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Porcelain Snuff Bottle, China, 19th C.
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Pre 1837 VR item# 305639 (stock# 1-0160)
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AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
(0033) 6.70.73.32.84
SOLD
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Snuff bottle of baluster shape, small flaring neck. Blue decor of two dragons chasing the pearl, one dragon in the clouds and one below in waves, on faded white background. Four Chinese characters beneath base (Yong Zheng Nian Zhe). China, 19th century, maybe earlier. Height: 2 3/4" (7 cm). Obvious signs of use and great age, some erosion,tiny chip at base, otherwise good condition.
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Porcelain Snuff Bottle, China, 19th C.
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Pre 1837 VR item# 307573 (stock# 1-0162)
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AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
(0033) 6.70.73.32.84
Euros 140
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Snuff bottle of squarish shape, four sides, cylindrical neck, round base. Porcelain, with deep blue decor on white background of four different scenes showing several characters in a garden, each scene framed in floral design, the neck itself decorated with a geometric design. Four Chinese characters mark beneath (Qian Long Nian Zhe). China, early 19th century, probably earlier. Height: 2 3/4" (7 cm). Chips at base, glaze slightly eroded, otherwise good condition.
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Textile Fragment 1, Pre-Columbian Peru, Nazca Culture
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Pre AD 1000 item# 320019 (stock# 1-0180)
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AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
(0033) 6.70.73.32.84
Euros 100
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Small textile fragment of brown and beige colour, embroidered in the shape of stylized eagles in geometric frames. Peru, Pre-Columbian Period, Nazca Culture, Ca. 1000-500 B.C. Dimensions; length: around 10 1/2" (26,5 cm), width: around 6 5/8" (16,7 cm). A few stains, and partial damages on some eagles.
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Old and Fine Demon Mask, Himalayan Region
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Pre 1900 item# 360375 (stock# 1-0224)
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AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
(0033) 6.70.73.32.84
Euros 900
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Large face mask of rounded rectangular shape, round forehead, large pierced through eyes, large ears in relief, long nose, mouth open showing teeth, long chin. Wood, with black, partly encrusted patina. Remnants of animal hair glued with black resin under the nose and around the chin to represent a moustache and beard. White metal nailed to the teeth area. Asia, Himalayan Region, 19th century. Height: 13" (32,5 cm). The mask is nicely mounted on a custom metal stand. Obvious signs of use an ...click for details
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Household Protecting Mask, Himalayan Region, 18th C.
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Pre 1800 item# 360842 (stock# 1-0225)
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AfricAsia Primitive and Antiques
(0033) 6.70.73.32.84
Euros 1500
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Large mask, of fierce expression, with protruding forehead and nose, and large, pierced through eyes, nostrils and mouth. The mask is covered with numerous small holes around the eyebrows, under the nose and around the chin, in which animal hair has been inserted and glued with wax. Wood, with dark-brown, sometimes encrusted, patina. Asia, Himalayan Region , 18th century, maybe earlier. Height: 14 1/2" (36 cm). The mask is nicely mounted on a custom metal stand which enhances its strange be ...click for details
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Belt, Tibet, 19th C.
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Pre 1900 item# 382078 (stock# 1-0233)
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(0033) 6.70.73.32.84
Euros 350
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Belt composed of three leather parts on which five gilt iron plates and a gilt iron buckle are affixed. The plates are nicely wrought to show a geometric and floral decor. They are also used as links, with loops, between the three parts and with the buckle. Tibet, 19th century, maybe earlier. Length: around 38" (around 95 cm). Obvious signs of use and great age, otherwise good condition. Old French collection, collected in the Himalayan region in the early seventies.
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