smoking robot rare blue version in superb condition. perfect battery compartment a little minimal oxidation above the torso
this blue version is very rare; you will notice that the hole for the smoke[...]
Ivory Coast, Gouro people, 1940s/1950s, superb and old "Gu" dance mask in hard wood depicting an elegant elongated female face with fine features. The eyebrow arches in slight relief extend into a lon[...]
Cane with knob carved with a female figure
East Africa; Tanzania
First half of the 20th century
Wood
H. 100cm
Carved pommel of a female figure in the round; the oversized head is marked with ri[...]
Advertising thermometer from the 1900s. Charming watercolor engraving with six inserts of costumed women and geishas, published by the house "To the Queen of England", publisher L.Durel and Douay. Mar[...]
Kirdi-Pikuran, female genital cover, in copper, bronze and metal. Cameroon, first half 20th. Height: 41 cm. Width at +: 10.2 cm. Weight: 0.206 kg. Good condition, in its original state. Shipping extra[...]
Dance stick, Vanuatu
Melanesia, New Hebrides. 20th century
Height: 60cm
Anthropomorphic figure, in vegetal overmodeling, attached to a wooden handle.
The face is outlined in relief. The supercil[...]
Kirdi-Pikuran, female genital cover, in copper, bronze, metal and red glass beads. Cameroon, 1st half 20th. Height: 60 cm. Width at +: 9.8 cm. Weight: 0.215 kg. Good condition, in its discovery juice.[...]
Wooden mask, with angry features, its blue color, as well as the five skulls (The 5 afflictions, causes of suffering) which decorate its diadem represent Mahakala, one of the greatest protective gods [...]
Wooden mask, with angry features, its red color, as well as the five skulls (The 5 afflictions, causes of suffering) which decorate its diadem represent Mahakala, one of the greatest protective gods o[...]
Carved and painted wooden mask, its colors, as well as the skulls which decorate its diadem represent a wrathful deity, protector of practitioners and teachings (Dharmapala) within esoteric Buddhism ([...]
Kirdi-Pikuran, female genital cover, in copper, bronze and metal. Cameroon, first half 20th. Length: 53 cm. Width at +: 11 cm. Weight: o.336 kg. Good condition, in its discovery juice. Shipping extra:[...]
Carved and painted wooden mask, its colors, as well as the skulls which decorate its diadem represent a wrathful deity, protector of practitioners and teachings (Dharmapala) within esoteric Buddhism ([...]
Large wooden mask, with angry features, its blue color, as well as the five skulls (The 5 afflictions, causes of suffering) which decorate its diadem represent Mahakala, one of the greatest gods prote[...]
Wooden mask, with angry features, its blue color, as well as the five skulls (The 5 afflictions, causes of suffering) which decorate its diadem represent Mahakala, one of the greatest protective gods [...]
Wooden mask, with angry features, its red color, as well as the five skulls (The 5 afflictions, causes of suffering) which decorate its diadem represent Mahakala, one of the greatest protective gods o[...]
A woman's boiled cardboard fad from the 20th century. Origin: France. Period: 19th century. Material: boiled cardboard. Dimensions: 38 cm height x 14 cm width. Condition: Good condition in general exc[...]
DELESALLE (Head of Edition Sophie-Dorothée) - The heritage of the Communes of the Meuse. Paris, Éditions Flohic, 1999; in-8, 1280 pp., illustrated publisher's cardboard, smooth spine, plastic slipcase[...]
DANIEL (Charles) - From dusk to dawn. Nancy, Imprimerie Nouvelle Jeanne d’Arc, with the author, 1986; in-4, 524 pp., full cloth publisher's binding, with illustrated dust jacket. Preface by General Bi[...]
Ex-French African art collection.
This Benin-style bronze sculpture depicts an armed Portuguese soldier, carrying a dagger at his hip and dressed in his traditional military uniform. The arrival of[...]
Aboriginal spear thruster / Woomera – Australia
Thruster made from hardwood stained with natural ocher.
The lug holding the lances is made of tied wood. The external face of the thrusters is engrave[...]
Canadian indigenous art, very pretty anthropomorphic wooden sculpture made by John Joseph (born in 1957) inspired by the Indian faces of Southwestern Canada and in particular the Salish people. Strong[...]
Wooden mask, with angry features, its red color, as well as the five skulls (The 5 afflictions, causes of suffering) which decorate its diadem represent Mahakala, one of the greatest protective gods o[...]
Former decoration of a butcher's block pediment, this cast iron ox's head has, despite an iconoclastic gray paint, kept all its "nerve"! In excellent condition, with two fixing holes, it will compleme[...]
African mask in iron and shells. These are fixed using strips of leather which surround the circular mask. A double row decorates a long strip of leather which is fixed at the level of the mouth and w[...]
Work of folk art, 6 old reaper's anvils on wooden base. The scythe or faulx is a manual tool long used to mow grass or cereals. A reaper's anvil is a small, portable metal anvil that the reaper uses a[...]
Important GOLD POWDER WEIGHING FIGURE depicting a SCORPION, referring to the Nyamé divinity.
