Scarce antique 18th-century posthumous medal struck in 1733 from solid silver to commemorate the death of Augustus II the Strong in 1733. Made by the medalist Georg Wilhelm Vestner (1677-1740).

Obverse: The bust of the King is to the right, around the inscription D G AVGVSTVS II REX POLON ELECT SAXON. It is signed under the bust "VESTNER...

This is a GEORGE WASHINGTON CENTENNIAL PINBACK Political Pin dated 1900. The front image is via transfer printing process applied to base metal. Front reads: NATIONAL CAPITAL CENTENNIAL, 1900; the back has a crossover pin and no safety mechanism. From a Kensington, Maryland Estate, suburb of Washington, D.C. Note the Condition is EXCELLENT

An excellent pictorial reference specializing in blanc de chine (dehua) and a must-have book for anybody collecting within this field. The text by Robert Blumenthal is very good as well. We personally find that blanc de chine is probably the biggest area of fraud, abuse, and mistake by unscrupulous and /or unknowledgeable dealers, and as such it is probably the main area where novice collectors get burnt the most...

A hard cover published by the Trustees of Worcester Art Museum in 1935. The cover has olive paper on board with a tan paper label and spine. There is some splitting on the seam and top of the paper spine/label otherwise fine. B&W plates. 187 pp.

Painted Splendor -The Context and Conservation of a Chinese Reception Hall in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The exhibit offers "a rare glimpse of the monumental building style and magnificent decorative painting associated with traditional palace architecture in China...built in Beijing in the final years of the Ming dynasty..." Published in 2004 by the Philadelphia Museum of Art. 48 pgs., 40 color reproductions, 7 b&w reproductions.

A stated first printing with dust jacket published in September 1990 by Addison Wesley. The jacket shows light wear at the corners/ spine otherwise the book is fine. Uncut pages(268) with additional notes on the back.

Original Albumen print mounted on coeval cardboard showing the Obelisk of Heliopolis. Condition: Left edge of the photo with small loss, slightly faded. Cardboard with few stains, upper right corner damaged. Dimension: Photo 23,7 x 19,1 cm., cardboard 39,2 x 31,6 cm.

James Boaden, editor
The Private Correspondence of David Garrick with the Most Celebrated Persons of his Time (Volume 1)
Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley
London
1831
600 pp+
Hardback, brown tooled cover, cream end sheets, engraved frontispiece of Garrick, gold impressed title on spine...

An oversize albumen photograph of the exterior front of the Beylerbeyi Palace on the Bosporus Strait in Istanbul. The palace was built from 1861 to 1865 as an Imperial summer residence. The photograph is by Pascal Sebah. In the lower left in the negative, “38. Palais du Sultan a Beyler Bey,” on the lower right also in the negative, “P...

Poor Richard: The Almanacks for the Years 1733-1758
Richard Saunders
The Heritage Press
New York
1964
illusrated
300 pp+
4 to

Cloth case in tan with fading marks and moderate dampstaining. Book cloth binding, impressed cover in tan, with minor wrinkling in upper left front at spine. Binding secure, plain end papers. Interior is clean throughout though very light age toning...

Original Albumen Print mounted on coeval cardboard showing the colossi of Memnon. Condition: Photo slightly stained and with small dog ear. Cardboard with tears and stains. Dimension: Photo 23,6 x 18,6 cm., cardboard 39,4 x 31,8 cm.

Mexican Real Photo Postcard Mexican Revolution with Windchesters. Miguel Marcias G. And Alfredo Marcias Roja. Slight ink staining.

A coffee table book in mint condition. Produced by Tricia Foley, photographs by Jeff McNamara and text by Catherine Calvert. Published in 1998 by Clarkson Potter. 176pp.

GENUINE Dinosaur Egg Fossil - Hadrosaur

This fossilised dinosaur egg is from the Hadrosaur species, dating to the late Cretaceous Period (c...

Albumen photograph mounted on a stiff card with the title, “Interior of Carlee Caves” written in ink below the image. The Karla Caves are a group of ancient Indian Buddhist rock-cut caves located in Karli near Lonavala, Maharashtra. The one pictured is the Great Chaitya. It was dedicated in 120 CE. The photographer of this image is unknown...

A Vision Shared: A Classic Portrait of America and Its People: 1935-1943. Published by St. Martins Press in 1976. Text by Hank O'Neal, photos by Dorothea Lange, Walker Evans etc... This hard cover coffee table book is tight and clean however the dust jacket is tattered. A small stain is also at the bottom of the front beige linen board. Wonderful B&W photos that capture that period in time.

