and attended the Cincinnati Art Academy like many of her colleagues. Lisbeth decorated Rookwood Pottery from 1892 to 1931. She worked with various glazes including Standard Glaze and Vellum. Provenance: private Wabasha, Minnesota, USA collection; ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #171835 Condition: Marked on the base with the Rookwood logo (a back-to-back "R" and "P" surrounded by flames), a "LNL" (Lisbeth Neave Lincoln) artist's mark,"XIX" to indicate 1919, and identifying shape number "808". Remains of museum putty on the base. Overall very nice.
• PICASSO CHOUETTE (OWL) CERAMIC VASE
  PICASSO CHOUETTE (OWL) CERAMIC VASE (1969)Pablo Picasso (Spanish/French, 1881-1973). "Chouette" (Owl) ceramic vase, 1969. Edition 135/250. Reference: Alain Ramie Picasso Catalogue no. 604. Incised "EDITION PICASSO", "MADOURA" and edition number "135/250" as well as "EDITION PICASSO" and "MADOURA PLEIN FEU" stamps on raised applied pieces of clay on the underside. An exquisite Picasso "Chouette" (Owl) ceramic vase consistent with Alain Ramie's catalogue raisonne no. 604 - conceived in 1969 and executed in an edition of 250. The beautiful owl vessel was partially glazed and painted in hues of black, brown, and white. What's more the surface was carved so as to accentuate the owl's eyes and plumage, replete with repeated half moon shaped feathers. Finally, "EDITION PICASSO 135/250 MADOURA" is incised on the underside and the "MADOURA PLEIN FEU" and "EDITION PICASSO" stamps on raised pieces of clay are attached to the interior walls of the foot. Size: 11.2" H (28.4 cm) Picasso was immensely fond of owls. Known for their wisdom and reliable vigilance, feathery owls appeared in virtually every medium Picasso touched. What's more, the artist loved to surround himself with his nocturnal friends; he even adopted an injured owlet that he kept as a pet in his studio! Pablo Picasso collaborated with the Madoura pottery studio to create ceramic works for almost 25 years. Georges and Suzanne Ramie founded the Madoura Pottery studio in Vallauris, France. The Ramies are probably best known for their wonderful collaborations with Picasso which resulted in an impressive oeuvre of Picasso ceramics. The Madoura pottery studio (Madoura being an acronym for MAison + DOUly (Suzanne’s maiden name) + Ramie) opened in an abandoned factory building on April 29th, 1938. Picasso first discovered the Madoura workshop in 1946 and from then on maintained a 24-year collaboration, creating works inspired by his sketches. Reference: No. 604 in Alain Ramie. "Picasso: Catalogue of the Edited Ceramic Works 1947-1971" published by Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1988. A Picasso "Chouette" vase sold at Bonhams UK (December 16, 2021 - lot 58) for $17,316 (16,500 GBP). Provenance: private Wabasha, Minnesota, USA collection; ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #171755 Condition: Incised "EDITION PICASSO", "MADOURA" and edition number "135/250" as well as "EDITION PICASSO" and "MADOURA PLEIN FEU" stamps on raised applied pieces of clay on the underside. Slight remains of museum putty on base and edge of tail that was applied to to stabilize in former display. Overall near choice to choice.
