
97th Auction
Africa, Oceania, Pre-Columbia
Fine old art from Africa, Oceania, Asia and America. The Munich private collection of Dr. Walter Grasser. The Dutch collection of Piet Lepelaar (Part 2).
Highlights
Lot 33: Large slit drum "garamut"
Lot 109: Beak mask "ge gon" ("gägon")
Lot 114: Standing female figure
Lot 184: Anthropomorphic face mask "gu"
Lot 223: Anthropomorphic dance crest
Lot 255: Female bowl bearer "arugba shango
Lot 302: Anthropomorphic face mask
Lot 323: Staff of office "kibango"
Lot 333: Standing female figure
Lot 361: Seated male dignitary
Lot 375: Rare female figure of the Bemba
Lot 54 : Three combs
Suriname, Saramaka (Saamaka or Saramacca)André J.F. Köbben (1925-2019), Leiden, The Netherlands (coll. in situ in 1961)sold EUR 400Lot 55 : Three food stirrers and hairp pin
Suriname, DjukaAndré J.F. Köbben (1925-2019), Amsterdam, The Netherlands (coll. in situ in 1961) Köbben is considered the most important "ancestor" of Dutch anthropology. What was previously called “Volkenkunde”, practiced by astute "armchair" scholars, now became field-based ethnography and anthropology. Köbben himself has done fieldwork among coffee and cocoa farmers in Ivory Coast and later in Suriname among the Djuka Maroons.not available anymoreLot 56 : Dance crest "De’aruwa" of the "Warime" festival"
Venezuela, PiaroaNelly van den Abbeele, Brussels, Belgium Christie's Amsterdam, 29 May 2001, Lot 340sold EUR 400Lot 57 : Dance crest "De’aruwa" of the "Warime" festival"
Venezuela, PiaroaNelly van den Abbeele, Brussels, Belgium Christie's Amsterdam, 29 May 2001, Lot 340sold EUR 400Lot 58 : Rare shapely ritual club
Venezuela / Brazil, Orinoco-Parima culture, Ye'kuana (Yekuana / Yequana)sold EUR 3,400Lot 59 : Squatting male figure, ~ 100 BC - 250 AD
Mexico, Ameca, JaliscoGalerie Gerdes, Munich, Germany Anna Maria Posset (1922-2018), Miltenberg / Würzburg, Germany (1985)sold EUR 1,700Lot 60 : Seated slab "retablo" figure, ~ 800 - 1200 AD
Colombia, QuimbayaFrancine & Hans Kobel, Bourg-en-Bresse, France (acquired 1964-1972)sold EUR 930Lot 61 : One figure and four vessels
PeruFrancine & Hans Kobel, Bourg-en-Bresse, France (acquired 1964-1972)sold EUR 200Lot 62 : Large figural urn, ~ 800 - 1200 AD
Peru, North Coast, ChancayFrancine & Hans Kobel, Bourg-en-Bresse, France (acquired 1964-1972)sold EUR 400Lot 63 : Double-chambered whistling vessel, ~ 800 - 1200 AD
Peru, North Coast, ChancayFrancine & Hans Kobel, Bourg-en-Bresse, France (acquired 1964-1972)sold EUR 200Lot 64 : Single spout vessel, ~ 800 - 1200 AD
Peru, Chimu / LambayequeGerman Collection (acquired 1970/71)sold EUR 500Lot 65 : Drinking cup "kero", ~ 200 - 400 AD
Peru, South Coast, NazcaFrancine & Hans Kobel, Bourg-en-Bresse, France (acquired 1964-1972)sold EUR 150Lot 66 : Standing female figure "jo nyeleni"
Mali, BamanaMaria Ehrensperger, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany Rolf & Christina Miehler, Munich, Germany Zemanek-Münster, 25 February 2006, Lot 66 Neumeister, Munich, 10 June 2010, Lot 64 Walter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 450Lot 67 : Standing female figure
Burkina Faso, GuinWalter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 400Lot 68 : Standing male figure "blolo bian"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleJoseph Franzen, Heerlen, The Netherlands Daniel Sobottka, Aachen, Germany Walter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 1,300Lot 69 : Standing male figure "blolo bian" or "asie usu"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleNeumeister, Munich, 15 May 2013, Lot 49 Walter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 600Lot 70 : Standing female shrine figure
Ghana, Abron / KulangoWalter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 500Lot 71 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Egba, AbeokutaWalter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 250Lot 72 : Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Baba Magba villageGert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 14 March 2009, Lot 290 Walter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 380Lot 73 : Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Ila OrangunNeumeister, Munich, 15 November 2007, Lot 106 Walter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 300Lot 74 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Kwara State, "Master o98f the twisted figures"Lore Kegel & Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany (coll. in situ, 1956) Walter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 400Lot 75 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, OshogboWalter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 300Lot 76 : Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ekiti, OyeWalter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 450Lot 77 : Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, IgbominaM. Diane, M. Berete Tribal Arts, Bamako-Caura, Mali (2005) Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 19 September 2009, Lot 283 Walter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 1,000Lot 78 : Female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, IgbominaZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 