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Place of Origin: African
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
Natural Malachite Specimen – 7.7 kg – 21 cm High
Located in Bilzen, BE
Natural Malachite Specimen – 7.7 kg – 21 cm High
An impressive natural malachite formation featuring striking stalagmite-like structures and rich deep-green hues. This large specime...
Category
Early 20th Century Other African Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite
Chrome Diopside Samax Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mtns., Tanzania
Located in New York, NY
Chrome Diopside
Samax Mine, Merelani Hills, Lelatema Mtns.,
Simanjiro Dist., Manyara Region, Tanzania
6.3cm wide x 4.5cm tall
In 2007, some of the highest quality chrome diopside sp...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Makonde Ujamma Life Sculpture Tanzania Mozambique
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For Your consideration is this wonderful hand carved Makonde Ujamma Life Sculpture from the Tanzania Mozambique region. The intricate details on this sculpture are truly amazin...
Category
20th Century African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
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
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
Blue Celestite Heart Shaped Geode with Natural Forming Baroque Pearls on Lucite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Blue heart-shaped celestite geode adorned with coordinating naturally forming baroque pearls.
The name for this specific geode is derived from the Latin word Caelestis, meaning "cel...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Organic Modern Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
African Iron Wood Man Bust
Located in Queens, NY
African iron wood carved bust of a bald man
Category
20th Century Tribal 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
$1,127 / set
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
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
Genuine Cluster Trilobite (Ptychopariida) Fossil on Matrix
Located in New York, NY
This incredible cluster of trilobites is found in it's original matrix and displays 4 complete or partial fossils throughout. This cluster comes with an acrylic stand so you can prop...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Cement, Other
$5,200 Sale Price
20% Off
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
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
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
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
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
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
Sculptural Modern Brutalist Terracotta Tribal-Inspired Decorative Totem 1
By Egg Designs
Located in Bothas Hill, KZN
This modern sculptural Brutalist decorative totem by Egg Designs merges sculptural form with primitive inspiration. Handcrafted in unglazed terracotta, the design draws on tribal mot...
Category
2010s Brutalist African Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
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
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
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
African Dagari Ancestor Figure
Located in Chicago, IL
For the Dagari people of Burkina Faso and Ghana, this highly stylized figure embodied the living spirit of a deceased ancestor. Tucked away from view in a secret alcove or shrine, th...
Category
Early 20th Century Primitive African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Fon Carved Wood Ceremonial Seat with Multiple Figures, Benin, Africa
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Fon carved heavy hard wood ceremonial seat with multiple figures, from Benin, Africa. Dark stained wood with worn areas from use, "U" shaped seat supported by four caryatid figures, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Ceramic succulent Plant With Bird Jewelry Box , hand made in South Africa
By Love Art Ceramic
Located in North Miami, FL
Succulent, Bird Jewelry Box
Hand-Painted by Zinhle Nene & Sculpted by Motsamai Sello
Love Art Ceramic, South Africa, 2024
The Succulent, Bird Jewelry B...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
Massive Genuine Polished Rose Quartz Sphere
Located in New York, NY
This massive genuine polished Madagascan Rose Quartz sphere of 13" diameter and 153 lbs is a rare, museum quality specimen crafted from a single piece of light-pink hued Rose Quartz. Its glossy finish provides a dramatic presentation. This large sphere is a visually-striking ornament, ideal for elevating any interior design.
Rose Quartz is the stone of unconditional love. One of the most important stones for Heart Chakra work, Rose Quartz opens the heart to all types of love - love of self, love of family, love of friends, romantic love. Because it is a type of quartz, Rose Quartz does have a high...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal
$20,000 Sale Price
20% Off
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pair West African Incised Iron and Copper Axe Form Currency Pieces Custom Mounts
Located in Point Richmond, CA
A pair of West African incised iron and copper wire axe form currency pieces or may have used as dance wands. On custom mounts. In the form of a ritual axe, which in many parts of A...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Iron
Pair of West African Baga Nimba Carved Fertility Mask Sculptures
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Amazing pair of imposing West African Baga Nimba fertility shoulder mask sculptures or statues carved from teak. The headdresses depict busts of women on fo...
Category
20th Century Tribal African Decorative Objects
Materials
Tin
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
Ceramic large Pangolin sculpture, hand made in South Africa
By Love Art Ceramic
Located in North Miami, FL
This extraordinary Pangolin Sculpture is a rare, one-of-a-kind ceramic piece, masterfully sculpted by Motsaman and intricately hand-painted by Jabu Nene of Love Art Ceramics in South...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern African Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
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
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
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
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
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
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
$1,757
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
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
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
$6,552 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Hand Carve Sculpture African Green Malachite Stone Figurine Rhinoceros
Located in Wembley, GB
Beautifully stylized figurine with a great balance of harmony stood, portraying the inner world's beauty through pure beauty.
This Valuable unique art piece is a great chance to brin...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage African Decorative Objects
Materials
Malachite
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
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
Dioptase with Golden Calcite
Located in New York, NY
This exceptional specimen showcases a lush, lustrous bed of fully formed, fully terminated Dioptase crystals exhibiting a rich, emerald-green hue and remarkable translucency. These a...
Category
2010s African Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal
$50,000
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
Large 18'' Ebony Wood African Families Tree Sculpture
Located in Brea, CA
Large ebony wood African families tree sculpture. Measure: 18".
Category
20th Century Arts and Crafts African Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Onyx Balls, Morocco, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Moroccan polished onyx balls.
Decorative as a collection.
Bowl is not included.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Decorative Objects
Materials
Onyx
$20 / item
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
Spiny Ceratarges Trilobite Fossil on Matrix from Morocco (299.6 grams)
Located in New York, NY
This alien-looking trilobite, known as Ceratarges ziregensis, has a strikingly otherworldly appearance. It's difficult to believe that this creature once roamed the ancient seas. Fou...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique African Decorative Objects
Materials
Cement, Other
$2,400 Sale Price
20% Off
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 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
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
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
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
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
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
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