Joe Loux. | Joe Loux presents a rare wooden sculpture of horse and cart from Madagascar with an old collection label from the London Missionary Society
Joe Loux specializes in authentic art from Africa with good provenance.
Horse, cart, Madagascar, London Missionary Society, African art, old collection label, folk art
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  • Wooden sculpture of horse and cart from Madagascar with an old collection label from the London Missionary Society
  • Wooden sculpture of horse and cart from Madagascar with an old collection label from the London Missionary Society
  • Wooden sculpture of horse and cart from Madagascar with an old collection label from the London Missionary Society (detail of head)
  • Wooden sculpture of horse and cart from Madagascar with an old collection label from the London Missionary Society. Deatil of collection label
  • Wooden sculpture of horse and cart from Madagascar with an old collection label from the London Missionary Society (view from above the sculpture)

Wooden Horse and Cart from Madagascar.

Madagascar
19th century
Wood
11 ⅜” (l) x 1 ¼” (d) x 1 ½” (h)
Collected by William Ellis who made three voyages to Madagascar for the London Missionary Society between 1856 and 1862.
The old collection label reads:  “Eyes on Madagascar. B. Primitive Carving. Kindly handle carefully. It is irreplaceable.” and on the reverse reads “Loan and Exhibitions Department, Livingstone House, 42, Broadway, Westminster, London S.W.1”
Ex-London Missionary Society Collection; Ex-Lars Sunde, Denmark; Private collection, Denmark
Price on request

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Date

18 December 2024

Category

recent acquisitions, sculpture