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LOT 2439
African Wooden Knife and Spatula Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
10 1/4 - 11 1/4 in. (237 grams total, 26-28.5 cm).
Including a lentoid-section spatula with grip formed as a crouching monkey, trowel with hooked handle and other types. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the family collection of a Maida Vale lady, UK.
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African Wooden Knife and Spatula Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Including a lentoid-section spatula with grip formed as a crouching monkey, trowel with hooked handle and other types. 237 grams total, 26-28.5 cm
From the family collection of a Maida Vale lady, UK. -
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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. -
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.
