Superb Narino Decorated Bichrome Whistle - Jaguars

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Narino, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. Not only a gorgeous shell specimen, but also a wonderfully sonorous musical instrument of the ancient Narino culture. Superb provenance! Size: 2

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Narino, ca. 500 BCE to 500 CE. Not only a gorgeous shell specimen, but also a wonderfully sonorous musical instrument of the ancient Narino culture. Superb provenance! Size: 1

Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Nariño, ca. 1250 CE. Beautiful and musical too, a Nariño pottery flute of a shape akin to an abstract seashell form, decorated with bichrome red and cream negative resist, a

A choice Ciruelo black-on-red Bi-chrome bowl from the Tonosi area of Panama, ca. 900 - 500 BC. This superb Zahina Polychrome vessel is 5-7/8 in. in diameter and is decorated with a rare zoomorphic des

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche III, ca. 100 to 200 CE. A simple yet elegant jaguar effigy stirrup vessel in a bichrome finish with the red jaguar's body sprawled atop the white, near-spherical

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed, ca. 800 to 1400 CE. A superb jaguar metate expertly carved from a single piece of volcanic stone, standing on 4 stable legs with attention to the curvatu

Height:13 3/8 in.(34cm), Diam:7 1/2 in.(19cm) Provenance: Acquire from Chinese antique dealer. Yasuzaemon Matsunaga (1875-1971)Collection For more information on and additional videos for this lot,ple

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 900 to 1250 CE. A very large bi-chrome earthenware egg-shape bodied effigy vessel with a single strap handle on the back of the neck, the figure's head

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 900 to 1250 CE. A very large bi-chrome earthenware egg-shape bodied effigy vessel with a single strap handle on the back of the neck, the figure's head

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Narino/Capuli Complex, ca. 850 to 1500 CE. Beautiful pottery whistle! Molded in the form of a conch sea shell, painted in bright red over tan geometr

Ancient Cyprus Terracotta model of a boat, circa: 600BC-500BCterracotta model of a merchant ship decorated in Bichrome technique; hand-made; rounded hull with a tall bulwark or poop-deck projecting ab

Lynn Chase "Amazonian Jungle" Porcelain Dinner Service for 15, comprising: 15 salad plates, 15 cream soups, 15 dinner plates, 15 chargers, each marked "Chase / Amazonian Jaguar / Decorated with 24 Kar

Pre-Columbian Chavin jaguar stone mortar from Peru, ca. 1100-900 BC. Carved dark stone in the form of a jaguar, decorated with low relief patterns. A nice and rare example! 3 5/8" H. x 6 1/2" L.

Pre-Columbian, Costa Rica, Pacific Slope, ca. 900 to 1530 CE. One of the finest metates we have ever had the honor of handling, depicting a fierce jaguar with a large table/seat, expertly carved from

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 400 to 600 CE. A hand-built and highly burnished pottery vessel depicting a jaguar seated on thick haunches at it rears up its head and torso to hold both f

Tiffany Studios, NY, Five Arm Moorish Lily Fixture. with superb red/green decorated shades. Literature: Alastair Duncan "Tiffany at Auction" Ref. 1228. A New England Estate. Ht. 29".

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Phase IV, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A superb and expertly decorated pottery stirrup vessel in the form of a portrait head of a lord with a naturalistic visage crowned

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche II, ca. 300 to 400 CE. This elegant vessel portrays a spotted duck, skillfully modeled and decorated with a bichrome red and cream finish and textured wings and

Marked underneath: Chase, Jaguar Jungle, decorated with 24 Karat Gold, 1988 Lynn Chase Designs Inc. Service for 16. Dimensions: (Dinner plate) Dia. 11" Condition: Missing one teacup. One teacup missin

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, Period III, ca. 350 to 550 CE. A charming pottery stirrup vessel in the form of a jaguar, hand-painted with a spotted back and striped tail and limbs. Seated wi

Pre-Columbian Peruvian figural stirrup vessel, the base in the form of a smiling jaguar, with paint decorated white spots, 12"h

Luristan, Ca. 900-700 BC A stunning ancient bronze sword with an elaborate handle and slender blade finished with a sharp tip and blood grooves going through the whole length.Size: L:705mm / W:57mm ;

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Southern Mexico to Guatemala, Olmec, ca. 900 to 500 BCE. An exquisite, finely-carved blue-green jade were-jaguar figure, standing in a characteristically stiff

A superb quality Indian katar dagger decorated rich gold inlay - koftgari, deeply chiseled blade with thick armor-piercing tip. Circa 18th Century. Dimensions: L: 17 3/4 in., (45 cm.)