*** | A Fine Bamina Earth Sculpture of A Bull (boli), of wood with earth encrusted exterior, Mali, 65 x 30 cm | *** | |
*** | A Fine Batak Marionette Head (si gale gale), c.early 20th century, of wood, sculpted in classic angular form, the apex bound with canvas, the visage with resin set shell eyes, the rear with deep recesses, remnant polychrome pigments, old encrustations… | *** | |
*** | A Fine Six Dynasties Ceramic Sculpture, c.222-589 AD, in the form of an ox and cart, remnant mineral earth pigments, China, 18-19 cm, (16-20 cm including stand) Purchased from Chidori, Seattle, USA Note: This lot is sold with the original purchase receipt… | *** | |
*** | A Fine Opal Specimen, in two sections, interior polished, 24 x 16 cm (2) | *** | |
*** | Asafo Flag, c. 1920s Appliqu?d fabric Fante, Ghana 88 x 144 cm | *** | |
*** | A Rare Flores Stone Sculpture (nage), sculpted in the form of a horse and rider, of classic minimalist form, rejoined, 55 x 26 cm, acquired in Maumer during 1982 | *** | |
*** | A Rare Sumba Stone Sculpture, of classic abstract minimalist form, the facetted mid section above a pedestal base, the visage with deep set eyes, straight nose, bulbous projection at apex, 39 x 37 cm | *** | |
*** | A Supberb Ivory Baule Sculpture, in classic monkey form, Africa, 31 x 9 cm | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Shells Displayed and a Dentist's Instrument Cabinet, various marine species, 83 x 114 cm | *** | |
*** | Four Ivory Sculptures, a group of three portrait masks and a splendid arched carving of insects and foliage above an openwork carved wooden stand, China, 14-31 cm (5) | *** | |
*** | A Splendid Quartz Crystal Specimen, of large proportions, with smaller specimen, 74 x 37, 17 x 12 cm (2) | *** | |
*** | A Fine Ivory Calligrapher's Set, c. 19th century, including ink pots and brush, China, 2-28.5 cm (18) | *** | |
*** | Three West African Figures, of wood, earth-set polychrome glass bead, shell, metal and leather tassels, on perspex bases, Nigeria, 38-41 cm (3) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Three Ibibio Puppet Sculptures, of wood, decorated with feather, glass beads and polychrome paints, Nigeria, 83-108 cm (3) | *** | |
*** | Three Snuff Bottles and Ivory Compass, 19th century, two bottles of Bird of Paradise beak, the other of ivory, the compass inscribed with Chinese characters, 5-9 cm (4) | *** | |
*** | Asafo Flag, c. 1920s Appliqu?d fabric Fante, Ghana 73 x 155 cm | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Four American Cooking Utensils, of marine ivory, including three pie crimpers and a roller, 12.5-18 cm (4) | *** | |
*** | Three Walking Sticks, of wood, ivory and shell inlay, 73-98 cm (3) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Opalised Marine Shelll Specimens, imbedded in their matrix, 7-14 cm (5) | *** | |
*** | A Early Flores Bhaga Panel, of wood in monumental form, sculpted with classic old world curvilinear motifs in relief, consistent weathering throughout, 379 x 33 cm Provenance: From an Australian collection | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Ivory Containers, 19th century, three decorated in relief with lion and monkey motif, one embossed with blue letters, China, 6.5-10 cm (6) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Cuna Indian Gold Jewellery and Apollo 11 Luna Landing Commemorative Medallion, including necklaces, rings and earrings, 2-49 cm (12) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Ivory Snuff Bottles, c. 19th century, decorated with polychrome mineral earth pigments, China, 3-6.5 cm (17) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Ivory Snuff Bottles, c. 19th century, decorated with polychrome mineral earth pigments, China, 3-4.5 cm (16) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Five Fine Carved Parasol Handles, of ivory, one complete with folding handle parasol, with silk lining and black lace, some conservation to lace necessary, 19.5-60 cm (5) | *** | |
*** | Two Ivory Figures, including a conductor standing on a wooden barrel, and the Baby Jesus, 16-18 cm (2) | *** | |
*** | A Fine Mali Earth Sculpture of A Bull, of wood with earth encrusted exterior, and projecting wooden legs and horns, 100 x 55 cm | *** | |
*** | A Bhutanese theatrical tiger costume, the woven fabric overalls decorated with tiger stripes in polychrome paints, eight amulet tiger masks attached to the anterior, together with a wooden tiger mask, decorated with inset teeth and boar tusk, and hair,… | *** | |
*** | A South American Dance Costume, the woven cane visage decorated with polychrome pigments, grass fibre tassels, 172 cm | *** | |
*** | A Rare Tuareg Battle Shield, of oryx hide, the anterior decorated with silver and brass embellishments, the rear with raised grip, 94 x 66 cm | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Ivory Snuff Bottles, c. 19th century, decorated with polychrome mineral earth pigments, China, 3.5-6.5 cm (16) | *** | |
*** | A Fine Sculpture of A Penguin Rookery, R. Dor Reid, c. 1980s, of walrus ivory on a wooden base, Okanaga Valley, Kelowna, Canada, 25 x 18 cm | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Nine Metal Weights, various cultures, 5-14.5 cm (9) | *** | |
*** | Five North-West Coast Artefacts, of ivory, bone and shell, four amulets and an axe head, USA, 4.4-12.2 cm (5) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Japanese Netsuke, four signed by artist including one by Masanao, 4-10 cm (13) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Five Japanese Netsuke, four with artist's mark, including one by Shozan, 2.5-4.5 cm (5) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Yoruba Diviner's Apparel, including a hat and two aprons, of cloth-embroidered polychrome glass beads, 17-32 cm (3) | *** | |
*** | Two African Metal Ornaments, one an Ethiopian processional cross, 19-48 cm (2) | *** | |
*** | Five Ivory Implements, including a silver mounted ivory page turner, a gavel, a magnifying glass, and a letter opener inscribed 'Abbey Gate Bury St. Edmonds', 12.5-38 cm (5) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Three Japanese Kobe Dolls, c. 19th century, Meiji Period, of wood with mechanical movements, 9-9.5 cm (3) Provenance: Purchased from Yesteryear, Hong Kong with Certificate of Guarantee | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Yolngu Artefacts, including a woven fibre bag, a necklace and boomerang, two dance sticks and a pair of fire sticks and a spearthrower, 32-84 cm (7) | *** | |
*** | A Spectacular Collection Of Mounted Butterflies And Moths, including such classic species as Papilio ulysses and Graphium sarpedon; all specimens in excellent condition, 52 x 42 cm | *** | |
*** | A Fang Reliquary Vessel, of wood, bark fibre, antelope skulls and marine shells, Gabon, 94 x 57 cm | *** | |
*** | A Tuareg Sword, A Camel Crop, A Walking Stick With Concealed Sword, of metal, leather and wood, 82 x 90 cm (4) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Six Tang Dynasty Ceramic Sculptures, c.618-907 AD, three with polychrome glaze and three in the form of horoscope figures, China, 16-26 cm (6) Purchased from Three Treasures Gallery, Hong Kong, Note: The horoscope figures are sold with a… | *** | |
*** | A collection of Nine Indonesian Ancestor Figures, of wood in diminutive form, 16-21 cm (9) | *** | |
*** | Three African Necklaces, of polychrome glass beads, one Kalash with amber discs, 46.5-90 cm (3) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Five Japanese Netsuke, four with artist's mark, including one by Gyokusai and Kogyoku, 2.5-4.5 cm (5) | *** | |
*** | An Early American Skimshaw and Six Other Pieces, of marine ivory, decorated with a figure of a woman to the anterior, with six other items including three Chinese snuff saucers, 4-11 cm (7) Note: The snuff saucers were purchased in Hong Kong in 1989.… | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Tribal Textiles, various cultures, 134-604 cm (5) | *** | |
*** | A Decorated Ostrich Egg, artist unknown, with applied polychrome transfers depicting birds and flowers, 18 cm | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Four West African Bronze Figures, in the form of a musical band, 32-34 cm (4) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Tribal Textiles, various cultures, 182-236 cm (4) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of 19 Tuareg Body Ornaments, of leather, metal, glass beads, and shells, 14-53 cm (19) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Five Japanese Netsuke, one signed by artist, 3-5.5 cm (5) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Five Japanese Netsuke, four signed by artist, 3.5-12 cm (5) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Opalised Marine Specimens, including bivalves and gastropods, some within their matrix, 1.08 kg | *** | |
*** | A Torres Strait Headdress (dari), of cane, string, eagle and heron feathers, and kulup seed, 60 x 58 cm Provenance: Purchased from Grantpirrie Gallery, Sydney, 2009 Note: This lot is sold with the purchase receipt | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Chinese Metal Weights, Five in the form of birds, the others inscribed with text, 2-5 cm (14) | *** | |
*** | Five Glass Bead Necklaces, temporarily strung, various cultures,18-90 cm (5) | *** | |
*** | Three North East Indian Body Ornaments, of polychrome threaded glass and shell beads, 84-120 cm (3) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of 11 Tuareg Body Ornaments, of leather, metal and glass beads, 1-97 cm (11) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Ivory Untensils, c. 19th century, including toothpicks and seven decorated panels, China, 3.5-6.5 cm | *** | |
*** | Emerak, Sheojuk, Jessie Oonank Baker Lake and Cape Dorset, Canada, 1981 Kayak Men Feasting, Young Kayakers, Hands and Feet Like Ulu 66-76 cm (2) Provenance: Purchased from Northern