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Description : the elegant male figure seated, decorated with scarification on the abdomen, the right arm resting, holding a flywhisk to the back of the head, the small eyes inset with porcelain, exceptionally fine lustrous honey and reddish brown patina with highlights in dark pigment.
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About the lot N° 27
Title : Bembe Seated Male Figure
Size : measurements note height 7 in. 17.8 cm
Provenance : Acquired at Loudmer-Poulain, Paris, June 14, 1979, lot 138
Notes : Raoul Lehuard (1989, vol. II: 333 et seq.) divides Bembe sculpture into 26 different styles and classifies the superb seated male figure from The Stanoff collection as style 25. This style is distinguished by the exclusive representation of men, the seated position, the C-shaped ears, the open mouth, the long beard, and the facetted knees. However, the Stanoff figure is exceptional in both the depiction of the eyebrows and the nose as two horizontal crescent lines bisected by the sharp edge of the nose, the presence of scarification marks on the abdomen and the exceptional ability of this carver to represent fine details.
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Sale title : The Saul and Marsha Stanoff Collection
Sale date : 17 May 2007 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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