Gazette Drouot logo print
Gazette Drouot de la semaine
La Gazette Drouot
Subscribe
FR

Auction 09 May 2021 Large catalogued sale of classical art - Lille

Bid on the lot list Mercier & Cie : 09 May 2021 - <p class="ql-align-justify">Céramiques, Objets d’art, Sculptures, Tableaux des XVIe au XIXe siècle, Mobilier...</p><p class="ql-align-justify"><br></p><p class="ql-align-justify">Succession X</p><p class="ql-align-justify">-Importante collection d’archéologie:</p><p class="ql-align-justify">-Chine, Inde, Thaïlande, Egypte, Iran, Art Romain...</p><p><br></p> Lille - Lille

Large catalogued sale of classical art

Sunday 09 May 2021 - 10:00 (CEST) - Live
14, rue des Jardins - 59000 Lille
Mercier & Cie
Large catalogued sale of classical art
View the ad
Result
546 Results
Lot n° 1 

1-Polynesia Set of three traditional...

1-Polynesia Set of three traditional hooks made of wood, mother-of-pearl, bone and scale. L. 9 - 9,5 and 17 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 2 

2-Maori (New Zealand) Curious...

2-Maori (New Zealand) Curious bone sculpture most probably representing a mythological creature with a long tail, supporting its tongue with its left hand and its penis with its right hand. An anthropomorphic head that appears to be surrounded by two...

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 3 

3- Fiji or Tonga Islands Sperm...

3- Fiji or Tonga Islands Sperm whale tooth tabua pendant with holes for hanging at each end. Superb patina. L. 14 cm.

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 4 

4-Maori (New Zealand) Sperm whale...

4-Maori (New Zealand) Sperm whale tooth costume pin. Nice patina. L. 12 cm.

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 5 

5-Maori (New Zealand) Four tool...

5-Maori (New Zealand) Four tool blades. Nephrite. 4, 7, 8.5 and 11.5 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 6 

6-New Caledonia / Java Set of...

6-New Caledonia / Java Set of four stone axe blades. 22,5 - 15,5 - 14,5 and 10 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 7 

7-Lombok (Indonesia) Superb betel...

7-Lombok (Indonesia) Superb betel knife handle carved with a grotesque character. Buffalo horn. H. 11 cm.

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 8 

8-Fiji Islands Wooden bulutoko...

8-Fiji Islands Wooden bulutoko fork called "cannibal". This type of object would have been reserved for dignitaries whose lips should not touch the food. These forks would have originated mainly from the north and west of Vitilevu. L. 19,5 cm Old collection...

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 9 

9-Melanesia Set of two shell bracelets....

9-Melanesia Set of two shell bracelets. D. 10 and 10 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 10 

10-Polynesia. Large mother-of-pearl...

10-Polynesia. Large mother-of-pearl hook. H. 8,5 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 11 

11-Maori (New Zealand) Kurukuru...

11-Maori (New Zealand) Kurukuru pendant. Nephrite. L. 11 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 12 

12-Maori (New Zealand) Kurukuru...

12-Maori (New Zealand) Kurukuru pendant. Nephrite. L. 5,5 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 13 

13-Maori (New Zealand) Kurukuru...

13-Maori (New Zealand) Kurukuru pendant. Nephrite. L. 8,7 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 14 

14-Maori (New Zealand) Kurukuru...

14-Maori (New Zealand) Kurukuru pendant. Nephrite. L. 11 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 17 

17-Maori (New Zealand) Rare kâkâ...

17-Maori (New Zealand) Rare kâkâ poria, a ring used to attach a leg to parrots used as a decoy for hunting other parrots. Nephrite. H. 4 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 18 

18-Maori (New Zealand) Rare kâkâ...

18-Maori (New Zealand) Rare kâkâ poria, a ring used to attach a leg to parrots used as a decoy for hunting other parrots. Nephrite. H. 4 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 19 

19-Maori (New Zealand) Rare kâkâ...

19-Maori (New Zealand) Rare kâkâ poria, a ring used to attach a leg to parrots used as a decoy for hunting other parrots. Nephrite. H. 4.2 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 20 

20-Maori (New Zealand) Hei matau...

20-Maori (New Zealand) Hei matau pendant with the shape of a fishhook. Nephrite. L. 7,5 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 23 

23-Maori (New Zealand) Hei tiki...

