Sold2023Full size black-headed oriole, Frank Finney, Cape Charles, Virginia.Open beak clutching a sprig of holly with berries. Deep relief wing and raised wingtip carving. Maker's ink stamp on the underside. Bird is 8.5" long. Stands 8.25" tall including base.See Sold Price
Sold2024Vintage Finely Made Chinese Soapstone Carvings - Birds Ink Well, Floral Ink Well and LiddedVintage Finely Made Chinese Soapstone Carvings - Birds Ink Well, Floral Ink Well and Lidded Container. All are in very nice condition. 2" to 2 3/4" TallSee Sold Price
Sold2018LOT OF (7) SOAPSTONE CARVINGS & SEAL STAMPSHeight- 1 1/4" - 3 3/8" Length- 3/4" - 3 3/8" Provenance- single owner private collection.See Sold Price
Sold2024Lots Chinese scholar itemsLots Chinese scholar items, with soapstone carvings and ink well.See Sold Price
Sold2022Bluewing teal, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan, 1st quarter 20th century.Bluewing teal, Mason Decoy Factory, Detroit, Michigan, 1st quarter 20th century. Early challenge grade with upswept bill carving. Loy Harrell Jr. ink stamp on the underside. Measures 11.5" long. NotesSee Sold Price
Sold2021Miniature blue jay, Frank Finney, Cape Charles,Miniature blue jay, Frank Finney, Cape Charles, Virginia. In calling pose. Relief wing and tail feather carving. Raised wingtips. Maker's ink stamp on underside. Maker's fancy "F" carved in to the undSee Sold Price
Sold2023Miniature Black Duck by Russ P. Burr (1887-1955)Miniature Black Duck Russ P. Burr (1887-1955) Hingham, MA, c. 1940 4 1/2 in. long A reaching black duck carving with the maker's ink stamp signature on the bottom. Original paint with light wear. ProvSee Sold Price
Sold2017A soapstone carving of a maiden group.A soapstone carving of a maiden group. 20th century. Standing lady beside a boy holding a Ruyi facing a Qilin. On pierced matel base. 15 3/4"h x 9"w.See Sold Price
Sold2021FOUR SOAPSTONE CARVINGS 20th CenturyFOUR SOAPSTONE CARVINGS20th Century1-2) A pair of chops with foo dog tops. Calligraphic inscription on one panel. Bases cut with four-character seal. Heights 7”.3-4) A pair of crouching qilin. LengtSee Sold Price
Sold2023THREE DECOY CARVINGS AND SHOREBIRDONE-QUARTER-SIZE CANADA GOOSE by the Wildfowler Decoy Company, Pt. Pleasant, NJ. Natural finish. Notation: "CANADA GOOSE, "1972". Signed by Charles R. Birdsall. Retains ink stamp. Overall length is apSee Sold Price
Sold2022Pair of high head mergansers, Harold Thengs, Long Island, New York and Norway.Pair of high head mergansers, Harold Thengs, Long Island, New York and Norway. Racey balsa bodies with slight relief wingtip carving. High heads with extended crests. Maker's ink stamp on the undersidSee Sold Price
Sold2022Yellowlegs, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia, circa 1900.Yellowlegs, Ira Hudson, Chincoteague, Virginia, circa 1900. Balsa body with relief wingtip carving and scratch feather paint detail. "JB French" ink stamp on underside. Provenance: Ex Joe French colleSee Sold Price
Sold2022Miniature Killdeer - CrowellA 3 1/2 inch alert Killdeer shorebird carving by A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952), East Harwich, MA. Signed with an early round Crowell ink stamp. Original paint with minor wear to the bill.See Sold Price
Sold2022Miniature Dowitcher - CrowellA 3 1/2 inch inquisitive shorebird carving by A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952), East Harwich, MA. Signed with an early round Crowell "Maker" ink stamp. Original paint with minor wear to the bill.X collectSee Sold Price
Sold2024An Early Miniature Merganser by A. Elmer CrowellA very early 5 1/2 inch Red-Breasted Merganser duck carving by A. Elmer Crowell (1862-1952), East Harwich, Cape Cod, MA, signature probably consisted of an ink stamp or a paper label which has worn ofSee Sold Price
Sold2024Two Shorebird Decoys by Alfred GardnerA 9 3/4 inch sleeping Yellowlegs mantle carving and a running Shorebird decoy by Alfred Gardner (1881-1971), Hingham, MA, the Shorebird is signed with the maker's oval ink stamp. Both have glass beadSee Sold Price
Sold2019ANTIQUE Chinese Large Soapstone carved Stamp and PaperANTIQUE Chinese Large Soapstone carved Stamp and Paper Weight with Luohan and flower carvings on sides. 7" X 3 1/4" x 2 1/4". 19TH CENTURY OR EARLYSee Sold Price
Sold20234 Chinese Shoushan Soapstones; Duan Ink Stones4 Chinese Shoushan Soapstones: a fine carving of 2 red Parrots & berries on an "old" gray Bamboo section, possibly a brush rest and with a storage box, 3 large brown-red to gray seals each with calligSee Sold Price
Sold2021ANTIQUE Chinese Large Soapstone carved Stamp and PaperANTIQUE Chinese Large Soapstone carved Stamp and Paper Weight with Luohan and flower carvings on sides. 7" X 3 1/4" x 2 1/4". 19TH CENTURY OR EARLYSee Sold Price
Sold2021Inuit Soapstone CarvingA 5 3/4 high x 4 wide Inuit carving of Ink holding seal. Signed in Syllabic on bottom. Very niceSee Sold Price
Sold2020Asian Estate Group, Chinese Japanese.Collected in the 1920's, Includes Silver Enamel Snuff Bottle, Three Paper and Bamboo Fans, Two Soapstone Carvings, Bronze Travel brush and ink pot, A Gilt Metal box with Jade Insert, A Silver Metal anSee Sold Price
Sold2019Chinese InkstoneAntique Chinese Ink Stone Carving in Wooden Box. Chinese characters on the ink stone and box with stamp mark. Asian Antique gallery label attached to surface. Carving measures 1-5/8" x 5-5/8" , box meSee Sold Price
Sold20172 Chinese antique shoushan stone ink boxes2 Chinese antique shoushan stone carved ink boxes with qilin motif finial, very beautiful carving, 2.3"Hx3.6"dia, 2"Hx3"diaSee Sold Price
Sold2023BLACK FOREST BEAR DOUBLE INKWELL & STAMP HOLDER.A fantastic original 19th century Black Forest carving of a bear, with double inkwell, hinged head with stamp holder, arms positioned for a pen rest and original carved ink well tops. Amazing detail wSee Sold Price
6 days LeftGuyette & Deeter, IncLem Ward (1896-1984) and Steve Ward (1895-1976), Crisfield, Maryland.$15,000
Apr 29Claydon Auctioneers LtdEthnographic / Native / Tribal : An African soapstone carving modelled as a tribesman playing a£30
6 days LeftFreeman's | HindmanGustave Baumann (American/German, 1881-1971) Provincetown, 1917 (with original woodblock)$5,000
4 days LeftJohn Moran Auctioneers, Inc.Tomie Ohtake (1913-2015, Japanese-Brazilian), "Feliz 74," 1974$200