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Lot 664

A Baule Chief's prestige staff Ivory Coast with a standing male figure finial, 52.5cm long.

Lot 329

A Senufo heddle pulley Ivory Coast with a hornbill head finial, 15.5cm high, a Baule janus heddle pulley, 13.5cm high and a Senufo heddle pulley, 16cm high, all on fixed bases. (3)

Lot 404

A Baule janus heddle pulley Ivory Coast with buffalo masks and a reel, 19cm high, a Guro heddle pulley, with a reel, 21.5cm high and a Senufo heddle pulley, 17.7cm high, all on fixed bases. (3)

Lot 142

λAn Inuit pail or bag handle Old Bering Sea III, circa 300 - 500 AD walrus ivory, with linear decoration and raised pairs of ovals with pierced centres, the ends pierced for attachment and the underside with finger grips, 24cm long. Provenance Excavated on Punuk Islands, Alaska, 1979. John and Valerie Arieta, London, 1993. Dr Alan Black Collection.

Lot 349

A Baule helmet mask Ivory Coast with black, white and red pigment, with nails around the mouth, 51cm high, and a Baule elephant mask, with Goli masks carved to the ears, with black, white and red paint, 39cm high. (2)

Lot 479

A Baule Goli mask Ivory Coast painted in black, red and white, 37.5cm high.

Lot 564

A Baule standing female figure Ivory Coast with a container on her head and wearing glass beads, 39cm high.

Lot 674

Eight Baule combs Ivory Coast with carved geometric decoration, the longest 21cm. (8)

Lot 602

λA Zulu 'tiger claw' necklace South Africa with thirty-five ivory graduated claws on a two strand fibre with red/white, blue and black glass beads, 23.2cm diameter, mounted framed and glazed.

Lot 604

A large bangle resin imitating ivory, 12.5cm diameter.

Lot 652

A Baule colon male figure Ivory Coast painted, 31.5cm high.

Lot 135

λAn Inuit harpoon head Alaska, circa 500 - 1200 AD walrus ivory and slate, pierced and with linear decoration, 13cm long. Provenance Excavated at the Gambell site, St Lawrence Island, Alaska. John and Valerie Arieta, London, 1993. Dr Alan Black Collection.

Lot 331

Two Senufo kpelie masks Ivory Coast one with a double mask and a figure surmount supporting horns, with blue and red pigment, 35.5cm high, the other with a standing female figure with a standing bird behind, 40cm high. (2)

Lot 110

λAn Inuit model harpoon with throwing board Greenland cedar, walrus ivory and sinew, the main shaft spliced and with various mounts, the board with fifteen seal models, 96.2cm long. (2) Provenance Polar Explorer Lieutenant Commander Quintin Riley (1905 - 1980) and thence by descent. Quintin Riley was involved in the British Arctic Air Route Expedition of 1930 - 31 for which he received the Polar Medal and returning to Greenland in 1932 to undertake further meteorological and general study of flying conditions.

Lot 296

A Dan passport mask Ivory Coast 14.5cm high, and a Marka mask, with sheet brass and cloth, 26cm high. (2) Provenance Michael and Marlene Pennie Collection.

Lot 383

Three Baule prestige staffs Ivory Coast finely carved, two with Janus masks and surmounted with a cockerel and a mongoose, and the third with an entwined snake and a snail surmount, 39cm, 31.5cm and 34cm high. (3)

Lot 412

A Baule colon figure Ivory Coast of a uniformed officer, 41cm high, on a fixed base, and a Baule standing female figure, 32.5cm high. (2)

Lot 141

λAn Inuit needle case Old Bering Sea, circa 200 - 500 AD walrus ivory, cylindrical with incised stylised linear decoration and two raised ovals and two circles with pierced centres, and with a seal head terminal, 5.5cm long. Provenance John and Valerie Arieta, London, 1993. Dr Alan Black Collection.

