Rare and very old tabua pendant. This type of pendant was usually carved in sperm whale ivory and was used for exchanges, notably in negotiations linked to marriages or wars, but here it is carved in a fossil marine ivory. Tonga Islands, fossil marine ivory. L. : 19 cm Provenance : - Admiral Joseph-Fidèle-Eugène du Bouzet (1805-1867), Lieutenant on the Zélé, then by descent - Christie's Paris sale December 11, 2014, lot 102. - Bernard Hector Collection
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Lot no. 19

Rare and very old tabua pendant. This type of pendant was usually carved in sperm whale ivory and was used for exchanges, notably in negotiations linked to marriages or wars, but here it is carved in a fossil marine ivory. Tonga Islands, fossil marine ivory. L. : 19 cm Provenance : - Admiral Joseph-Fidèle-Eugène du Bouzet (1805-1867), Lieutenant on the Zélé, then by descent - Christie's Paris sale December 11, 2014, lot 102. - Bernard Hector Collection

Estimate
€1,000 - €1,500
Result
€2,560
Buyer's premium
28%
Rare and very old tabua pendant. This type of pendant was usually carved in sperm whale ivory and was used for exchanges, notably in negotiations linked to marriages or wars, but here it is carved in a fossil marine ivory. Tonga Islands, fossil marine ivory. L. : 19 cm Provenance : - Admiral Joseph-Fidèle-Eugène du Bouzet (1805-1867), Lieutenant on the Zélé, then by descent - Christie's Paris sale December 11, 2014, lot 102. - Bernard Hector Collection
Sale
Art from Africa & Oceania
Friday 10 June 2022・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Salle 14 - Hôtel Drouot 9, rue Drouot 75009 Paris