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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1885NORTH AFRICA: AR bracelet (146g). VFStephen Album Rare Coins
NORTH AFRICA: AR bracelet (146g), Opitz p. 277 (bottom right plate example), ca. 120mm & 25mm, hollow ring with elaborately decorated exterior, ...
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for (350.00 + 70.00BP) = 420.00
1886NORTH AFRICA: AR bracelet (380g). VFStephen Album Rare Coins
NORTH AFRICA: AR bracelet (380g), Opitz p. 277 (top left plate example), ca. 125mm & 25mm, hollow ring with elaborately decorated exterior with ...
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold for (600.00 + 120.00BP) = 720.00
1887PANAMA: SAN BLAS ISLANDS:. VFStephen Album Rare Coins
PANAMA: SAN BLAS ISLANDS:pair of solid gold rings from the San Blas Islands made by the Kuna people, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection.
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (170.00 + 34.00BP) = 204.00
1888PAPUA NEW GUINEA: bilum bag. VFStephen Album Rare Coins
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: bilum bag, Opitz pg. 83 (plate), a very old and small example, made from native fiber, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection. Chimbu Bi
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
1889PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tuskStephen Album Rare Coins
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk, 90mm, Papuan Highlands full circle boar's tusk nose ornament, collected in 1930 as part of the Kaake Collection in ...
Start Price : 280.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
1890PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk & shell breast plate. VFStephen Album Rare Coins
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk & shell breast plate, 46cm, Kubkain boar tusks with large scalloped shell and cowry shells, 18" length, these t...
Start Price : 170.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
1891PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk (50.12g). VFStephen Album Rare Coins
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk (50.12g), Opitz p.87, ca. 90mm in diameter, fully circular, used for a variety of purposes from blood money to bride price
Start Price : 170.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
1892PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk (57.45g). VFStephen Album Rare Coins
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk (57.45g), Opitz p.87, consisting of a pair of semicircular tusks (108mm & 98mm in diameter) affixed to a rattan hand...
Start Price : 110.00 | Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
1893PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk bracelet. EFStephen Album Rare Coins
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusk bracelet, 112mm, made with pair of tusks, EF, ex Charles Opitz Collection.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
1894PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusks. VFStephen Album Rare Coins
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boar tusks, 18.50cm (7¼") wide, a personal decoration made of boars tusks and cowry shells and used as money, VF, R, ex ...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for (85.00 + 17.00BP) = 102.00
1895PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boars tusk ornament. VFStephen Album Rare Coins
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: boars tusk ornament, 95mm, with red cloth binding the tusks together, these types of 'personal decorations' were used as m...
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for (60.00 + 12.00BP) = 72.00
1896PAPUA NEW GUINEA: bone dagger (48.13g). VFStephen Album Rare Coins
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: bone dagger (48.13g), 255mm, animal leg bone with one sharpened end, made ca. 1920's, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
1897PAPUA NEW GUINEA: clam shell ring. VFStephen Album Rare Coins
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: clam shell ring, 85mm, from Melawei on the Sepik River, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection.
Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
Sold for (80.00 + 16.00BP) = 96.00
1898PAPUA NEW GUINEA: conus shell necklace. EFStephen Album Rare Coins
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: conus shell necklace, 62mm plus length of cord, conus shell whorl attached to native fiber, EF, ex Charles Opitz Collection.
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
1899PAPUA NEW GUINEA: cowry shell necklace. EFStephen Album Rare Coins
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: cowry shell necklace, 100cm, necklace with tops of shells filed down, EF, ex Charles Opitz Collection.
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold for (100.00 + 20.00BP) = 120.00
1900PAPUA NEW GUINEA: doga necklaceStephen Album Rare Coins
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: doga necklace, see Opitz pg.133/34, Kula pg. 23, 65cm (25½") in length, with plastic beads instead of shell beads, conus...
Estimate : 175.00 - 250.00
Sold for (140.00 + 28.00BP) = 168.00
1901PAPUA NEW GUINEA: doga necklace. VFStephen Album Rare Coins
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, ...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
1902PAPUA NEW GUINEA: doga shell necklace (43.66g). VFStephen Album Rare Coins
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
Start Price : 110.00 | Estimate : 140.00 - 180.00
1903PAPUA NEW GUINEA: fine shell money (7.03g). VFStephen Album Rare Coins
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: fine shell money (7.03g), small polished shell discs strung tightly on two strings, each measuring 65cm & 13cm in length, VF, ...
Start Price : 55.00 | Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
1904PAPUA NEW GUINEA: German trade bead necklace (65.99g). VFStephen Album Rare Coins
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
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for (50.00 + 10.00BP) = 60.00