African & Oceanic Art | Antiquities - 8th June 2021

Lot 301

A Congo crucifix sceptre

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £200

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Description

A Congo crucifix sceptre

with a trefoil platform finial above relief carved figures of Christ and the Virgin Mother, lobed sides and the base with a head with a pointed headdress, a bird, a turtle and a horn, to a knoped and pierced terminal, with pokerwork decoration,

30cm long.

Provenance

Prince Henriks of Denmark Collection (1934 - 2018)