Copper “keping” coin 1831, British Malaysia. D: 21mm.

One Cent coin, British North Borneo- an independent kingdom founded by the legendary Rajah Brooks. 1890- love the dayaks holding a parang and shield. D: 27mm, weight: 9 grams. Free shipping.

Gorgeous lemurian quartz crystal 2 tea light votive with large points , a great piece for a healers altar or work space , 13.2 pounds beautiful when candles are burning . Size L 10" W 7" H 6.5"

BORED STONES

Japan has the culture from ancient time to worship stones, and such bored stones are the one of them...

A typed letter on official stationery of the Office of the Vice President, Washington, dated August 11, 1956, signed in brown ink "Dick", by Richard Nixon. The sheet, 9" by 7", is currently unframed. Text is "Dear Randall"/This is just a note to tell you how deeply I appreciated your expression of confidence and loyalty as conveyed in the wire I received from Sacramento last Saturday./As you can imagine, I have received a considerable volume of wires and letters during the past two weeks...

This is the ANTIQUE BOOK: THE MARTIAN by GEORGE DU MAURIER published by HARPER'S in 1897. 477p; 5 1/4" X 7 1/2"; multi illustrations by the Author; oxidation on the cover; light foxing page ends; pages 424 to 438 indented at the ends; grade is VG to VG+. A Desirable and Well known Antique BOOK from a MARYLAND Estate. jpgs give more info

The slip cover has a couple of scuffs but the book inside is fine/as new. These sell for $400 everywhere else- my price is $200. A must have for aficionados/aficionadas of the QIngbai glaze. Title: QINGBAI WARE : CHINESE PORCELAIN OF THE SONG... Publisher: Percival David Foundation Publication Date: 2002 Binding: Hardcover Condition: Fine. Edition: First edition. ISBN 10: 072860339X / ISBN 13: 9780728603394

This rare, 15 page booklet, written and published by F.E. Ormsby: famed, respected and controversial prognosticator, was issued as a “Twentieth Century Announcement” to promote Ormsby’s books, writings and other products...

Ladies MOVADO AVISO 14k GOLD Bracelet Wrist White ROMAN Dial 22mm diameter. Ref. 74259431. Just serviced and is warranted one year. Classic Rectangular design. Sapphire crystal, water resistant, back marked: 74259431/826468. Very nice. THIS IS A FINE COLLECTIBLE. DON'T INVEST IN THE STOCK MARKET, BITCOIN, BONDS. BUY HARD ASSETS, SOMETHING PROVEN IN TIME...

Healing and Meditation Quartz Crystal point cluster , fine cluster size 5.5" by 3" by 3" weight .6 pounds

Sold together, an author-inscribed copy of the April 1965 edition of Pearl Buck's original 1931 masterpiece novel, THE GOOD EARTH, along with a typed letter from the Pearl S. Buck Foundation, dated September 28, 1971, signed by Buck. The letter and book, acquired together, are inscribed to a Mr. and Mrs. F. Allen Lucy of Pennsylvania. The book has a dust jacket which shows a little wear, but overall it is clean, and the letter is protected in a plastic sleeve. The inscription by Buck reads, "...

This is a 2.76 Carat Emerald Cut Loose Diamond.... GIA certified VS1 Clarity H Color

A rare first edition of Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) book "A Tramp Abroad", as found in apparently scarce original leather covers rather than the more commonly seen cloth. The book has the ad after page 631 and "Moses" rather than "Titian's Moses" in the frontispiece, indicating an early state. I am not a book specialist so am pointing out characteristics that I see suggest rarity and early state. The book's front cover is almost completely separated, and pages up to the "Illustrations" list a...

Massive quarts multi point tea light votive holder for 2 tea lights some points are lemurian quartz . This piece has many major quartz points . This is an ideal designer piece or for crystal healers . A specimen piece weight 14.4 lb L 13" 6" W . The holes for the candles don't show from side views due to the size of the points.

Copper jital coin from the last Shah of Kwarezm Kingdom 12o0CE -1220CE. Muhammad II of Khwarezm, having arrested/executed emissaries on two occasions from the Mongols, he brought the full force of Genghis Khan’s wrath on his realm and every city was razed to the ground“arguably the bloodiest massacre the world saw until the 20th century”. Free shipping via Hong Registered Airmail. D: 19.8mm

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.

