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Published Greek Gold Earrings w/ Garnet & Turquoise

Rare Mesopotamian Painted Fresco Chariot / Horse

Rare Chancay Polychrome Figures Male, Female TL'd

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19th C. Chinese Qing Porcelain Candle Holders (pr): East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th century CE. A lovely pair of porcelain candle holders featuring floral and geometric motifs. Both are shaped with a large drip pan basin comprised of a cavity

0052: 19th C. Chinese Qing Porcelain Candle Holders (pr)Est. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

19th C. Chinese Qing Blanc De Chine Vases (pr): East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th century CE. A wonderful pair of porcelain vessels in a style known as Blanc de Chine with sculpted reliefs on the sides. The first is comprised of a ring foot

0053: 19th C. Chinese Qing Blanc De Chine Vases (pr)Est. $2,600-$3,900Lot Passed

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19th C. Chinese Qing Dynasty Gilt Wood Throne for Altar: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th century CE. A lovely carved wood throne with gilding and painted red hues! This is a miniature throne that likely held a deity or temple figure during

0054: 19th C. Chinese Qing Dynasty Gilt Wood Throne for AltarEst. $2,400-$3,500

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19th C. Chinese Qing Zitan Wood Box w/ Jade Inlays: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th century CE. A hand carved box beautifully crafted from zitan wood, with intricate openwork and a jade inlays. The vessel body is supported on pedestal feet

0055: 19th C. Chinese Qing Zitan Wood Box w/ Jade InlaysEst. $5,000-$7,500Lot Passed

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19th C. Chinese Rosewood Jewelry Box Auspicious Buddha: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A wonderful rosewood jewelry box with inlaid darker wood panels that are carved to create a knotted fabric effect. The surface is

0056: 19th C. Chinese Rosewood Jewelry Box Auspicious BuddhaEst. $4,000-$6,000

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19th C. Chinese Qing Officer's Hat w/ Jade Sphere: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. late 19th to early 20th century. A fantastic officer's hat made of bamboo and silk fabric with a domed and conical shape. The top is capped with a finial

0057: 19th C. Chinese Qing Officer's Hat w/ Jade SphereEst. $1,600-$2,400

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Early 20th C. Chinese Steel Pudao Wooden Hilt: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. early 20th century CE. An elegant pole weapon known as a pudao (or podao) presenting with a lengthy, wooden hilt, and a curved, steel blade. The broad single-edged

0057A: Early 20th C. Chinese Steel Pudao Wooden HiltEst. $1,500-$2,000Lot Passed

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Exhibited 19th C. Burmese Leaded Bronze Rain Drum: Southeast Asia, Burma (modern day Myanmar), ca. late 19th to early 20th century. A fabulous leaded bronze drum known as a "Karen Rain Drum" with an impressive decorative program and rich iconography

0058: Exhibited 19th C. Burmese Leaded Bronze Rain DrumEst. $4,000-$6,000

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19th C. Chinese Qing Dynasty Gilded Ceramic Censer: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th century CE. A stunning mold-made porcelain incense holder with a vibrant and gilded surface. The vessel portion consists of a deep basin with a slightly domed

0059: 19th C. Chinese Qing Dynasty Gilded Ceramic CenserEst. $5,000-$7,500Lot Passed

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18th C. Thai Gilded Brass Seated Buddha Atop 7 Tiers: Southeast Asia, Thailand, Rattanakosin, ca. 18th century CE. An exquisite gilt brass Buddha seated in half lotus position atop a seven-tiered throne comprised of six rows of his followers with five

0060: 18th C. Thai Gilded Brass Seated Buddha Atop 7 TiersEst. $3,600-$5,000

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Huge 19th C. Thai Painting on Wood Panels w/ Buddha: Southeast Asia, Thailand, ca. 19th century. A splendid and sizable painting comprised of four large wooden panels and displaying a buddha in vibrant hues of crimson, gold, forest green, black,

0060A: Huge 19th C. Thai Painting on Wood Panels w/ BuddhaEst. $1,200-$1,800Lot Passed

Gorgeous 19th C. West Tibetan Kampa Yak Wool Shawl: Central Asia, Western Tibet, Kampa Warrior tribe, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A large, beautiful shawl, tightly-woven from yak wool fibers in dyed hues of gold, cream, teal, magenta, burgundy,

0061: Gorgeous 19th C. West Tibetan Kampa Yak Wool ShawlEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

