Five pieces under €5,000: what you can get for less at Tefaf this year
€2,000-€5,000This group of Eskimo gaming markers or tallies, beautifully crafted from walrus ivory, dates to the mid- to late Thule Period (AD1600-1800). They can found on the stand of Anthony J.P. Meyer, the Parisian dealer and internationally recognised expert on Oceanic and tribal art. “They are a wonderful group of bird effigies that are so finely carved that the different species can be identified. There is a goose, a swan, a loon, a ptarmigan and a puffin,” Meyer say
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