
95th Tribal Art Auction
African, Oceanic & pre-Columbian Art. Art works from European private collections. Selected works of art from the collections of Günther Hartmann (Berlin), Rolf Huisgen (Munich), Knud Nielsen (Jelling) and Edmondo Trombetta (Monza)
Highlights
Lot 19: Orator's pulpit "kawa teget"
Lot 88: Shrine figure "ikenga"
Lot 90: Palace post "opo"
Lot 98: Rare male figure
Lot 117: Pair of figures "lü mä"
Lot 153: Seated male figure "asie usu"
Lot 154: Standing female figure "asie usu"
Lot 159: Anthropomorphic face mask "gu"
Lot 301: Twin figure "mpundu"
Lot 306: Maternité "phemba" ("pfemba")
Lot 309: Young maiden mask "mwana pwo"
Lot 153 : Seated male figure "asie usu"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleLudwig Bretschneider (1909-1987), Munich, Germany Ludwig Schmidt (1920-1995), Munich, Germany (ca. 1970) By descent through family (1995-2014) Guy van Rijn, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 25,000Lot 154 : Standing female figure "asie usu"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleLudwig Bretschneider (1909-1987), Munich, Germany Ludwig Schmidt (1920-1995), Munich, Germany (ca. 1970) By descent through family (1995-2014) Guy van Rijn, Brussels, Belgium Mark Eglinton, New York, USA (2015)not available anymoreLot 155 : Face mask with dot painting
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan-Yacoubanot available anymoreLot 156 : Anthropomorphic face mask "sagbwe" or "gunyege"
Côte d'Ivoire / Liberia, Dan-YacoubaPeter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany Kurt Wagner, Munich, Germany (before 1998)not available anymoreLot 157 : Beak mask "ge gon" ("gägon")
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan-Yacouba / KonoPeter Loebarth, Hameln, Germanynot available anymoreLot 158 : Mask "deangle"
Côte d'Ivoire / Liberia, DanChristie's, New York, 20 November 1997, Lot 282 Leslie Banks, Los Angeles, USA Michael Rhodes, New York, USAsold EUR 4,300Lot 159 : Anthropomorphic face mask "gu"
Côte d'Ivoire, Guro, Master of GohitaflaMadelyn Klein Anderson, New York, USA Adrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgium (2018)Price EUR 25,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 160 : Heddle pulley "kono"
Côte d'Ivoire, GuroHermann Kühn, Munich, Germany German Private Collection (1983) Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, Lot 141sold EUR 750Lot 161 : Heddle pulley "kono" with horned mask face
Côte d'Ivoire, Guroalready before 1939 in the art trade Georg Kegel (1899-1974), Hamburg, Germany Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany (1997)not available anymoreLot 162 : Staff "tefalipitya"
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoGeorges Loiseau ("Maître Loiseau"), Abidjan, Ivory Coast Lucas Ratton, Paris, France Loiseau (deceased 1991) worked as a notary public in Abidjan from 1953. Around 1957 he began collecting African art and made one of the largest collections of artworks from the Ivory Coast.not available anymoreLot 163 : Male altar figure "ndeo"
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoSimon Escarre, France French Collectionnot available anymoreLot 164 : Imposing helmet mask with fine equestrian figure
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo, Blesseque villageKarl-Heinz Krieg, Neuenkirchen, Germany (coll. in situ,1970, in Blesseque village, Northern Ivory Coast) Galerie Fred & Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany German Private Collection (1983) Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, Lot 139sold EUR 2,000Lot 165 : Anthropo- / zoomorphic face mask
Côte d'Ivoire, Wè-Guéré / WobéOld British CollectionPrice EUR 1,800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 166 : Anthropomorphic face mask
Côte d'Ivoire, Wè / DanOld British Collection (coll. in the 1960s/ 70s)sold EUR 2,000Lot 167 : Memorial head
Ghana, Akan, Twifo-Hemang styleGalerie Biedermann, Munich, Germany German Private Collection (1981) Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, Lot 138sold EUR 900Lot 168 : Shrine figure of a seated dignitary
Ghana, Akan, FanteLars and Annabell Olsen, Copenhagen, Denmarksold EUR 3,000Lot 169 : Female shrine figure
Ghana, AshantiGalerie Fred & Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany German Private Collection (1982) Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, Lot 140sold EUR 1,700Lot 170 : Fertility doll "akua' ba"
Ghana, AshantiDanish Collectionsold EUR 520Lot 171 : Fertility doll "akua'ba"
Ghana, Fantesold EUR 800Lot 172 : Rare old shield
Togo / Benin, Tamberma (Batammaliba)Hans-Otto Glitza, Marl, Germanynot available anymoreLot 173 : Recade, 19th century
Republic of Benin (former Kingdom of Dahomey), Region Abomey, FonKarl Zeugner, Würzburg, Germanysold EUR 400Lot 174 : Récade, 19th century
Republic of Benin (former Kingdom of Dahomey), Region Abomey, FonKarl Zeugner, Würzburg, Germanysold EUR 300Lot 175 : Rare statue of "guelelé" ("glélé")
