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Monumental 19th Century Benin Oba Warrior Bronze Sculpture! Africa
Monumental 19th Century Benin Oba Warrior Bronze Sculpture! Africa

Monumental 19th Century Benin Oba Warrior Bronze Sculpture! Africa

$4,800Sale Price|36% Off

H 13 in W 5 in D 4 in

Monumental 19th Century Benin Oba Warrior Bronze Sculpture! Africa

By People from Benin

Located in Peoria, AZ

MAGNIFICENT! BENIN OBA 19TH CENTURY BRONZE WARRIOR SCULPTURE!

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Antique Late 19th Century Beninese Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Magnificent Benin Oba And His Queen Cast Bronzes, Lost Wax Method, Nigeria
Magnificent Benin Oba And His Queen Cast Bronzes, Lost Wax Method, Nigeria

Magnificent Benin Oba And His Queen Cast Bronzes, Lost Wax Method, Nigeria

By People from Benin

Located in Rothley, Leicestershire

Outstanding Benin Oba and his Queen, Lost Wax 'Bronze' Sculptures from the late 20th century Superbly cast and highly decorative contemporary pieces, not historical The centuries ol...

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Late 20th Century Beninese Tribal Busts

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Bronze

Large 35" Benin Bronze Sculpture Of An Oba Warrior
Large 35" Benin Bronze Sculpture Of An Oba Warrior

Large 35" Benin Bronze Sculpture Of An Oba Warrior

$1,095Sale Price|50% Off

H 35 in W 9 in D 14.5 in

Large 35" Benin Bronze Sculpture Of An Oba Warrior

Located in Pasadena, TX

Bronze Benin Sculpture of an Oba Warrior. L-14 1/2 W - 9 H-35

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20th Century Beninese Tribal Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

African Nigerian Benin Yoruba Warrior Oba King Bronze Head Bust Sculpture
African Nigerian Benin Yoruba Warrior Oba King Bronze Head Bust Sculpture

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 of the 16th century Kingdom of Benin (in present-day Nigeria) which was one of Afr...

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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Folk Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Benin Bronze Head 1990s African Tribal Art Oba Style Lost Wax Cast Brass
Benin Bronze Head 1990s African Tribal Art Oba Style Lost Wax Cast Brass

Benin Bronze Head 1990s African Tribal Art Oba Style Lost Wax Cast Brass

Located in Farmington, UT

Offered is a striking Benin bronze head from the 1990s, crafted in the traditional style of the historic Kingdom of Benin (modern-day Nigeria), internationally renowned for its royal...

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1990s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique Benin Bronze Plaque 1970s Royal Oba Court Warriors Lost Wax African Art
Antique Benin Bronze Plaque 1970s Royal Oba Court Warriors Lost Wax African Art

Antique Benin Bronze Plaque 1970s Royal Oba Court Warriors Lost Wax African Art

Located in Farmington, UT

Offered is an exceptional antique Benin bronze plaque dating to the 1970s– late 1980s, created in the renowned tradition of the historic Kingdom of Benin (present-day Nigeria), celeb...

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Vintage 1970s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique Benin Bronze Plaque 1970s Royal Oba Court Warriors Lost Wax African Art
Antique Benin Bronze Plaque 1970s Royal Oba Court Warriors Lost Wax African Art

Antique Benin Bronze Plaque 1970s Royal Oba Court Warriors Lost Wax African Art

Located in Farmington, UT

Offered is an exceptional antique Benin bronze plaque dating to the 1970s– late 1980s, created in the renowned tradition of the historic Kingdom of Benin (present-day Nigeria), celeb...

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Vintage 1970s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique Benin Bronze Plaque 1970s Royal Oba Court Warriors Lost Wax African Art
Antique Benin Bronze Plaque 1970s Royal Oba Court Warriors Lost Wax African Art

Antique Benin Bronze Plaque 1970s Royal Oba Court Warriors Lost Wax African Art

Located in Farmington, UT

Offered is an exceptional antique Benin bronze plaque dating to the 1970s– late 1980s, created in the renowned tradition of the historic Kingdom of Benin (present-day Nigeria), celeb...

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Vintage 1970s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique Benin Bronze Plaque 1970s Royal Oba Court Warriors Lost Wax African Art
Antique Benin Bronze Plaque 1970s Royal Oba Court Warriors Lost Wax African Art

Antique Benin Bronze Plaque 1970s Royal Oba Court Warriors Lost Wax African Art

Located in Farmington, UT

Offered is an exceptional antique Benin bronze plaque dating to the 1970s– late 1980s, created in the renowned tradition of the historic Kingdom of Benin (present-day Nigeria), celeb...

