A beautiful large porcelain moonflask with image of standing man looking over two women, one sitting at a table, the other standing; the other with just the man and one woman. Blue floral designs surround the vessel, two dragon handles climb from the neck of the vessel to the spout. A line of scrip ...click for details
A set of three Javanese Wayang polychrome stick puppets with fine detailing and exquisite color. Set contains a golden puppet of Batara Guru and two two of her enemies. Such puppets are part of the rich Indonesian Wayang tradition, and many are damaged during performance. These pieces are in exceptional condition. ...click for details
Africa, 20th century. A carved wooden vessel composed of two pieces, the bottom a tripod vessel, the top a lid with human body figure. The bottom has three human legs with incised toe detail and carved net design around bowl. Top has a a human body coming out of the lid, with arms hanging down and breasts exposed. The large size of the "waist" suggests this may have been a fertility vessel, where offerings w ...click for details
An exquisite African carving of a man, standing with arms at his side, black painted hair and lips, and inlaid shells in eyes. Fine lacquered wood. 26-3/4"H. Loss to pedestal and part of foot, else excellent. ...click for details
A carved wood Tiki figure with inlaid shell eyes, orange painted nose, black hair, open mouth with incised teeth and green tongue, and carved ears that are painted blue. 16"H. Cracks in wood, else excellent. ...click for details
A pair of wooden pulleys, one of light wood, the other of dark. Light wood has finely carved hair detail, long nose and closed eyes. Two holes for dowels on rectangular receptor arms. Dark wood figure has incised linear pattern, almost che ...click for details
A carved wooden pulley with head of a bird on handle. Bird's head is facing down with beak running parallel to body of pulley. Holes on either side of rectangular receptor where dowel would have been attached. 8"H Intact. ...click for details
A pair of light grey soapstone carvings of Eskimos, one sitting, the other standing. Carved facial detail, coat, and boots. 4-1/4"H & 4-3/4"H. Standing figure: Part of both hands missing. Sitting figure: Both arms and right hand reattached. Chipped hood. ...click for details
