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Recuay Polychrome Spouted Vessel Pretty Lady

19th C. Tsimshian Carved Antler Ceremonial Club

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18th C. Indian Gilt Steel Katar w/ Leather Sheath: Central Asia, southern India, Mughal Period, ca. 18th century CE. A steel katar (also katara or bundi dagger), with an H-shaped horizontal hand grip and a long, pointed, triangular blade that sits

0065: 18th C. Indian Gilt Steel Katar w/ Leather SheathEst. $1,500-$2,250Lot Passed

19th C. Indian Jain Stone Religious Figure Female w/ Naga: Central Asia, India, Jain, ca. 18th to 19th century CE. A hand-carved stone religious sculpture depicting a woman seated on the back of a massive Naga serpent. The woman wears a serpent-scale skirt

0066: 19th C. Indian Jain Stone Religious Figure Female w/ NagaEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

19th C. Inuit Bone Lidded Sewing Case w/ Awl w/ Walrus Motifs: Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Inupiaq/Inuit people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A sewing case carved from bone into a tubular storage box, the lid serving as an awl with

0066A: 19th C. Inuit Bone Lidded Sewing Case w/ Awl w/ Walrus MotifsEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

19th C. Nepalese Wood Ritualistic Shaman's Mask: Central Asia, Nepal, ca. mid-19th to early 20th century CE. A ritualistic shaman's mask carved from dark brown hardwood with large eyes, a protruding nose, and incised teeth; a suspension hole near

0067: 19th C. Nepalese Wood Ritualistic Shaman's MaskEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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19th C Indian Earrings - Gold, Sapphire, Rubies, Pearls: South Asia, India, ca. 19th century CE. A stunning pair of dangling drop earrings comprised of an 18 karat gold design set with white sapphires, natural rubies, turquoise, and pearls, the design

0067A: 19th C Indian Earrings - Gold, Sapphire, Rubies, PearlsEst. $1,500-$2,000

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Mexican Wood Santo w/ Virgin & Child in Agave: Latin America, Mexico, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden Santo figure of the Virgin Mary hold the Christ Child in her arms. Mary presents painted with elaborate decorations in

0067B: Mexican Wood Santo w/ Virgin & Child in AgaveEst. $800-$1,200

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19th C. Indian Bronze Kendi w/ Lion Head (for Holy Water): South Asia, India, ca. late 18th to 19th century CE. A lovely cast bronze spouted vessel known as a kendi, resting on a foot with an upturned lion head that the tubular spout emerges from and a

0068: 19th C. Indian Bronze Kendi w/ Lion Head (for Holy Water)Est. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

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19th C. Indian Brass Ceremonial Shield of Virabhadra: Central Asia, India, ca. 19th century CE. A brass ceremonial shield of Virabhadra wearing the karanda mukuta crown, the goat headed Daksha to the left and Sati on the right and large handle on the

0069: 19th C. Indian Brass Ceremonial Shield of VirabhadraEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Indo-Persian Gilt Steel Khanjar w/ Ruby Eyes & Niello: Central Asia, Pakistan/northern India, Indo-Persian period, ca. 19th century CE. A forged-steel dagger called a khanjar that exhibits a curved blade decorated with elephants and linear motifs

0069A: Indo-Persian Gilt Steel Khanjar w/ Ruby Eyes & NielloEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

19th C. Burmese Gilt Wood Buddha, Shan Style: **Originally Listed At $600** Southeast Asia, Burma (Myanmar), ca. late 18th to 19th century CE. A gilt wood Shan style Buddha, seated in the full lotus position, with hands in the Bhumisparsa or

0069B: 19th C. Burmese Gilt Wood Buddha, Shan StyleEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

Chinese Han Dynasty Cocoon Vessel: East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A egg or cocoon shaped vessel upon a foot, with a flared spout rising from the center of the upper body.The surface is painted with a swirling

0070: Chinese Han Dynasty Cocoon VesselEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

Ancient Masks - Chinese Hongshan Stone + Pre-Columbian Pottery: Ancient East Asia, Northeast China, Hongshan culture, Neolithic Period, ca. 3800 to 2700 BCE; Pre-Columbian, Gulf Coast Mexico, Veracruz (Vera Cruz), ca. 5th to 7th century CE. An intriguing pair of

