Fine Tribal, Aboriginal Art, & International Antiquities

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, P

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

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 r

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

A PERSIAN GLASS VESSEL, c. 4-5th Century, the ovoid body surmounted by a tall, tapering neck, superb iridescence, intact, 5cm Provenance: From a

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

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

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

A COLLECTION OF FINE PERSIAN BEADS, temporarily strung on fibre twine, including lapis, glass, stone and turquoise, 66cm

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

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

A FINE COLLECTION OF WOUND GLASS ISLAMIC BEADS, c. 10-13th Century AD, temporarily strung on cotton thread, Greater Persia

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 COLLECTION OF SA-HUYNH CULTURE GLASS BEADS, c. 5th Century BC, temporarily strung on modern twine, the polychrome glass paste beads including som

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

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC MASSIM LIME SPATULA, of wood in classic slender section, the apex decorated with openwork figurative ancestor motifs, usewear evide

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

TWO ETHNOGRAPHIC MASSIM LIME SPATULAS, of wood in classic slender section, the apex decorated with openwork figurative ancestor motifs, remnant whi

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

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

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

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

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

A FINE CEREMONIAL CAVA BOWL, of wood, in large format, the deep circular bowl with wide lip above four tapering circular section legs, smooth patin

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

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) Prov

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

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

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

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

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

A LATE ETHNOGRAPHIC MASSIM ADZE, the wooden shaft decorated with figurative motifs in relief and pierced terminal, the fibre bound edge ground ston

A LATE ETHNOGRAPHIC MASSIM ADZE, c. 1960s, of wood with projecting metal blade hafted with fibre binding, Trobriand Islands, 44x22cm

A CEREMONIAL MASSIM SAGO SPATULA (Goodenough Island), of wood in ovoid section and slender form, decorated with ancestor motifs, smooth patina, us

TWO MASSIM LIME SPATULAS (Goodenough Island), of wood decorated with classic incised geometric motifs infilled with white pigment, usewear evident,

TWO MASSIM LIME SPATULAS (Fergusson Island), of wood decorated with classic incised geometric motifs infilled with white pigment, usewear evident,

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

A SUPERB EASTERN HIGHLANDS WAR SHIELD (kukukuku), c.early 20th Century, of wood, in classic ovoid form and slender section, the anterior decorated

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

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

AN EARLY ETHNOGRAPHIC BOIKEN MASK, of wood, the robust convex visage with pierced eyes, mouth and septum below a projecting spike at apex, the conc

A SUPERB ETHNOGRAPHIC VOKEO ISLAND CEREMONIAL HEADDRESS, c. 1940s or earlier, the wood ancestor mask in classic ovoid form with nose ornament and b

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

A MONUMENTAL WOSERA SCULPTURE, c.1960s, of wood sculpted in the classic form of a male yam ancestor, decorated with polychrome pigments, weathered,

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

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC RAMU RIVER CANOE PROW SECTION, pre WWII, of wood, sculpted with an ancestor visage and stylised crocodile motif, remnant green pain

A IATMUL DRUM POUNDER, c.1960s, of wood, sculpted with a bird motif at apex above a sectioned shaft and flaring terminal, remnant polychrome pigme

A FINE COASTAL SEPIK DRUM (kundu), of wood in classic hourglass form, decorated with curvilinear geometric motifs, raised grip to one side with anc

TWO OLD MENDI BODY ORNAMENTS (kina), the crescent shell sections one with shell embroided woven fibre band and old resin set repair, remnant red pi

A SUPERB SOUTHWEST QUEENSLAND HUNTING BOOMERANG, c.early 20th Century, of wood, stoned shaped in monumental symetric form, the anterior decorated w

A FINE LAKE EYRE BOOMERANG, of wood in ovoid section and symetrical form, smooth finish below glossy patina, 80x6cm Provenance: From an Australi

A NORTHWEST NEW SOUTH WALES HUNTING BOOMERANG, of wood in symetrical form and ovoid section, the anterior decorated with incised curvilinear motifs

A SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BOOMERANG, c.1940s, of wood in symetrical form, the anterior decorated with incised figurative motifs, smooth patina, 66x6cm

A SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BOOMERANG, of wood in symetrical form, the convex anterior decorated with incised figurative motifs, smooth patina, 71x10cm

A FINE ETHNOGRAPHIC CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN BOOMERANG, of wood, in ovoid section and classic asymmetrical form the anterior decorated with incised paral

A FINE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SHIELD, of wood in slender form and ovoid section, decorated with polychrome ochres, the rear with raised lug grip, smooth

A FINE WEST AUSTRALIAN SHIELD, of wood in classic ovoid form and slender section, decorated with curvilinear motifs, the rear with robust lug grip,

A FINE NEW SOUTH WALES SHIELD (La Perouse), of wood, in ovoid form, the anterior decorated with geometric openwork motifs, the rear with raised gri

A MURRAY RIVER SHIELD, of wood in ovoid form and slender section decorated with incised curvilinear motifs, the rear with recessed lug grip, smooth

A DECORATED ARUNTA SPEAR THROWER, Walter Ebatarinja, of wood in classic leaf form, with sinew bound peg terminal and resin set bulb at grip, 53x11c

A FINE YOLNGU SPEAR THROWER, of wood in classic slender ovoid leaf form with sinew bound peg at apex and resin bulb to grip terminal, remnant ochre

