EditorialOriginal Harry Potter watercolour illustration introducing boy wizard to the world on first book cover sets auction record with $600,000 pre-sale estimate
EditorialCannon, Sinhalese cannon or Lewuke's cannon, Bronze cannon, on the top a complicated decoration, partly cast in relief and then covered with silver, the ground of gold inlaid with silver, in some places small rubies have been used. Main form European. ...
EditorialPolished axe-head, ca. 1800 BCE The Neolithic period is characterized by the advent of ground and polished axes and adze heads. Polishing the stone tool by grinding a fine abrasive against it gave the axe a smoother cutting edge and greater strength. P...
EditorialMarble female figure, Early Cycladic I, 3200?2800 B.C., Cycladic, Marble, H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Stone Sculpture, The figure wears a headdress; on later works, the headdress is painted rather than incised. The pairs of holes in the neck and right leg ...
EditorialBlack limestone mask, Santiago Ahuizotla, Mexico. This stone mask, found in the basin of Mexico, displays a wide forehead and stylized planar features typical of the Teotihuacan style. Designs are carved on the cheeks, representing facial painting and ...
EditorialModel of a 16-Pounder Stone Howitzer on a Ship's Carriage, Model of a howitzer on a horse. The howitzer is 19.6 cm long and has a caliber of 33 mm. The inscriptions are engraved on the barrel, along with crossed anchors and palm branches. The barrel ha...
EditorialNapkin with the Downfall of the Egyptians in the Red Sea and the Adoration of the Golden Calf, napkin of linen damask with the collapse of the Egyptians in the Red Sea and the Adoration of the Golden Calf. Midfield: the symmetrically doubled pattern sh...
EditorialPolished axe-head, ca. 1800 BCE The Neolithic period is characterized by the advent of ground and polished axes and adze heads. Polishing the stone tool by grinding a fine abrasive against it gave the axe a smoother cutting edge and greater strength. P...
EditorialTankard with dragons, figures in landscapes and ornamental borders, Beer mug made of porcelain, with a spherical body and a C-shaped ear ending in a dragon head. Painted on the glaze in blue, red, green, yellow, eggplant, turquoise, black and gold. The...
EditorialReliquary bust of Saint Thekla, Relic bust from Saint Thekla, Reliquary bust of gilt silver and enamel, representing Saint Thekla. The hair is divided into two braids at the back. Around the neck, along the edge of the robe, a chain with red enamel and...
EditorialThe Red Fort and Jama Masjid at Delhi. c.1786. 'View of a part of the King’s Fort and residence with the Jemma Musjeed at Delhi. The material, a reddish stone'. c.1786. Wash; 44 by 62.5 cm. Source: WD 3766.
EditorialMoon-Shaped Bottle, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), 18th century, China, Soft-paste porcelain with incised decoration under ivory glaze (Jingdezhen ware), H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Ceramics, In the eighteenth century, the kilns at Jingdezhen began using anothe...
EditorialBottle with Dragons, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), first half of the 18th century, China, 'Soft paste' porcelain with incised decoration under glaze (Jingdezhen ware), H. 12 5/8 in. (32.1 cm), Ceramics, In the eighteenth century, the kilns at Jingdezhen be...
EditorialBugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Flintstones voice actor Mel Blanc memorabilia to go under the hammer, including studio microphone and signed animations
EditorialBugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Flintstones voice actor Mel Blanc memorabilia to go under the hammer, including studio microphone and signed animations