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123 results

ZERVOS (Christian), The Art of the Cyclades: From

1 - ZERVOS (Christian), The Art of the Cyclades: From the Beginning to the End of the Bronze Age, 2500–1100 BCE, Éditions Cahiers d’art, Paris, 1957

Estimation

€60 - 80

COOK (Captain James), Cook’s Atlas
No place, no da

2 - COOK (Captain James), Cook’s Atlas

Estimation

€200 - 300

DUMONT D’URVILLE (Jules), A Picturesque Voyage Aro

3 - DUMONT D’URVILLE (Jules), A Picturesque Voyage Around the World, Paris: L. Tenré, 1834

Estimation

€40 - 50

Petrified tree trunk
Beautiful gray and white grai

4 - Petrified tree trunk

Estimation

€500 - 800

Large block of green amber from Poland with traces

5 - Large block of green amber from Poland with traces of internal clouding

Estimation

€2,500 - 3,000

A block of deep blue lapis lazuli with veins of py

6 - A block of deep blue lapis lazuli with veins of pyrite

Estimation

€500 - 600

Polychrome jasper block
Height: 23.5 cm; weight: 7

7 - Polychrome jasper block

Estimation

€200 - 300

Stuffed wood pigeon (Astur gentilis)
With a number

8 - Stuffed wood pigeon (Astur gentilis)

Estimation

€200 - 300

Butterflies (Papilio ulysses and Phoebis philea)
D

9 - Butterflies (Papilio ulysses and Phoebis philea)

Estimation

€350 - 550

Black Gorgon with Fan-Shaped Hair
Dimensions (with

10 - Black Gorgon with Fan-Shaped Hair

Estimation

€200 - 300

Pair of beige gorgons covered in fire coral
56 x 5

11 - Pair of beige gorgons covered in fire coral

Estimation

€150 - 200

Set of three seashells (Fasciolaria trapezium, Cym

12 - Set of three seashells (Fasciolaria trapezium, Cymatium lotorium, and Voluta)

Estimation

€150 - 200

Large Syrinx Conch or Australian Trumpet Conch
A s

13 - Large Syrinx Conch or Australian Trumpet Conch

Estimation

€200 - 300

Upper portion of a green sea turtle (Chelonia myda

14 - Upper portion of a green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) carapace

Estimation

€1,500 - 3,000

Pair of turtle carapace bones (probably from the s

15 - Pair of turtle carapace bones (probably from the species Lepidochelys olivacea, or olive ridley turtle) without scales

Estimation

€400 - 800

Small Florida map turtle (Trachemys scripta) shell

16 - Small Florida map turtle (Trachemys scripta) shell

Estimation

€150 - 200

Sea coconut or Seychelles coconut, also known as "

17 - Sea coconut or Seychelles coconut, also known as "polished butt coconut"

Estimation

€150 - 200

Sea coconut or Seychelles coconut, also known as "

18 - Sea coconut or Seychelles coconut, also known as "raw coco fesse"

Estimation

€150 - 200

Beautiful bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) jawbone

19 - Beautiful bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) jawbone

Estimation

€200 - 400

Whale or sperm whale bone cup-and-ball game with c

20 - Whale or sperm whale bone cup-and-ball game with cord

Estimation

€80 - 100

Whaling ship’s knot pick made of whale or sperm wh

21 - Whaling ship’s knot pick made of whale or sperm whale bone

Estimation

€500 - 800

Narwhal tooth or rostrum (Monodon monoceros)
Small

22 - Narwhal tooth or rostrum (Monodon monoceros)

Estimation

€4,000 - 6,000

JULES LEBEGUE (1885–1905), library globe mounted o

23 - JULES LEBEGUE (1885–1905), library globe mounted on a turned wooden tripod base, lacquered black

Estimation

€200 - 300

SPENCER, BROWNING & RUST (1778–1870), octant m

24 - SPENCER, BROWNING & RUST (1778–1870), octant made of ebony, ivory, and brass

Estimation

€200 - 300

HENRY HUGUES & SON (1828–1947), celestial glob

25 - HENRY HUGUES & SON (1828–1947), celestial globe, known as a “calf’s head” globe, for reading the stars and navigating at night

