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John Wickett Museum - Session 1

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This auction will combine the liquidation of the John Stone Wickett Museum and the remaining items of the Eugene O. Perkins estate held back from Christy's single consignor auction in 1989.

The contents of San Francisco's most exclusive private museum will be going up for sale to the highest bidder.

The John Stone Wickett Museum of Ethnographic Arts and Memorabilia opens to the general public at auction Thursday, August 19, Friday, August 20 and Saturday, August 21. Referred to as "an elegant treasure house of artistic, cultural and historic artifacts," the museum is filled with antique icons from China, Southeast Asia, India, Africa and the Middle East. Also featured is local "Playland at the Beach" amusement park memorabilia.

Collectors of fine art will appreciate unusual and rare items such as an 18-inch crystal Buddha from Nepal, authentic headdresses and crowns worn by Asian royalty, palanquins that carried ancient queens, eastern religions artifacts and colorful tapestries. Of note is a 27-inch carved rhinoceros horn, similar to the one seen in the movie, "The Italian Job." Wickett, a well known figure in San Francisco since the early 1970’s and a Bay Area native, hoped that guests of the museum would walk away with an appreciation of how international arts and cultures have contributed to American society. He died in July 2003.

Mr. Perkins was a world renowned scholar and collector of rare Chinese porcelain and rare paper items. Paper items will include items such as letters from Napoleon, King George III, Lord Byron and more. Porcelain items will include Ming and Tang items, Famille Verde Porcelain, Georgian Silver, important Estate Jewelry, Chinese Frescos, Chinese Bronze Sculpture, Palace size Royal Vienna Vase and so much more.
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Thighbone Trumpet106 - Thighbone Trumpet
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Thighbone trumpet, bone and leather, 19th century, 12" long
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Ceremonial Conch Shell Horn107 - Ceremonial Conch Shell Horn
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Conch shell ceremonial horn, 13 1/2"
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Mongolian Eating Utensils108 - Mongolian Eating Utensils
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3 sets of Mongolian eating utensils
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Sino-Tibetan Embroidered Thanka109 - Sino-Tibetan Embroidered Thanka
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Sino-Tibetan embroidered thangka applied to a chinese dragon robe fabric backing, the thangka is 19th / 20th Century. Some fraying, soiled - 75&quo...
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Start Price : 75.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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Tibetan Mandala Thanka110 - Tibetan Mandala Thanka
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Tibetan Mandala Thanka, torn corners - 23" wide x 35 1/2" long
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Nepalese Thanka111 - Nepalese Thanka
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Nepalese painted thanka of vajrapani, 19th century, 22 3/4" high x 17" wide
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Japanese Scroll112 - Japanese Scroll
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Scroll, Japanese silk painting
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Embroidered Scroll113 - Embroidered Scroll
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Scroll, Embroidered Koran bride on yellow silk. 7 holes in scroll with wrinkles - 49" x 16 1/4"
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Batik Scroll114 - Batik Scroll
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Scroll, Batik of Ladies in Hats on green silk, Small tear at bottom - 32"wide x 81" high
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Batik Scroll115 - Batik Scroll
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Scroll, Batik on silk, blue background, ships, 83" x 26"
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Batik Scroll116 - Batik Scroll
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Scroll, Batik of Lady carrying water on aqua silk, Has been rolled - 78 1/2" high x 21 3/4" wide
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Scroll, Dancers on Silk117 - Scroll, Dancers on Silk
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Scroll, Yellow backdrop, dancer and musicians on silk, 77" high x 35 1/4" wide
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African Yoruba Beaded Lizard118 - African Yoruba Beaded Lizard
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African Yoruba beaded ceremonial emblem, lizard, 54"
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Beaded King Emblem119 - Beaded King Emblem
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Beaded king emblem, lizard, 57"
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African Yoruba Beadwork120 - African Yoruba Beadwork
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Yoruba beaded wall hanging - 66" long x 9" wide
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Cuba Congo Beaded Belt121 - Cuba Congo Beaded Belt
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Cuba Congo Belt with beaded infinity knot & shells, 36 1/2" long x1 1/2" wide
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Beaded Indian Wall Hanging122 - Beaded Indian Wall Hanging
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Beaded Indian wall hanging, 30 1/4" high x 30" wide
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Beaded Panel123 - Beaded Panel
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Beaded "Home Plate" shaped banner with peacocks, 25 1/2" long x 22" wide
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Large Beaded Square124 - Large Beaded Square
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Large Beaded Square with 4 Center Geometric Flora, 27 1/2" x 29"
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Beaded Indian Wall Hanging125 - Beaded Indian Wall Hanging
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Beaded Indian wall hanging, Some loss and border damage - 19" x 18"
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