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LOT 2434
African Terracotta Bead Group
12TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
351 in. (93 grams, 892 cm long).
Comprising a large number of small disc beads, interspersed with singles and groups of cylindrical and variously shaped types, all strung together. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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African Slave Trade Bronze Manilla Bracelet Group
Early 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising: one large with keeled body and incised decoration to the terminals; the other with a hinged round-section body and clubbed terminals. 981 grams total, 58-91 mm wide
Acquired from Morthets Auctions, Yorkshire, 2009. Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman. -
Pre-Columbian Face Design Pottery Jar
1st millennium A.D. or laterEstimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £222
Squat in profile with slightly flared mouth, body formed as two addorsed faces with pointillé edges and vertical slits to the eyes, mouth and cheeks; painted spiral tendrils with leaves and concentric triangular motifs. 90 grams, 75 mm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Central African Bronze Boat with Figures
19th-early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Miniature boat model comprising: flat-bottomed open boat with incised zigzag line to the hull, curved stern post formed as a reptilian tail, prow with simulated crocodile head; two pairs of figures sitting on the thwarts, one male and one female, each male with a paddle; rear figure with paddle to the port side, leading figure with paddle to the starboard. 1 kg, 35.5 cm wide
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
