December Sale 2024 — Civilizations, Asia & Pre-Columbian

1. Lot

   84

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   Slingshots Set of three slingshots depicting an anthropomorphic-headed bird, a figure with a ringed neck, and five heads head-to-tail (three in front and two behind). Burkina Faso, Lobi ethnic group H18-19.5-20cm

   Estimate: 300 € / 400 €

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   Hammer price

   300 €

2. Lot

   85

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   Lobi Stool Tripod wedding stool with a disproportionately sized foot symbolizing the man's sex. This type of stool always has a very low seat. Burkina Faso, Lobi ethnic group 14x11x90cm

   Estimate: 150 € / 250 €

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   Hammer price

   150 €

3. Lot

   86

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   Ivory Bracelets Pair of bracelets. Ivory Before 1940. Cameroon, Bamileke ethnic group Perrier Collection 15.5x13x2.5cm

   Estimate: 800 € / 1 000 €

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   Hammer price

   800 €

4. Lot

   87

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   Ivory Bracelets Pair of bracelets. Ivory Before 1940. Cameroon, Bamileke ethnic group Perrier Collection 14.5x12.5x2.5cm

   Estimate: 800 € / 1 000 €

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   Hammer price

   800 €

5. Lot

   88

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   Ivory Bracelets Bracelet Ivory Democratic Republic of Congo, Pende ethnic group 9x8x5cm (thickness 0.5cm)

   Estimate: 250 € / 300 €

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   Hammer price

   250 €

6. Lot

   89

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   Ivory bracelets Set of bracelets forming a parure of twenty-four pieces. Leather case. Ivory. Before 1940. Cameroon, Bamiléké ethnic group Perrier Collection L30x9cm

   Estimate: 1 200 € / 1 500 €

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   1 200 €

7. Lot

   90

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   Baoulé Statuette Female statuette representing a young maternity standing with slightly bent legs on a high stylized stool, holding a small baby in her hands on her belly. She is adorned with a long necklace of glass beads and wears a fabric loincloth. The ears are misaligned, the hairstyle in two parts: the top in a crest adorned with a jewel and encircled by a band of fine braids, and the bottom tied in a twist. Numerous characteristic scarifications all over the body. Wood with a crusty patina. Ivory Coast, Baoulé ethnic group 11x10x62cm

   Estimate: 1 800 € / 2 500 €

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   1 800 €

8. Lot

   91

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   Baoulé Statuette Male statuette depicted standing on a small circular terrace with a sawtooth decoration. The upper body is particularly slender, particular attention has been paid to the sculpting of the pectorals, arms and hands which are placed on either side of the prominent navel. The lower body is well-built, the legs slightly bent, very strong. The crest hairstyle is encircled by a band of fine applied braids, the nose is particularly long. Ivory Coast, Baoulé ethnic group 8x8x31cm

   Estimate: 700 € / 900 €

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   Hammer price

   700 €

9. Lot

   92

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   Ivory Coast Drums Set of two women's drums. Wood and skin. Republic of Ivory Coast 23x75cm & 21x79cm

   Estimate: 1 000 € / 1 500 €

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   Hammer price

   1 000 €

10. Lot

    93

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    Senoufo Stool Zoomorphic statue with four legs, featuring a seat on its back. Ivory Coast, Senoufo ethnic group 74x18xH17cm (seat 8x29x17cm)

    Estimate: 600 € / 800 €

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    Hammer price

    600 €

11. Lot

    94

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    Ethiopian sleeping board Sleeping board with geometric patterns. Waxed wood. Ethiopia. 29x3.5x148cm

    Estimate: 700 € / 900 €

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    700 €

12. Lot

    95

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    Vuvi Statuette Anthropomorphic statuette depicted standing with both arms along the body, heart-shaped face with slightly open mouth, small nose and protruding ears. Hollow in the back: surely related to ancestor worship. The head is split in two and the right buttock also, the right leg partially missing. Wood with white, black and red polychromy on the face. Gabon, Vuvi ethnic group H 37 cm

