African Furniture

South Africa, modern A pair of green beaded Zulu candlestick lamps of large scale, of baluster form with circular base. Please note: Lampshades not included. Lamps have been photog...

A minimalist Rehamna runner with an abrashed magenta field containing a classic female lozenge chain knotted in a lighter contrasting sky blue. The dense all-wool pile displays a sub...

Unveil the essence of African artistry with this early 20th-century wooden chair, a piece that marries functionality with cultural expression. Crafted with the utmost care by skilled...

Vintage Moroccan rugs are timeless treasures that encapsulate centuries of tradition and craftsmanship. Each rug tells a story of Moroccan culture, history, and the skilled hands tha...

A 20th Century Senufo birthing table carved from one piece of African hardwood by the Senufo people of Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa. Dimensions (cm, approx): Height: 27 Width: 203 Dep...

Unveil the essence of African artistry with this early 20th-century wooden chair, a piece that marries functionality with cultural expression. Crafted with the utmost care by skilled...

A complete prehistoric polished jigsaw ammonite fossil, originating from Madagascar, presented on an exclusive museum-quality painted plaster base. A natural historical artefact, pre...

Midcentury Moroccan Geometric Wool Rug Size: 4'6" × 9'4" (137 × 284 cm) A Mid-20th Century Moroccan rug made out of wool that Moroccan rugs owe their timelessness and durability. The...

Vintage Moroccan rugs are timeless treasures that encapsulate centuries of tradition and craftsmanship. Each rug tells a story of Moroccan culture, history, and the skilled hands tha...

This Late Period to Ptolemaic Period Egyptian carved wood ear, once part of a mummy mask, stands as a poignant testament to ancient Egyptian customs and beliefs. Dating back over 250...

Nice mid 20th century Moroccan rug with a design of the French art deco rugs and nice colours with a white background and a brown at design. Entirely hand knotted with wool on cotton...

Crafted during the mid-20th century by African artisans using exclusively manual techniques, this stool showcases craftsmanship. The stool's surface has a rich patina, imparting a di...

Female Ubangian statue in carved wood represented standing, the body of anthropomorphic type and zoomorphic head. Late 19th Century. Good patina. Past estorations. Provenance : Pri...

Vintage Moroccan Rug Size: 6'1" × 11'8" (185 × 355 cm) This vintage rug originates from the Beni Ourain peoples of Morocco dating back to circa 1950. It is made out of wool that Moro...

Faded plum-color embroidered lumbar cushion made from an antique handwoven and hand-dyed cotton tribal textile (circa 1930-1954). Hand-sewn into a gorgeous self-backed pillow that in...

Transform your space with the timeless elegance of our high-quality Egyptian Ziegler large carpet. Hand-knotted with meticulous care, this rustic wool rug exudes a charming tribal al...

Hand-Carved Wood 'Luba' Fertility Statue. Democratic Republic of the Congo, circa 1970.

Vintage Moroccan rugs are timeless treasures that encapsulate centuries of tradition and craftsmanship. Each rug tells a story of Moroccan culture, history, and the skilled hands tha...

This unique Rocker is endearingly called Shay’s Chaise and seamlessly blends the charm of a rocker with the comfort of a deckchair. Versatile and adaptable, it's equally fitting fo...

Rug Number 57610 Size 6' 2" X 8' 3" Design Agra Collection Traditional Re-Creations Material Wool Texture Pile Weave Origin Egypt Age New

Wonderful Morrocan Tea Ceremony Table from the 80s Ornate solid table top made of silver plated Brass with elaborately etched Motifs. The Plate sits on an artfully carved folding B...

Faded plum-color embroidered lumbar cushion made from an antique handwoven and hand-dyed cotton tribal textile (circa 1930-1954). Hand-sewn into a gorgeous self-backed pillow that in...

Large custom cushion from vintage African Kuba cloth. Hand-dyed and woven raphia palm with cut pile to resemble velvet. Backed with brown linen. Includes zip fastener and feather ins...

Large unusual custom cushion from vintage African Kuba cloth cushion. Hand-dyed ebony and orange color raphia palm woven in a bold pattern. Backed with brown linen. Includes zip fast...

