Catalog: Antiques (1928)

Attractive pendant of a duck in beautiful Nephrite Jade, Chinese, 19th/20th. cent.

Size: 55 mm. long.

Condition: Choice, microscopic chip.

Ex. Old Danish Private Collection.

Attractive bronze figure of Buddha seated on a double Lotus Throne and with a halo behind, Nepalese, c. late 19th.-20th. century.

Size: 25 cm. and quite substantial.

Condition: Good very fine, nice patina and intact copper seal in the base.

Ex. Danish private collection.

A finely painted Nepalese Thangka, early 20th. cent.

The circle of life and Buddhist realms are depicted in this beautiful thangka painting. Hand painted using traditional technique with different colors, decorations and motif. On cotton canvas.

Size: 70x50 cm. (for the picture itself)

Ex. Danish Estate collection

Very precise and decorative carving and painting of a deity seated on a tiger-cat, inside a high throne with dragon, all in black, red, gold and laquer, Qing dynasty, late 19th.-early 20th. century.

Size: c31-30,5 cm. tall and 19,5 cm. wide.

Condition: Near Extremely fine, some fine wear to laquer and gilt, very sound and heavy wood, chip to his beard on left side othervise completely intact!

Provenance: Ulf Gudmundsen collection, c. 1950s-2007.

A particularly fine style pair of male and female wooden twins, Yoruba People, Nigeria, early 20th. century.

Provenanced to an important collection, we offer a large selection of high-end wooden african figures, all with the original surfaces and elaborate carvings, most dating back to the 19th.-early 20th. century (c. 1880-1930)

A couple with beautiful features of their large heads and with a malæe and female 'helmet' or hat...

A very high quality early wooden figure, Ivory Coast, Baulé, early 20th. century.

The figure appears facing the front, symmetrical with its arms resting on its stomach, which was a sign of peace for the Baulé people.

Wonderful facial expression even for the elaborate type, with its half-closed eyes, which resembles coffee grains, that give the face a serene expression...

A finely painted Nepalese Thangka, early 20th. cent.

The circle of life and Buddhist realms are depicted in this beautiful thangka painting. Hand painted using traditional technique with different colors, decorations and motif. On cotton canvas.

Size: 57×40 cm. (for the picture itself)

Ex. Danish Estate collection

A very important large female figure, probably Baulé, Ivory Coast /Liberia, early 20th. century.

We offer a large selection of high-end wooden african figures from a very old collection, all with the original surfaces and elaborate carvings, dating back to the 19th.-early 20th. century.

An artistic master piece by a maker that would have inspired great artists like Picasso in his time...

Finely crafted silver necklace with Gao box hanger in solid silver mounted with polished corals and toquise stones and centrally firegilt, Tibetan, 19th to early 20th. century.

Very pure silver and wearable today. Mounted in a long twisted silver necklace. Beautiful piece!

Size: 34-35 cm. in a double row, the Gao hanger is 6 x 5 cm. and rather thick. Weight: 48,5 grams, purity: sterling silver.

Ex. Private collection of Ulf Gudmundsen from the 1950s and onwards...

Lovely tribal looking early pair of wooden twins, female, Yoruba People, Ibadan, Nigeria, 19th./ early 20th. century. Rare style!

Provenanced to an important collection, we offer a large selection of high-end wooden african figures, all with the original surfaces and elaborate carvings, dating back to the 19th.-early 20th. century (c. 1880-1920)

The lovely set with large headdresses, and exceptional facial features and both richly adorned with jewelry and kauri shells...

An interesting antique bronze figure of Krishna dancing on serpent, cobra, Indian or Nepalese, perhaps c. 19th. century.

Size: c. 103 mm. tall.

Condition: Nice Very fine, patina and wear from worship.

Provenance: Collection of Gunna Munkvad, Denmark, aquired from the 1960s-1980s.

A cute group of small bronze Erotic sculptures of mainly couples corpulating, India from the 19th. to mid 20th. cent.

Three figures are old and probably from the 19th. century. Great details and quality casting. Another is probably vitange in a brassy metal and primitive. Finally a green patinaed woman and a small guy with a large phallus (7).

Size: Largest figural group is 9,8 cm. long, the other group are 5-7 cm. long, the small guy is 5 cm...

Fine early pair of wooden twins, male and female, Yoruba People, Oyo Region, Nigeria, 19th./ early 20th. century.

Provenanced to an important collection, we offer a large selection of high-end wooden african figures, all with the original surfaces and elaborate carvings, dating back to the 19th.-early 20th. century.

The lovely set with large headdresses, and exceptional facial features and both richly adorned with jewelry...

A high quality and rare pair of male and female wooden twins, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 19th.-early 20th...

A nice pair of brass figures of deities, Krishna dancing on the Cobra and female deity dancing, India or Nepal, c 19th.-20th. cent.

Size: 8,8-10,2 cm.

Provenance: Collection of Gunna Munkvad, Denmark, aquired from the 1950s-1980s.

A lovely Sino-Tibetan or Himalayan figure of Vaisravana, Guardian of The North and One of The Four Lokapala Heavenly Kings, c. 19th. century.

This figure was made of a fine alloy of solid silver thus extremely rare and would have been very expensive when made.

The sturdily cast God of Wealth wearing jewelry on his bare chest and loose trouses, the ribbons flowing about the body, seated atop a ferocious snow lion in lalitasana of Royal Ease, the left hand cradling a mongoo...

A great looking broad silver bracelet / cuff, probably Western Asia, c. late 19th.-early 20th. century.

Ornately chiselled bracelet in e fine alloy silver.

Size: 80 mm. wide and an inner diameter of 63, but it's expandable / flexible.

Weight: 87 grams.

Provenance: Collection of Gunna Munkvad, Denmark, aquired from the 1960s-1980s.

An early pair of wooden twins, both males, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 19th. century.

Provenanced to an important collection, we offer a large selection of high-end wooden african figures, all with the original surfaces and elaborate carvings, most dating back to the 19th.-early 20th. century (c. 1880-1930)

The lovely set with large headdresses are both adorned with silver bracelets and pearls. This pair of ibeji figures (ibeji means ‘born two’) stands with their hands...