Eight gold weights with animal design · Ghana, Akan · ID: 3052845
Sold
EUR 1,300
Provenance
Private Collection (c. 1890) (a)Arcade Gallery, London, Great Britain (a)
Alex Vömel, Düsseldorf, Germany (b, d, e)
Arcade Gallery, London, Great Britain (c)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands (f)
Gero Schmitz-Lehanne, Krefeld, Germany (1971-76) (a-h)
Description
opper alloy (bronze, brass),
a) buffalo with bird, on a small base, h: 3.8 cm
b) leopard with prey, h: 5.5 cm
c) leopard with prey, h: 4.6 cm
d) antelope, on a small base, old collection number “15,” h: 7.1 cm
e) chameleon, on a small base, old collection number “34,” h: 6.1 cm
f) gazelle / antelope, h: 6.1 cm
g) three-legged gazelle / antelope, on a small base, h: 5.4 cm
h) bushbuck with anthropomorphic facial features, h: 5 cm
The object Eight gold weights with animal design with the object ID 3052845 was part of the auction Auction 106 on April 25, 2026. The object with the lot number 294 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,300 with an asking price of EUR 1,000.
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