African, Oceanic & Art of the Americas - 28th April 2022
Lot 1149
A Bembe chair
Estimate £300 - £500 | Hammer £400
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Description
A Bembe chair
Democratic Republic of the Congo
the ladder back with carved geometric decoration and a pair of figures to the vertical supports, the dished seat with rows of fish, male figures wearing caps, jackets and boots, and turtles, beetles and a snake, the four legs with figures wearing differing designs to their skirts,
101cm high, 66cm wide, the seat 61cm deep.
Provenance
Colin Gross, UK.