Very fine ½ rupee silver coin from Bhutan circa 1790-1820. D: 20mm.
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Three historical coins from the old Russian Empire. 1) Ivan the Terrible- silver kopek, 1553-1589, Moscow mint, W: 15mm. 2) Boris Godunov- silver kopek, 1598-1605, Moscow mint, W: 13mm. 3) Peter the Great silver kopek, 1689-1725, W: 12mm. Free shipping.
1) Beautiful medieval silver coin from Bulgaria, Ivan Alexander 1337-1371. Coin reverse: Ivan Alexander with one of his sons, co-emperor Michael Asen IV, obverse: Christ standing with outstretched arms.. D: 17mm. 1 gram. 2) Serbian coin Stefan Dushan 1331-1355. Obverse Christ enthroned, reverse Stefan and Helen holding a patriarchal cross between them. Diameter; 19mm, 1 gram. Free shipping.
Claes Oldenberg by Barbara Rose [publisher: Museum of Modern Art, New York]
Softcover Cream vinyl wrappers with teal lettering. Pink and brown decorated endpapers. 221 pp. Fully illus [46] in color, many other bw. The famous "soft cover" catalog for the MoMA exhibition, September 25 - November 23, 1969. Accompanied by a 16-page checklist, laid in. VG+ Two clipped endpapers, Vinyl foam wraps beginning to pull away from endpapers.
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Japanese suiseki viewing stone from the river in Ashoro district in Hokkaido prefecture, so-called 'Ashorogawa-seki' (Ashorogawa stone),
with such natural white lines like 'Enso' (Circle painted with a single stroke in Zen calligraphy) in mat black surface. Aesthetic form that let it calm. Unique precious stone. approx...
Offered are US Civil War era, Confederate, fractional paper currency notes issued February 1, 1863, in the denominations of 15 cents and 25 cents.
The currency notes are marked "The Bank of the STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA" which closed in 1869, thus, ending the production of this currency...
Featuring one carved jadeite jade Buddha, accented by eleven round-cut diamonds weighing a total of approximately 0.05 cttw., set in an 18k yellow gold mounting measuring approximately 44 x 31 mm. {Gross Weight: 7.6 dwts}
Book: Concubines and Courtesans: Women in Chinese Erotic Art (F. M. Bertholet).
This dazzling array of exquisite and intimate art from one of the world's most renowned collectors covers more than three centuries of Chinese erotic art. This opulently illustrated volume offers a wide-ranging examination of erotic artefacts from the end of the Ming Dynasty, around 1600, to the heyday of Shanghai in the 1920s...
Rare Reference Book: Classical Chinese Furniture – Marcus Flacks
Unlike other Asian cultures of the 17th and 18th centuries, the Chinese did not sit on the floor. The simple fact that the Manchu invaders imported highly flexible furniture from their yurts influenced the development of Chinese design and decorative arts...
Offered are three choice United States Morgan Silver Dollar coins dating 1887 - 1883 - 1889. They come from a Connecticut estate where they were in private ownership for over 75 years. Each coin is separately housed in a protective plastic case ensuring their present condition remains.
A bit of history:
From 1794 to 1935, the United States issued dollar coins in silver...
This gem of a volume contains the second hand account of the famous Boston Tea-Party, and a publication of the Constitution of the United States.
This book is rare in any form, but this copy is especially rare because of its smaller portrait of the hero, George Hewes. After the book became popular, a larger more flattering portrait was included in the frontispiece.
Authorship is normally attributed to James Hawkes although its author is not explicitly stated...
An example of an original 17th century copper engraving map with later hand coloring, titled "The Road from Oxford to Cambridge", from the first road atlas of England and Wales, by noted mapmaker JOHN OGILBY (1600-1676). The piece measures 14 1/2" by 17 1/2" inside the mat, 26 1/2" by 28 1/2" as framed...
A beautiful Persian Tabriz carpet Mid-Century 120”x77”
Obv: Crowned King Jigme Wangchuk, rev: eight auspicious Buddhist symbols with date in center panel, text in Dzonghka - Eighth Year of the Dragon (1928). Some toning, 6 grams, D: 24mm.
restrike Maria Theresa Thaler, Silver Pendant Tribal pendant Yemin Oman, coin silver 83-85% silver from what is known about these types of coins. Originally from 1780 but were created unto the early 20th c. This pendant has silver bail for a good-sized silver chain. Weight 42G coin and is 2.75" overall all bells included one needs to be reattached.
Nice .64G 3.2ct Cabochon Emerald untreated.
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restrike Maria Theresa ? the face is the wrong direction but the coin seems be a Thaler, Silver Pendant Tribal pendant Yemin Oman, coin silver 83-85% silver from what is known about these types of coins. Originally from 1780 but were created unto the early 20th c. This pendant has silver bail for a good-sized silver chain. Weight 60G coin and lower bail is 2.2" overall l 4"
Forty-five years after its first edition, Hendin has revised and updated this book to reflect relevant discoveries in archaeology and numismatics of ancient Israel...