A beautiful vintage Moroccan rug from the Beni Ourain tribe. This charming handwoven wool piece has the perfect sandy ivory color and contains traditional diamond and leaf motifs thr...

Vintage Moroccan Rug Size: 6'10" × 12'4" (208 × 375 cm) This circa-1952 vintage Moroccan handmade rug features a traditional design of diamond shapes, rectangles, triangles and flowe...

Vintage Moroccan Rug Size: 6'5" × 9'9" (195 × 297 cm) This vintage area rug originates from Morocco and dates back to 1950s. It is made out of wool, to which Moroccan rugs owe their ...

Vintage Moroccan Rug Size: 5'6" × 7'6" (167 × 228 cm) This vintage area rug originates from Morocco and dates back to 1950. It is made out of wool, to which Moroccan rugs owe their t...

A mummiform ushabti in blue faience. Four registers of hieroglyphic characters are painted around the lower half of the ushabti, with a vertical column of hieroglyphs in the centre o...

Mid-20th century Tribal Geometric Moroccan wool rug Size: 4'8" × 7'4" (142 × 223 cm) A late 20th century vintage Moroccan antique rug. This Moroccan rug, woven in 1950s, catches the ...

Sold individually, the South African Brutalist wood block chairs are elevated by new Belgian linen seats. (An optional sheepskin layer will further add to your texture play, though c...

Gorgeous Vintage Moroccan Coffee Table from the 80s. Handcrafted in Southern Morocco in the Essaouira Region-famous for its Work in elegant Wood such as Thuya, polished and inlaid ...

Vintage Moroccan Rug. Size: 4'0" × 11'2" (121 × 340 cm). This unique vintage rug from the Beni Ourain peoples dating back to circa 1955. It is made out of wool that Moroccan rugs owe...

21732 Vintage Moroccan Azilal Rug, 04'02 x 06'06. Enter the vibrant world of Azilal rugs, where each fiber intricately weaves a tale, spun by skilled artisans amidst the dynamic land...

A Songye Male ‘Power’ Figure Open aperture to the head and stomach Fine overall patina, loss to feet Democratic Republic of Congo 19th Century Size: 23cm high - 9 ins high The ...

An unusual blacknite quartz cluster specimen with covelline and bornite from Ambositra, Madagascar, presented on one of our museum-quality painted plaster bases. This striking and un...

Modern Moroccan Style Rug by Doris Leslie Blau Size: 14'5" × 15'9" (439 × 480 cm) A modern Moroccan style rug of vintage tribal inspiration, high-low hand-knotted in a Moroccan villa...

21735 Vintage Red Moroccan Azilal Rug, 04'11 x 07'11. Red Moroccan Azilal rugs represent a unique facet of traditional Moroccan craftsmanship, meticulously handwoven by skilled Berbe...

An Exceptional Eastern Cape Nguni Pipe Bowl and Stem Wood, metal Old inscription and dated: ‘1892’ South Africa 19th Century Size: 45.5cm long - 18 ins long Published: ‘The ...

21734 Vintage Red Moroccan Azilal Rug, 03'10 x 08'02. Red Moroccan Azilal rugs are a type of traditional Moroccan rug handwoven by Berber artisans in the Azilal region of Morocco, di...

21736 Colorful Vintage Moroccan Azilal Rug, 04'02 x 06'06. Step into the lively realm of Azilal rugs, where each thread intricately tells a story, crafted by skilled artisans amidst ...

Found in Ghana, this Ashanti carved stool dates from the 1980s. Hand carved and crafted from a single piece of wood, this stool has white painted and etched detailed design on the se...

A Rare and Extremely Fine South African Tsonga Prestige Staff by the ‘Baboon Master’ Depicting a Zulu elder wearing a head-ring Superb silky reddish brown patina Late 19th Century ...

78233 Large Moroccan Beni Ourain Rug, 12'09 x 08'07. Originating from the esteemed Beni Ourain tribe in Morocco, these exquisitely crafted rugs pay homage to tradition through their ...

