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May 2007 Fine Art & Antiques Auction Catalog

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Lots

Antiquities & Indian Art
1-10
11-15
Paintings
16-40
41-65
66-90
91-115
116-140
141-165
166-171
Works on Paper
172-186
187-201
202-216
217-231
232-246
247-248
Sculpture
249-258
259-262
Jewelry
263-287
288-312
313-337
338-362
363-387
388-412
413-437
438-462
463-487
488-512
513-537
538-562
563-577
Silver
578-602
603-627
628-652
653-677
678-700
Furniture
701-710
711-720
721-726
Decorative Arts
727-736
737-746
747-756
757-766
767-776
777-784
Orientalia
785-794
795-804
805-814
815-824
825-834
835-842
Glass
843-852
853-862
863-872
873-882
883-886
Porcelain and Ceramics
887-901
902-916
917-931
932-946
947-961
962-968
Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Documents
969-993
994-1018
1019-1043
1044-1068
1069-1093
1094-1118
1119-1123
Carpets and Rugs
1124-1138
1139-1153
1154-1168
1169-1183
1184-1198
1199-1200


A Collection of Ancient Coins Including Roman Empire, Greek and The Crusades

1. A Collection of Ancient Coins Including Roman Empire, Greek and The Crusades


Lot includes; Constantine II (Flavius Claudius Constantinus 337-340 ). Approx. 12.7 cm, (5/8"D). Constantine II was responsible for a large area including Spain, France and Great Britain. Nero (54-68 A.D.), AE, concordia dupondius (bronze). Approx. 2.54 cm (1-1/8"D). Nero committed suicide in 68 on the eve of his arrest after a reign of extravagance. He was a lover of the arts, and it is reported that he played the fiddle while Rome burned in A.D. 64. Claudius II (Marcus Aurelius Claudius Augustus Gothicus (May 10, 213/214 - January, 270), Egyptian eagle on verso, Claudius profile facing right. Tetradrachm, ca. 150-250 A.D. Approx. 15.24 cm (6/8"D) Macedon coin, ca. 400 B.C. Bronze, possibly head of Athena facing right, verso with figure of Pan greeting a trophy. Approx. 15.24 cm (6/8"D) Crusader coin; Lucca, Italy. Henry III or IV 1039-1125. Approx. 12.7 cm, 5/8"D

150/300 Sold: $80.50

A Roman Glass Vase With Green Handles

2. A Roman Glass Vase With Green Handles


A Roman glass vase with a green glass embellishment encircling the lip attached to three green glass handles, with the sides also decorated with the applied green glass forms and a small green glass foot. The vase measures approx. 3-1/2"H.

200/300

A Roman Aubergene Glass Vase

3. A Roman Aubergene Glass Vase


A Roman aubergene glass vase, approx. 4-5/8"H, with the outer surface entirely embellished with applied glass swags and swirls. The vase comes with a black metal armature for display.

200/300 Sold: $414.00

An Irridescent Roman Glass Vase

4. An Irridescent Roman Glass Vase


A delicate Roman glass vase in a squat bulbous shape with a flaring lip, with applied ornamentation in a zig zag pattern on the sides and two double handles, in a light blue-green glass with an irridescent quality to the surface, approx. 2-3/8"H x 3-1/8" in diameter at the widest point.

200/300

A Lot of Three Multicolor Eastern Mediterranean Glass Vases

5. A Lot of Three Multicolor Eastern Mediterranean Glass Vases


A lot of three multicolor Eastern Mediterranean glass vases, two with black metal stands, approx. 5-1/4"H (yellow, red and black) on a black metal stand, 6-1/8"H (cobalt blue and white with applied yellow dots) on a black metal stand, and 6-1/8"H (black, white, green and blue) with one white handle, the other handle missing. Each has a different tapering form with a flaring lip. The last has a small foot and stands independently.

200/300 Sold: $3,461.50

An Egyptian Ewer

6. An Egyptian Ewer


An Egyptian ceramic ewer with the remains of blue faience glazing. The ewer measures approx. 6-1/8"H, and has a bulbous shape with a tapering neck and a flat lip, with one simple rounded handle.

100/200

Papyrus Fragment, Egypt, Ca. 800 B.C.

7. Papyrus Fragment, Egypt, Ca. 800 B.C.


Fragment in Coptic semi-cursive script writing, a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing. Most likely from a mathematical, business or legal document. Within protective plastic, fragment approx. 2" x 1-1/4". (5.4 cm by 3.5 cm.)

100/200 Sold: $51.75

Papyrus Fragment With Finely Written Script, ca. 400 B.C.

8. Papyrus Fragment With Finely Written Script, ca. 400 B.C.


Fragment with script on one side, not translated, origin unknown. In protective plastic. Approx. 3" x 3/4".

100/200 Sold: $17.25

Another Papyrus Fragment ca. 4th-6th Century A.D.

9. Another Papyrus Fragment ca. 4th-6th Century A.D.


A fragment with semi-uncial script on both sides. In protective plastic. Approx. 2-1/2" x 1".

100/200 Sold: $17.25

A Large Paracas Culture Textile, Southern Coastal region, ca. 400 BC-200 AD

10. A Large Paracas Culture Textile, Southern Coastal region, ca. 400 BC-200 AD


Wool woven fabric, backing with paper. Three crowned birdmen with tails and wings, surrounded by ducks. The textile measures approx. 20-1/2" x 31". The Paracas culture was a Pre-Inca society between approximately 750 BCE and 100 CE that developed in the Paracas Peninsula, located in what today is the Paracas District of the Pisco Province in the Ica Region, Peru. Provenance: Ex-collection of Doris Cameron (d. 2006) of Fresno CA. This item entered her collection of Peruvian History prior to 1990 and had been shown and vetted by several museum curators between 1988-98. Chinese cabinet, top shelf.

800/1,000

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