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A Batak shot holder Northern Sumatra, buffalo horn, with a large singa head below a wide opening which is pierced around the rim, with scroll deco...

A New Caledonian war club 19th century, of typical form with large bulbous scalloped head, dark brown patina, mounted on a metal stand, (age crack...

BRITISH PAINTED GUN BOX ON MAHOGANY STAND decorated with scene of hunter and dogs and 'Grouse Gun No. 3' - Sir Joseph Paxton' to lid, ht. 2 3/4, l...

A Cook Islands-style bronze club A cast club used as tribal regalia for the Improved Order of Red Men fraternal organization, inscribed on the bla...

PAIR OF CARVED OAK FIGURES in the 15th/16th century style, possibly architectural mounts, each kneeling on a cloud and holding a banner terminatin...

REGENCY GILTWOOD AND GILT-GESSO MIRROR Britain, early 19th century, with divided mirror glass and applied motto for the Order of the Thistle, ht. ...

A royal Hawaiian spittoon refuse bowl ipu 'aina 19th century or earlier, the round bowl, with wide rim, and partially missing side handle, dark br...

Percussion Whaling Gun, C.G. Brand, Norwich, Connecticut, mid-19th century. 20 in., approx. .94 caliber round rifled barrel, unmarked percussion l...

NIMITZ INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH TO ADMIRAL BYRD UPON THE JAPANESE SURRENDER. BYRD, RICHARD. 1888-1957; NIMITZ, CHESTER W. 1885-1966. Photograph Signed...

BYRD ON THE MANHATTAN PROJECT. BYRD, RICHARD. 1888-1957. Autograph Manuscript notebook containing Richard E. Byrd's notes on the Manhattan Project...

A Yoruba hand baton The shaft with flared end and lug for a wrist cord, terminating in four heads each with a high crested coiffure, smooth dark p...

PRESENTATION FLASK FOR PEARY'S NORTH POLE EXPEDITION, 1893-1894. PEARY, ROBERT E. 1856-1920. Silver-plated flask finely engraved 'R.E. Peary ... f...

A Teke or Laali short sword Democratic Republic of the Congo, the face of the scabbard covered with brass tacks, the back in wood, the metal sword...

A Laali ceremonial axe The gently curving haft wrapped in wire at the handle, and decorated above with brass tack-work, with a large curved iron b...

Six Firefighting Collectibles, America, 20th century. Assembled group includes three mid-20th century Cairns & Bro. helmets, one in embossed leath...

Copper Weathervane Arrow, America, late 19th century. Copper rod soldered with crimped sheet metal fletching and cast arrowhead at either end, int...

PEARY'S MANUSCRIPT MAP OF PEARYLAND SIGNED BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND OTHERS. PEARY, ROBERT E. 1856-1920; PETER T. SHARP JR (ENGROSSED BY). Manuscr...

Cast Iron Ship's Pilot House Eagle, America, dated 1908. Assembled casting of eagle with outstretched wings, perched above plinth inscribed '1908'...

Painted Cast Iron Mechanical Bank, America, early 20th century. Assembled casting of a figure in Native American dress firing a crossbow at standi...

Polychrome Carved Plaque of an Eagle and U.S. Shield, Gil Russell (b. 1948), Charlton, Massachusetts, 1998. Cut-out and relief-carved wooden panel...

Armorial Porcelain Cup and Saucer with the Arms of Dalyell, Jingdezhen, China, c. 1773. The rim of cup and saucer edged with gilt rayonée border a...

GOTHIC ECCLESIASTICAL-STYLE BRASS HANGING LANTERN the sides with angels holding shields, suspension chain, fixture ht. 17, dia. 16 in. For further...

A SCREENPLAY OF ROBERT LUDLUM'S THE OSTERMAN WEEKEND. SHARP, ALAN. Xerographic Manuscript, 'The Osterman Weekend ... from the Novel by Robert Ludl...

Andre Perinor (French, active in southeastern United States and Mexico, c. 1823-37), Portrait of a Young Woman. Signed 'Perinor' at l.r.; backboa...

KIT KARBLER & MICHAEL DAVID (20TH/21ST CENTURY)...

MONROE LAND GRANT. MONROE, JAMES. 1758-1831. Document Signed ('James Monroe') assigning two lots in the township of Baton Rouge, LA to John Poret,...

CARVED WALNUT BRITISH ROYAL COAT OF ARMS late 19th/20th century, mounted to an oak backing, overall, ht. 14, lg. 38 1/2 in. For further informatio...

ROOSEVELT MILITARY APPOINTMENT. ROOSEVELT, THEODORE. 1858-1919. Document Signed ('Theodore Roosevelt') appointing Edward Willis Putney as Second L...

Five Northern Plains loom-beaded items A pair of matching loom-beaded sashes, a narrow belt and an armband with hide straps, with a beaded panel f...

AMERICAN PERCUSSION LONGRIFLE mid-19th century. 44 in., .36 caliber octagonal heavy target barrel with blade front and notch rear sights; 'G.GOULC...

