From our African Collection: A Luba (Lubua) figure from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 7 x 27"h. "The Lulua tribes people, also known as Bena Lulua, migrated from western Africa during the 18th century and settled in the southern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire). They number 300,000 and live in small regional chiefdoms and in times of crisis elect a single common leader. The role of the village chief is to ensure juridical, political and social cohesion...

Large standing Lanna Thai wooden disciple with alms bowl, 19th Century, gilded, good condition, size H. 85 cm x W. 23cm

Qing Dynasty China Guinyin carved wood figure. Measuring 24” tall

Incredible Natural Long hall table with a mixed clean and live edge. Warm amber tones mixed with flowing grain. Pair of wing shaped base legs shaped easily off from the surfaced surface top. Flat cut along the back, allowing the table to sit flush against a wall.
Statin finish with warm amber tones mixing with light and dark graining patterns.

Dimensions: 7’ 6” (90”) long x 19 1/2” Deep

Mat to satin finish with dramatic graining, pulling both the light and dark tones with it. Round, flat top. Very solid and heavy in weight! Makes for an incredible side table for home. Cylindrical body with use of negative space, pushing and pulling naturalistically within. Base sits flat on floor.
Mat to satin finish with natural tones.

Dimensions: 24” High x 19 1/2” wide

A beautiful and rare Indonesian rosewood mask 7”x6” Circa 1960 Berlin Estate

A very finely carved German eighteenth century wooden sculpture of Saint Nicholas, originally done for a private chapel in Southern Germany about 1720. The figure with a bishops cap and fine robes and finery in polychrome. Measuring….

From our African Collection: A Nigerian Eket Figure, circa 1950. 5 x 18". "The Eket are a people who live in this region. They are a sub-group of the Ibibio people. Eket is also the name of the main sub-language that they speak, a Benue–Congo language. Both languages are similar, but sufficiently distinct to give away the precise district the speaker originates from...

Antique, 18th century, baroque, continental, finely carved wooden figure of Saint John of Nepomuk. The figure, dressed in a surplice and almuce, is polychromed and parcel-gilt with gold leaf, mounted on an elaborated plinth.

John Nepomuk (c. 1345 – 20 March 1393) was the saint of Bohemia (Czech Republic) who was drowned in the Vltava River at the behest of Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia...

Chinese Ming Dynasty before 1700 Attendant Early Polychrome Sculpture in Wood measuring 32”x 12.5” With traces of enamel and gold leaf (Consignment)

A 19th Century Polychrome Sculpture of The Blessed Mother 12” height, made of carved wood. The provenance is from the private collection of the Bishop of San Juan, Puerto Rico given to the owner as a wedding gift in the early 2000s

From our African Collection: African Baule Statue , circa 1960. Colon statues, a term derived from the French statues colon ("colon" is the French noun for a colonist), are a genre of wooden figurative sculpture within African art which originated during the colonial period. The statues commonly depict European colonial officials such as civil servants, doctors, soldiers or technicians or Europeanised middle-class Africans...

Antique silver Greek Orthodox double-sided, carved wood blessing cross, Greece, Holy Mount Athos, 18th century (1700-1800 A.D.).

The front is finely carved with an image of Christ crucified on the cross. Above the crucifixion scene, there is a divine eye that adds a touch of emotional and spiritual depth to the artwork.

The reverse is finely carved with a standing, robed figure of the Mother of God. The cross is enclosed in a silver casing that adds elegance and durability...

STEPHEN SACKLARIAN, AMERICAN 1889-1983, UNTITLED FIGURATIVE WOODEN SCULPTURE, 48 X 14 X 17 In Stephen Sacklarian (1899–1983) was an Armenian American painter and sculptor of Bulgarian Armenian descent. Although Sacklarian never formally subscribed to any official art movement, critics consider his paintings to be a blend of Modern and Abstract Expressionist, with elements of Cubism...

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Traditional Korean wooden funerary figures as the ornament for funeral bier called ‘sangyeo’ (ref.; https://folkency.nfm.go.kr/en/topic/detail/236 /, https://londonkoreanlinks.net/2012/07/07/korean-funerary-figures-pr/), made about 10 years ago, approx. 25.5 x 15 x 3cm (10.03 x 5.90 x 1.18in)...

A Very fine Puerto Rican 19th Century carved wood Santos sculpture, usually given as a wedding gift. A very finely carved piece measuring about 11” in heigh with fine polychrome and gilding

Indonesian, probably 19th century, the carved driftwood monkey deity figure depicted with crossed legs and wearing a crown, 29 in., black-painted pyramid-form tripod base, 35 in. overall, extensive losses to backdrop frame, right arm and various elements at legs, base with paint losses

A very fine carved modernist sculpture of a Madonna given to Alma Powell … The National Political Congress of Black Women Honors MRS. ALMA POWELL In recognition of your gracious committed spirit in rising up to address the moral challenge of young girls. The success and achievements of Best Friends has set the standard by which all other programs will be measured.