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A ceremonial throne that immediately captures the imagination: richly cast in brass, supported by a circle of figures and crowned with an impressive king's figure - a rare and powerful masterpiece from Cameroon.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This magnificent throne tells an entirely sculptural story. Six elongated bearer figures lift the circular platform as if supporting a ritual stage. On the platform stands a monarch with monumental posture and richly decorated chest, flanked by two figures with stern, self-conscious poses. The armrests are formed by felines standing on human figures - a beautiful play between animal strength and human connection.<\/p>\n

The warm brass patina, subtle dark accents and deep engravings give the piece an almost sacred feel. The base, composed of heads from which the supporting figures rise, enhances the vertical dynamic of the piece as a whole. This is one of those objects that transforms a room: ideal for a Wunderkammer, a high-quality African art collection or as a sculptural eye-catcher with museum allure.<\/p>\n

Origin & meaning<\/strong>
\nCeremonial thrones like these were reserved for chiefs and kings in the Grassfields region of Cameroon. Brass symbolises status, wealth and spiritual authority. The many figures refer to community, protection and ritual hierarchy. The felines function as sentinels; the king figure embodies the mediator between the earthly and the spiritual. This throne was purchased in 1977 from Italiaander Galleries on Herengracht in Amsterdam and was subsequently part of the collection of Fred Smit (Haarlem).<\/p>\n

Dimensions & condition<\/strong>
\n106 cm high, 42 cm wide, 43 cm deep. The throne is in a beautiful patina with slight signs of age and subtle oxidation in the brass - entirely appropriate for age and use. No disturbing damage; the object is visually strong, fully sculptural and excellent for gallery-worthy presentation.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Een ceremoni\u00eble troon die onmiddellijk de verbeelding grijpt: rijk gegoten in messing, gedragen door een kring van figuren en bekroond met een indrukwekkende koningsgestalte \u2013 een zeldzaam en krachtig topstuk uit Kameroen. Deze schitterende troon vertelt een volledig sculpturaal verhaal. Zes langgerekte dragerfiguren tillen het ronde platform omhoog alsof zij een ritueel podium ondersteunen. Op […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":81027,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"Ceremoni\u00eble messing troon uit Kameroen \u2013 koningsfiguur","_seopress_titles_desc":"Ceremoni\u00eble messing troon uit Kameroen met koningsfiguur en dragers. rijke patina, schitterend Wunderkammer-object voor serieuze verzamelaars.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"both","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":301,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"ceremoni\u00eble troon kameroen,ceremoniele troon kameroen,ceremoni\u00eble troon kameroen kopen,ceremoniele troon kameroen kopen,ceremoni\u00eble stoel kameroen,ceremoniele stoel kameroen,ceremoni\u00eble stoel kameroen kopen,ceremoniele stoel kameroen kopen,ceremoni\u00eble messing troon,ceremoniele messing troon,ceremoni\u00eble messing troon kopen,ceremoniele messing troon kopen,kamerun troon messing,kameruntroon messing,kamerun troon messing kopen,kameruntroon messing kopen,koningsfiguur kameroen,koningsfiguurkameroen,koningsfiguur kameroen kopen,koningsfiguurkameroen kopen,tribale kunst kameroen,tribalekunst kameroen,tribale kunst kameroen kopen,tribalekunst kameroen kopen,wunderkammer kameroen,wunderkammerkameroen,wunderkammer kameroen kopen,wunderkammerkameroen kopen,kameroen ceremonieel kunstobject,kameroen ceremonieel kunstobject kopen,groot messing ritueel object kameroen,groot messing ritueel object kameroen kopen,ceremoniele stoel troon","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[]},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[134,54,161],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-81020","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-curiosa-kunst-uit-afrika","product_cat-kunst-uit-afrika","product_cat-wunderkammer","product_shipping_class-world","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/81020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81020"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=81020"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=81020"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=81020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}