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Tribal Art Carpets, Rugs & Textiles Works of Art Wednesday 17th April 2019 OXFORD
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Tribal Art, Carpets, Rugs & Textiles, Works of Art 17th April 2019 Oxford Order of Sale
Works of Art 1-103
Tribal Art 104-189A
Carpets, Rugs & Textiles 190-405
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Saturday 13th April 9am to 1pm Monday 15th April 9am to 5pm Tuesday 16th April 9am to 5pm Morning of the sale from 8.30am
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2. AN ANTIQUE POLYCHROME CARVED WOODEN FIGURE OF ST JOHN BAPTIST, depicting holding a book surmounted by a lamb in his left hand on a capital shaped base, 59cm high £300-500
1. A 19TH CENTURY ANGLO-INDIAN ANTLER HORN, IVORY AND SANDALWOOD WORKBOX, the hinged lid with carved and turned finial and opening to reveal a lift out tray with pin cushions, cotton reel divisions and ivory lidded boxes on turned and lobed button feet, 28cm wide x 23cm deep x 12cm high £300-500
4. AN 18TH CENTURY SPANISH CLEAR GLASS CANTIR, moulded air twist handle, 24cm high £80-120
3. A LATE 18TH CENTURY SPANISH BRAZIER TABLE, walnut top with engraved sectional bullfighting scenes, incised crescent moon shaped and brass studded decoration, 80cm across with a central copper charcoal container & ladle (3) £400-600
5. TWO EARLY SPANISH GREEN GLASS PORRON, and 6. A 17TH CENTURY AND LATER SPANISH FRIAR’S 7. A VICTORIAN, 17TH CENTURY-STYLE OAK CHAIR, another wine vessel (3) CHAIR, walnut with tooled leather and oval domed leather tooled seat with red devil-type face design, £100-150 brass studs, rectangular legs joined by a broad carved 106cm high front stretcher, 137cm high £150-250 £200-300
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9. AN 18TH CENTURY MALACCA POMANDER WALKING CANE, the metal pique inset ivory handle with pierced top unscrewing to reveal a small compartment, 91cm long £200-300
8. AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY WOODEN BOUND CANVAS TRAVELLING TRUNK, 92.5cm £30-40
10. AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY BAMBOO WALKING CANE, with silver mounted 11. A LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY MALACCA WALKING CANE, ivory ball handle, by Edward Souter Barnsley, Birmingham 1912, 89.5cm long the bowed ivory handle inset with a compass, and having nickel collar, and £100-150 ivory ferrule, 88cm long £100-150
13. A LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY EBONISED WALKING CANE, the spirally lobed ivory handle with gold plated mounts and angular swing handle, 91cm long; £60-80
12. AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY EBONISED WALKING CANE, the elongated ivory handle section carved with lily of the valley, 91.5cm long; and another, with plain ivory tapering handle, having gilt metal claw and hardstone ball mount, 89cm long (2) £100-200
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14. AN 18TH CENTURY CHINESE ‘MANDARIN’ 15. A WOODEN AND BONE MODEL of the Training 16. A 19TH CENTURY TIN CAMPAIGN HIP BATH, PATTERN CYLINDRICAL PORCELAIN TANKARD with Ship ‘Joseph Conrad’, formerly ‘George Stage’, with with faux wood painted decoration dragon handle, 12cm high, an old Chinese ivory model three finely detailed rigged masts, in glazed display case, £100-150 of a ceremonial barge, 30cm long, and a silver coloured 47cm wide; together with a folder of information and metal model of a junk on hardwood stand, 12cm long history relating to the ship (3) £300-400 £50-100
17. A PAIR OF CARVED TEAK SHIP-FORM FOLDING 18. A PAIR OF CHINESE EBONISED FIGURES, with 19. A PAIR OF NEGRETTI AND ZAMBRA BOOKENDS, from the teak of H.M.S. Iron Duke, glass inset eyes, 41cm high (2) BINOCULARS with black leather and ebonised lenses Admiral Jellicoe’s Flagship, Jutland 1916, 26.5cm high; a £70-90 £30-50 pair of silver plated spill vases with enamel H.M.S. Iron Duke applied badges, and a teak paper knife, barrel and match stand, all made from the teak of the above ship (7) £100-150
21. A CAMPAIGN CANE WORK FOLDING BACK REST with Army & Navy C.S.L makers label to back, 50cm wide £50-100
20. E DUNCAN AFTER W.J.HUGGINS Northern Whale Fishery 1829, engraving in maple wood frame, 42cm x 60cm £80-120
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23. A 19TH CENTURY COROMANDEL AND IVORY STRUNG RECTANGULAR TEA CADDY, the interior fitted with two removable lidded compartments and a glass mixing bowl, 33cm wide £200-300
22. AN 18TH CENTURY ITALIAN COUCH WORK PANEL TEXTILE, worked in coloured and metal threads on a yellow ground, 71 x 50.5cm £200-300
24. A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE LARGE BALUSTER 25. A CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE JARDINIERE, 26. AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE IMARI VASE, painted with temple dogs within bands of bronzed painted with peony flowers and stylised foliage, 36.5cm JARDINIERE, painted in blue, iron red and gilt with relief decoration, incised seal mark, 61cm high; and a diameter panels of flowering foliage, 38.5cm diameter similar Chinese blue and white ovoid jar and cover, £100-200 £100-200 painted with figures in a garden (2) £100-200
27. A LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE 28. TWO ISLAMIC BRASS, COPPER AND SILVERED 29. A 20TH CENTURY CHINESE YELLOW GROUND IMARI PLATE, of hexagonal form, painted in blue, iron CIRCULAR CHARGERS, engraved and incised with SAUCER DISH, brightly painted with two exotic birds red and gilt with a flowering plant to the centre, 28.5cm; stylised repeated designs, 50cm diameter; and an Indian with flowering prunus and peony blossoms, within a another Imari lobed dish; and a 20th Century Cantonese brass circular tray, pierce decorated and engraved with black ground floral border, 47cm diameter, and a porcelain bowl, painted with butterflies, flowers and two deer and stylised flowering foliage (3) Chinese famille rose small jardiniere, painted with foliage, 33cm (3) £100-200 precious objects, 21.5cm (2) £60-100 £100-200
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30. A COPENHAGEN PORCELAIN FIGURE of a polar bear with cubs, No. 98E; two Lladro figures of polar bears; three Royal Crown Derby Imari paperweights; a 31. A BRONZED FIGURE of a seated female nude, 32. A WALTER MOORCROFT VASE, decorated with the small collection of Continental porcelain florally 35.5cm clematis pattern on a mottled blue ground, impressed encrusted miniature furniture; a Waterford crystal £30-40 marks and painted signature, 12.5cm high; and an decanter and stopper; another cut glass decanter and Orrefors faceted glass small bowl (2) stopper; a cut glass pedestal bowl; a Baccarat faceted £40-50 glass vase; and a set of six Austrian cut glass and metal mounted glasses (qty) £100-150
33. A 19TH CENTURY PAINTED SIDE CHAIR with 34. A JAPANESE IMARI SAUCER DISH, painted in blue, spindle turned back and caned seat, on turned legs and a iron red and green and gilt with flowering foliage, 40cm small sampler dated 1933 (2) £100-150 £40-60
36. A LATE 19TH 35. A 19TH CENTURY CENTURY FRENCH BRASS WELSH STONEWARE TWIN CARRIAGE TIMEPIECE, with HANDLED JAR, the ochre circular white enamel dial, glaze with incised inscription the case with faceted in Welsh, 32.5cm high pilasters and bracket feet, £80-120 11.5cm high £50-80
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37. A LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY SCOTTISH DIRK, the ebonised handle carved with basket weave decoration, the silver plated mounts embossed with thistles and foliage, the main pommel and small knife and fork inset with citrine-coloured paste stones, by R.W. Forsyth Ltd, Glasgow, 50.5cm long overall £400-600
38. A PAIR OF CARL ZEISS LACQUERED BRASS SMALL 39. A LATE VICTORIAN NEEDLEWORK SAMPLER, BINOCULARS, a Kodak black lacquered camera, cased, worked with a prayer by Mary Queen of Scots within a and three cased sets of draughts instruments beaded and sequinned ‘jewelled’ border, 25 x 26cm £30-40 £50-80
40A. A 19TH CENTURY LEATHER COVERED AND STUD DECORATED TRAVELLING TRUNK with metal mounts, 85cm wide 40. AN 18TH CENTURY BRASS DOG COLLAR, with spiked border, stamped ‘W Walker, Piddington, Oxon 1794’ £50-100 with impressed maker’s name Jackson, 14.5cm diameter * An old deed, and a copy of a 19th Century photo of the Walker family accompany this lot £300-400
42. A JAMESON RAIDER’S BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA COMPANY’S 1890-97 MEDAL, awarded to LANCE CORPL. G.G HAKE SALISBURY HORSE reverse Matabeleland 1893 (no ribbon) together with a georgius iii dei gratia rex coin and a collection of military badges, buttons and brooches (qty) £50-150
41. A LATE 19TH CENTURY DOULTON LAMBETH STONEWARE JUG, to commemorate General Gordon, Governor General of the Soudan 1874, Khartoum 1884, ‘Chinese’ Gordon, leader of the ever victorious army, China 1860, 19.5cm high; and another very similar, slightly smaller jug, 19cm high (2) £80-150
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43. A REGENCY CUT GLASS TRIPLE RING NECK 44. A PAIR OF VICTORIAN PEWTER PILLAR JELLY 45. A WILLIAM IV PEWTER QUART TANKARD of DECANTER, with cut decoration, another triple ring neck MOULDS of tapering cylindrical form with detachable tapering cylindrical form with scroll handle, 15cm high; decanter (later stoppers), and another cut glass decanter extremities, the lids cast with fruit and foliage, each with five further tankards; and a pint jug (7) and stopper (3) kite mark and numbered ‘8’, 17cm high (2) £50-100 £30-40 £80-120
