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TUESDAY 17TH & WEDNESDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER 2024

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AFRICAN & OCEANIC ART ANTIQUITIES

Will Hobbs 339752

Georgina Way 446980

20TH CENTURY DESIGN

Michael Jeffery 424505

Zoe Smith 446955

ASIAN ART

John Axford MRICS 424506

Alexandra Aguilar 424583

Freya Yuan­Richards 424589

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Michelle Yu 424571

Olivia Jones 424591

Nelson Chui 424591

BRITISH AND CONTINENTAL CERAMICS & GLASS

Clare Durham 424507

Hollie Morrison 446964

CHINESE PAINTINGS & CALLIGRAPHY

Freya Yuan­Richards 424589

Michelle Yu 424571

FURNITURE, WORKS OF ART & CLOCKS

Mark Yuan­Richards 411854

Neil Grenyer 446974

Jim Gale 339161

Sarah Stone 339161

Victoria Elwell 339161

JAPANESE ART

Alexandra Aguilar 424583

Olivia Jones 424591

JEWELLERY

Marielle Whiting FGA 424595

Jonathan Edwards FGAA (Consultant) 424504

Samuel Hug FGA DGA 424586

Megan Corbett

MEDALS & COINS, ARMS & ARMOUR

Ned Cowell 341469

Georgina Way 446980

SILVER

Rupert Slingsby 424501

Archie Swann 424594

Jacob Carpenter

PAINTINGS

Victor Fauvelle 446961

Ed Beer 446962

VALUATIONS FOR INSURANCE & PROBATE

Jeremy Lamond MRICS FRSA 424502

Neil Grenyer 446974

Frances Woodhams

Hannah Farthing (Trainee Valuer)

CLIENT SERVICES

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Julie Langstaff

Gemma Pointer

MARKETING

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Victor Fauvelle

Will Hobbs

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Michael Jeffery

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Rupert Slingsby

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Freya Yuan­Richards

Mark Yuan­Richards

Victoria Sturgeon

Heidi Easton

ARTS OF AFRICA, OCEANIA AND THE AMERICAS ANTIQUITIES

TUESDAY 17TH & WEDNESDAY 18TH

SEPTEMBER 2024

10.00AM

AT OUR CITY CENTRE SALEROOMS, SP1 3SU

VIEWING WILL TAKE PLACE AT OUR OLD SARUM GALLERIES

Saturday 14th September 10.00am – 1.00pm

Monday 16th September 10.00am – 4.00pm

Tuesday 17th September 9.00am – 4.00pm

Will Hobbs 01722 339752 wh@woolleys.live

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THE VIEWING OF THIS SALE WILL TAKE PLACE AT OUR OLD SARUM GALLERIES

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Saturday 14th September 10.00am – 1.00pm

Monday 16th September 10.00am – 4.00pm

Tuesday 17th September 9.00am – 4.00pm

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CONDITION OF LOTS

All lots in this catalogue are made of wood unless otherwise stated. The condition of lots is not stated in the catalogue descriptions. Reports on condition may be available on request. The absence of condition reports in the catalogue does not imply that the lot is free from imperfections or faults

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ILLUSTRATIONS

Front cover: Lot 597

Back cover: Lot 490

Catalogue £10.00 (£15.00 by post)

DAY ONE: LOTS 1-362 COLLECTIONS

Bhutan, Nepal and Tibet Textiles Lots 1­87 p.4–29

The Zbyszek Plocki Collection Lots 88­184 p.30–57

The Tom Phillips Collection Lots 185­278 p.58–84

The David Usborne Collection Lots 279­309 p.85–93 A Private Oceanic Collection Lots 310­362 p.94–109

BHUTAN, NEPAL AND TIBET TEXTILES

1

A Tibetan Lama’s ritual dance dress cotton, with red dye and applied bands in natural and blue, 135cm long, 163cm wide.

£300­400

2

A Tibetan Lama’s ritual dance dress cotton, dyed green with applique bands in red, blue and natural, part lined, 123cm long, 165cm wide.

£250­350

4

Four Bhutan waist sashes / belts kera cotton and silk, with supplementary­weft brocaded designs, one with tassels at both ends, the other three at one end, 185cm x 30cm, 182cm x 34cm, 162cm x 19cm and 180cm x 20cm. (4)

£200­300

Two Bhutan waist sashes / belts kera cotton and silk, with supplementary­weft brocaded geometric designs, 269cm x 36cm and 185cm x 39cm, a Bhutan kera, striped cotton with supplementary­weft decoration, 223cm x 42cm, and a Bhutan cloth / apron, 88cm x 21cm. (4)

£150­250 5

Three Bhutan pangkhebs lap covers cotton and silk, with central lozenge designs and horizontal rows of geometric patterns, borders missing, 252cm x 48cm, 253cm x 41cm and 264cm x 43cm. (3)

£300­500

6

Four Bhutan chagsi pangkheb hand wash lap covers silk and cotton, decorated with geometric designs, 267cm x 85cm, 267cm x 82cm, 253cm x 83cm and 258cm x 81cm. (4)

£300­500

Bhutan woman’s dresses kira wool, strip woven hothra jalo with stamped tigma symbols, one with remains of cotton strips to the top and bottom of the back, the other with a strip along one edge, 130cm long, 246cm wide and 118cm long, 247cm wide. (2)

£400­600 8

, with stamped tigma symbols, with cotton to the top and bottom of the backs, one with a thin line panel to one side, 129cm long, 238cm wide and 123cm long, 243cm wide. (2)

£600­800

woman’s dresses kira

strip woven hothra jalo with stamped tigma symbols, with blue cotton edging to the back top and bottom, 129cm long, 124cm wide and 117cm long, 183cm wide. (2)

£400­600

£400­600

Two

Two Bhutan

wool,

Two Bhutan woman’s dresses kira wool, strip woven hothra jalo

Two Bhutan woman’s dresses kira wool, strip woven hothra jalo with stamped tigma symbols, with cotton strips to the top and bottom of the back, 125cm long, 220cm wide and 127cm long, 245cm wide. (2)

A North Central Bhutan wrapped dress kushuthara cotton and silk, strip woven with stripes and with supplementary­weft brocading with geometric designs and the ends with eleven rows and tassels, 264cm x 137cm.

£400­600 12

A rare Bhutan High Lama’s fine wool shawl dyed with madder, constructed in rows of overlapping panels, 311cm x 153cm.

£400­600

A Tibetan Lama’s ritual dance dress cotton, with natural dyes, 135cm long, 179cm wide, and a collar with applique bifurcated scroll symbols, 76cm wide. (2)

£300­400

14

A Bhutan woman’s dress kira

wool, strip woven hothra jalo with stamped tigma symbols, with remains of blue cotton to the top and bottom of the back, 125cm long, 245cm wide.

£500­700

15

A Bhutan woman’s dress kira

wool, strip woven hothra jola with stamped tigma symbols, with remains of printed cotton to the top and bottom back edges, 137cm long, 204cm wide.

£400­500

16

A Tibetan Lama’s ritual dance dress

cotton with stencilled foliage and bird decoration, 142cm high, 163cm wide, with a quatrefoil collar with similar stencilled decoration, 79cm wide. (2)

£200­300

17

A Tarap Valley blanket Dolpo

yak wool, strip woven with natural dyes, 110cm x 215cm.

£200­300

18

A Tarap Valley blanket Dolpo

yak wool, strip woven with natural dyes and stamped tigma symbols, 125cm x 166cm.

£250­350

19

20

£200­300

£250­350

22

£250­350

£200­300

A Dolpo blanket Tibet wool, strip woven with natural dyes, 133cm x 169cm.

A Dolpo blanket Tibet wool, strip woven with natural dyes in brown, blue, black, green, yellow and red, 129cm x 219cm.

21

A Dolpo blanket Tibet wool, strip woven with natural dyes, 142cm x 218cm.

A Dolpo blanket Tibet wool, strip woven with natural dyed triple lines in black, yellow and red, 112cm x 208cm.

23

A Dolpo blanket

yak wool, strip woven with natural dyes, 106cm x 193cm.

£150­200

24

A Tarap Valley blanket Dolpo

yak wool, strip woven, 120cm x 230cm.

£150­200

25

A Bhutan woman’s dress kira

wool, strip woven hothra jalo with stamped tigma symbols, with cotton

strips to the top and bottom of the back, 117cm long, 237cm wide.

£300­500

26

A Bhutan woman’s dress kira Bumthang Region

wool, strip woven hothra jalo with stamped tigma symbols, with a patterned green silk strip backing to the top and bottom, 138cm long, 230cm wide.

£300­500

27

A Bhutan Royal wrapped dress kira unusual wool and silk, strip woven with stripes and supplementary­weft brocading of repetitive geometric designs, 258cm x 137cm.

£600­800

28

Five Tibet aprons wool, strip woven with dyed stripes, each with three panels, 76cm x 66cm, 68cm x 68cm, 72cm x 66cm, 77cm x 67cm and 66cm x 74cm, and three Tibet single strips, 85cm x 23cm, 73.5cm x 21.5cm and 54.5cm x 24cm. (8)

£150­250

29

Tibet / Mustang aprons

strip woven with coloured stripes, 75cm x 76cm, 67cm x 64cm, 70.5cm x 68cm and 71.5cm x 66cm.

£300­400

Four

wool,

(4)

30

Six Tibetan lady’s aprons wool, strip woven with stripes, three of five panels and three of four panels, 81cm x 122cm, 81cm x 108cm, 94cm x 104cm, 79cm x 84cm, 90cm x 94cm and 88cm x 89cm.

£250­300

32

54.5cm

£150­200

31

Three Tibetan lady’s aprons wool, strip woven with stripes, 64cm x 59cm, 62cm x 61cm, 87cm x 91cm, and a small Nepal panel, 29cm x 24cm. (4)

£150­200

33

Tibetan lady’s aprons wool, strip woven with stripes, 80cm x 94cm, 70.5cm x 67.5cm and 72cm x 56cm.

£150­200

Three Nepal aprons wool, strip woven with stripes, 84cm x 90cm, 78cm x

and 87cm x 94cm. (3)

Three

(3)

35

£250­350

£250­350

37

£200­300

400

A Tibetan strip woven blanket wool, with dyed stripe decoration, 199cm x 190cm.

Two Upper Mustang strip woven blankets Nepal wool, woven with natural dye coloured stripes, 162cm x 174cm and 165cm x 169cm. (2)

36

Two Upper Mustang strip woven blankets Nepal wool, with woven dyed stripes and a tassel end, 150cm x 130cm and 172cm x 136cm. (2)

£300

Two Tibetan blankets wool, woven with natural dyed coloured stripes, 172cm x 108cm and 169cm x 115cm. (2)

38

A Northern Bhutan woman’s tunic kishung wool, cotton, silk and felted wool, worked on both sides with applique ‘rat’s teeth’ panels around the collar with dyed ribbons, the geometric designs including half lozenges, swastikas and trees, with tassels to the base, 120cm long, 79cm wide.

£300­400

39

A Bhutan man’s coat wool, treadle loom strip woven with hothra jalo, Mongolian weaving with rainbow, and stencilled tigma cross symbols, 130cm long, 177cm wide.

£400­600

41

Two Tibet aprons wool, each with five strip woven striped panels, 97cm x 136cm and 83cm x 150cm. (2)

£300­400

Two pairs of Manang trousers Northern Nepal tie­dyed wool and cotton, 85cm and 89.5cm long, a Manang wool apron, 71cm x 77cm, a Tibet man’s wool jacket and belt. (5)

£150­200

42

Two Bhutan robes gho wool, dyed red (madder) with cotton edging and the other black, 122cm and 129cm long. (2)

£100­200

43

A Tibet gentleman’s coat chuba strip woven yak wool, with a brass button, 125cm long, 168cm wide.

£150­250

44

A Tibetan Lama’s ceremonial dancing robe cotton, with blue, brown and red natural dyes, 145cm long, 176cm wide.

£300­400

45

A Tibetan Lama’s ceremonial dancing robe cotton, with blue and red natural dyes and with a floral stencilled band, 135cm long, 184cm wide.

£200­300

47

Three Dolpo strip weave blankets

Nepal wool, woven with natural dye stripes, and with a tassel end, 164cm x 102cm, 165cm x 103cm and 174cm x 132cm. (3)

£350­450

Four Dolpo blankets

Nepal

yak wool, woven with stripes, 180cm x 112cm, 202cm x 155cm, 180cm x 126cm 170cm x 102cm, and two Dolpo grain and salt bags, yak wool, 68cm and 70cm high. (6)

£200­300

48

Three Magar blankets

Nepal wool, strip woven with stripe and chequer designs, 199cm x 127cm, 212cm x 140cm and 226cm x 163cm. (3)

£300­400

49

Two Magar blankets

Nepal wool, strip woven in three parts, one with a chequer design and the other with triple and double lines, 196cm x 136cm and 190cm x 133cm, and two Magar felted wool jackets, 67cm and 88cm long. (4)

£300­400

50

Two Magar jackets

Nepal felted wool, the lighter with an inside pocket, 78cm and 68cm long, and a Magar shoulder bag and a Magar rain cape. (4)

£200­300

52

A Magar bridal hammock

Nepal

nettlefibre, woven in two parts with six tassels each end, 242cm x 80.5cm.

£100­200

53

Two Northern Tibet tent strips yak wool, 627cm x 23.5cm and 633cm x 24cm. (2)

£80­120

51

Four Limbu cloths

Bhutan hemp, strip woven, three with dyed stripes, 173cm x 114cm, 156cm x 123cm, 126cm x 124cm and 125cm x 124cm. (4)

£200­300

Three Bhutan aprons wool, strip woven hothra jalo with stamped tigma symbols, the larger with a waxed cloth edging and the two four part aprons with a cotton edging, 71cm x 112cm, 86cm x 84cm and 78cm x 93cm. (3)

£400­500

55

Dolpo strip woven blankets wool, with dyed linear decoration, 121cm x 154cm, 108cm x 163cm, 90cm x 156cm and 84cm x 123cm. (4)

£300­500

56

Five Tibet aprons

strip woven with stripes, 93cm x 93cm, 83cm x 91cm, 79cm x 88cm, 81cm x 103cm and 73cm x 83cm.

£200­300

57

Three Tibetan lady’s aprons wool, strip woven with stripes, each of four panels, 85cm x 93cm, 91cm x 91cm and 81cm x 92cm. (3)

£200­300

Four

wool,

(5)

58

A Bhutan woman’s dress kushuthara striped and plain cotton in three panels with supplementary­weft brocaded geometric patterns, 239cm x 135cm, and two Bhutan chagsi pangkheb, cotton and silk, 300cm x 105cm and 226cm x 71cm. (3)

£300­400

60

A Bhutan woman’s dress kira

wool, strip woven with organic and synthetic dye stripes hothra, 130cm x 229cm,

a Bhutan strip woven cloth, with red, black, yellow and natural stripes, 265cm x 122cm and a Bhutan kira, cotton with supplementary­warp patterns, 230cm x 125cm. (3)

£250­350

59

A Bhutan cloth aikapur Tashigang region

cotton, with ‘rainbow’ stripes and supplementary­warp patterns of crosses, swastikas, diamonds, crescents and crosshatching, 248cm x 144cm, with a later cotton backing.

£400­500

61

A Bhutan woman’s dress kira Tashigang Region

cotton, with ‘rainbow’ stripes and supplementary­warp patterns of swastikas, diamonds and cross hatching, 212cm x 124cm, and a Bhutan kira, cotton with supplementay­warp patterns, 214cm x 131cm. (2)

£150­250

62

Twenty­one waist and boot belts Nepal and Tibet wool with natural dyes, including a Dolpo tie­dyed example, 488cm long. (21)

£200­300

63

A Tibetan Tiger rug wool, with rows of black stripes, 142cm x 79cm.

£200­300

64

Three Tibetan rugs wool, including one with blue chequers and a central panel of coloured chequers, 159cm x 82cm, another with three medallions and scrolls, 86cm x 55cm and the third with rows of crosses, 144cm x 82cm. (3)

£200­300

65

Two Tibetan rugs wool, one with stars motifs to the centre and with a key border, 147cm x 85cm, and the other with a central medallion and foliage sprays to a foliate border, 153cm x 92cm. (2)

£250­350

66

A Tibetan rug wool, the centre with three foliage medallions and conforming spandrels, with a linked swastika border, 176cm x 80cm.

£200­300

67

A rare Dolpo lady’s coat tangsa Nepal wool, with strip woven hothra jalo with varying supplementary­weft brocaded symbols, and applied silk panels around the arm apertures, 122cm long.

£150­250

68

A Tibetan lady’s coat tangsa wool, with strips of hothra jalo with stencilled tigma motifs, deep purple dye, applied silk panels and cotton edging, 122cm long.

£150­200

69

A Tibet garment bhote raw silk with tassels and dyed silk edging around the base 116cm long 156cm wide.

The bhota is worn under the tangsa, coat.

£100­150

70

A Bhutan tunic kishung cotton and silk with supplementary­weft brocading of geometric designs and with tassels to the base, 116cm long, 79cm wide.

£100­200

A Bhutan ceremonial cloth chagsi pangkheb cotton and silk supplementary­weft brocading with natural blue and red dyes, in three parts with central diamonds and rows of repeating geometric designs, with end tassels, 285cm x 82cm, stitched to a black cloth.

The chagsi pangkheb, ‘hand wash lap cover,’ as their name suggests relates to their function as a napkin. Carried by an attendant who would offer his master this cloth to dry his hands or cover his lap during a meal. These textiles were also hung on walls and draped on tables to enhance the setting for a ceremony or a religious rite. They were reserved for use by the aristocatic and religious elite, and were kept in homes for visits from a high official or lama.

£600­800

72

A Bhutan large cloth aikapur

Tashigang Region

cotton, in six parts with ‘rainbow’ stripes and supplementary­warp geometric patterns, 230cm x 264cm.

£300­500

74

Four Mustang aprons

wool, strip woven with stripes, 67cm x 72cm, 80cm x 83cm, 75.5cm x 79cm and 83cm x 88cm. (4)

£200­300

73

A Bhutan raincloak charkab Bumthang Region

wool, the three panels with supplementary­weft brocading of geometric patterned rows, 122cm x 124cm,

a Bhutan wool bedding cover denkheb, with stitched geometric designs, 107cm x 80cm, and a Bhutan wool waist sash kera, with supplementaryweft brocaded geometric patterns, with tassel ends, 187cm x 19cm. (3)

£200­300

75

Two Bhutan waist sashes / belts kera

cotton and silk, with supplementary­weft brocaded rows of geometric designs and with tassel ends, 260cm x 42cm and 280cm x 36cm. (2)

£150­200

A Tibetan Lama’s ceremonial dancing robe cotton, with natural dyes, 146cm long, 175cm wide.

£300­400

77

A Tibetan Lama’s ceremonial dancing robe cotton, with natural dyes and printed strips, 124cm long, 161cm wide.

£200­300

79

Two Tibetan Lama’s ceremonial dancing robes cotton, natural dyes in reds and blue, 125cm long, 161cm wide and 125cm long, 150cm wide. (2)

£400­500

A Northern Bhutan woman’s tunic kishung cotton, silk and felted wool, worked on both sides with applique ‘rats’ teeth’ panels around the collar and dyed ribbons, the geometric designs including half lozenges, swastikas and trees, with tassels to the base, 119cm long, 81cm wide.

£300­500

80

Two Tibetan Lama’s ceremonial dancing robes cotton, one dyed dark blue with applique dyed strips, including yellow and patches, the other light blue with natural strips, 138cm long, 165cm wide and 134cm long, 200cm wide. (2)

£300­500

81

Four Manang belts

Northern Nepal wool, with stripes and tie­dyed decoration, the longest 392cm, another with stripes and two Tibet belts. (7)

£150­200

82

A Tibetan blanket wool, strip woven in six parts with a coloured, banded and key design single edge, 196cm x 160cm.

£300­400

83

Three Tibet floor coverings

yak wool, the smaller with supplementary­weft linear decoration and with dyed and natural corner tassels, 135cm x 90cm, 167cm x 126cm and 251cm x 148cm. (3)

£150­250

84

Sixteen Bhutan woman’s belts kera silk and cotton, plain, stripes and geometric designs, the longest 286cm, and eight Bhutan textiles, including a tie­dyed cloth. (24)

£200­300

86

A Nepal handloom wood and bamboo with a part made wool blanket, 90cm wide, with a back strap and spindle.

£50­100

85

Six salt bags Bhutan and Nepal wool and cotton, the largest with supplementary­weft brocading and felt panels, the sides with leather and cotton straps, 52cm (2), 51cm, 41cm, 37cm and 25.5cm long. (6)

£100­200

87

A collection of Bhutan textile fragments wool, including strip woven and tie dyed, and a pair of boots, 25cm long, a strip woven cloth, 129cm x 91cm, a Nepal nettle cloth strap, 79cm long, two hats and two tassel ornamnets. (23)

£50­150

THE ZBYSZEK PLOCKI COLLECTION

88

A pair of Yoruba Ibeji figures

Oke Eho, Oyo, Nigeria

male and female, the female with remains of an open quadripartite coiffure, the male’s degraded, both with inset ebonised pupils and with linear body scarifications, 31.5cm and 27.8cm high. (2)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£500­800

90

A pair of Yoruba female Ibeji figures

Nigeria with quintuple coiffures and pierced ears, wearing beads, 24.5cm and 25cm high. (2)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£300­400

89

A pair of Yoruba male Ibeji figures

Nigeria

with carved linear and chevron decorated cap like coiffures and metal pin eyes, one missing, with glass bead necklaces, 25cm and 25.8cm high. (2)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£200­300

91

A pair of Yoruba Ibeji figures

Nigeria

male and female, with narrow heads and with ribbed and triangle sections to the coiffure, pierced ears and a lip plug, with glass beads, 29cm and 30cm high. (2)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£500­800

92

A matched pair of Yoruba male Ibeji figures

Ajasse, Igbomina, Nigeria

carved with bared teeth and Islamic tirah neck amulets, facial and body scarifications and platform sandals, wearing glass beads, nut disc and brass bands, 29.2cm and 30cm high. (2)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£400­600

94

A pair of Yoruba Ibeji figures

Ilorin, Nigeria

male and female with differing coiffures, the male without ears, both with beads, 25.4cm and 25.8cm high. (2)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£400­600

93

A pair of Yoruba female Ibeji figures Oyo, Nigeria with faceted coiffures having triangle decorated tails, with facial scarifications and one with a bead waistband, 27.9cm and 28.4cm high. (2)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£400­600

95

A pair of Yoruba female Ibeji figures

Igbomina, Nigeria with high faceted and ribbed coiffures with a top circle, with Islamic neck amulets tirah and waistband, and wearing a glass bead necklace, 28.7cm and 29cm high. (2)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£300­500

96

A Yoruba female Ibeji figure

Osogbo, Oyo, Nigeria the ornate coiffure with a back loop carved triangles, with pierced ears and a metal pin to one eye, 27cm high.

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£300­500

97

A Yoruba female Ibeji figure

Oyo, Nigeria with a quintuple open coiffure, eye lashes and abdominal scarifications, wearing glass bead and brass bands, 28cm high.

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£300­400

98

A Yoruba female Ibeji figure

Nigeria with a high quadripartite coiffure, inset metal pins and ebonised pegs to the eyes and with a carved lip plug, wearing beads and brass bangles, 26cm high.

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£350­550

99

A Yoruba male Ibeji figure

Oke Eho, Oyo, Nigeria with a quadripartite coiffure, inset pupils, upper eye brows, face and body scarifications, wearing glass beads and a metal band, 32cm high.

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£600­800

100

A Yoruba male Ibeji figure

Nigeria

with a double pointed open coiffure, facial scarifications, eye lashes and inset wood pupils, wearing brass and glass bead bands, 25cm high.

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£400­600

101

A Yoruba female Ibeji figure

Nigeria

with a fine linear carved coiffure having a tied back, pierced ears, inset metal pin pupils and facial scarifications, wearing glass beads and disc bands, 27cm high.

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£500­800

102

A Yoruba male Ibeji figure

Oyo, Nigeria

wearing glass beads, nut disc and brass bands, 24cm high.

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£250­350

103

A Yoruba male Ibeji figure

Nigeria with glass beads and metal bands, 28cm high.

