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• A REGENCY STYLE MAHOGANY CANTERBURYA
  A REGENCY STYLE MAHOGANY CANTERBURYA Regency style brass mounted mahogany canterburypost 1950With three divisions.height 20in (51cm); width 23 1/2in (59.5cm); depth 17 3/4in (45cm) Provenance:Property from the private collection of Ni
• An Indian silver mounted coconut cup,
  An Indian silver mounted coconut cup, 19th c, carved with six Hindu deities beneath an arch of pillar divisions and border of flowerheads, on domed foot, 25cm h, marked BARTON BANGALORE / SILVER More Information In fine preservation
• Miscellaneous EPNS, to include a salver
  Miscellaneous EPNS, to include a salver on three hoof feet, 42cm diam, gadrooned chafing dish with divisions and ebonised handle and entrée dishes More Information Mostly goo
• CARDBOARD BALANCE, VANDOME & HART, LONDONCardboard
  CARDBOARD BALANCE, VANDOME & HART, LONDONCardboard Balance, Vandome & Hart, London. The Brass scale with 1, 2 and 4 sheet divisions on tripod base. 27"t x 22"w. Very good condition.
• 1917-1919 US ARMY DISTINCTIVE INSIGNIA
  1917-1919 US ARMY DISTINCTIVE INSIGNIA POSTERColor lithograph poster of the armies, corps, divisions and special units of the US Army during WWI. Corps of Engineers eagle to lower right corner and legend along the lower edge reads: Published Engineer Reproduction Plant, Washington D.C. Barracks, September 1919.Measures 31.5 x 16.5 inches overall.Very good condition, noting some wrinkling and overall toning.
• VICTORIAN OAK AND BRASS STICK STAND 19TH
  VICTORIAN OAK AND BRASS STICK STAND 19TH CENTURY with two divisions, the scrolling back panel and ring turned frame and uprights above a brass drip pan, on a moulded base97cm wide, 86cm high, 29cm deep
• RARE AND IMPORTANT CHARLESTON ENGRAVED
  RARE AND IMPORTANT CHARLESTON ENGRAVED SUNDIALlate 18th century, the slate plate inscribed "The Gift of Thomas Schoals of Athenloo for His Friend Robert McCausland of Castletown/For Charleston South Carolina/w.o Fecit N.98", inscribed with 16 divisions and various small motifs, original brass gnomon, 11-1/4 in. square; carved and tiered wood stand with hole for gnomon, 1-3/4 x 12 x 12 in. Provenance: Levison & Cullen Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia (accompanied by note dated March 26, 1978); Estate Antiques, Inc., Charleston, South Carolina; Property from Historic Dean Hall Plantation, South Carolina Condition: attractive patina and oxidation commensurate with age and outdoor use, gnomon lacking original pin, surface dirt/accretion, chip to underside of top right corner; general rubbing and wear to wood
• VICTORIAN AESTHETIC MOVEMENT BAMBOO
  VICTORIAN AESTHETIC MOVEMENT BAMBOO HALLTREEVictorian Aesthetic Movement bamboo hall tree, early 20thc, two rhombic beveled mirrors, nine hooks, bottom stick stand with seven divisions, approx 73.5"h, 35"w, 9.25"d
• (2) GILT & SILVER TONE METAL FRUITING
  (2) GILT & SILVER TONE METAL FRUITING TREES(lot of 2) Gilt and silver-tone metal fruiting trees, the plentiful limbs and leaves over a repousse urn base showing floral pattern, heraldic crest with quarterly field, divisions showing three martlets and three candles, over motto reading "Toutious Propice," possibly a misspelling of "Toujours Propice," attributed to Clan Dawson, a single bird resting at the foot of each tree, approx 14"h, 12"l, 9.5"w; 15.5lbs total **Provenance: From the Estate of Huey Keeney of Tyler, Texas**
• A VICTORIAN PIANO TOP WALNUT DAVENPORT
  A VICTORIAN PIANO TOP WALNUT DAVENPORT DESK. A Victorian burr walnut Davenport, circa 1870, the hinged retractable superstructure, enclosing divisions, the fall opening to a ratchet adjustable sliding writing surface, and two drawers. From a Brooklyn NY estate. Dimensions: 36" x 22" x 22" Condition: Overall good, scuffs and scratches consistent with age.
• FRAMED 1911 "SPROUL ROAD BILL" OF PAca.
  FRAMED 1911 "SPROUL ROAD BILL" OF PAca. 1911; printed and colorized roadway map with county divisions, color coding and township lines, framed under glass in a large red stained softwood frame, 44 1/2"x 27 1/2" framed; Condition: extensive folding lines from original fabric back, some separation at folds, water damage in upper right corner
• An oak stationery box, c. 1920, sliding
  An oak stationery box, c. 1920, sliding tambour front enclosing graduated divisions, skirted base, 25cm h, 38 x 13cm More Information Good condition.
