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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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Rare 19th C. PNG Wuvulu Island Wood Bowl Apia Nie Form: Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Wuvulu Island (also known as Mary Island, Matty, Maty Island, Tiger Island, Tiger-Inseln and Wuwulu), ca. 19th century CE. A striking hand-carved wooden serving dish

0105: Rare 19th C. PNG Wuvulu Island Wood Bowl Apia Nie FormEst. US$4,000-US$6,000Lot Passed

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20th C. New Ireland Libba Bark, Raffia, Reed Mask: Oceania, New Ireland, Libba village, ca. mid 20th century CE. A fascinating, dramatic bark mask with two dramatic black sides, each painted with red-rimmed eyes and white dots in vertical stripes

0106: 20th C. New Ireland Libba Bark, Raffia, Reed MaskEst. US$400-US$600

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Mid 20th C. Papua New Guinea Bamboo Spear: Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. mid 20th century CE. A dramatic, thin spear, composed of a bamboo shaft bound to a carved wooden spear point with woven plant fiber. See a very similar example at the

0106A: Mid 20th C. Papua New Guinea Bamboo SpearEst. US$300-US$450Lot Passed

Early 20th C. Fijian Palm Leaf & Sennet Fiber Fan: Oceania, Polynesia, Fiji Islands, ca. first half of the 20th century CE. A broad, shape-shaped fan comprised of woven palm leaf strands that coalesce in a tight braid along the lower body. The

0106B: Early 20th C. Fijian Palm Leaf & Sennet Fiber FanEst. US$400-US$600Lot Passed

Late 19th C. Borneo Kayan Wood, Bone & Steel Malat: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Sarawak, Kayan people, ca. late 19th to first half of the 20th century CE. A fine example of a malat sword (mandau with the Dayak). The forged-steel blade has a

0106C: Late 19th C. Borneo Kayan Wood, Bone & Steel MalatEst. US$1,500-US$2,000Lot Passed

Late 19th C. Indonesian Bahau Dayak Wood Figural Charm: Southeast Asia, Indonesia, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Mahakam River, Dayak peoples, Bahau group, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An intriguing example of a hand-carved wooden figural charm

0106D: Late 19th C. Indonesian Bahau Dayak Wood Figural CharmEst. US$1,800-US$2,500Lot Passed

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19th C. Chinese Qing Dynasty Jade Longma: East Asia, China, Qing Dynasty, ca. 19th century CE. A lovely piece of creamy white and very pale green jade with great surface deposits carved into the form of a longma, a classical figure from

0107: 19th C. Chinese Qing Dynasty Jade LongmaEst. US$1,800-US$2,500

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Chinese Shang Dynasty Nephrite Sculpture w/ Birds: East Asia, China, Shang Dynasty, ca. 1558 to 1046 BCE. An intriguing hand-carved nephrite sculpture, of a tall form with a bulbous rectangular body and slanted top and bottom faces. The body bears

0108: Chinese Shang Dynasty Nephrite Sculpture w/ BirdsEst. US$1,800-US$2,500Lot Passed

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Early 20th C. Chinese Jade Pendants (8): East Asia, China, ca. early to mid 20th century (pre-WWII) CE. An octet of nearly identical jadeite pendants, each with tiny drilled holes for suspension at the top. Each is roughly ovoid with relief

0109: Early 20th C. Chinese Jade Pendants (8)Est. US$2,000-US$3,500

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Chinese Tang Terracotta Horse and Rider, TL Tested: East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 906 CE. A regalcourt lady on horseback, most likely a funerary object of symbolic import, skillfully mold-made with ample remains of red, black, and white

0110: Chinese Tang Terracotta Horse and Rider, TL TestedEst. US$2,000-US$3,000

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5th C. Korean Silla Greyware Vase: East Asia, Korea, Silla Kingdom, ca. 5th to 6th century CE. A striking grey stoneware vase with a rounded lower body atop a wide disc foot, a tall neck, and a flaring mouth with a delicate lip.

