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111 - ART FROM THE KINGDOM OF BENIN
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Estimate €120 - €160

Description

ART FROM THE KINGDOM OF BENIN ‘Okukor’ Rooster Bronze sculpture depicting a zoomorphic figure standing on a domed base. Antique piece, 17th–19th century. Dimensions: 16.5 x 10.5 cm There are examples of historic Benin bronze roosters in several museum collections, notably at the National Museum of African Art in Washington DC, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Museum Five Continents (formerly the Museum für Völkerkunde) in Munich; the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford, the Etnografiska Museet in Stockholm, the Museum of African Art in Belgrade and the Benin City National Museum in Nigeria.

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About the sale Day 1: Major Classical Art Auction – Old Master Paintings, Sculptures, Furniture, Archaeological Artefacts, Asian Art, Curiosities, Glassware, Silverware

Auction location

Auction time 11/11/2026 at 2:30 PM

Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House

111 - ART FROM THE KINGDOM OF BENIN See original version (French)

111 - ART FROM THE KINGDOM OF BENIN
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