Fine Tribal Aboriginal Art and International Antiquities

AN EARLY TIMOR CERAMIC ROOF ORNAMENT, of baked clay with two opposing ancestor faces in relief, weathered patina, 27x32cm Provenance: From an Australi

A SUPERB PERSIAN LAMP STAND, c.10th-12th Century AD, of bronze in three detachable sections, decorated with geometric motifs in relief, verdigris encr

A FINE PERSIAN SALVER, c.12-13th Century AD, of bronze decorated with floral motifs, kufic text and palmettes, 3x18cm Provenance: From an Australian c

A FINE ISLAMIC VOTIVE VESSEL, c.19th century, of brass, the shallow dish with central projection, decorated with incised script, smooth patina, Persia

A FINE ISLAMIC VOTIVE VESSEL, c.19th century, of brass, the shallow dish decorated with incised script and floral motif, smooth patina, Persia, 6x15cm

A COLLECTION OF SEVEN ROMAN MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, c.1st-4th Century AD, of bronze in various forms including tweezers, verdigris encrusted, presented i

A COLLECTION OF FIVE ROMAN MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, c.1st-4th Century AD, of bronze in various forms including a needle, verdigris encrusted, presented in

A COLLECTION OF FIVE ROMAN BRONZE MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, c.1st-4th Century AD, of bronze on various forms including a spoon, verdigris encrusted, presen

AN ISLAMIC FATIMID CERAMIC BOWL, c.11-13th Century AD, decorated with mottled dark green glaze, intact and stable, Egypt, 8-20cm Provenance: From an A

A SPLENDID KASHAN CERAMIC BOWL, c.13th Century, in conical form, the interior decorated with floral motifs beneath iridescent blue and black glaze, in

A FINE QAJAR CERAMIC TILE, c.19th Century of polychrome glaze depicting a nobleman within a floral surround, Persia, 33x24cm Provenance: From an Austr

A COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN BEADS, c. 2nd Mill BC-20th Century AD, sourced form the River Nile sediment deposits 66cm

A COLLECTION OF ROMAN GLASS AND STONE BEADS, c. 2nd Mill BC-4th Century AD, of various shapes with central bronze amulet, temporarily strung, 52cm

A FINE COLLECTION OF ISLAMIC BEADS, c.19th Century, of polychrome glass, Egypt, 40cm

A COLLECTION OF FINE PERSIAN BEADS, temporarily strung on fibre twine, including lapis, glass, stone and turquoise, 64cm

A COLLECTION OF ROMAN, EGYPTIAN AND ISLAMIC BEADS, c.600 BC-14th Century AD, temporarily strung, including faience, glass and stone, 66cm

A COLLECTION OF ROMAN, EGYPTIAN AND ISLAMIC BEADS, c.600 BC-14th Century AD, temporarily strung, including faience, glass and stone, 58cm

A COLLECTION OF ROMAN, EGYPTIAN AND ISLAMIC BEADS, c.600 BC-14th Century AD, temporarily strung, including faience, glass and stone, 59cm

A COLLECTION OF ROMAN, EGYPTIAN AND ISLAMIC BEADS, c.600 BC-14th Century AD, temporarily strung, including faience, glass and stone, 58cm

A COLLECTION OF THREE ISLAMIC PERFUME BOTTLES, 10-13th Century, the diminutive translucent blue glass, bulbous bases with projecting necks, remnant en

A FINE ROMAN GLASS PERFUME BOTTLE, c.1st-2nd Century AD, of diminutive form, the bulbous body above a short extended bowl at base with projecting rimm

A FINE ROMAN GLASS PERFUME BOTTLE, c.1st-2nd century AD, of diminutive form, the bulbous body with extended neck and flaring lip at apex, the glass wi

A RARE SISSANIAN ROCK CRYSTAL SEAL, c.5-7th Century AD, in classis diminuitive form, inscribed with the motif of the bull and ancient text, Persia, 3c

A RARE SISSANIAN ROCK CRYSTAL SEAL, c.5-7th Century AD, in classis diminuitive form, inscribed with the figure of a bearded man and ancient text, Pers

