Louis Ledoux: Papua New Guinea Collection
By Willow Auction House
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Nov 16, 2021
2 Frassetto Way Lincoln Park, NJ 07035, United States
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Adventurer, Academic, Industrialist: Louis Pierre Ledoux 1936 New Guinea Expedition
In early 1936, on recommendation by American anthropologist Margaret Mead, Louis Pierre Ledoux, recent Harvard University graduate, headed to the lower eastern Sepik River of Papua New Guinea to study the Murik people.
The results of his self-funded expedition is an extraordinary collection of hundreds of artifacts, photographs, manuscripts, diaries, and letters left untouched for 85 years.
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$2,400
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Patricia Forester Watercolor Sycamore. Patricia Tobacco Forester ...
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Harold Gregor Illinois Landscape #24 Oil. Harold Gregor ...
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Albert Mohr Oil on Canvas Beach Scene. Albert Mohr (Germany ...
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Leonor Fini Lithograph Portrait of a Woman. Leonor Fini (Argentina ...
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Moise Kisling Etching With Aquatint Nu au Turban. Moise Kisling ...
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Fleur Cowles Oil on Board Arabia. Fleur Fenton Cowles / Fleur ...
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Pair of Orientalist Oils on Board. Pair of oils on board, portrait ...
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Ramsay Reinagle Oil on Canvas Claudian Aqueduct. Ramsay Richard ...
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Charles or Carl Kuwasseg Oil on Board. Charles Euphrasie Kuwasseg ...
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Pair of Oils on Copper Interior Scenes. Pair of oil on copper ...
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Attributed to Landseer Oil on Wood Panel Portrait. Attributed to ...
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Attributed Matier Oil on Canvas Duke of Barascourt. Attributed to ...
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John Crome Oil on Canvas A Norwich Lane. John Crome (Old Crome) ...
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Flemish Verdure Tapestry. Large woven wool and silk Flemish garden ...
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Pair H. Boulenger Choisy le Roi Porcelain Plaques. Pair of H. ...
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Dresden Porcelain Lamp Maidens Dancing. Dresden porcelain figure ...
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Meissen Porcelain Figure The Boules Player. Walter Schott for ...
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Set of 12 Limoges Porcelain Oyster Plates. Set of 12 Charles Field ...
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15 Piece Delinieres Limoges Porcelain Fish Set. 15 piece Limoges ...
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Emilio Fiaschi Alabaster Sculpture. P. Emilio Fiaschi (Italy ...
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Swiss Cylinder 8 Tune Drum & Bell Music Box. 8 tune Swiss cylinder ...
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Swiss Cylinder 5 Bell Music Box. Swiss cylinder and five bell ...
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Pair Baccarat Style Gilt Bronze & Crystal Sconces. Pair of Louis ...
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Pair of Maison Bagues Style French Crystal Sconces. Pair of French ...
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Tiffany Studios Damascene Harp Lamp. Tiffany Studios (New York ...
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Neoclassic Style Marble Column Pedestal. Neoclassical style marble ...
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Italian Style Carved Alabaster Mirror. Italian style carved ...
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Italian Baroque Walnut Mirror and Console. Italian Baroque walnut ...
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Regency Fold-Out Leather Inset Game Table. Regency fold-out ...
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18th Century Continental Chest of Drawers. Continental walnut ...
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Queen Anne Walnut Chest of Drawers. Queen Anne walnut chest of ...
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Queen Anne Mahogany Chest of Drawers. Queen Anne chest of drawers. ...
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Louis XV Style Reading and Writing Stand. Louis XV style reading ...
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Pair of Louis XV Style Bergere Armchairs. Pair of Louis XV style ...
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Carved Jacobean Blanket Chest. Carved Jacobean blanket chest. Pre ...
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Louis XV Provincial Window Bench. Louis XV Provincial window ...
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Set of Three Regency Nesting Quartetto Tables. Set of three ...
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Rococo Revival Mahogany Chest of Drawers. Rococo Revival mahogany ...
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Queen Anne Burl Walnut Chest of Drawers. Queen Anne burl walnut ...
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19th Century English Rounded Vitrine. English rounded vitrine or ...
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19th Century English Rounded Vitrine. English rounded vitrine or ...
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Gilbert Rohde for Herman Miller Paldao Group Table. Gilbert Rohde ...
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Bernhard Pedersen Danish Modern Sideboard. Bernhard Pedersen ...
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W.B. McLean Commercial Tobacco Cabinet. Commercial tobacco cabinet ...
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Cigar Store Indian in the Style of Thomas Brooks. Cigar store ...
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Lot of Vintage Ashtrays Brass, Bronze & Copper. Lot of 17 vintage ...
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9 Vintage Table Lighters Including Ronson. 9 vintage table ...
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Lot of Lighters & Match Safes. 21 lighters including Zippo ...
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Bamboo Gun Cane. 19th Century bamboo walking stick with concealed ...
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Japanese Sword Cane Shikomizue. 19th Century bark and wood walking ...
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