• PABLO PICASSO CERAMIC TILE - "MASQUE"
  PABLO PICASSO CERAMIC TILE - "MASQUE" (1956)Pablo Picasso (Spanish/French, 1881-1973). "Masque" (A.R. 310) 1956, painted and partially glazed white ceramic tile. Inscribed with edition number 154/300, workshop numbering "K121", "Edition Picasso" and "Madoura" on the tile reverse. A striking ceramic tile presenting an abstract visage, painted and partially glazed in hues of cobalt, jade, and black on white. This piece is consistent with Alain Ramie's catalogue raisonne no. 310 - conceived in January, 1956 and executed in an edition of 300. Size: 7.875" L x 7.875" W (20 cm x 20 cm) Size of frame: 11.75" L x 11.875" W (29.8 cm x 30.2 cm) Pablo Picasso collaborated with the Madoura pottery studio to create the design for the Chouette (owl) vases as well as other ceramic works. Georges and Suzanne Ramie founded the Madoura Pottery studio in Vallauris, France. The Ramies are probably best known for their wonderful collaborations with Picasso which resulted in an impressive oeuvre of Picasso ceramics. The Madoura pottery studio (Madoura being an acronym for MAison + DOUly (Suzanne’s maiden name) + Ramie) opened in an abandoned factory building on April 29th, 1938. Provenance: private Wabasha, Minnesota, USA collection; ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #171811 Condition: Inscribed with edition number 154/300, workshop numbering "K121", "Edition Picasso" and "Madoura" on the tile reverse. Overall near choice to choice!
• PICASSO CERAMIC BOWL - "PICADOR" (1955)Pablo
  PICASSO CERAMIC BOWL - "PICADOR" (1955)Pablo Picasso (Spanish/French, 1881-1973). "Picador" ceramic bowl (1955). Ed. 500. Reference: Alain Ramie Picasso Catalogue no. 289. Marked "EDITION PICASSO / MADOURA" in black on base. An elegant white earthenware ceramic bowl embellished with colored engobes and white glaze. On the tondo is a picador on horseback slaying a bull with a delineated groundline below them. This dramatic scene is surrounded by russet red brushstrokes with a black toothed border embellishing the rim. Size: 4.8" diameter x 2.5" H (12.2 cm x 6.4 cm) Pablo Picasso collaborated with the Madoura pottery studio to create ceramic works for almost 25 years. Georges and Suzanne Ramie founded the Madoura Pottery studio in Vallauris, France. The Ramies are probably best known for their wonderful collaborations with Picasso which resulted in an impressive oeuvre of Picasso ceramics. The Madoura pottery studio (Madoura being an acronym for MAison + DOUly (Suzanne’s maiden name) + Ramie) opened in an abandoned factory building on April 29th, 1938. Picasso first discovered the Madoura workshop in 1946 and from then on maintained a 24-year collaboration, creating works inspired by his sketches. Reference: No. 604 in Alain Ramie. "Picasso: Catalogue of the Edited Ceramic Works 1947-1971" published by Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1988. Provenance: private Wabasha, Minnesota, USA collection; ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #171816 Condition: Marked "EDITION PICASSO / MADOURA" in black on base. Near choice to choice!
• PICASSO CERAMIC "BIRD ON A BRANCH" (1952)Pablo
  PICASSO CERAMIC "BIRD ON A BRANCH" (1952)Pablo Picasso (Spanish/French, 1881-1973). "Oiseau dur la branche" (Bird on a Branch) ceramic vessel (1952). Ed. 500. Reference: A. Ramie 175. Marked "EDITION PICASSO" in black on base and "EDITION PICASSO" stamp under white glaze on base. An elegant white earthenware ceramic dish embellished with black oxide and white glaze as well as hints of green glaze. On the tondo is a lovely bird perched upon a leafy branch. Size: 6.25" diameter (15.9 cm) Pablo Picasso collaborated with the Madoura pottery studio to create ceramic works for almost 25 years. Georges and Suzanne Ramie founded the Madoura Pottery studio in Vallauris, France. The Ramies are probably best known for their wonderful collaborations with Picasso which resulted in an impressive oeuvre of Picasso ceramics. The Madoura pottery studio (Madoura being an acronym for MAison + DOUly (Suzanne’s maiden name) + Ramie) opened in an abandoned factory building on April 29th, 1938. Picasso first discovered the Madoura workshop in 1946 and from then on maintained a 24-year collaboration, creating works inspired by his sketches. Provenance: private Wabasha, Minnesota, USA collection; ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #171813 Condition: Marked "EDITION PICASSO" in black on base and "EDITION PICASSO" stamp under white glaze on base. A few minor scuffs here and there and a stain from an old label on the underside. Otherwise, overall excellent.
