The Cabinet of Curiosities Including World History and Culture

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The Cabinet of Curiosities Including World History and Culture

Bidding opens December 5th Bidding Closes 10th

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  • Ended 10 Dec 2020 14:00 ET (19:00 GMT)

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Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi) (1869-1948) Letter Signed, To Diwan Sir Mirza Ismail, Peshawar, May 8, 19385 pages, written in quill o...

'Stuart Crystal' Charles I of England Diamond Mounted Silver and Gold Mourning Slide, mid 17th centuryrecto with 22 collet set rose cut diamonds a...

French Gothic Relief Carved Ivory Panel of the Crucifixion, 14th centuryin a bronze cover with incised figure of Mary holding the orb in a cloist...

Pair of Owo, Nigeria, Carved Ivory Feathers, 19th early - 20th centurynow mounted on stand with ebony base, height 16.5 in — 41.9 cmProvenance:Ex ...

Japanese Carved and Stained Ivory Okimono Banana, Meiji Period, 19th/20th centurythe partially peeled fruit depicted in fine trompe l'oeil detail,...

Japanese Carved Ivory Okimono Model of a Human Skull, early 20th centuryfinely carved in anatomically correct detail including suture lines, eye ...

Collection of 32 Indian Carved and Stained Ivory Didactic Botanical Models of Fruit, Vegetables and Spice Nuts, 19th centurylongest length 5 in — ...

Set of Six Dutch School Portrait Miniatures of Apostles Painted on Playing Cards, c.1700each oil on card by a follower of Rembrandt, 3.3 x 2.3 in ...

'Colonial & Indian' Exhibition Bi-Fold Presentation Leather Ticket, 1886the gilt tooled cover opening to interior printed on paper, issued and sig...

Dunhill Chrome Jet Form Table Lighter, c.1954registered design no. 872699, modelled after the North American Aviation F-86 'Sabre' transonic jet f...

Ceremonial Presentation Key to the City of Tokyo, Japan, c.1960gilt and enamelled brass in a fitted case, the inner lid with gilt inscription: 'Th...

German Carved Walnut Stag Head Form Tobacco Box, early 19th centurywith pivotted tin door, length 5.7 in — 14.5 cmEstimate: $100—150 ...[more]

Pair of Large Victorian Oddfellows Cast Iron Finials, 19th centurylacquered black and parcel gilt, height 17.5 in — 44.5 cmEstimate: $200—300 ......

English Lignum Vitae Mortar and Pestle, 17th centurywith moulded rim over a ring turned flaring body on a pedestal foot, height 10 in — 25.4 cm, d...

English Bronze Whitechapel Foundry Mortar, London, c.1650of bell form with two bands of scallops and foliate scrolls and bullnose moulded base, he...

17th century Dutch Style Mortar, 20th centurywith band of Latin text , decorative elements and a figural neoclassical frieze flanked by dolphin fo...

Chinese Turned and Carved Ivory Magnifying Glass, early 20th centurywith pearl and gem cabochons, height 9 in — 22.9 cmEstimate: $200—300 ...[mor...

French Gilt Metal and Abalone Mounted Parasol Handled Magnifying Glass, 19th century and laterlength 13.75 in — 34.9 cmEstimate: $100—150 ...[mor...

French Carved Ebony System or Gadget Cane, early 20th centurywith flashlight in the nickel mounted grip, having lens pommel, diameter 35.8 in — 91...

Victorian Memento Mori Skull and Crossbones Handled Walking Stick, c.1890possibly Masonic, on mottled blackthorn shaft, diameter 34 in — 86.4 cmEs...

Pair of English Silver Mounted Lignum Vitae Walking Sticks, c.1902each with pommel grip on twist carved tapering shaft and named to C. Dyer and H....

Vizagapatam Cased Ivory Chess Set, 19th/early 20th centurythe 32 pieces representing the English empire vs another, in an engraved ivory veneered ...

J. Jaques & Sons Boxwood and Ebony Staunton Pattern Chess Set, London, c.1930weighted, each king with maker's mark, eight queen's pieces monogramm...

English Staunton Pattern Ivory Chess Set, 19th centurymahogany cased, (white king absent), king height 2.25 in — 5.7 cmEstimate: $100—150 ...[mor...

Indian Ivory Chess Set, mid 20th centuryone side left natural, the other stained black, in fitted case, king height 3 in — 7.6 cmEstimate: $100—15...

Egyptian Yellow Alabaster Unguent Vasethe jar with flaring lip above rounded shoulders tapering to a flat base, height 3.25 in — 8.3 cmEstimate: $...

Group of Eight Egyptian Faience and Mineral Scarabs and an Ushabti, Third Intermediate Period and Latereach scarab with hieroglyphic intaglio seal...

