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Place of Origin: Sub-Saharan African
Sword and its scabbard-Diplomatic gift from Negus Menelik II Emperor of Ethiopia
Located in Leuven , BE
This prestige weapon was commissioned by Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia as a diplomatic gift for the renowned French Armenian merchant and honorary French envoy Matig Kevorkoff, a pr...
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Late 19th Century Antique Sub-Saharan African Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Iron

Sword and its scabbard-Diplomatic gift from Negus Menelik II Emperor of Ethiopia
Sword and its scabbard-Diplomatic gift from Negus Menelik II Emperor of Ethiopia

Sword and its scabbard-Diplomatic gift from Negus Menelik II Emperor of Ethiopia

$27,643
19th Century Mary David Livingston Memorial Relic Heart Buried Beneath 1896
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A very odd Victorian collection of curiosity, a section of the tree that the Scottish physician, congregationalist and pioneer Christian missionary David Livingston was buried under ...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Sub-Saharan African Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Hardwood, Natural Fiber, Glass

19th Century Mary David Livingston Memorial Relic Heart Buried Beneath 1896
19th Century Mary David Livingston Memorial Relic Heart Buried Beneath 1896

19th Century Mary David Livingston Memorial Relic Heart Buried Beneath 1896

$3,435 / set
The Ipcress File Original Vintage Movie Poster, South African, 1965
Located in Devon, GB
An exceedingly rare poster for the South African release of the 1965 British espionage thriller 'The Ipcress File' starring Michael Caine as agent Harry P...
Category

1960s Modern Vintage Sub-Saharan African Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Paper, Linen

The Ipcress File Original Vintage Movie Poster, South African, 1965
The Ipcress File Original Vintage Movie Poster, South African, 1965

The Ipcress File Original Vintage Movie Poster, South African, 1965

$2,754
Pair of Antique South African Railway Cast Iron Locomotive Plaques or Badges
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large and substantial pair of cast and cold-painted locomotive identification plaques show no foundry marks, but are presumed to have been cast in South Africa in circa 1910. Th...
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Early 20th Century Edwardian Sub-Saharan African Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Iron

Pair of Antique South African Railway Cast Iron Locomotive Plaques or Badges
Pair of Antique South African Railway Cast Iron Locomotive Plaques or Badges

Pair of Antique South African Railway Cast Iron Locomotive Plaques or Badges

$4,995 / set
Mid-Century Modern Folk Art Eno Antacid Advertising Sign
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This advertising sign was made during the 1960s in the Mid-Century Modern style and likely originates from South Africa. The sign is a combination of a professionally made molded, and silk screened plastic advertisement, which has been crudely mounted to a framed piece of pegboard with Styrofoam board in between. There is also a very light cord, presumably from a battery operated light...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Plastic, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Folk Art Eno Antacid Advertising Sign
Mid-Century Modern Folk Art Eno Antacid Advertising Sign

Mid-Century Modern Folk Art Eno Antacid Advertising Sign

$1,495
20th Century African Shovel Currency on Stand
Located in High Point, NC
This fascinating piece is an example of shovel currency, formerly used among the peoples of northern Nigeria as a form of monetary exchange. Forged iron would have been traded for go...
Category

Early 1900s Rustic Antique Sub-Saharan African Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

20th Century African Shovel Currency on Stand
20th Century African Shovel Currency on Stand

20th Century African Shovel Currency on Stand

$1,596 Sale Price / item
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19th Century Bronze Pipe
Located in Copenhagen, K
Fantastic bronze pipe from the Vienna tobacco museum’s collection, from Belgian Congo.
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19th Century Folk Art Antique Sub-Saharan African Historical Memorabilia

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Bronze

19th Century Bronze Pipe
19th Century Bronze Pipe

19th Century Bronze Pipe

$2,600
H 8.67 in W 3.94 in D 4.34 in
"Alphaville" Original Japanese Movie Poster
Located in London, GB
Original Japanese movie poster for Jean-Luc Godard's 1965 French New Wave film starring Eddie Constantine, Anna Karina, Akim Tamiroff.
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1960s Vintage Sub-Saharan African Historical Memorabilia

