AMER WINTER 2018
The live portion of this session begins on Thursday, February 8, 2018.
RARE & DESIRABLE PLAINS INDIAN MASSIVE PIPE TOMAHAWK WITH DOUBLE CUTOUT HEAD.19-1/4" haft with pewter inset, forged head is 10-3/4" with a 4-1/4" cutting edge. Weighs fully 2 lbs. Quite a formidable axe in relatively fine condition from the well-known Francis Collection. The double bat wing & heart decoration is highly desirable and often forged. The pipe bowl still shows rifling where it was made from a rifle barrel. SIZE: As noted above. PROVENANCE: The Mark Francis Collection of American Indian Art, pg. 111, fig. 177; Sotheby's, lot 93, May 23, 1993; An extraordinary private estate collection of a distinguished Virginia gentleman. CONDITION: Very good overall. Iron has areas of original polish but overall iron is well patinad with staining and pitting. Haft has hand worn patina, pewter inlays have several cracks and breaks that do not defect the overall aesthetics. 52751-55 JGS (15,000-20,000)