A few examples of appraisal values for
ELDER POTTERY

• White Pottery Ewer Neolithic Period
  White Pottery Ewer Neolithic Period Chinese Neolithic 3rd-2nd millennium BC a very thinly potted ewer the compressed globular vessel standing on three pointed hollow legs below a ''pie-crust'' band around the widest section rising to a tall funnel neck pinched in the middle to create an elegantly tapered spout and circular mouth with everted collared rim set opposite the handle twisted with a diagonal groove; ht. 10 in. (25 cm.)The results of Oxford thermoluminescence test no. C97j83 is consistent with the dating of this lot. Private Collection St. Louis MO Condition: Ewer has extensive repairs with a minor hole around the mouth.Special Auction Notes: U.S bidders may pay with cash personal check money order bank check or wire transfer. Bidders outside the U. S. will be required to pay by wire transfer. No credit cards accepted. Bidders unknown to Cowan??Ts may be asked to provide additional personal identity or banking information.Please register early to allow sufficient time for bidder approval.
• A SMALL POTTERY BUST POSSIBLY
  A SMALL POTTERY BUST POSSIBLY PHARAONIC PERIOD (EGYPT) with distinctive large earlobes pointed beard and pointed helmet h:3.50 in. Provenance: Estate of Col. Michael and Warnetta Gussie. Exported from Cyprus January 1964 or earlier.
• ANCIENT POTTERY - Small Clay Jug
  ANCIENT POTTERY - Small Clay Jug found in Israel part of the collection of Gen. Moshe Dayan signed by him and marked 'Arra BC 1700' 5'' tall 2 1/4'' diam repair to lip of rim. From the collection of Irving Bernstein.
• 2 PIECES OF FOLK ART STONEWARE BY
  2 PIECES OF FOLK ART STONEWARE BY ELDRETH POTTERYca. 2007 & 2009; both wheel thrown stoneware with whimsical face accents: handled mug with comical crooked nose, mouth and eyes, cobalt accents on rim and handle, dated 2007, 5"d, 5"h; one gallon size ovoid jug with pointed nose, mustache, spaghetti curly hair, comical bulging eyes and crooked mouth and teeth with cobalt accents, dated 2009, 6 1/2"d, 9 1/2"h, Condition: good
• 1000BC ANCIENT CHINESE
  1000BC ANCIENT CHINESE EARTHENWARE POTTERY VASE China,1000 BCTextured globular form with incised neck and flared rim.
• ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FAIENCE POTTERY
  ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FAIENCE POTTERY USHABTI EgyptCirca 600 BCMummiform statue with hieroglyphs carved into the body with remnants of green glaze.
• EPHRAIM POTTERY ARTS & CRAFTS STYLE
  EPHRAIM POTTERY ARTS & CRAFTS STYLE VASE: #7177 Greek pattern retired in 2002 this is one of 153 made. Ephraim Pottery is an independently run studio located in Wisconsin still making pottery by hand inspired by the design of the Arts & Crafts period. Approx. 10'' tall.
• (3) ANCIENT POTTERY VESSELS - Three
  (3) ANCIENT POTTERY VESSELS - Three Terra Cotta Bottles in ovoid form with long necks flared rims found in Israel from the collection of Gen. Moshe Dayan ranging in size from 5'' to 7 3/4'' encrusted. From the collection of Irving Bernstein.
• Chinese neolithic pottery jar,
  Chinese neolithic pottery jar, double handled red clay body, black glaze with basketweave border on neck, possibly 2,000 B.C. or earlier, modern metal tripod, certificate of antiquity. 5-1/2 in.; on stand 7-1/4 in. Rim chips, other chips, scratches, surface wear. Private Collection
• STUDIO POTTERY JAR, EVELYN KIELTY
  STUDIO POTTERY JAR, EVELYN KIELTY UNGER (AMERICAN, B. 1937) Wheel thrown glazed porcelain, with cover, signed on the underside and dated 1983.
• ANCIENT POTTERY SHARDS AND AN
  ANCIENT POTTERY SHARDS AND AN EGYPTIAN CERAMIC BUST OF A MANAncient Pottery Shards and an Egyptian Ceramic Bust of a Man
• FOUR PREHISTORIC POTTERY
  FOUR PREHISTORIC POTTERY VESSELS. Mississippian culture ca.1000-1600 Arkansas water bottle 3 1/2''h. and frog effigy bowl 3 1/4''h. 5''d. Fort Ancient culture Montour phase ca.1550-1700 water bottle from Mason County West Virginia 3 1/4''h. and engraved bowl from Lawrence County Ohio 3''h. Ex Herb Fein Collection. All have imperfections. The frog effigy bowl comes with a Certificate of Authenticity from Jackson Galleries Mount Sterling Kentucky. As per our policy we do not guarantee the authenticity of of any item created before 1500. Both Ft. Ancient pieces have loss and repair
• PREHISTORIC POTTERY EFFIGY VESSEL.
