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VJV-131246

A Chokwe Chief's Chair

Angola

68.6 cm (27.0 in)

Provenance

  • Dr. Romao, Malenge, Angola
  • Jun 21, 1979, Sotheby's — Primitive Works of Art
  • The British Rail Pension Fund, London
  • May 8, 1989, Sotheby's — Important Tribal Art
  • May 23, 2017, Bonhams — African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
  • May 13, 2019, Bonhams — African and Oceanic Art
  • Nov 6, 2025, Heritage — Ethnographic Art: Property from an Important New York Collection

Auction results

Lot 238, Sotheby's, London — Jun 21, 1979
Primitive Works of Art
Estimate: GBP 15,000 - 25,000
Sold: GBP 16,000
Lot 93, Sotheby's, New York — May 8, 1989
Important Tribal Art
Estimate: USD 30,000 - 50,000
Sold: USD 52,250
Lot 103, Bonhams, Los Angeles — May 23, 2017
African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
Estimate: USD 70,000 - 90,000
Unsold
Lot 112, Bonhams, New York — May 13, 2019
African and Oceanic Art
Estimate: USD 40,000 - 60,000
Unsold
Lot 42031, Heritage, Dallas — Nov 6, 2025
Ethnographic Art: Property from an Important New York Collection
Estimate: USD 3,000 - 6,000
Sold: USD 5,625
USD 5,625