Estimation

€200 - 300

E. LEROUX, barograph or recording barometer made o

26 - E. LEROUX, barograph or recording barometer made of oak and brass with seven Vidie capsules, signed “LEROUX Opt St Malo”

Estimation

€80 - 100

Small five-tube brass spyglass trimmed with beige

27 - Small five-tube brass spyglass trimmed with beige Red Sea shagreen

Estimation

€200 - 300

Two polished, flaked axes
Flint. Flakes.
Mali, Neo

28 - Two polished, flaked axes

Estimation

€80 - 120

Bifacial flint
Chocolate brown.
Egypt, Thebes regi

29 - Bifacial flint

Estimation

€200 - 400

A large collection of polished and flaked arrowhea

30 - A large collection of polished and flaked arrowheads

Estimation

€50 - 80

Sword with an openwork hilt designed to accommodat

31 - Sword with an openwork hilt designed to accommodate inlays

Estimation

€200 - 400

Oenochoe with a trilobed spout, decorated on the b

32 - Oenochoe with a trilobed spout, decorated on the body with a profile of a maenad

Estimation

€300 - 400

Vessel with a tubular body topped by a flared rim

33 - Vessel with a tubular body topped by a flared rim

Estimation

€80 - 120

Stone spear thrower, Marind-Anim, West Papua, Papu

34 - Stone spear thrower, Marind-Anim, West Papua, Papua New Guinea

Estimation

€400 - 600

Adze blade, Caroline Islands archipelago
Height: 5

35 - Adze blade, Caroline Islands archipelago

Estimation

€200 - 300

Four stone tools, Papua New Guinea
Height: 9.5 to

36 - Four stone tools, Papua New Guinea

Estimation

€200 - 300

Shell coin, Boiken, Papua New Guinea
Diameter: 25.

37 - Shell coin, Boiken, Papua New Guinea

Estimation

€800 - 1,200

Coin, Yap Islands, Caroline Islands Archipelago
He

38 - Coin, Yap Islands, Caroline Islands Archipelago

Estimation

€100 - 200

Wedding coin, Dani, Highlands Region, Papua New Gu

39 - Wedding coin, Dani, Highlands Region, Papua New Guinea

Estimation

€200 - 400

Two prestigious ornaments (kapkap), Santa Isabel,

40 - Two prestigious ornaments (kapkap), Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands

Estimation

€3,000 - 5,000

Prestigious ornament (tema), Santa Cruz Islands, S

41 - Prestigious ornament (tema), Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands archipelago

Estimation

€1,500 - 2,500

Shell nose ornament, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon I

42 - Shell nose ornament, Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands archipelago

Estimation

€400 - 600

Two anthropomorphic pendants (ivi po’o), Marquesas

43 - Two anthropomorphic pendants (ivi po’o), Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia

Estimation

€3,000 - 5,000

Hei Tiki Pendant, New Zealand (Aotearoa)
Height: 1

44 - Hei Tiki Pendant, New Zealand (Aotearoa)

Estimation

€3,000 - 5,000

Two mother-of-pearl fishhooks, Gambier Islands arc

45 - Two mother-of-pearl fishhooks, Gambier Islands archipelago, French Polynesia

