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LOT 2258
African Tribal Iron Artefact Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/2 - 8 5/8 in. (967 grams total, 19-22 cm).
Comprising: a horse and rider statue; a large dog candle holder; a facetted pin with incised decoration. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired from older English collections via the UK art market since the mid 1970s.
From the private collection of Peran Dachinger, thence by descent.
From the family collection of a Maida Vale lady, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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