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Description : Kota Reliquary Guardian Figure, Gabon Wood, brass, copper Height 24in (61cm) Collection no. '1113' written in white ink on back Provenance Ernst and Ruth Anspach Collection, New York (inv. no. 185-67) Alfred Scheinberg, New York (inv. no. AS48) Charles and Harriet Edwards Collection, Cincinnati, acquired in 1976 Exhibited New York, 15 November 1967 - 4 February 1968, The Museum of Primitive Art, African Tribal Sculpture from the Collection of Ernst and Ruth Anspach, no. 65 Finely carved overall from one piece of wood, the upper section above a lozenge base; the front applied with hammered and molded copper and brass from the upper section of the lozenge and above; the oval and concave facial plane with crescent eyes and triangular nose, topped with a crescent and large rounded flanges on the sides, each with a hanging flange; the metalwork on the neck with a banded pattern above the upper lozenge base applied with striations; the base and rear with a rich dark-brown patina with encrustations and wear indicative of significant age.
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Estimate (low-high) : 25000 USD-35000 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 105
Title : Kota Reliquary Guardian Figure, Gabon
Medium : Wood, brass, copper
Condition report : Old loss to the base; losses and holes to brass sheets on front; broken and repaird on the top, right hand side of the lower diamond base; chip to tip of nose; old wear and losses to top of crest in back; age distress lines, nicks and abrasions overall. Custom mount.
Bonhams, auctioneer, New York, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : African & Oceanic Art
Sale date : 10 Nov 2022 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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