Egyptian Faience Eye of Horus Tile and a Painted Limestone Relief Wall Fragment, Middle Kingdom - Third Intermediate Periodmounted together in con...

Etruscan Banded Agate Scaraboid Ring, 5th-4th century B.C.with later gold shank, stone length .8 in — 2 cmEstimate: $1,000—1,500 ...[more]

Ancient Greek Carnelian Set Bronze Seal Ring, 1st-3rd century ADwith intaglio head profile of a nobleman with laurel wreath, diameter 1.2 in — 3 c...

Greek Corinthian Pottery Model of a Dove, c. 600 BCwith wing feather detailing`, diameter 3.1 in — 8 cmProvenance:Christie's, London, Fine Antiqui...

Greek Gnathian Ware Black Glazed Hydria, Southern Italy, 350-300 B.C.the ribbed body flanked by upturned handles with a further handle from the sh...

Small Greek Corinthian Pottery Small Amphora, c. 600 BCthe redware body with black line detailing, height 7.5 in — 19.1 cmEstimate: $200—300 ...[...

Small Greek Terracotta Figure of a Comic Theatre Actor, c. 200 BCmodelled standing wearing a mask and wrapped in a chiton and himationLiterature:h...

Two Roman Glass Juglets, 100-200 A.D.comprising green and amber examples, height 3.7 in — 9.5 cmEstimate: $200—300 ...[more]

Roman Amber Glass Unguentarium or Phial, 1st century ADthe ribbed bottle body to long neck with pinched base and flaring mouth with folded lip, he...

Byzantine Copper Alloy Enkolpion Reliquary Cross Pendant, c. 1100 ADwith incised depiction of Mary, recto, and Mary flanked by saints, verso, heig...

Five Turkmen Jewelled Silver Gilt Gulyakas, early 20th centuryeach mounted with a variety of bezel-set turquoise and coloured glass cabochons and...

Qajar Polychromed Lacquer Papier Maché Mirror Case, Persia, 19th centurythe exterior panels decorated with bulbuls amongst wild roses, the interio...

Fatimid Style Unglazed Pottery Bowl with Rabbit, 11th/12th centuryheight 2.6 in — 6.7 cm, diameter 8.3 in — 21.2 cmEstimate: $200—300 ...[more]

Qajar Blue and White Pottery Bowl, Persia, 18th/19th centurywith stylized cobalt botanical and scrolling decoration, diameter 5.75 in — 14.6 cmEst...

Kashan Turquoise Glazed Fritware Bird-Form Ewer, 12th/13th centurystylized, with moulded and applied decoration under the opaque glaze, height 9.3...

Qajar Blue and White Pottery Bowl, Persia, 18th/19th centurywith exterior banded with stylized buildings and a bird, the interior with central scr...

Nishapur Buffware Pottery Bowl, Persia, 11th/12th centurythe interior decorated with yellow and green fleurettes within an umber stylized interlac...

Keramis Iznik Style Pottery Vase, early 20th centurywith saz leaf decoration flanking elaborate palmettes, height 6.3 in — 16 cmEstimate: $150—250...

Kashan Turquise and Umber Glazed Fritware Pottery Vase, 19th/early 20th centuryof robust lobed baluster form with ringed neck, height 11 in — 27.9...

Ottoman Turkish Canakkale Pottery Ewer, 19th centurygreen glazed, of bulbous form with long slender neck to zoomorphic spout, with ribbed handle a...

Multan Cobalt Blue and Turquoise Pottery Dish, Islamic Pakistan, 18th/19th centurythe shallow bowl decorated with a large single foliated floral s...

Kutahya Pottery Figural Saucer Dish, Ottoman Anatolia, 18th centuryof shallow form on a short foot, with two figures flanked by decorative device...

Hispano-Moresque Pottery Copper Lustre Dish, 17th centurythe shallow, footless dish with rounded bottom decorated with urn issuing foliate spray s...

Seljuk Empire Green Glazed Relief Moulded Pottery Border Tile, Persia, 12th century5.3 x 3.75 in — 13.5 x 9.5 cmEstimate: $200—300 ...[more]

Four Almohad or Marinid Style Pottery Calligraphic Inscription Tiles, Morocco, 13th/14th centuryeach with manganese glaze incised and cut away to ...

Persian Blue and Brown Flowered Pottery Tile, Syria, 18th/19th centurywith quartered floral patten, 8 x 8 in — 20.3 x 20.3 cmEstimate: $200—300 ....

Persian Cobalt Blue and Turqoise Pottery Pointed Arch Mihrab Grave Tile, c.1920named to Mohammed Islam, son of Karam and dated 1339AH, with the Sh...

Kāshān Lustre Pottery Star Tile, Persia, 12th/13th centurywith figure on camelback and indistinctly dated naskh inscription in the perimeter, 11.8...

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