November 11, 2023

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.

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Highlights

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Lot 1: Alabaster head of a youth, c. 1st century B.C. - 1st century AD
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Lot 4: "Hampatong" in the form of a feline
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Lot 10: Spirit board "gope"
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Lot 15: Old hook figure
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Lot 19: Overmodeled ancestor skull
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Lot 28: Paddle "hoe"
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Lot 29: Paddle "hoe"
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Lot 30: Paddle "hoe"
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Lot 32: Paddle "hoe"
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Lot 43: Treasure box "waka huia"
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Lot 56: Ancestor skull "ndambirkus"
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Lot 57: Rare male ancestor figure
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Lot 58: "Malagan" figure
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Lot 59: "Malagan" figure
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Lot 60: "Malagan" figure
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Lot 92: Rare large battle shield
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Lot 98: A pair of protective figures and a reindeer sculpture
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Lot 99: Silver maskette, 10th -11th century AD
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Lot 100: Fragment of harpoon socket-piece, c. 4th century AD
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Lot 101: Wound plug with incised decoration
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Lot 102: Winged object, c. 8th century AD
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Lot 195: Altar figure "iran otiba(n)go" ("tamed spirit")
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Lot 215: Seated male figure "asie usu"
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Lot 230: Pair of figures "pombibele" of the "poro" society
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Lot 231: Anthropo-zoomorphic face mask "dehe gla"
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Lot 277: Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
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Lot 287: Memorial figure of a royal titled wife with child ("maternité")
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Lot 295: Rare bust-shaped half figure
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Lot 299: Power figure "nkisi"
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Lot 304: Large anthropomorphic mask
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Lot 309: Anthropomorphic figure "iginga", before 1937
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Lot 327: Rare female (plank-) figure

101st Auction

Lot 311 : Face mask "ngady amwaash"
D. R. Congo, Kuba-Bushoong
Charles Courtin (✝ 1954), Antwerp, Belgium Courtin stayed in the Congo from 1904 to 1908. During this period, he created etchings that primarily document the elaborate scarification and hairstyles of the local population.
Sold EUR 3,000
Lot 312 : Mixed lot of weapons
D. R. Congo
Charles Courtin (✝ 1954), Antwerp, Belgium
Sold EUR 5,800
Lot 313 : Small anthropomorphic mask of the "bwami" society
D. R. Congo, Lega
Charles Courtin (✝ 1954), Antwerp, Belgium
Sold EUR 400
Lot 314 : Figural pendant "mikisi mihasi"
D. R. Congo, Luba
Charles Courtin (✝ 1954), Antwerp, Belgium
Sold EUR 6,000
Lot 315 : Friction oracle "kashekesheke"
D. R. Congo, Luba
Charles Courtin (✝ 1954), Antwerp, Belgium
Sold EUR 3,000
Lot 316 : Squatting anthropomorphic figure
D. R. Congo, Lulua (Luluwa)
Charles Courtin (✝ 1954), Antwerp, Belgium
Not available anymore
Lot 317 : Magnificent crested headdress
D. R. Congo, Mbala
Charles Courtin (✝ 1954), Antwerp, Belgium
Sold EUR 800
Lot 318 : Staff of office "kibango"
D. R. Congo, Luba
Karl-Ferdinand Schädler, Munich, Germany
Sold EUR 16,000
Lot 319 : Head- / neckrest "musamo"
D. R. Congo, Luba
Sold EUR 350
Lot 320 : Small female bowl bearer "mboko"
D. R. Congo, Luba
B. H., Antwerp, Belgium
Sold EUR 550
Lot 321 : Female power half figure "kakudji"
D. R. Congo, Luba
Not available anymore
Lot 322 : Janus-shaped amulet "mikisi mihasi"
D. R. Congo, Luba
Not available anymore
Lot 323 : Plant fibre mask "kalengula"
D. R. Congo, Luntu, Kasai region
Allan Stone, New York, USA
Sold EUR 1,400
Lot 324 : Standing female figure
D. R. Congo, Mbala / Hungana
Not available anymore
Lot 325 : Anthropomorphic mask "mbuya"
D. R. Congo, Pende
French Collection, Alsace
Price
EUR 1,200

