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SEEKING QUALITY CONSIGNMENTS ASIAN, ETHNOGRAPHIC AND ANCIENT ART 1
Chinese Scroll Chin Ying Study, Sold for $106,250
Dong Gao (1740-1818) Chinese Landscape Scroll, Sold for $31,250
16th c. Tibetan Thangka of Vajra Varahui Sold for $47,500
Sino Tibetan Gilt Bronze Buddha Sold for $30,000
Zhang Daqian (Chinese, 1899-1983) Hanging Scroll Painting Sold for $22,500
Antique Chinese Hanging Scroll Painting Sold for $33,750
Antique Chinese Gilt Bronze Buddha Sold for $12,500
Qiu Deshu (Chinese, 20th c.) Painting Sold for $20,000 2
Antique Chinese Red Porcelain Cup Antique Chinese Cloisonne Vase Sold for $8125 Sold for $12,500
Ming Dynasty Buddha Sold for $17,000
Pair of Chinese Jeweled Gilt Bronze Foo Dogs Sold for $143,750
Tibetan Ritual Silver & Gilt Five Skull Oracle’s Crown Sold for $5440
Fine Mughal Engraved Brass Pandan, Rajastan, Possibly Tanjore, 17th C. Sold for $10,240
Fine Tibetan Ceremonial Trident Trisula, 17th/18th C. Sold for $5440
Fine Antique Tibetan Thangka with Disembodied Heads. Sold for $8320
Antique Indian Mughal Enamel and Jeweled Dragon Bracelet Sold for $6080
Antique Tibetan Thangka of Buddha Shakyamuni. Sold for $7040 3
Four Blue and White Porcelain Chalices, Ming Dynasty, Sold for $16,250
Pair of Chinese Kingfisher Headdresses, Qing D. Sold for $4375
Massive Chinese Porcelain Charger, Markings Sold for $11,250
Sesquicentennial Souvenir Chinese Tea Box Sold for $5900
Set of 12 Antique Chinese Amber Amulets Sold for $12,500 4
18th c. Chinese Enamel Cup and Saucer Sold for $10,625
Old Tibetan Perak (Ritual Headdress), Ladakh Sold for $2625
Tibetan Thangka Sold for $5750
Pair of 22K Gold Bracelets, Java, 16th c. Sold for $8125
Set of 4 Chinese Hanging Panels, Qing D. Sold for $7500
2 Antique Chinese Carved Jade Snuff Bottles Sold for $5625
22K Gold Lord Ganesh Pendant, India, XIX C. Sold for $3375
Arboreal Shaman’s Mask, Tibet Sold for $4680
Chinese Huanguali Desk and Chair, Sold for $35,000
Pair of Chinese Ming Style Horseshoe Chairs Sold for $32,000
Chinese Stone Top Cube Table and 4 Stools, Sold for $25,000
Pair of Antique Chinese Summer Palace Chairs Sold for $20,000
Antique Chinese Hardwood Stone & Inlay Throne, Sold for $11,875
Pair Chinese Kangxi Blue & White Porcelain Vases, Qing Dynasty Sold for $28,160
Bronze Shiva Sculpture, India Sold for $16,250
Antique Tibetan Book of Astrology and Omens Sold for $8125 Painted Han Dynasty Horse Figure (206 BCE-CE 220) Sold for $7500
Tibetan Dharmapala Red Dance Mask Sold for $4375
13th-14th C. Tibetan Thangka of Amitayu Sold for $16,250
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Youqua (Chinese, fl. 1840-1870) “Hongs of Canton,” Ca. Sold for $40,625
Rare Antique Shan Engraved Skull Kapala, 19th C. Sold for $3840
Fine Antique Tibetan Silver Saddle, 18th/19th C. Sold for $5000
Antique Painting of Buddhist Celestial Figures, Korea, Sold for $11,250
Pre-Columbian Style Carved Stone “Yoke” Ceremonial Belt, Vera Cruz. Sold for $10,880 6
The Masnavi by Rumi, Dated 1604 CE. Sold for $14,080
Fine Boxwood Articulated Dragon/Ryu, Japan, 19th C. Sold for $7040
Antique Tibetan Copper, Silver and Gilt Butter Tea Pot Sold for $6400