• ROLEX SUBMARINER REFERENCE 16610 WITH
  ROLEX SUBMARINER REFERENCE 16610 WITH BOX AND PAPERS OCTOBER, 2000 Date: October, 2000 Movement: 31-jewel caliber 3135 automatic Dial: gloss black, applied luminous filled hour markers, baton quarters, outer minute divisions, date aperture at 3, polished Mercedes hands with luminous inserts, center seconds Case: polished steel with crown guards, trip-lock crown Strap/Bracelet: 93250 polished Oyster Signed: case, dial and movement Size: 40 mm Accompaniments: inner and outer boxes, punch papers, wallet, booklet, anchor, hang tag
• FRENCH D'ORE BRONZE BAROQUE MANTLE CLOCK,
  FRENCH D'ORE BRONZE BAROQUE MANTLE CLOCK, STAMPED TIFFANY & CO 8" thick x 23" wide x 19" tall A white enamel dial with blue Roman numerals for all chapters, with all hash marks on a continuous circle below the numerals; arabic numerals at each chapter below the hash marks, from five to sixty, the twelve divisions of the hour. An 80 mm japy style half and hour strike spring suspension movement is used. Three putto grace the clock case; one at the top and one each flanking the clock dial, supporting floral garlands. The remainder of the gilt bronze case is made up of large scrolls, Tiffany & Co stamped on the lower reverse. Weighs 35 lbs. Marked on movement L'Japy Fils Medailles d'argent.
• RARE ELGIN STERLING CASED DOCTOR'S WATCH
  RARE ELGIN STERLING CASED DOCTOR'S WATCH 26 mm wide x 47mm long Matte silver dial with black arabic numerals, with partial minute hash marks on an interior angular tonneau form, intersected by a red oversized subsidiary seconds dial; all second marks present. as well as divisions by 10 seconds ( 10 thru 60 ). Straw colored pencil type minute/ hour hands. Stick type sub dial hand painted red with marquee. Elgin 671 nineteen jewel adjusted manual wind movement, serial I441202. Marked .925 on the case interior, Case has identical angular sides as dial. Although "marked cased and timed by Elgin", the case bears a Swiss silver cartouche. Elgin used a technique similar to many watches, like the Cartier crash, an oversized dial fitted to the case, with an undersized movement.
• GEORGE III DIMINUTIVE MAHOGANY SIDEBOARDEnglish
  GEORGE III DIMINUTIVE MAHOGANY SIDEBOARDEnglish George III diminutive figured and line-inlaid mahogany sideboard. Block front top over a conforming case, with a "hidden" frieze drawer, crossbanded with outline inlay and fitted in green baize with cutlery divisions, and flanked by one deep, compartmentalized drawer to one side and one cupboard drawer to the other, both also fitted in green baize, and with decorative keyhole escutcheons and brass pulls. A shaped apron partially conceals a Tambour front sliding compartment and the whole is supported on finely tapered legs. 36 1/2" H x 54 1/2" W x 25 1/2" D. Circa 1820. The Estate of Pia Stratton, Nashville, Tennessee. Condition: Overall very good condition with scratches to the top and minor scattered losses commensurate for its age. Legs have been lengthened by the addition of feet. The sides with vertical wood shrinkage.
• ITHACA BELGRADE 6 1/2 DOUBLE DIAL CALENDAR
  ITHACA BELGRADE 6 1/2 DOUBLE DIAL CALENDAR CLOCKIthaca Belgrade No. 6 1/2 Double Dial Calendar shelf clock. Ash case, pierced pediment, and conforming pendulum with geometric and floral decoration typical of the Eastlake period. Black 8 in. stepped dial with gold-tone Roman numerals, outer minute track, and polished brass bezels; pierced brass hands. Black 8 in. calendar dial with 31 outer divisions for date. Day and month apertures. Dial signed "CCC / Manufactured By / Ithaca Calendar Clock Co. / Ithaca, N.Y, / Patented". 8 day two train, time and strike brass movement, coil gong, and calendar mechanism. Movement signed "E.N. Welch Mfg Co. / Forestville Conn. / U.S.A / Manfd For The Ithaca Cal Clock Co.". 32 1/2"H x 14"W x 7"D. Condition: Case, glass and dials in very good overall condition. Winds, sets, runs, and stops. Calendar function not running.
