Sold2016Rare PNG Polychrome Wood Ancestral FigurePapua New Guinea, ca. 1940 CE. Extremely rare and important wooden ancestoral figure painted in red, yellow and green. While finding polychrome ancestoral figures is not all that rare, this unusual exSee Sold Price
Sold2021PNG IATMUL CARVED WOOD ANCESTRAL FIGUREPNG IATMUL CARVED WOOD ANCESTRAL FIGUREPapua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River Region, 20th century, Iatmul People. Polychrome decorated, carved wood figure of a standing male with cowry shell inset eyesSee Sold Price
Sold2022A Rare Tibetan Polychrome Wood Figure of Chitipati Height 14 1/4 in., 36.2 cm.A Rare Tibetan Polychrome Wood Figure of Chitipati LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY 清中期 木雕彩繪尸陀林像 連木座 finelSee Sold Price
Sold2018Huge / Early 20th C. PNG Maprik Wood Ancestral FigureOceania, Papua New Guinea, Maprik region, Abelam peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. An enormous hand-carved wooden ancestral figure standing upon a pair of lengthy legs with delineated male genitaliaSee Sold Price
Sold2022Carved Ancestral FigurePolychrome carved wood ancestral figure; Sepik River Region, New Guinea; Measures approximately H 43 1/4 x W 7 x D 4 1/2 inches; Wear on the paint; Headdress is missing a piece. See photos ***In-houseSee Sold Price
Sold2022Tang Dynasty, A Very Rare Polychrome Gilt Painted Wood Figure of Shadakshari Avalokiteshvar唐 武德 木雕彩绘漆金 四臂观音坐像 立体圆雕, 观音法相 庄&See Sold Price
Sold2023Carved Wood Nepalese Ancestor Figure in Western ClothingWestern Folk Art Style. Unusual and rare carved and painted wood ancestral figure from Nepal. Wearing Western style clothing including a suit with a dress shirt. Possibly representing an official or bSee Sold Price
Sold2020ANTIQUE CHINESE CARVED POLYCHROME ANCESTER FIGUREAntique carved camphor wood polychrome Chinese ancestral figure / deity. 19th Century. Label affixed attributing the work to C. 1850 Shanxi. Remains of red wax export seal on piece. Sculpture: 15" x 9See Sold Price
Sold2022Papua New Guinea Polychrome Wood FigurePapua New Guinea Polychrome Wood Figure Sculpture Spirit Ancestral Figure. Measure 57" X 14.5" Tall. This, and many lots forthcoming, are from the estate of a true antiquity connoisseur in every senseSee Sold Price
Sold2022Early-Mid 20th c Sepik River Totem with RiverEarly -Mid 20th Century Sepik River Totem Papua New Guinea - Possibly Yatmul People with Eagle and Crocodile and Ancestral Figures wood, polychrome, cowrie shells, with fibre and feather decoration. 4See Sold Price
Sold2015Yoruba carved polychrome wood ancestral grouplarge female figure with 10 smaller figures, 37 1/2 in. H. Towson University Art CollectionSee Sold Price
Sold2020Pair large Chinese carved wood ancestral figuresPair large Chinese carved wood ancestral figures, Qing Dynasty (c. 1800), polychrome decoration, approx. 23"h x 10"w x 8"d (each)See Sold Price
Sold201619th C. PNG Iatmul Wood Basket Hook - FiguralOceania, Papua New Guinea, Middle Sepik River, Iatmul people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand carved female ancestral figure basket hook with an anchor form at the base for suspending bSee Sold Price
Sold2023Early Carved Chinese Painted Deity w/ Foo LionAn early Chinese polychrome wood temple figure with a fascinating depiction of a dog or tiger. A rare and immensely charming example of Chinese temple carving.Height: 10 1/4 in x width: 5 in x depth:See Sold Price
Sold2024Rare Ituri River Ritual Mask Ex Netzer collectionA rare carved wood and painted ceremonial mask worn by young boys during initiation rituals. They embody ancestral or spirit figures in human form. They serve as instructors and guardians to the initiSee Sold Price
Sold2022RARE 18th C GERMAN CARVED WOOD FIGURAL RACK CLOCKPendulum driven by its own weight along the rack, movement with later pin pallet escapement. Rack balanced by a polychrome and parcel gilt carved wood figure, set upon a decorative ogee form wall bracSee Sold Price
Sold201819th C. African Tiv Wood Female Ihambe Figure - RareWest Africa, Nigeria, left bank of the Benue River, Tiv peoples, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A beautiful standing female ancestral figure known as an "ihambe," hand-carved from hard wood, standinSee Sold Price
Sold2021Rare Antique Papua New Guinea Ancestral CarvingAntique hand carved wood panel of an Ancestral Papua New Guinea figure. 37" in height , 10.5" in width, 1.5" in depth, made of light tropical wood.See Sold Price
Sold2018Carved & Painted Chinese Ancestral FigurePolychrome painted on signed piece of carved wood, 7 x 5 x 15" high.See Sold Price
Sold2017JAPANESE KAMAKURA STYLE EDO CARVED WOOD FIGUREJAPANESE KAMAKURA STYLE CARVED POLYCHROME WOOD SCHOLAR: Realistically carved in Japanese Cypress (hinoki) the official is shown in a seated position with grasping hands. Head lifts to reveal secret inSee Sold Price
Sold201519th C. Mexican Painted Wood Figure - El Nino de AtochaLatin America, Mexico, Spanish Colonial, ca. 19th century CE. A rare wood carved Child of Atocha (El Nino de Atocha) figure painted in polychrome, with naturalistic features (including real eyelashes)See Sold Price
Sold2023Carved Wood PNG Figure GroupCarved wood PNG figure group, 31"H largest, in polychrome paint and shell decoration.See Sold Price
Sold2020Chinese Carved Polychrome Deity Tu Di GongChinese polychrome wood Tudigong deity carving. A lovely example of a rare figure, this one bears a remarkable amount of its original gilding and hair.Height: 10 3/4 in x width: 5 3/4 in x depth: 5 inSee Sold Price
Sold2023(5) West African carved wood masks & figures(5) West African carved wood masks & figures, 20th c., incl. a Baule figural mask, a fertility carving, a polychrome decorated British police figure from Sierra Leone, an ancestral seated figure (probSee Sold Price
May 18Fontaine's Auction GalleryContinental Carved & Polychrome-Painted Wood Figure of Saint DenisUS$450(1 bid)
May 22Doyle New YorkContinental Polychrome Painted and Parcel-Gilt Wood Figure of a Male Saint 18th/19th centuryUS$300
Jun 02Global Auctions CompanyCarved Wood Polychrome Female Ancestor Figure, Papua New Guinea Sepik AbelamUS$250
Jun 02Global Auctions CompanyChinese Hand Carved Wood polychrome and gilt Luohan Figure, rotund shirtlessUS$120
May 19Lion and UnicornRare 19th c. Antique Meissen Porcelain Figurine, Tsarina Elizabeth IIUS$1,000(1 bid)