INAUGURAL SALE OF FINE ART & ANTIQUES

Painting: “Bingo Card No. 22,” John Walker, 2005

Male Dan "Lu Me Figure", Zlan of Belawale, Liberia

Portfolio of Seven Large Geometric Abstract Serigraphs, Jean Leppien

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Franklin, NY, United States

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INAUGURAL SALE OF FINE ART & ANTIQUES

Louie Luke Auction Gallery

We are delighted to present our first curated sale of fine art and antiques. Drawing from diverse and exciting collections in Boston, New York and the Catskills, highlights include a work by the painter John Walker, a folio of serigraphs by Jean Leppien, fine art of Asia including works in jade and bronze and a fantastic group of indigenous art from Africa and Oceania. Of local interest are two lots of special rarity: a blue and white coverlet dated 1851 and woven by one of the three famed Delhi (NY) weavers AND a hand-drawn and painted map of the globe dated 1828 and made by a member of the Village of Franklin?s founding family.

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Mende Helmet Mask (Bundu/Bondo), Sierra Leone: Carved Wooden Bundu (Bondo) Helmet Mask, Sande Society, Mende People, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Traditional crested form surmounted by a diminutive stepped pyramid amulet and compact, triangular

0001: Mende Helmet Mask (Bundu/Bondo), Sierra LeoneEst. $300-$500

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Miniature Songye Figure, Democratic Republic of Congo: Miniature figure from Songye people, Democratic Republic of Congo. Highly-stylized features - not least of which is the use of dark and light contrast to delineate forms within the figure - indicate

0002: Miniature Songye Figure, Democratic Republic of CongoEst. $500-$750

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Pair of Ibeji Twin Figures, Yoruba people, Nigeria: Stylized pair of wooden Yoruba twin figures with tapering heads, high forehead, large diamond-shaped eyes and broad smiles displaying traditionally filed incisors. The features are recognizable as

0003: Pair of Ibeji Twin Figures, Yoruba people, NigeriaEst. $600-$800

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Kwere Staff with Figural Top, Tanzania: Walking staff with waist-up figural finial, Tanzania. While ethnic attribution is uncertain, the staff finial (with long arms crossing abdomen, scarified face with peaceful expression and inset bead

0004: Kwere Staff with Figural Top, TanzaniaEst. $800-$1,200

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Tutsi Decorated Storage Gourd with Woven Lid, Rwanda: Decorated, bulbous-shaped gourd storage vessel, Tutsi People, Rwanda. The wide, well-balanced form tapers to a thin, curved neck then flares back out to form the vessel's mouth. A finely woven

0005: Tutsi Decorated Storage Gourd with Woven Lid, RwandaEst. $300-$500

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Bura Terracotta Head, Niger: Fragmentary terracotta head, Bura Asinda-Sikka culture, Niger, 3rdâ€“13th centuries CE. Flattened oblong form with varied surface. Coffee-bean eyes, thin elongated nose and an elaborate

0006: Bura Terracotta Head, NigerEst. $150-$250

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Pair of Losso (?) Knife-Form Staffs, Ghana / Togo: Wonderful pair of West African staffs with finials resembling spear points or knives. Precise ethnography is uncertain though the treatment bears resemblance to shrine objects across Togo and Ghana

0007: Pair of Losso (?) Knife-Form Staffs, Ghana / TogoEst. $300-$500

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Decorated Kwere Hairpin, Tanzania: Finely carved wooden hair pin, Kwere people, Tanzania. This pin, surmounted with an exquisitely rendered female head wearing typical parted hairstyle, is finely carved with zigzag, check and other

0008: Decorated Kwere Hairpin, TanzaniaEst. $250-$350

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Zaramo or Kwere Snuff Bottle, Tanzania: Carved wooden snuff container with an overall conical shape. Tanzanian and possibly Zaramo or Kwere in origin. Incised geometric decoration on top knob of cap. Knotted fiber lanyard connecting the

0009: Zaramo or Kwere Snuff Bottle, TanzaniaEst. $150-$250

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Male Dan "Lu Me Figure", Zlan of Belawale, Liberia: This figure exhibits features that place it firmly within the corpus of works associated with the carver Sra or Zlan (ca. 1885 - 1955) from the village of Belewale, Liberia. In addition to his very

0010: Male Dan "Lu Me Figure", Zlan of Belawale, LiberiaEst. $3,000-$4,000

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Beaded Bodice (Alual), Dinka People, South Sudan: Dinka beaded bodice (alual) constructed of strands of hand-strung, colored glass beads joined at the shoulders and terminating on central wire-framed panels at front and back. Panels are wrapped in

