
96th Auction
Fine old art from Africa, Australia, Oceania and Asia. Art works from the Dutch Collection of Piet Lepelaar. The African Weapons Collection from Dieter Schaffner.
Highlights
Lot 32: Spirit board "gope"
Lot 36: Mask "mwai" ("mvai" / "mwei")
Lot 47: War shield "pakei"
Lot 49: Helmet mask "tatanua"
Lot 84: War shield
Lot 85: Ancestor figure "korwar"
Lot 86: Ancestor figure "korwar"
Lot 93: Mask head "temes maur"
Lot 95: War shield "yamasj"
Lot 187: Anthropomorphic face mask "gu"
Lot 194: Male and female figure pair
Lot 200: Anthropomorphic spoon
Lot 235: Rare male ancestor figure "ekpu"
Lot 274: Anthropomorphic face mask
Lot 295: Anthropomorphic mask "idimu"
Lot 312: Standing female ancestor figure
Lot 313: Standing male ancestor figure
Lot 152 : Antelope helmet mask "n'gonzon koun"
Mali, Bamananot available anymoreLot 153 : Antelope headdress "tjiwara"
Mali, BamanaEnrico Prometti, Bergamo, Italysold EUR 3,000Lot 154 : Antelope headdress "tjiwara" with human figure
Mali, Bamananot available anymoreLot 156 : Female marionette "merekun"
Mali, Bamana / Bozosold EUR 2,200Lot 157 : Standing female figure "jo nyeleni"
Mali, BamanaMerton Simpson, New York, USA Olivier Castellano, Paris, Francenot available anymoreLot 158 : Equestrian figure
Mali, BamanaDieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germanysold EUR 200Lot 159 : Dog sculpture "tou wala ganamba"
Mali, DogonAllan Stone, New York, USA James Willis, San Francisco, USAsold EUR 1,500Lot 160 : Dog sculpture "tou wala ganamba" with magic metal object
Mali, Dogoncollected in situ (1960) French Industrial Collection Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium Zemanek-Münster, 11 November 2017, Lot 201 German Private Collectionsold EUR 3,000Lot 161 : Anthropomorphic miniature figure
Mali, DogonCO Hultén (1916-2015), Malmö, Sweden (CoBrAartist and Imaginist)Price EUR 400plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 162 : Standing female figure "flanitokele" or "jo nyeleni"
Mali, Malinke / BamanaFrench Private Collectionnot available anymoreLot 163 : Stool with a pair of figures, around 1910/20
Mali, MalinkeAmerican Private Collectionnot available anymoreLot 164 : Rare zoomorphic terracotta sculpture
Mali, Ténenkou (Ténenkun)Lothar Heubel, Cologne, Germany (before 2007)sold EUR 1,600Lot 165 : Anthropomorphic helmet mask "bolo"
Burkina Faso, Bobosold EUR 4,000Lot 166 : Female shrine figure
Burkina Faso, Nako region, Lobi / Pwa/ Puguli (Pougouli)/ JaaEnrico Prometti, Bergamo, Italynot available anymoreLot 167 : Expressive figure "bateba duntundara" of the "ti puo" type
Burkina Faso, LobiSerge Schoffel, Brussels, Belgium Belgian Private Collectionsold EUR 2,200Lot 168 : Ancestor figure "niande"
Burkina Faso, MossiJan Lundberg, Malmö, Swedensold EUR 3,800Lot 169 : Antelope dance crest "zazaigo"
Burkina Faso, MossiHenricus Simonis, Düsseldorf, Germanysold EUR 400Lot 170 : Anthropomorphic face mask "kpan"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleOld British Collection (coll. in the 1960s / 70s)Price EUR 2,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 171 : Face mask "kplekple bla" of the "goli" group
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleMichel Renaudeau, Paris, Francesold EUR 2,000Lot 172 : Standing female figure "blolo bla"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleHenri Schouten (1940-2012), Amsterdam, The Netherlands / Los Angeles, USA German Private Collection (1982)sold EUR 12,000Lot 173 : Standing female figure "blolo bla"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleMaria Wyss, Basel, Switzerland Wolfgang Nerlich, Munich, Germanysold EUR 2,500Lot 174 : Standing male figure "blolo bian"
Côte d'Ivoire, Baulesold EUR 2,000Lot 175 : Female figure "waka sona"
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule / GuroManfred Emil Georg Schwarz (1914-1980), Munich, Germanysold EUR 2,300Lot 176 : Seated male figure "asie usu", before 1910/ 20
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleFrench Collectionsold EUR 2,800Lot 177 : Standing female figure "asie usu"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleUlrich Klever, St. Georgen, Germanysold EUR 3,800Lot 179 : Heddle pulley with anthropomorphic head "konantre"
