
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 260 : Female shrine figure with lidded bowl
Nigeria, YorubaPrice EUR 1,200plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 261 : Female twin figure
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ekiti, OyeBen Hirsch, Maastricht, The Netherlandssold EUR 400Lot 262 : Female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ibarapa, EruwaBen Hirsch, Maastricht, The Netherlandssold EUR 600Lot 263 : Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, AjasseBen Hirsch, Maastricht, The Netherlandssold EUR 800Lot 264 : Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta, EgbaBen Hirsch, Maastricht, The Netherlandsnot available anymoreLot 265 : Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji
Nigeria, Yoruba, Abeokuta, EgbaRudolf Leopold, Vienna, Austriasold EUR 850Lot 266 : Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Gbongan-ModakekeBen Hirsch, Maastricht, The Netherlandsnot available anymoreLot 267 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, IbadanBen Hirsch, Maastricht, The Netherlandsnot available anymoreLot 268 : Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, IlobuBen Hirsch, Maastricht, The Netherlandssold EUR 400Lot 269 : Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, EgbadoBen Hirsch, Maastricht, The Netherlandsnot available anymoreLot 270 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Baba MagbaBen Hirsch, Maastricht, The Netherlandssold EUR 400Lot 271 : Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Omu AranBen Hirsch, Maastricht, The Netherlandssold EUR 450Lot 272 : Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ila-OrangunBen Hirsch, Maastricht, The Netherlandssold EUR 450Lot 273 : Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ilorin, Kwara StateBen Hirsch, Maastricht, The Netherlandssold EUR 500Lot 274 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Yagba, EgbeBen Hirsch, Maastricht, The Netherlandssold EUR 400Lot 275 : Two male twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Northern Oyo, IlorinBen Hirsch, Maastricht, The Netherlandssold EUR 600Lot 276 : Female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, OgbomoshoBen Hirsch, Maastricht, The Netherlandssold EUR 750Lot 277 : Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, OshogboBen Hirsch, Maastricht, The Netherlandsnot available anymoreLot 278 : Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" in cowrie shell coat
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, OshogboGert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, Germany Ben Hirsch, Maastricht, The Netherlandssold EUR 1,500Lot 279 : Pair of ritual staffs "edan ogboni" or "edan oshugbo"
Nigeria, YorubaBen Hirsch, Maastricht, The Netherlandsnot available anymoreLot 280 : Pair of ritual staffs "edan ogboni" or "edan oshugbo"
Nigeria, YorubaBen Hirsch, Maastricht, The Netherlandsnot available anymoreLot 281 : Pair of ritual staffs "edan ogboni" or "edan oshugbo"
Nigeria, Yoruba, IjebuBen Hirsch, Maastricht, The Netherlandsnot available anymoreLot 282 : Dance wand "oshe shango"
Nigeria, YorubaRudolf Leopold, Vienna, AustriaPrice EUR 400plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 283 : Dance staff "ogo elegba" for the "eshu" cult
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ibarapa / EgbadoGalerie Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 6 May 1978, Lot 255 Rudolf Leopold, Vienna, Austriasold EUR 1,000Lot 284 : Oracle tapper "iroke ifa"
Nigeria, YorubaUrsula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlandssold EUR 1,200Lot 285 : Royal beaded crown "ade"
Nigeria, YorubaJ. L. Hudson Gallery, Detroit, USA (1962-1973)sold EUR 2,200Lot 286 : Large helmet mask with openwork coiffure
Cameroon Grassfields, Babanki or Kom (Bekom)American Private CollectionPrice EUR 2,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 287 : Memorial figure of a royal titled wife with child ("maternité")
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeCanadian Private CollectionPrice EUR 25,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 288 : Standing male figure