Images, Manitoba, in 1992. Purchase receipt available to buyer | *** | |
*** | A Collection of 21 Tuareg Body Ornaments, of leather, metal and glass beads, 2-109 cm (21) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of 16 Tuareg Body Ornaments, of leather, metal, glass beads, shells, and two mirrors, 35-91 cm (16) | *** | |
*** | Tuareg Saddle Bag and Two Blades, of leather, metal, glass beads and wood, 27-48 cm (3) | *** | |
*** | A Fine Tibetan Wine Bowl, 19th century, of burl wood, above a silver pedestal, decorated with the flying mythical dragon in relief, silver lining to the interior, together with a woven jute cover, smooth glossy patina, 13 x 6 cm (2) | *** | |
*** | Two Walking Sticks and a Taper, of metal, snake vertebrae, bone and wood, Africa, 48-82 cm (3) | *** | |
*** | Two Northeast Indian Necklaces, one of threaded shell sections, the other of blue glass ceramic and stone beads, 96-134 cm (2) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Japanese Kobe Dolls and Ivory Netsuke, c. 19th century, Meiji Period, of wood and ivory, the Netsuke by Shozan with artist stamp, 3.5-11 cm (4) Provenance: Purchased from Yesteryear, Hong Kong with Certificate of Guarantee | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Keshi Pearls, 125 grams, together with, two whitelip pearl shell halves, Broome, WA, 19-20 cm | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Chinese Engravings, depicting Chinese torture and execution scenes, engraved by Dadley for W. Miler, Old Bond Street, London, Jan. 1902, 35 x 12 cm (10) | *** | |
*** | Artist Unknown, Mimih Spirit Ochres on wood 148 cm | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Three Ejagham (ekoi), of wood and woven cane with stretched hide, Nigeria, 25-68 cm (3) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Opal Specimens, including two split pairs of older opal, displaying fine opalescence to interior, 7-14 cm (6) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Opalised Specimens, including polished marine bivalves and coprolites, 2-11 cm (21) | *** | |
*** | An American Civil War Flag and a Group of Civil War Era Envelopes, the silk flag with 'Union' in gold lettering against a red background; each of the envelopes franked and presented in a frame, 41-56 cm (2) | *** | |
*** | Three Tibetan Body Ornaments, woven cloth, bone amulets, bone beads 20-53 cm (3) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Three Japanese Kobe Dolls, c. 19th century, Meiji Period, of wood with mechanical movements, 8-9 cm (3) Provenance: Purchased from Yesteryear, Hong Kong with Certificate of Guarantee | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Bone and Ivory Sculptures, including a Shan Buddha, a pipe terminal and other utensils, various cultures, 5-19.5 cm (6) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Baltic Specimen Amber, the small fragments with various insects preserved, 1-5.5 cm (6) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Tribal Body Ornaments, of threaded glass bead, coin and bone, various cultures, 9-90 cm (7) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Tribal Jewellery, including an Ethiopian witchdoctor's necklace and various amulets, various cultures, 2.2 x 6.5 cm (25) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Opalised Marine Specimens, including animal bone fragments, bivalves and gastropods, 1.76 kg | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Seven Pre Columbian Ceramics, four vessels, two whistles and a phallus 7.5-17 cm (7) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Five Japanese Netsuke, four with artist's mark, including one by Shozan, 3-5 cm (5) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Inuit Carvings, of marine ivory, including whale, seals and a bird, one signed by the artist, Alaska, 5-12 cm (4) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Six Pre Columbian Ceramics, including a vessel and various figures, 6-10 cm (6) | *** | |
*** | Five Indonesian Artefacts, two woven cane baskets, a wooden figure, a wooden spoon and an openwork turtle shell amulet, 8-23 cm (5) | *** | |
*** | Four Tuareg Tent Utensils, of wood leather and metal, including a jewellery box, calabash holder, a ladle and a bowl, 25-100 cm (4) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of South American Lithic Artefacts, of diminutive stone amulets and chisels, 3.8-7 cm (6) | *** | |
*** | A Collection Of Fine Persian Beads, temporarily strung on fibre twine, including lapis, glass, stone and turquoise, 66 cm | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Tribal Textiles, various cultures, 42-256 cm (9) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of Pearl Shell Artefacts, the mother of pearl sculpted in various forms including a crocodile and earrings, Broome, WA, 2-17 cm (17) | *** | |
*** | A Collection of North American Plains Lithic Tools, including flaked arrow heads and various blades, 1-5 cm | *** | |