The Explorer

An Interesting collection of Tribal Art, Grand Tour objects, Maritime and Exploration works of art and paintings, Antiquities and objects of virtue

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room Stowmarket, Suffolk

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The Explorer

An Interesting collection of Tribal Art, Grand Tour objects, Maritime and Exploration works of art and paintings, Antiquities and objects of virtue

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Probably depicting Venus (Greek Aphrodite) the silvered standing female figure draped with himation, losses to the legs raised on a later rock cry...

Oriental jade carving, the stepped top section with hole above four carved masks and turned waisted lower section, 6.5cm high. *CR general marks...

Each of typical form, with gadrooned decoration, the largest 45mm diameter, (3). *CR Found condition.

To include a Turkoman enamel white metal ring, 7cm long, a Chinese white metal necklace pendant decorated with birds,19cm wide, a Moroccan choker ...

With loop bow and two bits, 9cm long. Found in Suffolk. *CR Good found condition, small crack.

The axe head cast as one piece to the handle, 3.5cm high. Found Suffolk. *CR Overall good found condition.

Looped and with a tongue protruding, 5cm long Found Suffolk. *CR Good found condition.

To include a bracelet, a hairpin and a pair of tweezers, (3) Found Suffolk. *CR All in found condition.

Lot 10

ARTIFACTS.

To include a Roman brooch with central red enamel present, an Elizabethan clothes fastener and a George III fob seal, (3) Found Suffolk. *CR ...

Lot 11

ARTIFACTS.

To include six Roman and later rings, also with a lead toy horse, (7) Found Suffolk. *CR All in found condition.

To include axe sections and a chisel section, (8). *CR All missing parts and found condition.

One with a label stating ICKLINGHAM Suffolk, some with reference numbers, (qty). *CR All found condition.

To include bronze Roman arrow heads, (some not period) a phallic pendant, buckles, musket balls, flint arrow heads, (qty). *CR No remarks.

To include two bronze affect busts copied from the Hellenistic period, a stating metal figure, a glass ovoid bottle and a kylix, (5). *CR Overal...

To include two Greek vases 11cm high and 12cm high, a Roman period oil lamp and a clay bead, (4) UK private collection. *CR The vase on stand...

A carved marble bust of a female head with bunched hair, 10cm high excluding the base. *CR Restored lips, glued to the base.

The first a female head raised on a later stand, 9cm high including the stand, the second also raised on a later stand, 6cm high including the sta...

An Indus Valley terracotta figurine of a Zebu Bull idol, 2000-1300 BCE, painted with stripes on back and horns, 9cm long. Note - The Indus Valley...

An Indus Valley terracotta Bird idol, 2000-1300 BCE, having a stripe pattern to the body, 11cm long Note - The Indus Valley Civilization was o...

Three Persian bone chess pieces, circa 10th-12th century, having an incised circular and dot design, the largest 4cm high Note - for similar e...

An Indus Valley terracotta Bajaur fertility idol, 2000-1300 BCE, form of a woman with crossed arms, 19cm high. *CR general marks and wear.

Collection of Artifacts, to include an impression of a 3rd-4th century Roman seal, (4). *CR general marks and wear, some losses.

Collection of Artifacts, to include two bowls and one vessel together with a figure (4). *CR general marks and wear some losses, chips.

With floral and patterns and a lion, mounted to a frame 55cm x 45cm Purchased in the 1990's on the European Art Market. *CR Fragment panel, m...

After the Roman a Bronze Phalera of Medusa, of circular form and depicting Medusa the Gorgon, 13.5cm diameter. *CR general marks and tarnishing.

Decorated with a crossed legged figure to the internal base of the high sided bowl and sweeping leaf design in yellows, greens and turquoise termi...

With two birds surrounded by scrolls and multiple boarders in blue, green and browns, 24cm wide, 11.5cm high. *CR losses to bowl, age related we...

A 19th century Pueblo pottery pot or Olla, North American, having a bulbous body with a floral panted decoration in brick and black 26cm wide 18cm...

The deep circular bowl with a projecting spout, decorated with a pale pink glaze and red and brown foliate ornament of palmettes incised with scro...

