Four sperm whale teeth including three scrimshaws representing a woman with the inscription "EXCELSIOR", a penguin and a richly dressed standing man. Probably United States, Nantucket, 19th century. H[...]
Towering at over two metres in height, this exquisite piece is sure to make a statement in your space. Lintel sculptures are traditionally works of art carved into flat pieces of wood or stone, dating[...]
This carved African figural post is an incredibly unique and truly special piece. Many of the intertwined figures depicted in this piece are holding axes and tools - perhaps a reference to the highly [...]
Photograph of a woman on the north coast of the island of New Ireland, taken by Count Rodolphe Festetics de Tolna during his journey, 1893-1900.Festetics de Tolna was on an expedition that crossed the[...]
Gabriel DAUCHOT (1927-2005) Character Original lithograph on paper Image dimensions: 56 x 28 cm Paper dimensions: 72 x 47 cm Copy No. 15/80 Signed lower right Sold with invoice and certificate of auth[...]
The mother lying on a cushion plays with her child, her legs crossed and her mutilated foot, her "lotus bud" ostentatiously stretched out. The attitude is provocative and cheerful. The 2 characters ar[...]
Superb triptych 21.5 x 45 cm (2 HSP 21.5 x 12 cm and 1 HSP in the center 21, x 20.5 cm) signed GASTON OLLIVIER (1867-1937) painter from SAINTES (CHARENTE-MARITIME) The panels are titled on the back (C[...]
Structure and Materials: This Ethiopian icon is a wooden diptych cross, finely carved and painted. The two parts of the cross are decorated inside and out, with meticulous detail carved into the wood.[...]
Bamileké Fish Sculpture Very beautiful piece, ideal in any type of decor Work at the beginning of the 20th century Free and insured shipping in mainland France
Benin Bronze Leopard Statue Very beautiful piece from the early 20th century Very beautiful patina and carvings Some wear and small losses (lost wax casting) Free and insured shipping in mainland Fran[...]
Ancient sculpture with superb patina. Height 56.5 cm. Removable base 10 x 20 cm.
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Ancient Indonesian bronze fertility statuette, of the "hampatong" type (hampatongs are generally ancestor figures, protecting the community from evil spirits).
It is decorated on both sides with a li[...]
An oil on canvas measuring 55X46 cm (without the frame) representing an imaginary landscape, close to surrealism signed lower right by Osvaldo Medici Del Vascello (1902-1978).
Born in 1902 in Turin[...]
Portrait of a young girl with her hand placed on her mother's shoulder, South Africa.
The albumen print is mounted on a carte de visite with the label of the studio Crewes & Sons.
Charles F. Crewe[...]
AFRICAN ARTS-EARLY ARTS-TRIBAL ART SCULPTURE AKAN CULTURE ASHANTI-BAOULÉ PEOPLES EARLY 20TH CENTURY BRONZE BUFFALO HEAD TOGO/GHANA/IVORY COAST Lost wax bronze pendant/sculpture, depicting a buffalo he[...]
Engraving on Oceania with the representation of a large mask from Papua New Guinea and a double canoe recalling the voyages of the Austronesians. Dedicated to Lieutenant Ducros in 1969. signed in penc[...]
Very interesting and unusual African fetish, Composite painting on wooden board, 20th century work. No signature, Good mastery of materials. Very decorative work. Weight: 16 kg. Dimensions: Height: 17[...]
Ornamental and wall-mounted solid wood painting, from the BINGERVILLE Workshop in Ivory Coast, representing a charging elephant, signed on the back FABELY 80 and SENEGAL 82
Superb gouache of a young girl, from the Malagasy tribe of Mahafaly.
The girl is depicted naked, she wears a necklace around her neck.
On his face are painted (can be tattooed) tribal patterns.
[...]
Superb gouache of a man, of the Malagasy tribe of Mahafaly.
The man is represented with an ethnic headdress, one can also distinguish around his neck a necklace.
Very rare, this ethnographic, real[...]
Pencil drawing and heightened with gouache, on paper laminated to cardboard.
Signed lower right and dated “55” – Signature to be identified.
Dimensions of the work: 34 cm x 24.5 cm
Dimensions of ca[...]
BRUT ART EARLY ARTS POPULAR ART SCULPTURE THREE-HEADED FIGURE PATINATED CARVED WOOD 20TH CENTURY Large and slender three-headed royal figure in carved, blackened and patinated wood whose aesthetic is [...]
Protective figure presenting a warrior standing with his hands symbolically placed on the top of his penis. His face with the expression marked by the wide open mouth symbolizing a sign of challenge o[...]
Monoxyl sculpture from the end of the 19th century or even the beginning of the 20th century, most certainly the thirteenth station of an ordeal in the Oceanian style. A “clumsy” illegible inscription[...]
Oil on cardboard measuring 61cm x 40cm plus modern frame 83cm x 61cm representing a modern bouquet of roses signed lower right Provenance: English private collection Laszlo Barta arrived in Paris in [...]