    Estimate: 400 € / 500 €

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    400 €

13. Lot

    96

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    Ashanti Stool Stool representing an elephant carrying the curved seat. Ghana, Ashanti ethnic group 59x30x52cm

    Estimate: 400 € / 600 €

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    400 €

14. Lot

    97

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    Katsina Figure Female figure seated, holding a skull in her left hand on her knee, her right hand placed on her head. Ochre terracotta. Africa, Nigeria, Katsina culture (5th century BCE - 5th century CE) Height 49 cm. Restoration at the neck. Thermoluminescence test confirming dating, provided to the purchaser. Former French collection.

    Estimate: 500 € / 700 €

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    500 €

15. Lot

    98

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    Katsina Bust Male bust Ochre terracotta. Africa, Nigeria, Katsina culture (5th century BCE - 5th century CE) Height 41 cm. Thermoluminescence test confirming dating, provided to the purchaser.

    Estimate: 300 € / 500 €

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    Hammer price

    300 €

16. Lot

    99

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    Sokoto Bust Bearded male figure seated with his left hand on his knee, his right limbs absent. Ochre terracotta. Africa, Nigeria, Sokoto culture (5th century BCE - 5th century CE) Height 55 cm. Thermoluminescence test confirming dating, provided to the purchaser.

    Estimate: 400 € / 600 €

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    Hammer price

    400 €

17. Lot

    100

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    Nupe Stool Monoxylous marriage stool with six legs, the seat is carved with geometric patterns related to strength and power. Polychrome wood. Nigeria, Nupe ethnic group 40x36x31cm

    Estimate: 150 € / 250 €

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    Hammer price

    150 €

18. Lot

    101

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    Tiwara Crest Mask Male Tiwara crest Attached to the dancer's head with a wicker basket, the crest was the attribute of an initiatory society whose fundamental principles were to harmonize community life, crop fertility, and man's place in the cosmos. Symbol of fertility and symbol of the origins of man. Wood. Mali, Bambara ethnic group Dimension: 28x6xH94cm

    Estimate: 800 € / 1 000 €

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    Hammer price

    800 €

19. Lot

    102

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    Madagascar Box Food box with lid. Madagascar 24x13x21cm

    Estimate: 150 € / 250 €

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    Hammer price

    150 €

20. Lot

    103

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    Kota Reliquary Kota reliquary statue, guardian of ancestors' relics, with a slightly concave face to better retain light, composed of copper lamellae (one detached) arranged horizontally, while another vertical lamella represents the forehead. Cabochon copper eyes surround a fine, pointed nose. The neck is also covered with copper. The copper gives a shiny appearance which is supposed to frighten evil spirits. Offerings were regularly made to connect visible and invisible ancestral forces. Gabon 19x48cm

    Estimate: 600 € / 800 €

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    Hammer price

    600 €

21. Lot

    104

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    Mali Lock Lock surmounted by a head figured by a rhombus, numerous geometric patterns. Mali, Dogon ethnic group Wood 43x5xH40cm

    Estimate: 300 € / 400 €

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    Hammer price

    300 €

22. Lot

    105

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    Malian Lock Lock surmounted by antelope horns (Walu), the body is incised with parallel horizontal lines symbolizing the earth. Mali, Dogon ethnic group. Wood. 40x5xH39cm

    Estimate: 200 € / 300 €

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    Hammer price

    200 €

23. Lot

    106

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    Malian Lock Lock representing a land tortoise. Mali, Dogon. 32x3x34cm

    Estimate: 150 € / 250 €

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    Hammer price

    150 €

24. Lot

    107

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    Malian Lock Hut lock. Mali, Dogon. 33x2,5x20cm

