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Edo Brass Bell, Benin Kingdom, Nigeria
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- brass
- Height: 5 3/8 in (13.7 cm)
Provenance
W. D. Webster, Bicester
Augustus Pitt Rivers (1827-1900), the Pitt Rivers Museum, Farnham, Dorset, acquired from the above in May or June, 1898
Captain George Pitt-Rivers (1890-1966), by descent from the above
Stella Pitt-Rivers, by descent from the above
Sotheby's, London, November 26, 1979, lot 126, consigned by the above
Shelly and Norman Dinhofer, New York, acquired at the above auction
Augustus Pitt Rivers (1827-1900), the Pitt Rivers Museum, Farnham, Dorset, acquired from the above in May or June, 1898
Captain George Pitt-Rivers (1890-1966), by descent from the above
Stella Pitt-Rivers, by descent from the above
Sotheby's, London, November 26, 1979, lot 126, consigned by the above
Shelly and Norman Dinhofer, New York, acquired at the above auction
Exhibited
New York, The Grey Art Gallery, New York University, Images of Power: Art of the Royal Court of Benin, January 23 - February 21, 1981
Literature
Augustus Pitt-Rivers, Antique Works of Art from Benin, London, 1900, p. 41, pl. 20, fig. 117
Flora Kaplan (ed.), Images of Power: Art of the Royal Court of Benin, New York, 1981, p. 28, cat. 20
Flora Kaplan (ed.), Images of Power: Art of the Royal Court of Benin, New York, 1981, p. 28, cat. 20