Oriental Rugs & Carpets; Asian, African, Pre-Columbian & Devotional Works of Art

N AFRICAN MASK, the ovoid face surmounted by a geometric panel, ht. 16.5" - 42 cm.

SENUFO FIGURE OF A WOMAN AND CHILD, ht. 28" - 71 cm.

BAMILEKE FIGURE OF A MAN, seated, wearing a horn head dress, with two lozenge form vessels to his hands, ht. 33.9" - 86 cm.

SENUFO KPELIE TYPE MASK, ht. 11.4" - 29 cm.

GRASSLANDS MASK, with bulbous forehead and cheeks and open mouth, traces of pigment, ht. 11.8" - 30 cm.

N AFRICAN HELMET MASK, with four vertical coiled horns above the scarified face, ht. 22.4" - 57 cm.

BAGA STAFF, possibly a rhythm tapper, the twisted shank with a bush cow finial, ht. 9.8" - 25 cm.

YORUBA GELEDE HEAD DRESS, the hair with four bands, with blue eyes and scarification on a brown ground, ht. 12.2" - 31 cm.

YORUBA SHANGO STAFF, the twin axe head terminal above a Janus headed shaft, ht. 14.2" - 36 cm.

N AFRICAN FIGURE OF A MAN, with three faces, the body with another face and an animal mount, ht. 10.2" - 26 cm.

N AFRICAN BUST, of a man with scarified cheeks, bold white painted eyes, traces of white, red and black pigment, ht. 9.4" - 24 cm.

WO AFRICAN ARTIFACTS, comprising a carved wood pillow and a standing figure raised on a recurved plinth, ht. 4.7" - 12 cm. and 8.3" - 21 cm.

HREE AFRICAN ARTIFACTS, comprising an Ashanti akua'ba style figurine and a bust of a man with pendant side lock, ht. 4.7" - 12 cm. and 16.9...

COLLECTION OF AFRICAN ARTIFACTS, comprising a Benin panel, a Baule style mask, a Yoruba style shango staff, a Yoruba style Ibeji figure, an Ashanti st

PAIR OF ELEPHANT IVORY TUSKS, strongly curved, with age checks, of a pale yellow colour, l. 37" - 94 cm., Africa, 19th c.

KISSI STONE, of a squatting man of simian character, ht. 5.9" - 15 cm., Africa, 19-20th c.

CONGO HORN FIGURAL COLUMN, worked in relief with six figures, three in European garments, surmounted by a simian figure, ht. 3.1" - 8 cm., Zair...

N IVORY TUSK DIVINATION TAPPER, carved in relief with a man, woman and child, ht. 16.1" - 41 cm.

YORUBA FIGURE OF A WOMAN, kneeling with a vessel in her hands, a child to her back, ht. 21.7" - 55 cm.

N AKAN TERRACOTTA HEAD, with an elaborate and coiled coif, ht. 7.1" - 18 cm.

SENUFO FIRE-SPITTER MASK, of bush cow form, with quadruped head mount, traces of red and black pigment, ht. 33.9" - 86 cm.

SENUFO FIRE-SPITTER MASK, with gaping mouth, band horns and scarified forehead, ht. 16.9" - 43 cm.

SENUFO RHYTHM POUNDER, of a woman with hands to belly and ovoid scarified face, ht. 37.4" - 95 cm.

DOGON FIGURE OF A MAN, standing with hands to thighs and wearing a pointed goatee, ht. 27.6" - 70 cm.

PAIR OF YORUBA EDAN OSHUGBO (OGBONI) STAFFS, of a man and a woman, ht. 7.9" - 20 cm.

FINE SENUFO HEDDLE PULLEY, with avial mount, ht. 6.7" - 17 cm. See illustration

FINE DAN MASK, with bold descending avial snout, fringed with hair, ht. 10.2" - 26 cm. See illustration

FINE ASHANTI WOOD SPOON, the ovoid blow and straight shank surmounted by a horned mask, ht. 8.7" - 22 cm.

MENDE BUNDU HELMET MASK, with multilayered hair and geometric banding to the sides of the head, ht. 14.6" - 37 cm.

YORUBA EGUNGUN MASK, with tall pointed ears, a row of quadrupeds to the brow, open mouth and pointed goatee, a crocodile to the rear, painted white, r

GOOD DAN PASSPORT MASK, with metal onlaid eyes and concave face, ht. 6.1" - 15.5 cm.

GOOD ANYI AKAN TERRACOTTA HEAD, with two rows of bosses to the hair line, with finely worked mouth and eyes, ht. 7.5" - 19 cm.

BAULE MASK, with heavily folded hairband, metal and cloth onlaid eyes, the open mouth with bone teeth, ht. 10.6" - 27 cm.

N IBIBIO EKPO MASK, with articulated jaw revealing nail teeth, the bound hair with two pendant braids, ht. 9.1" - 23 cm.

YORUBA IBEJI FIGURE, of a standing woman, with green bead necklace and cockscomb coif, ht. 10.6" - 27 cm.