"Alphaville" Original Japanese Movie Poster

"Alphaville" Original Japanese Movie Poster

$619
H 15 in W 15 in D 0.1 in
Hammered Copper Plaque with Face of Winston Churchill
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An interesting and very decorative artifact depicting a prominent Historical figure. A profile view of Churchill with a cigar in his mouth as he look...
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20th Century Hollywood Regency Sub-Saharan African Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Copper

Hammered Copper Plaque with Face of Winston Churchill
Hammered Copper Plaque with Face of Winston Churchill

Hammered Copper Plaque with Face of Winston Churchill

$350
H 15 in W 21 in D 2 in
19th Century French Leather and Gilt Devotional Book on the Virgin Mary
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a shelf, console, or library with this elegant 19th-century French devotional volume. Crafted in Paris circa 1877, this refined antique book, titled La Sainte Vierge...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Sub-Saharan African Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Gold Leaf

19th Century French Leather and Gilt Devotional Book on the Virgin Mary
19th Century French Leather and Gilt Devotional Book on the Virgin Mary

19th Century French Leather and Gilt Devotional Book on the Virgin Mary

$650
H 11.5 in W 8 in D 2.5 in
Antique Harry Vardon Golf Plaque
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique bronze plaque of Harry Vardon. A rare, MARKES, cast bronze plaque of the Champion Golfer Harry Vardon. The impressive and well known figure of Va...
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20th Century Sporting Art Sub-Saharan African Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Bronze

Antique Harry Vardon Golf Plaque
Antique Harry Vardon Golf Plaque

Antique Harry Vardon Golf Plaque

$3,855
H 22.45 in W 13.78 in D 1.58 in
Early 20th Century Stone Disc
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A polished hardstone disc. Provenance unknown but probably a early 20th century Hawaiin Ulu Maika stoen. Ulu Maika is a ancient game simular to bowling played by the indigineaous Haw...
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Early 20th Century Sub-Saharan African Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Stone

Early 20th Century Stone Disc
Early 20th Century Stone Disc

Early 20th Century Stone Disc

$1,802
H 8.67 in Dm 7.09 in
A 19th Century Polish Shofar
Located in New York, NY
A 19th-century Polish Shofar which is a remarkable piece of Judaica reflecting the Jewish community's life in Poland during that era. Poland was home to one of the largest and most...
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19th Century Antique Sub-Saharan African Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Horn

A 19th Century Polish Shofar
A 19th Century Polish Shofar

A 19th Century Polish Shofar

$900
H 4.73 in W 10.24 in D 0.99 in
Vintage Speed Limit 20 Large Steel Traffic Sign
Located in Topeka, KS
Fun Speed Limit 20 vintage steel traffic sign. It is large and in awesome vintage condition with just the right amount of age and use patina. Please see ph...
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20th Century Industrial Sub-Saharan African Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Steel

Vintage Speed Limit 20 Large Steel Traffic Sign
Vintage Speed Limit 20 Large Steel Traffic Sign

Vintage Speed Limit 20 Large Steel Traffic Sign

$695
H 30 in W 24 in D 0.063 in
19th Century Edo-Meiji Period Samurai Tantō Knife/Short Blade Sword and Scabbard
Located in North Miami, FL
19th century Edo-Meiji period samurai Tantō knife/short blade sword and scabbard By: unknown Material: iron, metal, paint, steel, leather, wood, lacquer, metal Technique: forged, ha...
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19th Century Meiji Antique Sub-Saharan African Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal, Copper, Steel, Iron

19th Century Edo-Meiji Period Samurai Tantō Knife/Short Blade Sword and Scabbard
19th Century Edo-Meiji Period Samurai Tantō Knife/Short Blade Sword and Scabbard

