June 29, 2019

92nd Tribal Art Auction

African art works from the private european collections René Rickli (Olten), Alfred Angst (Zurich), Jürgen Peters (Nuremberg) and Alfred Klinkmüller (Berlin). Fine old Tribal Art from Africa, Australia, Oceania and Asia.

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Highlights

1/5
Lot 1
Ancestor figure "adu zatua"
1/8
Lot 6
Anthropomorphic suspension hook
Lot 19
Artist-Textile, 1988
1/5
Lot 38
Rare head sculpture of a male notable "zizi"
1/5
Lot 46
Rare fertility doll "okana kositi" ("child from wood"), before 1914
1/6
Lot 49
Very early statue
1/8
Lot 66
Female twin figure "ere ibeji", mid to late 19th century
1/8
Lot 68
Standing male figure
1/5
Lot 77
Drum
1/7
Lot 92
Reliquary guardian figure "mbulu-ngulu"
1/6
Lot 96
Female face mask "okuyi" or "mukudji"
1/6
Lot 100
Female face mask "okuyi" or "mukudji"
1/7
Lot 107
Male ancestor figure "singiti"
1/8
Lot 108
Large ancestor figure of a tribal chief "singiti"
1/6
Lot 110
Male ancestor figure "singiti"
1/5
Lot 111
Rare terracotta figure
1/7
Lot 118
Female dance headdress "d'mba"
1/6
Lot 119
Hyaena mask "suruku" of the "korè" society
1/5
Lot 137
Small anthropomorphic mask with beaded wreath
1/6
Lot 143
Female figure "deblé", 19th century
1/6
Lot 148
Anthropomorphic mask "tu bodu" from the "lo" group
1/3
Lot 153
Rare figurally carved ritual board, 19th century
1/5
Lot 160
Anthropomorphic figure "iagalagana"
1/7
Lot 162
Anthropomorphic figure "iagalagana", before 1969
1/8
Lot 170
Helmet mask "gelede"
1/6
Lot 171
Equestrian on horseback
1/5
Lot 177
Mask of a leader "kam"
1/6
Lot 180
Anthropomorphic mask
1/5
Lot 181
Ancestor mask "moghondzi"
1/4
Lot 213
Anthropomorphic spoon "kalukili"
1/5
Lot 216
Superb female bowl-bearing figure "mboko"
1/7
Lot 219
Ceremonial ax "kibiki" or "kasolwa"
1/6
Lot 236
Large prestige stool with janus-shaped caryatid figures
1/6
Lot 242
Female ancestor figure "singiti", late 19th century
1/6
Lot 248
Maternité "phemba"
1/7
Lot 255
Excellent zoomorphic headrest "mutsago" in form of an antelope, 19th century

