October 24, 2020

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)

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Highlights

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Lot 19: Orator's pulpit "kawa teget"
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Lot 29: Dance crest "rom" for the "rom kòn" ceremony, 19th/ 20th century
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Lot 57: Stirrup-spouted vessel with sacrificial scene
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Lot 74: Big protective figure "bateba phuwe"
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Lot 78: Very rare pair of ancestor figures
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Lot 88: Shrine figure "ikenga"
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Lot 90: Palace post "opo"
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Lot 95: Early male ancestor spirit figure
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Lot 96: Lid of a ritual vessel with equestrian figure
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Lot 98: Rare male figure
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Lot 117: Pair of figures "lü mä"
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Lot 121: Reliquary guardian figure "mbulu-ngulu" ("spirit of a deceased")
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Lot 151: Excellent heddle pulley with anthropomorphic head "konantre"
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Lot 152: Figure of a spirit wife "blolo bla", 19th/20th century
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Lot 153: Seated male figure "asie usu"
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Lot 154: Standing female figure "asie usu"
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Lot 159: Anthropomorphic face mask "gu"
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Lot 179: Rare courtly shrine figure, 17th/18th century
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Lot 263: Mask "idimu" of the "bwami" society
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Lot 301: Twin figure "mpundu"
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Lot 306: Maternité "phemba" ("pfemba")
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Lot 308: Male power figure "nkisi" or memorial figure, before 1914
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Lot 309: Young maiden mask "mwana pwo"

