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A WOOD 'ULA' THROWING CLUB, FIJI ISLANDS
The irregular round head with remains of inlaid teeth, the lower section of the handle carved with typical zig zag motifs, 39cm long
£200-£400
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A SOUTH PACIFIC FEAST BOWL
Of elongated shape, with terminals for hanging, 76cm long
£80-£120
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TWO SEPIK ARTEFACTS, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Including a spirit mask inlaid with cowrie shells, 69cm long; and a suspension hook, 79cm high (2)
£200-£300
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A PAIR OF MAORI CARVED POSTS, NEW ZEALAND
186cm high, together with two intricately carved cross beams, 194cm high (4)
£1,500-£2,000
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A MAORI PADDLE HOE, NEW ZEALAND
With leaf-shaped blade and knop terminal, shiny brown patina, 161cm long
£200-£300
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TWO MAORI POUNAMU JADE ITEMS
Including a paddle of 'Kawakawa' jade, 27.5cm long; and a toki, 11.5cm long, (2)
£600-£800
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A NURISTAN DRUM, AFGHANISTAN
The body of the drum carved out of one piece of wood, decorated with two rows of encircled eight-pointed stars, on four legs carved with triangles along the borders, the goat hide drumhead attached to the body with wood pegs, 51cm high
Provenance: Pinto Collection, Paris and New York. Sotheby's, New York, 14 May 2010, lot 81.
£2,000-£3,000
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A BERBER MOROCCAN CLAY POT
With twin handles of circular form and decorated in slip with geometric design, 14cm high
£60-£80
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TWO ETHNOGRAPHIC MASKS AND A COLON FIGURE
Including one mask from India, 52cm high, and another from Tibet, 35cm high; together with a Colon figure, West Africa, 48cm high (3)
£50-£70
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TWO INDIAN POURING BOWLS
With animal terminals and a projecting spout, 19cm-25cm long; together with a Trobrian Islands betel nut mortar, Papua New Guinea, 12.5cm high (3)
£60-£80
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A WOOD CANE FINIAL, COAST OF WEST AFRICA
In the shape of a female head with plaited headdress, 10cm high
£250-£350
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A LARGE ETHNOGRAPHIC SCHIST AXEHEAD
32.4cm long; with a wooden haft, 72cm high (2)
£100-£200
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AN ETHNOGRAPHIC FLINT HAFTED AXE, POSSIBLY PARAGUAY OR AMAZONIAN
The flint axe with flaring blade, the wood haft covered hide, string and reptile skin, 46cm long
£200-£300
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TWO GREEN STONE INUIT SCULPTURES, CANADA
One of a seal, 21.5cm long; the other of an Inuit hunter in a canoe, holding a metal and bone oar, 12cm long; together with two African female figures (4)
Provenance: English private collection of Bernard Buckman (1910-1991).
£80-£120
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FOUR PRE-COLUMBIAN TERRACOTTA HEADS, MEXICO
Including two Teotihyacan examples, an Aztec head of a goddess, and an Mezcalan example, 4.5-5.5cm high (4)
£80-£120
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A PRE-COLUMBIAN POTTERY ZOOMORPHIC BOWL, COSTA RICA
Raised over three feet, decorated in relief with jaguar heads, 11.7cm high
£80-£120
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A POGON MASK, MALI
103cm high
£80-£120
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TWO NOMOLI STONE FIGURES, SIERRA LEONE
One figure riding a bovine animal, 22cm high, and the other figure holding an animal in each hand, 19cm; and another stone figure, 11.5cm (3)
£100-£200
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THREE KUBA TEXTILE PANELS, THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
52cm (3)
£100-£150
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A FON IRON MEMORIAL ALTARPIECE, BENIN
The circular base supporting a central seat surrounded with crosses, an alligator, a large hand holding a thunder and others, 58cm high
£60-£80
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A YORUBA OGBONI SOCIETY STAFF, NIGERIA
The terminal in the shape of a chief holding a knife and the head of an enemy, 48cm long
Literature: The piece was authenticated by William Fagg of Christie's London in 1986. He identified it as follows, 'The bronze staff is a smith's ritual poker or staff of office from Obo in north east Yorubaland.'
£500-£700
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TWO HIDE SHIELDS, SULTANATE OF OMAN, SOMALIA AND EAST ETHIOPIA
Decorated with ribs and applied metal stars, a metal ring secured to the handle at the back, with traces of sword thrusts, 22.5-25cm diam (2)
£200-£300
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AN IGKIRRA STAFF, KABBA PROVINCE, NIGERIA
Carved wood, with a kneeling female with her hands on her breasts and with a bird finial, with a pointed metal tip, with Liverpool Museum label, 117.5cm high
Provenance: Arthur Holdsworth Groom, District Officer, Nigeria 1905 - 1917. Loaned to the Castle Museum, Norwich in 1911, listed as a Witch Doctor's staff of Office.
£400-£600
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AN IGKIRRA STAFF, KABBA PROVINCE, NIGERIA
With a carved wood Janus double head finial, one with a central crest and the other with a knot mounted on an iron shaft with brass mounts and pointed tip, 114.5cm long
Provenance: Arthur Holdsworth Groom, District Officer, Nigeria 1905 - 1917. Loaned to the Castle Museum, Norwich in 1911.