47. A 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRONZE GROUP of three musical putti, one with curved horn, another with drum on his back for the third to beat, the base inscribed ‘Roux’, 18.5cm high £100-150
46. A COLLECTION OF 18TH AND 19TH CENTURY PEWTER TO INCLUDE: two pepper pots, pounce pot, mustard pot with blue glass liner and bone spoon; salt cellar with spoon, a later spot hammered bowl, and three cruet items (10) £60-100
48. A 19TH CENTURY CIRCULAR BOIS DURCI 49. A 17TH/18TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL BRONZE 50. ENGLISH SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY) PLAQUE, relief decorated with a portrait of Imperatrice OVAL PLAQUE, relief decorated with a portrait of a A miniature oval portrait of a gentleman, with powdered Eugenie, 11.5cm bearded male, 14.5cm high wig and brown coat, watercolour on ivory, 3.3cm; and a £40-50 £150-200 19th Century Continental oval portrait miniature of a young man, 5cm, both in gilt mounts (2) £100-150
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51. A PERSIAN ISFAHAN CERAMIC TILE PICTURE, the thirty five tiles depicting polychrome birds amongst summer flowers, within a deep blue border, approximately 100 x 75cm £200-400
52. TWO CONTEMPORARY POTTERY SEATED FIGURES (2) £20-30
53. AN EASTERN BRASS LARGE CHARGER, the dished, 54. A SET OF ELEVEN LATE 19TH CENTURY CHINESE 55. AN AMERICAN MCDONALD ALUMINIUM MINE lobed centre engraved with elephants and tigers within a PITH PAINTINGS, depicting various figures in costume, SAFETY HELMET, profusely engraved with birds, border of stylised flowerheads, 76.5cm diameter each approximately 9 x 5cm, contained in two frames buildings, and stylised flowering foliage, 29cm £40-60 (2) £60-80 £100-150
56. A PAIR OF CHINESE CARVED CORK PICTURES, 57. A 1930’S CONTINENTAL WALNUT AND INLAID 58. AN INDIAN BRASS CIGAR BOX, profusely each depicting a figure before a lakeside pavilion, 13.5 x RECTANGULAR CASKET, the lid with Tunbridge style engraved with stylised foliage and with regimental crest, 23.5cm, framed (2) inlay, the padded interior with mirror inset lid, with key, having cedar wood lining, 20cm wide; and a late 19th £30-40 23.5cm wide Century French brass and copper rectangular casket, the £50-80 lid with applied female motif, 16cm (2) £60-80
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59. A LATE 19TH CENTURY BOHEMIAN CRANBERRY 60. A 17TH/18TH CENTURY LEAD CRUCIFIX, the cast 61. A WWI PEWTER PROPAGANDA BULLDOG/EAGLE GLASS TABLE LAMP, the gilded decoration reserving an figure drilled for a coffin mount, 31cm PAPERWEIGHT, after John Hassall, the reversible seated oval panel painted with two putti, 45cm high £40-60 figure inscribed both ‘Bowwow’ and ‘Hoch Hoch’, £60-80 8.5cm high £40-50
62. A MODERN SATSUMA POTTERY BALUSTER TABLE 63. A LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY AUSTRIAN 64. A LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY CARVED LAMP, painted and gilt decorated with flowers, 33.5cm PORCELAIN CABINET PLATE, painted with a portrait of ALABASTER FIGURE of a lion, the recumbent figure high a young nun, 18.5cm diameter mounted as a table lamp, with tasselled shade, 35cm £30-50 £50-80 high overall £60-80
65. A PAIR OF EBONISED HORSESHOE SHAPED 66. AN ITALIAN BRONZE BUST of a young girl, after 67. A 19TH CENTURY GILT BRONZE RECTANGULAR WALL PLAQUES, each mounted with a silver plated Vincenzo Cinque (1852-1929), Lagana Napoli foundry PHOTOGRAPH FRAME, with beaded and foliate cast relief portrait of a horse, 37.5cm high (2) mark, 21cm high border, 27.5 x 20.5cm overall £30-40 £100-150 £40-60
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69. AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY ANGLO INDIAN VIZAGAPATAM IVORY AND PORCUPINE QUILL WORK BOX of sarcophagus form, the interior fitted with pin cushions and lidded compartments with mother of pearl reels, 22cm wide x 17cm deep £600-800 68. AN ARTS & CRAFTS COPPER DISH, in the form of a spider’s web, with central embossed spider, 24cm diameter; a copper and brass conical vase of Arts & Crafts design, with riveted decoration, 21cm high; and an Arts & Crafts copper circular dish, the cover pierced and embossed with a monogram, and dates 2nd April 1873 and 1923, 14.5cm (3) £40-60
70. A GROUP OF FOUR 19TH 71. A LOUIS CENTURY INDIAN VUITTON SQUARE WATERCOLOUR HAT CASE with PAINTINGS of inner tray, brass ceremonially hasps and carrying subjects, each with handle (loose), inscription, numbered 766190 approximately 25 x and labelled, 45cm 14cm, framed £700-900 £300-500
72. A 19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN BRONZE EWER, with globular shaped body, the 73. AN ONYX SMOKERS SET, comprising a cigarette box, ash tray and lighter (3) rim with lobed border surmounted by a pair of recumbent goats, 17.5cm high £30-50 £40-60
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74. A PAIR OF ANTIQUE ANGLO INDIAN FOLDING CHAIRS, with inlaid mother-of-pearl decoration and Urdu script to top rail, 102cm high £150-250
75. A LARGE SET OF AFRICAN KUDU HORNS, with part skull, 112cm long £80-120
78. ROSS, Sir John R.N., ‘Narrative of the Second 77. FIVE EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE Voyage in Search of a North West Passage and of a Residence in the Arctic Regions during the Years CLOISONNÉ BOWLS, with typical floral decoration, 1829-1833’ with twenty nine plates inc. some coloured, 11cm diameter (5) final chart deficient, A.W. Webster London 1835, later £70-150 rebind, blue cloth, 4to. (325 x 260mm), overall foxing, 76. AN AFRICAN HORN TABLE LIGHT, with green replaced end papers, bumped glass shade, a wooden and studded fur base, 98cm high £100-200 £50-100
79. ROSS, Sir John R.N., ‘Narrative of a Second Voyage in Search of a North West Passage and of a Residence in the Arctic Regions during the Years 1829-1833’ with thirty plates and charts inc. some coloured, bound with Appendix with twenty plates and charts and list of Subscribers. A.W. Webster London 1835, now bound in 80. BAEDEKER, Karl, tooled green leather with marbled edges and end papers. The Dominion of Canada, 2nd & 3rd revised editions 1900 Montague Williams b/p boards loose, all over foxing, and 1907 with maps and a collection of approximately 70 books relating to bumps and scratches, 8vo. (275 x 225mm) Canada (72) £100-200 £50-80
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81. AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY FRENCH PAPIER MÂCHÉ PULL ALONG BULLDOG TOY, with nodding head, opening jaws and glass inset eyes, 55cm long £300-500
82. A 19TH CENTURY EBONISED AND INLAID ‘TRINITY LIGHTHOUSE’ WORK BOX, the lid and sides inlaid with sailing ships, steamboats and other small craft at sea, the lid inlaid with ‘Nore’ light ship, having fitted interior, 32.5cm wide £200-300
83. A SCRIMSHAW HORN BEAKER decorated with a soldier beside a building, possibly the Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney, Australia, also with monogram, crest and vignette of a young girl, inscribed ‘Mary Lee Born on September 21 1796’, 10.5cm high £400-600
84. A 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL ENAMEL OVAL MINIATURE PORTRAIT, of a young lady reading a book, 3.2cm; and a late 18th Century oval miniature of a young officer, in scarlet coat, watercolour on ivory, 3.5cm (2) £200-300
85. A CAST RESIN ARCHITECTURAL MODEL of the 86. A BACCARAT MILLEFIORI PAPERWEIGHT, 6.5cm 87. A PAIR OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY DERBY TEA Radcliffe Library, Oxford, designed by James Gibbs wide; another millefiori paperweight; and a late CUPS AND SAUCERS, with gilt heightened orange 1727, 26cm high Victorian sulphide dump weight (3) decoration, puce marks, and a collection of other £40-60 £30-40 decorative 19th Century tea cups and saucers, and trios (qty) £150-250
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88. A LATE 19TH CENTURY JAPANESE SPECIMEN WOOD AND INLAID TABLE CABINET, with an arrangement of seven drawers, two pairs of sliding doors and an open compartment, 60cm wide £200-300 89. AN ANTIQUE CARVED OAK RECTANGULAR PANEL, carved with lattice work and stylised flowers, 113cm £80-120
90. A WHITE PAINTED PINE CURVED SECTION OF 91. A 19TH CENTURY TOLEWARE OVAL TEA TRAY, 92. AN 18TH CENTURY HAND-COLOURED BALUSTRADE, with five turned columns, 63cm wide painted with a classical female, within gilt heightened ENGRAVING after Gillray, ‘Two Penny Whist’, another £40-50 border, 60.5cm wide engraving of an ancient Egyptian design, and a Japanese £100-150 print of verse and a lobster (3) £50-80
94. A 19TH CENTURY 93. AN EARLY BRONZE BRONZE FIGURE of a FIGURE of an athlete, classical female, on veined with verdi-gris patination marble square section base, and mounted upon a 25cm high overall; and cylindrical marble another bronze figure of a column base, 29cm high naked female, on green overall serpentine base, 22cm high £400-600 overall (2) £200-300
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95. AN ANTIQUE BRONZE FIGURE of Ajax, the figure lacking one arm and lower legs, mounted on a cylindrical marble column, 53.5cm high overall £300-500
96. FIVE 18TH CENTURY PEWTER PLATES, with shaped borders, largest 23.5cm diameter, a 20th Century spot hammered pewter plate by Liberty & Co, and an 18th Century green glass wine bottle (7) £100-200
97. AN INDIAN MACHINE WOVEN THROW, worked 98. A CONTINENTAL TIN GLAZED POTTERY 99. A PAIR OF MID VICTORIAN BRASS GOTHIC in reds, green and metal threads with repeated stylised CHARGER, painted in blue with a mythical beast within STYLE PRICKET CANDLESTICKS, with dished drip pans, designs, 260 x 212cm a stylised foliate border, 38.5cm wide; another, painted knopped stems, and domed bases with repeated trefoil £40-80 in blue with repeated stylised flower heads, two similar motifs, 38.5cm high (2) small dishes, and another with polychrome decoration of £200-300 a bird amidst flowers (5) £200-300
