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A stately and rare African sculpture of a Kalao / Hornbill from the Senufo people of northern Cote d’Ivoire.
Only ancestral specialized artisan tribal members dedicate their lives to creating art for the Senufo.
Sculptures are hand-carved from a solid piece of wood and clad with…
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- Item Number: S-2032
- Provenance/Origin: Cote d'Ivoire. Late 1900s
- Composition: Wood, copper, nails, patina
- Dimensions: 19" tall x 9" at widest x 8" deep
- Weight: 4 pounds
- Price: $ 490.00 USD
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Egyptians used silver as early as the Predynastic Period (ca. 4400–3100 B.C.) and was important – as was gold – for personal ornaments and decorative/religious objects in Egypt through Roman times.
Since Egypt essentially had no silver from its lands, sources were from neighboring countries specifically Persia…
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- Item Number: C-6854
- Provenance/Origin: Handcrafted. Early 1900s. Cairo Egypt
- Composition: Silver & other metals. Turquoise
- Dimensions: 6.5" tall with lid on x 3.5" at widest
- Weight: 1.25 pounds
- Price: $ 290.00 USD
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I’ve spent almost a year now researching him, his family, his enemies (who turned allies), his horse, his motivations, his mental state, his death, his art, his monuments and homes… and a lot more.
Here is a replica coin from his era .…
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- Item Number: O-3088
- Provenance/Origin: Greece. Made to look ancient.
- Composition: Silver plated copper
- Dimensions: 1.5" diameter
- Weight: 0.5 pound
- Price: $ 22.00 USD
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I’ve spent almost a year now researching him, his family, his enemies (who turned allies), his horse, his motivations, his mental state, his death, his art, his monuments and homes… and a lot more.
Complex, intriguing, fascinating . . . with many “no…
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- Item Number: S-7335
- Provenance/Origin: 19th Century. Italy.
- Composition: Direct Alloy Brass & Onyx
- Dimensions: 17.5" tall x 8" wide (w/o spear). Onyx base: 6 x 8"
- Weight: 16 pounds
- Price: $ 360.00 USD
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There are about 60,000 Salampasu people who live east of the Kasai River (bordering the DRC and Angola). History reveals that they are viewed with terror by adjacent tribes (e.g. Chokwe and Lunda). The Salampasu are governed by territorial leaders who, in turn, supervise village chiefs.…
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- Item Number: M-8640
- Provenance/Origin: Salampasu tribe. DNC. Angola. Circa 1970s - 1980s
- Composition: Wood, copper, cord
- Dimensions: 15" tall X 8" wide x 10" deep
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Price: $ 365.00 USD
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Cloisonne, cloisonné, cloisonné . . . how simply gorgeous. The detail – with copper wire forming the partitions – is just stunning. And don’t get me started on the enamel work!
This piece is from the early 1950s and is in perfect condition. …
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- Item Number: C-3833
- Provenance/Origin: China
- Composition: Cloisonne and Enamel. Copper wire. Wood stand.
- Dimensions: 5.5" tall (with lid and on stand) x 6" in diameter
- Weight: 1.75 pounds
- Price: $ 115.00 USD
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Prayer wheels are Tibetan Buddhist praying instruments, with the mantra engraved: Om Mani Padme Hum, Avalokitesvara’s mantra. Prayers are also printed on a paper scroll rolled inside the metal cylinder. Very powerful.
Prayer wheels are fixed to the walls of monasteries, grouped around stupas, found in…
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- Item Number: O-4548
- Provenance/Origin: Himalayan Nepal. Early 2000s
- Composition: Wood, copper and paper
- Dimensions: 12" tall x 12" wide x 6" deep
- Weight: 3.5 pounds
- Price: $ 270.00 USD
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About 2.5 million Bambara people for the largest ethnic group in Mali. The Bambara Kingdom was founded in the 17th Century and reached its pinnacle by 1787. It has always been an agricultural society with cattle rearing a secondary source of food.
In the northern…
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- Item Number: M-9904
- Provenance/Origin: Marka people, northern Mali. Circa 1980s
- Composition: Wood, copper, yarn, beads
- Dimensions: Mask: 19" tall x 7" wide x 5" deep. On stand: 21.25" tall
- Weight: 4.5 pounds
- Price: $ 596.00 USD
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Birds and cherry blossoms, oh my. Gorgeous!
These vases were made at the Beijing Enamel Factory, just south of the core and a few blocks from the Capital Library. The manufacturing technology level has yielded a situation where – in many cases – the…
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- Item Number: V-4459
- Provenance/Origin: China. Circa 1960s or 1970s
- Composition: Cloisonne and Copper
- Dimensions: 11" tall on stand x 5" at widest diameter
- Weight: 4 pounds for PAIR
- Price: $ 148.00 USD for pair
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This is just gorgeous! Inlaid with turquoise, coral and metal designs, you will have difficulty finding this anywhere. Even designs on the bottom are detailed and quite elegant. Circa early- to mid-1900s. NOT Chinese made.
For the Serious Collector.
- Item Number: C-0035
- Provenance/Origin: Tibet. Circa early- to mid-1900's
- Composition: Stones, metal, coral
- Dimensions: 4" tall x 6.25" in diameter
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Price: $ 490.00 USD