DAN PASSPORT MASK, with broad bulbous forehead and metal onlaid eyes, the hooked nose set with hair, ht. 6.3" - 16 cm.

MUMUYE FIGURE OF AN ANCESTOR, with high coif and pendant flanges, broad arms and legs, traces of white pigment, ht. 23.2" - 59 cm.

YORUBA GRAINERY DOOR, worked with a border of geometric panels, ht. 15.4" - 39 cm.

YORUBA FIGURE OF A WOMAN, wearing European dress, painted in colours on a brown ground, ht. 16.1" - 41 cm.

DOGON FIGURE FRAGMENT, of a man with raised arms, ht. 13" - 33 cm.

BAKONGO FETISH, of a man, one hand raised, with inset mirrors to belly and eyes, ht. 17.3" - 44 cm.

FINE BAULE AVIAL MASK, the ovoid face with twin horns and a pendant bird's neck rising from the forehead, ht. 15.7" - 40 cm. See illustration

RARE YORUBA WROUGHT IRON ASEN, for the altar of Osanyi, with an Ibis terminal to the twisted staff, above a ring of smaller birds, ht. 26" - 66...

FLEMISH TAPESTRY, showing a verdant landscape with buildings in the middle ground, with two hunters approaching through a break in the rich field of f

SILK APPLIQUE PANEL, the red field of foliage set with four leaf and blossom arabesques partly in metal and metal wrapped threads, enclosed by a chevr

SILK DAMASK KESA, of thirteen panels, worked with dragons and clouds enclosed by a self border; the reverse with a stencil printed blue cotton panel e

SILK EMBROIDERED PANEL, showing figures from the Beijing Opera in bright colours on a red field, under a plain blue cotton band, 128.7 x 35.4" ...

SILK RANK BADGE, for a third rank civil official, showing a lime green peacock amidst clouds and lotus, 11 x 11.4" - 28 x 29 cm., China, c. 1900

GROUP OF FIFTEEN ANATOLIAN EMBROIDERED PANELS, each hand woven panel with embroidered floral motifs

WEFT PATTERNED TEXTILE PANEL, showing flowers under trees, a mountain village to the background, all within a flower and scroll border, 78.7 x 56.3&...

COTTON PANEL, in sky blue and ivory stripes alternating with brown bands of blossoms and scrolls, 63 x 66.9" - 160 x 170 cm., India, 19-20th c.

BRONZE TORQUE, of twisted metal, with double hook closure; together with a bronze bracelet and assorted beads, dia. 6.1" - 15.6 cm., Probably C...

WO BUCCHERO WARE BOWLS, a near pair, with waisted conical bodies and narrow foot rings, with loop handles, dia. 4.6" - 11.6 cm., Etruscan, c. 6...

nonymous (19th c.) European MARIA, oil on canvas 31.1" x 25.2" - 79 x 64 cm.

N ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD OF TENDERNESS, the Virgin wearing a blue maphorion over a red undergown, collared with jewels and wearing a diaphanous vei

RELIEF PLAQUE OF THE LAST SUPPER, after Leonardo da Vinci, 5.7 x 10.8" - 14.5 x 27.4 cm., Continental, 20th c.

N IVORY TABLEAU OF THREE WOMEN, part of a Crucifixion group including the Virgin and St. Anne, each in richly folded robes, all on a waisted plinth; t

N IVORY FIGURE OF THE MOTHER OF GOD, broadly worked, standing on a plinth bearing three heads, ht. 4.9" - 12.5 cm., German, after the Medieval

BRONZE GROUP OF MATER DOLOROSA, showing the Virgin comforted by three women and a man, ht. 8.3" - 21 cm., Continental, 19th c.

N EASTERN ICON, showing Christ among soldiers and an interceding figure, in the foreground a saint about to slay a boy, 12.2 x 10.6" - 31 x 27 ...

PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF A PRIEST, wearing a two colour cape and flat cap, with bible and rosary, ht. 12" - 30.5 cm., Spanish, 19th c.

PAINTED WOOD FIGURE OF THE MOTHER OF GOD, the Virgin wearing a black maphorion over a white robe, Christ in a white robe, ht. 15" - 38 cm., Spa...

N EASTERN ICON OF THE MOTHER OF GOD OF TENDERNESS, the Virgin in a burgundy maphorion over a green robe, her halo bearing a gold crown, Christ with a

FINE RUSSIAN ICON OF THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST, 12.2 x 10.2" - 31 x 26 cm., 18th c. See illustration

FINE RUSSIAN ICON OF THE KORSUN MOTHER OF GOD, 12.6 x 10.8" - 32 x 27.5 cm., 18th c. See illustration

FINE RUSSIAN ICON OF CHRIST 'MADE WITHOUT HANDS', the Holy Visage on a gold halo, draped cloth behind, 12.4 x 10.8" - 31.5 x 27.5 cm., ...

