[Charles Ratton, Paris, from 1951]; an American collector, until 1989; (Sotheby's, London, July 3, 1989, no. 92); Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, New York, 1989–1991Court of Benin Objects in the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Sotheby's, London. 1989. Important TribalArt. Sale catalogue of July 3, 1989: lot 92.
"ROYAL ART OF BENIN. The Perls Collection in The Metropolitan Museum of Art." Kate Ezra. The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Harry N. Abrams Inc., New York 1992, no. 115