Decorated with palmettes, rosettes, stellar motifs and a band of peacocks, 20cm high Footnotes For a comprehensive discussion of early Islamic...

The first with a palmette-shaped thumb-piece and loop handle and long spout, the second with a pierced bowl above the long spout, 18cm long, (2). ...

Probably Tang Dynasty, both standing, one with hands raised and standing on a plinth, 42cm high, the second holding a dish also standing on a plin...

Both standing with arms to the chest, 44cm high, (2). *CR One with the head reattached but this has come loose, chips and marks, the second exam...

A 19th century pilgrims bottle, having a grey glaze with a blue striped pattern to the neck, and having three loop handles, 16cm high Provenanc...

Four 17th century Dutch slipware pottery bowls/dishes, two of the dishes decorated with chickens to the centre the other two decorated with flower...

A Sudan Bongo Zoomorphic Headrest, southern Sudan, 32cm long 19cm high. *CR general marks and wear, chip to head/tail.

A Gurunsi stool, Burkina Faso 20th century, West Africa, having a curved seat raised on four legs, 41cm wide 13cm high. *CR general marks and we...

A Early 20th century West Africa Tji-Wara Bamara tribe headrest in the form of an antelope, having a carved deisgn, 89cm high. *CR general marks...

An East African staff, having a chip carved terminal and a wooden body and having a iron spear like base, 153cm high. *CR chip to terminal, term...

An African carved wooden hoe, 20th century, having a carved bird creature above a iron blade, together with a fitted stand, 64cm high excluding st...

An African wooden and leather water vessel, early 20th century probably south seat Africa, having a wooden bulbous body with some polychrome paint...

An African carved calendar of cylindrical form, 20th century, having a figural carved top above a cylindrical body and terminating at a figural ca...

A Maasai Rungu Ebony knobkerrie, Early 20th century, having a globular head with point and tapering shaft, 57cm long. *CR general marks.

An African tribal spear, having an iron head above a tapering shaft, 125cm long together with wooden example (2). *CR rust, general marks and we...

A Balinese ceremonial grotesque face mask, having a painted face with an adjustable jaw, formed of wood and leather, 27cm high. *CR general mark...

Three hand painted masks, possibly Balinese, one having a gilt painted face wearing a headrest, the largest 21cm high. *CR one in half with sig...

A Tribal mask, 20th century, formed of long knotted hairs. *CR general marks and losses, some strands have become unattached to head.

A 20th century African hardwood spice box, possibly Swahili, having a chip carved body with a cross design and having a sliding lid revealing a in...

A collection of circa late 19th century/early 20th century African tribal spears, forged iron heads, some leaf shaped, some barbed, others a combi...

A large collection of Tribal Art magazines issues 49-101 together with Special Issues 1-8 (Qty). *CR some fading and marks.

A Caucasian Soumakh runner, the red ground set with six brightly coloured guls having running dogs border and tassel ends, 267cm by 111cm. *CR w...

A North West Persian Kilim, having a repeating design to the central field together with multiple repeating borders, 95cm wide by 262cm. *CR fad...

A Large Malayer Runner, west Iran circa 1910-20, having a Herati field on a blue and red ground having multiple borders, 483cm by 100cm. *CR fa...

A Large Tekke Turkoman wool carpet, South west Turkmenistan, having a red ground set with ivory elephants foot guls and having multiple borders wi...

A Large Kashan carpet, circa 1950-60, shaped floral medallion surrounded by trailing foliate branch and stylised plant motifs, repeating scrolling...

A North West Persian Heriz rug, circa 1920-30, having a red field with a central diamond form medallion within a stylized flower design together w...

Henrico Caterino Davilla "The Continuation and Conclusion of the Civil Warres of France" printed by Ruth Raworth 1648, having leather and marbled ...

Lamentatio Civitatis or Londons Complaint against her Children in the Countrey shewing her weakneffe, poverty, and defolateffe blaming their unkin...

Sir Walter Ralegh "The History of the World" published 1666, having leather boards and spine with gilt tooling. *CR appears to have been rebound...

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