100. A COLLECTION OF APPROXIMATELY THIRTY 100A. MANDALA TIBETAN, 20th Century painting on 101. A SOUTH AMERICAN GILT BRONZE FIGURE of EIGHT 19TH CENTURY STEREOSCOPIC VIEWER fabric, depicting concentric circles of deities 45cm x an exotic bird, on plinth base, 21cm high; and a pair of CARDS TO INCLUDE: several North American scenes, 61cm French gilt metal and mother of pearl opera glasses by together with a few later cards (qty) £50-100 Montefiore, Nice (2) £30-50 £80-120
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102. A LATE 17TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY AND LATER CARVED SOFTWOOD FIGURE of John the Baptist, with later polychrome painted robes, 72cm high; and a similar carved wooden figure of Christ, carrying a lamb, 75cm high (2) £400-500
103. A WWI MEDAL GROUP, to Private H. Mathews, E Surrey Regt, another WWI medal, a small collection of assorted coins and medallions, a 19th Century pocket barometer, in leather case, a set of cut throat razors, in mahogany box, and a clay pipe (qty) £50-80
104. AN EARLY NATIVE AMERICAN THROWING 105. AN OCEANIC CEREMONIAL DOUBLE HEADED 106. AN EARLY CHOLA PERIOD SHIVA BHAIRAVA TOMAHAWK, axe head, leather binding and scratch BOWL FROM FIJI, carved wood with a patina finish WORSHIP STONE, carved warrior shiva 16cm long work handle (acquired in New England) 69cm long (acquired in Hawaii) 43cm wide £150-250 £400-600 £400-600
107A. AN OCEANIC PAPUA NEW GUINEA WALKING STICK, carved wood with janus figures and scroll designs throughout, on stand 104cm high £500-800
107. MAKILA BASQUE COUNTRY WALKING STICK, 107B. AN OCEANIC SOLOMON ISLANDS, BUKA horn and leather top with a metal spike end with ISLAND, RARE STAFF wood with fibre binding, snake inscribed AINCIART LARRESSORE 1914 (master makers) running up the staff reaching a carved face with fibre 89cm long braided above and below, on stand 111cm high £150-250 £800-1200
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109. AN OCEANIC TOTOKIA FIJIAN CLUB, with pineapple top, pointed end and shaped shaft, the grip with typical stone cut zigzag pattern, with original sennit 81cm long £300-500
108. AN OCEANIC LARGE FIJIAN POLE CLUB, carved 110. AN OCEANIC FIJIAN POLE CLUB, carved wood rounded head to a tapering end 97cm long hardwood of plain form, leather type grip 76cm long £200-300 £100-200
112. AN OCEANIC FIJI ULA WARCLUB 111. AN OCEANIC , 113. AN PACIFIC ISLAND LARGE in carved dense AUSTRALIAN hardwood, the ABORIGINAL PADDLE CLUB, carved domed head BOOMERANG wood cross section and , surrounded by tapering end with a hole & carved natural wood bulging flared top, leather strap 112cm long with a textured finish shrinkage cracks, £200-300 79cm long 43cm long £100-200 £200-400
114. TWO AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL THROWING 115. AN AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL FIGHTING 116. TRIBAL BOW AND ARROWS, with a quiver, the STICKS, carved wood with tapered ends 62cm long CLUB, carved wood with incised dot decoration 68cm bow with incised triangular design (4) £100-200 long £40-60 £50-100
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117. AN OCEANIC SHARK TOOTH HAND SWORD, 118. AN OCEANIC MAORI TYPE CEREMONIAL CLUB, wood and sennit 77cm long carved wood 64cm long £40-60 £50-100
119. TWO 19th CENTURY NORTH AMERICAN BEADWORK PANELS, belt & apron, canvas cotton backed with coloured floral design beads (2) £200-300
120. THREE WEST AFRICAN MANILLA BRACELETS, largest bracelet 11.5cm wide (3) £50-80
121. A PAIR OF NIGERIAN YORUBA IBEJI MALE FIGURES, with high 122. A CONGO, KUBA TRIBE WOODEN CUP, carved with crescent moon crescent coiffures, scarification marks and red beads, 26cm high and mask decoration, 14cm high with two south African Zulu spoons (2) £100-150 £40-60
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123. A MALE TABWA STANDING FIGURE, (Democratic Republic of the Congo) with five scarification marks to forehead and a carved neck apron, 50cm high £200-300
124. A FEMALE TABWA FIGURE, (Democratic Republic 125. A LARGE PAIR OF NIGERIAN YORUBA MALE & of the Congo) with elongated neck, carved FEMALE IBEJI SEATED FIGURES, with white pigment French-plaited hair and a tapering base, 59cm high eyes and carved cradling children, 32cm high £200-300 £100-200
126. A NIGERIAN YORUBA KNEELING FIGURE, half of the body with white 127. A NIGERIAN YORUBA IBEJI MALE FIGURE, carved wood with high crescent pigment, straw necklace & skirt with glass eyes, 35cm high coiffure and scarification marks, 28.5cm high £80-120 £80-120
128. A LOANGO, WEST AFRICAN, CARVED STAFF FINIAL, from the Kongo people in the form of three conjoined figures, 6.5cm long £800-1200
128A. BASOTHO TRIBE STRAW HAT, basketry, natural bands of stained fibre with knopped and open top £30-50
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129. SOUTHEASTERN NIGERIA IGBO SHRINE FIGURE, from the Alusi society carved wood with lobed coiffure and turned open palms, 51cm high Collected in Amsterdam - late 1990s £100-200
128B. TWO SETS OF AFRICAN GLASS BEADS, greens & yellows (2) £20-30
130. AN AFRICAN WOODEN FACE MASK with cowrie 130A. A PAIR OF AFRICAN HARD WOOD 131. AN OLD PRAYER RATTLE, metal filigree work, shells and fur decoration and metal scarification marks, CONTAINERS, in the form figures holding a box carved attached charms and a pull out scroll with Arabic script, 71cm high with creatures 37cm high 14.5cm long £30-50 £40-60 £30-50
132. TWO ANTIQUE JAPANESE SHADOW PUPPETS, 133. A TRIBAL BOW AND FISHING ARROWS, longest 134. AN UGANDA, GANDA SHIELD wood, matt both in traditional dress, tallest 63cm arrow 143cm patina, with cane work, 69cm long £50-80 £30-50 £50-80
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136. A LARGE AFRICAN WOODEN MORTAR, with carved carrying handle, 67cm high £80-120
135. AN ETHIOPIAN WOODEN HEADREST, and an oval shaped carved naive wooden bowl (2) £150-200
138. ABORIGINAL PAINTING, by Charlie Gunbuna (20th century) figures with animals earth pigments painted on bark, mounted on board, 80cm x 41cm £200-300
137. A MATCHED PAIR OF ABORIGINAL DOT PAINTINGS, oils on board by Napalijari and Jakamarra (20th century)16.5cm x 23.5cm £50-100
138A. A HANGING CARVED WOODEN PITCAIRN 138B. A PITCAIRN ISLAND CARVED WOODEN 139. A CHINESE NECKLACE of large cornelian beads ISLAND FISH carved by Dennis Christian together with SHARK made by Vernon Young to wall mount with central ‘eye’ bead and one other a flying fish made by Wallace Warren £80-120 £100-120 £80-120
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140. A STRING OF ANCIENT INDIAN CORNELIAN 141. A TIBETAN WOODEN CARVING of Kubera, the 142. A TIBETAN SILVER COVERED ALTAR OBJECT BEADS God of Wealth holding a mongoose embossed with the Buddhist emblems of a snake, a rat, a £80-120 £70-90 conch shell and two fishes £120-140
144. TWO ZULU SOUTH AFRICAN BEADED BELTS £70-90
143. TWO 19TH CENTURY INDIAN PAINTINGS ON IVORY, one of a man and woman holding hands, and the other of a woman in profile (2) £200-300
144A. A COLLECTION OF AFRICAN HAND PAINTED 145. THREE WEST AFRICAN NIGERIAN CARVED 146. FOUR WEST AFRICAN TRADE BEAD NECKLACES, NUTS, (qty) GOURDS, with zoomorphism incised designs and a including Venetian millefiori plus a shell necklace (5) £20-30 bottle gourd shaker (4) £30-50 £40-60
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147. TWO MIDDLE EASTERN KUCHI NECKLACES 148. AN NIGERIAN YORUBA, OGBONI BRACELET, 149. A LARGE AFRICAN CARVED WOODEN PANEL, £30-50 bronzed metal with mythical symbols and a small Benin with tribesmen and another oval wooden panel (2) oba head (2) £50-100 £50-80
150. LARGE CONTEMPORARY 150A. A SOUTH AFRICAN WALL HANGING, AFRICAN ‘circle of life’ oils laid on cotton KNOBKERRIE, with indistinctly signed, 107cm x wire work band, 57cm 101cm long £200-300 £150-250
152. AN ETHNIC MIXED BERBER AMBER AND BEAD NECKLACE, comprising a single strand of graduated amber, amber coloured and composite beads, measuring approximately 10mm to 30mm in length, (amber untested for origin and treatments), length 48cm 151. TWO TRIBAL MASKS, Ivory Coast Baule style face £800-1200 mask & a native American type wooden mask (2) £30-50
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153. TWO BRONZED BAMUM AFRICAN COLLARS, 154. TWO AFRICAN BASKET WORK CONTAINERS, 155. A LARGE CAMEROON DRUM, from the Bamileke with male and bulls head decoration, largest 34cm wide together with a carved wooden head and three African people, wood carved lizard design and animal hide top, £40-60 fabrics (6) 111cm high £30-50 £100-200
156. A FINE TONGAN TAPA CLOTH OR NGATU with 157. A SOMALI WOVEN BASKET 158. A CONGO REGION AFRICAN WOODEN two mirrored portions divided by a central ‘stripe’ motif £70-90 CARVED VESSEL with an overall ‘Halpaini’ ‘The Road of the Pines’ motif, £120-160 358 x 246cm £1000-1500
160. AN ETHIOPIAN AFRICAN CARVED WOODEN HEADREST £100-200
159. A KUBA CONGO AFRICAN WOODEN CUP with two faces £120-160
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161. A HEHE TANZANIAN AFRICAN 162. A BAULE IVORY COAST GOURD MEDICINE CONTAINER with a AFRICAN WOODEN SLING SHOT carved wooden stopper in the form of a HANDLE in the form of an animal kneeling woman mask £150-180 £100-200
