- A South Arabian Stone Idol
Bronze Age,
A South Arabian Stone Idol
Bronze Age, Early 3rd - Early 2nd Millennium B.C.
Height 16 1/4 inches (41.28 cm).
Property from a Private Estate, Cleveland, Ohio
- A South Arabian Limestone Male Head
Circa
A South Arabian Limestone Male Head
Circa 3rd-1st Century B.C.
Height 8 3/8 inches (21.27 cm).
Property from a Private Brooklyn Collection
- EASTON PRESS 100 GREATEST BOOKS EVER
EASTON PRESS 100 GREATEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN, 32 VOL. Various Sizes 32 vol., Leather bound with gilt trim, including: Marie-Henri Beyle (Stendhal), "The Red and the Black" (2 copies); Charlotte Bronte, "Jane Eyre"; Sir Richard F. Burton, translator, "The Arabian Nights"; James Fenimore Cooper, "The Last of the Mohicans" (2 copies); Stephen Crane, "The Red Badge of Courage"; Daniel Defoe, "Robinson Crusoe" (2 copies); Charles Dickens, "A Tale of Two Cities"; Charles Dickens, "Great Expectations" (2 copies); Alexandre Dumas, "The Count of Monte Cristo"; George Elliot, "The Mill on the Floss"; Benjamin Franklin, "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin"; Lionel Giles, translator, "The Analects of Confucius" (2 copies); Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, "The Federalist"; Thomas Hardy, "The Return of the Native"; Victor Hugo, "The Hunchback of Notre Dame"; Rudyard Kipling, "The Jungle Books"; Michel de Montaigne, "Essays"; William Shakespeare, "Romeo and Juliet"; John Steinbeck, "Of Mice and Men"; Robert Louis Stevenson, "Treasure Island"; Harriet Beecher Stowe, "Uncle Tom's Cabin"; Jonathan Swift, "Gulliver's Travels"; Henry David Thoreau, "Walden"Leo Tolstoy, "War and Peace"; Ivan Turgenev, "Fathers & Sons"; Mark Twain, "Huckleberry Finn"; Jules Verne, "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea";
- BESSARABIAN KILIM RUGLined.
Approximately
BESSARABIAN KILIM RUGLined.
Approximately 8 ft. x 5 ft. 5 in.
Condition
Scattered staining, areas of reweaving and wear throughout.
Notwithstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
- LARGE BESSARABIAN FIGURAL CARPETApproximately
LARGE BESSARABIAN FIGURAL CARPETApproximately 17 ft. 10 in. x 11 ft. 10 in.
Condition
Scattered areas of reweaving throughout with patches. Slight staining and fading. Generally, in good condition considering the age and size.
Notwithstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
- FINE AND RARE BESSARABIAN CARPETLined.
Approximately
FINE AND RARE BESSARABIAN CARPETLined.
Approximately 9 ft. 5 in. x 9 ft. 7 in.
Condition
In good overall condition with very minor wear and scattered areas of reweaving. Natural corrosion to the browns.
Notwithstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.
- (6) Vintage child's books, c/o "Rip
(6) Vintage child's books, c/o "Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving 1900, "Arabian Nights Illustrated" 1899, "Elsie's Widowhood" by Martha Finley 1880, "Elsie's New Relations" by Martha Finley 1993, "The Story of the White House" by Wayne Whipple 1910, Everyman's Library "Mother Goose's Book of Nursery Rhymes & Songs Illustrated" 1952
- 19th/20th C book collection to include
19th/20th C book collection to include 1870 hand written recipe collection book, including puddings, soups, sauces, gravies, etc., The Mournful Ballad of Isaac Abbott, Robert Clarke & Co., in pieces, Nurses Memories Charlotte M Yonge Illustrated by Fred Marriott and Florence Maplestone, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode Her Majesty's Printers, New York: E & JB Young & Co, Cooper Union, (2) Bridgman & Whitney Writing Book, having been used, a portion of Jack and the Beanstalk Walter Cranes Toy Book, tears and losses, portions, The Magic Pear D. Lothrop Company Boston, Sugar and Spice and All Thats Nice Nursery Rhymes and Jingles, The Arabian Nights Their Best Known Tales edited by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora A Smith Illustrated by Maxfield Parrish, 1930 Charles Scribner's Sons New York London, Flower Children The Little Cousins of The Field and Garden Elizabeth Gordon, Drawings by MT Ross, published by the PF Volland Company, Joliet Illinois New York Boston 82nd edition, The Decorative Sisters Illustrated by Walter Satterlee Published by ADF Randolph and Co New York, Money and How to Make It HL Reade Hartford Conn: SS Scranton & Company 1875, The Worlds Great Romances, Choice Recipes by Miss Parloa and other noted teachers, torn cover, The Tale of Corally Crothers by Romney Gay, As A Man Thinketh James Allen Peter Pauper Press along with Ben Franklins Wit and Wisdom, Peter Pauper Press.
- Rare Franz Bergman (1861-1936, Austria)
Rare Franz Bergman (1861-1936, Austria) Vienna cold painted bronze Arabian theme sculpture lamp of a warrior with his shield, weapons and carpet.
18"h x 8"w x 8"d.
Condition: Cord cut, wear consistent with age.
- Lot of Equestrian Items to include (3)
Lot of Equestrian Items to include (3) Books & Mirror, c/o Horses by Edwin Megargee 1946, Brandywine A Legacy of Tradition in du Pont-Wyeth Country photographs by Anthony Edgeworth text by Lisa Zeidner, The Majestic World of Arabian Horses by William L Pereira Jr photographs by Martin H Schreiber 1986, Masters of the Wild by Robert Abbett 1989 Artist Proof 3, and trumeau mirror with hunting dog print, and (6) Equestrian items, c/o pair of Eldonian stainless steel stirrups, single Steroline stirrup, pair of Neverro stirrups, Ulite bit
- BESARABIAN KILIM TRIBAL RUG BesarabianTribal
BESARABIAN KILIM TRIBAL RUG BesarabianTribal Kilim rug with floral motif against red and dark background, circa 1950's. 11' L x 9'5" W.
- MARTYN "NATURAL HISTORY" HAND-COLORED
MARTYN "NATURAL HISTORY" HAND-COLORED PLATE, 1785 Hand-colored engraved plate (Plate XXVIII) from "A New Dictionary of Natural History; or Compleat Universal Display of Animated Nature," by William Frederic Martyn, published by Harrison & Co. 1785, illustrating "1. Blunt-Headed Cachalot. 2. Calandra. 3. Calao. 4. Arabian Camel. 5. Bactrian Camel." Image: 13.25" H x 8" W; frame: 19" H x 13.75" W x 1" D. Areas of wrinkling, minor discoloration and foxing, old tape on frame.