One beautiful amber piece was in oval shape and in good size.
Some plant roots can be observed in this ancient mineral treasure.
Condition:It is in very good condition except some minute scratches on the rim.
It is well shaped that can be easily framed as a pendant.
Dimensions:4cm x 3cm x2cm.
Weight:16 grams.
SUISEKI, KAMUY KOTAN STONE
Kamuy kotan stone from the canyon called ‘Kamuy-kotan’ (‘Whereabouts of God’ in the Ainu language) in the western part of Asahikawa city in Hokkaido, Japan. Supernatural black creation as the God (‘Kamuy’=’Kami’) itself with no processing by human hands, except attached with a footed wood stand as an Art of Japanese ‘Suiseki’ (specifically called ‘Chusho-seki’ (Abstract stone)). Size including stand: approx...
A copy of "Many Long Years Ago", 4th edition, 1945, in original dust jacket, HAND SIGNED in blue ink by the noted American poet of light verse, OGDEN NASH (1902-1971). The copy retains a dust jacket which shows its age. Nash was known for his unique poetic style.
Author NAST, Thomas
Title The Fight at Dame Europa's School: Showing How the German Boy Thrashed the French Boy, and How the English Boy Looked On.
New York: Francis B. Felt & Co., (1871)
Description: Hardcover first edition. Illustrated by Nast. red brown cloth gilt. Some damp staining to the edges of the boards, name written in ink and text scuff to front cover, good copy. Nast lampoons the Franco-Prussian War.
A clean fresh copy of the attractive book "Masters of Light/Plein-Air Painting in California 1890-1930, published 2002, by the Irvine Museum. This First Edition (stated) copy is signed by both Joan Irvine Smith, and Jean Stern, two figures featuring prominently in the promotion of California plein-air paintings in the past thirty or so years...
An antique book published in 1898 by Velhagen & Klasing, Verlag. The tan linen boards feature embossed black and gold gilding. There is a tiny tear on the title page and the end papers are missing. Possibly an eighth edition, the text is in German.
The size of item: 5 1/2"L x 3 5/8" W x 2 3/4" High with Dragon. Stand is 3/4" High. This is beautiful and fine looking Dragon standing on Agata sliced base. The size of Dragon: 2 1/4"H x 2 1/2" L x 3/4" W. Dragon holding crystal or glass ball. Dragon is made with finely finished pewter and 24 Kt Gold plated. Dragon holding th e ball which rainbowl color radating. The weight is 15.5 oz/ 440 grams. Item was made by Comstock Creations, Durango, Co. in 1988 who is famous of pewter works...
The item size: 3 1/2" L x 2 1/4" W x 2 1/2"High. Stand is 3/4" High. Pelican size 1 3/4" H x 1 1/2" W. Pelican holding crystal ball on beak. It has sparkling rainbow glare when you look from top as the last photo showing. Pelican is made with pewter by 24 Kt gold plated. I do not have sticker of gold plated but same workmanship as our Dragon figure on Agata stand. I guarantee it is 24 Kt gold plated. This pelican also standing on Agata sliced stand...
The size of item: 4"L x 2 7/8" W x 2 3/4" H. This is very attractive half size Crystal Geodes with Bob Cat with ball on hand. Bob Cat, or mountain lion 1 1/2" H is made by fine looking pewter work. The weight is 15 3/4 oz/ 445 grams. It is made by Comstock Creation in 1988. They are famous for pewter works. I have purchased the group of item from them which we are offering first time to public. It is rare fine looking crystal half dome Geodes. The condition of item excellent...
The size of Skier w/stone: 3 3/8"L x 2"W x 2 1/2"H, This is nice looking pewter skier in the detail.
Skier is attached on White crystal form stones. It is not sprayed white form rather natural stone. The weight is 3 3/4oz/110 grams. It is made by Comstock Creations, Durango, Co. who is famous of pewter works. I have purchased the group of items in 1988 never offered in the public. It came in original box. Great Christmas vintage gift item. The condition excellent. It never been displayed...
A copy of the hardback book, with dust jacket, "Robert Bateman an Artist in Nature", 1990, hand signed by the artist in ink. Bateman (born 1930), beyond being an extremely talented Canadian artist, is a significant figure in conservation and preservation circles. For decades, he has created art, many of the profits derived therefrom donated to conservation-related causes. In the 1970's and early 1980's Bateman began to attract attention and from that time has become well-known in the wildlife...
Published in 1999 by Tashcen and published in Germany, an illustrated paperback edition in excellent condition. 767pp.
A nice large silver thaler, German Braunschweig-Lüneburg-Celle 1631.
(Christian Von Minden 1611-16)
Catalog: Welter 924, Davenport 6475.
Weight: 27,82 grams
Condition: Nice VF, spotty toning and uncleaned.
A beautiful and very sharp German silver thaler, from Saxony or Sachsen 1638.
Dav 7601 (scarce in this quality!)
Condition: Finely toned, EF, flan flaw at 10, uncleaned reverse.
Weight: 28,46 grams
Ex. Danish Private Collection
A hardcover published in 1994 that highlights holloware, jewelry and cutlery exhibited at the Kolding Museum. There are B&W photos along with an extensive appendix noting the pieces, dimensions,etc.along with a chronology. The cover shows very light wear with minor creasing at the top of the back spine - the book itself is in excellent condition.