23-Maori (New Zealand) Hei tiki pendant, made of nephrite, representing an anthropomorphic figure with its head tilted on the right shoulder, hands resting on the thighs. The eyes are inlaid with haliotis fragments. Perforation at the top to allow suspension....

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 24 

24-Maori (New Zealand) Large Hei...

24-Maori (New Zealand) Large Hei tiki pendant, made of nephrite, representing an anthropomorphic figure with its head tilted on the right shoulder, hands resting on the thighs. The eyes were once inlaid with haliotis fragments. Perforation at the top...

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 25 

25-Maori (New Zealand) Hei tiki...

25-Maori (New Zealand) Hei tiki pendant, made of nephrite, representing an anthropomorphic figure with its head tilted on the right shoulder, hands resting on the thighs. The eyes were once inlaid with haliotis fragments. Perforation at the top to allow...

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 26 

26-Maori (New Zealand) Hei tiki...

26-Maori (New Zealand) Hei tiki pendant, made of nephrite, representing an anthropomorphic figure with its head tilted on the right shoulder, hands resting on the thighs. The eyes were once inlaid with haliotis fragments. Perforation at the top to allow...

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 27 

27-Maori (New Zealand) Hei tiki...

27-Maori (New Zealand) Hei tiki pendant, made of nephrite, representing an anthropomorphic figure with its head tilted on the left shoulder, hands resting on the thighs. The eyes were once inlaid with haliotis fragments. The legs are visibly missing,...

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 28 

28-Maori (New Zealand) Hei tiki...

28-Maori (New Zealand) Hei tiki pendant, made of nephrite, representing an anthropomorphic figure with its head tilted on the right shoulder, hands resting on the thighs. The eyes were once inlaid with haliotis fragments. Old accidents and missing parts...

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 29 

29-Maori (New Zealand) Hei tiki...

29-Maori (New Zealand) Hei tiki pendant, made of nephrite, representing an anthropomorphic figure with its head tilted on the right shoulder, hands resting on the thighs. The eyes were once inlaid with haliotis fragments. Old accidents and missing parts...

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 30 

30-Maori (New Zealand) Hei tiki...

30-Maori (New Zealand) Hei tiki pendant, made of nephrite, representing an anthropomorphic figure with its head tilted on the right shoulder, hands resting on the thighs. The eyes were once inlaid with haliotis fragments. Perforation at the top to allow...

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 31 

31-Dogon (Mali) Large standing...

31-Dogon (Mali) Large standing female statuette carrying a child on her back and holding a vase on top of her head. Note the particular style of this work which echoes the works generally displaying temporal scarifications and defined as Djennenke. Old...

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 32 

32-Dogon (Mali) Large statuette...

32-Dogon (Mali) Large statuette representing a female figure sitting on a seat, carrying a child on her back. Note the very interesting stylization of the shapes and volumes, especially in the shoulders and arms. This stylization brings this work closer...

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 33 

33-Pende (D.R. Congo) Classic...

33-Pende (D.R. Congo) Classic ikhoko amulet in the form of an anthropomorphic mask. Ivory with beautiful patina. H. 6,5 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 34 

34-Dignitary standing A large...

34-Dignitary standing A large tunic covers her arms and contributes to the stylized look of her figure, reinforced by the presence of a long skirt. A headdress in the form of a band encloses his head, from which two strands of hair escape to the sides. Green...

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 35 

35-Valdivia stele representing...

35-Valdivia stele representing an Owl Shaman The silhouette, stylized to the extreme, evokes the shamanic transformation. Here, the human head is rectangular and has eyes reminiscent of those of a nocturnal bird. The body is monobloc. Two grooves delimit...

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 36 

36-Pendant representing a human...

36-Pendant representing a human face Hanging hole in the middle of the skull Green serpentine with brown patina Mezcala culture, Guerrero, Mexico 350 - 100 BC H. 10.5 - W. 8 - D. 4 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 37 

Stylized two-headed club The faces...

Stylized two-headed club The faces with coffee bean shaped eyes, are encircled around the eyebrows and cheeks, they are positioned back to back, separated by a strip left unfinished to allow fixing. Green stone with brown patina Colima culture (Mexico) 100...

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 38 

38-Stylized figure Black-veined...

38-Stylized figure Black-veined green serpentine with brown patina Mezcala culture, Guerrero, Mexico 350 - 100 BC H. 11 - 5.7 - 3.6 cm thick

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 39 

39-Pendant representing a small...

