Sold2019Rare Tabwa Anti-WitchCraft Staff with Ancestors Ex RipaThis is a rare and old Tabwa Anti-Witchcraft staff. Staves of this sort were used by the Tabwa and documented by Dean Ripa in field photos as having being part of an Anti-Witchcraft cult. The chief diSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Rare Tabwa Anti-Witchcraft Staff Ex Ripa CollectionThis is a very rare and old Tabwa Anti-Witchcraft staff. Carved wooden staff with two spirit faces looking in both directions and other various magic accoutrements. Staves of this sort were used by thSee Sold Price
Sold2019Fine & Rare Old Tabwa Rungo Anti Witchcraft Cult StaffThis is a very old and finely carved wooden staff from the Tabwa or Rungo peoples, Congo, central Africa. Field collected by Dean Ripa in the 1980's. The staff measures 29.5 inches tall/longSee Sold Price
Sold2019Tabwa Anti-Witchcraft Staff Finial Field Collected 1980A Rare and finely carved wooden staff with ornate twisted design and the well handled ancestor face and torso with circular area that likely held a reflective object to act as protection from witchcraSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Rare Tabwa Staff with Ancestor face, Field CollectedThis is an antique carved wooden staff or walking stick with a finely carved ancestor face and incised designs. Tabwa or Rungu peoples, DRC/ Congo, central Africa. The Staff measures 44 inches tall. ASee Sold Price
Sold2021Exceedingly Rare Old Azande Staff Ex Irwin HerseyA Very rare carved wooden staff with a ancestor face, carved designs and a deep well handled surface patina suggesting many years of field use. The staff measures 30.5 inches tall. Azande / Zande peopSee Sold Price
Sold2019Rare Songye Figural Staff Fragment Ex Mebel CollectionA very old and rare fragment of a figural staff with two ancestors and embellished with metal studs. The staff is completely weathered and worn. Songye peoples, Congo, Africa. Ex Mebel Collection NewSee Sold Price
Sold2021A Rare Tabwa figure Ex Dr Jean & Noble EndicottA finely carved wooden effigy of a female ancestor with a raised tribal tattoos or scars. The Tabwa depend spiritually upon mipasi (ancestral spirits) for guidance and wisdom. This female sculpture haSee Sold Price
Sold2024Rare Rungu Female Ancestor Idol Ex Levitt CollectionA very fine old and elegant carved wooden female ancestor idol with a deep golden honey colored patina from handling and signs of field use and wear. Rungo peoples, a sub group related to the Tabwa peSee Sold Price
Sold2019Rare Mbala Staff Top Ex Irwin HersheyA Very Fine Old carved wooden staff top with highly stylized ancestor figure on top, swept back coiffure and a most unusual surface patina. Mbala peoples, Congo, Africa. The staff top measures 9.5 incSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Rare Kuyu Kebe Kebe Staff Ex Silverman Collection.A tall slender carved wooden marionette like head, also possibly used in dance or as a parade staff with stylized ancestor face, elaborate coiffure, incised scar designs and traditional grimace like sSee Sold Price
Sold2019Rare Old Mbala Staff with Serpent Ex Dave DeRocheA very old Mbala prestige staff, C. 1900 -1920's , Congo, Africa. The staff features an ancestor head on top with a twisted serpent up the length of the cane. Ex Dave Deroche, Purchased in Europe, C.See Sold Price
Sold2023A Rare Kuyu Head ~ Ex Silverman CollectionA tall slender carved wooden marionette like head, also possibly used in dance or as a parade staff with stylized ancestor face, elaborate coiffure, incised scar designs and traditional grimace like sSee Sold Price
Sold2024Rare Ubangi Ceremonial Staff Ex Endicott CollectionA very finely carved wooden scepter with twisted or ribbed design along the shaft and a well worn ancestor style head on top. This staff is very well handled suggesting many years, possibly generationSee Sold Price
Sold2023A Rare Ovimbundu Staff Ex Sotheby's, Ex Irwin HerseyA Rare Ovimbundu Staff Ex Sotheby's, Ex Irwin Hersey.A carved wooden colonial era staff with a honey colored surface patina and featuring an anthropomorphic figure in colonial garb.Ovimbundu peoples,See Sold Price
