86th Tribal Art Auction
Volume I: The collection Walter Schmidt – classic tribal art in post-war Germany (special catalogue). Volume II: Fine old tribal art from Africa, Asia, Oceania and North America. The Berlin collection from the architect and artist Ludwig Leicher (1895-1963). Objects from the Africa collection of the artist Bernhard Jäger.
Highlights
Nigeria, HausaCatherine Sargos, Nancy, Francesold EUR 600
Lot 304Figural stele
Nigeria, IbibioGerman Private Collectionnot available anymore
Lot 305Two dolls
Nigeria, IbibioManfred Sackmann, Berlin, Germanynot available anymore
Nigeria, IbibioWolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Nigeria, IbibioWolfgang Klein, Vienna, Austriasold EUR 400
Lot 308Ornamental comb, around 1900
Nigeria, Beninsold EUR 500
Lot 309Mask
Nigeria, Igbo-AfikpoNicholas Poolos, Chicago, USA (1960's)not available anymore
Lot 310Old mask with horns
Nigeria, Idoma / IgalaGerman Private Collectionsold EUR 1,800
Lot 311Mask
Nigeria, Idomacollected in situ (ca. 1978) German Private Collectionnot available anymore
Lot 312Female dance crest
Nigeria, IdomaCatherine Sargos, Nancy, Francenot available anymore
Nigeria, IgboMagnus Östlund (1879 - ?), Kristianstad, Sweden Östlund was a sailor throughout his life. He spent a lot of time in Western Africa, particularly in Nigeria, where he collected the present mask, which remained family property since that time.sold EUR 1,600
Lot 314Dance crest
Nigeria, Igbo, Ohuhu-NgwaJean-Paul Agogué, Champigny-sur-Marne, Francesold EUR 3,000
Lot 315Mask "lughulu"
Nigeria, IgboGerman Private Collectionnot available anymore
Lot 316Face mask
Nigeria, IgboLore Kegel, Hamburg, Germany, collected in situ(1956)not available anymore
Lot 317Mask with hat
Nigeria, Igbo/IdomaEric Robertson, New York, USA Bruce Frank, New York, USAsold EUR 4,000
Lot 318Figural post
Nigeria, Igbo/IzziRené & Maud Garcia, Paris, France Catherine Sargos, Nancy, Francesold EUR 800
Lot 319Seated male figure
Nigeria, IgboHigh Museum of Art, Atlanta, USA (Inventory No. 75.109) Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 18 October 2014, lot 306sold EUR 1,100
Nigeria, Igbosold EUR 1,200
Lot 321Door wing "mgbo ezi"
Nigeria, IgboAlain Dufour, Saint Maur, France (collected in the 1960's) Lucien van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgiumnot available anymore
Lot 322Door wing "mgbo ezi"
Nigeria, IgboAlain Dufour, Saint Maur, France (collected in the 1960's) Lucien van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgiumsold EUR 2,300
Nigeria, Keaka (Bangwa)Richard Alexander Edwin Hermann von Knobloch (1868-1924), Nordheim/Nordhausen, Germany Graf Karl Heinrich von Linden (1838-1910), Stuttgart, Germany Linden-Museum, Stuttgart, Germany, Inventory No. 43112 Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany (1961) Peter & Veena Schnell, Zurich, Switzerland Sotheby's, Paris, 3 December 2004, lot 107sold EUR 10,000
Lot 324Mallet
Nigeria, KoroLempertz, Brussels, 11 June 2011, lot 84not available anymore
Lot 325Staff
Nigeria, MumuyeAlain Javelaud, Fontenay-Sous-Bois, Francenot available anymore
Lot 326Standing ancestor figure
Nigeria, MumuyeDutch Collectionsold EUR 1,000
Lot 327Ancestor figure
Nigeria, MumuyeGerman Private Collection, collected in situ (1972-1979)sold EUR 1,800
Lot 328Ancestor figure
Nigeria, MumuyeJames Willis, San Francisco, USA Gallerie Flak, Paris, France French Private Collectionsold EUR 3,600
