Antiquities
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John J. Audubon's "The Birds of North America"
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Furniture
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Glass
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Russian Arts
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1. A Middle Elamite Electrum Roundel, circa 1500-1100 BCE The disk consisting of a bitumen core covered in an electrum foil sheet decorated with a central medallion of a facing bearded male head, the center-parted hair with twisted ringlets down both sides. Bulging almond shaped eyes, arching brows merging with the nose are encircled by a band decorated with four reclining goats, all depicted in profile facing the center. Their bodies are stippled, two above and two below, enclosed by thin raised bands incised with a rope pattern; the thick silver backing with four attachment loops. 3-13/16" D (9.7cm). Provenance: Pennsylvania Private Collection. (For an example once in the Schimmel Collection, now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, with a similar facing head surrounded by seven rams, but with only the bitumen core preserved, see number 73 bis in Hoffmann, ed., The Beauty of Ancient Art, The Norbert Schimmel Collection.) 4,500/6,500 |
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2. Avar Culture Openwork Strap End, circa 9th Century A.D. Flat bronze strap end with open worked design of circular shapes. Medium relief and slight tapering form. Overall green patina. Apprx 4-1/4"L x 1"W. The Avar culture consisted of Slavic nomads living near the Danube River basin during the ninth century AD. Sister pieces from this collection were donated by the owner to the Antiquities department at Harvard University. 300/500 Sold: $92.00 |
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3. Avar Culture Pierced Bronze Buckle Plate, circa 9th Century A.D. Oval shape bronze buckle plate with openwork hunt scene depicting a man with a falcon on his arm and raised knife above a beast. Overall patina. Apprx 1-3/4"W x 1-3/8". The Avar culture consisted of Slavic nomads living near the Danube River basin during the ninth century AD. Sister pieces from this collection were donated by the owner to the Antiquities department at Harvard University. 1,200/1,500 Sold: $402.50 |
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4. Avar Culture Bronze Strap End, circa 9th Century A.D. A bronze strap end with relief work. Pierced end has open hole, the other with original pin. Overall green patina, apprx 1-7/8" x 5/8". The Avar culture consisted of Slavic nomads living near the Danube River basin during the ninth century AD. Sister pieces from this collection were donated by the owner to the Antiquities department at Harvard University. 300/500 Sold: $69.00 |
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5. Two Avar Culture Bronze Pieces, circa 9th Century A.D. The first bronze is of hollow form and gilt with a directional, organic pattern with raised center strap. Hand chased. Apprx 2-7/16"L x 7/16"W x 3/8"T. The second is bronze with overall green patina and wonderful hand chased ribbon design with stippled background. Tapering towards the center where a raised band is located with bead. Unfortunatly this item has been broken in two parts, however remains a fine example of design in Avar culture. Apprx 2-7/8"L x 5/8"W. Sister pieces from this collection were donated by the owner to the Antiquities department at Harvard University. 400/600 Sold: $115.00 |
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6. Danubian Culture Anthropomorphic Figure, Late Neolithic Period, circa 3500 B.C. Possibly from the Vinca pre-historic settlement of the Danube River. Numerous clay figures have been discovered in this region east of Belgrade, Serbia, suggesting that there was a fertillity cult and shrine as most of the figures are female and this form of worship was common in Agrarian societies. This dark clay standing female figure has incised lines representing garments, traces of red paint and bulging eyes; all distinctive traits of Late Vinca figures. Wide hips and, rounded belly and breasts confirm sex. Protruding nose on a triangular face without a mouth. White pigement, or encrustations throughout. Apprx 4-1/2"T x 2"W. 4,000/6,000 Sold: $690.00 |
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7. Danubian Culture Anthropomorphic Figure, Late Neolithic Period, circa 3500 B.C. Also possibly from Vinca, whose culture flourished during the 4-6th millennia B.C. and extended throughout Serbia and western Romania. A male example with a flat torso and outlined eyes with protruding nose and no mounth, comprised of dark gray clay with brown crustations. Stylized hair and incised diagonal decoration around the hips suggesting clothing. A fine example of Neolithic craft, this item may have been used in a ritual practrice as a cult object. Apprx 5-3/4"T x 2"W. 4,000/6,000 Sold: $345.00 |
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8. Grey Earthen-Ware Vase Cultural artifact possibly Oceanic, from New Guinea. Vase features two handle nubs and an elliptical shape. Exterior bears remnants of banded decorations in black pigment. Measures apprx 9"H x 4"W. 200/400 Sold: $57.50 |
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9. Silver Ingot from the Spanish Galleon the Atocha, circa 17th Century From the shipwreck of the Atocha in 1764, weighing apprx 239.40 troy oz. Measures apprx 13" x 4" x 2". Top marked IIUCCXXX for the silver fineness ), IIIUDXLI for the tally number founded at the Potosi mint in the year 1622. Throughout marked with Spanish markings and owners mark "R". Back of bar has numbers "4842" and "85". Approximately six to eight billion dollars of gold and silver were mined in Spains American Colonies (Florida). Much of the New World bullion went directly into foreign hands in return for the luxuries dear to the nobility. On September 5th 1622, the Atocha carrying a cargo of gold bars, emeralds, personal jewelry, along with hundreds of thousands of treasure coins to Spain went down in a hurricane off the coast of Florida along with it's sister ship the Margarita. This site was found and excavated by Mel Fisher over a period of 16 years. 5,000/8,000 Sold: $5,750.00 |
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10. A Copper Amulet, circa 12th Century, Seljic Empire From Turkey or ancient Anatolia during the time of the Seljic Empire. One side has eight lines of Persian writing surrounding a seated figure, holding a staff. Two the left and right of the figure are two tables, or calendars with symbols. The other side has a central figure with a tiger. This image has a surround border decorated with one small animal and Persian lettering. Overall the thin plate is squared with the corners and center rising. Top section is pierced. Apprx 2-3/8" x 2-1/8". 700/1,000 Sold: $172.50 |
