The Amy & Elliot Lawrence Collection
The Amy & Elliot Lawrence Collection
Mahongwe Reliquary Figure, Gabon
Auction Closed
May 24, 03:58 PM GMT
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Mahongwe Reliquary Figure, Gabon
The reverse inscribed in white ink with Barbier-Mueller inventory number: "BMG 1019-48", and Merton D. Simpson inventory number: "J386."
Height: 23 in (58.4 cm)
Reportedly collected in situ between 1933-1936
Jean Roudillon, Paris
Merton D. Simpson, New York, acquired from the above
Sidney Lichter, Scarsdale, acquired from the above
Merton D. Simpson, New York, acquired from the above
Acquired from the above on July 14, 1983
Jean Roudillon, Paris
Merton D. Simpson, New York, acquired from the above
Sidney Lichter, Scarsdale, acquired from the above
Merton D. Simpson, New York, acquired from the above
Acquired from the above on July 14, 1983
Louis Perrois, Arts du Gabon. Les arts plastiques du bassin de l’Ogooué, Arnouville, 1979, p. 37, fig. 15
Eugenia W. Herbert, Red Gold: Copper Arts of Africa, South Hadley, Massachusetts, 1984, p. 8, fig. 13, cat. no. 1
Eugenia W. Herbert, Red Gold: Copper Arts of Africa, South Hadley, Massachusetts, 1984, p. 8, fig. 13, cat. no. 1