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

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Brunk Auctions

PO Box 2135
Asheville, NC 28802
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452 Items

Lot Description Estimates
(USD)
853 Lot 853

Pre-Columbian terra cotta figure,
seated warrior wearing double-horned helmet and holding a ma...

1,000
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2,000
854 Lot 854

Chavin pottery vessel,
rounded bulbous base with tapered neck, burnished surface wi...

300
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600
855 Lot 855

Pre-Columbian earthenware bowl,
interior and exterior with painted line decoration in brown ...

300
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600
856 Lot 856

Southwestern silver:
dancing [yei] figure, moving head, turquoise stones, marked ...

200
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400
857 Lot 857

Pre-Columbian whistle pot,
shaped as pig or dog with whistle elements, probably Nayarit...

400
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800
858 Lot 858

Colima standing dog pottery vessel,
incised head detail, mottled black/red surface, Western Mexi...

1,000
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2,000
859 Lot 859

Two silver plate roosters:
cocks in fighting positions with spread wings and fanned tai...

200
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400
860 Lot 860

Three pieces Navajo jewelry:
necklace with six triangular links and central medallion, tu...

200
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400
861 Lot 861

Two iron halberds:
copies of 15th/16th century Continental halberds, probably 1...

100
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200
862 Lot 862

Two antique axes:
one double-bladed with short handle, blade marked "1830" and...

150
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250
863 Lot 863

Two African brass female figures:
each holding implement, old red pigment, probably Benin, 20t...

200
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400
864 Lot 864

Six pieces Southwestern jewelry:
necklace with ten crosses on single strand of beads, [naja] ...

300
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600
865 Lot 865

Pair gold American coin cufflinks:
each with one U.S. Indian $2-1/2 gold coin (1910 and 1911), ...

200
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400
866 Lot 866

Fifteen gold coins:
six U.S.: two $2-1/2, one 1908, Fine, mounted as pendant in ...

1,500
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3,000
867 Lot 867

Patek Philippe watch, ring:
18 kt. yellow gold watch, 1-1/4 in. blue satin round case, 1...

2,000
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4,000
869 Lot 869

Tiffany gold wine bottle opener,
14 kt. yellow gold with steel corkscrew and opener, marked "...

300
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600
871 Lot 871

Two Krugerand gold coins,
each containing one troy ounce of gold: 1975, choice BU; 198...

1,500
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2,500
872 Lot 872

U.S. $5 "Running Antelope" banknote,
1899 silver certificate depicting Hunkpapa Sioux Chief Tatok...

300
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600
873 Lot 873

Gold charm bracelet,
18 kt. yellow gold woven chain bracelet, 6-3/4 in., with fiv...

400
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800
874 Lot 874

Mexican 50-peso gold coin necklace,
1947 50-peso coin, choice AU, containing 1.2 oz.T. gold, 14 ...

1,200
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1,800
875 Lot 875

14 kt. yellow gold lady's wristwatch,
mesh herringbone band, 17-jewel works, marked "Catena", sati...

200
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400
876 Lot 876

Jensen cufflinks, letter opener:
pair sterling silver oval cufflinks, No. 75, 7/8 in.; round ...

300
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600
877 Lot 877

Two Federal Reserve notes:
one $500, Series 1934, Fine, [two pinholes, minor tear at on...

1,800
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2,500
878 Lot 878

Nine pieces gold jewelry,
most 14 kt. yellow gold: pair dogwood earrings, screw backs,...

300
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600
879 Lot 879

Three U.S. gold coins:
$5 Liberty type, 1901-S, choice VF; two $2-1/2 Indian head t...

300
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600
880 Lot 880

Four pairs sterling cufflinks:
one pair oval with mark for Hans Hansen, 3/4 in.; two pairs ...

200
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400
881 Lot 881

[Antiquity Explained,]
Father Montfaucon, Volume 4, 1722, published by J. Tonson an...

200
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400
882 Lot 882

Book, classical sculpture engravings:
Pietro Martorana, [Ricordi di Alcuni Considerevolti Oggetti ...

150
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300
883 Lot 883

Embroidered Russian banner,
central sickle and hammer symbol within wreath of wheat, Rus...

300
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600
884 Lot 884

1852 King Kamehameha III land grant,
two-sided, partially printed document in English and Hawaiia...

400
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800
885 Lot 885

Seven books:
[Dantes Inferno,] translated by Gary, illustrated by Gustav ...

300
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600
886 Lot 886

Silver pocket watch,
engraved hunter case marked "Fahys", "Coin", "No. 1", "K4218...

100
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200
887 Lot 887

Flayderman scrimshaw book,
E. Norman Flayderman, [Scrimshaw and Scrimshanders: Whales a...

150
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250
888 Lot 888

Two Richard Nixon signed books:
[Real Peace], privately printed, New York, first printing, 1...

200
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400
889 Lot 889

Portrait bust of Alexander Hamilton,
classically rendered, after Giuseppe Ceracchi, Italian, 1751...

400
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800
890 Lot 890

Relief plaque, Justice John Marshall
(1735-1835), high relief bronzed plaster bust on wood panel,...

300
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600
891 Lot 891

Ansonia shelf clock,
architectural format, open escapement above Ansonia mark, ke...

100
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200
892 Lot 892

British Royal Family visitors book,
from the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, 17 si...

400
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800
893 Lot 893

Four Henry Alken prints:
"The High Mettled Racer" including "The Foal", "The Hunter",...

200
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400
894 Lot 894

12 equestrian place card holders:
silver plate, six with standing horses, 1-1/2 x 1-1/2 in., s...

150
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250
895 Lot 895

Gorham mixed metal cigar lamp,
dragon handle, sterling body with applied copper and brass f...

400
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800
896 Lot 896

Bufflehead decoy,
well-carved body with black white and gray speckled paint, a...

200
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400
897 Lot 897

Carved and painted birds:
pileated woodpecker and white cockatoo, finely carved and pa...

300
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600
898 Lot 898

Three Carl Forslund decoys:
carved and painted grouse, 8-3/4 in.; quail, 7-1/4 in.; snip...

200
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400
899 Lot 899

Large sterling cocktail shaker,
tapering cylindrical form, stepped ring base, C-square handl...

200
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400
900 Lot 900

Bausch & Lomb brass microscope,
two calibrated stage adjustors with multiple shutter-type li...

200
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400
901 Lot 901

Surveying altimeter, barometer:
circular altimeter marked "American Paulin System", Model M1...

200
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400
902 Lot 902

French brass microscope,
circular body with circular base and stage, adjustable magni...

200
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400
903 Lot 903

W. Lawley brass microscope,
adjustable stage, marked on base "W. Lawley & Son…London", d...

250
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500
904 Lot 904

English surveyor's compass,
5-7/8 in. compass face marked "Spencer & Comp." (London, cir...

300
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600
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