• PICASSO CERAMIC PLATE - "TAUREAU SOUS
  PICASSO CERAMIC PLATE - "TAUREAU SOUS L'ARBRE" (1952)Pablo Picasso (Spanish/French, 1881-1973). "Taureau sous l'arbre" (Bull Under the Tree) ceramic plate, 1952 - Reference: Alain Ramie Picasso Catalogue no. 159. Ed: 500. Marked "EDITION PICASSO" in black as well as "MADOURA PLEIN FEU" and "EDITION PICASSO" stamps on underside. A beautiful white earthenware round plate decorated in oxidized paraffin (black) and white glaze that highlights Picasso's respect for bulls, animals that he admired for their muscular forms, impressive strength and energy, as well as intelligence. Picasso boldly rendered the bull in black and added subtle green tones and dots surrounding the rim to further imbue the piece with motifs that reflect the animal's vitality. Among the rare limited edition ceramics Picasso created with the Madoura pottery workshop in Vallauris in the South of France! Size: 8" in diameter (20.3 cm) According to Picasso scholar Vicente Marrero, "In the work of Picasso, the bull is like one of those Spanish rivers, turbulent and agitated, which lose themselves among the brambles, rocks, and reeds, only to reappear later at some other place further on, in plain sight. There are times when it appears that the bull is adumbrated even in the 'figures' of the painter, figures as profound as they are debatable and enigmatic" (Marrero, 83). Reference: No. 604 in Alain Ramie. "Picasso: Catalogue of the Edited Ceramic Works 1947-1971" published by Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 1988. Provenance: private Wabasha, Minnesota, USA collection; ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #171815 Condition: This work is inscribed 'Edition Picasso' and stamped with the 'EDITION PICASSO' and 'MADOURA PLEIN FEU' pottery stamps on the underside. Very slight remains of museum putty on bottom used to stabilize in former display. Near choice to choice.
• PREHISTORIC MIMBRES POTTERY BLACK-ON-WHITE
  PREHISTORIC MIMBRES POTTERY BLACK-ON-WHITE BOWLNative American, North America, Southwestern United States, Mimbres, Classic Period, ca. 1000 to 1150 CE. A bold black-on-white coil-formed pottery bowl of a hemispherical form with a round but stable base, gradually expanding walls, and a thick rim that surrounds the deep basin. The exterior is unpainted, exhibiting the buffware surface of the fired pottery- characteristic of Mimbres fine-line pottery. The basin is covered in a creamy white ground and overpainted in black linear and stepped triangular shapes, forms that may have been inspired by the dramatic geology of the Mimbres homeland. The vessel was overfired, leading to the black pigment becoming a deep, earthy red-brown color in areas- a very lovely example! Size: 8" Diameter x 3" H (20.3 cm x 7.6 cm) Provenance: private Wabasha, Minnesota, USA collection; ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #171792 Condition: Repaired and restored from several pieces. Infill and overpainting to break lines. Some discoloration and staining, but motifs are bold and well preserved.
