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• FORE-EDGE PAINTED BOOK, POETRY OF
  FORE-EDGE PAINTED BOOK, POETRY OF WALTER SCOTT Walter Scott's one volume Poetical Works, printed 1862. Bound in pressed red morocco leather with a gilt name placard on the covers. Inside covers are marbled papers, Spine features gilt titling and decoration. A well done fore-edge painted colorful scene of three men golfing at hole #10 with a caddie holding the club case. Well detailed showing the players dressed in knickers and period hats. (2), frontis, (5), [740pp], (2).
• MURANO ITALIAN VENETIAN GLASS 3
  MURANO ITALIAN VENETIAN GLASS 3 PIECE BLACKAMOOR Garniture Set. From a Long Island, NY estate. Dimensions: Candle 14.5" h & 15.25" h x 11"w Condition: Interior crack to base of centerpiece holding bowl. One candle holder hairline on blue coat . Other Holder has what seems like older repair to arm very well done.
• LARGE GILT EGYPTIAN STYLE FIGURE OF
  LARGE GILT EGYPTIAN STYLE FIGURE OF CLEOPATRA Well done in possibly fiberglass with nice patina. Probably originally from a Casino. From a Brooklyn NY warehouse. Dimensions: 121" h & base 24" x 19" Condition: Losses to finish.
• QUEEN ANNE INLAID WALNUT DOUBLE
  QUEEN ANNE INLAID WALNUT DOUBLE DOME SECRETARY BOOKCASEThe upper case with glazed beveled cupboard doors opening to reveal a fitted interior with cubbyholes, shelves and serpentine drawers, the lower case with slant front opening to a velvet-lined writing surface, a secret compartment with drawers and cubby holes, above drawers raised on later bun feet. 7 t. 1/2 x 41 1/2 x 24 1/4 in. Condition With later urn-form finials and later beveled glass plates which are very well done. Multiple filled and unfilled age splits. Some gouges and very minor veneer losses. Glue marks on old repairs. Replaced brasses. The top cupboard door hinges missing three screws. Molding lifting and loose on lower section of the mirror plates. Tiny chip to lower right-hand mirror plate. Interior of upper section is missing some shelves and document slides. Light staining to the shelves. The lower case with age cracks, some with filler, on the side panels and slant front. Minor veneer replacements throughout. Poorly repaired molding with some minor losses and sun-bleached slant-front. The velvet-lined writing surface with ink stains and gouges throughout. Scuffing, nicks and veneer replacements. Sliding door to compartment is warped with loose surrounding molding. Replaced hinges. Slant front locking mechanism has shifted. Age splits in the bottoms of the drawers. Evidence of worm damage throughout.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
• PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU AND
  PAIR OF LOUIS XV ORMOLU AND BRASS-MOUNTED KINGWOOD PARQUETRY ENCOIGNURESFitted with marble tops. 37 x 29 x 20 in. Condition Both marbles with slight repairs which are well done and small nicks. One with age splits on the doors with lifting veneer. Escutcheons added later. Both with minor veneer losses and replacements. Good quality.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
• A PAIR OF LARGE & FINE QUALITY
  A PAIR OF LARGE & FINE QUALITY ALABASTER URNS The Antique urns with grape and vine design, and faces in high relief. From an East 64 St NYC estate. Dimensions: 24.25" h x 11" w. Condition: One urn with an older (well done) repair on foot. Old repairs to leaves and age wear to both. *Condition updated 2/16/2023*
• GRAFF, WASHBOURNE & DUNN BELLE
  GRAFF, WASHBOURNE & DUNN BELLE EPOQUE STERLING SILVER COMPOTE 3 ?" x 8" Exceptionally well done cast sterling silver Belle Epoque compote, open work borders with laurel leaf garlands, cartouches, acanthus leaf and floral designs; fully marked on the bottom. Weighs 11.63 ozt.
• Oriental Watercolor cityscape
  Oriental Watercolor cityscape with figures & canalway signed image area 16\'\' x 21\'\' well done.
• WELL DONE HN3362 - ROYAL DOULTON
  WELL DONE HN3362 - ROYAL DOULTON FIGURINELittle Cherubs series. Glazed porcelain figurine. Doulton backstamp. Issued: 1992 Dimensions: 4.75" dia. Manufacturer: Royal Doulton Country of Origin: England
• LARGE STERLING ART NOUVEAU
  LARGE STERLING ART NOUVEAU MIRRORDESCRIPTION: Large sterling Art Nouveau style mirror. Large Art Nouveau mirror with an ornate sterling frame. Features two fairies: One at the center top and the center bottom. One holds a handheld mirror with the other grasping a handful of leaves. Adorned by vines and flowers. Extremely well done. Navy blue velvet backing. Stamped on the bottom of the frame "JR 925 GR" CIRCA: Early 20th Cent. ORIGIN: USA DIMENSIONS: H: 21" L: 14" CONDITION: Great condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS (305) 333-4134. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
• 2PC ROYAL DOULTON FIGURINES, WELL
  2PC ROYAL DOULTON FIGURINES, WELL DONE + WHAT FUNGlaze finish modeled as smiling children. Royal Doulton backstamp. Largest measures: 2.5"L x 3"W x 4.5"H. Smallest measures: 2.5"L x 2.25"W x 4"H. Manufacturer: Royal Doulton Country of Origin: England Condition: Age related wear.
