Spring Estates Auction
Catalog Information: 386 lots with images | View lots
Date: May 8, 2010
Auction House:
Location:
22 Main Street
Marshfield, MA
USA
02050
Phone: 781.834.7774
Fax: 781 826 3520
Email: wha@willishenry.com
Viewing Notes:
Preview: Friday, May 7, 11am-7pm; Saturday, May 8, 9am-10:30am
Sale Notes:
Featuring antiques from two estates: William Flavin (opera singer & professor) of Milton, MA; and Margaret Yates Berkheimer (author) of Sutton Place, New York City, and her 18th c. home on Nantucket, MA. Also Important consignments from the family of Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks including sterling silver pitcher and goblet commemorating "The Capture of Port Hudson" from Public Schools of New Orleans, LA (Hyde & Goodrich Co.); much more.
Lot 1: BASSA HELMET MASK
Bassa, Liberia, helmet mask, hollowed ovoid form, stylized mask-like face, beneath a large, domed forehead and coiffure, pre-1950, 18" h.
Lot 1A: SENUFO FIRESPITTER MASK
Senufo, Ivory Coast, firespitter mask, large polychromatic mask with double snouts and open mouths, with rows of teeth, multiple sets of curved parallel horns, used in connection with the funerals of important individuals, mid 20th c., 30" w.
Lot 1B: DAN MASK
Dan, Liberia, Deangle Society, mask, encrusted surface reflecting much sacrificial use, pre-1950, masks of deceased members of the Poro society were sometimes put on family altars and libations offered to them, 9" h.
Lot 1C: KUBA HELMET MASK
Kuba helmet mask, carved wood and plaited with hand-hammered copper, early beadwork decoration, animal fur, raffia, cowrie shells, pre-1950, danced-in condition, forehead with copper shield emblem "Cycles de Marque, deposee, President Royal Nord" wit [...more]
Lot 1D: SONGYE POWER FIGURE
Songye power figure (Nkisi), Democratic Republic of Congo, finely carved, early cobalt glass beads tied with raffia, standing on a circular base, with truncated muscular arms and legs, cranial receptacle with an inset curved horn, distinguished face, [...more]
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