Beautiful 19th C. Indonesian Silver Lamba / Head Accent: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumba Island, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A splendid, high quality silver head ornament known as a lamba of crescent form presenting with a thick midsection and

0062: Beautiful 19th C. Indonesian Silver Lamba / Head AccentEst. $5,000-$7,500Lot Passed

19th C. Indonesian Wood Shaman Staff w/ Horse Hair: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Sumatra, Batak peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fantastic, hand-carved wooden shaman's staff formed from a singular piece of red-brown hardwood and

0062A: 19th C. Indonesian Wood Shaman Staff w/ Horse HairEst. $14,000-$20,000Lot Passed

Early 20th C. Sumatran Nias Wood Adu Zatua Figure: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, North Sumatra Province, Nias Islands, ca. early 20th century CE. An impressive hand-carved wooden male ancestral figure known as "Adu Zatua." Exhibiting a rigid form, the

0063: Early 20th C. Sumatran Nias Wood Adu Zatua FigureEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

Early 20th C. Indonesian Ancestor Figure / Korwar: Oceania, Indonesia, west New Guinea, Huon Gulf / Geelvinck Bay (Cenderawasih Bay), Poon village, ca. early 20th century CE. An attractive ancestor figure known as a korwar carved from a single piece

0064: Early 20th C. Indonesian Ancestor Figure / KorwarEst. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed

20th C. American Cow Skull - From Chisholm Trail: North America, United States, Texas, ca. late 19th century CE. A well preserved skull from a cow or bull, that hopefully lived a long and happy life before leaving for greener pastures. The skull has

0064A: 20th C. American Cow Skull - From Chisholm TrailEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

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Fossilized Asian Sabertooth Skull Machairodus Horriblis: East Asia, likely China, Pliocene era, 3.0 to 3.5 million years ago. An exciting and extremely rare fossilized skull of a saber-toothed Machairodus horribilis cat displaying two sizable 3.5 to 3.75

0065: Fossilized Asian Sabertooth Skull Machairodus HorriblisEst. $12,000-$18,000

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Huge Fossilized Rhinoceros Skull Chilotherium Species: Central Asia, China, Miocene, ca. 35 million years ago. A huge example of a fossilized rhinoceros skull, from the species Chilotherium andersoni, with fantastic preservation of the lower jaw which

0065A: Huge Fossilized Rhinoceros Skull Chilotherium SpeciesEst. $8,000-$12,000Lot Passed

Huge Phareodus Encaustus Fossilized Fish w/ Frame: North America, probably Wyoming, Green River Formation, Eocene period, ca. 56 to 33 million years ago. A large and well-preserved fossilized fish within a stone matrix set within a modern wooden

0066: Huge Phareodus Encaustus Fossilized Fish w/ FrameEst. $2,500-$3,500Lot Passed

Fossilized Edmontosaurus Section of a Dental Battery: North America, Montana, late Cretaceous period, ca. 70 to 65.5 million years ago. A rare and incredibly well-preserved section of a dental battery from a duck-billed dinosaur known as an

0066A: Fossilized Edmontosaurus Section of a Dental BatteryEst. $6,000-$8,000Lot Passed

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Fossilized Woolly Mammoth Mandible Section w/ Tooth: North America or Siberia, late Pleistocene Epoch, ca. 129,000 to 11,700 years ago. A beautiful section of a mandible from an adult Woolly Mammoth (Mammathus primigenius) showing lustrous brown and

0066B: Fossilized Woolly Mammoth Mandible Section w/ ToothEst. $1,800-$2,500

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Pair of Fossilized Hadrosauridae Dinosaur Eggs: Eastern Asia, China, Henan Province, late Cretaceous, ca. 100 to 65 million years ago. Two well-preserved fossilized dinosaur eggs from the hadrosauridae family. The eggshell surface and ovoid shape

0067: Pair of Fossilized Hadrosauridae Dinosaur EggsEst. $1,600-$2,500

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Late Cretaeceous Troodon Dinosaur Eggs, Clutch of 11: North America or Siberia, Late Cretaceous period, ca. 77.5 to 76.5 million years ago. A clutch of eleven Troodon eggs, beautifully preserved in their reddish-brown matrix. The name Troodon refers to

0067A: Late Cretaeceous Troodon Dinosaur Eggs, Clutch of 11Est. $12,000-$18,000

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