Lot 240
  • 240

BAULE IVORY COMB, IVORY COAST

Estimate
3,500 - 4,500 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • elephant ivory
made of African elephant (Loxodonta africana) tusk, with lead-inlaid eye. 

Provenance

Nancy and Richard Bloch, Rancho Santa Fe

Condition

Good condition overall. One tine broken and one point of rooster's crest. Fine aged honey brown patina with residue.
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