• GROUP OF MIDDLE TN EPHEMERA INC. SLAVE
  GROUP OF MIDDLE TN EPHEMERA INC. SLAVE SALE, 1852 ALAMA...1st item: Slave receipt, recording $425 received from Daniel Montgomery for "Polly aged about 16 and George aged about 12 years," sold by John Fitzhugh, dated July 22, 1823, Fairfax County, Virginia. The purchaser was likely Daniel Montgomery of Sumner County, Tennessee, born to William and Jane McMillan Montgomery in 1789, died Sumner County, 1855), who engaged as a surveyor and owned farms in Sumner, Henry, Obion and Weakley Counties; he also operated a whiskey distillery at Shackle Island in Sumner County. 2nd item: 6-page listing of property sold from the estate of William Montgomery, with several items sold to Daniel Montgomery including a folding table, a bedstead, books, sugar, coffee, and wagon saddle. Dated Oct. 22, year not listed, but likely 1835/1836. 3rd item: Estate listing for Ava Fawley, Lawrence County, 1824. 4th item: Land indenture between Henson Grove of Maury County and James Gibson of Bedford County for land in Wayne County, dated 1823. 5th item: Land indenture between Samuel Duval of Williamson County and Davidson County regarding land in Davidson and Dickson Counties, 1827. 6th item: Dated 1823-25 list of names and dollar amounts. Old note on back states it is related to Wilson County. 7th item: 1827 letter to Mr. John B. Hubbard Gibson Co., TN from niece E.H. Flint of Cincinnati. 8th item: partial 1852 Almanac listing Government and Court officials of Tennessee and Alabama, plus ads for several Fayetteville, Tennessee businesses. Also included is a partial supplement to the 1852 Hill's Almanac listing civil officers of Lincoln County and 1851 vote totals for the Governor's race in all 3 divisions of Tennessee. 9th item: Envelope addressed to James Crockett of Williamson County. 10th item: Note from Zach Talley to Captain James McKain of Station Camp (Sumner County). 11th item: 5 page front and back history of the Peyton Family of Station Camp, TN, handwritten by "Grandpa Balie Peyton" to his grandson and dated 1876. 12th item: A History Davidson County, Tennessee, With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers by W.W. Clayton, Philadelphia: J. W. Lewis & Co. 1880. First edition. 499 pages. Profusely illustrated with maps, steel engravings, and views. Previous owner has written name several times in the front, "R.A. Longhurst." 12" H x 9 1/4" W x 2 5/8" D. Condition: All items encapsulated or housed in plastic sleeves, with expected age related condition issues: toning, fading, light foxing, discoloration, small tears and losses. 1828 indenture: separations and tape residue at fold lines. Almanac fragile with foxing and corner/edge losses. Full separation to 1823-25 name/price listing. Crockett envelope extremely fragile with several losses, backed with linen. 12th item: Partially rebound, lacks title page and has significant chipping to early pages including the engraving of the state Capitol, plus some old tape repairs.
• GEORGE II STYLE SECRETARY-BOOKCASEGeorge
  GEORGE II STYLE SECRETARY-BOOKCASEGeorge II style secretary and bookcase, two part construction, burl walnut veneers on oak and pine secondary woods, molded opposing scroll pediment over two mirrored doors opening to a fitted interior with three fixed shelves over three small horizontal drawers. Drop-front hinged lid opening to reveal fitted interior with divisions for letters, 6 drawers, compartment and writing surface, over three horizontal drawers; base with bracket feet. All with conforming burl veneers. Brass Chippendale style hardware. Museum accession number to back. 89 1/2" H x 42" W x 22 1/4" D. English, 18th and 19th century. Condition: Top likely made later and added to the base. Cracks and minor separations to case. Repairs and restorations to veneers. Restoration and repair to drawer supports and drawer sides. Bracket feet appear to be late 19th/early 20th century replacements.
