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LOT 2774
Large Collection of Trade Beads with Collection Labels
19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.
1/8 - 1 3/8 in. (89 grams total, 3-35 mm).
Each in a paper sleeve or polythene slip with penciled and inked notes including bead-type, findspot, usage notes and codes. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Howard Gibbs.
From a specialised collection of trade items and money formed in the 1970s.
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LOT 2774
Large Collection of Trade Beads with Collection Labels
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Australian Knapped Bottle Glass Aboriginal Spearhead
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Opening Bid: £5
Triangular transparent tip with knapped, serrated edges. 7.57 grams, 43 mm
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Chokwe Tribal Boys Initiation Mask
Angolia, 20th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Carved from a single billet of wood, hollow to the reverse with slots at the eyes, nostrils and mouth, applied braided cord hair. 270 grams, 28 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman. -
Oceanic Wooden Samoan War Club
Tonga, Polynesia, early-mid 20th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
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From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
