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This is the rating and price for Songye/Lulua Stool, Democratic Republic of the Congo


Description : Songye/Lulua Stool, Democratic Republic of the Congo Wood, kaolin highlights height 13 1/8in (33.5cm) Provenance Mr. & Mrs. Alvin Abrams Collection, Greenwich, Connecticut Bonhams, New York, 15 May 2008, Lot 752 Robert and Nancy Nooter Collection, Washington, D.C. Published Robbins, Warren and Nancy Nooter, African Art in American Collections, Smithsonian Institution, 2004, fig. 1108 African Heritage Archives no. 0042076 This magnificent stool, skillfully carved from one piece of wood, is an instance of extreme sculptural creativity by an artist. The proximity of the Songye and Lulua cultures possibly explain the infusion of the two styles with Songye facial features and Lulua body composition often seen in pipes, mortars and crouching figures. The profound visual tension of the figure's expression is juxtaposed with the fragility and playfulness of the openwork spine with the arms, legs and spine playfully curving and bending, creating a composition of positive and negative space; dark brown reflective patina with kaolin highlights to face. For further information on this lot please visit the website
Price: 43 750.00 USD It's free to register now to view!
Estimate (low-high) : 40000 USD-60000 USD It's free to register now to view!

About the lot N° 37
Title : Songye/Lulua Stool, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Medium : Wood, kaolin highlights
Condition report : Age distress split with large separation to the left side of base; age distress line with separation to the front of the base; age distress line with slight separation to base under right hip; break with separation to the left arm behind the elbow; break and repair where the right shoulder and head meet and to the right arm; old, natural erosion to left back, hip and below hip on base; old loss to seat rim on left and in back.
Bonhams, auctioneer, New York, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art Including the Robert & Nancy Nooter Collection
Sale date : 11 May 2021 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale
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