Rare and very old tabua pendant. This type... - Lot 19 - Ader

Lot 19
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Result : 2 560EUR
Rare and very old tabua pendant. This type... - Lot 19 - Ader
Rare and very old tabua pendant. This type of pendant was usually carved in sperm whale ivory and was used for exchanges, notably in negotiations linked to marriages or wars, but here it is carved in a fossil marine ivory. Tonga Islands, fossil marine ivory. L. : 19 cm Provenance : - Admiral Joseph-Fidèle-Eugène du Bouzet (1805-1867), Lieutenant on the Zélé, then by descent - Christie's Paris sale December 11, 2014, lot 102. - Bernard Hector Collection
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