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Skinner, Inc., one of the nation's leading
auction houses for antiques and fine art, will host an auction of American
Indian and Ethnographic Art on Sunday, September 23, 2007 at 10:00 a.m. in its
Boston gallery.
Featured are Pre-Columbian, African,
Polynesian, Plains, Great Lakes and Northwest Coast art and artifacts.
More than 60 lots of African art grace the
sale, most of which comes from a single owner.
The collection represents the best grouping of
African material ever to be offered by Skinner.
Of particular note is a Bembe African Carved
Wood Female Figure (lot 74; est. $10/15,000); a rare Urhobo African Carved Wood
Male Figure (lot 85, est. $20/30,000); and several fine axes (lot 95, est.
$8/1,200; lot 96, est. $6/800, lot 97, est. $1/1,500).
A nice assortment of Polynesian art will also
be available. Highlights include two Polynesian Carved Wood Male Figures (lot
120, est. $4/6,000 and lot 121, est. $2/3,000) and a Melanesian Polychrome
Carved Wood Female Figure (lot 127, est., $4/6,000).
For African art collectors, this sale is not
to be missed.
Preview online at www.skinnerinc.com
, or in person September 21st- 23rd at the Boston Gallery, 63 Park Plaza,
Boston, MA.
For more information, contact Douglas Deihl at
ddeihl@skinnerinc.com
