This is the rating and price for A superb Lega Ivory Frog, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Description : carved from warthog tusk ( phacochoerus africanus) , the frog of abstract overall form with bent limbs close to the body and a triangular head, with incised features and geometric decoration; exceptionally fine gold-brown patina with traces of pigment.
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About the lot N° 132
Title : A superb Lega Ivory Frog, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Size : measurements note length 3 1/2 in. 8.7 cm
Provenance : Sotheby's, London, June 24, 1992, lot 64Pierre Dartevelle, BrusselsMarcel de Toledo, Brussels
Literature : Jean-Baptiste Bacquart, The Tribal Arts of Africa, New York, 1998, p. 149, fig. 13 Dick Beaulieux, Belgium Collects African Art, Brussels, 2000, p. 200
Notes : Lega ivory frogs are exceptionally rare. For another example in the Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, see MRAC (1995: 250, fig. 220).
Sotheby's, auctioneer, New York, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
Sale date : 16 May 2008 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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