Estimation

€700 - 1,000

Five tortoiseshell fishhooks, Torres Strait, Papua

46 - Five tortoiseshell fishhooks, Torres Strait, Papua New Guinea

Estimation

€300 - 500

Two tabua, Fiji Islands archipelago
Height: 8 and

47 - Two tabua, Fiji Islands archipelago

Estimation

€600 - 800

Spoon, Tahiti, French Polynesia
Height: 17 cm
Moth

48 - Spoon, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Estimation

€200 - 300

Bulutoko ceremonial fork, Fiji Islands
20th centur

49 - Bulutoko ceremonial fork, Fiji Islands

Estimation

€700 - 1,000

Lime spatula, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea

50 - Lime spatula, Trobriand Islands, Papua New Guinea

Estimation

€400 - 600

Fishing box with mother-of-pearl inlays, Palau Arc

51 - Fishing box with mother-of-pearl inlays, Palau Archipelago, Micronesia

Estimation

€1,000 - 1,500

Wicker forearm guard, Marind-Anim, West Papua, Pap

52 - Wicker forearm guard, Marind-Anim, West Papua, Papua New Guinea

Estimation

€100 - 200

Dipping Ladle, Micronesia
Length: 17 cm
Wood.
Used

53 - Dipping Ladle, Micronesia

Estimation

€400 - 600

Paddle, Solomon Islands
Height: 123 cm
Wood.
Carve

54 - Paddle, Solomon Islands

Estimation

€600 - 900

Dance paddle (rapa), Easter Island (Rapa Nui)
(In

55 - Dance paddle (rapa), Easter Island (Rapa Nui)

Estimation

€3,000 - 5,000

Slit drum (to’ere), Tahiti, French Polynesia
Lengt

56 - Slit drum (to’ere), Tahiti, French Polynesia

Estimation

€2,000 - 3,000

Drum, Massim region, Papua New Guinea
Length: 90 c

57 - Drum, Massim region, Papua New Guinea

Estimation

€800 - 1,200

ʻUmeke dish, Hawaiian Islands
Diameter: 21.5 cm
Wo

58 - ʻUmeke dish, Hawaiian Islands

Estimation

€1,500 - 2,500

Kava bowl (kumete), Tonga Islands
Height: 21.5 cm

59 - Kava bowl (kumete), Tonga Islands

Estimation

€400 - 600

Sago Bowl, Papua New Guinea
Diameter: 36 cm
Terrac

60 - Sago Bowl, Papua New Guinea

Estimation

€400 - 600

Apia nie bowl, Wuvulu Island, Papua New Guinea
Len

61 - Apia nie bowl, Wuvulu Island, Papua New Guinea

Estimation

€1,500 - 2,500

Shield, Asmat, West Papua, Papua New Guinea
Height

62 - Shield, Asmat, West Papua, Papua New Guinea

Estimation

€3,000 - 5,000

Asmat Shield, West Papua, Papua New Guinea
Height:

63 - Asmat Shield, West Papua, Papua New Guinea

Estimation

€2,000 - 3,000

Telefomin Shield, Highlands Region, Papua New Guin

64 - Telefomin Shield, Highlands Region, Papua New Guinea

Estimation

€1,200 - 1,800

Asmat Shield, West Papua, Papua New Guinea
Height:

65 - Asmat Shield, West Papua, Papua New Guinea

Estimation

€800 - 1,200

Asmat Shield, Papua New Guinea
Height: 84 cm
Wood

66 - Asmat Shield, Papua New Guinea

Estimation

€700 - 1,000

Sali club, Fiji Islands
Height: 105 cm
Wood.
The s

67 - Sali club, Fiji Islands

Estimation

€4,000 - 6,000

Mask, Ramu River Valley, Papua New Guinea
Height:

68 - Mask, Ramu River Valley, Papua New Guinea

Estimation

€3,000 - 5,000

Mask, Ramu River Valley, Papua New Guinea
Height:

