101st Auction
Art from Africa and Oceania
Historical Pacific art from german private collections: Malagan figures from the estate of Alexander Kubetz. South Sea clubs from Fiji and Samoa. Paddles from the Austral Islands belonging to a 19th century collection. Fine Maori art.
African art works from the Bernhard Jäger collection. North-African jewelry from the estate of Dietrich von Reininghaus.
Highlights
Lot 10: Spirit board "gope"
Lot 15: Old hook figure
Lot 19: Overmodeled ancestor skull
Lot 28: Paddle "hoe"
Lot 29: Paddle "hoe"
Lot 30: Paddle "hoe"
Lot 32: Paddle "hoe"
Lot 43: Treasure box "waka huia"
Lot 56: Ancestor skull "ndambirkus"
Lot 57: Rare male ancestor figure
Lot 58: "Malagan" figure
Lot 59: "Malagan" figure
Lot 60: "Malagan" figure
Lot 92: Rare large battle shield
Lot 102: Winged object, c. 8th century AD
Lot 215: Seated male figure "asie usu"
Lot 277: Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Lot 295: Rare bust-shaped half figure
Lot 299: Power figure "nkisi"
Lot 304: Large anthropomorphic mask
Lot 327: Rare female (plank-) figure
Lot 1 : Alabaster head of a youth, c. 1st century B.C. - 1st century AD
South ArabiaHans Marcus (1912-1992), Düsseldorf, GermanySold EUR 6,500
Lot 2 : Anthropomorphic head
India, NagaGerman CollectionPriceEUR 450plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 3 : Anthropomorphic half figure
India, NagaGerman CollectionPriceEUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 4 : "Hampatong" in the form of a feline
Indonesia - Borneo (Kalimantan Tengah), DayakFrançois Coppens, Brussels, Belgium · E. J. Philips, The NetherlandsNot available anymore
Lot 5 : Handle of a sword "mandau
Indonesia - Borneo, DayakSold EUR 1,100
Lot 8 : Headpiece of a lute with squatting figure
Indonesia - Sumatra, Toba - BatakMichel Blanc, IndonesiaSold EUR 300
Lot 9 : Replacement skull "kus"
Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya), AsmatDutch Private CollectionSold EUR 1,800
Lot 10 : Spirit board "gope"
Papua New Guinea - GulfEmile Deletaille, Brussels, Belgium · Lempertz, Brussels, 24. October 2018, Lot 137Sold EUR 2,000
Lot 11 : Zoomorphic half figure
Papua New Guinea, IatmulNot available anymore
Lot 12 : Anthropomorphic mask
Papua New Guinea, IatmulGerman CollectionSold EUR 500
Lot 13 : Amulet mask
Papua New Guinea - SepikSold EUR 450
Lot 14 : Ancestor spirit mask
Papua New Guinea - East Sepik Province, Keram River AreaSerge Brignoni, Bern, SwitzerlandNot available anymore
Lot 15 : Old hook figure
Papua New Guinea - Upper Sepik, KupkainPastor Wolfram Schiffner, Happurg (near Hersbruck)Sold EUR 2,500
Lot 17 : Very fine headrest supported by four caryatid human figures
Papua New Guinea - Lower SepikGerman Private Collection, HamburgSold EUR 5,500
Lot 18 : Neck- / Headrest with classical ancestral representations
Papua New Guinea - Lower SepikGeert Hendrik van der Zee, Oostzaan, The NetherlandsNot available anymore
Lot 19 : Overmodeled ancestor skull
Papua New Guinea, East Sepik Province, Middle Sepik, IatmulGustav Umlauff (1899-1943), Hamburg, Germany · German Private Collection, HamburgSold EUR 9,000
Lot 20 : Overmodelled ancestor skull
Papua New Guinea, East Sepik Province, Middle Sepik, IatmulRudi Caesar, Madang, Papua New Guinea · Coll. Lechner, Madang, Papua New Guinea (1970) Chicago-born artist Rudi Caesar is known for abstract paintings and landscapes. He lived in Papua New Guinea for over thirty years. Caesar worked with well-known Australian painters such as William Dobell, Paul Jones and Margaret Olley.Sold EUR 4,500
Lot 22 : Male ritual figure
Papua New Guinea, South Abelam / WoseraUlrich Kortmann, Dortmund, Germany · Cornette de Saint Cyr, Paris-Drouot, 28 June 2001, Lot 129 · Hessian Private Collection, Germany · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 28 May 2016, Lot 71Sold EUR 800
Lot 23 : Drumstick for large slit drum
Papua New Guinea - Yuat River, BiwatPriceEUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 24 : War shield or ceremonial shield
Papua New Guinea, New Britain, Southwestern coastal region, Jacquinot Bay, Mengen (Omengen)Jane Susskind-Narins, New York City, USA (acquired in the 1980s) · Howard Nowes, New York City, USASold EUR 3,500
