WUNDERKAMMER, CURIOSITIES & ETHNOGRAPHIC

18 Apr 2024  |  Italy, Brescia
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. Pair of precious wooden obelisks with samples of antique coloured marble of various shapes and

0001: . Pair of precious wooden... Estimate: Login

. Lot consisting of box with Tuareg trousseau and Ehel sceptre. Amazigh-speaking Tuareg people. West

0002: . Lot consisting of box with... Estimate: Login

. Tibetan tangka of excellent workmanship, embroidered and hand-painted. Tibet, 19th cent.

0003: . Tibetan tangka of excellent... Estimate: Login

. Venetian gondola half sailor. Italy, early 20th century.

0004: . Venetian gondola half... Estimate: Login

. Asmat dagger made of cassowary bone on a wooden base. Papua New Guinea, 19th-20th century.

0005: . Asmat dagger made of... Estimate: Login

. Delightful set of three suitcases made of wood, leather and wicker. Japan, 1960.

0006: . Delightful set of three... Estimate: Login

. Elegant parlour service comprising an ice or wet tobacco holder, a candle holder and a cigarette

0007: . Elegant parlour service... Estimate: Login

LUCIO BUBACCO Glass cup.Venice, 20th century.

0008: LUCIO BUBACCO Glass... Estimate: Login

. Rare anti-vampire kit. Poland, 19th century. .

0009: . Rare anti-vampire kit... Estimate: Login

Antique camel bezoar. 17th century.

0010: Antique camel bezoar. 17th... Estimate: Login

. A warrior's necklace composed of eighteen intact animal's nails bound by vegetable rope.

0011: . A warrior's necklace... Estimate: Login

. Ceremonial axe.Mangaia, Cook Islands, 19th century.

0012: . Ceremonial axe.Mangaia, Cook... Estimate: Login

. Bronze anthropomorphic idol from the Harappa culture of the Indus Valley.Datable to the 2nd

0013: . Bronze anthropomorphic idol... Estimate: Login

. Rare collection consisting of 62 Harappa bronzes, Indus Valley.

0014: . Rare collection consisting... Estimate: Login

. Jackal mummy sarcophagus in clay plant material.Ancient Egypt, Ptolemaic period (5th-4th centuries

0015: . Jackal mummy sarcophagus in... Estimate: Login

. Wooden sarcophagus complete with lid and base (or tank) representing the God Horus.Ancient Egypt

0016: . Wooden sarcophagus complete... Estimate: Login

. Egg of Aepyornis Maximus.

0017: . Egg of Aepyornis Maximus. Estimate: Login

. Coco de Mer.Seychelles.

0018: . Coco de Mer.Seychelles. Estimate: Login

. Maori walking stick. New Zealand, early 20th century.

0019: . Maori walking stick. New... Estimate: Login

. Original American flag from World War II recovered at Anzio after the Allied landings on the

0020: . Original American flag from... Estimate: Login

. Cabro Wasp Hive.

0021: . Cabro Wasp Hive. Estimate: Login

. Dagger with rhomboid section known as a Katar.India, 19th cent.

0022: . Dagger with rhomboid section... Estimate: Login

. Notice board dated 1901 dedicated to maestro Giuseppe Verdi with rosettes and central portrait.

0023: . Notice board dated 1901... Estimate: Login

. Figure of a Tchitcheri Moba ancestor used in Togo as a lucky charm votive object. Togo, early 20th

0024: . Figure of a Tchitcheri Moba... Estimate: Login

. Collection of five votive phalluses from the Bhutan area.Bhutan, 19th-20th century.

0025: . Collection of five votive... Estimate: Login

. Venetian cotton tapestry depicting the Grand Canal from Piazza San Marco. Italy, 19th cent.

0026: . Venetian cotton tapestry... Estimate: Login

. Elegant walking stick made of compact wood and silver. Italy, 19th cent.

0027: . Elegant walking stick made... Estimate: Login

. French-made mechanical top hat complete with original case. Paris, 19th century.

0028: . French-made mechanical top... Estimate: Login

. Fine silver thread, silk and cotton funeral cloth placed over coffin and bier. Italy, late 19th

0029: . Fine silver thread, silk and... Estimate: Login

. Deformed stuffed lamb.England, early 20th century.

0030: . Deformed stuffed... Estimate: Login

. Scientific plastic model depicting fetal growth cycle from the first to the seventh month.

0031: . Scientific plastic model... Estimate: Login

. Porcelain pourer or urinal. China, 19th cent.

0032: . Porcelain pourer or urinal... Estimate: Login

. Citrine quartz. .

0033: . Citrine quartz. . Estimate: Login

. Engraved and painted wooden war shield enriched with plant fibres, from the Asmat culture. Papua

0034: . Engraved and painted wooden... Estimate: Login

. Engraved and painted wooden war shield enriched with plant fibres, from the Asmat culture. Papua

0035: . Engraved and painted wooden... Estimate: Login

. Massim command stick made of hardwood and plant fibres. Papua New Guinea, 19th century.

0036: . Massim command stick made of... Estimate: Login

. Wooden command stick from the Sepik River culture in Papua New Guinea. Irian Jaya, 19th century.