• DAVID SLOAN (22) LARGE LITHOS OF
  DAVID SLOAN (22) LARGE LITHOS OF BIRDS SIGNEDThey measure 22" X 27 1/2" very well done, Big listed artist in the manner of Audubon . Note a few have slight water damage to edges frame will hide. They are in plastic , done in 1978. Condition: All lots are sold as is and where is. Elite Auctioneers, LLC provides condition reports upon request to aide in your bidding decision. No statement regarding age, condition, kind, value, or quality of a lot, whether made orally at the auction or at any other time, or in writing in this catalog or elsewhere, shall be construed to be an express or implied warranty, representation, or assumption of liability. All sales are final, Elite Auctioneers, LLC does not give refunds based on condition. Elite Auctioneers, LLC does not perform any shipping or packing services. We do have a list of suggested shippers who gladly provide quotes prior to your bidding. Please visit our webpage for a list of recommended shippers.All items listed as "attributed", "after", or "in the manner" are not being sold as original works and are not guaranteed authentic.
• MATER DOLOROSA ENAMEL AND 14KT YG
  MATER DOLOROSA ENAMEL AND 14KT YG NECKLACENecklace measures 20" in length, small pendant enamel ptg of Mater Dolorosa. Mid century, well done, from a Boca Raton Estate. Total weight 8 grams / 5.14 DWT Condition: All lots are sold as is and where is. Elite Auctioneers, LLC provides condition reports upon request to aide in your bidding decision. No statement regarding age, condition, kind, value, or quality of a lot, whether made orally at the auction or at any other time, or in writing in this catalog or elsewhere, shall be construed to be an express or implied warranty, representation, or assumption of liability. All sales are final, Elite Auctioneers, LLC does not give refunds based on condition. Elite Auctioneers, LLC does not perform any shipping or packing services. We do have a list of suggested shippers who gladly provide quotes prior to your bidding. Please visit our webpage for a list of recommended shippers.All items listed as "attributed", "after", or "in the manner" are not being sold as original works and are not guaranteed authentic.
• TWO 19TH C. OIL PAINTINGSTwo 19th
  TWO 19TH C. OIL PAINTINGSTwo 19th C. oil paintings, one 10.5"H. x 7" oil on mahogany panel, two young girls "The Secret"; one 10"H. x 8"W. oil on tin three young boys with dog, "The Dice Throwers: after Bartolome Esteban Murillo under glass. Both paintings are well done and framed in ornate of the period frames Condition: "The Kiss" light cargulure, dirty, minor paint loss, "The dice throwers" dirty but very good condition under glass
• KY CAPITOL PRESENTATION DOCUMENT
  KY CAPITOL PRESENTATION DOCUMENT & PLATE1st item: Ink on vellum calligraphy presentation document for the Governor of Kentucky, referencing the construction of the state's Capitol Building. Calligraphy by Kentucky historian, author and attorney Charles Mutzenberg. Features hand drawn holly border and vignette at top wtih the seal of Kentucky, and cartouche with banner reading "Testimonial for Governor J.C. W. Berkham," given by the Citizens of Frankfort, Kentucky, December Tenth, 1907. Hand written text reads as follows: "In presenting the Testimonial, Mayor Hume said 'It affords me great pleasure as Mayor of Frankfort to present this written testimonial of the appreciation of her citizens of your services in securing the construction of our new Capitol Building where the wisdom of our fathers had placed the permanent seat of government. We knew you first as a Page in the House of Representatives where later you were to wield the gavel as Speaker. Then when as Governor in those dark days frought with misery and terror for the people of Frankfort, we gradually realized that our ship of state was guided by an able and conservative statesman, who was a Kentuckian first and a partisan afterwards. The conservatism, the breadth of view, the generosity displayed by the youngest man who ever took the oath of office as Governor of Kentucky have won encomiums from your bitterest enemies and brought peace and good will to reign in the State of Kentucky, yes, even in the Capitol City, the storm center of her politics. In offering this testimonial, I cannot forbear reference to that lady, who having lived in the old mansion as the petted daughter of Governor Wickliffe, returned after so many years to occupy it as mistress until the coming of the fair young bride who joined her as the First Lady. The object lesson of two typical Kentucky women, devoted Christians both training up your little ones in the way they should go made us point with pride to the mansion as all that a Kentucky home should be. In addition to these resolutions of gratitude and esteem, our citizens regardless of party have asked me to present two beautiful gifts, a silver service to be suitably inscribed and to contain engravings of the old and new Capitol. We desire this to be handed down to John Cripps Wickliffe Beckham, Jr. and to be kept by his posterity as a memento of our appreciation of his father's services. The tall clock, which we trust will sound with its Westminster Chimes to the hours of a long and happy life for you and your dear wife, we wish to become the heritage of your daughter Eleanor, the only child ever born in the old mansion. Again thanking you for your good will and services in behalf of Frankfort, I offer these slight tokens of our appreciation of them. To Governor J.C. W. Beckham: On retirement from the high office in which you have so truly served the people, the citizenship of the Capitol City deem it a pleasure to say to you Well Done good and faithful servant. It goes without saying that devotion and fidelity to duty were to be expected from your high character and that of your distinguished ancestry. We nevertheless cannot refrain from giving this public expression of our appreciation as a testimonial from those who knew you best during the trying and eventful time of your occupancy of the Executive Chair. May your faithfulness over a few things lead an appreciative and discriminating people to call you to higher things!' -- E.E. Hume, Mayor Frankfort & Chairman of Committee." Signed lower right corner "Chas. G. Mutzenberg, Frankfort KY". Sight: 26" x 22", in later gold leaf frame: 28 1/2" x 24 3/4". 2nd item: Porcelain souvenir plate depicting the Kentucky State Capitol building with banner below image reading "Kentucky's New State Capitol, Frankfurt, Ky." 8 3/8" dia. Both items descended in Gov. Beckham's family. Biographical Note: Charles G. Mutzenberg was born in Switzerland and came to Kentucky with a group of immigrants who settled in East Bernstadt, Laurel County, Ky. in the 1880s. Though he likely had some art and calligraphy training in Europe, there is no record of his artistic studies. This proclamation was done the year he arrived in Frankfort to clerk for Judge Edward Clay (E C) O'Rear, Chief Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals. While clerking for Judge O'Rear, Mutzenberg passed the Bar and began practicing law about 1909. Mutzenberg may be best known for his 1917 book "Kentucky's Famous Feuds and Tragedies," on the infamous Hatfield & McCoy feud. (Biographical research courtesy of Gary Gardner). (Higher-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com) Condition: Some creasing; band of discoloration and foxing to upper edge. Light fading to lettering.
