Clearance - Ethnographic, Asian and Antiques
By Scollard Auctions
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Mar 11, 2024
Brea, California, United States
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Clearance auction featuring a wide variety of ethnographic antiquities, arms and armour, Asian lots and varied antiques
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LOT 252:
Ibo Face Mask
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Start price:
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1,700
Estimated price :
$3,000 - $5,000
Buyer's Premium: 25%
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sales tax: 7.75%
On the full lot's price and commission
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Ibo Face Mask
Unusual face mask probably Ibo, Congo or Nigeria. Shallow recess to the reverse of wormed wood. The face with a round ovoid form skull, orange painted eyes and raised circular cheeks, orange and white painted nose, and small open mouth. Size 10 1/4" H x 6 3/4" W
Argiles Gallery, Paris
Condition: Losses to paint and pigment throughout, later added fabric behind eyes.