163. A.DA CRUZ (PHOTOGRAPHER) AND OTHERS MID 20TH CENTURY Le Voyage de S.A.R. Le Prince Regent au Congo Belge et au Ruanda-Urundi 1947 (Charles, Prince of Belgium 1903-1983). A collection of approximately fifty monochrome images 18 x 24cm and a further small collection of associated photographs in two 164. THREE WEST AFRICAN CEREMONIAL DANCE albums ‘Souvenirs CLUBS, carved light wood with incised crosshatch du Congo’ 24 x decoration longest 70cm with two south African leather 31.5cm and bead work belts (5) £300-400 £30-50
165. AN AFRICAN CEREMONIAL SCEPTRE, from the Dan tribe, ivory coast, carved dark wood of female form with a looped top, 81cm long £50-80
166. AN EASTERN HIGHLY CARVED TUAREG TENT 167. AN AFRICAN BRASS BENIN OBA CEREMONIAL POLE/PEG, carved wood with an oval body incised PADDLE SWORD, with figures and raised dots design, zigzag & geometric pattern, 66cm long 56cm long £100-200 £100-200
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170. TRIBAL NECKLACES, Including an Oceanic shell necklace representing sharks teeth, two west African snake vertebraes and a cowrie shell necklace (3) £150-200 168. AN AFRICAN LEATHER QUIVER, with three 169. AN ABORIGINAL BOOMERANG, with a textured arrows 70cm long finish, 63cm long £30-50 £50-80
171. AN NIGERIAN YORUBA, OGBONI SOCIETY 172. AN AFRICAN IVORY COAST HEDDLE PULLEY, 173. A COLLECTION OF WEST AFRICAN METAL STAFF, brass work male & female figures, 24.5cm long and a small carved figure (2) WORK, including manilla bracelets, rings etc. (qty) £50-100 £30-50 £100-200
173B. AFRICAN BENIN TRIBE STOOL, with a carved relief panel of an oba 35cm high, together with two similar panels (3) £100-200
173A. TWO AFRICAN HEAD MASKS, carved wood as a bulls head with green and red paint and the other finely carved male head with cross on forehead (2) £80-120
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175. AN BEDU PLANK MASK, from Nafana people, checkerboard design with red white and blue pigments 65cm long, together with a Eket mask (2) £80-120
174. AN AFRICAN SUN MASK, Eket tribe Nigeria crusted patina and a small carved crocodile head (2) £40-60
176. A WEST AFRICAN FIGURE, bound and tied in 177. THREE AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINAL SPEARS, Tiwi 178. AFRICAN SUN MASK, by the Bwa people of cloth on a stand, 57cm high Ceremonial, carved wood with barbs and white Burkina Faso with white & black pigments and a tribal £40-60 pigments longest 166.5cm (3) spear with beads (2) £80-120 £50-80
180. AN OLD INDONESIAN RHINO HORN HANDLE FOR A BETEL GRINDER, carved small male figure with incised scroll work, 7.5cm long From a private Danish collection £50-100
179. A SMALL COLLECTION OF BRASS ASHANTI GOLD WEIGHTS, by the Akan people (5) From a private Danish collection £100-200
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181. A WEST AFRICAN BOLON INSTRUMENT (missing 182. A BAULE IVORY COAST AFRICAN WOODEN 183. A MASAI KENYA WOODEN MILK CUP and a strings), carved wooden male figure, cowrie shell eyes, SLING SHOT HANDLE in the form of woman with Masai gourd milk container with ostrich egg and bead animal hide head cover, 53cm high woven leggings work decoration £80-120 £150-180 £70-90
183A. A LARGE SOUTH AFRICAN MAASAI MILK 184. A CONGO KUBA RAFFIA PATCHWORK AND 185. A SEPIK RIVER NEW GUINEA CLAY POT with GOURD CONTAINER, with cowrie shell, bead and APPLIQUE CEREMONIAL SKIRT with rectangular incised ancestor face designs with red ochre colouring leather work 87cm long designs (chip to rim) £30-50 £100-200 £150-180
186. A DANI WEST IRIAN NEW GUINEA UPPER BODY ARMOUR (CUIRASS) woven of yellow orchid and other fibres with protective charms of marsupial fur and other plant materials £300-500
187. A SOUTH WESTERN NATIVE AMERICAN LIDDED WOVEN BASKET with red bird and geometric motifs together with another that has brown and black geometric motifs (2) £80-120
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189. A PAIR OF NIGERIAN 188. A PAPUA NEW YORUBA MALE & FEMALE GUINEA CANOE PROW, IBEJI FIGURES, carved murik lakes area, carved wood with stained blue wood two face janus, with coiffure, both with one of them which scarification marks, female referred to as ancestor half with coloured beads, 25cm human, half bird, 40cm high high From a private Danish £200-300 collection £200-300
189A. FOUR MALAYSIAN WAYANG PUPPETS, early 190. A PAKISTAN BLACK ASTRAKHAN LAMBSWOOL 191. A SECTION OF NORTHERN INDIAN COTTON 20th century and later puppets found in Singapore with ‘SPECIAL JINNAH CAP’ and another quilt-lined (2) PELMET with polychrome dotted motif on a rose ground, demon and in traditional dress (4) £20-40 177 x 58cm £100-150 £80-120
192. A 19TH CENTURY RUSSIAN EMBROIDERED 193. A TURKMEN GIRL’S DOUBLE-SIDED TUNIC COTTON SQUARE PANEL, perhaps a table cover, with decorated with alternating strings of cowrie shells and polychrome stylised foliate motifs on a mustard ground, pressed silver coloured metal emblematic panels laid on approximately 91cm polychrome cotton, 49 x 34cm overall 194. A MIDDLE EASTERN VIBRANT POLYCHROME £80-120 £200-400 WOMEN’S JACKET with trailing silk flower decoration on a black cotton ground with applied beadwork, 56 x 67cm overall £150-200
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195. A GROUP OF FOUR IRANIAN SILK PANELS 196. A FINE IRANIAN WHITE SILK APRON DRESS 197. A GROUP OF FOUR EARLY 20TH CENTURY including two large Ikat table covers, the largest with pleated waist and polychrome silk embroidered, MIDDLE EASTERN SQUARE PRINTED PANELS OR approximately 232 x 169cm (4) trailing flower ornament and ribbon tied sleeves, TABLE COVERS, varying foliate designs, largest 105 x £150-250 approximately 110 x 43cm overall, excl. sleeves 102cm approximately £100-200 £50-100
198. AN OTTOMAN TABLE RUNNER with gold, pink, 199. A GROUP OF THREE OTTOMAN METAL THREAD 200. A TURKISH, EUROPEAN DESIGN LONG green and blue stylised decoration of script and scrolling CUSHION COVERS with stylised designs, probably 19th RUNNER decorated a continuing pattern of pink roses foliage on a white linen ground, 185 x 48cm Century, 49 x 41cm, and similar (3) on a pale green ground with triple border, 730 x 70cm £50-100 £40-80 £150-250
201. A PERSIAN KIRMAN CIRCULAR MAT with rose 202. A BELOUCH SADDLE BAG with a hooked motif 203. A TURKISH RECTANGULAR WALL HANGING medallion and blue ground border, 73cm diameter and banded flat weave back, 114 x 51cm; and three depicting nine windows with hanging lantern and £50-80 eastern cushions (4) inscriptions, mounted on a wooden frame, 216 x 86cm £40-80 £100-200
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204. A SAROUK ROSE RED GROUND RUG decorated 205. AN OLD SAROUK ROSE RED GROUND RUG 206. A BIDJAR BLUE GROUND RUG with a central with a design of floral wreaths and sprays within a blue with a central urn of flowers with birds and inscriptions foliate medallion and a red ground border, 155 x 102cm ground border, 194 x 119cm within a deep blue border, 197 x 127cm £70-120 £100-200 £150-250
207. AN EASTERN TURKISH JAJIM RUG OR WALL 208. A SOUTH AMERICAN BLANKET with banded red, 209. A NORTH AMERICAN NAVAJO WOOLLEN HANGING, the banded hooked design on a faded blue white, black and grey designs, central panel with a BLANKET OR WALL HANGING with a hooked zigzag ground diamond motif and four black birds, 188 x 135cm design in red, white, black and grey dyes, 210 x 120cm £70-120 £50-100 £300-500
210. A QASHQAI KELIM with polychrome geometric 211. AN ART DECO TIBETAN CAMEL BROWN RUG 212. AN OLD SHIRAZ SMALL CARPET, the central decoration and three rows of red ground squares in a with a simple darker brown hooked motif, 180 x 118cm radiating diamond medallion in a blue ground foliate multiple border, 274 x 178cm £200-400 field with multiple border, 128 x 130cm £200-300 £300-500
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213. A PERSIAN, ISFAHAN RUG with a central blue 214. A KASHMIRI BLUE GROUND PICTORIAL RUG 215. A LATE 19TH CENTURY UZBEK SUSUZANI ground rosette medallion within a multi-coloured field of decorated with polychrome vessels, figures, birds and decorated with a design of red flowerheads with blue scrolling flowers on a wide red ground border, 220 x animals in a decorative red ground border, 274 x 180cm hooked surround, 236 x 198cm 152cm £400-600 £300-500 £400-600
216. A PAIR OF ANTIQUE NORTH WEST PERSIAN 217. A BELOUCH RED GROUND RUG with three rows 218. AN HERIZ RUST GROUND SMALL RUG with COUNTRY HOUSE RUNNERS with a polychrome of five panels within a foliate border, 200 x 110cm central blue medallion and triple border, 135 x 80cm medallion motif within a hooked border, approximately £50-100 £70-120 400 x 100cm, slight differences in size and design, old repairs and worm damage (2) £500-800
219. A HAMADAN MID BLUE GROUND RUG with 220. A SHIRAZ BLUE GROUND MAT with an 221. A TIBETAN WOOLLEN LAMAS HAT OR TEA five hooked medallions within a multiple border, 147 x inter-linking triple medallion and multiple border, 120 x COSY with polychrome dragon decoration, 26 x 33cm 83cm 79cm £50-100 £70-120 £40-80
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222. A TIBETAN DOOR RUG with a simple cross motif 223. AN OLD TIBETAN GREEN GROUND MAT 224. A TIBETAN BROWN WOOLLEN RUG with a on a pastel ground with greek key type border, 146 x decorated with a central iron motif within a field of stylised design and hooked continuing motif on a white 110cm polychrome flowers, 76 x 64cm band, old repairs and restoration, 182 x 89cm £200-300 £200-400 £300-500
225. AN AFGHAN MID RED GROUND RUG 226. AN AFGHAN RED GROUND RUG with a 227. A PAKISTANI RUST RED GROUND RUG with decorated two rows of four octagons in a stylised border, scrolling rosette and foliate motif within a triple border, four rows of guls within a multiple border, 240 x 154cm 150 x 104cm 147 x 100cm £200-300 £120-160 £120-160