Lot 329Female mask "wife of va"
Nigeria, MumuyeGerman Private Collection, collected in situ (1972-1979)sold EUR 1,200
Lot 330Mask with hinged jaw "elu"
Nigeria, OgoniKetterer, Munich, 6 December 1986, lot 310 Karl-Ferdinand Schädler, Munich, Germany Rainer Linnhoff, Pullach, Germanysold EUR 700
Lot 331Rare helmet mask
Nigeria, TivYves & Ewa Develon, Paris, France Yves Créhalet, Paris, France Rive Gauche, Paris, 18 November 2013, lot 66not available anymore
Lot 332Sitting female figure
Nigeria, UrhoboGerman Private Collection, collected in situ (1972-1979)not available anymore
Nigeria, WurkunPace Gallery, New York, USAsold EUR 600
Lot 334Ceremonial sword
Nigeria, YorubaFrederick & Claire Mebel, New York City, USA Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 15 March 2015, lot 332sold EUR 1,200
Lot 335Diviner's bag "apo ifa"
Nigeria, YorubaJean-Pierre Laprugne, Paris, Francenot available anymore
Lot 336Dance wand "oshe shango"
Nigeria, YorubaEmil Maetzel, Hamburg, Germanysold EUR 450
Nigeria, YorubaNeumeister, Munich, 14 May 2009, lot 137sold EUR 900
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, EdeEli Goldmann, Vienna, Austria (collected in situ in the 1950s/60s) Winfried Rathke, Geisenheim, Germany (1967)not available anymore
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, AjasseEli Goldmann, Vienna, Austria (collected in situ in the 1950s/60s) Winfried Rathke, Geisenheim, Germany (1967)sold EUR 1,200
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, IfonEli Goldmann, Vienna, Austria (collected in situ in the 1950s/60s) Winfried Rathke, Geisenheim, Germany (1967)sold EUR 800
Nigeria, Yoruba, Egba, AbeokutaEli Goldmann, Vienna, Austria (collected in situ in the 1950s/60s) Winfried Rathke, Geisenheim, Germany (1967)sold EUR 900
Lot 342Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Egbe, YagbaEli Goldmann, Vienna, Austria (collected in situ in the 1950s/60s) Winfried Rathke, Geisenheim, Germany (1967)sold EUR 2,400
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, OffaGerman Private Collection, collected in situ (1972-1979)sold EUR 700
Nigeria, YorubaEli Goldmann, Vienna, Austria (collected in situ in the 1950s/60s) Winfried Rathke, Geisenheim, Germany (1967)not available anymore
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, OshogboEli Goldmann, Vienna, Austria (collected in situ in the 1950s/60s) Winfried Rathke, Geisenheim, Germany (1967)sold EUR 500
Nigeria, Yoruba, EgbadoEli Goldmann, Vienna, Austria (collected in situ in the 1950s/60s) Winfried Rathke, Geisenheim, Germany (1967)not available anymore
Lot 347Male mask "kam"
Cameroon Grassfields, BabankiHeinz Geisler, Heidelberg, Germanysold EUR 900
Lot 348Mask ("mabu") "mabwo"
Cameroon Grassfields, Bafum (Fungom region) or WumGerman Private Collection, collected in situ (1972-1979)not available anymore
Lot 349Quadruped
Cameroon Grassfields, BafumHélène & Philippe Leloup, Paris, France (1980's) Carl Otto Hultén, Malmö, Sweden (member of the Cobra-Group)not available anymore
Lot 350Whistle
Cameroon Grassfields, BamendaJohn & Nicole Dintenfass, New York, USAsold EUR 950
Lot 351Standing figure, before 1914
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamenda/TikarKlinkmöller, Berlin, Germany (1930's)not available anymore
Lot 352Buffalo mask
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeStéphane Mangin, Galerie Kanaga, Paris Emmanuel Pierrat, Paris, Francenot available anymore