A vintage Philippine war shield from the Bontoc, an Igorot People, Northern Luzon. This shield is made of darkened wood with metal and rattan binding. It shows wear and  More »

A vintage Philippine war shield from the Bontoc, an Igorot People, Northern Luzon. This shield is made of darkened wood with metal and rattan binding. It shows wear and losses from use and age as well as a small amount of loss to insect activity.The front has a medial ridge that rises at center. The concave back has an integrated, carved grip. C, 1910 39.5"H x 12"W.   « Less

A Moro Kris from the Mindanou Region of the Philippines. The dark hardwood hilt is adorned with a silver band at the top which appears to be held in place by hand made copper  More »

A Moro Kris from the Mindanou Region of the Philippines. The dark hardwood hilt is adorned with a silver band at the top which appears to be held in place by hand made copper nails. Another silver band encircles the base of the hilt, above which is a tightly wraped band of cord. The tassel of braded ikat was attached to the sword when we acquired it as a part of a large Moro collection. The straight blade is in excellent condition. The blade is 21.75", overall length 26". C 1910 Ex Butterfield & Butterfiedl 1998.   « Less

A Moro Kris, Maguindadao Matito with a heavy fighting blade in original scabbard. Maguindadao Matito are carried by the warriors of the Maguindadao Tribe of Mindanao. The  More »

A Moro Kris, Maguindadao Matito with a heavy fighting blade in original scabbard. Maguindadao Matito are carried by the warriors of the Maguindadao Tribe of Mindanao. The wood hilt is cane wrapped and in very good condition. The well crafted, straight blade has only one very small nick in the edge and a few light areas of darkening. The scabbard is undamaged but is loosening at the seams. One of the best original and complete mid 19th Century Kris that we have had. Kris is 26.25" overall length, blade 23.25" and Kris in scabbard 28.5. EX. Butterfield & Butterfield March 1998.   « Less

England Probably late 19th century. Offered is a charming pair of Staffordshire pitchers depicting Punch and Judy (you DO know who they are, don't you?). Each is  More »

England Probably late 19th century. Offered is a charming pair of Staffordshire pitchers depicting Punch and Judy (you DO know who they are, don't you?). Each is approximately 10" high, and they are both stamped with registry numbers in the clay (see detail shots of bottom)   « Less

Late 19th - early 20th century Offered is a charming and peaceful watercolor painting of Loch Tummel in Perthshire, England. Painted by Arthur Claude Cooke (British,  More »

Late 19th - early 20th century Offered is a charming and peaceful watercolor painting of Loch Tummel in Perthshire, England. Painted by Arthur Claude Cooke (British, 1867-1951) -- see notes on reverse in detail shot. Dimensions given below are for the framed piece; image size is 5 1/8" x 8 5/8".   « Less

Egypt 19th century This charming little watercolor, probably British, may have been painted to lure the artist's countrymen to explore the exotic mysteries of 19th century  More »

Egypt 19th century This charming little watercolor, probably British, may have been painted to lure the artist's countrymen to explore the exotic mysteries of 19th century Egypt. Painted by F. Groom. The dimensions given below are for the framed piece; image size is 7 1/2" x 13 1/4"   « Less

USA 1970s-1980s? This moody and interesting etching depicts the writer George Bernard Shaw at the zoo; even serious writers need to have some fun! The artist's last name is  More »

USA 1970s-1980s? This moody and interesting etching depicts the writer George Bernard Shaw at the zoo; even serious writers need to have some fun! The artist's last name is Watson, but we're at a loss to decipher his first name -- maybe you'll have better luck. Pencil signed lower right, number 13 in an edition of 25. Beautifully matted and framed. The dimensions given below are for the framed piece; image size is 19 1/2" x 25 1/2".   « Less

USA 1940s/1960s Helen Breger is a widely-exhibited San Francisco Bay Area artist, whose work may be found in many museums and private collections. Born in Vienna, she  More »

USA 1940s/1960s Helen Breger is a widely-exhibited San Francisco Bay Area artist, whose work may be found in many museums and private collections. Born in Vienna, she studied in New York, The San Francisco Art Institute, and the renowned California College of Arts and Crafts, where she had a long and distinguished teaching career in addition to teaching at UC Berkeley. This etching - number 7 of an edition of 25 - is pencil signed lower right. The dimensions listed below are for the framed piece; the image size is 22 1/2" x 18"   « Less

USA 1966-1967 Takeshi Takahara, Japanese-born American, is a master printmaker who today uses the intaglio process to produce his dramatic prints. This early piece, a  More »

USA 1966-1967 Takeshi Takahara, Japanese-born American, is a master printmaker who today uses the intaglio process to produce his dramatic prints. This early piece, a woodblock print, was created in 1966 or 1967, and the subject was the poet Dylan Thomas. A professor emeritus of printmaking and drawing at the University of Michigan School of Art and Design, he has had over 40 solo exhibitions and more than 80 competitive, invitational and group exhibitions, both in the U.S. and internationally -- in Japan, Germany, Brazil, the Netherlands, Taiwan, Yugoslavia, Italy and England. Pencil signed, number 8 of 25. The dimensions given below are for the framed piece; image size is 21 1/2" x 16 3/4".   « Less

USA 1967 Born in Romania in 1895, Harry Gottlieb became an important 20th century American artist. At the end of WW I, involved with the Provincetown Players Theatre  More »

USA 1967 Born in Romania in 1895, Harry Gottlieb became an important 20th century American artist. At the end of WW I, involved with the Provincetown Players Theatre Company of New York, he met the young platwright Eugene O'Neill and designed the sets for some of his first performances. A social realist, he was one of the premier artists to be honored with a one-man show at the Whitney Museum of Art in New York, which still holds one of the best collections of Gottlieb's paintings, drawings and prints. Gottlieb was a founding member of both the W. P. A. and the Artists' League of America. This work is rendered in ink, with watercolor wash; the hand-carved frame is believed to have been made by the artist. The dimensions given below are for the framed piece; the image size is 14 1/2" x 17".   « Less