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Place of Origin: African
Amethyst Ashtray, Medium Size, from Africa, 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This item is a special one by the shape witch is well balanced, and the shine of the stone. This an Amethyst astray or Vide-poche from africa, circa 1960.
The color is purple.
Category
1960s Hollywood Regency Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Amethyst
$521 Sale Price
20% Off
Kenyan Sgraffito carved soapstone bowl, c. 1950
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Sgraffito carved & painted circular soapstone shallow footed bowl. The interior of the bowl is decorated in a red ochre ground with faded purple circles centered with a red dot. A da...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Soapstone
Songye Female Large Wood Kifwebe Mask with White, Black, Provenance, DRC Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Carved wood large female Songye Kifwebe mask with classic white lines, blackened ridge down crest of forehead, nose and mouth. Worn holes around back edge of mask from attachment of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Pair of Impressive Hand-Carved Hardwood African Busts
Located in San Diego, CA
An impressive pair of hand-carved hardwood African busts, circa 1970s. The pair are made out of some type of exotic hardwood (zebra wood? very heavy a...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
Vintage African Fish Casting
Located in New York, NY
Charming bronze fish from Africa circa 1960.
Andrianna Shamaris. The Leader In Modern Organic Design.
Category
1950s Organic Modern Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Egyptian Onyx Marble Alabaster Stone Vase
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This honey beige white late 20th-century vase embodies the rich tradition of stone craftsmanship dating back to ancient Egypt. Utilizing materials like onyx and alabaster, prized by ...
Category
1960s Egyptian Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx, Alabaster
Moorish Art Deco Cigarette Box
Located in Miami, FL
A fine Moorish Style Art Deco style box. Originally made to be used as a cigarette box, circa 1930s.
This box has no trace of use, no odor.
Very good quality, hand crafted and con...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco African Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut, Birch
Canopus Jar "Asmet", 1069 - 664 B.C, Egypt
Located in Girona, Spain
Canopus Jar "Asmet",
With certificate of authenticity.
1069 - 664 B.C, Egypt.
Good condition.
Egyptian culture are "Canopus jars". These were vessels ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
Vintage Organic Modern Rare Thuya Wood Trinket Box
By Jonathan Adler, R & Y Augousti
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and Minimalist trinket box. This rare beauty is a unique trinket box or decorative box that brings minimal shape with organic beauty. Constructed of Thuya wood that has bee...
Category
1970s Organic Modern Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Set of 3 Wooden cups and bowls - Africa
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Set of 3 Wooden cups and bowls - Africa
Wabi Sabi Style - Decoration - Brutalist
Measures :
Clear Wood (1) : Ø20,5cm H:9cm
The highest (2) : Ø19cm H:25cm
Dark wood (3) : Ø20cm H:1...
Category
20th Century Folk Art African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$1,126 / set
BrittleStar Fossil Specimen, 443 to 485 Million Years Old, Ordovician Period
Located in Warrenton, OR
BrittleStar Fossil Specimen, 443 to 485 Million Years Old, Ordovician Period
This is a stunning starfish fossil specimen that will make a very nice display. The brittlestar is clearl...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Organic Modern Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Shell, Organic Material
$500 Sale Price
23% Off
Meteorite Impact Desert Glass
Located in London, GB
Libyan Desert Glass
Circa 29 Million y/o
Height: 9.5 cm
A beautiful, tactile piece of yellow glass, found between the high crested dunes of the Libyan De...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Moorish Emerald Green Glass Perfume Bottle Sprinkler with Embossed Metal Overlay
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted Moroccan Moorish Emerald green painted glass perfume bottle or rose water sprinkler with raised embossed silvered metal floral design over glass.
The pressed glass bottle in Art Deco, Art Nouveau style is oval shape with curved sides and hand decorated with embossed metal silvered overlay.
This has a long metal top spout that unscrews.
This is a recycled vintage French perfume...
Category
20th Century Moorish African Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Early 20th century, Carved Wooden Beer Vessel, Lozi, Zambia
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Lozi Wooden Beer Vessel
Lozi people, Zambia
Early 20th century
Carved wood, pigment
H: 16.5 in x W: 11 in x D: 12 in :: 42 cm x 28 cm x 30.5 cm
An eleg...
Category
Early 20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$1,200 Sale Price
40% Off
Benin African Art Tribal Bronze Relief Sculpture Plaque
By People from Benin
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Striking and detailed bronze relief sculpture from Benin, now known as Nigeria, in Africa. This piece was modeled after ancient Benin bronzes, but is from the 20th Century. The intri...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Solid Teak Carved Hippopotamus Sculpture c.1960
Located in London, GB
A particularly nice example of a solid teak carved Hippopotamus sculpture C.1960.
