W 802. Two Pre-
Columbian Copper Ear Ornaments, c. 700-1500 A.D., Cost Rica or Panama, cylinder bodies with flat rim terminals, pierced scrollwork bands, height 3 5/8 in., diameter 1 3/4 in. $600/800 Provenance: Acquired Charles Craig, Santa Barbara, CA.
800 798
W 796. A Middle Eastern Copper Ewer
Converted to an Oil Lamp, probably 19th c., ewerform body with domed finialed cover, scroll handles and curved spout, soldered to a reticulated splayed base, height 16 3/8 in.
W 804. A Pre-Columbian Bone
Implement with Carved Finial, possibly Chimu, finialed shaft carved with a pair of parrots above an incised zoomorphic band, length 7 3/4 in.
W 797. A Turkish Ottoman Silvered Copper
Tombak Ewer, probably late 18th/19th c., lobed globular body with waisted flared neck and splayed foot ring, curved upright spout, height 8 1/2 in.
$400/600
$300/500
805. A Pre-Columbian Figural Pottery Vessel, c. 1900-1400 A.D., Chancay, ovoid body with relief molded neck with legs in shallow relief suggesting a seated position, height 17 3/8 in., custom metal mount, overall height 19 1/2 in.
798. A Southeast Asian Teak Grinding Wheel, solid oval body with upturned sides, a central deep bowl and four square holes, height 33 1/2 in., width 38 in., custom metal stand, overall height 37 in. $100/200 805
806. A Pre-Columbian Stirrup Spout Pottery Vessel, c. 300-700, Moche, stepped domed body surmounted by a rectangular edifice with flaring roof gables and domed, knife-like central section with a serpent coiling through the front entrance, height 7 1/2 in., width 6 in.
$500/700 Provenance: The Dominican Sisters of Peace, Historic Veritas House, New Orleans, LA, sold for charitable benefit. 800. A Southwest Black on White Pottery Bowl, Anasazi or Mimbres, thin warped walls painted to the interior with bold geometric designs on a striped ground, height 4 5/8 in., width 11 1/4 in.
$350/450
$400/600
Provenance: Acquired Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, June 9, 2003, lot 5075.
W 801. A Pre-Columbian Female Pottery Figure,
Costa Rica, seated figure modeled with hands resting on outstretched legs, feet with curled toes, height 5 in.
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$800/1200 Provenance: Acquired Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, December 8, 2003, lot 3041.
Segment, found 1895, curved body naturally hollowed to a taper within, old label reading: “Brought to San Francisco 1895 by a whaler. Was found in the ice at the head of the (illegible) river B.A. The whole tusk was bought but the rest was sold. Worth $1.50 a pound without cracks as it is .35 a pound”, height 11 3/4 in.
$100/200
Columbian Figural Pottery Vessel, Chimu, tiered circular body with strap handle joining spout and male figure with conical headdress holding a gourd, height 7 3/4 in. $600/800
$200/400
W 799. An Ancient Mastodon Ivory Tusk
W 803. A Pre-
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