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Chinese Western Zhou Bronze "Jue" Wine Vessel

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Ancient / Ethnographic / Americana

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Discover ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy, and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Fossils and Fine Art. Also featuring a wonderful collection from a prominent New York estate whose owners reside in the Van Wyck family's historic Lloyd Harbor waterfront farmhouse known as "The Homestead," which was built in 1735. An aristocratic family hailing from Holland, the Van Wycks played a prominent role in American history. Several members of the Van Wyck family served in the Revolutionary and Civil Wars, and held important political offices.

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20th C. Indonesian Iron, Wood, & Gilded Brass Kris: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A beautiful example of a personal ceremonial sword known as kris (keris). The hand-carved wooden handle exhibits a pair of abstract

0104: 20th C. Indonesian Iron, Wood, & Gilded Brass KrisEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

Beautiful 20th C. Indonesian Kris w/ Sapphires: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. mid 20th century CE. A beautiful kris (keris) with a light wood carved handle that matches the top of its sheath. An artist has painstakingly carved the wooden handle

0105: Beautiful 20th C. Indonesian Kris w/ SapphiresEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

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Rare Chinese Neolithic Stone Disc: Northeast China, Hongshan culture, Neolithic Period, ca. 3800 to 2700 BCE. A mottled coppery red and black hard stone disc, of the form called a "bi disc", its surface carefully sculpted into narrow,

0106: Rare Chinese Neolithic Stone DiscEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Chinese Western Zhou Bronze "Jue" Wine Vessel: East Asia, China, Western Zhou, ca. 1045 to 771 BCE. A handsome and ornately decorated jue, a ritual wine vessel cast from bronze using the newly invented complex pottery section mold. The vessel

0107: Chinese Western Zhou Bronze "Jue" Wine VesselEst. US$2,500-US$3,500

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Lot of 2 Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Female Attendants: East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A pair of female royal attendants, both mold-made and painted/glazed pottery tomb figures, of a type known as a mingqi, or "spirit utensil"

0108: Lot of 2 Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Female AttendantsEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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Chinese Han Blackware Amphora, Bronze Bosses - TL & XRF: East Asia, China, Western Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 9 CE. An impressive, twin-handled, burnished blackware amphora of a globular form with bold, arching handles that join rim (in a flush manner)

0109: Chinese Han Blackware Amphora, Bronze Bosses - TL & XRFEst. US$7,000-US$10,000

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Lot of 2 Chinese Tang Dynasty Pottery Tomb Attendants: East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A set of two mold-formed pottery tomb attendant figures in the form of a standing man and woman. The female figure wears a lengthy robe with a

0110: Lot of 2 Chinese Tang Dynasty Pottery Tomb AttendantsEst. US$500-US$750

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Chinese Tang Terracotta Horse: East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A hollow, mold-formed earthenware horse with a muscular body (missing legs), a raised head boasting perky ears and a thick snout, and a petite tail.

0111: Chinese Tang Terracotta HorseEst. US$350-US$500

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Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed Pottery Offering: East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE, probably from earlier in the period. A charming green-glazed ceramic dish stacked high with bun-like foodstuffs, this is a mingqi - sometimes

0112: Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed Pottery OfferingEst. US$100-US$150

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18th C. Chinese Qing Stone Buddha Head: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, 18th century CE. A finely carved stone head of Buddha with a serene facial expression, tightly curled hair nodes rising to a rounded ushnisha, heavily laden downcast

0113: 18th C. Chinese Qing Stone Buddha HeadEst. US$2,500-US$3,500Lot Passed

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19th C. Chinese Painted Wood Dragon Lintel: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. late 19th century CE. A beautiful hand-carved wooden lintel used to frame the upper corner of a doorway or gateway, perhaps for an important building or religious

0113A: 19th C. Chinese Painted Wood Dragon LintelEst. US$1,800-US$2,500

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Lot of 2 Early 20th C. Japanese Boxwood Netsuke: East Asia, Imperial Japan, ca. early 20th century CE. A pair of charming boxwood netsuke, one a standing goat with glass eyes, the other a pair of rabbits doing what rabbits love to do - make new

0114: Lot of 2 Early 20th C. Japanese Boxwood NetsukeEst. US$500-US$700Lot Passed