Taino Pre-Columbian Statue Sold for $7040
Ancient Indian Carved Sandstone Figure of the Divine Courtesan “Salabhanjika” Sold for $25,600
Pre-Columbian Maya Chama Style Vase Sold for $7040
Fine Antique Kashmir Pala Bronze Figure. Private Philadelphia collector Sold for $15,360 70- Two Antique Illuminated Tibetan Manuscripts Sold for $3200
Chinese Archaic Bronze Dagger “Ge”, Late Shang Dynasty. Sold for $345 7
Tahitian Stone Poi Pounder, Sold for $10,600
Old Palestinian Headdress, Sold for $4050
Kota Reliquary Figure, Sold for $8750
Greco Roman Stele, Sold for $9375
Ancient Greek/Etruscan Kantharos, Sold for $9375
Pacific Northwest Coast Kerfed and Bentwood Box, Late 19th-Early 20th C. Sold for $25,600 Kovinatilliak ‘C’ Takpaungai (Cape Dorset, b. 1942) Sold for $3250 8
6-11-18 - Gold Tairona Human Effigy Pendant, 800-1600 CE, Sold for $3000
Dayak War Helmet/ Headdress, Borneo Sold for $8320
Antique Tangkul Naga Headdress, India/Burma. Sold for $7680
African Baule Gole Zoomorphic Mask Sold for $4480
Fine Austral Islands Chip Carved Dance Paddle Sold for $4480
Kahili Handle, Royal Staff, Hawaii, 19th C. Sold for $4160
Fine African Dogon Shrine Triple Ladder, Mali. Sold for $4375
Important Aboriginal Kadaicha Shaman’s Ghostly Ritual Figure, Central Desert, Australia Sold for $4800
African Temne Peoples Brass Mask Headdress, Sierra Leone. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone. Sold for $5120
Antique Tolai War Club, East New Britain, Late 19th C. Sold for $2940
Massive Antique Tongan Coconut LeafStalk War Club, 19th C. Sold for $5120
Antique Ceylon Perahera Festival Mask, Sri Lanka Sold for $4800 9
African Songye Community Power Figure Sold for $50,000
Monumental African Igbo Shrine Figure, Nigeria, Ht. 99” Sold for $13.750 Monumental Maori Relief Carved House Panel, Ht. 96.5” Sold for $16,250
Fang Byeri Female Reliquary Guardian Sold for $16,640 10
Old Pacific Northwest Native American Mask Sold for $13,750
West African Bamana Power Figure/Boli, Sold for $7040
Pre-Columbian Huari Mummy Face Mask/Head Sold for $11,520
African Baule Mask, Ivory Coast Sold for $12,800
African Baule Mask, Ivory Coast Sold for $12,800
Fine Small Hellenistic Bronze Bust Sold for $5000 Karoo Ashevak (Inuit, Kitikmeot Region, 1940-1974) Sold for $34,560
Kongo “N’kisi” Magic Fetish, Congo, 19th/early 20th C. Sold for $18,750 11
Antique Chinese Imperial Dragon Robe Sold for $28,750
Silk Dragon Robe, China, mid 19th c. Sold for $23,700
Antique Chinese Silk Summer Dragon Robe Sold for $22,500
Tibetan Dragon Robe, 17th C. Sold for $30,720
Chinese/Tibetan Silk Dragon Robe, 18th C. Sold for $17,500 12
Antique Tibetan Lama’s Ceremonial Robe Sold for $11,875
Kashmir Moon Shawl, Late 18th/Early 19th C. Sold for $4375
Kashmir Moon Shawl, Late 18th/Early 19th C. Sold for $6875
Kashmir Shawl, Early 19th C. Sold for $13,750
Kashmir Shawl, Late 19th C. Sold for $6250
Kashmir Shawl, Mid 19th C. Sold for $4050
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Shahrisyabz Suzani, Uzbekistan, Early 19th C. Sold for $40,625
Tekke Embroidered Asmalyk, Turkmenistan Early 19th C. Sold for $16,250
