Auction on
14 December 2018 - 15:30 (CET) -
Salle 4 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
This bust from a Byeri reliquary, an extremely old effigy brought back by a colonial administrator, was much admired by collectors, starred in many exhibitions and was often reproduced. It will shortly be the jewel of a major African and Oceanic Art sale. As often with remarkable art works, this female bust is imbued with...
Atlantic Equatorial Africa, Gabon, Fang people, Ntumu group, 19th century, female bust, figure of Byeri ancestor (eyema byeri), wood with thick black patina (oozing in places) and brass, h. 35 cm. Estimate: €1/1.5 M
Atlantic Equatorial Africa, Gabon, Fang people, Ntumu group, 19th century, female bust, figure of Byeri ancestor (eyema byeri), wood with thick black patina (oozing in places) and brass, h. 35 cm. Estimate: €1/1.5 M
This bust from a Byeri reliquary, an extremely old effigy brought back by a colonial administrator, was much admired by collectors, starred in many exhibitions and was often reproduced. It will shortly be the jewel of a major African and Oceanic Art sale. As often with remarkable art works, this female bust is imbued…
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