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£300­400

104

Four Yoruba male Ibeji figures

Abeokuta, Nigeria with crested coiffures and wearing aprons, 21.5cm (2), 23.5cm and 24.5cm high. (4)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£200­300

106

Four Yoruba Ibeji figures

Nigeria including three male and one female, three with beads and/or bangles, 24cm, 25.8cm, 27cm and 28cm high. (4)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£600­800

105

Two pairs of Yoruba Ibeji figures

Nigeria including a male and female pair with quintuple coiffures, 29cm and 29.8cm high, and a female pair, 28.2cm and 29cm high, on circular bases, all with glass beads. (4)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£250­350

107

Four Yoruba Ibeji figures

Nigeria

including three males and one female, two with glass beads, 25.5cm, 27.2cm, 28cm and 29cm high. (4)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£600­800

108

Three Yoruba female Ibeji figures

Nigeria

two with glass bead and nut shell bands, 27.8cm, 28.5cm and 30cm high. (3)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£300­400

110

Three Yoruba Ibeji figures

Nigeria

including a female and two males, with glass beads and nut shell discs, 27cm, 27.2cm and 29.5cm high. (3)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£150­250

109

Three Yoruba Ibeji figures

Nigeria

including a male with Islamic chest amulets tirah and two females, one with beads, 24cm, 26cm and 26.8cm high. (3)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£350­450

111

Three Yoruba Ibeji figures

Nigeria

including two females and a male, with glass bead and nut shell bands, 24cm, 28cm and 28.5cm high. (3)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£200­300

112

A Nupe door panel, Nigeria carved with animals, birds and diviners’ bags, 142cm high, 72cm wide.

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£100­200

114

A Jos bed, Nigeria of tapered form, raised on four faceted short legs, 155cm long, 27.5cm high.

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£200­300

113

A Nupe carved panel, Nigeria decorated with animals, birds, a figure holding a rifle and a bow and arrow whilst standing on the back of an antelope, knives and objects, 218cm high, 88.5 cm wide

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£200­300

115

A Lobala zoomorphic slit drum, Democratic Republic of the Congo the body with carved linear and diamond shaped decoration on four curved legs and a long neck to a horned head and with a slightly curved tail, 225cm long, 58.5cm high.

Provenance

Jean-Francois Blondeau, Galerie Sigui, Angers. Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£2,000­3,000

116

A Yoruba divination box and cover opon igede ifa Nigeria the base with a divided interior and the cover with an equestrian figure, a figure lying down with a large pipe and another half naked male, with polychrome decoration, 43cm high. (2)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£400­600

117

A Nupe stool Nigeria with a shaped carved top and on tapering legs with V shaped supports, 34.5cm high, and a Nupe circular top stool, 35cm high. (2)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£150­200

118

A Yoruba divination board opon ifa Nigeria

carved in relief, Eshu eyes, mudfish, crocodiles and a crab, the back with collection number IFA 15. LAB. 6248/F, 32.7cm diameter.

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£200­300

120

121

Six Yoruba divination heads ikin ifa Nigeria bone, 6cm ­ 7cm high. (6)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£150­250

119

A Yoruba divination board opon ifa Nigeria

carved four masks, one with teeth and another with a lozenge to the forehead, flanked by raised and pierced interlacing linear scrolls, the underside with a carved eliptical motif, 32.4cm diameter

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£400­600

120

Four Yoruba divination boards opon ifa Nigeria including a rectangular example with concave sides, carved an Eshu face and geometric designs, 29.5cm wide, and three circular, with carved rims, 24cm, 24.5cm and 29.5cm diameter. (4)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£300­500

122

Five Yoruba divination heads ikin ifa Nigeria bone, 7.6cm ­ 9cm high. (5)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£200­300

123

A Yoruba shrine bowl arugba shango Nigeria the seated woman with a lip plug and raised arms supporting a covered bowl, relief carved two masks and a shango wand, the base with a male figure, holding a drum and a woman with a sash, with an earth ground and with blue and white pigment decoration, 92cm high. (2)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£500­700

124

A Yoruba divination bowl agere ifa Nigeria the top with carved chevron edges and on an open interlaced cylinder support, 18cm high. (2)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£150­250

125

Three Yoruba zoomorphic divination bowls agere ifa Nigeria

the supports including a bird, three mudfish and a lion with it’s prey in it’s mouth, the bird with white painted collection number IF 30

LAB 6248:V, 16cm, 21.7cm and 17.4cm high. (3)

£200­300

131

A Yoruba janus helmet mask

Nigeria

male and female, with finely carved crested coiffures, facial scarifications and the male with a beard, 27.5cm high,

and a Yoruba egungun headdress, carved a hunter’s head with a long braid coiffure and facial scarifications, with remains of white pigment to the eyes, with inscribed collection number HMEGI. 6243C., 26.8cm high. (2)

126

A Yoruba divination bowl and cover opon igede ifa

Nigeria

with a central divided bowl and the cover relief carved two figures flanking a crocodile, 43.5cm diameter. (2)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£150­200

127

A Yoruba box and cover ile ori

Nigeria

cloth, hide, leather, felt and green stained hide, 48.5cm high. (2)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£200­300

128

A Yoruba bowl bearer

Nigeria

the maternal female figure standing supporting a chicken bowl and cover, with a child wrapped to her back, holding a shango wand and a vessel, with a tirah amulet on it’s back, with remains of polychrome decoration, 44.3cm high. (2)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£150­200

129

Three Yoruba carving knives

Nigeria

with metal blades and carved handles, one a kneeling figures and two heads, each inscribed M4. 6242/D, M3. 6242/C, M2: 6242/B, 17.5cm 25.5cm and 24.5cm, mounted together, and a Nigerian knife, with a curved metal blade and wood handle, 30.5cm high, on a stand. (6)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£150­200

130

A Yoruba beaded hat

Nigeria

coloured glass beads, with a model chameleon to the top and with two tassels, 19.5cm diameter, 13cm high.

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£150­200

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

Exhibited and Published

Egungun hunter’s headdress - Yoruba, A Celebration of African Art, Horniman Museum, London, 15 March - April 1991. Keith Nicklin, colour pl.8. AHDRC - object ao-0148764-001.

£150­200

132

An Igbo mask

Nigeria surmounted with animals and figures and with fabric, 97.5cm high, on a base. (2)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£150­250

133

A Yoruba chest ornament

Nigeria with a pair of bovine horns hung with multi strands of cowrie shells, and with cloth and shell straps, the plaited leather back straps with a strand of cowrie shells and a bound stone blade, 132cm high, on a stand. (2)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£500­800

134

A Yoruba house post

Nigeria carved as a horse and rider, with polychrome decoration, 100cm high, on a plinth. (2)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£300­500

135

A Ghana eagle coffin by Paa Joe Carpentry Works, Teshie, Accra, circa 2000 with folding wings to the removable lid and with painted decoration, standing on a railed base 151cm high, 286cm long.

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£1,000­2,000

136

A Yoruba beaded crown

Nigeria

cloth and white glass beads, with a detachable bird finial and four relief faces, 49.5cm high, 139cm high, including tassels, in a stand. (3)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£300­400

137

A Yoruba beaded crown

Nigeria

cloth and coloured glass beads, with a detachable bird finial and three rows of relief faces, with protrusions, 47cm high, 97cm high, inlcuding tassels, on a stand. (3)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£300­400

138

A Yoruba beaded crown

Nigeria

cloth and coloured glass beads, with a bird finial above three rows of faces and protrusions with quills, with collection number LAB 6247/C, 45.5in high, 90cm high, including tassels, on a stand. (2)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£300­400

139

Six Yoruba medicine staffs opa osanyin

Nigeria

iron, with birds and cones, the highest 157.5cm high, three on stands, and two Yoruba iron staffs, one tiered with cones, four birds and a leopard, 132cm high, and the other with a seated figure holding a vessel with a covered bowl, crosses and a tree, the base hung with cones and leaves, 106cm high, both on stands. (13)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£400­600

140

Three Nigerian female figures

one with a child on her back, 104.5cm, 110cm and 117cm high, on bases, and two Mossi female figures, with crested coiffures, 121.5cm and 123cm high, on bases. (5)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£300­400

141

A Yoruba gelede mask

Nigeria wearing a cap with bows, with pierced eyes and a short beard, with blue and white pigment, 20cm high, on a stand. (2)

Provenance

Anne and Jacques Kerchache, Paris. Christie’s, Paris, Art Oceanien, Africain et d’Amerique du Nord, 14 June 2011, lot 131.

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£2,000­3,000

142

A Yoruba gelede mask

Nigeria with an elongated carved zig­zag coiffure, pierced eyes and cheek scarifications, with white, yellow, red and pigment, 42.5cm long, on a stand. (2)

Provenance

Jef Vanderstraete Collection.

Galerie J Visser, Brussels.

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

Published Bruneaf XX fair catalogue, 9-13/6/2010, p.149.

£1,000­2,000

143

Two Nupe pots

Nigeria

pottery with incised decoration and with embossed metal collars, 39cm and 43cm high, on perspex stands. (6)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£300­500

144

A Nupe jar

Nigeria

pottery, of gourd form with incised linear decoration and with embossed brass mounts, including a hinged cover, 46.5cm high, on a perspex stand. (4)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£200­300

145

A Yoruba gelede mask

Nigeria

the ribbed coiffure with a pierced top, with facial scarifications and filed teeth, painted black, red, yellow and white, with white painted collection number HM. 6615 6249 E., 37cm high, on a stand. (2)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£200­300

146

A Nok head fragment

Nigeria

pottery, with incised linear detailing to the eye brows, eyes, teeth and beard, 22cm high.

with an ASA, Paris, thermoluminescence test certificate, dating to circa 150 AD, signed by Francine Maurer, 19th April 2000.

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£400­600

147

A Mumuye male figure

Nigeria with a crested coiffure, ring eyes, cheek scarifications, an open mouth and side projections, the long body with bent arms to short legs and block feet, 113cm high, on a base. (2)

Provenance

Lothar and Kathy Steinke, Lucerne, Switzerland. Christie’s, Paris, Art Africain et Oceanien, 10 June 2008, lot 80. Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£2,000­3,000

148

An Ethiopian Coptic processional cross cast brass with a panels depicting Mary and the infant Christ and three winged angels, 46cm high, and seven Ethiopian Coptic hand crosses, brass, one inscribed to the terminal panel, and two with casting depicting scenes from the life of Jesus. (8)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£300­400

149

Two Tuareg swords Niger with steel blades and leather scabbards, one with a brass, ebonised and aluminium handle, 91.5cm long and the other with three daggers, 99cm long. (7)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£100­200

150

A Chinese model of a standing camel probably Tang terracotta, with sharp teeth and hair to the top of the front legs, 53.5cm high, a Chinese terracotta model of a horse, with a brown glaze and with apertures for legs, tail and ears, 23cm high, a Chinese terracotta model of an Ox and cart, mounted, 25.8cm high and a Chinese terracotta model of a bird, 19cm high, on a stand. (9)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£300­500

151

A Chinese Han standing figure pottery, with pigment decoration, 46cm high, on a stand, a Chinese Han male ‘stickman’ pottery figure, with a coiled pigtail, and apertures for arms, 60cm high, on a stand and two Chinese pottery heads, 14.5cm and 17cm high, on bases. (6)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£300­500

152

A Middle Eastern large terracotta pouring bowl with a spout to the edge, 39.5cm diameter, a Chinese Han pottery duck head wine ewer, 26.5cm high, a Chinese Han pottery bowl, 15.8cm diameter, a pottery jug, 23cm high and a pottery fruit shape vessel, 16.5cm high. (5)

Provenance

Middle Eastern bowl - Ian Auld, London. Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£200­300

153

A pair of Yoruba male Ibeji figures

Oyo, Nigeria with cap like coiffures, eye lashes and facial scarifications, one with a nut shell band, 26.5cm and 26.7cm high. (2)

Provenance

Christie’s, Art Africain, Oceanien et Precolombien, Paris, 10 Decembeer 2003, lot 280, part. Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£500­800

154

Two Yoruba Ibeji figures

Oyo, Nigeria including an Igbuke male, with glass beads, 30.5cm high, on a base, and a Saki female, with abdominal scarifications, glass beads and metal bangles, 28.8cm high. (2)

Provenance

Igbuke male - Christie’s, Amsterdam, 10 Dec 2003, lot 281 part.

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£500­700

155

A pair of Yoruba male Ibeji figures

Nigeria with glass bead bands, 26cm high. (2)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£200­300

156

A pair of Yoruba male Ibeji figures

Nigeria each with one remaining metal pin to an eye and wearing glass and disc beads, 26.2cm and 26.8cm high. (2)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£200­300

157

A pair of Yoruba female Ibeji figures

Igbomina, Nigeria

wearing Islamic neck amulets tirah and sandals, 26.9cm and 27.4cm high. (2)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£300­400

158

A pair of Yoruba female Ibeji figures

Nigeria with metal pins to the eyes and with relief carved amulets to the top of the arms, with beads and metal bands, 26cm high. (2)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£500­600

159

Two Yoruba male Ibeji figures

Abeokuta, Nigeria

one wearing shorts and with a pierced crested coiffure, 26cm high, and the other wearing an apron and with a fine carved crested coiffure and a beaded band, 25.4cm high. (2)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£300­400

161

A Yoruba female Ibeji figure

Saki, Oyo, Nigeria

160

Two Yoruba Ibeji figures

Nigeria

including a male with a quintuple coiffure and facial scarifications, with beads and brass anklets, and a female with glass beads, 29cm and 26cm high. (2)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£300­400

162

Two Yoruba Ibeji jackets

Nigeria

with an open quadripartite coiffure, with facial and body scarifications, and a carved waistband and bangles, with glass beads, brass, nut disc and vertebrae bands, 28cm high.

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

Published

George Chemeche. Ibeji, The Cult of Yoruba Twins, 2003, p. 77, pl.19.

£400­600

cloth, leather, cotton and cowrie shells, 21.5cm and 22.5cm wide, a Yoruba Ibeji glass beaded jacket, 15cm wide and a pair of Yoruba Ibeji glass beaded caps, one with tassels, 17cm and 13cm high. (5)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£200­300

164

Four Yoruba Ibeji figures

Nigeria including three females, two with glass and nut disc beads, and one male, 25cm, 27.4cm, 28.5cm and 29cm high. (4)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£300­400

166

Four Yoruba Ibeji figures

Nigeria including two females and two males, two with bead bands, 28cm (2), 30cm and 32cm high. (4)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£250­350

163

Three Yoruba Ibeji figures

Nigeria including two females and a male, two with glass beads, 23.8cm, 24.5cm and 26cm high. (3)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£300­400

165

Four Yoruba Ibeji figures

Nigeria including two males and two females, with glass beads and/or nut shell disc bands, 25cm, 26cm, 26.5cm and 26.7cm high. (4)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£400­600

167

Three pairs of Yoruba Ibeji figures

Nigeria

each pair with a male and a female, 22cm, 27cm and 28cm. (6)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£300­500

168

Three Yoruba female Ibeji figures

Igbomina, Nigeria

carved wearing Islamic tirah amulets to the chest and back, two with beads, 24.5cm, 27.2cm and 27.5cm high. (3)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£400­500

170

Four Yoruba Ibeji figures

Nigeria

including two male and two female, all with glass beads and one with metal bands, 25cm, 25.2cm, 25.5cm and 28.7cm high. (4)

Provenance

Two - Bernstein Collection, Freeman’s, USA, 22 May 2004, lot 189 (part) and 205 (part).

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£300­400

172

Tribal Art catalogues including Christie's, Sotheby's, Lempertz, Koller, Bonhams, Phillips and Tribal Art Magazine.

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£150­250

169

Four Yoruba Ibeji figures

Nigeria

including two males, one with a glass bead band, and two females, 26cm, 26.9cm, 28cm and 30cm high. (4)

£300­500

171

Four Yoruba Ibeji figures

Nigeria

including two females and two males, three with carver’s markings to the underside, Shokon Eshubiyi (concentric diamonds), Makinde Adugbologe (cross) and Salakatu Ayo Adugbologe (concentric triangles with tails), 21.5cm, 23cm, 23.7cm and 25.4cm high. (4)

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£200­300

173

Muraina Oyelami

Nigerian b.1940

Priest

mixed media on paper, titled, signed and dated Murania (Osogbo) 9/1969, 112cm x 60.5cm.

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£800­1,200

174

Muriana Oyelami

Nigerian b.1940

Head and shoulders of two figures, mixed media on paper, 67cm x 47.5cm.

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£400­500

175

Muriana Oyelami

Nigerian b.1940

Woman in Pensive Mood watercolour and gouache, titled on the back, 50.5cm x 38cm.

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£300­500

176

Attributed to Muraina Oyelami Nigeria, b.1940 Village scene oil on board, 89.5cm x 122cm.

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£300­500

177

Attributed to Muraina Oyelami Nigerian, b.1940 View from an upstair oil on board, 83cm x 61cm.

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£200­300

180

Rufus Ogundele

Nigerian, 1946 ­ 1996

Owl Birds oil on paper, titled, signed and dated ‘80, 43cm x 53.5cm.

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£300­500

178

Bayo Ogundele, b.1949

Behind the flower oil on paper signed and dated ‘83, 49cm x 33.5cm.

Provenance Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£200­300

179

Bruce Onobrakepeya Nigerian b.1932

6/30 Atete Gwre, Ighoroo (Grey base) ­ Village

Entrance deep etching, titled, signed and dated Lagos October 1983, 68cm x 49cm.

Provenance Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£200­300

181

Adeniji Adeyemi

Nigeria, b.1947

Crucifixtion, pastel, signed, 45.5cm x 34cm.

Provenance Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£150­200

182

Middle Art (Augustine Chigbata Okoye)

Nigeria b.1936

Battle of Abbagana, circa 1972 oil on board, signed bottom right Middle Art 31 Moore St Onitsha EC3 NIG. and middle left Middle Art 31 Moore St Osha, 76cm x 119cm.

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

Published and Exhibited

Middle Art - Signs and Paintings from Nigeria. House of Cultures of the World, Berlin, 15th Sept. to 2nd Dec. 1990; Bayreuth, 15th Dec. 1990 to 31st Jan. 1991; Werl, 15th March to 30th April 1991. p. 49.

£400­600

183

Twins Seven Seven Nigeria (1944 ­ 2011) Annunciation mixed media on panel, titled and signed Annunciation Tunde Music

Oshogbo, 122.5cm x 61cm.

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£1,000­1,500

184

Muriana Oyelami

Nigerian, b.1940

Untitled oil on board, signed and dated ‘84, 122cm x 144cm.

Provenance

Zbyszek Plocki Collection, London.

£1,000­1,500

184

THE TOM PHILLIPS COLLECTION

The British artist, Tom Phillips RA (1937­2022) had a lifelong interest in African art, travelling extensively across the continent, investigating every aspect of made objects and where possible their creators, building a deep knowledge and love of the artistic wealth he encountered. Many of the artefacts he came across acted, collectively, as a touchstone for his own work, in drawings, paintings, sculptures textiles, over a sixty year career. He was driven by a keen curiosity, appreciating an object’s practical use as well as its aesthetic value. In 1995 he curated the pioneering Africa, Art of a Continent exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, questioning and overseeing the validity of every item included in the show and editing the accompanying 600­page catalogue. Based on his own world­class collection, he wrote African Goldweights: Miniature Sculptures from Ghana 1400 ­ 1900, a definitive study of Akan brass weights, made for weighing gold dust in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.

The items on sale here were part of Phillips’s daily life, some for more than half a century. He was an inveterate collector but took pleasure in living among his discoveries, enjoying the echoing responses of artists from other traditions and learning from them. Every surface or wall or spare corner of his south London studio­home, crammed with art and artefact, reflected his fascination. He respected function and understood form, but above all admired the varied beauty and robust vitality of every prized object: from tiny mask to woven textile, carved chair or noble sculpture.

185

A Lobi buffalo pendant Burkina Faso cast bronze, 6cm long, on a base.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£150­250

187

A Yoruba currency torque Nigeria bronze, 26cm wide.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£300­500

186

An Akan chicken group Ghana brass, 6.5cm high.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£150­250

188

188

An Ibibio mask

Nigeria with an articulated jaw and a miner’s lamp to the top of the head, with polychrome decoration, 28cm high.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection.

£150­200

189

A Senufo kpelie mask

Ivory Coast with a nodule crest, 28.5cm high.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£200­300

190

An Ibibio / Idoma headdress

Nigeria with a seated nude female with hands raised and fingers bent to clasp, with inset wood teeth and four buttons to the top of the coiffure, pegged through the legs to a European style chair, raised on a domed base, with an encrusted patina and remains of black and white pigment, the body with an outline neck ornament, 47cm high.

Provenance

Josef Herman O.B.E., Suffolk / London. (1911 - 2000)

Christie’s, Amsterdam, The Josef Herman Collection of African Art, 12 December 2000, lot 165.

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

Exhibited

African Sculpture from Private Collections in London, South London Art Gallery, 1979, no.25 (as Lobi.)

Published

AHDRC No. ao-0091320-001.

£600­800

191

A West African figural group

with a central standing female, having a pierced head for insets, the abdomen and legs with fibre charge bindings and with her hands on the heads of two smaller females, painted red and with an encrusted patina, the front with a chain, disc and staple, 33.5cm high, mounted on a base.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£200­300

189

192

A Lobi figure bateba ti puo

Burkina Faso

with relief carved facial features including triangular eyes, and with an outstretched right arm, 30cm high, mounted on a base. (2)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£200­300

193

A Bambara headdress

194

A Bambara heddle pulley

Mali the handle carved a relief head with a headdress and stepped neck, the body with a pair of breasts and triangles to the back, the sides notched, with a worn reel, 17.5cm high, on a base. (2)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£300­400 193

Mali carved three standing female figures with pierced crested coiffures, with the remains of glass beads, 19.3cm high, on a base. (2)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£300­400

195

An Akan kuduo, gold dust container

Ghana brass of circular bellied form with a hinged cover, previously with a lockable clasp, with a banded border and a central bird finial, on a pierced swollen foot, 19cm high, and two Akan brass kuduo, one with a handled (broken) cover with cast square and triangle motifs, 11.2cm high and the other with embossed decoration and a domed cover, 14.4cm high. (7)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£300­400

196

A Cross River currency torque

Nigeria bronze, 18.5cm wide, and a Nigerian bronze currency coil, with disc ends and stamped circle decoration, 21cm long. (2)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£300­500

198

Two Igbo currency coils

Nigeria bronze, one with conical ends, 19cm long, and the other the incised linear and stamped circle decoration, 19.5cm long. (2)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£250­350

195

197

Ten West African currencies bronze and brass, including an anklet, 14cm long, bracelets, a ring and a pendant. (10)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£100­150

199

A Yoruba currency torque

Nigeria bronze, 20.2cm wide.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£150­200

200

Three West African brass figures one with a crested coiffure and with one hand on his shoulder and the other over his crutch, 8.2cm high, another with hands on his waist, 8.2cm high and the third, female supporting a container on her head, 5.5cm high, all on bases. (6)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£150­250

201

Six West African metal figures including a Senufo bronze pendant of a seated figure, 6.6cm long, a Senufo bronze seated figure, with a beard, 7cm high, a Senufo aluminium standing male figure, 11cm high, an Akan bronze standing figure, smoking a pipe, 8.5cm high, a standing bronze figure with a headdress, 11cm high and a bronze curved body, 6.1cm long. (6)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£200­300

202

Three pairs of Yoruba edan ogboni staffs

Nigeria

brass and iron, 12.5cm, 20.5cm and 22cm high, two pairs with bases, and two single Yoruba edan ogboni staffs, brass and iron, 20cm and 24cm high, one with a stand. (11)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£300­400

203

An Ashanti head

Ghana

cast brass, 6.5cm high, on a stand, a pair of Nigerian brass standing figures, 11cm high, an Akan brass group of a leopard attacking a horned animal, 15cm long, a West African elongated bronze head, 15.6cm long and two bronze Senufo style heads, 5.5cm and 6cm high. (7)

Provenance

Akan leopard group - previously on the lid of a kuduo and at Sotheby’s, London, 22 July 1977, lot 171 and 3 July 1978, lot 341 - see AHDRC ao0051982-001.

