SELCTION OF OBJECTS OF VIRTUE

Includes (22) unstrung amber beads - graduated in size; (7) tiger's eye beads - various shapes and sizes; a Russian lacquered box depicting a man with fish - undetermined signature, some craquelure; a

9 piece misc. lot of objects of virtue consisting of 2 silver compacts with enamel panels; 2 other compacts including, one a hexagon form with enamel work, the other a clam shell design; 2 unusual cha

Including: Portrait miniature of a young girl signed Grischm ? brooch with a Victorian porcelain plaque depicting a young girl with a dove and a bronze velvet-lined ring box set with a portrait of a F

Chain mail change purse, sewing kit, dance card, boulle calling card case and a Persian box set with a semi-precious stone. 4 1/2 inches

8pc Assorted Objects of Virtue Lot. 1940 NY World's Fair cuff bracelet. Pr sterling collar clips with horseshoe. KIRK & Son sterling bookmark. Tortoiseshell small penknife. Carved Chinese figure. Fanc

COLLECTION OF 5 ANTIQUE ENGLISH VICTORIAN EXOTIC OBJECTS OF VIRTUE CARVED CASES, SOME WITH FINE MOTHER OF PEARL ACCENTS, AND ONE SHELL WITH MOTHER OF PEARL BANDING; 4"H X 3"W X 0.5"D

Whether Russian, Austrian or elsewhere, this model of a Golden Pheasant, is a rare example of an enameled and jeweledsilver miniature. These small objects of virtue have sometimes been associated with

Finely cast, chased, enameled and jeweled pecking chicken,. This rooster of hen is unmarked but certainly created by a good Russian or European maker of objects of virtue. 19th or very early 20th cent

A lot of three vintage books on the history, art and culture of Renaissance Italy. Objects of Virtue, Art of Renaissance Italy by Luke Syson and Dora Thornton, 2001, in original dust jacket. Renaissan

H. Murray: the British Schools of Art. 2v. 1863, LondonLondon, Virtue and Co. 1861-1863. 2 volumes, 12.5 inches (33 cm). British Schools of Art: a selection of examples engraved in line by eminent art

Egypt; ca. 1000 B.C. An extremely rare and fine mummified head of a female,with delicate features and retaining virtually all skin surfaces,dentition and hair. Linen wrappings still partly in place (m

Japan; Edo Period Standing on a double lotus base. Crystal urna jewel and eyes. Surfaces with several layers of lacquer. Dimensions 42.25" (107cm) high, including base.

Eurasia, ca. Miocene (5 - 23 MYO). Very high-quality specimen of this large cat with massive original sabers and little restoration. MEASUREMENTS Skull: 10" wide x 13" long (25.4 x 33.1 cm). Exposed a

Egypt; New Kingdom, c. 1200 BC Carved in sunk relief, depicting the god of the Nile flood, Hapi. Hapi is shown in usual androgynous form, with female breast, relating to the fertility associated with

Central Asia, ca. Early Cretaceous (101 - 126 MYO). This is a significant specimen due to its size, completeness, and originality. The bones were meticulously removed from a single block of matrix and

India, Pala Dynasty, ca. 11th-12th century. Fine depiction of Parvati with attendants. Ex: Sotheby's New York City: "Indian & Southeast Asian Art," September 1999, Lot 121 (therein described as Lalita

France, ca. 1920s In the mid 1920s Raoul Dufy (1877-1953) collaborated with the Spanish architect Nicolau Rubio and ceramicist Josep Artigas to create a small group of miniature ceramic gardens. They

Mediterranean; ca. 1st -3rd century AD Powerfully modeled depiction of a bearded man, possibly from a relief. Custom stand. Dimensions without stand:7 1/2" (19 cm) Provenance: The John J. Slocum Coll

Egypt, ca. 400-300 BC. A fine vibrantly-painted Egyptian cat mummy mounted in an antique glass dome. Ex collection Gabriel Hakim, purchased by him in the 1930s (see accompanying newspaper article and

India, Pala Dynasty, ca. 11th century. Large and fine figure of Vishnu flanked by two Devis. Custom stand. Ex: Sothebys NYC, "Indian + S.E. Asian Art", September, 1998, lot 520. From a lifetime Massac

Egypt; Late Kingdom, 716- 30 BC The naked youth striding, wearing the double (Pschent) crown of upper and lower Egypt. On an integral base, extensively engraved on all four sides and top. Very fine. D

Central Asia; Cretaceous Period (65 - 144 million years ago). A fine nest of 6 eggs on matrix. No restoration. Dimensions Greatest length: 11" (28cm)

Central India, ca. 10th-11th century. A lovely seated sandstone figure of the goddess Sarasvati seated in Lalitasana. Custom base. From a lifetime Massachusetts collection, in storage from late 1990s

China, circa 206 B.C. - 8 A.D. An extremely rare western Han painted pottery Chimera, the crouching animal showing great dynamism. Socket on back indicates this and another figure once formed pole sup