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Auction archive: Lot number 132

A SUPERB LEGA IVORY FROG, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Estimate
US$25,000 - US$35,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 132

A SUPERB LEGA IVORY FROG, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

Estimate
US$25,000 - US$35,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

A superb Lega Ivory Frog, Democratic Republic of the Congo carved from warthog tusk (phacochoerus africanus), the frog of abstract overall form with bent limbs close to the body and a triangular head, with incised features and geometric decoration; exceptionally fine gold-brown patina with traces of pigment. length 3 1/2 in. 8.7 cm

Auction archive: Lot number 132
Auction:
Datum:
16 May 2008
Auction house:
Sotheby's
New York
Beschreibung:

A superb Lega Ivory Frog, Democratic Republic of the Congo carved from warthog tusk (phacochoerus africanus), the frog of abstract overall form with bent limbs close to the body and a triangular head, with incised features and geometric decoration; exceptionally fine gold-brown patina with traces of pigment. length 3 1/2 in. 8.7 cm

Auction archive: Lot number 132
Auction:
Datum:
16 May 2008
Auction house:
Sotheby's
New York
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