In excellent vintage condition commensurate of age.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Teak
Anthropomorphic Modernist 'Makonde' Sculpture 1950s
Located in Meer, VAN
Anthropomorphic Modernist 'Makonde' sculpture 1950s This is a wonderful piece of modernist African art. It is a so called 'Makonde' sculpture. These unique pieces are crafted by t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brutalist African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Ebony
Middle Eastern Egyptian Hebraique Revival Hand Etched Brass Pot Jardiniere
By Mamluke
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Middle Eastern 19th century large scale Jewish Egyptian finely hand etched brass memorial bowl decorated with medallions with Hebrew inscriptions, pyramids, sphinx, and human figures...
Category
19th Century Islamic Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Genuine Hollardops Mesacristata Trilobite on Matrix (1.15 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Trilobites, an early arthropod relative of spiders, horseshoe crabs, and scorpions, preserved in this level of detail only occurred as a result of very sudden underwater landslides c...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Cement, Other
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Hematite From Wessels Mine
Located in New York, NY
This striking large Hematite single crystal from the renowned Wessels Mine in Northern Cape, South Africa features sharply defined faces and a brilliantly reflective metallic luster ...
Category
2010s African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
Prehistoric Ammonite Fossil or Natural Specimen
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Prehistoric fossilized ammonite is likely from Madagascar and thousands of years old. This fossil is free standing and could be used as a unique design element as a natural specimen...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Prehistoric Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Mamluk Style Engraved and Punched Brass Jardinière Ottoman Syria or Egypt
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Mamluk style engraved and punched brass jardinière
ottoman Syria or Egypt, early 20th century
The deep tapering body with short undulating neck decorated with calligraphic insc...
Category
Early 20th Century Egyptian African Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Large Moroccan Ceramic Vase from Fez with Blue Calligraphy Writing
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Moroccan glazed ceramic vase from Fez.
Moorish style ceramic handcrafted and hand painted with Arabic calligraphy writing.
This kind of Art Writing looks calligraphic is call...
Category
20th Century Moorish African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Marco Wicker Pedestal with Urn by Creel and Gow
Located in New York, NY
Creel and Gow Wicker (Rattan) pedestal with Urn.
Measures: 19.5" x 27.75" x 65.75"
Introducing Creel and Gow's exclusive wicker and rattan collect...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
$2,450 / item
Azurite With Malachite
Located in New York, NY
This bold Azurite with Malachite specimen from Morocco features sparkling, deeply-pigmented royal blue azurite crystals spread across a matrix decorated with vivid green malachite bl...
Category
2010s African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Malachite
Genuine Polished Malachite Bowl (1.4 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
This Genuine Polished Malachite bowl is meticulously crafted and features intricate concentric growth patterns. Sourced from Zaire, it has no fill and boasts powerful balancing and m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite
White Alabaster Classic Shape Vase, Egypt, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Egyptian white alabaster vase.
Classic shape.
Hand carved, smoothed and polished.
Part of a collection.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Alabaster
Large Antique Carved Wood Male Bambara Chi Wara Antelope Figure
Located in Nantucket, MA
Chi wara is a ritual headdress used by the Bambara people in Mali. Portrayed as both male or female figures Chi ware is associated with agriculture. This larg...
Category
Early 1900s Folk Art Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
Large Sterling Repoussé Melon Box, Style of Buccellati
By Mario Buccellati
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Sterling Repoussé Melon Box, Style of Buccellati
Lotus Series Hallmarks for Cairo, Egypt, Post-1946
This exceptional large-scale sterling rep...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Small square malachite and marble chessboard
Located in Ixelles, BE
Small square malachite and marble chessboard.
Dive into absolute opulence with our malachite and marble chess set, an undisputed symbol of luxury and refinement.
Each piece, meticu...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite, Marble
Late 19th-Early 20th Century Hand-Forged Iron Currency, Southern Chad, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Late 19th-early 20th century iron currency, kurr, Sara-Madjingaye peoples, Southern Chad.
These rare currencies have a wonderfully minimalist anthropomorphic form, but were inspired...
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Senufo Female Fertility Statue in Carved Wood, Late 19th Century
By Senufo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A female fertility statue of West African Senufo (Mali, or Ivory Coast) origin in solid wood. Hand-carved from a single piece of Mango wood, this expr...
Category
Late 19th Century Primitive Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ebony
$810 Sale Price
83% Off
Genuine Sericho Pallasite Meteorite Slab (2.45 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
In 2016, large masses of the Sericho pallasite meteorite were acquired from villagers in Isiolo County, Kenya, marking its formal discovery. The olivine crystals range in colour from...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Other, Iron
$13,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Prestige Basket, Tanzania
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Prestige open top basket
Sukuma People (?) Tanzania
Circa 1900
Coiled and woven basketry, natural fibers and dye
8 x 6 1/2 inches (21 x 16.5 cm)
Provenance: ex private collection U...
