VESSEL ASHANTI BRONZE AGED OXIDIZED PATINA CA 1890S Start Price USD 1,999.00 Current Price USD 1,999.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, October 06, 2008 End Time Wednesday, November 05, 2008 Location Chicago, Illinois See more about 'VESSEL ASHANTI BRONZE AGED OXIDIZED PATINA CA 1890S' Description maryann5650 Store AN ASHANTI BRONZE VESSEL WITH REMOVABLE COVER. BOL SECTION HAS STRIPED TRIANGULAR SECTIONS EXTENDING INTO HORIZONTALLY RIBBED SECTION. THE CENTER HAS 6 THREE-DIMENSIONAL WATER FOWL AND HAS A CIRCULAR BASE WITH A CIRCLE PATTERN ALL AROUND. THE PATINA IS AGED OXIDIZED. THE EASILY REMOVABLE COVER HAS 4 ASHANTI WARRIORS IN VARIOUS POSES EACH DRESSED IN A LOINCLOTH. ONE WARRIOR LOOKS AS IF HE IS SMOKING A LONG PIPE, A SECOND IS HOLDING A WATERFOWL, THE THIRD IS HOLDING A LONG STICK/CANE BALANCING A VESSEL ON HIS HEAD AND THE FOURTH IS STANDING WITH ARMS ON HIS HEAD. THE PROVENANCE IS THUS: THIS WAS COLLECTED BY AN EMPLOYEE WHO COLLECTED ARTIFACTS FOR THE FIELD MUSEUM IN CHICAGO IN THE 1950'S. SINCE HE HAD A BUDGET THRU THE MUSEUM, SOME ARTICLES HE PURCHASED FOR HIS OWN COLLECTION. HIS WIFE WAS A FRIEND AND I PURCHASED THIS FROM HIS ESTATE AFTER HIS DEATH. HE DESCRIBED THIS AS FROM AROUND THE LATE 1800'S OR VERY SHORTLY AFTER THE TURN OF THE CENTURY. A SIMILAR ITEM SOLD AT SOTHEBYS IN THE EARLY 1990'S FOR $2475.00. Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!