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Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 40

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction LocationPO Box 7386, Santa Rosa, California, 95407, United States

Auction Details

THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021
Session A | 09:00 PDT | Lots 1-338 | Ancient & Islamic Part I
Session B | 14:00 PDT | Lots 339-984 | Islamic Part II & India
FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2021
Session C | 09:00 PDT | Lots 985-1284 | China
Session D | 14:00 PDT | Lots 1285-1989 | World Coins
SATURDAY, MAY 15, 2021
Session E | 10:00 PDT | Lots 1990-3100 | Internet Session
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: doga necklace. VF1901 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: doga necklace. VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: doga necklace, attractive necklace with one large egg cowry attached 2 3/4" x 1 1/4" diameter, a lovely example! VF, R, ...
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: doga shell necklace (43.66g). VF1902 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: doga shell necklace (43.66g). VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: doga shell necklace (43.66g), Opitz p.133, consisting of a large shell ring (ca. 66mm in diameter), attached to strings of coral bea
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Start Price : 110.00 | Estimate : 140.00 - 180.00
 
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: fine shell money (7.03g). VF1903 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: fine shell money (7.03g). VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: fine shell money (7.03g), small polished shell discs strung tightly on two strings, each measuring 65cm & 13cm in length, VF, ...
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Start Price : 55.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
 
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: German trade bead necklace (65.99g). VF1904 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: German trade bead necklace (65.99g). VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: German trade bead necklace (65.99g), ca. 96cm, made of turquoise, white beads and small shells, strung together on woven string, cho
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kin shell money1905 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kin shell money
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kin shell money, 20 x 10cm (7 3/4" x 4"), pearl oyster shell with woven neck band and gum on back of shell as made, VF, ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold for (130.00 + 26.00BP) = 156.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kina shell money (313g). VF1906 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kina shell money (313g). VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kina shell money (313g), Opitz p.177, ca. 195 x 165mm, made from a single shell of the gold-lipped pearl oyster fashioned into a cre
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for (140.00 + 28.00BP) = 168.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kina shell money (419g). EF1907 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kina shell money (419g). EF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: kina shell money (419g), Opitz p.177 (plate example), made from a single shell of the gold-lipped pearl oyster (ca. 195mm in diamete
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold for (220.00 + 44.00BP) = 264.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: mis shell money. EF1908 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: mis shell money. EF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: mis shell money, Opitz p.223, SET of 4 types of mis money (lolot, pabang, kuwas, sili-uro) from Lihir Island near New Ireland, each
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold for (190.00 + 38.00BP) = 228.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: ndap shell money, VF1909 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: ndap shell money, VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA:Opitz pg. 236, 78mm, used on Rossel Island (Yela), VF, R, ex Charles Opitz Collection. Culturally and linguistically distinct from
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (85.00 + 17.00BP) = 102.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: ndap shell money (15.58g). VF1910 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: ndap shell money (15.58g). VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: ndap shell money (15.58g), Opitz p.236 (plate example), ca. 46 x 50mm, used exclusively by men on Rossel Island (Yela), VF, R, ex Ch
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: omak sticks. VF1911 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: omak sticks. VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: omak sticks, Opitz pg. 245 (plate example), 20cm (7 3/4") long plus cord, bamboo and fiber breastplate for males from the Hig...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (120.00 + 24.00BP) = 144.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: sapi-sapi shell money. VF1912 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: sapi-sapi shell money. VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: sapi-sapi shell money, strings of pink shell discs sewn overlapping onto plaited vegetable fibre, 21 pieces of 1" diameter sh...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (65.00 + 13.00BP) = 78.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: shell money (3.57g). VF1913 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: shell money (3.57g). VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: shell money (3.57g), ca. 195mm, consisting of numerous small colorful shell and coral discs on a wire, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collecti
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Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
 
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: shell necklace. VF1914 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: shell necklace. VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: shell necklace, 40cm (16") in length, 104 conus shell discs with a bailer shell pendant, each hand filed down for a flattened...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (85.00 + 17.00BP) = 102.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: shell necklace (25.22g). VF1915 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: shell necklace (25.22g). VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: shell necklace (25.22g), ca. 48cm, large black shells with orange and gray small shells on woven circular band, acquired in Papua Ne
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Start Price : 70.00 | Estimate : 75.00 - 125.00
 
