Bidspirit auctions | Ray's Premier Auction Auction Jul 10, 2025
Ray's Premier Auction, Jul 10, 2025. 347 lots, estimates 100 - 1000 $.
Ray's Premier Auction - Karl Stirner (1923 - 2016) was an internationally recognized sculptor. Born in Germany during the Weimar Republic, his family immigrated to America in 1927, settling in Pennsylvania. Karl developed an interest in metal that stemmed from his father's work as a fine jeweler. By 1948, Karl had opened a metal arts studio, and by 1955 he was teaching art at Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia. Over the decades to follow, Karl developed an international reputation for his abstract metal sculpture, and was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, NY, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Corcoran Gallery, among many others. Like notable artists that preceded him (Picasso, Derain, Matisse), Karl's fascination with fine art and tribal art, and particularly traditional African art, was substantive. He amassed a remarkable personal collection, which occupied every corner of his living space, from which around 300 lots and books have been selected to present at this auction. Take advantage of this opportunity to acquire some excellent examples of African tribal art, Native American tribal objects, Oceanic pieces, Pre-Columbian art and tribal books and catalogs, each of which was carefully selected by the eye of one of America's finest post-war metal sculptors.
Lots in this catalog (347)
- Lot 1: Collection of Sotheby's Catalogs Important American Indian Art (3) — $100 - $500
- Lot 2: Collection of Christie's and Sotheby's Catalogs Important American Indian Art (4) — $100 - $500
- Lot 3: Collection of Christie's and Sotheby's Catalogs American Indian Art (3) — $100 - $500
- Lot 4: Collection of Sotheby's Catalogs American Indian Art (4) — $100 - $500
- Lot 5: Collection of Christie's Catalogs Ancient Egyptian Art (2) — $100 - $500
- Lot 6: Collection of Christie's Catalogs Antiquties (3) — $100 - $500
- Lot 7: Collection of Auction Catalogs Southeast Asian, Indian, Tibetan and Himalayan (7) — $100 - $500
- Lot 8: Collection of Auction Catalogs Southeast Asian, Indian (7) — $100 - $500
- Lot 9: Collection of Christie's Catalogs American Indian Art (4) — $100 - $500
- Lot 10: Collection of Christie's Catalogs American Indian Art (3) — $100 - $500
- Lot 11: Collection of Sotheby's Catalogs Chinese Art & Ceramics (6) — $100 - $500
- Lot 12: Collection of Sotheby's Catalogs Chinese Art & Ceramics (4) — $100 - $500
- Lot 13: Collection of Sotheby's Catalogs Chinese Art & Ceramics (5) — $100 - $200
- Lot 14: Collection of Sotheby's Catalogs Chinese Art Furniture& Ceramics (6) — $100 - $200
- Lot 15: Collection of Sotheby's Catalogs Japanese Chinese Art & Ceramics (4) — $100 - $200
- Lot 16: Collection of Sotheby's Catalogs Chinese Art & Paintings (3) — $100 - $200
- Lot 17: Collection of Sotheby's Catalogs Japanese Chinese Snuff Bottles & Ceramics (4) — $100 - $200
- Lot 18: Collection of Pre-Columbian and American Indian Art Catalogs (6) — $100 - $200
- Lot 19: Collection of Tribal Art & Ocenia Catalogs (5) — $100 - $200
- Lot 20: Collection of Tribal Art Catalogs (6) — $100 - $200
- Lot 21: Collection of Pre-Columbian Art Catalogs from Christie's and Sotheby's (6) — $100 - $200
- Lot 22: Collection of Christie's and Sotheby's Catalogs Korean Art (3) — $100 - $200
- Lot 23: Collection of Christie's and Sotheby's CatalogsTribal and Pre-Columbian Art (6) — $100 - $200
- Lot 24: Collection of Christie's and Sotheby's Catalogs Japanese and Korean Art (7) — $100 - $200
- Lot 25: Collection of Christie's and Sotheby's Catalogs Tribal Art Africa Ocenia Pre-Columbian (5) — $100 - $200
- Lot 26: Collection of Christie's and Sotheby's Catalogs Tribal Art Africa Ocenia Pre-Columbian (8) — $100 - $200
- Lot 27: Pair of Native American Dolls — $100 - $200
