African Sword
Ceremonial African Sword
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ceremonial African sword hand hammered.
Category
Vintage 1940s Central African Arts and Crafts Natural Specimens
Materials
Bronze
North African Sword (Nimcha), Morocco, Early 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
North African Sword (Nimcha), Morocco, Early 19th Century
This North African sword, known as a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Wrought Iron
$1,122 Sale Price
20% Off
H 85 in W 7 in D 3 in
Poto African Iron Sword, Congo Africa on Stand
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Poto African sword, Congo Africa on stand.
A forged iron sword with fine incised design, inlaid
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
African Topoke Sword Currency on Custom Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
An African iron currency blade or sword currency from the Nkutshu, Topoke & Songo Meno peoples
Category
Antique 19th Century Congolese Tribal Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
Pair of African Iron Sword Currencies on Custom Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a pair of African iron currency blade or sword currency from the Nkutshu, Topoke & Songo
Category
Antique 19th Century Congolese Mounted Objects
Materials
Metal, Iron
Three African Topoke Sword Currency On Custom Stands
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Three African iron currency blades or swords currency from the Topoke peoples from the Democratic
Category
Antique 19th Century African Tribal Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Iron
Seated Female Figure on Stool Holding a Sword Ewe Ghana, West Africa ex Willis
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Seated female figure on classic Akan stool holding a sword. From the Ewe people of Ghana, West
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$950
H 15 in W 6 in D 6 in
African Topoke Iron Currency Blade, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
While shield and spear were central to African combat, this iron sword blade was most likely made
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Minimalist Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
African Tribal Weapon in Animal Skin Holder
Located in Miami, FL
African ceremonial sword from the democratic Republic of Congo, circa 1920s. Iron and wood, in a
Category
20th Century Congolese Tribal Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Metal
An Unusually Large 19th Century Topoke Tribe Currency Sword
Located in Hudson, NY
This currency sword, like most African trade currency items, was used as a way to transfer wealth
Category
Antique 19th Century Congolese Tribal Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Iron
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AFRICAN SWORD SCULPTURE
Located in California, LA
METAL IRON SCULPTURE . SWORD OR SPEAR .ON SOLID METAL BASE
Category
Vintage 1940s Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Ancient Fang Sword Ntsakh Ou Fa Fang People Gabon African Art Congo 19th Century
Located in Leuven, BE
Very old and exceptional Fang short sword
People: Fang
Gabon - Cameroon - Equitorial Guinea
Period
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Gabonese Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
H 23.23 in W 2.76 in D 1.19 in
Exceptional Short Sword From The Tetela Tribe Dr Congo Africa Ca 1880-1900 Kasai
Located in Leuven, BE
Superb and very Rare Short Sword From The Tetela Kasai Tribe Dr Congo Ca1880-1900
Tribe : Tetela
Category
Antique 1880s Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
H 15.56 in W 3.15 in D 1.97 in
African Sword on a Contemporary Stand, 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
African currency Sword used in the Congo for important transactions such as dowry or land purchases
Category
Antique 19th Century Congolese Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
Topoke Sword Currency
Located in London, GB
. These African sword currencies date range from the 1700-1900's.
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Art
Materials
Iron
African Currency Sword on Contemporary Stand, 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
African Currency Sword mounted on a contemporary iron Stand. These were used in the Congo for
Category
Antique 19th Century Congolese Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
African Currency Sword on a Contemporary Stand, 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
African currency sword that was used in the Congo for important transactions such as dowry or land
Category
Antique 19th Century Congolese Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
African Currency Sword on a Contemporary Stand, 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
African currency Sword used in the Congo for important transactions such as dowry or land purchases
Category
Antique 19th Century Congolese Tribal Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Iron
Beautifully Patinated African Tribal Sword Currencies of Iron on Custom Stands
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a pair of African iron currency blade or sword currency from the Nkutshu, Topoke & Songo
Category
Antique 19th Century Congolese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Metal, Iron
H 56.25 in W 8 in D 8 in
Pair of African Topoke Currency Blades, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
While shield and spear were central to African combat, these iron sword blades were most likely
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Minimalist Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
Congolese Sword Sculpture, Africa, 1920s
Located in New York, NY
1920s African Congolese sword sculpture.
Wooden handle. Base measures 12" x 2".
Category
Vintage 1920s Congolese Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
Congolese Sword Sculpture, Africa, 1920s
Located in New York, NY
1920s African Congolese sword sculpture on metal stand.
Base measures 10" x 2".
Category
Vintage 1920s Congolese Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
Congolese Sword Sculpture, Africa, 1920s
Located in New York, NY
1920s African Congolese sword sculpture on metal stand.
Wooden handle. Base measures 8" x 2".
Category
Vintage 1920s Congolese Mounted Objects
Materials
Iron
Igbo Tribal Seated Ikenga Figure with Sword and Head Africa, Nigeria
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Igbo tribal seated Ikenga figure with sword and head Africa, Nigeria
Classic Ikenga Shrine figure
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century African Ngulu Ceremonial Status Sword, D.R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Early 20th century African Ngulu Ceremonial status sword, D.R. Congo
Ngombe Culture, D.R. Congo
Category
Early 20th Century Congolese Tribal Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Iron
Trio of African "Money Swords"
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Category
African Furniture
Fine Pair of Old Paris Porcelain Vases
Located in St. Louis, MO
party in the foreground with guns and swords, an African party in the background silhouetted against the
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Vases
Materials
Porcelain
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Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian)
Morocco
The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco.