Large Medallion Suzani, Uazbekistan, Early 19th C. Sold for $22,500
Chodor Hat, Late 19th C. Sold for $4060
Velvet Ikat Chapan, Uzbekistan, 19th C. Sold for $6875 14
Fine 19th C. Khmer Pidan/Buddhist Ceremonial Hanging Sold for $15,600
Fine Early Central Asian Suzani, 18th C. Sold for $5120
Antique Ottoman Voided Silk and Velvet Catma, Possibly 17th C. Sold for $10,880
Chinese Embroidered Surcoat, Late 19th C. Sold for $7800
Fine Antique Armenian Embroidered Textile with Inscriptions, C. 1820 Sold for $7800
New ZealandKorowai Maori Cloak, 19th C. Sold for $5525
Filipino Pina Fiber Blouse, 19th C. Sold for $7150 15
Toraja Ceremonial Cloth, Sulawesi Island, Early 20th C. Sold for $5900
Museum Quality Batik, Oey Soe Tjoen, Kedungwuni Sold for $4700
Ottoman Embroidery, Sold for $21,750
Pre-Columbian Mantle, Sihuas (200 BCE - 100 CE), Sold for $3250 Large Dodot, Ceremonial Dance Batik Java, Indonesia, Sold for $3250
Antique Kashmir Embroidery Sold for $3500
Antique Syrian Judges Robe, Sold for $3125
Antique American Crazy Quilt, Sold for $3000
Indian Folk Embroidery, Sold for $3000 16
Phulkari, Sold for $2375
Antique Chinese Rank Badge, Sold for $2625
Pre-Columbian Nazca Tunic (200 BC - 600 AD), Sold for $12,500
16/17th C. Flemish Tapestry Fragment, Sold for $6000
18th C. Indian Silk and Metal Thread Roundel, Sold for $3250
Rare Vintage Black Panthers Applique Textile Banner, Oakland, California, 1968, Sold for $3750
Rare Antique Silk Thai Phanung/ Man’s Pants, Sold for $2750 16th/17th C. European Ecclesiastic Textile Panel Sold for $3500
Museum Quality 17th C. Hispano-Moresque Silk Brocade, Sold for $4050
Chinese Silk Embroidered Robe, Qing D., Sold for $16,250
Ottoman Bocha (turban cover); 17th-18th C. Sold for $6250
Fine Antique Gold Tissue and Silk Tapestry Panel, Sold for $7500
Antique Chinese Silk Dragon Tapestry Sold for $8750
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Outstanding Aymara Man’s Ceremonial Llacota. Sold for $16,250
Fine Early Central Asian Suzani, 18th C. Sold for $5120
Pre-Columbian Siguas Mantle, Peru, 200-400 CE. Sold for $6080
Tulis Batik Sarong, Indonesia, Early-Mid 20th C. Sold for $7500
Signed Tulis Batik Sarong, Workshop of Lien Metzelaar de Stoop, Pekalongan, Indonesia, Late 19th-Early 20th C. Sold for $6080
Coastal Wari Painted Textile, Decadent Period Sold for $9375
Rare 16th C. Silk Lampas Panel, Nasrid Tile Pattern, Morocco Sold for $4480 18
Phulkari Wedding Shawl/Head Cloth, Swat Valley, 19th C. Sold for $2560
Antique Ottoman Voided Silk and Velvet Catma, Possibly 17th C. Sold for $10,880
Antique Chinese Silk Embroidery Sold for $6250
Antique Painted Story Cloth (Phad), Rajasthan, 14’4” x 4’5”, Early 20th C. Sold for $3330 Exceptional Li Dragon Cover, 18th/19th C. Sold for $6400
Fine Pre-Columbian Wari Tie-Dye Textile Panel, Peru Sold for $7040
Tibetan/Ladakhi Chang Tang Woman’s Sul-ma Robe Sold for $3330
African Bamileke Ndop Cloak, Cameroon Sold for $4800
Fine Large Double Dragon Embroidery, Qing D., 126” x 68” Sold for $7680 19th C. Central Asian Silk Ikat, 81’’ x 64’’ Sold for $5940
19th C. Japanese Patchwork/Boro Cloth, 57’’ x 60’’ Sold for $6080 19
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