887/​67

Stool of carved patinated wood with janus-figure. Hemba, D. R. Congo. H. excl. base 49 cm.

Provenance: Bought in 1985 from artist Robert Jacobsen, who had bought the stool in Paris from René Rasmussen in 1950. Exhibited: Til Guder, ånder og aner (Gods, spirits and ancestors). African art from H. R. H. Prince Henrik’s private collection, 2009. Gl. Holtegaard. Depicted p. 131.

Auction

Prins Henrik: African masks, 27 August 2019

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Estimate

10,000–15,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

28,000 DKK  

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