Single Owner Online Auction (Sale #290)
By Leonard Auction Company
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Jun 25, 2022
502 South Westgate Street Addison, Illinois 60101, United States
Terms of sale
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LOT 273:
African Ritual Items
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Start price:
$
100
Estimated price :
$200 - $400
Buyer's Premium: 22%
sales tax: 8.5%
On the full lot's price and commission
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African Ritual Items
(2) items including fetish basket having carved wood skull, bones and horns and a Chokwe male mask having cloth back
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
Property from: a Kalamazoo, Michigan estate
Height: 9 1/4 inches, Diameter: 16 inches (fetish basket (larger))
Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light wear consistent with age, material and normal use; stress crack on forehead of mask; missing / broken lashes on basket; minor scuffs and scratches; dirt / debris accumulation
Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present
Category: Decorative Arts > Ethnographic
Estimated Sale Time: 1:58 pm CST
Shipping Status: Shipping Quote
Sales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)
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Last modified: June 3, 2022, 9:48 am
Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light wear consistent with age, material and normal use; stress crack on forehead of mask; missing / broken lashes on basket; minor scuffs and scratches; dirt / debris accumulation
Dimensions: 9.25 in