69 - Mask, Ramu River Valley, Papua New Guinea

Estimation

€3,000 - 5,000

Kali neck rest, Fiji Islands
Length: 58.5 cm
Wood

70 - Kali neck rest, Fiji Islands

Estimation

€3,000 - 5,000

Kali neck rest, Fiji Islands
Length: 35.4 cm
Wood,

71 - Kali neck rest, Fiji Islands

Estimation

€1,500 - 2,500

Neck rest (ungana), Rennell Island
Length: 47 cm
W

72 - Neck rest (ungana), Rennell Island

Estimation

€2,000 - 3,000

Neck Rest, Rennell Island
Length: 33 cm
Wood and p

73 - Neck Rest, Rennell Island

Estimation

€2,000 - 3,000

Kali toloni neck rest, Tonga archipelago
Length: 4

74 - Kali toloni neck rest, Tonga archipelago

Estimation

€1,000 - 2,000

Solid-wood neck rest, Fiji Islands
Length: 40.5 cm

75 - Solid-wood neck rest, Fiji Islands

Estimation

€1,500 - 2,000

Neck rest, Fiji Islands
Length: 47.1 cm
Wood.
Eleg

76 - Neck rest, Fiji Islands

Estimation

€1,000 - 2,000

Headrest, Fiji Islands
Length: 34.5 cm
Bamboo, woo

77 - Headrest, Fiji Islands

Estimation

€700 - 1,000

Feather headdress, Highlands region, Papua New Gui

78 - Feather headdress, Highlands region, Papua New Guinea

Estimation

€200 - 300

Feather Bag, Dani, Highlands Region, Papua New Gui

79 - Feather Bag, Dani, Highlands Region, Papua New Guinea

Estimation

€100 - 200

Nukuoro-style statuette, Micronesia
Height: 14 cm

80 - Nukuoro-style statuette, Micronesia

Estimation

€1,000 - 2,000

Duk-Duk Figure, Tolai, Gazelle Peninsula, New Brit

81 - Duk-Duk Figure, Tolai, Gazelle Peninsula, New Britain, Papua New Guinea

Estimation

€2,000 - 3,000

Anthropomorphic statuette, Massim region, Papua Ne

82 - Anthropomorphic statuette, Massim region, Papua New Guinea

Estimation

€800 - 1,200

Two pig figurines, Massim region, Papua New Guinea

83 - Two pig figurines, Massim region, Papua New Guinea

Estimation

€700 - 1,000

Set of obsidian objects, Mexico
Various dimensions

84 - Set of obsidian objects, Mexico

Estimation

€800 - 1,200

"Bay Leaf" Obsidian Knife, Mexico
19th century
Hei

85 - "Bay Leaf" Obsidian Knife, Mexico

Estimation

€600 - 900

Stone headrest, Chancay culture, Peru
Length: 15.8

86 - Stone headrest, Chancay culture, Peru

Estimation

€400 - 600

Carved stone, probably an axe head, North America

87 - Carved stone, probably an axe head, North America

Estimation

€200 - 300

Feather headdress, Kayapó, Amazon, Brazil
Diameter

88 - Feather headdress, Kayapó, Amazon, Brazil

Estimation

€700 - 1,000

Statue, Sakalava, Madagascar
Height: 103 cm
Wood.

89 - Statue, Sakalava, Madagascar

Estimation

€1,500 - 2,500

Leather Shield, Amarro, Ethiopia
Diameter: 74 cm
L

90 - Leather Shield, Amarro, Ethiopia

Estimation

€1,000 - 1,500

Dog-shaped nkisi fetish, Kongo, Democratic Republi

91 - Dog-shaped nkisi fetish, Kongo, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Estimation

€1,000 - 1,500

Set of thirteen neck rests, Kenya, Ethiopia, and S

92 - Set of thirteen neck rests, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia

Estimation

€600 - 900

Headdress, Zulu, South Africa
Diameter: 51 cm
Hair

93 - Headdress, Zulu, South Africa

Estimation

€100 - 200

Set of seven beaded necklaces, Africa
Length: 35 t

94 - Set of seven beaded necklaces, Africa

Estimation

€1,000 - 1,500

Buffalo Horn Bead Necklace, Africa
Length: approx.

95 - Buffalo Horn Bead Necklace, Africa

Estimation

€600 - 900

Large funerary statue, Jarai, Vietnam
Height: 111

96 - Large funerary statue, Jarai, Vietnam

Estimation

€10,000 - 15,000

A collection of fourteen books on Japanese ceramic

97 - A collection of fourteen books on Japanese ceramics, swords, and sword fittings:

Estimation

€300 - 400

Hasegawa Gyokuho - 長谷川玉峰 (1822–1879), painting mou

98 - Hasegawa Gyokuho - 長谷川玉峰 (1822–1879), painting mounted as a kakemono, Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Estimation

€200 - 400

Takada Kōun - 高田畊雲 (active during the Meiji/Showa

99 - Takada Kōun - 高田畊雲 (active during the Meiji/Showa periods), small two-panel folding screen, Japan, 20th century

Estimation

€500 - 600

Large panel made of wood, lacquered wood, and ivor

100 - Large panel made of wood, lacquered wood, and ivory inlays, Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Estimation

€1,000 - 1,200

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