• IMPRESSIVE NAYARIT CHINESCO POTTERY
  IMPRESSIVE NAYARIT CHINESCO POTTERY SEATED NUDE MALEPre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Nayarit, Chinesco, Type C, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. An impressive pottery figure of a male shown seated with legs bent before him and arms crossed and resting on knees, all adorned in beige and black pigment on a red-slip ground. Hunching over, the ancient figure displays a slender body with wide hips and thick legs. His huge head presents a somber expression with heavy-lidded eyes, a curved nose adorned with a septum ring, and a straight mouth, all crowned by a helmet-like headdress. Though nude, the fascinating figure wears armbands on each arm, as well as a pair of beaded collar necklaces at the top of his chest. Stippling across his shoulders represents ceremonial scarification. Size: 8.3" W x 14.1" H (21.1 cm x 35.8 cm) This "Chinesco" figure of the Lagunillas sub-style from the Nayarit region, is notable for the smooth burnished surface, painted ornamentation, and entranced expression. This style of sculpture is known as Chinesco by collectors because of its stylistic similarities to Chinese art. Clay figures like this one are some of the only remains that we have today of a sophisticated and unique culture in West Mexico - they left no above-ground monuments or sculptures, at least that we know of, which is in strong contrast to developments elsewhere in ancient Mesoamerica. Instead, their tombs were their lasting works of art: skeletons arrayed radially with their feet positioned inward, and clay offerings, like this one, placed alongside the walls facing inward, near the skulls. An effigy like this one may have flanked the entrance to a tomb in a way that archaeologists have interpreted as guarding. Some scholars have connected these dynamic sculptures of the living as a strong contrast to the skeletal remains whose space they shared, as if they mediated between the living and the dead. Provenance: private Wabasha, Minnesota, USA collection; ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #171794 Condition: Professionally repaired and restored with some overpainting. Expected surface wear with nicks and abrasions, commensurate with age. Otherwise, excellent with great remaining pigments.
• PANAMANIAN COCLE POLYCHROME EFFIGY VESSEL
  PANAMANIAN COCLE POLYCHROME EFFIGY VESSEL JAGUAR HEADPre-Columbian, Central America, Panama, Gran Cocle culture, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. A lovely hand-built pottery jar with a rounded but stable base and a gently carinated body with a thick rim and a wide opening, decorated with abstract motifs and an applied head. The surface is slipped in a red and orange hue, the shoulder painted with black spiraling and angular shapes with solid bands of purple- the purple indicative of the Macaracas style. At the front below the rim is a projecting zoomorphic head with pointed ears, and bared teeth as a representation of a highly stylized jaguar, and opposite is a vertical spout aperture with a small opening in the tip. Size: 9" Diameter x 6.5" H (22.9 cm x 16.5 cm) In the Gran Cocle Pre-Columbian kingdom, geometric design elements such as these were imbued with powerful symbolism, although the cognitive intent of these has largely been forgotten or is no longer known. Some researchers believe that the brightly colored Cocle ceramics refer to the contemporary belief system, which seems to have revolved a mythic "Rainbow Serpent" who was believed to be the original designer of these motifs. Provenance: private Wabasha, Minnesota, USA collection; ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #171909 Condition: Repaired and restored. Stable break line on tubular spout and restoration to animal, head, and rim. Great preservation to motifs and root marks on interior.
• NAZCA POLYCHROME BOWL ANTHROPOMORPHIC
  NAZCA POLYCHROME BOWL ANTHROPOMORPHIC MYTHICAL BEINGPre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca, ca. 100 BCE to 400 CE. A hand-built pottery vessel adorned with a vibrantly painted and fierce "Anthropomorphic Mythical Being / AMB." The bowl rests on a rounded but stable base, with a deep basin and wide, flared rim. The exterior shoulder and neck surface is slipped in a creamy white ground while the base and interior lip has a deep umber-brown hue. The deity encircles the body twice, painted in hues of maroon, tan, russet, black, gray, and brown. His head is humanoid with a protruding tongue and multicolored stripes, and broad headdress. His hunched body has a slender curled tail and feather like spines protruding along the spine. "Anthropomorphic Mythical Beings" can be interpreted as underworld deities or demons; often comprised of spiraling tails, trophy heads, and leering humanoid yet feline-esque or animalistic features. A wonderful and bold example! Size: 6.25" Diameter x 4.125" H (15.9 cm x 10.5 cm) Provenance: private Wabasha, Minnesota, USA collection; ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #171907 Condition: Professionally repaired and restored on the rim. Overall good condition and bold and bright motifs.