£400-£600
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A KUKURUKU STAFF, KABBA PROVINCE, NIGERIA
With a domed finial on three angled supports to a ribbed and ringed section with chevron and linear decoration, to a plain shaft with an iron pointed tip, with Liverpool and Norwich Castle Museums labels, 156cm high
Provenance: Arthur Holdsworth Groom, District Officer, Nigeria 1905 - 1917. Loaned to the Castle Museum, Norwich in 1911.
£500-£700
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A KUKURUKU STAFF, KABBA PROVINCE, NIGERIA
With a domed finial with carved decoration on an open support, with a ribbed and disc shaft with an iron pointed tip, with Liverpool and Norwich Castle Museums labels, 155cm high
Provenance: Arthur Holdsworth Groom, District Officer, Nigeria 1905 - 1917. Loaned to the Castle Museum, Norwich in 1911.
£500-£700
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A WORJI WAR AXE, BAUCHI PROVINCE, NIGERIA
With an open curved blade with incised decoration and inlaid copper circles with plaited hide binding, on a hide covered and part ribbed shaft, with museum number 56.24.698. and with Liverpool and Norwich Castle Museums labels, 66cm long
Provenance: Arthur Holdsworth Groom, District Officer, Nigeria 1905 - 1917. Loaned to the Castle Museum, Norwich in 1911.
£600-£800
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A RON DAGGER, BAUCHI PROVINCE, NIGERIA
The tapering stepped blade with incised linear decoration, with a leather bound wood shaped handle, with Liverpool and Norwich Castle Museums labels, 47cm long
Provenance: Arthur Holdsworth Groom, District Officer, Nigeria 1905 - 1917. Loaned to the Castle Museum, Norwich in 1911.
£200-£300
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A YORUBA LEATHER BOUND LIFE PRESERVER CLUB, KABBA PROVINCE, NIGERIA
Ribbed with woven strips of dyed leather through the main leather covering, with two strap handles, with Liverpool and Norwich Castle Museums labels, 59cm long
Provenance: Arthur Holdsworth Groom, District Officer, Nigeria 1905 - 1917. Loaned to the Castle Museum, Norwich in 1911.
£100-£200
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Lots 30-32 | |
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AN IZNIK POTTERY VASE
Circa 19th Century
Decorated with floral motifs, 30cm high
£300-£400
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TWO PERSIAN SEALS
Qajar, circa 20th Century A.D.
Including an oval carnelian example and a prismatic glass seal with three faces, both with inscriptions, 17mm-30mm long (2)
Provenance: Colonel Norman Colville, M.C. (1893-1974) collection; and thence by descent to the present owner.
£150-£250
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A QAJAR UNDERGLAZE-PAINTED POTTERY DISH IN THE IZNIK STYLE
Persia, 19th Century
Decorated with an arabesque interlace on a blue ground, 30.5cm diam
£500-£800
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A MYCENAEAN STIRRUP JAR
Circa 1400-1300 B.C.
Of globular form, with central spout and strap handles, the body decorated with encircling bands and the shoulder decorated with foliate design in red-brown slip, 10.5cm high
Provenance: UK private collection, acquired from Bonhams, London, 22 April 1999, lot 311.
£800-£1,200
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A CYPRIOT POTTERY KERNOS
Bronze Age, Circa 1800-1650 B.C.
Formed of two conjoined bowls, joined by an arched handle, decorated in red slip, 14cm high
Provenance: UK private collection, acquired Bonhams, 22 April 1999, lot 375 (part). Previously from a UK deceased estate.
£800-£1,200
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AN ETRUSCAN BUCCHERO OINOCHOE
Circa 6th Century B.C.
With slightly squat body and trefoil lip, 19.5cm high
Provenance: Nikos Paschalis (1918-1948) Collection, Greece, Egypt and the Middle East, thence by descent to the family in Australia.
£150-£200
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AN ETRUSCAN BUCCHERO OINOCHOE
Circa 6th Century B.C.
With spherical body and trefoil lip, 20.5cm high
Provenance: Nikos Paschalis (1918-1948) Collection, Greece, Egypt and the Middle East, thence by descent to the family in Australia.
£250-£350
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AN ETRUSCAN BUCCHERO OINOCHOE
Circa 6th Century B.C.
The later handle joining the trefoil lip, 17cm high
Provenance: Nikos Paschalis (1918-1948) Collection, Greece, Egypt and the Middle East, thence by descent to the family in Australia.
£200-£300
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AN ETRUSCO- CORINTHIAN TERRACOTTA OINOCHOE
Circa 6th Century B.C.
Decorated in umber and crimson with parallel bands and petals on the shoulder, 24cm high
Provenance: Nikos Paschalis (1918-1948) Collection, Greece, Egypt and the Middle East, thence by descent to the family in Australia.
£300-£500
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A CORINTHIAN POTTERY ALABASTRON
Circa 6th Century B.C.