Agni culture, Ivory Coast
First half of the 20th century
Copper alloy
H. 3.5 cm, length 10.5 cm
[...]
1942 - 1947 Meeting gavel for theater association, to maintain order during discussions. tradition recommends the mallet or gong. "E Clyde Snyder President Board of Governors Erie Civic Theater associ[...]
Pewter centerpiece with trendy bird decorations in the center. Signed (to be deciphered) 20th Century Resting on 4 feet Diameter 36 cm Careful, secure and tracked shipping, for destinations outside Eu[...]
Terrestrial globe or world map, drawn up by the geographer J.Forest*, 17-19 rue de Buci in Paris, Forest Editeur, scale 1/50,000,000, blackened wooden base, brass half-meridian, vintage first half Twe[...]
Very original champagne seal in metal and cowhide strapping and handle, circa the late 1980s, 1990s. Good condition, just to lightly clean the metal. Height without handle 25 cm opening diameter 22 cm
Rare gourd-shaped basket (hyotan) in smoked bamboo (suzudake) used in the traditional Japanese art of flower arranging (ikebana), attached to a support made of twisted branches.
Fine condition.
Japa[...]
Statue presenting an ancestral character with his hands folded on his stomach and in a crouching position. This cult statue is covered in a black patina which is slightly crusty. The face is gentle an[...]
Very pretty little stroller from the beginning of the century. Functional children's toy. Metal chassis, hood and woven wicker. In very good shape ! In its original juice and old patina! Rolling and v[...]
space whale ship built by yoshiya is a strange toy and that I love. it waddles when you wind it up with the integrated key and you raise its antenna. its fins open and close its funny eyes swing from [...]
Interesting cane or mountain walking stick shaped from a root in the style of Brutalist Art. France in the 1950s/60s. Pommel and ferrule in deer antler. In good general condition. Length 135 cm.
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The mask was attached to a yam to represent an ancestor who came to inhabit the vegetable during the harvest festivals. Very fine basketry work for this large model measuring 33 cm high. (45 cm with t[...]
Set of four carved wooden objects including a psyche, a pair of vases and a mail holder. Charm for this very flea market set, probably made by an amateur. The pieces can be mismatched on request.
Here is an ancient Sicilian folk cart, a lovely hand-painted work of 20th century folk art. The work is funny and moving. These are cardboard, wood and papier-mâché. As for the condition, we note that[...]
Pretty little iron sign, representing a bunch of wine, partially faded polychrome sign of wine growers or wine retailers, circa 1950 height 37 cm diameter 30 cm
Ex-collection of Belgian African art.
The Hemba, who reside in southeastern Zaire on the right bank of the Lualaba, have long been under the influence of the neighboring Luba empire, which has had [...]
EARLY ARTS-POPULAR ART-AFRICAN ARTS MASSAI PEOPLE/CULTURE KENYA EARLY 20TH CENTURY INKRI/CALLEBASS Dried and hollowed calabash, with engraved decoration of animals (2 elephants and 2 giraffes) and mul[...]
D'ALSACE - LE GOFFIC (René and Charles), SCHERBECK (Jean) - Unseri Lytt our people from Alsace. People of Brittany. Strasbourg, Nancy, Istra and Imprimerie Réunies, 1931; folio, approximately 250 pp.,[...]
STATUTE showing a BIRD Kori bustard standing on the shell of a TURTLE. Both animals are looking skywards. The first has its plumage entirely incised in a chequered pattern, while the carapace of its m[...]
Fragment of a tapa dance skirt collected in the Popondetta area in Papua New Guinea. Tapa is the first fabric available in this region of the world. Its uses were varied : clothing, shroud, blanket, m[...]
RARE catalog raisonné covering the work of the painter ESTEVE by R MAILLARD AND MONIQUE PRUDHOMME ESTEVE EDIT IDESET CALENDES. Very numerous illustrations or photos bound without illustrated dust jack[...]
Small Chomette Flavor copper frying pan
20th century
Diameter 18 cm
Handle: 33.5 cm
Height: 5.5 cm
Brand: "chomette favor"
Wear of the tin plating but still usable because it is present (simply [...]
Rare casse-noix en bronze argenté à prises en soldats français et russes, écrasant un casque à pointe. Alliance Franco-russe. En bon état, circa 1914.
Longueur : 17 cm
Ex-private Belgian Mercier collection.
In African Mende art, Sowei masks embody aquatic spirits. The Mende, Vaï and Gola cultures, present in Sierra Leone, Liberia and on the west coast of Guinea, [...]
Bamboo pipe – Kanak, New Caledonia
Made from a long piece of bamboo, in a beautiful honey-colored patina. The furnace is located at the root, it is surrounded by a metal ring, and its lip is lined wi[...]
Attic door – Toraja, Sulawesi
Very beautiful Toraja attic door, carved in high relief of a buffalo surmounted by a character. The buffalo augurs wealth and symbolizes good harvests. The use of this o[...]
Combat club – Fiji Islands
Totokia type club carved from hard wood, consisting of a slightly curved stick ending in a starry bulge evoking the fruit of the pandanus. The blunt tip of the weapon, whic[...]
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