- Lot 28: Sterling Silver Dining Set — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 29: Sterling Silver Nepalese Bowl — $250 - $500
- Lot 30: Ching Dynasty Bumpa Vase — $500 - $1,000
- Lot 31: Antique Glazed Ceramic Ewer — $250 - $500
- Lot 32: Tibetan Clad Skull — $250 - $500
- Lot 33: Antique Chinese Glazed Ceramic Plate — $100 - $200
- Lot 34: Antique Chinese Glazed Ceramic Plate — $100 - $200
- Lot 35: Antique Chinese Glazed Ceramic Plate — $100 - $200
- Lot 36: Antique Chinese Glazed Ceramic Plate — $100 - $200
- Lot 37: Nepalese Bronze Figurines — $100 - $200
- Lot 38: Chinese Glazed Ceramic Bowl — $100 - $200
- Lot 39: Russian Enameled Alter Crucifix Cross — $100 - $200
- Lot 40: Antique Mexican Metal Retablo of Jesus Christ — $100 - $200
- Lot 41: Mexican Shadow Box Alter — $100 - $200
- Lot 42: Vintage Tibetan Belt Buckle — $100 - $200
- Lot 43: Antique Chinese Polychrome Wood Figure — $100 - $200
- Lot 44: Antique German Brass Alms Dish — $250 - $500
- Lot 45: Antique Sterling Silver Crucifix Cross — $250 - $500
- Lot 46: Antique Chinese Bronze Mirror — $250 - $500
- Lot 47: Antique Chinese Bronze Bowl — $250 - $500
- Lot 48: Chinese Glazed Ceramic Bowl — $100 - $200
- Lot 49: Glazed Ceramic Vase Bowl — $100 - $200
- Lot 50: Glazed Ceramic Vase — $100 - $200
- Lot 51: Antique Middle Eastern Bronze Pot — $100 - $200
- Lot 52: Antique Persian Engraved Tinned Copper Vase — $100 - $200
- Lot 53: Medieval Manuscript Gilded Painting — $100 - $200
- Lot 54: Antique Ceramic Glazed Bowl — $100 - $200
- Lot 55: Ceramic Glazed Plate — $100 - $200
- Lot 56: Garuda-Shaped Indonesian Betel Nutcracker — $100 - $200
- Lot 57: Japanese Buddhist Bronze Bell — $100 - $200
- Lot 58: Tibetan Bronze Cymbal Pair — $100 - $200
- Lot 59: Antique Asian Bronze Bowl — $1,000 - $2,000
- Lot 60: Chinese Dragon Glazed Ceramic Object — $100 - $200
- Lot 61: Antique Chinese Painted Bronze Urn — $250 - $500
- Lot 62: Chinese Terracotta Horse — $100 - $200
- Lot 63: Glazed Ceramic Vessel — $100 - $200
- Lot 64: Vintage Thai Dancers Ceremonial Headdress — $100 - $200
- Lot 65: Filipino Indonesian Barong Sword — $100 - $200
- Lot 66: Vintage Middle Eastern Spearhead — $100 - $200
- Lot 67: Greek Etruscan Ceramic Pottery Group (3) — $100 - $200
- Lot 68: Framed Insect Diorama — $250 - $500
- Lot 69: Framed Insect Diorama — $250 - $500
- Lot 70: Framed Butterfly Insect Diorama — $250 - $500
- Lot 71: Antique Iron Door Lock — $100 - $200
- Lot 72: Antique Boutique Style Iron Door Hinges (4) — $100 - $200
- Lot 73: Escutcheon Iron Key Plates Boutique Style (6) — $100 - $200
- Lot 74: Antique Iron Door Locks (4) — $100 - $200
- Lot 75: Antique Iron Door Parts Hardware — $100 - $200
- Lot 76: Antique Iron Door Locks (4) — $100 - $200
- Lot 77: Ice Age Fossilized Mammal Mammoth Tooth- Lot of 2 — $250 - $500
- Lot 78: Antique Indian Hand Painted Love Scene — $100 - $200
- Lot 79: Framed Mayan Textile — $100 - $200
- Lot 80: Vintage Jade Figurine — $100 - $200
- Lot 81: Native American Beaded Feathers and Misc Items — $100 - $200
- Lot 82: Pair of Intuit Mukluks, Kamiks Leather Boots — $100 - $200
- Lot 83: Tribal Feather Headress or Shoulder Pad — $100 - $200
- Lot 84: Hopi Pueblo Kachina Katsina Doll Native American — $100 - $200
- Lot 85: Native American Woven Basket — $100 - $200
- Lot 86: Native American Woven Basket — $100 - $200
- Lot 87: Native American Woven Basket — $100 - $200
- Lot 88: Possibly Native American Woven Basket — $100 - $200
- Lot 89: Native American Woven Basket — $100 - $200
- Lot 90: Native American Woven Basket — $100 - $200
- Lot 91: Native American Woven Basket — $100 - $200
- Lot 92: Native American Woven Basket — $100 - $200
- Lot 93: Native American Woven Basket — $100 - $200
- Lot 94: Native American Woven Basket — $100 - $200
- Lot 95: Native American Woven Basket — $100 - $200