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£300­400

204

A Yoruba knife

Nigeria the bronze handle of a seated male figure, holding a club and wearing a spiral headdress, with a iron blade, 35.5cm long, an Akan bronze spoon, the notched handle with incised linear and stamped circle decoration, 26cm long, and a Nigerian brass model bow and arrow, with incised and stamped decoration, 25cm x 27.5cm. (3)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£200­300

205

A Yoruba dance rattle

Nigeria cast bronze, pierced and decorated with two masks and two knots, the connecting arms with further masks, 19cm wide, a Yoruba cast bronze armband, with masks and pendants, 10.5cm long and a pair of Yoruba pierced bronze armbands, 11cm long. (4)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£200­300

206

A Nigerian cast bronze equestrian plaque of a Benin horseman on a rondal decorated crescent with four bell pendants, the top with a loop attachment, 38cm high, 26.5cm wide.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£200­300

207

Three West African hairpins including a Mossi brass example with a disc top with an incised linear cross and further linear decoration to the top of the square section of the shaft, 14cm long, another brass with four stepped cones above a loop attachment, 21.6cm and the third, wood with a carved section and brass mounts, 14.5cm long. (3)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£80­120

208

A Cameroon finial brass and wood, of flared form with rows of circles and the collar with four relief masks, 11cm high, on a stand. (2)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£100­200

209

Two Ashanti spoons Ghana brass, the smaller with a pierced and engraved handle and two birds to the bowl, the other with stamped and incised decoration and a pierced strainer bowl, 32.7cm and 42cm long. (2)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£150­250

210

A Nigerian staff with a brass head finial, with scarifications and a ringed collar on a wood shaft, 95.5cm long.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£100­150

211

A collection of Nigerian iron artefacts inlcuding three oil lamps; one standing and with a horse base, 38cm high, another hanging and with serpents and an animal, 41cm high, the third with a stylised figure, 71cm high; a gong with twisted horn finials, 57cm high, four figural, 16.5cm 24.5cm, 54cm and 86cm high, two in bases, a small bird staff, 21.5cm high, in a base, a zoomorphic staff, 31.5cm long, a pair of brass tongs, 28cm long and a mask with cloth and cowrie shell mounts. (15)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£200­300

212

An Ashanti sword Ghana with a curved iron blade, pierced and with a part wavy edge, the carved wood handle with relief masks and cowrie shells, 60.5cm long.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£200­300

214

A Yoruba divination bowl agare ifa Nigeria carved an equestrian figure flanked by a female holding her breasts and a male holding a fly whisk and a container, the bowl previously with a hinged lid, with polychrome decoration, 25cm high.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£200­300

213

A Yoruba divination bowl agere ifa Nigeria polychrome decorated, the bowl with a carved border and side lifts, on the head of the seated diviner, wearing a large necklace and with his left hand on a divination bowl and his right hand supporting the left hand of a seated female, with a divination tray on the ground, the base with a carved band and a native repair, 18cm high.

Provenance

Clayre and Jay Haft, New York. Christie’s, New York, Important Tribal Art, 18 May 1993, lot 136.

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

Exhibited and Published Sets, Series and Ensembles in African Art. The Center for African Art, New York, 17 July - 27 October 1985. Catalogue by Preston, Vogel and Nooter. No. 33.

£1,500­2,000

215

A Yoruba divination bowl agere ifa Nigeria, late 19th century, carved a kneeling female figure supporting the bowl on her head, with a carved edge and panel lifts, with polychrome decoration, the underside with a handwritten paper label Vase for .... offering to various fetiche deities and inscribed in white BT. OF WEBSTER. AUG. 1895. W.AFRICAN FETISH ALTAR. P:1178., 17cm high.

Provenance

William Downing Webster, London. (1868 - 1913) Listed in his June 1895 catalogue for £1 5s.0d.

Lieutenant General Augustus Henry Fox Pitt Rivers (1827 - 1900) purchased from the above in 1895.

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£100­150

216

A Yoruba divination bowl agare ifa Dahomey with a knop support and a pair of double triangle lifts, with polychrome decoration, the underside inscribed DAHOMEY, W. AFRICA, WBSTR. 1898. P. and the top of the base number in white 4202, 11.7cm high.

Provenance

William Downing Webster (1868 - 1913) Lieut. Gen. Augustus Henry Lane Fox Pitt Rivers (1827 - 1900) acquired from the above in 1898.

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£100­150

217

217

A Yoruba stool

Nigeria

carved two pairs of female and male standing figures, the bare breasted women wearing skirts and sashes and the separately carved men, wearing a sheathed knife and holding a horse head staff, with pigment decoration, 53cm high, 35.5cm diameter. (3)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£200­300

218

A Yoruba­Nago shrine / stool

Benin (ex Dahomey)

with a central standing figure holding a spotted object, behind a kneeling woman with an offering bowl surrounded by two tiers of figures, including kneeling women supporting their breasts, others holding a knife, a shango wand, vessels and a tablet with text, and two with their hands to their faces and covered in spots, with red, black and white pigment decoration, 69cm high.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£400­600

219

A Yoruba caryatid stool

Nigeria

the kneeling female with carved body and neck scarifications and wearing a waistband, with painted decoration, 75cm high.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£200­300

220

A Fon / Ashanti throne

Benin / Ghana

the seat with carved linear and lozenge decoration, with lifts to the sides, on five column supports and an open pierced sides base, 77cm high.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£200­300

221

A Dogon door lock

Mali with a carved male and a female figure to the top, above a banded block and two pairs of legs to the base, the back with a white painted collection number 73817, 28.5cm high, on a base. (3)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection.

£150­200

222

A Bambara door lock

Mali with a stylised figure and an incised linear decorated front, 42.5cm high.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£150­250

223

A Pende panel

Democratic Republic of the Congo with applied elements and incised linear, stamped circle and pigment decoration, 80cm wide, 23.5cm deep.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£150­250

224

An Ivory Coast standing female figure

the top of the head with charge and a metal pin and another to the back of the head, with a bead necklace and waistband, with an encrusted patina, 28cm high, mounted in a base, the back with typed label in German, Ancestral Figure, North Senufo, Ivory Coast and collection number 62.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£150­200

225

A Lobi standing figural group

Burkina Faso with outstretched arms and another pair to the sides, and with a pair of legs to the back, 17cm high, on a stand. (2)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£100­200

226

Four African miniature standing figures

including Lobi, with the head turned to the left and with an encrusted patina, 18.7cm high, on a base, a Lobi pendant, 8.4cm, on a base, a Senufo male, 15cm high and a Dogon male with a raised left arm, 13.5cm high. (4)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£250­350

227

A Mumuye standing male figure

Nigeria 51cm high, on a base, and a Nigerian seated female figure, 40cm high. (2)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£150­200

228

A Tutsi basket and cover

Rwanda natural fibre with two dyed geometric bands to the body, 19cm high, an Ethiopian milk pot and cover, natural fibre with wire inlay, 38cm high, and an Indonesian hinged circular container, rattan, fibre and bamboo, 25cm diameter. (5)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£150­200

229

A Yoruba male Ibeji figure

Nigeria with glass beads and a nut slice band, 27.7cm high, a Nigerian lead standing figure, a kneeling figure, a brass maternity figure and a beaded staff. (5)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£50­100

230

230

A Bankoni vessel

Mali

terracotta, with linear patterning to the body, a ringed cylindrical neck and a domed finial, 49cm high.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£150­250 231

231

A Bura head

Niger, circa 17th century

terracotta, with three relief scarification lines to the forehead, a ribbed coiffure, slit eyes and mouth, with a triple ribbed necklace, 13cm high, on a stand. (2)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

Sold with a thermoluminescence certificate from Francine Maurer, Alliance-ScienceArt, Paris, March 1994.

£150­200

232

An Akan head

Ghana

pottery, 15cm high, on a stand, and a Nok pottery head, with pierced eyes and nostrils and with bared teeth, wearing a cap and with ribbed coiffure, 19cm high. (2)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£200­300

233

A Katsina head

Nigeria

terracotta, with a diced coiffure and the remains of an attachment to the back and with protruding lips, 12.5cm high, on a base, a larger Katsina pottery head, with a diced coiffure and a lip plug, 17.5cm high. (3)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£300­400

234

A Fante doll

Ghana the head with a pierced top and with carved arched and straight linear decoration to the back and with a ringed neck, with kaolin, 27.5cm high, on a base.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection.

£200­300

235

A San / Bushman decorated ostrich egg

Southern Africa incised a figure and an ostrich, 13cm high.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£200­300

236

A Djenne torso

Mali

fragmented pottery, with the head tilted upwards and with painted linear decoration, 9.5cm high, on a stand, an Igbo pottery maternity figure fragment, with white pigment to the front, 10.7cm high, on a stand, and a Nok pottery head, 10cm high, on a stand. (4)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£200­300

237

An Igbo maternity figure

Nigeria

pottery, seated on a spool shape stool, supporting a child on her left thigh, 33.8cm high, and three Nigerian pottery heads, 11cm, 14cm and 17.5cm high, on stands. (5)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£200­300

238

A Djenne seated female figure

Mali

pottery, wearing bracelets and with her hands on her knees, 25cm high, a Bura pottery head, 18cm high and a Nigerian pottery female torso, 19cm high. (4)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£150­200

237

239

A pair of Cameroon house posts each carved with five heads having open mouths and eliptical eyes, with tapered bases and remains of black and red pigment, 223.5cm and 224cm high. (2)

Provenance

Karl-Ferdinand Schädler Collection. Christie’s, New York, The KarlFerdinand Schädler Collection of African Art, 13 November 1985, lot 191A.

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£500­800

240

An Ashanti asipim chair

Ghana wood with all­over brass studs and bosses, a vellum stretchered leather seat and panel back, with embossed brass panels to the uprights and back of interlinked designs and animals, with column and disc finials, 84.5cm high.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£200­300

241

A Senufo chair

Ivory Coast with carved decoration and applied four 5 francs coins, 65cm high.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£100­200

242

A pair of Chinese horseshoe back armchairs elm with remains of lacquer, each having a panelled splat with the central one pierced and carved with a differing deer amidst prunus, one with a stag with his head turned back to the left and the other a doe with her head turned back to the right, to a panel seat and arched framed legs, 89cm high. (2)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£300­400

243

A Kwere / Zaramo staff mkomolo Tanzania with two female figures, having inset bead eyes, on block and notched supports, to a protruding platform with another smaller standing figure and a hook, the shaft with a tapered base, 128cm high.

Provenance

Lucien Van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium. Campo, Antwerp, Belgium, 23 October 1991, lot 156.

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

Exhibited and Published

Africa, The Art of a Continent, edited by Tom Phillips, Royal Academy of Arts, London, Oct 1995 - Jan 1996, pp152- 153, no. 2.37. AHDRC No. ao-0119975-001.

Possibly used in spirit possession ceremonies and called mkomolo, ‘tree of recovery.’ They stood in the ground, where they would be used by the afflicted person to lean back against. Gourds containing efficacious ritual substances would be hung from the hook. The ceremony takes the form of a feast in honour of the affecting spirit, which is called to participate and which rises into the heads of the patient and healer. The healer becomes possessed and is able to identify the ancestor and divine the spirits wishes.

£600­800

244

A Chinese jade bird pendant in Hongshan style with a pierced attachment loop to the back, 4.5cm high, on a stand. (2)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£150­250

245

A Mezcala standing figure Guerrero, Mexico, circa 600 BC ­ 200 AD stone, 9.5cm high, on a stand. (2)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£600­800

246

A Chinese pottery altar table with nine offerings including a fish, a pig’s head, fruit, and split bamboo, together with two candlesticks, the table 13.5cm high, a Han style pottery offering figure, 49.5cm high, a pair of Chinese pottery vases with caligrapghy, 18.8cm high and three Chinese figural wood carvings, the largest a temple scene with a seal base, 20.9cm high. (18)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£300­400

245

244

249

Three stone adze blades

5.5cm, 7.8cm and 10.4cm long, and a stone ‘cave’ fragment, painted an animal, 23.5cm wide. (4)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£50­100

250

A Kuba tukula box and cover Democratic Republic of the Congo the cover with carved decoration and a central boss, the cover and base pierced for a fibre hinge, with collection labels numbered 1553 and 26, 35cm long. (2)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£100­150

247

An Anatolian idol circa 2700 ­ 2100 BC marble, of Kusura type, with disc head and spade shape body, 10.8cm high, on a stand. (2)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£1,500­2,000

248

Two pairs of Zulu earplugs

South Africa wood, coloured vinyl and metal pins, 5.3cm and 6.1cm diameter, on stands. (6)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£200­300

251

A Yoruba beaded equestrian group

Nigeria

coloured glass beads, fibre, cloth and brass bells, modelled as a figure on a blanketed horse, holding a short staff and the reins, with four attendants, two with long staffs and two supporting vessels on their heads, on a cloth covered base, 56.5cm high, 40.5cm long.

Provenance

Kathy van der Pas & Steven van de Raadt, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Tom Phillips Collection, London.

Exhibited

Kathy van der Pas & Steven van de Raadt, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Art from Nigeria, 7th May - 24th June 1994.

£300­400

252

A Yoruba beaded group

Nigeria

coloured glass beads and cloth, of a kneeling female, wearing a coin necklace, dated 1931, with a child on her back and a male figure to her side, with a gourd hung with bells straped over his shoulder, 34.5cm high.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£150­200

253

A Yoruba beaded standing figure

Nigeria

coloured glass beads, cloth, cowrie shells and coconut discs, holding an axe in his left hand and a staff in his right, with a gourd over his shoulder, 54.5cm high.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£150­200

254

Two Senufo stools

Ivory Coast with dished seats and four legs, 39.5cm and 32cm high. (2)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£300­500

255

A Dan passport mask

Ivory Coast with an encrusted woven fibre covering and tassel beard, 15cm high, and an Ivory Coast stone/ceramic buffalo head mask, with an encrusted patina, 9.5cm high. (2)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£200­300

256

Twenty seven Beti game counters

Cameroon nutshell, carved on one side, twenty depicting animals or fish and seven with human figures, the largest 5cm. (27)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£100­150

£400­600 254 255

257

Five Dan passport masks

Ivory Coast

one with inset metal pins to the forehead and mouth, and another with mounting holes to the sides, 7cm, 8.2cm, 8.7cm, 9cm and 10cm high. (5)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

258

An Asafo flag

Ghana

cotton, embroidered a Union flag, two figures with rifles, another with a knife and wearing a crown, two birds and No1, 84cm x 159cm.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£300­500

259

An Asafo flag

Ghana

cotton, applique a rampant lion wearing a crown, with tongue out and holding a knife and a waisted object, No 1 to a bottom corner and a British flag to a top corner, 98cm x 164cm.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£200­300

260

A Hausa Agbada robe

Nigeria

cotton, with applique and embroidered decoration, 284cm wide, 141cm long.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£400­600

261

A Hausa Agbada robe

Nigeria

cotton, with applique and embroidered decoration, 314cm wide, 141cm long.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£300­400

262

A Hausa smock

Ghana

cotton, embroidered around the neck, 94cm long,

a Nigerian tunic, with colourful geometric embroidery including six aeroplanes to the back, 113cm long, with a cap with pom­poms, three West African strip woven cloths, 232cm x 175cm, 191cm x 120cm and 223cm x 120cm, and a narrow cloth decorated with a fish, steam boat, reptile and a tower, 138cm long. (7)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£150­200

264

An Ashanti kente cloth

Ghana

cotton, of twenty one strips with cross and other geometric decoration, 280cm x 181cm.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£300­400

263

An Ashanti kente cloth

Ghana

cotton, of twenty five strips with geometric patterns, 336cm x 236cm.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£300­400

264

265

An Ashanti kente cloth

Ghana

cotton, of twenty four strips with zig­zag, lozenge and linear decoration, 348cm x 222cm.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£200­300

266

Two Ashanti kente cloths, Ghana,

cotton, with sixteen and eight strips, 195cm x 128cm and 219cm x 68cm

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£150­250

266

267

Two Ashanti kente cloths, Ghana, cotton, of twenty three and twenty five strips, 310cm x 202cm and 300cm x 210cm. (2)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£300­500

268

Two Ashanti kente cloths Ghana

cotton, of twenty one and twenty three strips, 278cm x 181cm and 323cm x 218cm. (2)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£300­400

267

269

A Nigerian strip woven cloth cotton, of thirty one strips with supplementary­weft geometric designs, 278cm x 198cm.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London. £150­200

270

Nine Nigerian cloths cotton, including two with lace weave, 207cm x 147cm and 219cm x 140cm, another with supplementary­warp thread from hole to hole, 221cm x 176cm, an indigo dyed cloth with resist designs, 191cm x 158cm, two with geometric designs and three with stripes. (9)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London. £300­400

271

Three Nupe cloths, Nigeria, cotton with supplementary­weft geometric decoration, 168cm x 123cm, 178cm x 126cm and 174cm x 114cm.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London. £150­250

272

An Adinkra cloth Ghana cotton, divided by stencil decorated panels of differing symbols, stitched together with yellow, red, black and green cotton, 326cm x 202cm.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London. £150­250

273

Six Nigerian strip woven cloths, cotton with supplementary­weft decoration including two lace wave, the largest, 290cm x 188cm. (6)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London. £300­500

274

A Ndebele apron

South Africa cloth, leather and coloured glass beads, 53cm long, 47cm wide.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£150­250

275

A Kirdi cache­sex

Cameroon coloured glass beads, fibre and cowrie shells, 40cm wide, and a Mbuti pygmy bark cloth, with painted stylised decoration, 74cm x 38cm. (2)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£150­200

276

Two Kuba skirts

Democratic Republic of the Congo raffia with applique decoration, the smaller dyed red/brown and with pom­poms, 408cm x 89cm and 614cm x 87cm. (2)

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£300­400

278

An Aboriginal churinga

Australia with concentric linear carved and recessed V shape decoration to both sides, the flat side with dash and dot edges and the other with similar sections, with a later hole to one end and with a red ochre finish, 42cm long.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£200­300

277

An Aborigine narrow shield

Western Australia with an integral handle and carved linear and dot maze like decoration, the front with carved channelled straight lines, 70cm long.

Provenance

Tom Phillips Collection, London.

£400­600

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279

A Hawaii poi pounder Polynesia basalt, 23cm high.

Provenance

Toby Jack, London.

David Usborne Collection, London.

£500­700

280

A Mangaia Island axe base Cook Islands of cylindrical form with all over carved x’s and notches, 39.5cm high.

Provenance

David Usborne Collection, London.

£200­300

281

An Irian Jaya adze blade Indonesia green/blue stone with metalic flecks, 32.2cm long, and a Papua New Guinea basalt adze blade, 24cm long. (2)

Provenance

David Usborne Collection, London.

£200­300

282

Two Oceanic currencies possibly Solomon Islands clam shell, 17.5cm and 21cm wide. (2)

Provenance

David Usborne Collection, London.

£300­400

283

Two Nupe currency anklets

Nigeria copper with incised geometric decoration, 14cm and 14.5cm wide. (2)

Provenance

David Usborne Collection, London.

£150­250

284

A Nias Island torque

Indonesia

sliced nut shell and brass, 24cm long.

Provenance

David Usborne Collection, London.

£150­200

285

A Kiribati Islands sword Micronesia palmwood and fibre bound shark teeth, with a central cross bar, a pointed tip and pear shape terminal to the handle, 240cm long.

Provenance

David Usborne Collection, London.

£400­600

286

A Niue Island club Polynesia with a shouldered pointed end and with braided hair and sennit bound handle to a pointed teminal, 86.2cm long.

Provenance

David Usborne Collection, London.

£400­600

287

An Oriental yoke carved wood with leaf fibre bindings, 193cm long.

Provenance

David Usborne Collection, London.

£100­200

288

A Baule standing male figure

Ivory Coast with a fine lobed coiffure and forehead keliods,

32cm high, and a Gabon standing male figure, 37.5cm high, on a base. (2)

Provenance

David Usborne Collection, London.

£200­300

289

A Bete mask

Ivory Coast

with a small vacant hole to the top and with an encrusted patina, one inside edge with the remains of a printed label and wax, 28cm high.

Provenance

David Usborne Collection, London.

£300­400

290

A Lobi standing male figure

Burkina Faso with a crested coiffure and with a slight backwards lean, 62cm high.

Provenance

David Usborne Collection, London.

£300­400

291

A Lobi standing figure

Burkina Faso

with an outline fringe, eliptical eyes, arched brows and pursed lips, with a part encrusted patina, 48cm high, on a base.

Provenance

David Usborne Collection, London.

£200­300

292

An Oceanic spear possibly New Hebrides with a square tapered chanelled head, to a tapered shaft with a knopped terminal, 182.5cm long.

Provenance

David Usborne Collection, London.

£150­200

293

A Fiji spear Melanesia the pointed tip above barbs and a chevroned section, 329cm long.

Provenance

David Usborne Collection, London.

£400­600

294

A Fiji spear Melanesia with a pointed tip above graduated barbs and with sennit binding, 19th century, 294.5cm long.

Provenance

Reuben Reubens, London.

David Usborne Collection, London.

£600­800

295

A Fiji spear Melanesia with a pointed tip above graduated barbs and rows of chevrons, 269cm long.

Provenance

David Usborne Collection, London.

£300­500

296

Two Aboriginal barbed spears

Australia

163.2cm long, with a stand, and 278.5cm long, two Papua New Guinea spears, with two incised bands of linear and zigzag decoration, with poker­work, the longer with a swollen end, 273.5cm long, with a stand, and 170cm long, and a Papua New Guinea palmwood bow, 208.5cm long. (7)

Provenance

David Usborne Collection, London.

£150­250

297

An Oceanic staff / dance wand with a long leaf shape blade with a medial ridge, to a cylindrical handle with a ringed knop terminal, 155.2cm long.

Provenance

David Usborne Collection, London.

£150­200

298

A Tanzania staff with a carved head finial and with on iron long spike base, 133.5cm long.

Provenance

David Usborne Collection, London.

£100­200

299

A Maasai spear

Kenya with an iron leaf shape ribbed tip, on a wood shaft and with an iron point base, 270.5cm long.

Provenance

David Usborne Collection, London.

£100­150

300

An Andaman Islands bow Bay of Bengal with pointed tips to leaf shapes either end of the central handle, later drilled for mounting, 176cm long.

Provenance

David Usborne Collection, London.

£800­1,200

301

An Andaman Islands bow Bay of Bengal with a medial ridge having incised cross decoration and with zig­zag decoration to the edges, 190cm long.

Provenance

David Usborne Collection, London.

£1,000­1,500

302

An Arawe shield

New Britain, Melanesia of three rounded boards carved with eight pairs of spirals, with black and white pigment decoration, bound with rattan, the back with an integral handle and painted with linear and scroll decoration, 130.5cm high.

Provenance

David Usborne Collection, London.

£500­800

303

A Kalinga shield

Luzon Island, Philippines with a central diamond shape boss flanked by arches, with three prongs above and two below, the back with an integral handle, stained black and with remains of rattan bindings, the front with collection sticker D335 and the back with a label inscribed Transport “Burford. Capt. W. R. Graham. Pay Dept, U. S. Am?., c/o Dept O M, U. S. A..., New York, N.Y., 123cm high.

Provenance

Christie’s, London, Tribal Art, 1 December 1993, lot 124.

David Usborne Collection, London.

£600­800

304

A Sotho axe

South Africa with an iron blade and the shaft with a stylised head and burnished decoration, 65.6cm long.

Provenance

David Usborne Collection, London.

£150­200

305

A Naga necklace

Nagaland coloured glass beads, cloth and fibre, 45.5cm long.

Provenance

David Usborne Collection, London.

£200­300

306

A Kuba belt

Democratic Republic of the Congo

fibre, cloth, coloured glass beads and cowrie shells, 108.5cm long, a Turkana leather and coloured glass beaded panel, 74.5cm long, a Yoruba diviner’s beaded necklace, 85cm long and a Yoruba beaded panel, on cloth with cowrie shells, 102cm long. (4)

Provenance

David Usborne Collection, London.

£200­300

307

A Sepik River bowl

Papua New Guinea with carved stylised ancestor head handles, 57.5cm long, and a Karawari River hunting charm, yipwon, 42cm high, on a base. (2)

Provenance

David Usborne Collection, London.

£200­300

308

A Papuan Gulf drum

Papua New Guinea of tapering cylindrical form with carved scroll decoration and eyes to the jaws, with black, red and white natural pigments, 94cm long.

Provenance

David Usborne Collection, London.

£400­600

309

A Veracruz head fragment

Mexico, circa 100 BC ­ 600 AD pottery, with pierced eyes, nose and mouth, inscribed 1833 to the back, 17cm high, on a base. (2)

Provenance

David Usborne Collection, London.

£150­250

A PRIVATE OCEANIC COLLECTION

λ 310

A Santa Cruz tema pendant

Solomon Islands, Melanesia shell, turtleshell and fibre, carved stylised fish and a frigate bird, with two strands of shell discs, one with a dog tooth, 12.8cm diameter, on a stand. (2)

£600­800

λ 311

A Collingwood Bay comb

Papua New Guinea turtleshell, shell beads, seeds and glass beads, 26cm high, on a stand. (2)

£150­250

312

A Highlands chest ornament

Papua New Guinea boars tusks, fibre and a shell, 41.5cm high, on a stand. (2)

£150­250

λ

313

A Massim lime spatula

Trobriand Islands

turtleshell, with carved scroll decoration and lime

fill with coral, shell and glass discs and seeds, 25.2cm long, with a wall mount. (2)

£300­500

314

A Massim mortar

Trobriand Islands

carved with four masks and zig­zag lines, with lime fill, 12.5cm high, on a stand. (2)

£150­250

315

An Abelam arm ornament

Papua New Guinea

woven fibre, shells and pigment decoration, 29cm long, 19cm wide, on a stand. (2)

£150­200

λ

316

A Papua New Guinea armband Melanesia

turtleshell, with carved double scroll and chevron decoration, with fibre binding,

9cm wide, 4.5cm deep.