• AN ANTIQUE MAP, "TOTIUS AMERICAE SEPTENTRIONALIS
  AN ANTIQUE MAP, "TOTIUS AMERICAE SEPTENTRIONALIS ET MER...AN ANTIQUE MAP, "Totius Americae Septentrionalis et Meridionalis," NUREMBERG, EARLY 18TH CENTURY, hand colored engraving on paper, published by Johann Baptist Homann (1664-1724), the figural title cartouche showing a North American Indian with Dutch windmills and settled farmland at his back and at left a South American Indian, and at center a scene of Trade between Indigenous and Explorers, duly noted are the personal weapons of war, and two types of armadillos. 20" x 23" Note: Johann Baptist Homann (March 20, 1664 - July 1, 1724) was the most prominent and prolific map publisher of the 18th century. Homann was born in Oberkammlach, a small town near Kammlach, Bavaria, Germany. As a young man Homann studied in a Jesuit school and nursed ambitions of becoming a Dominican priest before converting to Protestantism in 1687. Following his conversion, Homann moved to Nuremberg and found employment as a notary. Around 1693 Homan briefly relocated to Vienna, where he lived and studied printing and copper plate engraving until 1695. Afterwards he returned to Nuremberg where, in 1702, he founded the commercial publishing firm that would bear his name. In the next five years Homann produced hundreds of maps and developed a distinctive style characterized by heavy detailed engraving, elaborate allegorical cartouche work, and vivid hand color. The Homann firm, due to the lower cost of printing in Germany, was able to undercut the dominant French and Dutch publishing houses while matching the diversity and quality of their output. By 1715 Homann's rising star caught the attention of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles the VI, who appointed him Imperial Cartographer. In the same year he was also appointed a member of the Royal Academy of Sciences in Berlin. Homann's prestigious title came with a number of important advantages including access to the most up to date cartographic information as well as the "Privilege." The Privilege was a type of early copyright offered to a few individuals by the Holy Roman Emperor. Though not as sophisticated as modern copyright legislation, the Privilege did offer a kind of limited protection for several years. Most all J. B. Homann maps printed between 1715 and 1730 bear the inscription "Cum Priviligio" or some variation. Following Homann's death in 1726, the management of the firm passed to his son Johann Christoph Homann. The present map shows settlements, physical features, political divisions in North and South America and the West Indies; a portion of the coasts of Europe and Africa; islands in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and settlements. Includes notes, dates of discovery, and illustrations. Condition: Mild expected wear, but overall in very good condition, wear commensurate with age. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS."
• THE FRANKLIN TERRESTRIAL LIBRARY GLOBE,
  THE FRANKLIN TERRESTRIAL LIBRARY GLOBE, NIMS & KNIGHT, ...THE FRANKLIN TERRESTRIAL LIBRARY GLOBE, NIMS & KNIGHT, 12", NEW YORK, USA, CIRCA 1882-1892, composed of twelve engraved and hand-colored gores with two polar calottes, a circular reserve "THE FRANKLIN / TERRESTRIAL / GLOBE / 12 INCHES IN DIAMETER CONTAINING ALL THE / Geographical Divisions / & POLITICAL BOUNDARIES / to the present date / Carefully Compiled from the best Authorities / NIMS & KNIGHT. / TROY N.Y.," over "Rae Smith Engraver / N.Y.," with the oceans North Atlantic Ocean (or Western Ocean), South Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific, South Pacific, Indian Ocean (or Eastern Ocean), etc.; also seas ex: "Arabian Sea," etc.; oceans with analemma, the equatorial graduated in degrees, minutes and hours, ungraduated Greenwich meridian, antimeridian graduated, ecliptic graduated by houses of Zodiac, includes routes of various explorers from Christopher Columbus's first track in 1492, to those with years and some including the ships by de Gama, Balboa, Magellan, Cook, Clerk, Vancouver, Phipps, Furneaux, Perouse, Goré, and Wilkes; includes brief historical text such as Balboa's discovery of the Pacific Ocean (1513) followed by its first navigation by Magellan seven years later, and the death of Capt. Cook (killed by indigenous people for attempting to kidnap Chieftain Kaleiopuu) on the Sandwich Islands now Hawaiian Islands Feb. 14, 1779; a lengthy note on the division of Oceanica (in the Southern Indian Ocean) into three areas titled Malaysia, Australasia, and Polynesia including the various islands contained therein; the continents with tinted nations, empires, territories, possessions, and member states, provinces, etc. with frontiers, borders; includes cities, towns, seats of empires (e.g. Karakorum seat of Mogul Empire) with geographical details, mountains, deserts, rivers, lakes, channels, bays, and known water movements of the time incl. "the Ordinary course of the Gulf Stream;" some man-made details such as the Great Wall of China, or the Barrier of Wood of Corea, as well as the English and French submarine telegraph lines, within a silver painted molded iron meridian circle, and a very worn red edged paper covered horizon ring printed with months, number of days for each month, Zodiac signs and symbols, degrees, and compass directions, verso impressed "B51;" resting on an oak and walnut stand with four curved horizon ring supports with steel ribbons joined at center by a cast iron meridian circle guide centering a lion's mask in relief, above a turned baluster stem raised on tripod legs. Height: 34" Diameter: 15 1/2" Condition: Some marks, small scratches, dings, surface varnish has darkened, old repairs, discolored areas, spots, worn patches, small paper splits, some lifting along edges of gores, some wear and oxidation on metal parts, and surface build up throughout. Simpson Galleries strongly encourages in-person inspection of items by the bidder. Statements by Simpson Galleries regarding the condition of objects are for guidance only and should not be relied upon as statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty, or assumption of liability by Simpson Galleries. All lots offered are sold "AS IS.”