- Lot 96: Native American Woven Basket — $100 - $200
- Lot 97: Native American Woven Basket — $100 - $200
- Lot 98: Vintage Indian Headdress — $100 - $200
- Lot 99: Indian Gypsy Textile "Virawah" Nagarparkar — $100 - $200
- Lot 100: Apache Native American Bag — $100 - $200
- Lot 101: Vintage Indian Textile — $100 - $200
- Lot 102: Vintage Indian Textile — $100 - $200
- Lot 103: Vintage South Asian Textile — $100 - $200
- Lot 104: Vintage Guatemalan Textile — $100 - $200
- Lot 105: Steven Robert (Steve) Tobin (1957) Exploded Earth Ceramic Contemporary Sculpture — $250 - $500
- Lot 106: Steven Robert (Steve) Tobin (1957) Exploded Earth Ceramic Contemporary Sculpture — $250 - $500
- Lot 107: Steven Robert (Steve) Tobin (1957) Exploded Earth Ceramic Contemporary Sculpture — $250 - $500
- Lot 108: Steven Robert (Steve) Tobin (1957) Exploded Earth Ceramic Contemporary Sculpture — $250 - $500
- Lot 109: Steven Robert (Steve) Tobin (1957) Exploded Earth Ceramic Contemporary Sculpture — $250 - $500
- Lot 110: Steven Robert (Steve) Tobin (1957) Exploded Earth Ceramic Contemporary Sculpture — $250 - $500
- Lot 111: Steven Robert (Steve) Tobin (1957) Exploded Earth Ceramic Contemporary Sculpture — $250 - $500
- Lot 112: Steven Robert (Steve) Tobin (1957) Exploded Earth Ceramic Contemporary Sculpture — $250 - $500
- Lot 113: Neolithic Chinese Terracotta Pot — $100 - $200
- Lot 114: Neolithic Chinese Terracotta Pot — $100 - $200
- Lot 115: Neolithic Chinese Terracotta Vessel — $100 - $200
- Lot 116: Neolithic Chinese Terracotta Vessel — $100 - $200
- Lot 117: Neolithic Chinese Terracotta Pot — $100 - $200
- Lot 118: Neolithic Chinese Terracotta Pot — $100 - $200
- Lot 119: Neolithic Chinese Terracotta Pot — $100 - $200
- Lot 120: Neolithic Chinese Terracotta Pot — $100 - $200
- Lot 121: Chinese Glazed Ceramic Pot — $100 - $200
- Lot 122: Chinese Glazed Ceramic Pot — $100 - $200
- Lot 123: Possibly Pre-Columbian Terracotta Canteen — $100 - $200
- Lot 124: Possibly Pre-Columbian Zoomorphic Terracotta Vessel — $100 - $200
- Lot 125: Pre-Columbian Terracotta Vessels — $100 - $200
- Lot 126: Chinese or Pre-Columbian Terracotta Pot — $100 - $200
- Lot 127: Pre-Columbian Terracotta Zoomorphic Vessel — $100 - $200
- Lot 128: Collection of Pre-Columbian Terracotta and Wood Artifacts — $250 - $500
- Lot 129: Collection of Pre-Columbian Terracotta, Bones, Shells, and Arrowheads — $250 - $500
- Lot 130: Collection of Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figurines — $250 - $500
- Lot 131: Collection of Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figures, Ocarina, and Flute — $250 - $500
- Lot 132: Collection of Pre-Columbian Terracotta, Stone, and Wood Artifacts — $250 - $500
- Lot 133: Taino Pre-Columbian Zoomorphic Figurine — $100 - $200
- Lot 134: Pre-Columbian Terracotta Head — $100 - $200
- Lot 135: Pre-Columbian Terracotta Head — $100 - $200
- Lot 136: Pre-Columbian Terracotta Head — $100 - $200
- Lot 137: Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figurine — $100 - $200
- Lot 138: Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figurine — $100 - $200
- Lot 139: Pre-Columbian Terracotta Figurine — $100 - $200
- Lot 140: Collection of Pre-Columbian Terracotta, Stone, and Shell Artifacts — $250 - $500
- Lot 141: Collection of Pre-Columbian Terracotta, Stone, and Shell Beads and Artifacts — $250 - $500
- Lot 142: Native American Stone Groove Axe — $250 - $500
- Lot 143: Native American Stone Bark Beater and Effigy — $100 - $200
- Lot 144: Native American Stone Pestle — $100 - $200
- Lot 145: Stone Artifact Hag Stone — $100 - $200
- Lot 146: Stone Carved Seated Figure — $100 - $200
- Lot 147: Amazonian Blow Dart Gun Wood Artifact — $250 - $500
- Lot 148: Antique Knotted Rope Club — $100 - $200
- Lot 149: Papua New Guinea Sepik River Mask — $100 - $200
- Lot 150: Papua New Guinea Sepik River Artifact — $100 - $200