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
Lot 265Standing female figure
Nigeria, IgboItalian Private Collectionnot available anymore
Lot 266Arm cuff
Nigeria, Igbo or Urhobonot available anymore
Lot 267Male dance crest "aku wunu"
Nigeria, JukunMoses Asch (1905-1986), New York, USA (Plattenproduzent u. a. von Woody Guthrie)not available anymore
Nigeria, KoroJean-Pierre Jernander, Brussels, Belgium (1980s) Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 20 May 2006, Lot 231 Joseph Christiaens, Brussels, Belgium Michel de Mol, Brussels, Belgium (2006) Jan Kusters, Waalre, The Netherlandssold EUR 1,800
Nigeria, Mada / MontolGerman Private Collection (coll. in situ, 1972-75)sold EUR 900
Lot 270Standing male figure
Nigeria, Kantana / MamaFrench Private Collectionsold EUR 1,500
Lot 271Zoomorphic mask "mangam"
Nigeria, Kantana / MamaGerman Private Collection (coll. in situ, 1972-75)sold EUR 750
Nigeria, Sardauna province / Cameroon, Mambilanot available anymore
Nigeria, Northern Benue, Montol / GoemaiBerndt Helleberg, Stockholm, Swedennot available anymore
Lot 274Standing male figure
Nigeria, MontolPhilippe & Lisa Laeremans, Liège, Belgiumnot available anymore
Lot 275Standing male figure
Nigeria, MumuyeManfred Schäfer, Ulm, Germanynot available anymore
Nigeria, MumuyeJean Zimmermann, New York, USA Adrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 6,800
Lot 277Vase-shaped fake vessel
Nigeria, Cross-River area, Calabar, QuaLionel Adenis, Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, Francenot available anymore
Lot 278Female figure "ihambe"
Nigeria, TivVolker Siegemund, Berlin, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 279Anthropomorphic mask
Nigeria, Urhobo / IsokoDavid Norden, Antwerp, Belgium Fily Keita, Los Angeles, USAnot available anymore
Nigeria, UrhoboPrivate Collection, Brussels, Belgium Dorotheum, Vienna, 31 October 2017, Lot 61sold EUR 800
Lot 282Pair of "kundul" statuettes
Nigeria, Upper Benue, WurkunManfred Schäfer, Ulm, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 283Post figure "kundul"
Nigeria, WurkunMax Willborg, Stockholm, Sweden (1973)sold EUR 600
Lot 284Helmet mask "gelede"
Nigeria, YorubaBelgian Private Collectionnot available anymore
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, IlorinManfred Schäfer, Ulm, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 286Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Awori, Ado Odosold EUR 2,370
Nigeria, Yoruba, Egba, AbeokutaManfred Schäfer, Ulm, Germanysold EUR 1,800
Nigeria, YorubaLouise Clark, US Peace Corps worker in Nigeria (coll. in situ, 1962) Scott Rodolitz, New York, USA Mark Eglinton, New York, USA (No "4677")sold EUR 7,000
Lot 289Bracelet
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamumsold EUR 450
Cameroon Grassfields, Kom / Bekom or BabankiJohann Lévy, Paris, Francesold EUR 2,500
Lot 291Janiform helmet mask "agwe"
Cameroon Grassfields, WidekumTribal Arts Gallery II, New York, USA (1974) Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, USA (L80.62.118) Joshua Dimondstein, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 1,400
Cameroon, Fang (Bane)Adrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 14,000
Cameroon / Chad, Kotokosold EUR 800
Cameroon, Ngolo-Kundusold EUR 2,000
Lot 295Male figure "tadep"
Cameroon, MambilaMichel Gosse, Caen/Paris, Francenot available anymore
Cameroon, Ngambè-TikarGerman Private Collection (coll. in situ, 1972-75)not available anymore
Gabon, Galoa / Adouma / TsoghoBruno Frey, Arnay le Duc, Francenot available anymore
Gabon, Punu / LumboJohannes Engels, Germany (worked as an engineer in Africa before World War II) Helmut Tirtey, Inden, Germany (by inheritance from his grandfather J. Engels) German Private Collectionsold EUR 600
Gabon, Tsogho / VuviAllan Stone, New York, USAsold EUR 6,000
D. R. Congo, BakongoFrançois Restiau, Belgian colonial administrator (coll. in situ, between 1920-1935) Sold by the family (2005) Lucien van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium (2005) Restiau collected objects of African art while working for a railroad company in the Belgian Congo between 1928 -1948.not available anymore
D. R. Congo, Bembenot available anymore
D. R. Congo, Eastern BembeAlex Arthur, Brussels, Belgiumnot available anymore
Lot 305Standing male figure
D. R. Congo, Ubangi, Bwaka (Ngbaka)not available anymore
Lot 306Plaited shield
D. R. Congo / Central African Republik, Ngbaka-Gbaya, Manzasold EUR 1,100
D. R. Congo, Ekondanot available anymore
D. R. Congo, HembaPrice EUR 2,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
D. R. Congo, HembaWolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germany Hermann Sommerhage, Duisburg, Germanysold EUR 1,800
D. R. Congo, HembaGeorges-Jean Haefeli, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerlandnot available anymore
D. R. Congo, Kubasold EUR 650
Lot 313Anthropomorphic cup
D. R. Congo, Kubanot available anymore
Lot 314Textile
D. R. Congo, Western Kasai, Kuba Kingdom, Kuba / Ngongonot available anymore
Lot 315Mat "tuhu"
D. R. Congo, Kuba / Tetelanot available anymore
Lot 316Bracelet
D. R. Congo, Kubanot available anymore
D. R. Congo, Kuba-Shoowanot available anymore
D. R. Congo, Kuba-Shoowanot available anymore