TEST ITEM - A Fine Mossi Doll, Africa, Burkina Faso
Starting Bid: | £500.00 |
Bid Increment: | £50.00 |
Next Min Bid: | £550.00 |
Buyer’s Premium: | £120.00 |
Total Amount: | £620.00 |
Number of Bids: | 0 |
Location: | United Kingdom |
Highest Bidder: | |
Auction Start: | 15/10/19 00:00:00 UTC |
Auction Ending: | 22/10/19 20:20:00 UTC |
Auction Finished : | 22/10/19 20:24:52 UTC |
LOT NUMBER 11
TEST ITEM - A Fine Mossi Doll, Africa, Burkina Faso
A Fine Mossi Doll, Africa, Burkina Faso, circa 1900
the rounded base supporting an elongated body with pending breast , the abstracted discoid head with diminutive features, fine brown patina
Provenance: J. Lundberg, Malmo; Private Swedish Collection
Published: Afrikanst, A Source of inspiration for Modern Art, Malmo, Sweden, 1986, p. 32, n. 27
This fine Mossi doll has extremely striking features adn the reduction of the head to a disk demonstrates the imagination of African artists.
Size: | Height: 34 cm. |
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Condition: | Good |
Estimate: | £1000 – 1500 |