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Yipwon Figure, Papua New Guinea
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Yiman (Alamblak) People, Southern Hills, Middle Sepik River 42 x 10 x 2 in. / 107 x 25 x 5 cm The Yipwon are the patron spirits of hunting and warfare.
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Other Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Yipwon Figure, Papua New Guinea
Yipwon Figure, Papua New Guinea
$4,500
H 42 in W 10 in D 2 in
Monumental Papua New Guinea Spirit Figure, Mid-20th Century
Located in Wien, AT
originates from the Middle Sepik region of Papua New Guinea. The figure combines strong sculptural presence
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Hardwood, Feathers

Yam Ancestor Figure TOTEM Pole Papua New Guinea with Provenance
Located in Atlanta, GA
A yam ancestor TOTEM pole from the mid-Sepik River region of Papua New Guinea. Carved out of a
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Early Papua New Guinea Weathered Sepik Stylized Hook Figure Mask
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early Papua New Guinea abstract hook figure or mask with two opposing hooks, and central looped
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Organic Material

Old Papua New Guinea Pigmented Carving Male Ancestral Figure
Located in Rochester, NY
Papua New Guinea standing male ancestral figure. Hand carved from a single piece of wood. Beautiful
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Shell, Wood

Papuan Gulf New Guinea Bioma Standing Red/White Figure Tod Barlin col
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Papua New Guinea standing figure from the Bioma peoples with raised designs, stylized classic face
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Papuan Gulf New Guinea Bioma Standing Red/White Figure Tod Barlin col
Papuan Gulf New Guinea Bioma Standing Red/White Figure Tod Barlin col
$1,560 Sale Price
47% Off
H 20.5 in W 4.25 in D 1 in
Papua New Guinean Polychromed Carved Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Papua New Guinean carved polychromed ancestral figure with fiber and shell detail
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20th Century Unknown Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Chrome

Large Early Papua New Guinea Carved Coconut Scoop or Spoon with Figure
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Large Early Papua New Guinea Carved Coconut Scoop or Spoon with Figure Scoop is 3 x 4 3/4 x 4 3/4
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Organic Material

Sepik River People Papua New Guinea Oceanic Primitive Wood Totem Spirit Figure
Located in Studio City, CA
and Wewak) of Papua New Guinea. This work, which features tusked ancestral spirit figure, is hand
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood, Paint

Powerful Carved and Painted Figural Sculpture/ New Guinea
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Powerful and haunting carved figural sculpture of a standing female figure in close embrace with
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20th Century Asian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Papua New Guinean Carved Wood and Cowrie Shell Mask / Figure
Located in Queens, NY
Possibly Papua New Guinean carved mask / figure of a face with cowrie shell eyes and tall
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20th Century Unknown Other Figurative Sculptures

Sepik River (Keram Region), Papua New Guinea Ancestral Bust, mid 20th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Sepik River (Keram River tributary), Papua New Guinea Ancestral Bust (Male Ancestor Figure) Wood
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Genuine Papua New Guinea Sepik area Maternity figure , middle 20th century
Located in Bilzen, BE
A genuine statue from Papua New Guinea depicting a meternity (child on shoulders) The Sepik are a
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Rockefeller Irivake Figure
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
in Douglas Newton, New Guinea Art in the Collection of the Museum of Primitive Art, New York, 1967
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Primitive Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Rockefeller Irivake Figure
Rockefeller Irivake Figure
$156,000
H 70 in W 21 in D 1.5 in
Striking Large Oceanic Ceremonial Female Figure Sculpture
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Unusual dramatic and large ceremonial female figure from New Guinea hand made with carved wood and
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Vintage 1970s Papua New Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Fabric, Wood

Male Yipwon Figural Carved Wood Sculpture on Stone Base
Located in New York, NY
the Alamblak people from Papua New Guinea. The figure's strong, masculine head balances atop a tall
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

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Stone

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Timbuwarra Figure, Wiru People, Southern Highland New Guinea
Located in New York, NY
of New Guinea.
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

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Rattan

19th Century New Guinea Wooden Female Figure
Located in Copenhagen, Copenhagen
: "Lestrite, Middel Sepik District, New Guinea".
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Antique 1890s Papua New Guinean Folk Art Primitives

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Shell, Wood

19th Century New Guinea Wooden Female Figure
19th Century New Guinea Wooden Female Figure
H 21.66 in W 7.09 in D 4.73 in
Spirit Figure, Yiman or Ewa peoples, Middle Sepik River
Located in Hershey, PA
discovered. A number of these pieces were exhibited at D'Arcy Gallery in New York in 1968.
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Antique 19th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood

Carved Wooden Med Irion Java Asmet Tribe Man
Located in Bedford, NY
CEREMONIAL MAN FROM ASMET TRIBE OF NEW GUINEA. CARVED WOOD- FIGURE IS SPIRITUAL- THEY ARE
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Vintage 1960s Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

Carved Suspension Hook Figure Papua New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
region in Papua New Guinea, made by PNG Iatmul people and associated groups. The anthropomorphic piece
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Hook Carved Wood Figure Papua New Guinea, Late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Hook figure Papua, New Guinea, late 19th century. Measures: 48" H x 8.5"x 8.5" D. Attractively
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Antique 1890s Papua New Guinean Tribal More Asian Art, Objects and Furni...