Côte d'Ivoire, Baule / GuroThomas L. McNemar, Lexington, Virginia, USAsold EUR 600Lot 180 : Mask "n‘gré" or "glé"
Côte d'Ivoire, BétéMichel Gaud, Saint Tropez, Francesold EUR 4,400Lot 181 : Anthropomorphic mask "deangle" or "tankagle"
Côte d'Ivoire, DanAmerican Private Collectionsold EUR 6,000Lot 182 : Face mask "tankagle"
Côte d'Ivoire, DanOld British Collection (coll. in the 1960s / 70s)sold EUR 1,500Lot 183 : Face mask with forehead horns
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan-TouraOld British Collection (coll. in the 1960s / 70s)sold EUR 450Lot 184 : Anthropomorphic face mask
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan or Wè-GuéréOld British Collection (coll. in the 1960s / 70s)sold EUR 300Lot 185 : Seated male figure "lü mä"
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan - YacoubaMichel Gaud, Saint Tropez, Francenot available anymoreLot 186 : Anthropomorphic face mask "gu"
Côte d'Ivoire, GuroCO Hultén (1916-2015), Malmö, Sweden (CoBrAartist and Imaginist) Ib Hultén, Stockholm, Swedensold EUR 3,000Lot 187 : Anthropomorphic face mask "gu"
Côte d'Ivoire, GuroAmerican Private Collectionsold EUR 3,800Lot 188 : Standing female figure "mi iri nä"
Côte d'Ivoire, GuroMaria & Paul Wyss, Basel, Switzerland (1985) Private Collection (Jappert?), Basel, Switzerland (2014) Koller, Geneva, 12 November 2014, Lot 109 Tao Kerefoff, Paris, France Philippe Ratton, Paris, Francesold EUR 7,500Lot 189 : Seated female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, GuroOld British Collection (coll. in the 1960s / 70s)not available anymoreLot 190 : Heddle pulley with anthropomorphic head "kono"
Côte d'Ivoire, GuroPatrik Fröhlich, Zurich, Switzerlandnot available anymoreLot 191 : Heddle pulley with anthropomorphic head "kono"
Côte d'Ivoire, Guro / BétéThomas L. McNemar (1931-2020), Lexington, Virginia, USA McNemar came into contact with African art by chance when he was doing research for his doctoral thesis at the British Museum in London. It was here that he met William Fagg, "the man who was to change his life". From then on, he became intensely involved with African art. In the late 1960s, he ran a gallery in New York and later in San Francisco. He spent twenty years in West Africa and amassed an extensive collection of African art. 150 African sculptures from his collection were donated to the North Dakota Museum of Art (2012-2013).sold EUR 600Lot 193 : Face mask of the "do" society
Côte d'Ivoire, LigbiFrench Private Collectionsold EUR 4,000Lot 194 : Male and female figure pair
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo, Atelier of cut facesJan Schneider, Buchbach, Germanysold EUR 3,000Lot 195 : Equestrian figure "syonfolo"
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoFrench Private Collectionsold EUR 2,500Lot 196 : Small female figure "tugubele"
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoOld English Collectionsold EUR 650Lot 197 : Heddle pulley with bird head "kwora-ti-kotolo"
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoOld French Collectionnot available anymoreLot 198 : Original vessel with figurally carved lid
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoOld British Collection (coll. in the 1960s / 70s)sold EUR 2,100Lot 199 : Anthropo- / zoomorphic mask with tubular eyes
Côte d'Ivoire, Wè / Wobé / GuéréCarl Otto Hultén, Malmö, Sweden Jan Lundberg, Malmö, Sweden (2018)not available anymoreLot 200 : Anthropomorphic spoon
Côte d'Ivoire, YaurePrivate Collection, Paris, France Marceau Rivière / Galerie Sao, Paris, France Galerie Éric Hertault, Paris, Francesold EUR 10,000Lot 201 : Female shrine figure holding a calabash
Ghana, Akan, FanteOld British Collection (coll. in the 1960s / 70s)Price EUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 202 : Sword ornament "gyata" (lion)
Ghana, Akan / Ashantisold EUR 800Lot 204 : Fertility doll "akua' ba"
Ghana, AshantiDanish Collection (coll. in situ, before 1975)sold EUR 500Lot 205 : Fertility doll "akua'ba"
Ghana, FanteAlex Vömel, Düsseldorf, Germanynot available anymore