19th C. Tahitian Society Islands Shell Crown

Oceania / Polynesia, Tahiti, Society Islands, ca. 19th century CE. Rare crown, consisting of hundreds of carefully stitched white and pale orange-tipped white tulip-shaped seashells placed to create a

Oceania, Polynesia, Tahiti, Society Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A hand-built hei formed by stringing hundreds of petite momi (Euplica varians) shells in a variety of colors on a modern strand. Prese

Polynesia, Tahiti, 19th century CE. A stunning and very finely hand made shell crown/lei composed of hundreds and hundreds of tiny white shells with stylized geometric and abstract leaf designs deline

**Originally Listed At $800** Oceania, French Polynesia, Tahiti, Society Islands, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A lovely cylindrical drum, hand-carved from a single piece of caramel-hued hard wood,

French Polynesia, Tahiti, Society Islands, ca. 17th to 19th century CE. A fabulous and hefty pounder, hand-carved from pale-gray basalt, meant to pulverize the roots of the taro plant into poi. The to

Oceania / Polynesia / Melanesia, Solomon Islands, Malaita Island, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful example of a dala kapkap, a head or breast ornament made of a shell disc with intricate overlay desig

**Originally Listed At $1000** Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful example of a kapkap, a head or pectoral ornament made of a shell disc with intricate

**Originally Listed At $1800** South Pacific, Micronesia, Marshall Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A wonderful and rare example of a fishing lure that is hand-carved from pearlescent shell. The slender

Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A fabulous trio of shell rings - 2 of clam shell and 1 of nacre - all skillfully carved in openwork forms. Known as bakiha or currency rings,

Oceania, Micronesia, Nukuoro Island, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A rare example of a hand-carved wooden canoe model boasting fine form and intricate detailing. The round-bottomed canoe is

French paint decorated architectural crest, 18th/ 19th c., parcel gilt shell crown framed by volutes, faux marble ground, central arrangement of flowers, approx 22.5"h, 51.5"w **Note: one of a pair of

French paint decorated architectural crest, 18th/ 19th c., parcel gilt shell crown framed by volutes, faux marble ground, central arrangement of flowers, approx 22.5"h, 51.5"w **Note: one of a pair of

French Louis XVI style painted hanging wall mirror, 19th c., with scallop shell crown, floral carved frame, beaded trim, centering flat mirror plate, restoration to crown, approx 69"h, 43"w Start Pric

**Originally Listed At $400** Oceania, Trobriand Islands, Massim peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An attractive ceremonial lime spatula or lime stick, also known as kena, carved from the sh

Oceania, Melanesia, northern Solomon Islands, North Bougainville District, Takuu Atoll (also Mortlock Islands or Marqueen Islands), ca. 19th century CE. A finely preserved adze of an elegant and minim

French Louis XV style giltwood mirror, 19th c., elaborately carved with shell at crown, acanthus leaves, floral and foliate motifs and scrollwork, beading surrounding flat plate mirror, restoration to

French Henri II Style Carved Walnut Marble Top Server, 19th c., the arched shell carved spindled crown over a shelf above a spindled plate rack, on turned tapered supports, to a base with an inset hig

**Originally Listed At $1800** Oceania, Melanesia, northern Solomon Islands, North Bougainville District, Takuu Atoll (also Mortlock Islands or Marqueen Islands), ca. 19th century CE. A finely preserv

**Originally Listed At $2750** Oceania, Solomon Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A pair of striking, beautifully preserved arm bands, known as "ambegwaro", made of many different colors of shell, formed

Rare Antique Royal Crown Derby English Imari Shell Dish sold at Mortlock's on Oxfprd Street in London in the 19th c. Measures 9.5"x9.5"x2". Weight 1 lb. Very good condition. Mortlock's was considered

Two Boiken Talipun shell dowries, one with weaving, one missing wove decoration. Along with Schouten Island Triton shell trumpet, playable, with fine patina of age, late 19th c. 8", 8.75, 11.5"

Fifteen piece assortment of English, mainly Imari, palette tableware, manufacturers include Spode, Royal Crown Derby, and Mason's, 19th century, comprising two shell dishes, six plates (one pair), fou

19th Century, court officers sword, hilt with gilt crown finial, shell form quillon with Queen Victoria monogram and laurel leaves. 32.25" etched blade, marked "Jones, Regent St., London". Leather sca

Louis XVI Style Gilt Ormolu Mounted Inlaid Burled Elm Overmantel Mirror, late 19th c., with a floral and shell ormolu crest over a stepped crown above a wide beveled plate flanked by gilt ormolu mount