Swahili coast (19th and early 20th century)
Coffee pot, Early 20th century
Brass and copper
38 × 22 × 18 cm
Estimate KES 60,000–90,000
Bidding
Not sold
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About the work
A tall brass coffee pot with a long, beaked spout and a domed lid, the body hammered and chased with bands of leaves. Probably made in Mombasa.
Condition
Good. Old dents to the body, wear to the tinning inside, as expected.
Provenance
A family in Mombasa; 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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