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: shell necklace (99.09g). VF1916 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: shell necklace (99.09g). VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: shell necklace (99.09g), Opitz p.116, consisting of a string of conus shell discs (ca. 31cm), strung together on woven string with a
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (85.00 + 17.00BP) = 102.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: shell ring (63.29g). VF1917 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: shell ring (63.29g). VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: shell ring (63.29g), Opitz p.286, 101mm with an average width of 15mm, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for (55.00 + 11.00BP) = 66.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: toea arm shell ring. VF1918 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: toea arm shell ring. VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: toea arm shell ring, 67mm, conus shell ring with banana seed decorations, used for trade and bride payment on the Trobriand Islands,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold for (65.00 + 13.00BP) = 78.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: toea arm shell ring (112g). VF1919 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: toea arm shell ring (112g). VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: toea arm shell ring (112g), Opitz p.233 (Mwali), consisting of a large shell ring (ca. 65mm in diameter & 32mm tall), sewn tog...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
Sold for (200.00 + 40.00BP) = 240.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: tooth & trade bead necklace (57.14g). EF1920 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: tooth & trade bead necklace (57.14g). EF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: tooth & trade bead necklace (57.14g), ca. 120cm in circumference, consisiting of 63 teeth, 1 talon, and numerous beads strung ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold for (190.00 + 38.00BP) = 228.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: tusk & shell necklace (89.72g). VF1921 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: tusk & shell necklace (89.72g). VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: tusk & shell necklace (89.72g), Opitz p.87, 120 x 105mm, made from two boar tusks conjoined at the end with woven plant fiber,...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (160.00 + 32.00BP) = 192.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: tusk necklace (75.59g). VF1922 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: tusk necklace (75.59g). VF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: tusk necklace (75.59g), 197 x 190mm, made from bent and lacqured bamboo, with two tusks affixed at the ends with woven plant fiber,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (90.00 + 18.00BP) = 108.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: wooden figurine (92.89g). EF1923 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: wooden figurine (92.89g). EF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: wooden figurine (92.89g), Opitz p.249 (plate example), 117 x 80 x 31mm, carved boar with two sets of tusks, a section of front left
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Start Price : 85.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: woven bracelet1924 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: woven bracelet
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: woven bracelet, made from native fiber, used as a decoration many years ago, before the natives realized that these plastic like rin
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Start Price : 35.00 | Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
 
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: woven shell bracelet. EF1925 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: woven shell bracelet. EF
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: woven shell bracelet, 80mm, band woven from lily root decorated with two rings of nassa shells, EF, RR, ex Charles Opitz Collection.
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Start Price : 170.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
 
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 2 lily root bracelets1926 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: LOT of 2 lily root bracelets
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA:LOT of 2 bracelets from made from woven lily root, they were used in trade with a nominal value, lot of 2 items, ex Charles Opitz Col
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold for (35.00 + 7.00BP) = 42.00
 
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PHILIPPINES: AV ring (11.68g)1927 - PHILIPPINES: AV ring (11.68g)
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PHILIPPINES: AV ring (11.68g), Opitz p.240 (plate example), also known as lingling-o, 20mm ring interrupted by a thin slit at the thick end, made by t
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (550.00 + 110.00BP) = 660.00
 
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PHILIPPINES: brass ankle money (232g). VF1928 - PHILIPPINES: brass ankle money (232g). VF
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PHILIPPINES: brass ankle money (232g), ca. 120mm in diameter, large hollow ring with geometric patterns, attached to four small rings, VF, ex Charles
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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PHILIPPINES: brass earrings. VF1929 - PHILIPPINES: brass earrings. VF
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PHILIPPINES: brass earrings, 38x55mm, very old tribal earrings with colored thread tied around top, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold for (35.00 + 7.00BP) = 42.00
 
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PHILIPPINES: brass ring money (12.12g). F1930 - PHILIPPINES: brass ring money (12.12g). F
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PHILIPPINES: brass ring money (12.12g), 24mm, small pendant in traditional shape, Fine, ex Charles Opitz Collection.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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PHILIPPINES: mother of pearl shell necklace. VF1931 - PHILIPPINES: mother of pearl shell necklace. VF
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PHILIPPINES: mother of pearl shell necklace, made of five etched shell rectangles attached to a woven neck band, made by the Ifugao tribe, VF, ex Char
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (170.00 + 34.00BP) = 204.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: armband shell money. EF1932 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: armband shell money. EF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: armband shell money, 170x95mm, Malaita & Eastern Solomons armband shell money discs in decorated pattern with hibuscus fiber, v...
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Start Price : 500.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
 
