Saturday, June 25, 2022
LOT #206

African Baule Carved Wood Sculptures

(2) items including a male and a female; the male figure bearing a label reading “Baule, Ivory Coast / Ex-Coll. Pierre Verite”

Estimate: $600 - $800

Hammer Price: $1,500

Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000; Ex-Coll. Pierre Verite

Dimensions: Height: 21 1/2 inches, Width: 4 inches, Depth: 5 inches

Condition: Very Good, overall light wear consistent with normal use; wood cracking due to age; male figure top-knot and queue repaired

Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present

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Sales Tax: California (7.250%), Florida (6.000%), Georgia (8.500%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)

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