West African cast bronze currency bracelet with deep ribbed decoration and raised terminal border, produced using the lost-wax casting technique, shown in an angled view displaying the heavy crescent form and rich aged patina. Provenance: Hans Himmelheber Collection, later the Egon Guenther Collection, by family descent to the Thomas Guenther Collection.

For Sale - West African Brass Currency Bracelet / Manilla, Lost-Wax Cast, Hans Himmelheber Collection, Early 20th Century

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West African cast bronze currency bracelet with deep ribbed decoration and raised terminal border, produced using the lost-wax casting technique, shown in an angled view displaying the heavy crescent form and rich aged patina. Provenance: Hans Himmelheber Collection, later the Egon Guenther Collection, by family descent to the Thomas Guenther Collection.
  • West African cast bronze currency bracelet with deep ribbed decoration and raised terminal border, produced using the lost-wax casting technique, shown in an angled view displaying the heavy crescent form and rich aged patina. Provenance: Hans Himmelheber Collection, later the Egon Guenther Collection, by family descent to the Thomas Guenther Collection.
  • Rear view of a West African lost-wax cast brass manilla currency bracelet, showing its substantial circular cross-section, open terminals, casting seam, rich aged patina, and preserved surface from the Hans Himmelheber Collection, later the Egon Guenther Collection and Thomas Guenther Collection.
  • Interior view of a cast brass West African manilla currency bracelet showing the collector's inventory mark HH 4, with characteristic terminal projections and provenance from the Hans Himmelheber Collection.
  • Oblique view of a West African lost-wax cast bronze manilla bracelet showing finely ribbed and incised decorative bands, an open-ended form with expanded terminals, from the Hans Himmelheber Collection, later the Egon Guenther Collection and by family descent to the Thomas Guenther Collection.
  • Oblique view of a West African cast brass manilla currency bracelet with closely ribbed bands and open-ended form, dating to the early 20th century. From the Hans Himmelheber Collection, later the Egon Guenther Collection, and by family descent to the Thomas Guenther Collection.
  • Oblique profile view of a West African brass manilla currency bracelet cast by the lost-wax process, showing finely ribbed decoration, raised border bands and the distinctive flattened terminal. Provenance: Hans Himmelheber Collection, later the Egon Guenther Collection, by family descent to the Thomas Guenther Collection.
  • West African cast bronze currency bracelet with deep ribbed decoration and raised terminal border, produced using the lost-wax casting technique, shown in an angled view displaying the heavy crescent form and rich aged patina. Provenance: Hans Himmelheber Collection, later the Egon Guenther Collection, by family descent to the Thomas Guenther Collection.
  • Rear view of a West African lost-wax cast brass manilla currency bracelet, showing its substantial circular cross-section, open terminals, casting seam, rich aged patina, and preserved surface from the Hans Himmelheber Collection, later the Egon Guenther Collection and Thomas Guenther Collection.
  • Interior view of a cast brass West African manilla currency bracelet showing the collector's inventory mark HH 4, with characteristic terminal projections and provenance from the Hans Himmelheber Collection.
  • Oblique view of a West African lost-wax cast bronze manilla bracelet showing finely ribbed and incised decorative bands, an open-ended form with expanded terminals, from the Hans Himmelheber Collection, later the Egon Guenther Collection and by family descent to the Thomas Guenther Collection.
  • Oblique view of a West African cast brass manilla currency bracelet with closely ribbed bands and open-ended form, dating to the early 20th century. From the Hans Himmelheber Collection, later the Egon Guenther Collection, and by family descent to the Thomas Guenther Collection.
  • Oblique profile view of a West African brass manilla currency bracelet cast by the lost-wax process, showing finely ribbed decoration, raised border bands and the distinctive flattened terminal. Provenance: Hans Himmelheber Collection, later the Egon Guenther Collection, by family descent to the Thomas Guenther Collection.
For Sale - West African Brass Currency Bracelet / Manilla, Lost-Wax Cast, Hans Himmelheber Collection, Early 20th Century

For Sale - West African Brass Currency Bracelet / Manilla, Lost-Wax Cast, Hans Himmelheber Collection, Early 20th Century

€285.00
€285.00
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A substantial West African brass currency bracelet, also commonly described as a manilla, formed as an open-ended bracelet with decorated raised bands and finely incised ribbing. Objects of this type functioned as personal adornment, prestige objects and forms of stored value within regional exchange systems in West Africa.

This example was produced using the lost-wax casting technique and shows an aged surface patina with wear consistent with age and handling. Its strong documented provenance from the Hans Himmelheber Collection, later the Egon Guenther Collection, gives it particular relevance for collectors of African ethnographic art and historic currency objects.

Circa:
Early 20th Century

Provenance:
Hans Himmelheber Collection → Egon Guenther Collection → by family descent to the Thomas Guenther Collection.

Measurements:
8.1 × 5.9 × 3.2 cm

Weight:
375 g

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