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September 07 Auction Catalog

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Lots

Antiquities
1-10
11-20
21-30
31-40
41-44
Paintings
45-64
65-84
85-104
105-124
125-144
145-150
Works on Paper
151-165
166-180
181-195
196-210
211-225
226-233
Kokoon Arts Club & Cleveland School Artists
234-243
244-253
254-263
264-273
274-283
284-291
Ceramics and Porcelain
292-316
317-341
342-366
367-391
392-416
417-425
Glass
426-435
436-445
446-455
456-465
466-468
Sculpture
469-478
479-485
Orientalia
486-510
511-535
536-560
561-585
586-610
611-635
636-656
Fine Jewelry
657-681
682-706
707-731
732-756
757-781
782-806
807-831
832-856
857-881
882-906
907-931
932-933
Fine Silver
934-958
959-983
984-1008
1009-1033
1034-1058
1059-1083
Mid-Century Modern Furniture
1084-1093
1094-1103
1104-1112
Furniture
1113-1122
1123-1132
1133-1142
1143-1152
1153-1155
Decorative Arts
1156-1180
1181-1205
1206-1230
1231-1255
1256-1280
1281-1289
Books, Maps and Documents
1290-1299
1300-1309
1310-1319
1320-1326
Oriental Carpets & Textiles
1327-1341
1342-1356
1357-1371
1372-1386
1387-1400


Sumerian Cuneiform Tablet, ca. 1900 B.C.

11. Sumerian Cuneiform Tablet, ca. 1900 B.C.


Small tan baked tablet with seven lines of Cuneiform script on one side, four on the other. Apprx 1-1/2" x 1-1/4" x 5/8".

300/500

Sumerian Cuneiform

12. Sumerian Cuneiform "Messenger" Tablet, ca. 1900 B.C.


Pink/tan baked tablet with Cuneiform script on both sides, apprx 1-1/8" x 3/4" x 1/2". These smaller messenger tablets were carved while held in the hand.

250/350

Sumerian Cuneiform Tablet, ca. 1900 B.C.

13. Sumerian Cuneiform Tablet, ca. 1900 B.C.


Light gray baked tablet with Cuneiform script on both sides, apprx 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" x 1/2". Smaller tablets with fine script were usually written by a better scribe and therefore the context is more interesting.

200/300

A Greek Pottery Owl, ca. 400 B.C.

14. A Greek Pottery Owl, ca. 400 B.C.


A whimsical pottery figurine of a stylized owl surmounted with a small knob, highlighted in brown pigments. 4"T x 2-3/4"W x 2;L.

300/400 Sold: $598.00

A Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp, ca. 100 B.C. - 100 A.D.

15. A Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp, ca. 100 B.C. - 100 A.D.


A boat shaped form with a slightly raised rim, missing a handle; with decorations in relief and traces of pigment. Measures approx. 3-1/4"L x 2-1/4;W x 1".

50/100 Sold: $34.50

Indian Sandstone Head of the Buddha, Kushan Period, ca. 2nd century B.C.–3rd century A.D.

16. Indian Sandstone Head of the Buddha, Kushan Period, ca. 2nd century B.C.–3rd century A.D.


Carved mottled pink sandstone head mounted on a black metal stand. Stylized hair and ear ornamentation and heavily-lidded eyes. From the 1st through the 5th century, sculptors at Mathura were laying the foundation for Indian religious art, using the easily identified mottled red sandstone. Approx. 9"T x 6"W, on stand height approx. 12"T.

1,500/2,000 Sold: $1,150.00

Sassanian Copper Relief Fragment, circa 5th-7th Century A.D.

17. Sassanian Copper Relief Fragment, circa 5th-7th Century A.D.


A thin copper sheet with hand work in relief of a hunt scene with two cheetahs fighting over a kill, which appears to be a large deer, possibly characters from ancient Persian mythology. Relief has green multi-colored patina overall and has several breaks with losses. Mounted to a frosted plexi stand with mount, fragment is approx. 4" x 14-1/2". On stand approx. 7"T. Possibly Sassanian, or Greek.

1,000/2,000

A Pottery Vase, Possibly Sassanian circa 5th-7th Century A.D.

18. A Pottery Vase, Possibly Sassanian circa 5th-7th Century A.D.


A pottery vase, with a small doughnut shaped handle at one side, with a bulbous body and a flared top, the sides decorated with brown and reddish designs and depictions of a scorpion and a squirrel, measuring approx. 4"H x 3-1/4" in diameter at the widest point.

150/250 Sold: $195.50

A Small Persian Bronze Bowl, Seljuk Period, ca. 11th/12th Century

19. A Small Persian Bronze Bowl, Seljuk Period, ca. 11th/12th Century


A small bronze plate with short rim, with the interior decorated with an etched roundel framing an etched stylized mythical creature over a foliate background, the roundel is encircled with a spiked design. The piece has a very nice green patina. Overall it measures approx. 6"D x 3/4"T.

800/1,000

Carved Sandstone Khmer Sculpture from Cambodia, ca. 12th-13th Century

20. Carved Sandstone Khmer Sculpture from Cambodia, ca. 12th-13th Century


A large carved sandstone sculpture measuring approx. 31"H x 28"W x 4"D, depicting the seated Devata holding an orb, from Cambodia, ca. 12th-13th Century.

1,500/2,500 Sold: $805.00

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