Single Owner Online Auction (Sale #290)

African Carved Wood Figurine Assortment

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Start price: $100

Estimated price: $200 - $400

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African Carved Wood Figurine Assortment

(5) figural items of varying cultures including Hemba male figure and Baule female figure

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: 16 1/2 inches, Width: 4 inches, Depth: 3 inches (Baule female figure (tallest))

Condition: Good to Fair, overall light to moderate wear consistent with material and normal use; a male figurine beginning to separate from integrated base; occasional age cracks throughout; surface wear including losses, scuffs, scratches and chips; 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: 1:25 pm CST

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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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Condition: Good to Fair, overall light to moderate wear consistent with material and normal use; a male figurine beginning to separate from integrated base; occasional age cracks throughout; surface wear including losses, scuffs, scratches and chips; dirt / debris accumulation

Dimensions: 16.5 x 4 x 3 in