Two Solomon Islands Pearl Shell Pectorals, with traces of red pigment, wd. to 6 3/4 in. Provenance: George Ortis collection; Leo and Lillian Fortess collection.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2017-05-05
Two Solomon Islands Shell Currency Rings, Erenge, New Georgia, early 20th century, carved from tridacna shell, used as a form of currency in exchange transactions, Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2020-07-22
Two Solomon Islands Shell Armbands, tridacna shell, dia. 4 and 3 3/4 in. Provenance: Fortess collection, Honolulu, Hawaii; Mark Lissauer collection, Sydney, Australia. Estimate $200-300 Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2020-07-22
Two Solomon Islands Wood Clubs, Kila, Malaita, 19th century, two long straight hardwood clubs with raised central ridgeline on the blade, lg. 50 and 44 Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2020-07-22
Solomon Islands Shell Funerary Plaque, Choiseul, Western Solomon Islands, flat plaque of tridacna shell, decorated with two friezes of circles, separated by a frieze of Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2020-07-22
Solomon Islands Shell Breast Ornament, Malaita, early 20th century, pearl shell crescent ornament, with serrated bottom edge and shell decorations, with fiber cord, (minor rim Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2020-07-22
Solomon Islands carved owl with mother-of-pearl and shell inlay, 19th/20th c., 12 1/4" h. Provenance: DeHoogh Gallery, Philadelphia. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Pook & Pook
Date:
2015-09-02
Solomon Islands Shell Currency, Malaita, early 20th century, a shell ring carved from the giant clamshell, and a string of shell rings, with old paper Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2020-05-05
Solomon Islands Shell Currency Ring, Erenge, New Georgia, early 20th century, carved from tridacna shell, used as a form of currency in exchange transactions, pierced Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2020-07-22
Solomon Islands Shell Currency, Rubiana Lagoon, dia. 5 in. Provenance: Stan Moriarty collection. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2017-05-05
Three Solomon Islands Shell "Money" Necklaces, c. 19th century, lg. 22 in. Provenance: Leo and Lillian Fortess collection. Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-11-07