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Vintage 1970s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Antique Benin Bronze Plaque 1970s Royal Oba Court Warriors Lost Wax African Art
Antique Benin Bronze Plaque 1970s Royal Oba Court Warriors Lost Wax African Art

Antique Benin Bronze Plaque 1970s Royal Oba Court Warriors Lost Wax African Art

Located in Farmington, UT

Offered is an exceptional antique Benin bronze plaque dating to the 1970s– late 1980s, created in the renowned tradition of the historic Kingdom of Benin (present-day Nigeria), celeb...

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Vintage 1970s Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Bronze Head of an Oba, Yoruba People, 1950s
Bronze Head of an Oba, Yoruba People, 1950s

Bronze Head of an Oba, Yoruba People, 1950s

$1,475

H 11.03 in W 3.94 in D 4.73 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.

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Vintage 1950s Beninese Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Ife Woman Head Sculpture, Tribal Cast, Benin, Mid-20th Century
Bronze Ife Woman Head Sculpture, Tribal Cast, Benin, Mid-20th Century

Bronze Ife Woman Head Sculpture, Tribal Cast, Benin, Mid-20th Century

Located in Bochum, NRW

Bronze Ife Woman Head Oba Edo Benin City Yoruba. The Bronze Head from Ife, or Ife Head, is one of eighteen copper alloy sculptures that were unearthed in 1938 at Ife in Nigeria, the ...

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Mid-20th Century Beninese Tribal Busts

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Recent Sales

Benin Oba Bronze Sculpture
Benin Oba Bronze Sculpture

Benin Oba Bronze Sculpture

Unavailable

H 24 in W 12 in

Benin Oba Bronze Sculpture

Located in Des Plaines, IL

Benin Oba Bronze Sculpture Bronze Sculpture, 20th Century Each piece of tribal art is hand carved, passed down from generation to generation, and is an aggregation of the history ...

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20th Century Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Ceremonial Vessel Depicting Equestrian Oba or King
Ceremonial Vessel Depicting Equestrian Oba or King

Ceremonial Vessel Depicting Equestrian Oba or King

By People from Benin

Located in Chicago, IL

There is a common saying in Benin that “only an Oba rides the horse.” Clearly other great warriors rode into battle and for more than a thousand years the kingdom of Benin was a poli...

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Antique 19th Century Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Benin Bronze Bell Sculpture Depicting an Oba
Benin Bronze Bell Sculpture Depicting an Oba

Benin Bronze Bell Sculpture Depicting an Oba

By People from Benin

Located in Palm Desert, CA

An exquisite Benin bronze sculpture in shape of a bell depicting an Oba.

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20th Century Nigerian Tribal Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Benin Bronze Oba Head 'The Nelson Rockefeller Collection'
Benin Bronze Oba Head 'The Nelson Rockefeller Collection'

Benin Bronze Oba Head 'The Nelson Rockefeller Collection'

By People from Benin

Located in Sharon, CT

As stated in The Nelson Rockefeller Collection catalog: This 17th century bronze from the Court of Benin, Bini Tribe. (Nigeria, Africa) was originally created as a tusk holder for ro...

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Vintage 1970s Nigerian Tribal Tribal Art

Materials

Bronze

Bronze Relief Sculpture, Oba Warrior King on Horseback, Benin, 1900s
Bronze Relief Sculpture, Oba Warrior King on Horseback, Benin, 1900s

Bronze Relief Sculpture, Oba Warrior King on Horseback, Benin, 1900s

Located in Benalmadena, ES

King with two members of the tribe - is a bronze relief sculpture of the tribe from the Nigeria-Benin area. It depicts three figures: tribesmen on the left and right holding shields,...

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Early 20th Century Beninese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique Head of an Oba King Bronze Benin Sculpture African Tribal Altar Bust
Antique Head of an Oba King Bronze Benin Sculpture African Tribal Altar Bust

Antique Head of an Oba King Bronze Benin Sculpture African Tribal Altar Bust

Located in Dayton, OH

The obas of Benin (Edo peoples) trace their origins to a ruling dynasty that began in the fourteenth century.

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Antique Late 19th Century Tribal Busts

Materials

Bronze

African Benin Yoruba Oba Head of Queen Idia Large Bronze Head Bust Sculpture
African Benin Yoruba Oba Head of Queen Idia Large Bronze Head Bust Sculpture

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 16th century Kingdom of Benin (in present-day Nigeria).

