1849 African missionary teachings, My Mother (3rd)

Early ambrotype of an African American woman and two children in split leather case with an unusual pillow. Provenance: Falls Church, Virginia collection.

Roman, probably produced in North Africa, ca. 3rd century CE. This is a large, intact redware slip plate with a stamped leaf leaf and spiral design around the center of the interior and no foot. This

Roman, probably produced in North Africa, ca. 3rd century CE. This is a large, intact redware slip plate with a stamped design around the center of the interior, a pronounced rim/lip, and no foot. The

Enameled Copper Lidded Box, Mencius's Mother Teaching Son Motif.

HENRY OSSAWA TANNER, African American Man Teaching young African American boy the Banjo. Watercolor painting. Signed with initials: H. O. T. ; matted and framed. size: 15x11 image, 23.25x19.25 outside

A Lovely Gandharan Grey Schist Statue of Buddha seated in virasana (Meditation)Nicely carved Seated Sculpture of Teaching Buddha1st to 3rd Century AD Gandharan KingdomSize: H: 36cm W: 20cm Approx

Kuba Soumak with Father-Mother-Child-Depiction 223 x 160 cm (7' 4" x 5' 3") Caucasus, second half 19th century Condition: very good, scattered small repairs, slight signs of use Warp: wool, weft: wool

Roman, Imperial Period, possibly from North Africa, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A stunning bronze ewer cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process that presents an elegant silhouette with a piriform bo

Back at auction due to non-paying bidder... Late Roman / Byzantine Empire, North Africa, Tunisia, Carthage, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A lovely mold-made terracotta tile in low relief with a face with

Late Roman / Byzantine Empire, North Africa, Tunisia, Carthage, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A lovely mold-made terracotta tile in low relief with a face within a sunburst / halo, an early Christian rep

Visitors' book kept by the Wilson family of Sheffield, 1890s-1940s 4to, red cloth binding, containing approx. 100 varicoloured leaves, filled with autograph entries mainly from missionaries (British a

Antique West African Carved Ivory Figure | Kneeling mother feeding a child with younger child atop her left shoulder; Ornately dressed with bracelets, arm rings/cuffs, necklaces; head has zoomorphic h

Commander's Cross, 3rd Class, instituted in 1849. Neck Badge, 69x37 mm., GOLD, both sides enameled, opening center, unidentifiable hallmark, maker's mark "G.R.". original suspension ring, loop and rib

Signed Ariel Carmeli of Corona, California, six-point snakewood and African ebony with ivorene and mother-of-pearl inlay, ebony fore-end and snakewood butt, black leather grip, ivorene joint, pairs of

PAIR OF NORTHERN AFRICAN CARVED SAVONAROLA CHAIRS WITH MOTHER OF PEARL INLAY; 40"H X 22.5"W X 20"D; AREAS OF MISSING INLAY, LOSS TO BACK RIGHT FOOT ON ONE CHAIR

Commander’s Cross, 3rd Class, instituted in 1849. Neck Badge, 70x36 mm, GOLD, approx. 20 g, both sides enameled, hallmarked "3A", maker's mark « VM (Vincent Mayer) », both central medalli

Back at auction due to non-paying bidder Egypt, Coptic culture, ca. 3rd to 4th century CE. A rare pottery statuette from the Coptic Egypt depicting an endearing moment of maternal intimacy; a ceramic

An antique oil on canvas painting by William Merritt Chase (American, 1849-1916) depicting a portrait of a mother and her two daughters. It is signed to the upper right and presented in an ornate carv

This is a very rare and old carved wooden Mother and child sculpture from the Dogon peoples of Mali, West Africa. An incredible eroded example featuring a Mother with child on her back, the arms of th

Africa, Bura-Asinda-Sikka, Mali / Niger, ca. 3rd to 11th century CE. A rare carved stone head/marker from this little known culture. The entire marker is carved to resemble a human figure with charact

ROUPELL, Arabella Elizabeth (illust.); William Henry Harvey (text) Specimens of the Flora of South Africa by a Lady. London: Printed by W. Nicol, 1849. Comparables: Sotheby's, 1999 - $17,250; Christie

BANGWA PEOPLE, CAMEROON, AFRICAN CARVED WOOD MATERNITY FIGURE H 28.75" W 9.5" D 9" Depicting a mother nursing her child. Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, Michigan Senator and creator of the Michigan

Pre-Columbian, Valley of Mexico, Teotihuacan culture, ca. 3rd to 7th century CE. A fine pair of hand-built terracotta figures depicting mothers and their children. One figure wears a white-outlined sh

African Ebonized Fertility Figure: The figure has serene features and hands clasped around her belly. The standing woman has a ringed neck and wears a loin cloth.