Click the photo above for a larger version and more pictures
A truly stunning piece.
Here we have an emerald green sectioned glass bowl snugly fitted with a gilt brass mounted frame with a pedestal base with concave designs around it.
I was particularly struck with the elegance and detail on the gryphon handles. Awesome!…
Continue reading →
- Item Number: C-7695
- Provenance/Origin: France. Perhaps Sevres. Circa mid-1900s
- Composition: Glass and brass
- Dimensions: 7.5" diameter bowl. 11" at widest point x 8.25" at tallest point.
- Weight: 2.25 pounds
- Price: $ 540.00 USD
Click the photo above for a larger version and more pictures
The Manyanga tribe live on the right bank of the Zaire (aka Congo) River. The location is near the tributary of the Lefini River.
This is a relatively unknown tribe whose artists are known for their elongated faces, rounded cheeks, carefully rendered faces and nails.
…
Continue reading →
- Item Number: M-9554
- Provenance/Origin: Manyanga Tribe. Congo. Circa mid-1900s, perhaps 1930s
- Composition: Wood, pigments, abrus beans, nails, raffia/fibers, cloth
- Dimensions: 15" tall x 9" wide x 7" wide
- Weight: 3.75 pounds
- Price: $ 295.00 USD
Click the photo above for a larger version and more pictures
During the 13th Century, the Kongo people began their expansion into Gabon, Zaire and Angola. One of the original tribes was called the Vili that now stretches across the coasts of Gabon and parts of the old Zaire.
Nail fetishes (aka Nkondi) are created to carry a…
Continue reading →
- Item Number: S-0427
- Provenance/Origin: Vili / Loango Tribe, DNC. Circa 1980s to earlier
- Composition: Wood, metal, woven fibers, cloth, paint and pigment.
- Dimensions: 32" tall x 14" widest x 11" deepest
- Weight: 24 pounds
- Price: $ 1,350.00 USD
Click the photo above for a larger version and more pictures
Detail: This solid and modern looking table is part of the Elle Décor offering ….. known for elegant home décor. The scissor legs and top frame are chrome steel. The top is tempered opaque black glass. Normally, these types of tables are only offered in our…
Continue reading →
- Item Number: F-9108
- Provenance/Origin: Not sure. Recent without box.
- Composition: Chrome steel and tempered glass.
- Dimensions: 22" tall x 16" diameter top
- Weight: 9.75 pounds
- Price: $ 95.00 USD