- Box Alaskan Carved Billiken etc.
Box Alaskan Carved Billiken etc.
- GROUP SIX SMALL CARVED ITEMScomprising
GROUP SIX SMALL CARVED ITEMScomprising a billiken, frame, Japanese lady and sage, both signed, rabbit basket form box, gourd form netsuke and a cigarette holder. Light soiling, old age cracks. Largest: 6 1/4" high, 2" wide. International clients may be ineligible to bid on this item. It is for sale only within the United States except not to CA, NY, NJ. It is the responsibility of the buyer to obtain any necessary documentation, permits or paperwork necessary including but not limited to such documents as required to comply with any and all requirements and restrictions imposed by Federal trade regulations related to endangered species prior to finalization of any sale. Provenance: Property of a Connecticut Estate.
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- BILLIKEN WALRUS IVORY CARVED FIGURINEVintage
BILLIKEN WALRUS IVORY CARVED FIGURINEVintage Alaskan or Inuit carved walrus tusk billikin figure. Measures just over 3" high. shipping info This lot can be shipped in-house.
- CHINESE CARVED IVORY BILLIKEN PENDANT14k
CHINESE CARVED IVORY BILLIKEN PENDANT14k gold (marked) hardware on 3-5/8" carved billiken figure. PLEASE NOTE: This is antique pre-ban, African elephant ivory and can be shipped only where allowed by law. shipping info This lot can be shipped in-house.
- TWO WHALE'S TEETH CARVED IN BILLIKEN
TWO WHALE'S TEETH CARVED IN BILLIKEN FORM 20TH CENTURY LENGTHS 4.75" TO 6.25".TWO WHALE'S TEETH CARVED IN BILLIKEN FORM, 20th Century, Dimensions: Lengths 4.75" to 6.25".
- (5) IVORY WALRUS TUSK INUIT SCULPTURES
(5) IVORY WALRUS TUSK INUIT SCULPTURES Including: (4) Billiken, (the largest with a small gold nugget as a belly button), 2 3/4" to 3 3/4") and a Puffin mounted on a wood block, 1 3/4" tall overall, chips to top of two Billiken.
- ESKIMO SCRIMSHAW, NORTH AMERICA, EARLY
ESKIMO SCRIMSHAW, NORTH AMERICA, EARLY 20TH C. "Billiken" Humorous Folk Art Image, 5" high, 3" wide.
- 2 CAST IRON FIGURAL PENNY BANKSca. 1906-1915;
2 CAST IRON FIGURAL PENNY BANKSca. 1906-1915; both attributed to A.C. Williams Co. with original bronze/brass and red painted accents: model #5848 "Billiken" seated comical figure created by Florence Pretz in 1909 with pointed hair, big belly and oversized feet, marked on reverse, patent no. 39803 and "Good Luck", 4 1/4"h; model #5448 ball player toy bank with standing baseball player in red painted cap holding bat, 5 3/4"h; Condition: both retain most of original surfaces, 85-95% original surface
- SEVEN INUIT BILLIKEN FIGURES EARLY 20TH
SEVEN INUIT BILLIKEN FIGURES EARLY 20TH CENTURY HEIGHT 1.25”-2.5”.SEVEN INUIT BILLIKEN FIGURES, Early 20th Century, Various sizes and forms, including two necklace charms, two net weaving shuttles, one pin and two standing figures. Dimensions: Height 1.25"-2.5".
- FOUR INUIT CARVED OBJECTS Includes an
FOUR INUIT CARVED OBJECTS Includes an antler carved section with seal relief, a piece of walrus ivory with Arctic animals, a carved billiken, and a King Island walrus Ivory chain with a fish and seal, original price tag still attached.
- 5-PIECE LOT OF NATIVE ALASKAN WHALING
5-PIECE LOT OF NATIVE ALASKAN WHALING OBJECTS. TOinclude: a scrimshaw walrus kayak with a hunter with spear, signed John Kokuluk, 6 1/2" long, 2" high. Small scrimshawed whale's tooth depicting a walrus hunt, has a mounting peg on verso 3 1/2" long, signed "Apodruk". Large whale's tooth with several cracks, and brown staining, 6" long. Small carved whale's tooth depicting a Billiken, 4" long, shows small crack on verso. Scrimshawed whale's tooth depicting a Billiken, 6 1/2" long, several cracks on front and back.
- IRON RUMPELSTILTSKIN STILL BANK Early
IRON RUMPELSTILTSKIN STILL BANK Early 20th c. Cast Iron Figural Bank, by A.C. Williams (Ravenna, OH), in the form of a seated billiken or gnome-like character with the words "Do You Know Me" embossed to the front, 6" high. Paint losses.