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 105 : Male head sculpture
Europe-Antiques, eastern roman
Elbertzhagen-Kämpf, Cologne, Germany
Not available anymore
Lot 106 : Funerary stela with male bust
Europe-Antiques, eastern roman
Elbertzhagen-Kämpf, Cologne, Germany
Not available anymore
Lot 107 : Head sculpture of a panther
Europe-Antiques, roman
Elbertzhagen-Kämpf, Cologne, Germany
Not available anymore
Lot 108 : Necklace and miniature head
Classical Antiquities
Elbertzhagen-Kämpf, Cologne, Germany
Not available anymore
Lot 109 : Standing figure of Dyonisos
Europe-Antiques, hellenistic
Elbertzhagen-Kämpf, Cologne, Germany
Sold EUR 100
Lot 110 : Standing female figure
Europe-Antiques, hellenistic
Elbertzhagen-Kämpf, Cologne, Germany
Sold EUR 500
Lot 111 : Two glass vessels
Europe-Antiques, roman
Aloys Faust, Cologne, Germany (1961) · Ingrid Richter, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Sold EUR 270
Lot 112 : Vase
Europe-Antiques, hellenistic
Aloys Faust, Cologne, Germany · Elbertzhagen-Kämpf, Cologne, Germany
Not available anymore
Lot 113 : Vase
Europe-Antiques, corinthian
Aloys Faust, Cologne, Germany · Elbertzhagen-Kämpf, Cologne, Germany
Not available anymore
Lot 114 : Female idol
Syria
Marcia & Irwin Hersey, New York, USA
Sold EUR 800
Lot 115 : Part of a flag
Asia-Antiques, persisch
Marcia & Irwin Hersey, New York, USA
Not available anymore
Lot 116 : Standing figure
Africa-Antiques, Egypt
Private Collection Berlin, Germany
Not available anymore
Lot 117 : Tent pole
North Africa - Sahara, Tuareg
Henricus Simonis, Düsseldorf, Germany · Ingrid Richter, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Sold EUR 210
Lot 118 : Anthropomorphic tobacco pipe "dak"
Sudan, Shilluk
collected in Egypt by a serviceman in WW II · British Private Collection
Price
EUR 1,400

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 119 : Magical head "ga sua"
Liberia, Kran
German Collection, Hamburg
Sold EUR 600
Lot 120 : Currency
Liberia, Kru
Sold EUR 500
Lot 121 : Stone head "pomdo"
Sierra Leone, Kissi
Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
Sold EUR 300
Lot 122 : Primitive money "Kissi-Penny"
Sierra Leone, Kissi
Sold EUR 200
Lot 123 : Standing female figure
Sierra Leone, Limba
German Private Collection
Not available anymore
Lot 124 : Standing female figure
Sierra Leone, Mende
Jean-Louis Grimaud, Mulhouse, France
Not available anymore
Lot 125 : Helmet mask "sowei" of the "bundu" society
Sierra Leone, Mende
Sotheby’s New York, November 4, 1981, lot 136
Sold EUR 4,500
Lot 126 : Standing female figure
Sierra Leone, Temne
Naomi Schindler, Trier, Germany
Not available anymore
Lot 127 : Ritual object "anok"
Guinea, Baga
Ladislas Segy, New York, USA
Sold EUR 2,000
Lot 128 : Mask "banda"
Guinea, Nalu
Emil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerland · Josef Kierspel, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany · Ingrid Richter, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Sold EUR 1,400
Lot 129 : Antelope dance crest "sogi ni kun" or "tjiwara"
Mali, Bamana
Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
Sold EUR 4,500
Lot 130 : Small head crest "sogi-ni-kun"
Mali, Bamana
John Falcon, New York, USA · Michael Rhodes, New York, USA
Price
EUR 2,200

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 131 : Antelope dance crest "sogi-ni-kun" or "tjiwara"
Mali, Bamana
Not available anymore
Lot 132 : Antelope dance crest "tjiwara"
Mali, Bamana
Philippe Ratton, Paris, France
Not available anymore
Lot 133 : Antelope dance crest "tjiwara"
Mali, Bamana
Carl Otto Hultén, Malmö, Sweden (member of the Cobra-Group)
Sold EUR 7,500
Lot 134 : Mask "ntomo"
Mali, Bamana
Sieger-White, Arnhem, The Netherlands
Not available anymore
Lot 135 : Mask "ntomo"
Mali, Bamana
Ingrid Richter, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Sold EUR 1,000
Lot 136 : Ape mask "n'gon"
Mali, Bamana
Ingrid Richter, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Sold EUR 375
Lot 137 : Hyaena mask "suruku"
Mali, Bamana
Sold EUR 2,800
Lot 138 : Buffalo mask "tiemala"
Mali, Bamana
A. Roth, Basel, Switzerland
Not available anymore
Lot 139 : Buffalo "boli"
Mali, Bamana
Lemaire, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Not available anymore
Lot 140 : Standing couple
Mali, Bamana
French Private Collection
Not available anymore
Lot 141 : Standing female figure "jo nyeleni"
Mali, Bamana
American Private Collection, New York
Not available anymore
Lot 142 : Caryatid stool
Mali, Bamana
Marcia & Irwin Hersey, New York, USA
Sold EUR 1,000
Lot 143 : Stool
Mali, Bamana
Dutch Collection, Maastricht
Not available anymore
Lot 144 : Sculpture of a dog
Mali, Dogon
Carlo von Castelberg, Zurich, Switzerland · Rolf Kunitsch, Münster, Germany
Sold EUR 2,000
Lot 145 : Equestrian figure
Mali, Dogon
Maria Wyss, Basel, Switzerland · Patrik Fröhlich, Zurich, Switzerland
Not available anymore
Lot 146 : Ceremonial container
Mali, Dogon
Michel Gaud, Saint Tropez, France
Sold EUR 18,000
Lot 147 : Fragmentary figure "nommo"
Mali, Dogon
Herman Haan, The Netherlands, collected in situ (late 1960’s)
Not available anymore
Lot 148 : Small female figure
Mali, Dogon
French Private Collection, Paris
Not available anymore
Lot 149 : Small kneeling figure
Mali, Dogon
Not available anymore
Lot 150 : Mask "kanaga"
Mali, Dogon
Josef Kierspel, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany · Ingrid Richter, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Sold EUR 600
Lot 151 : Mask
Mali, Dogon, Wakara style
Edith Hafter, Solothurn, Switzerland
Sold EUR 2,000
Lot 152 : Anthropomorphic mask
Mali, Dogon
Carl Otto Hultén, Malmö, Sweden (member of the Cobra-Group)
Not available anymore
Lot 153 : Granary door
Mali, Dogon
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 11 October 1974, lot 6
Not available anymore
Lot 154 : Granary door
Mali, Tellem
Swiss Private Collection
Sold EUR 1,000