£150­200

A Fiji figural pendant Melanesia whale tooth, carved as a human, pierced at the top of the head for attachment, 19th / 20th century, 6.8cm high.

Provenance

Woolley and Wallis, African & Oceanic Art, 8 June 2021, lot 526.

£800­1,200

318

A Massim lime spatula Trobriand Islands the handle carved a seated figure, with his hands under his chin, 30cm long, with a wall mount. (2)

£400­600

319

A Fiji trumpet davui Melanesia triton shell, with a paper label with printed collection number 2104, and with a dyed fibre cord, 32.5cm long.

£200­300

320

Four Oceanic necklaces

fibre, shells and animal teeth, the largest 31cm long. (4)

£150­200

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£100­200

£300­500

320

321

Six Papua New Guinea bangles Melanesia shell, the largest 10cm wide, and a composite bead necklace, 38cm long. (7)

322

Two Papua New Guinea chest ornaments Melanesia shell and

bre, including

crescent shaped kina with a replaced shell disc necklace, 15.5cm wide, and the other with cowrie shells, 37cm long, with a wall mount. (3)

323

An unusual carved dog head Oceanic, possibly a canoe prow with scroll ears, inset shell eyes and with a long muzzle, with black staining and the top encrusted, 26cm long.

£400­600

324

A Ramu River mask

Papua New Guinea with a scroll cresting, pierced eyes, a hooked nose, pierced mouth with outline and a beard, with remains of white pigment, 34cm high, with a wall mount. (2)

£400­600

325

A Polynesia tapa beater with carved flutes along three sides, 33.5cm long, with a wall mount. (2)

£300­400

326

A Samoa tapa fragment Polynesia barkcloth with painted geometric and leaf decoration, 41cm x 60cm, framed and glazed.

£80­120

A Solomon Islands parrying shield qauata

the curved blade with a medial ridge terminating in a W, to a tapered shaft with socket and knopped tapering terminal, 123.5cm long, with a wall mount. (2)

£700­1,000

328

An Austral Islands paddle Polynesia with all­over carved x’s, headless hockers, chevrons and saw teeth, the pommel with eight dancing girls, three with suns to their faces, all with suns to the tops of their heads and surrounding a concentric circle, 120cm long, with a wall mount. (2)

£800­1,200 328

327

Melanesia

329

A Fiji totokia club

Melanesia with a spiked head and tapered point, curved to the cylindrical shaft with a carved zig­zag banded grip with a flanged butt, 88cm long, with a wall mount. (2)

£1,000­1,500

λ 330

A Tonga pole club povai

Polynesia of slightly tapered form with all­over zig­zag and linear carving in six sections, the ends inset marine ivory stars, 110.5cm long, with a wall mount. (2)

£1,000­1,500

331

A Tonga pole club povai

Polynesia of tapered form with a rounded end, with all­over linear and zigzag decoration within bands and spirals, with three glyphs depicting a human, a fish and a bird, the flared terminal with a depressed butt, 101cm long, with a wall mount. (2)

£1,200­1,500

332

A Samoa club

Polynesia with a tapered diamond shape blade having a curved spur to the top and with bands of incised and lime filled decoration, 95.5cm long, with a wall mount. (2)

£300­400

333

A Samoa club

Polynesia the pointed end tapered diamond shape blade with three bands of ribbed chevrons, the end of the handle with a pierced lug, 69cm long, with a wall mount. (2)

£300­500

334

A Vanuatu club Melanesia with a shallow domed top above four nodules to a cylindrical shaft and knop terminal, 79cm long, with a wall mount. (2)

£300­500 335

A Solomon Islands club kila Melanesia the blade with a medial ridge, 114cm long, with a wall mount. (2)

£150­200

336

A Fiji spurred club gata

Melanesia the end with a curved fin to a curved blade carved beads and chevrons, the cylindrical shaft with a domed butt, with a collection sticker MHMC­1596, 102.5cm long, with a wall mount. (2)

£400­600

337

A Kanak club

New Caledonia, Melanesia the phallic head with incised linear decoration and lime fill to the underside, with a tapered handle and socket grip, 77cm long, with a wall mount. (2)

£500­800

338

A Tonga club dui

Polynesia with a fan shape top and all­over zig­zag and chevron carving, the end with a pierced lug, 82cm long, with a wall mount. (2)

£600­800

339

A Malaita Island club supe Solomon Islands, Melanesia with a cross medial ribbed blade above zig­zag carving and a tapered handle to a fish tail terminal, with a collection sticker

MHMC­169, 85.5cm long, with a wall mount. (2)

£500­800

340

A Tonga club akau tau

Polynesia of flared lozenge form with a flat top and with carved zig­zag and chevron decoration, and a flared circular grip, 64cm long, with a wall mount. (2)

£600­800

341

A Vanuatu spear tip Melanesia with finely carved tiered barbs and linear decoration, 119cm long, with a wall mount. (2)

£200­300

342

A Kanak club New Caledonia, Melanesia with a quatralobed head and tapered shaft with a socket grip, 65cm long, with a wall mount. (2)

£300­500

343

A Massim club Trobriand Islands with carved scroll decoration and white pigment, the blade tip with fibre bound feathers, 88cm long, with a wall mount. (2)

£200­300

344

A Rennell Island club Solomon Islands, Melanesia with cross medial ridges, the horizontals to side protrusions, the short handle with a socket butt, 70cm long, with a wall mount. (2)

£600­800

345

A Fiji throwing club i ula tavatava Melanesia

the finely flanged head with a domed top and a tapered shaft having a row of incised dots along the length and the top of the carved zig­zag grip, with a depressed butt, 46cm long, with a wall mount. (2)

£600­800

346

A Fiji throwing club i ula drisia Melanesia

with a coconut cup shape head, four tally marks to the top of the shaft and with a carved zig­zag grip, the butt with a central depression and an incised linear edge, 38.5cm long, with a wall mount. (2)

£250­350

347

A Kalinga shield Luzon Island, Philippines with a central boss and arched mouldings, rattan bound and with an integral handle to the back, 89cm high.

£300­500

348

A Maori walking stick New Zealand

carved a seated tiki and two kneeling tiki figures, with inset haliotis eyes, and bands of linear and notch carving, the pear shape handle with a metal plaque inscribed J.L. LD. N.Z. 1903, 93.7cm long, with a wall mount. (2)

£800­1,200

346

A Maori hand club wahaika paraoa

New Zealand

bone, with a carved tiki below the inner curve, with its tongue sticking out and hands on abdomen and thigh, the terminal with a tiki head and squared attachment hole, 34cm long, with a wall mount. (2)

£3,000­5,000

350

A Maori hand club kotiate papaoa

New Zealand

bone, with a stylised body blade to a thick handle with an attachment hole and carved tiki head terminal, with red wax and replaced shell eyes, 32cm long, with a wall mount. (2)

£2,000­3,000

A Maori hand club patu paraoa New Zealand bone, of flattened spatulate form with a ribbed terminal and pierced for attachment, 44cm long, with a wall mount. (2)

£2,000­3,000

352

A Maori hand club mere pounamu New Zealand

nephrite, of flattened spatulate form with a ribbed terminal and pierced for attachment, 37cm long, with a wall mount. (2)

£3,000­5,000

353

A Maori beater

New Zealand bone, of oval form with a conforming handle, having a squared edge attachment hole and a carved tiki mask terminal, 27.9cm long.

£1,500­2,500

354

A Maori adze blade

New Zealand greywacke, with a polished flat top and a curved bevel, 18cm long, on a stand. (2)

£150­200

355

A Maori adze blade toki pounamu New Zealand nephrite, 7cm long, on a stand. (2)

£200­300

353

356

A Maori pendant

New Zealand nephrite, carved as two tikis, each with an open mouth and a three fingered hand, with inset haliotis shell eyes, 9.2cm long, on a stand. (2)

£200­300

357

A Maori fish hook

New Zealand wood, haliotis shell, bone and fibre, 13cm long, on a stand. (2)

£300­500

358

27cm

£40­60

359

A Maori bag kete

New Zealand woven natural and dyed fibre, with a wide fringe and two strand handle, 26.5cm wide.

£150­200

A portrait of a Maori gouache on silk

x 20cm, framed and glazed.

360

A Maori staff taiaha

New Zealand the finial carved a janus tiki head with inset haliotis eyes below a linear scroll and notch carved tongue, the top of the shaft with later fibre bound feathers, and tapering to a spatulate end, 199.8cm long, with a wall mount. (2)

£1,000­1,500

361

A Maori fish hook pendant

New Zealand

bone with haliotis shell inlay, 9cm high, on a stand. (2)

Carved after the nephrite hei matau given by a Ngapuhi chief to a British captain in 1834.

£300­400

362

A Maori hei­tiki pendant

New Zealand

bone, with all­over carved linear and notch decoration to the front and with inlaid haliotis shell eyes, 12.2cm high, on a stand. (2)

£300­400 361

362

and Paintings

363

Mali

terracotta, with incised decoration to the bodies and with zoomorphic finials, 49cm and 56cm high. (2)

£400­600

365

A Hehe stool

Tanzania

with a circular seat on a knopped and double tripod supports, with applied brass studs, 40.5cm high, 35.5cm diameter.

£150­250

364

terracotta, with incised decoration to the spherical bodies, one with a cockerel head final and the other with three bird head finials, 44cm and 35cm high. (2)

Exhibited and Published

Single cockerel head vessel - Africa, The Art of a Continent, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 4 October 1995 - 21 January 1996, p.495, No.6.41.

£400­600

366

A Bamileke stool Cameroon

with a circular top and carved supports of a standing male and female, each holding a vessel and flanked by buffalo heads, with burnished highlights, 45cm high, 35cm diameter.

Provenance by repute - C. H. Croasdale.

£200

Two Bankoni vessels

Two Bankoni vessels Mali

367

A Ngbaka currency

Democratic Republic of the Congo iron, 42.7cm long, with a stand. (2)

£200­300

368 An Idoma currency Nigeria iron, 71cm high, on a stand. (2)

£150­200

368 367

369

A Katanga cross currency

Democratic Republic of the Congo copper, 22cm x 23cm.

£150­200

370

Five Purr­Purr currencies Nigeria iron, the longest 25cm. (5)

£150­200

371

Four Topoke currencies liganda Democratic Republic of the Congo iron, 145.5cm, 148.5cm, 150.5cm and 166.5cm. (4)

£600­800

372

Four African spears including Congo, with a pierced and medial ribbed blade, two with hide mounts and Maasai with iron blade and tip, the longest 180cm, a Zulu spear blade and tip, a Congo barbed spear, with a reduced shaft, an Indian thrusting spear, with a bamboo shaft, 164cm long. (9)

£150­250

373

Eight African spears including three with barbs under the blades, one with a single barb blade and with pokerwork and incised shaft, three Democratic of the Congo, two of which with finely incised shafts, and Sudan, with a single rib leaf shape blade, 177.5cm ­ 224.5cm long. (8)

£300­400

371

374

Two Tuareg hoe currencies Niger iron, with incised decoration to the centre and with brass bands, 111cm and 130.5cm. (2)

£250­350

376

Nineteen African currencies

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria and West Africa

copper and brass, including manillas and bangles. (19)

£300­500

Six African currency bangles

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria and West Africa

bronze and copper, with double finned band decoration, 9cm, 9.5cm, 10cm, 12cm, 13.3cm and 15cm wide. (6)

£300­400

378

Two Bassa currency bangles

Liberia copper and brass, with differing incised geometric decoration, 12cm and 12.5cm diameter. (2)

£200­300

379

Two currency bangle moulds

West Africa

carved wood, 24cm and 37cm long. (2)

£40­80

377

Four African currency bangles

Democratic Republic of the Congo

bronze, with ribbed decoration, 11cm, 9.7cm, 9.5cm and 9cm wide. (4)

£200­300

380

380

A Kusu currency

Democratic Republic of the Congo copper, of arched form with disc ends, 35.5cm high, and a Bangala iron currency, 38.2cm long. (2)

£200­300

381

Two Democratic of the Congo spear currencies iron, including Mbole, with remains of scrolls below the tip, 50.5cm and 82cm long, and two West African iron throwing arrows, with incised decoration, the longer with remains of a leather bound grip to the centre, 40.6cm and 51.8cm long. (4)

£200­300

382

Two Kuba tukula blocks

Democratic Republic of the Congo with incised geometric decoration, 16.2cm and 23.7cm long. (2)

£100­150

383

Three Kwele currency blades mandjong Gabon iron, 50.5cm, 51cm and 51.5cm long. (3)

£400­600

384

A Chamba bell currency Nigeria iron, with six elements on a ring, 36cm long, on a stand. (2)

£150­200

381

382

385

Two Kondo currency anklets Democratic Republic of the Congo bronze, each with three finned bands and one with incised chevron panels, 22.5cm long, on a stand, and 25.5cm long. (3)

£300­500

386

Four Mambila currency Cameroon iron, 63cm, 66.5cm, 66.7cm and 67cm. (4)

£400­600

387

An Ashanti stool Ghana the supports carved as an elephant and a leopard, 41.5cm high.

£200­300

388

An Ashanti stool Ghana with a leopard support, 56.5cm high, 71cm long.

£100­150

389

A Luba Shankadi bowl bearer

Democratic Republic of the Congo

the seated female figure with a finned top and side coiffure and the back with a plaited tail, the body with scarifications and supporting a bowl on her legs, the lid with a similar head finial, 47cm high.

Provenance

Frank Dalvin, London.

£800­1,200

390

A Baga standing male figure

Guinea with a chevron and linear carved coiffure and a pair of horns, with raised arms and hands to the chin, with bent knees, 52cm high, on a base.

Provenance

Sotheby’s, London, Important African, Oceanic and Indian Sculpture, 15 November 1965, lot 100. Frank Dalvin, London.

See AHDRC database - Object ao-0055837-001.

£400­500

391

An Akan female figure

Ghana in a sitting position, with a high coiffure, facial and body scarifications, holding a vessel in one hand and remains of an object in the other, with glass beads and fabric, 34cm high.

Provenance

Frank Dalvin, London.

£150­200

392

An Igbo Ikenga figure Nigeria of a head with a pair of horns, 35.5cm high, an Ibibio marionette, with articulated arms, 45cm high, a Baule standing male figure, with a carved animal mask to the back of the head, 39cm high and a Ubangi monopodia female figure, 59.5cm high. (4)

Provenance

Frank Dalvin, London.

£200­300

393

Two Baule standing male figures Ivory Coast the taller wearing a loin cloth and sandals, with polychrome decoration and the other with body scarifications, 44.5cm and 35.2cm high, and a Chokwe standing figure, with a patterned linear coiffure, 30.5cm high. (3)

Provenance

Frank Dalvin, London.

£300­400

394

An Igbo helmet mask

Nigeria with a central crest and painted decoration, 25.5cm high, an Igbo maiden mask, with a triple arch crest, 46cm high and a Chokwe mask, fibre frame with barkcloth, cloth, wax and hair, 17.5cm high. (3)

£150­250

395

A Bambara antelope headdress chiwara

Mali with incised linear decoration, 48cm high, and a Pende mask, with black and white pigment, 22.2cm high. (2)

£100­200

396

Three Lobi standing figures

Burkina Faso

including one with a peaked cap, one with an outline coiffure and the third with an arched brow and a slight forward lean, 33.5cm, 37cm and 38cm high, two on bases. (3)

Provenance

Michael and Marlene Pennie Collection, UK. Woolley and Wallis, Tribal Art, 10th February 2015, lot 131.

The tallest published in Michael Pennie, Adventures with Lobi, an abc, p.102.

£100­200

397

A Kuba tukula block

Democratic Republic of the Congo of crescent shape with carved linear decoration, 14.5cm wide, a Cameroon pottery pipe bowl, 14.7cm high, a Benin bronze armband with pendants, 12.5cm long, a Dan stone mask, 15cm high, two pairs of Yoruba bronze Edan Ogboni staffs, 14cm high and a Kuba cam powder container, 15.5cm high. (9)

£150­200

398

A Cross River figure

Nigeria stone, with a spiral to the forehead and with a metal wire coil to the waist, 25cm high.

Provenance

By repute - Phillips, London, 4 July 1994.

£150­250

399

A Kissi pomdo head

Guinea / Sierra Leone stone, with a pointed headdress with incised linear decoration, bulbous eyes, an open mouth and cheek scarifications, the sides and the base with two carved attachment loops, with a hand written note Idol from West Africa, obtained by my father in about 1869 - M.C.S., 9.5cm high.

Provenance

Sir Frederick Evans (1849 - 1939) and thence by descent.

Working in the Colonial Civil Service including Assistant Colonial Secretary and Treasurer in Sierra Leone in 1878, Chief Secretary and Chief of Staff to Sir Samuel Rowe in Ashanti in 1881 and later Colonial Secretary of the Gold Coast and Lagos.

£200­300

400

Three Sierra Leone stone figures two seated and one standing, each inscibed SIERRA LEONE 201, 39cm, 26cm and 20.5cm high. (3)

Provenance

The British Empire and Commonwealth Museum, Bristol.

£100­200

402

An Anyi head

Ivory Coast pottery, modelled with a short beard, keliods and coiffure protrusions to the back, 14cm high, on a base.

Provenance

By repute - Christie’s, London, 21 February 1967. Frank Dalvin, London

£150­200

A Sapi figure

Sierra Leone stone, standing with an upside down man issuing from its mouth, 10cm high, and a Sierra Leone nomoli stone male figure, holding a bowl, 19.5cm high. (2)

Provenance Frank Dalvin, London.

£200­300

403

403

A Gola helmet mask gbetu Liberia with a tall ring necked head finial with a bird crest, on a ribbed coiffure and with a solemn face, 54.2cm high, on a stand. (2)

Provenance

American Collection.

£800­1,200

404

A Dan mask Ivory Coast with applied plaited fibre coiffure and incised decoration across the forhead and under the eyes, with encrusted patina around the eyes and mouth, 23cm high.

Provenance

Private Collection, Germany.

£1,000­1,500

405

A Yoruba lidded divination bowl agare ifa Nigeria carved a central figure on horseback, surrounded by four standing figures, with a cirucular bowl with a pierced and interlaced design lid, with polychrome decoration, 25.5cm high. (2)

Provenance

Frank Dalvin, London.

£300­400

406

An Igala / Ibgo mask

Nigeria with a tiered coiffure having a knop final with a brass bell, above the remains of part pigmented knotted fibre, the face with deep grooves, painted black with an encrusted patina, 46cm high.

£800­1,200

407

A Dan mask

Liberia with the remains of a metal nail to the top of the head and with applied copper around the eye slits, 23cm high, on a stand. (2)

With a typed identification label, numbered No. 208.

£400­600

408

A Dan Yacouba mask

Ivory Coast with a metal nail to the top of the forehead, carved ridges to the sides, the round eyes with metal rings and with an open mouth, 21.6cm high, on a stand. (2)

£800­1,200

409

A Mumuye standing figure

Nigeria

carved with the left arm missing, painted red with white highlights, 48cm high, on a base.

Provenance Galerie Flak, Paris.

Published Mumuye, Galerie Flak, 2006, p. 122, no. 16 and p. 139.

£600­800

410

A Chamba standing figure

Nigeria with incised linear decoration to the head and with a long beard, 43cm high, on a base.

Provenance

Galerie Flak, Paris.

Published Mumuye, Galerie Flak, 2006, p. 139.

£500­700

411

A Mumuye figure

Nigeria with a crested coiffure, the right arm and lower section missing, 42cm high, on a base.

with a copy of Mumuye, Galerie Flak, 2006. (2)

Provenance

Galerie Flak, Paris.

Published Mumuye, Galerie Flak, 2006, p.139 and p.145, no. 25

£600­800

412

An Akan standing female figure

Ghana with a high coiffure, ringed neck, facial and body scarifications, with white glass beads, 31.7cm high.

£1,000­1,500

413

A Punu standing female figure

Gabon

with a high ridged coiffure with incised lines and pokerwork, the head slighting turned to the left and with remains of kaolin, hands either side of the abdomen and with bent knees, 36cm high, on a base. (2)

Provenance

Millon et Associes, Paris, Tribal Addiction, 19 Dec 2019, lot 163. Galerie Arte Primitivo - Fernando Pujol, Barcelona.

Exhibited

Parcours des Mondes, Paris, 2020.

£600­1,000

414

A Senufo standing figure

Ivory Coast wearing a knopped finial cap and holding a figural staff in his right hand, on a domed base, 106cm high.

Provenance

Paul Breman, The Netherlands. Jill Norman, UK.

£350­450 413

A Senufo standing female figure

Ivory Coast with remains of red pigment, 33cm high.

£150­200

416

A Yaka standing figure

Democratic Republic of the Congo

with bulbous eyes, a long nose and an open mouth, relief U shape arms and with a charge to the abdomen, with white collection number F.C. 19, 38.8cm high.

£300­400

417

A Fon fetish figure

Benin

standing with fibre and cloth and with a thick black libation patina, 43cm high, on a base.

£200­300

418

A Bambara antelope headdress chiwara

Mali

carved an antelope on another animal having a pointed vertical tail, 88cm high.

£150­200

419

Two Fante seated figures

Ghana

one with two snakes and with polychrome decoration and the other with outstretched arms and upturned hands, with an encrusted patina, 43.5cm and 47cm high. (2)

Provenance

Romy Rey Collection, London.

£200­300

420

A pair of Dan standing figures

Ivory Coast

male and female, 52cm and 53cm high, and a Nigerian kneeling pregnant figure, with applied feathers to the head, wearing glass beads and with an encrusted patina, 26cm high. (3)

£200­300

421

A Luba caryatid headrest Democratic Republic of the Congo carved a squatting female figure support, with a tripartite ribbed coiffure and relief scarifications to her back and abdomen, with diaper edges of the top and base, the underside with a printed label Congo and handwritten Baluba and another label printed 1, 17.3cm high.

Provenance

Ex Belgium collection.

£2,000­3,000

422

A Kirdi doll Cameroon with incised linear decoration, coloured glass beads, cowrie shells, coins and leather, 22.5cm high, on a base.

Provenance

Private Collection, New York.

Aliza Gebiner, New York, inscribed to the underside of the base ‘a gift from Merton Simpson.’

£400­600

423

A Tsonga headrest

Zimbabwe with a twin support and block with carved block, zig­zag and block and cross design decoration, with burnished highlights, 11cm high.

£150­200

424

Two Swazi headrests

Swaziland with ribbed supports and a lug to the underside of each top, the larger with relief carved zig­zag motifs, with scorched detailing, 39cm and 45cm long. (2)

£300­400

425

A Yoruba Shango wand Nigeria with a kneeling female figure with an axe crest, 37.5cm high.

£150­200

426

Two Rotse lidded containers

Zambia basketery with zig­zag and diamond designs, 12.5cm and 8cm high, a Zulu headrest, 15.3cm high and three Zulu woven fibre and glass bead belts, 59cm and 81cm long. (8)

£150­200

427

A Songye miniature power figure

Democratic Republic of the Congo with a ‘horn’ charge to the top of the head and with string binding, 10.2cm high, on a stand. (2)

£100­200

428

Three Tuareg daggers

Niger all with pointed metal terminals and leather scabbards with armbands, the largest with an engraved metal blade, leather covered handle, the scabbard with reptile skin including a fish tail end, 58cm, 36.5cm and 31.2cm long, three machetes, two with leather scabbards, and three East African axes, the smaller missing the blade. (14)

£400­500

429

Four Ngandu knives

Democratic Republic of the Congo with ribbed metal blades and flared and knopped wood handles, one plain, the others with wire, copper and brass binding, and one with brass studs, 48.2cm, 48.5cm, 50.5cm and 51.6cm long, a Congo knife with a copper wire bound handle, 45.5cm long, and a Congo knife blade, 43.5cm long. (6)

Provenance

Congo knife with copper wire handle - Heinrich de Rohde, Captain on the Congo river, pre 1905.

£400­600

430

A Kuba knife

Democratic Republic of the Congo with a ribbed leaf shape metal blade and a knopped wood handle, 35cm long, and four African knives and an iron blade. (6)

£200­300

431

Six Dinka spears

Sudan

five with leaf shaped metal blades with barbs and a twist below, the wooden shafts with coiled metal counter balances, the sixth with a tailed blade above barbs, 145.5cm ­ 155cm long, with a stand. (7)

£300­400

432

A Senufo seated female figure

Ivory Coast with raised cheek scarifications, pierced ears and incised body scarifications, sitting on a four legged stool, with the remains of a staff to the centre, 27.4cm high, on a base.

Provenance

Lucas Ratton, Paris.

Exhibited Bruneaf, Brussels, 2015.