A SUPERB NEW BRITAIN SHIELD (mengen), c.19-20th Century, of museum significance, sculpted of wood, in classic ovoid form with raised central boss, dec

A FINE NEW BRITAIN SHIELD (nakanai), c.1950s, of wood, sculpted with geometric motifs in relief, decorated with woven cane, robust lug grip to rear, p

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC SOUTHERN HIGHLAND WAR SHIELD (kewa), of wood, the anterior with raised medial ridge and two opposing panels, decorated with yellow pig

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS ARCHER'S SHIELD, of wood with scalloped apex pierced for fibre grip, the anterior decorated with triangular m...

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC EASTERN HIGHLANDS WAR SHIELD (okapa), of wood, the anterior decorated with stippled motif and polychrome pigments, pierced for grip at

A FINE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS WAR SHIELD (mendi), of wood, the anterior decorated with polychrome pigments, pierced with fibre grip to rear, PNG, 144x41cm

AN OLD SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS WAR SHIELD (mendi), of wood, the anterior with raised medial ridge decorated with polychrome pigments and stippled motif, pi

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC TELEPHOMIN SHIELD, of wood, the anterior decorated with geometric motifs in relief, polychrome pigments, pierced with old cane grip to

A FINE ASMAT SHIELD, c.1960s, of wood in asymmetrical ovoid form sculpted with an openwork ancestor at apex, the anterior decorated with curvilinear m

A FINE GEELVINK BAY SHIELD, of wood, the anterior sculpted with curvilinear motifs and central korwar ancestor in relief, decorated with white pigment

A PAPUAN ANCESTOR BOARD (gope), of wood, the anterior decorated with classic ancestor motifs in relief, polychrome pigments, PNG, 143x28cm Provenance:

A SUPERB MAORI SCULPTORS ADZE, c.late 19th Century, of wood, decorated with ancestor motif at apex, inset with shell eyes, the green stone blade hafte

A SUPERB AUSTRAL ISLANDS CEREMONIAL PADDLE, c.19th Century, of wood, sculpted in classic form, decorated with ancestor heads in relief at grip termina

AN EARLY ETHNOGRAPHIC KAVA BOWL, c.19th Century, of wood, in classic circular form with deep concavity, the anterior with four projecting conical legs

A FINE CHIEFTAINS BODY ORNAMENT (tabua), intact with woven sennit band attached, the pendant inscribed with geometric motifs, smooth glossy patina, To

A FINE ADMIRALTY ISLANDS FEASTING BOWL, c.early 20th Century, of wood, with deep concavity, the exterior decorated with figurative motifs in relief, f

THREE SUPERB MALAITA ISLAND ARM BANDS, of finely woven fibre, threaded with polychrome shell sections, usewear evident, 54x10cm (3)

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC SOLOMON ISLAND WEALTH ORNAMENT, the woven cane and fibre band embroided with red feathers, rolled into two sections with bark fibre ce

A RARE TORRES STRAIT SCULPTURE, c.1950s, of wood in the form of a dugong, smooth glossy patina, 25x7cm Provenance: From an Australian collection

TWO ETHNOGRAPHIC SCHOOTEN ISLAND LIME STICKS, of wood sculpted with openwork ancestor sculptures at apex above a slender tapering shaft, smooth glossy

A MASSIM WEALTH ORNAMENT, c.early 20th Century, the slender shell section sculpted in the form of a spatula, with openwork terminal, decorated with wo

A MASSIM WEALTH ORNAMENT, c.early 20th Century, the slender shell section sculpted in the form of a spatula, with openwork terminal, decorated with wo

AN OLD MASSIM SHELL RATTLE, the wood and fibre bound frame woven with cowrie shell, Trobriand Islands, 28x22cm

A SUPERB MASSIM SCULPTURE, of wood in the form of a female ancestor, decorated with incised geometric motifs infilled with lime, smooth glossy patina,

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC MASSIM LIME SPATULA, of wood in slender section, the apex with classic opposing ancestor motifs, remnant white pigment infill, usewear

