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18th C. New Mexican Leather Petaca / Traveling Trunk

Fine Italian, Spanish, & Mexican Arms & Armor Assembly

Rare Kiathuthlanna Black and White Pottery Bowl

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Featuring historical examples from the American, Spanish, and Mexican frontiers, as well as Pre-Columbian, Ethnographic, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, Asian, Classical Antiquities and Fine Art. All items offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. We ship worldwide to most countries, offering in-house shipping for your convenience.

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19th C. Mexican Tin Retablo - Nino de Atocha: Spanish Colonial, Mexico, ca. 19th century CE. A finely painted retablo on heavy gauge tin depicting the Christ Child as El Nino de Atocha - set in a stunning tin nicho adorned with rosettes at the

0010D: 19th C. Mexican Tin Retablo - Nino de AtochaEst. $2,400-$3,600

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Early 19th C. Mexican Steel Espada Ancha w/ Sheath: North America, Mexico, Early Republic period, ca. early 19th century CE. A beautiful example of an espada ancha (literally "wide sword") with an ovoid wooden handle and a swept-hilt guard of distinct

0011: Early 19th C. Mexican Steel Espada Ancha w/ SheathEst. $1,500-$2,250Lot Passed

Early 19th C. Mexican Leather & Silver Horse Bridle: North America, Mexico, late Spanish Colonial to early Mexican Republic, ca. first half of the 19th century CE. An elegant horse bridle with a framework composed of thick leather straps and an iron

0011A: Early 19th C. Mexican Leather & Silver Horse BridleEst. $1,400-$2,000Lot Passed

19th C. Mexican Iron Signal Cannon w/ Wooden Cart: North America, Mexico, ca. 19th century CE. A fine example of a cast-iron signal cannon (also known as a salute cannon) with a thick, elongated body, an astragal along the back, a circular fuse hole,

0012: 19th C. Mexican Iron Signal Cannon w/ Wooden CartEst. $1,000-$1,500Lot Passed

20th C. Taxco Mexico Sterling Silver Vessel - 907 g: North America, Mexico, made in Taxco, ca. post-1979 CE. A lovely square sterling silver dish with a square base and slightly widening walls that end in a wide rim. A cross, composed of three incised

0013: 20th C. Taxco Mexico Sterling Silver Vessel - 907 gEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

Rare Early 20th C. Mexican Wood & Horn Mezcal Pitcher: North America, Mexico, probably Oaxaca, ca. 19th century CE. A tall wooden jug used in the manufacture of mezcal. The jug is wrapped in iron rings, giving it an elongated barrel-like appearance, and

0014: Rare Early 20th C. Mexican Wood & Horn Mezcal PitcherEst. $1,600-$2,400Lot Passed

Rare 19th C. Mexican Painted Wood Military Trunk: Latin America, Mexico, ca. 19th century CE. An antique wooden trunk created for a Mexican military officer and probably used to carry personal effects. It is hand painted with the Mexican coat of

0015: Rare 19th C. Mexican Painted Wood Military TrunkEst. $1,600-$2,500Lot Passed

19th C. Mexican Wood / Shell Portable Writing Desk: North America, Mexico, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful dark wooden portable writing desk with an aubergine-colored velvet lined interior and inlaid mother of pearl on the surface forming an

0016: 19th C. Mexican Wood / Shell Portable Writing DeskEst. $900-$1,200Lot Passed

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Framed 20th C. Mexican Cristero War Textile Standard: North America, Central/Western Mexico, Cristero War (also La Cristiada), ca. 1926 to 1929 CE. A broad battle standard woven from cotton fibers that was used by the Catholic rebels against the

0017: Framed 20th C. Mexican Cristero War Textile StandardEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Fine Italian, Spanish, & Mexican Arms & Armor Assembly: Europe, Italy, ca. late 16th to 17th century CE; Spain, ca. 18th century CE; North America, Mexico, ca. 18th to early 19th century CE. A fine gathering that showcases the stylistic variations of

0018: Fine Italian, Spanish, & Mexican Arms & Armor AssemblyEst. $7,000-$10,000Lot Passed

Mid-17th C. English Civil War Steel Lobster Tail Helmet: Western Europe, Great Britain, English Civil War, ca. 1642 to 1651 CE. A wonderful example of a hammered steel lobster-tail helmet known as "zischagge" (when used on the Continent), a type of head