• A DRESDEN PORCELAIN MODEL OF A
  A DRESDEN PORCELAIN MODEL OF A PARROT, THIEMEA Dresden porcelain model of a parrot Carl Thieme, Potschappel early 20th century Blue monogram mark above Dresden. height 15 1/2in (39.5cm)Provenance: Property from a Long Beach, California Estate. Condition: The tree stump restored at the base in the area of the mark and there is a hairline reaching from the base upwards extending approximately 2in; however this restoration is well done and barely visible under UV light. A few small losses to the applied leaves and possible restoration to a few.
• LIFE SIZED TERRA COTTA STATUE OF
  LIFE SIZED TERRA COTTA STATUE OF APOLLOContinental, 20th century, unmarked, on integral stepped base, with bow, arrows and quiver, statue 72 x 22 x 22 in. Condition: well done conservation/repair to circumference of body at level of upper thigh and base of toga, wear and patina commensurate with outdoor use
• PR 19TH C PORTRAITS OLD MASTERS
  PR 19TH C PORTRAITS OLD MASTERS MENGS ALLORI W/C'Sone of Anton Raphael Mengs after his self-portrait, the second after Cristofano Allori's self portrait, both originals in the Uffizi Galleries, these well done 19th c. Grand Tour watercolors, unsigned. One of a pair of Old Master self-portraits in this auction, each pair a partial set from group of six at Christies NY, January 28, 2010, lot 232, bought in. 4.5 x 3.1, framed 16x14 Litchfield Auctions is honored to offer Selections from the Collection of Peter Tillou. Peter has enjoyed wide renown across the United States and Internationally over his seventy-year career as the consummate dealer-collector. While in college in 1956, Peter was already advertising a pair of fine antique flintlock pistols. By 1960, now a resident of historic Litchfield Connecticut, he was cited by the New York Times as a dealer in "great rarities." With later residences and shops in London, Manhattan, Sun Valley Idaho, and Sanibel Island Florida, Peter continued to consider Litchfield his home. By 2013, Peter was recognized by the Antiques Dealers of America with its highest honor, its Award of Merit,"in recognition of his extensive contributions to the fields of fine art, American decorative arts and antiques." More recently, a cover story in The Antiques and the Arts Weekly traced "the arc of Tillou’s long career" (PTIL549/2)(TC) Condition: excellent - no issues noted.
• NAVAJO GERMANTOWN EYEDAZZLER
  NAVAJO GERMANTOWN EYEDAZZLER TEXTILEcirca 1880-1900, finely woven with serrated zigzag bands and border, 35-1/2 x 52-1/2 in. Condition: overall wear commensurate with age and use, fading, at least two very small and well done old repairs, small areas of staining, small areas of slight bleed
• HUARI POTTERY STIRRUP VESSEL WITH
  HUARI POTTERY STIRRUP VESSEL WITH WARRIOR**Originally Listed At $650** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Huari (Wari) culture, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. A dramatic double-spouted polychrome ceramic stirrup vessel, featuring a silvery gray lower half, spouts, and handle, and a broad, domed shoulder decorated with a painting of a one-armed warrior. The warrior is set against a wine red background. He has burnt orange-colored skin, a white tunic, and wears a spear-like pendant on a bracelet on his good arm. His missing arm is replaced by a spray of arrows. The top of his head also has a spray of arrows projecting from it. A vessel like this would have been a grave good, probably made to hold some kind of libation or offering. It is beautifully made and a specialist workshop would have created it. Size: 6.55" W x 5.6" H (16.6 cm x 14.2 cm) Provenance: ex-private T. Misenhimer collection, Beverly Hills, California, USA, collected from 1970-2008 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 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. #150541 Condition: Expertly repaired and restored from multiple pieces; this is so well done as to be almost invisible. Approximately 80% original pigment with light deposits on surface.