£2,000­3,000

433

A Bambara door lock

Mali

carved as a standing female figure, with an arched headdress and incised decoration, 44.3cm high, on a base. (2)

Provenance Hermann Sommerhage, Germany.

£400­600

434

An Ashanti Akuaba doll

Ghana with fine relief carved facial features, the back with lines and oblongs, ringed neck, tapered arms, breasts and a protruding navel, with a flared base, 26.5cm high, on a base.

Provenance

Private Colonial Collection, France.

Galerie Olivier Larroque, Nimes, France.

Exhibited Bruneaf, Brussels, 2016.

£600­1,000

435

A Dan mask bagle Ivory Coast with a chevron crest coiffure and forehead medial ridge and shaped brows, the eyes with applied 12 bore cartridge caps, and with an open mouth, 22cm high, on a stand. (2)

£300­400

436

A Guro Zamble mask Ivory Coast with polychrome decoration, 43cm high, on a stand. (2)

£400­600 437

A Guro mask Ivory Coast with a bird surmount, carved edge coiffure and brows, with a jagged beard, 40cm high, on a stand. (2)

£600­800

436 435

437

438

A Tuareg jewellery casket Mauritainia hardwood with inlaid silver coloured metal wirework and panels with chased decoration, with copper and silver pins, a hinged lock to the hinged lid, with a wood, copper, brass and silver sphere finial and repeated to the four feet, 13.1cm long, 6cm high.

£300­400

439

A Moroccan Koran box brass and silver coloured metal, with an inset coin, dated 1336 (1918) and with a hinged cover, 15.8cm high.

£120­180

440

A Yoruba bell Nigeria cast bronze, with a pair of eyes and a nose to one side, with a clapper, 18cm high.

£150­200

441

A Benin miniature hip mask cast bronze, with an open headdress, relief forehead scarifications and with attachment loops, 11.5ch high.

£500­800

442

A Benin head of an Oba cast bronze, with an ornate headdress and high neck ring, 29.5cm high.

Provenance Frank Dalvin, London.

£200­300

443

443

A Ngombe shield

Democratic Republic of the Congo natural fibre, with a central boss and the remains of a wooden handle in a woven fibre frame, 89.5cm long.

£300­400

444

A Turkana shield Kenya iron, with a hide bound wood rib and handle, 90cm high.

£200­300

445

A Dogon ladder Mali with eight treads, 260cm high, on a base.

£400­600

446

An Ashanti group

Ghana of four standing male figures supporting a canopied hammock with a seated European wearing boots and a pith helmet, 42.5cm high.

£300­400

447

A Nigerian caryatid stool the top with an incised chevron edge above a male and female support, the female with keloids to the face and scarifications to the abdomen, 45.5cm high.

Provenance

Frank Dalvin, London.

£150­250

448

A dished stool possibly Ubangi, Democratic Republic of the Congo with a dimpled surface and one end with a pierced oval design and a brass tack, 35cm long.

£100­200

446

449

A Moroccan cabinet painted wood, with an arched top front and a turned spindle recess, above a pair of hinged doors, enclosing two shelves, on bracket feet, 147cm high, 62.5cm wide, 30cm deep.

£600­800

450

A Baule figural finial Ivory Coast carved a male figure sitting on a stool and with a male animal standing in front of him, on a socket shaft, 33cm high.

£150­200

451

A Chokwe drum Angola with pegged vellum skins either end, the body with wide carved bands of circles, crescents, interlocking scrolls and diaper designs, to relief bands and four loop handles, with a hole to the centre having a gourd stem plug, 50cm long.

£600­800

449

453

452

Two Yoruba female Ibeji figures Abeokuta, Nigeria with similar crested coiffures and with their finger tips to the hips, one with glass beads, 24.5cm high. (2)

£150­200

453

A Yoruba female Ibeji figure Nigeria with a divided conical coiffure and a worn face, wearing glass beads and a nut disc band, 29.8cm high.

Provenance

Marvin Chasin, London, late 1980s.

£400­600

454

A Yoruba divination bowl Igbomina, Nigeria the previously circular base with a maternal group of a seated female supporting a child suckling from her left breast and with another child to her back, the mother with a bowl to her head with lifts to the sides, 26.5cm high.

Provenance

Private Collection, Germany. Koller, Zurich, Switzerland, Tribal Art, 23 June 2007, lot 316.

£400­600

452

455

A Kusu power figure

Democratic Republic of the Congo the top of the head with a charge of an inset cloth secured with wooden pegs, with a linear incised coiffure, slit eyes above cheek scarifications and pouting lips, the swollen belly with further incised scarifications, and with the hands either side, 27cm high, on a base. (2)

Provenance

Private Collection, Barcelona. Jo de Buck, Brussels.

Exhibited Paris Tribal, 2020.

£800­1,200

456

A Yombe maternity figure

Democratic Republic of the Congo seated with a high coiffure and with filed teeth, wearing a necklace and raised scarifications, with her right hand on a bowl and with a child on her left thigh, 19.3cm high.

Provenance

Private Collection, UK.

£500­700

457

A Makonde mask

Tanzania with inserted nails, gum, hide and metal teeth, 28cm high, on a stand. (2)

£300­400

458

An Ashanti wood sword Ghana carved with two reptiles to one side of the blade and linear chevrons to the other side, 68cm long, a Somali sword, with a horn and metal handle, with a leather scabbard, 61cm long, two Ethiopian curved blade daggers, with wood and metal handles, leather scabbards, one with a faceted brass conical end, 50cm and 51.2cm long, a cowrie shell and leather scabbard and handled dagger, 41cm long and a Hauser dagger and scabbard, 37.5cm long. (11)

£300­400

459

Three Tuareg tent posts Niger with incised decoration, one with a pierced arched and lozenge finial, 127cm, 96.5cm and 84cm high, and a Tuareg hanging pole, with incised ‘spear head’ ends, 110cm long. (4)

£200­300

460

An Ekonda knife Democratic Republic of the Congo with a spurred and twisted metal blade, with a wood handle, 53.5cm long, a Ngombe knife, with a curved and spurred reeded blade, 61cm long and a Fang knife, with a fish tail blade with incised decoration, with a wooden handle and scabbard, 53.2cm long. (4)

£200­300

461

A Mwere axe Tanzania

with a carved antelope head with inset glass bead eyes, with a iron blade and flared terminal, 57cm long.

£150­200

462

A Zulu staff South Africa with carved ribbed and spiral decoration, 156.5cm long, a Jimma club, with a lemon squeezer head, 80.5cm long and a Tanzanian club, probably Gogo, with a slight curve and faceted to the phallic terminal, the pointed base pierced for attachment, 61.5cm long. (3)

Provenance

The van Raalte Collection, UK.

£200­300

459

λ 463

A Zulu knobkerrie

South Africa rhinoceros horn, with an ovoid head above two ribbed bands and a tapered shaft, the end pierced for attachment, 50.5cm long, 209 grams.

Provenance

Fred North, London.

£600­800

464

A Zulu knobkerrie

South Africa with a large ovoid head, the handle with a flared terminal, 63.5cm long.

Provenance

Fred North, London.

£100­200

465

A Zulu knobkerrie

South Africa with metal studs to the spherical head and a metal collar to the top of the shaft, 92.5cm long.

£200­300

466

A Zulu snuff gourd

South Africa gourd with copper and aluminium wire decoration, 9.5cm high, and a larger Zulu gourd container, 14.5cm high. (2)

£250­350

467

A Chokwe axe

Angola with an iron blade, stamped decoration to the head and with remains of a metal collar and a stained band to the knop terminal, 43cm long, a Yoruba Shango staff, 24cm long, a Lobi staff, with a carved figure and bird head with a metal mounted terminal, 48.5cm long, on a base, a Luba axe shaft, with a carved head and metal pins, 29.5cm long and a ball headed dance club, with a talon grip and a brass tack, the end of the handle with a brass bell, possibly North American, 33cm long. (6)

Provenance

Except the Shango staff - Seward Kennedy, London. Woolley and Wallis, Tribal Art and Antiquities, 1 March 2017, lot 209, part.

£150­250

464

463

468

A Venda / Tsonga style pounder figure raised on a stepped conical base with open squared arms and legs, the head having pursed lips and a beard, with a scorched finish, 66cm high, on a base. (2)

Provenance

Jurgen Witt, South Africa.

£400­600

469

A Tanala shield ampinga Madagascar hide covered over the oval wood body with a central domed boss and an integral handle, 47cm high.

£400­600

470

A Shona dagger bakatwa Zimbabwe with a part blackened iron blade, the diamond knop handle and loop front scabbard with brass wire binding, 36.5cm long. (2)

Provenance

Acquired by the present owner in 1975 from Norma Chickowore, Johannesburg.

£600­800

£300­400 469

471

A Shona whistle/flute tsuri Zimbabwe hollowed with an aperture either end, an integral attachment loop and with copper wire binding, 17.5cm long.

cf. Muller and Snelleman. Industrie des Cafres du Sud-Est de l’Afrique: collection recuellie sur les lieux et notice ethnographie. Leiden, E.J.Brill. 1982, Plate XXI, No.9.

472

A Yoruba Epa headdress Nigeria the janus mask surmounted by a standing maternity figure, wearing a skirt with a knotted belt, a pendant necklace and ear plugs, with a crested coiffure and holding a lidded container and a cockerel, with a child on her back, surrounded by five figures; two standing males, one with a flint lock rifle and the other with a staff, and three kneeling females, two holding similar containers and one supporting her breasts, with pigment decoration, 110.5cm high.

£2,000­3,000

473

A Baule standing female figure

Ivory Coast with raised scarifications to the forehead and back of the neck, with a brown / red patina and black highlights, 35.6cm high, on a base. (2)

£200­300

474

A Guro gu mask

Ivory Coast with a stylised crest, part ribbed coiffure, slit eyes and cheek keliods, 37.6cm high.

£200­300

475

An African mancala board boat shape with copper lined recesses, 58cm long, a Congo pottery pipe bowl, modelled as a face, 9.5cm long, and an Indonesian male half figure, 12cm high. (3)

Provenance

Frank Dalvin, London.

£100­150

476

A Bambara marionette head

Mali

18.5cm high, two heddle pulleys, Yoruba and Dogon, 16.5cm and 18.5cm high, and two Yoruba Shango wands, 19cm and 21cm high. (5)

£150­200

477

A Fante doll

Ghana with a ringed neck and red glass beads to the waist, 21.2cm high, a Yaka figure, 17.5cm high and a Turkana doll, 22.5cm high. (3)

£150­200

A Dan mask

Ivory Coast with plaited fibre applied coiffure and beard, and with the remains of a tooth to the mouth, 29cm high, on a stand, a Chokwe mask, with scarifications, slit eyes and bared teeth, with a cloth band to the forehead with beads and a fibre cap coiffure, 20cm high, on a stand, and a Java wayang topeng mask, with a braided hair moustache and painted decoration, 17cm high. (5)

£200­300

479

A Yoruba gelede mask Nigeria with an arched and pierced crest and with inset mirror pupils, 18.5cm high, and a Yoruba egungun headdress, with a twin point coiffure and relief vessels around the base and two to the back of the head, with remains of pigment, 26cm high. (2)

£150­200

480

Four African trade bead necklaces glass, stone and fibre, the longest 41cm. (4)

£150­200

481

A Dinka corset

South Sudan

coloured glass beads, fibre and cowrie shells, 74cm wide, 44cm long (the panel)

£200­300

478

483

482

A Chokwe staff

Angola the finial carved a seated male figure with an ornate coiffure and a beard, with glass beads and on a knopped shaft, 59.5cm long, on a stand. (2)

£400­500

483

Three Lega passport masks Democratic Republic of the Congo with scorched and white pigment decoration, 12cm, 13.5cm and 14cm high, on stands. (6)

£300­500

484

A Hemba staff finial

Democratic Republic of the Congo carved a head with a quadripartite back coiffure, 15.5cm high, in a cylindrical wood stand. (2)

£250­350

485

An Ethiopian lidded chalice silver coloured metal, with cast diaper banded decoration and a cross finial, with a spoon having a cross finial, 32.5cm high. (3)

£150­250

486

Three Ethiopian hand crosses silver coloured metal and brass, the larger with birds to the edges, 33cm, 27.5cm and 24cm long. (3)

£400­500

487

Sixteen Ethiopian Coptic cross pendants silver coloured metal of differing designs, and four Ethiopian pendant ear spoons, the longest 9cm. (20)

£300­500

488

An Ethiopian processional cross brass, with incised decoration to the central figure of an angel within a scroll border and with a quatrefoil finial, with a tapering socket, 25.3cm long, on a base. (2)

£400­600

489

An Ethiopian Coptic hand cross silver coloured metal, cast with pierced decoration and the centre engraved a bearded saint holding a prayer book and a cross, the reverse with St Michael holding a sword, 40cm long, and a smaller Ethiopian Coptic hand cross, silver coloured metal, 25.5cm long. (2)

£400­600

485

488

486

487

490

A Yombe power figure

Democratic Republic of the Congo the head tilted up and with a deep recess to the top, with carved eye brows, inset glass panel eyes with outlines, the open mouth with a tongue on the bottom lip, the abdomen with a further charge recess and with folded arms under, the back carved shoulder blades, buttocks and calves, with ankle nodules, 34.2cm high, in a wood base. (2)

Provenance Frank Dalvin, London.

£3,000­5,000

491

An Ethiopian processional cross 19th century

brass, with a central pattee cross within a quatrafoil to an interlaced border, the edges with open cross symbols, birds and a cross to the top, with incised linear, arch, circle and dot decoration, with a pinned knopped socket, 35.5cm long.

Provenance

Private Collection, London.

£1,000­1,500

An Ethiopian processional cross 19th century bronze, the pierced circular design with stamped circle, dot and notch decoration, with a central pattee cross and four further within the frame and thirteen to the edges and terminals, with two fabric loops and a pinned faceted tapered socket, 38.9cm long.

Provenance Private Collection, London.

£1,000­1,500

492

491

492

An Ethiopian processional cross silvered brass, with a pierced grid of nine crosses with semi­circles to the edges and with cross terminals, with incised linear and dot decoration, joined to a knopped and pierced tapered socket, 22cm long.

Provenance

Private Collection, London.

£800­1,200

An Ethiopian processional cross 13th ­ 15th century cast bronze, with a central cross and seven further crosses to the angles and terminals, with incised linear decoration, the socket with semi circle and scroll supports, 17.1cm long.

Provenance

Private Collection, London.

£1,500­2,000

494

493

493

494

495

An Ethiopian processional cross 15th century

bronze, the interlaced openwork design framing nine small crosses, with four further to the edges and the terminals with snake­like forms issuing from further crosses, the shaft with snake­like brackets, with incised and punched decoration, 24cm high, 14.5cm wide.

Provenance

Sam Fogg, London.

Private Collection, London.

cf. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, accession numbers 54.2894 and 54.2942.

The snake-like forms seen at the terminals and the brackets are believed to refer to the brazen snake of Moses as described in the Book of Numbers (21:4-9). In the wake of a devastating plague of poisonous snakes, God instructed the Israelites to erect a brass serpent on a pole. Gazing upon this object was believed to cure those bitten, Christians interpreted the brazen serpent as a prefiguration of the redemptive Cross of Christ.

£5,000­8,000

496

An Ethiopian hand cross 13th ­ 15th century

iron, with pointed terminals, on a knopped shaft with cross symbols and dots, with a faceted and square base and a further pointed terminal, 43cm long.

Provenance

Sam Fogg, London. Private Collection, London.

cf. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, accession number 52.296.

£800­1,200

497

An Ethiopian processional cross 13th ­ 15th century

cast bronze, with a central cross framed in a quatrefoil with cross terminals and scroll supports from the socket, with incised interlaced and punched dot decoration, 15.4cm long.

Provenance

Sam Fogg, London. Private Collection, London.

£2,000­3,000

498

An Ethiopian hand cross silver coloured metal, with a central pierced cross to interlaced terminals, with incised textured and circle decoration, the square shaft with inscribed indistinct script to an applied tablet and pierced terminal, 26.5cm long.

Provenance

Private Collection, London.

£2,000­3,000

499

A Makonde mask

Mozambique

carved using the natural growth of the wood as a screaming face, 22cm high.

£400­600

500

A Makonde stylised figure Mozambique /Tanzania the underside painted 58, 99.5cm high.

£200­300

501

Richard Mteki (b.1947)

Zimbabwe

Three faces stone, all signed R. Mteki and one dated 1996, 22.5cm, 23.5cm and 25.5cm high. (3)

£300­400

502

Twins Seven Seven (1944 ­ 2011) Nigeria

The War of the Crews.... mixed media on canvas, indistinctly titled, signed and dated 1982, 190.5cm x 131cm, unframed.

Provenace

Private London Collection, acquired in Lagos in 1984.

£4,000­6,000

503

Twins Seven Seven (1944 ­ 2011)

Nigeria

Hunters + King of Snalls, in killed or be killed at the pygmies fighting wood jungle (sic)

Ink and oil on fretwork wood, titled, signed and dated, Twins Seven Seven, Oshogbo 1971, 61cm x 60.5cm.

Provenance

Acquired from the artist in the early 1970s.

£500­700

505

Twins Seven Seven (1944 ­ 2011)

Nigeria

My brothers in heaven

Mixed media on plywood, indistinctly titled, signed and dated, 1972, 61cm x 61cm.

Provenance

Acquired from the artist in the early 1970s.

£300­400

504

Twins Seven Seven (1944 ­ 2011)

Nigeria

The Fly Smelling Ghost in rushing home

Ink and coloured crayons on tuquoise cloth, titled, signed and dated, Oshogbo 1972, 68.5cm x 73.5cm.

Provenance

Acquired from the artist in the early 1970s.

£300­400

506

Twins Seven Seven (1944 ­ 2011)

Nigeria

The two Strange Parrots

Black ink and coloured crayons on turquoise cloth, titled and signed Twins Seven Seven Osho, 73cm x 65.5cm.

Provenance

Acquired from the artist in the late 1960s, early 1970s.

£300­400

507

508

507

Twins Seven Seven (1944 ­ 2011)

Nigeria

Invisible Ghost at Oshun festival day in festive mood

Ink on orange cloth, titled and signed, 79.5cm x 184cm.

Provenance

Acquired from the artist in the late 1960s, early 1970s.

£400­600

508

Twins Seven Seven (1944 ­ 2011)

Nigeria

Birds ?? in Black Jungle

Black ink heightened with white on yellow orange cloth, indistinctly titled and signed, 89.5cm x 85cm.

Provenance

Acquired from the artist in the late 1960s, early 1970s.

£400­600

509

Twins Seven Seven (1944 ­ 2011)

Nigeria

The Ghost under the Ocean etching, signed and titled, 38cm x 22.5cm, and six woodcuts: Taiwo Alabi, Entertainers for Festival Day, 45cm x 31cm; Sherry Powel, Belly Dancer, 30cm x 21cm; Samuel Adedayo, Gombe Musical Group, Jully (sic) 1970, 42.5cm x 31.5cm; two of two figures in a landscape, one wearing a chiwara headdress, and the sixth with a running figure. (7)

£100­200

510

Tunde Alabi (20th century)

Nigeria

Figure wearing a bird costume and holding two Shango staffs, ink and oil on cloth, signed, unframed, 86cm x 89.5cm, and figures and serpents, ink and oil on cloth, signed, unframed, 86cm x 45.5cm. (2)

Provenance

Acquired from the artist in the late 1960s, early 1970s.

£100­150

511

Five Kuba cloths

Democratic Republic of the Congo

raffia and cut raffia, with geometric designs, 62cm x 52cm, 51cm x 56cm, 57cm x 60cm, 63cm x 52.5cm and 63cm x 52cm. (5)

£150­200

512

Two Kuba skirts

Democratic Republic of the Congo

raffia and cut raffia, with embroidered geometric panels and wavy edges, 129cm x 66cm and 163cm x 64cm. (2)

£300­500

513

A Ghana cloth strip woven cotton with supplementary­weft of linear and geometric design including two aeroplanes, 191cm x 142cm, and a Nigerian strip woven cotton wrapper, with supplementary­weft, 202cm x 36cm. (2)

£150­200

Four Mbole currency mats

Democratic Republic of the Congo natural and dyed woven fibre, 54cm x 33cm, 59cm x 30cm, 56.5cm x 37cm and 54.5cm x 35cm. (4)

£200­300

514

511

512

A Cambodian silk ikat cloth

299cm x 89cm, and five Cambodian silk ikat tube skirts, 85cm, 95cm (2), 96cm and 98cm long. (6)

£200­300

Two Cambodian silk ikat cloths

159cm and 274cm long, and three Cambodian silk ikat tube skirts, 84cm, 85cm and 88cm long. (5)

£200­300

£200­300

£200­300

515

516

517

A Sumatra songket Indonesia silk with supplementary­weft gold and silver threads of repeating foliate and geometric patterns, 159cm x 111cm.

518

A Lakai suzani Uzbekistan cotton and silk embroidery, 160cm x 112cm.

521

A Lakai tent ornament segosha Uzbekistan embroidered silk and cotton with a white glass beaded fringe, 109cm wide.

£150­200

522

An India wedding gift case of envelope type, embroidered silk with flower heads and parrots, 30cm square, and an Indian brocaded cap, emboidered leaf sprays and elephants to the sides and a lattice top with faux seed pearls. (2)

£100­150

519

An Indian pichwai painting on cotton, depicting Krishna dancing with Gopis, in a wooded garden landscape, mounted on a red cotton back, 175cm x 111cm.

Provenance

By repute - Sotheby’s, London, 8 April 1975, lot 5.

£150­200

523

520

A Dani armour vest

Irian Jaya, Indonesia orchid vine and fibre with leaf pendant charms, 58cm high, 44cm wide.

£150­200

A Mongolian embroidered belt with coloured glass and cast metal beads, 83cm long, and an emboidered panel, 37.5cm long. (2)

£100­150

521

519

524

Two Nepal seated figures with bent arms and hands under the chin, 42.5cm and 44.5cm high. (2)

£250­350

525

A Nepal fungus mask with pierced eyes, nostrils and mouth, 29cm high.

£300­400

526

A Tibet mahakala mask incense burner bronze with inset turquoise beads, on three mask feet, 13cm long.

£100­150

527

A Nepal mask with a relief carved moustache and filed teeth to the open mouth, with remains of pigment, 22cm high.

£200­300

524

526

525

528

A pair of Paiwan panels

Taiwan

one carved a woman carrying a basket of fruit, with a pig and piglet below, a mortar and pestle, and with masks and snakes to the frieze, the other with a seated man smoking a pipe and with a sword to his side, an animal at his feet and surrounded by utilitarian objects, both with painted decoration, 28cm high. (2)

£400­600

529

A Nicobar Islands male figure

Bay of Bengal standing with clenched fists to take a spear, and with a double pointed hat, with polychrome decoration and with cloth loin cloth, neck tie and bracelet, 50.3cm high.

Provenance

Frank Dalvin, London.

£200­300

530

Three Naga carnelian necklaces Nagaland

the graduated beads with additional blue glass beads, 28cm, 32cm and 34cm long. (3)

£150­200

531

Two Chin powder horns

Burma (Myanmar) horn, wood and brass, with metal inlay and painted decoration, one with a cotton sash with sewn cowrie shells and buttons, 29.5cm and 31.5cm long. (2)

£200­300

532

Three Naga spears Nagaland with dyed hair and fibre, the smaller retaining a metal tip and terminal, 177cm, 198cm and 204.5cm long. (3)

£100­200

533

A Tibet purse leather, steel, brass and turquoise, 12.5cm wide, and a Tibet flask, copper with a metal cover, fabric cords and metal disc, 44cm long, mounted and glazed. (2)

£100­150

533

534

A Siberian sceptre iron, with a horse head terminal and hung with cone bells and knives, an axe, a hook and a coiled rope, with tied fabric, 69cm long.

£150­200

535

A Tibetan staff the knopped shaft with two knots and an open hand terminal, 64cm long.

£150­200

536

A South Arabian style seated figure stone, with a linear carved coiffure having a panel of letters, with a relief figure being supported on the lap, the reverse depicting a four legged stool, 37cm high.

Provenance Frank Dalvin, London.

£150­200

537

A Persian sugar cane axe bronze with inset coloured glass beads and with a steel blade, 26.7cm long.

£100­150

535

534

538

An Ifugao spear Philippines with a metal two barb blade inserted in a hardwood shaft with a pointed tip, the shaft inscribed in white Ifugao Thrusting Spear, 179.5cm long, and a Sakai, Malay Peninsula, bamboo blowpipe, in two parts with incised decoration, fibre binding and a circular stained wood mouthpiece, 212cm long. (2)

£100­200

538

539

A Sri Lanka figural mask the koli sanni standing figure with a cobra headdress and clasping a cobra in each hand, his face with protruding eyes and sharp teeth, with a human figure on a wire from the mouth, on a further mask, with fangs, tongue and rosette ears, with polychrome decoration, with a furniture depository label inscribed Mr Henderson, 37, 165cm high.

