Benin Head
Benin Patinated Bronze Head
Located in West Chester, PA
A fantastic large fifteen inch tall Benin patinated bronze head from an estate sale in Phoenixville
Category
Early 20th Century Beninese Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Ife-Style Bronze Royal Head, Benin
Located in NICE, FR
This rare and unique Ife-style bronze head, dating from the mid-20th century, draws inspiration
Category
Vintage 1940s Beninese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Ife-Style Bronze Royal Head, Benin
Located in NICE, FR
This rare and unique Ife-style bronze head, dating from the mid-20th century, draws inspiration
Category
Vintage 1940s Beninese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Wooden Head, Edo People, Benin Nigeria with Stand
Located in Hamburg, DE
figures, in contrast to the copper alloy heads used exclusively by the kings of Benin. (Frederic Backlar
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Beninese Busts
Materials
Hardwood
$4,670 Sale Price
20% Off
H 59.85 in W 11.82 in D 11.82 in
Bronze Ife Woman Head Oba Edo Benin City Yoruba
Located in Bochum, NRW
Bronze Ife Woman Head Oba Edo Benin City Yoruba.
The Bronze Head from Ife, or Ife Head, is one of
Category
Mid-20th Century Beninese Tribal Busts
Materials
Brass, Bronze
F.L. Kenett, Rare 1950s British B&W Photograph of African Queen Sculpture
Located in London, GB
Frederick Leslie Kenett (1924 -2012)
"Benin Head of Queen Mother"
Black
white gelatin silver
Category
Vintage 1950s British Mid-Century Modern Photography
Materials
Paper
$2,059 Sale Price
25% Off
H 22.05 in W 17.92 in D 0.2 in
African Nigerian Benin Yoruba Warrior Oba King Bronze Head Bust Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, bronze bust/head sculpture of the Benin warrior Oba King, the first ruling King Father
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Folk Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
$1,250
H 12 in W 6 in D 4 in
Large Patinated Memorial Cast 23.5" Bronze Benin Bust
Located in Pasadena, TX
Very good cast of a Benin bonze head, probably mid 20th century
From the Benin Tribe of Africa
Category
20th Century Beninese Tribal Busts
Materials
Bronze
$1,316 Sale Price
30% Off
H 23.5 in W 10.5 in D 8 in
Bronze Head of an Oba, Yoruba People, 1950s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A Benin bronze of an Oba. Oba means ruler in the Yoruba language.
Wearing a lattice-pattern cap
Category
Vintage 1950s Beninese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Solid Carved Malchite Head Sculpture or Paperweight
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Very heavy
Solid carved Malchite head sculpture
Paperweight.
Category
Vintage 1950s Beninese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Malachite
1960 Vide Poche Sculpture in Wood , Head of Woman
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
African Vide Poche and sculpture, withan woman head, in wood,
1960 ashtray, sculpture in wood.
Category
Vintage 1960s Beninese Minimalist Ashtrays
Materials
Wood
Olokun Head, Kingdom of Ife, Western Nigeria Hand Carved Hardwood
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Fascinating detailed Olokun head from the Kingdom of Ife in Western Nigeria.
Hand carved hardwood
Category
Late 20th Century Beninese Folk Art Antiquities
Materials
Hardwood
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Benin Style Bronze Head of a Mother Queen, Nigeria, 20th Century
By People from Benin
Located in Basel, BS
A beautiful unique bronze cast Edo Queens head. Bronze commemorative heads placed on altars are
Category
Early 20th Century Beninese Edo Busts
Materials
Bronze
Small Benin Bronze Head
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Benin bronze head on painted wood stand.
Category
20th Century Beninese Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Large decorative African heads, in ebony Benin 1960
Located in Saint Rémy de Provence, FR
Important African decorative heads, Benin 1960 in ebony. To bring back from a trip
Very good
Category
Mid-20th Century Beninese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ebony
Bronze Head from Benin, Nigeria
Located in Bedford, NY
This is a reproduction of the ancient bronze head in the collection of the
museum in Benin
Category
Vintage 1960s Nigerian Islamic Primitives
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Benin Throne Chair
By People from Benin
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a solid cast bronze African throne chair from the country of Benin. Displayed are a head
Category
20th Century Beninese Tribal Armchairs
Materials
Bronze
Mid 20th Century Benin Style Head Sculpture
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A metal sculpture of a head. Very beautiful.
Category
Mid-20th Century Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
African Bronze Head on Thick Lucite Base
Located in New York, NY
Bronze head from Benin on thick Lucite base, Africa, 1970s.
