Madonna · D. R. Congo, Bakongo · ID: 3047716
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
Description
ivory, naturally grained, dark pigment, light brown patina,
Type of the “Madonna of Lourdes”, worked according to the European model.
The object Madonna with the object ID 3047716 was part of the auction 96th Auction on April 24, 2021. The object with the lot number 113 achieved a sales price of EUR 700 with an asking price of EUR 500.
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Comparing literature
Thiel, Josef Franz & Heinz Helf, Christliche Kunst in Afrika, Berlin 1984, ill. 349 & 354
Notices
This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.