    Estimate: 150 € / 250 €

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    Hammer price

    150 €

25. Lot

    108

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    Malian Lock Lock representing a highly stylized anthropomorphic figure. Mali, Bambara. 41x5x42cm

    Estimate: 150 € / 250 €

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    Hammer price

    150 €

26. Lot

    109

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    Malian Lock Atypical lock surmounted by an isolated figure depicted in profile (very rare). Mali, Dogon. 35x3x36cm

    Estimate: 150 € / 250 €

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    Hammer price

    150 €

27. Lot

    110

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    Dogon Hut Door Hut door Mali, Dogon, 19th c. 56xH121cm Provenance: Collection of Mrs. Hélène Leloup, former curator of the Dogon exhibition at the musée du Quai Branly

    Estimate: 800 € / 1 200 €

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    Hammer price

    800 €

28. Lot

    111

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    Bambara Maternity Representation of a callipygian maternity with generous curves: wide hips, very imposing chest. The arms are detached along the body, holding a heavily eroded baby in their hands. The head is almost flat and long, topped with a crested hairstyle from which two braids fall on each side and behind. Eroded wood. Mali, Bambara ethnic group. 12x12x45cm

    Estimate: 1 200 € / 1 500 €

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    Hammer price

    1 200 €

29. Lot

    112

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    Boîna Talisman Collective protection talisman ody mohara. Zebu horn containing scissors, coins, chain, resin, glass beads and fabric. Madagascar, Boîna ethnic group, late 19th/early 20th century 8x33x37cm

    Estimate: 200 € / 300 €

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    Hammer price

    200 €

30. Lot

    113

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    Boîna Talisman Collective protection talisman ody mohara. Zebu horn containing scissors, coins, nails, resin and fabric. Madagascar, Boîna ethnic group, late 19th/early 20th century 6x28x33cm

    Estimate: 200 € / 300 €

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    Hammer price

    200 €

31. Lot

    114

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    Boîna Talisman Collective protection talisman ody mohara. Zebu horn containing scissors, coins, resin, glass beads and fabric. Madagascar, Boîna ethnic group, late 19th/early 20th century 6x18cm

    Estimate: 200 € / 300 €

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    Hammer price

    200 €

32. Lot

    115

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    Boîna Talisman Collective protection talisman ody mohara. Zebu horn containing scissors, coins, nails, resin, glass beads and fabric. Madagascar, Boîna ethnic group, late 19th/early 20th century 3x16cm

    Estimate: 200 € / 300 €

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    Hammer price

    200 €

33. Lot

    116

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    Tanzania Club Monoxyle hardwood club with a beautiful glossy patina. Tanzania. L50cm

    Estimate: 150 € / 250 €

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    Hammer price

    150 €

34. Lot

    117

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    Carved horn Congo Horn carved with three figures bearing an X-shaped scarification on each cheek. Democratic Republic of Congo H36cm

    Estimate: 150 € / 250 €

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    Hammer price

    150 €

35. Lot

    118

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    Yaka Statue Powerful figure depicted standing in a hieratic posture, knees slightly bent, hands resting on the stomach. He has a trumpet-shaped nose, an half-open mouth revealing his teeth, half-closed almond-shaped eyes, and a + shaped scarification on each cheek. The head is surmounted by a house and a bird's head. Brown and honey-colored patinated wood. Former Zaire, Yaka ethnic group. H34cm.

