Ancient Middle East, South Arabia, Qatabanian culture, ca. 3rd century BCE to 1st century CE. A striking pale yellow-white stone slab, a high-relief funerary stele, with a carved abstract human face presenting an inverted triangular profile, a slender nose between almond-shaped eyes, slender lips, and perky ears, all beneath a tall forehead. The tall, rectangular plaque has flat faces and peripheries, and a three-character name of "Aws," a popular name during this time, inscribed below the face. Lightly-drilled recesses denoting the pupils suggest the eyes were at one time adorned with bright colors, and faint traces of original orange-red pigment are still visible around the peripheries. Size: 7.5" W x 14.875" H (19 cm x 37.8 cm); 18" H (45.7 cm) on included custom stand.The deceased in this part of the world were often represented by anthropomorphic funerary stelae like this one; however, the face is highly stylized and it is doubtful that this is a portrait of a known individual. They have been found in three areas, one of which was the cemetery at Tamna, the capital city of Qataban. The Kingdom of Qataban rose to prominence in the second half of the 1st millennium BCE, because it controlled the trade in frankincense and myrrh, incenses required to be burned at altars during religious rituals further north and west. A haunting and rare artifact, certain to spark conversation, and a reminder of the deeper history of the Middle East.For a stylistically-similar example, please see The British Museum, museum number 1995,0124.1: https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=271702&partId=1&searchText=arabian+ancient&page=1Another stylistically-similar example of a slightly-smaller size hammered for $11,875 at Christie's Special Exhibition Gallery Antiquities auction (sale 2490, December 7, 2011, lot 23): https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/ancient-art-antiquities/a-south-arabian-limestone-pillar-stela-for-5509059-details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=5509059&sid=e325e265-8cd6-48be-8023-2e89624dfaa4 Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-private Connecticut, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s; ex-private collection, acquired in the 1930s and 1940s Condition: Losses along edges and bottom as shown. Face is nicely preserved as are the letters at the base. Minor abrasions to obverse, peripheries, and reverse, with fading to original pigmentation. Light earthen deposits throughout. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #144096
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Kirby Sattler (American, b. 1950). "The Messenger" - Artist Proof - Signed & numbered 8/8 on lower right. Giclee on canvas. A realistic depiction of a Native American chief or Medicine Man wearing a crow headdress and fur cloak with white body paint adorning his chest that is "based upon the nomadic tribes of the 19th century American Plains" (his words). This is not a portrait of a specific individual, but rather a subject rooted in Sattler's visual references and imagination. Interestingly, this image is thought to be the inspiration for the character Tonto, played by actor Johnny Depp in 2013 remake of the "The Lone Ranger" film. Size: 34" L x 30" W (86.4 cm x 76.2 cm)According to the artist, "My work is fueled by an inherent interest in the Indigenous Peoples of the Earth. The current images evolve from the history, ceremony, mythology, and spirituality of the Native American. The ultra-detailed interpretations examine the inseparable relationship between the Indian and his natural world, reflecting a culture that had no hard line between the sacred and the mundane. Each painting functions on the premise that all natural phenomena have souls independent of their physical beings. Under such a belief, the wearing of sacred objects were a source of spiritual power. Any object- a stone, a plait of sweet grass, a part of an animal, the wing of a bird- could contain the essence of the metaphysical qualities identified to the objects and desired by the Native American. This acquisition of "Medicine", or spiritual power, was central to the lives of the Indian. It provided the conduit to the unseen forces of the universe which predominated their lives.I attempt to give the viewer of my work a sense of what these sacred objects meant to the wearer; when combined with the proper ritual or prayer there would be a transference of identity. More than just aesthetic adornment, it was an outward manifestation of their identity and their inter-relatedness with their natural and spiritual world."Accompanied by written correspondence from 2013 in which Kirby Sattler confirms that this is an Artist Proof for his "The Messenger" and that the value is $1800. Provenance: private Boulder, Colorado, USA collection; accompanied by written correspondence from November 12, 2013 in which Kirby Sattler confirms that this is an Artist Proof for his "The Messenger" and that the value is $1800. Condition: Some puckers to the peripheries and a few to the interior of the composition as shown. Slight crazing and age wear, but overall the imagery is quite vivid. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #146535
A PORTRAIT OF MANIK PRABHU INDIA LATE 19TH CENTURY gouache with gold on paper the Hindu philosopher seated on a rug in a courtyard with a female devotee in attendance 17.7 x 15.5cm Provenance: Private collection Northern England Manik Prabhu (1817-1865) lived in what is now the Indian state of Karnataka. He is considered a saint by followers of his philosophy of devotional Hinduism. As well as spiritual teacher he was a poet and mystic writing in several North Indian and Deccani languages.
