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The Best of Florence Court, Day 3 — Dunbar Sloane Ltd.

Auction House: Dunbar Sloane Ltd. Number of lots recorded: 226
Sale Title: The Best of Florence Court, Day 3 Lots with images: 79
Auction Location: Auckland Prices available: 199
Date: 29/07/2009









Lot Description Price Image
*** A Very Rare Maori Whalebone Comb (Heruiwi) pre-European/contact period with manaia bird decoration. Length 19.5 cm Width 9 cm Y13838 ***
*** 18th century Maori Stone Adze, Grey Mottled Colour, one chip on the leading edge. Length 17 cm Marked 'Ruakaka 28'. Y13909 *** N/A 
*** 18th century Stone Adze, Green Colour with some chips. Length 21 cm Y13910 *** N/A 
*** Contact Period Maori Greenstone Adze rectangular shape, partial polish all surfaces, flake scars and 'saw and snap' cuts to each side, slight chip from bevel. Length 7 cm Y12783 *** N/A 
*** 18th century Maori Stone Pounder marked 'Taranaki 1976'. Length 25 cm Y13908 *** N/A 
*** Contact Period Maori Stone Sinker, 'buoy' shape with hour glass hole for lashing, marked '207', speckled cream to light brown colour. Length 12.5 cm Y13902 ***
*** Contact Period Maori Stone Sinker, speckled cream to grey colour, missing hole. Length 8 cm Y13903 *** N/A 
*** Contact Period Maori Stone Sinker light grey colour with groove for lashing. Length 10 cm Y13901 *** N/A 
*** Contact Period/Pre-European Maori Stone Sinker of small size, dark grey colour with groove for lashing. Length 5.5 cm Y13906 *** N/A 
*** Contact Period Maori Stone Sinker, greygreen speckled colour with incomplete hole. Length 6.5 cm Y13905 *** N/A 
*** Pre-European Maori Sinker, Brown stone with hole for lashing, marked '199', brown colour. Length 7 cm Width 9 cm Y13907 *** N/A 
*** Maori Incised 'Story' Stone (probably late 17th/early 18th C) of chocolate brown colour, engraved designs on two sides, and the beginning of a hole in the top, (maybe part of a larger piece). Length 6 cm Y818 *** N/A 
*** Casting of a Very Rare Dog type Food Bowl, the original of which is held at the Auckland Museum (Cat. No. 47188).… *** N/A 
*** Pre-European Large Archaic-form Maori Wooden Bowl rectangular shape with rounded edges, from a hollowed out tree trunk, two knobs for holding, base has been flattened to allow for stability, dark brown stain (and has probably been stored in a swamp). Length 41cm Height 17.5 cm Width 34.5 cm Y13856 ***
*** Maori Pre-European Small Stone Patu, tapering to knob end with 3 grooves and nicely formed hour glass hole. Length 32 cm Y13857 ***
*** Maori Large Whalebone Patu c.1790-1820 (Contact period) with honeycomb formation caused by the marrow coming out of the bone on each side and running up one edge to the knob end, which has 3 grooves. Length 40 cm Y13858 ***
*** South Pacific Wooden Pigment Spoon with shortened tapering handle and well formed bowl, probably 18th century Length 15.5 cm No Y number required *** N/A 
*** Pre-European Maori Greenstone Ear Pendant (Kuru) with traditional hole for suspension. Circular cross-section, tapered to point of light green pounamu. Length 7.4 cm Y12784. (No provenance known, but has been passed down family line.) *** N/A 
*** Small 20th century Greenstone Tiki with remains of red wax eyes. No Y number required. Length 5.5 cm *** N/A 
*** Contact-period Maori Greenstone Chisel (probably has been too close to a fire). Length 5.6 cm Y854 *** N/A 

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