£2,500
African & Oceanic Art and Antiquities | 624
Auction: 16 September 2020 at 15:00 BST
carved cedar wood, displaying a serene countenance, with large rounded eyes, broad nose and full lips, with remnants of the original paint, raised on a bespoke mount
Provenance:
Feliks Topolski (1907 - 1989), London. Most likely acquired in 1944 during Mr Topolski's visit to Cairo, during his work as a war artist.
Chiswick Auctions, London, Antiquities and Tribal Art, 2nd February 2016, lot 171.