• MOCHE BI-CHROME VESSEL W/ AI
  MOCHE BI-CHROME VESSEL W/ AI APEC, FIGURAL HANDLE**Originally Listed At $850** Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Moche V, ca. 600 to 800 CE. A fascinating vessel of unusual form, hand-sculpted from ceramic with a bold, red on cream color scheme. The vessel features a curved base with a highly abstract representation of the god Ai Apec, the chief Moche deity, on it - here portrayed with a leering mouth full of sharp teeth, serpents streaming around his face, and a mane of hair. The other side is painted with two concentric circles around a central opening. A long, curved handle, ending in the figural head of a lord wearing a zoomorphic mask, completes the vessel. Size: 7.5" W x 10.5" H (19 cm x 26.7 cm); 11.9" H (30.2 cm) on included custom stand. Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private T. Misenhimer collection, Beverly Hills, California, USA, collected from the 1970s 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 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. #153407 Condition: Expertly repaired and restored from multiple pieces. This is incredibly well done and almost indiscernible, with most pigment original. Light deposits on surface.
• STRIKING VERACRUZ POTTERY TORSO
  STRIKING VERACRUZ POTTERY TORSO OF OLD MAN, TL TESTEDPre-Columbian, Gulf Coast of Mexico, Veracruz culture, ca. 900 to 1000 CE. An incredible sculptural representation of an old man, with amazing details of the facial features and body. The man seems to have once been seated, with one arm hanging down his side and the other raised to rest against his chest. The fingers are wonderfully detailed, and the elbow joint looks naturalistic. The figure wears a simple loincloth and a necklace that has large rectangular components that hang from its back. The man would have once had a large, elaborate headdress, but it is now missing aside from a flat, wide brim and what looks like a conical horn projecting from one side. Size: 8.05" L x 8.7" W x 14.95" H (20.4 cm x 22.1 cm x 38 cm) The face is the truly beautiful part of the figure: exquisitely sculpted, with a gaunt appearance, and deep lines at his cheeks, nose, and forehead. His eyes are sunken underneath a heavy brow; his cheeks are also sunken, his nose and mouth pronounced, his lips parted as if he is about to speak. His eyes are deep set and sculpted so that he appears to be looking to one side. He has large ears, with holes through the lobes, perhaps because the figure once wore earrings made of some other material. Excavations near the town of Remojadas have revealed two types of impressive, detailed pottery figures: the Sonrientes, the joyous "smiling faces" depicting people of all ages and sexes, and figures like this one, more serious, mostly adult figures, with elaborate costumes, themes, and sometimes props that all seem to point towards religious or political ceremonies. These figures are often found with the bodies smashed into pieces and the heads largely intact - they were ritually destroyed as burial offerings. But who was this old man? The identity of Veracruz terracotta figures is unknown, but an old man is a repeated motif in Mexican art from this time period, perhaps referencing one of the Old Gods known from the Mayan pantheon. Then again, he may just be an older member of the local community. 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 for $50 to the buyer. Please contact us to request. Provenance: Whisnant Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, acquired before 2000 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. 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. #123033 Condition: The piece is missing components of the headdress, the centerpiece of its necklace, one arm, and both legs. What remains has been repaired from two large pieces, but the repair is well done and unobtrusive. Manganese deposits over the body's surface. The face is in excellent condition. TL drill holes beneath base and inside of head.
• COCLE POLYCHROME BOWL W/ ZOOMORPHIC
  COCLE POLYCHROME BOWL W/ ZOOMORPHIC CREATUREPre-Columbian, Central America, Panama, Gran Cocle, ca. 5th to 8th century CE. A fascinating and fine hand-built pottery bowl that depicts a stylized creature painted within the basin. The vessel rests on a stable, rounded base, and the walls flare outward to a thick rim. The entire surface is slipped in a russet-red pigment, and the interior basin is painted with concentric bands and triangular, linear patterns in black and white. At the center is the four-legged composite zoomorphic figure with cleft or hoofed feet, upturned tail, and a bizarre head - a broad tongue emerges from between rows of white teeth, and the head has ears or horns protruding from the top and bottom. Perhaps part saurian and part deer - this is a striking example a fantastical animal! Size: 6.25" Diameter x 2" H (15.9 cm x 5.1 cm) Provenance: ex-Lexington, Kentucky, USA collection, acquired circa 2000 in Panama 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. b>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 b>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 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. #168323 Condition: Professionally repaired from 5 large pieces, with infill along break lines and overpainting to motif. Repairs are well done and nearly indiscernible. Great preservation to the pigments and painted motif.
• KUSHAN SCHIST RELIEF FRIEZE OF
  KUSHAN SCHIST RELIEF FRIEZE OF MAN W/ LION HEADCentral Asia, Pakistan & Northwestern India, Kushan Empire, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. A hand-carved gray schist frieze depicting an elite man dressed in a tunic and pleated pants, sitting. He squats, perhaps on a chair or throne - note the fine attention to drapery - with a lion's head under one arm and an implement raised in the other hand. His head is modeled in the traditional Graeco-Buddhist tradition with a full face, fine almond eyes, nose and sensitive mouth, and a large ornate headdress, similar to a turban, atop the head. The lion has always been symbolic of strength and royalty, but this feline's use became more pronounced in Indian art during the Gandharan period, influenced by iconography inherited from Alexander the Great's conquest of Gandhara in 330 BCE. Size: 4.25" L x 1" W x 8.5" H (10.8 cm x 2.5 cm x 21.6 cm) The Kushan Empire controlled part of the Silk Road between China and the Mediterranean, and its position as a crossroads led to the creation of a dynamic fusion culture. Sculptures like this one give us a hint to the elaborate clothing and personal ornamentation that elite people wore during this period. Most articles of Kushan clothing were heavily decorated with metal plaques and beads. Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. b>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 b>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 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. #166073 Condition: Repaired, head reattached to neck, repair is well done and not discernable from the front, visible break line and adhesive on verso. Loss and abrasion headdress and chips to high pointed areas. Some softening to finer details, but overall sharp and clear. Light mineral and earthen encrustations in recessed areas.
