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LOT 2144
Shipwreck African Slave Trade Manilla Currency Bracelet Pair
19TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 - 2 1/2 in. (150 grams total, 59-63 mm).
Group of two penannular round-section bracelets with clubbed ends. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the shipwrecked English Schooner 'Duoro' sunk off the Isles of Scilly in 1843.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
Each accompanied by a copy of a certificate of authenticity from the Isles of Scilly Underwater Centre.
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LOT 2144
Shipwreck African Slave Trade Manilla Currency Bracelet Pair
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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Massive Manilla Currency Bracelet Group
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Group of three 'African Slave Trade' currency bracelets each penannular in plan and biconvex in profile with panels of geometric ornament. 2.88 kg total, 89-91 mm
Acquired from Morphets Auctions, Yorkshire, UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Moroccan Tuareg Painted Double Pot
18th-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Comprising two bottle-shaped jars each with a narrow neck, T-shaped junction between and a strap handle to the outer edge; painted bands of geometric ornament. 815 grams, 16.5 cm
From a North Yorkshire, UK, collection, 1990s. -
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.
