JEWELLERY, FINE & APPLIED ART AUCTION Tuesday, 21 June 2022 - 10:00 AM start
An impressive Charlie Raponi Wilson nephrite hei tiki,
Estimate: $2,600 - $3,600
Lot Details
of Marsden jade showing good pale inclusions, hands to the thighs, chin to the right shoulder, serrated paua inset eyes. Length 130. Note: Charles Raponi Wilson has been carving since the 1960s and is recognised as a leading carver of hei tiki, drawing inspiration from ancestral taonga. In 2009 he was commissioned by N.Z. Post along with other leading N.Z. artists to carve a hei tiki to feature on its annual Matariki stamp series. In 2010 his design was selected to feature on N.Z.'s most valuable legal tender coin - the 1oz. gold coin