• REGENCY TORTOISESHELL DOME TOP DOUBLE
  REGENCY TORTOISESHELL DOME TOP DOUBLE COMPARTMENT TEA C...Regency Tortoiseshell Dome Top Double Compartment Tea Caddy , early 19th century, with silver wire divisions, ivory key hole escutcheon and disc top. Height 5 ¼ in. Width 6 ¾ in. Depth 3 ½ in. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• WATERCOLOR ON PAPER "THE TWELVE DIVISIONS
  WATERCOLOR ON PAPER "THE TWELVE DIVISIONS OF NARCISSUS"...Watercolor on Paper "The Twelve Divisions of Narcissus" , depicting the Trumpet, Large Cupped, Small Cupped, Double, Triandrus, Cyclamineus, Tonquila, Tazetta, Poeticus, Species, Split Cupped, Miscellaneous, initialed lower right, matted and framed 19.5 in. x 15.5 in. Framed 28 in. x 24 in. Condition: Items may have wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Please contact the gallery for further details prior to bidding. Any condition statement given as a courtesy should not be treated as fact.
• MAP OF PARIS, SOUTH CAROLINA MANIGAULT
  MAP OF PARIS, SOUTH CAROLINA MANIGAULT FAMILY SIGNATURE...Paris et Ses Nouvelles Divisions Municipales... , Paris: Garnier-Freres, 1869, "drawn by A. Vuillemin", booklet cover signed "Cha. Manigault", inscribed "6 Gibbe St. Charleston, S.C." and "From C. Manigault Morris", for Charles Manigault Morris (South Carolina, 1820-1895), booklet 7-1/8 x 4-1/2 in., map 26-3/4 x 35 in. Note: Charles Manigault Morris was an officer in the United States Navy and the Confederate States Navy. Provenance: Private Charleston Collection Condition: front and back covers detached, paper toned, map in sections, separated at fold lines, one section with large tear, a few scattered holes, in need of restoration
• CHINESE NEOLITHIC XIAJIADIAN POTTERY
  CHINESE NEOLITHIC XIAJIADIAN POTTERY TRIPOD VESSELEast Asia, Northeast China, Middle Neolithic, Xiajiadian culture, ca. 5000 to 3000 BCE. A fascinating pottery vessel with 3 pointed legs, a squat body, and a gently flared rim, all enveloped in a lovely black slip. This ancient vessel was created by the Xiajiadian peoples of the northeastern section of China, a culture that in time shifted from a pastoral civilization to one with more defined social divisions. While tripod vessels were first created in China in the early Neolithic period (7000 to 5000 BCE), those with hollow legs resulting in the characteristic Li tripods as well as Gui tripod pitchers did not appear until the middle Neolithic era (ca. 5000 to 3000 BCE). Numerous scholars have associated the shapes of these tripods with the udders of goats and cows and have concluded that they were used for significant ritualistic activities. Size: 3.3" in diameter x 3.8" H (8.4 cm x 9.7 cm) The hollow legs indicated a technological innovation that is particular to the Chinese. According to the curatorial staff of University of New Mexico's Maxwell Museum, "By the time the hollow legs were created, ceramic technology allowed for vessels that could be placed directly in a fire without fear of cracking. As evidenced by scorching and soot found on excavated examples, Li and Gui tripods were placed directly into the fire where their contents could be heated and cooked more economically than in earlier vessels. The shape remained popular for many centuries, eventually being replicated in bronze during the Shang and Zhou dynasties." Provenance: Private Masontown, Pennsylvania, USA collection, acquired in the 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. 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. #165981 Condition: Repair to rim with restoration over break lines. Expected nicks and abrasions throughout, commensurate with age. Otherwise, very nice with impressive remaining pigments.
• MAYA POTTERY CYLINDER VESSEL W/ STUCCO
  MAYA POTTERY CYLINDER VESSEL W/ STUCCO & INCISED DESIGN...Pre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A gorgeous pottery vessel presenting a cylindrical body with inward-curving walls and a circular rim, all sitting upon a flat base. Boasting an intricately incised decorative program, the exterior of the vessel is adorned with a block glyph design in low relief with 2 large square glyphs decorating the body and an additional band of glyphs sitting just below the rim. Lovely remains of white stucco embellish the areas below the band and surrounding the 2 larger glyphs. Size: 4.4" Diameter x 7.1" H (11.2 cm x 18 cm) Scholars posit that the Maya offered cylinder vessels as diplomatic gifts, and many were used to serve and drink the traditional cacao (chocolate) beverage. In Maya art, tall cylinders like this one are presented in scenes depicting the preparation of the cocoa drink that was extremely popular with the Maya. Large cylindrical vessels like this were placed on the ground, and the drink was poured from smaller vessels above to create a frothy mixture. These ancient glyphs decorating this vessel may convey an important date, a secret message, or simply be part of the vessel's aesthetic program. According to Dorie Reents-Budet, "One of the remarkable characteristics of Classic Maya painted pottery is the use of writing as more than simply a way to communicate ideas. As in the Islamic tradition, Maya artists employed calligraphy as a prime design feature and as an integral part of the total composition… The hieroglyphic texts also were used as compositional devices, placed specifically to help define the internal tensions, balances and divisions within the pictorial field." (Dorie Reents-Budet, "Painting the Maya Universe: Royal Ceramics of the Classic Period", Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1994, page 12) Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, acquired 2004; ex-Roy Oswalt collection, New Mexico, 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. 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. #168198 Condition: Collection label and felt pads added to base for stability. Repaired from several pieces with restoration. Restoration to rim. Expected surface wear, commensurate with age. Otherwise, excellent with liberal remains of stucco and nice remaining details.
