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18th & 19th C. Antiques & Decorative Arts
6:00 AM PT - Jul 13th, 2008

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Brunk Auctions

PO Box 2135
Asheville, NC 28802
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Friday, July 11, 2008 from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. EST

522 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
881 Lot 881

Empire style wrought iron patio set:
table with square iron top on swan supports and paw feet wit...

500
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1,000
17 Bids
882 Lot 882

Pair wirework garden benches:
each with arched back and scrolled and woven wirework backs,...

400
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800
3 Bids
883 Lot 883

Large architectural iron clock,
black painted iron clock face with gilt Roman chapter ring a...

500
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1,000
29 Bids
884 Lot 884

Copper and zinc architectural lantern,
lemon finial and stepped copper top, zinc frame with glazed ...

200
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400
19 Bids
885 Lot 885

Painted wrought iron lantern,
pierced and leaf form crown top, scrolled arms with applied ...

400
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800
20 Bids
886 Lot 886

Pair painted wrought iron tables:
oval glass top over vine and leaf decoration on flared legs,...

300
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600
4 Bids
887 Lot 887

Pair cast iron garden urns:
each typical form with decorated rim and lobed body on squar...

200
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400
2 Bids
888 Lot 888

Two similar lead garden figures:
young girl holding patinated copper umbrella and basket of f...

500
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1,000
1 Bid
889 Lot 889

Pair carved stone table supports:
two stylized peacocks on rectangular marble plinths, 20th ce...

800
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1,500
15 Bids
890 Lot 890

Pair carved stone Egyptianate table
table supports: each with central column and two dog figural...

800
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1,500
17 Bids
891 Lot 891

15 ancient objects:
mounted bronze finial, 8 in., [extensive losses;] bronze fig...

400
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800
30 Bids
892 Lot 892

Six ancient bronze objects:
axe head, 3-3/4 x 5 in.; two bronze bracelets, 4-1/8 in. and...

600
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1,200
17 Bids
893 Lot 893

Ten ancient bronze objects:
ladle, small vessel-shaped finial, oval bowls, bell-shaped o...

500
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1,000
23 Bids
894 Lot 894

Marble sculpture,
bust of classically dressed figure, unsigned, European, 19th...

150
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300
25 Bids
895 Lot 895

Nine pieces Roman glass:
vessels with various iridescent surfaces, some with rounded ...

200
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400
43 Bids
896 Lot 896

15 ceramic objects:
various fragments, torsos, heads, figures, vessels, several ...

200
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400
33 Bids
897 Lot 897

Cast stone garden statue,
cast stone or composition: statue with old weathered surface...

1,000
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2,000
16 Bids
898 Lot 898

Eight ancient bronze objects:
bronze mace head, probably late third/early second millenniu...

400
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800
25 Bids
899 Lot 899

Two ancient objects, cat, ram's head:
footed copper cat, pierced body with finely detailed head an...

400
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800
58 Bids
900 Lot 900

21 ancient bronze hair or cloak pins:
various spiral, engraved and crosshatch designs, one with ti...

300
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600
15 Bids
901 Lot 901

Eight ancient bronze daggers:
probably Luristan (currently Iran), all probably first mille...

500
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1,000
40 Bids
902 Lot 902

Marble torso of Venus DeMilo,
probably an early 20th century adaptation after the antique,...

500
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1,000
52 Bids
903 Lot 903

Ancient bronze and copper vessels:
circular pan, 13-3/4 in.; ovoid vase, 7-3/4 x 8-1/4 in.; glo...

400
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800
41 Bids
904 Lot 904

15 ancient grease lamps:
molded ceramic, some with relief decoration, one with soldie...

200
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400
11 Bids
905 Lot 905

Cast stone fish-form fountain,
jumping fish on cresting wave, open mouth fitted with founta...

200
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400
1 Bid
906 Lot 906

Cast stone garden statue,
young boy shying away from lizard on ground, limestone or ca...

200
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400
19 Bids
907 Lot 907

Terra cotta garden statue,
young girl with fine features and curly hair, classical drap...

