Sold2021Huari Wood Poporo Head w/ Gold & Inlays (Lapis & Shell)Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Huari / Wari, ca. 700 to 1000 CE. A striking poporo portrait head finely carved out of wood, its glistening gold sheet (80% gold, equivalent to 18K+) covered face presSee Sold Price
Sold2020Huari Wood Figural Vessel with Shell & Turquoise Inlay**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Huari (Wari), ca. 700 to 1000 CE. An interesting example of a hand-carved wooden vessel in the form of a stylized male figure standing on delSee Sold Price
Sold2019African Wedding Dance Shield Ambon Island Maluku IslandAfrican Wedding Dance Shield Ambon Island Maluku Island Chain, Indonesia 19c Wood w/Shell inlay COA Provided 31H x 6W x 6L PICK UP IN NEW HAVEN, CT est value $100-300See Sold Price
Sold2021Early 20th C. Haida Wood Potlatch Bowl w/ Shell InlayNative American, Pacific Northwest Coast, Haida peoples, ca. early 20th century CE. A fabulous hand-carved wooden potlatch bowl of rectangular form adorned with a border of thirty-two inlaid shells. BSee Sold Price
Sold2017Huari Wood Snuff Palette - Face w/ Shell EyesPre-Columbian, Peru, Huari / Wari culture, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. Hand-carved from a single piece of wood, this is a palette or tablet (tableta) for holding and inhaling snuff. Much of the palette consisSee Sold Price
2020Natural Jadeite Thumb Ring w Zitan wood Inlay Shell BoxNatural Jadeite Thumb Ring With Zitan wood Inlay Shell Box US Size: 11 Dimension: 23 x 30 (mm) 0.91 x 1.18(inches) Dimension: 55 x 50 x 50(mm) 2.17 x 1.97 x 1.97(inches) Weight: 0.25 lbs/115 gSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Pair Snuff Bottle w Huali Wood Inlay Shell BoxTitle: A Pair Snuff Bottle w Huali Wood Inlay Shell Box Date/Period: Origin: Chinese Dimension: Box Dimension: 238x120x70(mm) 9.38x4.72x2.76(inches) Weight 2.10 lbs/955 g Materials: wood Reserve: $169See Sold Price
Sold2017Chinese Qing Dy Zitan Wood Inlay Shells Screen w Cranes中國清代 紫檀木貼貝殼 松鶴延年屏風 Chinese Qing Dynasty Zitan Wood Inlay Shells Screen w Cranes DimensioSee Sold Price
Sold2024Sepik River Carved Wood Standing Totem, New GuineaThick steel base. Measures, 14 1/2" W x 8" D x 76" Base alone is 15" W x 15" D x 1" HSee Sold Price
Sold2024Tribal Wooden Head W Shell InlaysBlack tone wooden tribal head depicting a mans face with a mustache made in inlayed shells, as well as the eyes. Approx 3.5 inches tall. Evident cracking to wood on backside of head and to top. TribalSee Sold Price
Sold2019OCEANIC STYLE JEWELRYOCEANIC STYLE JEWELRY ~ LOT INCLUDES 17" PEARL NECKLACE W/ TOGGLE CLASP MADE WITH COIN & DROP PEARLS SILVER TONE DANGLE EARRINGS W/ ABALONE INLAY, SHELL, WOOD & FRESHWATER PEARL ACCESSORIESSee Sold Price
Sold2023South Pacific Wood Carved Totem W FiguralsSouth Pacific Wood Carved Totem W Figural's. Measures approx 26.5 x 10 inches. Eyes to figures are possibly inlaid shells. Reverse carved with linguistic type characters. Some natural imperfections toSee Sold Price
Sold2017Chinese Zitan Wood Inlay Shell Jewel BoxChinese Zitan Wood Inlay Shell Jewel Box w Mandarin Duck Dimension: 248x170x150(mm)9.76x6.69x5.91(inches) Weight 3.81 lbs/1730 gSee Sold Price