230. AN IRISH, DONEGAL COUNTRY HOUSE CARPET with a multi-coloured hooked design on an off white ground and within a multiple border, cut and reduced in size from original, now 535 x 302cm £200-400 228. A BELOUCH RED GROUND RUG, the central panel with an inter-linked medallion design, 153 x 74cm; and a Turkish Kelim with multi-coloured flower decoration, 160 x 97cm (2) £40-60
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231. AN AFGHAN, KAHL MOHAMMADI SMALL 232. AN OLD PERSIAN RED GROUND FORMAL CARPET with a central large scrolling medallion CARPET with an overall hooked design on a brick red within a floral field with multiple borders (old moth damage), approximately 390 x 300cm ground within a wide border, 292 x 203cm £100-200 £100-200
233. AN ANTIQUE EUROPEAN, PROBABLY FRENCH, GROSS POINT TAPESTRY made in four panels and depicting colourful summer flowers, 389 x 187cm £500-800
234. A PERSIAN MULTI COLOURED KELIM with banded decoration and starred border, 286 x 163cm £400-600
235. A BELOUCH DARK BLUE GROUND RUG with 236. A SHIRAZ RUST RED GROUND RUG with a 237. A MIDDLE EASTERN RED GROUND PRAYER hooked medallions, 178 x 120cm central diamond motif within a polychrome geometric RUG with repeating star design, 174 x 110cm £200-300 field, 188 x 140cm £150-200 £100-200
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238. AN OLD PERSIAN BLUE GROUND RUG with a 239. A KELIM FRAGMENT RUNNER with polychrome 240. AN OLD TURKMEN TEKKE WINE GROUND RUG stylised tree motif within a complex border, 193 x geometric panels, patchwork sewn on a felt backing, with two rows of guls and a repeating border, 155 x 155cm 400 x 85cm 97cm £150-200 £200-400 £150-250
241. A LARGE TURKISH ANATOLIAN KELIM with a 242. A PERSIAN KARADJA RED GROUND RUNNER 243. A PERSIAN TABRIZ FORMAL CARPET with a fine simple repeating design on a terracotta ground, 389 x with five central medallions within a triple border, 384 x repeating foliate scroll design in pastel dies, signed, 302 259cm 71cm x 205cm £200-400 £100-200 £200-300
244. AN EASTERN WHITE GROUND SMALL RUNNER 245. A KARABAGH RED GROUND RUG with an all over geometric polychrome design and four central with two interlocking medallions in a foliate ground, 190 medallions, 239 x 120cm x 67cm £400-600 £70-150
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247. A NEAR PAIR OF CHINESE DARK BLUE GROUND RUGS with white flower decoration and triple border, 153 x 92cm (2) £50-100
246. AN OLD TURKEY USHAK BRICK RED GROUND CARPET with three rows of hooked designs and a blue border, 433 x 365cm £1200-1500
248. AN AMERICAN STYLE HOOKED RUG with naive 249. A KURDISH, QUCHAN, KHORJIN of hooked 250. A TURKISH SILK MAT decorated with five rows of polychrome decoration, 144 x 88cm geometric form, 95 x 49cm seven medallions on a pale blue ground, 102 x 52cm £30-50 £30-50 £50-100
251. AN OLD PATCHWORK QUILT with central star 252. A YOMUT BRICK GROUND ENGSI with a 253. AN ANTIQUE TABRIZ FADED RUG with central motif and multicoloured diamond field within a purple repeating geometric design within a quartered panel, medallion, 134 x 97cm border, 205 x 221cm 179 x 136cm £30-50 £150-250 £100-200
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254. A PERSIAN ZENJAN CAMEL GROUND RUNNER 255. A NEEDLEWORK WALL HANGING OR RUG with 256. A PERSIAN TALISH RUNNER with two rows of with a central large blue ground foliate medallion within a repetitive polychrome foliate pattern on a black eleven hooked medallions within a star border, 287 x a double border, 295 x 121cm ground, perhaps Kashmir, mid 20th Century, 273 x 110cm £100-200 188cm £400-600 £70-120
258. A BELOUCH, DARK RED GROUND RUNNER 259. A BELOUCH TRIBAL MAT with central white 260. A TURKMEN, SARYK ENGSI with an all over with interlinked medallions and star border, 353 x 78cm outlined design and flat weave ends, 146 x 79cm hooked pattern on a deep red border, 184 x 126cm £70-150 £70-150 £80-150
261. A TURKMEN TEKKE MID RED GROUND RUG 262. A BELOUCH PRAYER RUG, the central off white 263. A BELOUCH PRAYER RUG, the central white with four rows of seven guls within a hooked border, ground panel decorated with a stylistic tree motif, 143 x ground panel with stylised tree motif within a hooked 160 x 113cm 87cm border, 134 x 92cm £100-200 £50-150 £50-150
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265. AN OLD PERSIAN 264. A PERSIAN TABRIZ TABRIZ SILK PICTORIAL PICTORIAL RUG RUG decorated a central decorated figures feasting panel of a country house around a table with with lake and ducks in a musician, bearing deep blue field depicting inscription, on a red birds amongst multiple ground field with all over foliage, the yellow ground foliate decoration, 185 x border decorated with 137cm animals, landscapes and £300-500 flowers, 156 x 106cm £800-1200
266. A MAHAL RUST RED GROUND RUG, the 267. A TURKISH DEEP RED GROUND RUG with three 268. AN ANTIQUE PERSIAN KASHAN SILK RUG, the continuing stylised foliate motif within a blue ground rows of alternating stylised guls within a triple border, central design of a two handled baluster urn within border, 196 x 137cm 190 x 126cm corinthian columns with birds and flowers, the red £100-200 £70-150 ground border similarly decorated with birds and animals, 202 x 125cm £500-700
269. AN ANTIQUE PERSIAN KASHAN SILK RUG with 270. AN OLD SAROUK RUG with a central pink 271. A CAUCASIAN, DERBEND BLUE GROUND RUG, a central motif of a Tree of Life with birds and flowers in ground medallion within a field of rosettes and scrolls the repeating hooked star motif within a triple border, a deep red border, 190 x 127cm and multiple border, 196 x 120cm 156 x 110cm £300-500 £100-200 £300-400
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272. AN OLD SAROUK PICTORIAL MAT with 273. A SHIRAZ LARGE RUG with all over geometric 274. AN OLD ISFAHAN RUG with a detailed foliate polychrome decoration of a lion amongst deer with decoration on a red ground with multiple border, 190 x design and blue border, 206 x 130cm other animals, birds and foliage and within an apple 157cm £100-200 green border, 130 x 186cm £100-200 £150-250
275. A PERSIAN TABRIZ CARPET with the design of panels of trees and shrubs in alternating squares on a blue ground, 400 x 300cm £1000-2000
276. A TURKISH VILLAGE RUG with pastel banded geometric decoration, 239 x 164cm £100-200
277. A BELOUCH DARK RED GROUND MAT with 279. A COLLECTION OF TWELVE CUSHIONS with 280. A PERSIAN RED FELT TABLE RUNNER with diagonal diamond design, 132 x 83cm varying foliate design continuing polychrome silk boteh ornament, £40-80 £50-100 approximately 210 x 32cm 278. No Lot £200-300
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281. AN AFRICAN TRIBAL RAFFIA LONG PANEL 282. A PERSIAN, KERMAN, WOOLLEN TABLE COVER 283. AN UZBEK SUZANI with polychrome decorated in the form of alternating black and white decorated with a central rose medallion and botehs on a embroidered foliate design on a bright tangerine ground, panels with simple rosette motif, 163 x 32cm red ground, 92 x 86cm 117 x 82cm £70-90 £200-300 £70-100
284. A PAPUA NEW GUINEA PENIS GOURD with 285. A 19TH CENTURY CHINESE SILVER AND 286. A 19TH CENTURY CHINESE SILK WORK APRON shell ornament on a red ground, 29 x 20cm COLOURED THREAD APRON OR CUSHION COVER OR CUSHION COVER with central polychrome rosette, £70-100 with red flower decoration within a geometric border, 47 44 x 37cm; and another with beaded decoration, 41 x x 44cm; and another polychrome silk panel with central 34cm (2) rosette, 45 x 39cm (2) £100-250 £180-250
287. A NORTH WEST INDIAN, MID 20TH CENTURY, 288. A TURKMEN EMBROIDERED COLLAR with an all 289. A CHINESE BLACK COTTON APRON with NEEDLEWORK WEDDING CANOPY OR CHANDARVO over red, white and yellow hooked design on a black embroidered red and green silk motif of interlinked of almost square form with polychrome dancing figure, ground, mid 20th Century, 55 x 30cm medallions and symbolic birds, 41 x 63cm peacock, and floral ornament, approximately 165 x £40-80 £70-120 160cm £150-250
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290. A VIETNAMESE HILL TRIBE SQUARE APRON with 291. A CHINESE RED GROUND PANEL with silk work 292. AN AFGHAN MANS BLACK COTTON KAMEEZ applied tassels and star motif on a black ground, 38cm stylised dragon and emblematic ornament, two sections with a fine midnight blue silk collar with repeating silver £20-40 sewn together and mounted on blue cotton, panel size thread design, 100cm long approximately 65 x 102cm £200-300 £150-250
293. A PAIR OF MIDDLE EASTERN PRINTED LINEN 294. AN UZBEK BLACK COTTON TABLE OR FOOD 295. A 20TH CENTURY UZBEK COLOURFUL CAMEL CURTAINS decorated figures on horseback in a pale COVER with embroidered rose and blue stylised TRAPPING with central blue pansy decoration with green ground floral field, 191 x 75cm medallion within a hatched border and with beaded applied patchwork panels, approximately 210 x 140cm £50-80 fringe, approximately 75cm square £70-150 £70-150
296. AN OTTOMAN BLUE SILK PANEL, silver thread 297. AN IRANIAN TABLE COVER decorated rows of red 298. A LENGTH OF IRANIAN BLUE GROUND SILK decoration of ‘European’ flowers with silvered tasselled and purple flowers on an embossed peach ground within BROCADE with hirsute figure and foliate motif, probably border, approximately 75cm square a wire work border, 92 x 87cm early 20th Century, 172 x 62.5cm £80-120 £40-80 £50-80
