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Stephen Album Rare Coins | Auction 42

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THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 2022
Session A | 09:00 PST | Lots 1-316 | Ancient & Islamic Part I
Session B | 14:00 PST | Lots 317-855 | Islamic Part II & India & China
FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2022
Session C | 09:00 PST | Lots 856-1177 | World Coins Part I
Session D | 14:00 PST | Lots 1178-1741 | World Coins Part II & Ethnographic
SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 2022
Session E | 10:00 PST | Lots 1742-2324 | Internet-Only Lots Part I
SUNDAY, JANUARY 23, 2022
Session F | 10:00 PST | Lots 2325-3200 | Internet-Only Lots Part II & Group Lots
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HAWAII: Kalakaua, 1874-1891, AR dollar (akahi dala), 1883, PCGS UNC details1628 - HAWAII: Kalakaua, 1874-1891, AR dollar (akahi dala), 1883, PCGS UNC details
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HAWAII: Kalakaua, 1874-1891, AR dollar (akahi dala), 1883, KM-7, PCGS graded Unc details, lustrous fields, lightly cleaned, ex Joe Sedillot Collection
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold for 1,140.00
 
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HAWAII: Kalakaua, 1874-1891, AR dollar, 1883, PCGS EF451629 - HAWAII: Kalakaua, 1874-1891, AR dollar, 1883, PCGS EF45
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HAWAII: Kalakaua, 1874-1891, AR dollar, 1883, KM-7, Medcalf & Russell-2CS-5, PCGS graded EF45, evenly toned, one-year type. According to Medcalf...
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Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold for 720.00
 
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HAWAII: Kalakaua I, 1874-1891, AR dollar spoon (34.77g), 1883, EF1630 - HAWAII: Kalakaua I, 1874-1891, AR dollar spoon (34.77g), 1883, EF
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HAWAII: Kalakaua I, 1874-1891, AR dollar spoon (34.77g), 1883, KM-7, EF, sterling silver spoon with an 1883 Hawaii dollar made into the bowl, spiraled
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 140.00 - 180.00
Sold for 264.00
 
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KEELING-COCOS ISLANDS: J. S. Clunies-Ross, 1910-1944, 5 rupees, 1913, AU1631 - KEELING-COCOS ISLANDS: J. S. Clunies-Ross, 1910-1944, 5 rupees, 1913, AU
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KEELING-COCOS ISLANDS: J. S. Clunies-Ross, 1910-1944, 5 rupees, 1913, KM-Tn7, token issue with original ink, serial number 385, mintage of only 1,000
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for 570.00
 
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KEELING-COCOS ISLANDS: J. S. Clunies-Ross, 1910-1944, 5 rupees, 1913, EF1632 - KEELING-COCOS ISLANDS: J. S. Clunies-Ross, 1910-1944, 5 rupees, 1913, EF
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KEELING-COCOS ISLANDS: J. S. Clunies-Ross, 1910-1944, 5 rupees, 1913, KM-Tn7, token issue with most of its original ink, serial number 877, mintage of
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for 570.00
 
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NEW ZEALAND: Elizabeth II, 1952-, AV 150 dollars, 1990, Choice Proof1633 - NEW ZEALAND: Elizabeth II, 1952-, AV 150 dollars, 1990, Choice Proof
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NEW ZEALAND: Elizabeth II, 1952-, AV 150 dollars, 1990, KM-77, Fr-1, AGW 0.4997, Kiwi, Choice Proof.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,100.00
Sold for 1,140.00
 
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Elizabeth II, 1952-, AV 100 kina, 1982-FM, Gem Proof1634 - PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Elizabeth II, 1952-, AV 100 kina, 1982-FM, Gem Proof
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Elizabeth II, 1952-, AV 100 kina, 1982-FM, KM-22, Fr-9, AGW 0.2769, Royal Visit, mintage of only 484 pieces, Gem Proof, R.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 600.00
Sold for 660.00
 
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AFGHANISTAN: coral & silver necklace, VF-EF1635 - AFGHANISTAN: coral & silver necklace, VF-EF
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AFGHANISTAN: coral & silver necklace, ca. 85cm, consisting of a large dumbbell-shaped silver ornament with numerous orange coral beads, black Ve...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 140.00 - 180.00
Sold for 216.00
 
