RAFAEL SEMMES

(1809 - 1877) Confederate admiral of the raider ALABAMA which battled and was eventually destroyed by the Union frigate KEARSARGE off Cherbourg in 1864. Rare manuscript L.S. 'R. Semmes', 1p. 4to., 'Tr

Early Chinese 10 panel mural painting. Originally from a screen cronicling the life of a high official in 4 different stories all in an outdoor garden setting with attendants and scholars. 2 separate

Pierre Sterlé double clips/brooch, a diamond and platinum knot with round-cut diamonds, suspending cascades of rectangular diamonds mounted in platinum, ca. 1955, with an approximate total weight of

5.34 carat marquise brilliant cut diamond solitaire ring. Featuring a 5.34ct diamond, H color/SI2, 17.78 x 9.40 x 5.38 mm. GIA report number 2231206137. Mounted in a custom made 6 prong 18k white gold

Chinese guan-type quatrefoil bowl. Of quatre-lobed form with elegantly indented corners, the flared sides rising steeply from the recessed foot, covered overall in a fine pale greyish blue glaze suffu

Chinese lungquan guan-type brushwasher. Of elegant square sides with wide everted rim set with indented corners, and supported on four bracket foot, covered all over with a lustrous olive green glaze

Massive Blue/White Garlic-Head Vase. The globular body rising to a tapering long neck surmounted with a bulbous mouth, the body decorated with four large Arabic inscribed roundels with further inscrip

Chinese Large Reticulated Baluster Vase. Stoutly potted with eight faceted sides and a broad shoulder with short neck to a flared rim, decorated with two pairs of reticulated quatrefoil panels each en

David Howard Hitchcock, Honolulu, oil/canvas, signed, titled and dated lower right "D. Howard Hitchcock, Honolulu, H.I., 1921". 24" x 30"; Frame: 31" x 37". Very good condition, relined. Property of a

Massive Blue/White Arabic Inscribed Charger. Decorated in the center with an Arabic inscription contained within square panels enclosed by a circular medallion with ruyi scroll, the rim further decora

Chinese persimmon glazed ting ewer. Stoutly potted with ovoid body mounted with a double spout and a slender neck attached to a curved strap handle, the body freely incised with leafy peony scrolls, a

Robert Stark Jr. (American 1933-2014) Miniature Oil on Canvas "Red Sail Off The Point" signed lower right "R. Stark" in molded gilt frame 5 in. x 7 in. Framed 7.5 in. x 9.75 in.

Bronze Sculpture by Stephen De Staebler (American, 1933-2011), titled "Man with Tar Heart", 1981. This piece is a cast bronze sculpture representing an abstracted human male torso with a head, featuri

Chinese Large Jade Centerpiece Carving on carved wooden stand. Carved jade figure riding a oversized fish on an elaborately carved wooden stand depicting Waves. Jade: 7" tall x 9" wide; Height on stan

Joachim Ferdinand Richardt (Danish, 1819-1895),"Cold Spring", Hudson River School Painting. Looking from West Point towards Cold Spring, NY. Oil on canvas, Signed "F. Richardt" and Titled "Cold Spring

R Lalique Perruches Vase, 10" tall. Pairs of parakeets nestled amid blossoming branches and engraved script signature "R. Lalique France"

Chinese large reticulated baluster vase. Stoutly potted with eight faceted sides and a broad shoulder with short neck to a flared rim, decorated with two pairs of reticulated quatrefoil panels each en

Spectacular 6.72ct Ceylon sapphire flanked by two appx. 6mm x 8mm trillion-cut diamonds, appx 3.00ctw, HI/SI in a 14k white gold ring setting, size 6.5, 8.2g.

The Bark Greenpoint left New York Nov. 1852 and arrived in San Francisco on March 10th 1853 after a voyage of 139 days, Captained by Robert McCormack. During a subsequent voyage on August 8th, 1853 wh

Pair of Swedish Folk Art Bonads, circa 1849, tempera on paper depicting two portraits of man and woman dressed in colorful period clothing, both dated "Anno 1849" Overall 51.5 in. x 24.25 in. Dimensio

Set of 10 Stephen Swift Cherry High Back Dining Chairs, comprising 2 high-arm and 8 low-arm chairs. Height 45.5 in. Width 22 in. Seat Height 18 in.

Ivan Generalic, Croatian (1914-1992), Figures overlooking Croatian village, signed lower right and dated 1939. Appx 17 3/8" x 12 1/4" viewed; frame 21 1/8" x 16". Very good condition.

Aubusson tapestry. Depicts birds feeding in a field in front of a provincial town landscape. Measures appx 82" x 45". Good condition.

Mixed Media Sculpture by Stephen De Staebler (American, 1933-2011). This sculpture presents an ancient/classical aesthetic, resembling a sectioned, totem-like angular column with suggestions of a stan