Steuben “Diving Lady” Figural Centerpiece Bowl:
Steuben Bristol center bowl with matte finish and controlled bubble design. Fitted a top three frosted nude figural (Diving Girl) supporting inserts, raised from a translucent cairngorm base.
Blown, cast, fumed and cut lead glass.
Reference:
Shape 6497, p. 152 of Paul V. Gardner.
The female figural element is known as the diving girl and also appears as a separate figure in a cut glass base and in several other applications.
Albert Farrar, Jr. of Rothdales stated that according to his inquiries to the Rockwell Museum only three are known of. One at the Museum in Jade Green shown in the Dimitroff book (without controlled bubbles); one by dealers, David and Elisya Goldstein and this one.
In speaking with dealer Sol Zwirn of Shadow Hills Antiques of Mission Viejo, CA on 10/13/00 he handled the acquisition of the green one by the Rockwell Museum. Cost to the Museum was $6,500.
On 5/30/02 Jim Barlow reports following his research at the Rakow Library that documents show this piece originally cost $100, and the records show no date or colors listed.
Pictured at p. 103-104 of Objects of Desire, The Art of Frederick Carder by Alan Shovers
Provenance:
Estate of Mr. and Ms. Alan Shovers
Acquired 2/5/00 from Ruthdales of Orange, CA
CIRCA: 1926
DIMENSIONS: H: 14.5″ x D: 13.5″
CONDITION: Great condition, chipped at end of single figural insert. Normal signs of age. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email ([email protected]) or SMS 305-332-9274. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Vintage Real Photo Car Racing Pioneers Auto, RARE:
The paper dimensions are Approx. 8″ x 10″ (small variances can occur).
This lot is located in Boca Raton, Fl. The shipping by Artelisted will be via USPS – First Class or Priority (tracking # will be provided via Stamps.com). If you wish to use the “media” mail (books only) via USPS, please send us an email and we will update the corresponding shipping cost. Sometimes Artelisted can decide to coordinate shipping with a third party (between buyer and contractor). Shipping insurance is the responsibility of the buyer. Ask us if you want to add insurance cost. Note that if there is loss or damage due to bad handling by the transporter, this loss will be assumed only by the buyer. Enquires are welcome, do not hesitate to contact us at your convenience, we are looking to providing you with an excellent service.
Condition: The lots offered in this sale have been selected among many options and always thinking of offering excellent opportunities to the customers. The vast majority are original of the time (unless otherwise indicated). We have included quality images showing its current condition. Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Antique Real Photo Car Garage Michelet, RARE:
The paper dimensions are Approx. 5″ x 7″ (small variances can occur).
This lot is located in Boca Raton, Fl. The shipping by Artelisted will be via USPS – First Class or Priority (tracking # will be provided via Stamps.com). If you wish to use the “media” mail (books only) via USPS, please send us an email and we will update the corresponding shipping cost. Sometimes Artelisted can decide to coordinate shipping with a third party (between buyer and contractor). Shipping insurance is the responsibility of the buyer. Ask us if you want to add insurance cost. Note that if there is loss or damage due to bad handling by the transporter, this loss will be assumed only by the buyer. Enquires are welcome, do not hesitate to contact us at your convenience, we are looking to providing you with an excellent service.
Condition: The lots offered in this sale have been selected among many options and always thinking of offering excellent opportunities to the customers. The vast majority are original of the time (unless otherwise indicated). We have included quality images showing its current condition. Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Photo Thily WEISSENBORN Gelatine Silverprint Bali, 1938:
Thilly Weissenborn-Wijnmalen, Thilly Weissenborn (1883 – 1964) was the first professional woman photographer of the former Dutch East Indies and one of the few photographers working in the early 20th century in the area who were Indonesian born. Her works were widely used to expand the newly developed tourism industry of the East Indies. The dimensions of this amazing photo with a nude fisher man in Bali are Approx. 8″ x 7″ (photo) and 16″ x 14″ (fine frame).
This lot is located in Boca Raton, Fl. The shipping by Artelisted will be via USPS – First Class, Priority or Medial mail(tracking # will be provided via Stamps.com). Sometimes Artelisted can decide to coordinate shipping with a third party (between buyer and contractor). Shipping insurance is the responsibility of the buyer. Ask us if you want to add insurance cost. Note that if there is loss or damage due to bad handling by the transporter, this loss will be assumed only by the buyer. Enquires are welcome, do not hesitate to contact us at your convenience, we are looking to providing you with an excellent service.
