June 28, 2014

77th tribal art auction

Fine old tribal art from Africa, Oceania, Asia, and America as well as Classical Antiquities. Carvings from the collections of renowned collectors and respected experts. Benin – A Kingdoms Masterpieces.

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Highlights

Lot 3: Rice god "bulul"
Lot 41: Shield
Lot 100: Poncho
Lot 101: Shoulder cloth
Lot 104: Female head sculpture
Lot 105: Male head sculpture
Lot 132: Antelope dance crest "tjiwara"
Lot 133: Antelope dance crest "tjiwara"
Lot 140: Standing couple
Lot 142: Caryatid stool
Lot 145: Equestrian figure
Lot 146: Ceremonial container
Lot 152: Anthropomorphic mask
Lot 167: Zoomorphic mask "kobiay"
Lot 177: Couple
1/2
Lot 186: Standing female figure "blolo bla"
1/2
Lot 189: Face mask of the "mblo" group
1/2
Lot 193: Standing male ape figure "gbekre"
Lot 203: Mask "deangle"
1/2
Lot 224: Female figure "deble"
Lot 226: Face mask with bells
Lot 227: Horned mask of the "je" group
Lot 261: Fragment of a pectoral
Lot 262: Fragment of a pectoral
Lot 263: Figural group
Lot 264: Man with ceremonial sword
1/2
Lot 266: Female attendant of the Queen mother "Iyoba"
Lot 287: Large sitting female figure
1/2
Lot 309: Janiform bush spirit shrine figure
Lot 313: Zoomorphic mask "mangam"
1/5
Lot 330: Figure "iphri"
Lot 376: Caryatid vessel "arugba shango"
1/2
Lot 377: Maternity
1/2
Lot 409: Figural fragment of a throne
Lot 419: Standing male figure with drinking horn
1/2
Lot 422: Male guardian figure "eyema byeri"
Lot 437: Spirit protector figure "yanda"
1/2
Lot 447: Head sculpture
1/2
Lot 458: Crouching figure "mvunzi"
Lot 462: Helmet mask "kabongo"
1/2
Lot 464: Kneeling bowl bearer
Lot 467: Standing figure
Lot 478: Headrest
Lot 509: Standing female power figure "nkisi"
Lot 533: Standing male figure
Lot 561: Anthropomorphic face mask

77th tribal art auction

Lot 464 : Kneeling bowl bearer
D. R. Congo, Kuba
Michel Gaud, Saint Tropez, France
Sold EUR 9,000
Lot 465 : Anthropomorphic cup "mbwoong ntey"
D. R. Congo, Kuba
Not available anymore
Lot 466 : Standing female figure
D. R. Congo, Kuba
Old British Private Collection
Sold EUR 500
Lot 467 : Standing figure
D. R. Congo, Kusu
Michel Gaud, Saint Tropez, France
Not available anymore
Lot 468 : Dance club "ebongo"
D. R. Congo, Kuyu
Gerd Rosen, Berlin, Germany
Not available anymore
Lot 469 : Small mask
D. R. Congo, Lega
Sold EUR 1,200
Lot 470 : Mask "idimu"
D. R. Congo, Lega
Not available anymore
Lot 471 : Miniature mask "lukwakongo"
D. R. Congo, Lega
Sotheby’ s New York, 20 January 1982, lot 310 · Harald & Ursula Suhr, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada / Germany · Adrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgium
Not available anymore
Lot 472 : Mask "idimu"
D. R. Congo, Lega
Swiss Private Collection
Sold EUR 2,000
Lot 473 : Mask "mfondo"
D. R. Congo, Lwalwa
Marc Assayag, Montreal, Canada
Sold EUR 3,500
Lot 474 : House mask "kifwebe"
D. R. Congo, Luba
Paul Kummert, Frankfurt, Germany
Not available anymore
Lot 475 : Neckrest
D. R. Congo, Luba
Maria Wyss, Basel, Switzerland
Sold EUR 500
Lot 476 : Neckrest
D. R. Congo, Luba
Edouard d’Orjo de Marchovelette, Brussels, Belgium (1901-1985), territorial administrator, who served from 1925 till 1952 in the Belgian Congo. He collected mainly Luba and Lega objects. · Didier Claes, Brussels, Belgium
Not available anymore
Lot 477 : Headrest "musamo"
D. R. Congo, Luba
Price
EUR 1,500

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 478 : Headrest
D. R. Congo, Luba
Belgian Private Collection · John Giltsoff, Girona, Spain · Tambaran Gallery, New York, USA · Yann Ferrandin, Paris, France
Sold EUR 14,000
Lot 479 : Caryatid stool
D. R. Congo, Luba
Old Canadian Private Collection
Price
EUR 6,000

