Māori, Oceanic & African Art Tuesday, 8 October 2024 - 5:00 PM start
An Ebonised Coffer By Thomas Aubrey Chappé Hall
Realised: $14,000 plus premium
Lot Details
An Ebonised Coffer By Thomas Aubrey Chappé Hall The superbly carved box with a wheku head to the lid rendered in high relief with cut paua disc eyes and protruding tongue framed by ancestral figures and manaia. The outside edge with rauponga detailing. The front and back panels with forward facing figures flanked by manaia with cut paua disc eyes. The sides with wheku heads carved in low relief. Supported on four legs carved as tekoteko figures in high relief. Provenance: From the family of Thomas Aubrey Chappé Hall. Passed on by descent. H 54cm, L 70cm, W 55cm
