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Exceptional ivory king's bracelet decorated with panthers an…
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Exceptional ivory king's bracelet decorated with panthers an…
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Estimate €12,000 - €15,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Exceptional ivory king's bracelet decorated with panthers and Oba heads in relief.
Very old brown patina.
Kingdom of Benin. Nigeria.
16th - 17th century.
Height : 13 cm Diameter : 8.5 cm Weight : 0.257 kg
Provenance :
Foster Collection. London.
Charles Ratton Collection. Paris
Louis Carré Collection
Loudmer sale, Louis Carré collection. 27 June 1985. Paris. Hôtel Drouot. Number 194
Guy Loudmer Collection
Exhibition "Bénin" Paris Trocadéro.1932. Number 105
Benin" exhibition. New York. 1935. Knoedler Gallery
Exhibition at the home of Louis Carré in association with Charles Ratton "Sculptures et objets : Black Africa, Ancient America, Polynesia and Melanesia" 5-20 July 1933. 2bis Villa Guilbert. Paris (there is a period photo of the object in the ivory display case, top right).
Accompanied by a CITES certificate: Number FR2607503919-K
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