Condition: The lots offered in this sale have been selected among many options and always thinking of offering excellent opportunities to the customers. The vast majority are original of the time (unless otherwise indicated). We have included quality images showing its current condition. Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Chavin Tembladera Spouted Vessel Transforming Shaman:
**Originally Listed At $7000**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, from Tembladera in the Jequetepeque Valley, ca. 1200 to 500 BCE. A rare tri-colored stirrup vessel depicting a shaman engaged in a trance-like state, most likely under the influence of the hallucinogenic effects of the San Pedro cactus whose branches contain a psychoactive substance that was used for traditional medicine and rituals. The shaman’s face is almost simian suggesting that the he may be undergoing a transformation. The figure sits with both hands upon raised knees, a pronounced hunchback (this physiognomic deformity was believed to be a sign that the individual was touched or chosen by the deities), and stares straight ahead with his white face, this color symbolic of the afterlife. A stirrup rises from his back with a tall cylindrical spout. The attractive surface of the piece is finished in red, brown, and white and skillfully stone polished, with the exception of the matte white face. Size: 5.625″ W x 11.375″ H (14.3 cm x 28.9 cm)
Chavin polychrome stirrups are extremely rare and are found only on the Jequetepeque River on its estuary called Cayalti, or in the Amazonas part of the Maranon River. The Chavin people lived in the northern Highland Andes, and their capital, Chavin de Huantar, is an UNESCO World Heritage Site. The artwork of Chavin represents the first widespread style in the Andes.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany, acquired from 1950 to 1960s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
Huge Fossilized Rhinoceros Skull Chilotherium Species:
**Originally Listed At $6000**
Central Asia, China, Miocene, ca. 35 million years ago. A huge example of a fossilized rhinoceros skull, from the species Chilotherium andersoni, with fantastic preservation of the lower jaw which shows the large, tusk-like second incisors, each on either side of a wide diastema – the space/gap between the teeth. Wedged beneath the right maxilla is a small antelope or deer jaw, frozen there in the fossilization process. We see similar jumbling of fossils when a group of animals have been buried together in someplace like a mud pit or a flood, as at the Waco Mammoth National Monument in Texas, USA. This fellow likely perished in a similar event. The Chilotherium genus lived throughout Eurasia from the Miocene to the Pliocene. During this time period, grazing animals like horses, rhinoceroses, and hippos lived in vast grasslands, taking advantage of the new biome. This is an impressive skull from a rarely seen species. Size: 22″ W x 16.5″ H (55.9 cm x 41.9 cm)
Provenance: private Redwood City, California, USA collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
Roman Lead Sarcophagus Panel Leaping Dolphins:
**Originally Listed At $8500**
Roman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A rare complete panel from a lead sarcophagus, its surface decorated with relief images encoded by its makers with deep meaning about how Romans memorialized their elite dead. The top and bottom are bordered by wide horizontal bands of repeated dense leaves. In the center, vines weave through each other forming broad X’s with large-petaled flowers at their centers. Above and below are repeated leaping dolphins. Size: 20.5″ W x 67.5″ H (52.1 cm x 171.4 cm) The panel is mounted on a piece of wood with a slightly smaller footprint.
Prior to the 2nd century, Romans cremated their dead; around that time, they became inspired by the Greek and Etruscan practice of using sarcophagi, and they began to make lead coffins. This trend spread rapidly throughout the Roman Empire. In the western part – where this panel likely came from, based on the leaf motif – sarcophagi were placed inside a mausoleum against a wall or in a niche. The leaves refer to actual garlands and flowers used to decorate tombs and altars. The dolphins, meanwhile, remind us of a powerful and common motif in Roman artwork. The Romans were largely a maritime empire, and the iconography of the sea included dolphins. Romans believed these animals carried souls to the Fortunate Isles, perhaps because they could pass through the air-breathing terrestrial world and into the watery depths that claimed so many Roman sailors’ lives. This symbol must have had personal significance for the deceased, who often ordered lead coffins to be made long before they died – the process of making them required such a long time that they could not be rushed!
Provenance: private Dallas, Texas, USA collection; ex-Civilization Gallery, acquired in 1992
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
Book Eighteen Sermons By Richard Allestree D.D., 1669:
Exceptionally rare first edition, 1669. The provenance of this lot is from a collector in Aspen CO. This lot is located in Boca Raton, Fl. The shipping by Artelisted will be via USPS – First Class, Media or Priority (tracking # will be provided via Stamps.com). Sometimes Artelisted can decide to coordinate shipping with a third party (between buyer and contractor). Shipping insurance is the responsibility of the buyer. Ask us if you want to add insurance cost. Note that if there is loss or damage due to bad handling by the transporter, this loss will be assumed only by the buyer. Enquires are welcome, do not hesitate to contact us at your convenience, we are looking to providing you with an excellent service.
Condition: The lots offered in this sale have been selected among many options and always thinking of offering excellent opportunities to the customers. The vast majority are original of the time (unless otherwise indicated). We have included quality images showing its current condition. Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.
Thai Sawankhalok Pottery Zoomorphic Teapot w/ TL:
Southeast Asia, Thailand, Sawankhalok or Sukhothai, Ayutthaya Period, ca. 17th to early 18th century CE. A beautiful stoneware teapot with floral patterns and a zoomorphic spout. The globular vessel rests on a ring base and has a squat neck that leads into the hollow interior. The surface is painted in hues of mocha, caramel, and cream and has been decoratively incised and glazed with a beautiful vegetal pattern comprised of swirling vines and leaves. The head of the dragon forms the spout, and the front legs arch to either side to create suspension loops. The curved, scaly body forms the tall handle which connects to the opposite side with a curved tail and the hind legs. A matching lid completes this marvelous and unique vessel! Size: 9.25″ L x 6.875″ W x 9.25″ H (23.5 cm x 17.5 cm x 23.5 cm)
This piece has been tested using thermoluminescence (TL) analysis and has been found to be ancient and of the period stated. A full report will accompany purchase.
15th C. Chinese Ming Blue on White Bowl w/ Xuande Mark:
East Asia, China, Ming Dynasty, ca. 15th century CE. A beautiful blue on white porcelain dish with floral motifs around the interior and exterior. The vessel rests on a ring base with a shallow basin surrounded by gently flared walls. The interior basin tondo features a bouquet of lotus flowers tied by a ribbon and surrounded by a flower and tendril pattern below a stylized border of vines just under the lip. The exterior of the dish features a Lingzhi and tendril pattern with the Xuande six-character mark. Under Emperor Xuande, who ruled 1425 to 1435 CE, China saw some of the most sophisticated production of blue and white porcelain, and this piece is no exception! The bowl is in superb condition with wonderful preservation of coloration and motifs. Size: 10.75″ Diameter x 2″ H (27.3 cm x 5.1 cm)
