NORTHWEST COAST CARVED HORN SPOON AND A HOOK-FORM WHISTLE

We are pleased to be offering property from ancient and later civilizations from around the world. The sale will include objects of Pre-Columbian pottery and textiles, Native American baskets, Japanese lacquer, Chinese porcelain, African and tribal beadwork, Iznik glazed tiles, Persian damascened metalwork, European and Middle Eastern brasses, Italian lustreware, Egyptian linen mummy cloth, Indian stone and terracotta busts, Mexican pottery and scientific instruments. Additionally, there will be Chinese furniture, Japanese screens, Indian and Persian miniatures, Peruvian gold objects and Coptic textiles.

The auction includes property from the following: The Collection of Seward Kennedy, New York; The Estate of Charlton M. Theus, Jr.; Ambassador Joseph V. Reed, Greenwich, CT; The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. James R. Houghton; The Collection of Mamdouha & Elmer Holmes Bobst, New York; Property from Salander-O’Reilly Galleries, Inc., New York; The Estate of Alexander Bing III, New York; and The Estate of Paul and Clara Kellner, Germantown, NY.