• MAYA POTTERY CYLINDER VESSEL W/ RELIEF
  MAYA POTTERY CYLINDER VESSEL W/ RELIEF GLYPHSPre-Columbian, Mexico and northern Central America, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A gorgeous pottery vessel presenting a cylindrical body with straight walls and a circular rim, all sitting upon a flat base. Boasting an intricately incised decorative program, the ancient vessel is adorned with a design in low relief of 2 large, rectangular glyphs that resemble avian heads on the body, each painted with red pigments and placed equidistantly from one another. Lovely, black-painted vertical stripes embellish the remaining exterior of the vessel, while black pigment envelops the rim. Size: 4.8" Diameter x 6.3" H (12.2 cm x 16 cm) Residue analysis on vessels like this one show that they were used for drinking chocolate, a hugely popular and ritual practice amongst the Maya, especially the elite. Although we know little about the artisans who made vessels like this one, we do know that cylinder jars are often associated with tombs, sometimes ritually broken. Prominent Maya scholar Michael Coe has connected the scenes depicted upon the most important of these vessels with the sixteenth century Maya written epic, the Popol Vuh, which describes Maya religion and mythology, as this one perhaps does. These ancient glyphs may convey an important date, a secret message, or simply be part of the vessel's aesthetic program. According to Dorie Reents-Budet, "One of the remarkable characteristics of Classic Maya painted pottery is the use of writing as more than simply a way to communicate ideas. As in the Islamic tradition, Maya artists employed calligraphy as a prime design feature and as an integral part of the total composition… The hieroglyphic texts also were used as compositional devices, placed specifically to help define the internal tensions, balances and divisions within the pictorial field." (Dorie Reents-Budet, "Painting the Maya Universe: Royal Ceramics of the Classic Period," Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1994, page 12) Provenance: private Hidden Valley Lake, California, USA collection; ex-Leonard Auctions, Addison, Illinois, 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. 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. #170465 Condition: Top half repaired from several pieces with restoration over break lines and restoration and repainting to rim. Some abrasions to interior. Otherwise, excellent with impressively preserved incised detail and liberal remains of pigments.
• RARE MAYA POTTERY BOWL CARVED GLYPHS,
  RARE MAYA POTTERY BOWL CARVED GLYPHS, EX-SCHMITT**Originally Listed At $4000** Pre-Columbian, Maya culture, Guatemala, Late Classic period, ca. 600 to 900 CE. Truly a wonder to behold - an incredibly rare pottery bowl exquisitely carved with glyphs - a band surrounding the rim and 8 additionally adorning the bottom - each boasting intricate detail. Even the form of the vessel is unique with a 4 spiraling grooves on the base that surround a central tondo of an incised checkered pattern. Expertly sculpted, these ancient symbols display a wide variety of motifs such as geometric designs, anthropomorphic and zoomorphic faces, and scrolling patterns; they may convey an important date, a secret message, or simply be part of the vessel's aesthetic program! Size: 8.3" W x 2.6" H (21.1 cm x 6.6 cm) According to Dorie Reents-Budet, "One of the remarkable characteristics of Classic Maya...pottery is the use of writing as more than simply a way to communicate ideas. As in the Islamic tradition, Maya artists employed calligraphy as a prime design feature and as an integral part of the total composition… The hieroglyphic texts also were used as compositional devices, placed specifically to help define the internal tensions, balances and divisions within the pictorial field." (Dorie Reents-Budet, "Painting the Maya Universe: Royal Ceramics of the Classic Period", Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1994, page 12) The Maya Classic phase is so named because it was the peak of their artistic and cultural achievements. Part of this, as in many societies, included highly specialized consumable goods. Elaborate vessels like this one were designed to be instantly distinguishable from those used for everyday eating or drinking - not just in decoration, but also in quantity produced, making these a much rarer find than your average piece of domestic pottery. They were also made to be for only a single, specific function - in this case, to hold something valuable. This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full printed and bound report is available to the buyer upon request. 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. Provenance: ex-Marc Amiguet Schmitt estate, Amiguet's Ancient Art, Evansville, Indiana, USA, acquired prior to January 1, 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. #175102 Condition: Professionally repaired with restoration over break lines and a few stable hairline fissures. Minor chipping to rim and small loss in area on wall just below rim. Some expected nicks and abrasions as shown. Otherwise, excellent with impressive preservation of glyphs and nice root marks to interior basin. Great remaining pigment. TL holes to underside of base and exterior wall just below rim.
