Millea Bros "SELECT" (Day 2 of 3) 2019-11-22 Auction - 415 Price Results - Millea Bros Ltd in NJ - Page 3
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Millea Bros "SELECT" (Day 2 of 3)

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Day 2: AFRICAN & OCEANIC TRIBAL ARTS | MODERN & CONTEMPORARY ART | DESIGN | MODERN JEWELRY Featuring a grouping of African and Oceanic tribal art including over 100 lots deassessioned from the Newark Museum, as well as extroidnary works from four private collections assembled in the 1950s-1970s, with examples dating back to the 19th and early 20th c., some acquired from the top galleries in NYC and London; Modern and Contemporary Art and Design including artworks from the estate of Arthur & Anita Kahn, whose renown collection of sculptues by Alexander Calder and David Smith were consider the most significant in private hands. This group includes a stabile maquette attributed to Calder, large selections of works by Dorothy Dehner, Jose de Creeft, and an important group of etchings by Eduardo Chillida; original paintings and drawings by major contemporary artists including Damian Hirst, Julian Schnabel, Peter Hailey and Eric Fischl from a single-owner collection assembled over two decades from charity art auctions to benefit AIDS research. Design highlights include works by John Vesey, Karl Springer, Josef Hoffmann, and a fantastic suite of Jules Leleu from the Florence and Herbert Irving Collection
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Dan Peoples, ceremonial face mask, ex-museum: Dan Peoples, ceremonial face mask, ex-museum, 20th c., Ivory Coast, dark stained wood, aluminum eyes and teeth, woven wool, fabric and cowrie shell attachment, with finely carved protruding mouth and
2049: Dan Peoples, ceremonial face mask, ex-museumEst. US$500-US$700
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Group Western African tribal currency jewelry: Group Western African tribal currency jewelry, 20th c., Nigeria, Tuareg, etc., incl. (12) cuffs and (1) oval bracelet, bronze and brass, 6.25"l x 3.5"w (largest), 2.25"l x 1.75"w (smallest)
2050: Group Western African tribal currency jewelryEst. US$300-US$500
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Bamana, Sogo Bo Merekun marionette, ex-museum: Bamana, Sogo Bo Merekun marionette, ex-museum, 20th c., Mali, carved wood, incised sheet metal, red fiber, cowrie shells, depicting female figure with headdress, 16.5"h x 4"w Provenance:
2051: Bamana, Sogo Bo Merekun marionette, ex-museumEst. US$200-US$300
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Fang Peoples, charm figure, ex-museum: Fang Peoples, charm figure, ex-museum, 20th c., Gabon, white painted carved wood, mirrored glass eyes, bark cap, mounted on custom wood and metal stand, 6"h x 3"l x 2"w (charm), 10"h (total)
2053: Fang Peoples, charm figure, ex-museumEst. US$400-US$600
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Ewe Peoples, carved fetish figure, ex-museum: Ewe Peoples, carved fetish figure, ex-museum, 20th c., Togo, natural patinated twood, in a rigid standing pose, mounted to metal stand 8"h (total) Provenance: Deaccessioned works benefiting the
2055: Ewe Peoples, carved fetish figure, ex-museumEst. US$300-US$500
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(8) West African tribal currency cuffs: (8) West African tribal currency cuffs, 20th c., mostly copper, engraved and twist form manilla cuffs, 4.5"w x 3.25"d (largest), 3.25"w x 2.75"d (smallest) Provenance: The Collection of Marguerite
2056: (8) West African tribal currency cuffsEst. US$400-US$600
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Kuba Peoples, Mukenge elephant mask, ex-museum: Kuba Peoples, Mukenge elephant mask, ex-museum, 20th c., Congo, wood, burlap, beads, cowrie shell, straw, mounted to cardboard display, approx. 14"h x 20"l x 12"w Provenance: Deaccessioned works
2060: Kuba Peoples, Mukenge elephant mask, ex-museumEst. US$400-US$600
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Large Kuba ceremonial libation cup, ex-museum: Large Kuba ceremonial libation cup, ex-museum, 20th c., Zaire, dark red-toned patina carved hardwood, figured as a male bust, museum accession numbering on base, 8.5"h x 7"l x 5"w Provenance:
2061: Large Kuba ceremonial libation cup, ex-museumEst. US$500-US$700
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Bamana Peoples, "merekun" marionette, ex-museum: Bamana Peoples, "merekun" marionette, ex-museum, 20th c., West Africa (Mali), dark patina carved wood, depicting a male head and torso raised on a tapered handle, mounted to a wood stand, museum
2062: Bamana Peoples, "merekun" marionette, ex-museumEst. US$500-US$700
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Kota "Mbulu-ngulu" reliquary figure, ex-museum: Kota "Mbulu-ngulu" reliquary figure, ex-museum, 19th/20th c., Gabon, Africa, carved wood wrapped in copper wire with embossed copper sheet and articulated protruding eyes and nose, 19"h x 7"w
2063: Kota "Mbulu-ngulu" reliquary figure, ex-museumEst. US$500-US$700
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Dan Kran Peoples, carved mask, ex-museum: Dan Kran Peoples, carved mask, ex-museum, 20th c., Ivory Coast, carved wood with dark patina, remnants of pigment, with domed forehead, triangular cut eye holes, and exposed upper teeth, 10"h x 6"w
2065: Dan Kran Peoples, carved mask, ex-museumEst. US$300-US$500
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Kuba Peoples, (3) ceremonial cups, ex-museum: Kuba Peoples, (3) ceremonial cups, ex-museum, 20th c., Zaire, dark patina carved wood footed wine cups, two figured as male busts, one as a woman, one mounted to lucite plinth, 10"h (tallest), 6"h
2066: Kuba Peoples, (3) ceremonial cups, ex-museumEst. US$300-US$500
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Kuba Peoples, ceremonial libation cup, ex-museum: Kuba Peoples, ceremonial libation cup, ex-museum, 20th c., Zaire, dark patina carved hardwood, figured as a crouching figure with ram's horns, 8"h x 6"sqr Provenance: Deaccessioned works benefiting
2067: Kuba Peoples, ceremonial libation cup, ex-museumEst. US$200-US$300
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Temne fetish with magic bundle, ex-museum: Temne fetish with magic bundle, ex-museum, 20th c., Sierra Leone, carved wood figure with remnant polychrome surface paint, accompanied with its wrapped and encrusted fetish power bundle, 15"h x
2068: Temne fetish with magic bundle, ex-museumEst. US$200-US$300
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Akan People, (75) gold weights, ex-museum: Akan People, (75) gold weights, ex-museum, 20th c., Ghana, naturally patinated brass, cast in geometric and figurative shapes, 3"l (largest), .5"l (smallest) Provenance: Deaccessioned works
2069: Akan People, (75) gold weights, ex-museumEst. US$200-US$300
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Senufo People, large figural ceremonial drum: Senufo People, large figural ceremonial drum, Mid-20th or earlier, Ivory Coast, wood and hide, carved in the form of a seated nude woman supporting a drum on her head, the drum decorated in the round
2070: Senufo People, large figural ceremonial drumEst. US$700-US$1,000
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Dan Peoples, Gunyege racing mask, ex-museum: Dan Peoples, Gunyege racing mask, ex-museum, 20th c., Ivory Coast, carved dark stained wood, aluminum eyes, paper price tag to mask interior ($1000), 9"h x 5"w Provenance: Deaccessioned works
2071: Dan Peoples, Gunyege racing mask, ex-museumEst. US$500-US$700
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