The Starcke Collection of African Art

Timed Online Auction, 3 - 19 November 2025

African Art and Artefacts

Sold for

ZAR 10 211
Lot 42
  • Ashanti male and female lion bookends, Ghana, two
  • Ashanti male and female lion bookends, Ghana, two
  • Ashanti male and female lion bookends, Ghana, two
  • Ashanti male and female lion bookends, Ghana, two
  • Ashanti male and female lion bookends, Ghana, two
  • Ashanti male and female lion bookends, Ghana, two
  • Ashanti male and female lion bookends, Ghana, two
  • Ashanti male and female lion bookends, Ghana, two
  • Ashanti male and female lion bookends, Ghana, two
  • Ashanti male and female lion bookends, Ghana, two


Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 1 000 - 2 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 10 211
Location
Johannesburg

About this Item

Ashanti male and female lion bookends, Ghana, two
(1) height: 27cm; width: 41,5cm; depth 15,5cm; (2) height: 27,5cm; width: 43cm; depth 15,5cm
pigmented and enamel painted carved wood

Provenance

Totem Meneghelli Gallery, Johannesburg



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