Lot 1024
A finely carved crouching figure comprising the handle, well patinated indicating pre-contact manufacture.
Length 23.5cm
Estimate $1,000 - $2,000
Wear and splits and cracks throughout, small losses to tip.
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Harry Beran, Sydney
Collection of Robert Bleakley
Beran believed that this rare spatula may in fact derive from the Bartel Peninsula.
Select Works from The Robert Bleakley Collection
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8800
6:00pm - 16 September 2025
36-40 Queen Street, Woollahra
VIEWING
Fri 12 - Sun 14 September, 10am - 4pm
The Bond, 36-40 Queen St, Woollahra, NSW
CONTACT
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sydney@leonardjoel.com.au
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