Sold202119th C. Solomon Islands Clam Shell / Nacre Rings (3)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,See Sold Price
Sold2024Heavy Solomon Islands Barava Clam ShellOceania, Western Solomon Islands, Melanesian Peoples 19th-20th c. Fine carved marble like carving from fossilized clamshell (Tridacna Shell). Symbol of wealth depicting a zoomorphic figure over a largSee Sold Price
Sold2024Heavy Solomon Islands Barava Clam ShellOceania, Western Solomon Islands, Melanesian Peoples 19th-20th c. Fine carved marble like carving from fossilized clamshell (Tridacna Shell). Symbol of wealth depicting a zoomorphic figure over a largSee Sold Price
Sold2023Solomon Islands Currency Figures "Barava" Fossilized Shell "Tridacna Gigas" Plaque, 19th-20th c.Oceania, Solomon Islands, Melanesian Peoples 19th-20th c. Fine carved marble like ornament from fossilized Giant Clamshell (Tridacna Shell) depicting two opposing seated figures atop a circular form bSee Sold Price
Sold2023Solomon Islands "Barava" Fossilized Shell "Tridacna Gigas" Plaque, 19th-20th c.Oceania, Solomon Islands, Melanesian Peoples 19th-20th c. Fine carved marble like carving from fossilized Giant Clamshell (Tridacna Shell) depicting a figure with arms at their side touching their heaSee Sold Price
Sold2023Solomon Islands "Barava" Fossilized Shell "Tridacna Gigas" Plaque, 19th-20th c.Oceania, Solomon Islands, Melanesian Peoples 19th-20th c. Fine carved marble like ornament from fossilized Giant Clamshell (Tridacna Shell) depicting two figures with arms at their side touching theirSee Sold Price
Sold202319th C. Solomon Islands Shell Dala KapkapOceania / 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 desigSee Sold Price
Sold202319th C. Solomon Islands Shell Kapkap (Head / Pectoral)**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 intricateSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Solomon Islands Wood Adze Snail Shell BladeOceania, 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 minimSee Sold Price
Sold202219th C. Solomon Islands Wood Adze w/ Snail Shell Blade**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 preservSee Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Solomon Islands Arm Bands / Ambegwaro (pr)**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, formedSee Sold Price
Sold2016Two Fossil Shell Rings, Choiseul Solomon IslandsTraditional Currency.Ex. Private German collection.3 in. x 3 in. / 7.62 cm. x 7.62 cm.2.5 in. x 2 in. / 6.35 cm. x 5.08 cm.See Sold Price
Sold2022Solomon Islands War Club, 19th C.Solomon Islands War Club, 19th C. Inscribed in gold/brown paint: "Presented by Geo. W. Brown to his Friend at a Grand Fete. Tendered Him by the Club in Congress Hall Nov. 3, 1877." From the collectionSee Sold Price
Sold201719th c. Satsuma Porcelain VaseEarly to mid 19th c. Satsuma Japanese porcelain 19 3/4" (h) vase, relief clam shells that sit upon a undersea wave & seaweed formation with a fish scale tower form top. CONDITION: Old repair to top poSee Sold Price
Sold2018Antique 19th C French Shell Form Jewelry BoxFine Quality Antique 19th C French Shell Form Jewelry Box. Figural shell form covered salt cellar or ring box. Hallmarked on underside and lid. Gilt wash interior. Measures 1.75 x 3 x 2.25 inches. WeiSee Sold Price
Sold2016(3)19th C Solid Brass Spanish Gaucho StirrupsLot of (3) late 19th or early 20th century solid brass Spanish gaucho stirrups. One is non-decorative. One features a clamshell vignette. The third has an ornate filigree and mustang or horse head patSee Sold Price
Sold2022Antique Treen Wood Mauchline Ware Napkin Rings ETCCa. Mid to late 19thC. Very good with no breaks cracks or repairs. Transfer designs complete as shown. Box measures 3.75" x 2.5" x 1.75" featuring DIAMOND ISLAND LAKE GEORGE. The needle case measuresSee Sold Price
Sold2024Chinese Carved Jadeite Miniature Bud VaseChina,19th Century Carved celadon jadeite vase with open foo beast ring handled, a flared base and rim, and round body. Jadeite From the collection of an East Providence, Rhode Island estate. Vase 3 1See Sold Price
Sold201819th C. Solomon Islands Wooden Chief's StaffOceania / Polynesia / Melanesia, Solomon Islands, ca. 19th century CE. In beautiful condition, this is a hand-carved, dark wooden staff with a long, cylindrical form leading upward to a slightly widerSee Sold Price
Sold2017Dance club, late 19th century - Solomon Islands -wood, reddish brown patina, traces of black paint, shaft with oval cross section, flat club head with raised middle ridge, bent in the upper third, slightly dam., minor missing parts H: 92 cm, H: 36,2See Sold Price
Sold2021Late 19th C. Solomon Islands Wood Dance ClubOceania, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A stunning hand-carved wooden dance club, known as a napa, presenting a lengthy form with a conical handle and a cSee Sold Price
Sold2023Huge 19th C. Solomon Islands Wood Paddle Club**Originally Listed At $650** Oceania, Solomon Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A wooden paddle club of a simple yet elegant form, with a wide paddle end that is bisected by a raised rSee Sold Price
202319th C. Melanesian Solomon Islands Ambegwaro (Armband)Originally listed at $1000 Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An intricate cylindrical armband known as an "ambegwaro" made from dark, tiSee Sold Price
Sold202319th C. Melanesian Solomon Islands Ambegwaro (Armband)**Originally Listed At $1000** Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, Santa Cruz Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An intricate cylindrical armband known as an "ambegwaro" made from dark,See Sold Price
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