Caryatid stool with equestrian figure · D. R. Congo, Kwilu-Kasai, Pende · ID: 3050801

Name: Caryatid stool with equestrian figure
SKU: 3050801
Availability: Discontinued

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Provenance

Private Collection Europe
Christie’s Paris, 16 June 2009, Lot 275
Rob Vervoort, Molenstede-Diest, Belgium

Size

H: 42,5 cm

D: 22 cm

H: 16.7 inch

D: 8.7 inch

Description

wood, ear plugs worked separately

Pende stools belonged to the personal posessions of individuals. They are said to have been placed on the owner’s grave after their death and were intended to accompany them in their next life. They are therefore rarely found in museums and collections.

The object Caryatid stool with equestrian figure with the object ID 3050801 was last part of the auction 102nd Auction at April 13, 2024 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 264.

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