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Fine & Decorative Arts, Silver & Jewellery — Davidson Auctions

Auction House:Davidson AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:492
Sale Title:Fine & Decorative Arts, Silver & JewelleryLots with images:472
Auction Location:SydneyPrices available:347
Date:20-Oct-2012
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Five various Papua New Guinea carvings. Ancestor figure; Kwoma style mask; Crouching spirit figure.
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Massim carved ceremonial bowl. Carved, extended planar ends. Length 103 cm
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Three various Cassowary bone Daggers. All with decorated pommels of twine and feathers. Length 36 cm (longest)
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Aboriginal bark painting. Male and female Mimis with hunting implements, kangaroo, goannas and water lillies. Provenance: collection 1972, late Professor Derek Freeman, Anthropologist, Australian National University. Natural pigments on bark. 37 x 104 cm
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Indonesian knife. Iron blade with cord wound tang inserted into pierced wood handle. Length 55 cm
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African Congo Currency knife. Hooked form with copper wire bound handle and hobnail pommel. Length 56 cm
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Micronesian adze. Carved wooden elbow with Lashed Clamshell blade. Mortlock Island. Length 65 cm
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TwoPapua New Guinea Feathered bags. One of woven cane, one of string, both decorated with ochre, quills, feathers and shells. Height 34 cm (largest)
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Sumba Heirloom Ikat. Double Ikat of running floral motifs in lined vertical columns. Plaited fringe. Provenance: heirloom Augustine Umbu Windi family. 155 x 73 cm
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Older Sumba tie Dyed shawl. Indigo dyed open weave cotton. Plaited fringe. Early 20c. Provenance: heirloom Augustine Umbu Windi family. 320 x 67 cm
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European embroidered hanging, C1930s, floral and chicken motifs. 197 x 270 cm
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PNG Waken spirit figure. Seated with grass decoration. Yensenmungua, middle Sepik.
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Aboriginal carved Coolamon. Finely worked hatching to anterior. Possibly WA or NT, c1960's.
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PNG carved cult crocodile, five Sepic figures riding on back. Iatmul tribe. Splits and small losses to riders. Length 160 cm
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Coconut Dipper. Formed wooden handle. Length 62 cm
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Carved Indonesian horn container. Ornately carved horn in form of boat and ancestors. Loss of finial to rear figure. Length 47 cm
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Pair Aboriginal Kurdaitcha shoes. Woven from feather, fur and grass. Length 29 cm
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Solomon Islands carved bowl. Pointed oval form with incised rim. Length 46 cm
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PNG middle Sepik crocodile totem. Carved hardwood standing figure with dorsal fish. Yensinmungua villiage.
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Two early 20th C, Philippino Battle items. Wooden shield with old repair; and over shoulder body armour with scabbard. Height 99 cm (shield)
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PNG Kwoma Mindja board. Ochre polychrome decoration. Height 170 cm
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Older Sumba Indigo double Ikat. Animal motifs. Family heirloom piece. 257 x 54 cm
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ThreePapua New Guinea bone Daggers. Feather decorated. Length 41 cm (longest)
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Papua New Guinea bamboo Arrows, with finely carved points. Includes traditional cane strung bow.
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Group of 8 Papuan Gulf ceremonial spears. Most with woven grass sheaths, quill points, and incised and figural decorations.
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ThreePapua New Guinea bone Daggers. Feather decorated. Average length 36 cm
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Femur bone club. Age and use pattination. Length 56 cm
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Bone and ebony and bamboo spear. Bamboo head with pyrographed fish decoration. Forged steel blade. Length 69 cm
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Sumba Handwoven cotton Textile. Features boats, animals and human figures. C1970. 111 x 38 cm
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Swordfish bill. Length 48 cm
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Two various African knives. Congo area; forged, decorated blade with plain wood handle (old borer damage); shaped blade with copper strip handle. Length 60 cm
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TwoPapua New Guinea shell Armbands and Neckpiece. Use patina. Length 52 cm (armbands)
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PNG Abelam ancestor panel. Hornbill perched on ancestors shoulder. Height 97 cm
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African Congo forged iron knife. Bifurcated blade with wire decorated handle and pommel. Length 46 cm
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PNG Marap Gable board. Carved hardwood with old polychrome decoration. Height 110 cm
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Javanesese carved teak prow. Garuda form. Aged patina, some losses. Height 60 cm
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Various Indonesian horn, treen and other items, including carved horn container; Ikat belt; carved wooden bowl with handle; three early bone spinning dice; and two wooden horn form toggles.
