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Place of Origin: African
Moorish Emerald Green Glass Perfume Bottle Sprinkler with Embossed Metal Overlay
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted Moroccan Moorish Emerald green painted glass perfume bottle or rose water sprinkler with raised embossed silvered metal floral design over glass.
The pressed glass bottle in Art Deco, Art Nouveau style is oval shape with curved sides and hand decorated with embossed metal silvered overlay.
This has a long metal top spout that unscrews.
This is a recycled vintage French perfume...
Category
20th Century Moorish African Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Senufo Female Fertility Statue in Carved Wood, Late 19th Century
By Senufo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A female fertility statue of West African Senufo (Mali, or Ivory Coast) origin in solid wood. Hand-carved from a single piece of Mango wood, this expr...
Category
Late 19th Century Primitive Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ebony
$810 Sale Price
83% Off
Selenite Logs for Fireplace
Set of 7
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Set of 7 "selenite logs" or ruler selenite. Selenite logs are single, prismatic selenite crystals from Morocco that were formed in extensive beds by the evaporation of ocean brine. T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
$2,800 / set
African Madonna and Child Hand-Carved Wooden Sculpture by Makengo B, Congo
By Par Makengo
Located in Antwerp, BE
Signed African Madonna and Child – Hand-Carved Wooden Sculpture by Makengo B, Congo, circa 1950
A powerful hand-carved wooden sculpture from Congo, signed “Par Makengo B”, dating to...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Polished Petrified Wood Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice vintage polished petrified wood paper weight, circa old! The piece is in very good condition with wonderful brown and tan colors and measures 4.5"W x 3.5"D x 3.75"H. Col...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Mid-Century Modern Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Petrified Wood
Contemporary Organic Modern Moroccan Handmade Terracotta Ceramic Jar
Located in Marseille, FR
- Handbuilt brown jar
- Made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings.
- Made in the Moroccan Rif mountains by the potter Aïcha.
Approximate mea...
Category
2010s Organic Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay, Earthenware
$292 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Moroccan Ceramic Plate Adorned with Silver Filigree from Fez
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted large Moroccan polychrome decorative ceramic plate from Fez. Bleu de Fez, very nice designs hand painted by artist in Fez.
Geometrical and floral designs and adorned wit...
Category
Early 20th Century Moorish African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Makonde Ujamma Life Sculpture Tanzania Mozambique
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For Your consideration is this wonderful hand carved Makonde Ujamma Life Sculpture from the Tanzania Mozambique region. The intricate details on this sculpture are truly amazin...
Category
20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Malachite natural specimen sculpture
Located in Delft, NL
Malachite natural specimen sculpture
A large natural malachite specimen on a cypress wood base. Cypress wood is softwood and not heavy. The beautifully shaped piece of malachite is ...
Category
20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite
African Goli Style Tribal Mask Mounted on a Custom Steel Base
By Baule Tribe
Located in Stamford, CT
Highly decorative African hand carved mask, in the style of a Goli tribal mask, Baule People, Ivory Coast. Mounted on a custom steel base.
Measures: 23.75 inches high (including sta...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Solid Teak Carved Hippopotamus Sculpture c.1960
Located in London, GB
A particularly nice example of a solid teak carved Hippopotamus sculpture C.1960.
In excellent vintage condition commensurate of age.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Teak
Large Antique 19th Century Moroccan Polychrome Footed Ceramic Bowl from Fez
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exquisite 19th-century Moroccan ceramic bowl from Fez showcases traditional craftsmanship with its vibrant polychrome decoration. The bowl features an intricate geometric and floral design rendered in shades of deep blue, green, and yellow, characteristic of Fez pottery...
Category
19th Century Tribal Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Terracotta
Black-Green Spotted Martian Meteorite
Located in London, GB
This striking meteorite slice is perfectly polished to reveal the mesmerising green-black crystalline interior unique to the Martian surface. This specimen belongs to the rare class ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Antique Moroccan Fez Majolica Ceramic Vase, Silver Metal Filigree, 1930s
Located in Andernach, DE
Antique vase or urn from the 1930s Northern Africa.
Fantastic colour combination with rather unusual nickel filigree decoration: beautiful vase from Morocco.
Fez was and still is fam...
