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LOT 2787
African Leather and Metal Animal Figure
FANG PEOPLE, LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/8 in. (268 grams, 18.1 cm).
Modelled as two bulbous body parts connected by a tubular neck, with four short curved legs; layered stripes of leather and fabric around a metal skeleton. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
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LOT 2787
African Leather and Metal Animal Figure
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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African Leather and Metal Animal Figure
Fang People, late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Modelled as two bulbous body parts connected by a tubular neck, with four short curved legs; layered stripes of leather and fabric around a metal skeleton. 268 grams, 18.1 cm
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Large Pacific Islands Decorated Bowl
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Broad and shallow with four integral stub feet to the underside and four radiating barrel-shaped handles to the rim; chip-carved herringbone and other ornament to the rim with four inlaid nacre panels. 2.62 kg, 40.2 cm wide
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman. -
Ethnographic Silver Coiled Bracelet
19th-20th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Penannular in plan, hexagonal in section with a pair of applied coiled rods on each arm and six bosses. 96 grams, 73 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
