84th Tribal Art Auction
The private collections Poul Mørk (1938-2013) and Alex Wittendorf (1931-2013), both Copenhagen, Denmark. Tribal Art objects from the Art Collection Helga & Hans-Jürgen Müller, Stuttgart. The colonial Cameroon Collection from the painter Wolfgang Röhricht (1886-1953), Berlin. The collection from Rolf Christoph Lutz (1930-2016), medical missionary for the Basler Mission in Ghana. Important Ethnographics from the colonial collection Kloppe in German South-West Africa.
Highlights
Lot 103Mask
Gabon, VuviHelga & Hans-Jürgen Müller, Stuttgart, Germanysold EUR 6,000
Lot 104Dance crest
Cameroon, TikarKetterer, Munich, 30 April 1988, lot 408 Helga & Hans-Jürgen Müller, Stuttgart, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 105Standing figure
D. R. Congo, BwakaKetterer, Munich, 30 April 1988, lot 357 Helga & Hans-Jürgen Müller, Stuttgart, Germanysold EUR 700
Lot 106Throwing knife
Sudancollected in situ (1st half of 20th century) Old Swedish Collection, Norrköpingsold EUR 3,000
Lot 107Throwing knife
Sudan, Ingessanacollected in situ (1st half of 20th century) Old Swedish Collection, Norrköpingnot available anymore
Lot 108Large ivory ring
West AfricaSwedish Private Collectionsold EUR 500
Lot 109Bracelet
West AfricaGerman Private Collection, Munich Elfie Albert, Pyrbaum, Germany (~1970)sold EUR 250
Lot 110Bracelet
West AfricaHans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germanysold EUR 200
Lot 111Old mask "geh-naw"
Liberia, BassaAmerican Private Collection, Florida (acquired while living in NYC, in the 1960s - 80s)sold EUR 3,000
Lot 112Anthropomorphic mask
Liberia, BassaIrwin Hersey, New York, USA Cole Harrel, New York, USAsold EUR 2,500
Liberia, Dan or ManoSebastian Fernandez, New York, USAnot available anymore
Lot 114Mask "deangle" or "tankagle"
Liberia, DanCollection Mr. M., 1970 (no other provenance listed) Rheims-Laurin, Paris, 2 March 1970, cover, lot 39sold EUR 2,500
Lot 115Large mask with movable jaw
Liberia, Grebo/KranSwedish Private Collection, Sundsvall (1960's) Swedish Private Collectionnot available anymore
Lot 116Magical head "ga sua"
Liberia, KranEmil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerlandnot available anymore
Lot 117Ring
Liberia, Krusold EUR 400
Lot 118Miniature mask "ma go"
Liberia, ManoEmil Storrer, Zurich, Switzerlandnot available anymore
Lot 119Mask
Liberia, ManoHayden & Odette Walling, Warwick, USA, collected in Eastern Liberia (1952-54)sold EUR 1,100
Lot 120Horned mask
Guinea, TomaHerman Binder, New York, USAsold EUR 2,600
Lot 121Fragment of a female figure
Sierra Leone, LimbaEddy Prescott, USA Dave DeRoche, San Francisco, USAsold EUR 1,600
Sierra Leone, MendeEric Grate, Stockholm, Swedennot available anymore
Sierra Leone, MendePrivate Collectionsold EUR 2,500
Sierra Leone, MendeAmerican Private Collection, Philadelphiasold EUR 1,200
Lot 125Seated figure "nomoli"
Sierra Leone, SherbroAmerican Private Collection, Connecticut Pace Gallery, New York, USA (No. 53 1063)sold EUR 16,000
Lot 126Helmet mask "ndoli jowel"
Sierra Leone, VaiGerard Sand, Brussels, Belgium Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1993)sold EUR 400
Lot 127Mask
Guinea, BagaJo de Buck, Brussels, Belgium Bruno Frey, Arnay le Duc, Francenot available anymore
Lot 128Mask
Guinea, BagaOlivier Klejman and Stella Loebarth, Paris, France (1997) Danish Private Collectionsold EUR 4,000
Lot 129Bird headdress "a-bämp"
Guinea, BagaKarlsson & Wickman Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden Swedish Private Collectionsold EUR 2,500
Lot 130Standing female figure
Mali, Bamana / Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoAlex Vömel, Düsseldorf, Germanysold EUR 700
Lot 131Standing male figure
Mali, BamanaHans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germanysold EUR 500
Mali, Bamanasold EUR 800
Mali, BamanaKegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany (coll. 1958)not available anymore
Lot 134Female figure "jo nyeleni"
Mali, Bamananot available anymore
Mali, BamanaMark Eglinton, New York, USAnot available anymore
Mali, BamanaGalerie Pierre, Stockholm, Sweden Henning Throne-Holst, Norway (1895-1980)sold EUR 4,000
Mali, Bamanasold EUR 2,500
Mali, BamanaCharles Ratton, Paris, Francenot available anymore
Mali, BamanaNils von der Heyde, Hamburg, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 140Monkey mask "n'gon"
Mali, BamanaMogens Balle (1921-1988), Asmindrup, Denmark (member of the Cobra group) Danish Private Collection (1993) Lempertz, Brussels, 27 January 2015, lot 186not available anymore
Lot 141Monkey mask "n'gon"
Mali, BamanaWalter Kaiser, Stuttgart, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 142Puppet head
Mali, BamanaDirk Vonck, Brussels, Belgium Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1994)sold EUR 375
Lot 143Seated figure
Mali, DogonMaine Durieu, Paris, Francesold EUR 300
Lot 144Standing female figure
Mali, DogonPrice EUR 400plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 145Male figure "dege"
Mali, Dogon/TellemRobert Palmer, USA; collected the figure in situ (1966) in the Bandiagara region of Mali in the village where he served as a Peace Corps Volunteer Roy Stacy, Washington D.C., USA (1975)sold EUR 2,000
Lot 146Figural fragment
Mali, DogonLadislas Segy, New York, USAnot available anymore
Lot 147Shrine figure
Mali, DogonRobert Jacobsen, Copenhagen, Denmark (1912-1993) Robert Julius Tommy Jacobsen was a danish sculptor, painter and graphic designer. He was a representative of abstract art after World War II, specialized on concrete art.not available anymore
Lot 148Standing figure
Mali, DogonSpitzmüller, Berlin, Germany Alfons Bermel, Berlin, Germany Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (1993) Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, lot 27 German Private Collectionsold EUR 1,200
Lot 150Staff "yo domolo"
Mali, DogonHarrie Heinemans, Eindhoven, The Netherlands (pre 1986) Anonymous seller (2009) Gerhard de Vos, Dormagen, Germany Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germanysold EUR 450
Lot 151Granary door
Mali, DogonKirchhoff, Wiesbaden, Germanysold EUR 2,500
Lot 152Doorwing
Mali, DogonJoseph Christiaens, Brussels, Belgium Hans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germany (2000)sold EUR 800
Lot 153Door lock
Mali, DogonKegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany (1958)not available anymore