39-Pendant representing a small Head Green stone Guerrero culture, Mexico 350 -100 BC H. 3 - W. 2.4 - D. 1.1 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 40 

40-Pilon in the shape of a bird...

40-Pilon in the shape of a bird at rest The folded wings are decorated with engravings. Black stone with traces of limestone Taino culture, Dominican Republic 800 - 1500 AD H 15,5 - W 9,5 - D 13 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 41 

41-Vase with anthropomorphic wrist Red-brown...

41-Vase with anthropomorphic wrist Red-brown terracotta Taino culture, Dominican Republic, 15th-17th century. H. 5 - W. 21.5 - D. 15 cm Condition: broken - glued and missing

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 42 

42-Pilon Taino ending in Zemi head Brown...

42-Pilon Taino ending in Zemi head Brown stone with traces of manganese oxide Taino culture, Dominican Republic 800 - 1500 AD H 19 - W 8.5 - D 8.5 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 43 

43-Bird-shaped Taino gun Brown...

43-Bird-shaped Taino gun Brown stone Taino culture, Dominican Republic 800 - 1500 AD H 21 - W 9 - D 11 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 44 

44-Pipe Hopewell representing a...

44-Pipe Hopewell representing a Frog Speckled green stone with brown patina North American Indian culture Hopewell, USA 100 B.C. - 500 AD H. 11,3 - W. 3,3 - D. 3 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 45 

45-Pipe representing a stylized...

45-Pipe representing a stylized character Beige stone with a brown patina and traces of manganese oxides North American Indian culture, United States H. 8 - W. 6 - D. 9 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 46 

46-Pipe decorated with a frog Beige...

46-Pipe decorated with a frog Beige stone with brown patina. Manganese oxides. North American Indian culture Hopewell, USA 100 BC - 500 AD H. 4.7 - W. 9.4 - D. 3.5 cm Condition: Cracks

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 47 

47-Pipe Hopewell representing a...

47-Pipe Hopewell representing a Frog Beige stone with dark brown patina. Traces of burns and manganese oxide North American Indian culture Hopewell, USA 100 B.C. - 500 AD H. 5 - W. 9,5 - D. 4,5 cm

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 48 

48- Poporo representing a standing...

48- Poporo representing a standing dignitary He is dressed in a tunic with geometric decorations embellished at the bottom with shell inlays. Bone and shell and traces of cinnabar Huari culture, Peru 600 - 1000 A.D. H. 13,5 - W. 4,5 - D. 3 cm Condition...

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 49 

49-Ceremonial stick end It is...

49-Ceremonial stick end It is engraved with a cormorant catching a fish. Its legs rest on the body of a coiled snake. The engraving represents a cormorant swallowing a snake. Engraved bone Chimu culture, Peru 1100 - 1450 AD H. 8,5 - W. 3 - D. 3...

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 50 

50-Poporo representing a warrior...

50-Poporo representing a warrior The warrior, one knee on the ground, holds an axe and a shield in his hands. He is adorned with a feather headdress decorated with shell inlays. A parrot clings to his back and his removable head serves as a sniffing stick....

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 51 

51-Poporo The pot is engraved...

51-Poporo The pot is engraved with two men with stylized batrachian bodies and a coiled snake. The sniffing stick has a bird's head Brown wood Chimu culture, Peru 1100 - 1450 AD H. 8,5 - W. 3 - D. 2,5 cm Condition: Two old repairs.

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 52 

52-Lot composed of three objects...

52-Lot composed of three objects : A Wine Taste decorated with punches with Lamas, trees and birds. Silver. Weight 59,75 gr Colonial period, Peru 17 - 19th century H. 2,5 - Diam. 14 cm A Tumi with birds Modern work H. 10 - W. 5 - Thickness...

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 53 

53-Kero decorated with a frieze...

53-Kero decorated with a frieze of 4 characters Richly dressed and adorned, they hold spears and form a ritual ceremony. The scene is framed by a frieze of Greek at the top and bottom Silver leaf embossed and chased. Traces of oxidation Silver - 55,32...

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only
Lot n° 54 

54-Naringuera Tumbaga gold Tairona...

54-Naringuera Tumbaga gold Tairona culture, Colombia 800 - 1200 A.D. H. 7 - W. 1,5 cm - Thickness 3 mm Condition : Modern brooch mounting

Result : Not available / Estimate : Subscribers only