- Pierre Jeanneret. Linen chest from the
M.L.A. Flats building, Chandigarh. c. 1955, teak, cane, upholstery, steel. 21 h × 28 w × 18 d in. result: $11,875. estimate: $7,000–9,000. Stenciled manufacturer's mark...
[more like this] - Pierre Jeanneret. Linen chest from the
M.L.A. Flats building, Chandigarh. c. 1955, teak, cane, steel. 19 h × 28 w × 18 d in. result: $16,250. estimate: $7,000–9,000. Provenance: M.L.A. Flats building, Chandigarh,...
[more like this] - Pierre Jeanneret. Linen chest from the
M.L.A. Flats building, Chandigarh. c. 1955, teak, cane, steel. 16½ h × 28 w × 18¼ d in. result: $6,300. estimate: $7,000–9,000. Stenciled marks to side ‘P. Univ. Boys(H)20’....
[more like this] - RARE SWISS AUTOMATON POCKET WATCH, ATTR.
TO PIERRE-SIMO...Swiss double open-face The (Dutch) Kitchen automaton pocket watch attributed to Pierre-Simon Gounouilhou (France/Switzerland, 1779-1847). 18K gold surround...
[more like this] - EGYPTIAN BRONZE NUDE HARPOKRATES AMUN
W/ GILT EYESAncient Egypt, Late Dynastic to Ptolemaic period, ca. 664 to 30 BCE. A rare and remarkably preserved bronze figure of Harpokrates Amun presenting as the nude child...
[more like this] - LOWER SEPIK BODY ORNAMENT BOAR'S TUSK
FRAGMENTFragments of boars' tusks (used for body ornamentation, as nose or chest pieces)
Region: Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material:...
[more like this] - LOWER SEPIK BODY ORNAMENT BOAR'S TUSKUsed
as body ornamentation, boar's tusk chest piece with wood, rattan and rope
Locale: Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: boar's tusk...
[more like this] - BILUM BAG, SMALL WITH SHELL ORNAMENTATIONBilum
string bag, small, with finely woven with red and grey stripes, and tiny shells ornamentation.
In his Manuscript (lot 108), perhaps this is the bag Ledoux referred to (and...
[more like this] - SMALL ROPE BAGSmall, very tightly woven
rope bag, with extensive shell decoration.
Possibly referred to in his Diary page 296, 298 (lot 108, box F1) where Ledoux describes funerary rites of a man, Moiega, who had...
[more like this] - COAST SEPIK CANOE PROW FIGURECanoe prow
figure, with exquisitely carved headdress, ear ornament, and designs on chest/shoulder/back of neck
Locale: Murik Lakes, Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date:...
[more like this] - SEPIK NOSE PIECE, ORNAMENTTwo sets of
boar tusks tide together with rope and rattan on a rope to be hung on chest.
Region: Lower Sepik River
Country: Papua New Guinea
Date: 1936 or earlier
Material: Boar Tusks,...
[more like this] - LOWER SEPIK RIVER FIGURE, MALE ANCESTOR
FIGUREKandimbong male ancestor figure with stacked headdress, standing on pedestal, Murik oval spiral designs on shoulder blades and initiation rite design on chest. Beautiful...
[more like this] - BILUM BAG, SMALL, BOLD STRIPES, SHELL
ORNAMENTBilum string bag, small, with finely woven with bold red and grey stripes, and tiny shells ornamentation In his Manuscript (lot 108), perhaps this is the bag Ledoux...
[more like this] - BILUM BAG, SMALL, BOLD STRIPES, SHELL
ORNAMENTBilum string bag, small, with finely woven with bold red and grey stripes, and tiny shells ornamentation
In his Manuscript (lot 108), perhaps this is the bag Ledoux...
[more like this] - FRENCH PROVINCIAL-STYLE CARVED WALNUT
CHESTSPair of French Provincial-Style Carved Walnut Chests, "Pierre Deux French Country" by Henredon, molded tops, three drawers, chamfered stiles, shaped feet, h. 26 1/2...
[more like this] - AFTER ANTOINE HOUDON (FRENCH, 1741-1828)
AND AFTER PIERRE-JOSEPH CHARDIGNY (FRENCH, 1794-1866) Two French bronze busts on wooden pedestals with name plates, depicting two great French playwrights of 17th century...
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