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LOT 2346

African Bronze Figure on Horseback

EDO TRIBE, 20TH CENTURY A.D.

7 1/4 in. (2.33 kg, 18.4 cm high).

Substantial bronze horse model with harness, bridle and saddle, a rider figure and four biconvex wheels. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From Benin.
Ex Surrey, UK, ethnographical collection.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.

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LOT 2346

African Bronze Figure on Horseback

Sold for (Inc. bp): £46

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