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Los 411M
TRIBAL ART. A CENTRAL AFRICAN IVORY CLUB, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, 19TH C, PRE 1889 with raffia carved grip and of rich, old golden brown patina, adapted as a desk thermometer and mounted on an ivory base in 1899, 32cm h, underside inscribed Bast Schlager eines Neger Konigs aus Njangwe (oberer Congo) von Tippu Tipp 1889 nach Deutsch Ost Afrika gebracht Geschenk des Herrn G W H WestendarpProvenance: Presented by Tippu Tip (1932-1905) to G W H Westendarp in 1889. A slave trader, ivory trader and explorer, Tippu Tip (Hamad bin Muhammad bin Juma Rajab el Murjebi) frequently led expeditions into the heart of Africa buying or plundering ivory to sell in his native Zanzibar and slaves for the country's plantations. He was immensely successful in his trade, at one point owning 10,000 slaves. In 1871 David Livingstone witnessed the massacre of 400 Africans in Njangwe (Nyangwe) by arab slavers. Three years later H M Stanley visited the town with Tippu Tip (meaning 'gatherer of wealth') who also assisted several other explorers. The cover of the "Illustrated London News" for December 7 1889 featured his memorial portrait.++Much accretion of old dirt and grime, thermometer undamaged, the ivory generally heavily patinated with old polish and handling marks, minor hairline on scale
Los 1391
An oversized Regency mahogany and boxwood strung barometer, with silvered hygrometer, thermometer, dial and level, the dial inscribed for "Matt W Woller, Birmingham", dial 30 cm, 117 cm overall. NOTE - Edwin Banfield, Barometer Makers & Retailers 1760-1900, records Woller as working from 51 Edgbaston Street, Birmingham, 1801-28 (see illustration).
Los 1676
Early 20th century aneroid barometer with silvered dial and separate thermometer, signed - E. J. Dent, Paris, in a gilt metal case with top-mounted suspension ring, together with a desk clock with timepiece movement in a brass case (key present) CONDITION REPORT Serial no of the barometer is 3120
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