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A Finely Carved Lime Spatula by an Unknown Master Carver
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A Finely Carved Lime Spatula by an Unknown Master Carver

Finch & Co

Period 19th century

Medium Ebony, Wood, Limewood

Dimension 32.5 cm (12³/₄ inches)

A Finely Carved Lime Spatula by an Unknown Master Carver 
Depicting a possibly unique Mother and Child (?) or Male and Female (?) 
Wood ebony with lime infill 
Massim Area, Papua New Guinea, Melanesia
19th Century 

Size: 32.5cm high - 12¾ ins high

Period: 19th century

Medium: Ebony, Wood, Limewood

Dimension: 32.5 cm (12³/₄ inches)

Provenance: Ex Emil Storrer, 1950 - 60, Zurich Switzerland 
Thence by descent 
Ex Anthony Meyer Gallery, Paris
Ex Private UK collection

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