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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  The Todd Barlin Collection of Fine Oceanic & Asian Arts
• Sale Date:
  08 May 2016 ~ 12noon
• Lot #:
  286
• Lot Description:
  A fine & early Shield, West Australia
  Early 20th Century. Finely incised zig zag designs with traces of the original white, red ochre decorations & old patination
  66 x 12 cm
• Provenance:
  Lord Alistair McAlpine / Todd Barlin Collection.
• Notes:
  Lord Alistair McAlpine (1942-2014) was a British businessman, politician and author who was an advisor to Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. He was a lifetime collector in many fields including Aboriginal Art. He was an early collector of the American painter Mark Rothko and could easily see the sophisticated aesthetics of Aboriginal Art and Artifacts.
• Estimate:
  A$500 - 700
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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