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FOR THE GELEDE MASQUERADE
Details
A YORUBA MASK
For the gelede masquerade
The face with pierced slit eyes and features worn by washing, reddish pigments with black scarification, the grooved cioffure partially enclosed by a cap with winged flanges, painted red and green
40cm. high
For the gelede masquerade
The face with pierced slit eyes and features worn by washing, reddish pigments with black scarification, the grooved cioffure partially enclosed by a cap with winged flanges, painted red and green
40cm. high
Provenance
Lorenz Eckert, Basel
Special notice
Christie's charges a Buyer's premium calculated at 20.825% of the hammer price for each lot with a value up to €90,000 (NLG 198.334). If the hammer price of a lot exceeds €90,000 then the hammer price of a lot is calculated at 20.825% of the first €90,000 plus 11.9% of any amount in excess of €90,000. Buyer's Premium is calculated on this basis for each lot individually.
For each lot the Buyer's Premium is calculated as 28.125% of the hammer price up to a value of €90,000 plus 19.2% of any amount in excess of €90,000.