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SophieClauwaert
About the valuer: I am currently specialising in Old Master paintings and drawings, particularly of Northern Europe. Other areas of interest are Renaissance and XIXth century Revival jewellery as well as silverwork.... Read more
Indian pottery?
History value resale 
Yes, stylistically it is a Native American pottery bowl. It is very simple, traditional vessel that was made entirely for use rather than for (...)
Estimated value
$90
valued by Jacob.Khokhlov
on 1/7/2009
Iroquois water bucket ?
History value c. 1930? 
Submitted by MT4217882
It is a very nice birch bark basket/bucket. Yes, stylistically it is from the Iroquois tribes area along the nowadays Canadian/US border (Upstate NY (...)
Estimated value
$125
valued by Thomasina
on 12/2/2008
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Art Drawing
The images are quite small. This is a late 19th century engraving after a Pre-Raphaelite style painting from the second half of the 19th c. There (...)
Estimated value
$130
valued by Jacob.Khokhlov
on 10/19/2008
STAR WARS SILVER BOXED SET, HAS 20 EXCELLENT PICTURES, PLUS THE PORTFOLIO SHEET, EPISODE 1 THE3 PHANTOM MENANCE COLLECTORS BOX
Submitted by MT2062674
This is a second half of the 20th century Italian export decorative tazza (stem bowl). Faro produce traditional Italian decorations, most of them (...)
Estimated value
$55
valued by Jacob.Khokhlov
on 10/6/2008
Ivory Figurines
A pair of lovely figurines I purchased at an estate sale for a newspaper executive. The auction contained art, antiques and furniture. 
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Submitted Anonimously
These are traditional Chinese carvings, usually representing immortals and other mythological figures. It is difficult to tell from these images (...)
Estimated value
$150
valued by Jacob.Khokhlov
on 10/2/2008
Native American Indian Clay Bust Signed
Purchased at an estate auction in Apache, OK along with other Native American art.  
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Submitted by shirljo
That's a very nice sculpture. I have researched the artist's name but unfortunately could find no clear reference in the art databases to his or her (...)
Estimated value
$800
valued by Jacob.Khokhlov
on 9/28/2008
African Statuary
This gift was a from my brother-in-law, an Italian national living in the Congo and Nigeria from approximately the 1960's to the 1990's. This is a piece from his collection which he said, if I  (...)
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Submitted by NDL4
Yes, this is a Kongo style Ntadi - a soapstone sculpture of a seated figure. This is not necessarily a funeral sculpture as seated figures in (...)
Estimated value
$3500
valued by Jacob.Khokhlov
on 9/8/2008
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Basket
This a woven basket of unknown date or origin. It is 15 inches in diameter and stands 3 inches tall.  
Basket identification is an extremely narrow and specialist field. Based on teh material, I can say that this one is most likely from around the (...)
Estimated value
$60
valued by Jacob.Khokhlov
on 8/4/2008
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African Mask
My father got this mask at a Canadian art expo before I was born and I've had it all my life...I dont know its value or what part of Africa it came from. All I know is that it's an authentic carving  (...)
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Submitted by Matt1986
Stylistically it does not look like an African carving. It is more in keeping with Indonesian or South East Asian designs. The mask is most likely (...)
Estimated value
$150
valued by Jacob.Khokhlov
on 7/29/2008
african bronze heads
a pair of bronze heads found in an old greenhouse. unknown origin but believed to be from Benin. 
Stylistically these are of course the famous benin bronzes, but in my opinion they are much later recasts based on the originals. Provisional (...)
Estimated value
£125
valued by Jacob.Khokhlov
on 7/1/2008
4 tier turn table
hand carved monkey pod details of houses and animals 
Most likely made in the 1960's-70's. Decorative value:$30-$45.
Estimated value
$35
valued by Thomasina
on 7/1/2008
Haitian Antique Drum early 20th centry
Great Aunt and Uncle brought this drum back with them from a trip in the early 1940s from the Island of Haiti. The artwork is perfectly preserved for a piece from this period and the drum is still  (...)
Assuming this is an original drum from that period, provisional value would be in the range of $175-350 at an auction.
Estimated value
$250
valued by Jacob.Khokhlov
on 6/25/2008
african art
Submitted by marie28
These seem to be rather modern masks, and I would think they are more of a Polynesian origin rather than African. Provisional decorative value: (...)
Estimated value
$150
valued by Jacob.Khokhlov
on 6/10/2008
wood carving
apox 12'' high lots of detail and no markings  
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Submitted by mc1969
This is a rather modern Chinese carving. Provisional decorative value: $40-60 online.
Estimated value
$50
valued by Jacob.Khokhlov
on 6/2/2008
wooden carved chest/coffer
i bought a very small estate several years ago, and this was in one of the boxes. it's 8 1/2" wide,7" tall, and 6" deep.seems to be a fairly light wood, def. not pine. thought maybe from palestine,  (...)
That's some sort of hand made one off piece, most likely from around the mid-20th c. Provisional decorative value: $40-80 online.
Estimated value
$60
valued by Jacob.Khokhlov
on 5/22/2008
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African Face Mask Youth
Some time ago, I was good friends with someone whose grandparents were missionaries in Africa. When his father was getting ready to sell their New Hampshire summer home, I was given this mask. More  (...)
Sorry, tribal art is a very specialised field and we do not have an expert at the moment dedicated to it. Therefore, I have to emply my general (...)
Estimated value
$250
valued by Jacob.Khokhlov
on 5/11/2008
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snow goggle
carved from whale baleen 
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Submitted by hairball
Earlier 20th century goggles of this type would get at a specialist auction in the range of $200-400.
Estimated value
$250
valued by Jacob.Khokhlov
on 4/22/2008
Chinese trunk
CHinese trunk can be seen in 2 minute film on youtube at http://www.youtube.c<span class='LongWordsDelimiter'> </span>om/watch?v=uBS7SAVcVwM or go to www.youtube.com and put jwcactor in the search box. A short list of my films comes up and  (...)
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Submitted by JWindsor
sorry we need the images to be uploaded here.
Estimated value
$1
valued by Jacob.Khokhlov
on 4/6/2008
4 African bronzes
4 individual bronzes 
These are fairly modern sculptures, probably from the c.1960's when there was an interest in African art of this type in the west. Provisional value: (...)
Estimated value
$300
valued by Jacob.Khokhlov
on 3/7/2008
Ghana maternity figure
Mother with crying baby 
The figure is probably from the 1950's-60's. Provisional value: $150-300 at an auction.
Estimated value
$200
valued by Jacob.Khokhlov
on 3/2/2008
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