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Lot 229

Superb Chokwe Comb, Angola

11 November 2019, 15:00 EST
New York

Sold for US$12,075 inc. premium

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Superb Chokwe Comb, Angola

height 4 1/4in (11.7cm)

Provenance
Gustave and Franyo Schindler, New York
American Private Collection, acquired from the above in 1992

This rare and refined comb is intricately carved with a splayed female figure, skillfully balanced in an openwork frame with two birds facing inwards on top, the frame decorated around the rim with metal tacks which enhance the quality of the work; exceptional honey-brown patina.

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