Court of Benin, taken from the Royal Palace in 1897 during the British military occupation of Benin; [W. D. Webster, London, until 1898]; Augustus Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers, Farnham, Dorset, UK, from 1898; by descent, to his heirs, 1900–1965; (Sotheby's, London, November 15, 1965, no. 134); [K. John Hewett, London, 1965–1969]; [Charles Ratton, Paris, from 1969]; private collection, Texas, until 1987; (Sotheby's, New York, November 10, 1987, no. 26); Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls, New York, 1987–1991Court of Benin Objects in the Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ezra, Kate. Royal Art of Benin: The Perls Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1992, p. 194, no. 87.
Published Referencesbibliography Pitt-Rivers, Lieutenant General Lane-Fox. 1900. Antique Works of Art from Benin. London: pl. 34, fig. 261.
Sotheby and Co., London. 1965. Catalogue of Important African Sculpture, Pre-Columbian, Oceanic and Indian Art. Sale catalogue of November 15, 1965: lot 134.
Sotheby's, New York. 1987. Important TribalArt. Sale catalogue of November 10, 1987: lot 26.
"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. 87