CHOKWE THRONE ANGOLA carved wood and brass, the backrest with two figures bearing a ***ted animal above an ancestor face, the ears topped with further ancestor figures carved in the round and bearing necklaces of fine wirework, the seat with an ancestor face framed by an inlay of brass, the front stretcher with an allegorical scene between two faces forming the legs, decorated throughout with metal tacks and intricate incised motifs (90.2cm tall) Footnote: Provenance: Adolfo Bartolomucci, Rome, acquired in situ c. 1970 Bertolami Fine Arts, Rome, 12th June 2008, lot 99 Private collection, United Kingdom