January Fine Art, Furniture, Decoratives, Jewelery, and Asian Art Auction

Tongan ceremonial carved wood staff, finely incised, probably 19th Century, 2'8''l

Papua New Guinea carved wood figural hook, 3'7''h x 9"w Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

Tonga Tapa

Fijian Kava bowl, Polynesia, South Pacific, for communal drinking of stimulating kava, having 15 legs upholding the round bowl, 4"h x 12"dia. Prov...

(lot of 2) Marquesas Islands decorative kava bowls, 20th Century, largest: 12"dia. Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, Cal...

Melanesia, South Pacific carved wood food bowl, Pacific Island nation of Vanuatu and probably more specifically from North Ambryn Island, where th...

Papua New Guinea woven heart form effigy. Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

Papua New Guinea bone dagger, probably cassowary bone, largest: 11"h, Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

Papua New Guinea effigy with applied shells or prized boar tusks, Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

South East Asian Betel Nut Cutter, possibly Indonesian, Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

(lot of 7) Bronze currency bracelets, largest: 7"l, Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

(lot of 5) Assorted trade beads Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

Solomon Islands dowry belt, approx. 34"l Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

Papua New Guinea kina shell pendant or pectoral, having a woven band, 6.5"l Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

(lot of 3) Woven necklace group, including a Solomon Islands carved bone pectoral shell ring ornament with red knotwork Provenance: Richard I.M. K...

Solomon Island/Marquesas Islands dolphin tooth necklace, approx. 30"l Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

(lot of 3) Fine Melanesia examples of shell adornments, made laboriously from worked sea shells, some white and some of highly prized shell beads ...

(lot of 2) South Pacific woven twine shell and bone accutrements, possibly Marquesas Islands, including a dolphin tooth necklace and possible wais...

Pair of "Ibeji" twins, Yoruba, Nigeria, depicting a male and female, largest: 8.5"h Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, Ca...

(lot of 2) Ibeji twin figures, two examples, but not a pair, Yoruba, Nigeria, largest: 11.5"h Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina d...

Teke people fetish figure, D.R. Republic Congo, early 20th Century, 9.5"h Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

Decorative Sumatran Fertility Doll, well carved with articulated limbs, inset bone eyes and a tuft of hair, 14.75" length

(lot of 2) Native American beaded dance/ceremonial tomahwaks, 20th Century, largest: 2'2''l

Plains or Plateau Native American parfleche envelope, made of folded and painted rawhide, 26"l x 15"w

Nez Perce cylindrical quiver, made of painted rawhide, 20th Century, 15"l x 4"dia.

(lot of 3) Native American ambilical fetish and (2) beaded peyote rattles, Southwest U.S.A, largest: 19.5"l

Native American Great Plains beadwork, the geometric pattern in blue, red, white and pick beads, 20th Century, 23.5"l

(lot of 3) Native American kachina group, consisting of two diminutive polychrome decorated examples, together with a sand painting depicting a ka...

Pomo Indian feather "gift baskets", Northern, California, each with executed with polychrome feathers woven into the basket, 4"dia.

Native American Southwest belts with silvered accents

Fine Eskimo or Yupik mask, the smiling face with shamanic undertones and wearing an earring, early 20th Century, 7.5"h x 5"w

(lot of 9) Assortment of Native American decoratives, consisting of a Southwest ceramic storyteller, dance kachina, polychrome carved wood totem p...

Native American cradle board, 2'7''l x 10"w

Eskimo Inuit mask, 8"l

(lot of 2) Tibetan Kapala masks, 9"l

Figural coptic textile, South America possibly Peruvian, in custom lucite case, overall: 22'l x 22"w

Figural coptic textile, South American

(lot of approx. 20) Assorted pre-historic terra cotta and ceramic pot shards and remnants, largest: 8"l

(lot of approx. 20) Assorted pre-historic ceramic pot shards and remnants, largest: 6"l

(lot of approx. 20) Assorted pre-historic ceramic pot shards and remnants, stone tools and rock specimens, largest: 6"l

(lot of approx. 20) Assorted pre-historic ceramic pot shards and remnants, stone tools and shells, largest: 6"l

(lot of approx. 20+) Assorted pre-historic ceramic pot shards and remnants, stone tools and shells, largest: 6"l; together with five custom metal ...

(lot of approx. 20) Assorted pre-historic ceramic pot shards and remnants, stone tools and shells, largest: 6"l

(lot of 3) Corsica / Sardinia bronze figural group, largest: 7"h, Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

(lot of 8) Corsica / Sardinia bronze figural group, largest: 12"h, Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California ...[mor...

(lot of 3) Corsica / Sardinia bronze figural group, largest: 13"h, Provenance: Richard I.M. Kelton Collection, Marina del Rey, California

(lot of 2) Pair plated figures of pheasants with extended tails

(lot of 5) Assembled sterling silver group: an International plate with an antheniom leaf border 10"d; a Towle reticulated sweetmeat bowl; a Shrev...

Towle sterling plate, the dishform centering engraved "DG" strapwork initials 9"d, 11 toz Provenance: The Estate of George Germany, Berkeley, CA.

(lot of 2) Pair Sheffield plated reticulated wine coasters with a swag border joined by female head medallions 4.5"h x 7.5"d Provenance: The Estat...

Sterling plate, the dish form finished with a gadroon rim

(lot of 2) Anglo-Indian pair plated figures of pheasants with extended tails

(lot of 5) Lot of weighted sterling articles

(lot of 4) Chinese enameled sterling table articles, Sheng Yuan, Beijing: each piece chased with dragon roundels, comprising a shaker, (3) square ...

Japanese silver figural junk equipped with sails  ...[more]

(lot of 2) 19th century European hallmarked silver: a footed open salt 2.5"d and a snuff box with gilt wash interior, 3.2 toz

(lot of 7) Tuttle sterling porringer #395 7.25"l; together with (6) Asian "Silver" gilt nut dishes, 14 toz (note: nut dishes test positive for ste...

(lot of 5) Lot of (2) sterling and (3) plated table articles: a Gorham sterling child's cup; an English reticulated ladle; a Butler EPNS punch lad...

(lot of 6) Collection of sterling porringers by various makers including Lunt, Newport, and Wallace 16.5 toz Provenance: The Estate of George Germ...

(lot of 6) Lot of sterling weighted and sterling mounted table articles: a weighted candlestick; a three arm candelabra extension; an English dres...