Sherpa art - Upper Khumbu and Rolwalling valleys.
Nepal, Highlands Region.
First half of the 20th century.
Large yak milk jug in carved wood. Its wide handle has the shape of an acephalous lizard a[...]
Period - 20th century or earlier
Condition - Good condition
Measure - 8 x 7 x 4.5 cm
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On parle français. [...]
Balinese pig, Traditional Shadow Theater puppet from Bali, Wayang kulit, late 19th century, early 20th century.
Buffalo leather cut and painted on both sides mounted on a buffalo horn rod, original c[...]
Statuette of a mythological spirit in wood with dark patina with an elegant and slender silhouette, with a face extended by a long beak falling on the abdomen. Cowrie ornaments on the forehead. Height[...]
Rare and beautiful shield in heavy wood with dark patina and polychrome highlights in the shape of a shield, with rattan handle and ornaments of cassowary feathers. Wanuma village, height 116 cm. Mada[...]
Santon ancient Chinese character, clothes and accessories in natural material made of wood, clay, fabrics..., body in composition (probably boiled cardboard or paper mache and stucco). Length about 20[...]
Spice Box In Metal And Stones Very beautiful Asian piece Geometric decorations and animals in bas relief Removable cylindrical cap Free delivery in metropolitan France
Old Naga adornment, origin: North West India or Burma. The set is in good condition and placed in a matt black wooden frame, the bottom in a raw linen. The set consists of 6 necklaces and a bracelet. [...]
Ceremonial dagger in carved hippopotamus ivory decorated with an erotic scene On one side is decorated in Indian ink with a mountain landscape on the other. The handle is decorated with a dragon's hea[...]
China early 20th century : “Opium pipe II”, enamelled porcelain decorated with cherry blossoms, copper and brass 7.5 X 6.5 cm in diameter, maximum height with the removable spout 12 cm. Well complete [...]
Rare wooden stamps for printing on paper during religious festivals of the Mien ethnic group, Burma, mid-20th century.
Squirrel motif stamp long 25 cm wide 8.5 cm
Varan motif stamp long 22 cm wide 7[...]
Hemp belt decorated with cowries for a young girl from the Yinbaw ethnic group, Kayah province, eastern Burma, mid-20th century.
good general condition (see photos) length 68 cm wide 4 cm thickness 1[...]
Period - 20th century
Condition - Good condition
Measurement - Height 5 cm. Width 3.8 cm
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It is possible to pay in installments.
On parle frança[...]
Machete holder (called parang in Indonesian), which was attached to the belt. It is decorated with floral motifs and friezes. A date "1942" is engraved on it. Brown wood with patina of use.
Size: 18 [...]
Rare statue representing a standing woman carrying offering cups in each hand. The arms and cups are fixed by nails. The head is removable. There remains an iron earring on the right ear. The left has[...]
Beautiful, rather unusual object,
a Tibetan shell in the shape of a conch entirely decorated with mosaics of color.
this type of shell often intended to serve as a conch in Buddhist rituals in Tibet[...]
Colossal White Coral in perfect "shark cushion" condition, rare heart shape Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, mid-20th century.
length 38 cm, height 17 cm, width 29 cm
Additional photos on request, very ca[...]
Chinese Basket In Red Lacquer
Very large basket late 19th century early 20th century
The lid converts into a cup
Some wear of time and small accidents on the border
Free and insured shipping in [...]
Woman's necklace in fine copper bell, Kayah ethnic group, Kayah province, East Burma, 20th century.
Collected by me in 1999.
Length 60 cm, diameter of all the bells 2 cm
Old Japanese doll on its lacquered wooden base. This is a kimekomi ningyo. A traditional doll from Japan made of carved wood, the body is covered with traditional fabrics and the skin is painted with [...]
Hunter's necklace in red glass paste and Pangolin claw, Konyak ethnic group, Nagaland, mid-20th century.
Collected by me in 1990.
length 68 cm diameter of the beads 1.5 cm
Zooanthropomorphic "bravery" mask in polychrome wood depicting an expressive face with geometric volumes, framed by various appendages, tubular eyes, triangular mouth. It is surmounted by a globular h[...]
