Lot 32
  • 32

PLAT, ÎLES DE L'AMIRAUTÉ, PAPOUASIE-NOUVELLE-GUINÉE |

Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 EUR
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Description

  • long. 35,5 cm ; 14 in

Provenance

Collection Tristan Tzara (1896-1963), Paris
Transmis par descendance

Literature

Chauvet, « Sur l’art de l’archipel des Salomon, en général et celui, inconnu, d’une de ses îles ; île Trésorerie » in Cahiers d’Art, 1929, n° 2-3, p. 90

Condition

Very good condition overall. Some thin but stable cracks on the handles and one small loss on the edge of the plate; wear consistent with age and use. Beautiful brown/black patina.
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