ID 1470355
Lot 313 | Kota Reliquary Figure
Estimate value
£ 18 000 – 25 000
Gabon
Height: 50 cm. (19 ¾ in.)
Provenance
Simone de Monbrison (1922-2015), Paris, in 1974.
Baron Frédéric (Freddy) Rolin (1919-2001), New York, in 1979.
Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., London, 30 November 1981, lot 277.
Acquired at the above sale; then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
Quéant, O. et al., 'Publicité Simone de Monbrison - Simone de Monbrison Advertisement', in: Plaisirs de France, Paris, February 1974, no. 416, p. 21.
Chaffin, A. & F., L'art kota - Les figures de reliquaire, Meudon, 1979, no. 129, pp. 228-229.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Copper, Wood, Plastic |
| Place of origin: | Gabon, Africa |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Copper, Wood, Plastic |
| Place of origin: | Gabon, Africa |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
| Address of auction |
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