South Coast Wood Ceremonial Leeboard with Open Lattice Designs, Ex-Sotheby's

Nicoya Ceremonial Basalt Stone Seat in Shape of a Jaguar. Published in the Arizona Museum. This large and finely carved example of Costa Rican skill and craftsmanship is in the form of a jaguar which may have been a lineage or clan symbol - as also was the crocodile - according to 16th-century Spanish conquistadors. There are so many features that make this masterpiece so unique. The most realistic depiction is the face with its head captured in a pose that is threatening and fierce. Sculptors in ancient Central America developed elaborate metate forms that were associated with high status and wealth. They were commonly placed within graves of prominent individuals. Certain ancient rituals must have incorporated this activity and required special metates to be created for this purpose. It may have also served as a throne for the ruler, for whom the assurance of the fertility of his land and people would have been paramount. Even today, stone metates...

Complete Pre-Columbian Textile panel woven in plain weave with interlocking and alternating squares in bright shades, with elongated stepped diamonds, looped fringe on the short ends...

Large carved hardwood ornamental structure used as a support and a decorative frontispiece. It bears a stylized face embedded within an ornately carved and painted geometric pattern....

A European functionary, a cane in his right hand, carries a ledger in his left, he wears a visored CAP, collar and tie. He is moustached and has a cigar in his jacket pocket. Probab...

A rare, sheet silver human face mask with simple relief facial features including large, almond shaped eyes and downturned mouth. Classic stepped pyramid headdress with round, very t...

Beautiful and Impressive Fragment of a Multicolor Banner with Ocher, Red and Purple with Geometric Designs with Birds and Mythic Creatures in Horizontal Bands. This piece is accomp...

A fine Baule female figure. Provenance: The Alexander S. Honig collection of African Art, May 18, 1993, Lot: 78, Sotheby's New York.

A small important piece by this important modern artist. Prov. Robert Elkon Gallery and Sotheby's NY. Sits on a white marble base.

This is the superb and rare catalogue which was produced by Sotheby's for the sale of the collection of husband and wife Claude & Francois-Xavier Lalanne. 568 pages with 274 lots for...

An extremely rare, beautiful and important early 19th century relief of Medusa Rondanini, made in Italy with Carrara Marble. Previously owned by a nob...

Antique Southeast Asian Polychrome Wooden Oversized Temple Horse from India. Large Antique Southeast Asian Carved Polychrome Wood Horses. Antique Southeast Asian carved wood model of a parade horse. the body with allover polychrome, saddle and reins carved in high relief, the tail lacquered. 19th century hand carved oversized wooden Indian temple horse...

Beautiful open geometric abstract wooden sculpture made by Morton Rachofoky. Dimensions will differ depending on configuration.