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Our June 2023 Auction Highlights

Spanish Dueling Pistols Dueling, the protecting of ones good name or dignity by means  of meeting on the Field of Honor to “Blaze Away” in the words of the Irish, who first codified the rules of dueling (Clonmel Code) had its beginnings in Renaissance Italy. This magnificent, silver and gold inlaid matched pair of dueling […]

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Ruth Asawa At Fine Estate Auction Gallery

Ruth Asawa, A Love For Creativity In 1943, while still interned at the Rohwer War Relocation Center in Arkansas, Asawa was given permission to leave to attend college, first at Milwaukee State Teachers College (1943-1946) and then Black Mountain College in North Carolina (1946-1949). At Black Mountain, her creativity flourished through the guidance of Josef

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Late Qing Dynasty Shiwan Figures With a San Francisco History

Late Qing Dynasty Shiwan DancersConsigned to Auction by a San Francisco Family These late Qing Dynasty Shiwan Dancers are in every way extraordinary. Their size is prominent and striking standing at a height of 29in. (74cm). The artisans who created these showed great mastery by capturing the emotional expressions on each dancers face, as well

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