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 3: Seated figure "hampatong"
Lot 16: Ritual decorated front panel
Lot 45: Ancestor skull "ndambirkus"
Lot 53: Figural suspension hook
Lot 63: Fish casket "airi"
Lot 68: Seat of a chief "no oanga"
Lot 80: Dog effigy
Lot 81: Seated hunchback
Lot 111: Painted male shirt
Lot 134: Hyaena mask "suruku"
Lot 149: Standing female figure
Lot 161: Standing male figure
Lot 177: Standing male ape figure "gbekre"
Lot 184: Face mask of the "mblo"-group
Lot 199: Mask
Lot 211: Mask "kpelié"
Lot 212: Standing female figure
Lot 233: Geometrical goldweight
Lot 234: Geometrical goldweight
Lot 235: Geometrical goldweight
Lot 338: Figural group
Lot 339: Goldweight: seated figure
Lot 340: Figural goldweight
Lot 342: Goldweight : hunter
Lot 382: Goldweight: ornamental fish
Lot 524: Palace door frame
Lot 540: Power figure "nkisi"
Lot 541: Power figure "nkisi"
Lot 561: Standing male ancestor figure
Lot 564: Standing male figure
Lot 565: Mask "lukwakongo"
Lot 606: Ceremonial adze "khaandu"
Lot 152 : Mask
Mali, Markasold EUR 3,800Lot 153 : Neckrest
Mali, TellemHarrie Heinemans, Eindhoven, The Netherlandssold EUR 500Lot 154 : Six manillas (primitive money)
Burkina FasoJürgen & Gisela Büse, Rheinbreitbach, Germanysold EUR 200Lot 155 : Two standing figures
Burkina FasoHartmut Kraft, Cologne, Germanynot available anymoreLot 156 : Figurally carved stool
Burkina Faso, BoboMichel Gaud, Saint Tropez, France Yann Ferrandin, Paris, Francenot available anymoreLot 157 : Seated female "bateba" figure
Burkina Faso, Lobinot available anymoreLot 158 : Standing male figure "bateba phuwe"
Burkina Faso, LobiKetterer, Munich, 7.12.1984, lot 46 Rolf Miehler, Munich, Germany Inge Arendts, Munich, Germanysold EUR 800Lot 159 : Pair of figures "bateba ti puo"
Burkina Faso, LobiAlfons Bermel, Berlin, Germany Hans Bittlingmaier, Bad Kreuznach, Germanynot available anymoreLot 160 : Standing figure "bateba phuwe"
Burkina Faso, LobiFrank van Craen, Brussels, Belgiumnot available anymoreLot 161 : Standing male figure
Burkina Faso, LobiPeter Loebarth, Hameln, Germanynot available anymoreLot 162 : Face mask
Burkina Faso, Lobisold EUR 600Lot 163 : Fertilty doll "biiga"
Burkina Faso, MossiHelmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germanysold EUR 550Lot 164 : Fertility doll "biiga
Burkina Faso, MossiBerndt Helleberg, Stockholm, Swedennot available anymoreLot 165 : Two miniature masks "ma go"
Côte d'Ivoirenot available anymoreLot 166 : Heddle pulley
Côte d'Ivoire, Abron/AgniGiorgio Soavi, Milan, Italynot available anymoreLot 167 : Standing female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, AbronJean-Paul Agogué, Paris, Francenot available anymoreLot 168 : Standing female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, AbronBernard Bourbon, Île-de-France, Francenot available anymoreLot 169 : Standing female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, AtiéBerndt Helleberg, Stockholm, Swedennot available anymoreLot 170 : Seated female colon figure
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleFrench Private Collectionnot available anymoreLot 171 : Standing female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule/AgniHarrie Heinemans, Eindhoven, The Netherlandssold EUR 1,000Lot 172 : Small standing female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleJosef Herman, Suffolk, Great Britain William Brill, New York, USAnot available anymoreLot 173 : Standing male ancestor figure "blolo bian"
Côte d'Ivoire, Baulesold EUR 1,200Lot 174 : Pair of figures "asie usu"
Côte d'Ivoire, BaulePrivate Collection, The Netherlandsnot available anymoreLot 175 : Pair of figures
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleBelgian Private Collectionsold EUR 820Lot 176 : Standing female figure "blolo bla"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleMilton Ginsburg, USA Benjamin D. Bernstein, Philadelphia, USA Sebastian Fernandez, New York, USAnot available anymoreLot 177 : Standing male ape figure "gbekre"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleAlbert Féraud, Paris / Bagneux, Francenot available anymoreLot 178 : Mask "klpe kple"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleAlfred L. Scheinberg, New York, USA William J. (Bill) Moore, Los Angeles, USA Mark Eglinton, New York, USAsold EUR 3,800Lot 179 : Helmet mask "goli glin"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleEmil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland Edith Hafter, Solothurn, Switzerlandsold EUR 840Lot 180 : Mask with horns "kpan pre"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleRobert van der Heijden, Amsterdam, The Netherlandsnot available anymoreLot 181 : Face mask of the "mblo" group
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleSamir Borro, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 5,000Lot 182 : Mask of the "mblo" group
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleWalter Kaiser, Stuttgart, Germanysold EUR 900Lot 183 : Mask of the "mblo" group
Côte d'Ivoire, Baulenot available anymoreLot 184 : Face mask of the "mblo"-group
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleEmil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland (1970s)not available anymoreLot 185 : Tapper "lowre"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleRolf Miehler, Munich, Germany Inge Arendts, Munich, Germanysold EUR 400Lot 186 : Knife in leather sheath
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleAmerican Private Collection, New Yorknot available anymoreLot 187 : Mask
Côte d'Ivoire, BétéHans Thoeren, Eschweiler, Germany (1974)not available anymoreLot 188 : Zoomorphic mask
Côte d'Ivoire, Bete/GuroKim Redlich, Düsseldorf, Germanysold EUR 800Lot 189 : Mask "zakpai"
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan, Man areaHan Coray, Agnuzzo-Lugano, Switzerlandnot available anymoreLot 190 : Mask "zakpai"
Côte d'Ivoire, Dannot available anymoreLot 191 : Mask "zakpai"
Côte d'Ivoire, DanSwedish Private Collection Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 3,500Lot 192 : Anthropomorphic face mask
Côte d'Ivoire/Liberia, DanFrench Private Collectionnot available anymoreLot 193 : Beak mask "gägon"
Côte d'Ivoire, DanFrench Private Collectionsold EUR 1,800Lot 194 : Standing pair of figures
Côte d'Ivoire, DanWolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germanysold EUR 1,900Lot 195 : Figural spoon
Côte d'Ivoire, DanPierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 1,500Lot 196 : Spoon "ya bo sie mia"
Côte d'Ivoire, DanLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany Monika Edelmaier, Berlin, Germanynot available anymoreLot 197 : Big ceremonial spoon "wa ke mia"
Côte d'Ivoire, DanGerman Private CollectionPrice EUR 1,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 198 : Standing male figure "lü mä"
Côte d'Ivoire, DanOld British Collectionsold EUR 1,200Lot 199 : Mask
Côte d'Ivoire, DiomandeJean-Paul Agogué, Paris, Francenot available anymoreLot 200 : Mask "gu"
Côte d'Ivoire, GuroJean Houzeau de Lehaie, Mons, Belgium (1867-1959), coll. in situ 1933 Jef van der Straete, Lasne, Belgium (1903-1984) Belgian Private Collection (1970's)sold EUR 32,000Lot 201 : Anthropomorphic face mask "gu"
Côte d'Ivoire, GuroSebastian Fernandez, New York, USAsold EUR 6,000