Category
Early 1900s Tribal Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Natural Fiber
Fossil Marine Mosasaur of The Cretaceous Period
Located in Scorton, GB
A wonderful example of a Cretaceous mosasaur. The original Halisaurus arambourgi mosasaur mandibles and vertebrae, measuring 2.9ft, include a well-preserved, near-complete skull, low...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Prehistoric Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
Premier Quality Zebra Taxidermy Shoulder Mount on a Painted Antique Wood Column
Located in New York, NY
This taxidermy African Zebra Head is a truly impressive piece that captures the beauty and majesty of this iconic animal. Mounted on a white washed wooden rustic column pedestal, thi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other African Decorative Objects
Materials
Fur, Wood
Ethnic Design-Collection of 22 Ceremonial Heads from the Grasslands in Cameroon.
Located in Leuven , BE
Worn by chiefs and other notables on ceremonial occasions, these beaded heads were highly symbolic power accoutrements and probably represent the heads of enemies taken in battle. Ol...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Organic Material, Beads
Malachite on Shattuckite with Quartz, Omaue Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau, Namibia
Located in New York, NY
Malachite on Shattuckite with Quartz
Omaue Mine, Kaokoveld Plateau,
Kunene Region, Namibia
7.1 cm tall x 6.5 cm wide
Ex-collection Irv Brown
Pictured; Cover, Mineralogical Record, ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Mantelliceras Fossil Ammonite On Steel Mount
By Modenature
Located in Scorton, GB
CONDITION REPORT
Specimen: Mantelliceras Ammonite
Provenance: Anti-Atlas Mountain Range, Agadir Region, Morocco, NWA
Chronostratigraphy: Upper Cretaceous, ~135 Ma
Specimen Dimension...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Prehistoric Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone, Stainless Steel
Collection of 8 Mid 20th Century Ashanti Cast Brass Gold Weights
Located in Hudson, NY
This collection of weights from the Ashanti tribe was gathered in Ghana in the middle of the 20th century. The casting of brass or bronze has been a long-standing tradition of the Ashanti tribes in this region since the 17th century but comes from the longer tradition of the Akan peoples as far back as the 1400s and continues to this day. Through trade in gold dust theses, regins have been powerful and demanding locations creating rich artistic traditions. The production of gold weights...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Large Wood African Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Great African Ebony Sculpture
Totem pole of figures
Category
20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Antique Silver Repousse Islamic Talisman Holder
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Silver Repousse Islamic Talisman box Holder.
Large Berber tribal ethnic talisman pendant holder.
In triangular shape, silver repousse talisman miniature case which would have stored select verses of the Koran Revelation considered to hold special protective powers.
This would have originally been worn by someone to protect from the evil eye.
The front has intricate, dense design., the back is plain, the box have been sealed and soldered to protect the scriptures.
Large silver triangle pendant with hanging beads, embossed silver metal with geometrical relief and repousse.
This beautiful antique ethnic piece could be worn as a piece of jewelry, pendant or pin broch, necklace, pendant.
Silver Metal triangle shaped box with eleven hanging charms that will makes sounds to push away any bad spirit when moving.
Great Islamic Folk Art, metal work, bold, beautiful and musical.
The containers would have also held a miniature paper scroll containing a combination of prayers and Koranic verses.
Material: German nickel silver.
circa 1920s. Probably from North India, Kashmir, but similar to the North African Berber and Tuareg Jewelry...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art African Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Vintage Moroccan Red and Gold Embossed Leather Padfolio
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Moroccan Red and Gold Embossed Leather Padfolio.
Vintage Red Rust Orange Leather 22k Gold Embossed Hand Painted Moroccan Book Cover Portfolio.
This is a vintage handcrafted h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moorish African Decorative Objects
Materials
Leather
Pair of 20th Century East African Grain Bowls with Handles
Located in Wainscott, NY
20th century East African grain bowls with handles pair (two pieces in set).
From left to right
A) 10.5" height x 10" diameter
B) 8.5" height x 9" diameter.
Category
20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Premier Quality Shoulder Mount Taxidermy Burchell's Zebra
Located in New York, NY
Premier quality shoulder mount taxidermy Burchell's zebra, a southern subspecies of the plains zebra, from South Africa. This exquisite piece of art measures 37” x 16” x 30”, making it a rare and unique find for collectors and nature enthusiasts alike. The Burchell's zebra is named after the British explorer and naturalist William John Burchell and is also known as the bontequagga, Damaraland zebra, or Zululand zebra.
