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LOT 2793
Native American Salish Carved and Painted Birch Totem Staff
CANADA, CIRCA EARLY-MID 20TH CENTURY A.D.
18 1/8 in. (166 grams, 46.5 cm).
Round-section staff decorated with polychrome human and bird figures. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceJune 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.
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LOT 2793
Native American Salish Carved and Painted Birch Totem Staff
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Large Collection of Trade Beads with Collection Labels
19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Each in a paper sleeve or polythene slip with penciled and inked notes including bead-type, findspot, usage notes and codes. 89 grams total, 3-35 mm
From the collection of Howard Gibbs. From a specialised collection of trade items and money formed in the 1970s. -
Huge African Bronze Decorated Slave Bracelet
19th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Penannular in profile and D-shaped in section with hinged quadrant bearing hatched segments. 1.76 kg, 11.3 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
African Trade Bracelet Group
19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: spiral round-section bracelet of four coils; round-section ring with segmented outer face; ellipsoid type with butted ends; each with a handwritten collector's note. 360 grams total, 70-86 mm wide
Ex Robert Tye collection. From a specialised collection of trade items and money formed in the 1970s. Accompanied by three handwritten catalogue slips.