• NAZCA-HUARI POLYCHROME FIGURAL WHISTLE
  NAZCA-HUARI POLYCHROME FIGURAL WHISTLE VESSELPre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca to Huari/Wari, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A delightful pottery whistle vessel in the form of a bowing male figure with supine hands before him, all skillfully hand-painted in hues of red, yellow, brown, black, and white. The bulbous body of the vessel doubles as the body of the figure, while his head projects diagonally from the top, connecting via a stirrup handle to a conical spout protruding from the other side. His elaborate visage displays giant eyes, a curved nose, gently parted lips, and long ears beneath a thick coiffure, while he wears a broad collar necklace and striped tunic. Blow through the spout to produce a lovely, high-pitched whistle! Size: 3.1" W x 4.1" H (7.9 cm x 10.4 cm) Provenance: private Wabasha, Minnesota, USA collection; ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #171770 Condition: Still functions as a whistle. Professionally repaired with some restoration and repainting. Small perforation to chest of figure. Otherwise, excellent with impressive remaining pigments and detail.
• CHINESE MING DYNASTY POLYCHROME TOMB
  CHINESE MING DYNASTY POLYCHROME TOMB ATTENDANTS (3)East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A fine trio of mold made pottery tomb attendant figures standing atop integral rectangular plinths. Each wears ankle length robes with their arms bent inward and hands curled as if clasping items such as instruments or offerings. Upon their heads are brimmed hats, and chubby rounded features. Remains of the blue, red, black, and white pigments throughout that were painted after firing are well preserved despite the lack of a protective glaze! Size: 3" L x 2.25" W x 9" H (7.6 cm x 5.7 cm x 22.9 cm) Provenance: private Wabasha, Minnesota, USA collection; ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #172197 Condition: Losses to hands and hat as shown. Fading and chipping to pigments. No repairs or restoration. Mineral and earthen encrustations throughout.
• CHINESE HAN DYNASTY POLYCHROME GRANARY
  CHINESE HAN DYNASTY POLYCHROME GRANARY JAREast Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. An attractive granary jar, wheel-thrown with a flat base and a sturdy cylindrical body. Although faint, the original surface motifs are visible in areas - painted in a curvilinear and swirling pattern, perhaps a vine or cloud-form motif in beige hues atop the orange ground. The gray color of this vessel resulted from firing in a smoke-infused kiln and the surface decoration were painted on afterwards using mineral pigments and these are not protected by glaze - hence the faded nature. Vessels like these were placed inside of tombs, often holding offerings that were given to help the deceased journey through the afterlife. This is certainly fine condition after nearly 2000 years! Size: 4.75" W x 7.5" H (12.1 cm x 19 cm) Provenance: private Wabasha, Minnesota, USA collection; ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #171859 Condition: Minor surface chips and abrasions, otherwise intact and very good. Pigment fading and losses to motifs. Pigments are not glazed and actively smudge when handled.
• GREEK MYCENAEAN POTTERY ASKOS, EX-BUTTERFIELDAncient
  GREEK MYCENAEAN POTTERY ASKOS, EX-BUTTERFIELDAncient Greece, Mycenaean Period, Late Helladic III, ca. 1400 to 1050 BCE. A wheel-thrown pottery pouring vessel called an askos with a squat foot, an apple-shaped body, a gently sloped shoulder, a false central spout flanked by a pair of arching handles, and a true spout with a flared rim emanating from the front of the body. The beige-hued vessel is decorated along the upper half with orange linear motifs forming concentric triangles, concentric circles, and solid bands around the midsection. Size: 4.2" Diameter x 4.625" H (10.7 cm x 11.7 cm) Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 74.51.5879 Provenance: private Wabasha, Minnesota, USA collection; ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 2000; ex-Butterfield & Butterfield auction (June 8, 1992, lot 1079) 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #172058 Condition: Repair and restoration to one handle, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Minor abrasions and chips, with a few small spalls, and light fading to pigment. Nice preservation to overall form. Old inventory label beneath foot.