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AFRICA: amber beads (41.14g), VF1636 - AFRICA: amber beads (41.14g), VF
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AFRICA: amber beads (41.14g), Opitz (2011) p.56, comprising 13 auburn beads roughly 15-20mm in diameter, used in trade by the Berbers and others for m
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 240.00
 
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AFRICA: hippopotamus tooth (569g), Choice VF1637 - AFRICA: hippopotamus tooth (569g), Choice VF
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AFRICA: hippopotamus tooth (569g), Opitz p.157, front incisor ca. 32cm long and 45x40mm at the base, small chip near the base and no open cracks, used
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for 660.00
 
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AFRICA: iron ring (321g), Fine1638 - AFRICA: iron ring (321g), Fine
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AFRICA: iron ring (321g), Opitz p.276 (plate example), consisting of a 75 x 65 x 50mm ring mounted with spiked wings, a very old example from East Afr
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 96.00
 
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AFRICA: string of 22 large amber beads, EF1639 - AFRICA: string of 22 large amber beads, EF
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AFRICA: string of 22 large amber beads, ca. 32-38mm in diameter, used as recently as the 1970's as bride price in Mali and Burkina Faso, EF, ex ...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 168.00
 
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AFRICA: trade bead necklace, VF-EF1640 - AFRICA: trade bead necklace, VF-EF
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AFRICA: trade bead necklace, Opitz p.42, string of classic 4-layer "rosetta" chevron beads, with 16 large blue, white and red beads rangin...
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Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for 264.00
 
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AFRICA: LOT of 4 copper & brass bracelets1641 - AFRICA: LOT of 4 copper & brass bracelets
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AFRICA: LOT of 4 copper & brass bracelets, measuring 99mm (142g), 61mm (45g), 59mm (51g), and 54mm (65g) across, respectively, decorated with va...
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 120.00
 
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AFRICA: LOT of 4 rings1642 - AFRICA: LOT of 4 rings
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AFRICA: LOT of 4 rings, including Ethiopia: fine silver wedding ring (28mm, Opitz p.279 plate example), with a diamond-shaped exterior decorated with
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 168.00
 
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AUSTRALIA: human hair belt, VF1643 - AUSTRALIA: human hair belt, VF
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AUSTRALIA: human hair belt, Opitz (2011) p.255, comprising about 40 locks of hair, strung together on a braided string, used for bartering by the Kayt
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 120.00
 
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AUSTRALIA: teeth necklace, choice VF1644 - AUSTRALIA: teeth necklace, choice VF
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AUSTRALIA: teeth necklace, Opitz (2011) p.275, 80cm, with 74 teeth and numerous colorful glass beads, choice VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection. Visit ww
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Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 180.00
 
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AUSTRALIA: Torres Strait Islands, O shell pendant, VF1645 - AUSTRALIA: Torres Strait Islands, O shell pendant, VF
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AUSTRALIA: Torres Strait Islands, O shell pendant, Opitz p.242 (plate example), 58 x 80mm, trapezoidal segment of the large cone shell Conus litteratu
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 84.00
 
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BENIN: brass ring money (1528g), Choice VF1646 - BENIN: brass ring money (1528g), Choice VF
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BENIN: brass ring money (1528g), Opitz p.276 (plate example), ca. 12.5 x 11cm, made from a twisted brass bar and decorated with geomatric patterns nea
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Estimate : 120.00 - 180.00
Sold for 180.00
 
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BORNEO: bead necklace, VF-EF1647 - BORNEO: bead necklace, VF-EF
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BORNEO: bead necklace, Munan p.72, ca. 93cm in circumference, consisting of numerous glass beads of different colors and small metal bells, as well as
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 102.00
 
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BRAZIL: tea money (61.98g), VF1648 - BRAZIL: tea money (61.98g), VF
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BRAZIL: tea money (61.98g), Opitz p.337 (plate example), ca. 17cm, made from ground guaraná seeds and shaped into an arapaima fish near Manaus
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Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 156.00
 
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BURMA/MYANMAR: LOT of 2 brass bell necklaces1649 - BURMA/MYANMAR: LOT of 2 brass bell necklaces
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BURMA/MYANMAR: LOT of 2 brass bell necklaces, including a 34cm-long string with 3 bells & 4 jingle bells, and a 54cm-long string with numerous s...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 114.00
 
