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Message:: [QUOTE="J Dagger, post: 10153586, member: 10944"]150 years is really old when it comes to African antiques that are randomly floating around in the world. Once you get into the 19th century African items become infinitely more rare than goods from more developed areas. African craftsman are also incredibly good at making things look older than they are. They are also often just incredibly good craftsman for that matter. I’d think it’s much more likely to be mid century ish and just well worn but I’m not a professional. Neat piece! I’d have brought it home at the right price. I saw a couple pretty good African collections at sales this year. Grabbed one headrest from first sale and bunch of carvings from second. The headrest was really nice. Very simple but elegant. It sold quickly and went to Europe. That’s where the money is strongest on good African stuff. The stuff from second sale mostly isn’t listed yet. The best piece is a helmet mask which I think I’m keeping. Actually just sold a nice African piece today that’s been listed for years. That’s usually how long it takes for my African stuff to sell. Even good stuff. The head rest happened to be extra good.[/QUOTE]