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The January 2021 Auctions: Day 2

Fri, Jan 29, 2021 11:00AM EST
Lot 1226

AFRICAN CARVED WOOD SCULPTURE, BANGWA, CAMEROON H 17" W 9" "JANUS" HEAD

Estimate: $150 - $300

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$30 $10
$100 $25
$400 $50
$900 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $25,000
$500,000 $50,000
$1,000,000 $100,000
Carved "two face" motif. One face serene whilst the other bars jagged teeth. Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, Michigan Senator and creator of the Michigan Council for the Arts. According to the Senator's files, this was once in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum of Art. From the estate of Jack Faxon.