Written in Danish and German. 231pp.
HAMBURG, REICHSSTADT - FERDINAND II, 1619-1637 - Reichstaler.
obv. Castle with three towers and open doors and risen porticullis (arms of Hamburg)
with date (1-6-2-1) split between towers within circle of beads. In outer circle the legend
MONETA•NOVA•CIVITATIS•HAMBURGENSIS• and fist with tinhook
rev. Crown above double-headed eagle with value in shillings (32) on breast within
circle of beads. In outer circle the legend FERDINANDUS•II•D:G:ROMA:IMP:S:A:
A very nice example of the 1753 map "The Smaller Islands in the British Ocean", published by T. Bowles, London, engraved by Emmanuel Owen, text by John Owen, the map featuring the Isle of Wight, Scilly Islands in the far southwest, the Channel Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, and Alderney, as well as Farne Island and Holy Island. At top is given the mile marker landmarks on the road from London to Southampton. Beautiful unusually good quality hand-coloring and condition is excellent. Nicely frame...
A lovely chestnut brown patinated plate coin 1/2 daler 1716 from Karl the XII (1697-1718).
These platecoins are very seldomly this nice: Finely struck stamps, wonderful metal and a fine patina. Bears an old 1980s-1990s pricetag of 6800 d. kr.
Size: 10,5 cm. in diameter and weighing ca. 370 grams.
Ex Private Danish Collection.
An original engraved map, titled "A Map of the Genesee Lands in the County of Ontario and State of New York according to an accurate survey which was made of the same 1790", printed in the year 1849 by engraver Richard H. Pease of Albany (1813-1869; his name at extreme bottom). The map shows Lake Ontario at top and the Finger Lakes region from Canandaigua Lake at the far right to generally the Genesee River at left. There are charming details such as "Village", "Settlement", "Saw Mill", "Grist...
Unsorted ungraded lot of 14 Dutch East India copper VOC coins. The coins pictured are the coins you will get. See 2nd enlargement for scale. Free shipping
Silver Nepali mohar, from the reign of Prithvi Narayan Shah circa 1768-1775CE. VG. D: 29mm, 6 grams.
A BEAUTIFUL OVAL GENUINE RUBY @ 1.04ct.GOOD COLOR AND CUT. Size: 5.72mm. x 6.30mm.x 3.10mm.
A GENUINE CEYLON BLUE SAPPHIRE @ 1.59ct. Excellent color and cut. Size: 6.78mm. x 7.16mm. x 4.31mm.
A STUNNING GENUINE OVAL CEYLON YELLOW SAPPHIRE @ 2.05ct. BEAUTIFUL EVEN COLOR AND CUT. Size: 8.19 mm. x 6.86mm. x 4.17mm.
A GENUINE OVAL RUBY @ 1.09ct. Nice color and cut.
Size: L 8.6mm. x W 5.92mm. x D 4.22mm.
An exceptionally beautiful GENUINE GOLDEN STAR SAPPHIRE @ 3.20 ct. with perfect/even 6-Star asterism. Size: 8.8 mm. x 5.2 mm. Provenance: Africa. Guranteed NO heat or diffusion treatment.
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Silver Nepal, Mohar Bhupatindra Malla, mohar circa 1696-1722CE. D: 28mm, 6grams. VG. Free shipping.
A stated first edition hard cover published in 1998 by Swanstock - An Image Bank Company. In very good condition. No dust jacket. 168pp.
1789 VOC Dutch East Indies 2 Stuiver copper coin from the Galle mint, D: 24mm and 24 grams. Free shipping.
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...
Mixed lot of old German pfennig (pennies) total 22. There oldest one is 1875, the most recent is 1943. A lot of history here, free shipping.
CILICIAN ARMENIA- HETOUM I AND ZABEL, 1226-1271 CE, silver tram, OBV. ZABEL & HETOUM; REV. LION AND CROSS. Diameter : 17mm and 3 grams. Free shipping.
A copy of the hard cover book "VASARELY", by Gaston Diehl, published 1976 by Crown Publishers, Inc., New York, printed in Hungary that year. The book was translated from the French by Eileen B. Hennessy. Condition is typical used; acceptable; cover soiling, pages 7-8 are completely loose, with others nearby loose but still attached. The book describes the evolution of the fascinating art of Victor Vasarely, known as one of the so-called Op Art practitioners, though obviously as we see herein,...
Published in 2014, this is a page proof facsimile preview of the finalized book written by Sufi teacher, Sherif Baba. A cloth bound edition in excellent condition (with the exception of a few front pages rippled at the bottom), the book includes a series of transcriptions of an event at which Sherif discusses in depth the most important aspects of Sufism, i.e. Basmala. 478pp.
A stated Second Printing ( November 1975), published by Alfred Knopf, New York. The pages are uncut. There is light smudging and brown spots on the text block and on a few front pages as well as on the inside jacket. The cream colored boards are fine. 380pp plus index. Illustrated.
A hand signed copy of the book "Lions and Shadows", 1947, by the noted Anglo-American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, autobiographer and diarist CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD (1904-1986). The 8 1/2" by 6" blue hard cover copy, published by New Connections, Norfolk, Connecticut is in acceptable good but not fine condition due to sunning of the spine and other evidence of cover wear. There is no dust jacket. Dedicated in blue ink as shown to "Don Carter", in February 1949. This was acquired at an ...