• AMLASH TERRACOTTA BEAKED VESSEL -
  AMLASH TERRACOTTA BEAKED VESSEL - AVIAN FORMAncient Near East, northwestern Iran, Amlash, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. A burnished pottery vessel with a spherical body and a long, beak-like spout extending from the center, counterweighted by a diminutive handle extending from low on the spout to the body. The form is delightfully zoomorphic, resembling a bird. Amlash vessels were buried in large megalithic tombs, built by part of the Marlik culture. Despite its proximity to the large Mesopotamian cultures, the geographical barrier of the high Zagros and Elburz Mountains kept it relatively isolated and a very unique ceramic tradition developed there. This is an elegant example of a grave good that, based on how few graves have been found in the Amlash assemblage, seems to have been reserved only for high status individuals. Size: 5.9" W x 8.2" H (15 cm x 20.8 cm) Provenance: ex-estate of Roy Green, Birmingham, Alabama acquired before 2015 from major New York galleries 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. #148751 Condition: Expertly repaired and restored from a few large pieces. This is so well done that it is almost invisible. Great deposits on surface with excellent preserved detail.
• LURISTAN BRONZE MASTER OF ANIMALS
  LURISTAN BRONZE MASTER OF ANIMALS STANDARD FINIALAncient Near East, northwestern Iran and Turkey, Luristan, ca. 1000 to 600 BCE. An intriguing cast-bronze standard finial in the form known as the "master of animals." The composition depicts an abstract anthropomorphic figure standing with broad hips and openwork legs while throttling a pair of stylized predators - perhaps griffins, roosters, or lionesses - by their necks. A petite avian-style head protrudes from beneath the neck of each larger zoomorphic head, and a second anthropomorphic face is shown along the chest of the larger figure. The pierced ears and goblet held atop the head of the primary figure perhaps held ornamentation at one time, and the entire upper half is secured within the opening of a slender, bell-shaped lower half. The upper half is covered in thick layers of green and brown patina with scattered areas of azurite patina, and the bottom half exhibits mottled layers of russet and green patina. A fascinating artifact from ancient Luristan! Size: 2.5" W x 13" H (6.4 cm x 33 cm); 14.75" H (37.5 cm) on included custom stand. Many of these standards were removed from Luristan in the 1800s and early 1900s without proper archaeological excavation; only two have been scientifically excavated. As a result, their true function is unknown. Suggestions for their interpretation have ranged from the religious - depictions of deities, idols, talismans, etc. - to the utilitarian - parts of chariots or used in funerary rituals. Cf. "Our Collective Past: A Selection of Objects from Antiquity." Fortuna Fine Arts, Inc., New York, 2006, p. 2, fig. 2. Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. b>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 b>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 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. #143204 Condition: Repair to upper half of top section beneath lowest face, with resurfacing and overpainting along break lines. Possible restoration to upper rim of lower section, but very well done if so. Minor abrasions and light encrustations to both halves, with small nicks to some finer details. Great patina throughout. Tang of top section is adhered within the upper opening of the bottom section and cannot be removed; piece as a whole can be removed from display stand.
• UNUSUAL VERACRUZ POTTERY STANDING
  UNUSUAL VERACRUZ POTTERY STANDING FIGURE WHISTLEPre-Columbian, Mexico, Veracruz culture, also known as Totonac (Totonaca), Remojadas, ca. 300 to 600 CE. A fascinating figure of a woman, probably a shaman but possibly a deity, who wears a huge, stylized mask or headdress, massive earrings, and a multi-stranded necklace of seeds and shells. A floor-length skirt is secured to her waist via a broad belt with a large knot at the front. The same knot form repeats on the top and back of the headdress. Two long straps hang down from either side of the top knot, reaching to the slightly bent elbows. The hands are facing outward, the palms spread, while the legs are straight and slightly spread. Fascinatingly, on the face, below a heavy nose ornament, is a projecting mask that gives the impression of being the snout and upper jaw of a jaguar. A whistle opening projects from the back of the figure, allowing it to be played. Size: 7.3" W x 11.7" H (18.5 cm x 29.7 cm) The sophisticated skills used by the artist to construct this piece demonstrate how advanced ceramic technology was in this culture. The arms, head, and legs, all hollow, were made separately and fitted onto the torso, with the joints smoothed over to disguise them. The ornament was also constructed separately, then pressed onto the surface of the body. The piece was fired all together after the clay had dried for a brief period. Imagine the workshop where this item was made - full of disembodied limbs and heads in the process of being sculpted into shape. Who did this figure represent? Excavations near the modern Mexican town of Remojadas have revealed two types of impressive, detailed pottery figures from the Veracruz period: the Sonrientes, the joyous "smiling faces," and figures like this one, more serious, mostly adult figures, with elaborate costumes, themes, and sometimes props that all seem to point towards religious or political ceremonies. These figures are often found with the bodies smashed into pieces and the heads largely intact - they were ritually destroyed as burial offerings. Their clothing suggests that they depict people of import in society, maybe priests or nobility. Cf. North Carolina Museum of Art, "Standing Female Deity or Deity Impersonator." Provenance: private Hidden Valley Lake, California, USA collection, purchased on April 25, 2019; ex-Artemis Gallery; ex-John Rich collection, California, 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. #170481 Condition: No longer functions as a whistle. Repaired from multiple pieces, notably on the arms and lower part of the skirt. Repairs are well done and difficult to see with restoration over break lines. Tiny chips and nicks, mostly around the head, are present and commensurate with age. Otherwise, excellent with nice deposits on surface and beautifully preserved detail of ornament.
