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Item.
Outstanding and truly exceptional Oba Eresoyen bronze stool.
This bronze stool is part of what is today described as the Benin Bronzes.
The Benin Bronzes are a group of more than a thousand metal plaques and sculptures that decorated the royal palace of the Kingdom of Benin in what is now the Midwest area of Nigeria.
Collectively, the Benin bronze objects form the best-known examples of Benin art and were created from the thirteenth century onwards by artists of the Edo people of Nigeria.
Origin.
Edo People of Nigeria.
Description.
Stunning and highly detailed example of the iconic Benin bronze stool produced between 1735-1750 AD under the the reign of Oba (King) Eresoyen of Benin.
The stool is modelled on a stool first presented to Oba Esigie the great that Oba Eresoyen idolized and associated his reign with.
It was therefore perhaps appropriate that Oba Eresoyen decided to recreate the iconic and famous stool presented to Oba Esigie , who reigned during 1504 to 1555 AD, richly embellished with complex iconography relevant to Benin ethnography and culture.
Oba Eresoyen's remodelled stool included imagea of the cosmos, the forest, and supernatural forces to include a mythical curled-up Snake used for the pillar section of stool.
Also depicted are images representing the tools and products of metal worker to include a hammer, knife, and anvil.
All deemed to represent the relatively advanced human civilization of the Benin Kingdom at the time.
Patination is oxidated richly and attractive in the way older bronzes develop a distinct coat after reacting with elements in the air.
Detailing is stunning throughout and stool is proment with good balance, form.and symmetry.
As with all our Benin bronzes,due to their origin as authentic examples, detailing is stunning and finely depicted.
Some areas of minor metal degradation and thinning, that I have tried to show in the pictures, but a solid creation throughout in excellent collector condition. One of the absolute best to be found if these rare and iconic treasures anywhere.
Overall, a beautiful, very rare, museum quality and significant collector item offered at the best price possible for genuine Benin artifact of this size and scale. It will rise in value with time making it a wise investment financially also. A complement to any collection however prestigious such is.
Please note that this is an authentic Benin bronze creation field-collected by Yemisi Gallery in Edo State which is the current home of the ancient Benin empire.
We strictly only sell Benin bronze artifacts obtained from their original place of creation and use crafted by artisans of the famous Benin bronze casters guild.
This plaque is made with same traditional lost wax method and incredible skills as the first of the Benin bronzes created several hundred years ago. Thank you for looking.
Use.
These Benin Bronze plaques , and many other items made of Bronze, decorated the Royal palace and general court of the Benin Kingdom. They were crafted by very skilled artisan , masterful at working with metal, as gifts to the Oba of Benin and his many Chiefs and royal affiliates.
Through time Benin’s rulers have used the arts to interpret history in an effort to support their initiatives and define their images for posterity. In the 18th century, Oba Eresoyen purposefully associated his reign with that of Oba Esigie, the great 16th-century monarch. Both ruled during periods of relative peace and were important patrons of brass and bronze casting.
Oba Eresoyen created this remodelled version of a stool the Portuguese had presented as a gift to Oba Esigie during his reign as supreme monarch of old enin Kingdom.
Measurement.
41cm high x 38.5cm wide
Weight.
14kg approx.
Why buy Benin bronze from Yemisi Gallery?
The ancient Benin Kingdom is famous for inspiring the production of the Benin Bronzes several centuries ago.
The Benin bronzes were produced exclusively for commemoratively exalting the Oba of Benin. They therefore adorned his palace and royal Courts.
In 1897, the Benin Kingdom fell under attack from a British Punitive expedition so-called because it was dispatched to punish the Oba of Benin after an earlier British expedition had been ambushed.
The punitive expedition precipitated the end of the Benin Kingdom eventually leading it to be absorbed into colonial Nigeria.
The Benin bronzes numbering hundreds , and other treasures from the palace and court of the Oba of Benin, were looted and taken outside African.
The Oba of Benin at the time, Ovonramwen, would be sent into exile where he would die in 1914.
His son, Eweka II, ascended the throne in 1914 the year of his father's death. At the time Eweka II ascended the throne, brass and bronze casting had already become an established tourist industry.
Oba Eweka II did a lot to revive the art of casting. He re-established the shrines of his father.
He reconvened a new guild of Benin bronze casters to make new ritualistic objects and reproduction of the Benin bronzes that had adorned the palaces of his ancestors.
In 1916, a shed was built near the palace for artists and members of the new Benin bronze casters guild to make and sell their works.
This was effectively a signal that anyone interested could purchase Bronze work produced post-punitive expedition of 1897.
At Yemisi Gallery we work exclusively with members of the Benin bronze casters guild, created by Oba Eweka II, and their offsprings they have passed on the casting skills to, for our legal purchase of authentic Benin bronze.
We are then able to offer them for sale to collectors worldwide at excellent prices for genuine Benin Bronzes created by artists possessing the finest Benin bronze casting skills till today
It is why we have the most exclusive and best Benin bronzes on ebay.
Postage information.
This item, because of size and weight, will be will be packaged with extra protective cushioning material to ensure it arrives undamaged. Considerable size and weight of item is reflected in the postage charge we have subsidized to lessen cost for buyer.
Delivery information.
Please note we are a UK-based seller who trade internationally and mainly by obtaining tribal artifacts directly in their area of creation and use as we rate authenticity higher than anything else per tribal art.
We sometime therefore send items, especially big and heavy items such as this example, directly from where they were field-collected as this saves duplication of cost and effort for us. We always use UPS trackable service.
Please allow at least two weeks for delivery after payment is made. Thank you..