Tiffin Glass Company made this ashtray. There are no chips or cracks in the glass. Thanks for looking.
Royal Windsor sterling silver water pitcher. Made by Towle in Newburyport, Mass. Ovoid bowl with helmet mouth, flower-capped double scroll handle, and domed foot. Chased and scalloped frames (vacant) interspersed with pendant flowers. Shoulder and foot rim have alternating flower heads and volute scrolls with beaded border. Fully marked including maker’s stamp, no. 67420, and volume (“8 half pints”). Very good condition.
Dimensions: H 11 x W 9 1/4 x D 5 1/2 in. Weight: 34.7 troy ounces...
There are no chips or cracks in the glass. Thanks for looking.
Tiffin Glass Company made Open Work. There are no chips or cracks in the glass. Thanks for looking.
American Midcentury Modern sterling silver picture frame. Rectangular window in plain, flat, and narrow surround. With glass, silk lining, and velvet back and hinged easel support for portrait (vertical) and landscape (horizontal) display. Marked “Sterling / 83”. Very good condition.
Dimensions: Frame: H 10 x W 8 in. Window: H 8 3/4 x W 6 3/4 in. #BT093
Tugubele figures represent helpful bush spirits. The belong to the local ritual expert of the Senufo people, assisting them with their oracles and predictions.
This figure dates from the first half of the 20th century and shows good signs of use.
Provenance:
André Vanhecke, Belgium,
Srdjan Sremac, The Hague.
Anthropomorphic Lega mask from the Kievu & Maniema region in Eastern Congo. H. 22 cm.
First half of the 20th century.
Provenance:
Hans Petereit, Cologne, Germany
Fily Keita, Los Angeles, USA
Michel Boulanger, Liège, Belgium
Goldfield Auctions, Luxembourg, 27 June 2021, Lot 105.
Guy van Rijn archive: ao-0186890-001
H. 20 cm, mid 20th century. The clapper is missing.
Ex coll. Ursula Voorhuis (1932-2021), The Netherlands.
Lovely small bird fetish from the early to mid 20th century.
H. 24 cm.
Ex Jean-Marc Desaive, Belgium,
Ex Srdjan Sremac, The Hague, The Netherlands,
Ex Berry de Bruijn, Hilvarenbeek, The Netherlands.
Impressive hardwood figure from the Benue region. H. 57 cm. Mid 20th century.
Ex coll. Dr. Harald Simon, Germany.
With a great offering patina. H. 16,5 cm. Mid 20th century or older.
Ex Galerie Maine Durieu, Paris
The gourd container with a hardwood stopper with a head.
H. 17 cm. Mid 20th century.
A beautiful circa 1959 console by Michael Taylor for Baker furniture in a modernist Asian design. Mahogany wood Measuring 79” x 30”
From West-Nepal comes this spirit figure that served as a protector for villages, bridges and temples.
H. 44 cm. Mid 20th century.
Ex Jean-Marc Desaive, Belgium.
Mid 20th century. H. 60 cm.
ex Robert van der Heijden, Amsterdam.
ex Srdjan Sremac, The Hague.
Large door lock from a door of a granary. H. 53 cm. Mid 20th century.
Ex French private collection.
Chinese 20th century Eggshell Porcelain Famille Rose Dragon Vase of amphora form finely hand painted in bright enamel with six red, yellow, and green dragons on a Famille Rose Millefleurs and gold background. The flaring neck rim is decorated with bands of Ruyi scepter heads.
The base is encircled by a border of foaming waves and rocks.
Signed on the bottom with an apocryphal red enamel six -character seal mark.
The vase comes together with its elegant rosewood stand...
This tall figure was made by the Jompre people of Nigeria, although this appears to be an offensive name, probably given by the neighbouring Chamba, and meaning ‘cannibals’. Alternative names for the Jompre include Kutep, Kuteb, Kutev, Mbarike and Zumper. They inhabit the Benue Valley, on the border of Nigeria and Cameroon, an area that is still relatively undocumented...