Altar ensemble, late 19th century · Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Edo, Royal Bronze-casting Guild ("Igun Eronmwon") · ID: 3050421
sold
EUR 3,000
Provenance
Charles Ratton (1895-1986), Paris, FranceAdalbert von Alföldy, Eislingen, Germany
Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 9 March 2019, Lot 205
Karl-Ludwig Gallwitz, Friedberg, Germany
Size
H: 23,5 cm
H: 9.3 inch
Description
bronze, aglets, inventory numbers “6182” and “A 396”, base
The tallest figure in the background can be identified as a dignitary His hands rest on the heads of the two smaller figures in the foreground, a gesture of dignity and high rank.
An object of the same subject is illustrated in Annemarie Hefel, Afrikanische Bronzen, Vienna 1948, fig. 4 (see also AHDRC 0087930).
The object Altar ensemble, late 19th century with the object ID 3050421 was part of the auction 102nd Auction on April 13, 2024. The object with the lot number 182 achieved a sales price of EUR 3,000 with an asking price of EUR 1,000.
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Publications
AHDRC: 0160753