WEST AFRICA
WEST AFRICA
A set of three bronze sculptures, including two animal figures (a horse, a lioness holding an antelope in her mouth, and a figure holding a cup that is broken at the base)
H. 11 – 10 – 5 cm
Formerly in the collection of Dr. Frédéric André Wetzel, a physician and cultural figure in Munster, who was a close friend and colleague of Albert Schweitzer. The collection was subsequently passed down and expanded by his son, a pharmacist based in Lambaréné (Gabon) and later in Côte d’Ivoire, according to oral family tradition.
See biography in the sale listing
WEST AFRICA
A set of three bronze sculptures, including two animal figures (a horse, a lioness holding an antelope in her mouth, and a figure holding a cup that is broken at the base)
H. 11 – 10 – 5 cm
Formerly in the collection of Dr. Frédéric André Wetzel, a physician and cultural figure in Munster, who was a close friend and colleague of Albert Schweitzer. The collection was subsequently passed down and expanded by his son, a pharmacist based in Lambaréné (Gabon) and later in Côte d’Ivoire, according to oral family tradition.
See biography in the sale listing
