Premier Auction - Session I
Fri, Apr 9, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 321
Marquesas Islands U'U Staff or Club
Estimate: $15,000 - $25,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
South Pacific, probably 19th century, carved from blackened toa or other hard wood, the classic form with cylindrical shaft leading to a highly stylized head with relief carved protruding eyes, side flanges, and fine incised stylized lower panel, 46-1/2 in., with black metal stand, 51-3/4 in.Note: For similar U'U' clubs, please see Skinner, March 14, 2015, lot 49 that sold for $59,375, Sotheby's, Paris, June 21, 2017, lot 3 for $62,281, and more recently Sotheby's, New York, Pacific Art from the Collection of Harry A. Franklin, May 13, 2019, lot 9 which sold for $212,500https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2019/pacific-art-from-the-collection-of-harry-a-franklin/club-uu?locale=en - Provenance: J. Ollers Collection, Sotheby's Sotheby's. New York, November 16, 1985, lot 42 (lot accompanied by copy of catalog page); Private Collection, Tryon, North Carolina
dark rich old patina, repair to one side flange with several stress cracks above eyes, several splits and possible repair to midsection of staff, likely repair and possibly reduced where lower shaft is wrapped in fiber, abrasions old tape residue and remnant of auction label
Condition
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