19th Century Edo-Meiji Period Samurai Tantō Knife/Short Blade Sword and Scabbard

$1,700
H 12 in W 1.5 in D 1 in
Mid-Century Modern Plaster and Metalwork Brutalist Wall Art
Located in Milford, NH
This Mid-Century Modern wall art is composed of plaster on wood, with welded square nails depicting two figures under a tree, unsigned and framed in a simple wood frame.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Plaster and Metalwork Brutalist Wall Art
Mid-Century Modern Plaster and Metalwork Brutalist Wall Art

Mid-Century Modern Plaster and Metalwork Brutalist Wall Art

$1,250
H 74 in W 25.5 in D 2 in
Vintage Wild Boar Trophy on Wooden Plaque, Germany, 1970s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage wild boar tusk trophy on wooden plaque, Germany 1973 A vintage Black Forest wild boar tusk trophy on wooden plaque. The tusks are mou...
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Late 20th Century Rustic Sub-Saharan African Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

Vintage Wild Boar Trophy on Wooden Plaque, Germany, 1970s
Vintage Wild Boar Trophy on Wooden Plaque, Germany, 1970s

Vintage Wild Boar Trophy on Wooden Plaque, Germany, 1970s

$195
H 2.37 in Dm 8.27 in
Early 20th century French Plaster Nativity Scene Figurines signed Marron, 1920s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice and rare 20th century French set of plaster nativity scene figurines. Twelve pieces are representing the religious nativity characters and the animals. Large dimensions. ...
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1920s Vintage Sub-Saharan African Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Plaster

Early 20th century French Plaster Nativity Scene Figurines signed Marron, 1920s
Early 20th century French Plaster Nativity Scene Figurines signed Marron, 1920s

Early 20th century French Plaster Nativity Scene Figurines signed Marron, 1920s

$3,076 Sale Price / set
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H 16.15 in Dm 5.52 in
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Coco de mer polished
Located in MILL, NL
Coco de mer is the Palm with the largest coconuts in the world. It grows only on the Seychelles islands of Curieuse and Praslin. The growing site of the Coco de mer was not discover...
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20th Century Sub-Saharan African Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Coconut

Coco de mer polished
Coco de mer polished

Coco de mer polished

H 11.82 in W 10.63 in D 5.91 in
Antique 20thC Extremely Rare Polished Triple Coco De Mer Nut, Seychelles c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
This late Victorian Coco de Mer, or sea coconut, stands out as an extraordinary and highly unusual piece for any serious collector. Polished to a high gloss finish, it possesses an u...
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20th Century Other Sub-Saharan African Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

Antique 20thC Extremely Rare Polished Triple Coco De Mer Nut, Seychelles c.1900
Antique 20thC Extremely Rare Polished Triple Coco De Mer Nut, Seychelles c.1900

Antique 20thC Extremely Rare Polished Triple Coco De Mer Nut, Seychelles c.1900

H 11.42 in W 13.78 in D 13.39 in
19th Century David Livingston Memorial Relic Heart Buried Beneath 1873
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A very odd Victorian curiosity, a section of the tree that the Scottish physician, Congregationalist and pioneer Christian missionary David Livingston was buried under. It's belie...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Sub-Saharan African Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Hardwood

19th Century David Livingston Memorial Relic Heart Buried Beneath 1873
19th Century David Livingston Memorial Relic Heart Buried Beneath 1873

19th Century David Livingston Memorial Relic Heart Buried Beneath 1873

H 7 in W 14 in D 8 in
Mid-Century Modern "Mother and Child" Stone Sculpture, Kenya, c. 1970 s
Located in Deland, FL
An exquisite marble sculpture depicting the care for a child from its mother. Modernist design. This bespoke piece is an excellent addition to your collection.    
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sub-Saharan African Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Stone