A FINE AND EARLY MASSIM WALKING STICK, of wood in slender tapering circular section, decorated with classic figurative ancestor motifs, smooth glossy

A FINE AND EARLY MASSIM WALKING STICK, of wood in slender tapering circular section, decorated with classic figurative ancestor motifs, smooth glossy

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC MASSIM SAGO SCOOP, of wood, the circular section shaft decorated with incised motifs above a narrow projecting terminal, old sennit bi

A FINE MALEKULA CEREMONIAL HEADDRESS, the woven fibre and bamboo frame overmodeled with clay, sculpted in the form of an ancestor visage, decorated wi

A CEREMONIAL MALEKULA ANCESTOR MASK, of earth set fibre and wood, the convex visage decorated with classic polychrome pigments, Vanuatu, 40x16cm Prove

A FINE GOROKA CHEST ORNAMENT, the woven fibre and cane frame with multiple cowrie shell ornaments, PNG, 48x10cm

A SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS MAGIC KINA (somp), of wood in crescent form decorated with resin set mother of pearl, bone and shell tassels, pierced with woven

AN OLD YANGORU BRIDE PRICE (talipun), the woven cane ornament in classic abstract form, earth encrusted, decorated with polychrome pigments and feathe

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC WASHKUK DAGGER, of bone, decorated with incised geometric motifs, resin set shell to apex, smooth glossy patina, PNG, 34cm Provenance:

TWO MAPRIK ABELAM BODY ORNAMENTS (karahut), of shell embroided woven fibre with boar tusk ornaments, earth encrusted, decorated with polychrome pigmen

TWO FINE ABELAM BONE DAGGERS, decorated with classic incised ancestor motifs, one with split shaft, smooth glossy patina, PNG, 29-27cm (2) Provenance:

A FINE COASTAL SEPIK HEAD REST, of wood, with bound cane leg supports, the rest of ovoid form sculpted with opposing ancestor heads at terminals, smoo

AN EASTERN HIGHLANDS HEADREST, of wood, sculpted from a tree root with four projecting supports, the terminal in the form of boar visage with resin se

A LOWER SEPIK HEADREST, of wood with opposing ancestor motifs at terminals, remnant white pigment infill, PNG, 38x8cm Provenance: From an Australian c

A FINE LEWA CEREMONIAL MASK, in classic ancestor form, the outer rim pierced with seed and shell embroidered woven cane frame, smooth patina, the rear

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC RAMU RIVER ANCESTOR MASK, of wood, in classic robust form, remnant polychrome pigments, heavy encrustations below smooth patina, PNG,

A FINE COASTAL RAMU RIVER MASK, of wood, in classic ancestor form, the anterior with resin set shell eyes and pierced septum, decorated with polychrom

A FINE COASTAL RAMU RIVER MASK, of wood, in classic ancestor form with pierced eyes and septum, smooth patina, PNG, 32x16cm Provenance: From an Austra

TWO ETHNOGRAPHIC ABELAM HEADDRESSES, of wood and openwork woven cane, earth encrusted, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 53-55cm (2) Provenance

TWO CEREMONIAL ABELAM MASKS, of wood and openwork woven cane, shell and tusk ornaments attached, earth encrusted, decorated with polychrome pigments,

A COLLECTION OF THREE FINE CEREMONIAL MASKS, of woven cane and fibre, earth encrusted, decorated with polychrome pigments and feather tassels, Yolngur

AN IATMUL ANCESTOR MASK, of wood decorated with polychrome pigments and cane bound feather tassels, PNG 29-64cm Provenance: Ex-collection Edward Boyla

A GEELVINK BAY CANOE PROW ORNAMENT, of wood, sculpted in classic openwork form with Korwar visage in relief, Irian Jaya, 103x25cm

A GEELVINK BAY CANOE PROW ORNAMENT, of wood, sculpted in classic openwork form with Korwar visage in relief, Irian Jaya, 99x27cm

A GEELVINK BAY CANOE PROW ORNAMENT, of wood, sculpted in classic openwork form with korwar visage at apex, Irian Jaya, 64x15cm

