April 13, 2024

102nd Auction

AFRICAN, OCEANIC AND PRE-COLUMBIAN ART
Historically significant art works from Africa and the Pacific region in a Munich private collection closely connected with the Linden-Museum and Ludwig Bretschneider. Selected pieces from the collections of Werner Zintl (Part 2) and Alexander Kubetz (Part 2). First part of exquisite ceramics from the Moche and Nazca cultures coming from the estate of Klaus Kalz.

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Highlights

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Lot 20: Female figure "malagan"
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Lot 21: Magnificent "malagan" figure
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Lot 22: Kneeling female figure "malagan"
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Lot 23: Rare friction drum "livika" or "lunet"
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Lot 26: Club "u'u"
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Lot 35: Rare buffalo mask "nyati" ("nyatti" / "nyadi") of the "koso-isango" society
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Lot 37: Female caryatid stool "kipona" ("kihona", "kikona", "lupona")
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Lot 50: Mask face, Classic Period, ca. 450 to 650 AD
Lot 59: Jaguar throne, ca. 500 to 1500 AD
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Lot 61: Stirrup vessel, Early Horizon, ca. 1400 to 800 BC
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Lot 67: Stirrup vessel: Fox Deity, Early Intermediate Period, ca. 200 to 500 AD
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Lot 70: Stirrup vessel with relief depiction: Warriors battling crabs, Early Intermediate Period, ca. 200 to 500 AD
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Lot 71: Stirrup vessel: Drummer, Early Intermediate Period, ca. 300 to 500 AD
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Lot 73: Anthropomorphic stirrup vessel, Early Intermediate Period, ca. 300 BC to 300 AD
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Lot 83: Bridge vessel with double spout, Early Intermediate Period, Middle Nazca, ca. 100 to 300 AD
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Lot 96: Vessel, Early Intermediate Period, Late Nazca, ca. 300 to 600 AD
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Lot 100: Samurai helmet "kabuto" , Edo period (1603-1868)
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Lot 140: Kneeling female figure
Lot 147: Maternité
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Lot 155: Anthropomorphic face mask "deangle"
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Lot 157: Anthropomorphic face mask "gu"
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Lot 161: Standing female figure
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Lot 183: Anthropomorphic face mask
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Lot 214: Mask of a notable, late 19th / early 20th century
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Lot 220: Rare power figure "enok ateng"
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Lot 230: Squatting male figure
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Lot 251: Caryatid stool "kipona" ("kihona") with male-female couple
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Lot 269: Power figure "nkisi" / "nkishi"
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Lot 272: Anthropomorphic helmet mask "hemba"
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Lot 307: Rare anthropomorphic face mask
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Lot 309: Standing female ancestor figure
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Lot 310: Stilt step "tapuva'e"
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Lot 311: Stilt step "tapuva'e"
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Lot 313: Prestige axe "gi okono" or "nbouet"

