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13 December 2006
Angola, Tobacco, coil of tobacco leaves, bound with cord. Cracked at one point (having long since dried), otherwise very fine, rare (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £180
Central Africa, bracelets (3), coiled brass, containing elephant’s hair, 12cm (2), 11.5cm (Quiggin p.8) [4]. Very fine (£30-50)
Hammer Price: £30
Congo, Anklet, finely patterned, brass, 8.5cm, 0.39kg (Quiggin pl.1, 2). Very fine, rare (£50-80)
Hammer Price: £80
Congo, Armlet, decorated with five patterned panels between hatched borders, bronze, 11cm, 5.5cm deep, 0.56kg (Quiggin p.75). Very fine, rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £140
Congo, Armlet, ribbed cross section, plain except for hatched upper rim, 12 x 9cm, 5.5cm deep, 0.80kg (Quiggin p.75). Patch of verdigris, otherwise very fine (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £90
Congo (Stanley Falls area), Shoka, iron, 22.8 x 7cm, 0.21kg (Quiggin pl.1, 7). Very fine, rare (£80-100)
Congo, Currency Knife, broad decorated iron blade, wooden hilt, cloth tied to top of blade, pommel formed of sewn and tied monkey skin, 62 x 12cm (Quiggin pl.1, 15). Skin worn in places, otherwise very fine, very rare in this complete state (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £200
Congo, Currency Throwing Knife, three double-edged blades, one side of shaft decorated, hilt bound with plaited fibre cord, iron, 45.5 x 43.5cm (Quiggin pl.1, 20). Lightly rusted but very fine and a nice example (£200-250)
Congo, Currency Throwing Knife, top double-edged, spur and base single-edged, iron, 66.5 x 19cm (cf. Quiggin pl.1, 20). Blade slightly distressed at curve, handle unbound, otherwise very fine, very rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £150
Congo, Bell Money, iron, painted black and white, handle pierced at top, 34.5 x 11.3cm (Quiggin pp.74-5, cf. fig. 18). Some rust, very fine, rare (£90-120)
Congo, Elephant’s Tail, 67 x 22cm (Quiggin p.80). Pierced for suspension, very fine, very rare (£150-200)
Congo, large Manilla, exterior faceted, terminals decorated, bronze, 21.5 x 19.5cm, 5.05kg (Quiggin –). Good very fine, very rare (£200-250)
Hammer Price: £270
Gold Coast, Aggry Beads (19), cylindrical (14), almost spherical (5), glass, painted with traditional patterns (Quiggin pp.38-40, figs. 2 and 3, frontispiece 6 and 8). On a modern string, good very fine (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £110
Liberia, Kissi Penny, iron bar currency, half hammered, half twisted, 49.5cm, 0.06kg (Quiggin pl.1, 11). Very fine, very rare this large (£80-100)
Liberia, Kissi Pennies (3), iron bar currency, twisted, 37.5, 34, 25.5cm, total weight 0.05kg (Quiggin pl.1, 11) [3]. Very fine (£50-80)
£50–£80
Liberia, Kissi Pennies (3), iron bar currency, twisted, 34, 30, 29.5cm, total weight 0.05kg (Quiggin pl.1, 11) [3]. Very fine (£50-80)
Hammer Price: £50
Nigeria, Hoe, curved blade, socket for shaft, iron, 29.5 x 11.2cm (Quiggin p.52). Slightly rusted and old collector’s label adhering, otherwise very fine (£100-150)
Hammer Price: £100
Nigeria, Hoe, single fuller, hatched decoration by shaft, iron, 27.5 x 9cm. Lightly pitted, very fine (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £45
