Lot
7
Swahili coast (19th and early 20th century)
Carved door panel, Late 19th century
Carved hardwood
120 × 45 × 6 cm
Estimate KES 250,000–400,000
Bidding
Sold
KES 380,000
Hammer price. Buyer's premium of 20% and VAT on the premium are added.
About the work
A single panel from a house door, carved in shallow relief with a running chain of flowers and a lotus at the base.
Condition
Fair. Weathered, with old insect damage, stabilised.
Provenance
A house in Mombasa's old town; private collection, Nairobi.
The artist
Carved doors, brass coffee pots, chests and screens from the towns of the Swahili coast, made by craftsmen whose names were not recorded and who worked for merchants trading across the Indian Ocean.
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