Ceremonial Katu shield in lacquered wood with radiating decoration in pewter. Wood and horn handles. Deformations, small cracks and scratches from use. Sold with the adapted base. Indochina, Laos. Ear[...]
Beautiful box in Japanese lacquer from the Meïji period, probably made for the European market. The lacquer is damaged (see photos). The part allowing to put the cigars inside is to be glued (see phot[...]
Lot of 6 various shells, collected in 1970, very good general condition.
Origin Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea.
Height 11 cm wide 9 cm - h 14 cm wide 10 cm - h 12 cm wide 10 cm - H 14 cm wide 10 cm, pear[...]
Very beautiful Chinese cricket box, work from the end of the 19th century, beginning of the 20th century, in perfect condition. Lid representing a dragon. free shipping in metropolitan France
White coral in good condition "shark cushion", rare flat shape, slight snag from the sea Vanuatu,
Papua New Guinea, mid-20th century. length 17 cm, height 4.5 cm, width 12 cm
Private collection Clee[...]
White coral in perfect condition "shark cushion", rare form in length
Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, mid 20th century.
length 27 cm, height 8.5 cm, width 10 cm Private
collection Cleenewerck Brigitte a[...]
Chinese gilt bronze snuff box with cloisonné enamel decoration of lotus flowers. Mark incised under the base. Good quality of execution. Comes from a French regional collection.
Superb and important conch of call.
a conch brings good luck in Tibetan ancestral art.
this one is dressed in finely chiseled silver copper and colored stone cabochons.
the carving is very beautifu[...]
Beautiful copper and silver jug with chiseled decoration, representing a Chinese patriarch Buddhist monk on one side, and a Chinese junk on the other side. China from the beginning of the 20th century[...]
Large 20th century bamboo dinner holder of Far East origin. It is composed of 2 large cups allowing to contain the meal and a lid, the lower cup is equipped with a handle for transport. The whole is c[...]
Large bamboo palm wine container with a stylized wooden stopper.
Very nice shiny patina of use.
Batak Toba people, Sumatra, Indonesia - Early 20th century.
Inv. # 2899
Traditional instrument of the woodwind family called Suona, it is used during Taoist rituals.
Wave-carved hardwood, stamp on the top and bottom.
height 39 cm, mouth diameter 8 cm, diameter between 2[...]
Ritual cane (tunggai panaluan)
Batak culture, South East Asia
Early 20th century
Wood, horsehair, brass, vegetable fibres
L.: 170 ; Thickness: 9 cm
Cane called tunggai panaluan featuring a bra[...]
I offer you this nice carved coral object, which I will place around 1950, referring to the turned base. I can't tell if it's Chinese, Japanese or something else?
Hunter's necklace, glass paste, bronze and fossil mammoth tooth.
length 71 cm, length of the teeth 4 cm on average
20th century, Kachin state, Wa tribe.
Village or household protection statue representing a crouching figure, hands joined in a traditional posture. The stone is covered with a thick ancient patina of libations and smoke.
These protectiv[...]
Very beautiful fibula in white nephrite jade. Asian work circa 1920-1930. Stone of exceptional quality, perfect condition. Shipping offered and insured in metropolitan France.
Charming little basket with braided wicker handle, Ikebana basket, for floral arrangements, pretty partine no accident with Japanese braiding, Edo period,
Small box in marquetry cigarette dispenser opening on the top, in the form of a small cabinet with turned legs. A small animated character presents the cigarette previously distributed by an internal [...]
Beautiful and large necklace in deer antler, bronze and bone, Naga, Nagaland. North East India, North West Myanmar Burma. Mid 20th century. Dimensions of the pendant alone: 24.5x6.5cm.
FACE MASK
Nepal
First half of the 20th century
Wood and wax
H. 24.5; W.: 19 cm
Oval-shaped mask whose half-open mouth is perforated, in the shape of a crescent moon, expressing a pout. Its eye[...]
Porcelain snuff box decorated with an erotic scene in an alcove. double-body snuffbox, one swiveling inside the first. China early twentieth. Height: 8cm
Old woven straw basket forming a geometric design, handcrafted from the Far East from the mid-twentieth century.
For more photos: https://www.dropbox.com/home/150\%E2\%82\%AC\%20ancien\%20panier\%20v[...]
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