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Exceptional Antiquities | Ethnographic Art

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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Far East / Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Native American, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fossils, Ancient Jewelry, so much more! All items offered for sale have been legally acquired, are legal to sell and are unconditionally guaranteed to be as described or your money back.

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Early 20th C. African Dogon Wooden Kanaga Mask: West Africa, Mali, Dogon people, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A classic example of one of the most striking Dogon artifacts, a mask, known as a "kanaga." Hand-carved from wood, the mask itself

0181A: Early 20th C. African Dogon Wooden Kanaga MaskEst. $3,000-$4,500Lot Passed

Early 20th C. Africa Igbo Ikenga Wood Fetish Figure: West Africa, Nigeria, Igbo peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A fine aged example of a horned anthropomorphic wooden figure. In Igbo society, the Ikenga is a ritual object that symbolizes masculine

0182: Early 20th C. Africa Igbo Ikenga Wood Fetish FigureEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Early 20th C. African Chokwe Wood, Pitch & Hide Drum: Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Chokwe people, ca. early 20th century CE. A carved, hourglass-shaped, double-skin covered drum with three low, vertical handles. Drums like these are

0182A: Early 20th C. African Chokwe Wood, Pitch & Hide DrumEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

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Important Luba/Kusu Janiform Wood Caryatid Stool: Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Luba/Kusu, ca. 1920 CE. A suburb, skillfully carved wooden stool with a nude male and female figure, both with angular bent limbs, swollen abdomens, metal pupils

0184: Important Luba/Kusu Janiform Wood Caryatid StoolEst. $12,000-$18,000

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Early Lobi African Wooden Statue of a Female: Africa, Burkino Faso or Mali, Lobi, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand carved wooden female figure, standing in a frontal position with her hands placed on her thighs, presenting a characteristically

0184A: Early Lobi African Wooden Statue of a FemaleEst. $2,000-$3,000Lot Passed

African Congo Wood, Shell, & Palm Frond Lele Mask: Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lele or Bashilele, ca. early 20th century CE. A finely carved wooden mask with an expressive visage and a magnificent headdress. Note that Lele or Bashilele

0185: African Congo Wood, Shell, & Palm Frond Lele MaskEst. $5,000-$7,000Lot Passed

Central Congo Ituri Wood Tri-planar Mask + Raffia: **First Time At Auction**African, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ituri rainforest region, ca. early 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden mask representing an ancestral spirit, the head of an

0186: Central Congo Ituri Wood Tri-planar Mask + RaffiaEst. $6,000-$9,000Lot Passed

Fine Old Asante Wood Carved Stool - Ex M Simpson: Africa, Fante/Asante, ca. 20th century CE. A grand, hand-carved wooden ceremonial stool/bench with a rectangular base upon which stand zoomorphic figures sharing a plinth adorned with an incised

0186A: Fine Old Asante Wood Carved Stool - Ex M SimpsonEst. $1,500-$2,250Lot Passed

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Songye Male Kifwebe Carved Wood Mask: Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Songye peoples, ca. mid-20th century CE. The most well-known masks of the Songye culture are Kifwebe masks worn in connection with the Bwadi Bwa Kifwebe

0187: Songye Male Kifwebe Carved Wood MaskEst. $3,500-$5,250

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19th C. Solomon Islands Wooden Chief's Staff: Oceania / Polynesia / Melanesia, Solomon Islands, ca. 19th century CE. In beautiful condition, this is a hand-carved, dark wooden staff with a long, cylindrical form leading upward to a slightly

0188: 19th C. Solomon Islands Wooden Chief's StaffEst. $900-$1,400Lot Passed

16th C. Malaysian Bronze Lantanka Cannon, Wheeled Base: Malaysian or Philippines, ca. 16th to 17th century CE. Wonderful bronze cannon of the type used on merchant ships travelling the waters of the Malay Archipelago. Guns of this type were used to

0188A: 16th C. Malaysian Bronze Lantanka Cannon, Wheeled BaseEst. $6,000-$8,000Lot Passed

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19th C. Rare Papua New Guinea Obsidian Blade Knife: Oceania/South Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Admiralty Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A rare obsidian-bladed knife with a Paranarium Nut resin handle colored with earthy red, charcoal, and lime pigment.