• GREEK HELLENISTIC COREFORM GLASS
  GREEK HELLENISTIC COREFORM GLASS AMPHORISKOSAncient Greece, Hellenistic, ca. 3rd to 1st century BCE. A beautiful example of a core-formed glass amphoriskos (miniature amphora) once used to hold perfumed oil. This vase boasts an exceptionally elegant form with a piriform body, twin applied trailed handles of translucent golden yellow glass that gracefully join the shoulder to the cylindrical neck which pinches inward just before the folded rim, with a blue droplet adorning the bottom. The decoration of this piece is simply breathtaking. Note how the deep blue (almost black) body is wound with white thread-like trails applied in a close-knit feathered pattern around the center with horizontal trails below and above, extending to the rim. A divine work of glass art to be treasured for its impeccable form, beautiful hues, sophisticated technique, and wonderful traces of rainbow iridescence adorning the rim, neck, and handle Size: 2.2" in diameter x 6.45" H (5.6 cm x 16.4 cm); 6.8" H (17.3 cm) on included custom stand. A vessel like this would have been made for the elites of ancient society. Its owner would have used a stopper to keep the contents inside, and a glass rod to dip into the vessel's perfumed oils and dab on the throat or wrists. The little handles made it possible to suspend the vessel, and we know from Athenian vase paintings that vessels like these could be worn off a belt at the waist or suspended from the wrist. The Greeks created core-formed or sandcore vessels by trailing threads of molten glass over a "core" of sand or clay to form the vessel. These threads were oftentimes feathered or dragged to create intriguing decorative patterns. The term amphoriskos literally means "little amphora" and is indeed a miniature amphora. This shape was quite popular as it was ideal to store precious oils, perfumes, or cosmetics. According to the Corning Museum of Glass, core forming is "the technique of forming a vessel by winding or gathering molten glass around a core supported by a rod. After forming, the object is removed from the rod and annealed. After annealing, the core is removed by scraping." This process of glass making was begun in the late 16th century BCE by glassmakers of Mesopotamia, and then adopted by Egyptian glassmakers in the 15th century BCE. The technique almost came to an end in the so-called Dark Ages of Mediterranean civilization (1200 to 900 BCE); however, by the 9th century BCE a new generation of glassmakers took up the technique once again, and between the 6th and 4th century BCE core-forming spread throughout the Mediterranean. For further reading about core-formed glass vessels, read Associate Curator, Greek and Roman Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art C.S. Lightfoot's "The Pendant Possibilities of Core-Formed Glass Bottles" Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. 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. #147822 Condition: Professionally repaired and restored from multiple pieces. This is well done and generally unobtrusive. Faint iridescence on surface.
• EXHIBITED ANASAZI POTTERY
  EXHIBITED ANASAZI POTTERY BLACK-ON-WHITE BOWLNative American, Southwestern United States, Colorado, Anasazi (Ancestral Puebloan), Mesa Verde type, ca. 1200 to 1300 CE. A fine example of a bowl made in the Mesa Verde Black-on-White tradition in what is today southwestern Colorado. The bowl has steeply sloping sides with black lines of varying length creating triangular motifs around the interior sides that resemble dripping pitch. Size: 5.9" W x 2.5" H (15 cm x 6.4 cm) Provenance: private South Carolina, USA collection; ex-Artemis Gallery, Louisville, Colorado, USA, August 22nd, 2019, lot 137; ex-Joan Shaw collection, bought in 1971; loaned to the Mesa Verde Museum, Mesa Verde, Colorado, USA, accession number 591, catalogue number 8502, 1962 to 1970; ex-Bill Mitchell collection, Cortez, Colorado, USA, acquired from 1958 to 1962 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. #171426 Condition: Repaired/restored in the base. This is well done and almost impossible to see. Old collection number handwritten on the underside. All of the black pigment is original.
• ROMAN SIDONIAN MOLDED GLASS
  ROMAN SIDONIAN MOLDED GLASS BOTTLE AUBERGINERoman Empire, Sidonian, ca. 1st to 4th century CE. Fine mold-blown glass vessel of deep purple hues, presenting an attractive form comprised of an ovoid body, a tubular neck rising to a gently flared and in-folded rim, and twin trailed handles or blue-green hues joining neck to shoulder. The surface is mesmerizing - intricately detailed with a large central register of floral motifs flanked by linear borders followed by registers of curvilinear motifs above and below; finally, an elegant spiral adorns the base. Imbuing it with even more beauty, the surface is covered in fiery iridescence of pink, lavender, silver, and ice blue hues. Sidon was a center of art glass production in ancient times, and this piece exemplifies the fine creations of this region. Size: 3.25" H (8.3 cm); 3.75" H (9.5 cm) on included custom stand. Here are Pliny's words as he described his voyage to Sidon, "From this point on we must go back to the coast and to Phoenicia. There was formerly a town called Crocodilian, and there still is a river of that name … Then comes Cape Carmel … Next are Getta, Geba, and the river Pacida or Belus … Close to this river is Ptolemais … Next Tyre, once an island separated from the mainland by a very deep sea-channel 700 yards wide, but now joined to it by the works constructed by Alexander when besieging the place … but the entire renown of Tyre now consists in a shell-fish and a purple dye! … Next are Zarephath and the city of birds (Ornithon oppidum), and Sidon, the mother-city of Thebes in Boeotia where glass is made." (Pliny, Natural History V.75-76, 77-79 A.D.) Provenance: East Coast collection, New York Gallery, New York City, New York, USA, acquired before 2010 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. 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. #147845 Condition: Repaired from about 3 or 4 pieces, but very well done. Form is well preserved with wonderful details. Amazing iridescence.
