28 Nov 2012
11:00 GMT
Oxford
Pictures, Furniture, Tribal, Islamic and European Works of Art, to include a private collection of Netsuke
Back to auction 19852
Pictures, Furniture, Tribal, Islamic and European Works of Art, to include a private collection of Netsuke
Back to auction 19852
A large Inupiaq stained walrus ivory pipe,
Inupiat Eskimo, Alsaka
The flared circular bowl set into a bowed, tapering lozenge section stem, incised and coloured with scenes illustrating hunting, drunkenness(?), eating and travel, 41cm long
The flared circular bowl set into a bowed, tapering lozenge section stem, incised and coloured with scenes illustrating hunting, drunkenness(?), eating and travel, 41cm long
Estimate:
£4,000 - 6,000
US$ 6,000 - 9,100
€4,700 - 7,000
US$ 6,000 - 9,100
€4,700 - 7,000
Footnotes
- Provenance: Purchased by Thomas Gerrard in Alaska between 1915-16, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Category: Regional and Estate Auctions / Miscellaneous
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