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Book Review
Loot: Britain and the Benin Bronzes Dividing the Spoils: Perspectives on Military Collections and the British Empire
08/2022 | 1433 | 164
Pages: 823-825
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Evans, Mark (Evans, Mark)
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Dividing the Spoils: Perspectives on Military Collections and the British Empire Edited by Henrietta Lidchi and Stuart Allan. 344 pp. incl. 31 b. & w. ills. (Manchester University Press, Manchester, 2020), £85. ISBN 978–1–5261–3920–7. | :
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Loot: Britain and the Benin Bronzes By Barnaby Phillips. 416 pp. incl. 15 col. + 26 b. & w. ills. (Oneworld Publications, London, 2021), £10.99. ISBN 978–0–86154–313–7. | :
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6. Trophy head. Kumasi, Ghana, 18th or 19th century. Gold, height 20 cm. (Wallace Collection, London).
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Traditional Sculpture from the Colonies
08/1951 | 581 | 93
Pages: 258-260
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Murray, K. C. (Murray, K. C.)
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11. Female Figure. Yoruba. Bronze, Height 76.2 cm. (Nigerian Government.)
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12. Two Ibeji Figures. Yoruba. Wood, Height about 25 cm.
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13. Head. Yoruba,? Thirteenth Century. Bronze, Height 24.8 cm. (The Oni of Ife.)
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14. Animal Mask. Probably from the Gold Coast. Wood, Height 44.4 cm.
Short Notice
Traditional Art of the British Colonies
08/1949 | 557 | 91
Pages: 229-230
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Plass, Margaret (Plass, Margaret)
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Two Examples of Nigerian Wood-Carving
06/1943 | 483 | 82
Pages: 146-147+149
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Bunt, Cyril G. E. (Bunt, Cyril G. E.; Bunt, Cyril E. G.)
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A-Wood Coffer, Carved from a Single Block. From Benin, about 1891. Decorated with the Dual Twist and Non-Terminous Plait-Motives. Height, 67 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum). Two Examples of Nigerian Wood-Carving
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B-Ceremonial Stool of Carved Wood, from Benin, Late Nineteenth Century. Decorated with the Dual Twist, Non-Terminous Plait and Ribbon-Cross. Height, 42 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum). Two Examples of Nigerian Wood-Carving
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Ancient Nigerian Bronzes -I
09/1941 | 462 | 79
Pages: 88-93
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Meyerowitz, Eva L. R. (Meyerowitz, Eva L. R.)
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A-Detail of B. Ancient Nigerian Bronzes-I.
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B-The Sitting Figure of Tada. Red Copper Bronze. Height, 56 cm. (Sacred Hut at Tada). Ancient Nigerian Bronzes-I.
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C-The Man with Clasped Hands. Red Copper Bronze. Height, 56 cm. (Sacred Hut at Tada). Ancient Nigerian Bronzes-I.
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Figure 1.-Section Through Mould of Nankani Bangte.
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Figure 2. Benin Relief on Its Backing and Section Through Completed Mould.
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Figure 3. Section Through Mould of Benin Head.
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Figure 4. Section Through Mould of Animal from Dahomey. (Hountoundji).
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Notable Works of Art Now on the Market: Supplement
12/1927 | 297 | 51
Pages: xii
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No. 1. Madonna and Child with St. John and Three Angels, by Sebastiano Mainardi. Panel, Diameter 32 Inches. The Property of Mr. Max Rothschild, the Sackville Gallery, 28 Sackville Street, London, W.1.
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No. 10. A Venetian Senator by Jacopo Tintoretto. Canvas, 26 Inches by 19 Inches. The Property of the Ehrich Galleries, 36 East 57th Street, New York.
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No. 11. La Lettre by J. H. Fragonard. Canvas, 15 Inches by $11frac{7}{8}$ Inches. The Property of Messrs. Wildenstein & Co., Inc., 647 Fifth Avenue, New York, and 57 rue la Boetie, Paris.
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No. 12. John Calthrop, by Gilbert Stuart. Canvas, 30 Inches by 25 Inches. The Property of the Carroll Gallery, 28 St. James's Square, London, S. W.1.
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No. 13. H. R. H. Edward Duke of Kent and Strathearn, by Sir William Beechey, R. A., 1808. Canvas, 94 Inches by 57 Inches. The Property of Messrs. J. Leger & Son, 13 Duke Street, St. James's, London, S. W.1.
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No. 14. Benjamin West, P. R. A., by Gilbert Stuart. Canvas, 30 Inches by 25 Inches. The Property of Mr. P. Jackson Higgs, 11 East 54th Street, New York.
