19th C. African Benin Edo Brass Female Attendant

West Africa, Nigeria, Edo, Court of Benin, ca. late 19th century CE. An impressive brass cast "choker" head depicting an Oba - king of Benin - wearing an elaborate, netlike "coral" cap with a pair of

West Africa, southern Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Edo peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A cast brass sculpture of a standing figure, likely an Oba (king), holding a ceremonial sword and trident

West Africa, Nigeria and Benin, Yoruba peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A pair of linked human male and female representations, cast in bronze, with loop holes connected with a brass chain

West Africa, Benin, 19th century CE. A charming cast leopard (or possibly a serval), shown in a low, slunk down position, with a fish or stick in its mouth and its long tail wrapped around its lower b

**Originally Listed At $300** West Africa, Nigeria, Kingdom of Benin, 19th century CE. A large brass pendant or pectoral featuring zoomorphic motifs. The pendant is a teardrop shape with an indentatio

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Benin foundry, Cameroon, Tall Cylindrical Bell with domed top, lost wax method cast coppery bronze, portrait of an Oba or ruler of the Edo people, with loop ears and sun symbol on forehead and cheeks;

African, Kingdom of Benin or Edo Empire (1440-1897) Tribal bronze head of a leopard with decorative ring handle Approx height 5", length 8.5", width 5.5" Provenance: From the Private Collection of Mr.

**Originally Listed At $600** West Africa, southern Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Edo peoples, ca. 19th century CE. A beautiful Oba staff - a staff intended to memorialize an Oba or king - hand-carved from

Description: 10 brass Africa Republic of Benin small primitive figurines. Circa late 19th century. Measurement: approximate 2(Mask) & 3(Horse Rider) 3" to 5" each (INCHES). Material: brass. Shipping c

Description: 10 brass Africa Republic of Benin small primitive figurines. Circa late 19th century. Measurement: approximate 2(Mask) & 3(Horse Rider) 3" to 5" each (INCHES). Material: brass. Shipping c

West Africa, Benin, ca. 19th century CE. A cast bronze "palace" plaque depicting a mudfish legged king (oba) holding a wild cat in each hand, flanked by a pair of attendants holding similar felines an

Dahomey Kingdom Fon Makpo sceptre, 19th c., Benin region, naturally patinated, tooled brass sheet metal on carved wood, red coral eyes, the upper part in the form of a wild beast baring fangs, used by

A very old, likely late 19th century hand forged Iron bell in 3 parts , with functioning clappers. Edo speaking peoples, Benin, West Africa. The bell measures 10.25 inches tall ( 12 inches tall on cus

Benin Brass Chiefs Wristlet (18th-19th c.)The Oba and chiefs of Benin wear pairs of ornate bracelets at palace festivals. Long and cylindrical, these cuff like ornaments may be made of either ivory or

Benin Edo People, bronze ceremonial staff, 19th c. Nigeria, in two pieces, naturally dark and verdigris patinated cast bronze, in a stacked totemic form, the round standard surmounted by a long beaked

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, southern Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Edo peoples, ca. 20th century CE. A fabulous brass sculpture of a standing figure, likely a former Oba (king), in a dignified st

Ikegobo of the Edo Peoples, Nigeria, lost sand cast bronze, cylindrical form with full length encirclement of warriors on base, guarding the King and his wives seated on top, two guardian leopards in

Western Europe, Bohemia & Venice; West Africa, Mali, Ghana, Nigeria, Benin, ca. 19th to mid-20th century CE. An attractive pair of red glass, brass, and stone European trade and African made beads, al

African Edo Bronze Hip Mask Benin Kingdom, Nigeria, 19th century A fine casting of an important chief's regalia with symmetrical facial features and openwork headdress, on a metal and marble stand, la

**First Time At Auction** West Africa, Nigeria and Benin, Yoruba peoples, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A pair of linked human male and female representations, cast in bronze, with loop holes con

Benin Commemorative Head of a Queen Mother, Cast Brass, West Africa, Late 19th / Early 20th C. Size: 9"H x 6"W 8"D (23 x 15 x 20 cm).PLEASE NOTE: All auction items are located in CHICAGO for preview a

**Originally Listed At $600** West Africa, Nigeria, Benin Empire, ca. 19th century CE. A large pipe with an openwork shank and a large figural bowl. The bowl is in the form of a deeply jowly human fac

West Africa, Kingdom of Benin, 19th century CE. This is a cast bronze figure in the shape of two people, one at the top and one at the bottom, with highly stylized arms bent at the elbows. The faces o