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Pair antique miniature Snowshoes. Correctly made in beech and gut, probably American Indian. Length 53 cm
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Dyak iron Bladed knife. In later scabbard. Length 70 cm
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Sumba Island carved buffalo horn. Incised with mythical anthropomorphic face and carved god in the form of a sheathed knife. Also carved horn tip with mythical figure decoration. Length 19 cm
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Various Aboriginal carved items, including two deep coolamon; and carved lizard. Pyrographed decoration to one coolamon. Length 57 (longer)
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9Papua New Guinea Billums. One with incorporated fur. Length 35 cm (largest, body only)
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Four various Aboriginal Clapsticks. Pyrographed banded and running decoration. Length 46 cm (longest)
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Aboriginal carved snake. Incised scale decoration with inset stone eyes. Central Australia. Provenance: collection 1972, late Professor Derek Freeman, Anthropologist, Australian National University. Length 126 cm
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Two early 20c Aboriginal boomerangs. Dark highly seasonal mulga with animals on finely incised background. Some losses to top edges. Length 77 cm (longest)
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Older stone worked boomerang. Length 57 cm
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Aboriginal carved Acacia boomerang. Incised and ochre filled human track motif. Provenance: collection 1972, late Professor Derek Freeman, Anthropologist, Australian National University. Length 54 cm
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Aboriginal carved Acacia boomerang. Incised human footprint and animal track decoration. Provenance: collection 1972, late Professor Derek Freeman, Anthropologist, Australian National University. Length 81 cm
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South East Asian jewellery, including silvered cuff; container; sub-continent ear decorations; amber mounted necklace; pair dancers anklets
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Various American Indian Moccasins and Beadwork, including four neck and body decorations; three bead and fur decorations; bone and bead necklace; orange bead trimmed moccasins (use wear); and pair blue beaded childrens moccasins.
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Two various Weapons, including African currency knife. Also small hand formed axe. Length 40 cm
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Aboriginal bark container. Cylindrical form ochred bark with natural resin patches. Lashed with natural fibres worked into twine, probably Western Australia. Provenance: collection 1972, late Professor Derek Freeman, Anthropologist, Australian National University. Height 29 cm. Diameter 29 cm
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Sumba Handwoven cotton Textile. Features a boat, human figures and animals. 84 x 46 cm
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Older Sumba printed fabric. Intricate floral, vine and bird pattern of black dye on brown ground. Provenance: heirloom Augustine Umbu Windi family. 290 x 77 cm
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Two Papua New Guinea carved Cockatoos. White ochre decoration. Yamok village, middle Sepik. Height 40 (taller)
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Wandjina and Scorpion. Kimberley Region. Possibly Albert Barunga. Provenance: collection 1972, Late Professor Derek Freeman, Anthropologist, Australian National University. Natural pigments on sedimentary rock. Height 33 cm. Width 23 cm
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Carved horn container. Ornately carved boat form surmounted by six figures. Length 54 cm
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Three African carved figures. Man playing a drum; Waterbearer with attached spirit figure; staff with European attired figure carved to top.
