Day 1: American, Southern & Modern Works
Fri, Jan 15, 2016 05:00PM EST - Sun, Jan 17, 2016 05:00PM EST
Live Auction
Lot 10
Lamidi Olonade Fakeye
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(Nigerian, 1928-2009)
three carved wood figures: female fertility figure, a kneeling woman with child, woman holding an oval bowl, platform base, 14-3/4 in., [good condition]; musician playing a horn, 19-1/2 in., [drying cracks at base;] musician with beard and elaborate headdress playing percussion instruments, "5" in marker, 14-3/4 in., [good condition,] all three figures incised "LO Fakeye" . Notes: Fakeye is a fifth generation Nigerian carver who was featured in a 1999 Smithsonian exhibition. His carving appear in many private and institutional collections such as the Indianapolis Art Museum and Kennedy Center of Performing Arts.. Provenance: Gift to James Hughey, the artist's dentist, when in residence at Stilman College, Tuscalusa, Alabama.
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