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VERE, Nigeria.
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102
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VERE, Nigeria.
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Estimate €1,800 - €2,500
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Description
VERE, Nigeria.
Bronze, iron, patina from wear.
A powerful standing male statue characterised by its deliberately oversized head, frizzy hair, eyes reduced to fine incisions beneath a broad forehead, and long, strong arms wrapped around the torso.
This remarkable statue is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity by Alain Lecomte dated 14 December 2015, which dates it to the late 19th or early 20th century.
H. 42 cm.
Provenance:
- Private Belgian collection.
- Alain Lecomte Collection, Paris.
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