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Lot 13
Large "Swordfish" Serving Bowl, Vanuatu
21 November – 5 December 2024, 12:00 PST
Online, Los AngelesUS$4,000 - US$6,000
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Large "Swordfish" Serving Bowl, Vanuatu
Wood
Height 35 1/4in (89.5cm)
Provenance
John Thomas Wise Collection, Hobart, Tasmania, ca. 1900
Thence by descent
Private Collection, Tasmania
Private Collection, Queensland, ca. 2000
Deutscher & Hackett, Melbourne, 1 December 2017, Lot 144
Private Collection, United States
Carved in light wood with elegant proportions, the deep, elongated bowl with the rim leading to a long "swordfish" spout and decorated all around with incised notches; light brown patina with wear indicative of age and use.
Height 35 1/4in (89.5cm)
Provenance
John Thomas Wise Collection, Hobart, Tasmania, ca. 1900
Thence by descent
Private Collection, Tasmania
Private Collection, Queensland, ca. 2000
Deutscher & Hackett, Melbourne, 1 December 2017, Lot 144
Private Collection, United States
Carved in light wood with elegant proportions, the deep, elongated bowl with the rim leading to a long "swordfish" spout and decorated all around with incised notches; light brown patina with wear indicative of age and use.














