South African Furniture

Period: Early 20th Century

Place of Origin: South African

Pair of Natural Hippopatomus Teeth Mounted Bookends, Turn-of-the-Century

Located in Miami, FL

Rare pair of natural hippo teeth bookends. Perfect to display your favorite books on a nightstand, mantel, dresser or shelf. Certainly a topic of conversation. The antique set of...

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Early 20th Century South African Furniture

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Bone, Wood

Pair of Natural Hippopatomus Teeth Mounted Bookends, Turn-of-the-Century

Set of Six Early 20th Century Carved Wood Knobkerries, South Africa

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Six Knobkerries from South Africa A group of six knobkerries from South Africa, mounted together on a wooden base. These were originally used as weapons during battle but have evolv...

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Early 20th Century Tribal South African Furniture

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Wood

Set of Six Early 20th Century Carved Wood Knobkerries, South Africa

Early Twentieth-Century South African Milk Pail ('Ithunga')

Located in London, GB

This early-twentieth-century tall, narrow vessel, from the Zulu culture in South Africa, would have traditionally served as a milk pail. Known as an 'ithunga', the vessel exhibits ...

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Early 20th Century Tribal South African Furniture

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Hardwood

Early Twentieth-Century South African Milk Pail ('Ithunga')

Early Twentieth-Century South African Headrest

Located in London, GB

This fine early twentieth-century headrest, from the Zulu culture in South Africa, was previously part of a selection of exceptional Southern African art in the Terence and Bernice P...

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Early 20th Century Tribal South African Furniture

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Hardwood

Early Twentieth-Century South African Headrest

Early Twentieth-Century South African Milk Pail ('Ithunga')

Located in London, GB

This fine early twentieth-century milk pail - known as an 'ithunga' - comes from the Zulu culture in South Africa. The milk pail displays a striking two-toned appearance, in which a ...

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Early 20th Century Tribal South African Furniture

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Hardwood

Early Twentieth-Century South African Milk Pail ('Ithunga')

19th /early 20th C. Tuareg Leather & Reed Hand-Woven Carpet, Sahara Desert

Located in Brooklyn, NY

19th C. Tuareg Leather & Reed Hand-Woven Carpet, Sahara Desert W: 11'5" by D: 6' (aprox.).

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Early 1900s Tribal Antique South African Furniture

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Leather, Reed

19th /early 20th C. Tuareg Leather & Reed Hand-Woven Carpet, Sahara Desert

Antique Colonial Rattan Cane Bamboo Armchairs from South African Boarding School

Located in Markington, GB

Two very special antique Colonial circa 1900 cane / Bamboo rocking armchairs used in a South African boarding school. Both chairs are in very good vin...

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Early 1900s Dutch Colonial Antique South African Furniture

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Cane, Rattan

Antique Colonial Rattan Cane Bamboo Armchairs from South African Boarding School

Zulu Tribal Carved Wood Snuff Container, South Africa Finely Carved Incised

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Zulu Tribal carved wood Snuff Container, South Africa A finely carved snuff container with finely carved incised great geometric designs, a great example of the detailed work the Zu...

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Early 20th Century Tribal South African Furniture

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Wood

Zulu Tribal Carved Wood Snuff Container, South Africa Finely Carved Incised

20th Century Pair of Oil on Boards by Percy Wort of Natal South African Scenes

Located in Dallas, TX

A pair of lovely little oil on boards by desirable South African artist, Percy Wort (Born 1900). Early-20th Century, circa 1930, both signed on the front. Featuring scenes from Be...

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Early 20th Century Dutch Colonial South African Furniture

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Giltwood, Paint

20th Century Pair of Oil on Boards by Percy Wort of Natal South African Scenes

Pair of Antique South African Railway Cast Iron Locomotive Plaques or Badges

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

This large and substantial pair of cast and cold-painted locomotive identification plaques show no foundry marks, but are presumed to have been cast in South Africa in circa 1910. Th...

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Early 20th Century Edwardian South African Furniture

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Iron

Pair of Antique South African Railway Cast Iron Locomotive Plaques or Badges

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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern South African Furniture

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Brass

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4635 Brass Bookends

H 4 in W 3.5 in D 2.25 in

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3848 Brass Bookends

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Glendale, CA

Pair of Carl Auböck model #3848 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished brass. Price is per pair. Av...

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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern South African Furniture

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Brass

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3848 Brass Bookends

H 4.8 in W 2.25 in D 4 in

Papau New Guinea Sentani Mounted Nephrite Axe, Early 20th Century

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

Large and exceptional vintage tribal carved green jade/nephrite axe from Sentani, Papau New Guinea. The Axe is mounted in a custom made bronze base and is...

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Early 20th Century South African Furniture

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Stone

Papau New Guinea Sentani Mounted Nephrite Axe, Early 20th Century

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H 17.72 in W 3.94 in D 3.35 in

Wooden Ethiopian Headrest

Located in Chicago, IL

So as not to muss their intricate hairstyles, tribal leaders would rest their heads on these petite wooden stands. The combination of conic base and concave rest gives these function...

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Mid-20th Century Tribal South African Furniture

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Wood

Wooden Ethiopian Headrest

H 5.25 in W 6.75 in D 5 in

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4636 Brass Bookends

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Glendale, CA

Pair of Carl Auböck model #4636 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polished brass. Price i...

