African & Oceanic Art at Sotheby's Paris June 12th

   Sotheby's in Paris is holding a sale of African and Oceanic Art on June 12th. Whilst the majority of the 137 lots on offer are from Africa (as you'd expect at a French sale) there are a few from the Pacific region including three Maori lots shown below. The estimates will make your eyes water, though.

Maori feather box, length 48cm. Estimate: €30,000-40,000

Maori greenstone tiki, height 13½cm. Estimate: €40,000-60,000

Maori whalebone club, length 47cm. Estimate: €15,000-20,000

   You can view the catalogue online here.

   If you want to look at big images of the three lots above then use these:

   http://www.sothebys.com/content/dam/stb/lots/PF1/PF1208/159PF1208_6FQVJ_4.jpg
   http://www.sothebys.com/content/dam/stb/lots/PF1/PF1208/194PF1208_6G566_1.jpg
   http://www.sothebys.com/content/dam/stb/lots/PF1/PF1208/196PF1208_6G567_2.jpg