Lot of 2 Early 20th C. China Miao Silver Necklaces 3 kg: East Asia, southern China, Miao people, ca. early 20th century CE. A pair of striking silver necklaces (ranging between 73-76% pure silver, with copper making up the rest of the alloy). They are of

0115: Lot of 2 Early 20th C. China Miao Silver Necklaces 3 kgEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

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19th C. Chinese Cloisonne & Copper Vase, Deer & Dragons: East Asia, China, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A large piriform leaded copper vessel with a wide cloisonne band around the body and a narrower cloisonne band around the lower neck, twin

0116: 19th C. Chinese Cloisonne & Copper Vase, Deer & DragonsEst. US$400-US$600

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Chinese Triassic Keichosaurus Fossil: East Asia, China, Triassic Period, ca. 252 to 201 million years ago. An incredibly well-preserved and presented fossil of a Keichosaurus, a genus of marine reptile. The name of the species derives

0116A: Chinese Triassic Keichosaurus FossilEst. US$1,500-US$2,000

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Massive 67 lb. Campo del Cielo Iron Meteorite: South America, Argentina, Campo del Cielo, ca. 4.5 billion years old. A large, naturally-shaped chunk from a massive and extremely heavy, iron meteorite from the very famous Campo del Cielo (also

0117: Massive 67 lb. Campo del Cielo Iron MeteoriteEst. US$8,000-US$10,000Lot Passed

2 Chinese Cretaceous Hadrosaur Dinosaur Eggs: Eastern Asia, China, Henan Province, late Cretaceous, ca. 100 to 65 million years ago. A connected pair of round fossilized eggs preserved in their original matrix, which is deep red compacted

0118: 2 Chinese Cretaceous Hadrosaur Dinosaur EggsEst. US$2,500-US$3,500Lot Passed

Fossilized Dinosaur Egg - Hadrosaur: Eastern Asia, China, Henan Province, late Cretaceous, ca. 100 to 65 million years ago. A well-preserved fossilized egg from the hadrosauridae family, with the eggshell texture nicely preserved, with

0118A: Fossilized Dinosaur Egg - HadrosaurEst. US$1,800-US$2,500Lot Passed

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Alaskan Giant Bison Fossilized Radius Bone: New World, Alaska, Mamatuskan Region, Pleistocene Epoch, ca. 200,000 to 20,000 years ago. A well-preserved fossilized radius from a giant bison (Bison latifrons). The bovine family, which contains

0119: Alaskan Giant Bison Fossilized Radius BoneEst. US$400-US$600

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Late Pleistocene Alaskan Mammoth Rib Fragment: North America, found at Chicken Creek, Alaska, Pleistocene epoch (Ice Age), ca. 35,000 years ago. Much of a fossilized rib from a woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius), mineralized to a deep brown.

0120: Late Pleistocene Alaskan Mammoth Rib FragmentEst. US$400-US$600

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Huge 16th C. Madagascar Elephant Bird Egg: Africa, Madagascar, ca. 16th century CE or earlier. An amazing elephant bird (Aepyornis maximus) egg, ovoid in form and roughly 200 times larger than a typical chicken egg. It has been reassembled

0120A: Huge 16th C. Madagascar Elephant Bird EggEst. US$1,500-US$2,000

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Olmec Ceramic Baby Figure: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Olmec culture, ca. 10th to 6th century BCE. A dramatic terracotta figure of a seated human baby, posed with legs akimbo and both hands resting on chubby thighs. The child has

0121: Olmec Ceramic Baby FigureEst. US$4,000-US$6,000

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Guerrero Chontal Greenstone Standing Figure: Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Guerrero region, Chontal, ca. 600 to 400 BCE. A fine sculptural figure, hand-carved from pale sage-green stone with dark-grey inclusions. The figure stands upon stocky,

0121A: Guerrero Chontal Greenstone Standing FigureEst. US$900-US$1,400Lot Passed

Important Olmec Stone Seated Figure, ex-Dubiner: Pre-Columbian, Chiapas, Mexico, ca. 1000 BCE. Finely carved from a stone of black and deep green hues, a depiction of a figure sitting upon a bench and holding a celt or torch before his broad chest.

0121B: Important Olmec Stone Seated Figure, ex-DubinerEst. US$10,000-US$14,000Lot Passed

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