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299. AN ANTIQUE MIDDLE EASTERN TENT 300. AN INDIAN CARVED WOODEN STOOL IN THE 301. A KURDISH RUST GROUND RUG with a HANGING decorated rows of coloured arrows with a FORM OF AN ELEPHANT, with ceramic top, 40cm high repeating multiple gul motif within a triple border, 223 x border of hooked designs with metal ornament, on a £200-300 110cm brown linen ground, approximately 85 x 140cm £100-200 £150-250
302. AN OLD MULTICOLOURED KELIM decorated 303. AN AFGHAN OFF WHITE GROUND RUG with 304. A KHAMSEH BAGFACE with hooked diamond with diagonal bands of star motifs, within a repeating two rows of octagonal guls within a multiple border, 150 motif on a red ground, 60 x 57cm; a Belouch bag and a border and with flat weave ends, 260 x 174cm x 95cm Soumak fragment (3) £100-200 £20-50 £30-60
305. AN ANTIQUE TURKMEN YOMUT MAIN CARPET, 306. A 19TH CENTURY TURKMEN TEKKE RED 307. A TURKMEN ERSARI RECTANGULAR RUG with the repeating pennant design on a dark wine red ground GROUND RUG with five rows of polygons within a an all over repeating polychrome ‘flag’ pattern, 221 x within a stylised border, 271 x 163cm hooked design, old repairs, 214 x 190cm 112cm £900-1100 £100-200 £100-200
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308. A LATE 19TH CENTURY TEKKE ENGSI, the four 309. AN OLD TURKMEN YOMUT ASMALYK with 310. A TURKMEN LONG TENT BAND with a red and panel central design within a hooked border and on a hooked diamond guls and triple border, with applied blue hooked pattern on a white ground, 376 x 49cm dark red ground, 143 x 115cm woollen tassels, 117 x 67cm £300-400 £500-800 £180-250
311. A KHAMSEH DOUBLE TENT BAG FACE with 312. AN OLD ERSARI BESHIR IKAT RUG, the diamond 313. A 19TH CENTURY TURKMEN YOMUT JUVAL polychrome geometric designs on a blue ground, 107 x medallions on a mid red ground and within hooked with three rows of guls on a rust red ground, 112 x 74cm 68cm borders, 161 x 104cm £120-150 £100-200 £300-400
314. A 19TH CENTURY TURKMEN YOMUT TORBA 315. AN ERSARI RED GROUND TORBA with a central 316. A TURKMEN YOMUT SMALL BAG with banded with three rows of medallions within a hooked border diamond motif within a banded border, 109 x 36cm decoration and flat weave back, 48 x 28cm and with flat weave back, 110 x 46cm £70-150 £50-100 £120-150
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317. CARPET REFERENCE BOOKS VIS:- 318. MUMFORD (John Kimberly), Oriental Rugs, 4th 319. AZADI (Siawosch), ‘Carpets in the Baluch LOGES (Werner), Turkmenische Teppiche 1978, PINNER Ed. Sampson Low, London 1900 plus MARVIN (Charles), Tradition’ plus 11 associated books, catalogues and (Robert), The Rickmers Collection 1993, HOFFMEISTER The Russian Campaign against the Turcomans, Allen pamphlets (12) (Peter), Turkoman Rugs in Franconia, 1980, plus two London 1880, blue cloth (2) £30-60 associated titles (5) £30-60 £30-60
320. A MIDDLE EASTERN OCTAGONAL 321. AN ANTIQUE TURKMEN TEKKE RED GROUND 322. AN ANTIQUE TURKMEN TEKKE RED GROUND OCCASIONAL TABLE with geometric mother of pearl RUG with stylised decoration and a latch hook surround, RUG with geometric decoration, 137 x 163cm inlay on shaped supports, 41cm wide 116 x 154cm £300-500 £100-200 £200-300
323. AN EASTERN TANGERINE GROUND RUNNER, 324. A MIDDLE EASTERN MULTI-COLOURED 325. A GROUP OF THREE WOVEN CANE STOOLS of the central long hooked medallion with castellated RUNNER with three rectangular hooked medallions in a cotton reel form, largest 50cm diameter x 42cm high (3) border, 290 x 78cm triple border, 313 x 79cm £50-150 £50-100 £40-80
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326. A SHAHSAVAN LONG TENT BAND with 327. AN OLD BELOUCH PRAYER RUG with ‘Tree of 328. AN OLD MULTI-COLOURED SHAHSAVAN alternating pattern of graduated diamond form and with Life’ motif on a camel ground and within a double KELIM constructed in two parts, the diamond motif and herringbone border, constructed in two panels with border, 130 x 75cm banded ends, 305 x 172cm tassel ends, approximately 820 x 60cm £100-200 £180-250 £200-300
329. A HAMADAN DARK BLUE GROUND RUG with a 330. A BELOUCH DARK RED GROUND RUG with 331. A SENNEH BRICK RED GROUND SMALL RUG central diamond medallion and two further blue ground repeating white diamond and alternating foliate guls with a central medallion and dark triple border, 141 x guls within a white border, 160 x 115cm within a multiple border, 196 x 102cm 105cm £100-200 £100-200 £100-200
332. A QASHQAI DARK BLUE GROUND LARGE RUG 333. AN AFSHAR BRICK RED GROUND RUG with a 334. A BIDJAR WHITE GROUND RUG with a complex with three inter-linking diamond medallions within a triple central star medallions within a multiple border, lattice pattern of stylised flowers within a red and blue field of cockerels and stylised animals and triple border, 196 x 140cm border, 185 x 125cm 257 x 163cm £150-250 £100-200 £250-350
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335. AN AFGHAN, TURKMEN, RED GROUND RUG, 336. A SENNEH DARK BLUE GROUND RUG, the 337. A TURKISH PASTEL PRAYER RUG with central the central panel with three rows of guls within a central medallion within a white ground border blue ground panel and stylised border, 125 x 170cm multiple border, 179 x 125cm continuing inter-linked motif, 195 x 139cm £250-350 £100-200 £150-250
338. A CAUCASIAN, KUBA BLUE GROUND LONG 339. AN AFGHAN RED GROUND RUG decorated 340. A TURKMEN, YOMUT TORBA with multiple RUG with stylistic animal guls and hooked motif within eight alternating rows of three medallions within a horizontal bands on a brick red ground with decorative a wide border, 219 x 97cm multiple border, 192 x 126cm skirt, 80 x 121cm £200-300 £100-200 £100-200
341. A TURKMEN SALOR TORBA with two rows of guls 342. AN OLD STAR-KASAK, the interlocking medallions 343. A HAMADAN BRICK RED GROUND RUG with a and star motif on a mid red ground, 30 x 75cm in a geometric field with hooked motifs on a white central six sided medallion and within a multiple border, £50-150 ground, the border with alternating pattern, 197 x 133cm approximately 226 x 148cm £100-200 £300-500
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344. A QASHQAI RED GROUND RUG with a central 345. A QASHQAI MID RED GROUND RUG with three 346. AN OLD TABRIZ BRICK RED GROUND RUG with radiating blue ground medallion and hooked motifs central polychrome medallions within a rosette field a central mihrab and triple border, 180 x 125cm within a multiple border, 240 x 150cm with multiple border, 220 x 162cm £100-200 £300-400 £300-400
347. A TURKMEN TEKKE DARK RED GROUND MAIN 348. AN 18TH CENTURY PERSIAN, ISFAHAN RED 349. A NORTH WEST PERSIAN BRICK RED GROUND CARPET, the central pattern decorated four rows of guls GROUND RUG with an all over foliate design within a RUNNER with a central motif of banded crossed hooks within a wide hooked border, approximately 272 x wide blue ground border, considerable over all wear, within a geometric border with green and red stylised 184cm blanket backed, approximately 210 x 140cm motifs, approximately 355 x 99cm £300-500 £100-200 £200-400
350. A PERSIAN, KASHAN BLUE GROUND RUG with 351. CARPET AND RUG REFERENCE BOOKS -A 352. HALI MAGAZINE. Vol. 1. No. 1 Spring 1978 plus a central foliate medallion within a field of flowers on a collecting of seventeen including ‘Oriental Rugs’ from Vol. 1. No’s 3/4 x 2. Vols. 2/3/4/5 No’s 1-4 (20) wide red ground border, 200 x 134cm Pacific Collections by Murray L. Eiland, San Francisco £70-120 £400-600 (17) £40-80
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353. A TURKMEN TEKKE WINE GROUND RUG, six 354. AN EUROPEAN HAND WOVEN CARPET with a 355. A MEXICAN LARGE PATCHWORK BED COVER rows of guls within a multiple border, 187 x 135cm verdure pattern of flowers and foliage on an off white with multiple rectangular vibrant polychrome floral and £50-100 ground and within an apple green border, approximately geometric panels, approximately 258 x 192cm 320 x 210cm £80-120 £150-250
356. A MEXICAN, OTOMI RECTANGULAR BED 357. A SET OF FOUR MEXICAN OTOMI CUSHION 358. TWO RED GUATEMALAN HUIPILS OR COVER with an all over continuing motif of birds and COVERS, each decorated two yellow birds with tree in a TRADITIONAL WOMAN’S GARMENT, from the village animals on a naturalistic ground and purple backing, naturalistic green and blue setting, needlework on white of Nebaj, El Quiche, with brightly coloured geometric 237 x 180cm linen, approximately 40cm square and stylised horse decoration and studded collar £100-200 £40-80 approximately 80 x 55cm and two further textile shawls with tassel ends from Chajul and Nebaj (4) £50-80
359. TWO GUATEMALAN VERDANT GREEN WALL 360. A MEXICAN MULTI-COLOURED PATCHWORK 361. A GUATEMALAN CEREMONIAL HUIPIL OR HANGINGS, the repeating bird and animal motif with LARGE BED COVER made up out of brightly coloured TRADITIONAL WOMAN’S GARMENT from the village polychrome needlework, 130 x 74cm and 120 x 73cm fragments with geometric and foliate designs, Nebaj, El Quiche with brightly coloured geometric and (2) approximately 245 x 183cm stylised animal decoration and studded collar, £40-60 £80-120 approximately 137 x 83cm for finishing £80-120
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362. A GUATEMALAN SAN MATEO IXTATAN 363. AN ANTIQUE BELOUCH DARK RED GROUND 364. TWO OLD BELOUCH MATS with stylised guls on CEREMONIAL HUIPIL OR TRADITIONAL WOMAN’S PRAYER RUG with central medallions and flat weave a dark blue ground and multiple borders, 44 x 53cm and GARMENT with double layered finely embroidered ends, 124 x 76cm 44 x 55cm (2) polychrome decoration with separate collar, metal £150-250 £100-200 thread and lace work, approximately 150 x 120cm overall (2) £80-120
