JAPANESE BRONZE FIGURE OF ATTENDANTW/ CHAMARA Japanese large bronze sculpture in two parts depicting an attendant standing atop a rocky base and holding a chamara fly-whisk or -swish used to sweep ignorance...
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AFRICAN MULTICOLOR FLY WHISK WITH HORSEHAIR African horse hair fly whisk/swatter with multicolor woven handle. 6" L....
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PAIR OF CHINESE EXPORT FAMILLE VERTEPORCELAIN FIGURES WITH FLY WHISKSUnmarked.
10 x 4 1/2 x 3 in.
Condition
Minor wear. One with restoration to the fly whisk and hands. Otherwise in good condition. Not withstanding...
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(3) 19TH C. JAPANESE FLY WHISKS Meiji"Hossu" or fly whisks in yak hair with ivory handles, weilded by a Zen Buddhist priest, to shoo away desires (and flies, without harming them), has become symbolic of a Zen...
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PAIR OF TWO FLY WHISKSTwo fly whisks,the first, a bamboo stalk with dark hairs attached on the end and drilled hole on the other end for hanging; the second, a curving wooden stick with a hanging string attached,...
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TWO TUAREG NORTH AFRICAN FLY WHISKSTwofly whisks made of horsehair and hide.
Decorated with geometric patterns and fringe.
12"L
Provenance: From the Labelle Prussin Estate, Author of African Nomadic Architecture....
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ANTIQUE ELEPHANT TAIL HAIR FLY WHISKAntiquefly whisk made from an elephant tail. Whisk measures 33" long x 4 3/4" wide. Good condition. Wear is commensurate with age. See photos for more details on condition. shipping...
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ANTIQUE SILVER NIELLO HANDLE FLY WHISKSWISHOrnate silver niello handle horsehair fly whisk or swish. Overall length is approx. 30", handle is 6 5/8" long. shipping info This lot can be shipped in-house....
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YORUBA PEOPLES, BEADED FLY WHISK ANDBAG Niger Region, beaded cloth with horsehair whisk, together with a beaded bag, 19"l (larger)...
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BAULE PEOPLES, (2) CARVED FLY WHISKHANDLES Ivory Coast, one carved with seated bird finial, the other with three faces on a central band, the surface of each decorated with fine incising of geometric patterns,...
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TWO TUAREG NORTH AFRICAN FLY WHISKSTwofly whisks made of horsehair and hide. Decorated with geometric patterns and fringe.
12"L
Provenance: From the Labelle Prussin Estate, Author of African Nomadic Architecture....
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ROSE CUT DIAMOND, BLOODSTONE, WOOD ANDHORSEHAIR FLY WHISK HORSEHAIR FLY WHISK, the handle of long cylindrical form with a globular knop to terminal, the body evenly spaced with five rows of rose cut diamonds,...
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JAPANESE BRONZE FIGURE OF ATTENDANTW/ CHAMARA Japanese large bronze sculpture in two parts depicting an attendant standing atop a rocky base and holding a chamara fly-whisk or -swish used to sweep ignorance...
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HORSEHAIR FLY WHISK WITH WHALEBONE HANDLE19TH CENTURY TOTAL LENGTH INCLUDING HORSEHAIR APPROX. 28"., 19th Century, Handle with loop terminal and intermittent contrasting bands of figured exotic wood. Dimensions:...
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FLY WHISK 19TH CENTURY LENGTH 16".FLYWHISK, 19th Century, Carved ivory handle with clenched fist end. Label marked "From the William Lipton New York". Dimensions: Length 16"....
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THREE AFRICAN FLY WHISKS One carved....
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(2) African fertility fly whisks, c/ocarved wood female with applied metal studs, carved bone kneeling female, largest 15" excluding horsehair...
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A Japanese carved ivory okimono of Daruma,Meiji period, wearing a robe and holding a fly whisk, 20cm high/Lot contains an element of pre-1947 ivory or other organic material which may be subject to export restrictions...