Lot 130

λAn Inuit toggle figure Alaska, possibly 15th / 16th century Punuk Islands marine ivory, carved a torso with two holes, possibly a mount from a wooden box, 7.7cm high. Provenance Excavated at Brevig Mission, Alaska. John and Valerie Arieta, 1993. Dr Alan Black Collection.

Lot 278

Books relating to North American Indians. Provenance Dr Alan Black Collection.LiteratureDean Snow. The American Indians, their archaeology and prehistory, 1976;Anna Lee Walters. The Spirit of Native America, Beauty and Mysticism in American Indian Art, 1989;Don & Debra McQuiston. Dolls & Toys of Native America, 1995;Susan M. Pearce. Eskimo Carving, 1985;Colin F. Taylor (Editorial Consultant). Native Americans, The Indigenous people of North America, 1991;Geoffrey Turner (Pitt Rivers Museum University of Oxford). Hair Embroidery in Siberia and North America, 1976;Janet Catherine Berlo, Bruce Bernstein, T. J. Brasser, N. Scott Momaday, Allen Wardwell, W. Richard West. Native Paths, American Indian Art from the Collection of Charles and Valerie Diker, 1998;William W. Fitzhugh and Aron Crowell. Crossroads of Continents, Cultures of Siberia and Alaska, 1988;Barbara Isaac (edited by). Hall of the North American Indian, Change and Continuity, 1990;Jonathan Batkin (compiled and edited by). Splendid Heritage, Masterpieces of Native American Art from the Masco Collection, 1995;Susan E. Harless (edited by). Native Arts of the Columbia Plateau, The Doris Swayze Bounds Collection, 1998;Leslie Drew & Douglas Wilson. Argillite, Art of the Haida, 1980;J. C. H. King. Artificial Curiosities from the Northwest Coast of America, Native American Artefacts in the British Museum collected on the Third Voyage of Captain James Cook and Aquired through Sir Joseph Banks, 1981;John C. Ewers. Plains Indian Sculpture, A Tradition Art from America’s Heartland, 1986;Lar Hotem. Collectors Guide to Indian Pipes, Identification and Values, 1999;A. M. Leskov and H. Müller-Beck (Hrsg.). Artische WALJÄGER vor 3000 Jahren, 1993;Bill Holm. Spirit and Ancestor, A Century of Northwest Coast Indian Art at the Burke Museum, 1987;David W. Penney. Art of the American Indian Frontier, 1992;Seattle Art Museum. The Spirit Within, Northwest Coast Native Art from the John H. Hauberg Collection, 1995;Lená Taku Wasté. These Good Things, Selections from the Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection of Native American Art, 1997;Richard Conn. A Persistant Vision, Art of the Reservation Days, 1986;Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College. Patterns of Life, Patters of Art, 1987;Richard Conn. Circles of the World, 1982;Jane Alison (edited and produced by). Native Nations, Journeys in American Photography, 1998;Lar Hothem. North American Indian Ornamental & Ceremonial Artifacts, 1990;J. G. E. Smith, Museum of the American Indian. Arctic Art: Eskimo Ivory, 1980;Barbara A. Hail and Kate C. Duncan. Out of the North, The Subarctic Collection of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, Brown University, 1989;Caroline Crabtree and Pam Stallebrass. Beadwork, A World Guide, 2002;Theodore Brasser. Native American Clothing, An Illustrated History, 2009;Barbara A. Hail. Hau, Kóla! The Plains Indian Collection of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology, 1980;David. W. Penney. Native American Art, 1994;(31)  

Lot 129

λA Thule standing figure Alaska, circa 1000 AD marine ivory, with carved defined features, 7.8cm high. Provenance Excavated at Wales, Alaska. John and Valerie Arieta, 1993. Dr Alan Black Collection.

