Fine Tongan Island Club, French Polynesia, 18th/19th C.

A Fine Tongan Island Club, French Polynesia, 18th/19th century. The cylindrical shaft and ovate blade with overall intricate geometric chip carving. Sometimes called "hoe" after the Tahitian word for

Oceania, French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, Enata peoples, ca. 20th century CE. A fabulous u'u club, hand-carved from iron wood and meticulously polished to a smooth textured feel. The club's classi

South Pacific, Polynesia, Fiji Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A fine example of the distinctive double-headed kiakavo war club with a polished surface and a scored area on the underside of the curved h

Tribal art (Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, 20th c.) Beautiful and well used carved wood bowl from the Marquesas Islands decorated with stylized tiki figures. Exotic hardwood, possible ironwood o

Possibly French; c. 18th - 19th century. Fine gilt metal scallop shell snuff box. Unmarked. 2" (5 cm). Standard shipping to the continental United States for this lot is $21.00 and includes signature

Artist unknown (Marquesas Islands, 20th c.) Occasional table with heavy carving on the top created in the Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia. The people of the Marquesas are well known for their abst

French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A tall, hand-carved wooden figure representative of a deceased ancestor. The statue has a rotund body which sports a pair of nubbin-shaped leg

French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, Enata peoples, ca. late 18th to early 19th century CE. An intriguing and elegant poi pounder, hand-carved from light gray basalt stone, used for repeatedly poundin

**Originally Listed At $1500** Oceania, French Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, Enata peoples, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A hefty utilitarian tool known as an adze used for plowing, tilling,

A very high quality , finely gilt and constructed, antique French painting frame. Louis transitional style. Likely 18th/19th C. Measures: 16'' X 19 1/2'' (Exterior) 9 1/4'' X 12 7/8'' (Rabbet)

Antique Gilles Martinot French ormolu bouille worked Regence style bracket clock. Set with a hand enameled porcelain roman numeral dial, clock maker's name plaque, column ornaments over a gilt trimmed

French Polynesia, Tahiti, Society Islands, ca. 17th to 19th century CE. A fabulous and hefty pounder, hand-carved from pale-gray basalt, meant to pulverize the roots of the taro plant into poi. The to

**Originally Listed At $800** Oceania, French Polynesia, Tahiti, Society Islands, ca. mid to late 19th century CE. A lovely cylindrical drum, hand-carved from a single piece of caramel-hued hard wood,

French, late 18th / early 19th century. Very fine provincial Louis XV style walnut and tiger oak armoire with inlaid star detail to panel between escutcheons and carved motif of birds and flowers. Int

JULES GIRARDET, French (1856- c.1946), Romantic Catch, oil on canvas, 25 1/2 x 20 inches, signed lower left "Jules Girardet" PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Long Island, New York

Interesting lot of five manuscript items including a German ledger from 1862, 18th C French document and 18th C Letter Italy possibly related to Medici family, and stamped cover. Fine to Very Good. Re

Oceania, Polynesia, probably Tonga, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A long, heavy, dark wood club, also known as an akau, with a long, gently broadening handle and a striking end with a deeply ridg

Polynesia, Rennell Island, ca. 19th century CE. A large, handsome club carved from a strong, warm brown tropical hardwood, with a long body that slowly widens to a curved tip. The blade has a low, rai

West Polynesia, Tonga Island, Lapita Culture, ca. 1600 to 500 BCE. A fine atone adze, skillfully hand-sculpted with smooth surfaces boasting shades of mottled charcoal and ash gray with burnt sienna a

**Originally Listed At $200** Oceania, Melanesia, Solomon Islands, probably Malaita Island, ca. second quarter of the 20th century CE. A fine throwing club carved from dense, caramel-hued palm wood. T

Oceania, Fiji Islands, ca. 19th century CE. A fine example of the distinctive double-headed kiakavo war club with a low ridge on its "cutting face" serving as a symbolic axe blade. This style is somet

**Originally Listed At $300** Oceania, Polynesia, Fiji Islands, ca. second half of the 19th century CE. A fine cup of a hemispherical form carved from one half of a shaved coconut shell. The vessel ha

**Originally Listed At $900** Oceania, Polynesia, Fiji Islands, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A fine example of a broad personal fan with a slender handle wrapped with twisted sennet fibers

Oceania/Polynesia, Tonga, ca. 1950s CE. A beautiful wooden throwing club, hand-carved from hardwood, with a sturdy handle, a thick neck, and a bulb-shaped head with a hemispherical cap. The handle is