    Estimate: 400 € / 600 €

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    Hammer price

    400 €

36. Lot

    119

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    Pair of anthropozoomorphic statuettes with rabbit heads with long erect ears, depicted standing with elbows bent close to the body and placed on either side of the protruding navel, pierced and decorated with a ring. Wood with crusted red patina. Nigeria, Chamba ethnic group 1950-1960. Private collection Paris (bought in 2011 at K gallery in Paris) H55&60cm

    Sold

37. Lot

    120

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    Statuette depicting a maternity with prominent breasts, each with two children clinging to one of them. The base of her thin and long neck is decorated with a wooden bead necklace. Eroded wood. Mali, Dogon ethnic group Private Collection Paris H38cm

    Sold

38. Lot

    121

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    Lega Masks Set of two passport masks Wood and pigments Democratic Republic of Congo, Lega ethnic group 8x12cm & 6x11cm

    Estimate: 250 € / 350 €

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    Hammer price

    250 €

39. Lot

    122

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    Lega Masks Set of two passport masks Wood and pigments Democratic Republic of Congo, Lega ethnic group 8x12cm & 4x13cm

    Estimate: 250 € / 350 €

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    Hammer price

    250 €

40. Lot

    123

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    Yukon Mask ESKIMO YUKON Mask ALASKA, ALUTIIQ, INUIT, Great North, Arctic People Second half of the 20th century Wood, vegetable fibers and pigments 31x5x41cm

    Estimate: 700 € / 900 €

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    Hammer price

    700 €

41. Lot

    124

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    Yukon Mask ESKIMO YUKON Mask ALASKA, ALUTIIQ, INUIT, Great North, Arctic People Second half of the 20th century Wood, vegetable fibers and pigments 24x10x44cm

    Estimate: 700 € / 900 €

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    Hammer price

    700 €

42. Lot

    125

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    Petrified wood Block of petrified wood (5000 years old). Madagascar 66kg 33xH40cm

    Estimate: 600 € / 800 €

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    Hammer price

    600 €

43. Lot

    126

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    Petrified wood Petrified bamboo trunk. Madagascar 51kg 32x20x58cm

    Estimate: 600 € / 800 €

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    Hammer price

    600 €

44. Lot

    127

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    Septaria Pair of septaria on bases. Madagascar, Jurassic era 13x2.5x17cm

    Estimate: 250 € / 350 €

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    Hammer price

    250 €

45. Lot

    128

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    Ammonite Sliced ammonite on base, cleoniceras Madagascar, Jurassic era 15x2x18cm

    Estimate: 120 € / 150 €

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    120 €

46. Lot

    129

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    Ammonite Sliced ammonite on a base, cleoniceras Madagascar, Jurassic era 19x2x22cm

    Estimate: 130 € / 150 €

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    Hammer price

    130 €

47. Lot

    130

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    Ammonite Pair of sliced ammonites on bases, cleoniceras Madagascar, Jurassic era 15x2x18cm

    Estimate: 180 € / 250 €

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    Hammer price

    180 €

48. Lot

    131

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    Abalone Haliotis abalone, iridescent blue mother-of-pearl. 13x16x4cm

    Estimate: 60 € / 80 €

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    Hammer price

    60 €

49. Lot

    132

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    Abalone Haliotis abalone, iridescent blue mother-of-pearl. 18x14x4cm

    Estimate: 60 € / 80 €

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    Hammer price

    60 €

50. Lot

    133

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    Abalone Haliotis abalone, iridescent blue mother-of-pearl. 18x14x4cm

    Estimate: 60 € / 80 €

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    Hammer price

    60 €

51. Lot

    134

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    Nautilus Striped nautilus, shell coiled forward, in a spiral shape. Solomon Islands 18x10x15cm

    Estimate: 150 € / 250 €

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    Hammer price

    150 €

52. Lot

    135

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    Nautilus Striped nautilus, shell coiled forward, in a spiral shape. Solomon Islands 20x10x15cm

    Estimate: 150 € / 250 €

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    Hammer price

    150 €

53. Lot

    136

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    Barnacle Barnacle 22x12x10cm

    Estimate: 30 € / 50 €

    Sold

    Hammer price

    30 €

54. Lot

    137

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    Red Coral Red tubipora musica coral Solomon Islands 45x30x23cm

    Estimate: 400 € / 600 €

    Sold

    Hammer price

    400 €

55. Lot

    138

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    Nautilus Argonauta argo, octopus maternity shell. 15x5x10cm

