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June 12, 2023 | 10:00 PDT | Lots 1-183

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ASIA: BURMA: PAIR of opium weight display bases (1244g), VF to EF101 - ASIA: BURMA: PAIR of opium weight display bases (1244g), VF to EF
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ASIA: BURMA: PAIR of opium weight display bases (1244g), each ca. 46cm long and with 10 display steps of increasing size along its gently curving body
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (120.00 + 24.00BP) = 144.00
 
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ASIA: BURMA & LAOS: LOT of 9 bronze opium weights102 - ASIA: BURMA & LAOS: LOT of 9 bronze opium weights
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ASIA: BURMA & LAOS: LOT of 9 bronze opium weights, including Burma: 7 lion-type (chinthe) weights, weighing between 31.7g and 1.50g; Kingdom of ...
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Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold for (90.00 + 18.00BP) = 108.00
 
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ASIA: CHINA: AR bracelet (140.27g), VF103 - ASIA: CHINA: AR bracelet (140.27g), VF
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ASIA: CHINA: AR bracelet (140.27g), Opitz (2011) p.469, Semens p.5, 70 x 53mm, with flared, flattened ends, used by the Hmong-Mien (miáo yá...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (425.00 + 85.00BP) = 510.00
 
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ASIA: CHINA (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC): tea brick (1140g), Choice VF104 - ASIA: CHINA (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC): tea brick (1140g), Choice VF
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ASIA: CHINA (PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC): tea brick (1140g), 24 x 18.5cm, made by China Tea Company at Zhaoliqiao Factory in Hubei Province, Choice VF. D...
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Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for (140.00 + 28.00BP) = 168.00
 
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ASIA: INDIA: Assam, iron axe (1561g), VF to EF105 - ASIA: INDIA: Assam, iron axe (1561g), VF to EF
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ASIA: INDIA: Assam, iron axe (1561g), Opitz p.128, Quiggin p.204, ca. 28.5 x 12cm, known locally as dao, comprising a sharp, lightly curved blade with
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
 
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ASIA: LAOS: Lanchang (Lan Xang), AR 2 tamlung (116.81g), ca. 1591-1707, VF to EF106 - ASIA: LAOS: Lanchang (Lan Xang), AR 2 tamlung (116.81g), ca. 1591-1707, VF to EF
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ASIA: LAOS: Lanchang (Lan Xang), AR 2 tamlung (116.81g), ca. 1591-1707, 121mm, "tiger tongue" ingot coinage (lat), no stamps, VF to EF.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for (140.00 + 28.00BP) = 168.00
 
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ASIA: NEPAL: glass bead band (106g), VF to EF107 - ASIA: NEPAL: glass bead band (106g), VF to EF
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ASIA: NEPAL: glass bead band (106g), consisting two connected bands (both ca. 30cm in length) made from thousands of red, white, and blue beads woven
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (110.00 + 22.00BP) = 132.00
 
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ASIA: THAILAND: Lannathai, AR pig mouth money (78.83g), VF108 - ASIA: THAILAND: Lannathai, AR pig mouth money (78.83g), VF
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ASIA: THAILAND: Lannathai, AR pig mouth money (78.83g), Krisadaolarn & Mihailovs-B11, 44 x 43 x 21mm, cast between 17th and 19th century to a st...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
 
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ASIA: THAILAND: Lannathai, AR pig mouth money (32.76g), VF109 - ASIA: THAILAND: Lannathai, AR pig mouth money (32.76g), VF
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ASIA: THAILAND: Lannathai, AR pig mouth money (32.76g), Krisadaolarn & Mihailovs-B11, 39 x 38 x 18mm, cast between 17th and 19th century to a st...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (140.00 + 28.00BP) = 168.00
 
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ASIA: THAILAND: Lannathai, AR tamlung (61.62g), 14th-16th century, VF110 - ASIA: THAILAND: Lannathai, AR tamlung (61.62g), 14th-16th century, VF
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ASIA: THAILAND: Lannathai, AR tamlung (61.62g), 14th-16th century, Mitch-2753, Krisadaolarn-B702, "chiang" ingot coinage issued by Chiang ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (600.00 + 120.00BP) = 720.00
 
