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Maori Nephrite Pendant, New Zealand
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
Sold
bidding is closed
Description
- nephrite, rainbow abalone (hailotis iris)
- Height: 4 1/2 in (11 cm)
Provenance
James Hooper, Arundel, acquired in Norfolk in 1946
Christie's, London, Hawaiian and Maori Art from the James Hooper Collection, June 21, 1977, lot 56
Private Collection, acquired at the above auction
Bonhams, London, December 9, 1992, lot 171
Lance and Roberta Entwistle, London, acquired at the above auction
American Private Collection, acquired from the above
Christie's, London, Hawaiian and Maori Art from the James Hooper Collection, June 21, 1977, lot 56
Private Collection, acquired at the above auction
Bonhams, London, December 9, 1992, lot 171
Lance and Roberta Entwistle, London, acquired at the above auction
American Private Collection, acquired from the above
Literature
Steven Phelps, Art and Artefacts of the Pacific, Africa and the Americas: the James Hooper Collection, London, 1976, p. 49, pl. 17, cat. no. 138