Zemanek-Münster

Magnificently carved horn / trumpet ("Olifant") ·  Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Edo or Owo · ID: 3050108

sold EUR 1,000
Provenance
UK Collection
Size
L: 53 cm
L: 20.9 inch

Description

ivory,

For a stylistically and formally comparable horn attributed to the Royal Ivory-workers Guild “Igbesanmwan”, see AHDRC 0088613.


The object Magnificently carved horn / trumpet (“Olifant”) with the object ID 3050108 was last part of the auction 101st Auction at November 11, 2023 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 240 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,000.

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Expertise

Certificate of the Nature Conservation Authority, Würzburg, No. DE-WÜS231011-296


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.


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