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BURMA/MYANMAR: LOT of 2 silver betel nut boxes1650 - BURMA/MYANMAR: LOT of 2 silver betel nut boxes
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BURMA/MYANMAR: LOT of 2 silver betel nut boxes, Opitz (2011) p.120 (plate examples), including a larger oval example (74 x 43 x 37mm, 53.27g) and a sm
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 192.00
 
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CAMEROUN: brass dowry necklace, VF1651 - CAMEROUN: brass dowry necklace, VF
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CAMEROUN: brass dowry necklace, Opitz (2011) p.386 (plate example), comprising 3 strings of brass beads and pendants (each ca. 75cm long), bound toget
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Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for 204.00
 
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CANADA: potlatch shield piece (10.14g), VF1652 - CANADA: potlatch shield piece (10.14g), VF
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CANADA: potlatch shield piece (10.14g), Opitz p.265-70 (plate example), 33 x 71mm fragment from a copper shield, exchanged along with blankets, canoes
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for 288.00
 
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: iron throwing knife (523g), VF1653 - CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: iron throwing knife (523g), VF
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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: iron throwing knife (523g), cf. Opitz p.180-87, 46.5 x 16.5cm, fitted with a wooden handle wrapped in copper wire, a couple
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for 264.00
 
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CHINA: horn necklace, early to mid-20th century, EF1654 - CHINA: horn necklace, early to mid-20th century, EF
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CHINA: horn necklace, early to mid-20th century, consisting of a 10.5cm-long animal horn with intricately carved patterns, a vertebra, 6 Qing cash coi
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 390.00
 
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): brass bracelet (496g), VF-EF1655 - CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): brass bracelet (496g), VF-EF
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): brass bracelet (496g), 128 x 113 x 88mm, fashioned from a single sheet of brass into a cylinder with flared edges, etched
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 120.00
 
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): copper ring (844g), Choice VF1656 - CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): copper ring (844g), Choice VF
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): copper ring (844g), Opitz (2011) p.457 (plate example), with a horseshoe-shaped body ca. 13 x 10.5 x 2.5cm, a rather heft
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 84.00
 
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron bell (294g), late 19th century, VF-EF1657 - CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron bell (294g), late 19th century, VF-EF
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron bell (294g), late 19th century, Opitz p.81 (plate example), 255mm tall and 106 x 53mm at the base, locally known as
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Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 156.00
 
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron ikula knife (347g), Choice VF1658 - CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron ikula knife (347g), Choice VF
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron ikula knife (347g), Opitz p.163 (plate example), 34.4cm, fitted with a 11.7cm wooden handle, made by the Bushongo-sp
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 336.00
 
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron knife (423g), VF1659 - CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron knife (423g), VF
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron knife (423g), 23.5cm-long blade on a 16cm-long wooden handle, made by the Mangbetu people of northeastern DR Congo,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for 228.00
 
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron shoka (197g), VF-EF1660 - CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron shoka (197g), VF-EF
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron shoka (197g), Opitz p.306, 250 x 69mm, made from high-purity iron, valued at 3 bundles of plantain and used as raw m
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Estimate : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for 168.00
 
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron shoka hoe (229g), Choice VF1661 - CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron shoka hoe (229g), Choice VF
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): iron shoka hoe (229g), Opitz p.307 (plate example), 236 x 81mm, made by the Mangbetu people of northeastern DR Congo and
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 140.00 - 180.00
Sold for 144.00
 
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): tukula paste bar (239g), VF1662 - CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): tukula paste bar (239g), VF
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): tukula paste bar (239g), Opitz p.358-59, ca. 22.5 x 5 x 3cm, made from ground African sandalwood (Baphia nitida) mixed wi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 75.00 - 100.00
Sold for 132.00
 
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): LOT of 2 iron rings1663 - CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): LOT of 2 iron rings
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CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC): LOT of 2 iron rings, both ca. 13cm wide, one with 2 and the other with 3 hollow enlargements with rattles inside, made by
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 90.00
 
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DENMARK: stone axehead (279g), ca. 4000-2000 BC, VF1664 - DENMARK: stone axehead (279g), ca. 4000-2000 BC, VF
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DENMARK: stone axehead (279g), ca. 4000-2000 BC, Opitz (2011) p.155 (plate example), ca. 147 x 48mm, VF, ex Charles Opitz Collection. Visit www.tradit
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 114.00
 
