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The January 2021 Auctions: Day 2

Fri, Jan 29, 2021 11:00AM EST
Lot 1341

IVORY COAST, AFRICAN, CARVED WOOD STANDING FEMALE FIGURE WITH YOUNG FIGURE SEATED H 17.25" W 6.5" D 6.5"

Estimate: $200 - $400

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$900 $100
$2,000 $250
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With three smaller figures on the sides of the seated figure and woman standing, featuring a darker stain. Eyes with touch of polychrome and hollowed at pupils. Entire composition carved from single block of wood in naturalistic manner. Circa 1880. Provenance: Estate of Jack Faxon, Birmingham, MI. Michigan Senator and creator of the Michigan Council for the Arts. From the estate of Jack Faxon.