13 March 2010, Lot 227 Walter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 1,300Lot 79 : Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, OffaGert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 4 September 2010, Lot 388 Walter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 400Lot 80 : Female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Esie villageGert Stoll, Berchtesgaden, Germany Ernst-Olof Siré, Forchheim, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 28 November 2009, Lot 445 Walter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 2,800Lot 81 : Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Kwara State, Ilorin area / Yoruba, EgbeMallam Abba Kallah, Hausa trader, Nigeria Balint B. Denes, Arizona, USA (coll. in the 1960s) Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 19 September 2009, Lot 286 Walter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 800Lot 82 : Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Kwara State, Ilorin / Oyo, ShakiWalter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 450Lot 83 : Female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, ErinNeumeister, Munich, 15 November 2007, Lot 108 Walter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 900Lot 84 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oshogbo / ErinWalter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 400Lot 85 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Southern Ilorin areaWalter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 300Lot 86 : Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Igbuke styleWalter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 300Lot 87 : Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, OyoWalter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 300Lot 88 : Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Igbuke StyleLore Kegel & Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany (coll. in situ, 1956) Walter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 600Lot 89 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Abogunde from EdeWalter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 700Lot 90 : Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, EdeWalter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 300Lot 91 : Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, EdeWalter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 300Lot 92 : Male twin figure "ere ibeji" with cowrie shell cape
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Igbuke styleZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 13 March 2010, Lot 225 Walter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 750Lot 93 : Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, IseyinErnst-Olof Siré, Forchheim, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 28 November 2009, Lot 447 Walter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 1,100Lot 94 : Pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oke IhoWalter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 400Lot 95 : Male pair of twin figures "ere ibeji", each in cowrie shell coat
Nigeria, Yoruba, IseyinWalter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 750Lot 96 : Female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji" in a single coat with cowrie shells
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, OshogboMallam Abba Kallah, Hausa trader, Nigeria Balint B. Denes, Arizona, USA (coll. in the 1960s) Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 19 September 2009, Lot 293 Walter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 2,300Lot 97 : Seated female figure with lidded bowl
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, ShakiMaria Ehrensperger, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany Rolf & Christina Miehler, Munich, Germany Neumeister, Munich, 10 June 2010, Lot 176 Walter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 2,600Lot 98 : Two helmet masks "gelede"
Nigeria, Yorubacoll. in situ by unknown collector Lempertz, Brussels, 5 April 2017, Lot 99 Walter Grasser, Munich, Germanysold EUR 2,900Lot 99 : Janus-headed dance crest
Nigeria, IgboOtto Jordan, Munich, Germany (received as a gift in 1969, with the note that the piece had been brought to Europe before 1914) Mechthild Habiger, Bayreuth, Germany Quittenbaum, Munich, 2 September 2008, Lot 42 Walter Grasser, Munich, Germany The renowned expert and dealer Ludwig Bretschneider was a long-time friend of Jordan and advised him on building up his collection.sold EUR 400Lot 100 : Comb with anthropomorphic head
D. R. Congo, RunguWalter Grasser, Munich, GermanyPrice EUR 200plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 101 : Sword "mandau" or "parang ilang
Indonesia - Borneo, DayakPiet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlandssold EUR 1,350Lot 102 : Standing ancestor figurine
Indonesia - MoluccasPiet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlandssold EUR 400Lot 103 : Rare ancestor figure
Indonesia - Moluccas - Babar IslandPiet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlandsnot available anymore