0018A: Mid-17th C. English Civil War Steel Lobster Tail HelmetEst. $5,000-$7,500Lot Passed

Fine Antique German Iron Spangenhelm Helmet Frame: Western Europe, Germany, ca. 6th to 17th century CE. A beautiful example of an iron helmet frame of the Spangenhelm (literally "strap helmet") variety. The helmet is composed of a thick horizontal

0019: Fine Antique German Iron Spangenhelm Helmet FrameEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

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16th C. German / Italian Wood Strongbox, Iron Strips: Western Europe, Germany or Italy, Late Renaissance period, ca. second half of the 16th century CE. A lovely rectangular strongbox with a wooden body and a hinged lid wrapped in tooled leather and

0020: 16th C. German / Italian Wood Strongbox, Iron StripsEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Elegant 19th C. European Steel Spadroon, Bronze Handle: Europe, probably England or France, ca. 19th century CE. An elegant ceremonial sword with a narrow, straight steel blade and a polished bronze handle. A relief floral design decorates the broadest

0020A: Elegant 19th C. European Steel Spadroon, Bronze HandleEst. $800-$1,200

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0021: 17th C. German Steel Serrated War Scythe w/ Wooden PoleEst. $3,500-$5,000Lot Passed

17th C. European Carbon Steel Cabasset Helmet: Europe, Italy or Spain, late 17th century CE. A magnificent carbon steel cabasset helmet, a form that originated in Italy and was created from the early 16th to early 17th centuries. While similar to

0022: 17th C. European Carbon Steel Cabasset HelmetEst. $1,800-$2,200Lot Passed

Late 18th C. French Steel Cavalry Trooper Sword: Western Europe, France, ca. 1770 to 1800 CE. A fine example of a French cavalry trooper's sword with a lengthy thrusting-style blade and a sturdy pommel. The cast-brass pommel features double

0023: Late 18th C. French Steel Cavalry Trooper SwordEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

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19th C. English Wood & Steel Double Barrel Shotgun: Western Europe, England, ca. mid-19th century CE. A wonderful double-barrel shotgun used for big game or large fowl hunting. Each side of the forestock houses a percussion firing mechanism, and two

0024: 19th C. English Wood & Steel Double Barrel ShotgunEst. $1,100-$1,600

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Rare 9th C. Native American Hohokam Stone Effigy: Native American, North America, southern Arizona, Salt River Valley area, Hohokam culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A fabulous effigy of a characteristically stylized form that is carved from porous,

0025: Rare 9th C. Native American Hohokam Stone EffigyEst. $1,800-$3,500Lot Passed

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Rare Kiathuthlanna Black and White Pottery Bowl: North America, Southwest, Anasazi, Kiathuthlanna, ca. 850 to 950 CE. A very rare type of Anasazi pottery originally found near Silver City, New Mexico, this Kiathuthlanna Black-on-White features

0034: Rare Kiathuthlanna Black and White Pottery BowlEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Mesa Verde Black-on-White Pottery Bowl: Southwestern USA, Colorado, Anasazi/Ancestral Puebloans, ca. 1150 to 1280 CE. A fine example of a pottery bowl with a slightly oblong shape, made in the Mesa Verde Black-on-White tradition in what is

0034A: Mesa Verde Black-on-White Pottery BowlEst. $1,200-$1,800

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19th C. Native American Leather Belt Bag: Native American, Southwestern USA, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A finely preserved example of a leather belt bag, its surface decorated with powdery, mineral-based dark pink and white pigment.

0035: 19th C. Native American Leather Belt BagEst. $800-$1,000Lot Passed

20th C. Native American Turquoise, Glass Necklace: Native American, Southwestern United States, Pueblo, ca. second quarter of the 20th century CE. A gorgeous necklace composed with dozens of slender turquoise beads and a single Buffalo Nickel near

0035A: 20th C. Native American Turquoise, Glass NecklaceEst. $400-$600Lot Passed

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Mid-20th C. Acoma Polychrome Jar - E & M Sarracino: Native American, southwestern United States, New Mexico, Acoma Pueblo, ca. mid-20th century CE, signed by Edwin & Minerva Sarracino (active mid-20th century). A sizable, hand-built pottery jar with a

0036: Mid-20th C. Acoma Polychrome Jar - E & M SarracinoEst. $2,400-$3,600

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