FINE RUSSIAN ICON OF THE KAZAN MOTHER OF GOD, the Virgin and Child rendered in rich detail, the silver oklad worked with polychrome enamels, set in a

TRIPTYCH ALTARPIECE OF THE MADONNA, the central panel, in a frame surmounted by a broken pediment, showing the Virgin in a blue robe over a red underg

GROUP OF TIBETAN ARTIFACTS, including a prayer wheel, a wheel cylinder, three amulet cases and a flint case; together with a bronze figure of the danc

N EASTERN BRASS ASTROLABE, with three plates, with elaborately worked calligraphic throne with suspension ring, the rete in copper pierced with strapw

QAJAR POTTERY TILE, showing a horse and rider, two dogs in the foreground, against a blue landscape, 12.4 x 8.9" - 31.5 x 22.5 cm., Persia, 19t...

FINE PAIR OF HARDSTONE ANIMAL FIGURES, of two mice, very well detailed in a translucent, banded greyish stone, with a complimentary block of swiss che

RUBY FLASHED GLASS DECANTER, made for the Turkish market, with cut hobnails, arabesuqes and facets, richly painted with scrolls and flowers, with thre

BLUE OVERLAY GLASS DECANTER, for the Turkish market, with double ring neck, cut with geometric patterns, richly painted with flowers and scrolls, with

RUBY FLASHED GLASS DECANTER, for the Turkish market, with cut hobnails, arabesques and facets, richly painted with scrolls and flowers, with three rin

LIME GREEN GLASS DECANTER, for the Turkish market, with triple ring neck and tall spike and dome stopper, richly painted with floral reserves on a gro

saka School, 19th C. JITSUKAWA ENJAKU AS KINGORO DAISUKE, woodblock print 4.3" x 2.8" - 11 x 7 cm.

oyokuni (1769-1825) THE ACTOR IWAI HANSHIRO IN CHARACTER, woodblock print, vertical oban

ori Yoshitoshi (1898-1993) TWO SAMURAI, woodblock print, 67/100 See illustration

kada Shu (20th C.) YOUNG GIRL WITH BIRD AND GRAPES, woodblock print, signed lower right 7.1" x 5.1" - 18 x 13 cm.

suchimochi Kazuo (20th C.) 61-W-6, woodblock print, signed lower right, 'Ep d'artiste', 1961 11.8" x 22.4" - 30 x 57 cm.

aki Haku (1924-2000) POEM 68-38, woodblock print, signed lower right, 25/83 18.9" x 8.7" - 48 x 22 cm.

AWANO KAORU (1916-1965) YOUNG GIRL WITH BIRDS, woodblock print, signed lowerleft 14.8" x 10" - 37.5 x 25.5 cm. See illustration

isen (1790-1848) BEAUTY WITH A PIPE, woodblock print, vertical oban

okusai (1760-1849) from HOKUSAI MANGA, Six double pages, woodblock prints, ink and slight colour, series unidentified, c. 1820 26" x 19" -...

unisada 2nd (1823-1880) 'FURYU WAKAMEIYO', Woodblock print triptych

unisada 2nd (1823-1880) 'PRINCESS AND ATTENDANTS', Woodblock print, one panel of a triptych

Woodblock print, vertical oban, Showa 8 (1933) See illustration

apanese School, early 19th c. 'POLO PLAYERS', Ink and slight colour on fabric 55" x 32" - 139.7 x 81.3 cm.

Woodblock print, signed lower right 38" x 27" - 96.5 x 68.6 cm.

uzuki Kanji (1921 - ) 'DAYBREAK. WORK 128', Block print, signed lower right, 36/100 30" x 43" - 76.2 x 109.2 cm.

anaka Masaaki (1947 - ) 'NEW YEAR'S CEREMONY AT KAWASHIMA ISLAND, MIE PREF.', Serigraph, signed lower right, 46/75 40" x 53" -...

awada Tetsuro (1933 - ) 'DAY ISLAND', Serigraph, signed lower right, 16/35, 1981 42" x 59" - 106.7 x 149.9 cm.

N IVORY NETSUKE OF A DEMON BIWA PLAYER, the revolving head showing a beauty and an oni, ht. 2.2" - 5.7 cm., Signed: Yukimasa, Japan, 20th c.

N IVORY NETSUKE OF HOTEI, with a great sack on a gnarled staff, ht. 1.7" - 4.4 cm., Signed: Seiga, Japan, 20th c.

N IVORY NETSUKE OF TWO HORSES, a mare and foal, ht. 0.8" - 2 cm., Signed: Suta, Japan, 20th c.

N IVORY NETSUKE OF TWO FROGS, on a lotus leaf, ht. 1.3" - 3.3 cm., Signed: Tomokazu, Japan, 20th c.

PAIR OF BRONZE VASES, of hexagonal section, each with low relief dragon panels to the body, with twin neck mounts, patinated deep brown, ht. 7.1&quo...

BRONZE URN, of archaistic form, the globular body and cylindrical neck worked with scrolls and strapping, ringed with two bands of prunts, ht. 15&qu...

SATSUMA TEA CADDY, in the form of a fourteen sided polygon, with two floral and ten figural reserves, with flat cupped cover, ht. 3.9" - 10 cm....