Comstock Checks for Important Figures incl. Sharon, Mackay, Fair, Hobart [155519]

Lot of 7 different. 1) Union Mill & Mining Company. One of the great Comstock check rarities. Only 5 examples currently known. This check is issued to William Sharon for $50,000 in April 1875 (over $1

Lot of 16 different including 9 with imprinted revenues. Autographs of Mackay, Fair, and Yerington. Instant collection. Includes: Occidental Mill, RN-C21b, signed by John Mackay, 1874; Mariposa Mill,

An important early Meissen figure of Paris, blue crossed swords mark, early 18th Century. Condition: there is a hand and one foot restored. Otherwise in good and fair condition. Height: 34 cm

A superb and very rare war-date 'short snorter', a 1943 Chinese ten dollar bank note signed in ink on both sides by 25 people, including some of the most important figures of the campaign in China. Am

Oil on panel. Signed and dated in the lower left corner. Johann Caspard Memberger is one of the most important figures in South German Mannerist painting. Son of the painter Philipp Memberger, he had

early 6th century B.C., figure with arm raised with what would have been a club in hand, lion at proper left hand, wearing a lion skin, knotted at chest, draping over shoulders and lion's head enclosi

Ming Dynasty, seated in rajalilasana on a rectangular wooden base, wearing loosely fitted robes hemmed with scrolling lotus and open at the chest to reveal a necklace, the face with a serene downcast

Roman, ca. 1st century BCE. An important fresco depicting 5 figures in an architectural setting. Alighting from the right, the winged goddess Victory (Greek Nike) gestures to a kneeling orant. Donning

South Asia, India, ca. 1750 CE. An important solid cast bronze figure of Uma (Parvati), so significant as traditionally only deity statues destined for important religious purposes were cast solid. Pa

Mose Tolliver. Fire Man. Signed and titled. Paint on board. Rub across figure, otherwise good to fair condition. 16" w x 24" h. Provenance: The Gary Davenport Collection. Est. $500-800. Ship: $55

Diameter 18 3/4 in., H 2 3/4 in. This is an important Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368) charger with Yuan drama story. The story has never been reported and more research is needed to reveal the drama. This ma

Ming dynasty. fine and important Chinese gilt bronze Buddha figure with carved Chinese characters mark on the front top of lotus base. 8 1/2"x 4 3/4". From Lexington KY collectors

This is a limestone carved Amita Buddha of Northern Wei Period (386-534 AD). Northern Wei deeply came under the influence of the teachings of Laotsi and Zhongtsi, that prevailed in late Han dynasty. T

Wonderful and important Bowling Automaton with 3 Bisque Figures. Patented in 1907 by Otto Eichenberger of Switzerland with the assistance of Leon Brock of New York, this intricate and large automaton

AN IMPORTANT TIBETAN BRONZE-GILT YAMANTAKA The figure is cast standing in alidhasana on prostrate bodies and animals over a lotus base, in yabyum position with his consort. His many arms radiate about

Important oil on masonite, A leading figure of Chicago's Hyde Park arts scene in the mid-20th C. Gertrude Abercrombie (1909-1977) was acclaimed for her enigmatic paintings of stark interiors . Inspire

Important Chinese Tang Dynasty, gilt bronze figure; of Buddha, standing in stylized pleated robes, with hands in 'fearlessness' (abhaya) mudra, and with typical snail-curl hair and elo

IMPORTANT AND RARE QING DYNASTY PERIOD, Finely Cast Chinese Gilt Bronze Buddha of GuanYu Figurine, seated on a throne in military dress, with hands in "no fear" (abhaya) mudra. Seated in orn

明代 鎏金观音坐莲铜像 Rare and Important Chinese Ming Period gilt bronze Bodhisattva figure; the Buddha is seated cross-legged on ground wea

Each box contains two decks, all in fair to good condition

IMPORTANT, SET OF 3 GILT BRONZE SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA'S figures. Ming Dynasty Period and of the period (1368-1644). Cast in formal in appearance are seated in 'dhyanasana' on a double-pedestal base. Deco

The Kota used reliquary guardian figures to protect and identify the revered bones of family ancestors. The Kota believed that the relics of important men and women retain power after death, providing

Extremely rare and important poster advertising the Ferris Wheel on the Midway at the 1893 Columbian Exposition. The lithographer was the Winters Art Litho Co in Chicago. The maximum frame dimensions

Important vase ''opal phenomenon Gre 358'' Franz Hofstötter (design of form and decoration), Loetz Witwe, Klostermühle, for the World's Fair in Paris 1900 Colorless glass with thin opal underlay