Single Owner Online Auction (Sale #290)

Oceanic Carved Wood and Ceramic Figurine Assortment

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Start price: $100

Estimated price: $200 - $400

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Oceanic Carved Wood and Ceramic Figurine Assortment

(3) items including New Guinea korwar figurine having painted areas; kneeling figure having applied details including hair and rope; and Sepik River ceramic figurine having incised details throughout

Provenance: The Estate of George ‘Yorgo’ Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000

Property from: a Kalamazoo, Michigan estate

Height: 19 1/2 inches, Width: 6 3/4 inches, Depth: 5 1/4 inches (korwar figurine (largest))

Condition: Good, overall light wear consistent with material and normal use; occasional age cracks to wood; some areas of finish thinning / loss; occasional chips, scuffs and scratches throughout; dirt / debris accumulation

Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present

Category: Decorative Arts > Ethnographic

Estimated Sale Time: 2:35 pm CST

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Sales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)

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Condition: Good, overall light wear consistent with material and normal use; occasional age cracks to wood; some areas of finish thinning / loss; occasional chips, scuffs and scratches throughout; dirt / debris accumulation

Dimensions: 19.5 x 6.75 x 5.25 in