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Wood

Yam Ancestor Figure on Stand from Padua New Guinea
Located in Atlanta, GA
A mid-Sepik river yam ancestor figure from abelam people, Papua New Guinea, circa early 20th
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Papua New Guinea Tribal Art Pigment Anchor with Hand Carved Figure Heads
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Papua New Guinea late 19th century tribal art hand carved wood pigment anchor with figure head on
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Antique 19th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

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Paint, Wood

Large-Scale Carved Wood Spirit Figure Papua New Guinea, Late 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
A spirit figure Papua New Guinea, late 19th century. Measures: 52" H x 11" W. Old spirit
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Antique Late 19th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Figurative Sculptures

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Wood

Large New Guinea Stylized Wood Figure Papuan Gulf, Geometric Face and Body
Located in Point Richmond, CA
structure or men's house walls. 1940s-1950s, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea. Worn, weathered surface with
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Woven Basketry Figural Pectoral Chest Ornament Figure Papua New Guinea tusks
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Woven basketry figural pectoral chest ornament with from Papua New Guinea. Woven yam mask style
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Organic Material

Oceanic Sepik River Gable Figure Sculpture from Papua, New Guinea
Located in New York, NY
From a private collection comes this great Oceanic Papua New Guinea gable figure. This piece is
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Vintage 1960s Papua New Guinean Masks

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Wood

Asmat Tribe Irian Jaya Indonesian New Guinea Carved Ancestral Wood Figure
Located in Studio City, CA
province of Irian Jaya in the western half of New Guinea.  This piece was initially collected in the
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

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Wood

Tall Elegant Maprik Standing Wood Figure from Papua New Guinea, Mid-20th Century
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A tall thin standing figure carved of hard wood, with hands on hips, wearing armbands, with remains
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

New Guinea Old Fetish Fertility Stone
Located in South Burlington, VT
A one of a kind New Guinea abstract fetish fertility stone figure, with old collection label, 1952
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Early 20th Century Australian Abstract Sculptures

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Stone

Oceanic Ambelam Figure Papua New Guinea
Located in London, GB
A fine Ambelam figure Mapric river Papua new Guinea Carved wood with yellow, red, white and black
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

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Wood

Oceanic Ambelam Figure Papua New Guinea
Oceanic Ambelam Figure Papua New Guinea
H 37.41 in W 9.85 in D 3.94 in
Carved New Guinea Tribal Mask Figure with Beard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brilliant statue of a man with button eyes and fringed beard. Great details of alligator on back and front.
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Sculptures

Fine Old Oceanic Ambelam Figure Papua New Guinea Oceanic Art
Located in London, GB
A fine Ambelam figure Mapric river Papua new Guinea Carved heavy hard wood with yellow, red
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

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Wood

Mendi Shield painted shield Papua New Guinea
Located in London, GB
A Mendi war or dance shield with painted figure Mendi Valley, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Art

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Wood

Mendi Shield painted shield Papua New Guinea
Mendi Shield painted shield Papua New Guinea
H 37.41 in W 9.85 in D 3.94 in
Sepik River Figure from Tribal Papua New Guinea
Located in Donhead St Mary, Wiltshire
A carved Sepik River figure from Papua New Guinea, with natural earth pigments cowrie shell
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20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Tribal Art

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Organic Material

Sculpture in the Style of a Papua New Guinea Ancestor Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
A fantastic tall carved decorative Papua New Guinea Ancestor Figure. The statue is over six feet
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Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Folk Art Sculptures

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Wood

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Chinese Money Chest in Black Lacquer and Gilt Decoration
Located in Dallas, TX
A Chinese black lacqured chest with gilt decoration was originally used to hold gold coins. This highly decorative cabinet is beautiflly decorated with multible children in various s...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Cabinets

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Wood

Set of Six Early 20th Century Carved Wood Knobkerries, South Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Six Knobkerries from South Africa A group of six knobkerries from South Africa, mounted together on a wooden base. These were originally used as weapons during battle but have evolv...
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Early 20th Century South African Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

"Jorge" Bar Cart Modernist Style in Color Painted Steel and wood natural
By Alessandra Delgado
Located in Alto da Lapa, SP
True to her enthusiasm for the Modernist Movement Alessandra Delgado was inspired by Jorge Zalszupin timeless architectonic view to create the bar cart "Jorge". Elegant and versatil...
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21st Century and Contemporary Brazilian Modern Carts and Bar Carts

