Zemanek-Münster

Staff finial ·  Benin, Fon · ID: 3042630

sold EUR 450
Provenance
Bruno Dietrichs, Munich, Germany
Zemanek-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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