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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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Pair of 20" Benin Bronze Jaguar Cubs
Pair of 20" Benin Bronze Jaguar Cubs

Pair of 20" Benin Bronze Jaguar Cubs

$2,615Sale Price / set|50% Off

H 14.5 in W 20 in D 4.5 in

Pair of 20" Benin Bronze Jaguar Cubs

Located in Pasadena, TX

Pair of Bronze Jaguar Cubs 6ʺW × 32ʺD × 20ʺH

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Late 20th Century Beninese Tribal Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Ethnic Straw Armchair by +55design Brazilian Design with Indigenous Craft
Ethnic Straw Armchair by +55design Brazilian Design with Indigenous Craft

Ethnic Straw Armchair by +55design Brazilian Design with Indigenous Craft

By Neca Abrantes

Located in Jardim America, SP

This rotating armchair by Neca Abrantes is a striking fusion of contemporary Brazilian design and indigenous handcrafted traditions. Known for her deep passion for native craftsmansh...

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2010s Brazilian Swivel Chairs

Materials

Straw

Fabergé Silver Service
Fabergé Silver Service

Fabergé Silver Service

$248,500 / set

H 10.25 in W 20.75 in D 16.38 in

Fabergé Silver Service

By Fabergé

Located in New Orleans, LA

This extraordinary 128-piece service by Fabergé is a rare treasure in more ways than one. Enclosed in its original oak chest, the exquisite service remains complete and in pristine c...

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Antique 19th Century Russian Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Mid-20th Century Globular Vessel, Mangbetu People, D. R. Congo
Mid-20th Century Globular Vessel, Mangbetu People, D. R. Congo

Mid-20th Century Globular Vessel, Mangbetu People, D. R. Congo

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Mid-20th Century Globular Vessel, Mangbetu People, D. R. Congo An unusually large and striking non-figurative vessel from the Mangbetu people, comprised of six lobes joined to a c...

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Mid-20th Century Congolese Tribal Urns

Materials

Ceramic

Yoruba Four Headed Egungun Headdress
Yoruba Four Headed Egungun Headdress

Yoruba Four Headed Egungun Headdress

$1,680

H 9.5 in W 12.5 in D 10.75 in

Yoruba Four Headed Egungun Headdress

By Yoruba People

Located in Chicago, IL

This wooden headdress was created by the Yoruba People of western Nigeria, and was worn during a masquerade known as egungun. A widespread Yoruba ritual, egungun performances honor a...

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Mid-20th Century Nigerian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Edo Period Samurai Suit Of Armor
Edo Period Samurai Suit Of Armor

Edo Period Samurai Suit Of Armor

$188,500

H 51.25 in W 25.75 in D 22.63 in

Edo Period Samurai Suit Of Armor

Located in New Orleans, LA

This exquisite Tetsusabiji Uchidashi Gomai Dou Gusoku (Five-Plate Russet Iron Embossed Cuirass Armor), crafted in the 18th century, exemplifies the pinnacle of Edo-period samurai arm...

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Antique 18th Century Asian Edo Arms, Armor and Weapons

Materials

Copper, Iron

20th Century Pair of Italian Triton Garden Statues - Antique Marble Sculptures
20th Century Pair of Italian Triton Garden Statues - Antique Marble Sculptures

20th Century Pair of Italian Triton Garden Statues - Antique Marble Sculptures

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Circa 20th Century, a pair of large antique garden statues hand carved in natural stone named Biancone d’Istria Marble. These antique natural stone statues or garden ornaments were p...

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Early 20th Century Italian Statues

Materials

Marble

A 200 Plus Set of 19 Century Imperial Russian Silver Flatware by Andrei Bragin
A 200 Plus Set of 19 Century Imperial Russian Silver Flatware by Andrei Bragin

A 200 Plus Set of 19 Century Imperial Russian Silver Flatware by Andrei Bragin

By Andrei Bragin

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

An exceptional and extremely rare set of a combination of silver and vermeil (gilded silver) flatware designed and crafted in St Petersburg Russia by Andrei Stepanovich Bragin d...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Russian Other Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver, Vermeil

Early 19th Century Chinese Coromandel Eight-Panel Screen with Palace Attendants
Early 19th Century Chinese Coromandel Eight-Panel Screen with Palace Attendants

Early 19th Century Chinese Coromandel Eight-Panel Screen with Palace Attendants

Located in Miami, FL

Early 19th Century Chinese Coromandel Eight-Panel Screen — Provenance: Perret Vibert, Paris Early 19th Century Chinese Coromandel Eight-Panel Screen with Palace Attendants and Schola...