Decorated in crimson and brown, with added incised details, depicting a winged panther with rosettes in the field, a rosette on the base, tongues and dots on the neck and rim, 17cm high
Provenance: Alexandre Nicolai (1865-1952) Collection, Bordeaux, France. Thence by descent.
£800-£1,200
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A COLLECTION OF ROMANO-BRITISH MISCELLANEOUS ARTEFACTS
Circa 1st-3rd Century A.D.
Including four bronze vessel feet in the shape of a paw, 4cm-7cm long; a vessel handle escutcheon decorated with a face, 12cm wide; a patera handle with ram's head terminal, 10cm long; a figurine of a panther, a theatre mask applique, a griffin protome, 3.1cm-4.2cm long; an enamelled disc brooch and five other fibulae; two bronze seal boxes and other bronze items; a silver horseshoe pendant, 2.5cm wide; two lead plumb bobs one in the shape of an amphora and four lead seals with inscription; two terracotta oil lamps and other vessels (a lot)
Provenance: The deceased estate of William Welsh Robson (1944-2012), London, formed through several surveys with the metal detector around London and Kent in the late 1970s-2000s. Several of the finds recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
£80-£120
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TWO ETRUSCAN BRONZE FRAGMENTS
Circa 5th Century B.C.
Including a torso, holding a spear and wearing a plumed helmet, 8.5cm high, and a pair of legs, 8cm high (2)
Provenance: English private collection, Leicester, 1970s.
£150-£200
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FOUR CLASSICAL ITEMS
Including a Roman bronze fragment of a head in profile, 3cm high, a Greek terracotta head with a strap around her chin, 5.5cm high, and a Hellenistic head and draped figure, 5cm and 10.5cm high (4)
Provenance: English private collection, acquired in London in the 1980s and 1990s. The Roman bronze fragment accompanied by a copy of the purchase invoice, dated 1989.
£150-£250
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A GROUP OF MISCELLANEOUS ANTIQUITIES
Circa 11th Century B.C.-3rd Century A.D.
Including a Roman marble head fragment, 14cm high; a Roman green glass double balsamarium, 11cm high; an Egyptian terracotta shabti, Third Intermediate Period, 11.5cm high and a green glazed shabti with horizontal bands of hieroglyphic text, Late Period, 11cm high; together with a later schist stylised carving (5)
Provenance: deceased estate of Mr Croucher, London.
£100-£150
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TWO ROMAN GREEN GLASS DOUBLE BALSAMARIA
Circa 4th-5th Century A.D.
One example with conjoined fluted vials and added green glass over-arching handle with opaque dark red striation, 16.5cm high; another example with wavy handles applied to the sides, 12cm high; together with a bronze cosmetic implement, 13cm long (3)
Provenance: From the estate of the late Christopher Sheppard, London.
£150-£250
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A ROMAN GREEN GLASS TWO HANDLED JAR
Circa 3rd-4th Century A.D.
With a long neck, wide spout and collar rim, with trail handles applied to the rim and body, 10cm high
Provenance: Swiss private collection of Mr. F.A., acquired in London in the 1970s.
£300-£400
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THREE CLASSICAL TERRACOTTA VESSELS
Circa 5th-1st Century B.C.
Including an Attic lekythos with rays on the shoulder, 15cm high; a Hellenistic jar with umber bands, 9.5cm high; and a small unguentarium, 11cm high (3)
Provenance: Nikos Paschalis (1918-1948) Collection, Greece, Egypt and the Middle East, thence by descent to the family in Australia.
£150-£250
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A BRONZE ANTHROPOMORPHIC FINIAL
Possibly Celtic
The slender highly stylised figure with large eyes and smiling face, the long hair combed backwards, 9cm long
Provenance: Colonel Norman Colville, M.C. (1893-1974) collection; and thence by descent to the present owner.
£150-£180
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A ROMAN BRONZE RAM'S HEAD FINIAL
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
With curled horns and incised details, two holes in the collar, 6cm long
Provenance: Mr and Mrs S. Broukal Collection, formed in the 1950s, in the UK since 1956. Thence by descent.
£80-£120
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A MISCELLANEOUS GROUP OF ANCIENT BRONZES
Circa 1st Millennium B.C. to Byzantine Period
Including a Roman head wearing a Corinthian helmet, a Roman tinned bronze disc, four keys, a Byzantine reliquary cross, and other items, 2cm-11cm long; and a group of bronze items, Not Ancient (a lot)
Provenance: Mr and Mrs S. Broukal Collection, formed in the 1950s, in the UK since 1956. Thence by descent.
£150-£250
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A GROUP OF ROMAN AND BYZANTINE BRONZE, LEAD AND IRON ARTEFACTS
Circa 1st-8th Century A.D.
Including a Romano-British applique in the shape of a theatre mask found near Bath, a cross-bow fibula, a round brooch with blue enamel decoration, two cylindrical furniture attachments, an iron blade found at Owmby, Lincolnshire, two Roman lead seals, five other Roman bronze items; and a Byzantine oil lamps with a square weight, 3cm-15cm long (15)
Provenance: English private collection, Mr M. Vaughan, London, formed in the 1970s-1980s.
£100-£150
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