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Paddle — Paddle, Bougainville or Buka, Solomon Islands
Paddle

Paddle, Bougainville or Buka, Solomon Islands

A paddle from Bougainville or Buka in the Solomon Islands, bearing a label from Fenton & Sons of London, indicating its collection and trade history.

Medium
The blade of the paddle with a label printed in black ink: "FENTON & SONS, Old Curiosity Shop. [Illegible] OXFORD STREET, LONDON."; the label with a partially effaced and illegible inscription in black ink.

🔨 Auction Lot

The Scholar's Feast: The Rosman Rubel Collection

April 2, 2021

Estimate: $2,000$3,000

Lot 45

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Paddle, Paddle, Bougainville or Buka, Solomon Islands

A paddle from Bougainville or Buka in the Solomon Islands, bearing a label from Fenton & Sons of London, indicating its collection and trade history.

Medium
The blade of the paddle with a label printed in black ink: "FENTON & SONS, Old Curiosity Shop. [Illegible] OXFORD STREET, LONDON."; the label with a partially effaced and illegible inscription in black ink.
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Oceanic Art, Tool, Solomon Islands, Bougainville, Buka, Paddle, Colonial Trade

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