Category
Early 20th Century Islamic African Decorative Objects
Materials
Nickel
Matched Pair Split Ammonite Fossil Set Mineral Specimen
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Matched Pair Split Ammonite fossil mineral specimens
Jurassic - Cretaceous Period, 200 - 145 million years old
Measures: 5 x 4.25 x 0.5 in. / 13 x 10 x 1.5 cm
Height on custom d...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Other Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Large Polished Malachite Specimen – The Stone of Transformation
Located in New York, NY
This stunning large malachite specimen features polished points that highlight the intricate banding and vibrant green hues characteristic of this prized mineral. Known for its disti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite
FRAGMENT OF SARCOPHAGUS, Egypt, end of the New Kingdom to Late Period.
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
FRAGMENT OF SARCOPHAGUS
Painted with the djed pillar topped with the atef crown.
This type of symbol was frequently painted on the bottoms of sarcophagus vats.
H. 79,5 cm
Egypt, end ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Premier Quality Zebra Taxidermy Shoulder Mount on a Painted Antique Wood Column
Located in New York, NY
This taxidermy African Zebra Head is a truly impressive piece that captures the beauty and majesty of this iconic animal. Mounted on a white washed wooden rustic column pedestal, thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other African Decorative Objects
Materials
Fur, Wood
Amethyst Ashtray, Medium Size, from Africa, 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This item is a special one by the shape witch is well balanced, and the shine of the stone. This an Amethyst astray or Vide-poche from africa, circa 1960.
The color is purple.
Category
1960s Hollywood Regency Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Amethyst
$527 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Antique Carved Wood Male Bambara Chi Wara Antelope Figure
Located in Nantucket, MA
Chi wara is a ritual headdress used by the Bambara people in Mali. Portrayed as both male or female figures Chi ware is associated with agriculture. This larg...
Category
Early 1900s Folk Art Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
Vintage Moroccan Jewelled Trinket Brass Round Box with Beads
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
vintage Moroccan brass round trinket box decorated with multicolored jewelled beads in turquoise blue, ruby red, emerald green and onyx black.
handcrafted metal brass box with lid fi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moorish African Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Azurite with Malachite From Tsumeb, Otjikoto Region, Namibia
Located in New York, NY
From Tsumeb Mine, Otavi-Bergland District, Oshikoto, Namibia
Complex intersection cluster of Azurite crystals with areas altered to green malachite pseudomorph after azurite. The cr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Malachite
Benin Kingdom Ebony Carving of a Young King Oba, Nigerian
By People from Benin
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Wonderful hand carved ebony hardwood figure of a young Benin man, possibly a
future King Oba
Excellent traditional Benin artistic carving
A delightful piece
Circa 1970
Height 13...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ebony
Rare Gabon Mask From Tsogho Peoples with Character, Central Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early and rare mask from Gabon, Central Africa, created by the Tsogho peoples. Powerful large mask with carved open eyes, and black painted eyes above, below heavy carved eyebrows. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Moroccan Blue
White Ceramic Footed Vase from Fez with Silver Filigree
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Moroccan blue and white ceramic footed vase from Fez.
Moorish style handcrafted vase adorned with fine filigree silver nickel work, with two handles.
Antique Hispano Moresq...
Category
1890s Moorish Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Dioptase with Golden Calcite
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional specimen showcases a lush, lustrous bed of fully formed, fully terminated Dioptase crystals exhibiting a rich, emerald-green hue and remarkable translucency. These a...
Category
2010s African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
$50,000
Olokun Head, Kingdom of Ife, Western Nigeria Hand Carved Hardwood
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Fascinating detailed Olokun head from the Kingdom of Ife in Western Nigeria.
Hand carved hardwood face with almond shaped eyes, neck creases and astounding facial incisions
Circa 1...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art African Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
Mantelliceras Fossil Ammonite On Steel Mount
By Modenature
Located in Scorton, GB
CONDITION REPORT
Specimen: Mantelliceras Ammonite
Provenance: Anti-Atlas Mountain Range, Agadir Region, Morocco, NWA
Chronostratigraphy: Upper Cretaceous, ~135 Ma
Mount: THE FOSSIL ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Prehistoric Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone, Stainless Steel
Mamounia Moorish Glass Lantern
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Moroccan Mamounia glass lantern with Moorish design.
Elegant Impressive intricate pierced metal and glass Moroccan lantern.
Large 29 inches tall with clear, blue, green, red an...
Category
20th Century Moorish African Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$2,500 / item
Faceted Octagonal Bowl in Grey and Brown Botswana Agate, 1960s
Located in Glasgow, GB
This 1960s faceted agate bowl is a sculptural decorative object made from natural Botswana agate, a highly regarded form of banded chalcedony crystal known for its gentle smoky grey ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate
$218 Sale Price
36% Off
Fine Portrait Mask Tall Hair Design Baule People Ivory Coast Africa ex Fearing
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fine portrait kpwan mask with tall braided hair design, dark to black patina, from the Baule People Ivory Coast Africa, ex Fearing.
