Single Owner Online Auction (Sale #290)
Lot 262:
Description
African Malian Niger River Delta Ceramic Figurine Assortment
(3) items including (2) Tenenku dog figurines and a semi-hollow Djenne figurine of a human head having elongated neck
Provenance: The Estate of George ‘Yorgo’ Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000
Property from: a Kalamazoo, Michigan estate
Height: 7 1/4 inches, Length: 13 1/2 inches, Width: 6 inches (dog with attached legs, when body pieces placed together)
Condition: Good to Fair, overall moderate to heavy wear consistent with age, material and normal use; dog figurines having numerous repaired cracks; each dog having repaired crack on body having re-separated; dogs missing ends of tails; a dog having repaired cracks on front legs that have re-separated; a dog having chip to bottom of front right leg; head having chipped left ear; superficial cracks, scuffs and scratches throughout; mineral deposits; dirt / debris accumulation
Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present
Category: Decorative Arts > Ethnographic
Estimated Sale Time: 1:49 pm CST
Shipping Status:
Shipping Quote
Sales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)
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Last modified: June 3, 2022, 1:26 pm
Condition: Good to Fair, overall moderate to heavy wear consistent with age, material and normal use; dog figurines having numerous repaired cracks; each dog having repaired crack on body having re-separated; dogs missing ends of tails; a dog having repaired cracks on front legs that have re-separated; a dog having chip to bottom of front right leg; head having chipped left ear; superficial cracks, scuffs and scratches throughout; mineral deposits; dirt / debris accumulation
Dimensions: 7.25 x 6 x 13.5 in
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