18th Sep, 2024 10:30 GMT/BST
Militaria & Ethnographica
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A Late 19th Century Admiralty Islands Libation Bowl, of hardwood with a rich dark patina, the elliptical bowl on three short feet, 45cm; an Adzera People Fired Clay Cooking Pot, Markham Valley, New Guinea, the interior with incised semi-circular decoration, 20cm diameter (2)
Footnote :- See ‘Oceanic Art’ by Anthony Meyer, 1995. p.336 for two other Admiralty Island bowls, the upper with very similar feet.
Sold for £100
Estimated at £250 - £300
1 - good condition. 2 - few tiny chips to rim, otherwise in good condition.
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Auction: Militaria & Ethnographica, 18th Sep, 2024
Highlights of the Militaria section include an interesting collection of items relating to Colonel Alwyn de Blaquiere Valentine Paget, a Gentleman at Arms (bodyguard) to King Edward VII, a Second World War RAF Sector Clock, used in operations' rooms to aid track and intercept enemy aircraft over Britain and two collections of badges, buttons and insignia. A good offering of Ethnographica in the sale is lead by a 19th Century Australian Aboriginal Parrying Shield, from the Lower Murray River Region.
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