Mid-Century Modern "Mother and Child" Stone Sculpture, Kenya, c. 1970 s
Mid-Century Modern "Mother and Child" Stone Sculpture, Kenya, c. 1970 s

Mid-Century Modern "Mother and Child" Stone Sculpture, Kenya, c. 1970 s

H 9.75 in W 6 in D 2.25 in
Collection of Four 19th Century African Tribal Currency s
Located in Allerum, SE
Fine collection of four 18th - 19th century African Tribal currency's on stand from the world renowned collector and author Roberto Ballarini. ...
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19th Century Tribal Antique Sub-Saharan African Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Iron

Collection of Four 19th Century African Tribal Currency s
Collection of Four 19th Century African Tribal Currency s

Collection of Four 19th Century African Tribal Currency s

H 31.5 in W 14.18 in D 4.73 in
20th Century African Shovel Currency on Stand
Located in High Point, NC
This fascinating piece is an example of shovel currency, formerly used among the peoples of northern Nigeria as a form of monetary exchange. Forged iron would have been traded for go...
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Early 1900s Rustic Antique Sub-Saharan African Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

20th Century African Shovel Currency on Stand
20th Century African Shovel Currency on Stand

20th Century African Shovel Currency on Stand

H 36.6 in W 26.6 in D 11.8 in
Ethiopian Carved Headrest
Located in Chicago, IL
So as not to muss their intricate hairstyles, Ethiopian women would traditionally rest their heads on these petite wooden stands. The combination of conic base and concave rest gives...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Wood

Ethiopian Carved Headrest
Ethiopian Carved Headrest

Ethiopian Carved Headrest

H 6.25 in W 6.75 in D 5 in
Mid-20th Century Cache-Fesse, Negbe, Mangbetu, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th century cache-fesse, Negbe, Mangbetu, D.R. Congo. A graphic cache-fesse (back apron) or negbe from the Mangbetu of D.R. Congo. Made of fiber and banana leaf, these were wor...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Natural Fiber

Mid-20th Century Cache-Fesse, Negbe, Mangbetu, D.R. Congo
Mid-20th Century Cache-Fesse, Negbe, Mangbetu, D.R. Congo

Mid-20th Century Cache-Fesse, Negbe, Mangbetu, D.R. Congo

H 13.25 in W 14.75 in D 3 in
Mid-20th Century Cache-Fesse, Negbe, Mangbetu, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Mid-20th Century Cache-fesse, Negbe, Mangbetu, D.R. Congo A graphic cache-fesse (back apron) or negbe from the Mangbetu of D.R. Congo. Made of fiber and banana leaf, these were worn...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Natural Fiber

Mid-20th Century Cache-Fesse, Negbe, Mangbetu, D.R. Congo
Mid-20th Century Cache-Fesse, Negbe, Mangbetu, D.R. Congo

Mid-20th Century Cache-Fesse, Negbe, Mangbetu, D.R. Congo

H 13.25 in W 14.75 in D 3 in
Set of Three African Hand-Forged Iron Bell Currencies on Custom Iron Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
A collection of African hand-forged iron bell currency on custom stands from the 20th century. This is a collection of three African bell currencies of ha...
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20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Iron

Set of Three African Hand-Forged Iron Bell Currencies on Custom Iron Stands
Set of Three African Hand-Forged Iron Bell Currencies on Custom Iron Stands

Set of Three African Hand-Forged Iron Bell Currencies on Custom Iron Stands

H 25.75 in W 7.5 in D 5 in
19th Century Tribal Fingo Apron, South Africa
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite apron was hand-beaded with Venetian glass beads before the introduction of machine-beading into Fengu (previously termed "Fingo" in English sources) culture. The leath...
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Late 19th Century Tribal Antique Sub-Saharan African Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Brass

19th Century Tribal Fingo Apron, South Africa
19th Century Tribal Fingo Apron, South Africa

19th Century Tribal Fingo Apron, South Africa

H 7 in W 12 in D 0 in

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