Further Explorations
France, 1960s
Deep ceramic plate by Jacques Pochain (1925-2015) from Atelier Dieulefit. A geometric bird engraved on a pale, softly mottled surface. Reflection of the experimental spirit of postwar French ceramics. Signed to the underside. Minor chip to the rim.
Width: 15.5 cm
Height: 4 cm
Weight: 356 g
Burkina Faso / Côte d’Ivoire / Ghana region, 20th century
Standing female wooden figure associated with the Lobi people. Tall, elongated proportions with deep burgundy patina. Retained rope bindings.
Height: 56 cm
Width: 18 cm
Weight: 1121 g
Spain, 20th century
Proto–modern tripod wooden chair with dark patina and trefoil motif. Reduced, sculptural silhouette.
Height: 74 cm
Width: 47 cm
Weight: ca. 2850
West Africa , 20th century
Bronze ashtray with a motif of a mother carrying a child.
Width: 12 cm
Height: 10.5 cm
Weight: 216 g
Nigeria, late 19th—early 20th century
Seated bronze Yoruba figure. The composed posture and stylized headdress convey authority and status.
Height: 32 cm
Width: 9 cm
Weight: 1389 g