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 480 : Caryatid stool
D. R. Congo, Luba
Ladislas Segy, New York, USA (1951) · Robertson, New York, USA
Sold EUR 3,700
Lot 481 : Power half figure "kakudji"
D. R. Congo, Luba
Joseph Christiaens, Brussels, Belgium
Not available anymore
Lot 482 : Standing male figure
D. R. Congo, Luba / Kalundwe
Sold EUR 1,600
Lot 483 : Standing figure
D. R. Congo, Luba
Alexandre Claes, Brussels, Belgium
Not available anymore
Lot 484 : Small female figure
D. R. Congo, Luba
Arthur Speyer, Berlin, Germany
Sold EUR 1,000
Lot 485 : Figurally carved handle
D. R. Congo, Luba, Kasembe
Not available anymore
Lot 486 : Divining instrument "kashekesheke"
D. R. Congo, Luba
Edouard d’Orjo de Marchovelette, Brussels, Belgium (1901-1985), territorial administrator, who served from 1925 till 1952 in the Belgian Congo. He collected mainly Luba and Lega objects. · Didier Claes, Brussels, Belgium
Sold EUR 1,400
Lot 487 : Charm "mikisi mihasi"
D. R. Congo, Luba
Sold EUR 900
Lot 488 : Ritual implement
D. R. Congo, Lulua
American Private Collection, New York
Not available anymore
Lot 489 : Small standing protective figure
D. R. Congo, Lulua
Jean-Paul Agogué, Paris, France
Not available anymore
Lot 490 : Small male figure
D. R. Congo, Lulua
German Private Collection
Not available anymore
Lot 491 : Standing power figure
D. R. Congo, Luntu/Bakwa Luntu
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany · Paul Kummert, Frankfurt, Germany
Not available anymore
Lot 492 : Dignitary staff
D. R. Congo, Mbala
Toni Dähler, Basel, Switzerland
Not available anymore
Lot 493 : Fragmentary figure "okifa"
D. R. Congo, Mbole
Joseph Christiaens, Brussels, Belgium
Not available anymore
Lot 494 : Mask "nyibita"
D. R. Congo, Ngeende
Ulrich Scholz, Frankfurt a. M., Germany
Not available anymore
Lot 496 : Axe
D. R. Congo, Pende
Alain Dufour, Saint Maur, France
Not available anymore
Lot 497 : Small cup
D. R. Congo, Pende
Not available anymore
Lot 498 : Figural cup
D. R. Congo, Pende
probably Leo Frobenius, Frankfurt, Germany · Gerd Rosen, Berlin, Germany
Sold EUR 2,800
Lot 499 : Anthropomorphic amulet mask "ikoko"
D. R. Congo, Pende
Belgium Private Collection
Sold EUR 2,000
Lot 500 : Anthropomorphic amulet mask "ikoko"
D. R. Congo, Pende
Sold EUR 2,000
Lot 501 : Anthropomorphic miniature mask "ikoko"
D. R. Congo, Pende
Eduard Hess, Oberwil, Switzerland
Sold EUR 600
Lot 502 : Miniature mask
D. R. Congo, Pende
Ursula und Johannes Kaddatz, Hamburg, Germany · Markus Gunti, Berlin, Germany
Not available anymore
Lot 503 : Female face mask "mbuya"
D. R. Congo, Pende
Not available anymore
Lot 504 : Mask "mbuya"
D. R. Congo, Pende
Sold EUR 1,200
Lot 505 : Horned mask "giphogo"
D. R. Congo, Pende
Belgian Private Collection, Antwerp
Not available anymore
Lot 506 : Small standing figure
D. R. Congo, Pende
Lore Kegel, Hamburg, Germany
Not available anymore
Lot 507 : Standing figure
D. R. Congo, Rungu
Ursula und Johannes Kaddatz, Hamburg, Germany · Markus Gunti, Berlin, Germany
Not available anymore
Lot 508 : Standing male figure
D. R. Congo, Salampasu
Helga Redlich, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Not available anymore
Lot 509 : Standing female power figure "nkisi"
D. R. Congo, Songye
Old Belgian Colonial Collection · David Bronze, Brussels, Belgium · Taylor Dale, Santa Fé, New Mexico
Sold EUR 12,000
Lot 511 : Power half figure
D. R. Congo, Songe
Jean-Paul Agogué, Paris, France
Not available anymore
Lot 512 : Power half figure "nkisi"
D. R. Congo, Songye
Adrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgium
Sold EUR 1,000
Lot 513 : Power figure "nkisi"
D. R. Congo, Songye
Alois Schmidt, Bremen, Germany
Sold EUR 650
Lot 514 : Power half figure
D. R. Congo, Songye
Not available anymore
Lot 515 : Small fetish half figure
D. R. Congo, Songye
Belgian Collection
Sold EUR 250