Igloo With Family Tableau
14 cms x 40.6 cms x 27.89 cms (5.51 ins x 15.98 ins x 5.51 ins)
C. 1940
sculpted in 1940
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "Inuit Art Auction" held on Mon, Jun 1, 2015.
Lot 109
Lot 109
Estimate: CAD $3,000 - $5,000
Sale price withheld by the Auction house
Sale price withheld by the Auction house
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Acquired directly from the artist, c. 1940 by the vendor’s father, an employee of the Hudson’s Bay Company,
By descent to present owner.
Notes:
A beautifully constructed model igloo made almost entirely out of ivory, including the joints between the “snow blocks”. A window in the main body of the snow house reveals a family preparing a meal, the baby that is embraced by its mother is removable.
For a similar piece see, The Eskimo Art Collection of the Toronto Dominion Bank, 1967, pg 42.
Acquired directly from the artist, c. 1940 by the vendor’s father, an employee of the Hudson’s Bay Company,
By descent to present owner.
Notes:
A beautifully constructed model igloo made almost entirely out of ivory, including the joints between the “snow blocks”. A window in the main body of the snow house reveals a family preparing a meal, the baby that is embraced by its mother is removable.
For a similar piece see, The Eskimo Art Collection of the Toronto Dominion Bank, 1967, pg 42.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.