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LOT 2137
Massive Manilla Currency Bracelet Group
19TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 - 3 5/8 in. (2.88 kg total, 89-91 mm).
Group of three 'African Slave Trade' currency bracelets each penannular in plan and biconvex in profile with panels of geometric ornament. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Morphets Auctions, Yorkshire, UK.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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Shipwreck African Slave Trade Manilla Currency Bracelet
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Penannular round-section bracelet with clubbed ends. 73.2 grams, 58 mm
From the shipwrecked English Schooner 'Duoro' sunk off the Isles of Scilly in 1843. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. Accompanied by a copy of a certificate of authenticity from the Isles of Scilly Underwater Centre. -
Ethnographic Terracotta Figure Biting a Rope
Circa 19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Crouching, holding a braided U-shaped bar in both hands and in the mouth; braided twine to waist and neck, remains to head; red and white pigment; Oceanian workmanship. 680 grams, 19 cm
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. -
African Bronze Statue of a Warrior
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Depicted with an emphasised head with stylised features, wearing a headdress with long lappets and three plaits to the back of the head; simple loincloth with a rectangular apron covering his emphasised phallus that he supports with his left hand; flat-section extensions beneath the legs. 14.5 grams, 55 mm
Ex Symes Gallery, London, UK, collection.