An albumen photograph circa 1880 of a man feeding a group of dogs gathered at his feet. In the lower left printed in the negative, Abdullah Freres. 515” and in the lower right, “Les Chiens des rues.” The image is 7 7/8 inches (20 cm) by 10 1/8 inches (25.7 cm). It is presently corner mounted in a large mat 17 inches (43 cm) by 14 inches (35.5 cm). The tones are rich and the contrast good.

Condition: In a raking light three lines that look like partial creases are visible. A few printi...

An auction catalog in good condition with 176 lots. Includes art, maps, ephemera,photography etc. from Arctic and Antarctica, Early Voyages, Africa, the Americas,the Middle East, Asia, the Indian Ocean, The Pacific and Australasia expeditions.

A very rare and complete antique license document, Spanish and signed by the Spanish King Philip the IV (Ruler 1621-1665).

The document is binded with 8/16 pages with 14 decorated or with signatures (let us know if you like to receive pictures of all pages by e-mail). We would like to stress the importance of the document which signed by no less than 15-20 signatures, besides the signature of Philip himself. These co-signers could well be important members of his cabinet or high leve...

A large oversized coffee table book published by Mitchell Beazley, London, 1993.Photography by James Merrell, Hard cover with dustjacket (which has minor curling on the edges and a vertical crease both on the the front and back. Over 400 full-color photos. 240 pages. The book itself is in very good condition.

G. Blair Laing Memories Of An Art Dealer 2 vol. set. This complete and mint two volume set is in its original slipcovers and it was published by McClelland and Stewart, Toronto 1982. Each volume measures 10-3/4 x 7-3/4" in their limited clothbound slip cases. Volume 1 has 65 tipped-in colour plates and 264 pages; it is near mint inside and out with only the faintest traces of rubbing on the edges of the book and case and not enough to drop it from a solid MINT rating. Volume 2 has 77 plates...

An ecapsulated Royal Canadian Mint 1999 proof silver dollar issue to commemorate the 225th anniversary of the sighting of the Queen Charlotte Islands. This coin comes complete with the information pamphlet, the fitted plush and leatherette green hinged case and the cardboard sleeve. This coin is in excellent as issued condition with no losses, damage or repairs other than a touch of bruising to the corners of the sleeve. All items are thoroughly and conservatively graded and all condition iss...

An albumen photograph by Felis Bonfils (French 1829-1885) showing a group of dahabiya moored on Gezira Island with the original Kasr el Nil bridge over the Nile at Cairo showing in the background. The bridge opened in 1872. Dahabiya were boats for tourists cruising up the Nile to either Luxor or Aswan on trips lasting respectively about forty or fifty days. These were luxury tourist accommodation and the central experience of a tour of Egypt in the late 19th century. At the time of this photogr...

A pair of tomato red espresso cups with black handles and red saucers 1940s, each measuring 2” in height. The saucers measuring 4.5” diameter ….Quillen

Offered as a lot of 30 titles, ****Not all shown in the photos***, an eclectic group of hard cover books covering a wide range of subject matter--I would call "general interest"---most with dust jacket, the earliest 1956, the bulk of the titles dating from the mid 1990's on to the present day. All or signed or signed and inscribed by their authors, many of them well-known figures. The titles: BAKKER, JIM "I Was Wrong", 1996 (disgraced evangelical preacher); BARAK, EHUD "My Country, My Life...

large Fluorite sphere in pale greens and rust browns, with large fracture like lines make this an interesting piece when lit . Size 5.5" in diameter weight 7.5 pounds

"Ancient India", Bulletin of the Archeological Survey of India, number 2, July 1946. Published by the Manager of Publications, Delhi. Printed by the Baptist Mission Press, Calcutta. 8 3/8"x10 11/16" (21,5x27 cm). 137 pages. Numerous drawings, maps and photos. A series of articles on the archeology of India, Afghanistan and Pakistan, by British field experts, published in the mid forties to the early sixties. Contents described on cover (see photo 1). Worn but good condition.

Published in 1980 by the Smithsonian Institution Press/Renwick Gallery of the National Collection. Gray cloth boards. No dust jacket. B&W photos.

This is an ANTIQUE WAVERLY GALLERY 1841. Title page reads as follows: THE/ WAVERLEY GALLERY/ OF THE/ Principal Female Characters/ IN/ SIR WALTER SCOTT'S ROMANCES./ FROM ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY EMINENT ARTISTS. ENGRAVED UNDER THE SUPERINTENDENCE/ OF/ CHARLES HEATH./ LONDON:/ TILT AND BOGUE, FLEET STREET. XDCCCXLI. Approx. 120 unnumbered pages; 8vo; gilded pages 3 sides; 36 WORKS of ART of the Ladies of SIR WALTER SCOTT and they are BEAUTIES; full leather; cover hinge shows wear but not br...