Sold2019A Very Rare Luba Prestige Staff Ex Al Gordon CollectionThis is a very fine and rare carved wooden Eastern Luba Chief's staff, accented with hammered aluminum and incised designs. Luba peoples, DRC/Congo, Africa. Provenance: Irwin Cernic, NY, acquired fromSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Rare Yoruba Shango Staff Ex Ladislas SegyA very fine old Shango cult staff with kneeling devotee and decorated superstructure, showing wear and erosion. Yoruba peoples, Nigeria, Africa. The staff measures 21 x 10 inches. provenance: Ex LadisSee Sold Price
Sold2023Rare Tabwa Horned Mask Ex Dr Endicott CollectionA very uncommon carved wooden dance mask with raised tribal scars and motifs and two animal like horns. Tabwa peoples, DRC/ Congo, Central Africa. The mask has a well handled and worn surface and measSee Sold Price
Sold2020A Rare Nsapo/Songye chief's staff Ex Levitt CollectionA fine and very rare carved wooden Nsapo/Songye cheif’s staff finial. The staff measures 32.5 inches tall. A metal display stand can be included for an additional $40.00 - Ex. Sol and Josephine LeviSee Sold Price
Sold2021Rare Old Tabwa Male Ancestor SculptureA finely carved "Mipasi" wooden effigy of a male ancestor with raised areas of tribal tattoos or scars. The Tabwa depend spiritually upon mipasi (ancestral spirits) for guidance and wisdom. Using theSee Sold Price
Sold2021Very Rare Old Luba Staff Top Ex J. Camp Gallery 1985A very rare Luba or Kalanga carved wooden Staff top with metal ( aluminum) wrapped areas to protect the staff, what remains is stable. The staff top has extensive wear and erosion and is likely a lateSee Sold Price
Sold2020Very rare Old Tanzania Prestige staff Ex Leonard KahanExtremely fine and rare old carved wooden Tanzanian prestige staff with figural finial and some decorative elements. Provenance:- Ex. McConnell, Coll, VA, and previously acquired from Kahan Gallery, NSee Sold Price
Sold2022Rare Bamana Stool with Four Ancestors Ex Marshall MountA very large and heavy carved wooden stool featuring 4 carved anthropomorphic ancestors acting as the central support of the seat, perhaps indicating family lineage. The Caryatid stool was carved fromSee Sold Price
Sold2019A Rare Old Chokwe Chibinda Ilunga Ancestor, Ex HalletThis is a very fine old wood sculpture of the Hero Chief, or primary ancestor Chibinda Ilunga of the Chokwe peoples. A highly stylized example with excellent openwork design and signs of age and handlSee Sold Price
May 23South Florida Auction & Estate Sale Services IncEX Rare 17in LALIQUE France Blue Crystal Great White Shark in Original Box$1,950(5 bids)
May 23South Florida Auction & Estate Sale Services IncEX Rare Numbered Edition DAUM France Pate De Verre Amber Crystal LEOPARD$575(5 bids)
4 days LeftD.L. Straight AuctionsRARE MEDAL GIVEN TO GENERAL GEORGE MEADE'S GETTYSBURG STAFF$200(1 bid)
May 19The Heritage Gallery at Sayville Antiques, IncRoy Krenkel Ex Libris Book w/ Drawings Swordsmen Saurians$150(3 bids)
May 19Heartland Artifact Auctions Inc5" Slant Groove Axe, Nice Square Lines and a Median Ridge inside the groove which is rare.$10(1 bid)
May 19Heartland Artifact Auctions Inc13 1/4" G10 Mace / Scepter, 2x COA Dickey / Davis, found North of Athens Georgia, EX Richard French$170(7 bids)
May 12Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books1966 CHINA 1ed English Mao Zedong Little Red Book Communism Tse-tung Quotations$26(2 bids)
May 12Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books1861 William Wilberforce Enormity of SLAVE TRADE Abolition Bill America RARE$40(3 bids)
May 12Schilb Antiquarian Rare Books1846 DEATH PENALTY 1ed Defense of CAPITAL PUNISHMENT Anti Abolition Slavery$1(1 bid)
4 days LeftTrillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksBesler - Pair of Botanical Engravings: Lily, Iris, Meadow-Rue, Fumitory$200
May 11Hess Fine AuctionsRARE 1893 Ulysses S Grant Reunion Inner Book with Important Struck Medal Republican Convention EX Li$225(4 bids)
May 15University ArchivesRonald Reagan Personally Owned "Don Quixote" Ltd. Ed. Vols. 1 & 2, Signed by Illustrator Ex Christie$300(1 bid)