0011: Beaded Bodice (Alual), Dinka People, South SudanEst. $1,000-$2,000

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Bura Carved Stone Figure, Niger: Anthropomorphic Steatite Figure, Bura Asinda-Sikka culture, Niger, 3rdâ€“13th centuries CE. Ancient figure with classic high-relief treatment of features on an otherwise nearly flat, planar

0012: Bura Carved Stone Figure, NigerEst. $400-$600

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Large Copper Mbole Anklet Currency, Democratic Republic of Congo on Stand: Large copper anklet currency, Mbole people, Democratic Republic of Congo circa 19th-early 20th century. Hammered hollow form with walls measuring approximately 1/8" in thickness. Presented on

0013: Large Copper Mbole Anklet Currency, Democratic Republic of Congo on StandEst. $300-$400

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Dayak Amulet, Borneo, Indonesia: Carved wood amulet from the Dayak people of Borneo, Indonesia. Protective amulets of this scale rarely share this level of refinement, with forms being more generalized than specified. Clear

0014: Dayak Amulet, Borneo, IndonesiaEst. $250-$500

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Asmat Cassowary Bone Dagger, Papua New Guinea: Large cassowary bone dagger, Asmat people, Papua New Guinea. Top is adorned with woven cord net, Jobe's Tears seeds, red seeds, black tubes and small bundles of cassowary feathers. Honey-colored

0015: Asmat Cassowary Bone Dagger, Papua New GuineaEst. $400-$600

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Abelam Karaut Figure, Middle Sepik River, Papua New Guinea: Unusually complex and pristine Karaut (Kara'ut) ornament from the Abelam people of New Guinea. While the abstracted figure with elongated head and dangling legs are the basis of the form, the

0016: Abelam Karaut Figure, Middle Sepik River, Papua New GuineaEst. $600-$800

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Quechua Kero (Qiro) Drinking Vessel, Peru: Ceremonial kero cup/drinking vessel from the Quechua culture of Peru. A bat with outspread wings, a universal symbol of night, decorates the handle and rim. Two raised relief bands encircle the cup

0017: Quechua Kero (Qiro) Drinking Vessel, PeruEst. $400-$600

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Kanak Etched Bamboo Walking Stick, New Caledonia: Bamboo walking stick, Kanak people, New Caledonia, 19th-early 20th century. Engraved with several registers of blackened etched designs that alternate between geometric patterns, natural motifs,

0018: Kanak Etched Bamboo Walking Stick, New CaledoniaEst. $1,200-$1,500

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Pectoral Breast Plate, West Timor, Indonesia: Disc-shaped pectoral breast plate in brass, West Timor, Indonesia. Raised lip around outer edge, punch decorated and classic filigree-decorated breast-like shape at center. Disk diameter measures

0019: Pectoral Breast Plate, West Timor, IndonesiaEst. $200-$300

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Carved Wood Architectural Ornament in the form of a Lion, India: Elaborately carved lion looking slightly right, with bulging eyes and curling mane. The right leg raised to the chest, the body resting over a foliate scroll, with a flattened plinth carved on the

0020: Carved Wood Architectural Ornament in the form of a Lion, IndiaEst. $300-$500

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Silver Nandi Votive Mask, India: Fine and rare silver votive or offering mask with repousse (hammered) and chased decoration overall. A traditional representation of the sacred bull, Nandi, with decorated straps framing its face,

0021: Silver Nandi Votive Mask, IndiaEst. $2,000-$3,000

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Li Bone Hairpin, Guangdong Province, China: Of tall narrow form, the top one third carved delicately as a sideways facing figure below hair gathered in a high, multi-banded chignon, one side covered in a vertically gathered cloak with a

0022: Li Bone Hairpin, Guangdong Province, ChinaEst. $300-$500

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South East Asian Bronze Hand of Buddha: The left hand held up in a position of vitakra mudra, (representing discussion or transmission of the teachings of Buddha), recessed below the wrist, with areas of green patina and set in a fitted

0023: South East Asian Bronze Hand of BuddhaEst. $800-$1,200

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Chinese Zitan Quatrefoil Form Box: Late 18th-early 19th century The lobed form rounded on the sides and set on a low delicate foot rim, similarly repeated on the lid, the patina a deep, rich tone.

0024: Chinese Zitan Quatrefoil Form BoxEst. $700-$900

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