Pair of wooden elements probably Hindu temple. From the collection of an important Brussels decorator, they are very decorative. Normally I do not buy this type of object. It is so rare to find and ve[...]
AMERINDIAN Plains School, late 19th century - early 20th century (early Reservation period)
The Indian and the White Man
Graphite and coloured pencil on paper
22.5 x 34 cm (view)
This drawing [...]
Introducing a stunning portrait by renowned French artist Léon Richet (1847-1907), depicting a young girl adorned with a beautiful floral wreath and a hat perched atop her head. This small yet captiva[...]
Victor Ravet (1840-1895)
A Young Woman With Her Dog, 1876
oil on wood panel
signed and dated J.V.Ravet 1876
panel dimensions 14.17 x 9.25 inches (36 x 23.5 cm)
frame 18.50 x 13.58 inches (47[...]
Large silver print showing a fine example of a Yaka statue, Democratic Republic of Congo.
Our photograph, from the 1940s, comes from the archives of the Galerie "La Reine Margot", formerly held by Ma[...]
Reinhold Grohmann (1877-1915)
German Autumn Landscape With Windmill, 1903
oil on board
signed with monogram
board dimensions 47 x 47.5 cm
with frame 57 x 58 cm
Provenance:
A Swedish pr[...]
Workshop / Circle of Philips Wouwerman (1619-1668)
Landscape with Gentleman on Horseback and Peasant Woman Receiving Alms
oil on oak panel
12.40 x 14.17 inches (31.5 x 36 cm)
with frame 18.5[...]
Small photographic print immortalizing three young boys of the Tchokwe ethnic group, Democratic Republic of Congo or Angola.
The scene seems to take place during an initiation rite of circumcision; t[...]
Set of eight small photographic prints showing scenes of traditional life in East African tribes in southern Kenya:
richly adorned Kikuyu men and women, a masked ritual scene, young Maasai men with o[...]
Casimir Zagourski (1883-1944). Large photographic print entitled Oubangui-Chari - Making Flour for L'Afrique qui disparaît! showing a group of women busy around a millet mortar in the centre of a vill[...]
Guatemala.
Mask of the Baile de la Conquista.
Mid 20th century. Carved and painted wood. Wearing the masche you will feel a light scent of exotic wood.
The Dance of Conquest is a public ritua[...]
Alaska.
Zoomorphic statuette.
Bone.
Sold with its base.
Dimensions:
Height: 2.5 cm.
Width: 2cm.
Depth: 4.8cm.
Base height: 4.2 cm.
Base: 1.5 x 4.5 x 7 cm.
Wooden frame, black patina (usual wear). Frame dimensions: 28.5 x 28.5 cm.
Dimensions of the painting: 25 x 25 cm. Sign. Painted on goatskin.
Hendry Lilanga was born in 1974 in Tanzania es Salaam.
[...]
Large silver print showing a fine example of a Luba pendant in ivory, DRC.
Our photograph, from the 1940s, comes from the archives of the Galerie "La Reine Margot", formerly held by Madame Mengin, Pa[...]
Dennis Nona is from the Badu Island Community in Northern Australia. this linocut is titled Ulalai Dogai and was produced in 2007. Engraved in limited edition, it bears the number 17/45 signed in 2008[...]
Oil on canvas measuring 46cm x 61cm plus frame 64cm x 79cm marked on the back "Reworked in 1971" signed lower right LUBAROW First a student at the School of Decorative Arts in Grenoble, she began to t[...]
Sculpture from the 1920s Representing a peacock, it was made by a Pyrenean sculptor, in the south of France, from ox horns. The work of carving and folding is remarkable. The final work is very pretty[...]
Rare and moving albumen print showing a young woman standing in the studio. She carries her fiber hammock on her head.
A similar print, recorded in the old collections of the Ethnologisches Museum in[...]
Rare and moving albumen print featuring a group of four men in the studio.
A similar print, recorded in the old collections of the Ethnologisches Museum in Berlin, allows us to locate our photograph [...]
Large and rare albumen print showing a young woman in the studio, seated on a rock.
A similar print, recorded in the old collections of the Ethnologisches Museum in Berlin, allows us to locate our ph[...]
WOODEN STEREOSCOPE XIX th Nice stereoscope in walnut magnifying glass for stereoscopic views on glass or cardboard, size: 8.5 x 17.5 cm. Adjustment for sharpness, the eyepieces are made of metal (smal[...]
The crocodile is a sacred animal. It is supposed to house the souls of ancestors. It is also associated with the water cycle: Indeed it reappears from its lair after having spent long months in hibern[...]
Large vintage albumen print showing three young Indonesian girls in the reconstituted Javanese Kampong in the heart of Paris for the Universal Exhibition of 1889. These three traditional dancers were [...]
Large vintage albumen print showing a group of six Indonesian women in the Javanese Kampong reconstituted in the middle of Paris for the 1889 Universal Exhibition.
In the foreground, richly dressed, [...]
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