A South Eastern Congo, Zaire Songye Protective Fetish Figure ‘Nkishi’ of Geometric Form the arms placed to the side A plug of fetish material in the head cavity a strip of old hide and fur around the waist Old smooth crusted patination 19th Century – Early 20th Century Size: 20cm high – 8 ins high / 29.5cm high, 11½ ins high (including stand) The face of this protective figure is typical of the strong angularity of Songye carving. Amongst the Songye ‘Nkishi’ were associated with a magico-religious society known as ‘bukisi’ which controlled initiation camps and circumcision ceremonies. A shaman would ritually add magical substances ‘bashimba’ to activate the figure as a source of power that would give protection and ensure well-being. Larger figures ensured the tranquillity of the whole community and promoted village fecundity and fertility. Smaller personal or family ‘Nkishi’ were used for protection against illness, sorcery, witchcraft, and war and to promote fertility. Due to their considerable powers the figures were considered dangerous and so they were manoeuvred by means of rods or sticks attached to their arms. They were sometimes made to walk as if on parade. These small half figures were not always used as personal protective devices, but were placed in gourd bowls and used by diviners to communicate with the supernatural world. These divinatory calabash were filled with a number of symbolic objects such as chicken claws, teeth, stones, seeds, etc., as well as carved wooden figures. The Songye’s ritual use of calabash can be compared with the baskets used by the Tshokwe. Provenance: Ex English Private collection Acquired 1950’s Ex Finch and Co...

In rather good condition, with a good variety of design elements.

LOS ANGELES Sofa by Alexandre Ligios L 87" x H 20" x D 20" Wooden structure, velvet or curly wool Refined style, a counterbalance between contemporary and modernity, a refined sof...

Contemporary Tribal Style Modern Moroccan Wool rug by Doris Leslie Blau Size: 8'3" × 10'6" (251 × 320 cm). Although presently made, this modern rug carries a design that was develope...

Mid 20th century Moroccan room size flat pile rug Details rug no. j3547 size 8' 3" x 12' 1" (251 x 368 cm)  

Modern Moroccan abstract handmade wool rug by Doris Leslie Blau. Size: 5'5" × 8'0" (165 × 243 cm). A modern rug of vintage tribal inspiration, hand-woven of the finest quality natura...

A Boujad runner featuring a spontaneous composition of open and filled lozenge chains interspersed with zig zag forms. Woven in a highly saturated palette of bright purple, magenta, ...

This substantially sized sphere of AAA-quality malachite with gorgeous color and natural patterns including a plethora of beautifully defined bullseyes comes from the DRC and has bee...

A vibrant study in geometry, composition, and color, this vintage Boujad runner features a checkerboard structure that shifts in scale across the field. An organized grid morphs into...

This Boucherouite runner features an array of open lozenges interspersed with partial diamonds, organized both loosely and in more structured vertical chains. Female V formations are...

