AUGUST COLLECTOR'S AUCTION 2020-08-27 Auction - 679 Price Results - John McInnis Auctioneers,LLC in MA - Page 7
A RARE CARVED WOOD BENIN SCULPTURE of a CHIEFTAINEARLY CHINESE GILT BRONZE BUDDHANATIVE AMERICAN INDIAN BUTTERFLY BANNERSTONE
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Amesbury, MA, United States
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AUGUST COLLECTOR'S AUCTION

Africana, Oceanic, Pre-Columbian, Tribal, Asian Several Fine Collections all with excellent Provenance Sale held in Two Sessions THURSDAY, AUGUST 27TH At our Gallery 76 Main St. Amesbury, MA Session One begins at 12 Noon PERIOD AFRICANA, OCEANIC, WEAPONS and PRE-COLUMBIAN ART, TRIBAL and NATIVE AMERICAN Lots 1 thru 350 Session Two begins at 6pm 18TH, 19TH AND 20TH C FINE ASIAN PORCELAIN, TEXTILES, BRONZES, POTTERY, JADE, FURNITURE and EARLY SNUFF BOTTLE COLLECTION Lots 375 thru 700 Featuring Property from the Descendants of a Maine Gentleman who travelled to Africa in the early 1920s for the trade export of African Mahogany and documenting the trips through photography, also featured is the personal Tribal Collection of William Postar, Boston, Mass, The Estate of Jack and Grace Weil, Marblehead, Mass who together ran an antique business in the 1960s and The Ted Monell Collection of Brooklyn, New York who collected during the 1960s,70s,80s
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1924 HEAVY AFRICAN MAHOGANY SHIPPPING CRATE: (6) Board chest addressed to R.G. Stubbs Augusta, Maine. USA. Remnants of the original shipping label. 18 x 22 1/2 x 15 inches.
0142: 1924 HEAVY AFRICAN MAHOGANY SHIPPPING CRATEEst. $100-$300
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LARGE CARVED WOODEN WEST AFRICAN STOOL 1924: The seat supported by a full figured elephant with turned trunk. 15 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 10 inches
0143: LARGE CARVED WOODEN WEST AFRICAN STOOL 1924Est. $200-$400
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AMAZINGLY DOCUMENTED 1924 WEST AFRICAN TRIP: A photographic travel log of meticulously annotated well executed photographs taken by Robert G. Stubbs of Augusta Maine of his excursion to West Africa in 1924 documenting the mahogany trade
0144: AMAZINGLY DOCUMENTED 1924 WEST AFRICAN TRIPEst. $1,000-$3,000
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(5) EARLY AFRICAN SAFARI HATS c1920: Woven rafia.
0145: (5) EARLY AFRICAN SAFARI HATS c1920Est. $150-$300
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ENGLISH AFRICAN SAFARI PITH HELMET: C1880
0146: ENGLISH AFRICAN SAFARI PITH HELMETEst. $200-$300
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(4) RAFIA WOVEN HATS and (4) PLACE MATS: Reinforced with stained leather design. Together with (4) rafia woven under plates / trays .
0147: (4) RAFIA WOVEN HATS and (4) PLACE MATSEst. $200-$300
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LARGE CARVED WOODEN WEST AFRICAN STOOL c1924: The seat supported by (4) different figures including a horse and rider, a human attendant, bird standing on a pole and a palm tree. 16 /4 x 22 x 12 inches Together with a sepia colored photograph of
0148: LARGE CARVED WOODEN WEST AFRICAN STOOL c1924Est. $200-$300
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PAIR OF UNUSUAL AFRICAN COMBS: Carved wood. 1 1/8 x 2 inches
0149: PAIR OF UNUSUAL AFRICAN COMBSEst. $25-$50
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(6) PRE COLUMBIAN AMULETIC FIGURINES: Guerraro Mezcala Diorite (or harder). 2 5/8 inches (and under)
0150: (6) PRE COLUMBIAN AMULETIC FIGURINESEst. $300-$500
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(6) EARLY AMULETIC IMPLIMENTS: Including: (4) Carved stone amulets, together with a bone carving of a humanoid and a stone pendent pipe. 3 3/8 inches (and under)
0151: (6) EARLY AMULETIC IMPLIMENTSEst. $300-$500
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PETRIFIED PALEOLITHIC TOOL: Possibly an atlatl. 9 inches.
0152: PETRIFIED PALEOLITHIC TOOLEst. $200-$300
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FINE CYLANDRICAL BLACK GREEN OBSIDIAN: Tooled surface. Hole drilled through the center. 4 3/16 inches.
0153: FINE CYLANDRICAL BLACK GREEN OBSIDIANEst. $100-$200
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(5) PRE COLUMBIAN ANTIQUITIES ANCIENT MEXICO: Including: Colima figurine, Chinesco female figurine, a small vessel of a bird, a well carved stone disk with hole and a 5th example. 5 3/4 inches (and under)
0156: (5) PRE COLUMBIAN ANTIQUITIES ANCIENT MEXICOEst. $300-$500
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(4) PRE COLUMBIAN AMULETS: Including: (3) highly polished pendants with fine details and a Guerrero temple column carving. 6 5/8 inches (and under)
0157: (4) PRE COLUMBIAN AMULETSEst. $200-$400
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(7) PRE COLUMBIAN POLISHED AMULETIC HARDSTONES: (1) Possibly green jade. 3 1/2 inches (and under)
0159: (7) PRE COLUMBIAN POLISHED AMULETIC HARDSTONESEst. $300-$500
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(5) PRE COLUMBIAN EARLY IMPLIMENTS: Including: (1) Jade (?) bead and (4) cutting blades. 3 inches (and under)
0160: (5) PRE COLUMBIAN EARLY IMPLIMENTSEst. $500-$800
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VERY FINE SOLOMON ISLANDS HIGHLY POLISHED TOOL: Carving tool. 4 5/8 inches
0161: VERY FINE SOLOMON ISLANDS HIGHLY POLISHED TOOLEst. $200-$400
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FINE LARGE NATURAL OBSIDIAN: For making flint tools. 4 1/2 inches
0162: FINE LARGE NATURAL OBSIDIANEst. $100-$200
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PRE COLUMBIAN COPPER ADZE: "Aztec Money" 4 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches
0163: PRE COLUMBIAN COPPER ADZEEst. $150-$300
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EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE PRE COLUMBIAN STONE AXE: Marked Casas Grandes Mexico. Pre Contact 9 1/4 inches.
0165: EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE PRE COLUMBIAN STONE AXEEst. $300-$400
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(2) MEZCALA DIORITE STANDING FIGURES: Thoughtfully selected stones (1) with holes for a pendent. (1) Highly polished with pointed head with backward hook. 3 1/2 and 2 1/2 inches
0166: (2) MEZCALA DIORITE STANDING FIGURESEst. $300-$500