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RAJASTAN STONE FIGURE OF TWO YAKSHI,EX-KOMOR c. 1000 CE, India, relief carved red stone fragment, depicting two fertility goddesses each bearing chauri fly-whisks, on custom ebonized wood base, accompanied with...
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TWO CHINESE PORCELAIN BLANC DE CHINEFIGURES Republic period (1912-1949), the first a porcelain figure of Guanyin standing atop swirling cloud base, she wears a long flowing robe and holds an offering bowl in...
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A PAIR OF CHINESE FAMILLE VERTE PORCELAINFIGURES 19th century, porcelain figures finely hand painted in a famille verte palette of green, aubergine and yellow, one figure holds a flute while the other holds a fly...
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19TH CENTURY SCRIMSHAW FLY WHISK WITHCARVEDWALRUS HANDLE, CARVED BY CAPTAIN ORRIN BOYD FOR HIS WIFE SUSAN. GOULDSBORO, 1847. SM BOYD CARVED INTO THE HANDLE. 14 1/2" LONG, INCLUDING THE BRUSH....
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19TH C. JAPANESE CABINET FIGURE WellCarved Meiji Okimono of a Geisha with coiffure, wind-blown robes, fly whisk in raised left hand, basket of plums in right hand, on integral rocky base, mounted on a wooden...
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PAIR OF CHINESE PORCELAIN ANCESTRALFIGURES 19th c, famille vert, on integral plints, 9 1/4" man, 8 3/4" woman, he is missing a thumb and has roughened mouth and nose, her fly whisk has been repaired at her...
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TWO SIOUX REED AND BEADWORK FLY WHISKS,CA. FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY 25", 26" "Preserving Lakota Heritage" Sioux artists of Pine Ridge, South Dakota. Hand made fly whisks with reed, trade seashells and beadwork....
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CHINESE REPUBLIC PERIOD COURTING SCENETILE ChinaQing DynastyDepicts a man with a sword, a gourd tied to his waist, and a bamboo fly whisk beside an older woman carrying a basket of peaches while a bat flies above...
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A PAIR OF CHINESE JADE FEMALE FIGURESEarly 20th century, elegant ladies carved as mirror images from celadon colored jade with mottled brown inclusions, each in flowing robes and holding a basket, fly whisk is...
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A Chinese celadon jade carving of aman modelled standing wearing a long flowing robe and holding a fly-whisk wood stand 4ins (100mm) high (Qing Dynasty - 19th Century)...
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Celadon Jade Toggle Chinese, Qing dynasty,gray-green, immortal with fly whisk, flower basket, scarf fluttering around and over body, 3-3/8 in.,...
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A Chinese carved bamboo figure of anAsiatic modelled standing wearing long flowing robes a fly-whisk in both hands behind his back 7.5ins (190mm) high (17th/18th Century)...
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Chinese Famille Rose Vase Table Lamp19thcentury having a floral ruyi at shoulder the body decorated with a procession of figures one astride a horse several carrying fly whisks all with excellent detail. Vase was...
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Japanese Takeda Doll Japan ca 1800 arare shogun done in Kabuki style gofun face and hands on Takeda black base wood lozenge cut out in front figure leaning out one hand holding fly whisk draped in brocade silks...
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TWO ASIAN ITEMS. Twentieth century.Bronze incense burner with foo dog finial. Tail missing 10 1/4''h. and a Chinese ivory carving of a man with a sword and fly whisk 10 1/2''h. with wooden base. ...
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Carved Jade Figure of Immortal Chinese,possibly 19th century, pale celadon hardstone, the male immortal laughing, open robe exposing his emaciated chest, left hand holding a fly whisk next to a gourd, a bat flying...
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Sporting associations. A plated leathercased hip flask with cup two Epsom race entry badges a St. Andrews golf links clock a ceramic figure of a tennis player a ceramic jug with golfing themes and a silver mounted...
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CARVED AND PAINTED IVORY ELDER FIGURE:Figure of a seated elder holding a lizard in one hand and fly whisk in the other signed on base. Measures 8 5/8'' h. x 4''.CONDITION: Note age cracks loss of paint decoration....
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