Single Owner Online Auction (Sale #290)
By Leonard Auction Company
Jun 25, 2022
502 South Westgate Street Addison, Illinois 60101, United States

LOT 203:

African Bangwa Cameroon Carved Wood Sculpture

Male figure mounted to a wood base

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Start price:
$ 100
Estimate :
$200 - $400
Buyer's Premium: 22%
sales tax: 8.5% On the lot's price and buyer's premium
Users from foreign countries may be exempted from tax payments, according to the relevant tax regulations
Auction took place on Jun 25, 2022 at Leonard Auction Company

African Bangwa Cameroon Carved Wood Sculpture

Male figure mounted to a wood base

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: 21 1/2 inches, Length: 6 inches, Width: 6 inches (figure without base)

Condition: Poor, overall moderate to heavy wear consistent with normal use; having heavy insect damage including loss of legs, fingers and nose; interior damage opening to surface at torso, top of head and elsewhere; display mounting bent

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: 1:02 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, 3:27 pm

Condition: Poor, overall moderate to heavy wear consistent with normal use; having heavy insect damage including loss of legs, fingers and nose; interior damage opening to surface at torso, top of head and elsewhere; display mounting bent
Dimensions: 21.5 x 6 x 6 in

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