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Sculpture Kota par le « Maître de la Sébé »

Lot 116
18.10.2024 10:00UTC +01:00
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€ 2 097 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
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ID 1307058
Lot 116 | Sculpture Kota par le « Maître de la Sébé »
Estimate value
€ 600 000 – 800 000
Sculpture Kota par le « Maître de la Sébé »
Gabon
Hauteur : 53 cm. (20 7/8 in.)




Provenance

Paul Guillaume (1891-1934), Paris, acquis avant 1918
Collection privée, Belgique
Alain de Monbrison, Paris
Collection privée, Allemagne, acquis en 2002



Literature

Guillaume, P., Les arts à Paris, Paris, 15 mars 1918, n° 1, p. 5
Clouzot, H., Guillaume, P. et Level, A., Première exposition d'art nègre et d'art océanien, Paris, 1919, p. 11, n° 82 (très probablement)
Périer, G.-D., « Esquisse d’itinéraire pour une exposition d’art congolais », in Chronique de la vie artistique, Bruxelles, 15 janvier 1922, n° 2-3, p. 59
Monbrison, A. de, XXIe Biennale des Antiquaires, Paris, 2002, p. 21
Schaedler, K.-F., Encyclopedia of African Art and Culture, Munich, 2009, p. 343



Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Devambez, Première exposition d'art nègre et d'art océanien, 10 - 31 mai 1919 (très probablement)
Paris, Carrousel du Louvre, XXIe Biennale des Antiquaires, 20 - 29 septembre 2002



Further details

Kota Sculpture by the "Sebe Master", Gabon
Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Brass, Wood
Place of origin:Gabon, Africa
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