0189: 19th C. Rare Papua New Guinea Obsidian Blade KnifeEst. $800-$1,200

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19th C Papua New Guinea Jiwaka Wood, Wicker & Stone Axe: Oceania, Papua New Guinea, Jiwaka Province, Wahgi people, ca. 19th century CE. A grey-green slate axe set into a wooden cavity that extends outward, mirroring the blade shape at one end, and

0190: 19th C Papua New Guinea Jiwaka Wood, Wicker & Stone AxeEst. $600-$900

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19th C. Fiji Islands Wooden Kiakava War Club: Oceania, Fiji Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A fine example of the distinctive double-headed kiakavo war club with a low ridge on its "cutting face" serving as a symbolic axe blade. This style is

0191: 19th C. Fiji Islands Wooden Kiakava War ClubEst. $1,200-$1,800

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Early 20th C. Indonesian Wood Figure in Human Form: Oceania, Indonesia, New Guinea, Huon Gulf / Geelvinck Bay (Cenderawasih Bay), ca. 1900 CE. Very attractive ancestor figure (korwar) carved from a single piece of wood - now with wonderful old patina.

0191A: Early 20th C. Indonesian Wood Figure in Human FormEst. $1,000-$1,500

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Early 18th C. Framed Oil on Canvas - St. Joseph & Child: Spanish Colonial, Mexico, ca. 1700 CE. A monumental San Jose con Nino - St. Joseph with Christ Child - painting depicting Joseph cradling the infant Jesus, a tender moment between father and son

0193: Early 18th C. Framed Oil on Canvas - St. Joseph & ChildEst. $15,000-$30,000Lot Passed

18th C Mexican Ptg Christ in the House of Mary & Martha: Spanish Colonial, Mexico, ca. 1750 CE. Finely delineated in oil and casine on canvas, a grand painting depicting "Christ in the House of Mary and Martha" (Luke 10:38-42) in which Martha, the

0194: 18th C Mexican Ptg Christ in the House of Mary & MarthaEst. $17,000-$34,000Lot Passed

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18th C. Peruvian Oil Painting Depicting St. Andrew: Spanish Colonial, Peru, Cuzco School, ca. 1750 CE. A very large, framed, oil-on-canvas painting depicting St. Andrew, one of the Apostles, son of Jonas and brother of St. Peter, portrayed as an old

0195: 18th C. Peruvian Oil Painting Depicting St. AndrewEst. $12,000-$17,500

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18th C. Mexican Painting Virgin Inmaculada - Gilt Frame: Spanish Colonial, Mexico, ca. 1775 CE. A colossal framed oil on canvas painting depicting the Virgin Inmaculada Concepcion (also known as the Purisima Concepcion). Here we see the Virgin as a young

0196: 18th C. Mexican Painting Virgin Inmaculada - Gilt FrameEst. $15,000-$30,000Lot Passed

1st Edition - 1731 French Fantasy of Ancient Egypt (3): France, 1731 CE. This is a first edition of an influential French fantasy novel, Life of Sethos, Taken from Private Memoirs of the Ancient Egyptians, written by the French Abbé Jean Terrasson and

0198: 1st Edition - 1731 French Fantasy of Ancient Egypt (3)Est. $1,500-$2,500Lot Passed

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Rare 17th C. European Iron Padlock w/ Key: Western Europe, ca. 17th century CE. An iron padlock and key in good working condition - though we wouldn't recommend locking your bike with it! Primitive padlocks have been known in Europe since the

0198A: Rare 17th C. European Iron Padlock w/ KeyEst. $500-$700

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16th C. Spanish Illustrated Hymnal Page: Europe, Spain, ca. 1520s to 1530s CE. A hand inscribed hymnal leaf in red and black on vellum (a high-quality sheet made out of stretched and scraped calfskin). Just like a modern hymnal page, it

0199: 16th C. Spanish Illustrated Hymnal PageEst. $800-$1,200Lot Passed

Framed 16th C. Spanish Hymnal Page: Europe, Spain, ca. 1520s to 1530s CE. A hand inscribed hymnal leaf in red and black on vellum (a high-quality sheet made out of stretched and scraped calfskin). Just like a modern hymnal page, it

0200: Framed 16th C. Spanish Hymnal PageEst. $700-$900Lot Passed

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17th C. Spanish Iron Brazier, ex-Sotheby's: Spain, ca. 17th century. Rare and quite wonderful iron brazier. Certainly used in religious rites, the scallops a representation of Saint James who took his ministry to the Iberian Peninsula and to

0200A: 17th C. Spanish Iron Brazier, ex-Sotheby'sEst. $4,000-$6,000

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