• TALL GREEK GNATHIAN POLYCHROME NET LEKYTHOSMagna
  TALL GREEK GNATHIAN POLYCHROME NET LEKYTHOSMagna Graecia, South Italy, probably Gnathian, ca. 325 BCE. An opulent pottery lekythos boasting a refined silhouette with an ovoid body, a sloped shoulder, an attenuated neck, and a collared rim, all sitting upon a discoid base as an arched handle attaches neck to shoulder edge. The sophisticated vessel is adorned with black and white applied pigments that nicely contrast the red terracotta ground, forming a complex decorative program comprised of a fine-line netted pattern that envelops the body and flanked above and below by a horizontal band of crested wave motif. Additional ornamentation beautifies the shoulder, featuring a register of palmettes, a row of repeated, curved lines, and a series of vertical striations that travel up the neck. A lustrous black glaze covers the top half of the neck, the rim, the handle, the bottom of the vessel, and the edge of the foot. Size: 4" Diameter x 8.6" H (10.2 cm x 21.8 cm) This piece was most likely used for storing olive oil; however, beyond this utilitarian aspect, it has an attractive narrow body and finely painted decorative program, the net motif perhaps referencing sea waters, all amounting to quite a seductive example. Provenance: private Wabasha, Minnesota, USA collection; ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #171821 Condition: Minor stable fissure on rim. A few nicks and abrasions, as well as repainting in areas. Otherwise, intact and excellent with impressive remaining pigments and detail.
• GREEK GNATHIAN POTTERY BEAKED OINOCHOEMagna
  GREEK GNATHIAN POTTERY BEAKED OINOCHOEMagna Graecia, South Italic Colonies, Apulia, Ignazia, Gnathian, ca. 340 to 320 BCE. A fabulous example of a wheel-thrown pottery pouring vessel known as an oinochoe. The vessel exhibits a spool-form foot beneath the piriform body, a corseted neck, a 'beaked' spout flanked by a pair of lion head protrusions, and a slender handle arching high over the top and down to the midsection, all enrobed in lustrous, jet-black glaze. Embellishing the neck and upper body are rows of fugitive pigment in white, yellow, and red that show a row of tongues, a slender zigzag between pairs of incised lines, a strip of petite white dots, white meander patterns between 2 thick red bands, and a band of grapevine motifs. Size: 3.2" W x 7.9" H (8.1 cm x 20.1 cm) Gnathia ware is named for the site where it was first discovered - the Apulian site of Egnathia. The black glaze ware is traditionally decorated with floral motifs in red, white, and/or yellow hues. Scholars believe that its production most likely was centered around Taras, with primary workshops in Egnathia and Canosa. The quantity and quality of Greek colonial Apulian potters increased significantly following the Peloponnesian War when Attic exports dramatically decreased. Apulian artistry demonstrates influences of Ionian (Athenian, Attic) conventions, as well as Doric (western colonial Greek) styles, with a palpable native Italian aesthetic. Provenance: private Wabasha, Minnesota, USA collection; ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #171791 Condition: Professional repair and restoration to upper curve of handle. Minor abrasions and fading to fugitive pigment, with small nicks to black glaze, and scattered areas of touch-up painting, otherwise in excellent condition. Great preservation to fugitive pigment throughout. Old inventory label beneath foot.
