Catalogue
Lot 2462
Sale 125 Antiquities
NORMAN (MIDDLE AGES) AXE HEADS IN BRONZE, one with faint trace of maker's mark and another with clear marking. Heavily corroded as to be expected, ...
Estimate $300
SOLD $240
Lot 2463
Sale 125 Antiquities
CROSSBOW BOLT, c12th century, thick timber with hand beaten steel head. Small pierced hole and some timber splits, otherwise fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $300
Lot 2464
Sale 125 Antiquities
CHINA, modern copy of a Yuan Dynasty stoneware jar, Guangdong, c.12th century, (17cm high); modern copy of Yuan Dynasty floral motif jarlet, 12th century, (50mm ...
Estimate $60
SOLD $120
Lot 2465
Sale 125 Antiquities
CHINA, modern copy of a late Ming Dynasty dish, Zhang Zhou, 17th century, double dragon with flaming pearl motif, (15cm wide); modern copy of a ...
Estimate $70
SOLD $80
Lot 2466
Sale 125 Antiquities
INCA EMPIRE BRONZE AXEHEAD, c1400-1500BC, semi-circular style (width approx 14cm). Some areas with oxidation, otherwise fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $550
Lot 2467
Sale 125 Antiquities
AZTEC EMPIRE SPEARHEADS, c15th century, group of obsidian spearheads. A few with tips chipped, otherwise fine. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Lot 2468
Sale 125 Antiquities
GERMANY, 16th century, hand and a half sword, double edged straight blade in handcrafted steel with engraving at the top quarter along the outside edge ...
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $4,500
Lot 2469
Sale 125 Antiquities
JAPANESE WAKIZASHI, hardened carbon steel blade, saya of black enamelled wood, at the top of the koiguchi is a bamboo wrap, there is provision in ...
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,600
Lot 2470
Sale 125 Antiquities
INDO-PERSIAN ARROWHEADS, c18th century, in steel; also Damascus steel types (2). Fine - very fine. (6)
Estimate $100
SOLD $500
Lot 2471
Sale 125 Antiquities
INDIA, silver dowry belt (134g; approx 72cm). Missing small locking pin, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Lot 2473
Sale 125 Antiquities
AFRICA, 20th century, pair of elephant tusks, unadorned, but with metal mounts at the base for display, (590mm long). Very fine. (2)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $3,600
Lot 2474
Sale 125 Antiquities
AUSTRALIA, Aboriginal wooden churinga, carved with incuse circles, semi-circles and lines on both sides. Small chip in tip at both ends, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $850
Lot 2475
Sale 125 Antiquities
AUSTRALIA, Aboriginal wooden churinga, flat on one side and domed on the other side, carved with incuse circles, semi-circles, lines and dots on both sides ...
Estimate $500
SOLD $1,600
Lot 2476
Sale 125 Antiquities
AUSTRALIA, Aboriginal stone churinga, flat stone covered in red ochre, with incuse rings, lines and dots on both sides (10.5x26cm). Very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $2,400
Lot 2477
Sale 125 Antiquities
AUSTRALIA, Aboriginal stone churinga, flat stone, with incuse rings and lines on one side and incuse rings and winding lines on the other side (9.5x24cm); ...
Estimate $150
SOLD $600
Lot 2478
Sale 125 Antiquities
ABORIGINAL BARK PAINTINGS, mid-20th century, Methodist Mission, Elcho Island, Arnhem Land, various designs including fish, boomerangs, goanna, floral motifs, (26 x 15cm) (10); boomerang, dark ...
Estimate $100
SOLD $600
Lot 2479
Sale 125 Antiquities
NEW GUINEA, Angoram, 20th century, timber spirit hook figure, of elongated form with cowrie shell eyes, (67cm long). Very fine.
Estimate $100
Lot 2480
Sale 125 Antiquities
NEW GUINEA, Latmul people, 20th century, tribal ancestral figure, of monumental form, standing with arms flat, elaborately painted face with white and red highlights, shell ...
Estimate $300
SOLD $180
Lot 2481
Sale 125 Antiquities
NEW GUINEA, Tambanum region, 20th century, wooden mask of monumental size, elongated carved nose, inlaid cowrie shell eyes, tribal bird on forehead, (98cm long). Very ...
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Lot 2482
Sale 125 Antiquities
NEW GUINEA, 20th century, dark timber mask, of monumental form, highly carved with elaborate snake and bird above forehead, cowrie shell inlaid eyes, (115cm high). ...
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Lot 2483
Sale 125 Antiquities
NEW GUINEA, possibly Tambanum, wooden tribal mask, 20th century, of elongated form with cowrie shell eyes, finely carved with clan bird on forehead, (435mm long). ...
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Lot 2484
Sale 125 Antiquities
NEW GUINEA, possibly Tambanum, wooden tribal mask, 20th century, of elongated form with cowrie shell eyes, carved with clan bird on forehead, (67 cm long); ...
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Lot 2485
Sale 125 Antiquities
NEW GUINEA, 20th century, series of wooden tribal masks, all with inset cowrie shell eyes, (7); other wooden tribal items including knives. Very fine (10)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Lot 2486
Sale 125 Antiquities
PAPUA NEW GUINEA, Sepik, 19th century, large hardwood spiritual face mask, of elongated form with stylised nose and headdress, (610mm long). Very fine and scarce.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Lot 2487
Sale 125 Antiquities
NEW GUINEA, Sepik River area, wooden mask, of blackened timer, elongated face with carved ears and shell eyes, (82cm long). Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Lot 2488
Sale 125 Antiquities
NEW GUINEA, Sepik Region, wooden crocodile, finely carved with curved tail and inlaid eyes, (73cm long). Very fine.
Estimate $100
Lot 2489
Sale 125 Antiquities
NEW GUINEA, 20th century, wooden fertility tiki, of elongated form with headdress, beaded necklace, grass belt and prominent phallus, (58cm high). Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $160
Lot 2490
Sale 125 Antiquities
PAPUA NEW GUINEA, Sepik, 20th century, black wooden ancestral figures, of elongated form with headdresses, male and female figures, cowrie shell inlaid eyes, grass skirts ...
Estimate $200
Lot 2491
Sale 125 Antiquities
PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 20th century, wooden spear, barbed, (169cm high); wooden ceremonial bows, (137 and 103cm long); collection of wooden arrows and smaller spears (23); ...
Estimate $100