300
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600
17 Bids
908 Lot 908

Near pair carved stone stylized swans:
articulated feathers and downturned heads, 20th century, 23-...

500
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1,000
14 Bids
909 Lot 909

BU 1899 U.S. $10 gold piece,
Liberty type, brilliant luster, MS-62 or better. Scattered l...

500
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1,000
15 Bids
910 Lot 910

U.S. Classical Head $2-1/2 gold coin,
1834, Fine or better, light peripheral toning. Minor reverse...

300
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600
14 Bids
911 Lot 911

Two uncirculated 1932-S quarters:
U.S. 25-cents silver, both MS 60 or better, original toning....

500
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1,000
9 Bids
912 Lot 912

Eight U.S. Commemorative half dollars:
1922 Grant, MS 63, attractive obverse toning, [small dark ad...

300
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600
8 Bids
913 Lot 913

Five U.S. Liberty $5 gold coins:
1879, EF 40, reddish toning, [scratches on chin;] 1899-S, Fi...

600
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1,200
13 Bids
914 Lot 914

Two U.S. gold pieces:
$2-1/2 Indian type, 1925-D, AU 50; $5 Liberty type, 1898-S, ...

200
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400
13 Bids
915 Lot 915

Seven U.S. $2-1/2 gold coins:
two Liberty type: 1851, AU 50; 1855, VF 25, [soil in recesse...

600
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1,200
13 Bids
916 Lot 916

Three U.S. $20 gold coins:
two Liberty type, 1906-S: one choice AU 55, [small reverse r...

2,000
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4,000
13 Bids
917 Lot 917

Four U.S. Indian $5 gold coins:
1908, VF 20; 1911, VF 20; 1911-S, EF 40; 1915, AU 50, much l...

600
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1,200
10 Bids
918 Lot 918

"Map of Goldfield Nevada 1907",
published by the Clason Map Co., Denver, Colorado, claims sh...

300
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600
9 Bids
919 Lot 919

Fourteen U.S. silver dollars:
nine Morgan: 1878-S, seven tail feathers, reverse type of 18...

400
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800
24 Bids
920 Lot 920

U.S. Isabella commemorative 25-cent,
1893 Columbian quarter dollar, choice AU 58. Very clean surf...

300
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600
4 Bids
921 Lot 921

Six Japanese iron [tsuba,]
all with carved elements: [kinko tsuba,] four lobed with hea...

800
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1,200
14 Bids
922 Lot 922

18th century Japanese short sword,
wakizashi, tang with inscriptions Totomi-(no) Kami-Fujiwara-...

1
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2
10 Bids
923 Lot 923

20th century Japanese military sword,
black-painted wooden handle with brass mounts, openwork bask...

50
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100
11 Bids
924 Lot 924

22 pieces Japanese sword fittings:
three [tsuka] (handle): two cord-wrapped ray skin, one with ...

1,000
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2,000
20 Bids
925 Lot 925

24 Japanese [fuchi:]
sword fittings at end of [tsuka] (handle); 15 bronze, nine i...

1,000
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2,000
4 Bids
926 Lot 926

Six Japanese iron [tsuba,]
all pierced: Battle of Uji River, signed, 2-3/4 x 2-5/8 in.;...

800
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1,200
19 Bids
927 Lot 927

Five Japanese [tsuba]:
[mokume tsuba,] signed 2-7/8 x 2-3/4 in.; iron tsuba, etched...

800
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1,200
3 Bids
928 Lot 928

Set of eight Robert Jolly knives:
marked "RJ", sheep horn handles, each 8-5/8 in., walnut case...

400
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800
11 Bids
930 Lot 930

Six Japanese iron tsuba,
all [kinko] (mixed metal) [tsuba,] several with carved eleme...

1,000
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2,000
14 Bids
931 Lot 931

1964 Century Coronado runabout boat,
wooden hull, probably mahogany, General Motors Fireball V-8 ...

5,000
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10,000
18 Bids
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