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LOT 2757
African Wooden Ibibio Doll Figurine
19TH CENTURY A.D.
8 in. (105 grams, 20.3 cm).
Carved in the round with three-lobed headdress, painted hatched detailing to the body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2757
African Wooden Ibibio Doll Figurine
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Three African Carved Wooden Objects
20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising: a large carved ladle with openwork lion above the handle, incised lizard and other ornament; ceremonial axe with chip-carved ornament, inset iron blade; mace with knop finial and chip-carved panels to the shank. 1.35 kg total, 49.5-90.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman. -
Ethnographic Silver Coiled Bracelet
19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Penannular in plan, hexagonal in section with a pair of applied coiled rods on each arm and six bosses. 96 grams, 73 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Javanese Trade Beads
Majopahit, circa 13th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Two strings of red glass beads; old collector's cards: 'Majopahit 13th c. opaque red glass beads. Java 1293-1520 and its maritime empire. Beads used trading in E. Indies' and 'Majopahit 1293-1520 Kingdom of East Java (Sumatra, S. Malaysia = coastal Borneo.) These 13 c.' 23.7 grams total, 58-59 cm
From a specialised collection of trade items and money formed in the 1970s.