0037: . Wooden command stick from... Estimate: Login

. Well-carved wooden canoe prow, still rich in red pigments. Asmat culture.

0038: . Well-carved wooden canoe... Estimate: Login

. Wood and mother-of-pearl ceremonial staff from Melanesian culture.Solomon Islands, 19th cent.

0039: . Wood and mother-of-pearl... Estimate: Login

. Ceremonial staff known as the Alafolo, carved wood with rich dark patina. Solomon Islands, 19th

0040: . Ceremonial staff known as... Estimate: Login

. Rare ornament made of bone and plant fibres, probably used as a neck pendant. Marquesas Islands

0041: . Rare ornament made of bone... Estimate: Login

. Idol or Tiki carved in lava stone from the Polynesian 'Nuku Hiva' culture. Marquesas Islands, 18th

0042: . Idol or Tiki carved in lava... Estimate: Login

. Beautiful phallus shell cover from the Australian Aboriginal culture. Australia, 19th century.

0043: . Beautiful phallus shell... Estimate: Login

. Wooden hunting shield carved with the typical geometric designs of the Aboriginal Cobram culture.

0044: . Wooden hunting shield carved... Estimate: Login

. Pair of daggers made of cassowary bone, feathers, shells and natural fibres. Asmat, 19th cent.

0045: . Pair of daggers made of... Estimate: Login

. Curious sword with attached mask of ritual origin, enriched with interesting pigments and patina.

0046: . Curious sword with attached... Estimate: Login

. Asmat drum enriched with many anthropomorphic carvings and decorations and complete with the

0047: . Asmat drum enriched with... Estimate: Login

. Fishing hook from Maori culture made of bone, shell and plant fibres. New Zealand, 19th century.

0048: . Fishing hook from Maori... Estimate: Login

. Beautiful pair of pendants (one in the shape of an axe) from the Maori culture. New Zealand, 19th

0049: . Beautiful pair of pendants... Estimate: Login

. Rare fishing hook made of stone, bone and plant fibres from Polynesian culture. Fiji Islands, 19th

0050: . Rare fishing hook made of... Estimate: Login

. Bone fishing hook from Polynesian culture. Fiji Islands, 19th century.

0053: . Bone fishing hook from... Estimate: Login

. Fishing hook made of stone, bone and plant fibres from Polynesian culture. Fiji Islands, 19th

0054: . Fishing hook made of stone... Estimate: Login

. Seabird in compact wood and mother-of-pearl from the Easter Island culture. Rapa Nui, late 19th

0055: . Seabird in compact wood and... Estimate: Login

. Bone tupilak from Inuit culture. Alaska, 19th cent. .

0056: . Bone tupilak from Inuit... Estimate: Login

. Fossil with tooth of Carcharhinus. Chile, mid-Pliocene.

0057: . Fossil with tooth of... Estimate: Login

. Chondrite Carbonacea with certificate of authenticity from Erfoud. Morocco.

0058: . Chondrite Carbonacea with... Estimate: Login

. Tektite with certificate of authenticity from Zamanshin. Kashakhstan.

0059: . Tektite with certificate of... Estimate: Login

. NWA meteorite with certificate of authenticity. Africa.

0060: . NWA meteorite with... Estimate: Login

. Impacted with certificate of authenticity from Guang Dong.

0061: . Impacted with certificate of... Estimate: Login

. Ashanti (or Aku'a Ba) doll made of dark wood, enriched with coloured beads. Ghana, Ashanti

0063: . Ashanti (or Aku'a Ba) doll... Estimate: Login

. Curious Ashanti stool of fine workmanship carved from a single piece of wood and embellished with

0064: . Curious Ashanti stool of... Estimate: Login

. Polychrome wooden sculpture composed of plant fibres. Ivory Coast, Baule culture, 20th century.

0065: . Polychrome wooden sculpture... Estimate: Login

. Silver bracelet made by melting down some of Marie Antoinette's coins, from the Sakalava culture.

0067: . Silver bracelet made by... Estimate: Login

. Silver necklace with Agades crosses.Nigeria, Tuareg culture, 19th century.

0068: . Silver necklace with Agades... Estimate: Login

. Chinese metal compass, in very good condition. China, 18th century.

0069: . Chinese metal compass, in... Estimate: Login

. Fine Italian compass made of wood, paper and metal. Italy, 1847.

0070: . Fine Italian compass made of... Estimate: Login

. Knife with lion's head in bone and metal. Venice, 15th century.

0071: . Knife with lion's head in... Estimate: Login

. English Wilkinson scales made of wood, metal and paper. On the antique paper we note the word

0072: . English Wilkinson scales... Estimate: Login

. Afghan wooden ritual bowl from the Kafiri culture. Afghanistan, Kafiri culture, 19th century.

0073: . Afghan wooden ritual bowl... Estimate: Login

. Mask from the Assam culture with beautiful page of time. India, 19th century.

0074: . Mask from the Assam culture... Estimate: Login

. Wooden ceremonial mask from Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka, 18th century.

0075: . Wooden ceremonial mask from... Estimate: Login

. Precious wooden zoomorphic mask from the Assam culture in Tibet. Tibet, 19th century.

0076: . Precious wooden zoomorphic... Estimate: Login

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