nail club
NAIL HEADDED FIGHTING CLUB
PA15
Culture, Origin: Indigenous Australian, Queensland
Material: hardwood, iron
Dimensions: 90cm
Price: SOLD
Murray riv club
FIGHTING CLUB
PA84
Culture, Origin: Indigenous Australian, Lower Murray River, South Australia
Material: hardwood
Dimensions: 67cm H.
Price: SOLD
mertal/shield
FIST SHIELD or BUCKLER, mertal
AS11
Culture, Origin: Kurdish Ottoman infantry, 19thC.
Material: wicker, leather, coins, brass studs, cloth, wrought iron.
Dimensions: 24 x 24 x 13cm
Price: SOLD
dance wand
DANCE WAND
Culture, Origin: San Cristobal (Makira) or Malaita, South-east Solomon Islands.
Dimensions: 90cm
Price: SOLD
Laksmi AS22
LAKSHMI-NARAYANA
AS22
Culture, Origin: South India, 18th Century
Material: copper alloy
Dimensions: 12.5cm
Price: SOLD
snuff box
SNUFFBOX
Culture, Origin: Canton, China c. 1830
Material: tortoiseshell
Dimensions: 6.5cm
SOLD
box AS46
BOX
AS46
Culture, Origin: Sawankalok, Thailand, 14th-16th Century.
Material: stoneware
Dimensions: 10cm D x 7cm H.
Provenance: Private Collection, UK
Price: SOLD
Igbo mask
IGBO MASK
AF127
Culture, Origin: Igbo, Owerri Region, Ogbaku/Agwa area, Nigeria
Material: wood
Dimensions: 22cm H
Provenance: Commonwealth Museum, Bristol.
Price: SOLD
wisteria bowl
BOWL
AS381
Culture, Origin: China, Late Qing Dynasty or Republic.
Material: porcelain
Dimensions: 10.8 diam x 6.4cm D.
Price: SOLD
brag mask
SPIRIT MASK, brag
PA53
Culture, Origin: Murik Lagoon, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea
Material: wood, clam shell, nassa shell
Dimensions: 41.5cm
Price: SOLD
Cape Nguni pipe AF141
PIPE
AF142
Culture, Origin:Cape Nguni/Thembu, South Africa
Material: wood
Dimensions: 15cm
Price: SOLD
galip amulet
AMULET
Culture, Origin: Iatmul, Papua New Guinea
Material: ngalip nut, beads, gum
Dimensions: 5 x 2 x 2.5cm
Provenance: Private Collection, UK
Price: SOLD
mandau
SWORD, mandau
Culture, Origin: Dayak, Sarawak, East Malaysia
Material: iron, antler, animal hair, wood
Dimensions: 85cm
Price: SOLD
Shridevi AS27
LAKSHMI or SHRIDEVI
AS27
Culture, Origin: South India, 18th Century
Material: bronze
Dimensions: 10.4cm
Provenance: Private Collection, UK
Price: SOLD
Ramanuja AS40
NAMMALVAR and RAMANUJA
Culture, Origin: South India, 18th Century
Material: bronze
Dimensions: 7.5 x 6.5 x 4cm
Price: SOLD
Langgai Tinggang
SWORD, langgai tinggang
Culture, Origin: Dayak, Sarawak, East Malaysia
Material: iron, antler, animal hair, wood
Dimensions: 85cm
Price: SOLD
asyk
ASYK PENDANT
Culture, Origin: Turkoman, Central Asia
Material: silver, carnelian
Dimensions: 8cm
Provenance: Private Collection, UK
Price: SOLD
compass
MECCA COMPASS
Culture, Origin: Qajar, Persia, c. 1840
Material: silver, coloured enamel
Dimensions: 3cm D.
Provenance: Private Collection, UK
Price: SOLD
konso
GRAVE MARKER PAIR, waaga
Culture, Origin: Konso, SE Ethiopia
Material: wood, goat bone, pigment
Dimensions: 49 and 51.5cm
Provenance: Bonhams, London
Price: SOLD
sotho snuff
SNUFF CONTAINER
Culture, Origin: Sotho, South Africa
Material: Horn
Dimensions: 10cm
Provenance: Private collection
Price: SOLD
zulu headrest
HEADREST, izigqiki
Culture, Origin: Zulu, South Africa
Material: wood
Dimensions: 18cm
Provenance: Private Collection, UK
Price: SOLD
idoma mask
MASK, Okua
Culture, Origin: Idoma, Nigeria
Material: wood, old Dennison paper label
Dimensions: 21cm H
Provenance: Private collection, UK
Price: SOLD
Swazi headrest
HEADREST, sicamela
AF24
Culture, Origin: Swazi, South Africa
Material: wood
Dimensions: 38cm
Price: SOLD
Maori kotiate
HAND CLUB, kotiate
Culture, Origin: Maori, New Zealand
Material: whale bone
Dimensions: 26cm
Provenance: Private Collection, UK
Price: SOLD
bull roarer
BULL ROARER
Culture, Origin: Aborigine, W. Australia
Material: wood
Dimensions: 24cm
Provenance: old luggage label inscribed, "Bull-Roarer Australia Tom's Coll"
Price: SOLD
admiralty armbands
ARMBANDS
Culture, Origin: Manus, Admiralty Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea.
