Shona (or Mashona), Zimbabwe: a stool with a round, openwork central pillar and a hand-grip.
Shona (or Mashona), Zimbabwe: a stool with a round, openwork central pillar and a hand-grip.
A stool of the Shona (or Mashona) in Zimbabwe. Made from a piece of hard, heavy wood, with a round seat and stand, black and brown in colour. The central support, between the seat and the stand is round, split in the middle and shaped as an openwork of triangular and rhomboid forms. Continuously carved from the two surfaces is a handle (hand-grip). A small piece missing from the seat and the stand respectively, a tear in the centre pillar. Good, old usage patina. Height: 29 cm; diameter: 29.5 cm x 27.5 cm (seat). First half of the 20th century. (ME)
Provenance:
Austrian Private Collection.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
09.06.2016 - 17:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 375.-
- Starting bid:
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EUR 300.-
Shona (or Mashona), Zimbabwe: a stool with a round, openwork central pillar and a hand-grip.
A stool of the Shona (or Mashona) in Zimbabwe. Made from a piece of hard, heavy wood, with a round seat and stand, black and brown in colour. The central support, between the seat and the stand is round, split in the middle and shaped as an openwork of triangular and rhomboid forms. Continuously carved from the two surfaces is a handle (hand-grip). A small piece missing from the seat and the stand respectively, a tear in the centre pillar. Good, old usage patina. Height: 29 cm; diameter: 29.5 cm x 27.5 cm (seat). First half of the 20th century. (ME)
Provenance:
Austrian Private Collection.
Specialist: Erwin Melchardt
Erwin Melchardt
+43-1-515 60-465
erwin.melchardt@dorotheum.at
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| Auction: | Tribal Art - Africa |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 09.06.2016 - 17:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 04.06. - 09.06.2016 |
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