0071: Ancient Masks - Chinese Hongshan Stone + Pre-Columbian PotteryEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Tall Chinese Wei / Qi Alabaster Boddhisattva Guanyin: East Asia, China, Northern Wei or Northern Qi Dynasty, ca. 500 to 577 CE. A beautiful devotional example of the Boddhisattva Guanyin or Avalokiteshvara standing barefoot atop a lotus-shaped platform

0072: Tall Chinese Wei / Qi Alabaster Boddhisattva GuanyinEst. $2,400-$3,600Lot Passed

Chinese Tang Dynasty Mingqis - Female Court Musicians: East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 906 CE. A pretty pair of mold-formed pottery tomb figures known as mingqi, representing female court musicians. They stand at attention wearing pleated

0074: Chinese Tang Dynasty Mingqis - Female Court MusiciansEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

Chinese Song Pottery Bowl, Marine Encrustations: East Asia, China, Song Dynasty, ca. 960 to 1279 CE. A delightful pottery bowl presenting a ring-form foot and impressively thin walls that spread to a conical body and a flared rim, all enveloped in

0076: Chinese Song Pottery Bowl, Marine EncrustationsEst. $300-$450Lot Passed

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Chinese Ming Dynasty Porcelain Bowl: East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A lovely pottery bowl presenting a rounded bottom and slender walls that span outwards to a broad rim, all upon a ring-form base. Though the

0078: Chinese Ming Dynasty Porcelain BowlEst. $200-$300

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Chinese Qing Dynasty Sancai Glazed Fu Dogs: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 1644 to 1912 CE. A fine pair of hand-built pottery Fu Dogs (or Foo Dogs) covered in sancai (three-color) glazing. Each creature sits on an openwork pedestal, with

0079: Chinese Qing Dynasty Sancai Glazed Fu DogsEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

Chinese Qing / Earlier Stone Pendant Nude Figure: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty or earlier, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A mottled green and white quartzite stone pendant carved as a standing nude figure- perhaps a child, with a piercing

0080: Chinese Qing / Earlier Stone Pendant Nude FigureEst. $600-$900Lot Passed

Chinese Ming Dynasty Stone Sculpture Dragon Girl Finial: **Originally Listed At $2500** East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 14th to 16th century CE. A beautiful hand-carved stone sculpture that may have been an architectural finial for a baluster or

0080A: Chinese Ming Dynasty Stone Sculpture Dragon Girl FinialEst. $2,400-$3,600Lot Passed

19th C. Chinese Bamboo Vase Forest & Literati Scenes: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A lovely bamboo vessel carved as if the viewer is parting branches to see men studying scrolls, farmers with an ox, and a group

0081: 19th C. Chinese Bamboo Vase Forest & Literati ScenesEst. $1,100-$1,700Lot Passed

19th C. Mongolian Thangka Buddha & Deities: East Asia, Mongolia, 19th century CE. A beautiful hand painted thangka on linen or cotton canvas of Buddha and various deities / incarnations, mounted in a modern frame under glass. Thangkas are

0081A: 19th C. Mongolian Thangka Buddha & DeitiesEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Late 19th C. Asian Rosewood Apostle Cross, Nacre Inlay: **First Time At Auction** East Asia, North Vietnam (French Indochina at the time) or Southern China (Portuguese Macao or Guangdong Provence), ca. late 19th century CE. A splendid rosewood apostle's

0081D: Late 19th C. Asian Rosewood Apostle Cross, Nacre InlayEst. $1,400-$2,100Lot Passed

Chinese Qing Dynasty Stone Pendant w/ Dragons: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th century CE. A hand-carved stone plaque pendant depicting a quartet of abstract dragon heads as well as the eyes and upper teeth of a Tao Tie mask. The stone

0082: Chinese Qing Dynasty Stone Pendant w/ DragonsEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

19th C. Chinese Qing Soapstone Chop Box w/ 10 Seals: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful soap stone case containing 10 seals each a rectangular or square shape with a decorative openwork motif. The seal

0083: 19th C. Chinese Qing Soapstone Chop Box w/ 10 SealsEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

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