extremely rare form very early Pilgrim C ca 1690-1710

Late Pilgrim C ca 1690-1710 maple & ash armchair w fine turnings & rush seat in full height - Provenance: Early Norwich, CT home - 45 1/2" tall

extremely rare & very early ca 1690-1720 English gilded plaster over hand carved wood mirror w orig backboards & glass - see "The Mirror Book" by Schiffer pages 66-80 for further reference - 53" tall

Very rare early Wm & Mary period ca 1690-1710 ball ft desk in walnut featuring great stepped interior w a writing well, oak & hard pine secondary wood & desirably diminutive proportions in great cond

Very early ca 1580-1630 extremely rare form carved oak chamber table found in MA - possibly American but most likely English - nonetheless an important early form - 30" tall x 24" wide x 13 1/2" deep

Ca. 1830 Extremely rare, early 19th C. Chinese teak altar. Decorated with bats, a symbol of wealth. 62"L x 16"W x 42"H

Extremely rare early Hepplewhite period ca 1780 Boston mahog dressing table (lowboy) in orig surface w orig brasses & veneers - This is a rare form as lowboys were not prevalent past the Chippendale p

Pacific Northwest, Alaska, Sitka, Tlingit culture, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. Extremely rare carved pendant - possibly carved from seal or sea lion - in the form of an abstract totem. Found at an archeologi

Southeast Asia, Indonesia, ca. early 19th century CE. A kris (keris), with a narrow, banded blade and a smoothly carved handle and sheath. The grip is carved wood in an abstract zoomorphic form that l

Late Roman to Early Byzantine, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A rare and beautiful amulet of a generally circular form with a flat bottom, a raised periphery, and an integral suspension loop, mold-pressed from at

Late Roman to Early Byzantine, ca. 300 to 500 CE. A rare and beautiful amulet of a generally circular form with a flat bottom, a raised periphery, and an integral suspension loop, mold-pressed from at

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine, hand-carved section from a wooden canoe prow in the form of a double-headed fish, the center part of its

Oceania, Micronesia, Nukuoro Island, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A rare example of a hand-carved wooden canoe model boasting fine form and intricate detailing. The round-bottomed canoe is

Oceania, Indonesia, Irian Jaya, Humboldt Bay culture, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful example of a wooden canoe prow with an avian form - a long-beaked, heron-like bird whose head

Native American, Papago culture, Sonoran Desert, Arizona / New Mexico, ca. early to mid 20th century. A very large and early Papago basket of a traditional conical form, woven from native plants. The

Wonderful & rare Pilgrim C ca 1650's Guilford,CT all hard pine 6 bd blanket chest w cut out ends & chip carved front featuring carved initials "IH" and the date 1693 - w till & orig top - missing cott

wonderful early Pilgrim C influenced ca 1720 New England 2 drawer pine blanket chest in desirable old red paint featuring double arch molded case, applied bracket base & etched teardrop brasses all in

very nice form early Pilgrim Century ca 1670 maple & ash "Carver" armchair in black paint w old restorations but nonetheless a fine example - 45" tall

extremely rare & very desirable early ca 1740 MA desk on frame only 27 1/2" wide in pine & maple w Spanish Brown paint, nice stepped interior on upper case, dovetailed top, 2 drawers in lower case & b

early Wm & Mary ca 1690-1710 maple & poplar western CT orig ball ft 3 over 3 dr chest w period QA brasses in old grungy as found surface - 36" case width - dovetailed top

very rare & important Pilgrim Century ca 1680-1690 mushroom arm maple & oak ladderback chair from a 1690 built Gloucester, MA house in orig red paint & near perfect cond w all components fully intact

Very rare, early form QA ca 1760's maple & pine NH Dunlap School slant lid desk on orig bandy legs/feet & featuring a stepped interior - 39 1/2" case width

AN EXTREMELY RARE PAIR OF EARLY 18TH CENTURY CHINESE CA MAU CARGO BRUSH RESTS C1725 modelled as a seated bird, monkey and deer. 3.75ins wide. Note: It appears the only other recorded examples are in t

Pelican chocolate mold, early 20th c Rare form. Utilitarian folk art. 8 h x 8 w x 3 1/2 d Early 20th c Please note that this lot has a confidential reserve. When you leave a bid in advance of the auct

2 Handa Or Katanga Cross Currency Artifacts. Katanga People Kasai River, Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa, early 20th C. 1) Extremely Rare Miniature Katanga Cross Currency, Based, Metal. S