Palm wine cup, 19th century
D. R. Congo, Kuba
sold
EUR 1,100
Provenance
Jo de Buck, Brussels, BelgiumAlex Arthur, Brussels, Belgium
Adam Prout, London, United Kingdom
Italian Private Collection
Size
H: 20 cm
H: 7.9 inch
Description
wood,
Beautiful cup with engraved diamond decoration, which is heavily rubbed in places due to long time of usage. Indigenous repair to the base of the cup and the lower rim. Old handwritten collection numbers “R.K.I.94.” and “R556 R.II…3” on the inside rim of the cup.
Publications
AHDRC: 0174953