    Estimate: 110 € / 150 €

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    Hammer price

    110 €

56. Lot

    139

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    Tridacna gigas Shell currency, mounted on a base. Tridacna gigas. Indonesia 19x1x32cm

    Estimate: 150 € / 200 €

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    Hammer price

    150 €

57. Lot

    140

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    Tridacna gigas Shell currency, mounted on a base. Tridacna gigas. Indonesia 21x2x34cm

    Estimate: 180 € / 220 €

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    Hammer price

    180 €

58. Lot

    141

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    Tridacna gigas Shell currency. Tridacna gigas. Indonesia 14x3cm

    Estimate: 150 € / 200 €

    Sold

    Hammer price

    150 €

59. Lot

    142

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    Painting by Adam Reid TINGARI, Adam Reid 2011 Contemporary Aboriginal painting Acrylic on Canvas Certificate 85x93cm

    Estimate: 300 € / 400 €

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    Hammer price

    300 €

60. Lot

    143

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    Painting by Adam Reid FIRE DREAMING, Adam Reid 2012 Contemporary Aboriginal painting Acrylic on Canvas Certificate 118x72cm

    Estimate: 300 € / 400 €

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    Hammer price

    300 €

61. Lot

    144

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    Painting by Raelene Stevens MY COUNTRY, Raelene Stevens 2012 Contemporary Aboriginal painting Acrylic on Canvas Certificate 110x90cm

    Estimate: 300 € / 400 €

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    Hammer price

    300 €

62. Lot

    145

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    Painting by Sally Clark WATER DREAMING, Sally Clark 2012 Contemporary Aboriginal Painting Acrylic on Canvas Certificate 123x95cm

    Estimate: 300 € / 400 €

    Sold

    Hammer price

    300 €

63. Lot

    146

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    Painting by Adam Reid FIRE DREAMING, Adam Reid 2012 Contemporary Aboriginal Painting Acrylic on Canvas Certificate 119x76cm

    Estimate: 300 € / 400 €

    Sold

    Hammer price

    300 €

64. Lot

    147

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    Painting by Adam Reid FIRE DREAMING, Adam Reid 2012 Contemporary Aboriginal Painting Acrylic on Canvas Certificate 88x99cm

    Estimate: 300 € / 400 €

    Sold

    Hammer price

    300 €

65. Lot

    148

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    Painting by Adam Reid FIRE DREAMING, Adam Reid 2012 Contemporary Aboriginal Painting Acrylic on Canvas Certificate 120x92cm

    Estimate: 300 € / 400 €

    Sold

    Hammer price

    300 €

66. Lot

    149

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    Painting by Adam Reid FIRE DREAMING, Adam Reid 2012 Contemporary Aboriginal Painting Acrylic on Canvas Certificate 120x95cm

    Estimate: 300 € / 400 €

    Sold

    Hammer price

    300 €

67. Lot

    150

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    Painting by Ani Gipsy MEDECINE LEAVES, Ani Gipsy 2011 Contemporary Aboriginal Painting Acrylic on Canvas Certificate 103x182cm

    Estimate: 2 000 € / 3 000 €

    Sold

    Hammer price

    2 000 €

68. Lot

    151

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    Painting by Ani Gipsy CLAYPANS and MEDECINE LEAVES, Ani Gipsy Nov 2011 Contemporary Aboriginal Painting (unframed) Acrylic on Canvas Certificate 129x60cm

    Estimate: 800 € / 1 200 €

    Sold

    Hammer price

    800 €

69. Lot

    152

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    Painting by Tammy Matthews TARANORA, Tammy Matthews 2012 Contemporary Aboriginal Painting Acrylic on Canvas Certificate 65x108cm

    Estimate: 400 € / 500 €

    Sold

    Hammer price

    400 €

70. Lot

    153

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    Raelene Stevens Painting BUSH FLOWERS, Raelene Stevens 2012 Contemporary Aboriginal Painting Acrylic on Canvas 110x90cm