Nigeria, Hoe, one side decorated, the shaft in the form of a snake, the eye pierced, iron, 17 x 11cm. Slightly rusted, otherwise very fine (£50-70)
Nigeria, King Manilla, lozenge cross section, three edges serrated, brass, 27 x 15cm, 1.32kg (Quiggin pl.I, 14 and fig. 90; Johansson cover). Very fine, very rare (£150-200)
Hammer Price: £230
Nigeria, Manilla, twisted brass, interior and terminals plain, 9 x 7cm, 0.28kg (Quiggin p.89; Johansson fig. 3). Very fine (£30-50)
Nigeria, Akair, Manilla, coiled copper, 6.8 x 6.5cm, 0.09kg (Johansson fig.5). Three minor verdigris patches, otherwise very fine (£50-70)
Hammer Price: £40
Nigeria, Mitakos (4), plain, brass (2), copper (2), 7 x 6cm and slightly smaller, total weight 0.06kg (Quiggin p.90) [4]. Very fine (£30-50)
Nigeria, Calabar Bar, U-shaped, copper, 45.5cm, 0.22kg, Cheetems (3), U-shaped copper wire, 34-39cm, total weight 0.03kg (Quiggin pl.2, 2) [4]. Slightly distorted, very fine (£80-100)
Nigeria, Calabar Bar, U-shaped, copper, 45cm, 0.23kg, Cheetems (3), U-shaped copper wire, 33-37cm, total weight 0.03kg (Quiggin pl.2, 2) [4]. Very fine (£80-100)
£80–£100
Nigeria, Calabar Bar, U-shaped, copper, 37cm, 0.05kg (Quiggin pl.2, 2). Very fine (£40-60)
Nigeria, Ogoja Penny, Y-shaped, iron, 27.5 x 19cm, 0.03kg (Quiggin pl.1, 10). Very fine, rare (£50-70)
Nigeria, Ogoja Penny, Y-shaped, iron, 25 x 17.5cm, 0.03kg (Quiggin pl.1, 10). Very fine (£40-60)
Nigeria, Needle Money, 2.7 x 1cm (Quiggin p.88, fig. 24). Very fine (£20-30)
Nigeria, 10 large Cowries, dyed with indigo, pierced and mounted on leather strip, 8cm (Johansson p.3, fig. 8). Middle of leather thong rotted and broken, two shells loose, otherwise very fine, rare (£60-80)
Hammer Price: £60
Nigeria, Ashanti, brass gold weight in the form of a chicken, 4 x 2.5cm. Good very fine (£20-30)
Hammer Price: £20
Nigeria, Ashanti, uniface brass gold weights (4), geometric patterns, mostly rectangular [4]. Very fine (£30-40)
Nigeria, Ashanti, brass spoon for gold dust, plain, 11.8 x 3.8cm; brass lid of box for gold dust, geometric pattern on top, 7.5 x 2.3cm [2]. Small dent to bowl of spoon, otherwise very fine (£30-40)
£30–£40
North Cameroon, Adamawa Province, matching pair of Manillas, twisted, decorated terminals and centres, white metal, each 8.2 x 6cm, each 0.24kg [2]. Extremely fine (£50-80)
Hammer Price: £160
Northern Rhodesia, Katanga, cross, cast iron, 21.8 x 21.5 cm, 0.72kg (Quiggin pl.1, 3 and fig. 38). Very fine (£40-50)
Portuguese East Africa, Lobolo Ring, top and bottom rounded, large gap between decorated terminals, brass, 12.5 x 11cm, 0.66kg (Quiggin pp.104-5, fig. 40). Very fine (£80-100)
Hammer Price: £85
Portuguese East Africa, Lobolo Ring, plain, top rounded, small gap between terminals, brass, 10cm, 0.50kg (Quiggin p.104-5, fig. 39). Two verdigris patches, otherwise very fine, rare (£80-100)
Sierra Leone, Cotton Spool, 38 x 7cm (Quiggin pl.2, 5). Very fine, rare (£90-120)
Hammer Price: £120
South Eastern Africa, Brass Rings on a leather thong, 102cm (Quiggin pl.3, 1). Very fine, a nice example (£40-60)
Southern Sudan, Spearhead, middle section decorated and barbed, iron, 26.8cm. Lightly rusted and a couple of barbs bent, otherwise very fine (£80-100)
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