95th Tribal Art Auction

Lot 258 : Womans skirt
D. R. Congo, Kuba-Shoowa / Bushoong
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 259 : Lions teeth necklace
D. R. Congo, Kuba
sold EUR 300
Lot 260 : Convolute Miscellaneous
D. R. Congo, Kuba
Günther & Ursula Hartmann, Berlin, Germany
sold EUR 200
Lot 261 : Male power half figure
D. R. Congo, Kusu / Luba
Lothar & Käthy Steinke, Wangen, Switzerland Christie's, Paris, 10 June 2008, Lot 108
sold EUR 350
Lot 262 : Mask "lukwakongo" with beard
D. R. Congo, Lega
Joseph Christiaens, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 800
Lot 263 : Mask "idimu" of the "bwami" society
D. R. Congo, Lega
Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany (1987) Hermann Kühn, Munich, Germany (1999) German Private Collection
sold EUR 4,000
Lot 264 : Mask "idimu" of the "bwami" society
D. R. Congo, Lega
Alain Lecomte, Paris, France (1990s)
sold EUR 1,400
Lot 265 : Mask "idimu" of the "bwami" society
D. R. Congo, Lega
Old British Collection (coll. in the 1960s/ 70s)
sold EUR 1,400
Lot 266 : Anthropomorphic mask
D. R. Congo, Lega
sold EUR 600
Lot 267 : Anthropomorphic figure "iginga"
D. R. Congo, Lega
sold EUR 3,500
Lot 268 : Anthropomorphic janus figure "iginga"
D. R. Congo, Lega
Private Collection
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 269 : Female figure "iginga"
D. R. Congo, Lega
J. Castey, Paris, France
sold EUR 7,000
Lot 270 : Anthropomorphic figure "iginga"
D. R. Congo, Lega
sold EUR 1,700
Lot 271 : Maternité
D. R. Congo, Luba
Polish Collection
sold EUR 1,300
Lot 272 : Maternité, before 1920
D. R. Congo, Luba / Zela
Alain Naoum, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 273 : Early male figure, before 1920
D. R. Congo, Luba
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 274 : Figurative crowning of a staff or sceptre
D. R. Congo, Luba
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 275 : Staff of office "kibango", before 1920
D. R. Congo, Luba
sold EUR 3,500
Lot 276 : Divination basket "mboko"
D. R. Congo, Luba
Peter Loebarth, Hameln, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 277 : Friction oracle "kakishi" for "kashekesheke" divination rituals
D. R. Congo, Luba-Shankadi
Galerie Fred & Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany German Private Collection (1984) Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, Lot 161
sold EUR 2,100
Lot 278 : Shapely head- / neckrest "musamo"
D. R. Congo, Luba-Kasai / Kete / Songe
Karl Schöttner, Passau, Germany
sold EUR 900
Lot 279 : Small power figure "lupingu" or "(m)bulenga"
D. R. Congo, Lulua (Luluwa)
Lempertz, Brussels, 29 January 2020, Lot 132
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 280 : Small power figure "lupingu" or "(m)bulenga"
D. R. Congo, Lulua (Luluwa)
Valluet-Ferrandin, Paris, France Private Collection (acquired between 1995 and 2000)
sold EUR 2,500
Lot 281 : Standing female figure
D. R. Congo / northern Angola, Lwalwa (Lwalwu, Lualwa)
Hermann Kühn, Munich, Germany German Private Collection (2002) Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, Lot 153
not available anymore
Lot 282 : Whistle "nsiba" or charm with janus figure
D. R. Congo, Manyanga
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 283 : Flat shield
D. R. Congo, Mongo
sold EUR 400
Lot 284 : Rare anthropomorphic mask
D. R. Congo, Kivu & Maniema, Nyindu / Eastern Bembe
not available anymore
Lot 285 : Artistically engraved calabash
D. R. Congo, Pende
Alex Arthur, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 286 : Face mask "mbuya mbangu"
D. R. Congo, Pende
Hermann Kühn, Munich, Germany German Private Collection (1998) Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, Lot 150
not available anymore
Lot 288 : Beautiful old mask "pumbu" or "fumu""
D. R. Congo, Pende
Old British Collection Sothebys, London (pre 1980)
sold EUR 3,750
Lot 289 : Mask "kindombolo"
D. R. Congo, Pende (East)
Maria Wyss, Basel, Switzerland Hermann Kühn, Munich, Germany (ca. 1973) German Private Collection (1983) Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, Lot 151
sold EUR 900
Lot 290 : Mask-pendant "gikhoko" (pl. "ikhoko")
D. R. Congo, Pende
Jean-Pierre Jernander, Brussels, Belgium Lempertz, Brussels, 29 January 2020, Lot 143
sold EUR 2,500
Lot 291 : Mask
D. R. Congo, Salampasu
Ben Hirsch, Maastricht, The Netherlands
not available anymore
Lot 292 : Tea service after English model, before 1920
D. R. Congo, Solongo
Price EUR 2,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 293 : Mask "kifwebe", male type "ndoshi"
D. R. Congo, Kalebwe Region, Songe
Old British Collection
sold EUR 2,500
Lot 294 : Miniature mask "kifwebe"
D. R. Congo, Songye
Galerie Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany German Private Collection (1988) Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, Lot 155
sold EUR 800
Lot 295 : Parade axe
D. R. Congo, Songye
Swiss Collection, Zurich Klaus-Jochen Krüger, Hamburg, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 296 : Male power figure "nkisi" / nkishi"
D. R. Congo, Songe, Kalebwe
Maria Wyss, Basel, Switzerland
sold EUR 5,000
Lot 299 : Male power figure "nkisi/ nkishi"
D. R. Congo, Songye
Jean Batiste Constant Vandewalle (1894-1986), Antwerp, Belgium Felix Lauwers, Antwerp, Belgium (1963)
not available anymore
Lot 300 : Female power figure "khosi"
D. R. Congo, Suku
Emmanuel Ameloot, Ghent, Belgium
sold EUR 500
Lot 301 : Twin figure "mpundu"
D. R. Congo, Tabwa
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium (FC 3289) Galerie Fred & Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany German Private Collection (1984) Lempertz, Brussels, 22 January 2013, Lot 163
sold EUR 7,500
Lot 302 : Standing female figure
D. R. Congo, Tabwa / Rungu
Munich Private Collection
sold EUR 600
Lot 303 : Little power figure "kakudji"
D. R. Congo, Tabwa / Rungu
Ingo Evers, Bonn, Germany
sold EUR 700
Lot 304 : Janus power figure "mpwau"
D. R. Congo, Teke
Kim Redlich, Düsseldorf, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 305 : Standing figure
D. R. Congo, Teke / Yanzi
not available anymore
Lot 306 : Maternité "phemba" ("pfemba")
D. R. Congo, Vili
Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany Klaus Hummel, Korb, Germany (1967-80) Hummel (1939-2006) was an antiques dealer. Collecting African Art was his private hobby. Between 1967 and 1980, he bought and bartered a multitude of ancient African masks and figurines predominantly during his trips to Mr. Bretschneider in Munich and to Mr. Krieg in Neuenkirchen.
sold EUR 40,000
Lot 307 : Fetish figure "phuungu"
D. R. Congo, Yaka
Joseph Christiaens, Brussels, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 308 : Male power figure "nkisi" or memorial figure, before 1914
D. R. Congo, Yombe
Julius Gerberding, Saarbrücken, Germany (ca. 1920)
sold EUR 15,000
Lot 309 : Young maiden mask "mwana pwo"
Angola, Chokwe
Bren Heymans, Antwerp, Belgium Belgian Private Collection
not available anymore
Lot 310 : Female ancestor spirit mask "pwo"
Angola, Chokwe
Allan Stone, New York, USA
sold EUR 3,800