Solomon Island Club Alafolo. Finely carved at the top with a…
click the photo to enlarge
Solomon Island Club Alafolo. Finely carved at the top with a raised fin or nose, Tapering shaft. Traces of lime infill, Blackened soft patina. Length 103 cm. Width 6 cm. Provenance: T. Clemence Collection, New Zealand

You must be a subscriber, and be logged in to view price and dealer details.

Subscribe Now to view actual auction price for this item

When you subscribe, you have the option of setting the currency in which to display prices to $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.

This item has been sold, and the description, image and price are for reference purposes only.
  • Patination / Patina - In broad terms, patination refers to the exterior surface appearance of the timber, the effect of fading caused by exposure to sunlight and air over the course of a century or more, changing the piece to a soft, mellow colour.

    As patina is very difficult to replicate, it is one of the most important guides to determining the age of furniture.

    Patina is also the term applied to the bloom or film found on old bronzes due to oxidisation.

This item has been included into following indexes:

Visually similar items

A Pig Killing Club, Ranon Village, North Ambrym, Vanuatu, (mid twentieth century), carved hardwood, 64 cm long. Provenance: John Pasquarelli, Papua New Guinea. Acquired from above by Dr Peter Elliott, in the 1960s

Sold by in for
You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.

Stone lure Shank round, cylindrical form with carved notch to back end designed to facilitate the hook; pierced hole to front end for attaching a natural fibre cord. Length 8 cm. Width. 9 cm

Sold by in for
You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.

Old Burmese knife and scabbard of good quality. 360 mm overall with 220 mm slightly down curved single edged blade of hand forged steel. The hilt and scabbard of silver with fine decoration

Sold by in for
You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.

A carved Maori double barrel Shotgun by W C Scott & Son. Carved all over stock in swirled design with paua shell inlay. Verso carved in linear pattern. Note: gun license required. Provenance: Previously purchased from Art and object

Sold by in for
You can display prices in $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.