Lot 344

Thirteen Ivory Coast bangles and anklets brass and bronze, including a hollow Senufo with linear and semi circle decoration and a Frafra, with conical protrusions, the widest 12.8cm. (13)

Lot 376

A Baule janus helmet mask Ivory Coast the mask top with an elephant and leopard, the sides with masks, a figure in a car, another figure, a crocodile, a snake in a basket and a bird, the open mouths with tusks and tongues, with painted decoration, 37cm, on a fixed stand.

Lot 136

λAn Okvik harpoon tip Alaska marine ivory, barbed with attachment piercing and a socket end, 15cm long. Provenance Excavated at Kialegak, St Lawrence Island. John and Valerie Arieta, London, 1993. Dr Alan Black Collection.

Lot 147

λAn Inuit hunting knife and sheath Alaska walrus ivory, baleem, steel and leather, scrimshaw decorated a hunter, walrus, polar bears and a seal, 26cm long. (2) Provenance John and Valerie Arieta, London, 1993. Dr Alan Black Collection.

Lot 657

A Baule standing female figure Ivory Coast with raised facial, neck and abdomen scarifications, wearing a beaded waistband, 38cm high, and a Baule standing male figure, with a beard and wearing a fibre loin cloth, 35cm, on a fixed base. (2)

Lot 134

λA Punuk culture woman's knife ulu Alaska, circa 500 - 1000 AD walrus ivory and slate, the handle modelled as a polar bear with linear and dot decoration, the end carved with a depression to fit the forefinger, 10cm long. Provenance Excavated on St Lawrence Island, Alaska. John and Valerie Arieta, London, 1996. Dr Alan Black Collection.

Lot 411

Four Senufo heddle pulleys Ivory Coast three with bird head finials and one with a firespitter mask, two with reels, the highest 19.5cm, on fixed bases. (4)

Lot 614

A Senufo heddle pulley Ivory Coast with a carved hornbill head surmount and red pigment filled incised decoration, with a reel, 18cm high, on a fixed base, a Baule heddle pulley, with a buffalo head finial, 15cm high, a Luba friction oracle katatora, with Janus head finial having a charge recess, 16.5cm and a Mossi whistle, 13cm long. (4)

Lot 334

A Senufo stool Ivory Coast with a dished seat and facet tapering legs, 28.5cm high, 39cm wide.

Lot 137

λAn Inuit harpoon head Old Bering Sea, Alaska, circa 200 - 500 AD marine ivory, with barbed edges, pierced and linear decoration, 13.6cm long. Provenance Excavated at Siriniki, Siberia. John and Valerie Arieta, London, 1993. Dr Alan Black Collection.

Lot 342

A Senufo anklet Ivory Coast bronze, hollow with a slit, linear and semi circle decoration, 14.5cm wide, a Yoruba bronze torque, 20.5cm wide, a Yoruba bronze bell, 18cm high, a West African bronze currency anklet and a Nigerian bronze sceptre, with geometric decoration, 48cm long. (5)

Lot 633

A Baule gong beater Ivory Coast with a leopard with a smaller animal in its mouth, with cloth, 24.6cm long, a Yoruba divination tapper, carved a bound gourd to the handle, 34cm long and a Yoruba shango staff, 33cm high. (3)

Lot 405

A Jimini heddle pulley Ivory Coast with a carved buffalo mask, 16.7cm high, and a Senufo heddle pulley, with a head finial, 18.7cm high, on fixed bases. (2)

Lot 131

λAn Okvik head St Lawrence Island, Alaska, circa 200BC - 100AD walrus ivory, with incised decoration to the forehead, eye brows, cheeks and philtrum, probably a staff finial, 10cm high, on a stand. (2) Provenance Excavated at St Lawrence Island, Alaska. John and Valerie Arieta, 1994. Dr Alan Black Collection.

Lot 165

λJerome K. Saclamanna (b.1963) Nome, King Island Whale Shaman walrus ivory, baleen, whale bone and feathers, signed and titled, 19cm high. Provenance Dr Alan Black Collection.

