SMUTS D6198 - LARGE ROYAL DOULTON CHARACTERJUGRoyal Doulton backstamp.
Lieutenant-General Jan Christian Smuts was born in 1870 and educated at Christs College in Cambridge. Upon graduating he became a member of the...
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JAN VAN RIEBEECK LOVING CUP - ROYALDOULTONFrom Men of History Series.
With the growth of the spice trade, the Dutch East India Company decided in 1648 to establish a foothold at the Cape of Good Hope and chose...
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WARTHOG TUSK LION CANECa. 1890-Substantialwarthog tusk left in its naturally curving shape and adorned with a lion head at the front, silver collar modeled with two prone lions, malacca shaft and a metal ferrule....
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SUKUMA PEOPLES SEATED FIGURESeated figure
Sukumapeoples
Tanzania, East Africa
Early-mid 20th century
Wood
Approx 17.5"H (you can wait to receive the figure and measure it exactly before including dim)
In excellent condition...
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5 LARGE ISLAMIC EGYPTIAN FUSTAT GLASSBEADSNorth Africa, Egypt, Fustat, Islamic culture, ca. 7th to 11th century CE. A wonderful ensemble of 5 sizeable glass beads, each presenting a barrel form and formed using...
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PUBLISHED ROMAN STONE MOSAIC HEAD OFOCEANUSRoman, Imperial Period, ca. 2nd to 3rd century CE. A very fine Roman stone mosaic comprised of thousands of stone tesserae, depicting the head of Oceanus - the personification...
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FINE ROMAN NORTH AFRICAN REDWARE OILLAMP W/ FISHRoman, North Africa, Imperial Period, ca. 4th to mid-5th century CE. A wonderful mold-formed redware pottery oil lamp with a concentric circle base, a tab-shaped...
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ANCIENT PHOENICIAN POTTERY TRANSPORTAMPHORA**First Time At Auction**
Ancient Near East, Phoenicia, ca. 8th to 5th century BCE. A sizable and splendid wheel-thrown pottery transport amphora with a wide hemispherical...
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CHINESE TANG DYNASTY CAMEL (TOMB FIGURE)**OriginallyListed At $3500**
East Asia, China, Tang Dynasty, ca. 618 to 907 CE. A charming, hollow, mold-made ceramic camel, standing proud with a long curved neck and a pair of pointed...
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18TH C. INDO-PORTUGUESE IVORY STATUETTEOF MARYSouth Asia, western India, Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka) or Goa, Indo-Portuguese culture, ca. 18th century CE. A beautiful ivory carving of the Virgin of the Immaculate...
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(4) ISLAMIC INLAID BRASS TABLE ITEMS,EX-MUSEUM 19th/20th c., Middle East or North Africa, including a brass engraved rose water dropper (10"h), a miniature copper urn vase decorated in silver calligraphy (3.25"h),...
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(2) TANZANIAN AFRICAN TRIBAL FIGURALCARVED CHAIRS(lot of 2) Large tribal carved wood chairs, likely Tanzania, East Africa, with figural mask crest, curved back, solid seat, rising on hewn legs, tallest: approx...
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(2) TANZANIAN AFRICAN TRIBAL FIGURALCARVED CHAIRS(lot of 2) Large tribal carved wood chairs, likely Tanzania, East Africa, with figural mask crest, curved back, solid seat, rising on supports with incised geometric...
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(2) EAST AFRICAN TRIBAL CARVED VESSEL& HEADREST(lot of 2) Tribal carved wood items, including: (1) headrest, likely Aweer or Somali people, East Africa, crescent-shaped platform, supports with incised geometric...
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SYDNEY CARTER, UNITED KINGDOM, SOUTHAFRICA (1874-1945), THE LAST GLEAM, PASTEL ON PAPER, 11"H X 14 1/4"W (SIGHT), 19 1/8"H X 21 1/8"W (FRAME)Sydney Carter, United Kingdom, South Africa, (1874-1945) The Last...
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[TRAVEL IN AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST],13 VOLUMES, INCLUDING: STANLEY, STEIN, KNIGHTLEY, SIMPSON, PHILBY AND OTHERS[Travel in Africa and Middle East], 13 vols., 8vo-4to, including: 2 vols. with maps, Henry M....