OTTOMAN FLINTLOCK BLUNDERBUSS 19th century. 21 1/4 in. barrel with exaggerated flare to the muzzle; 1812-dated East India Company lock; hard wood ...

A Neshnabé (Potawatomi) beaded bandolier bag Beaded along the wide strap and lower panel with vining foliate and floral motifs, the lower edge lin...

A Cree beaded octopus bag The navy wool cloth with cloth and edge-beaded trim, decorated on the front with an elaborate floral arrangement, (old r...

Trunk Containing Uniform of the Patriarchs Militant Branch of the I.O.O.F., Charles Steward Tallman (1824-99), New Bedford and Cottage City (Oak B...

An Apsáalooke (Crow) breast ornament Fourth quarter 19th century, two rows of seven panels of bone hairpipes, each divided by hide slats, with bra...

A Plains bone hairpipe breastplate Four strips of commercial leather, hide-strung bone hairpipes, with a row of brass beads between and a brass be...

A Great Lakes beaded bandolier bag Beaded along the wide strap and lower black velveteen pocket with vining foliate and floral motifs, the lower e...

A large prehistoric Texas Kinney projectile point Flint point, or a knife, with trace of old label on one side. lg. 4 1/2, wd. 2 1/16 in. For f...

Seven prehistoric Inuit obsidian points Arrowheads and spear points. lg. 3, 2 1/2, 2, 1 1/2, 1 1/2, 1 1/4, and 1/2 in. For further information ...

Bronze Statue of a Bugler, signed C. Anfrie (1833-1905), France, 19th century. Full-figure soldier carrying backpack and rifle, blowing into a bug...

A GROUP OF THREE EMBROIDERED SILK WOMEN'S SEMI-FORMAL VESTS, XIAPEI 19th - 20th century Comprising two vests applied with a 'silver pheasant' (fi...

TWO SILK KESI MILITARY RANK BADGES, BUZI 19th century Comprising two 'lion' (second rank) badges. 12 x 12 3/4in (30.5 x 32.4cm); 11 1/4 x 11 1/2i...

FOUR EMBROIDRED SILK MILITARY RANK BADGES, BUZI 19th century Comprising two 'leopard' (third rank) badges; a 'bear' (fifth rank) badge; and a 'pan...

SEVEN SILK CIVIL RANK BADGES, BUZI 19th century, and later Comprising four embroidered silk 'egret' (sixth rank) badges; one silk kesi 'egret' (si...

FIVE EMBROIDERED SILK MILITARY RANK BADGES, BUZI 19th century Comprising a 'lion' (second rank) badge; a 'leopard' (third rank) badge; and three '...

THREE SILK KESI MILITARY RANK BADGES, BUZI 19th century Comprising a 'qilin' (first rank) badge; and two 'bear' (fifth rank) badges; individually ...

SIX EMBROIDERED SILK CIVIL RANK BADGES (BUZI) AND TWO EMBROIDERED SILK ROUNDELS 19th century, and later Comprising one 'peacock' (third rank) badg...

FIVE EMBROIDERED SILK CIVIL RANK BADGES, BUZI 19th century, and later Comprising two 'peacock' (third rank) badges; a 'wild goose' (fourth rank) b...

TWO SILK KESI CIVIL RANK BADGES, BUZI 19th century Comprising one 'mandarin duck' (seventh rank) badge; and one 'paradise flycatcher' (ninth rank)...

FIVE SILK RANK BADGES, BUZI 19th century, and later Comprising an embroidered silk 'leopard' (third rank) military badge; a pair of embroidered si...

Flintlock Screw-Barrel Pocket Pistol, Thomas Lane, London, England, second quarter of the 18th century. 4 1/2 in., .60 caliber round cannon muzzle...

Pair of Brass Barrel Flintlock Pistols, likely James Barber I, London, England, mid-18th century. 9 1/4 in., .62 caliber octagon to round brass ba...

Four Staffordshire Solid Agate-handled Utensils, England, c. 1760, each with steel blades and tines, two knives and two forks, each with pistol gr...

Flintlock Screw-Barrel Pocket Pistol, made by Shaw, London, mid-18th century. 5 1/4 in., .62 caliber cannon muzzle barrel, slightly curved convex ...

Flintlock Pistol, probably by John Knubley, London, late 18th century. 11 in., .68 caliber octagonal Damascus barrel, flat lock plate with stepped...

Flintlock Screw-Barrel Pocket Pistol and Two Flasks, Ryan & Watson, Birmingham, England, early 19th century. .50 caliber brass barrel, brass frame...

Two Brass Barreled Flintlock Pistols. An English yeomanry pistol with .73 caliber brass barrel marked on the top 'LONDON' and with post-1813 Birm...

Brass Barreled Blunderbuss, late 18th century. 15 4/8 in., large caliber barrel with cannon muzzle, ring decorated breech with London Company of G...

Fine Matched Pair of German Jeager Rifles, third quarter of the 18th century. 24 1/8 in., .69 caliber rifled octagonal barrels with silver blade f...

German Fishtail Matchlock Musket, early 17th century. 46 5/8 in., .72 caliber octagonal barrel, the left side of the breech marked with a stylized...