Provenance

Frank Dalvin, London.

£500­600

540

A Bali figure of Rangda

Indonesia seated, with demonic features and long hair, with polychrome decoration, 28cm high, and another Bali seated demon figure, 33.5cm high. (2)

£100­200

541

Four Timor lime containers

Indonesia bamboo, with differing linear, dots and animal decoration, 13.5cm, 13.6cm, 14.8cm and 19.8cm long. (8)

£100­150

542

A Java bell

Indonesia bronze with a clapper, 11cm high.

£150­200

543

A Bali mask

Indonesia with painted decoration and applied fur, 19.5cm high.

£100­200

544

An Indonesian standing figure with glass bead eyes and a brass bell earring, with a feline on the head and a mask on the back, 46.7cm high.

£150­200

545

A Sulawesi figure

Indonesia woven palm leaf, 56cm high.

£200­300

546

A Massim large stool Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea circular with three standing figure supports, with carved decoration and lime fill, 54cm diameter, 57cm high.

Provenance

Harry Beran, Cambridge (1935 - 2021)

£200­300

547

£400­600 546

A Timor seated ancestor figure Indonesia wearing a headdress and ear ornaments, on a large throne with a scroll crest, 102.5cm high.

548

A Tami bowl

Huon Gulf, Papua New Guinea with carved decoration including relief stylised figures and fish to the sides and the ends with masks having ornate headdresses, with lime fill, with a sticker R.B.G. KEW inscribed 18, 78cm long.

Provenance

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

£400­600

547

548

549

549

A Massim club Trobriand Islands

the blade with carved scroll decoration, and a zig­zag border to the handle, with an indistinct hand written label, 73cm long.

Provenance

Frank Hurley, Australia, (1885 - 1962) photographer, filmmaker, adventurer. Hurley worked on Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition of 1914 - 1917, photographing the Endurance whilst being marooned with the rest of the crew. In the 1920s he mounted various expeditions to Papua New Guinea, which involved film making and collecting on behalf of the Australian museum and himself. He stored a number of artefacts in a log cabin at Whale Beach, which became an exotic setting for Sydney’s glitterati attending raucous parties there in the 1930s. Selling the property after the war, he left the contents of the cabin, of which this and the following club were kept by the new owners, who moved to London in 1959.

£600­800

550

A Massim club Trobriand Islands with carved scroll decoration to the top part of the blade, 74.5cm long.

Provenance

Frank Hurley, Australia, (1885 - 1962) photographer, filmmaker, adventurer. Hurley worked on Shackleton’s Antarctic expedition of 1914 - 1917, photographing the Endurance whilst being marooned with the rest of the crew. In the 1920s he mounted various expeditions to Papua New Guinea, which involved film making and collecting on behalf of the Australian museum and himself. He stored a number of artefacts in a log cabin at Whale Beach, which became an exotic setting for Sydney’s glitterati attending raucous parties there in the 1930s. Selling the property after the war, he left the contents of the cabin, of which this and the preceding club were kept by the new owners, who moved to London in 1959.

£600­800

551

A Fiji throwing club i ula drisia Melanesia

with a coconut container shaped head with the remains of a tooth in one of the natural cracks, the grip with zig­zag carving and with a concave butt, 40.5cm long.

Provenance

The van Raalte Collection, UK.

£200­300

552

A Fiji throwing club i ula drisia Melanesia

with a coconut container shape head and a grip with carved zig­zag decoration, having a concace butt, 40cm long.

Provenance

The van Raalte Collection, UK.

£150­250

550

553

A Massim stool

Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea with carved scroll, crescent and circle decoration, with remains of lime fill, 13.5cm high, 36cm long.

Provenance

Harry Beran, Cambridge (1935 - 2021)

£150­200

554

A Massim lime spatula, dated 1871 Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea with a clapper handle and carved decoration, the blade later engraved 1871 and an image of a whale and Captn Marl Whaler Maori, the reverse with flowers, a heart and a bird in a tree,

38cm long, a Massim lime spatula, with a clapper handle and carved masks, 22cm long and a Massim lime spatula, with a carved seated figure handle, 35cm long. (3)

Provenance

Harry Beran, Cambridge (1935 - 2021)

£400­600

555

A Massim seated figure

Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea previously the handle of a lime spatula, 11.7cm high.

Provenance

Harry Beran, Cambridge (1935 - 2021)

£200­300

556

Two Massim bowls

Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea the larger with relief carving to the exterior edge, 56cm and 35cm diameter, a Massim model canoe, 42cm long, a Massim canoe shape ornament with birds and polychrome decoration, 58cm long and a Massim finger drum with a reptile skin, 30.5cm long. (5)

Provenance

Harry Beran, Cambridge (1935 - 2021)

£150­250

554

557

A Kanak club

New Caledonia with a phallic head and a slightly curved shaft and a socket grip, 76cm long.

£300­400

558

An Ambrym club Vanuatu, Melanesia with cap like ends and with four bulbous protrusions to the top, 80cm long.

Provenance

Fred North, London.

£150­250

559

A Malaita Island club Solomon Islands of flattened tapering oval form with a pointed lug end and a cap like terminal, 72cm long.

Provenance

Fred North, London.

£300­400

560

A Fiji chief’s staff titoko Melanesia the rounded end handle with carved tavatava, to a tapered tip, 150cm long.

Provenance

Fred North, London. cf. Rod Ewins. Fijian Artefacts, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery Collection, 1982, p.32, pl.37 M3524-2.

£300­400

561

561

A Fiji kiakavo club Melanesia the end with a medial ridge and a spur with a textured curve, the handle with remains of sennit binding, to a knopped terminal, with printed inventory number 340, 81cm long.

Provenance

Captain De Crespny, pre 1900, Adelaide House, The Rocks, Sydney. Woolley and Wallis, Tribal Art, 10th February 2015, lot 605.

£500­800

562

562

A Fiji club waka Melanesia with a flanged root head and a carved tavatava grip, 112cm long.

£300­400

563

A Fiji club vunikau Melanesia the multiple root head, decorated with dots and lines, with a zig­zag carved grip with a band of sennit, 107.5cm long.

Provenance Fred North, London.

£400­600

564

A Fiji gata club Melanesia with a medial ribbed end and a spur, with a textured blade and a knopped butt, 105.5cm long.

Provenance Fred North, London.

£300­500

563

564

565

An Iatmul zoomorphic stool

Papua New Guinea the oblong top with a reeded edge with a turtle head handle and on twin column supports with an oblong base, 22cm high, 61cm long.

Provenance

Harry Beran, Cambridge (1935 - 2021)

£300­400

566

A Papuan Gulf drum

Papua New Guinea with carved masks, scrolls and chevrons, with an integral handle and reptile skin, 86cm long.

£150­200

567

A Sepik River seated figure

Papua New Guinea with inset shell eyes, 53cm high.

Provenance

Frank Dalvin, London.

£200­300

568

A Highlands mortar

Papua New Guinea stone, of circular waisted form with twelve rounded points to the top edge, with later black, red and yellow paint, 13.5cm high.

£200­300

569

A Sepik River carving

Papua New Guinea hollow with two masks to the sides, one with a shell eye, with the remains of a wax residue, 20cm high, on a base. (2)

£150­200

570

An Iatmul orator’s stool

Middle Sepik River, Papua New Guinea the standing male ancestor figure with a pigment decorated face with inset cowrie shell eyes and a fibre bead and loin cover, the reverse with a stool on angled supports, 131.5cm high.

Provenance

The British Empire and Commonwealth Museum, Bristol.

£300­500

571

A Highlands chest ornament moka kina

Papua New Guinea

wood, shell, cane, resin and earth pigment, with a cloth neck band, 42cm high, 36cm wide.

£150­200

572

A Korwar apron

Irian Jaya, Indonesia

coloured glass beads, fibre and red cloth, 44cm wide.

£200­300

573

A Massim paddle Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea the blade with a swollen tip and with carved zig­zag and bird head decoration to one side and two fish to the other, with a knopped shaft with carved bird heads to one panel, with a knopped butt, 151cm long.

Provenance

The van Raalte Collection, UK.

£200­300

575

574

A Massim club Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea with carved scroll decoration to the base of the blade and one side of the finned pommel, 76.5cm long.

Provenance Fred North, London.

£250­350

575

A Fiji dance club gugu Melanesia the angled head with carved linear and zig­zag decoration and a stylised butterfly fish, the handle with a knop terminal, 83.5cm long.

£400­600

576

A Massim staff Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea with a seated figure finial above scroll decoration, the long shaft with a swollen tip, 109cm long.

Provenance

The van Raalte Collection, UK.

£150­250

573

574

576

577

A Vanuatu club Melanesia of oval form with a curved end and a single ribbed flared butt, 75cm long.

£150­200 578

A Vanuatu club Melanesia of oval form with a flattened curved end and a single ribbed flared and rounded butt, 103cm long.

£150­200

579

A Solomon Islands club Melanesia the blade with medial ridges, to an eliptical shaft and socket pointed terminal, 112cm long.

£150­250

580

A Tonga club moungalaulau Polynesia with a ridged collar and all­over carved decoration of zig­zags, chevrons, rectangles and squares within angled panels, the butt with a pierced lug, 105cm long.

Provenance

The van Raalte Collection, UK.

£600­800

577

581

A Papuan Gulf gope board

Papua New Guinea carved a stylised ancestor figure with a pierced nose, with red and white pigment and with a handle to the base, 129cm long.

£1,000­1,500

582

An Asmat panel

Irian Jaya, Indonesia carved two human figures and stylised birds, with white, red and black pigment, 142cm high, on a stand. (2)

Provenance

The van Raalte Collection, UK.

£300­400

583

An Asmat shield

Irian Jaya with relief scroll decoration and three pierced holes either side, with a seated male figure cresting, with his hands to his mouth, with red, white and black pigment, the central ribbed back with an integral handle with red and black pigment zig­zag decoration, 198cm high.

Provenance

Christie’s, London, Tribal Art, 28 November 1983, lot 83.

£600­800

λ 584

A Fiji pole club bowai Melanesia of tapering cylindrical form with a domed end and a finely carved grip of lines and zig­zags in varoius patterns, the flat terminal inset a carved marine ivory thirteen point star, 109cm long.

Provenance

Alexander Martin, London.

£700­1,000

585

An Oceanic palmwood club probably New Britain, Melanesia with a carved nodule head, the centre of the shaft with a later fixing hole, 119cm long.

£200­300

586

A Fiji club vunikau Melanesia with an incised notch at the top of the plain shaft, 111.5cm long.

£300­500

587

Two Central Highlands stone headed clubs

Papua New Guinea one disc shape with rattan binding to the wood shaft, with a knopped terminal, 65cm long, the other spherical with inset teeth and with rattan binding on a tapered palmwood shaft, with a knopped terminal, 80cm long, and two Papua New Guinea wooden club shafts, 65cm and 89cm long. (4)

£400­600

588

A Tonga throwing club Polynesia the domed pointed head with a carved band of lozenge flanges to a carved zig­zag spiral patterned handle, pierced towards the end for attachment, 36.5cm long, and an Oceanic tapa beater, with one plain side, 38cm long. (2)

Provenance

Fred North, London.

£300­400

584

585

586

589

Two Massim paddles

Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea with ridges to either side of the base of the blade, tapered shafts, one with a carved bird head terminal, and the other with an outline stylised form,

160cm and 145.5cm long. (2)

two Dayak paddles, with carved scroll decoration and lime fill, with athropomorphic bilateral handles, 124cm and 124.5cm long and two Papua New Guinea spears, both with bone tips, one on a bamboo shaft with painted decoration of stylised figures and patterns and the other on a palmwood shaft with patterned fibre binding, 155.5cm long. (6)

Provenance

The van Raalte Collection, UK.

£250­350

590

A Papua New Guinea adze blade

Melanesia greenstone, 26.5cm long.

Provenance

Harry Beran, Cambridge (19352021)

£200­300

591

A collection of Oceanic shell currency and a lidded fibre basket.

£100­150

592

A Massim beater

Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea with a carved band of scroll decoration, 27cm long, a Fiji throwing club, 44cm, a Massim carved knife, 50.5cm long, a Tami bowl, one side inscribed Ailopon, 52cm long, another Tami bowl, 44cm long,two Massim eliptical bowls, 32.5cm and 37cm long, two Massim spatulas, 45cm and 70cm long and a Dayak bowl, 60.5cm long, a Papua New Guinea stone adze blade, 18.5cm long, with a stand, a Massim circular bowl, 4.5cm diameter, a Sawos pottery bowl,18cm high, a Massim coconut bowl, 13cm diameter, a Massim bowl, carved as a fish and with two snakes, 38.5cm long, a Papua New Guinea double bowl, 56cm long, a Sepik bowl, 46cm long, an Asmat carved pouring bowl, 29cm long, an Iatmul flute stopper, 59cm long and a Papua New Guinea boar tusk necklace, 15.5cm wide. (21)

Provenance

The van Raalte Collection, UK.

£400­500

590

593

A Malaita Island comb Solomon Islands, Melanesia tree fern, natural and dyed fibre with gum, 23cm long.

£400­600

594

A Hawaiian style figure of Ku Ka’ili Moku standing on a waisted pedestal, 45.8cm high, on a base.

£200­300

595

A Papua New Guinea chest ornament Melanesia clam shell, cowrie, fibre, seeds, dogs teeth, cassowary feathers and boars tusk, 54.5cm long, on a stand. (2)

£200­300

596

A Papua New Guinea armband Melanesia shell with fibre strands of seed pods, shell discs and coloured glass beads, with a handwritten label New Guinea bracelet. R. C. Walker, 8cm wide.

£150­200

593

594

597

An Elema eharo mask Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea

fibre and tapa with red, white and black pigment, of helmet type with a long eliptical face with an open mouth baring teeth, with ring eyes and outline zig­zag motifs including to the double fin coiffure, with a long curved rod to the top, 108cm high.

£2,000­3,000

598

A Cook Islands stool Polynesia with a curved rectangular seat on four curved legs with tear drop shape feet, 14.5cm high, 42cm long.

£1,500­2,000

599

A Tonga dance club paki Polynesia with a waisted blade having a domed top and arched ridge to either side of the base, the handle with an oval domed terminal, 72.7cm long.

£800­1,200

599

598

600

A Maori walking stick

New Zealand

carved with two tiki figures and masks with inset haliotis shell eyes and with scroll, linear and notched decoration, with a bone handle and a brass tip, 89cm long.

£400­600

601

A Maori staff taiaha

New Zealand cedar, of curved spatulate form with a plain stylised tiki head and tongue terminal, 143cm long.

Provenance

The van Raalte Collection, UK.

£100­200

602

Charles Frederick Goldie (1870 ­ 1947)

A Good Joke (All ‘e same t’e Pakeha)

Chromolithograph, signed in pen by artist, lower base under the fob, 38cm x 30cm, on an oval mount.

£3,000­5,000

603

A Maori fishook New Zealand wood, haliotis shell, bone and fibre, 12cm long.

£400­600

602

604

A small collection of engravings relating to the Pacific and South America

Including three after Webber, The Reception of Captain Cook, in Hapaee; A Human Sacrafice, in a Maori, in Otaheite; The Natche, a Ceremony in Honour of the King’s Son, in Tongataboo, approx. 42cm x 53cm and others of Maori’s, Portrait of Bennilong, Sandwich Islands, Instruments used by the Natives of Otaheite, and various relating to Captain Cook, approx. 21.25cm x 26cm. (25)

£100­200

605

Literature ­

J. Cornet. Art of Africa, 1971; Jo Tollebeek (Editor.) Mayombe, Ritual Sculptures from the Congo, 2010; David Biebuyck. The Arts of Zaire, Volume I Southwestern Zaire, 1985 and Volume II Eastern Zaire, 1986; J. Cornet. Art Royal Kuba, 1982; J. Cornet. A Survey of Zairian Art, The Bronson Collection, 1978; F. Neyt and H. Dubois. African Fetishes and Ancestral Objects, 2013. (7)

£300­400

Literature ­

Edward Dood. Polynesian Art, 1967; Roland W. Force and Maryanne Force. The Fuller Collection of Pacific Artifacts, 1971; Allen Wardwell. Island Ancestors, Oceanic Art from the Masco Collection, 1994; Brake, McNeish, Simmons. Art of the Pacific, 1980. (4)

£200­300

606

Literature ­

Francois Neyt. Tresors de Cote D’Ivoire, 2014; Susan Elizabeth Gagliardi. Senufo Unbound, 2015; Jean­Paul Colleyn (Editor.) Bamana, The Art of Existence in Mali, 2001; Eberhard Fischer, Lorenz Homberger. African Masters, Art from the Ivory Coast, 2014; John and Nicole Dintenfass. Intimate Conversations, African Miniatures, 2017; Eight volumes from Visions of Africa 5 Continents series, including Bamana, Baule, Chokwe, Guro, Luba, Pende, Punu and Yaka. (13)

£300­500

LiteratureAdrienne L. Kaeppler. Artificial Curiosities, An Exposition of Native Manufactures, Collected on the Three Pacific Voyages of Captain James Cook, R.N., 1978; La Decouverte de la Polynesia, Musée de l’Homme, Paris, 1972; The Art of the Pacific Islands, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1979; T. Barrow. Art and Life in Polynesia, 1972; Te Maori, Maori Art from New Zealand Collections, 1984; Royal Art of Benin, The Perls Collection, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1992. (6)

£200­300

607

608

604

609

An Aboriginal club

Australia of swollen form with a pointed end and stepped terminal, with incised decoration depicting birds and trees, 72cm long.

£600­800

610

An Aboriginal leangle club

Australia with an angled head and a tapered handle to a stepped conical terminal, both ends with a later mounting hole, 65cm long.

£400­600

611

An Aborigine narrow shield

Australia the front decorated with five bands of incised chevrons and diaper to the rest, the angled back with an integral handle, 96.5cm long.

£1,500­2,000

612

An Aboriginal shield Australia of wunda type, with scorched wavy linear decoration to the front and an integral handle to the back, 67cm long, two Aborigine boomerangs, one with channelled carving and natural pigment, 60.5cm wide, the other with pointed ends and textured carving, 60cm wide, and two spear throwers, woomeras, one Tiwi, with remains of painted decoration, 62cm long, and the other curved, 67.5cm long. (5)

Provenance

The van Raalte Collection, UK.

£200­300

613

A Fiji throwing club i ula drisia Melanesia with a spherical head and a carved zig­zag grip, 41cm long, and four Aborigine items, including a wunda shield, with an integral handle, 66.5cm long, a boomerang, 60cm wide, a digging stick, 61.5cm long, and a spear thrower, woomera, 66.5cm long. (5)

£200­300

611

614

An Aboriginal parrying shield Bourke District, New South Wales, Australia with an integral handle and four relief carved panels of concentric diamond and chevron designs, with remains of a natural red and white pigment, with a handwritten label Helamon shield Typical to N.S.W. Bourke district N.S.Wales., 66cm long.

£4,000­6,000

615

An Aboriginal axe Australia with a large stone blade attached to a wooden shaft with fibre and gum binding, 80cm long.

£400­600

617

An Aboriginal fish tail club Arnhem Land, Australia with incised and pigment decoration, 109cm long, and an Aboriginal club, with pointed ends and two incised lines to one end, 104cm long. (2)

Provenance

Pointed end club - Christie’s, London, 12 December 1989, lot 63 part.

£300­500

616

An Aboriginal boomerang Darling River Region, South East Australia with carved linear and track decoration and with shaped ends, 62.5cm wide, and an Aboriginal club, with linear facets and a scored grip, 66cm long. (2)

Provenance

John Kempster, former President of the Aboriginal Rights Association.

£300­500

618

An Aboriginal club Australia tapered with pointed ends, the handle with incised linear scoring, 79cm long.

£80­120

619

An Aboriginal fly whisk handle Australia of tapered form with a knopped terminal and with incised linear and emu track decoration, 51cm long.

£200­300

617

616

615

620

An Aboriginal shield Western Austalia with an integral handle and carved bordered cross designs, the front plain with a black pigment, 77.5cm long.

£300­400

621

Johnny Dayngangan (1892 ­ 1959) Birds, fish, an eel and a pole, natural pigments on eucalyptus bark, 71.5cm x 31cm, mounted on board, with a handwritten label Arnhem Land : before 1952, Tribe : Milingimbi, Clan : Gupapungiu, Yirritya moiety, Artist : Dainganggan, collected by Axel Poignant 1952.

Alex Poignant was an English / Australian photographer, who photographed Johnny Dayngangan at Milingimbi in 1952 - see Axel Poignant Collection, National Library of Australia, nla-obj-277140364.

£300­400

622

An Aboriginal coolamon Australia with carved channels and natural earth pigment, 62.5cm long, an Aboriginal coolamon, the back carved a snake, an emu and four platypus, with black, red and white pigment, 61cm long, and a shallow bowl / scoop, 37cm long. (3)

£150­200

621

623

An Aboriginal headdress waninga possibly Kimberley with a vertical churinga, carved concentric lozenges and with natural earth pigment, with three pairs of horizontal fibre arms bound with hair and terminating in concentric lozenges and another as a surmount, all linked with five and six strands of plaited hair, with a fibre head ring at the base, 139cm high, 60cm wide, mounted in a perspex case, 156cm x 72cm.

Provenance By repute Rheinische Mission, Bremen, Germany.

£1,500­2,000

λ 624

An Inuit swimming polar bear amulet Arctic walrus ivory, with incised ribs to its front and back, 9.1cm long.

cf. Arctic, Culture and Climate, The Citi exhibition, The British Museum, 2020, p.204, fig.4.65, for a similar figure, excavated from Foxe Basin, Nunavut, Canada, 500 - 1300 AD.

£2,000­3,000

λ 625

A Inuit belt hook Arctic walrus ivory, carved as a walrus head, inlaid baleen eyes, and an Arctic fox head, pierced through the centre and with a hook, 4.2cm long.

£300­400

λ 626

An Inuit model of a standing polar bear Arctic walrus ivory, 8.7cm long.

£300­500

627

A pair of Inuit masks

Ammassalik, Greenland

cedar with staining and inset bone teeth, 31.5cm and 21.2cm high. (2)

£200­300

λ 629

Two Sami knives with scabbards

Lapland

antler, steel and leather, with incised decoration of a caribou pulling a sleigh and carved decoration to one side of the smaller scabbard and with a head terminal, 22.5cm and 26cm long, an Inuit cribbage board, walrus tusk with an integral carved seal and applied carved seals, 38.5cm long, an Inuit walrus tusk cribbage board, 35.5cm long, an Inuit walrus ivory gaming piece / amulet, carved as a bird, 4cm long, and an Inuit charm, walrus ivory with pointed ends and with a carved wood seal, previously bound, 31.7cm long. (8)

Provenance

Romy Rey Collection, London.

£200­300

631

A Northwest Coast handle

Canada

carved a face to one side and a whale tail to the other, with polychrome decoration and pierced through the ends and underside, 17.7cm long.

£150­200

628

Three Naskapi masks Northeast North America

buckskin and fur with cotton stitching, inscribed to the backs NESK­10­P, NW 227, 10501; #10502, NESK­14­P, NW 224; 10504, NESK­16­P, NW228, 31cm, 23cm and 26cm high, and an Inuit bone model knife, with incised lines to the blade and an attachment hole to the handle, 12.5cm long. (4)

£200­300

630

An Inuit dish

Arctic

cedar, carved with a seal head and flippers, the centre painted a mythical creature, 24.5cm long, three Inuit carved wood bird gaming pieces and a carved figure of a reindeer, on a stand. (6)

£200­300

632

A Haida model totem pole Northwest Coast argillite, carved an eagle, a whale, a human head and a seated bear embracing a whale, 23.8cm high.

£400­600

633

A Northwest Coast charm bone, carved both sides as a seated figure, 10.5cm high.

Provenance

Frank Dalvin, London.

£150­250

A pen and ink drawing in Plains style depicting a mounted figure spearing another figure with a bow and arrow, 14.5cm x 20.5cm.

Provenance

Bonhams, London, The Colin and Jeanette Gross Collection of North American Indian Art, 20 September 2006, lot 88.

£100­200

Roy Henry Vickers Canada, b. 1946 Seated wolf, howling under the moon, silkscreen, 22cm x 14cm, framed and glazed.

£150­250

634

635

632

633

636

A Plains buckskin and beaded shirt North America with tassels, the applied pictorial glass beaded panels including the collar depicting beavers, stags, bears, bison, bows and arrows and snow shoes, others geometric designs and further beavers, 102cm high.

£3,000­4,000

A Canadian commemorative club

Ontario carved a head wearing a central ribbed headdress and the handle relief carved 1917 GORE’S LANDING ONTARIO., 40cm long.