• RARE MAYA POTTERY BOWL CARVED GLYPHS,
  RARE MAYA POTTERY BOWL CARVED GLYPHS, EX-SCHMITT**Originally Listed At $4000** Pre-Columbian, Maya culture, Guatemala, Late Classic period, ca. 600 to 900 CE. Truly a wonder to behold - an incredibly rare pottery bowl exquisitely carved with glyphs - a band surrounding the rim and 8 additionally adorning the bottom - each boasting intricate detail. Even the form of the vessel is unique with a 4 spiraling grooves on the base that surround a central tondo of an incised checkered pattern. Expertly sculpted, these ancient symbols display a wide variety of motifs such as geometric designs, anthropomorphic and zoomorphic faces, and scrolling patterns; they may convey an important date, a secret message, or simply be part of the vessel's aesthetic program! Size: 8.3" W x 2.6" H (21.1 cm x 6.6 cm) According to Dorie Reents-Budet, "One of the remarkable characteristics of Classic Maya...pottery is the use of writing as more than simply a way to communicate ideas. As in the Islamic tradition, Maya artists employed calligraphy as a prime design feature and as an integral part of the total composition… The hieroglyphic texts also were used as compositional devices, placed specifically to help define the internal tensions, balances and divisions within the pictorial field." (Dorie Reents-Budet, "Painting the Maya Universe: Royal Ceramics of the Classic Period", Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1994, page 12) The Maya Classic phase is so named because it was the peak of their artistic and cultural achievements. Part of this, as in many societies, included highly specialized consumable goods. Elaborate vessels like this one were designed to be instantly distinguishable from those used for everyday eating or drinking - not just in decoration, but also in quantity produced, making these a much rarer find than your average piece of domestic pottery. They were also made to be for only a single, specific function - in this case, to hold something valuable. This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full printed and bound report is available to the buyer upon request. 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. Provenance: ex-Marc Amiguet Schmitt estate, Amiguet's Ancient Art, Evansville, Indiana, USA, acquired prior to January 1, 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. #175102 Condition: Professionally repaired with restoration over break lines and a few stable hairline fissures. Minor chipping to rim and small loss in area on wall just below rim. Some expected nicks and abrasions as shown. Otherwise, excellent with impressive preservation of glyphs and nice root marks to interior basin. Great remaining pigment. TL holes to underside of base and exterior wall just below rim.
• RARE MAYA POTTERY BOWL CARVED GLYPHS,
  RARE MAYA POTTERY BOWL CARVED GLYPHS, EX-SCHMITTPre-Columbian, Maya culture, Guatemala, Late Classic period, ca. 600 to 900 CE. Truly a wonder to behold - an incredibly rare pottery bowl exquisitely carved with glyphs - a band surrounding the rim and 8 additionally adorning the bottom - each boasting intricate detail. Even the form of the vessel is unique with a 4 spiraling grooves on the base that surround a central tondo of an incised checkered pattern. Expertly sculpted, these ancient symbols display a wide variety of motifs such as geometric designs, anthropomorphic and zoomorphic faces, and scrolling patterns; they may convey an important date, a secret message, or simply be part of the vessel's aesthetic program! Size: 8.3" W x 2.6" H (21.1 cm x 6.6 cm) According to Dorie Reents-Budet, "One of the remarkable characteristics of Classic Maya...pottery is the use of writing as more than simply a way to communicate ideas. As in the Islamic tradition, Maya artists employed calligraphy as a prime design feature and as an integral part of the total composition… The hieroglyphic texts also were used as compositional devices, placed specifically to help define the internal tensions, balances and divisions within the pictorial field." (Dorie Reents-Budet, "Painting the Maya Universe: Royal Ceramics of the Classic Period", Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1994, page 12) The Maya Classic phase is so named because it was the peak of their artistic and cultural achievements. Part of this, as in many societies, included highly specialized consumable goods. Elaborate vessels like this one were designed to be instantly distinguishable from those used for everyday eating or drinking - not just in decoration, but also in quantity produced, making these a much rarer find than your average piece of domestic pottery. They were also made to be for only a single, specific function - in this case, to hold something valuable. This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full printed and bound report is available to the buyer upon request. 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. Provenance: ex-Marc Amiguet Schmitt estate, Amiguet's Ancient Art, Evansville, Indiana, USA, acquired prior to January 1, 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. #175102 Condition: Professionally repaired with restoration over break lines and a few stable hairline fissures. Minor chipping to rim and small loss in area on wall just below rim. Some expected nicks and abrasions as shown. Otherwise, excellent with impressive preservation of glyphs and nice root marks to interior basin. Great remaining pigment. TL holes to underside of base and exterior wall just below rim.
