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Description : A Nomoli stone figure carved from soft soapstone and seated, the body carved in open work form with broad shoulders leading to arms crossed and folded on the top of the knees with a large forward projecting head and broad facial features beneath the rounded crown; fine and varied grey brown patina. Provenance: Possibly Sir William Lawrence Possibly Sotheby's London, 10 April 1934, lot 188a Christie's London, 15 December 1961, lot 97 Jacob Epstein, London Carlo Monzino Collection Published: Fagg 1960: number 137 Vogel 1986: number 22 Bassani and McLeod 1989: 82, figure 19 Exhibited: London, The Arts Council of Great Britain, The Epstein Collection of Tribal and Exotic Sculpture, 25 March-23 April 1960 New York, The Center for African Art,African Aesthetics, 7 May- 7 September 1986
Price: 7 800.00 USD It's free to register now to view!
Estimate (low-high) : 3000 USD-5000 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 105
Title : A Nomoli stone figure
Medium : carved from soft soapstone and seated, the body carved in open work form with broad shoulders leading to arms crossed and folded on the top of the knees with a large forward projecting head and broad facial features beneath the rounded crown; fine and varied grey brown patina.
Sotheby's, auctioneer It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas
Sale date : 19 May 2001 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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