Arm Holdout. Graham, ca. 1950. Also known as a sleeve

Arm Holdout. Graham, ca. 1950. Also known as a sleeve holdout or third hand. Machine works smoothly and appears to be all original. Graham was a master machinist and made some of the finest cheating d

Arm Holdout. American, ca. 1920. Also known as a sleeve holdout, third hand or Jacobs ladder. Made of aluminum and brass with original canvas strap. Works smoothly.

**Originally Listed At $500** Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba peoples, ca. 1950 CE. A forged iron sword made to be used as currency, also known as a prestige blade. The long bla

Waist-Worn Holdout Device. British, ca. 1960. All black metal belt with clips, nylon band and attached bag worn around the waist to switch decks or other objects. Also known as a “sub.” 9 x 7”.

Native American Indian, Southwest, Hopi, ca. 1950 CE. The Hemis Katsina may very well be the most beautiful and best known of all Hopi Katsinas, known for his elaborate headdress, also called a tablet

New Kingdom, Dynasty 20, Ca. 1186-1070 BC.A ceramic ushabti figure wearing a tripartite wig, depicted standing with crossed arms. Shabtis, also known as ushabtis, are Egyptian tomb offerings intended

Central Asia, India, ca. 19th century CE. Cast via the lost wax (cire perdue) process, a depiction of Shiva holding attributes in four arms as he squats upon an integral pedestal. Shiva, also known as

Mark Beard (American, b. 1950) also known as Bruce Sargeant, large oil on canvas painting titled "Boxer after the Fight"; signature not found. The artist created artworks for Abercrombie & Fitch store

Set of five chairs: two arm-, three side-, Brooklyn, NY, ca.1950/60; Walnut, papercord; Branded marks to some; Arm: 32 1/2" x 23 1/2" x 21", side: 32" x 18" x 20"

Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Veracruz culture, also known as Totonac (Totonaca), Remojadas, ca. 600 to 900 CE. A superb, life-size, pottery head of a dignitary coated in stucco and rendered in a highly real

Set of 4 Hans Wegner round chairs for Johannes Hansen. Also known as The Chair. Chairs are oak with leather seats. Measures: 30.25 H x 25 W x 20 D. Arm height: 27.25. Seat height: 18.25

Including 2 orange wool upholstered armchairs, Ca. 1950. Chairs approx. 35 1/2 " H x 18 1/2" W x 24" D. Arm chairs approx. 38" H x26 1/4" W x 26" D. From the Estate of Matilda Shookhoff, Bayside, NY.

Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, 21st to 25th Dynasty, ca. 1070 to 664 BCE. An intriguing and incredibly rare limestone "false" canopic jar (also known as a "dummy" or model jar) with a tapered, cyli

Central Asia, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gandharan Empire, ca. 3rd to mid 5th century CE. An elegant stucco youthful Buddha - also known as Shakyamuni Buddha, Gautama Buddha or Siddhartha Gautama, the

Native American, Western United States, Plains Tribes, Lakota (Sioux), ca. 1890s to 1910s CE. This is a fascinating double-sided doll representing Anog Ite, a mythical figure, also known as Double Fac

Southeast Asia, Khmer Empire, Suryavarman II period or earlier, ca. 12th century CE. A brown-grey sandstone carving of a Devi (also known as a Devata or Aspara), which means 'female goddess' in Sanskr

Hans Jørgensen Wegner (1914-2007). Original design ca 1950. Perhaps the most iconic chair designs by Wegner. The arms of the chair are like ‘great bear paws embracing you from behind’. Tufted ba

East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 17th century CE. A wonderful bronze statue rich with iconography of a Bodhisattva known as Avalokiteshwara (also Guanyin, Guan Yin, Kuanyin in Chinese), the goddess

Oceania, Micronesia, Caroline Islands, Yap region, ca. 19th century CE. This is a massive wheel shaped stone disc known as a "rai" (also a raay or dei) with a wide hole drilled through the center. The

**First Time At Auction** North Pacific, Hawaiian Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful and sizable serving vessel hand-carved from richly-grained kou wood known as an umeke (also umeke la'au paka

Late Hellenistic / Early Roman, ca. 1st century BCE. A finely carved white marble head of Venus (Greek Aphrodite) - this type known as the Venus Genetrix (also Aphrodite Frejus or the Louvre-Naples ty

Bird and tree motif, tile mosaic on wood panel mounted into a metal frame, 84'' H x 34'' W, est: $5000/7000 Note: Millard Sheets is perhaps best known as a painter but the multifaceted artist was also

Pre-Columbian, coastal Peru, Chimu, ca. 1000-1400 CE. Although the Chimu are often better known for their metalwork and their pottery, as this box shows, they also had skill as woodworkers. The box is

CARTIER, IMPORTANT EMERALD & DIAMOND OWL BROOCH, CA. 1950, modelled as an owl sitting on a branch, with a carved mughal emerald chest of approx. 8 ct. with round cut ruby eyes framed by round cut diam