Lot 25 : Female half figure with container
Solomon IslandsAmerican CollectionSold EUR 700
Lot 26 : Spatula-shaped wooden knife
VanuatuSold EUR 1,600
Lot 27 : Paddle "hoe"
Austral IslandsHellmut Patzer, Silesia, Poland (acquired in the 1st half of the 20th century)Sold EUR 1,500
Lot 28 : Paddle "hoe"
Austral IslandsHellmut Patzer, Silesia, Poland (acquired in the 1st half of the 20th century)PriceEUR 2,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 29 : Paddle "hoe"
Austral IslandsHellmut Patzer, Silesia, Poland (acquired in the 1st half of the 20th century)PriceEUR 3,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 30 : Paddle "hoe"
Austral IslandsHellmut Patzer, Silesia, Poland (acquired in the 1st half of the 20th century)PriceEUR 2,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 31 : Paddle "hoe"
Austral IslandsHellmut Patzer, Silesia, Poland (acquired in the 1st half of the 20th century)PriceEUR 1,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 32 : Paddle "hoe"
Austral IslandsHellmut Patzer, Silesia, Poland (acquired in the 1st half of the 20th century)PriceEUR 15,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 33 : Ceremonial adze
Cook Islands - Mangaia IslandHellmut Patzer, Silesia, Poland (acquired in the 1st half of the 20th century)Sold EUR 1,000
Lot 34 : Working hafted adze
Marshall IslandsHellmut Patzer, Silesia, Poland (acquired in the 1st half of the 20th century)Sold EUR 1,300
Lot 35 : Club "gugu" or "siriti"
Fidji IslandsSold EUR 1,800
Lot 36 : Club "sali"
Fidji IslandsHellmut Patzer, Silesia, Poland (acquired in the 1st half of the 20th century)Sold EUR 1,700
Lot 37 : Club "talavalu"
SamoaHellmut Patzer, Silesia, Poland (acquired in the 1st half of the 20th century)Sold EUR 600
Lot 38 : War club
SamoaSold EUR 650
Lot 39 : Throwing club "ula kitu"
Fidji IslandsHellmut Patzer, Silesia, Poland (acquired in the 1st half of the 20th century)Sold EUR 350
Lot 40 : Shark-tooth club
Kiribati - Gilbert IslandsHellmut Patzer, Silesia, Poland (acquired in the 1st half of the 20th century)Sold EUR 800
Lot 41 : Shark-tooth sword
Kiribati - Gilbert IslandsHellmut Patzer, Silesia, Poland (acquired in the 1st half of the 20th century)PriceEUR 1,800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 42 : Hand club "patu onewa"
New Zealand, MaoriHellmut Patzer, Silesia, Poland (acquired in the 1st half of the 20th century)PriceEUR 5,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 43 : Treasure box "waka huia"
New Zealand, MaoriHellmut Patzer, Silesia, Poland (acquired in the 1st half of the 20th century)Sold EUR 5,000
Lot 46 : Tattooing-mallet
Tahiti & Society IslandsSold EUR 250
Lot 47 : Hunting boomerang
Western AustraliaHellmut Patzer, Silesia, Poland (acquired in the 1st half of the 20th century)Sold EUR 600
Lot 48 : Hooked fighting club "leangle"
Australia, Western VictoriaHellmut Patzer, Silesia, Poland (acquired in the 1st half of the 20th century)Sold EUR 1,750
Lot 49 : Two spear throwers "woomera""
South-East AustraliaHellmut Patzer, Silesia, Poland (acquired in the 1st half of the 20th century)PriceEUR 2,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 50 : Sword-shaped club
Salomonen - Rennell InselHellmut Patzer, Silesia, Poland (acquired in the 1st half of the 20th century)PriceEUR 400plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 51 : Club
Fidji IslandsHellmut Patzer, Silesia, Poland (acquired in the 1st half of the 20th century)PriceEUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 52 : Spear "tao"
SamoaSold EUR 1,500
Lot 53 : Paddle club "akau tau"
TongaSold EUR 750
Lot 54 : Two fighting clubs
AustraliaRudolf Leopold, Vienna, AustriaPriceEUR 500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 55 : Shield "wunda" and spear thrower "woomera""
AustraliaSotheby’s London, 28 November 1994, Lot 61 (a), Lot 62 (b) · Rudolf Leopold, Vienna, AustriaPriceEUR 900plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 56 : Ancestor skull "ndambirkus"
Westneuguinea / Westpapua (Irian Jaya), AsmatAlexander Kubetz (1946-2023), Munich, GermanySold EUR 8,500