Massim lime spatula Ebony wood Height: 33cm Early... Lot 26

Massim lime spatula Ebony wood Height: 33cm Early 20th century Provenance: Maurice Joy Collection: Maurice Joy Collection. England 1984 Harry Beran Collection. England HB292 Collection John & Marcia Friede.Rye. New York USA Refinement, elegance and technicality are summed up in this spatula, with its handle depicting a figure in profile. The seated figure, legs bent, arms supporting the chin, presents a face with superbly revealed features. His meditative, proud posture, seated with dignity, is superbly contrasted with the fluidity of his curved limbs, smoothing their folded movement. The entire surface of her body is engraved with a sublime decoration of circles and volutes. Harry Beran (Betel-Chewing Equipment of East New Guinea, 1988) notes that this type of decoration is extremely rare.