Lot 407

Three Baule colon standing figures Ivory Coast painted red, including a female and two males, wearing shorts, 25.5cm, 26cm and 35.5cm high, on fixed bases. (3)

Lot 192

A set of 19th century natural white and red stained ivory draughts pieces, lacking 2 red and 1 white pieces Several of the pieces have small chips on the edges, red pieces are rubbed on the edges

Lot 10

3 Japanese carved ivory netsuke, Meiji Period, comprising a group of fruit with snail, height 3.5cm, and 2 reclining figures (one signed), the fruit netsuke has a chip on the tip of one leaf, otherwise all in good condition

Lot 35

An unusual 19th century ivory rod with relief carved continuous entwined serpent and band of roses, length 38cm Perfect condition, no chips or splits

Lot 271

A group of ivory items, including a Cantonese carved and pierced fretwork dragon design box, length 18cm, an ivory billiard ball, comb etc Box is in very poor condition with broken lid, missing feet, other items sold as seen

Lot 182

An Art Deco shagreen and ivory covered cigarette box, length 14.5cm Shagreen is slightly faded and stained but generally complete and in good condition

Lot 78

A rosewood and ivory 3-section flute with nickel-plate mounts, early 20th century, no maker's marks There is a crack through the ivory section, nickel mounts are tarnished, original case

Lot 275

A large quantity of 19th century bone and ivory chessmen

Lot 13

A fine quality early 19th century French carved and pierced ivory fan, with hand painted watercolour paper screen depicting Classical figures, mounted in a glazed fan-shaped gilded wood display case, case width 63cm Generally very good, paper screen has several minor splits and rubbing on the high points

Lot 286

A 19th century Dieppe ivory Brise fan, with carved and pierced dove decorated guard Guard is broken and needs repair

Lot 282

A pair of 19th century ivory glove stretchers, with relief carved floral handles, length 22cm Perfect condition

Lot 37

A 19th century carved turned and fluted ivory pounce pot, diameter 10cm, height 6.5cm There are a number of natural cracks on the top and around the base, no chips or repairs, base is inscribed Gartmord

Lot 279

A group of small boxes, carved ivory paper knife handle etc

Lot 291

An elaborate 19th century Mandarin fan frame, with relief cast gilt-metal guards, the sticks alternating in ivory tortoiseshell and enamelled silver

Lot 95

A large late 19th century French hollow ivory cross, dated 1891, length excluding loop 45cm There is a short crack near the base of the cross, an engraved monogram and date, generally good condition

Lot 158

An Indian carved hardwood elephant design ink stand with ivory knop, length 16cm Three of the tiny finials from the top edge are missing, small chip from the edge of the plinth, otherwise in good original condition

Lot 164

A Chinese miniature wicker/rattan-bound glass perfume bottle with ivory top, length 6.5cm Perfect condition

Lot 292

A 19th century Chinese ivory card case with relief carved covers, length 10.5cm

Lot 281

A silver enamel and ivory paper knife, depicting a Humber motorcar, hallmarks Birmingham 1910, length 17cm, and a Victorian ivory paper knife with carved handle (2) Car paper knife in very good condition, ivory slightly stained, other paper knife has slight crack in the handle, engraved monogram, but no chips

Lot 296

An Indian/Mughal watercolour on paper, depicting a Court interior, 24cm x 15cm, and 3 small watercolours on ivory, all framed (4) All in perfect condition

Lot 274

A 19th century natural and red stained ivory chess set, King height 8cm, complete and in good condition

Lot 268

A Chinese bamboo and ivory-tipped opium pipe with glass chimney, length 56cm

Lot 288

A 19th century Chinese carved ivory fan, and a similar ivory fan with no guards

Lot 77

A carved ivory figure of a man in military uniform, unsigned, on turned ebony base, overall height 18cm Several minor cracks across the hat, no chips or repairs, one chip on the side of the stand

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