92nd Tribal Art Auction

Lot 206
Maskette
D. R. Congo, Lega
acquired in Brussels, 1965 German Private Collection, Würzburg
sold EUR 350
Lot 207
Rare head sculpture "wabalenga" - "wankenge"
D. R. Congo, Lega
Old Colonial Collection
sold EUR 3,800
Lot 208
Head sculpture
D. R. Congo, Lega
not available anymore
Lot 209
Anthropomorphic figure "iginga"
D. R. Congo, Lega
not available anymore
Lot 210
Anthropomorphic figure "iginga"
D. R. Congo, Lega
sold EUR 750
Lot 211
Anthropomorphic figure "iginga"
D. R. Congo, Lega / Boa
not available anymore
Lot 212
Anthropomorphic peg
D. R. Congo, Lega
acquired in Brussels, 1965 German Private Collection, Würzburg
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 213
Anthropomorphic spoon "kalukili"
D. R. Congo, Lega
Old Colonial Collection
not available anymore
Lot 214
Chieftain sword
D. R. Congo, Lobala
not available anymore
Lot 215
Female half figure "mikisi mihasi", mid to late 19th century
D. R. Congo, Luba
Robert van der Heijden, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
not available anymore
Lot 216
Superb female bowl-bearing figure "mboko"
D. R. Congo, Luba - Shankadi
Morris J. Pinto (1925-2009), Geneva/Paris/New York, USA (1977) Sotheby's, London, 9 May 1977, Lot 92 Loudmer-Poulain, Paris, 8 June 1978, Lot 318 Collection Fernand Lafarge (1920-2013), Amiens, France Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 217
Zoomorphic caryatid stool
D. R. Congo, Luba
Lucas Ratton, Paris, France
not available anymore
Lot 218
Figural headrest "musamo"
D. R. Congo, Luba, Shankadi, Kiloko of Bussangu
sold EUR 1,800
Lot 219
Ceremonial ax "kibiki" or "kasolwa"
D. R. Congo, Luba
German Private Collection Sotheby's, Paris, 13 June 2018, Lot 83
not available anymore
Lot 220
Figural sculpture
D. R. Congo, Lulua
Frans Heymans, Antwerp, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 221
Horn-shaped receptacle
D. R. Congo, Lunda / Chokwe
sold EUR 550
Lot 222
Early anthropomorphic figure, before 1940
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu / Azande
Belgian Colonial Collection
not available anymore
Lot 223
Four ornamental pins
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
Belgian Colonial Collection
not available anymore
Lot 224
Four ornamental pins
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
Georges François Wtterwulghe, Belgian Commandant of the Lado Enclave, January 1903 - March 1904 (died 8 May 1904)
not available anymore
Lot 225
Horn / trumpet ("oliphant") "namburuse"
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
Georges François Wtterwulghe, Belgian Commandant of the Lado Enclave, January 1903 - March 1904 (died 8 May 1904)
sold EUR 1,300
Lot 226
Figurally carved staff
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
Old British Collection
Price EUR 800
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 227
Power figure "pindi"
D. R. Congo, Mbala
Karel Timmermans, Belgium Jacky De Maeyer, Belgium Hendrik Elias, Wieze, Belgium
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 228
Woman's ornamental belt
D. R. Congo, Mongo / Nkundo
Private Collection
not available anymore
Lot 229
Plaited shield
D. R. Congo, Ngbandi
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 230
Anthropomorphic face mask
D. R. Congo, Nyanga / Kanu / Kwame
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 231
Mask "mbangu"
D. R. Congo, Pende
Private Collection, Italy Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 14. März 2009, lot 387 Hans Dietrich Rielau, Hösbach, Germany
sold EUR 550
Lot 233
Mask-pendant "gikhoko" (pl. "ikhoko")
D. R. Congo, Pende
not available anymore
Lot 234
Anthropomorphic cup
D. R. Congo, Pende
Jean-Marc Desaive, Soumagne, Belgium Rob Vervoort, Molenstede-Diest, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 235
Power figure "nkisi"
D. R. Congo, Songye
not available anymore
Lot 236
Large prestige stool with janus-shaped caryatid figures
D. R. Congo, Songye
Belgian Private Collection
not available anymore
Lot 237
Storage container "mulondo"
D. R. Congo, Songye
not available anymore
Lot 238
Standing male power figure "buti"
D. R. Congo, Teke
Patrick Peire, Brugge, Belgium Frans Heymans, Antwerp, Belgium Zemanek-Münster, 25 February 2006, Lot 352 German Private Collection
not available anymore
Lot 239
Standing male power figure "buti"
D. R. Congo, Teke
Old British Collection
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 240
Rare figural metal sculpture "buti"
D. R. Congo, Teke
collected ca.1930 Private Collection Sotheby's Amsterdam, 30 September 1987, Lot 226
sold EUR 800
Lot 241
Part of a loincloth
D. R. Congo, Tetela
not available anymore
Lot 242
Female ancestor figure "singiti", late 19th century
D. R. Congo, Tumbwe, Tanganyika Lake and Province
collected in Kenia, 1900-1910 British Family Collection Gisela Rauch (died 1992), Bad Kissingen, Germany
sold EUR 17,000
Lot 243
Anthropomorphic pipe "kiindzu"
D. R. Congo, Yaka
Belgian Colonial Collection
sold EUR 600
Lot 244
Comb / hair ornament with animal figure "yisanuna"
D. R. Congo, Yaka
not available anymore
Lot 245
Comb / hair ornament "yisanuna"
D. R. Congo, Yaka
not available anymore
Lot 246
Half figure
D. R. Congo, Yakoma
Belgian Colonial Collection
not available anymore
Lot 247
Circular mask of the "ekanga" society
D. R. Congo, Yela
Old British Collection
sold EUR 600
Lot 248
Maternité "phemba"
D. R. Congo, Yombe / Vili
Belgian Private Collection Philippe Ratton, Paris, France Mark Eglinton, New York, USA
not available anymore
Lot 249
Two female figures
Kenya, Kamba
not available anymore
Lot 250
Three-legged stool
Kenya, Kamba
collected in Kenia, 1900-1910 British Family Collection Gisela Rauch (died 1992), Bad Kissingen, Germany
sold EUR 300
Lot 251
Two ornamental combs
Rwanda, Tutsi
not available anymore
Lot 252
Basket with lid "igiseke"
Rwanda, Tutsi
collected in Kenia, 1900-1910 British Family Collection Gisela Rauch (died 1992), Bad Kissingen, Germany
sold EUR 500
Lot 253
Female ancestor spirit mask "pwevo"
Zambia, Luchazi
French Collection
sold EUR 3,000
Lot 254
Zoomorphic stool
Zambia, Rotse (Lozi) or Angola / Chokwe
Pierre Loos & Thomas Bayet, "Ambre Congo", Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 255
Excellent zoomorphic headrest "mutsago" in form of an antelope, 19th century
Zimbabwe, Shona / Tsonga
Oliver Miller, Suffolk, Great Britain Bishop & Miller, Suffolk, 4 July 2015, Great Britain Finch & Co, London, Great Britain (2015) Belgian Collection
not available anymore
Lot 256
Bridal badge "omakipa"
Namibia / Angola, Ovambo / Guanhama
sold EUR 350