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BUD-099013

A Maori Model War Canoe

New Zealand

176.0 cm (69.3 in)

Provenance

  • Jul 8, 1974, Sotheby's — Primitive Art
  • Georges Plouvier, Brussels / Paris
  • Jun 8, 1978, Loudmer & Poulain — Arts Primitifs - Collections de Deschiron, Pinto, Rasmussen, Arman, De Bailliencourt et divers amateurs
  • May 15, 2009, Sotheby's — African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
  • May 27, 2025, Native — A Princely Collection

Auction results

Lot 60, Sotheby's, London — Jul 8, 1974
Primitive Art
Estimate: Not spec.
Sold: GBP 4,000
Lot 269, Loudmer & Poulain, Paris — Jun 8, 1978
Arts Primitifs - Collections de Deschiron, Pinto, Rasmussen, Arman, De Bailliencourt et divers amateurs
Estimate: FRF 20,000 - 30,000
Sold: FRF 30,000
Lot 195, Sotheby's, New York — May 15, 2009
African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
Estimate: USD 25,000 - 35,000
Sold: USD 40,000
USD 40,000
Lot 5, Native, Brussels — May 27, 2025
A Princely Collection
Estimate: EUR 10,000 - 15,000
Sold: EUR 24,700
USD 28,146

Publications

  • Charles W. Mack, Polynesian Art at Auction, Mack-Nasser Publishing, Inc., Northboro, 1982, pp.116-117, n°3 (ill.)