Rare fine clear Quartz point, almost no inclusions , nicely polished. This is a great designer desk piece or for healers and meditation for the home altar. Size 3by3 by 4" tall 1.2 pounds

Albumen print mounted on coeval cardboard showing the second court from north-west with the Osiride statues and the fallen colossus of Remesses II in the first court, Theban west bank, Egypt. Photographer: Wilhelm Hammerschmidt, German - 1860's in Egypt. Condition: Photograph with one small stain, Cardboard with some stains and tears, corners with small losses. Dimension: Photo 19,2 x 22,9 cm., cardboard 31,8 x 39,4 cm.

18th c Mexican leather boung religious book. A Madre Santisima Madre De Dios so I dont know the date but should be early 18 th c

Porcelains, bronzes, decorative arts, furniture, glass etc. No price list. Light wear on the cover. 284 lots.

Rare copper mask hammered and decorated with a human face in repousse. From the peninsula of Santa Elena, Ecuador. It dates to 300-500AD. In the style of Manteno Huancavilca. About 3.4" square. It weighs 10.3 grams. A choice piece! From the collection of Michael Robbins, purchased in 1989.

For the history buff or specialized collector of items relating to the history of medicine, a framed photo of famed doctor WILLIAM J. MAYO (1861-1939), one of the co-founders of the world-renowned Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. The circa 1920 photo is inscribed at bottom margin "To Dr. E. L. Crispin with kind personal regards/W. J. Mayo". William Mayo was a son of country physician W.W. Mayo. Exposed early on to the basics of medicine, he went on to medical school in the 1880's. With o...

"Ancient India", Bulletin of the Archeological Survey of India, numbers 18 and 19, Years 1962 and 1963. Edited and published by the Director General of Archaeology in India, New Delhi. Printed by the Job Press Ltd., Kanpur. 8 3/8"x10 11/16" (21,5x27 cm). 250 pages. Numerous drawings, maps and photos. A series of articles on the archeology of India, Afghanistan and Pakistan, by British and Indian field experts, published in the mid forties to the early sixties. Contents described on cover (see ph...

Four rare coins from Tibet with various denominations and sizes. Sizes: 2.9cm to 2.3cm.

An albumen photograph of the upper portion of the Taj Mahal in Agra, India fully laid down on cardboard stock. The blind stamp, “FRITH’S/SERIES” is in the lower left corner. The image is 6 3/8 (16 cm) by 8 ¼ (21 cm) inches. The card is 10 (25.5 cm) by 12 (30.5 cm) inches. In pencil on the back in the lower left is written, “3067 The Taj Agra India.” Francis Frith commissioned and bought from other photographers for his series.

Condition: Generally very good with a few spots in t...

Ho, Wai-kam, Sherman E. Lee, Laurence Sickman and Mar F. Wilson, Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting. The Collections of the Nelson Gallery-Atkins Museum, Kansas City, and The Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: The Cleveland Museum of Art (and Indiana University Press) 1980. Hardcover with dustjacket.
Some wear and tear to dustjackets.

A small hard cover with dust jacket in mint condition published by Assouline in 2002. Perfect gift for the dog lover with colored + B&W photos ...even period dog beds! 79pp.

Jean Puiforcat French sterling silver Vermeil ash tray or ? with monogram, size 3.75 d . weight 97g

John Owen and Emanuel Bowen created innovative road maps in the early 18th C greatly aiding travelers of the day, whose publication spanned 1720-1764, titled Britannia Depicta.

This map is from pages 207/208, double-sided, and whose primary view is of Lincoln / Grimsby. The map features a coat of arms and covers Lincoln, Market Rasen and Grimsby.

This hand colored example is matted and believed to be in fine or very fine condition.

Dimensions (matted, inche...

Cheers from the road! An American silverplate folding cup in a covered alligator skin box made by Wm. G. Rodgers, circa 1901. The round shaped box holds a collapsible cup of four sections with hinged handle, marked with makers mark. The cup measures 3" tall extended and 2" diameter. The box measures 2 1/2" diameter x 1 3/4" high. The box is in excellent condition. Cup has minor wear to plate inside base. Toast the future with something from the past!

Original Albumen print mounted on coeval cardboard showing the Greek temple in Paestum, Italy. Condition: Photo with some small stains, cardboard cut. Dimension: Photo 20,6 x 25,6 cm., cardboard 28,6 x 33,1 cm.