This zebra specimen boasts distinctive brown and white stripes that are particularly wide, creating a striking contrast against its coat. Moreover, each individual's stripe pattern is unique, which acts as an identifying characteristic similar to fingerprints in human beings. This shoulder mount taxidermy specimen is an excellent representation of the natural beauty and diversity of Burchell's zebra, which inhabits open savannas, woodlands, and scrublands of southeastern Africa.
This mount is not only visually appealing, but it also adds a touch of versatility to any living space. It can be easily mounted on a wall or as a table mount, making it an ideal focal point in a variety of settings. Whether it's displayed in a dinning room, office, living room or library this zebra mount...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Zebra Hide
Abraham Chikumbirike Ironwood Carving of Female Bust
Located in Highland, IN
This exquisite bust by African artist Abraham Chikumbirike is carved from dense ironwood. The finely detailed likeness of a dignified woman is especially impressive due to the diffic...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Moroccan Decorative Cat Sculpture Handbuilt and Handpainted by Potter Houda
Located in Marseille, FR
- Hand built decorative cat sculpture
- made of clay collected from the potter's surroundings.
- decorative motifs painted with a goat hair brush made b...
Category
2010s Folk Art African Decorative Objects
Materials
Clay, Earthenware
Genuine Polished Malachite Stalactite Slice (322.9 grams)
Located in New York, NY
A fine and gorgeous Malachite Stalactite slice from Congo with rich, velvety bands of light and dark green and a magical chatoyance that morphs and gleams in the light as you move th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite
Pair of Patinated Bronze Figurative Sculptures in the Style of Sydney Kumalo
Located in San Diego, CA
A super cool pair of patinated bronze figurative sculptures in the style of renowned South African sculptor/ artist Sydney Kumalo, circa 1960s. The minim...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Ammonite fossil : Kranaosphinctes. On custom steel claw stand
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
This ammonite specimen (species : kranaosphinctes) from Madagascar, cretaceous (-85 to -65 millions years before our era) displays a nice quality and color.
Making it a nice fossil i...
Category
2010s African Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
$6,545 Sale Price
20% Off
Two-Spouted Terracotta Canari Vessel
Located in Washington, DC
Terracotta African Canari Vessel with Two Spouts Serpent Detail. Cote D’Ivoire, circa 1960.
Category
1960s Rustic Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
North-African Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah Oil Lamp Judaica Morocco 19th C.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
19th Century North-African Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah with original patina.
Hanukkah Oil Lamp Judaica Jewish cast Metal Bronze Hanukkah Menorah with birds, lions and flowers.
Cast b...
Category
Late 20th Century Islamic African Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
An Outstanding, Highly Important Fossilised Tree
Located in Scorton, GB
A masterpiece of nature that will transform your space into a sanctuary of palaeontological expression. This remarkable piece of natural history that began its journey millions of ye...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Prehistoric Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Limestone
Antique Handcrafted Vintage Berber Kabyle Box Africa Algeria 1920
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Handcrafted Vintage Berber Kabyle Box.
Handcrafted vintage North Africa.
Algeria Berber Kabyle box crafted in nickel silver in traditional style of red and green enamels and ...
Category
Early 20th Century Islamic African Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Makonde Carved Figure
Located in London, GB
A fascinating large hand carved Shetani figure from the Makonde people of Tanzania. Named 'Daudi' which roughly translates to 'beloved'. The Shetani carved figures represent good spi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Primitive African Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood
$1,764
Hand-Carved Primal Brutalist Wood Totem Sculpture Set of 3 – Egg Designs, Africa
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
The Khada Totem Sculpture set is hand-carved in Southern Africa from sustainable alien timber by a collective of Zimbabwean artisans, who set their own prices, ensuring each piece is...
Category
2010s Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Decorative Hand-Carved African Statue from Kenya
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Decorative ebony well hand-carved African statue of a young women.
Handmade in Kenya, Africa.
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ebony
Sculpted Crocodile vase, Hand made in South Africa
By Wiseman Ndlovu
Located in North Miami, FL
Handmade Ceramic – One of a Kind
This extraordinary vase from Wiseman Ceramics is a celebration of power, symbolism, and South African artistry. Sculpted with dramatic flair, the pi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Impressive and Seldom Nigerian Large Basket Garment and Cover
Located in Antwerp, BE
An impressive and seldom Nigerian large basket garment and cover, with dyed patterned band.
Those baskets where used to preserve grains.
Tall colorful handwoven lidded basket from ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Straw
Botryoidal Malachite From Shaba Copper Belt, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Located in New York, NY
From Shaba Copper Belt, Katanga (Shaba) Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire) A sculptural botryoidal formation of solid velvety green malachite from the famous copper m...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Other
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
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