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No. 15. Lady Miller of Glenlee, Kirkcudbright, by Sir Henry Raeburn, R. A. Canvas, 30 Inches by 25 Inches. The Property of Messrs. Leggatt Bros., 30 St. James's Street, London, S. W.1.
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No. 16. Landscape, by Paul Potter, Signed and Dated 1647. Canvas, $14frac{5}{8}$ Inches by 18½ Inches. The Property of Messrs. Dr. Benedict & Co., Friedrich-Ebert-Str. 2/3, Berlin.
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No. 17. "Fontainebleau-Bucheronnes au Pied D'un Gros Chêne" by J. B. C. Corot. Canvas, 22 Inches by 25 Inches. The Property of Messrs. Arthur Tooth & Sons, Ltd., 155 New Bond Street, London, W.1.
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No. 18. Bellinzona, from the Road to Locarno, by J. M. W. Turner. Canvas, 11½ Inches by 18 Inches. The property of Messrs. Vicars Brothers, 12 Old Bond Street, London, W.1.
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No. 19. The Close Wall, Salisbury, by John Constable, R. A. Canvas, $23frac{3}{4}$ Inches by 20¼ Inches. The Property of the Independent Gallery, 7A Grafton Street, London, W.1.
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No. 2. St. Peter Martyr, by Martino di Bartolommeo. Panel, $13frac{3}{8}$ Inches by $15frac{5}{8}$ Inches. The Property of Messrs. M. Knoedler & Co., 15 Old Bond Street, London, W.1.
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No. 20. The Hare, by Chardin. Canvas, 38¼ Inches by 30 Inches. The Property of Messrs. Cailleux, 136 Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris.
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No. 21. Still Life, by Willem Kalf, 1622-1693. Canvas, 28½ Inches by 23 Inches. The Property of Mr. Wm. B. Paterson, 5 Old Bond Street, London, W.1.
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No. 22. Still Life, by Van Beyeren. Canvas, 40 Inches by 39 Inches. The Property of the Ver Meer Gallery, 22 Old Bond Street, London, W.1.
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No. 23. Illustration of a Spanish Proverb, by El Greco. Canvas, 27½ Inches by 35 Inches. The Property of the Savile Gallery, Ltd. 7 Stratford Place, Oxford Street, London, W.1.
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No. 24. Match for 500 Guineas at Newmarket, October 1800, between "Symmetry" and "Sorcerer" by Ben Marshall. Canvas, 38 Inches by 46 Inches. Signed and Dated 1801. The Property of Messrs. Spink & Son, Ltd., 5, 6 & 7 King Street, St. James's, London, S. W.1.
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No. 25. "Le Foyer de la Danse," by E. Degas. Canvas, $22frac{3}{4}$ Inches by 32½ Inches. The Property of Messrs. Alex. Reid & Lefèvre, Ltd., the Lefèvre Galleries, la King Street, St. James's, London, S. W.1.
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No. 26. "Le Pot de Fleurs" by P. Cézanne. Canvas, 14 Inches by 19½ Inches. The property of Messrs. Alex. Reid & Lefèvre, Ltd., the Lefèvre Galleries, 1a Street, St. James's, London, S. W.1.
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No. 27. Les Singes, by Henri Rousseau. Canvas, 25½ Inches by $19frac{3}{4}$ Inches. The Property of the Leicester Galleries, Leicester Square, London, W. C.2.
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No. 3. St. Jerome and Saint in a Landscape by Benozzo Gozzoli. Panel, $10frac{5}{8}$ Inches by 18½ Inches. The Property of Mr. Paul Bottenwieser, 5 Bellevuestrasse, Berlin.
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No. 4. Madonna in the Clouds with Saints, by Paolo Veronese. Canvas, 66½ Inches by 81½ Inches. The Property of Messrs. Thomas Agnew & Sons, London and New York.
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No. 40. Cabinet, Mahogany with Ormolu Mounts and White Marble Top, Signed H. Riesner, Louis XVI Period. Length 5 Feet; Depth 1 Feet 8½ Inches; Height 3 Feet 2 Inches. Two China Vases with Ormolu Mounts of the Same Period. The Property of Messrs. Arnold Seligmann & Fils, 23 Place Vendôme, Paris.
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No. 41. Bureau Cabinet in Mahogany by William Kent. Height 7 Feet 7 Inches; Width 3 Feet 10 Inches; Depth 1 Foot 10 Inches. The Property of Messrs. Edwards & Sons (Of Regent Street) Ltd., 157-161 Regent Street. London, W.1.