A MEISSEN OUTSIDE DECORATED PORTRAIT BUST OF PRINCESS MARIE-ZEPHYRINE DE BOURBON SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY modelled by Johann Joachim Kändler (1706-1775) with white patterned headscarf and applied flower corsages a puce drape across her shoulders 24cm high Princess Marie Zepherine de Bourbon (1750-1755) was the daughter of Louis Dauphin of France (1729-1765) and Maria Josepha of Saxony (1731-1767) and the granddaughter of Augustus III of Saxony under whose aegis the portrait busts of her and her brother Prince Louis Charles de Bourbon (1751-1761) were commissioned in about 1753. See Len & Yvonne Adams ‘Meissen Portrait Figures’ London 1987 p.24. Provenance: Meissen Figures from the Barlow Collection the collection started by Sir Thomas Dalmahoy Barlow GBE (1883-1964) banker and industrialist also known as an art collector and historian; added to by his son Basil Stephen Barlow (1918-1991); thence by family descent.
A Mother and Child sand toy automata by Gerard Camagni, French circa 1860, wooden boxed sand toy with glass front, painted and printed interior scene of Mother with Child in crib and portrait of George Washington, when operated ladies head nods and child’s arms move up and down, with instruction label to reverse in English, German and French, (condition: good and in working order), 10”x 8” (25.5x20.5cm).
A Qajar portrait of a Female Musician, Persia, first decades of the nineteenth century, depicting a young female wearing an embroidered jacket and an ornate head-piece, playing the mandolin in an opulent room with a rich carpet and heavy drapes, a little darkened, oil on canvas, 147cm x 91.5cm Provenance: Sotheby's, The collection of Villa Fiorentina, 23 May 2001, lot 202.
A Qajar portrait of Young Prince in Preparation for an Elegant Feast, Persia, first decades of the nineteenth century, with gilt details, depicting a young prince seated on an elaborately decorated throne, with an attendant in waiting, bowls of fruit and wine laid out on a carpet before him, 125cm x 89cm, in late 19th century frame Provenance: Sotheby's, The collection of Villa Fiorentina, 23 May 2001, lot 201.
An Indian portrait of Hazrat Khawaja Nizam-ad-Din Muhammad Badumali, probably Deccan, 18th-19th century, depciting the famous 14th century Sufi Saint Khawaja Nizam-ad-Din, of the Chishti Order, who stressed love as the means of realising God, the inscription gives him the title “Sultan al-‘Ashiqin”, Sultan of Lovers, gouache on paper, 26cm x 17cm
Three various portrait miniatures, two English School: Gainsborough 'style' lady wearing hat, 7cm diam, brass hanging frame, Edwardian lady wearing white scarf, signed F. Cooper, and Continental School, young lady with blue ribbon, indistinctly signed, latter two in easel frames, all painted on ivory (3)
Three pieces of Royal Crown Derby commemorative china for Prime Minister The Right Honourable Margaret Thatcher, comprising: twin handled loving cup commemorating a third term in office, 1987, limited edition no. 101/650, 8cm high with certificate; a flued dessert plate celebrating ten years in office, 22cm diam., no. 101/650, with certificate & a five petal tray for her term in office 1979-1990, 12cm diam., all commissioned by Govier's of Sidmouth, Devon & boxed; also a Wedgwood blue jasperware portrait medallion of Margaret Thatcher, limited edition no. 279/500, cased with certificate.
19th century portrait miniature of a gentleman, watercolour on ivory, in foliate gilt metal locket mount with sepia photograph of an elderly gentleman verso, 5.4cm x 3cm (oval); also three 19th century pin cushions; two hat pins; pierced metal brooch with initials G. L.; small red leather wallet containing Rieger's Court Plaster with miniature pair of scissors; a bone gambling six sided spinner and a small painted bone bobbin. (10).N.B. Bidders are responsible for arranging all documents relating to CITES and must comply with the relevant regulations of their destination country.We will not post outside the UK.
FOUR PORTRAIT ENGRAVINGS, one a proof print featuring The Earl of Mulgrave, Sir George Beaumont Bartt., The Hon. Augustus Phipps and Gen. The Hon. Edmund Phipps engraved by W. Ward after a painting by John Jackson R.A. c.1822, an unknown gentleman painted and engraved by John Linnell 1836 together with two others, one engraved by Samuel Bellin (4)
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