94th Tribal Art Auction
Fine old Tribal Art from Africa, Australia, Oceania, Asia and America. The Stockholm Tribal Art Collection of Peter Willborg (special catalogue). Art works from Africa and Oceani from the Swiss private collection of Walter Stanley Schwab. Pre-Columbian artworks from the German private collection of Anna Maria Posset.
Highlights
Papua New Guinea - Lower SepikPierre Paurell, Gothenburg, Sweden Jon Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden (2005) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 1,200
Lot 2Shield
Papua New Guinea - East Sepik Province, AngoramPeter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 900
Papua New Guinea - Korewori / Blackwater, Yimam / AlamblakPeter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 900
Australia, CentralPeter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 300
Solomon Islands, Nggela IslandsPeter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 500
Fidji IslandsCongregation of the Sacred Hearts (SS.CC.), Ghent, Belgium Dutch Collection Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (2006)sold EUR 2,000
Lot 7War club
New Caledonia, KanakPeter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 650
New Caledonia, KanakMax Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (1970s) Eddie Stenberg, Stockholm, Sweden (late 1970s- 2011) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 350
Lot 9War club
New Caledonia, KanakPeter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 900
Zeshin, Shibata (1807-1891), Edo / Tokyo, JapanPeter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 550
Lot 11Yak milk jug
Nepal / Tibet, Sherpa/ TamangPeter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 150
Indonesia - Java, Cirebon areaMax Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (1980s) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 1,100
Venezuela, Trujillo, Timoto-CuicaRolf Larsson, London, Great Britain Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (2001)sold EUR 2,000
Liberia, Grebo / KranPrivate Collection, Sundsvall, Sweden (1960s) Swedish Private Collection Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 5 November 2016, Lot 115 Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 1,500
Sierra Leone, Mende, Sogande von FuindaErik Karlstrand (*1902-?), Stockholm, Sweden (coll. in situ, between 1932-1940) Karlstrand Family Estate Thomas Halling, Lund, Sweden (acquired around 2010 from the above) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden The Lundgren&Karlstrand company, founded in 1933, imported mainly coffee and cocoa. Karlstrand made many trips to both Africa and Latin America.sold EUR 4,700
Sierra Leone, MendeEric Grate (1896-1983), Stockholm, Sweden Swedish Private Collection Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 5 November 2016, Lot 122 Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden Grate was a Swedish sculptor, painter and graphics artist.sold EUR 1,200
Sierra Leone, MendeAhmadu Jah, Stockholm, Sweden Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden Jah (1936-2018) was a Swedish musician (drums), composer and orchestra leader. He is the father of the musicians Neneh Cherry and Titiyo Jah.sold EUR 450
Sierra Leone, MendePeter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 1,000
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoSven Gustav Lundqvist (1918-2010), Swedish sculptor and cartoonist Peter Willborg, Stockholm, SwedenPrice EUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 20Figural fragment
Mali, DogonMarc Tucker, Washington, USA Alan Steele, New York, USA (1990s) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 1,500
Sierra Leone, KissiThomas Halling, Lund, Sweden (around 2002) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 1,000
Lot 22Antelope mask "walu"
Mali, DogonMax Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (1972) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 450
Lot 23Mask "kanaga"
Mali, DogonSune Gustafsson, Stockholm, Sweden Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 800
Lot 24Zoomorphic mask
Burkina Faso, Bwa / Gurunsi / WiniamaPeter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 400
Burkina Faso, Dafing-MarkaPoul Mørk, Copenhagen, Denmark (1960s) Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 5 November 2016, Lot 55 Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 900
Lot 26Head- / Neckrest
Mali, Dogon / TellemPierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium Sekou Keita, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (2001)sold EUR 500
Burkina Faso, Gurunsi / NunaJan Lundberg, Malmö, Sweden Peter Willborg, Stockholm, SwedenPrice EUR 1,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 28Man's chair
Burkina Faso, Gurunsi / BwaChristie's Paris, 16 June 2009, Lot 16 Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 1,400
Burkina Faso, LobiPeter Willborg, Stockholm, SwedenPrice EUR 450plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 30Small figure "bateba"
Burkina Faso, LobiPeter Willborg, Stockholm, SwedenPrice EUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Burkina Faso, LobiPeter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 700
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleHenning Throne-Holst (1895-1980), Norwegian born, Swedish industrialist, acquired either in Paris or Stockholm (1960-65) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden Throne-Holst was CEO of the Swedish chocolate factory Marabou from 1918 to 1947 and later CEO of Scania-Vabis (1951-53) and of SAS (1955-57). He bought African Art from well-known dealers, but this art form was not his main field. He and Marabou built one of the finest collections of European sculpture in Sweden, among them Auguste Rodin‘s "The Thinker" that has been sold for a million pounds at auction in Sweden in 2012.sold EUR 2,000
Côte d'Ivoire, Wè-Guéré / WobéMax Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (1976) Berndt Helleberg (1920-2008), Stockholm, Sweden (Swedish sculptor) Swedish Private Collection Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 850
Lot 34Mask with tubular eyes
Côte d'Ivoire, DanJonathan Mankowitz, London, England (~ 1970s) Gallery Flak, Paris, France Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 5 November 2016, Lot 205 Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 2,000
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan / KonoPeter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 400
Lot 36Helmet mask "wanyugo"
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoEndre Nemes (1909-1985), Hungary/Sweden (1964) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden Nemes was a Hungarian-Swedish painter and graphic artist. He was one of the most important representatives of modern painting and printmaking after the Second World War.sold EUR 1,260
Lot 37Phallus symbol
Benin, FonFelix Novack (-1982), Polish/ Swedish surgeon Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 450
Benin, Fonacquired in Benin Abdoulaye Ousmane, Lomé, Togo Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 1,000
Lot 39Anthropomorphic figure
Nigeria, Ibibio / EketPeter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (2006)sold EUR 1,200
Nigeria, IbibioMax Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (1981) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (2001)sold EUR 4,000
Lot 41Mask "idiok ekpo"
Nigeria, IbibioJon Karlsson, Stockholm, Sweden (2002) Swedish Private Collection Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 5 November 2016, Lot 295 Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 700
Nigeria, IdomaBernd Muhlack, Kiel, Germany (received the mask as a present in Foumban, Cameroon, February 1976) Moctar Touré, Conakry, Guinea (2009) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, SwedenPrice EUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Nigeria, Idoma / BokiGösta Widén (1918/19-2010), Skanör-Falsterbo, Sweden Widén Family Estate Thomas Halling, Lund, Sweden (acquired around 2010 from the above) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden Widén was a passionate collector of ethnographic and modern art. Many objects from his collection were donated to Swedish Museums.sold EUR 2,200
Nigeria, IgboMax Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (1973) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 2,000
Nigeria, WurkunMax Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (1985) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 1,100
Nigeria, Ogoni / IbibioMax Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (1975) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (2001)sold EUR 3,200
Lot 47Pair of figures
Nigeria, IgboMax Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden Berndt Helleberg, Stockholm, Sweden Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 5 November 2016, Lot 296 Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 700
Lot 48Male headdress "gelede"
Nigeria, Yoruba / Ohori (Holli)Poul Mørk, Copenhagen, Denmark Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 5 November 2016, Lot 73 Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 800
Nigeria, YorubaOtmaro Silva, Venezuela, South America (coll. in situ,1965-68, when he served as Venezuelan ambassador in Nigeria) Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 500
Nigeria, YorubaAmadou Dja Peter Willborg, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 400