Staff finial · Benin, Fon · ID: 3042630
sold
EUR 450
Provenance
Bruno Dietrichs, Munich, GermanyZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 23 February 2002, lot 234
Heinz Kolerski, Fellbach, Germany
Size
L: 9,5 cm
H: 8 cm
L: 3.7 inch
H: 3.1 inch
Description
wood, brown patina/black paint, partly encrusted, pigment remains, in shape of a buffalo with powerful build, nearly naturalistic and detailed work (ears, mane, hoofs), holding a piece of metal in the snout which is formed like an axe blade, horns made from metal too, rising from rectangular base with drilled hole, slightly dam., abrasion of paint
The object Staff finial with the object ID 3042630 was part of the auction 87th Tribal Art Auction on November 11, 2017. The object with the lot number 162 achieved a sales price of EUR 450 with an asking price of EUR 300.
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