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Steel

Plissé White Edition Pleated Textile Table Lamp by Folkform for Örsjö
By Örsjö Industri AB
Located in Glendale, CA
'Plissé White Edition' pleated textile table lamp by Folkform for Örsjö. This unique table lamp was awarded “Lighting of the Year 2022” by Residence Magazine Sweden, who called it “...
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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps

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Textile

Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier African Natural Specimens

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Bone

Fine and Important Pair of Polychrome Decorated Giltwood Mirrors
Located in London, GB
Each with a rectangular plate within a stiff leaf, entwined vine and fleur de lis carved surround, the cresting centred by an armorial shield for the Thorold baronets surmounted by a...
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Antique Mid-18th Century Baroque Mantel Mirrors and Fireplace Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood

Fine and Important Pair of Polychrome Decorated Giltwood Mirrors
Fine and Important Pair of Polychrome Decorated Giltwood Mirrors
$130,758 / set
H 59.45 in W 46.07 in D 4.73 in
French 19th C. Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted Marquetry Commode by Boudet
By Jean Baptiste Hedouin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine and Impressive French 19th century Louis XV style gilt bronze-mounted tulipwood, kingwood and fruitwood marquetry bombé two-drawer commode with marble top, by Maison Boud...
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Commodes and Chests of Drawers

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Marble, Bronze

French 19th C. Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted 
Marquetry Commode by Boudet
French 19th C. Louis XV Style Gilt Bronze-Mounted 
Marquetry Commode by Boudet
$38,360 Sale Price
20% Off
H 34.5 in W 55.5 in D 24 in
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Tea Caddy by Edward Barnard Sons Ltd
By Edward Barnard Sons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver tea caddy made by Edward Barnard & Sons Ltd; an addition to our silver teaware collection. This excep...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Sterling Silver

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Expertly Restored - Danish Modern Teak Cow Figurine Sculpture by Sveistrup
Located in Los Angeles, CA
________________________________________ Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precis...
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures

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Wood, Birch, Walnut

19th Century Folk-Art Hand-Crafted Bedpost Doll Figure
Located in London, GB
19th century folk-art hand-crafted bedpost doll figure A rare and highly artistic example of an English 19th century folk art bedpost doll figure. With hand carved detail including ...
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Antique 1880s British Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art

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Wood

1930’s French Plaster Shell Sconces with 2 interior light
Located in New York, NY
Circa 1930’s French plaster sconces. Has shell shape. With 2 interior lights. Unusual Lights coming from top and bottom part of sconces. Available 3 pairs
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Vintage 1930s French Baroque Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Plaster

Iconic Pair of Sicilian Ceramic Heads from Caltagirone
Located in Budapest, HU
Fascinating traditional handmade ceramic planters from private collection.
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20th Century Sicilian Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Ceramic

Iconic Pair of Sicilian Ceramic Heads from Caltagirone
Iconic Pair of Sicilian Ceramic Heads from Caltagirone
$2,111 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 14.57 in Dm 10.24 in
Small Ashanti tribal headrest stool
By Akan Ashanti
Located in London, GB
A wonderful small early 20th century Ashanti tribal stool, headrest. Carved from a single piece of wood. Well worn and genuine tribal stool or headrest.
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Vintage 1920s Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art

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Wood

Small Ashanti tribal headrest stool
Small Ashanti tribal headrest stool
$1,059
H 10.24 in W 9.06 in D 14.97 in
Fine Italian 19th Century Floral Marquetry Gilt Bronze-Mounted Center Table Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine Italian 19th century mahogany, satinwood and tulipwood floral marquetry and gilt-bronze mounted center table or writing desk. The serpentine inlaid shaped top centered with a ...
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Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Center Tables

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Bronze

English Oak Nickel Silver Tantalus. Maker Daniel Arter. Birmingham. C. 1882
Located in Charleston, SC
English Oak Tantalus with original ball faceted swivel locking handle, Nickel silver side mounts, original three cut crystal decanters with stoppers, and resting on a raised rectangu...
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Antique 1880s English Victorian Barware

Materials

Sheffield Plate

Superb Old Senufo Door Sotheby s Provenance African Sculpture
Located in Sharon, CT
Beautiful old door with low relief carved figures and animals. Very old encrusted surface. Provenance: Sotheby's NY May 5 1997 lot 88.
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Early 20th Century Ivorian Tribal Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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New Guinea Figure For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the new guinea figure you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, organic material and paint, every new guinea figure was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer new guinea figure, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each new guinea figure bearing Folk Art or Modern hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a New Guinea Figure?

Prices for a new guinea figure can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $949 and can go as high as $156,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,950.