  PREHISTORIC POTTERY EFFIGY VESSEL. Mississippian culture ca.1000-1600 Blytheville Mississippi County Arkansas. Vessel in the form of a seated person. 5''h. Ex Jim VanSassen Collection. This item comes with a Certificate of Authenticity from Jackson Galleries Mount Sterling Kentucky. As per our policy we do not guarantee the authenticity of of any item created before 1500.
• ANCIENT POTTERY - Small Clay Ribbed
  ANCIENT POTTERY - Small Clay Ribbed Bottle found in Israel part of the collection of Gen. Moshe Dayan signed by him and marked 'Sinai AD 300' in grey clay with ochre slip 7 3/4'' tall 2 3/4'' diam some scuffs. From the collection of Irving Bernstein
• PROTO-CELTIC LUSATIAN URNFIELD
  PROTO-CELTIC LUSATIAN URNFIELD CERAMIC VESSELS, 4 Proto-Celtic Lusatian culture Urnfield ceramic clay pottery blackware vessels comprising three double-handled amphora urn pots and one single-handled vase upon three feet, with ribbed and incised geometric designs. Tallest: 6" H x 6.5" W x 5.75" D. Provenance: Property from the Upper East Side estate of M.H., a Slovak refugee who seems to have collected in the early 1980s.
• ANCIENT POTTERY - Small Amphora
  ANCIENT POTTERY - Small Amphora with stipple decoration found in Israel from the collection of Gen. Moshe Dayan signed by him and marked 'Arra BC 1700' on metal stand 5 3/4'' tall 3 1/4'' diam reconstructed handle and neck. From the collection of Ir
• ANCIENT POTTERY - (3) Ancient
  ANCIENT POTTERY - (3) Ancient Middle-Eastern Terra Cotta Bowls or Jugs from the collection of Gen. Moshe Dayan all found in Israel including: Low footed bowl with flared rim (chipped) signed by Dayan and marked 'Arra BC 1500' 3'' tall 5 3/4'' diam; PL
• COLLECTION OF POTTERY PIECES
  COLLECTION OF POTTERY PIECES Including a black pottery vessel cast with a cross-legged person with its hands raised to its mouth and a long tapered spout rising from its head -- 9 3/4 in high an early Roman partially degraded glass vessel -- 3 1/3 in high a partially glazed Egyptian shabti figure in bell jar -- 2 1/4 in high a pottery fragment a small pottery figure of a woman a pre-Columbian tripod grater bowl -- 6 1/2 in dia a pre-Columbian painted globular bowl and two small globular vessels with tiny bases -- (9)
• PREHISTORIC POTTERY EFFIGY BOTTLE.
  PREHISTORIC POTTERY EFFIGY BOTTLE. Mississippian culture ca.1400-1600 Arkansas. Figure with headdress and open mouth. 5''h. As per our policy we do not guarantee the authenticity of of any item created before 1500.
• 2 CYPRIOT ANCIENT EARTHENWARE
  2 CYPRIOT ANCIENT EARTHENWARE POTTERY VESSELS Cyprus,500BC or earlierLargest with incised rim decoration and single lug, smaller milk bowl with stylized bird form lug and elongated spout.
• An antique squat turned pot with
  An antique squat turned pot with long eared handles the body dark grey with signs of long burial. Ht. 10 cm believed to be ancient.
• ANCIENT ANATOLIAN YORTAN POTTERY
  ANCIENT ANATOLIAN YORTAN POTTERY VESSELS (PR)Ancient Asia Minor, Western Anatolia, Troy, Yortan culture, ca. 2700 to 2300 BCE. An ensemble of 2 hand-built ceramic jars with round but stable bases and globular bodies. The smaller vessel has a squat neck with a flared rim and a pair of applied lug handles. The larger vessel has a lightly-corseted neck and an arching strap handle. Both vessels are covered with lustrous jet-black pigment. Size of largest (strap handle): 2.125" W x 3.2" H (5.4 cm x 8.1 cm). Provenance: ex-private Thousand Oaks, California, USA collection acquired before 2000 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. 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. #141285 Condition: Larger vessel has repair to handle with small chips and light adhesive residue along break line. Both vessels have small nicks and fading to original pigmentation. Light earthen deposits throughout. Smaller vessel has modern blue putty on base, and larger vessel has old inventory number written in black ink on base.
