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  Benin King Oba bronze standing figure, African, Nigeria, 20th Century

  Benin King Oba bronze standing figure, Nigeria, 20th Century

  Lost wax cast bronze with a verdigris patina and a desert sand surface highlighting a rich brown patina.

  H: 15″ x D: 4 1/2″ x W: 4 1/2″

  The art of Benin is the product of an urban royal court, and is meant to symbolize and to extol the power, mystique, grandeur, continuity, and endurance of the ruling dynasty and its governing institutions. From the 14th century until its fall in 1897, Benin was ruled by the Oba, a divine ruler at the head of the political system of titled chiefs. Under royal support, a number of craftsman’s guilds produced bronze, brass, and wood sculptures and embroidered cloth, all of which have become prized by museums and collectors.

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  Max Cartier, Paris (born 1935, Film Director, Sculptor) 18K yellow and white gold signature “wrapped” bass or cello sculptural brooch. Signed: Max Cartier (script signature) on lower front right, French maker’s mark with an A L in a diamond poincon, French mark with a M C in a diamond poincon for Max Cartier (2x), French Eagle’s head touch mark for 18k gold (2x), c.1980

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  African Bronze “Tree of Life” Sculpture 20th Century

  African Bronze “Tree of Life” Sculpture 20th Century

  Sand cast bronze with a brown black patina with golden highlights in an open work design depicting 18 figures perched on a tree form with various intricate pattern details.

  ***As a Primitive / Tribal sculpture this piece visually relates to some of the sculpture and painting of the renowned French artist Jean Dubuffet.

  H: 18 1/2″ x D: 4″ x W: 8″

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  Alexandre Noll rare and early Art Deco mahogany and glass box c. 1930

  ALEXANDRE NOLL (1890-1970) France

  Covered box c. 1930

  Mahogany with ebony peg details and 1 ¼ inch thick Saint-Gobain glass.

  Marks: ANoll

  Provenance: Private Collection New York, Galerie de Beyrie Paris, Odile Noll (A. Noll’s daughter), Alexandre Noll Estate
  For more information see: Alexandre Noll, Olivier Jean-Elie, Pierre Passebon (Paris:Edition du Regard, 1999); Alexandre Noll: Les Matres de L’ Art Decoratif Contemporain, Collection dirigée par R. Moutard-Uldry edited by (Geneve: Pierre Cailler, 1954); Le Mobilier du Xxe Siécle: Dictionnaire des
  Créateurs, Pierre Kjellberg (Paris: Les Éditons de l’Amateur, 1994) p. 455-456.

  H: 2 1/2″ x D: 5 3/8″ x W: 8″