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Sumba Merapu stone God figure. Carved limestone God, seated and clasping shoulders. Height 19 cm
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Indonesian Niasan God figure. Carved wood crouching male with elaborate headdress. Height 37 cm
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Two various Dyak carved bone Hilts. and carved wood crouching fetish figure from Kalimantan. Height 16 cm (figure)
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Four various African bone shakers. Black hardwood base and pierced cap, with decorated bone body. Height 19 cm (tallest)
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Sumba carved bone ritual container. Gods head stopper. Height 20 cm
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Sumba Island Marapu God Effigy. Fashioned from buffalo bone. Very old patina from ceremonial use. Height 12 cm
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Sumba Island goats horn Medicine flask. String bound twin figure wooden stopper. Length 20 cm
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Carved ivory Indonesian ancestor figure. Seated figure with old dark patina and old repairs. Height 20 cm
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Indonesian Sumba bone comb. Incised and pierced decoration of an anthromorphic God. Height 19 cm
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Indonesian Sumba carved antler figure. Marapu ceremonial King. Early 20c. Family heirloom. Height 13.5 cm
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PNG Southern highland ritual pipe. Bird form incised decoration and red ochre infill. Used by hunting parties. Actual use patination. Collected Mende Valley 20th century
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Indonesian Sumba bone comb. Pierced decoration of deer surmounted by cockerel. Height 13 cm
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Indonesian Sumba bone comb. Boat form surmounted by a God. Length 24.5 cm
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Indonesian Sumba bone comb. Relief carved bird forms. Length 16.5 cm
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Sumba Island bone comb. Carved and pierced animal decoration. Height 18 cm
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Sumba male Effigy necklace and bronze container. Glass bead kernal necklace with carved bone male. Also early cast bronze jewelery container. Length 51 cm (necklace)
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6 various tribal items, including stone pestle; padlock; large beetle horn; wooden purse; iron currency; and bead and shell piece.
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Sumba Island bone comb. Decorated with pierced and incised mythical creature. Length 24 cm
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Aboriginal Kimberley Riji Bardi carved pearl shell with ochre infill. Older piece with some small edge chips. Length 200 cm
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Fijian tabua whales tooth. Old patination, drilled both ends.
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Pacific Island necklace of 20 whale teeth. Early 20th century. Whale teeth drilled and strung. 12 cm (longest tooth)
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Sumba Island bone comb. Carved animal and God decoration. Length 22.5 cm
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Sumba Island bone comb. Pierced anthromorphic Gods over animal form. Length 22 cm
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Sumba Island bone comb. Carved and pierced anthromorphic figures. Length 24 cm
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Three Indonesian Renchongs. Sumatran type with horn and wood handles and scabbards. One with bronze blade; also a carved handle with gemstone set mendak. Average length 33 cm (with scabbard)
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Papuan Gulf carved story board. Fishing boat with crocodile, eels, snake and fish. Mask and figure border with lime and ochre infill. 50 x 109 cm
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TwoPapua New Guinea masks. Carved hardwood. Gaigarobi village, middle Sepik; and woven cane mask. Middle Sepik. Length 18 cm (wood mask)
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Fine Ikat in maroon and brown. Plaited. Fringed. Provenance: heirloom Augustine Umbu Windi family. 205 x 74 cm
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Two various Congo knives, including pierced and bifurcated iron blade with copper wire handle; and leaf form iron blade with copper strip on wooden handle. Length 35 cm (each)
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Sumba Island Ikat. Diamond diaper border with centre of anthromorphic figures and animals. Twilled fringe. Mid 20c. Provenance: heirloom Augustine Umbu Windi family. 202 x 45 cm
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Sumba traditional Sarong C.1925. Double Ikat striped decoration with twilled vertical fringe and beaded fringe ankle line. Provenance: heirloom Augustine Umbu Windi family. Some storage discolouration. 111 x 57 cm (tube)
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Eleven various Japanese ivory and other items. 10 various netsuke including boy, lion and cub; frog and 7 others (most signed to base); and string of carved bone hand beads with silk tassel attached. Various
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Japanese ivory woman figure. Holding writing tablet. Signed to base. Height 13 cm
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Japanese ivory netsuke. Man with water vessel. Signed to base. Height 4 cm
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Japanese ivory netsuke. Kabuki Actor. Signed to base. Height 5 cm
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Netsuke Kyalin. Signed to base. 3.5 cm
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Walrus (?) netsuke. Man with basket. 4 cm
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Late Qing/early Republic Rotating white glazed stem cup. Hidden (antiva) blue and white decoration of a pair of dragons contesting a flaming pearl, with Neifu characters. Stamped base marked with similar characters. Height 11 cm
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Two Chinese rock crystal wine cups. Matt finish
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Pair Qing Dynasty blue and white wine cups. Decorated with lotus blooms and floral tendrils. Lotus rondel to interior. Guangxu mark and period.
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Chinese green jade Guan Yin figure. Height 22 cm
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Jade pendant on 18ct yellow gold chain. Circular pendant of green jade with yellow gold fitting on yellow gold box link chain. Weight 16gm (chain). Length 74 cm (chain)
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