ANTIQUES - ART - CONTENTS MUSEUM OF AFRICAN ART
By Mid-Hudson Auction Galleries
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Jun 20, 2020
179 TEMPLE HILL ROAD, NEW WINDSOR, NEW YORK 12553, United States
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LOT 13:
Rare Bamum, Camaroon Bronze Queen Mother
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Sold for: $1,100
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$3,000 - $4,000
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Rare Bamum, Camaroon Bronze Queen Mother
Large earely 20thC. bronze seated Queen Mother. Holding figures relating to her subjects. Seated on a stool. Applied bronze necklace. Good patination. Royal foundry; 34in.H. x 18in.W.
Condition: Part 1 of several sales to offer contents of Clinton Mass “The Gallery of African Art†, the now closed museum founded by Gordon Lankton. Being sold without reserves in several sessions over the next few months. More than 700 lots from 32 West African tribes will be included. Exceptional rarities in this sale are Lots 3, 13, 144, 175, 179 and 181each of which is elaborately described and illustrated with many photos as are all others ( Approx 100 lots offered in this first sale.
