What: The Collection of Edwin & Cherie Silver at Sotheby’sWhere: Sotheby’s, 1334, York Avenue, New York 10021 USWhen: November 13, 11.00am ESTPublic Viewing: November 3, 10:00am - 05:00pm, November 4, 10:00am - 05:00pm, November 5, 10:00am - 05:00pm, November 6, 10:00am - 05:00pm, November 7, 10:00am - 05:00pm, November 8, 10:00am - 05:00pm, November 9, 10:00am - 05:00pm, November 10, 10:00am - 05:00pm, November 11, 10:00am - 05:00pm, November 12, 10:00am - 05:00pmTop lots of the sale:- Kota-Obamba Reliquary Figure by the Sebe River Master of the Skull Head, Gabon. Height: 21 1/4 in (54 cm). Estimate: US$ 1,200,000 — US$ 1,800,000Kota-Ndassa Reliquary Figure, Republic of the Congo. Height: 27 1/8 in (69 cm). Estimate: US$ 1,000,000 — US$ 1,500,000- Monumental Ijo Forest Spirit Figure, Nigeria. Height: 85 7/8 in (218 cm). Estimate: US$ 700,000 — US$ 1,000,000- Hemba-Niembo Statue of the Ancestor Kalala Lea, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Height: 37 1/4 in (94.5 cm). Estimate: US$ 400,000 — US$ 600,000- Kota-Obamba Reliquary Figure, Gabon. Height: 21 1/4 in (54 cm). Estimate: US$ 250,000 — US$ 350,000- Fang-Ntumu Reliquary Figure, Gabon, Height: 20 1/2 in (52 cm). Estimate: US$ 150,000 — US$ 250,000- Bamana Headdress, Minianka Region, Mali. On a base by the Japanese wood artist Kichizô Inagaki (1876-1951), Paris. Height: 31 1/8 in (79 cm). US$ 150,000 — US$ 250,000- Kongo-Vili Power Figure, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Height: 24 1/4 in (61.6 cm). Estimate: US$ 150,000 — US$ 250,000- Luba Female Caryatid Stool, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Height: 19 1/2 in (49.5 cm). Estimate: US$ 150,000 — US$ 250,000- Dan Bird Mask, Côte d'Ivoire or Liberia. Height: 10 3/8 in (26.5 cm). Estimate: US$ 150,000 — US$ 250,000- Kanak Mask, Northern Grande Terre, New Caledonia. Height: 21 1/4 in (54 cm). Estimate: US$ 100,000 — US$ 150,000 - Dan Mask, Côte d'Ivoire or Liberia. Height: 10 in (25.5 cm). Estimate: US$ 100,000 — US$ 150,000Jalisco Seated Couple, Ameca-Etzatlán Style, Protoclassic, 100 BC - AD 250. Heights: 24 1/4 in and 24 1/2 in (61.6 cm and 62.2 cm). Estimate: US$ 80,000 — US$ 120,000- Kota-Obamba Reliquary Figure, Gabon. On a base by the Japanese wood artist Kichizô Inagaki (1876-1951), Paris. Height: 20 1/2 in (51.4 cm). Estimate: US$ 70,000 — US$ 100,000- Kota-Obamba Reliquary Figure, Gabon. Height: 19 1/4 in (49 cm). Estimate: US$ 70,000 — US$ 100,000For details, visit: http://www.sothebys.com/en.htmlClick on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.
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