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Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,850
Sold for (Inc. bp): £16,900
Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,440
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640
Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640
Sold for (Inc. bp): £23,400
Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,750
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,680
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,700
Lot No. 2277
1
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising bowls of various types, together with a storage jar; most painted with monochrome or polychrome geometric schemes. 1.4 kg total, 10-15 cm

Ex London, UK, collection, 1990-2000s.

Lot No. 2279
4
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Each framed and glazed, comprising: a miniature Qur'an manuscript in Naskh script c.1650 A.D., gold embellishment, double margins, chapter headings in gold; a manuscript from a Dala'il prayer book written using Naskh script encased in golden clouds, meandering borders and scrolling floral embellishment; each with explanatory label to reverse of frame.. 570 grams total, 22.2 x 17.2 cm each

Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.

Framed and glazed, displaying a portrait of a male figure, possibly Amin Kakin, against a plain background, on paper. 473 grams, 28.5 x 22.2 cm

Acquired by the vendor's father on the UK art market, before 1990.

Lot No. 2281
1
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Decorated with a faint geometric motif; pierced twice for suspension or storage purposes. 1.3 kg, 30.5 cm wide

Acquired 1990s-early 2000s.
East Anglian private collection.

Lot No. 2282
2
Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Bearing calligraphic black text in two panels with liquid gold borders; upper panel with liquid gold rosettes, leaves and tendrils forming a rich backing for the bold calligraphic text. 64 grams, 75.5 cm

Property of a London, UK, gallery.

Lot No. 2284
3
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Formed with a carinated body and decorated with polychrome geometric motifs, footed base. 295 grams, 14 cm wide

Acquired before 2000.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.

With short neck, painted frieze displaying alternating ibex and geometric motifs, plain bands above and below and scalloping to the lower edge. 778 grams, 16.5 cm high

Acquired 1990s.
English private collection.
Property of an Essex gentleman.

Lot No. 2286
7
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Mainly comprising complete and fragmentary bowls and jars of various types, including examples painted with geometric motifs. 2.3 kg total, 4-12.2 cm

Ex London, UK, collection, 1990-2000s.

Lot No. 2288
4
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising bowls of various types, most painted with geometric schemes. 1.5 kg total, 9.7-16 cm

Ex London, UK, collection, 1990-2000s.

Lot No. 2289
3
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising bowls, jars and vases of various types, including examples displaying painted geometric and zoomorphic motifs. 2 kg total, 12-15 cm

Ex London, UK, collection, 1990-2000s.

Of bulbous form with carination to the lower body and an everted rim, frieze of painted stylised birds with spread wings between geometric borders. 4.18 kg, 32 cm wide

Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.

Lot No. 2291
2
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Depicted squatting and displaying scarification marks around the chest, median crested coiffure with hands resting on the knees. 1.9 kg, 69 cm high

From Côte d'Ivoire/Ghana.
From an old Newbury, UK, ethnographic collection.

The Senufo peoples are distributed in West Africa in the area of Cote d'Ivoire and Mali. They are famed for their woodcarving skills as well as their musical abilities.
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