Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2022
Lot 522
A Fon staff asen
Estimate £300 - £500
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Description
A Fon staff asen
Benin
iron, with an open top with a domed cover hung with bells and with two arms holding a knife and a sphere, 97cm high,
another Fon asen, with an animal finial and multiple crosses, 62cm high, and a Yoruba iron staff, with birds, 53cm high, all on stands. (6)
Provenance
Galerie Carrefour, Paris, June 1973.
R. Duperrier, Paris, May 1973.
Galerie Burgui, Paris, May 1973.
Gimpel Fils, London.