• LARGE CHINESE EASTERN ZHOU BRONZE
  LARGE CHINESE EASTERN ZHOU BRONZE DING W/ LIDEast Asia, China, Eastern Zhou Dynasty, ca. 5th to 4th century BCE. A stunning and large leaded bronze ritualistic cauldron known as a ding vessel with a matched lid standing on elegant tripodal legs. The "cattle-leg" feet have dragon-like zoomorphic faces known as taoties cast into the top where they meet the spherical body. The basin's exterior is cast with elaborate continuous bands of interlacing spiral patterns known as kui ("snake" or "dragon") and leiwen (a motif of thunder) that encircle the body. The thick, vertical handles with a scrolling pattern, allowed the vessel to be lowered and removed from an open fire and the discoidal lid is slightly domed with the same interlocking motifs and 3 ring handles, useful for removing the lid when the vessel was heated. Dings were ritualistic cauldrons for preparing food during ceremonies to honor ancestors and these ornate vessels were often buried with the deceased. This is an outstanding example! Size: 19" W x 14" H (48.3 cm x 35.6 cm) For a nearly identical example, please see the Metropolitan Museum of Art's website, accession number: 13.100.6a, b. Provenance: ex-John B. Kendrick II collection, Denver, Colorado, USA, acquired 1965 to 1990; John B. Kendrick II was that son of John B. Kendrick, Wyoming governor and US senator 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. #172441 Condition: Professionally repaired and restored. Handles repaired and reattached. Lid is repaired and restored, infill and welding along break lines and fissures. Vessel body repaired with infill and welding- legs reattached. Repairs are well done and not easily discernable. Heavy green and red patina throughout.
• GREEK TANAGRA TERRACOTTA STANDING
  GREEK TANAGRA TERRACOTTA STANDING WOMAN W/ TL TESTCentral Greece, Boeotia, ca. 3rd century BCE. A wonderful example of a Greek Tanagra terracotta figure, her form elegantly wrapped in a thin himation and standing with her right hand gripping its flowing draperies and her left hand on her hip, though concealed by billowing fabrics. The lady's head is gently turned toward her right, slightly bowed and adorned with a dramatic coiffure. Her painted face is calm and expressionless, giving her the impression of gazing down at something dispassionately. She stands atop an integral round pedestal with the tips of her toes peeking out from under her clothing. This is an elegant example with extensive detailing and considerable remaining white, pink, and red pigment still gracing the surface. Size: 3" W x 12.2" H (7.6 cm x 31 cm) Tanagra figures are named after the site in Boeotia, central Greece, where thousands of similar figures were unearthed in the early 1870s. Figures of men, children, and comic actors were also found at Tanagra, but standing female figures are the most numerous. The chief appeal of Tanagra figures lies in their exceptional artistic quality usually considered to be the finest of all Greek ceramic figurines. The ladies are normally depicted in casual poses and their clothes, which usually consist of a thinner undergarment, the chiton, worn beneath a thicker cloak or himation, are typically pulled and twisted in pleasing patterns which emphasize the form of the figure beneath. Most Tanagra figures are mold made, and sometimes have a vent cut in the back to ensure even distribution of heat in the firing. After firing, the figure was coated in a white slip, and then colors were added. The artists who produced these figures were known as coroplasts, literally meaning 'modelers of girls.' This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full report will accompany purchase. Provenance: ex-Arte Primitivo Gallery, New York, New York, USA (auction #96, December 6, 2019, lot 496); ex-private New York, New York, USA and Paris, France collection, acquired in the 1970s to 1980s; ex-La Reine Margot, Paris, France All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. 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. #153146 Condition: Small area around foot and the neck have been expertly repaired and restored. This is incredibly well done and almost impossible to discern. Great deposits on surface and really nice remaining pigment, especially on the head. Two small holes drilled on body for TL test.
