DOGON BRONZE HORSE RIDER / AFRICAN TRIBAL ART.

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SEE THE OTHER PICTURES AS WELL THE DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT FOLLOWING THE BACKGROUND HISTORY POUR LA FRANCE COLISSIMO RECOMMANDE 14 â,¬. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING to USA: 1) STANDARD FLAT RATE SHIPPING SERVICE: FRENCH POST OFFICE - INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC PARCEL 9 - 15 WORKING DAYS ( BUT IN FEW CASES I NOTICED SOME DELAY). 2) OTHER : FRENCH POST OFFICE - COLISSIMO INTERNATIONAL 4 âe" 8 WORKING DAYS. ATTENTION PLEASE: The objects I put on sale are always of good quality and are worth more than the price at which I agree to concede them. I do not jump to any dating unless I know that my opinion has little chance of being contradicted by knowledgeable professionals. In this case I label them «100% guaranteed to be authentic and ancient»; in any other case, even if I think that the object is ancient but have no way of proving it ( 100% ), I do not dare to suggest any dating. African art is bought by trusting the eyes and the heart, never the ears! VISIT MY SHOP! BACKGROUND HISTORY In the beginning of the âe~60s, I used to live in a forest exploitation in Congo Brazzaville. The concession w we lived was on the top of a hill that was cleared, lost in the immensity of the dense forest of Congo. Below flowed the river « Niari » . I rememberâe¦ some evenings when big ceremonies were taking place, I would sit on the terrace of our home and I listen to the tam-tams of the nearby villages inviting the MASKS TO DANCEâe¦ My father and some friends who used to live t for quite some time would collect these « African things », which the majority of the « white » community thought to be ugly, dirty, indifferent and worthless, like crazy. I am selling some of the numerous objects collected in Central and Western Africa in the past, as well as some collected « in situ » and in auction sales in Europe. Among these artefacts you will find some very old and sophisticated ones or, on the contrary, very primitive ones; you will also find pieces that I have acquired for their admirable beauty and to pay tribute to the brilliant talent of the African sculptor. IT IS IMPERATIVE TO SEE MY PERSONAL PAGE ON THE SUBJECT: GENUINE OR FAKE: OBJECTS OR WORDS . Many of my objects were presented in auction sales in Europe. Of course, not all of them were bought (on average, 1 out of 3 or even 1 object out of 5 is sold in auction sales). So these objects were examined by experts, assessed by professionals and published in catalogues for sale. I will present some of them In such cases, I will mention it in the sale, and provide proof to the bidder (regardless of whether or not they finally purchase the item). For those who are set on artefacts dated , I propose pieces dated by the OBJECTIVE AND SCIENTIFIC methods of thermo âe"luminescence for terracotta, and spectroscopic infrared (devised by the Milan Art and Science museum) for wood. SEE MY PERSONAL PAGE ON THIS MATTER: OBJECTIVE SCIENTIFIC TESTS OR SUBJECTIVE EXPERTSâe(tm) OPINIONS. PERPETUAL HUNTER: TO ME, EBAY IS MORE OF A CHANCE TO COMMUNICATE WITH OTHER PEOPLE IN ORDER TO FIND NEW ARTEFACTS, THAN TO SELL THE OBJECTS I LOVE AT PRICES I KNOW ARE LOW FROM THE VERY START. SO, IF YOU ARE IN POSSESSION OF OBJECTS THAT YOU BELIEVE ARE OF SOME QUALITY AND OF A HIGHER VALUE THAN WHAT YOU COULD GET ON EBAY, AND/OR IF YOU DO NOT KNOW W TO SELL THEM, CONTACT ME. DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT DOGON BRONZE HORSE RIDER: MALI WEIGHT: 0.8 kg DIMENSIONS: 18 x 21 x 9 cm 1inch = 2,5 cm POUR LA FRANCE COLISSIMO RECOMMANDE 14 â,¬. Claiming to know the age of this piece would be lying, just like someone putting their finger in hot water for a while, and then declaring that its accurate temperature is 43 degrees. Let us be very cautious when seeing ages and dates mentioned on ebay and elsew, of ... read more

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