Benin, Fonsold EUR 2,600Lot 176 : Dance crest "ekpeshi"
Nigeria, Afo / IdomaKetterer, Munich, Germanynot available anymoreLot 177 : Deformation mask "idiok" of the "ekpo" society
Nigeria, IbibioGerman Private Collectionsold EUR 1,300Lot 178 : Yams cult mask "mma ji"
Nigeria, Igbo-AfikpoHeinrich Siemers, Bayreuth, Germany (coll.1969/70 in Cameroon)not available anymoreLot 179 : Rare courtly shrine figure, 17th/18th century
Nigeria, IfeAllan Stone, New York, USAPrice EUR 26,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 180 : Rare anthropomorphic face mask "eku"
Nigeria, Benue River Valley region, Niger-Benue Confluence, Ebira (Igbira)Phlippe Ancart, Brussels, Belgium Jean-Pierre Jernander, Brussels, Belgiumnot available anymoreLot 181 : Headdress "ekeleke"
Nigeria, IgboMichel Gosse, Caen/Paris, Francenot available anymoreLot 182 : Water spirit headdress
Nigeria, Ijaw (Ijo)Swiss Collectionsold EUR 2,200Lot 183 : Fragment of figural carved staff
Nigeria, Ijaw (Ijo) - KalabariJulius Konietzko (1886-1952), Hamburg, Germanynot available anymoreLot 185 : Figure "tadep" of "suàgà" society
Nigeria / Cameroon, Mambilla / MambilaAlain Dufour, Saint Maur, France (1970s)sold EUR 1,300Lot 186 : Figural terracotta vessel
Nigeria / Cameroon, Mambila or MfumteNell Bernard (*1935), Copenhagen, Denmark Nell Bernard, née Nell Benedicte Jacobsen, is a Danish artist who has worked in sculpture, ceramics and as a graphic artist. She is the daughter of the internationally renowned Danish artist Robert Jacobsen.sold EUR 400Lot 187 : Very expressive female figure
Nigeria, Montol / Goemai / MumuyeDanish Collection (acquired in Duala,1977)sold EUR 750Lot 188 : Zoomorphic helmet mask "vaa-bong"
Nigeria, Northeastern, Benue Valley, MumuyeZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 17 September 2011, Lot 320 German Private Collectionsold EUR 1,200Lot 189 : Anthropomorphic figure "iagalagana"
Nigeria, MumuyeGallery Flak, Paris, France Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 28 May 2016, Lot 284 German Private Collectionnot available anymoreLot 190 : Three door panels "ilekun"
Nigeria, Nupe, Sakiwa the Younger of Lapai (Abuja Emirates)Irmgard Boetel, Wertheim, Germanysold EUR 2,500Lot 191 : Face mask with articulated jaw "elu" ("spirit")
Nigeria, OgoniAllan Stone, New York, USAsold EUR 800Lot 192 : Face mask with articulated jaw "elu" ("spirit")
Nigeria, OgoniAllan Stone, New York, USAsold EUR 1,200Lot 193 : Statue for male aggression "iphri"
Nigeria, UrhoboBen Hirsch, Maastricht, The Netherlandssold EUR 2,000Lot 194 : Shrine figure "eshu"
Nigeria, YorubaLoudmer-Poulain, Paris, 19 June 1980, Lot 126 Allan Stone, New York, USAsold EUR 2,400Lot 195 : Seated female shrine figure
Nigeria, YorubaWill Hoogstraate, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1982) Christie's South Kensington, December 2, 1986, Lot 236 Neymeier, The Netherlands Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 11 July 2009, Lot 326 German Private Collectionsold EUR 1,500Lot 196 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Egbe (Ilorin) Area / Kwara StateIan Auld, Halstead, England Auld (1926-2000) was a member of the postwar generation of innovative potters who came to prominence in the 1960s. He studied at the Ife University in Nigeria, 1970-1972. Here he discovered African art for himself and became one of the most renowned collectors of Yoruba Tribal Art. Many of his objects are published in the Catalogue "African Sculpture from Private Collections in London", 19 October - 8 November 1979 and in the 1995 Exhibition "Africa, The Art of a Continent" at the Royal Academy of Arts, London.sold EUR 2,200Lot 197 : Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Egbe (Ilorin) Area / Kwara StateIan Auld, Halstead, Englandsold EUR 3,400Lot 198 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, IgbominaIan Auld, Halstead, Englandsold EUR 2,200Lot 199 : Large female twin figure "ere ibeji" with beaded cap
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, AjasseGert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, Germany (1965)sold EUR 1,500Lot 200 : Male twin figure "ere ibeji" in magnificent cowry coat
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Ila OrangunGert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, Germany Dieter Eulenburg, Dreieich, Germanysold EUR 1,600Lot 201 : Male twin figure "ere ibjeji" in cowry coat
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Ila OrangunHans Reinmöller, Ratingen, Germanysold EUR 800Lot 202 : Male twin figure "ere ibeji" in cowry coat
Nigeria, Yoruba, OshogboGert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, Germany (1965)sold EUR 1,600Lot 203 : Beaded garment "ewu ileke" for a twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Area of IlaGert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, Germany Dieter Eulenburg, Dreieich, Germanysold EUR 500