AUGUST COLLECTOR'S AUCTION 2020-08-27 Auction - 679 Price Results - John McInnis Auctioneers,LLC in MA - Page 9
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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(2) MEZCALA DIORITE SEATED FIGURES / DEITIES: With apparent hunch back. Fingers, nose 2 3/4 and 2 1/2 inches.
0191: (2) MEZCALA DIORITE SEATED FIGURES / DEITIESEst. $400-$600
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(10) SMALL GUERRERO MEXCALA STONE CARVINGS: Including: Maskette, standing figure, bird pendent and several others. 2 3/4 inches (and under not including stand)
0192: (10) SMALL GUERRERO MEXCALA STONE CARVINGSEst. $400-$600
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GOOD CARVED GREY STONE VERA CRUZ SUB-CULTURE: Ancient Mexico. Matatae 2 x 5 x 3 1/4 inches
0193: GOOD CARVED GREY STONE VERA CRUZ SUB-CULTUREEst. $200-$400
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(2) HIGHLY POLISHED BLACK STONE TOOLS: Possibly Mayan. 6 5/8 inches
0194: (2) HIGHLY POLISHED BLACK STONE TOOLSEst. $400-$800
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(3) FINELY PRODUCED TEARDROP SHAPED STONE TOOLS: Unknown use. Early European or early Neolithic 4th millenium BC. 3 5/8 inches.
0195: (3) FINELY PRODUCED TEARDROP SHAPED STONE TOOLSEst. $300-$500
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PREHISTORIC NAUTILUS FOSSIL: 9 1/2 x 12 x 4 inches. (not including stand)
0195A: PREHISTORIC NAUTILUS FOSSILEst. $500-$1,000
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(2) PREHISTORIC FOSSILS: 2 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 2 inches and 3 x 4 x 3 inches (not including stand)
0195B: (2) PREHISTORIC FOSSILSEst. $100-$300
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LARGE PREHISTORIC TRILOBITE FOSSIL: 9 1/2 x 7 x 1 1/4 inches (not including stand)
0195C: LARGE PREHISTORIC TRILOBITE FOSSILEst. $500-$1,000
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CARVED STONE AZTEC HEAD & SANDSTONE MONK: 6 and 3 inches.
0196: CARVED STONE AZTEC HEAD & SANDSTONE MONKEst. $100-$300
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GROUPING OF ANTIQUITIES etc: Grand tour Italian bronze of a ewer with bird-form handle, North American carving of a sea bird and a terra cotta figure of a primitive creature. 5 inches (and under)
0196A: GROUPING OF ANTIQUITIES etcEst. $50-$100
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FANG AFRICAN FIGURE OF A PREGNANT WOMAN c1950s: Standing with bronze neck ring ornaments, facial scarification. 14 1/2 inches
0197: FANG AFRICAN FIGURE OF A PREGNANT WOMAN c1950sEst. $20-$400
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(3) SMALL MBOKO & HEMBA AFRICAN FIGURINES: (Mid 20th c or earlier) (1) Seated Chieftain holding (2) swords, and (2) females (1) finely carved pointing to her distended belly accented with a bronze nail with a loin cloth made of rope. The
0198: (3) SMALL MBOKO & HEMBA AFRICAN FIGURINESEst. $400-$600
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(4) AFRICAN WOOD CARVINGS (Mid 20th c): Including: (2) Ancestor figures, standing young male and a child's sling. 8 1/4 inches (and under)
0199: (4) AFRICAN WOOD CARVINGS (Mid 20th c)Est. $200-$300
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BAMILEKE / CAMEROON GRASSLAND ANIMAL SPIRIT MASK: c1920. Considerable age possibly used in ceremonies. Old original repair to chin. 28 3/4 inches
0200: BAMILEKE / CAMEROON GRASSLAND ANIMAL SPIRIT MASKEst. $800-$1,200
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WEST AFRICAN DECORATIVE MASK (Second 1/2 20th c): Possibly Ivory Coast. Well carved with some age. Decorated with metal plates on the cheeks and surmounted by (4) pelican. 23 1/2 inches
0201: WEST AFRICAN DECORATIVE MASK (Second 1/2 20th c)Est. $250-$500
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(c1960) NIGERIAN DANCING MASK: Portraying an elderly person with forehead scarification and plant based hair. 10 1/2 inches
0203: (c1960) NIGERIAN DANCING MASKEst. $150-$300
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TABWA MALE ANCESTOR FIGURE of CONSIDERABLE AGE: Eyes of bronze nails. 24 inches.
0204: TABWA MALE ANCESTOR FIGURE of CONSIDERABLE AGEEst. $500-$1,000
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KIFWEBE STANDING MALE STATUE (Early-mid 20th c): Holding a mask of a revered ancestor. 25 1/2 inches.
0205: KIFWEBE STANDING MALE STATUE (Early-mid 20th c)Est. $500-$1,000
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CHOKWE CONGO or ANGOLA DANCING MASK (c1960): Highly decorative with extensive facial scarifications and wearing a crown with plant based fiber hair. 17 1/2 inches.
0206: CHOKWE CONGO or ANGOLA DANCING MASK (c1960)Est. $300-$500
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TANZANIA MAKONDE FEMALE FIGURE (c1920-1930): Well carved and older female figure of status. Heavy dense wood. Seated with hands on belly. 16 inches
0209: TANZANIA MAKONDE FEMALE FIGURE (c1920-1930)Est. $400-$600
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SENUFO FIGURE OF FINELY CARVED & DECORATED WOMAN: (Early 20th c) 24 inches.
0210: SENUFO FIGURE OF FINELY CARVED & DECORATED WOMANEst. $400-$800