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LOT 2445
African Wooden Spoon and Ladle Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
9 3/8 - 26 3/4 in. (698 grams total, 24.5-68 cm).
Including a carved spoon with male bust finial to the handle, large ladle with keeled bowl and other items. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the family collection of a Maida Vale lady, UK.
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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. -
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African Wooden Sculpture Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £43
Group of three carved sculptures comprising: family group with two grand parents, two parents and a child; mother seated braiding her daughter's hair; standing female with bands of scarification to the waist and hip. 1.42 kg total, 18-34 cm
Acquired London, UK. Property of a Harwich gentleman. -
African Wooden Mask of a Boy
19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £167
Carved in the half-round with hollowed reverse, band of perforations to the rim, modern mounting rings inside. 162 grams, 18 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Property of a London gentleman.