Exceptionally Fine Wooden Sarcophagus Mask Third Intermediate Period, 21st Dynasty, circa 1069-945 BC. Acacia wood, rosewood, hippopotamus ivory Masterfully carved from a single piece of fine-grained hardwood, the present mask is characteristic of the most exquisite funerary art made during the 21st Dynasty, and was probably commissioned for a particularly high-ranking individual. The oval face displays a gently smiling mouth with full, outlined lips, furrows at the corners and a bow-shaped philtrum. The straight nose with rounded nostrils, the cheeks full and fleshy and the large, almond shaped eyes with heavy lids and tapering cosmetic lines, set below long, sweeping eyebrows. Social collapse across the Mediterranean in the Late Bronze Age meant that the 21st Dynasty in Egypt was a period of great turmoil. Trade routes were disrupted, governments collapsed, and mass migration occurred. Economic scarcity meant that traditional funerary practices in Egypt were also affected, with a lack of material and financial resources leading to the reuse of preexisting material. As a result, during the 21st Dynasty, 19th and 20th Dynasty coffins changed ownership rapidly and were heavily recycled for new purposes. Tombs were also unmarked allowing them to be shared by many people. These new practices brought forth a shift in the understanding of funerary paraphernalia. No longer important objects owned forever by the deceased, they were now simply seen as short-term transformative devices, whose symbolic and ritualistic meaning could be appropriated for others. However, paradoxically, the art of coffin-making also reached new heights during this period, and many of the richly dec- orated “yellow” coffins, characteristic of the 21st Dynasty, are remarkable works of art in their own right. Indeed, knowing that coffins were being reused throughout Egypt, the Egyptian élite set themself apart by commissioning lavish sarcophagi decorated with the images and texts meant to help guide them to the afterlife, and which would otherwise have adorned the tomb walls. As coffins were the chief funerary element which now identified the dead and allowed them a physical presence in the world of the living, their quality and appearance were of the utmost importance. The traditional coffin ensemble was made of three parts: a wooden mummy cover, which laid directly atop the mummy, an inner coffin, and an outer coffin, both made of a lid and case. Additional decorative elements, such as masks, were carved out separately and later glued or pegged to the lids. After the completion of the painted decoration, the sarcophagus was covered in a varnish to give it its yellow colour. Gilding was sometimes used for the coffins of the high priests’ families, notably on parts representing naked skin, such as the face mask. However, some of the élite tactically avoided gilding altogether as to ensure that their coffin would not be looted. When manufacturing the inner and outer coffins, particular attention was paid to the woodwork. Displaying the skill of the carpenter, this type of funerary art has largely remained unparalleled throughout Egyptian history. The principal wood used to craft the present mask is Acacia nilotica. The evergreen Egyptian acacia was considered sacred and said to be the tree of life, the birthplace of the god Horus, as well as symbolic of Osiris, the god of the dead and resurrection. The modelling of the face in the wood is superb, but the inlays also help mark this mask out as exceptional. Inlaid eyes and eyebrows were extremely rare and reserved to the finest and most expensive coffins. Traditionally, eyes were made of calcite, obsidian, or quartz, and eyebrows of coloured glass paste or bronze. Here, the pupils, eyebrows, and cosmetic lines are inlaid with Dalbergia melanoxylon, a rare type of wood which belongs to the rosewood genus. In antiquity, however, it was known as Ebony of the Pharaohs, from the Egyptian word “hbny”, meaning dark timber, because of its black, lustrous appearance. An extremely dense and hard wood requiring significant skill to work with, ebony was a luxury material highly coveted by the pharaohs themselves, to make furniture, decorative and funerary objects. The wood was imported with great effort from the southern Land of Punt, most likely modern Sudan, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Eritrea, alongside other luxury goods such as gold and ivory. A magnificent ebony throne, recovered in the tomb of King Tutankhamun, illustrates the incredible aesthetic potential of this material and why it was so highly valued by Egyptian royalty. Only élite members of Egyptian society could have afford- ed Ebony of the Pharaoh inlays for their funerary mask. The sclerae on the present piece were once both inlaid with hippopotamus ivory. Whiter than elephant ivory, this type of ivory is also denser, and more difficult to carve. The use of this luxury material, reputed for its gleaming appearance, enhances the lifelikeness of the eyes. For the Egyptians, hippopotamus ivory was imbued with magic powers. The hippopotamus was indeed both feared and venerated due to its aggressive behaviour. Whilst the male hippopotamus was associated with danger and chaos, the female was benevolent and invoked for protection, especially of the house and of mothers and their children, through the hippopotamus goddess Tawaret. Thus, not only was hippopotamus ivory used as an inlay and to make practical objects, such as combs and clappers, but it was also used to make talismans like apotropaic wands or knives. Made during a time of scarcity where few could afford made-to-order coffins, the present mask could have only belonged to one of the highest-ranking individuals in society. Undoubtedly one of the finest Egyptian coffin...

Mid century Moroccan Berber Kilim with a tribal design and nice colors with a yellow field color, entirely hand woven with silk and cotton.

Vintage Moroccan perfume bottle: a rosewater sprinkler hand crafted most likely in Marrakech. These bottles are all one-of-a-kind, made in an ar...

The carpets of the Tuareg, who are cattle herding nomads inhabiting a vast expanse of the Sahara desert, are among the most exciting group of weavings to appear on the market. These ...