I att...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier African Natural Specimens
Materials
Bone
$17,388 Sale Price
50% Off
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Antique Japanese Koto Wakizashi Sword
Located in Dallas, TX
Japanese Koto Wakizashi Sword
Japan
Ca. 1400-1600s
Length: 24.25” Blade
Total Length: 27.25
Nagasa: 18.5”
Koto wakizashi, with wild midare (Soshu?) hamon, including wild boshi. Ha...
Category
Antique 16th Century Japanese Japonisme Antiquities
Materials
Steel
18th century allegorical painting of The Triumph of Beauty
Located in London, GB
Exhibited:
London, Royal Academy, 1800, no. 93
What was happening in British history painting in around 1800? In recent discussions of the emergence of a British School of history ...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$246,807
H 50 in W 36 in
Turkana Tribal Wood Headrest, Stylized Human Form, African Beaded Attachments
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Turkana or Pokot people's tribal carved wood headrest, stylized human form, early 20th century, Kenya, African.
Headrest from Kenya with attached leather, beads, buttons and a metal...
Category
Early 20th Century Kenyan Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Wood
$1,560 Sale Price
20% Off
H 7.63 in W 4.25 in D 2 in
Tribal Style Songye Kifwebe Mask, D. R. Congo
Located in Point Richmond, CA
This graphic Songye Kifwebe mask has fine carved lines curved over the eyes and diagonal lines radiating from the nose and mouth in classic Kifwebe form. Mid-20th century mask from t...
Category
Late 20th Century Congolese Tribal Masks
Materials
Wood
19th Century Steel and Sterling Silver Malaysian Dagger
Located in Miami, FL
19th century sterling silver Malaysian Dagger.
Original carved mahogany wood handle.
Sterting silver carved crown.
Damascene steel.
The kris is an asymmetrical dagger with distincti...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Malaysian Malayer Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Mahogany
Ancient Egyptian Monumental Temple Sphinxes
Located in London, GB
A pair of monumental limestone sphinxes of Pharaoh Nectanebo I, from the processional avenue of the Serapeum of Memphis, 30th Dynasty, circa 379 - 360 BC.
The sphinxes of the Serape...
Category
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Limestone
Pierre Auguste Renoir Portrait de femme - Berthe Poret
By Pierre Auguste Renoir
Located in Los Angeles, CA
PIERRE-AUGUSTE RENOIR (1841-1919)
Portrait de femme - Berthe Poret
bears signature (lower left)
oil on canvas
17 15/16 x 14 3/4 in (45.5 x 37.4 cm)
Painted between 1862-1863
Footn...
Category
1860s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,800,000
H 27 in W 24 in D 2.5 in
Tiffany Studios Glass Decorating New York Monumental Interior Entry
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Tiffany Studios monumental interior entrance
as you can see by the pictures
The side lights, how beautiful Tiffany furnace drapery glass with shallow mottel background
The archw...
Category
Antique 1890s Windows
Materials
Glass
Japanese sword, Tachi. 19th c
Located in Stockholm, SE
A Japanese sword, army-mounted from the 19th c. The blade with signature.Fuchi Kashira of gilt copper and the handle with skin of ray under the twisted brown threads.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Metalwork
Materials
Iron
Continental Austrian Bronze Lion Head Sword with Scabbard
Located in Queens, NY
Continental Austrian-style (19th Century) bronze sword with lion head and pearl handle with double eagle head coat of arms.
Condition: Good; Minor losses
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Biedermeier Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Bronze
Jean-Gabriel Domergue's French Academician Sword
By Odette Domergue
Located in New Orleans, LA
This important and unique sword was presented to the famed French painter Jean-Gabriel Domergue to commemorate the painter's election to the illustrious Académie des Beaux-Arts in 19...
Category
20th Century Neoclassical Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Steel
Very Important “Nwantantay” African Dance Mask
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Very important “Nwantamtay” dance African mask, consisting of three sections: The upper in plain rectangular shape surmounted by a crescent shape moon, the middle with beautiful geom...
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Primitive Masks
Materials
Wood
Steinway & Sons Concert Grand Piano
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
This extraordinary concert grand piano with 88 keys was made by the prestigious firm Steinway & Sons around 1894. The case's decoration was entrusted to the company Cuel & Cie and mo...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Musical Instruments
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Napoléon before the Battle of Moscow
Located in New Orleans, LA
Emperor Napoléon I was and remains one of the most legendary military and political figures in history, having held, for a brief period, the fate of the Western world in his hands. C...
Category
Early 19th Century Academic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Midshipman Proctor’s Sword for Valour at the Battle of Copenhagen
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This curved sword has a blued steel German blade with an ivory cross-hatched grip bearing silver and gilt mounts in the form of a lion’s head and mane. The grip is mounted with an ov...
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Silver, Steel
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The average selling price for an African sword at 1stDibs is $975, while they’re typically $98 on the low end and $3,075 for the highest priced.
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