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A Lifetime of Discovery II

Sunday, September 27, 2026 · 1:00 PM Eastern

A Lifetime of Discovery II continues a single-owner collection formed across more than six decades of dealing and collecting. The material is deliberately broad: Chinese and Korean ceramics and bronzes beside Roman glass, Persian and Islamic pottery beside Taíno stone and West African terracotta, with Murano glass and continental silver among the decorative arts.

New lots continue to be added to the catalogue as the collection is worked through, generally until about two weeks before the sale.

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Selected lots

Salviati Attributed Murano Cobalt Aventurine Tipetto Goblet with Applied Crab — view 1 of 5

Lot 3Decorative Arts Salviati Attributed Murano Cobalt Aventurine Tipetto Goblet with Applied Crab Estimate $1,000–$1,500

Lot 4, a Roman provincial bronze figure of Mercury

Lot 4Antiquities Roman Provincial Bronze Figure of Mercury / Hermes Estimate $400–$600

Pre-Columbian Nayarit Ixtlán del Río Pottery Figure — view 1 of 5

Lot 5Ethnographic & Tribal Art Pre-Columbian Nayarit Ixtlán del Río Pottery Figure Estimate $800–$1,200

Pair of Hanau Renaissance Revival Silver Figural Salts — view 1 of 5

Lot 7Decorative Arts Pair of Hanau Renaissance Revival Silver Figural Salts Estimate $2,000–$3,000

Rare Chinese Inlaid Bronze Figure of a Female Attendant — view 1 of 5

Lot 9Asian Art Rare Chinese Inlaid Bronze Figure of a Female Attendant Estimate $6,000–$10,000

Taino Carved Wood Zoomorphic Duho Ceremonial Seat — view 1 of 5

Lot 10Ethnographic & Tribal Art Taino Carved Wood Zoomorphic Duho Ceremonial Seat Estimate $8,000–$12,000

Roman or Late Roman Green Glass Bottle with Applied Spiral Trailing — view 1 of 5

Lot 11Antiquities Roman or Late Roman Green Glass Bottle with Applied Spiral Trailing Estimate $600–$1,000

Chinese White-Glazed Miniature Ewer, Tang / Liao Dynasty Style — view 1 of 5

Lot 12Asian Art Chinese White-Glazed Miniature Ewer, Tang / Liao Dynasty Style Estimate $1,000–$2,000

Lot 14, a Korean Goryeo slip-inlaid celadon oil bottle

Lot 14Asian Art Korean Goryeo Dynasty Slip-Inlaid Celadon Oil Bottle, 12th-13th Century Estimate $800–$1,200

Early Islamic Persian Polychrome Buff-Ware Bowl with Radial Floral Decoration, Probably Nishapur — view 1 of 5

Lot 26Antiquities Early Islamic Persian Polychrome Buff-Ware Bowl with Radial Floral Decoration, Probably Nishapur Estimate $600–$1,000

Yombe Carved Wooden Commemorative Ancestor Figure, Democratic Republic of the Congo — view 1 of 5

Lot 27Ethnographic & Tribal Art Yombe Carved Wooden Commemorative Ancestor Figure, Democratic Republic of the Congo Estimate $300–$600

Taíno Carved Black Stone Anthropomorphic Zemí Three-Pointer (Trigonolito), Greater Antilles — view 1 of 5

Lot 35Ethnographic & Tribal Art Taíno Carved Black Stone Anthropomorphic Zemí Three-Pointer (Trigonolito), Greater Antilles Estimate $2,000–$4,000

Syro-Hittite Terracotta Bird-Faced Female Idol — view 1 of 5

Lot 52Antiquities Syro-Hittite Terracotta Bird-Faced Female Idol Estimate $500–$800

Persian Blue and Black Underglaze Fritware Jug, Probably Kashan, 13th Century — view 1 of 5

Lot 53Antiquities Persian Blue and Black Underglaze Fritware Jug, Probably Kashan, 13th Century Estimate $400–$600

Nigerian Terracotta Female Figure, Nok Culture, Sokoto Style — view 1 of 5

Lot 65Ethnographic & Tribal Art Nigerian Terracotta Female Figure, Nok Culture, Sokoto Style Estimate $800–$1,200

Ancient Iranian Terracotta Bull-Form Vessel, Probably Parthian — view 1 of 5

Lot 67Antiquities Ancient Iranian Terracotta Bull-Form Vessel, Probably Parthian Estimate $1,200–$1,600

Important Chinese Gilt-Bronze Buddhist Altarpiece, Northern Qi-Sui Dynasty — view 1 of 5

Lot 99Asian Art Important Chinese Gilt-Bronze Buddhist Altarpiece, Northern Qi-Sui Dynasty Estimate $15,000–$20,000

Safavid Persian Engraved Tinned-Copper Bowl with Animals and Birds — view 1 of 5

Lot 100Decorative Arts Safavid Persian Engraved Tinned-Copper Bowl with Animals and Birds Estimate $600–$1,000

Chinese Archaic Jade Cong — view 1 of 5

Lot 115Asian Art Chinese Archaic Jade Cong Estimate $2,000–$3,000

Sino-Tibetan Gem-Set Gilt-Silver Snuff Bottle — view 1 of 5

Lot 121Asian Art Sino-Tibetan Gem-Set Gilt-Silver Snuff Bottle Estimate $600–$900

Chinese Bronze Figure of Songzi Guanyin and Child, Ming to Early Qing Dynasty, 17th Century — view 1 of 5

Lot 122Asian Art Chinese Bronze Figure of Songzi Guanyin and Child, Ming to Early Qing Dynasty, 17th Century Estimate $1,500–$2,500

More than 200 lots See every lot in the full catalogue on LiveAuctioneers