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ETHIOPIA: silver telsum necklace, EF1665 - ETHIOPIA: silver telsum necklace, EF
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ETHIOPIA: silver telsum necklace, Opitz (2011) p.387 (plate example), consisting of 28 silver telsum beads of various shapes, some apparently gilt, al
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold for 156.00
 
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EUROPE: trade beads, EF1666 - EUROPE: trade beads, EF
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EUROPE: trade beads, Opitz p.42-43, consisting of a string of 21 chevron beads between 17 and 27mm in diameter, lovely example, one of the earliest an
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Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for 264.00
 
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INDIA: trade bead necklace, EF1667 - INDIA: trade bead necklace, EF
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INDIA: trade bead necklace, consisting of 20 strands of red Indo-Pacific beads, each ca. 46cm long, strung together at both ends with a clasp, a beaut
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 120.00 - 160.00
Sold for 360.00
 
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INDIA: glass earring (49.67g), VF1668 - INDIA: glass earring (49.67g), VF
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INDIA: glass earring (49.67g), Opitz p.138 (plate example), 48 x 37 x 15mm, rectangular body with a convex front side and a slit at the top, used in b
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for 66.00
 
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INDONESIA: Bali, offering bowl (222g), VF-EF1669 - INDONESIA: Bali, offering bowl (222g), VF-EF
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INDONESIA: Bali, offering bowl (222g), 265mm wide, woven from tree bark, leaves and rattan, all meticulously sewn together with thread decorated with
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 80.00 - 120.00
Sold for 132.00
 
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INDONESIA: Flores, gold earrings, EF1670 - INDONESIA: Flores, gold earrings, EF
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INDONESIA: Flores, gold earrings, Opitz p.137 (upper left second example), 103mm long, known to the Nage people as wea wunu wona, given as an advance
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold for 540.00
 
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INDONESIA: Flores, gold kuwari disc (23.13g), VF-EF1671 - INDONESIA: Flores, gold kuwari disc (23.13g), VF-EF
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INDONESIA: Flores, gold kuwari disc (23.13g), Rodgers-101, 62mm, thin plate with intricate hammered patterns around center hole, with hexagram and rel
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold for 1,440.00
 
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INDONESIA: Flores, gold taka pendant (30.01g), VF-EF1672 - INDONESIA: Flores, gold taka pendant (30.01g), VF-EF
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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 twisted into a
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,500.00
 
 
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INDONESIA: Sumba & Sumbawa, LOT of 2 AE loda chains1673 - INDONESIA: Sumba & Sumbawa, LOT of 2 AE loda chains
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INDONESIA: Sumba & Sumbawa, LOT of 2 AE loda chains, Opitz p.205, measuring 183cm (6') / 311g and 84cm (2'9") / 73g respectively, m...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 156.00
 
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INDONESIA: Sumba, LOT of 5 marangga pendants1674 - INDONESIA: Sumba, LOT of 5 marangga pendants
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INDONESIA: Sumba, LOT of 5 marangga pendants, Opitz (2011) p.345 (plate examples), including two decorated silver examples (127mm, 42.63g; 95mm, 44.96
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for 144.00
 
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INDONESIA: Timor, LOT of 4 silver bracelets1675 - INDONESIA: Timor, LOT of 4 silver bracelets
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INDONESIA: Timor, LOT of 4 silver bracelets, Opitz (2011) p.464-65 (plate examples), Rodgers p.299, including a dancing bracelet with a jingle bell in
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 180.00 - 220.00
Sold for 228.00
 
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INDONESIA: Western New Guinea, de glass ring (96.43g), VF1676 - INDONESIA: Western New Guinea, de glass ring (96.43g), VF
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INDONESIA: Western New Guinea, de glass ring (96.43g), Opitz p.129, 121 x 115mm, a very old example used in western and central New Guinea as bride pr
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Start Price : 140.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
 
 
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INDONESIA: Western New Guinea, LOT of 2 penis shields, VF1677 - INDONESIA: Western New Guinea, LOT of 2 penis shields, VF
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INDONESIA: Western New Guinea, LOT of 2 penis shields, cf. Opitz (2011) p.680, measuring 25cm long, 59mm and 53mm wide at the base respectively, attac
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 60.00 - 90.00
Sold for 264.00
 
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