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Auction: | Important African and Oceanic Art: Collection of Governor Guyon, Adolf Hoffmeister, Christina and Rolf Miehler and Various Owners |
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was auctioned on: | 11 June 2008 |
CUILLER, DAN, CÔTE D'IVOIRE
Estimate: €20,000 - €30,000
ca. US$31,105 - US$46,658
Price realised: n. a.
Cuiller, Dan, Côte d'Ivoire A DAN SPOON, CÔTE D'IVOIRE wakemia, d'une très belle élégance, la forme du cuilleron répondant au dessin des longues cornes cannelées recourbées l'une vers l'autre. A l'élancement de la sculpture répond la très grande finesse du masque émergeant en haut relief - ovale parfait du visage, ample front bombé orné d'une nervure médiane s'étirant jusqu'à l'extrémité du nez, bouche charnue aux commissures relevées. La poignée est ornée de motifs linéaires réguliers, profondément gravés. Superbe patine sombre, profonde, brillante sur les reliefs. haut. 54 cm 21 1/4 in
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Auction house: | Sotheby's |
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Title: | Important African and Oceanic Art: Collection of Governor Guyon, Adolf Hoffmeister, Christina and Rolf Miehler and Various Owners |
Date of the auction: | 11 Jun 2008 |
Address: |
Sotheby's Paris |
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