A few examples of appraisal values for
OPEN WATERS

• EARLY 20TH C. KWAKWAKA'WAKW WOOD
  EARLY 20TH C. KWAKWAKA'WAKW WOOD FEAST BOWL WHALESNative American, Pacific Northwest, Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) people, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden feast bowl of an enormous size with an ovoid body shaped like a canoe. The flat-bottomed vessel has sloped sides, thick walls, and a deep basin within which different types of foodstuffs would be presented. Illustrated on one side of the vessel are a pair of highly stylized orcas (killer whales) with bifurcated tails, red stripes across the latter half of the bulbous black body, lengthy pectoral fins, streamlined dorsal fins, and a single almond-shaped eye above a gaping mouth. Orca whales are considered to be imbued with potent attributes of strength and power, and merely glimpsing one in the open waters is considered to be a highly symbolic omen. Size: 57.75" L x 9.6" W x 6" H (146.7 cm x 24.4 cm x 15.2 cm) According to Kwakiutl legend, orcas (also killer whales) were the physical manifestations of the souls of open-water marine hunters who perished or were lost at sea, and this belief is the aquatic parallel to a similar Kwakiutl notion that the souls of forest hunters achieve corporeal materiality as wolves. The Kwakiutl were not of the belief that this was a positive or a negative result of one's soul; however, there were a myriad of symbolically significant rituals that would ensure that the soul of the whale would once again manifest itself in its original anthropomorphic form. For an example of a Kwakwaka'wakw feast bowl from the 19th century, please see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1979.206.932. Provenance: ex private Ventura County, California, USA collection, acquired prior to 2008 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. #153803 Condition: Minor nicks and several stable fissures to base, body, walls, and basin, with light abrasions and fading to original pigment on whales, otherwise intact and excellent. Great remains of original pigment on whales and nice patina throughout.
• AFTER FREDERICK ATWOOD
  AFTER FREDERICK ATWOOD (MAINE/MASSACHUSETTS, BORNAFTER FREDERICK ATWOOD (Maine/Massachusetts, born 1844) oil on canvas, "USS Maine," the battleship in open waters. The USS Maine was built from 1888-1895 and was sunk by an internal explosion in Havana Harbor in 1898. Unsigned. Image measures 19" x 25". In a gilt wood and gesso frame; 28.5" x 35" overall.
• ROBERT SANDERS (AMERICAN, 20TH C.),
  ROBERT SANDERS (AMERICAN, 20TH C.), OIL ON CANVAS, AMERICAN SHIP ON OPEN WATERS, THREE MASTS WITH SAILS UNFURLING, ROW BOAT AND SAIL BOAT NEARBY, SIGNED IN RED LOWER RIGHT, IN MOLDED AND GILDED FRAME, WEAR CONSISTENT ...Robert Sanders (American, 20th C.), oil on canvas, American ship on open waters, three masts with sails unfurling, row boat and sail boat nearby, signed in red lower right, in molded and gilded frame, wear consistent with age, not examined out of frame, ss: 23 1/2" h. x 36" w.
• CARVED SCRIMSHAW 6 ?" Carved
  CARVED SCRIMSHAW 6 ?" Carved scrimshaw depicting a tall ship sailboat in the open waters, on stand.