Sold2018Vintage Chinese Zitan Wood Inlay Shells Brush PotVintage Chinese Zitan Wood Inlay Shells Brush Pot w Magpie & Flower Dimension: 211 x 210 x 210(mm) 8.31 x 8.27 x 8.27(inches) Weight: 4.86 lbs/2206 gSee Sold Price
Sold2017Chinese Duan Inkstone w Black Sanders Wood BoxChinese Duan Inkstone w Black Sanders Wood Inlay Shells Box Dimension: 265 x 170 x 55(mm) 10.43 x 6.69 x 2.17(inches) Weight 5.85 lbs/2654 gSee Sold Price
Sold202320th C. Tlingit Wood Salmon Headdress w/ Nacre ShellNorth America, Pacific Northwest, United States or Canada, Tlingit, ca. 20th century CE. A splendid wooden headdress in the form of a salmon adorned with mother of pearl inlay and painted brilliant huSee Sold Price
Sold2020Chinese Qing Dy Huali Wood Inlay Shell & Gem Brush PotChinese Qing Dy Huali Wood Inlay Shell & Gem Brush Pot w Qianlong Mark Dimension: 180 x 175 x 175(mm) 7.09 x 6.89 x 6.89(inches) Weight: 3.73 lbs/1693 gSee Sold Price
Sold2023Large African, Baule, Cote d'Ivoire Wood Figure.Large African, Baule, Cote d'Ivoire Wood Figure. Size 42 inches high. Large carved wood figure Standing naked wearing headdress holding a staff with figures in both hands. Eyes inlay with shell. ProveSee Sold Price
Sold2021Nazca Wood Prisoner Effigy w/ Nacre Inlay**Originally Listed At $400** Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Nazca culture, ca. 100 BCE to 1000 CE. A magnificent wood carving of a male prisoner with inlays of nacre shells (mother of pearl). The mSee Sold Price
Sold202319th C. Maori Wood Tokotoko Orator Staff w/ Nacre InlayOceania, New Zealand, Maori people, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A hand carved wooden tokotokoe with beautiful carvings across the surface and an inlay of nacre shells in the finial and just aboSee Sold Price
Sold2016Standing male "malagan" figure - Papua New Guinea -wood ("Alstonia scholaris"), shell inlay ("Turbo Phetolatus opercula"), lime, red ochre, black pigment, hairdo from short cut brush-like plantfibre tufts, which were pressed in blackish mass, thin verSee Sold Price
Sold2021Zitan Wood Inlay Shell & Gem Flower & Bird Brush PotChinese Qing Dynasty Zitan Wood Inlay Shell & Gem Flower & Bird Brush Pot w Qianlong Mark Dimension: 160 x 150 x 150(mm) 6.30 x 5.91 x 5.91(inches) Weight: 2.60 lbs/1179 gSee Sold Price
Sold2020Chimu Wood Drug Spoon w/ Shell**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A delightful wooden drug spoon, its handle in the form of a standing lord figure with a tall hat decorated with pearlescent aSee Sold Price
Sold2017Oceanic Carved Wood Ceremonial StaffCarved wood cderemonial staff. Figural decoration with cowry shell inlay; 49.5in.H. x 6.5in.W.See Sold Price
May 05Quan Rong GallerySuperb Chinese Huanghuali Wood Inlay Shell Plum Flower & Magpie Design Box$400
May 05Quan Rong GalleryVintage Chinese Zitan Wood Inlay Shell Low Relief Pine Tree & Crane Design Brush Pot$790
6 days LeftFlints Auctions LtdWood, W, Index Testaceologicus; or A Catalogue of Shells, British and Foreign..£80
May 18Rich Penn AuctionsCarnival Peanut Vendor, "Fisher's Salted in The Shell" table top pressed tin warmer w/wood-grained$50(1 bid)
3 days LeftHughes AuctionsRussell Sanchez (San Ildefonso Pueblo, b. 1963) Redware Pottery Vessel with Shell Lid and Heishi$650(3 bids)
May 10Crescent City Auction GalleryGroup of Four English Victorian Calling Card Cases, 19th c., Smallest- H.- 3 3/4 in., W.- 2 1/2 in.,$325(1 bid)