Drinking cup for palm wine
D. R. Congo, Kuba
sold
EUR 550
Provenance
Ladislas Segy, New York, USA (1978)Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
Size
H: 11,5 cm
H: 4.5 inch
Description
wood, rich patina,
Beakers of comparable shape, with foot and indented wall, as well as the fine linear incised decoration, are known from early collections.
A very similar example comes from the collection of Max Pellequer (1883-1974), a friend of Picasso’s, and was acquired by him in the 1920s (cf. AHDRC 0124140).