Darsky Collection Old & New World Treasures 2019-11-09 Auction - 253 Price Results - Merkel's Auction Specialists, Inc. in MI - Page 7
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Original 1945 Pablo Picasso "Femme Debout"  Bronze#8/10Superb Monica Silva Santo Domingo Storage Jar 1920-19251920 Hopi Bowl Nameyo / Lesou
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Chelsea, MI, United States
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Darsky Collection Old & New World Treasures

Select contents from 50+ year antique & ancient artifacts Collection of Benjamin Darsky PHD University of Michigan professor who founded the Department of Sociology in 1950 for the U of M. The items listed are just the beginning of this large collection. His wife, Anna was a Holocaust survivor and a truly magnificent human being always supportive at Benjamin?s side for decades of adventures and acquisitions. Collection includes: Ancient Near East Artifacts from Early & Middle Bronze I & II Periods, Iron Age, Canaanite, Egypto-Phonenician and others. Outstanding American Indian(Southwest Pueblo Pottery) Collection including Santo Domingo, Santa Clara, San Ildefonso, Hopi, Acoma, Anasazi, Chaco, Tularosa, Laguna and others..., American Indian(Northwest Coast) Artifacts mostly by Lelooska. There is also additional antique Judaica, Rare books, prints, fine artwork and decorative items. The Darsky home In Ann Arbor was adorned and laid out with impeccable taste. From 4000 BCE to 20th century artifacts. Truly one of the most diverse collections assembled in the Mid West. A charming home set up as a intimate museum.
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2 New Guinea Wood & Abalone Shell Masks: 2 New Guinea Wood & Abalone Shell Masks. The black on is 18 in. long & the other one is 13 in. long. See attached photos as evidence of condition and details.
0139: 2 New Guinea Wood & Abalone Shell MasksEst. $200-$400
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New Guinea Maprik Wood Carved Figure: New Guinea Maprik Wood Stick Like Carved Figure. 25 inches tall. See attached photos as evidence of condition and details. We did notice that at the bottom, there is a split/age drying crack in wood
0141: New Guinea Maprik Wood Carved FigureEst. $200-$300
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South Pacific Shell Necklace: South Pacific Heavy Shell Necklace. 39 inches long overall stretched out. See attached photos as evidence of condition and details.
0142: South Pacific Shell NecklaceEst. $150-$250
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Leonard Baskin "Jeremiah" Signed Woodcut: Leonard Baskin "Jeremiah" Signed Woodcut # 39/50 professionally framed. Mr. Darsky retained the N.Y. Times Obituaries Article dated June 6, 2000 containing a wonderful history of Mr. Baskin and his
0145: Leonard Baskin "Jeremiah" Signed WoodcutEst. $1,500-$3,000
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1912 Marc Chagall Gouache "It Is Written": Chagall, Marc "It Is Written", also variously called "Pinch of Snuff", "The Rabbi of Vetebsk", "The Scribe". A very fine early reprint of a gouache done in 1912 as a sketch for oil painting of the
0146: 1912 Marc Chagall Gouache "It Is Written"Est. $1,000-$10,000
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Chagall "Nude with Bowl of Fruit" Lithograph: Chagall, Marc. 1953 Dated and Signed Lithograph #57/75 titled "Nude with Bowl of Fruit" Old Gallery Tag retained and reads "Marc Chagall "NUDE WITH BASKET OF FRUIT" Lithograph, 1953-54, 16 1/2" x 25
0149: Chagall "Nude with Bowl of Fruit" LithographEst. $1,000-$10,000
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Toledo Franciso Bird Bronze #4/10: Toledo, Francisco, Bird, Bronze # 4/10. This Bronze figure has a beak nose, large hollow eyes, arms in wide embrace with talon-like hands; appears astride a columnar or pedestal form with splayed
0153: Toledo Franciso Bird Bronze #4/10Est. $5,000-$16,000
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Peter Romano Wolverine Bronze #26/250: This is the ultimate University of Michigan Alumni item to be proudly displayed in your home or office. Created in 2006 by Peter Romano #26/250 and mounted on Marble Base. Measures 21 High x 37
0154: Peter Romano Wolverine Bronze #26/250Est. $2,000-$10,000
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