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LOT 2771
Tibetan Woven Wool Dragon Rug
TIBET, CIRCA 1900 A.D.
59 7/8 x 31 3/4 in. (3.09 kg, 152 x 80.5 cm).
With confronting serpentine dragons amidst flames, with ruyi and Lishui striped border.
ProvenanceAcquired Bonham's, Knightsbridge, 1st November 2021, no.297 (part).
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
See Collection of Robert and Lois Baylis; item no.294.1; Sotheby's Arts d'Asie, 12 June 2025, lot 26.
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LOT 2771
Tibetan Woven Wool Dragon Rug
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£150 (EUR 174; USD 203) +BP*
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African Leather and Metal Animal Figure
Fang People, late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Modelled as two bulbous body parts connected by a tubular neck, with four short curved legs; layered stripes of leather and fabric around a metal skeleton. 268 grams, 18.1 cm
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Ethnographic Silver Coiled Bracelet
19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Penannular in plan, hexagonal in section with a pair of applied coiled rods on each arm and six bosses. 96 grams, 73 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Oceanic Wooden Maori Walking Stick Tokotoko
New Zealand, early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Carved with a seated tiki and two kneeling tiki figures, with inset abalone shell eyes and bands of linear and notch carving, the pear-shaped handle with a metal plaque inscribed: 'J.L. LD. N.Z. 1903'. 545 grams, 93.8 cm
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
A tokotoko is a traditional Māori carved ceremonial walking stick, and a symbol of authority and status for the speaker holding it. The tokotoko were beautifully carved. The most elaborate, like this one, shows a well-nourished, naked Paikea-type male figure lying flat, with his legs in the air to form a handle. The sticks have two distinctive female faces further down, one with a moko on the lips and the other with a moko kauae. All faces have pāua-shell eyes. The body of the tokotoko is intricately carved with a three-dimensional curved shape. It is less than a metre in length, pointing to its use as a ‘talking stick’ rather than an aid to walking.
