JEWELLERY, ANTIQUE AND ART AUCTION Tuesday, 30 April 2019 - 9:30 AM start
A pounamu hei tiki
Realised: $2,000 plus premium
Lot Details
with head strongly turned to the right and hands clasped to thighs, with original hourglass suspension hole broken through and another re-drilled to the forehead, variable mid-green tone with some translucence. Old label affixed to the back probably reads: 'Kaikai Beach' (to the North of Otago Harbour). H.90mm. Provenance: [Sold at auction c.1996 Sloane's Wellington lot 229]. Private Estate Collection. Registered Y7843.
