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LOT 2442
Central African Bronze Boat with Figures
19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
14 in. (1 kg, 35.5 cm wide).
Miniature boat model comprising: flat-bottomed open boat with incised zigzag line to the hull, curved stern post formed as a reptilian tail, prow with simulated crocodile head; two pairs of figures sitting on the thwarts, one male and one female, each male with a paddle; rear figure with paddle to the port side, leading figure with paddle to the starboard. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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