Lot n° 437
Estimation :
80 - 120
EUR
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Result
: 85EUR
Ashanti - GHANA - Lot 437
Ashanti - GHANA
Set of five spoons and three weights used to weigh gold powder.
The spoons are adorned with geometric decoration, worked in repoussé, cut and hammered. The weights feature a stylized elephant, a fish and a scorpion.
Bronze or brass, patinated by use and age.
Height 4 to 10 cm high.
Provenance :
- Hôtel des ventes de Lausanne, sale of 9.06.2022, catalog number 139, from a former Swiss collection.
These objects illustrate the importance of gold powder in the traditional Ashanti economy. Weights and spoons were used in trade and bear witness to the decorative refinement typical of this culture.
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