Well carved features, curved slit eyes, open mout...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Mantelliceras Fossil Ammonite On Steel Mount
By Modenature
Located in Scorton, GB
A superb example of fossilised marine invertebrates, this specimen originates from the high-altitude sedimentary strata of the Anti-Atlas Mountains in northwestern Morocco an internationally celebrated region for its exceptionally rich Cretaceous marine deposits. The fossil displays...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Prehistoric Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone, Stainless Steel
African Nupe terracotta pot / 20th century/Geometric decorative ceramic
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This impressive jar is an unglazed terracotta vessel believed to have been made by the Nupe people of central Nigeria in West Africa. Its impressive size, measuring 32.2 cm in diamet...
Category
20th Century Other African Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Genuine Cluster Trilobite (Ptychopariida) fossil on Matrix
Located in New York, NY
Ptychopariida is a large, heterogeneous order of trilobite containing some of the most primitive species known. The earliest species occurred in the second half of the Lower Cambrian...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Cement, Other
$9,000 Sale Price
25% Off
Genuine Polished Malachite with Chrysocolla Stalactite Slice (5.2 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This is a gorgeous, colorful doubly polished Malachite and Chrysocolla slice from the Congo. Boasting intricate and artistic textures consisting of well-defined, thick, concentric an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite
$7,125 Sale Price
25% Off
Benin
Nigeria
Bronze Sculptures of Leopards, Modern Replicas
By People from Benin
Located in Miami, FL
Benin (Nigeria) bronze sculptures of leopards from the mid-20th century
Offered for sale is a pair of modern mid-20th century copies of Benin (modern-day Nigeria) bronze figural s...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$16,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Dioptase With Plancheite on Calcite
Located in New York, NY
This vibrantly contrasting specimen showcases moderately sized emerald-green Dioptase crystals growing atop a matrix of lustrously crystallized Calcite, accented with rare powder-blu...
Category
2010s African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
$3,120 Sale Price
20% Off
An Outstanding, Highly Important Fossilised Tree
Located in Scorton, GB
A masterpiece of nature that will transform your space into a sanctuary of palaeontological expression. This remarkable piece of natural history that began its journey millions of ye...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Prehistoric Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
Collection of 8 Mid 20th Century Ashanti Cast Brass Gold Weights
Located in Hudson, NY
This collection of weights from the Ashanti tribe was gathered in Ghana in the middle of the 20th century. The casting of brass or bronze has been a long-standing tradition of the Ashanti tribes in this region since the 17th century but comes from the longer tradition of the Akan peoples as far back as the 1400s and continues to this day. Through trade in gold dust theses, regins have been powerful and demanding locations creating rich artistic traditions. The production of gold weights...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Sculptural Modern Brutalist Terracotta Tribal-Inspired Decorative Totem Trio Set
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
This modern sculptural Brutalist decorative totem set by Egg Designs merges sculptural form with primitive inspiration. Handcrafted in unglazed terracotta, the design draws on tribal...
Category
2010s Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Genuine Polished Malachite Bowl (1.4 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This Genuine Polished Malachite bowl is meticulously crafted and features intricate concentric growth patterns. Sourced from Zaire, it has no fill and boasts powerful balancing and m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite
$525 Sale Price
25% Off
Silvered Metal Lidded Box
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Silvered metal lidded box of a circular form for powder kohl eye liner.
Designed into two detached sections, finely handcrafted and decorated with scrollwork designs with a yellow amber stone on the top lid and lots of great detail.
Berber Kabyle box container to hold loose powder kohl eye liner.
Made of silver tone metal with filigree scales with a coral stone.
A beautiful antique example of a traditional box handcrafted by Berber Women in Kabylie, Algeria.
The circular container is richly decorated with detailed raised filigree silver work.
Decorated with an amber color cabochon on the cover top.
An amazing collector’s piece due to its rarity and the beauty of its intricate workmanship.
Collector collyrium kohl pot...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moorish African Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Moroccan Ceramic Blue and White Moorish Jar from Fez 1950s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Decorative Moroccan glazed ceramic jar with lid from Fez.
Moorish style Moorish ceramic urn handcrafted and hand painted with stylized floral design.
Hand painted in Royal bl...
