Tempting Treasures Auction 2016-02-28 Auction - 253 Price Results - Omaha Auction Center in NE - Page 4
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Omaha, NE, United States
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Tempting Treasures Auction

Local estates with good art glass: Tiffany, French Cameo. Original art, prints, toys, Indian and Western items, guns, bronzes, porcelain and pottery, lighting, music boxes, Asian art, quilts.
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Mettlach Limited Ed. Steins: Four seasons Pate sur Pate cameo style steins with a limited edition of 10000 each depicting one of the four seasons. Very good condition. 10 1/2" and 11" high.
0073: Mettlach Limited Ed. SteinsEst. $400-$600
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"Bonaparte Crossing The Alps", Paul DeLaroche: Unsigned oil on canvas with brass plaque that reads, "Bonaparte Crossing the Alps, Paul DeLarouche 1851". This version of the painting matches the work now in the Louvre. Image size 27" x 29" in
0074: "Bonaparte Crossing The Alps", Paul DeLarocheEst. $8,000-$12,000
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Three Horse Kiddie Carousel: Hand decorated carousel with tent top. 48" diameter deck x 86" high.
0075: Three Horse Kiddie CarouselEst. $800-$1,500
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Orient & Flume Leaf Cameo Box: Iridescent blue glass cameo in profile set into the metal leaf that covers the top. Signed B 1976 S for Bruce Sillars. 3" x 3" x 3 1/4" high. Very good condition with booklet.
0076: Orient & Flume Leaf Cameo BoxEst. $200-$400
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Orient & Flume Scarab Box: Hand rolled red sheet glass with a gold iridescent glass scarab on top signed B 1976 S for Bruce Sillars. 6" x 4 1/2" x 2 1/4" high. Very good condition.
0077: Orient & Flume Scarab BoxEst. $200-$400
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Orient & Flume Lotus Box: Orient & Flume Lotus box with an iridescent blue glass disc set into the metal lotus signed B 1976 S for Bruce Sillars. 5" x 4" x 2" high. Very good condition. Includes booklet.
0078: Orient & Flume Lotus BoxEst. $200-$400
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Gilt Silver Filigree Box: Floral design top with jade and quartz as the flowers. The sides and top show great detail upon a very fine mesh background. 4 1/4" x 2 3/4" x 2 1/4" high. Marked "Silver" on the bottom.
0079: Gilt Silver Filigree BoxEst. $200-$400
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Volkstedt Hand-Painted Box: Hand painted top showing a young couple nearing to a kiss. Artist signature shown in the photo. The sides of the box have raised design painted with tiny flowers and accented with gold. The hinge
0080: Volkstedt Hand-Painted BoxEst. $50-$150
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John Sloan Oil On Canvas: John Sloan (1871-1951) oil on canvas signed on lower left. Impressionistic painting of an automobile traveling off-road through New Mexico. 20" x 16" in frame measuring 26" x 22" high. Small patch
0081: John Sloan Oil On CanvasEst. $8,000-$12,000
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Chinese Rose Quartz Carving: The beauty holds a flowering branch as a parasol. A young girl is opening a container letting out a cloud as two bats fly over it. 5 1/2" wide x 7 1/2" high. Sits on a brass inlaid base adding 1
0082: Chinese Rose Quartz CarvingEst. $300-$500
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Chinese Bronze Robe Buckle: 8 1/2" long with 3 carved stone mythical mountain tigers (Chilongs) and a single spearhead stone. Said to have been buried and is 2000 years old.
0083: Chinese Bronze Robe BuckleEst. $600-$1,200
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Chinese Bronze Scepter Top: Inlaid with turquoise and translucent pure white stone carved with cloud symbols. Flanking the white stone appears to be boar's heads. The shaft is an open mouth dragon with faces on the neck. 11"
0084: Chinese Bronze Scepter TopEst. $500-$1,000
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Hongshan Culture Jade Burial Piece: The four "pig" dragons are considered to be in an embryonic stage and represent the first use of dragons in Chinese art. The conjoined "C" shape represents heaven, the afterlife and universe. The
0085: Hongshan Culture Jade Burial PieceEst. $400-$800
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White Nephrite Hetian Jade: Chinese pure white Nephrite jade tutelary carved on both sides with lucky coins, Ruyi and scaly structures. Precisely carved. 3 1/2" long and 3/4" thick.
0086: White Nephrite Hetian JadeEst. $200-$400
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Chinese Celadon Nephrite Jade: Hollow carved Ruyi tutelary that gives good fortune, prosperity, authority, and political power. Multiple ruyi rise from the mouth of a very small foo dog creating the entire carving. 3 1/2" long.
0087: Chinese Celadon Nephrite JadeEst. $250-$500
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19th Century Ship Watercolor: Unsigned painting of a ship flying the American flag. The gold frame is a bit rough and paper aged. Frame measures 12" x 10".
0088: 19th Century Ship WatercolorEst. $400-$800
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Frank Weston Benson Water Color: Boston view from the harbor signed and dated in lower right. Opening size 11" x 7 1/2" in frame measuring 14 1/2" x 11 1/2" high. Aged paper.
0089: Frank Weston Benson Water ColorEst. $300-$600
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Carved Jade Worry Stone: Pierce carved Chinese Nephrite celadon colored jade that fits the palm of a hand. Carved with horned dragon facing a Phoenix bird on one side and large leaves and blossoms on the other. Very good
0090: Carved Jade Worry StoneEst. $150-$300
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Colt 1871-1872 Revolver: Colt conversion with all matching serial numbers, 742. 7 1/2" octagonal barrel 38 Cal. Faint engraving on cylinder. Fits into a custom made walnut case with powder horn, primer tin, ball mold.
0091: Colt 1871-1872 RevolverEst. $5,000-$9,000
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Smith & Wesson Model 3 Russian Revolver: 6 1/2" round barrel nickel plated. Serial number 40677. Aug. 24, 1869 last patent date. 40 cal. Worn plate.
0092: Smith & Wesson Model 3 Russian RevolverEst. $1,000-$2,000
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Walnut Full Stock Plains Percussion Rifle: 52" overall with a 37" octagonal barrel. Double trigger with brass trigger guard. Engraved lock plate marked Ashmore Warranted. Very good condition from north central Nebraska.
0093: Walnut Full Stock Plains Percussion RifleEst. $1,500-$2,000
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Cavalry Bugle: Copper and brass unmarked bugle with mouthpiece. 11".
0094: Cavalry BugleEst. $200-$300
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German Officer's Sword: Marked on the top of the blade, "G. WULFERT BERLIN" and engraved on both sides and top. Shark skin and brass wire wrapped grip. 34" blade and overall 39 1/4".
0095: German Officer's SwordEst. $200-$400
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Koummya Dagger: Hand forged steel and sharpened on both sides on the front third of the blade. The flared wood pummel grip is 5" long with an engraved metal cap and star on one side. Decorated scabbard with a
0096: Koummya DaggerEst. $300-$600