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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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African Bronze Decorated Bracelet of Zarma (Djerma) People, Niger
Circa 19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
The penannular hoop with a keeled body and flared arms, decorated with incised chevrons, triangles and hatched ornament. 585 grams, 96 mm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1960s. From the private collection of Mr J.P.H., a Woolwich, UK, collector, his collection formed since the 1960s. -
North American Indian 'Carter Cay' Knapped Spear Point
Late 1st millennium A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Leaf-shaped with rounded butt; inked findspot 'Spearpoint / Carter Cay / Ky'. 40.7 grams, 92 mm
Found Carter Cay, Bahamas. From the collection of Haselmere Parish Priest, Charles Borelli (c.1914-2000) of Farnham, who was part of the Borelli family from Italy, who emigrated from Lake Como in 1828 to set up the Borelli family watch and jewellery business; thence by family descent to his nephew. -
Native American Salish Carved and Painted Birch Totem Staff
Canada, circa early-mid 20th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Round-section staff decorated with polychrome human and bird figures. 166 grams, 46.5 cm
June Bedford collection of Northwest Coast Art, Phillips sale, London, 20th September, 2000. Ex Romy Rey collection, London, UK. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