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeGerman Collectionsold EUR 700Lot 289 : Prestige pipe bowl
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamum / Balinot available anymoreLot 290 : Standing figure
Cameroon, MambilaUrsula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlandssold EUR 400Lot 291 : Braided shield "kor"
Cameroon, MambilaPrice EUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 292 : Reliquary guardian figure "mbulu-ngulu" or "boho-na-bwete"
Gabon, KotaAmerican Private CollectionPrice EUR 9,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 293 : Knife with scabbard
Gabon, Kota or related peoplecollected before 1923 by a French Officersold EUR 1,000Lot 294 : Female face mask "okuyi"
Gabon, Lumbo / PunuWilliam J. (Bill) Moore, Los Angeles, USA Harry A. Franklin, Beverly Hills, USA Jean-Paul Agogué, Champigny-sur-Marne, France Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 8 September 2012, Lot 364not available anymoreLot 295 : Rare bust-shaped half figure
Gabon, Mbete (Ambete)Loed van Bussel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Woerner, Michael, Würzburg, Germany / Bangkok, Thailandnot available anymoreLot 296 : Bag
D. R. CongoRudolf Leopold, Vienna, Austriasold EUR 250Lot 297 : Friction oracle in the shape of a quadruped
D. R. Congo, Azande / UeleAntwerp Collection, Belgiumsold EUR 700Lot 298 : Friction oracle in the shape of a quadruped
D. R. Congo, Azande / UeleAntwerp Collection, Belgiumsold EUR 550Lot 299 : Power figure "nkisi"
D. R. Congo, Bakongo / Vili / YombeMon Steyaert, Brussels, Belgium Ketterer, Munich, 15 December 1990, lot 355 Henri Schouten, Amsterdam/Los Angeles, The Netherlands/USA (1991) German Private Collectionsold EUR 3,800Lot 300 : Metal figure of a colonial official
D. R. Congo, BakongoAdam Prout, Worcestershire, Great Britainnot available anymoreLot 301 : Anthropomorphic vessel with janus head
D. R. Congo, BakongoPierre Loos, Brussels, Belgiumnot available anymoreLot 302 : Face mask
D. R. Congo, Eastern Bembe / GomaPierre Loos, Brussels, Belgiumnot available anymoreLot 303 : Janiform power figure "kabeja"
D. R. Congo, Luba / HembaMarc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium Jack & Constance Wallinga Collection, Minneapolis, USA Bonhams, New York, 12 May 2012, Lot 245 Jack and "Connie" Wallinga collected African and Oceanic art for over sixty years. On many trips to Africa and Papua New Guinea they acquired new objects and so their collection grew to become one of the most important in the Midwest. Museums to which pieces were loaned include: Minnneapolis Institute of Art, Brooklyn Museum, New York Museum of Primitive Art, Art Institute of Chicago etc.sold EUR 2,000Lot 304 : Large anthropomorphic mask
D. R. Congo, Kuba / Kete / LeleJack Faxon (1936-2020), Detroit / Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA Former state Sen. Jack Faxon was an avid collector who filled his Birmingham house with art and objects ranging from African masks and figures to choice pieces of American arts-and-crafts. He lended objects from his private collection to the "Detroit collects African Art" ehibition in the Detroit Institute of Arts, April 21 - May 29, 1977. Later in his life he donated objects to the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Smithsonian Institution Washinton, DC.sold EUR 4,500Lot 305 : Unusual three-part head / neck support
D. R. Congo, Kuba-MongoBelgian Private Collectionnot available anymoreLot 306 : Oracle device
D. R. Congo, Kuba-Dengese (Ndengese)not available anymoreLot 307 : Two textiles
D. R. Congo, PendeRudolf Leopold, Vienna, AustriaPrice EUR 400plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 308 : Anthropomorphic face mask of the "bwami" society
D. R. Congo, Eastern Congo, Maniema & Kivu, Legasold EUR 1,200Lot 309 : Anthropomorphic figure "iginga", before 1937
D. R. Congo, eastern Congo, Kivu & Maniema, LegaPossibly Paul Guillaume (1891-1934), Paris, France John D. Graham, (1890-1961), New York, USA Frank Crowninshield (1872-1947), New York, USA, (1937) Julius Carlebach (1909-1964), New York, USA (1960s)sold EUR 34,000