365. A TEKKE TURKMEN MID RED GROUND RUG 366. TWO OLD CHINESE BLUE AND WHITE RUGS, 367. A BELOUCH PRAYER RUG with star motif on mid with four rows of six hooked guls within a triple border, one with urn and floral spray motif within a ‘Greek’ key brown ground and triple border, 135 x 82cm 98 x 102cm border, 155 x 76cm, the other with interlocking panels, £200-300 £100-200 131 x 69cm (2) £100-150
368. A BELOUCH RED GROUND RUG with three 369. AN ANTIQUE BELOUCH PRAYER RUG with all 370. A BELOUCH CAMEL GROUND PRAYER RUG diamond panels and wide border, 200 x 99cm over stylised foliate design with mid red frame and flat with stylised foliate motifs and multiple border, 118 x £100-200 weave end, 131 x 86cm 78cm £200-300 £200-300
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371. AN OLD CHINESE BLUE GROUND SADDLE RUG 372. A BELOUCH RED GROUND RUG, the central 373. AN OLD TRIBAL SADDLE BAG decorated six birds made in two sections with rounded ends and simple panel with four hooked guls within a multiple border in a polychrome border with flat weave back, 75 x rosette decoration, 115 x 57cm and with banded flat weave ends, 187 x 125cm 46cm; and another mat with central foliate design, 89 x £100-200 £100-200 44cm (2) £80-120
374. A MIDDLE EASTERN MID RED GROUND RUG 375. AN AFGHAN RED GROUND RUG with three 376. AN OLD PERSIAN BLUE GROUND RUG with with a central pattern of four medallions within a central octagons, 208 x 131cm; and a Pakistani Bokhara central mihrab within scrolls and classical columns and multiple border, 220 x 123cm style peach ground rug with multiple borders, 193 x a wide foliate border, 214 x 130cm £70-150 127cm (2) £50-80 £80-120
377. A BELOUCH PRAYER RUG with a hooked design, 378. A PERSIAN OFF WHITE GROUND SILK PRAYER 379. A CHINESE PALE PURPLE GROUND SILK RUG 128 x 88cm; and a red ground mat, 95 x 60cm (2) MAT with a central scrolling foliate design and mid blue with summer flower ornament and rosette border, 132 x £30-60 border decorated birds, 106 x 67cm 62cm £300-400 £70-120
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380. A BELOUCH PICTORIAL RUG decorated rows of 381. A BAKTIARI POLYCHROME RUG decorated with 382. A COLLECTION OF EIGHT MIDDLE EASTERN camels and stylised guls on a black ground, 200 x 99cm a central medallion in a foliate field and blue ground SILK CUSHION COVERS of varying colourful designs, £200-300 border, 190 x 137cm approximately 34 x 32cm (8) £100-200 £50-80
383. AN ANTIQUE BELOUCH RUG with geometric 384. AN OLD INDO-PERSIAN EMBROIDERED SHAWL 385. A PERSIAN KASHAN RED GROUND RUG, the designs on a mid red ground, 214 x 130cm with peacock feather design on a red ground, central medallion in a field of leaves and with blue £300-400 approximately 170cm square ground border, 204 x 120cm £200-300 £100-200
386. A CRETAN EMBROIDERED TEXTILE PANEL 387. A PAIR OF TURKISH NEEDLEWORK TOWELS with 388. A PERUVIAN NAZCA CULTURE TEXTILE depicting four figures, animals and flowers in pastel crescent design and brass ornament, each approximately FRAGMENT with irregular red, white and blue banding, colours, 43cm square, framed 28 x 30cm in one frame approximately 31 x 64cm, framed £150-250 £50-100 £50-100
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389. A PERUVIAN NAZCA MULTI-COLOURED 390. A PERSIAN, SAFAVID BROCADE TWO 391. A BRONZE FRAGMENT modelled as a hand with TEXTILE COLLAR of denticulated form with tassels, SECTIONAL PANEL with a repeating flower motif with slender fingers, perhaps early Sukhothai, 16.5cm long mounted and framed, approximately 25 x 21cm weaver’s inscription, 26 x 50cm, mounted £100-200 £250-350 £300-400
392. A SYRIAN RED GROUND TEXTILE NICHE 393. A COLLECTION TO INCLUDE: an Indian Sari, a 394. A LATE 18TH CENTURY EUROPEAN GROS HANGING with banded decoration (stains), 340 x 70cm shawl, a pair of decorative slippers and a wall hanging POINT NEEDLEWORK PANEL depicting eastern figures £200-400 (4) in a garden, mounted, 83 x 87cm £50-100 £150-250
395. A HEREKE SILK MAT, with central floral motif on a 396. A HEREKE SILK PICTORIAL RUG, the central 397. A PAKISTANI RUG decorated hooked diamond blue ground decorating a pair of baluster vases, within a panel decorated with vessels, birds and flowers within a guls on a camel ground with deep red multiple border, red ground border, 120 x 74cm green ground border, 124 x 89cm 190 x 129cm £150-250 £200-400 £50-100
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398. A TURKMEN, YOMUT MID RED GROUND RUG 399. AN OLD PERSIAN KASHAN FORMAL CARPET, 400. A TURKMEN CHYRPY OR WOMAN’S ROBE with with a geometric central panel and multiple borders, 160 the central medallion within a red ground field of finely embroidered red, gold and white stylised flower x 103cm scrolling summer flowers with a wide blue ground head and hooked motif on a mid red ground, £50-150 border, 373 x 272cm approximately 102cm £300-500 £300-500
401. A PAKISTANI SILK SHAWL with a stylised vibrant 402. TWO 20TH CENTURY SWAT VALLEY CUSHION 403. A TURKMEN SMALL SILK PANEL with banded red and white design on a black ground, 124 x 200cm COVERS with polychrome star and geometric decoration, 9 x 28cm mounted and Chinese panel with £100-200 decorations, 44 x 74cm and 40 x 76cm (2) floral motifs, 14 x 35cm (2) £100-200 £30-60
404. AN UZBEK NEEDLEWORK WALL HANGING 405. AN EASTERN, PERHAPS KURDISH, WOOLLEN made from seven fragments with polychrome geometric MAT with an all over design in orange and red dyes, 98 and hooked decoration, 158 x 125cm x 82cm £70-150 £50-100
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DEFINITIONS WARRANTY OF TITLE AND AVAILABILITY In these Conditions: The seller warrants to the auctioneer and you that the seller is the true owner of the property (a) “auctioneer” means the firm of Mallams or its authorised auctioneer, as appropriate. consigned or is properly authorised by the true owner to consign it for sale and is able to (b) “deliberate forgery” means an imitation made with the intention of deceiving as to transfer good and marketable title to the property free from any third party claims. authorship, origin, date, age, period, culture or source but which is unequivocally AGENCY described in the catalogue as being the work of a particular creator and which at the date The auctioneer normally acts as agent only and disclaims any responsibility for default by of the sale had a value materially less than it would have had if it had been in accordance sellers or buyers. with the description. TERMS OF SALE (c) “hammer price” means the level of bidding reached (at or above any reserve) when the The seller acknowledges that Lots are sold subject to the stipulations of these Conditions in auctioneer brings down the hammer. their entirety and on the Terms of Consignment as notified to the consignor at the time of the (d) “terms of consignment” means the stipulated terms and rates of commission on which entry of the Lot. Mallams accepts instructions from sellers or their agents. DESCRIPTIONS AND CONDITION (e) “total amount due” means the hammer price in respect of the lot sold together with any (1) Whilst we seek to describe lots accurately, it may be impractical for us to carry out premium, Value Added Tax chargeable and any additional charges payable by a defaulting exhaustive due diligence on each lot. Prospective buyers are given ample opportunities to buyer under these Conditions. view and inspect before any sale and they (and any independent experts on their behalf) (f) “sale proceeds” means the net amount due to the seller, being the hammer price of the lot must satisfy themselves as to the accuracy of any description applied to a lot. Prospective sold less commission at the stated rate, Value Added Tax chargeable and any other buyers also bid on the understanding that, inevitably, representations or statements by us amounts due to us by the seller in whatever capacity and however arising. as to authorship, genuineness, origin, date, age, provenance, condition or estimated (g) “You”, “Your”, etc. refer to the buyer as identified in BIDDING PROCEDURES AND THE selling price involve matters of opinion. We undertake that any such opinion shall be BUYER. honestly and reasonably held and accept liability for opinions given negligently or (h) The singular includes the plural and vice versa as appropriate. fraudulently. Subject to the foregoing neither we the auctioneer nor our employees or BIDDING PROCEDURES AND THE BUYER agents nor the seller accept liability for the correctness of such opinions and all (a) Bidders are required to register their particulars before bidding and to satisfy any security conditions and warranties, whether relating to description, condition or quality of lots, arrangements before entering the auction room to view or bid; express, implied or statutory, are hereby excluded. This Condition is subject to the next (b) the maker of the highest bid accepted by the auctioneer conducting the sale shall be the following Condition concerning deliberate forgeries and applies save as provided for in buyer at the hammer price and any dispute about a bid shall be settled at the auctioneer’s paragraph 6 “information to buyers”. absolute discretion by reoffering the Lot during the course of the auction or otherwise. (2) Please note that condition reports are not printed in the catalogue or on our website The auctioneer shall act reasonably in exercising this discretion. however we are happy to provide them when requested subject to our terms and (c) Bidders shall be deemed to act as principals. conditions of sale. The absence of any reference to condition in any description does not (d) Our right