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ASIA: THAILAND: AR bracelet (118.96g), VF111 - ASIA: THAILAND: AR bracelet (118.96g), VF
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ASIA: THAILAND: AR bracelet (118.96g), Mitch-2991, Opitz p.282, 67 x 53mm, used by the Lahu, Akha, Lisu hill tribes of northern Thailand and Laos as s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (260.00 + 52.00BP) = 312.00
 
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ASIA: THAILAND: AR neck ring, VF112 - ASIA: THAILAND: AR neck ring, VF
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ASIA: THAILAND: AR neck ring, Opitz pg. 284 (plate example), 190mm, somewhat debased silver Hill Tribes neck ring with flattened back-turned ends used
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for (180.00 + 36.00BP) = 216.00
 
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ASIA: THAILAND: stone axe, Fine113 - ASIA: THAILAND: stone axe, Fine
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ASIA: THAILAND: stone axe, ancient Thai stone shoulder axe, Fine, ex Paul Dillingham, Charles Opitz Collection.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold for (20.00 + 4.00BP) = 24.00
 
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ASIA/MIDDLE-EAST: TURKEY: coin belt, VF114 - ASIA/MIDDLE-EAST: TURKEY: coin belt, VF
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ASIA/MIDDLE-EAST: TURKEY: coin belt, 175mm, belt with 43 coins on hand woven strip, includes Ottoman Turkish coins of Mahmud II, Abdul Hamid II, and M
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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ASIA/MIDDLE-EAST: YEMEN: AR telsum necklace (184g), VF115 - ASIA/MIDDLE-EAST: YEMEN: AR telsum necklace (184g), VF
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ASIA/MIDDLE-EAST: YEMEN: AR telsum necklace (184g), Opitz p.65, consisting of 20 telsums (small boxes, some attached with 3 small pendants) and numero
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (300.00 + 60.00BP) = 360.00
 
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ASIA/MIDDLE-EAST: YEMEN: silver ornament (188.04g), Choice VF116 - ASIA/MIDDLE-EAST: YEMEN: silver ornament (188.04g), Choice VF
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ASIA/MIDDLE-EAST: YEMEN: silver ornament (188.04g), Opitz (2011) p.386 (plate example), comprising 4 strands of silver beads, connected in the center
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (95.00 + 19.00BP) = 114.00
 
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OCEANIA: INDONESIA: Alor Island, bronze gong (1752g), VF117 - OCEANIA: INDONESIA: Alor Island, bronze gong (1752g), VF
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OCEANIA: INDONESIA: Alor Island, bronze gong (1752g), Opitz p.151 (plate example), Du Bois p.85, ca. 23.5cm wide, used on Alor Island as a part of bri
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for (240.00 + 48.00BP) = 288.00
 
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OCEANIA: INDONESIA: Borneo, copper kettle (1179g), Choice VF118 - OCEANIA: INDONESIA: Borneo, copper kettle (1179g), Choice VF
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OCEANIA: INDONESIA: Borneo, copper kettle (1179g), ca. 17cm wide and 16.5cm high, complete with a handle and a lid, decorated with simple patterns and
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
 
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OCEANIA: INDONESIA: Borneo: AE buffalo bell (366g), VF119 - OCEANIA: INDONESIA: Borneo: AE buffalo bell (366g), VF
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OCEANIA: INDONESIA: Borneo: AE buffalo bell (366g), Opitz p.92 (plate example), ca. 120 x 113mm, with wooden clapper, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 90.00
Sold for (75.00 + 15.00BP) = 90.00
 
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OCEANIA: INDONESIA: Flores, gold taka pendant (30.01g), VF to EF120 - OCEANIA: INDONESIA: Flores, gold taka pendant (30.01g), VF to EF
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OCEANIA: INDONESIA: Flores, gold taka pendant (30.01g), Rodgers-105, 84 x 60mm, made from a gold rod with flattened, axe-shaped ends and a waist twist
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for (1,400.00 + 280.00BP) = 1,680.00
 
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