Lot n° 128
Estimation :
200 - 300
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 944EUR
FON, Dahomey (Benin). - Lot 128
FON, Dahomey (Benin).
Hardwood, brass, metal.
Rare royal "Kpo" recade with brass mount featuring a giraffe, probably symbolizing an unidentified king or lineage.
Before 1930.
L. 53.5 cm.
Provenance: family estate of Médecin Général Roger Charles CHENEVEAU (1897-1982). In 1919, he was admitted to the Ecole principale du service de santé de la marine et des colonies in Bordeaux, and appointed médecin aide major de 1ere classe in January 1923. He served in Equatorial Africa, and was promoted to Physician Major in 1933.
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