20th Sep, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST

Militaria & Ethnographica

 
Lot 165
 

165

A Papua New Guinea Kundu Drum, made from a hollowed out tree trunk with a central integral carved handle, snakeskin resonator, the base carved with bands of chevrons, 75cm; a Pitcairn Islands Carved Wood Figure of a Shark, signed by the carver Christy Warren, 85cm; a Balinese Large Carved Wood Figure of a Man, standing naked and wearing a udeng type headress, 65cm; a Late 20th Century Maori Feast Bowl, of oval form, the flange rim carved with scalework type decoration and inset with two "fish-eye" shells, 58cm by 40cm; two Small Carved Wood Figures, one of a shabti, the other a male fertility figure (6)

Sold for £250
Estimated at £100 - £150


 

Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 20th Sep, 2023

The sale will offer a range of good medals, including a rare silver medal struck to commemorate the death of Captain James Cook, and a Second World War MM Group of Eight Medals, awarded to Corporal Frank Shepherd of the 1st-5th Battalion the Queen’s Royal Regiment.

Amongst a good offering of militaria in the sale is a Victorian 1847 Pattern Gilt Brass Helmet to an Officer 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards, a First World War Cameron Highlander’s Kilt and Sash which belonged to Private George Potts Brown, and an Early 19th Century Naval Officer’s Dirk.

A rare 19th Century Percussion Single Barrel Big Game Rifle by William Powell & Son of Birmingham leads a selection of fine guns in the sale, also of note are a Pair of 19th Century 40 Bore Side-by-Side Double Barrel Percussion Travelling Pistols.

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Tuesday 19 September 10am-5pm and the morning of sale from 8am

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