• PUBLISHED CHAVIN STIRRUP VESSEL
  PUBLISHED CHAVIN STIRRUP VESSEL EAGLE & JAGUAR**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, northern Peru, Chavin culture, Jequetepeque-Templadera type, ca. 1200 to 800 BCE. One of the more striking examples of ancient pottery I have seen from this region! A blackware stirrup vessel - a type of canteen that could be tied to the waist for travel over distances or into the fields - in the form of an eagle's head with a transformative jaguar mouth full of teeth and fangs. Jaguars' bodies, stretched into luxurious curves, adorn the eyebrows, encircling the eyes. One eye is massive, full of concentric circles; the other is square, with a heavy eyelid that projects out of the side of the vessel over it. The back of the vessel features incised auspicious motifs that resemble a labyrinth or map of a chamber with a feathered-headdress symbol low on its right side. Pale red cinnabar pigment colors all incised lines. Size: 6.2" W x 10.75" H (15.7 cm x 27.3 cm) The feline and the eagle are, alongside the serpent, the most represented animals in the Chavin pantheon of mythological zoomorphic creatures. Chavin artists often depicted them in transformative or chimera-like states, and their chief god, Lanzon, was a similar figure. The Chavin lived in the northern Highland Andes, and their capital, Chavin de Huantar, is an UNESCO World Heritage Site. In the center of Chavin de Huantar is a massive, flat-topped pyramid, surrounded by lower platforms. Between 1200 and 500 BCE the pyramid space was used for religious ceremonies. The Old Temple, constructed very early in the history of the site, consists of a series of passageways built around a circular courtyard; within were carved stone monuments showing jaguars, avians, serpents, and other figures with transformative and/or anthropomorphic figures. At the very center is a towering stone stela depicting a figure with anthropomorphic and zoomorphic features - Lanzon. Researchers believe that worshippers ingested hallucinogenic drugs and then were led in the dark through the labyrinthine passageways before entering the central courtyard and coming abruptly face-to-face with the snarling features of the god. Published in "Chavin: Spirits, Shamans, and Hallucinogenics", Copenhagen, Denmark. 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-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany, collected from 1950-1960s All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #151841 Condition: Expertly repaired and restored from multiple pieces. This is so well done as to be almost indiscernible. Petite drill holes under one eye and on the underside of the mouth.
• TALL ATTIC RED-FIGURE LEKYTHOS W/
  TALL ATTIC RED-FIGURE LEKYTHOS W/ MALE, FEMALE, TL'DAncient Greece, Athens, Attic, ca. late 6th to early 5th century BCE. A very fine Attic lekythos painted via the red-figure technique with a figural scene depicting a male and a female figure, the pair facing and engaging with one another. While the female is looking at the man, her feet face the opposite direction as if she is moving/dancing toward her right. She holds a large basket in her left hand and an alabastron in her right. Meanwhile, the male stands in profile, draped in a voluminous cloak, and leaning on a crook or walking stick. A sash with cross motifs and a pair of krotala, wooden clappers that a dancing girl would play while performing, are on the wall between the figures. The krotala suggest the female is an entertainer of a brothel or symposium. Perhaps the young man has come to hire the evening's entertainment. Above the scene is a register of meander and checkerboard motifs; below is a register of repeated tongues. Beautiful palmettes and tendrils adorn the shoulder of the vessel. Size: 11.75" H (29.8 cm) Lekythoi were used for storing oil used for a wide variety of purposes in the Classical World. While larger examples were usually designated for keeping olive oil, smaller more delicate examples were reserved for the bath to store precious unguents of sweet and floral aromas. Given the tall aspect of this piece, it was likely used to store olive oil for special gatherings.This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full report will accompany purchase. Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-private California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s #142822 Condition: Spout and possibly neck and handle have been restored with some repainting, but very well done and difficult to see. Nicks to rim of spout. Normal surface wear with minor scuffs and nicks; however, the iconography and decorative program are very strong.
• MOCHE POLYCHROME STIRRUP PORTRAIT
  MOCHE POLYCHROME STIRRUP PORTRAIT VESSEL OF A LORDPre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A superb and expertly decorated pottery stirrup vessel in the form of a portrait head of a lord with a naturalistic visage crowned by a jaguar headdress. The Moche of northern Peru may be the only ancient culture of the Americas that produced true portrait vessels. In fact, scholars have been able to follow the progression of age and rank of several individuals portrayed in Moche pottery. This example presents heavy-lidded, almond-shaped eyes, a curved nose, and thin libs, all flanked by a pair of huge, annular earspools. The fierce head of a jaguar projects from his headband with large paws raised on either side, as though ready to attack. A chinstrap rests below the pointed chin, along with a beaded necklace, as a stirrup spout rises from the shoulder-length hair. An outstanding Moche lord portrait vessel with a veristic countenance, adorned in a manner that is opulent and highly symbolic! Size: 5.75" W x 10.25" H (14.6 cm x 26 cm) Jaguar imagery symbolized power and might throughout the Pre-Columbian world. Warriors, rulers, hunters, and shamans alike associated themselves with this king of beasts, the largest and most powerful feline in the New World. In addition, the principal Moche god Ai Apec wears a headdress adorned with a jaguar head and paws, and important mortals like the gentleman depicted in this example donned similar headdresses. A nocturnal animal, the jaguar sleeps in caves and dark places and creeps quietly in the forest, evoking great mystery. Oddly enough, few Moche artists would have actually scene jaguars as they are not indigenous to the coast. Jaguars prefer moist forest conditions. However, scholars believe that some cubs were transported over the mountains for Moche rituals and it is also possible that some jaguars wandered down the coast. Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, acquired from 2000 to 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. #179869 Condition: Professionally repaired and restored with some repainting in areas, all very well done with indecipherable break lines. Some minor nicks and abrasions as well as a few small chips to peripheries as shown.
• 18K KING GEORGE V BRITISH HALF
  18K KING GEORGE V BRITISH HALF SOVEREIGN 22K GOLD COIN RING: Well done, bezel set into a ''pan'' shaped ring, is yellow gold, size 10.5. Total weight 18 grams. CONDITION: PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT ALL PAYMENTS WILL BE VERIFIED THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE FINANCIAL INSTITUTION PRIOR TO SHIPPING.