Catalogue
Lot 1555
Sale 115 Miscellaneous
SCRIMSHAW POWDER HORN, circa 1830, engraved 'James Wilson' 'Color Serg't' 'of the Grenadier Company' '29th Reg't', ornately engraved all over with floral emblems, a large ...
Estimate $1,200
Lot 1556
Sale 115 Miscellaneous
SCRIMSHAW POWDER HORN, circa 1833, engraved near the point 'New South Wales 1833', cross-hatched design below, fitted with a brass spout and mounted with brass ...
Estimate $1,200
Lot 1557
Sale 115 Miscellaneous
SCRIMSHAW POWDER HORN, circa 1840, ornately engraved to one side with a fashionable lady holding a songbird, floral basket above, garlands around, mounted with brass ...
Estimate $1,200
Lot 1558
Sale 115 Miscellaneous
SCRIMSHAW POWDER HORN, circa 1851, deeply engraved to one side 'Rule Britannia', a sailor in uniform holding a British ensign, 'Souvenir' 'Memento Mori' 'Tempus Fugit' ...
Estimate $2,000
Lot 1559
Sale 115 Miscellaneous
INDIA, ivory bracelet with four elephants and flora carved on the outside; long boat in phoenix form with three rowers (Chinese?). Very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Lot 1560
Sale 115 Miscellaneous
SILVER BRACELET, India or Afghanistan, early 20th century, silver wire covered with alternating silver beads and decorated cylinders, clasp intact, (150mm long). Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
Lot 1561
Sale 115 Miscellaneous
TIBET, silver scroll weights (230x22mm) (2); Chinese, silver zodiac ingot (90x50mm). Extremely fine. (3).
Estimate $90
SOLD $80
Lot 1562
Sale 115 Miscellaneous
BURMA, standard weights of the Burmese kings, Beast series, opium weights, period D issued 19th century, weights of 157.12, 79.37, 75.81, 16.04, 15.01, 8.57, 6.75, ...
Estimate $150
SOLD $250
Lot 1563
Sale 115 Miscellaneous
BURMA, standard weights of the Burmese kings, Beast series, opium weights, period D issued 19th century, weights of 300, 163.68 (illustrated), 76.86, 32.03, 32.75, 16.89, ...
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
Lot 1564
Sale 115 Miscellaneous
CHINESE "OPIUM" SCALES, these are also a type of steelyard scales, described below, pan diameter 35mm, as stored with a wooden box in the shape ...
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
Lot 1565
Sale 115 Miscellaneous
PRIMITIVE MONEY, an interesting group including manillas (2) from West Africa, Atoni type (p.211 Opitz); partial coiled manilla (p.215 Opitz); boars tusks (2) claimed to ...
Estimate $200
SOLD $300
Lot 1566
Sale 115 Miscellaneous
PRIMITIVE MONEY, Africa, anklet money or baoule, a large cast semi circular raised central rim with decoration on both faces, internally it is hollow and ...
Estimate $100
Lot 1567
Sale 115 Miscellaneous
PRIMITIVE MONEY, Nigeria, Congo and West Africa (Ivory Coast), manillas, anklets and collars, as circular bars with twisted outer circles, ornate nearly complete round rings, ...
Estimate $300
Lot 1568
Sale 115 Miscellaneous
PRIMITIVE MONEY, Nigeria, Congo and West Africa (Ivory Coast), manillas, anklets and collars, as circular bars with twisted outer circles, ornate complete round rings, making ...
Estimate $100
Lot 1569
Sale 115 Miscellaneous
AFRICA OR MAYBE SOUTH AMERICA, manilla-like bronze/brass bracelets and large rings, possibly used as primitive money, includes similar examples to Opitz book, Timor silver bracelet ...
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Lot 1570
Sale 115 Miscellaneous
AFRICA OR MAYBE SOUTH AMERICA, manilla-like bronze/brass bracelets and large rings, possibly used as primitive money, includes similar examples to Opitz Nigeria Bidda Tribe (p.277, ...
Estimate $200
Lot 1571
Sale 115 Miscellaneous
JEWELLERY, tribal pieces, Cameroon, 20th century, brass and copper trade necklace, beaded with copper bells and strands; India, base silver necklace of beaded form; Middle ...
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Lot 1572
Sale 115 Miscellaneous
SOUTH EAST ASIA, primitive money, as an inscribed silver bracelet 73mm diameter, 8mm thick, 12mm wide in middle opening at ends to 18mm, (205 g), ...
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
Lot 1573
Sale 115 Miscellaneous
MALAYSIA, primitive tin conical ingot cast for use as money, probably Malacca or Pahang Sultanate, from the 13th to 19th century, in the shape of ...
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Lot 1574
Sale 115 Miscellaneous
MALAYSIA, Pahang, round hat or mound shaped tin ingot 36mm (59.48g), plain without markings, c17th century. Fine.
Estimate $50
Lot 1575
Sale 115 Miscellaneous
PRIMITIVE MONEY, cowrie shell necklace from New Guinea and Melanasia, a large string mocrame necklace with several hundred cowrie shells attached with at least eight ...
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Lot 1576
Sale 115 Miscellaneous
PRIMITIVE MONEY, Melanesia - New Guinea, tufi macrame traditional seashell (necklace) or neck apparel (as a mask) with attachments of two boar tusks, 14 sea ...
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Lot 1577
Sale 115 Miscellaneous
VINTAGE SMALL FOREST AXE TOMAHAWK, c1800s, head with impressed stamp 'F/500', of the style of Gransfors British trade axe tomahawk, with vintage timber flat handle ...
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Lot 1578
Sale 115 Miscellaneous
VINTAGE SMALL FOREST AXE TOMAHAWK, c1800s, of the style of Gransfors British trade axe tomahawk, with vintage timber flat handle (45cm long and 3cm wide), ...
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Lot 1579
Sale 115 Miscellaneous
INDONESIA, Central Flores, jewellery, mounted on boards and described, a pair of earrings or Iti Bholo (one illustrated), given as engagement presents to Nage women ...
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Lot 1580
Sale 115 Miscellaneous
CHINA, Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D., off-white celadon glaze bowl, of tapered form, scalloped edge, swirling cloud decoration incised into bowl, basic mark to base, (170mm ...
Estimate $3,500
Lot 1581
Sale 115 Miscellaneous
CHINA, Kangxi period, (1662-1772), blue and white plate, possibly made in Jingdezhen, decorated with four-toed dragons and floral decorations to the rim, (240mm wide). A ...
Estimate $1,000
Lot 1582
Sale 115 Miscellaneous
CHINA, late Qing Dynasty, blue glazed bowl, of squat form with flared rim, interior with white glaze, (130mm wide). Extremely fine with no chips or ...
Estimate $1,500
Lot 1583
Sale 115 Miscellaneous
CHINA, late Qing Dynasty, glazed ceramic pen holder, circular form with straight sides, decorated in blue and white with warriors and scholars, Chinese characters around, ...
Estimate $300
SOLD $200
Lot 1584
Sale 115 Miscellaneous
CHINA, c.mid-19th century, cloisonne enamel bowl of shallow oval form, decorated with scrolling dragons chasing sacred flaming pearls above waves set in brightly coloured enamels ...
Estimate $700
SOLD $600