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Brunk Auctions May 9-10, 2009 Sale
6:00 AM PT - May 10th, 2009

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Asheville, NC 28802
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452 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
803 Lot 803

Chinese decorated jar,
red decoration on yellow ground, dragons and clouds over roc...

600
-
1,200
804 Lot 804

Chinese carved wood panel,
red lacquer with gilt figures of the Eight Immortals, dragon...

200
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400
805 Lot 805

Indian dagger,
double-curved blade with etched decoration, ivory and bone h...

500
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1,000
806 Lot 806

Chinese carved wood figure,
[Manjusri,] bodhisatra of wisdom, black and gilt lacquered s...

400
-
800
807 Lot 807

Pair Chinese stone lohans:
carved figures standing on rectangular bases, downcast eyes,...

400
-
800
808 Lot 808

Two Chinese hardstone carvings,
light to dark green mottled stone: tree-form lidded vessel w...

150
-
300
809 Lot 809

Chinese tileworks Buddhist lion stand,
glazed in turquoise, yellow, cream, the fierce beast restrai...

2,000
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4,000
810 Lot 810

Japanese Satsuma-style charger,
porcelain, polychrome male and female figures seated in a gi...

200
-
400
811 Lot 811

Indian School miniature portraits:
Mughal Emperor Muhammed Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal...

200
-
400
812 Lot 812

Fine Persian cased mirror,
hunting scenes with cartouches of a young European man and w...

1,000
-
2,000
813 Lot 813

Japanese iron [kinko tsuba,]
quatrefoil shape, riverbank with three cranes among reeds, s...

150
-
300
814 Lot 814

Three Japanese bronze [suiban]
(basin for tray landscapes), all with dark brown patina: one...

200
-
400
815 Lot 815

Pair Chinese cylindrical vases:
blue and white textured surface, The Eight Immortals in a ga...

200
-
400
816 Lot 816

Pair Chinese blue and white vases:
mirror image club forms, standing rim, dragon-form handles, ...

300
-
600
817 Lot 817

Japanese cloisonné vase,
ovoid with long neck, everted rim, cartouches of dragons, ph...

200
-
400
818 Lot 818

Chinese blue and white lidded vase,
[meiping] form, robust dragons on scrolling lotus ground, si...

400
-
800
819 Lot 819

Miniature [samurai] armor,
comprising of [kabuto] (helmet), [mempo] (face mask), [oyoro...

400
-
800
820 Lot 820

Chinese [famille rose] figure,
porcelain, bearded man in robe with turquoise ground, holdin...

200
-
400
821 Lot 821

Chinese lacquered table,
mortise-and-tenon construction, oblique braces, hoof feet, t...

400
-
800
822 Lot 822

Chinese [famille rose] vase,
coarse surface with brightly enameled ladies, children, tabl...

250
-
500
823 Lot 823

Four pieces Japanese imari:
pair conical vases, cartouches of chrysanthemums, phoenixes,...

250
-
500
824 Lot 824

Japanese Satsuma vase,
conical with polychrome and gilt chrysanthemums on ground of...

200
-
400
825 Lot 825

Chinese elm bench,
mortise-and-tenon construction, heavy grained top, flanged a...

250
-
500
826 Lot 826

Chinese apothecary cabinet,
48 drawers with divided interiors over three large drawers, ...

400
-
800
827 Lot 827

Hmong pictorial embroidery,
refugee camp or school in Thailand, segregated male and fema...

200
-
400
828 Lot 828

Two Cambodian [pidan]
(temple hangings): silk ikat weaving in vibrant colors, each...

400
-
800
829 Lot 829

Five Japanese woodblock prints:
three by Kogyo Tsukioka (1869-1927), each depicting characte...

250
-
500
830 Lot 830

Chinese apothecary cabinet,
top compartment with open grid doors and sides over 35 drawe...

500
-
1,000
831 Lot 831

Two Chinese ancestor portraits,
ink and color on silk, seated man and woman with 6th rank ci...

200
-
400
832 Lot 832

Navajo rug,
stepped diamond motifs separated by multicolor bands, brown,...

200
-
400
833 Lot 833

Cherokee river cane basket,
square-to-round with shaped neck, diagonal bands of decorati...

300
-
600
834 Lot 834

Cherokee river cane basket,
double woven, square-to-round, two colors of natural dyes, a...

150
-
300
835 Lot 835

Two Cherokee river cane baskets,
both with notched bentwood handles, cane rims: one with broa...

200
-
400
836 Lot 836

Rare Cherokee river cane basket,
miniature double woven, rectangular form, two shades of brow...

400
-
800
837 Lot 837

Cherokee river cane basket,
double woven, bands of geometric decoration with two colors ...

250
-
500
838 Lot 838

Rare dated Cherokee river cane basket,
tapered shopping basket with two shades of brown dyed weaver...

500
-
1,000
839 Lot 839

Cherokee river cane basket,
bands of dark brown decoration, double woven, 6-3/4 x 17 x 1...

300
-
600
840 Lot 840

Cherokee river cane mat,
walnut and bloodroot decoration with serrated diamonds, Qual...

300
-
600
841 Lot 841

Early Cherokee river cane basket,
double woven, rectangular with herringbone pattern, two colo...

500
-
1,000
842 Lot 842

Two Cherokee river cane baskets,
both square-to-round: one with broad band of serrated diamon...

250
-
500
843 Lot 843

Two Cherokee river cane baskets,
both loosely woven square-to-round: one with diagonal bands ...

300
-
600
844 Lot 844

Nayarit earthenware effigy vessel,
rounded form with slit eyes and incised teeth, Western Mexic...

300
-
600
845 Lot 845

Cherokee river cane basket,
square-to-round with shaped neck, oak split and cane rim, ge...

200
-
400
846 Lot 846

Navajo rug,
eye dazzler pattern, serrated diamonds and squash blossom m...

800
-
1,500
847 Lot 847

Prehistoric Hopi pottery [olla],
bulbous with rounded bottom and collared rim, red/tan applie...

200
-
400
848 Lot 848

Navajo sterling concho belt,
cased silver concho, butterflies with turquoise accents, bla...

300
-
600
849 Lot 849

Blackware pottery vase,
overall oversized geometric design, signed "Robert Aguilar" ...

500
-
1,000
850 Lot 850

African wooden vessel,
cylindrical with openwork strap supports, possibly for drink...

200
-
400
851 Lot 851

Nayarit earthenware pig vessel,
seated male effigy figure with pig ears, opening on handle, ...

300
-
600
852 Lot 852

Painted wooden Peruvian [kero,]
flared wooden vessel with painted stepped diagonals and othe...

100
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200
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