AUGUST COLLECTOR'S AUCTION 2020-08-27 Auction - 679 Price Results - John McInnis Auctioneers,LLC in MA
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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JAVANESE STEEL BLADE CRISS: Carved hardwood handle and bronze decoration. Gilt sheath. 19 inches
0001: JAVANESE STEEL BLADE CRISSEst. US$200-US$400
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PACIFIC ISLANDS WAR IMPLEMENT: c. 1900. Very dense blond-ish wood with shallow carving of a deity with large eyes. 14 inches
0002: PACIFIC ISLANDS WAR IMPLEMENTEst. US$500-US$800
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(18th c) WESTERN EUROPEAN SWORD: Agate handle and gilt bronze guard cast with stage hunting scene. Blade engraved with abstract designs. 26 inches
0003: (18th c) WESTERN EUROPEAN SWORDEst. US$400-US$600
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JAVANESE KLEWANG, SWORD: 19th century or earlier, double edge blade with notched guard, gild collar and gold wire handle, faceted stone pommel, mixed wood scabbard, blade: 26 1/2 inches, overall 29 3/4 inches long, scabbard:
0003A: JAVANESE KLEWANG, SWORDEst. US$200-US$400
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(Early 20th c) POLYNESIAN WAR CLUB: Emblazoned with multiple deities set with mother of pearl eyes and ornamentation. 23 1/2 inches
0004: (Early 20th c) POLYNESIAN WAR CLUBEst. US$300-US$500
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(19th c) PACIFIC ISLANDS EDGED & SPIKED WAR CLUB: Chip carved with geometric patterns. 27 inches
0005: (19th c) PACIFIC ISLANDS EDGED & SPIKED WAR CLUBEst. US$200-US$400
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(Late 19th c) PACIFIC ISLANDS MAORI EDGED WEAPON: Carved with heads of various deities and geometric designs. 26 inches
0007: (Late 19th c) PACIFIC ISLANDS MAORI EDGED WEAPONEst. US$200-US$400
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(20th c) INDONESIAN KRIS WITH CARVED HANDLE: 20th century, iron single edge blade, well carved head with bold features, wood scabbard bound in buffalo hide and horn, blade: 17 1/2 inches, overall: 23 inches
0007A: (20th c) INDONESIAN KRIS WITH CARVED HANDLEEst. US$300-US$500
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OTTOMAN / TURKISH SWORD c 1800: Scabbard with leather overlaid with metal. Blade inlaid with silver and is inscribed in Arabic / possibly dated . 28 inches
0008: OTTOMAN / TURKISH SWORD c 1800Est. US$300-US$600
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AFRICAN CONGO TRIBAL AXE: Demilune blade riveted to arrow form support. 13 inches.
0011: AFRICAN CONGO TRIBAL AXEEst. US$100-US$300
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(19th c) ALGERIAN FLYSSA SWORD: Shaped blade with copper collar in crooked wooden handle. Brass and copper bound sheath is carved with geometric designs. 23 3/44 inches.
0012: (19th c) ALGERIAN FLYSSA SWORDEst. US$400-US$600
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(19th c) FIJIAN KIAKAVO HARDWOOD DANCE CLUB: Textured curve and shaped crook. finely carved decoration, heavy dense wood. 38 1/2 inches
0013: (19th c) FIJIAN KIAKAVO HARDWOOD DANCE CLUBEst. US$600-US$800
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ANTIQUE AFRICAN CONGO SHI LONG SWORD: 23 inch blade with raised fuller and wooden handle. Together with its original bound wooden sheath. 29 1/2 inches.
0014: ANTIQUE AFRICAN CONGO SHI LONG SWORDEst. US$200-US$400
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EARLY AFRICAN CONGO KUBA KNIFE: Carved wooden handle and blade with raised ridge and incised fullers. 16 inches (overall)
0015: EARLY AFRICAN CONGO KUBA KNIFEEst. US$200-US$400
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AFRICAN CONGO CEREMONIAL /FIGHTING BLADE NGOMBE: Blade engraved with geometric imagery. 20 1/2 inches.
0016: AFRICAN CONGO CEREMONIAL /FIGHTING BLADE NGOMBEEst. US$200-US$400
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AFRICAN CONGO CEREMONIAL /FIGHTING BLADE NGOMBE: Brass bound and hob nailed handle with tooled blade. 18 inches
0017: AFRICAN CONGO CEREMONIAL /FIGHTING BLADE NGOMBEEst. US$200-US$400
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SIGNED ANTIQUE JAPANESE SAMURI SWORD: with leather scabbard. 40.5 inches long
0018: SIGNED ANTIQUE JAPANESE SAMURI SWORDEst. US$600-US$800
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(18thc) OTTOMAN TURKISH FLINTLOCK PISTOL: Signed under handle (see photos). On casting on top of barrel, there is figure flexing his muscle. Stock is carved in low relief and inlaid with silver decoration. Barrel and handle mounted with
0019: (18thc) OTTOMAN TURKISH FLINTLOCK PISTOLEst. US$500-US$1,000
(2) (18th c) TURKISH FLINTLOCK PISTOLS: Unmarked, each inlaid with brass and mounted with tooled brass pommels. 13 3/4 and 10 1/2 inch barrels. 21 and 17 1/2 inches (overall)
0020: (2) (18th c) TURKISH FLINTLOCK PISTOLSEst. US$300-US$600Lot Passed
(18th c) FLINTLOCK PISTOL: Finely carved stock mounted with nicely embossed plate, trigger guard and pommel. unmarked. 11 3/4 inch barrel, 18 3/4 inches (overall)
0020A: (18th c) FLINTLOCK PISTOLEst. US$1,000-US$1,500Lot Passed
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(18th / 19th c) BRITISH EAST INDIA CO BLUNDERBUSS: Flintlock, (2) part octagonal to flaring barrel. Stamped with a lion on the lock plate. 9 3/4 inch barrel, 21 1/2 inches (overall)
0021: (18th / 19th c) BRITISH EAST INDIA CO BLUNDERBUSSEst. US$1,500-US$3,000
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FORGED STEEL PIKE HEAD POSSIBLY NORTH AFRICAN: Long heavy blade with blood line. 32 3/4 inches. Provenance: Plaza Auctioneers
0022: FORGED STEEL PIKE HEAD POSSIBLY NORTH AFRICANEst. US$100-US$200