    Estimate: 400 € / 500 €

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    Hammer price

    400 €

71. Lot

    154

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    Adam Reid Painting FIRE DREAMING, Adam Reid 2014 Contemporary Aboriginal Painting Acrylic on Canvas Certificate 109x88cm

    Estimate: 300 € / 400 €

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    Hammer price

    300 €

72. Lot

    155

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    Adam Reid Painting TINGARI, Adam Reid 2011 Contemporary Aboriginal Painting Acrylic on Canvas Certificate 106x65cm

    Estimate: 200 € / 300 €

    Sold

    Hammer price

    200 €

73. Lot

    156

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    Ani Gipsy Painting MEDECINE HEALING, Ani Gypsy 2011 Contemporary Aboriginal Painting (unframed) Acrylic on Canvas Certificate 129x60cm

    Estimate: 800 € / 1 200 €

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    Hammer price

    800 €

74. Lot

    157

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    Ngoia Pollard Napaltjarri Painting SWAMPS NEAR NYRRIPI, Ngoia Pollard Napaltjarri Contemporary Aboriginal Painting Acrylic on Canvas 61x90cm

    Estimate: 600 € / 800 €

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    Hammer price

    600 €

75. Lot

    158

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    Adam Reid Painting FIRE DREAMING, Adam Reid 2012 Contemporary Aboriginal Painting Acrylic on Canvas (unframed) Certificate 110x81cm

    Estimate: 300 € / 400 €

    Sold

    Hammer price

    300 €

76. Lot

    159

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    Adam Reid Painting FIRE DREAMING, Adam Reid 2012 Contemporary Aboriginal Painting Acrylic on Canvas (unframed) Certificate 124x92cm

    Estimate: 300 € / 400 €

    Sold

    Hammer price

    300 €

77. Lot

    160

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    Adam Reid Painting FIRE DREAMING, Adam Reid 2012 Contemporary Aboriginal Painting Acrylic on Canvas Certificate 103x93cm

    Estimate: 300 € / 400 €

    Sold

    Hammer price

    300 €

78. Lot

    161

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    Painting by Simon Badari-Oenpelli CROCODILE and BARRAMUNDI STORY, Simon Badari-Oenpelli Contemporary Aboriginal Painting Acrylic on Canvas 28x36cm (frame: 47x56cm)

    Estimate: 250 € / 350 €

    Sold

    Hammer price

    250 €

79. Lot

    162

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    Painting by Sarrita King FIRE, Sarrita King Contemporary Aboriginal Painting Acrylic on Canvas (unframed) 60x30cm

    Estimate: 600 € / 800 €

    Sold

    Hammer price

    600 €

80. Lot

    163

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    Painting by Tammy Matthews TARANORA, Tammy Matthews 2012 Contemporary Aboriginal Painting Acrylic on Canvas Certificate 74x76cm

    Estimate: 300 € / 400 €

    Sold

    Hammer price

    300 €

81. Lot

    164

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    Painting by Tammy Matthews TARANORA, Tammy Matthews 2012 Contemporary Aboriginal Painting Acrylic on Canvas Certificate 68x77cm

    Estimate: 300 € / 400 €

    Sold

    Hammer price

    300 €

82. Lot

    165

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    Painting by Sally Clark WATER DREAMING, Sally Clark 2013 Contemporary Aboriginal Painting Acrylic on Canvas Certificate 123x95cm

    Estimate: 800 € / 1 200 €

    Sold

    Hammer price

    800 €

83. Lot

    166

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    Painting by Adam Reid FIRE DREAMING, Adam Reid 2015 Contemporary Aboriginal Painting Acrylic on Canvas (unframed) Certificate 85x70cm

    Estimate: 300 € / 400 €

    Sold

    Hammer price

    300 €

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