76th tribal art auction
Insights in the diversity and quality of fine old art from Africa, Pre-Columbian Art from the Cologne Collection Oberle. Selected pieces from the South Seas.
Highlights
Lot 502Dance crest "egungun"
Nigeria, YorubaEmil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland (1970s)not available anymore
Lot 503Helmet mask "gelede"
Nigeria, Yoruba, OtaEmil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland (1970s)not available anymore
Lot 504Oracle bowl "agere ifa"
Nigeria, YorubaRolf Miehler, Munich, Germany Inge Arendts, Munich, Germanysold EUR 800
Lot 505Oracle bowl "agere ifa"
Nigeria, YorubaHelmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germanynot available anymore
Nigeria, Yoruba, IgbominaWolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 507Sceptre "ipawo ase"
Nigeria, Yorubanot available anymore
Lot 508Title staff "iwana ogun"
Nigeria, YorubaJochen Winkler, Konstanz, Germany Adrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgium Lempertz, Brussels, 25. April 2009, lot 68not available anymore
Lot 509Bracelet of "ogboni" society
Nigeria, YorubaGert Stoll, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Nigeria, YorubaGert Stoll, Munich, Germanysold EUR 2,100
Lot 511Kneeling figure "onile"
Nigeria, YorubaGert Stoll, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 512Male leader mask "nkam"
Cameroon GrassfieldsOld German Colonial Collectionnot available anymore
Lot 513Standing male figure
Cameroon Grassfields, BabeteKarl Tietje, Verden, Germany, working for John Holt & Co. in Kamerun and Southwest Africa (before 1920) Sotheby's, New York, May 15, 2003, lot 106sold EUR 500
Lot 514Decorative ornament
Cameroon GrassfieldsKarl Tietje, Verden, Germany, working for John Holt & Co. in Kamerun and Southwest Africa (before 1920)sold EUR 200
Lot 515Architectural element
Cameroon GrassfieldsKarl Tietje, Verden, Germany, working for John Holt & Co. in Kamerun and Southwest Africa (before 1920) Sotheby's, New York, May 15, 2003, lot 111not available anymore
Lot 516Two fly whisks
Cameroon GrassfieldsRolf Miehler, Munich, Germany Inge Arendts, Munich, Germanysold EUR 180
Lot 517Konvolut: Four objects
Cameroon GrassfieldsRolf Miehler, Munich, Germany Inge Arendts, Munich, Germanysold EUR 160
Lot 518Stool
Cameroon Grassfields, BabankiHelmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany Rudolf Sühnel, Heidelberg, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 519Small standing figure
Cameroon Grassfields, BafoKarl Tietje, Verden, Germany, working for John Holt & Co. in Kamerun and Southwest Africa (before 1920) Sotheby's, New York, May 15, 2003, lot 107sold EUR 3,200
Lot 520Bowl
Cameroon Grassfields, Bafumsold EUR 250
Lot 521Stool
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeRolf & Christina Miehler, Munich, Germany Bradley Tribal Arts, New York Christie's, Paris, 16 Juin 2009, lot 87sold EUR 5,000
Lot 522Stool
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeKegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany Helmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany Rudolf Sühnel, Heidelberg, Germanysold EUR 400
Lot 523Stool
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeKegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany Helmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany Rudolf Sühnel, Heidelberg, Germanysold EUR 400
Lot 524Palace door frame
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeKarl Tietje, Verden, Germany, working for John Holt & Co. in Kamerun and Southwest Africa (before 1920) Sotheby's, New York, May 15, 2003, lot 49sold EUR 1,200
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeKetterer, Munich, 7. Dezember 1984, lot 221 Rolf Miehler, Munich, Germany Inge Arendts, Munich, Germanysold EUR 2,600
Lot 526Standing male figure
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeRolf Miehler, Munich, Germany Inge Arendts, Munich, Germanysold EUR 300
Lot 527Gong
Cameroon Grassfields, BamumRolf Miehler, Munich, Germany Inge Arendts, Munich, Germanysold EUR 160
Lot 528Anthropomorphic dance crest
Cameroon Grassfields, Widekumsold EUR 600
Lot 529Five receptacles
CameroonInge Arendts, Munich, Germanysold EUR 450
Cameroon, BangwaDutch Private Collectionsold EUR 4,500
Lot 531Zoomorphic mask "suaga"
Cameroon, MambilaRolf Miehler, Munich, Germany Inge Arendts, Munich, Germanysold EUR 2,000
Gabon, FangJean-Louis Grimaud, Mulhouse, Francesold EUR 4,000
Gabon, KotaCharles Ratton, Paris, France Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland Edith Hafter, Solothurn, Switzerlandsold EUR 2,200
Gabon, PunuKegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany Helmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany Rudolf Sühnel, Heidelberg, Germanysold EUR 950
Lot 535Standing figure
Gabon, PunuFrench Colonial Collectionnot available anymore
Lot 536Standing female figure
Gabon, TsoghoHarry Franklin, Los Angeles, USA Sotheby's, New York, "The Harry Franklin Collection of African Art, 21 April 1990, lot 380sold EUR 2,500
Lot 537Horn
D. R. CongoDietmar Scheit, Berlin, Germanysold EUR 300
Lot 538Mask
D. R. Congo, Azandesold EUR 500
Lot 539Two dignitary staffs
D. R. Congo, BakongoAlex Arthur, Brussels, Belgiumnot available anymore
Lot 540Power figure "nkisi"
D. R. Congo, BakongoBelgian Private Collectionnot available anymore
Lot 541Power figure "nkisi"
D. R. Congo, BakongoYann Ferrandin, Paris, Francenot available anymore
Lot 542Figurally carved tusk
D. R. Congo, Bakongo/Loango Coastnot available anymore
Lot 543Mask
D. R. Congo, BwakaGerman Private Collectionsold EUR 1,500
Lot 544Male mask "cihongo"
D. R. Congo, ChokweHelmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 545Male mask "cihongo"
D. R. Congo, ChokweRalf Lüders, Stuttgart, Germany Galerie Alex Vömel, Düsseldorf, Germany Galerie Henseler, Munich, Germany Giggelberger-Brill, Munich, Germanysold EUR 800
Lot 546Equestrian
D. R. Congo, Chokwenot available anymore
Lot 547Small kneeling figure
D. R. Congo, Chokwe/Lundasold EUR 600
Lot 549Figural stool
D. R. Congo, ChokweAlex Arthur, Brussels, Belgium Bonhams New York, November 9, 2011, Lot 353 Mark Eglinton, New York, USAnot available anymore
Lot 550Ceremonial chiefs stool
D. R. Congo, Chokwe/LwenaGerman Private Collectionnot available anymore
Lot 551Half figure "kabeja"
D. R. Congo, Hemba/KusuBelgian Colonial Collectionnot available anymore
D. R. Congo, HembaTao Kerefoff, Paris, Francenot available anymore