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No. 5. Lord Nelson; Oval Enamel Miniature by Henry Bone. 3½ Inches by 3 Inches. Charles de Bourbon, Due de Berri; Circular Enamel Miniature by Augustin. 4 Inches Diameter. The Property of Mr. J. Nachemsohn, 13 Old Bond Street, London, W.1.
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No. 6. Madonna and Child by the Master of the Glorification, Cologne c. 1470. Panel, $26frac{3}{8}$ Inches by 20½ Inches. The Property of Mr. Walter Schnackenberg, 7 Georgenstrasse, Munich.
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No. 7. Portrait of a Young Man, by Rembrandt Van Rijn. Panel, 25½ Inches by $19frac{3}{4}$ Inches. The Property of John Levy Galleries, 559 Fifth Avenue, New York.
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No. 8. Madame de Piennes, Daughter of Admiral Chabot, by François Clouet. Panel, 14¼ Inches by 10 Inches. The Property of the F. Kleinberger Galleries, 12 East 54th Street, New York.
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No. 9. Portrait of a Man by P. P. Rubens, c. 1635. Canvas, $18frac{5}{8}$ Inches by 15 Inches. The Property of Monsieur Jean Herbrand, 31 rue le Peletier, Paris.
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No. 28. Benin Bronze with Human Head, Height $11frac{3}{4}$ Inches. The Property of Mr. Sydney Burney, 13 St. James's Street, London, S. W.1.
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No. 32. A Woollen Vase Carpet, Southern Persian, c. 1550. 16 Feet by 6 Feet 6 Inches. The Property of Messrs. V. Behar, Ltd., 108 High Holborn, London, W. C.1.
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No. 33. Bas Relief in Earthenware, with Traces of Original Polychrome Decoration. Chinese Wei Period. 18 Inches by 17 Inches. The Property of Messrs. M. Knudsen & Co., 9 rue Scribe, Paris.
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No. 34. Chinese Bronze Mirror Ornamented with Bird, Flower and Butterfly Motives in Gold and Silver Embedded in Lacquer. 6 Inches Square. The Property of Messrs. Yamanaka & Co., Ltd., 127 New Bond Street, London, W.1.
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No. 35. Votive Stele in Grey Marble, Wei Period, Dated 544 A. D. Height 36 Inches. The Property of Compagnie de la Chine et des Indes, 39 Avenue de Friedland, Paris.
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No. 36. Ying Ch'ing Porcelain Ewer and Cover. Sung Dynasty. Height (Without Stand) 13½ Inches. The Property of Messrs. John Sparks, 128 Mount Street, London, W. I.
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No. 37. Oviform Vase, Tz'ŭ Chou Ware of the Sung Period. Height 12 Inches. The Property of Messrs. Bluett & Sons, 48 Davies Street, London, W.1.
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No. 43. Five Blue Celadon Vases, Kien-Lung; Ormolu Mounts of Louis XVI Period. Height of Centre-Piece $15frac{5}{8}$ Inches. The Property of Mr. E. M. Hodgkins, 3 rue de Berri, Paris.
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No. 29. The Emperor Maximilian I and His Wife, Mary of Burgundy, Playing Chess, Flemish Tapestry, c. 1485. 9 Feet 7 Inches by 7 Feet 1 Inch. The Property of Mr. A. S. Drey, 7 Maximiliansplatz, Munich and New York.
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No. 30. Scenes from the Life of Christ, Flemish Tapestry, Belonging to the Credo Series. Gothic Fifteenth Century. 15 Feet 2 Inches Wide by 13 Feet High. The Property of Messrs. P. W. French & Co., 6 East 56th Street, New York.
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No. 31. "Mille Fleurs," Tapestry Panel, French Fifteenth Century. 4 Feet 11¼ Inches by 3 Feet 1½ Inches. The Property of Messrs. Brimo de Laroussilhe, 34 rue Lafayette and 48 rue Laffitte, Paris.
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No. 38. Lectern, Late Thirteenth Century. The Property of Messrs. Acton Surgey, Ltd., 1 Amberley Road, Paddington, London, W.9.
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No. 39. Casque, German, Nüremberg, 1556. The Property of Mr. Cyril Andrade, The Dalmeny Gallery, 8 Duke Street, St. James's, London, S. W.1.
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No. 42. Clock and Four Vases, Old Sèvres Porcelain, "Pâte Tendre," Louis XVI. Height of Clock 24½ Inches. The Property of Mr. E. M. Hodgkins, 3 rue de Berri, Paris.