Single Owner Online Auction (Sale #290)
By Leonard Auction Company
Jun 25, 2022
502 South Westgate Street Addison, Illinois 60101, United States

LOT 254:

African Komaland Terracotta Assortment

(3) items from Ghana including a janiform vessel lid fragment ...

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Start price:
$ 400
Estimated price :
$800 - $1,000
Buyer's Premium: 22%
sales tax: 8.5% On the full lot's price and commission
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Auction took place on Jun 25, 2022 at Leonard Auction Company
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African Komaland Terracotta Assortment

(3) items from Ghana including a janiform vessel lid fragment having addorsed heads atop a long neck rising from a 4-legged body of which (1) leg survives; a figure seated on a stool having a cupped head and mounted on a wood plinth; and a fragment from another figure

Provenance: The Estate of George 'Yorgo' Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000

Property from: a Kalamazoo, Michigan estate

Height: 11 inches, Width: 6 inches, Depth: 6 inches (seated, on plinth)

Condition: Good, overall moderate to heavy wear consistent with normal use; fragmentary condition; janiform having heavy losses and mineral deposits; seated figure lacks legs and a chipped elbow

Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present

Category: Decorative Arts > Ethnographic

Estimated Sale Time: 1:43 pm CST

Shipping Status: Shipping Quote



Sales Tax: California (7.25%), Florida (6%), Georgia (8.5%), Kansas (6.5%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6%), Washington (10.5%)

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Last modified: June 3, 2022, 12:23 pm

Condition: Good, overall moderate to heavy wear consistent with normal use; fragmentary condition; janiform having heavy losses and mineral deposits; seated figure lacks legs and a chipped elbow
Dimensions: 11 x 6 x 6 in

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