• EARLY VICTORIAN MAHOGANY CANTERBURY MID
  EARLY VICTORIAN MAHOGANY CANTERBURY MID 19TH CENTURY with four divisions and turned baluster corner supports, over a base drawer with ebonised pulls, raised on turned legs with brass castors48cm wide, 50cm high, 33cm deep
• VICTORIAN WALNUT AND EBONISED CANTERBURY
  VICTORIAN WALNUT AND EBONISED CANTERBURY WHATNOT MID 19TH CENTURY the three-quarter gallery top tier above a canterbury base with three divisions above a base drawer, on turned legs ending in ceramic castors56cm wide, 92cm high, 41cm deep
• REGENCY STYLE MAHOGANY EBONY STRUNG
  REGENCY STYLE MAHOGANY EBONY STRUNG CANTERBURY 19TH CENTURY with four divisions and ring turned corner supports, above a base drawer, raised on baluster turned legs with brass caps and ceramic castors47cm wide, 51cm high, 34cm deepProperty of a Scottish Borders family
• A 1940S TOAST RACK Robert Edgar Stone,
  A 1940S TOAST RACK Robert Edgar Stone, London 1946, of geometric outline, formed of four stepped angled divisions each fanning out from the central bar, with a stylised fan finialWidth: 15.5cm, weight: 7.5ozNote:Robert Edgar Stone 1903-1990Born to a carpenter, at the age of 14, Stone began his studies at the Central School of Arts in London, and was supported through school with a scholarship from the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths. He initially went on to work at Goldsmiths as a liveryman following the completion of his coursework, he eventually left to open his own silver workshop in London in 1929. Stone took on notable apprentices like Ian Calvert and Christopher Lawrence, and invited his daughter, Jean, to work with him as a jeweller.A renowned artist, Stone’s pieces were known for being handmade and high quality during a time at which the mass production of silver works was increasing. Famously, Stone was commissioned to make a large collection of silver pieces in commemoration of George V’s Silver Jubilee in 1935. Eventually, Stone’s designs were adapted to commemorate the coronation of both Edward VIII and George VI’s coronation in 1936 and 1937 respectively.After closing his workshop, he continued to work from his Scottish home in Dunbartonshire which is when we see pieces assayed from Edinburgh.Stone was present for key artistic movements throughout the 20th century and helped shape some of our most important British post-war silversmiths,
• QUR’AN SECTION IN ‘EASTERN’ KUFIC
  QUR’AN SECTION IN ‘EASTERN’ KUFIC SCRIPT PERSIA, 11TH-12TH CENTURY 44 folios, comprising Sura II, al-Baqara, vv. 178-181, vv. 213-220, vv. 222-226, vv. 231-240, vv. 245-247, vv. 253-254, vv. 256-279, vv. 282-286; Sura III, Al ‘Imran, vv. 5-15, vv. 19-33, vv. 44-49, vv. 52-55, vv. 61-79, vv. 82-91, vv. 97-100, vv. 125-130, vv. 135-145, vv.173-178, vv. 183-189;Arabic manuscript on buff paper, with 7ll of black Eastern Kufic script with red diacritics, interlinear translations in Persian script, verses separated by gold and red dotted florets, further text divisions marked by gold and polychrome marginal medallions and further drop-shaped oblong cartouches(44)30.8 x 22 cmProvenance: Private collection of a notable Ottoman family in London.The collection is from a notable Ottoman land-owning family, that married over generations into the Sultans’ court. Some were judges, civil servants and vizirs in the Damascus vilayet, as well as members of parliament to the Sublime Porte.Note: The style of script of this Qur’an section epitomises the transitional period from the early kufic style into the more angular and more accentuated regional styles called ‘eastern’ and ‘western’. The crossed and perfectly symmetrical lam-alif is a characteristic of the eastern kufic. Another interesting feature of this Qur’an is the structure of the thick, buff paper, whose chain lines and laid lines are clearly visible. A single folio from the same Qur’an (Sura II, al-Baqara, v.146-150) previously in the collection of Adrienne Minassian, New York, 1955, was sold Sotheby’s, London, Stuart Cary Welch Collection Part II, 6 April 2011, lot 13.
• EDWARDIAN SATINWOOD BOOK TROUGH EARLY
  EDWARDIAN SATINWOOD BOOK TROUGH EARLY 20TH CENTURY the top with three divisions, above a sectioned base, on slender square legs ending in brass caps and castors56cm wide, 85cm high, 21cm deep