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LOT 2769
Benin Bronze Vintage Ife Head of an Ini Figure
NIGERIA, 20TH CENTURY A.D.
7 5/8 in. (643 grams, 19.5 cm).
Hollow-formed with elongated ringed neck, head with incised linear detailing extending to the face and hair, surmounted by a spiked headdress. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2769
Benin Bronze Vintage Ife Head of an Ini Figure
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Chokwe Tribal Boys Initiation Mask
Angolia, 20th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Carved from a single billet of wood, hollow to the reverse with slots at the eyes, nostrils and mouth, applied braided cord hair. 270 grams, 28 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Nottinghamshire, UK, gentleman. -
Three African Carved Wooden Objects
20th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising: a large carved ladle with openwork lion above the handle, incised lizard and other ornament; ceremonial axe with chip-carved ornament, inset iron blade; mace with knop finial and chip-carved panels to the shank. 1.35 kg total, 49.5-90.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman. -
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.
