Sold2020Two African Fon Staffs, Benin, early 20th centuryTwo African Fon Staffs, Benin, Early 20th Century. Provenance: ex Eric Roberston Gallery, NYC. Size: 1) 14'' x 5'' x 1.5'' (36 x 13 x 4 cm); 2) 19'' x 8.25'' x 1.25'' (48 x 21 x 3 cm).See Sold Price
Sold2021African Fon Asen Altar Staff, Benin, early 20th c.African Fon Asen Altar Staff, Benin, early 20th c. Provenance: Collection of Allan Stone, New York. Size: 47'' x 11'' x 11'' (119 x 28 x 28 cm). Note: There Are No Hidden or Confidential Reserves in tSee Sold Price
Sold202120th C. African Fon Wood Short Staff - Hand & ChameleonAfrica, Republic of Benin, Fon peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. An impressive and rare wood short staff displaying the hand-carved figure of a chameleon on one side and a left hand on the otSee Sold Price
Sold2020Two African Carved Wood Staffs, early 20th centuryTwo African Carved Wood Staffs, early 20th century. Including a Pende staff, DRC and a Tanzanian staff, on stands. Provenance: ex. Eric Robertson Gallery, NYC. Size: 1) 26.5'' x 2.25'' x 1'' (67 x 6 xSee Sold Price
Sold201820th C. Benin Wood Dance Figure w/ Tenon**Originally Listed At $350** West Africa, Benin, Fon peoples, early 20th century CE. A hand carved, wooden male figure with a tenon, made to be held by hand during a ritual dance. The Fon people (FonSee Sold Price
Sold2024African Fon Asen Memorial Altar, Benin, Early/Mid 20th C.African Fon Asen Memorial Altar, Benin, Early/Mid 20th C. Iron. On stand. Size: 37'' x 12'' x 12'' (94 x 30 x 30 cm).Height on stand: 42" (107 cm).See Sold Price
Sold202220th C. African Benin Fon Wood Effigy Figure MonkeyWestern Africa, Republic of Benin, Fon peoples, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden effigy figure depicting a highly stylized simian creature in a seated position with legs crossedSee Sold Price
Sold2018Early 20th C. African Benin Female Wooden FigureAfrica, Republic of Benin, Fon/ Dahomey, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure of a female, standing with hands placed just above her ample hips and below her breasts, her visaSee Sold Price
Sold201720th C. Benin Fon Wood Seated Male Figure**Originally Listed At $150** Africa, Benin, Fon peoples, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure of a seated man, made to be a fetish figure, and with a patina of pigment and otSee Sold Price
Sold2018African Fon Wooden Standing Fetish Figure**Originally Listed At $150** Africa, Republic of Benin, Fon/ Dahomey, ca. early to mid 20th century CE. A hand-carved wooden figure of a standing man, made to be a fetish figure with a receptacle carSee Sold Price
Sold2021Two Antique African Benin Ceremonial Swords/EbenTwo Fine African Benin Ceremonial Swords/Eben. Metal, late 19th/early 20th c. On stands. Sizes: 1) 35'' x 7'' x 5.75'' (89 x 18 x 15 cm); Height on Stand: 36" (91 cm); 2) 36'' x 7.5'' x 5.5'' (91 x 19See Sold Price
Sold2021Two Strands of African Benin Brass and Glass BeadedTwo Strands of African Benin Brass and Glass Beaded Necklaces, Early 20th Century. Longest dimensions: 25 1/4 in. Collection of Melvin J. Fox, The Ford Foundation 1951-1977. Based in Lagos, Nigeria, MSee Sold Price
Sold2021TWO AFRICAN YORUBA PEOPLE BRASS MALE/FEMALE EDAN OGBONITWO AFRICAN YORUBA PEOPLE BRASS MALE/FEMALE EDAN OGBONI SOCIETY STAFF FINIALS, NIGERIAN, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY, the seated pair chained to each other and cast on tapering wrought iron spikes, tSee Sold Price
Sold2016Early 20th C. Yoruba Gelede Mask, Birdcage HeadressAfrica, Nigeria or Benin, Yoruba, ca. early 20th century CE. A skillfully carved and meticulously painted Gelede helmet mask composed of two parts - the expressive mask, here an abstract male face witSee Sold Price
Sold2018Two African Carved Yoruba Wood Doors, early 20th c.,Two African Carved Yoruba Wood Doors, early 20th c., Nigeria or Benin, H.- 53 1/4 in., W.- 27 in.See Sold Price
Sold2022TWO LARGE EARLY 20TH CENTURY AFRICAN CARVED WOOD STAFFS one formed as a pipe. 90 cm long. (2)TWO LARGE EARLY 20TH CENTURY AFRICAN CARVED WOOD STAFFS one formed as a pipe. 90 cm long. (2)See Sold Price
Sold2017Benin Fon Power figure, 19th/20th century, a magicBenin Fon Power figure, 19th/20th century, a magic fetish figure with encrusted patina, having two wrapped cords, one attaching a small vessel or container, possibly Keaka people but probably Fon peopSee Sold Price
Sold2023(2 Pc) Antique African Benin Figural Bronze PipesDESCRIPTION: Two bronze pipes from the Benin Empire, each featuring a foot fashioned as a man's face and a bowl distinguishes by long, protruding studs. CIRCA: 19th to early 20th Century ORIGIN: NigerSee Sold Price
Sold2020Two African Wooden ObjectsSouth Africa, ca. late 19th or early 20th century. Comprising a good Zulu club with flared head incised with concentric ribbed surface and a nicely carved Zulu staff. MEASUREMENTS Length of longest: 3See Sold Price
Sold2017Early 20th C African Yoruba Iron Staff w/ Bird & BellsWest Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba people, early 20th century CE. A tall iron staff with two groups of long bells spaced out along it. The staff is capped by a bird finial below an upside-down group of fourSee Sold Price
Sold201719th C. Yoruba Bronze Ogboni Society Staffs (PR)West Africa, Nigeria and Benin, Yoruba peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A pair of linked human male and female representations, cast in bronze, with loop holes connected with a brass chainSee Sold Price
Sold2017ARTHUR COURT, ETC.Two pieces: Court wall-hanging sculpture in the style of a Japanese Noh theatre mask and Benin style mask in the form of a Ram, on museum stand, 1977/early 20th c.; Cast aluminum, bronze, enameled iroSee Sold Price
Sold2018Circumcision StaffAfrican Circumcision rattle/Staff early 20th c possibly Dogon people of Mali or Luba/ Kasandji people of Democratic Republic of Congo. Staff features male figure with exaggerated phallus and cowrie shSee Sold Price
Sold2016A Fon wooden phallusA Fon wooden phallus ++ A wooden phallus, Republic of Benin, Fon. 20th century. 15" x 6" x 4", Provenance: The Inventory and Collection from the Estate of Merton D. Simpson. These wooden fetishes wereSee Sold Price
May 22PiasaFon Benin fetish Wood, terracotta, metal and sacrificial patina Early 20th century H: 31 cm€700
May 22PiasaFon Nago Yoruba Benin fetish Wood, metal, animal skull and fabric Early 20th century H : 34 cm€700
May 22PiasaPair of very large Ibedji, Yoruba, Nigeria / Benin Wood H : 29 and 30 cm Early 20th century€800
May 22Hannam's Auctioneers LtdTWO EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS Late Qing/Republic. (qty)£180
May 23Hannam's Auctioneers LtdTWO EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE MEIJI PERIOD SCROLLS. Largest 180 cm x 65 cm. (2)£5