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BRITISH SHOTGUN SIGN "Holland & Holland"in gilt and black on a one-sided mahogany sign, the gun in full color, the sign with molded frame and applied trim, "Gun Makers to H.M. The King, 98 New Bond Street, London,...
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CHINESE SANCAI GLAZED TRIPOD DISH, TANGDYNASTY A Chinese Sancai glazed tripod plate, dating from the Tang dynasty (618-906). The plate with rounded sloping sides supported on three legs and an everted rim, impressed...
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CHINESE SANCAI GLAZED TRIPOD DISH, TANGDYNASTY A Chinese Sancai glazed tripod plate, dating from the Tang dynasty (618-906). The plate with rounded sloping sides supported on three legs and an everted rim, impressed...
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METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART REFERENCEBOOK, 10 Ten reference books on Metropolitan Museum of Art collections comprising "The Metropolitan Museum of Art" by Howard Hibbard and "Modern Europe", "Europe in the age...
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GUTHRIE, A NEW SYSTEM OF MODERN GEOGRAPHY,1782 William Guthrie. A New System of Modern Geography or, a Geographical, Historical, and Commercial Grammar; and Present State of the Kingdoms of the World. Maps engraved...
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29) BOOKS: BIG-GAME HUNTING, AFRICA,NORTH AMERICA(lot of 29) Books, including: (1) "Ends of the Earth," Roy Chapman Andrews, 1929, (1) "Wild Beasts & Their Ways," Sir Samuel W. Baker, 1988, (1) "From Out of...
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WILLIS "BING" DAVIS, AFRICAN AMERICAN(B. 1937), THE STRUGGLE AS VIEWED FROM THE BASE OF A WALL #55, 1973, ACRYLIC AND SAND ON BOARD, 4 3/4"H X 4 3/4"W (SIGHT), 6 1/4"H X 6 1/4"W (FRAME)Willis "Bing" Davis, African...
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18TH CENTURY ARABIC QUADRANT FROM THEMAGHREB REGION OF NORTHWEST AFRICA CIRCA 1776 HEIGHT 7.5". WIDTH OF ARC 10.25". MAGHREB REGION OF NORTHWEST AFRICA, Circa 1776, Signed in Arabic along one of the sight vanes...
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A BAMUM "TU-NGUNGA" CARVED WOOD HELMETMASKA Bamum "Tu-Ngunga" carved wood helmet mask, Early/mid-20th century; Bamum Peoples, Grassfields, Cameroon, East Africa Appears unmarked The large carved wood helmet...
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19 PC. AUTOGRAPHED BOOK COLLECTION:A collection of signed hardback books ranging from fiction, sports, & military to toys & children's songbooks. Includes signatures of Bob Dole, Tom Clancy, George W. Bush,...
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H Segal/Despatch Rider/ East Africa1943/ signed, inscribed verso/charcoal/ 25.5cmx18cm...
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A spurious group of medals purportedlyawarded to H.A. Loader, Royal Navy, Egypt 1882-89, dated reverse, 1 clasp, Alexandria 11th July (H. Loader. Boy 1st Class. H.M.S. Alexandria), East & West Africa 1887-1900,...
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A Victoria East and West Africa medalwith one bar ''Gambia 1894'' ''To W. Jenkins Pte. Royal Marines - H.M.S. Raleigh''...
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TWENTY COLLECTIBLE BOOKS about Africaand hunting some first editions all with d.j.: ''The Making of an African Explorer'' by Frank M. Stanley first U.S. edition 1990; ''Safari Today'' by Robert Lee 1960; two...
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EAST AFRICAN ENGALABI HARDWOOD DRUMWITH LIZARD COVERED HEAD first quarter 20th century used by certain Bantu-speaking peoples of East Africa in what is now present day Uganda. This style of drum most closely...
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EAST AFRICAN ENGALABI HARDWOOD DRUMWITH LIZARD COVERED HEAD first quarter 20th century used by certain Bantu-speaking peoples of East Africa in what is now present day Uganda. This style of drum most closely...
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