GREENSTONE ADZE BLADE ‡
NEW GUINEA, POSSIBLY LAKE SENTANI AREA, 19TH CENTURY
£3,276
Classical Ancient Art // Form Through Time
Auction: Form Through Time - 21st March 2024 at 2pm
Description
carved and polished jadeite, the stone of marbled dark green, the thin end rising to a broad, rounded cutting edge, raised on a bespoke mount
Dimensions
Length: 33cm
Provenance
Provenance:
Private collection, Europe
Sotheby’s New York, Art of Africa, Oceania & The Americas, 17th May 2002, Lot 320
Private Collection, USA