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: bakiha shell ring. VF1933 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: bakiha shell ring. VF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: bakiha shell ring, 107mm / 4" in diameter with yellow section on 1/3 of the surface, used as chief's money on New Georgia ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for (220.00 + 44.00BP) = 264.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: bamboo comb (22.01g). EF1934 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: bamboo comb (22.01g). EF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: bamboo comb (22.01g), 283mm, made from eight sharpened bamboo sticks with intricate binding, EF, ex Charles Opitz Collection.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for (90.00 + 18.00BP) = 108.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: coix seed money1935 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: coix seed money
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: coix seed money, 46cm (18"), from Santa Cruz Islands, a very old example, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (45.00 + 9.00BP) = 54.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: conch shell armband (83.05g). VF1936 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: conch shell armband (83.05g). VF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: conch shell armband (83.05g), ca. 85mm, thick ring with smooth, well-crafted surface, choice VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection. Acqu
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Start Price : 85.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: cone shell ring. VF1937 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: cone shell ring. VF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: cone shell ring, 74mm, shell ring with 2 3/4" diameter decorative relief on outer edge, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection.
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Start Price : 85.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
 
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: feather coil money. VF1938 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: feather coil money. VF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: feather coil money, Opitz pg. 142, Knox pg. 50, 92cm, Santa Cruz feather coil piece, the round bark-like piece is the end of the coil
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold for (500.00 + 100.00BP) = 600.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: fossilized clam armlet (240g). VF1939 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: fossilized clam armlet (240g). VF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: fossilized clam armlet (240g), Opitz p. 298, 110 x 20mm, made from fossilized clam shell, lovely example with fine workmanship, ca. 1
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Start Price : 120.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
 
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: human hair money. VF1940 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: human hair money. VF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: human hair money, Opitz pg. 159/60 (plate), 102cm (40") in length, made from plaited human hair, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collecti...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50.00 - 75.00
Sold for (55.00 + 11.00BP) = 66.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: kesa shell (107g). VF1941 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: kesa shell (107g). VF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: kesa shell (107g), Opitz p.174, 65mm wide & 47mm tall, made on Choiseul Island from the shell of a sea worm, an important symbo...
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Start Price : 70.00 | Estimate : 90.00 - 120.00
 
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: mbokomo shell plaque1942 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: mbokomo shell plaque
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: mbokomo shell plaque, cf. Opitz pg. 220, 105mm, "barava money", small piece of plaque made from giant clam Tridacna gigas...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40.00 - 60.00
Sold for (40.00 + 8.00BP) = 48.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: pink shell money (27.13g). VF1943 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: pink shell money (27.13g). VF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: pink shell money (27.13g), Opitz p.63, ca. 180cm, made of numerous small polished shell discs strung together, attached with red clot
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 160.00
Sold for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: sapi-sapi shell money (80.22g). VF1944 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: sapi-sapi shell money (80.22g). VF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: sapi-sapi shell money (80.22g), Opitz p.294, numerous small shell discs on two strings measuring 224cm in total length, used as late
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Start Price : 140.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell & bead money (48.05g). VF1945 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell & bead money (48.05g). VF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell & bead money (48.05g), cf. Opitz p.52, 97cm, consisting of numerous small shell discs separated by red trade beads, VF, e...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 70.00 - 100.00
Sold for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell & dog teeth necklace (218g). EF1946 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell & dog teeth necklace (218g). EF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell & dog teeth necklace (218g), Opitz p.132, more than 3 meters in circumference, made from numerous small shell discs and d...
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Start Price : 260.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
 
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell & teeth money (25.28g). VF1947 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell & teeth money (25.28g). VF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell & teeth money (25.28g), ca. 50cm, consisting of numerous small shell discs and five groups of ten porpoise teeth, all str...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for (65.00 + 13.00BP) = 78.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell & teeth money (4.79g). EF1948 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell & teeth money (4.79g). EF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell & teeth money (4.79g), ca. 43cm, composed of numerous tiny blue and white shell beads and porpoise teeth strung together ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for (55.00 + 11.00BP) = 66.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell beads (61.27g). EF1949 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell beads (61.27g). EF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell beads (61.27g), Opitz p.301 (plate example), 220 x 25mm, consisting of a patterned braided headband, attached to 15 brown shell
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (75.00 + 15.00BP) = 90.00
 
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell money. VF1950 - SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell money. VF
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SOLOMON ISLANDS: shell money, 85cm, double-row shell discs braided together in a circle, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection.
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Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
 
 
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