102nd Auction

Lot 211 : Pair of ritual staffs "edan ogboni" or "edan oshugbo"
Nigeria, Yoruba
sold EUR 900
Lot 212 : Pair of ritual staffs "edan ogboni" or "edan oshugbo
Nigeria, Yoruba
Theo A.H.M. Dobbelmann, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Belgian Private Collection Native, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 213 : Ritual container in the shape of a leopard
Nigeria, Yoruba
Adam Prout, Worcestershire, Great Britain
sold EUR 300
Lot 214 : Mask of a notable, late 19th / early 20th century
Cameroon Grassfields, Babanki / Kom (Bekom)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC), New York, USA Walt Disney Company, Burbank, California, USA Los Angeles Private Collection, USA
Price EUR 5,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 215 : Whistle / flute
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamenda
John & Nicole Dintenfass, New York, USA Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 27 May 2017, lot 350
not available anymore
Lot 216 : Anthropomorphic mask
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke / Bangwa
Bernard Dulon, Paris, France Johann Levy, Paris, France Joaquin Pecci, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 217 : Leopard headdress "fe"
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke
sold EUR 250
Lot 218 : Female power figure "mu' po"
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke
Maurice W. Shapiro, New York, USA Christie's New York, 11 November 1993, Lot 104 Vera und Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 31 January 2015, Lot 110
sold EUR 500
Lot 219 : Standing female figure
Cameroon, Kaka
Cornette de Saint Cyr, Paris, 20 June 1999, Lot 176 Alain de Monbrison, Paris, France Alfons Bermel, Berlin, Germany Lucien van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium Sotheby's New York, 16.11.2001, Lot 98 Frank van Craen, Brussels, Belgium Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 25 May 2013, Lot 312 Kellim Brown, Brussels, Belgium (HKB2513)
not available anymore
Lot 220 : Rare power figure "enok ateng"
Cameroon, Kaka
Wolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 6 December 1986, Lot 330 German Private Collection Dorotheum, Vienna, 26 May 2015, Lot 93 Philippe Laeremans, Brussels, Belgium (Bruneaf 2016) Galerie Lucas Ratton, Paris, France (2019)
sold EUR 4,000
Lot 221 : Helmet mask with ram's horns
Cameroon, Wum / Kom / Nso
Edith Hafter (1911-2001), Solothurn, Switzerland
not available anymore
Lot 222 : Anthropomorphic face mask
Gabon, Fang
New England Private Collection Mark Eglinton, New York, USA
not available anymore
Lot 224 : Sword with reptile skin covered wooden scabbard
Gabon, Fang
Price EUR 300
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 225 : Female face mask "okuyi"
Gabon, Punu
Belgian Collection
not available anymore
Lot 226 : Female half figure
Gabon, Punu
Collection M. de R. Giquello, Paris, 8 November 2023, Lot 1
not available anymore
Lot 227 : Friction oracle "iwa"
D. R. Congo, Azande
Alex Arthur, Brussels, Belgium Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 31 October 2015, Lot 417 Kellim Brown, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 1,700
Lot 228 : Ritual object from the "mani" society
D. R. Congo, Azande
Field collected by Boris Adé, Geneve, Switzerland (ca. 1953-1957) Belgian Private Collection, Brussels Adé spent years as a doctor to Pygmies in the Ituri country. He was field collector in the Uele region in north Congo between 1946-1949 & 1953-1957.
not available anymore
Lot 229 : Panel mask
D. R. Congo, eastern Congo, Sikasingo-Bembe(eastern)-Buyu
Daniel Biebuyck (1925-2019), Belgium / USA (collected 1955) Jean-Baptiste Biebuyck, Belgium
sold EUR 800
Lot 230 : Squatting male figure
D. R. Congo, Bembe
Gerard Wahl Boyer, Paris, France Stephane Grusenmeyer, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 231 : Chair fragment with mask
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
Rudolf Leopold, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 350
Lot 232 : Knife with anthropomorphic handle
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
Price EUR 300
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 234 : Anthropomorphic ancestor figure "singiti"
D. R. Congo, Hemba-Luba
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 235 : Seated bowl bearer "kabila mboko", before 1920
D. R. Congo, Kanyok, Kadyaat-Kalool (died ca.1920) or his workshop