A FINE CAPE YORK SPEAR THROWER, of wood in classic slender form and ovoid section, resin set peg at apex, resin set shell at grip terminal, smooth

A ETHNOGRAPHIC YOLNGU SPEAR THROWER, of wood in classic slender form with fibre bound resin set peg at apex above a tapering shaft with waisted gri

A NORTH WEST AUSTRALIAN SPEAR THROWER, of wood in robust form, sinew bound peg at terminal, the anterior decorated with incised curvilinear motifs

AN EARLY FLINDERS RANGES SPEAR THROWER, of wood in tapering leaf form, the anterior decorated with incised curvilinear motifs, resin set peg at ape

A SPLENDID YOLNGU CEREMONIAL HEADDRESS, the woven feather and fibre head band tied with human hair thread with central projection, decorated with r

A COLLECTION OF THREE YOLNGU HEAD BANDS, of woven cane decorated with polychrome ochres and feather tassels one with resin set seed, Arnhemland, 9-

A FINE YOLNGU CEREMONIAL ORNAMENT, the wooden pendant decorated with polychrome ochres below a fibre feather and resin multi-strand cord, Arnhemlan

A YOLNGU LOIN COVER, the polychrome seed beads threaded with woven human hair and wool, Arnhemland,30x20cm

A FINE YOLNGU WOVEN BAG (dilly), the tightly woven polychrome pandanus fibre with twisted fibre string attached, Arnhemland, 33x20cm Provenance:

A YOLNGU CEREMONIAL FEATHER FAN, the pandanus fibre grip below an apex of feathers bound with twisted fibre string, Arnhemland, 40cm

A CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN CEREMONIAL BOARD, artist unknown, of wood in ovoid form and slender section, the anterior decorated with polychrome curvilinea

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC QUEENSLAND BOWL (coolamon), of wood in ovoid form with deep concavity to interior, smooth patina, 49cm

A LATE ETHNOGRAPHIC CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN BOWL (coolamon), of wood in ovoid form with concave anterior decorated with incised linear fluting, old ochr

AN ETHNOGRAPHIC NEW SOUTH SALES LEANGLE CLUB, of wood in ovoid section with acute bend at apex, the shaft tapering to a knotched terminal, the grip

A CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN DIGGING STICK CLUB (nulla nulla), of wood, the tapering circular section shaft decorated with parallel fluting, old ochre cove

A FINE CENTRAL AUSTRALIAN DIGGING STICK CLUB (nulla nulla), of wood, the circular section shaft decorated with parallel fluting, remnant resin infi

A SOUTH AUSTRALIA WALKING STICK TERMINAL, of wood, the truncated shaft decorated in the form of a stock whip with bulbous notch at apex, smooth glo

Artist Unknown Arnhemland School Fishing Scene and Buffalo Ochres on bark 59x40cm

Artist Unknown Arnhemland School File, Snake and Birds Ochres on bark 69x31cm

BOBBY BUNNINGURR (b.c.1947) Swamp Scene 1979 Ochres on bark 37 x 89cm Provenance: From a private Australian collection

JACK GABANABUI (Blyth River) Murritjilla, The Esturine Crocodile, c.1960s Ochres on bark 77x28cm Old label verso Provenance: From an Au

DJUNPURKPUR (Djarrka) Water Goannas Ochres on bark Inscribed verso with artist name 102x46cm Provenance: From an Australian collection

LYNETTE CORBY NUNGURRYI Walpiri, Mount Liebig Honey Ant Dreaming 1989 Acrylic on Canvas 132x271 Provenance: From an Australian Collecti

DOROTHY NAPANGARDI (b.c.1956), Sand Hills of Mina Mina, 2006, Acrylic on Belgian linen Signed verso with artist name un-stretched 133x9

MICK NAMARARI TJAPALTJARRI (c. 1926 -1998) Dingo Dreaming at Myunmanu c. 1997 Acrylic on canvas 125 x 90cm Provenance: From a private Aust

A GROUP OF FOUR ORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL POSTERS, 1975-1990s, of political protests and cultural subjects, unmounted, fine condition, 32-76 (

A MAGNIFICENT SPECIMEN OF CONUS MILNEEDWARDSI, Jousseaume 1888, the famed Glory of India, magnificent specimen of extremely large size exhibiting r

A SUPERB PAIR OF CONUS AMMIRALIS, Linnaeus 1758, in exceptional condition, both exhibiting rich colour and an exquisite pattern. Collected from 12m

A SUPERB MONUMENTAL BAGA CEREMONIAL SERPENT, of wood sculpted in classic sinuous form of a stylised Cobra, decorated with geometric motifs in black

A FINE AND EARLY ETHIOPIAN MAGIC SCROLL, the narrow parchment strip inscribed with esoteric religious script and decorated with figurative motifs,

A FINE SILVER PENDANT, c.19th Century, the anterior decorated with enamel and coral inlay, Morocco, 11x8cm

A FINE SILVER PENDANT, c.19th Century, the anterior decorated with incised floral motifs and set with green chyrophase, Morocco, 9x7cm

A FINE TUAREG PENDANT, c. 20th Century, the silver frame decorated with floral motifs and inset niello, North Africa, 11x10cm

AN EARLY WEST AFRICAN WEAVER'S BEATER, of wood with cane binding and rigid central stays, glossy old patina, 20x21cm