Category
1950s Moorish Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Carcharodontosaurus Tooth (African T-Rex)
Located in New York, NY
This genuine Carcharodontosaurus tooth is a prehistoric treasure from one of the most fearsome predators of the Cretaceous period. With its razor-sharp serrations and blade-like shap...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone
$1,360 Sale Price
61% Off
Hand-Carved Primal Brutalist Wood Totem Sculpture Set of 3 – Egg Designs, Africa
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Khada Totem Sculpture set is hand-carved in Southern Africa from sustainable alien timber by a collective of Zimbabwean artisans, who set their own prices, ensuring each piece is...
Category
2010s Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Antique Moroccan Copper and Bronze Lidded Vessel or Urn with Serpents
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting antique Moroccan lidded vessel handcrafted in dramatic form with a hammered and riveted body and featuring a cast bronze lid, base and mythological serpent with cat heads ...
Category
20th Century Moorish African Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Copper
Contemporary Moroccan Small Mouthblown Jug - Blue
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Contemporary Moroccan Small Mouthblown Jug - Blue.
Hand-made in Morocco. The glass is mouth blown. Approximately 12cm high. Because of the basic firing techniques the colours can v...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Dioptase With Plancheite on Calcite
Located in New York, NY
This vibrantly contrasting specimen showcases moderate to large sized emerald-green Dioptase crystals crowning a matrix of glassily crystallized and beautifully Calcite, dotted with ...
Category
2010s African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
$16,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Middle Eastern Islamic Brass Bowl with Egyptian Scene
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Middle Eastern Islamic Egyptian metal bowl hand-etched and hammered brass.
Early 20th century Egyptian Arabian brass vessel bowl.
Engraved and hand-chased repousse with Egyptian arabesque...
Category
Early 20th Century Islamic African Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Vintage Round Rattan Coiled Boho Woven Basket
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This vintage round two-tone rattan coiled boho woven basket bowl reflects the timeless appeal of traditional craftsmanship. Rattan weaving has been practiced for centuries in various...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Rattan
Pair of 20th Century East African Grain Bowls with Handles
Located in Wainscott, NY
20th century East African grain bowls with handles pair (two pieces in set).
From left to right
A) 10.5" height x 10" diameter
B) 8.5" height x 9" diameter.
Category
20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Malachite and Chrysocolla From Democratic Republic of the Congo
Located in New York, NY
Malachite and Chrysocolla from Kolwezi, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire).
Large polished free form botryoidal specim...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
$9,000 Sale Price
25% Off
Onyx Balls, Morocco, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Moroccan polished onyx balls.
Decorative as a collection.
Bowl is not included.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx
$20 / item
Ancient Egyptian Faience Ushabti Figure, c. 700-30 B.C.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An impressive Ancient Egyptian Faience Ushabti figure, belonging to the c. 700-30 B.C. It consists of a molded pottery having a green glazed surface. The figure is wearing a royal wi...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Pottery
Vanadinite Crystal Cluster on Matrix - From Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Khénifra
Located in New York, NY
From Mibladen, Atlas Mountains, Khénifra Province, Morocco
Here is an exceptional world class specimen of a cluster of hexagonal crystals of dark red Vanadinites with glassy luster...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
$9,600 Sale Price
20% Off
BrittleStar Fossil Specimen, 443 to 485 Million Years Old, Ordovician Period
Located in Warrenton, OR
BrittleStar Fossil Specimen, 443 to 485 Million Years Old, Ordovician Period
This is a stunning starfish fossil specimen that will make a very nice display. The brittlestar is clearl...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Prehistoric Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Shell, Organic Material
$500 Sale Price
23% Off
Malachite Box
Located in New York, NY
This hand-carved Malachite box is a striking decorative accent that merges natural mineral artistry with elegant design. Crafted from a solid piece of genuine Malachite and weighing ...
Category
2010s African Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite
$399
Genuine Hollardops Mesacristata Trilobite on Matrix (1.15 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Trilobites, an early arthropod relative of spiders, horseshoe crabs, and scorpions, preserved in this level of detail only occurred as a result of very sudden underwater landslides c...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Cement, Other
$562 Sale Price
25% Off
Horned Antelope Human Dark Wood Mask Dan People Ivory Coast Africa Open Eyes
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Carved blackened wood horned antelope - human mask Dan People Ivory Coast, Africa. Two vertical horns probably representing a young antelope, large open round eyes and projecting li...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Bwami Initiation Statue, Lega People, early 20th Century
Located in CA, CA
The smooth, dark patina of this small, carefully shaped, male, wooden initiation statue from the early 20th century, by the Lega people of the Democratic Republic of Congo, reflects ...
Category
1910s Tribal Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
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