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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Paint, Wood

Émile Gallé Antique Cameo Glass Table Lamp, Art Nouveau, France, 1900
Émile Gallé Antique Cameo Glass Table Lamp, Art Nouveau, France, 1900

Émile Gallé Antique Cameo Glass Table Lamp, Art Nouveau, France, 1900

By Émile Gallé

Located in CABA, AR

Rare Antique French Galle Signed Cut-Cameo Lamp with Original Signed Galle Cut-Cameo Shade, in Red and Yellow Sunset Colors. The lamp features a masterful design with a vibrant palet...

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Vintage African Tribal Mask, Hand-Crafted Wood and Shell, 1970s Art
Vintage African Tribal Mask, Hand-Crafted Wood and Shell, 1970s Art

Vintage African Tribal Mask, Hand-Crafted Wood and Shell, 1970s Art

Located in Delray Beach, FL

Intriguing good looking mask artistically made of combination of hand crafted beads ,shells , and hand painted wood. To make such a exceptional object of art for display. Custom-mad...

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Vintage 1970s African Tribal Masks

Materials

Shell, Wood, Beads

Fine Important Restored Pair of Antique Howard & Sons Leather Chesterfield Sofas
Fine Important Restored Pair of Antique Howard & Sons Leather Chesterfield Sofas

Fine Important Restored Pair of Antique Howard & Sons Leather Chesterfield Sofas

By Howard and Sons, Howard Chairs Ltd., Howard & Sons Ltd

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning exceptionally rare pair of original early Victorian Howard & Son’s Berners street cigar brown leather, fully restored Chesterfield bu...

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Antique 19th Century English Early Victorian Sofas

Materials

Leather

Restoration period mahogany-veneered sofa bed with canopy
Restoration period mahogany-veneered sofa bed with canopy

Restoration period mahogany-veneered sofa bed with canopy

$11,260Sale Price|25% Off

H 49.22 in W 77.56 in D 33.86 in

Restoration period mahogany-veneered sofa bed with canopy

Located in Paris, FR

Restoration-period mahogany-veneered boat-shaped sofa-bed with slightly inverted headboard. The front is soberly adorned with an ormolu plaque featuring scrolls and fleurons framing ...

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Antique 1820s French Restauration Bedroom Sets

Materials

Bronze

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy
Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

$61,379Sale Price|20% Off

H 104.34 in W 153.55 in D 19.69 in

Antique Pharmacy Cabinet, Walnut Bookcases and Glass Doors with Sign, '800 Italy

Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)

Complete antique pharmacy cabinet, with 3 open bookcases on the sides, 1 bookcase with drawers and 2 original doors with glass and enameled mirror sign. Built in the mid-19th century...

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Antique 19th Century Italian Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Rare Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Chinese Lacquer Cabinet
Rare Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Chinese Lacquer Cabinet

Rare Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Chinese Lacquer Cabinet

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

A Rare Louis XV Ormolu-Mounted Tulipwood and Chinese Lacquer cabinet, c. 1750 (Regence Period) A truly magnificent, monumental, and one of a kind cabinet, painted throughout with gi...

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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Cabinets

Materials

Ormolu

Set of Monumental Bronze Egyptian Figures
Set of Monumental Bronze Egyptian Figures

Set of Monumental Bronze Egyptian Figures

$360,000 / set

H 76 in W 26 in D 34 in

Set of Monumental Bronze Egyptian Figures

By Charles Cameron

Located in Queens, NY

Set of 4 Russian (19th Century) monumental bronze Egyptian figures emblematic of the Months on painted bases after those by C. Cameron & M. Alexandrov for the Egyptian Vestibule at P...

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Antique 19th Century Russian Neoclassical Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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Oba Benin Bronze For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of oba Benin bronze on 1stDibs. A piece of oba Benin bronze — often made from bronze, metal and brass — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect item from our selection of oba Benin bronze — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A choice in our collection of oba Benin bronze, designed in the folk art style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made object in our assortment of oba Benin bronze over the years, but those crafted by Benin People and Yoruba People are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Oba Benin Bronze?

Prices for a piece of oba Benin bronze start at $980 and top out at $16,000 with the average selling for $2,702.
Questions About Oba Benin Bronze
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Benin bronzes represent the original king and queen of the Edo people as well as other historical figures. The more than 3,000 statues and plaques tell the history of the West African Kingdom of Benin. Shop a collection of bronze sculptures on 1stDibs.