Bookends (Sun/Moon), Ca. 1960s
15.2 cms x 10.8 cms x 8.89 cms (6 ins x 4.25 ins x 6 ins)
Bookends signed in Roman, disc number inscribed, also inscribed in syllabics inᑕᐊ / ᑲᒋᓯᓂᒥ ᓴᓇᔪ / ᐊᐅᑐ / ᓴᓇᔭᒋ ᓇᓄ in — accompanied by small Arctic library including:Captain William Scoresby, The Arctic Regions (London: The Religious Tract Society, ca. 1848)Captain William Scoresby, The Northern Whale-fishery (London: The Religious Tract Society, ca. 1848)Unidentified Author, The Story of Dr. Scoresby (London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1878)Robert Routledge, The Marvels of the Polar World (London: George Routledge and Sons Ltd., ca. 1880)David Cowans, Anecdotes of A Life on the Ocean (Montreal: John Lovell, 1871)
sculpted in 1960
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "Major Spring Auction: Inuit Art" held on Thu, May 29, 2025.
Lot 128
Lot 128
Estimate: CAD $900 - $1,200
Realised: CAD $5,250
Realised: CAD $5,250
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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