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 326 : Necklace with protective amulet "ikhoko"
D. R. Congo, Pende
Rudolf Leopold, Vienna, Austria
Sold EUR 1,000
Lot 327 : Rare female (plank-) figure
D. R. Congo, Salampasu
Jean-Pierre Jernander, Brussels, Belgium (1984) · Gerald Dannenberg, New York, USA
Sold EUR 10,000
Lot 328 : Bottle with cephalomorphic neck
D. R. Congo, Sengele, Lake Mai-Ndombe
Not available anymore
Lot 329 : Rare figural pottery
D. R. Congo, Solongo
Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany
Not available anymore
Lot 330 : Rare anthropomorphic mask
D. R. Congo, Songye / Luba
Belgian Collection, Antwerp
Not available anymore
Lot 331 : Sitting figure with cup
D. R. Congo, Songe-Eki (Beneki)
Sold EUR 850
Lot 332 : Amulet
D. R. Congo, Songye / Luba
Not available anymore
Lot 334 : Male power figure "nkisi" / nkishi"
D. R. Congo, Songe, Kalebwe
Maria Wyss, Basel, Switzerland
Sold EUR 5,000
Lot 335 : Male power figure "nkisi" / "nkishi"
D. R. Congo, Songye
Henri Schouten (1940-2012), Amsterdam, The Netherlands / Los Angeles / USA (1981)
Sold EUR 5,500
Lot 336 : Male power figure "nkisi" / "nkishi"
D. R. Congo, Songye
American Collection
Sold EUR 1,000
Lot 337 : Plaited shield
D. R. Congo, Ngbandi, Yakoma
Belgian Private Collection
Not available anymore
Lot 338 : Anthropomorphic figure
D. R. Congo, Ubangi
Belgian Collection
Sold EUR 1,500
Lot 339 : Unusual head- / neckrest
D. R. Congo, Ubangi, Ngbandi
Not available anymore
Lot 340 : Anthropomorphic face mask
D. R. Congo / Gabon, Vili
Not available anymore
Lot 341 : Seated male figur
D. R. Congo, Yombe / Vili
Sold EUR 2,000
Lot 342 : Female ancestor spirit mask "pwo" or "mwana pwo"
Angola, Chokwe
Rudolf Leopold, Vienna, Austria
Price
EUR 600

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 343 : Female ancestor spirit mask "pwo"
Angola, Chokwe
Allan Stone, New York, USA
Sold EUR 3,800
Lot 344 : Chief's throne "citwamo ca mangu"
Angola, Chokwe
Sold EUR 1,500
Lot 345 : Standing female figure
Angola, Ovimbundu
Fernando Moncada, Lisbon, Portugal · Kellim Brown, Brussels, Belgium
Sold EUR 4,500
Lot 346 : Female figure with child
Chad, Bagirmi
British Private Collection · Adam Prout, Worcestershire, Great Britain · Hermann Sommerhage, Duisburg, Germany
Not available anymore
Lot 347 : Dignitary staff with anthropomorphic head
East Africa
Galerie Jahn, Munich, Germany · Walter Bareiss (1919-2007), Greenwich, USA & Salach, Germany · Neumeister, Munich, 14 May 2009, Lot 284
Sold EUR 350
Lot 348 : Processional cross "yämäsor mäsqäl", 19th century
Ethiopia
Sold EUR 1,000
Lot 349 : Hand cross "mäsqäl"
Ethiopia
Sold EUR 1,000
Lot 350 : Excellently crafted spoon
Somalia, Somali-Dir, Issa
Sold EUR 1,200
Lot 351 : Shield "olono"
Kenya, Masai
Sotheby’s London, 28 November 1994, Lot 126 (set of two shields) · Rudolf Leopold, Vienna, Austria
Sold EUR 1,500
Lot 352 : Shield "olono"
Kenya, Masai
Sotheby’s London, 28 November 1994, Lot 126 (set of two shields) · Rudolf Leopold, Vienna, Austria
Price
EUR 600

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 353 : Shield "olono", before 1915
Kenya, Masai
Old German Colonial Collection · Berry de Bruijn, Breda, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 2,700
Lot 354 : Four legged stool, before 1909
Tanzania, Hehe
Oberleutnant Albert Linke (Lincke), collected in situ, before 1909 · By descent in the family, seller 2008 · Anton Mentrup, Mainz-Kastel, Germany Lieutenant Albert Linke joined the Schutztruppe in German East Africa in May 1902. He was stationed with the 6th Company in Bismarckburg on Lake Tanganyika, where he served for a time as head of the military district. He was promoted to first lieutenant in 1907. He retired from the Schutztruppe in 1909 and returned to Germany, where he remained in military service.
Sold EUR 1,800
Lot 355 : Helmet mask "shitengamatu"
Tanzania / Mozambique, Makonde
Hans Marcus (1912-1992), Düsseldorf, Germany
Sold EUR 400
Lot 356 : Colon figure: officer
Tanzania, Shambala
Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany · Thomas Olbricht, Essen, Germany
Not available anymore
Lot 357 : Colon figure of an Askari and a standing female figure
Tanzania, Zaramo
German Private Collection
Price
EUR 2,200

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 358 : Spoon / ladle "orotuo"
Namibia, Herero
Julius Konietzko (1886-1952), Hamburg, Germany · Christian Kennert, Potsdam, Germany
Sold EUR 400
Lot 359 : Mixed lot anklets and bracelets
Mauritania / Morocco
Dietrich von Reininghaus (1918-1993), Munich, Germany
Not available anymore
Lot 360 : Mixed lot anklets and bracelets
Mauritania / Morocco
Dietrich von Reininghaus (1918-1993), Munich, Germany
Sold EUR 400
Lot 361 : Mixed lot amulets and necklaces with pendants
Mauritania / Morocco
Dietrich von Reininghaus (1918-1993), Munich, Germany
Sold EUR 250