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 257 : Small male figure
Togo, Tchamba
Markus Gunti, Berlin, Germany
Not available anymore
Lot 258 : "Bochio"
Benin, Fon
Sold EUR 1,200
Lot 259 : Standing female figure
Nigeria, Afo/Basa-Nge
Not available anymore
Lot 260 : Standing female figure
Nigeria, Yoruba - Anago
Georges-Jean Haefeli, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland · Alain Lecomte, Paris, France
Not available anymore
Lot 261 : Fragment of a pectoral
Nigeria, Benin - Edo
Admiral Sir Harry Rawson
Sold EUR 4,500
Lot 262 : Fragment of a pectoral
Nigeria, Benin - Edo
Admiral Sir Harry Rawson, leader of the Benin Expedition of 1897 (a punitive expedition in response to the defeat of a previous British-led invasion force under General James Philips. Rawson’s troops captured, burned, and looted Benin City, bringing to an end the west African Kingdom of Benin. As a result much of the country’s art, including the Benin bronzes, was either destroyed, looted or dispersed.
Sold EUR 7,800
Lot 263 : Figural group
Nigeria, Benin - Edo
W. D. Webster, · Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany · Karl Reuss, Munich, Germany
Sold EUR 12,000
Lot 264 : Man with ceremonial sword
Nigeria, Benin
Bernd Muhlack, Kiel, Germany · American Private Collection, New York
Sold EUR 14,000
Lot 265 : Lid of a receptacle and cup
Nigeria, Benin - Edo
Not available anymore
Lot 266 : Female attendant of the Queen mother "Iyoba"
Nigeria, Benin - Edo
German Private Collection, Munich
Sold EUR 4,000
Lot 267 : Standing warrior
Nigeria, Bini
Not available anymore
Lot 268 : Dance crest in shape of a human head
Nigeria, Boki
Rolf Kunitsch, Münster, Germany
Not available anymore
Lot 269 : Headdress
Nigeria, Boki
Marshall & Caroline Mount, Jersey City, USA
Sold EUR 3,300
Lot 270 : Standing figure
Nigeria, Bura
Peter Wengraf, Devon, Great Britain
Sold EUR 300
Lot 272 : Anthropomorphic stele
Nigeria, Cross River, Ekoi/Ejagham/Bakor, Ikom area
Gerd Rosen, Berlin, Germany
Not available anymore
Lot 273 : Mask
Nigeria, Eket
Old British Private Collection
Sold EUR 1,200
Lot 274 : Mask
Nigeria, Eket
Städtische Sammlung, Baden-Baden, Germany · German Private Collection
Not available anymore
Lot 275 : Anthropomorphic face mask
Nigeria, Ibibio/Eket
Not available anymore
Lot 276 : Deformation mask "idiok ekpo"
Nigeria, Ibibio
Sold EUR 700
Lot 277 : Mask "idiok ekpo"
Nigeria, Ibibio
Richard Rüegg, Zurich, Switzerland
Not available anymore
Lot 278 : Mask "mfon ekpo"
Nigeria, Ibibio
Not available anymore
Lot 279 : Big dance mask with raffia beard "idiok"
Nigeria, Ibibio
Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany
Price
EUR 450

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 280 : Mask
Nigeria, Ibibio
Peter Werner, Munich, Germany · Ingrid Richter, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Sold EUR 800
Lot 281 : Female puppet
Nigeria, Ibibio
American Private Collection
Sold EUR 350
Lot 282 : Pair of puppets
Nigeria, Ibibio
Dutch Private Collection
Price
EUR 3,000

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 283 : Anthropomorphic dance crest
Nigeria, Idoma
Not available anymore
Lot 284 : Helmet mask "inyelekwe"
Nigeria, Igala
Not available anymore
Lot 285 : Standing female figure
Nigeria, Igala
Not available anymore
Lot 286 : Sitting female figure
Nigeria, Idoma/Igala
Not available anymore
Lot 287 : Large sitting female figure
Nigeria, Igbo
Bernard, Ramatuelle, France · Ingrid Richter, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Sold EUR 4,000
Lot 288 : Couple of shrine figures "alusi"
Nigeria, Igbo
Manfred Schäfer, Ulm, Germany
Sold EUR 3,200
Lot 289 : Standing female figure "alusi"
Nigeria, Igbo
Manfred Schäfer, Ulm, Germany
Not available anymore
Lot 290 : Standing male figure
Nigeria, Igbo
August Flick, Cologne, Germany
Sold EUR 550
Lot 291 : Doll with movable arms
Nigeria, Igbo/Ibibio
Not available anymore
Lot 292 : Mask "mwanyi ogada"
Nigeria, Igbo-Izzi
Not available anymore
Lot 293 : Mask "okoroshi"
Nigeria, Igbo
Not available anymore
Lot 294 : Mask "apanwa"
Nigeria, Igbo
French Private Collection
Not available anymore
Lot 295 : Mask
Nigeria, Igbo
Not available anymore
Lot 296 : Mask
Nigeria, Igbo
German Private Collection
Sold EUR 400
Lot 297 : Mask
Nigeria, Igbo
Ingrid Richter, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Sold EUR 250
Lot 298 : Anthropomorphic face mask
Nigeria, Igbo
Sold EUR 600
Lot 299 : Dance crest
Nigeria, Igbo
Sold EUR 3,000
Lot 300 : Anthropomorphic headdress "ekeleke"
Nigeria, Igbo
Not available anymore
Lot 301 : Ritual object "ofo"
Nigeria, Igbo
Galerie L’Accrosonge, Paris, France
Sold EUR 800
Lot 302 : Ritual object "ofo"
Nigeria, Igbo
Not available anymore
Lot 303 : Chalk spoon
Nigeria, Igbo
American Private Collection
Price
EUR 300

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 304 : Water spirit mask
Nigeria, Ijaw
Rolf Miehler, Munich, Germany · Inge Arendts, Munich, Germany
Not available anymore
Lot 305 : Maske
Nigeria, Ijaw
German Private Collection
Not available anymore
Lot 306 : Water spirit mask
Nigeria, Ijaw
John Giltsoff, Girona, Spain
Sold EUR 2,000
Lot 307 : Water spirit mask
Nigeria, Ijaw
Jean-Paul Agogué, Paris, France
Not available anymore