169. CLASSIC PITCAIRN ISLAND CANE -CA.169. CLASSIC PITCAIRN ISLAND CANE -CA. 1900 -REDWOOD RI...169. Classic Pitcairn Island Cane -Ca. 1900 -Redwood right fist handle on its coconut wood shaft with a light colored, flush set and joining wood washer collar and a metal ferrule. The fist seems to hold something, which could be an egg, symbol of life, or a book-scroll for the eternal Bible. This cane is typical for the Pitcairn Islands and shows character and the innate driving force that personalizes good folk-art. It grew old beautifully with a rich patina that gives the piece the appearance of having a dark color. -H. 3” x 1 ½”, O.L. 37” -$200-$300 -For the interesting story regarding the Pitcairn Island Canes, I refer to Francis H. Monek’s book, Canes Through The Ages, page 282 and 283. Hereby his original description: “A cane carved by Ivan Christian of Pitcairn Island in the South Seas, South Pacific is a most desirable collectible. He was a descendant of Fletcher Christian, an officer on board the British ship Bounty. The handle of the cane I have has a black insertion in the middle of the surface, which is a piece of the Bounty rudder. Fletcher Christian led the mutiny against Captain William Bligh in 1789 and set Bligh and his 18 loyal men adrift in a small boat near the Fiji Islands in April 1789. Christian took the Bounty back to Tahiti where he left some mutineers who were later captured by the British. With eight shipmates, six native men, and twelve native women he sailed to Pitcairn, a rocky island only 3 miles square and with no fresh water. He burned and sank the Bounty on January 23, 1790 to prevent any of his group from leaving and to keep their island hideaway a secret. Having no water but rain water to drink and no animals except a few goats, their assumed island paradise soon became a prison. Few ships would stop there as they had to anchor two miles out and risk heavy swells in a rowboat to reach the island. The population increased. In 1939 it numbered 215, but would be decimated every few years by ptomaine poisoning, lockjaw, measles, etc. All they had to trade were oranges and canes, which they made from wood on uninhabited Henderson Island 100 miles away. They could not grow any potatoes or vegetables as large swarms of black rats ate up everything before the natives could pick it. I fortunately have one of their canes and it is displayed herein. The relic of the Bounty rudder in the cane is like a modern reliquary.”
PITCAIRN ISLAND CARVED FLYING FISH BYPITCAIRN ISLAND CARVED FLYING FISH BY FRED CHRISTIAN, MID-20TH C., CARVED WOOD, OPEN MOUTH WITH TEETH, INLAID EYES, ARTICULATED WING...Pitcairn Island carved flying fish by Fred Christian, mid-20th C., carved wood, open mouth with teeth, inlaid eyes, articulated wings each with etched inscription, one reads "From Pitcairn Island" the other "Made by Fred Christian", additionally inscribed on base, fish mounted on turned pedestal over square foot, note: Pitcairn Islands was the final landing place of the mutineers from legendary ship, the HMS Bounty, wear consistent with age and use including two broken front teeth, light wear to raised edges, etc., 8" h. x 18" l. x 4 1/4" d. (includes base)
STAMPS: COLLECTION OF BRITISH OCEANIASTAMPS: COLLECTION OF BRITISH OCEANIA IN ALBUMS, PAPUA NEW GUINEA (QEII), AITUTAKI, COOK ISLAND, NIUE, PITCAIRN ISLANDS, TOKELAU, VANUATU, NAURU, NORFOLK ISLAND, MALTA, WESTERN SAMOA, MAURITIUS, SEYCHELLES, MALDIVES I...STAMPS: Collection of British Oceania in albums, Papua New Guinea (QEII), Aitutaki, Cook Island, Niue, Pitcairn Islands, Tokelau, Vanuatu, Nauru, Norfolk Island, Malta, Western Samoa, Mauritius, Seychelles, Maldives Island, Fiji, Gilbert and Ellice Islands, New Hebrides, Christmas Island, Coco's Island, post 1950's are in hingeless mounts and many early sets.
TWO LATE 18TH CENTURY HEAVY BRONZE SHIPS’TWO LATE 18TH CENTURY HEAVY BRONZE SHIPS’ SPIKESRECOVERED FROM THE HMS BOUNTY, PITCAIRN ISLANDS. SHOWS ENCRUSTED OLD FINISH. 7” LONG. PROVENANCE: ESTATE OF SIR ROBERT MARX.
TWO LATE 18TH CENTURY HEAVY BRONZE SHIPS’TWO LATE 18TH CENTURY HEAVY BRONZE SHIPS’ SPIKESRECOVERED FROM THE HMS BOUNTY, PITCAIRN ISLANDS. SHOWS ENCRUSTED OLD FINISH. 9 1/2” X 11”. PROVENANCE: ESTATE OF SIR ROBERT MARX.
English Painting (ca. 1865-1870) ClipperEnglish Painting (ca. 1865-1870) Clipper Ship Cornwallis Oil on canvas portrait of the three-master Cornwallis a British cargo ship that wrecked in the Pitcairn Islands in 1877 signed E.J.P.; 19.5 x 23.25 in. Estate of Thomas Fred Jackson II Augusta Kentucky Condition: Surface dirt. At one time canvas was restretched but never relined. Very light inpainting along perimeter and also very light touch-up to the sea.
An early 20th Century Corfu olive woodAn early 20th Century Corfu olive wood walking stick the terminal carved with horse's head and saddle and carved ''Kep Kvpa'' 38ins overall (terminal cracked) and a Pitcairn Islands hardwood walking cane the terminal carved with an open hand and stamped ''Pitcairn Island'' 38ins overall (terminal damaged)