Cameroon Grasslands: a round stool of the Babanki, with typical caryatid figures.
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This Cameroon stool displays eight charming, standing caryatid figures between the seat and the round base. Carved in the typical style of the Cameroon Grasslands (north-west Cameroon) and dyed dark brown. With minor, age-related damage: a crack to the edge of the seat and only a few, minimal breaks. Good usage patina.
Height: 32 cm; diameter: 31 cm (the seat). First half to mid-20th century. (ME)
Provenance: German private collection.
Lit.: ‘Afrikanische Sitze’ by Sandro Bocola, p. 92, ill. 65.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
06.04.2017 - 15:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 1,125.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 400.-
Cameroon Grasslands: a round stool of the Babanki, with typical caryatid figures.
This Cameroon stool displays eight charming, standing caryatid figures between the seat and the round base. Carved in the typical style of the Cameroon Grasslands (north-west Cameroon) and dyed dark brown. With minor, age-related damage: a crack to the edge of the seat and only a few, minimal breaks. Good usage patina.
Height: 32 cm; diameter: 31 cm (the seat). First half to mid-20th century. (ME)
Provenance: German private collection.
Lit.: ‘Afrikanische Sitze’ by Sandro Bocola, p. 92, ill. 65.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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Auction: | Tribal Art |
Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
Date: | 06.04.2017 - 15:00 |
Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
Exhibition: | 01.04. - 06.04.2017 |
** Purchase price incl. buyer's premium and VAT
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