to bid on behalf of the seller is expressly reserved up to the amount of any imply the lot is without fault. reserve and the right to refuse any bid is also reserved. (3) Private treaty sales made under these Conditions are deemed to be sales by auction for INCREMENTS purposes of consumer legislation. Bidding increments shall be at the auctioneer’s sole discretion. FORGERIES THE PURCHASE PRICE Notwithstanding the preceding Condition, any Lot which proves to be a deliberate forgery (as The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 22.5%. This defined) may be returned to us by you within 21 days of the auction provided it is in the premium is subject to VAT at the rate imposed by law. same condition as when bought, and is accompanied by particulars identifying it from the VALUE ADDED TAX (VAT) relevant catalogue description and a written statement of defects. If we are satisfied from the Value Added Tax on the hammer price is imposed by law on all items affixed with an asterisk evidence presented that the Lot is a deliberate forgery we shall refund the money paid by you or double asterisk. Value Added Tax is charged at the appropriate rate prevailing by law at the for the Lot including any buyer’s premium provided that (1) if the catalogue description date of sale and is payable by buyers of relevant Lots. (Please refer to “Information for Buyers” reflected the accepted view of scholars and experts as at the date of sale or (2) you for a brief explanation of the VAT position). personally are not able to transfer a good and marketable title to us, you shall have no rights PAYMENT under this condition. The right of return provided by this Condition is additional to any right (1) Immediately a Lot is sold you will: or remedy provided by law or by these Conditions of Sale. (a) give to us, if requested, proof of identity, and GENERAL (b) pay to us the total amount due in cash or in such other way as is agreed by us. 1. We shall have the right at our discretion, to refuse admission to our premises or You may pay for purchases in a number of ways: Bank Transfer, Cheque, Debit card, Cash attendance at our auctions by any person. and Credit card to a maximum of £2000.00 (plus 2.28% VAT inc. on Business and Non-EEA (1) any right to compensation for losses liabilities and expenses incurred in respect of and as cards). a result of any breach of these Conditions and any exclusions provided by them shall be (2) Any payments by you to us may be applied by us towards any sums owing from you to us available to the seller and/or the auctioneer as appropriate. on any account whatever without regard to any directions of you or your agent, whether (2) Such rights and exclusions shall extend to and be deemed to be for the benefit of express or implied. employees and agents of the seller and/or the auctioneer who may themselves enforce TITLE AND COLLECTION OF PURCHASES them. (1) The ownership of any Lots purchased shall not pass to you until you have made payment 2. Any notice to any buyer, seller, bidder or viewer may be given by first class mail or in full to us of the total amount due. Swiftmail in which case it shall be deemed to have been received by the addressee 48 (2) You shall at your own risk and expense take away any lots that you have purchased and hours after posting. paid for not later than 3 working days following the day of the auction or upon the 3. Special terms may be used in catalogue descriptions of particular classes of items in which clearance of any cheque used for payment after which you shall be responsible for any case the descriptions must be interpreted in accordance with any glossary appearing at the removal, storage and insurance charges. commencement of the catalogue. (3) No purchase can be claimed or removed until it has been paid for. 4. Any indulgence extended to bidders buyers or sellers by us notwithstanding the strict REMEDIES FOR NON-PAYMENT OR FAILURE TO COLLECT PURCHASES terms of these Conditions or of the Terms of Consignment shall affect the position at the (1) If any Lot is not paid for in full and taken away in accordance with these Conditions or if relevant time only and in respect of that particular concession only; in all other respects there is any other breach of these Conditions, we, as agent for the seller and on our own these Conditions shall be construed as having full force and effect. behalf, shall at our absolute discretion and without prejudice to any other rights we may 5. English law applies to the interpretation of these Conditions. have, be entitled to exercise one or more of the following rights and remedies: ENDANGERED SPECIES LAWS (a) to proceed against you for damages for breach of contract; Due to international laws, any item on the Endangered species list (i.e. Ivory, Rhino horn (b) to rescind the sale of that Lot and/or any other Lots sold by us to you; etc.), whether it dates from the 18th/19th Century or the 1930’s, requires re-export permits for (c) to resell the Lot (by auction or private treaty) in which case you shall be responsible for bidders outside the EU (CITES). Some countries also require import permits as well and all any resulting deficiency in the total amount due (after crediting any part payment and permits must be in place prior to shipment. Mallams cannot be held liable if a purchaser buys adding any resale costs). Any surplus so arising shall belong to the seller; a lot that comes within this field and then import/export licences cannot be arranged. Certain (d) to remove, store and insure the Lot at your expense and, in the case of storage, either at countries, particularly the USA, have their own Endangered Species Act (USESA) and our premises or elsewhere; possession or being involved in a commercial transaction with any item on this list can be an (e) to charge interest at a rate not exceeding 1.5% per month on the total amount due to the offence for a US resident. Therefore, it is the potential buyer’s responsibility to check Federal extent it remains unpaid for more than 3 working days after the sale; regulations before bidding for a lot, which comes under these or similar regulations. (f) to retain that or any other Lot sold to you until you pay the total amount due; Please note no license is required to sell or advertise within the EU if items are pre- 1947. (g) to reject or ignore bids from you or your agent at future auctions or to impose conditions ONLINE BIDDING before any such bids shall be accepted; Mallams Fine Art Auctioneers offer an online bidding service via the-saleroom.com for (h) to apply any proceeds of sale of other Lots due or in future becoming due to you towards bidders who cannot attend the sale. In completing the bidder registration on the settlement of the total amount due and to exercise a lien (that is a right to retain www.thesaleroom.com and providing your credit card details and unless alternative possession of) any of your property in our possession for any purpose until the debt due arrangements are agreed with Mallams Fine Art Auctioneers, you: is satisfied. 1. Authorise Mallams Fine Art auctioneers, if they so wish, to charge the credit card given in (2) We shall, as agent for the seller and on our own behalf pursue these rights and remedies part or full payment, including all fees, for items successfully purchased in the auction via only so far as is reasonable to make appropriate recovery in respect of breach of these the-saleroom.com, and conditions. 2. Confirm that you are authorised to provide these credit card details to Mallams Fine Art THIRD PARTY LIABILITY Auctioneers through www.the-saleroom.com and agree that Mallams Fine art Auctioneers All members of the public on our premises are there at their own risk and must note the lay- are entitled to ship the goods to the card holder name and card holder address provided in out of the accommodation and security arrangements. Accordingly neither the auctioneer nor fulfilment of the sale. Please note that any lots purchased via thesaleroom.com live our employees or agents shall incur liability for death or personal injury (except as required auction service will be subject to an additional 4.95% commission charge + VAT at the by law by reason of our negligence) or similarly for the safety of the property of persons rate imposed on the hammer price. visiting prior to or at a sale. COMMISSION AND TELEPHONE BIDS DATA PROTECTION Whilst prospective buyers are strongly advised to attend the auction and are always Personal data obtained about you will be used in accordance to our Privacy Policy. A copy of responsible for any decision to bid for a particular Lot and shall be assumed to have carefully our Privacy Policy can be found on our website www.mallams.co.uk or requested by post inspected and satisfied themselves as to its condition we will if so instructed clearly and in from our Data Officer, Catherine Leach at Bocardo House, St Michael’s Street, Oxford, writing execute bids on their behalf or by telephone. Neither the auctioneer nor our OX1 2EB, or by Email from [email protected]. employees or agents shall be responsible for any failure to do so save where such failure is unreasonable. Where two or more commission bids at the same level are recorded we reserve the right in our absolute discretion to prefer the first bid so made. Mallams Oxford Rugs etc Covers.qxp_Layout 1 09/04/2019 15:11 Page 2 Mallams Oxford Rugs etc Covers.qxp_Layout 1 09/04/2019 15:11 Page 1 ALM TRIBAL ART, CARPETS, RUGS & 17TH TEXTILES, WORKS OF MALLAMS APRILART 2019 Mallams 1788
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