Collections and Estates Auction 2023-04-23 Auction - 366 Price Results - CRN Auctions, Inc. in MA
Collections and Estates Auction
NORTHWEST COAST TLINGIT CARVED SHAMAN'S FACE MASK
ALEXANDER CALDER (Pennsylvania, 1898-1976)
RARE SPANISH COLONIAL SILVER CENTERPIECE
Done
Cambridge, MA, United States
Auction Details

Collections and Estates Auction

Selling two important private collections: North American Pacific Northwest Coast artifacts, and Spanish Colonial silver and objects. In addition, an eclectic mix of American, English, Continental and Asian items spanning the 16th through the 20th centuries.
SOLD
NORTHWEST COAST KWAKIUTL TOTEM POLE: LOTS 1-47, FROM A PRIVATE EAST COAST COLLECTIONcarved fully in the round; a standing human figure dressed in ceremonial garb as the base, with a bear overhead devouring a halibut hanging at the
Est.
$3,000
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$5,000
SOLD
NORTHWEST COAST CARVED TOTEM POLE MODEL: c. 1900, multi-colored paint decorated with human and animal figures, 21"h NOTE: Apologies, we cannot approve bidders during the auction.
Est.
$300
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$500
SOLD
NORTHWEST COAST PAINT DECORATED CANOE PADDLE: late 19th / early 20th c., old color, remnants of black paint decoration with bird forms; brown stain overall; pegged and tenoned squared handle; 63" NOTE: Apologies, we cannot approve bidders
Est.
$400
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$600
SOLD
PAIR OF HAIDA OR TLINGIT CEREMONIAL DANCE PADDLES: late 19th/ early 20th c., good old color; one side decorated in black, red and aqua paint; the other side with finely carved design; top to handle scrolled; 26" NOTE: Apologies, we cannot
Est.
$1,200
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$1,500
SOLD
NORTHWEST COAST WHALING HARPOON: wood shaft rope bound with raffia; iron shaft and blade; 81" NOTE: Apologies, we cannot approve bidders during the auction.
Est.
$400
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$600
SOLD
NORTHWEST COAST TLINGIT CARVED SHAMAN'S FACE MASK: 19th c., red, black and green pigment, mask combines human features with a bear's tongue; open mouth with teeth and a long, protruding tongue, bite stick inserted in the mouth; sight perforations
Est.
$15,000
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$20,000
SOLD
NORTHWEST COAST BELLA BELLA HAWK MASK: carved and painted details, depicted as emerging from a sun disk; ovoid hollow eyes beneath heavy, arcing brows with attached long, protruding, tapering beak; stylized feathers painted on forehead;
Est.
$3,000
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$4,000
SOLD
NORTHWEST COAST CARVED AND PAINTED MOON MASK: mid to late 19th c., carved face in bold relief; painted serpents and other details on the flat disc base in red, black and dark brown; the upper perimeter pierced, likely for hair attachment; hide
Est.
$15,000
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$20,000
SOLD
NORTHWEST COAST BELLA BELLA ARTICULATED BEAR MASK: carved with red and black painted details; the head with raised half disc ears, pierced tapered eyes and heavy brows; the articulated jaw with teeth; 11.5" Provenance: Butterfield and
Est.
$6,000
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$8,000
SOLD
NATIVE AMERICAN SENECA FALSE-FACE MASK: inscribed on back Made by Kidd Smith - Seneca Indian - Tonawanda Reservation, N.Y. 1935 ; red painted face with metal plates around the eyes; horsehair extensions; 11" h; 5.5" w.
Est.
$800
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$1,000
SOLD
NORTHWEST COAST EARLY HIDE SCRAPER: old paper label NWC hide scraper / probably stone / "T. Abogadie"; 6.25" NOTE: Apologies, we cannot approve bidders during the auction.
Est.
$100
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$200
SOLD
NORTHWEST NATIVE MOUNTAIN SHEEP HORN LADLE: with a deep oval sheep horn bowl, long tapering handle with an angular floral motif at top and decorated with incised circular motifs in three vertical rows down the handle to a three fingered
Est.
$500
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$700
NORTHWEST COAST CARVED WOOD SHAMAN FIGURE: realistically carved, the slender standing figure with oversized head, wide opened eyes, a twisted rope emerging from the mouth gripped by both hands at the torso; remains of red pigment throughout;
Est.
$2,000
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$3,000
Lot Passed
SOLD
NORTHWEST COAST WOOD SHRINE FIGURE: carved stylized male figure, the circular head with exaggerated features in relief, curved shoulders, slightly spread legs, rectangular torso; the face with distinct brow, almond shaped eyes, rounded
Est.
$800
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$1,200
SOLD
NORTHWEST COAST TLINGIT OR HAIDA RAVEN RATTLE: 19th c., Tlingit or Haida, old surface, made in two parts in characteristic form depicting the raven with box of daylight clutched in its open beak; a humanoid figure reclines on its back and a frog
Est.
$15,000
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$20,000
SOLD
NORTHWEST COAST PAINTED EAGLE CARVING: late 19th/ early 20th c., painted carving depicting a crouching humanoid figure, looking upwards towards an enormous eagle perched on his head; 11" h Provenance: Bonham's and Butterfields
Est.
$3,000
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$4,000
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NORTHWEST COAST SALISH PAINTED BENCH: constructed from a split log, smoothed at top and painted with a pair of totemic bird creatures; four birch log supports; 14.5"h; 61.5"l Provenance: Bonhams and Butterfields, San
Est.
$800
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$1,200
SOLD
NORTHWEST COAST TLINGIT PAINTED BENTWOOD STORAGE BOX: single board bentwood and wood peg construction; similar red and black paint decoration on front and back panels, an outlined animal profile on the sides; 25'h; 21.75"w; 19"d Provenance:
Est.
$2,000
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$3,000
SOLD
NORTHWEST COAST KWAKIUTL FEAST BOWL: late 19th c. classic form with rectangular base and arched ends curving slightly inward, concave sides, flanged rim inset with opercula shells, red and black painted details; adze markings on the
Est.
$600
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$800
SOLD
NORTHERN NORTHWEST COAST ALDAR SQUARE BOWL: 19th c., Tlingit or Haida, with arched, decorated ends depicting animals faces; incised ribbing on the ends of the concave sides; opercula shell inlay around the edge, distinct adze markings on the
Est.
$2,000
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$3,000