Single Owner Online Auction (Sale #290)

African Fang Reliquary Carved Wood Figure

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Start price: $150

Estimated price: $300 - $500

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African Fang Reliquary Carved Wood Figure

Having brass eyes and bead work along the top, stone beads wrapped around the waste and metal rings wrapped around the arms and ankles; mounted on a contemporary wood base

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: 23 1/2 inches, Width: 7 inches, Depth: 5 inches

Condition: Good, chips and cracks associated with age

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: 1:39 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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Last modified: June 3, 2022, 1:48 pm

Condition: Good, chips and cracks associated with age

Dimensions: 23.5 x 7 x 5 in