• TALL GREEK GNATHIAN POTTERY TREFOIL
  TALL GREEK GNATHIAN POTTERY TREFOIL OINOCHOEMagna Graecia, southern Italy, near present day Ignazia, Gnathian, ca. 340 to 320 BCE. An attractive blackware pottery pitcher with a trefoil spout decorated via the Gnathian technique with fugitive red, white, and yellow pigments. The area opposite the handle boasts an elaborate grapevine pattern around part of the body, capped by several more decorative bands of spiral, dotted, and tongue motifs. Contributing further to its beautiful decorative program is the silvery iridescence that the black glaze has attained over the ages. A stunning example! Size: 5.9" Diameter x 10" H (15 cm x 25.4 cm) Gnathia ware is named for the site where it was first discovered - the Apulian site of Egnathia. The black glaze ware is traditionally decorated with floral motifs in red, white, or yellow hues. Scholars believe that its production most likely was centered around Taras, with primary workshops in Egnathia and Canosa. The quantity and quality of Greek colonial Apulian potters increased significantly following the Peloponnesian War when Attic exports dramatically decreased. Apulian artistry demonstrates influences of Ionian (Athenian, Attic) conventions, as well as Doric (western colonial Greek) styles, with a palpable native Italian aesthetic. Provenance: private Wabasha, Minnesota, USA collection; ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #171818 Condition: A few minor chips to foot. Expected nicks and abrasions, commensurate with age. Possible areas of re-painting. Otherwise, intact and excellent with impressive remaining pigment and details. Nice encrustations to interior.
• GREEK APULIAN POTTERY PLATE W/ LADY
  GREEK APULIAN POTTERY PLATE W/ LADY OF FASHIONMagna Graecia, southern Italy, Apulia, ca. 340 to 325 BCE. A stunning red-figure plate on a raised foot featuring a "Lady of Fashion" wearing a saccos - head scarf - with pearl strands and hair pins, a drop earring, and a pearl necklace. Facing left, the elegant female displays a straight nose, a petite eye beneath a thick brow, pursed lips, and a spiraling tendril of hair that falls down the side of her face. Her profile head is encircled by a red band bordered by a circle of white laurel leaves, with tongues around the edge of the rim. In addition to the skillfully rendered red-figure painting, the artist added lovely white fugitive painted details. What's more, the black decoration has gained nice iridescence, particularly on the underside. In the field before her profiled visage are abstract vegetal and geometric designs. Adding a human element to the creation of this piece is the dark orb in the center, which formed because another plate must have been placed on top of this one during the firing process. Size: 5.8" Diameter x 1.3" H (14.7 cm x 3.3 cm) Provenance: private Wabasha, Minnesota, USA collection; ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #171774 Condition: Expected nicks and abrasions in some areas, commensurate with age. Minor chip to rim. Areas of repainting. Otherwise, intact and excellent with impressively preserved pigments and details. Lovely iridescence to black glaze.
• GREEK APULIAN KANTHAROS W/ LADIES OF
  GREEK APULIAN KANTHAROS W/ LADIES OF FASHIONMagna Graecia, southern Italy, Apulia, ca. 340 to 320 BCE. An elegant kantharos (wine cup) boasting a pair of sweeping high handles with support struts, and thumb spurs. The flared cup's body sits upon a tall stem with a tiered foot. Each face of the exterior walls is beautifully adorned with a red-figure Lady of Fashion portrait wearing a saccos (head scarf) with pearl strands and hair pins, a drop earring, and a pearl necklace - all detailed with fugitive white and yellow-orange paint. A lustrous, black glaze envelops the interior, handles, stem, and foot. Size: 6.2" Diameter x 6.9" H (15.7 cm x 17.5 cm) A kantharos (also cantharus) is an ancient cup form used for drinking/holding wine, possibly for rituals or ceremonial offerings; its shape most likely derived from a metalwork form. This piece is an iconic example of what is known as Type A - characterized by a deep bowl, a tall pedestal foot, and a beautiful pair of highly swung handles extending far above the lip of the vessel. Scholars believe that the kantharos was also an attribute of Dionysos, the god of wine who was also associated with fertility. Hence, in addition to being used during festive banquets, such vessels may have been used in ceremonial rituals to symbolize rebirth. Provenance: private Wabasha, Minnesota, USA collection; ex-Nancy and Dr. E.F. Simpson collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, acquired from 1970 to 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. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #171841 Condition: Some stable hairline fissures to handles, interior, and foot. Expected surface wear with nicks and abrasions, commensurate with age. Otherwise, intact and very nice with impressive remaining pigments and detail. Great encrustations throughout. Collection label on underside of base.