£150­200

638

Two Micmac lidded circular boxes

Northeast North America birch bark and quills, 15cm and 22cm diameter. (4)

£100­150

639

A Woodlands club North America with a carved talon and ball head, 49cm long.

£400­600

636

637

640

A Plains pipe tomahawk

North America

the steel blade and pipe bowl on a oval shape shaft with inset studs and with relief bands and burnt linear decoration, with a pierced lug and worn mouthpiece, 55.5cm long.

£500­800

641

A pipe tomahawk

North America

the steel blade and pipe bowl with brass line inlay, the tapered wood shaft with brass bands and inset lozenges with stamped stars and with a horn mouthpiece, 54cm long.

£500­600

642

A Plains rattle

North America wood, fibre, leather and clay, 31.5cm long, a Plains wood pipe, with stained banded decoration, 59.5cm long and a North American leather and fur covered bow, 92cm long. (3)

£150­200

643

A Tsimshian rattle Bella Coola, Canada carved as a raven with polychrome decoration, 26cm long.

£800­1,200

641

644

Dan Namingha (b. 1950)

New Mexico Forms #1 acrylic on board, signed, 23cm x 30.5cm, with Niman Fine Art, Sante Fe, New Mexico label to the back, inscribed and dated 2010.

£600­800

645

Four Yekuana baskets

Venezuela of waisted form, woven bands of animals and birds, 15cm, 17.5cm, 20cm and 26cm high. (4)

£200­300

646

A Guyana paddle South America with painted geometric decoration to each side of the blade, 128cm long.

Provenance

The van Raalte Collection, UK.

£100­200

644

647

Two Peruvian keros with polychrome decoration, depicting two warrior figures holding a shield and spear, 17cm high and the other with monkeys, foliage, a geometric band and two jaguars issuing rainbows with figures planting maize, flanked by a standing figure and a parrot, 18.5cm high. (2)

Provenance

Private Collection, France, thence by descent.

£300­400

649

A Chimu textile Peru, circa 1100 ­ 1500 AD wool, with six horizontal rows of a trophey head with a feline deity atop, 152cm x 207cm, stitched on a cotton backing.

Provenance

Private Collection, France, thence by descent.

£400­600

648

An Inca kero Peru, probably 15th ­ 16th century of slightly flared cylindrical form with incised linear concentric squares, triangles and diamond shape decoration, with two fibre and gum repairs, 20cm high, and two Peruvian keros, with incised linear geometric decoration, 18cm and 21cm high. (3)

Provenance

Private Collection, France, thence by descent.

£300­400

650

A Chimu tunic fragment

Peru, circa 15th / 16th century AD

cotton and feathers, depicting two rows of three feline animals, 78cm x 46cm, mounted in a perspex casing.

Provenance

Gifted from the Peru Ambassador in 1968 and thence by descent.

Presented and Published

Juan de Lara, Mestizaje and Craftsmanship in the Viceroyalties of America, Sumando Historias Series of the Museo de America of Madrid, 4 April 2024.

£5,000­6,000

651

An Inca Chucu stone tablet

Peru, circa 900 ­ 1400 AD decorated with central vertical wavy lines

flanked by figures, animals and dots, in red, yellow and white pigment, 66cm high, 44.5cm wide, on a stand. (2)

Provenance

Robert Morris, Santa Fe, USA.

£3,000­5,000

652

A Moche stirrup spout vessel

Peru, circa 500 ­ 700 AD pottery, modelled as a frog and with painted decoration, 18.7cm high.

£400­500

653

A Chimu scoop

Peru, circa 1100 ­ 1400 AD pottery, modelled as a bird, 13cm high, 26cm long.

£200­300

654

A Chimu stirrup spout vessel

Peru, circa 1100 ­ 1400 AD pottery, modelled as a fish, with gills and teeth, and with nodules to the tail and a monkey to the base of the spout, 24.5cm high.

£150­250

655

A Moche stirrup spout vessel

Peru, circa 200 ­ 600 AD pottery, modelled as a crayfish on a rectangular block, the spout with a monkey to the side, with painted decoration, 23cm high, and a Moche stirrup spout pottery vessel, modelled as a seated grimacing male figure, wearing a domed headdress with a radiating design, with painted decoration, 16.7cm high. (2)

Provenance

Private Collection, France, thence by descent.

£300­400

652

654

653

656

A Colima dog

Mexico, circa 100 BC ­ 250 AD terracotta, standing with a swollen stomach and open mouth, the back with a visible spine and with incised linear decoration to the back and the head, 21cm high.

Provenance

Private Collection, London, acquired in 1965.

£400­600

657

A Colima seated warrior figure

Mexico, circa 100 BC ­ 250 AD wearing a horned headdress, ear ornaments and armour, and holding a mace, with incised linear decoration and with grey and earth coloured glazes, 44cm high.

Provenance

Mrs Philip Lee, New York.

Christie’s, King Street, London, 22 December 1964, lot 149.

£1,500­2,000

656

657

658

A Mezcala large seated stargazer figure

Mexico, circa 700 ­ 300 BC dark green serpentine, with arms and hands across the chest, with a large mouth, slight angled nose and a deep brow, the legs, arms and hands indicated by grooves, 36cm high.

Provenance

Byran Anderson Collection, San Diego, 1960s. Private Collection, California. Throckmorton Fine Art, New York. Oliver Hoare, London.

£8,000­12,000

659

An Inca Chucu stone tablet

Peru, circa 900 ­ 1400 AD decorated with figures, animals, dots and a line, in red, yellow and white pigment, 62cm high, 40.5cm wide, on a stand. (2) Provenance

Robert Morris, Santa Fe, USA.

£3,000­5,000

660

A Veracruz male fragment bust Remojadas, Mexico, circa 450 ­ 650 AD pottery, with bitumen to the headdress, 29cm high, on a base.

Provenance

L’Art Ancien Gallery, Montreal. Private Collection, Canada, acquired from the above in 1985.

£200­400

662

A Jama Coaque bust fragment Ecuador, circa 500 BC ­ 500 AD pottery, with a lip plug and a pendant necklace, 14.5cm high, on a base, a Colombia pottery footed bowl, 12cm high, three Ecuador pottery head fragments, on stands, two pottery zoomorphic ocarina and a stirrup handle zoomorphic vessel. (12)

£200­300

661

An Inca vessel Peru, circa 1200 ­ 1400 AD pottery, with a conical base and side handles, with a nodule to the shoulder and two under the rim, 18.5cm high.

Provenance

L’Art Ancien Gallery, Montreal. Private Collection, Canada, acquired from the above in 1984.

£200­300

663

Four Peruvian vessels pottery, including two Moche, one with a head spout and animal head terminal tassels, 17.5cm high, and a stirrup spout double vessel, 15.5cm high, and two Chimu, 16.5cm and 21.4cm high. (4)

£200­300

664

Two Nazca vessels

Peru, circa 200 ­ 600 AD pottery, including a cylindrical vessel with a flared rim and painted two bands of multi­legged creatures and geometric blocks, 19.8cm high, and the other with a spout linked to a head, with painted decoration including the hands holding arrows, 17.7cm high. (2)

£300­400

665

A pair of Peru standing figures bronze, male and female, each holding a kero, 12.5cm and 13.5cm. (2)

£100­200

666

A Maya ear ornament

Mexico, circa 300 ­ 500 AD jade, of three graduated circular rings with flared rims, the largest with four notches to the edges and two holes drilled to the sides, 5cm diameter. (3)

Provenance

John Wise Gallery, New York. Canadian Private Collection, acquired from the above in 1980.

£300­

667

An Iron Age bronze articulated horse bit circa 300 BC ­ 100 AD the two link mouthpiece riveted to the ring ends, each with a cross shaped panel with pairs of raised diamond shape borders framing a double scroll motif, 32cm long.

cf. The British Musuem, London, no. 1910,0617.1.

£400­600

669

668

Three Roman glass unguentaria circa 1st ­ 3rd century AD including one with a conical base and light blue with iridesence, with a hand written label stating Roman Bottle from an interment in Jewry St, Aldgate, London 1934, The old Roman wall cuts through this site, and the interment was outside the wall towards Whitechapel, 8.6cm, one with a bulbous base and green with iridesence, 9.5cm high and the third, with a mallet shape base with a tall neck and tinges of blue/green, 14.5cm high and an apple green glass perfume bottle, 8.2cm high. (4)

Provenance

English private collection, Sussex.

£400­600

A Hellenistic Megarian pottery drinking bowl circa 150 ­ 100 BC moulded decoration to the exterior with a central flowerhead, acanthus leaves, husk and egg and dart bands, 9.5cm high, 15cm diameter.

Provenance

The Estate of Ronald Bullock Esq. Bonhams, 26th November 1997, lot 339.

£200­300

670

Three Xenon ware miniature vessels Apulia, South Italy, circa 4th century BC pottery, including an oinochoe, with a painted palmette, 6cm high, a kylix, with painted lines and s scrolls, 10.5cm across handles, and a nestoris, with painted lines, s scrolls, dashes and circles, 6cm high. (3)

Provenance

With Dr. Christophe Leon, Basel.

£200­300

671

An Egyptian faience shabti for ‘the one who knows what exist,’ Priest Tjai­Hor­pa­ta born to Tefnut Late Period, circa 360 ­ 343 BC

wearing a tripartite wig and false beard, with crossed arms holding a hoe and a pick, with a twisted cord of the seed basket over the left shoulder, with vertical heiroglyphs and a back pillar, 17.5cm high.

Provenance

Acquired by the present owner’s Grandmother in the 1920s.

Tjai-Hor-pa-ta was an official under Nectanebo II of the 30th Dynasty. His tomb was discovered at Saqqara in the late 19th century.

£800­1,200

672

An Egyptian faience shabti Late Period, circa 664 ­ 332 BC wearing a tripartite wig and false beard, and holding a pick and a hoe, with a seed bag over the left shoulder, with horizontal and vertical heiroglyphs and a back pillar, 12cm high.

Provenance

Acquired by the present owner’s Grandmother in the 1920s.

£400­600

673

An Egyptian seated figure of a scribe possibly 6th dynasty, 2347 ­ 2216 BC with red and black pigment decoration, 10.2cm high, and a large wood shabti with remains of bitchumen, 29.5cm high. (2)

Provenance Frank Dalvin, London.

£300­500

671

672

673

674

An Egyptian alabaster shallow dish

Early Dynastic Period, circa 3000 ­ 2600 BC with a flattened base and undercut rim, 33.3cm diameter, on a stand. (2)

Provenance

Jean-Claude Ciancimino Collection, London. 1931 - 2014.

£1,500­2,000

675

Two Roman bronze and enamel brooches circa 3rd century AD circular with dotted cross designs, the backs with a sprung pin, 4.5cm diameter. (2)

Provenance

David and Phyllis McFarlan, Callander, Scotland.

£150­200

THE HANSJORG MAYER COLLECTION A Naga woman’s necklace, carnelian and glass beads, shell and brass, 62cm long

TUESDAY 3RD & WEDNESDAY 4TH DECEMBER 2024

AUCTION INFORMATION

OPENING HOURS

City Centre Salerooms

Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm

Old Sarum Galleries

Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm

VIEWING

All our auctions are on view at least two days prior to the sale and details will be found in the relevant catalogues.

REGISTERING WITH US

All first time buyers need to register with us.

To register, you will need to provide two forms of identification:

1. a passport or photographic driving licence

2. a utility bill or document showing your name and address You can register in person or by contacting the office on 01722 424500 or emailing id@woolleys.live You will be asked to show your documents or email copies.

PLEASE NOTE: Registering with our website, or any third party website, does not automatically register you to bid with us.

BIDDING AT AUCTION

See below for the different options for bidding. Please note that you may be asked to provide two forms of identification, even if you have bid with us before, in order that we are compliant with Money Laundering Regulations.

BIDDING IN THE ROOM

To bid at auction you will need a paddle number. This can be obtained from the office either during the view or on the day of the sale.

COMMISSION BIDDING

If you are unable to attend the sale you can leave a commission bid. This will be executed on your behalf by the auctioneer who will purchase the lot as cheaply as possible bearing in mind any reserve price and other bids.

TELEPHONE BIDDING

It is usually possible to bid on the telephone by prior arrangement with the office.

LIVE ONLINE BIDDING

Live online bidding is now available free of charge for most of our auctions via bid.woolleyandwallis.co.uk, enabling you to take part in the bidding from anywhere in the world live as it happens.

BUYER’S PREMIUM

The Buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 26% plus VAT @20% (totalling 31.2% inclusive) on the first £500,000 and 20% plus VAT @20% (24% inclusive) thereafter.

CONDITION REPORTS

The relevant department will be pleased to give condition reports on any lot, where practical. All weights and measures given in the catalogue should be regarded as approximate.

The colours printed in the catalogue are not necessarily true.

SALE RESULTS

These will be posted on our website shortly after the sale.

PACKING AND SHIPPING

Woolley & Wallis do not offer a packing and despatch service but the following are carriers in our area.

Alban Shipping +44 (0)1582 493099 info@albanshipping.co.uk www.albanshipping.co.uk

Kimdan Ltd +44 (0)7973 389436 andy@kimdan.co.uk

Mailboxes +44 (0)1962 622133 info@mbewinchester.co.uk www.mbe.co.uk/winchester

ZIXIS Fine Art Limited +44 (0)7873 981026 zixisfineart@163.com www.zixisfineart.co.uk

Please note that we cannot be held responsible for any damage or loss to items once they are in the hands of a carrier.

EXPORTING YOUR PROPERTY FROM THE UK

If you are exporting your property, import taxes, customs duties and other fees may apply at the country of destination. It is also your responsibility to ensure that your shipment can be lawfully imported to the destination country.

Please note that due to the withdrawal of the Retail Export Scheme by HMRC, we are unable to provide VAT refund documentation (C88) for hand­carried exports.

In order to qualify for a VAT refund, your lots must be exported by a shipper and valid export documentation must be provided.

PAYMENT AND CLEARANCE

Payment is due immediately after the auction in pounds sterling. If you are a first time buyer we will need your name, address and bank details and will require funds to be cleared before purchases can be released.

The following methods of payment may be made:

Bankers draft, cashiers cheque, personal cheque, debit and credit cards.

Wire transfers should be sent to:

Lloyds Bank plc, Blue Boar Row, Salisbury SP1 1DB.

Account no. 00957707

Sort code 30­97­41

IBAN no. GB20LOYD30974100957707

BIC code LOYDGB21063

Debit and Credit cards: Visa, Mastercard, Amex or Union Pay.

Where practical, payment can be made and purchases collected during the auction.

We reserve the right to add storage charges to all lots not collected within 30 calendar days of the sale. This will include a handling fee of £20 (+ VAT) per consignment and a storage charge of £2 (+ VAT) per lot per day. No goods will be allowed to be collected until these charges have been paid.

LOT SYMBOLS

VAT

Lots marked with an dagger (†) are subject to VAT on the hammer price. Lots marked with an omega (Ω) have been temporarily imported from outside the EU and are subject to VAT at 5% on the hammer price and the buyer’s premium. In online catalogues, the Sales Tax % column indicates the rate of VAT on hammer price.

CITES REGULATIONS

Please note that lots marked λ may be subject to CITES Regulations when exported.

The CITES Regulations may be found at www.defra.gov.uk/ahvlaen/imports­exports/cites/

ARTIST’S RESALE RIGHT / DROIT DE SUITE

Lots marked with a Φ symbol are potentially subject to a levy.

Droit de Suite is a royalty payable to a qualifying artist or the artist’s heirs each time a work is resold during the artist’s lifetime and up to a period of 70 years after the artist’s death.

Royalties are calculated on a sliding percentage scale based on the hammer price excluding the buyer’s premium. The royalty does not apply to lots selling below £1,000 and the maximum royalty payable on any single lot is £12,500.

Droit de Suite, which is not subject to VAT, will be added to the buyer’s purchase price and then passed on to the relevant collecting agency.

Royalties for Droit de Suite are as follows:

4% Up to £50,000

3% £50,000.01 ­ 200,000

1% £200,000.01 ­ 350,000

0.5% £350,000.01 ­ 500,000

0.25% In excess of £500,000

Up to a maximum levy of £12,500

FIREARMS

Lots marked Ƒ in the catalogue, or by any other means identified as controlled firearms, are subject to the UK firearms/shotgun licencing regime, and should only be viewed/purchased by individuals with appropriate licences. It is the responsibility of the bidders to ensure that they are legally authorised to acquire the lot that they are bidding for. In the event that such a lot is successfully bid for by an individual who is not authorised to possess it, that individual will be required to pay for it, but will not be allowed to take physical possession of it. The auctioneers will re­offer the lot on behalf of the buyer in a future auction; or may accept instructions to dispose of it by some other legal means, at their discretion.

INFORMATION FOR BUYERS

1 . Introduction. The following informative notes are intended to assist Buyers, particularly those inexperienced or new to our salerooms. All sales are conducted on our printed Conditions of Sale which are readily available for inspection and normally accompany catalogues. Our staff will be happy to help you if there is anything you do not fully understand.

2. Agency. As auctioneers we usually contract as agents for the seller whose identity, for reasons of confidentiality, is not normally disclosed. Accordingly if you buy your primary contract is with the seller.

3. Estimates. Estimates are designed to help buyers gauge what sort of sum might be involved for the purchase of a particular lot. The lower estimate may represent the reserve price and certainly will not be below it. Estimates do not include the Buyer’s Premium or VAT (where chargeable). Estimates are prepared some time before the sale and may be altered by announcement before the sale. They are in no sense definitive.

4. The purchase price. The Buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 26% plus VAT @20% (totalling 31.2% inclusive) on the first £500,000 and 20% plus VAT @20% (24%) inclusive thereafter.

5. VAT. (†) indicates that VAT at the current standard rate is payable by the purchaser on the hammer price as well as being an element in the buyer’s premium. This imposition of VAT is likely to be because the seller is registered for VAT within the European Union and is not operating the Dealers Margin Scheme or because VAT is due at 20% on importation into the UK. The omega symbol (Ω) indicates that the lot has been imported from outside the European Union and the present position is that these lots are liable to a reduced rate of VAT (5%) on the gross lot price (i.e. both the hammer price and the buyer’s premium). Lots which appear without either of the above symbols indicate that no VAT is payable on the hammer price. This is because such lots are sold using the Auctioneers’ Margin Scheme and it should be noted that the VAT included within the Premium is not recoverable as input tax.

6. We are, primarily, agents for the seller. We are dependent on information provided by the seller and whilst we may inspect lots and act reasonably in taking a general view about them we are normally unable to carry out a detailed or any examination of lots in order to ascertain their condition in the way in which it would be wise for a buyer to do. Intending buyers have ample opportunity for inspection of goods and, therefore, accept responsibility for inspecting and investigating lots in which they may be interested. Please note carefully the exclusion of liability for the condition of lots contained in the Conditions of Sale. Neither the seller nor we, as the auctioneers, accept any responsibility for their condition. In particular, mechanical objects of any age are not guaranteed to be in working order. However, in so far as we have examined the goods and make a representation about their condition, we shall be liable for any defect which that examination ought to have revealed to the auctioneer but which would not have been revealed to the buyer had the buyer examined the goods. Additionally, in specified circumstances lots misdescribed because they are ‘deliberate forgeries’ may be returned and repayment made. There is a 3 week time limit. (The expression ‘deliberate forgery’ is defined in our Conditions of Sale).

7. Electrical goods. These are sold as ‘antiques’ only and if bought for use must be checked over for compliance with safety regulations by a qualified electrician first.

8. Export of goods. Buyers intending to export goods should ascertain (a) whether an export licence is required for the goods to leave the U.K. and (b) whether there is any specific prohibition on importing the goods in question into the destination country because, e.g. they may contain prohibited materials such as ivory. Charges may be applicable for export licences. Ask us if you need help. The denial of any permit or licence shall not justify cancellation or rescission of the sale contract or any delay in payment.

9. Bidding. Bidders will be required to register before the sale commences and lots will be invoiced to the name and address on the registration form. Some form of identification will be required if you are unknown to us. Please enquire in advance about our arrangements for telephone bidding.

10. Commission bidding. Commission bids may be left with the auctioneers indicating the maximum amount to be bid excluding buyers’ premium. They will be executed as cheaply as possible having regard to the reserve (if any) and competing bids. If two buyers submit identical commission bids the auctioneers may prefer the first bid received. Please enquire in advance about our arrangements for the leaving of commission bids by telephone.

11. Methods of Payment. As a general rule any cheques tendered will need to be cleared before removal of the goods is permitted. Please discuss with our Office in advance of the sale if other methods of payment are envisaged.

12. Collection and storage. Please note what the Conditions of Sale state about collection and storage. It is important that goods are paid for and collected promptly. Any delay may involve the buyer in paying storage charges.

TERMS OF CONSIGNMENT FOR SELLERS

1. Interpretation. In these Terms the words ‘you’, ‘yours’, etc. refer to the Seller and if the consignment of goods to us is made by an agent we assume that the Seller has authorised the consignment and that the consignor has the Seller’s authority to contract. Similarly the words ‘we’, ‘us’, etc. refer to the Auctioneers.

2. Commission is charged to sellers at the following rates: 15% + VAT on each lot sold for up to £999, 10% + VAT on each lot realising £1,000 and above.

3. Removal costs. Items for sale must be consigned to the sale room by any stated deadline and at your expense. We may be able to assist you with this process but any liability incurred to a carrier for haulage charges is solely your responsibility.

4. Loss and damage waiver. We are not regulated by the FSA for the provision of insurance to clients. However, we for our own protection assume liability for property consigned to us at lower pre­sale estimate. To justify accepting liability, we make a charge of 1.5% of the hammer price plus VAT or, if unsold, our mid estimate of the hammer price. If the owner of goods consigned instructs us in writing not to take such action, they then remain at owner’s risk unless and until the property in them passes to the Buyer or they are collected by or on behalf of the owner, and clause 4 is inapplicable.

5. Illustrations. The cost of any illustrations is borne by you. If we consider that the lot should be illustrated your permission will usually be asked first. The copyright in respect of such illustrations shall be the property of us, the auctioneers, as is the text of the catalogue.

6. Minimum bids and our discretion. Goods may be offered subject to a reserve agreed between us before the sale in accordance with clause 7.

7. We may sell lots below the reserve provided we account to you for the same sale proceeds as you would have received had the reserve been the hammer price. If you specifically give us ‘discretion’ we may accept a bid of up to 10% below the formal reserve.

Reserves.

(a) You are entitled to place prior to the auction a reserve on any lot consigned, being the minimum hammer price at which that lot may be sold. Reserves must be reasonable and we may decline to offer goods which in our opinion would be subject to an unreasonably high reserve (in which case goods carry the storage and insurance charges stipulated in these Terms of Consignment).

(b) A reserve once set cannot be changed except with our consent.

(c) Where a reserve has been placed only we may bid on your behalf and only up to the reserve (if any) and you may in no circumstances bid personally.

8. Electrical items. These are subject to detailed statutory safety controls. Where such items are accepted for sale you accept responsibility for the cost of testing by external contractors. Goods not certified as safe by an electrician (unless antiques) will not be accepted for sale. They must be removed at your expense on your being notified. We reserve the right to dispose of unsafe goods as refuse, at your expense.

9. Soft furnishings. The sale of soft furnishings is strictly regulated by statute law in the interests of fire safety. Goods found to infringe safety regulations will not be offered and must be removed at your expense. We reserve the right to dispose of unsafe goods as refuse, at your expense. The rights of disposal referred to in clause 8 and 9 are subject to the provisions of The Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977, Schedule 1, a copy of which is available for inspection on request.

10. Descriptions. Please assist us with accurate information as to the provenance etc. of goods where this is relevant. There is strict liability for the accuracy of descriptions under modern consumer legislation and in some circumstances responsibility lies with sellers if inaccuracies occur. We will assume that you have approved the catalogue description of your lots unless informed to the contrary. Where we are obliged to return the price to the buyer when the lot is a deliberate forgery under Condition 15 of the Conditions of Sale and we have accounted to you for the proceeds of sale you agree to reimburse us the sale proceeds. The liability to reimburse the sale proceeds shall not arise where you are acting reasonably and honestly and are unaware of the forgery but we are or ought to have been aware of it.

11. Unsold and withdrawn items. If an item is unsold it may with your consent be reoffered at a future sale. Where in our opinion an item is unsaleable you must collect such items from the saleroom promptly on being so informed. Otherwise, storage charges may be incurred. We reserve the right to charge for storage in these circumstances at a reasonable daily rate.

12. Withdrawn and bought in items. These are liable to incur a charge of up to 10% plus VAT of the reserve or low estimate on being bought in or withdrawn after being catalogued.

