ID 828519 
Lot 265  | BEN ENWONWU (1917-1994)
Estimate value
£ 150 000 – 250 000 
Anyanwu (The Rising Sun)
incised with the artist's initials and number 'BE No 3' (to the proper left side)
bronze
37 1/4 x 7 1/8 x 7 1/2in. (94.5 x 18 x 19cm.)
Executed in the 1970s
Provenance
Ogunsulire Collection, London (acquired directly from the artist in 1981).
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2012.
Post Lot Text
Another version is in The Royal Collection, it was presented to her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh by the President of Nigeria, Shehu Shagari, during his State Visit to the United Kingdom, 17-20 March 1981.
| Artist: | Ben Enwonwu (1921 - 1994) | 
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork | 
| Medium: | Bronze | 
| Art style: | Contemporary art | 
| Place of origin: | Nigeria, Africa | 
| Artist: | Ben Enwonwu (1921 - 1994) | 
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| Applied technique: | Metalwork | 
| Medium: | Bronze | 
| Art style: | Contemporary art | 
| Place of origin: | Nigeria, Africa | 
| Address of auction | 
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom  | |
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