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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern South African Furniture

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Brass

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4636 Brass Bookends

H 4 in W 3 in D 2 in

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3847 Brass Bookends

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Glendale, CA

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3847 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished and patinated brass. Price i...

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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern South African Furniture

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Brass

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3847 Brass Bookends

H 4.7 in W 2 in D 5.25 in

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4100 Patinated Brass Bookends

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Glendale, CA

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4100 patinated brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated brass. Price is f...

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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern South African Furniture

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Brass

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #4100 Patinated Brass Bookends

H 5.91 in W 4.34 in D 2.76 in

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3654 Brass Bookends

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Glendale, CA

Pair of Carl Auböck model #3654 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polished brass. Price i...

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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern South African Furniture

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Brass

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3654 Brass Bookends

H 4.75 in W 2.5 in D 3.5 in

African 'Oromo' Stool, Early 20th Century

Located in Kilmarnock, VA

Ethiopian and other African-influenced furniture had been made from the 1850s, the most famous being Adolf Loos's "Theban stool" designed around 1903 in t...

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Mid-20th Century Tribal South African Furniture

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Wood

African 'Oromo' Stool, Early 20th Century

H 14.5 in Dm 17 in

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3846 Brass Bookends

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Glendale, CA

Pair of Carl Auböck model #3846 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in polished brass. Price is for the pair...

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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern South African Furniture

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Brass

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3846 Brass Bookends

H 5 in W 3.25 in D 2.25 in

Single Yua Wenga Currency from the Early 20th Century

Located in Atlanta, GA

A single Yua Wenga currency from the early 20th century on custom iron stand. This antique tribal currency piece from Papua New Guinea has been carved ...

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Early 20th Century South African Furniture

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Bone

Single Yua Wenga Currency from the Early 20th Century

H 9 in W 7.5 in D 3 in

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3651 Brass Bookends

By Werkstätte Carl Auböck

Located in Glendale, CA

Pair of Carl Auböck model #3651 brass bookends. Designed in the 1950s, this incredibly refined and sculptural pair of bookends are executed in patinated and polished brass. Price i...

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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern South African Furniture

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Brass

Pair of Carl Auböck Model #3651 Brass Bookends

H 4.75 in W 2.25 in D 4 in

Previously Available Items

Vintage Zulu Beaded Collar Necklace, South Africa, Early 20th Century

Located in Copenhagen K, DK

Africa, early 20th century. South African Zulu beaded collar. Measures: H 80 x Ø 2.2 cm.

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Early 20th Century South African Furniture

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Beads

Vintage Zulu Beaded Collar Necklace, South Africa, Early 20th Century

H 31.5 in Dm 0.87 in

Exceptionally Large Antique 'Tridacna Gigas' 'Giant Clam' Shell, Pacific Ocean

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Exceptionally Large Antique 'Tridacna Gigas' (Giant Clam) Shell, Pacific Ocean Mother of Pearl, Shell H: 12 D: 19.5 W: 30.75 in Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, South Africa, Asia.

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Early 20th Century Other South African Furniture

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Shell

Exceptionally Large Antique 'Tridacna Gigas' 'Giant Clam' Shell, Pacific Ocean

H 12 in W 30.75 in D 19.5 in

Two Zulu Beaded Collars

Located in London, GB

Two Zulu tribal collars or necklaces, made up of concentric circles of small glass beads. One in blue with red banding and one in white with orange banding, each with blue and white ...

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Early 20th Century South African Furniture

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Beads

Two Zulu Beaded Collars

H 9.06 in Dm 9.06 in

Large African Shona Thumb Piano

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Old African thumb piano or "sanza" from the Shona people of South Africa composed of wood, iron, shells and glass beads. From the collection of A. Naegele,...

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Early 20th Century South African Furniture

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Iron

Large African Shona Thumb Piano

H 8 in W 7 in L 8 in

African Zulu Ukhamba Beer Vessel

Located in Chicago, IL

The Zulu people of South Africa create ceramic works of unrivaled balance and weightlessness. This is particularly apparent in the standardized form of the ukhamba, a communal vessel...

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Early 20th Century Tribal South African Furniture

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Terracotta

African Zulu Ukhamba Beer Vessel

H 10 in Dm 11 in

Set of Three Tribal Zulu Wood Pipes on Stands, South Africa

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Set of three Tribal Zulu wood pipes on stands, South Africa Three early Zulu wood pipes, one with inlaid metal work around pipe bowl, one with metal inse...

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Early 20th Century Tribal South African Furniture

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Wood

Set of Three Tribal Zulu Wood Pipes on Stands, South Africa

H 12 in W 15 in D 7 in

Early 20th Century Tribal Zulu Meat Platter, South Africa

Located in New York, NY

This platter, which features two large, ovular plates and a pair of small, detached circular dishes for condiments, presents a beautiful sense of geometric composition from both fron...

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Early 20th Century Tribal South African Furniture

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Wood

Early 20th Century Tribal Zulu Meat Platter, South Africa

H 21 in W 8 in D 4.5 in

Baule Chair in Jalaban Wood

Located in New York, NY

Baule Chair in Jalaban Wood

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Early 1900s Antique South African Furniture

Baule Chair in Jalaban Wood

H 36 in W 30 in D 22 in

African Lion Painting

Located in Oxfordshire, GB

A wonderful painting of a lion's head. This striking image has been painted onto a piece of fabric stretched onto a pine frame with the name ‘J. Murumbi Kenya’ on the back.

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