Material: bark, glass beads
Dimensions: 9 x 9-10cm
Price: SOLD
Ganesh
GANESH
AS25
Culture, Origin: India, 18th Century
Material: brass
Dimensions: 8cm
Price: SOLD
Shishi
SHISHI NETSUKE by MITSUHARU
Culture, Origin: Kyoto, Japan, Edo period, late 18th/early 19th Century
Material: ivory
Dimensions: 4.6cm
Provenance: Private Collection, UK
Price: SOLD
rats
RATS NETSUKE by OKAKOTO
Culture, Origin: Kyoto, Japan, Edo period, c. 1800
Material: ivory, horn
Dimensions: 2.8cm H
Provenance: Private Collection, UK
Price: SOLD
tea bowl
TEABOWL
Culture, Origin: China, Yongzheng mark and period
Material: porcelain
Dimensions: 6cm H
Price: SOLD
mende staff
AUTHORITY STAFF
Culture, Origin: Mende, Sierra Leone
Material: wood
Dimensions: 99cm
Provenance: Private Collection
Price: SOLD
b&w teabowl
KILN & QUAILS TEABOWL
Culture, Origin: China, Kangxi (1661-1722)
Material: porcelain
Dimensions: 8 x 5.8cm high
Price: SOLD
KODENJI CLOISONNE VASE
KODENJI CLOISONNE VASE
Culture, Origin: Japan, Meiji Period, c.1890.
Material: silver wire, enamel, metal
Dimensions: 15cm high
Price: SOLD
throne min
DELHI MINIATURE
AS5
Culture, Origin: Delhi, India c. 1865
Material: ebony, ivory, silver
Dimensions: 16 x 18cm, miniature 11.6cm Diam.
Notes: This miniature depicts the Peacock throne in the Red Fort, Delhi.
Price: SOLD
GOLDEN PALACE MIN
DELHI MINIATURE
AS4
Culture, Origin: Delhi, India c. 1865
Material ebony, ivory, plated copper
Dimensions: 6.7cm diam., 15 x 12.5cm overall
Literature, Notes: This miniature depicts the Sri Harmandir Sahib, or Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest gurdwara in Sikhism.
Price: Sold
Mosque min
DELHI MINIATURE
AS6
Culture, Origin: Delhi, India c. 1865
Material: ebony, ivory, silver
Dimensions: 12 x 9cm, miniature 4.8cm Diam.
Notes: This miniature depicts the Jama Masjid (Friday Mosque) in Delhi.
Price: SOLD
card case
CARD CASE
AS100
Culture, Origin: Vizagapatam, India c. 1870.
Material: sandalwood, ivory, horn.
Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.2cm
Price: SOLD
Batak staff finial AS10
MAGIC STAFF FINIAL
AS10
Culture, Origin: Batak, Northern Sumatra, Indonesia
Material: wood, feathers, horse hair, cord
Dimensions: 43cm
Provenance: Max Wilborg, London
Price: SOLD
CAU MAU SAUCER
SHIP WRECK SAUCER
Culture, Origin: China, Yongzheng ng>Dimensions: 11.8 cm D.
Provenance: Sotheby's Amsterdam 29-31 Jan 2007, lot 17138 and original hand written ref. no. CMI-19132.
Notes: Base retains Sothebys - UNICOM label 17138. The Ca Mau Shipwreck, c.1725.
Price: SOLD
pr Juno teabowls
TEABOWLS & SAUCERS
AS399
Culture, Origin: China, Qianlong (1735-1795)
Material: porcelain
Dimensions: bowls 7.5 x 2cm, saucers 12 x 4cm
Price: SOLD
brush pot
BRUSHPOT, bitong
Culture, Origin: China, Republic Period (1912-1949)
Material: porcelain
Dimensions: 11.5cm H
Price: SOLD
sauce tureen
SAUCE TUREEN
AS396
Culture, Origin: China, Qianlong (1735-1796)
Material: Porcelain
Dimensions: 19cm wide x 11cm high
Price: SOLD
qalamdan
SCRIBE'S PEN CASE, qalamdan
AS99
Culture, Origin: Indo-Persia, early 20th Century
Material: Papier mache, tin.
Dimensions: 29.5 x 5.5 x 6cm
Price: SOLD
bazuband
PORTABLE TALISMAN BOX, bazuband
Culture, Origin: Persia, 18th/19th Century
Material: silver-gilt and niello
Dimensions: 5.5cm
Price: SOLD
paste box
PASTE BOX
AS375
Culture, Origin: China, Kangxi mark but 19th Century
Material: porcelain
Dimensions: 7cm diam.
Price: SOLD
tortoise
JEWELLERY BOX
Culture, Origin: India, early 20th Century
Material: star tortoise carapace, ebony, fruitwood
Dimensions: 26cm
Price: SOLD
gold bangle
WEDDING BANGLE
AS81
Culture, Origin: Straits Chinese/Peranakan, Malaya/Singapore
Material: gold, rattan.
Dimensions: internal 7cm, external 9cm Diam
Price: SOLD
small ula
THROWING CLUB, i ula tavatava
Culture, Origin: Fiji, Melanesia
Material: wood
Dimensions: 39.5 x 7 x 7cm
Price: SOLD
spode plates
PAIR INDIAN HUNTING PLATES
AS377
Culture, Origin: Spode, Staffordshire, England. c. 1809-1820
Material: earthenware
Dimensions: 21cm D.
Price: SOLD
thai medicine box
MEDICINE BOX
AS97
Culture, Origin: Burma, 20th Century.
Material: lacquered wood.
Dimensions: 20cm D x 24.5cm H.
Price: SOLD
baule whisk
FLYWHISK
Culture, Origin: Baule, Ivory Coast
Material: wood, horse hair, cloth
Dimensions: 139 x 7.5 x 7.5cm
Price: SOLD
Parrot
PARROT
Culture, Origin: China, 19th Century
Material: porcelain
Dimensions: 19cm H.
Price: SOLD

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