The Starcke Collection of African Art

Timed Online Auction, 3 - 19 November 2025

African Art and Artefacts

Current Bid

ZAR 1 000
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


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ZAR 1 000 - 2 000
Current Bid
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Current bid ZAR 1 000
Location
Johannesburg
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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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