A FINE HUMBOLDT BAY CANOE PROW ORNAMENT, of wood in the form of two stylised fish and a bird of paradise, decorated with polychrome pigments, Irian Ja

A TOKELAU ISLAND MODEL CANOE, of wood in classic form with out rigger and paddles secured with woven fibre, 56x19cm

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC HUMBOLT BAY CANOE PADDLE, of wood, the blade decorated with geometric motifs in relief, remnant applied oil based paint, Irian Jaya, 1

A SUPERB RAMU STEERING OAR, of wood in classic large form, the blade with scalloped terminal and raised medial ridge, smooth patina, PNG, 20x344cm

A FINE ASMAT CEREMONIAL SPEAR, of wood in large form with openwork panel below a projecting and barbed apex, decorated with polychrome pigments, the c

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC ABELAM ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood in classic yam ancestor form, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 99x9cm Provenance: From an A

AN OLD ABELAM ANCESTOR SCULPTURE, of wood, in openwork stylised hook form decorated with polychrome pigments and shell nose ornament, PNG, 80x26cm Pro

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC ABELAM FERTILITY SCULPTURE, of wood in the form of a female ancestor giving birth, decorated with polychrome pigments, PNG, 61x31cm Pr

A FINE ABELAM CERAMIC VESSEL (wosera), the earth fired coiled pot, decorated with classic motif and ancestor visage in relief, polychrome pigments, PN

A FINE ABELAM CERAMIC VESSEL (wosera), the earth fired coiled pot, decorated with classic motif and ancestor visage in relief, polychrome pigments, PN

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC RAMU CANOE BAILER, of wood sculpted with ancestor visage at grip, PNG, 33cm Provenance: From an Australian collection

TWO COASTAL SEPIK ANCESTOR SCULPTURES, of wood in classic male form, remnant pigments, PNG, 22-29cm (2)

AN EARLY ETHNOGRAPHIC SEPIK FOOD HOOK, of wood, stone shaped, in classic robust diminutive form, the tapering ovoid section notched shaft above a stou

A SOLOMON ISLANDS CEREMONIAL ORNAMENT AND BOWL, of wood, the dance ornament sculpted in the form of a bird decorated with polychrome pigments, the bow

AN OLD SOLOMON ISLANDS DANCE ORNAMENT, of wood, in slender section, the pierced circular apex above a projecting grip, old resin cover, 42x23cm

AN EARLY MAILATA BATTLE CLUB, c.19-20th Century, the tapering ovoid section wood shaft with notched grip terminal below flaring ridges at apex, surmou

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC NEW HEBRIDES CLUB, c.19th Century, of wood in minimalist form, the curved circular section tapering shaft with flaring apex, usewear e

A OLD BOUGAINVILLE TRADE STONE, the edge ground obsidian blade hafted to a woven cane frame, smooth patina, 40x27cm Provenance: From an Australian col

A FINE NEW CALEDONIAN CEREMONIAL MACE, the pierced edge ground green stone disk above a split wooden shaft bound with woven fibre and decorated with c

A RARE PATROL OFFICER'S CLUB, the weighted wooden shaft with leather binding, smooth glossy patina, PNG, 43x4cm Provenance: From an Australian c...

TWO FINE MT HAGEN CEREMONIAL AXES, the wooden frames bound with woven polychrome cane, one with edge ground stone blade intact, smooth patina, 73cm (2

A COLLECTION OF FOUR OCEANIC ARTEFACTS, of wood, cane, bone and shell including a comb, spear point, cannibal fork and a knife, 20-26cm (4) Provenance

A SUPERB MALAGAN SCULPTURE, of wood, the architectural element with the anterior with two opposing lizards in relief with stylised fish head terminals

AN EARLY IATMUL STOOL, c.1920, of wood, sculpted with ancestor heads, smooth patina, PNG, 56x30cm Provenance: ex collection A. Philips, ex collection

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC RAMU DRUM (garamut), c.1950s, of wood in classic robust form with rectangular central cavity, decorated with projecting openwork ances

AN EARLY KWOMA ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT, c. early 20th Century, of museum significance, the wood section sculpted in with classic ancestor motifs in reli