Contemporary & Antique Furniture and Decorative Items, Works of Art, Carpets & Rugs

BAMILEKE BRONZE BIRD VESSEL, Cameroon, 32cm L x 16cm H, [Provenance: Christie's Lot 161, 26 April 1977, Dr. James Spillius Collection].

OCEANIC CEREMONIAL VEST, Papua New Guinea, textile mother of pearl and cowrie shell ornamentation, 47cm H x 27cm W, on display stand.

OCEANIC WALL HANGING, Togan Tapa painting, traditional geometric designs, 184cm H x 122cm W.

BENIN BRONZE QUEEN'S HEAD, patinated finish, of large proportions, 66cm H maximum.

BENIN PALACE LEOPARDS, a pair, patinated bronze, 40cm nose to tail x 43cm H maximum. (2)

RHINOCEROS HEADMASK, patinated terracotta with basket weave collar, 41cm H overall.

HIPPO HIDE SHIELD, West African, 78cm x 80cm.

WEST AFRICAN KING'S STOOL, the supports carved multiple elephant heads, 50cm diam x 47cm H.

BRONZE COCKERELS, two similar, West African, each perched on tree branches, 65cm and 69cm H. (2)

WEST AFRICAN TERRACOTTA MASKS, monkey facemask, 30cm H; and a gorilla headmask, 32cm H. (2)

FANG FACE MASKS, two similar, West African carved and painted wood of large size, 155cm H and 145cm H. (2)

JU JU FEATHER HEADDRESS, approximately 80cm diam.

ASHANTI MOON FACE FIGURE, 20th century carved and painted wood, 39cm H.

BAMANA DOOR LOCKS, three various carved wood of figurative form, largest 58cm H all on display plinths. (3)

BOLI ZOOMORPHIC FETISH, Bamana people, 46cm L x 31cm H.

TRIBAL DOOR LOCKS, four various carved wood, Bamana people, of stylised figure and animal design, largest 57cm H. (4)

LAUGHING DOGS, two similar, West African painted and carved wooden studies, 42.5cm H and 37cm H. (2)

MASQUERADE GOAT, West African, carved and painted wood, 86cm nose to tail x 92cm H maximum.

COLON FIGURE, circa 1970's, Bamana people, carved wood depicting a man in flared trousers, 47cm H.

TRIBAL ARTS, 'Astral Voyage' hobby horse, Bamana people, carved wood embellished with metal, hair mane and tail, 96cm L, plus stand.

DAN FACE MASKS, two similar, carved wood with bound cloth and cowrie shell decorated surrounds, one with bells, 32cm H and 30cm H. (2)

WEST AFRICAN FACE MASKS, three various, carved wooden examples, largest 28cm H. (3)

TRIBAL HEAD RESTS, three various, West African carved wooden examples all with figurative supports, 19.5cm H and 16.5cm H. (3)

KOTA PEOPLE RELIQUARY, circa 1920's, Eastern Gabon, carved wood with decorative copper overlay, 44cm H.

HORNBILL BIRD RELIQUARY, West African, carved wood, copper clad decoration, 27cm H.

FERTILITY FIGURE, West African carved wooden study of a woman with beaded necklace and anklets, 66cm H.

WEST AFRICAN FACE MASKS, two carved and painted wood examples, one being an elephant, 60cm H, the other a face with bird aloft, 68cm H. (2)

HEDDLE PULLEY, Baule people, carved wood with figurative mount, 32cm H.

BENIN BRONZE GUARDIAN FIGURE, of traditional form, 22.5cm H.

TRIBAL ARTS, comprising a Pune mask, a mask on stand and a stringed instrument, 54cm L. (3)

SENUFO HORNBILL CARVING, wood, bears label 'From Village Near Korlogo circa. 1950', 45cm H.

MONKEY FIGURAL CARVING, West African wood, depicting a monkey holding a stool in offetory pose, 46cm H.

DRAGON CARVING, wooden, being ridden by five figures, 73cm L overall.

SONGYE FETISH FIGURE, carved wood with horn to head and snake belt, bears handwritten label to base describing its powers, 57cm H.

TRIBAL FIGURES, West African, carved wood studies of a male warrior, 66cm H; and a woman with beaded necklace and waistband, 51cm H. (2)

TRIBAL FACE MASKS, three various, West African carved wood examples, largest 48cm H. (3)

CHOKWE FACE MASK, 32cm H, plus two other carved wooden tribal masks, both with sisal beards. (3)

SONGYE FACE MASKS, two carved wood, one with handwritten label 'Kiewebe Mask, Female, Bird Rare, Pre 1930', 33cm H, the other 42cm H. (2)

TRIBAL ART, West African, carved wooden head with lion mounted aloft, 21cm H, displayed on a modern stand.

TRIBAL FACE MASK, West African, carved wood with traces of white paint, 42cm H.

POST CARVING, West African, wood, with rubbed paint finish, block base.

FERTILITY FIGURE, West African, carved wooden study of a woman, 54cm H.

WEST AFRICAN SPIRIT FACE MASK, whitened carved wood, 45cm H; and another in the Dogon manner, 52cm H. (2)

'AFRICAN AMBER' CURRENTLY BEADS TWO STRANDS, comprising thirty one and twenty five phenolic resin beads. (2)

MAKONDE SCULPTURE, 'Devil with Teeth', Tanzania, carved ebonywood, 51cm H.

MAKONDE FIGURE SCULPTURE, man carrying another on over his head, Tanzania, carved ebonywood, 65cm H.

MAKONDE SCULPTURE, Dali'esque devil study, Tanzania, carved ebonywood, signed to base 'Kashimiri', 61cm H.

MAKONDE SCULPTURE, Tree of Life design, Tanzania, carved ebonywood, 64cm H.

MAKONDE SCULPTURE, 'Ujamaa Tree of Life', Tanzania, carved ebonywood, 55cm H.

MAKONDE SCULPTURE, 'Devil', Tanzania, carved ebonywood, 56cm H.

MAKONDE SCULPTURE, 'Ujamaa Tree of Life', Tanzania, carved ebonywood, 79cm H.

BRONZE PLAQUE, Benin manner depicting a relief design of three warriors, 57cm H x 44cm W.

BRONZE COCKEREL, 20th century West African, 57cmsH.

IJO TRIBAL FIGURE, painted and carved wood, 106cm H.

TIKA BRONZE FACE MASKS, a companion pair, each 44cm H. (2)

FETISH FIGURAL CARVING, Lobi people, 40cm H.; a tribal post carving, 46cm H on block stand; and another figure carving 44cm H. (3)

TRIBAL FIGURES, a convocation of seven male and female Yoruba people wooden figure carvings, largest 34cm H. (7)

WEST AFRICAN FIGURAL CARVINGS, comprising a Tikar people male, 46cm H on block base and a Yoruba fertility figure, 57cm H. (2)

YORUBA POST FIGURE, carved wooden female study with painted finish, 33cm H, presented on a modern metal stand.

TRIBAL ITEMS, four, comprising a Baule heddle pulley carving, 30.5cm H; a Limba people maternity figure, 26cm H; a Shango dance wand terminal, 26c...