Benin Chest of Drawers (SOLD)
Benin, West Africa
Circa 1920
This unusual West African chest of drawers is in the form of an English Wellington carved from African hardwood (probably mahogany), the top showing an Oba and the sides various native animals with a figure climbing a palm tree.
h 108 cm w 43 cm d 39 cm (42.5 in x 17 in x 15.5 in)