• ANCIENT EARTHENWARE FIGURINE
  ANCIENT EARTHENWARE FIGURINE Ancient earthenware figurine, standing, with folded hands in front, headgear and priest-like appearance. 5.5" H x 1.75" W x 1.75" D. Provenance: Property from the Upper East Side estate of M.H., a Slovak refugee who seems to have collected in the early 1980s.
• Two Pottery Figures of a Female
  Two Pottery Figures of a Female Courtier and a Male Warrior, Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 9) ?? ???????? The burnished earthenware bodies of pale and dark tones with varied patina tallest height 24.8 in — 63 cm
• ISLAMIC OCHRE POTTERY EWER. - 7 in.
  ISLAMIC OCHRE POTTERY EWER. - 7 in. high.
• Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Storage
  Han Dynasty Painted Pottery Storage Vesselpear form with incised bands to waist and shoulder flared foot ring remnants of painted scrolling foliate decoration attractive encrustations.This piece was previously offered as Lot 25 in Christie's 1986 Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art auction (sale #6284). Their records indicate that this vessel was tested using the Oxford thermoluminescence method and dates to the stated period.16.5 in.Estate of Joseph A. Montgomery San Francisco CA
• ANCIENT EARTHENWARE MALE FIGURE
  ANCIENT EARTHENWARE MALE FIGURE Ancient earthenware ceramic pottery stoneware sculpture of a standing male nude, his hair swept over the right shoulder, mounted on a square wooden base. 11.25" H x 4" W x 3" D.
• ANCIENT POTTERY - Medium Sized
  ANCIENT POTTERY - Medium Sized Terra Cotta Jug with squared shoulder single loop handle rolled rim shallow foot from the collection of Gen. Moshe Dayan signed by him and marked 'Judea BC 800' 9'' tall 4 3/4'' diam some encrustation. From the collec
• LARGE NEOLITHIC CHINESE POTTERY
  LARGE NEOLITHIC CHINESE POTTERY VESSEL Possibly of the period (c. 2500 BCE), Yangshao culture, red and black slip decorated terracotta earthenware, the amphora form vase with two lug handles and short tubular neck, decorated with swirls and geometric patterns, 17"h x 17"dia
• PREHISTORIC POTTERY EFFIGY BOTTLE.
  PREHISTORIC POTTERY EFFIGY BOTTLE. Mississippian culture ca.1200-1600 Lake Grierson Pike County Arkansas. Bottle with painted stripes in the form of a kneeling woman. Some restoration. 11 1/2''h. Ex Paul Richter. This item comes with a Certificate of Authenticity from Jackson Galleries Mount Sterling Kentucky. As per our policy we do not guarantee the authenticity of of any item created before 1500.
• ***TWO PREHISTORIC POTTERY JARS.
  ***TWO PREHISTORIC POTTERY JARS. Mississipian culture ca.1200-1600 Bone Bank site Posey County Indiana. Grey surface. 8'' 8 1/2''h. As per our policy we do not guarantee the authenticity of of any item created before 1500. This item does not have a certificate of authenticity.
• EIGHT STUDIO ART POTTERY VESSELS
  EIGHT STUDIO ART POTTERY VESSELS including an earthenware bowl, a blue-glazed narrow-necked vase, and a red-glazed vase, some signed indistinctly on the base, ht. to 10 in.
• 2 NATIVE CULTURE RELIC
  2 NATIVE CULTURE RELIC EARTHENWARE POTSca. unknown; both hand molded and decorated with attributes of archaeological finds: pre-historic or pre-Columbian earthenware single handled round pot with cream and black small decorative polychrome decoration in early traditional form, 3 3/4"d, 4"x 3 1/2", Condition: extensive white caking from soil encrustation, bottom has secondary pottery application for unknown reason; Mississippi Valley nodded two-handle pot with fire residue on rounded bottom, 4 1/2"d, 5"x 3 1/4", Condition: one node missing and possibly repaired
• A red Neolithic pottery eagle
  A red Neolithic pottery eagle vessel, Yangshao culture c 4800-4300 BC ???? ?? ??  Property of an eminent Hong Kong collector.
• ANCIENT GREEK POTTERY EWER AND
  ANCIENT GREEK POTTERY EWER AND AMPHORA Likely c. 1st c. BCE, small classic Greek terra cotta ewer decorated with black designs and etched lines, 6"h x 2"dia; with, Greek piriform body amphora, 5.5"h x 1.75"dia
• GLAZED HAND-THROWN EARTHENWARE POTA
  GLAZED HAND-THROWN EARTHENWARE POTA green glazed hand-thrown earthenware covered pot with unglazed floral band, lip & lid with bronze finial, significant age patina, 8" x 8".