Category
Vintage 1970s Beninese Folk Art Sculptures
1960 Ashtray, Sculpture in Wood , Three Heads of Women
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
African ashtray and sculpture, with three heads of woman, in wood,
1960 ashtray, sculpture in
Category
Vintage 1960s Beninese Minimalist Ashtrays
Materials
Wood
Benin Bronze Oba Head
The Nelson Rockefeller Collection
By People from Benin
Located in Sharon, CT
Benin, Bini Tribe. (Nigeria, Africa) was originally created as a tusk holder for royal ancestral shrines
Category
Vintage 1970s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Benin Bronze Head
Located in Miami, FL
Very good cast of a Benin bonze head,
probably begin of the 20th century.
Category
Vintage 1920s Beninese Folk Art Busts
Materials
Bronze
"Benin Queen
s Head Nigeria, " Bronze created in Africa circa 1900
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Benin Queen's Head Nigeria" is a bronze sculpture created in circa 1900. This Benin Queen is
Category
Early 1900s Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
African Benin Yoruba Oba Head of Queen Idia Large Bronze Head Bust Sculpture
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderful, relatively large bronze bust/head sculpture of Idia, the first Queen Mother of the
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 20.5 in W 7.5 in D 10 in
African Benin Queen Mother Commemorative Ceramic Head by the Edo people
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handmade and hand-painted in Italy, ceramic figure of African Queen mother.
A 20th century Benin
Category
20th Century Italian Tribal Busts
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Head of an Oba King Bronze Benin Sculpture African Tribal Altar Bust
Located in Dayton, OH
characteristic of imagery associated with Benin rulers. A circular opening at the Summit of the head would have
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Tribal Busts
Materials
Bronze
H 10 in W 6.25 in D 7 in
Solid Carved Malchite Head Sculpture
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Very heavy
Solid carved Malchite head sculpture
Paper weigh.
Category
Vintage 1950s Beninese Mid-Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Malachite
Memorial Cast Bronze Head, Benin
By People from Benin
Located in Dallas, TX
Museum quality cast bronze head. From the Benin kingdom which is now Nigeria.
Category
20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Memorial Cast Bronze Head, Benin Style
Located in Dallas, TX
Memorial cast bronze tribal head. Benin style, early to mid-20th century.
Category
20th Century Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Benin Head
By People from Benin
Located in Heukelum, NL
Head of a Queen Mother. Nigeria, Edo, Benin 20th century. Measures: H 23 in. (58 cm)
11.8 lbs
Category
Mid-20th Century Beninese Tribal Tribal Art
Materials
Bronze
Benin Carving of a Woman with Basket on the Head, Edo People, circa 1950s
By People from Benin
Located in Pau, FR
Wooden Benin carving depicting a woman with a basket on her head, Edo People, Nigeria, circa 1940s
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Benin Bronze Memorial Head from The Nelson Rockefeller Collection, Signed, 1978
Located in Pau, FR
Benin Bronze Memorial Head from the Nelson Rockefeller Collection, 1978. The sculpture is stamped
Category
Vintage 1970s American Tribal Busts
Materials
Bronze
H 10.5 in W 7 in D 7 in
Saturday reduction only Huge bronze head in the style of Benin Royal Court
Located in Miami, Miami Design District, FL
from a private collection
Category
Vintage 1960s Nigerian Busts
Materials
Bronze
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Materials
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Materials
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Category
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Materials
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Category
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Materials
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Materials
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Materials
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Japanese Six Panel Screen: Rocks and Waves in a Coastal Landscape
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Category
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Materials
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Category
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Materials
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$503,856
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Located in London, GB
Very rare Ming dynasty porcelain ewer with ottoman gem-set tombak mounts
Chinese and Turkish, 16th/17th century
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Category
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Materials
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$116,700
H 7.88 in W 6.7 in D 3.94 in
Cadmium Smithsonite, Masua Mine, Iglesias, South Sardinia Prov, Sardinia, Italy
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Materials
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$13,500
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Located in Amsterdam, NL
'The Stamford Raffles Secretaires.'
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Materials
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Benin Head For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic Benin head available at 1stDibs. Each Benin head for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using bronze, metal and wood. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Benin head — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right Benin head, those designed in Folk Art and Mid-Century Modern styles are of considerable interest. A well-made Benin head has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Benin People and Karl Springer are consistently popular.
How Much is a Benin Head?
The average selling price for a Benin head at 1stDibs is $1,800, while they’re typically $280 on the low end and $8,500 for the highest priced.
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