Sold2022Baule Peoples, (2) carved fly whisk handlesBaule Peoples, (2) carved fly whisk handles, Ivory Coast, one carved with seated bird finial, the other with three faces on a central band, the surface of each decorated with fine incising of geometriSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Fine Old Baule Fly whisk Handle / Prestige StaffA very finely carved faceted cylindrical shaft with opposed faces beneath in classical form. Baule peoples, Ivory Coast, West Africa. This staff likely served as a fly whisk handle or possibly a prestSee Sold Price
Sold202220th C. Ivory Coast Baule Wood Flywhisk Handle w/ Bird**Originally Listed At $100** West Africa, Cote d'Ivoire / Ivory Coast, Baule peoples, ca. 1961 CE. This is an ornately detailed example of a wooden Baule flywhisk, carved with an avian form and resemSee Sold Price
Sold2018STYLE OF PEOPLE GOLI SOCIETY CEREMONIAL FLY WHISKProperty of Lynn University to benefit the Library Renovation FundTo be sold subject to no reserveSTYLE OF Goli society ceremonial fly whisk handle carved wood with encrusted red-brown patina in the fSee Sold Price
Sold2024Chinese 19th C Scholar's Fly Whisk Wood HandleChinese 19th Century Scholar's Fly Whisk Wood Handle carved with a 4 claw Dragon, missing the long hairs to smooth end around attachment hole. Length 13 1/2 inches (34.3 cm.).See Sold Price
Sold2023Ivory Coast Baule Gold Foil Horsehair Whisk w/ BirdWest Africa, Cote d'Ivoire / Ivory Coast, Baule peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. An ornate fly whisk made from wood and horsehair, the handle covered with red cloth and gold leaf to convey tSee Sold Price
Sold2023Baule Chieftains Gold Leaf Flywhisk, 20th c.West Africa, Ivory Coast / Cote D'Ivoire, Baule peoples 20th century, royal chieftains flywhisk of the Baule peoples a subgroup of the Akan people from Ghana in West Africa. Carved wood with horse haiSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Fine Makonde Flywhisk Handle Ex Banks CollectionA charming carved wooden Anthropomorphic handle with remains of reptile skin on the bottom where the whisk was once attached. Well worn showing obvious age and field use. Makonde peoples, Mozambique,See Sold Price
Sold2016Fine Kwere People Wooden Fly WhiskAfrica, Tanzania, 2nd half of 20th century CE. A finely executed fly whisk with a figural handle carved from hard wood, depicting a standing female with hands across her chest, her torso and mid-sectiSee Sold Price
Sold2023AFRICAN CARVINGBaule People, Ivory Coast, Heddle Pulley with Ancestral Portrait Handle, male head with delicately carved elaborate coiffure, beard, scarification, loop at top. On custom stand. 7 1/2" tall, 2 3/4" wiSee Sold Price
Sold2019A VERY FINE BAULE FLY WHISK WITH ANCESTOR FACESA Lovely carved wooden handle featuring three ancestor faces and some fine incised designs. The Fly whisk also has what appears to be a horse tail "whisk" attached to the handle and secured with red tSee Sold Price
Sold2022A GROUP OF NINE SCHOLAR'S OBJECTS Qing dynasty and later (9)A GROUP OF NINE SCHOLAR'S OBJECTS Qing dynasty and later Comprising a small cylindrical huanghuali brushpot; a taller hardwood bamboo-form brushpot stained dark; two carved boxwood fly whisk handles;See Sold Price
Sold2016Ceremonial fly whisk handle - carved wood.Ceremonial fly whisk handle; carved wood with encrusted red-brown patina in the form of a finely carved senior male Goli society ancestral head with prominent beard; neck descends to rectangular incisSee Sold Price
Sold2021African Baule Carved Slingshots, Ivory Coast, 6Baule people, group of six carved wood slingshot handles, 20th century, Ivory Coast, featuring carved figural or zoomorphic details, each mounted to ebonized wood base. Tallest (figure only): 7.75" HSee Sold Price
Sold2019Large African tribal zoomorphic ceremonial spoon20th c., possibly Baule Peoples, Ivory Coast, dark stained carved wood, the handle in the for of an open-mouth snake with silver metal eyes, 28"h x 6"lSee Sold Price
Sold2017(2) AFRICAN ANTELOPE FLY WHISKS(lot of 2) African antelope tail fly whisks, each with wood handle, 33"l, 1lb Provenance: From the trophy room of Edmond Ray York, U.S. Army (1931-2016) Start Price: $60.00See Sold Price
Sold2016Yoruba flywhisk with equestrian figure.A flywhisk with carved wood handle in the form of an equestrian figure with two attendants. Nigeria, Yoruba. 20th century. 26"l Provenance: Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. SimpsoSee Sold Price
Sold2018TWO CHINESE HARDWOOD CARVED WHISK HANDLESEach carved with circulating chilong dragons and auspicious motif to body. L: 27cm (10 1/2 in.)See Sold Price
Sold2021Baule Fly Whisk, ex-HalletBaule (Ivory Coast) Fly-Whisk, male holding child and female figures. With wood figural handle, copper wire wrap. Dimensions: 14.25". Provenance: The estate of Jean-Pierre Hallet.See Sold Price
Sold2016Primitive turned and carved wooden bowl together with aPrimitive turned and carved wooden bowl together with a fly whisk with leather handle and a carnival glass dishSee Sold Price
Sold2020Hand Carved African Baule Slingshot, Antelope HandleEarly 20th Century Hand Carved & Painted African Baule Wood Slingshot with Antelope Handle from Western Africa, Ivory Coast, Baule (Baoule) people | A remarkable wooden slingshot handle carved in theSee Sold Price
Sold20222 Chinese Carved Lady Immortals & Malachite Urn2 Chinese Carved Lady Immortals, each with a branch of Peaches and a Fly Whisk and each on a green flourite stand, both now mounted above metal stands as lamps; together with a carved Malachite Urn anSee Sold Price
Sold20162 African Carved and Painted Wood Figures2 African Carved and Painted Wood Figures: 1) Baule Spirit Spouse-Blolo Bla, Baule People (Ivory Coast), 20th C. Size: 18"H x 5"W x 5"D (45.5 x 12.5 x 12.5 cm); 2) Seated Figure Depicting A Hunter, AkSee Sold Price
3 days LeftWinter Associates +ASIAN: Carved wood table/traveling cabinet, Chinese, Qing Dynasty, case with bail handles,$150(1 bid)
May 11Crescent City Auction GalleryFrench Henri II Style Carved Oak Buffet a Deux Corps, 19th c., H.- 93 in., W.- 54 1/2 in., D.- 22$600