Henri/Henry Pareyn (1869-1928), Antwerp, Belgium (1920) Didier Claes, Brussels, Belgium (2004) Property from the Estate of Shirley and Hy Zaret (1907-2007), Connecticut Pierre Bergé, Brussels, 5 June 2008, Lot 1352 Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 25 May 2013, Lot 376 Pareyn started collecting and dealing in African art (largely from the Congo) in the 1890s. Based in Antwerp, he amassed huge collections. Two major sales took place during his lifetime: in around 1910 and notably in 1920 when the City of Antwerp purchased 1600 "Congo objects of all kinds" which formed the basis of the Antwerp Ethnography Museum's Central African collections. After his death his entire collection was put up for auction at the Grand Hotel, Antwerp in December 1928. This five day auction with almost 2000 lots raised 2000.000 Belgian Francs.
sold EUR 5,000
Lot 236 : Royal memorial figure "ndop"
D. R. Congo, Kuba Kingdom, Kuba-Bushoong
Belgian Private Collection
not available anymore
Lot 237 : Standing female figure
D. R. Congo, Kuba Kingdom / Kete
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 238 : Zoomorphic friction oracle "itombwa"/ "itwoom"
D. R. Congo, Kuba
Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany Peter Haslacher, Munich, Germany (1982) Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, Lot 148 Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 24 October 2020, Lot 256
not available anymore
Lot 239 : Woven raffia fabric "mbal"
D. R. Congo, Kuba-Shoowa
Banque Belgolaise, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 241 : Pair of figures
D. R. Congo, Kusu-Luba
not available anymore
Lot 242 : Head sculpture of the snake cult
D. R. Congo, Kuyu
American Private Collection
Price EUR 3,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 243 : Beautifully shaped spoon
D. R. Congo, Lega
Romy Rey (1938-2020), Richmond, Surrey, United Kingdom
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 244 : Anthropomorphic face mask of the "bwami" society
D. R. Congo, Lega
Belgian Private Collection
sold EUR 3,200
Lot 245 : Two amulets "mikisi mihasi", before 1909
D. R. Congo, Luba
Oberleutnant Albert Linke (Lincke), collected in situ, before 1909 Family owned until 2008 Anton Mentrup, Mainz-Kastel, Germany
sold EUR 700
Lot 246 : Oracle implement "lubuko"
D. R. Congo, Luba
Jean-Marc Desaive, Soumagne, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 247 : Janus-headed ritual implement
D. R. Congo, Luba-Hemba / Kusu
English Private Collection Dorotheum, Vienna, 28 June 2023, Lot 32
not available anymore
Lot 248 : Anthropomorphic axe / sceptre "kibiki" or "kasolwa"
D. R. Congo, Luba-Shankadi
Jean-Marc Desaive, Soumagne, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 249 : Knife with anthropomorphic handle
D. R. Congo, Luba
sold EUR 250
Lot 250 : Memory board "lukasa" of the "mbudye" association
D. R. Congo, Luba
Belgian Collection
not available anymore
Lot 251 : Caryatid stool "kipona" ("kihona") with male-female couple
D. R. Congo, Eastern Luba
American Private Collection
Price EUR 4,500
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 252 : Female figure
D. R. Congo, Lulua (Luluwa)
Jean-Marc Desaive, Soumagne, Belgium
sold EUR 820
Lot 253 : Plant fibre mask "kalengula"
D. R. Congo, Luntu, Kasai region
Allan Stone, New York, USA
sold EUR 1,400
Lot 254 : Standing female figure
D. R. Congo / northern Angola, Lwalwa (Lwalwu, Lualwa)
Hermann Kühn, Munich, Germany Peter Haslacher, Munich, Germany (2002) Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, Lot 153 Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 24 October 2020, Lot 281
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 255 : Female caryatid stool
D. R. Congo, Mbala
Belgium Private Collection
not available anymore
Lot 256 : Textile
D. R. Congo, Mbuun
Jo de Buck, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 257 : Short sword / knife
D. R. Congo, Mongo
not available anymore
Lot 258 : Bundle of weapons
D. R. Congo, Ngbandi / Yakoma
sold EUR 300
Lot 259 : Head- or neckrest
D. R. Congo, Ngombe
UK Collection
not available anymore
Lot 260 : Head post "kala di kakungu"
D. R. Congo, Nkanu
Jack Faxon, Detroit / Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA
Price EUR 3,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 261 : Finely crafted head sculpture
D. R. Congo, Nkanu
collected in Angola by a former portuguese colonial Dave DeRoche, San Francisco, USA (1995) Bren Heymans, Antwerp, Belgium Kellim Brown, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 262 : Anthropomorphic face mask "mbuya"
D. R. Congo, Pende
Hermann Kühn, Munich, Germany Peter Haslacher, Munich, Germany (1998) Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, Lot 150 Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 24 October 2020, Lot 286
sold EUR 500
Lot 263 : Anthropomorphic tobacco or hemp mortar
D. R. Congo, Pende
sold EUR 4,400