MARCH ANTIQUE & ART AUCTION Tuesday, 27 March 2018 - 9:30 AM start
A large and impressive Charlie Raponi Wilson nephrite hei tiki
Realised: $3,000 plus premium
Lot Details
of Marsden jade showing good pale inclusions, the right hand to the chest, the left to the left thigh, the head tilted, the serrated paua inset eyes with red sealing wax detail of unusually large proportions. Length 158. Note: Charles Raponi Wilson has been carving since the 1960s and is recognised as a leading carver of hei tiki, drawing inspiration from ancestral taonga. In 2009 he was commissioned by N.Z. Post along with other leading N.Z. artists to carve a hei tiki to feature on its annual Matariki stamp series. In 2010 his design was selected to feature on N.Z.'s most valuable legal tender coin - the 1oz. gold coin