13. Conditions of Sale. You agree that all goods will be sold on our Conditions of Sale. In particular you undertake that you have the right to sell the goods either as owner or agent for the owner. You undertake to compensate us and any buyer or third party for all losses liabilities and expenses incurred in respect of and as a result of any breach of this undertaking.

14. Authority to deduct commission and expenses and retain premium and interest.

(a) You authorise us to deduct commission at the stated rate and all expenses incurred for your account from the hammer price and consent to our right to retain beneficially the premium paid by the buyer in accordance with our Conditions of Sale and any interest earned on the sale proceeds until the date of settlement.

(b) You authorise us in our discretion to negotiate a sale by private treaty not later than the close of business on the day of the sale in the case of lots unsold at auction, in which case the same charges will be payable as if such lots had been sold at auction and so far as appropriate these terms apply.

15. Warehousing. We disclaim all liability for goods delivered to our saleroom without sufficient sale instructions and reserve the right to make minimum warehousing charge of £2 per lot per day. Unsold lots are subject to the same charges if you do not remove them within a reasonable time of notification. If not removed within three weeks we reserve the right to sell them and defray charges from any net proceeds of sale or at your expense to consign them to the local authority for disposal.

16. Settlement. Subject to our normal trading conditions, payment will be made by BACS or cheque 5 weeks after the sale unless the buyer has not paid for the goods. In this case no settlement will then be made but we will take your instructions in the light of our Conditions of Sale. You authorise any sums owed by you to us on other transactions to be deducted from the sale proceeds. You must note the liability to reimburse the proceeds of sale to us as under the circumstances provided for in Condition 10 above. You should therefore bear this potential liability in mind before parting with the proceeds of sale until the expiry of 28 days from the date of sale.

CONDITIONS OF SALE

Woolley & Wallis Salisbury Salerooms Ltd carries on business with bidders, buyers and all those present in the auction room prior to or in connection with a sale on the following General Conditions and on such other terms, conditions and notices as may be referred to herein.

1. DEFINITIONS

In these Conditions:

(a) ‘auctioneer’ means Woolley & Wallis Salisbury Salerooms Ltd or its authorised auctioneer, as appropriate;

(b) ‘deliberate forgery’ means an imitation made with the intention of deceiving as to authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source but which is unequivocally described in the catalogue as being the work of a particular creator and which at the date of the sale had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance with the description;

(c) ‘hammer price’ means the level of bidding reached (at or above any reserve) when the auctioneer brings down the hammer;

(d) ‘terms of consignment’ means the stipulated terms and rates of commission on which Woolley & Wallis Salisbury Salerooms Ltd accepts instructions from sellers or their agents;

(e) ‘total amount due’ means the hammer price in respect of the lot sold together with any premium, Value Added Tax chargeable and any additional charges payable by a defaulting buyer under these Conditions;

(f) ‘sale proceeds’ means the net amount due to the seller, being the hammer price of the lot sold less commission at the stated rate, Value Added Tax chargeable and any other amounts due to us by the seller in whatever capacity and however arising.

(g) ‘‘You’, ‘Your’, etc. refer to the buyer as identified in Condition 2.

(h) The singular includes the plural and vice versa as appropriate.

2.

BIDDING PROCEDURES AND THE BUYER

(a) Bidders are required to register their particulars before bidding and to satisfy any security arrangements before entering the auction room to view or bid;

(b) the maker of the highest bid accepted by the auctioneer conducting the sale shall be the buyer at the hammer price and any dispute about a bid shall be settled at the auctioneer’s absolute discretion by reoffering the Lot during the course of the auction or otherwise. The auctioneer shall act reasonably in exercising this discretion.

(c) Bidders shall be deemed to act as principals.

(d) Our right to bid on behalf of the seller is expressly reserved up to the amount of any reserve and the right to refuse any bid is also reserved.

3. INCREMENTS

Bidding increments shall be at the auctioneer’s sole discretion.

4. THE PURCHASE PRICE

The Buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 26% plus VAT @20% (totalling 31.2% inclusive) on the first £500,000 and 20% plus VAT @20% (24%) inclusive thereafter.

5. VALUE ADDED TAX

Value Added Tax on the hammer price is imposed by law on all items affixed with a † or Ω. Value Added Tax is charged at the appropriate rate prevailing by law at the date of sale and is payable by buyers of relevant lots. (Please refer to ‘Information for Buyers’ for a brief explanation of the VAT position).

6. PAYMENT

(a) Immediately a lot is sold you will:

(i) give to us, if requested, proof of identity, and

(ii) pay to us the total amount due in pounds sterling

(b) Any payments by you to us may be applied by us towards any sums owing from you to us on any account whatever without regard to any directions of you or your agent, whether express or implied.

(c) In line with new legislation we reserve the right to investigate and identify the source of any funds received by us. The completion of the sale of a Lot will be postponed or cancelled at our discretion if further time is needed for investigation, or if you are in breach of your warranties as a buyer, or if we consider the sale to be unlawful or in any way cause liabilities or be detrimental to either Woolley and Wallis or the Seller.

7. TITLE AND COLLECTION OF PURCHASES

(a) The ownership of any Lots purchased shall not pass to you until you have made payment in full to us of the total amount due.

(b) You shall at your own risk and expense collect any lots that you have purchased and paid for from our premises not later than 3 working days following the day of the auction or upon the clearance of any cheque used for payment (if later) after which you shall be responsible for any collection, storage and insurance charges.

(c) No purchase may be collected and we shall not release any lot to you or your agent until it has been paid for.

8. REMEDIES FOR NON­PAYMENT OR FAILURE TO COLLECT PURCHASES

(a) If any Lot is not paid for in full and taken away in accordance with these Conditions or if there is any other breach of these Conditions, we, as agent for the seller and on our own behalf, shall at our absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights we may have, be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights and remedies:

(i) to proceed against you for damages for breach of contract;

(ii) to rescind the sale of that lot and/or any other lots sold by us to you;

(iii) to resell the lot (by auction or private treaty) in which case you shall be responsible for any resulting deficiency in the total amount due (after crediting any part payment and adding any resale costs). Any surplus so arising shall belong to the seller;

(iv) to remove, store and insure the lot at your expense and, in the case of storage, either at our premises or elsewhere;

(v) to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 1.5% per month on the total amount due to the extent it remains unpaid for more than 3 working days after the sale;

(vi) to retain that or any other lot sold to you until you pay the total amount due;

(vii) to reject or ignore bids from you or your agent at future auctions or to impose conditions before any such bids shall be accepted;

(viii) to apply any proceeds of sale of other Lots due or in future becoming due to you towards the settlement of the total amount due and to exercise a lien (that is a right to retain possession of any of your property in our possession for any purpose until the debt due is satisfied.

(b) We shall, as agent for the seller and on our own behalf pursue these rights and remedies only so far as is reasonable to make appropriate recovery in respect of breach of these conditions

9. THIRD PARTY LIABILITY

All members of the public on our premises are there at their own risk and must note the lay­out of the accommodation and security arrangements. Accordingly neither the auctioneer nor our employees or agents shall incur liability for death or personal injury (except as required by law by reason of our negligence) or similarly for the safety of the property of persons visiting prior to or at a sale.

10. COMMISSION BIDS

Whilst prospective buyers are strongly advised to attend the auction and are always responsible for any decision to bid for a particular lot and shall be assumed to have carefully inspected and satisfied themselves as to its condition, we will if so instructed clearly and in writing execute bids on their behalf. Neither the auctioneer nor our employees or agents shall be responsible for any failure to do so save where such failure is unreasonable. Where two or more commission bids at the same level are recorded we reserve the right in our absolute discretion to prefer the first bid so made.

11. WARRANTY OF TITLE AND AVAILABILITY

The seller warrants to the auctioneer and you that the seller is the true owner of the property consigned or is properly authorised by the true owner to consign it for sale and is able to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims.

12. AGENCY

The auctioneer normally acts as agent only and disclaims any responsibility for default by sellers or buyers.

13. TERMS OF SALE

The seller acknowledges that lots are sold subject to the stipulations of these Conditions in their entirety and on the Terms of Consignment as notified to the consignor at the time of the entry of the lot.

14. DESCRIPTIONS AND CONDITION

(a) Whilst we seek to describe lots accurately, it may be impractical for us to carry out exhaustive due diligence on each lot. Prospective buyers are given ample opportunities to view and inspect before any sale and they (and any independent experts on their behalf) must satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of any description applied to a lot. Prospective buyers also bid on the understanding that, inevitably, representations or statements by us as to authorship, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated selling price involve matters of opinion. We undertake that any such opinion shall be honestly and reasonably held and accept liability for opinions given negligently or fraudulently. Subject to the foregoing neither we the auctioneer nor our employees or agents nor the seller accept liability for the correctness of such opinions and all conditions and warranties, whether relating to description, condition or quality of lots, express, implied or statutory, are hereby excluded. This Condition is subject to the next following Condition concerning deliberate forgeries and applies save as provided for in paragraph 6 ‘information to buyers’.

(b) Private treaty sales made under these Conditions are deemed to be sales by auction for purposes of consumer legislation.

15. FORGERIES

Notwithstanding the preceding Condition, any lot which proves to be a deliberate forgery (as defined) may be returned to us by you within 21 days of the auction provided it is in the same condition as when bought, and is accompanied by particulars identifying it from the relevant catalogue description and a written statement of defects. If we are satisfied from the evidence presented that the lot is a deliberate forgery we shall refund the money paid by you for the lot including any buyer’s premium provided that (1) if the catalogue description reflected the accepted view of scholars and experts as at the date of sale or (2) you personally are not able to transfer a good and marketable title to us, you shall have no rights under this condition. The right of return provided by this Condition is additional to any right or remedy provided by law or by these Conditions of Sale.

GENERAL

16. We shall have the right at our discretion, to refuse admission to our premises or attendance at our auctions by any person.

17. (a) Any right to compensation for losses liabilities and expenses incurred in respect of and as a result of any breach of these Conditions and any exclusions provided by them shall be available to the seller and/or the auctioneer as appropriate.

(b) Such rights and exclusions shall extend to and be deemed to be for the benefit of employees and agents of the seller and/or the auctioneer who may themselves enforce them.

18. Any notice to any buyer, seller, bidder or viewer may be given by first class mail or Swiftmail in which case it shall be deemed to have been received by the addressee 48 hours after posting.

19. Special terms may be used in catalogue descriptions of particular classes of items in which case the descriptions must be interpreted in accordance with any glossary appearing in the catalogue.

20. Any indulgence extended to bidders buyers or sellers by us notwithstanding the strict terms of these Conditions or of the Terms of Consignment shall affect the position at the relevant time only and in respect of that particular concession only; in all other respects these Conditions shall be construed as having full force and effect.

21. English law applies to the interpretation of these Conditions.

22. Prior written consent must be sought by the buyer or any other party for the use of any images, illustrations and written materials produced by or for Woolley & Wallis relating to a lot or sale, including the contents of a catalogue. Copyright for any of the aforementioned will remain the property of Woolley & Wallis, subject to the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Woolley & Wallis and the seller make no representations or warranties that the buyer of a lot will acquire any copyright or other reproduction rights to it.

PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS, LITHOGRAPHS, ENGRAVINGS AND PRINTS

In accordance with long standing practice in Fine Art Sale Rooms certain terms used in descriptions in the Catalogue have the meanings ascribed to them in the glossary below.

GLOSSARY

Any statement as to authorship, attribution, origin, date, age, provenance and condition is a statement of opinion and is not to be taken as a statement of fact. The Company reserves the right, in forming their opinion, to consult and rely upon any expect or authority considered by them to be reliable.

(a) Edward Lear: In our opinion a work by the artist. (When the artist’s forename(s) is not known, a series of asterisks, followed by the surname of the artist, whether preceded by an initial or not, indicates that in our opinion the work is by the artist named.

(b) Attributed to Edward Lear: In our opinion probably a work by the artist but less certainly as to authorship is expressed than in the preceding category.

(c) Studio of Edward Lear: In our opinion a work by an unknown hand in the studio of the artist which may be or may not have been executed under the artist’s direction.

(d) Circle of Edward Lear: In our opinion a work by an as yet unidentified but distinct hand, closely associated with the named artist but not necessarily his pupil.

(e) Style of ...; Follower of Edward Lear: In our opinion a work by a painter working in the artist’s style, contemporary or nearly contemporary, but not necessarily his pupil.

(f) Manner of Edward Lear: In our opinion a work in the style of the artist and of a later date.

(g) After Edward Lear: In our opinion a copy of a known work of the artist.

(h) The term signed and/or dated and/or inscribed means that in our opinion the signature and/or date and/or inscription are from the hand of the artist.

(i) The term bears a signature and/or date and/or inscription means that in our opinion the signature and/or date and/or inscription have been added by another hand.

(j) Dimensions are given height before width.

(k) Pictures are framed unless otherwise stated.

BOOK AUCTIONS

If, on collation, any named item in this catalogue proves defective in text or illustration, the lot may be returned within 14 days of the sale with the defects stated in writing. This proviso shall not apply to defects stated in the catalogue or announced at the time of sale; nor to the absence of blanks, half titles, tissue guards or advertisements, damage in respect of bindings, stains, spotting, marginal tears or other defects not affecting completeness of text or illustration; nor to drawings, autographs, letters or manuscripts, signed photographs, music, atlases, maps or periodicals; nor to books not identified by title; nor to books sold not subject to return.

ARTIST’S RESALE RIGHT / DROIT DE SUITE

Droit de Suite is a royalty payable to a qualifying artist or the artist’s heirs each time a work is resold during the artist’s lifetime and up to a period of 70 years after the artist’s death.

Royalties are calculated on a sliding percentage scale based on the hammer price excluding the buyer’s premium. The royalty does not apply to lots selling below £1,000 and the maximum royalty payable on any single lot is £12,500.

Droit de Suite, which is not subject to VAT, will be added to the buyer’s purchase price and then passed on to the relevant collecting agency by the auctioneer.

Royalties for Droit de Suite are as follows:

4% Up to £50,000

3% £50,000.01 ­ 200,000

1% £200,000.01 ­ 350,000

0.5% £350,000.01 ­ 500,000

0.25% In excess of £500,000

Up to a maximum levy of £12,500

Lots marked with a Φ symbol are potentially subject to the levy.

PRIVACY NOTICE FOR CUSTOMERS

WHAT THIS PRIVACY NOTICE DOES

This privacy notice (Notice) explains how Woolley and Wallis Salisbury Salerooms Limited (us, we, our, Woolley & Wallis), processes the personal data of users of our auction and valuation services (Services) and includes buyers, bidders and sellers of auction items as well as prospective users of our Services (you, your). It also explains your rights in relation to the personal data we hold about you.

This Notice is effective from May 2018. We may change this Notice from time to time. Any significant changes will be notified to you.

DATA CONTROLLER AND CONTACT DETAILS

Woolley and Wallis is the data controller of your personal data and is subject to the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

If you have any questions about how we use your personal data, whom we share it with, or if you wish to exercise any of the rights set out in this Notice, please contact us using the following details:

• By post – Privacy Officer, Woolley and Wallis Salisbury Salerooms, 51­61 Castle Street, Salisbury, SP1 3SU.

• By email – privacyofficer@woolleys.live

• By telephone – +44 (0)1722 424599

HOW WE COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We collect your personal data from the following sources: From you when you:

• interact with us before entering into a contract with us, for example when you express your interest in our Services;

• instruct us to provide Services to you, sign contractual documentation and provide information in connection with those instructions;

• communicate with us by post, telephone, email or via our website, for example in order to make enquiries or register for an online account;

• in various other ways as you interact with us during your time as a user (or potential user) of our Services, for the various purposes set out below.

From third parties such as:

• other auction houses and individuals and organisations in the auctioneering trade whom we may contact to check background details about you;

• the­saleroom.com who enable live online bidding and provide us with the name, contact details, the last four digits of registered payment cards and transaction history (in relation to activity on the­saleroom.com) of individuals who register for one of our auctions (please see the­saleroom.com’s privacy policy for further information). We also receive names, contact details, sale details and payment details (the amount and date paid) from realex payments (the­saleroom.com’s payment provider);

• sage pay who process payments on our behalf and who provide us with your name, contact details and payment details (only the last four digits of your payment card are provided);

• shipping companies whom you hire to collect items you purchased from us.

THE CATEGORIES OF PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT

We may collect the following personal data about you:

• your name and contact details including address, telephone and email address;

• your image, as captured by CCTV, if you attend our premises;

• personal identification documents, including copies of government­issued identification such as passport and driving license which are required to register bidders (or when we need to verify a seller’s details);

• account details and other information relating to your transactions/dealings with us and your use of our Services;

• payment details such as credit card and bank account details;

• credit and payment history (where you open an account with us as a buyer or bidder);

• information on your collecting preferences and aspirations, and your collections, acquisitions and disposals; and

• other information that you provide to us, for example, when you have a comment/complaint, submit a question, take part in a survey or where you express an interest in receiving marketing material or request further information.

We may also process special categories of personal data, including information concerning your health and medical conditions (for example, disability), where relevant to the provision of our Services.

THE BASIS FOR PROCESSING YOUR DATA, HOW WE USE THAT DATA AND WITH WHOM WE SHARE THAT DATA

WHERE WE HAVE A CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU

We will process your personal data because it is necessary for the performance of a contract with you (for example, a contract to use our Services) or in order to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract. In this respect, we use your personal data for the following:

• to interact with you before you enter into a contract with us, such as when you express your interest in our Services (for example, to send you information about our Services or answer enquiries about our Services);

• once you have engaged us and entered into a contract, to provide you with the Services set out in any contractual documents.

In this respect we will provide your data to our third party suppliers or subcontractors as necessary whom we engage to help us perform our Services or who assist us in conducting our business, such as our IT suppliers, data storage providers, and valuation companies.

LEGITIMATE INTERESTS

We may also process your personal data because it is necessary for our or a third party’s legitimate interests. Our legitimate interests include our commercial interests. In this respect, we may use your personal data for the following:

• to monitor and evaluate the performance and effectiveness of our Services, including by training our staff or monitoring their performance;

• to deal with any concerns or feedback you may have in the performance of the Services;

• for our internal business record keeping and processes;

• to seek advice on our rights and obligations, including obtaining legal advice;

• to contact you for marketing purposes. If you do not wish to receive such information, please let us know now or at any time in the future, and your details will be removed from our marketing list. We will not provide your personal data to third party organisations to use for their own marketing purposes;

• to customise our website and marketing communications in line with your particular interests or preferences;

• to collect money owed to us or our consignors;

• to carry out background and credit checks in relation to bidders and buyers.

In this respect we will provide your data to the following:

• our professional advisors;

• the­saleroom.com;

• debt collection agencies;

• third parties who assist us with our marketing;

• our website and email management software provider.

LEGAL OBLIGATIONS

We may also process your Personal Data for our compliance with our legal obligations.

In this respect, we may use your Personal Data for the following:

• to meet our compliance and regulatory obligations, such as our tax reporting requirements or to carry out identity checks;

• in order to assist with investigations (including criminal investigations) carried out by competent authorities;

In this respect we will provide your data to the following:

• external auditors;

• the police and other competent authorities, including HMRC;

CONSENT

We may also process your Personal Data where we have your specific consent to do so (for example, where we have your agreement to include information about you (as a seller) in sale marketing materials) or where we have sought and obtained your consent to send you direct marketing by email, or for the use of cookies on our website. If you have given your consent and you wish to withdraw it, please contact us using the contact details set out above.

Please note that where our processing of your personal data relies on your consent and where you then withdraw that consent, we may not be able to provide all or some aspects of our Services to you and/or it may affect the provision of our Services.

SPECIAL CATEGORIES OF PERSONAL DATA

We process special categories of personal data for the following reasons:

• if it is necessary to protect your or another person’s vital interests (for example, where you have a life­threatening accident or illness and we have to process your personal data to ensure you receive appropriate medical attention);

• if it is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims (for example, to protect and defend our rights, and/or the rights of our customers);

We may process information relating to your health where we have your explicit consent to do so (for example, when you provide information about your access requirements prior to attending one of our events).

INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS OF DATA

We transfer names and addresses on our Asian mailing list to a printing company in Hong Kong to distribute our auction catalogues and promotional material. In these circumstances, your personal data will be transferred subject to standard data protection clauses (adopted by the European Commission) and included in our contract with the printing company.

We share your data collected for marketing purposes and through our website with our website and email management software provider who are based in Jersey. In these circumstances, your personal data is transferred to them subject to an Adequacy Decision made by the European Commission in respect of Jersey.

PROFILING

We may use your geographical location to target our communications and advertising and promotions to you. If you do not wish us to do this, then please contact us using the details provided above.

HOW LONG YOUR INFORMATION IS KEPT

We will retain your personal data for as long as we are providing you with the Services referred to in any contractual document, and for as long as is required for legal, regulatory, fraud prevention and our legitimate business purposes after the termination of your account/agreement with us, or if your application for a particular Service is declined or abandoned.

In particular:

• in relation to CCTV images taken when you attend our premises, we will retain these for a few months;

• in relation to personal data relating to the transactions you have entered into with us as part of the provision of our Services, we will retain that data for period of seven years after that transaction has concluded in case any legal claims arise out of the provision of those Services;

• we will retain your details on our marketing database until you inform us that you no longer wish to receive our marketing communications. However, where you do unsubscribe from our marketing communications we will keep your details on a suppression list to ensure that we do not send you information you have asked not to receive;

• in relation to personal data relating to the provenance of works, we may retain that data indefinitely in our legitimate interests and the legitimate interests of the wider art market in maintaining the integrity of that market.

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS

Under the DPA you have the following rights:

• to obtain access to, and copies of, the personal data that we hold about you;

• to require that we cease processing your personal data if the processing is causing you damage or distress;

• to require us not to send you marketing communications.

• to require us to correct the personal data we hold about you if it is incorrect;

• to require us to erase your personal data;

• to require us to restrict our data processing activities (and, where our processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw that consent, without affecting the lawfulness of our processing based on consent before its withdrawal);

• to receive from us the personal data we hold about you which you have provided to us, in a reasonable format specified by you, including for the purpose of you transmitting that personal data to another data controller;

• to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to any of our particular processing activities where you feel this has a disproportionate impact on your rights.

Please note that the above rights are not absolute, and we may be entitled to refuse requests where exceptions apply

If you are not satisfied with how we are processing your personal data, you can raise a concern with the Information Commissioner. You can also find out more about your rights under data protection legislation from the Information Commissioner’s Office website available at: www.ico.org.uk

VALUATIONS

Valuations are a core part of our business and are usually carried out by a senior specialist or directors. Accuracy, speed and above all confidentiality are paramount.

INSURANCE VALUATIONS

Written valuations for insurance can vary from a single item to a large estate. Before starting we discuss the various options available so that the valuation is specifically tailored to individual client’s needs.

For valuations of an entire house contents an itemised bound valuation is produced and can be accompanied by photographs when required. In addition to providing an inventory, written valuations can prevent painful arguments with a loss adjuster in the event of a claim.

Woolley & Wallis valuations are accepted by all leading insurance companies.

PROBATE VALUATIONS

We offer a speedy and professional service for executors and trustees and provide bound valuations for probate and duplicate copies when required. Since security is often a consideration, we can usually arrange for a house to be cleared and sent for auction, our Valuations Department ensures that executors are informed of which sales are involved and the results thereof.

We also carry out valuations for Family Division, Capital Gains Tax, and Private Treaty Sales.

Contact Jeremy Lamond +44 (0)1722 424502 | valuations@woolleys.live

FREE AUCTION VALUATIONS

Free verbal valuations of items for sale are available by appointment. Please email valuations@woolleys.live or call +44 (0)1722 424500

ABSENTEE BID FORM

ARTS OF AFRICA, OCEANIA AND THE AMERICAS ANTIQUITIES

17TH & 18TH SEPTEMBER 2024

Please bid, on my behalf, for the undermentioned lots up to the prices shown which do not include the buyer’s premium or any V.A.T. payable on lots. These bids are to be executed as cheaply as is permitted by other bids, and/or reserves if any, and subject to the Conditions of Business printed in the catalogue. Please note we cannot guarantee that bids received after 4pm on the day prior to the auction will be executed.

Billing Name (please print)

AUCTION CALENDAR

SEPTEMBER

3rd British and Continental Ceramics & Glass

4th Old Masters, British & European Paintings

17th & 18th Arts of Africa, Oceania & the Americas

OCTOBER

2nd & 3rd Furniture Works of Art & Clocks

16th & 17th Design

22nd & 23rd Silver & Objects of Vertu

30th & 31st Fine Jewellery

NOVEMBER

12th & 13th Asian Art, Chinese Paintings & Japanese Works of Art

27th Medals & Coins, Arms & Armour

DECEMBER

3rd & 4th British Art Pottery

5th Modern British & 20th Century Art

Dates may be subject to change