0110A: 5th C. Korean Silla Greyware VaseEst. US$800-US$1,200

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Chinese Tang Polychrome Equestrian w/ TL: East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 906 CE. A painted terracotta horse and rider made to grace a noble's tomb, the equestrian figure a man with an elaborate coiffure and wearing a long dark

0110B: Chinese Tang Polychrome Equestrian w/ TLEst. US$1,800-US$2,500

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China Song Dynasty Celadon Glazed Rice Jar - Horses, TL: East Asia, China, Longquan, Zhejiang province, Song Dynasty, ca. 1127 to 1279 CE. A stunning celadon ceramic jar, made to hold a rice offering in a tomb. It features a bulbous lower body with a low

0111: China Song Dynasty Celadon Glazed Rice Jar - Horses, TLEst. US$3,000-US$4,500

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3 Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed Terracotta Attendants: East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A trio of charming tomb attendants, each mold made ceramic with beautiful glazed pigment. All three depict a man, standing with his feet apart,

0111A: 3 Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed Terracotta AttendantsEst. US$1,800-US$2,700

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Chinese Sancai Glazed Pottery Attendants (pr) TL Tested: East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A lovely pair of pottery female tomb attendants with a characteristically elongated bodies donning traditional long robes and hooded head coverings

0111B: Chinese Sancai Glazed Pottery Attendants (pr) TL TestedEst. US$1,800-US$2,500Lot Passed

18th C. Japanese Edo Iron Tsuba: East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. 18th century CE. A lovely forged-iron tsuba, a disc-shaped hand guard traditionally placed between the blade and handle of Japanese swords. The surface is decorated

0111C: 18th C. Japanese Edo Iron TsubaEst. US$500-US$800Lot Passed

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Lot of 2 Chinese Iron Hand Cannons - 6 & 8 Barrel: East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A pair of fantastically preserved iron hand cannons, one of the oldest types of small arms - one with six barrels, one with eight. Each requires

0112: Lot of 2 Chinese Iron Hand Cannons - 6 & 8 BarrelEst. US$1,400-US$2,000

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Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Horse / Rider - TL Tested: East Asia, China, Han Dynasty, ca. 206 BCE to 220 CE. A mold-made earthenware horse and rider, finely modeled and covered with nice traces of white, black, and red pigments. During the Han dynasty,

0112A: Chinese Han Dynasty Pottery Horse / Rider - TL TestedEst. US$2,000-US$3,000Lot Passed

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Lot of 11 Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed Pottery Tiles: East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. An enticing set of eleven mold-formed pottery tiles that are enveloped on the topside with lustrous glaze in hues of yellow, green, and turquoise.

0113: Lot of 11 Chinese Ming Dynasty Glazed Pottery TilesEst. US$3,000-US$4,500

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Large Chinese Ming Dynasty Cizhou Ware Wine Jar: East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A hand-built pottery wine jar of a sizable form from the Cizhou Ware tradition with a concave circular base, a tall, inverted piriform body, a

0114: Large Chinese Ming Dynasty Cizhou Ware Wine JarEst. US$1,600-US$2,400Lot Passed

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Chinese Ming Celadon-Glazed Ceramic Cong-Shaped Vase: East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644 CE. A stunning celadon glazed ceramic vase in the shape of a Neolithic jade cong, the symbol of heaven and earth. During the Ming Dynasty, the Chinese

0114A: Chinese Ming Celadon-Glazed Ceramic Cong-Shaped VaseEst. US$1,000-US$1,500

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Chinese Ming Pottery Opium Bed w/ Sancai Glaze: East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 1368 to 1644. A fabulous tomb pottery opium bed, slab-built and presenting an elegant form with decorative legs and a tiered back, all glazed in Sancai colors. The

0115: Chinese Ming Pottery Opium Bed w/ Sancai GlazeEst. US$1,200-US$1,500Lot Passed

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Japanese Edo Lacquered Woven Chest - Yoroi Bitsu: East Asia, Japan, Edo Period, ca. 1603 to 1868 CE. A nicely preserved lacquered woven reed example of a yoroi bitsu (also yoroi hitsu), a box specially made to hold a samurai's armor. The reed makes

0116: Japanese Edo Lacquered Woven Chest - Yoroi BitsuEst. US$600-US$900

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Chinese Ming / Qing Dynasty Weights - Foo Dogs (2): East Asia, China, Ming and Qing Dynasties, ca. 1368 to 1912 CE. A lovely set of two cast-brass weights in the form of Fu Dogs (also Foo Dogs). The recumbent Ming Dynasty Fu Dog lays atop all four

0117: Chinese Ming / Qing Dynasty Weights - Foo Dogs (2)Est. US$3,000-US$4,500Lot Passed

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