Two figures in colon style
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Lot: 345
96th AuctionTwo figures in colon style
D. R. Congo, Teke
| Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
|---|---|---|
| Old Colonial Collection, Lille, France (a) Rob Vervoort, Molenstede-Diest, Belgium (2009) (a) Guy van Rijn, Brussels, Belgium (a) Max Willborg (1933-2001), Stockholm, Sweden (b) Berndt Helleberg, Stockholm, Sweden (b) Dirk Uythof, Delft, The Netherlands (1985-2015) (b) Mamadou Keita, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (b) Guy van Rijn, Brussels, Belgium (b) Pierluigi Peroni, Gallarate, Italy (a & b) |
H: 3.9 inch |
1800 EUR
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance |
metal (bronze, brass),
The facial features and details, such as the hat and moustache of the male figure, as well as the hairstyle and strict stand-up collar of the female figure are clearly based on European models (presumably Portuguese).
Both figures appear to be clearly of one hand and to form a pair, but only found their way back to each other indirectly, as the deviating sequence of provenances shows.
