A beautiful axe featuring a highly expressive simian head with bead-set eyes, the blade of which is engraved with a motif.
Tsonga, Transvaal region, South Africa
Wood, iron, beads, old oxidation and patina.
H. 60 cm

Provenance :
Portobello Market, London
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels
David Henrion Collection, Brussels
Live Thursday 4 December 2025・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
Lot no. 22

A beautiful axe featuring a highly expressive simian head with bead-set eyes, the blade of which is engraved with a motif. Tsonga, Transvaal region, South Africa Wood, iron, beads, old oxidation and patina. H. 60 cm Provenance : Portobello Market, London Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels David Henrion Collection, Brussels

Result
€2,080
Buyer's premium
30%
A beautiful axe featuring a highly expressive simian head with bead-set eyes, the blade of which is engraved with a motif. Tsonga, Transvaal region, South Africa Wood, iron, beads, old oxidation and patina. H. 60 cm Provenance : Portobello Market, London Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels David Henrion Collection, Brussels
Sale Thursday 4 December 2025・14:00 (Europe/Paris)
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