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