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
Ghana, Akan / Agni / BauleAustrian Private CollectionPrice EUR 200plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 208Hair ornament
Ghana, Akan / AshantiEd Smit, The Hague, The Netherlands Piet van Boxel, The Hague, The Netherlandssold EUR 350
Ghana, Akan / AshantiBelgian Collection Christie's, Paris, 10 December 2003, Lot 260 (set of six goldweights) Maurice Bonnefoy (1920-1999), Paris, Francesold EUR 500
Ghana, AkanBelgian Collection Christie's, Paris, 10 December 2003, Lot 260 (set of six goldweights) Maurice Bonnefoy (1920-1999), Paris, Francesold EUR 800
Lot 211Fertility doll "akua ba"
Ghana, AshantiGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 650
Lot 212Female twin figure "venavi"
Togo, Ewe, Agbagli Kossi (1934, Bé - 1994, Lomé)German Private Collection, HamburgPrice EUR 300plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 213Standing female figure
Togo, Lamba / LossoPiet van Boxel, The Hague, The Netherlands Srdjan Sremac, The Hague, The Netherlandsnot available anymore
Lot 214Standing female figure
Republic of Benin, Anago YorubaDutch Private Collectionsold EUR 800
Republic of Benin (ex Dahomey), FonFrench Private Collectionnot available anymore
Nigeria, Benin, EdoBelgian Collectionsold EUR 2,000
Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, EdoAmerican Private Collectionsold EUR 2,200
Nigeria, Edo-Bini (Bini-Portuguese) / Sierra Leone, SapiBelgian Private Collectionsold EUR 3,500
Lot 219Anthropomorphic dance crest
Nigeria, Cross River, Boki (Ekoi complex)French Private Collectionnot available anymore
Lot 220Dance crest with three heads
Nigeria, Cross River, Boki (Ekoi complex)Samir Borro, Brussels, Belgium Marc Gallerynot available anymore
Lot 221Zoomorphic dance crest
Nigeria, Cross River, Boki (Ekoi complex)German Private Collectionnot available anymore
Nigeria, Cross River, Ekoi (Ejagham), AkparabongAfrica Museum, Berg en Dal, The Netherlands (Inv.nr. 1952) Berry de Bruijn, Breda, The Netherlandsnot available anymore
Lot 223Anthropomorphic dance crest
Nigeria, Cross River, Ogoja Province, Ekoi (Ejagham), AkparabongOkpun Echum, Adijinkpor Village, Ogoja Province, Southeast Nigeria Knut Byström (1912-1993), Östersund, Sweden (1953) Family Estate (since 1993)sold EUR 6,000
Nigeria, IbibioHans van Drumpt, Maastricht, The Netherlandsnot available anymore
Nigeria, Anang IbibioSerge Trullu, Nimes, France Alfred Weisenegger, Winklarn, Austria Austrian Private Collectionsold EUR 10,500
Lot 226Standing male figure
Nigeria, IbibioChristophe Rolley, Paris, France Srdjan Sremac, The Hague, The Netherlandsnot available anymore
Lot 227Anthropomorphic face mask
Nigeria, IgboSrdjan Sremac, The Hague, The Netherlandssold EUR 900
Lot 228Shrine figure "ikenga"
Nigeria, IgboOld British Collection (coll. in the 1960s / 70s)sold EUR 5,500
Lot 229Shrine figure "ikenga"
Nigeria, IgboOlivier Klejman, Paris, France Bernd Muhlack, Kiel, Germany David Norden, Antwerp, Belgium Jan Kusters, Waalre, The Netherlands Jan Schneider, Buchbach, Germanysold EUR 1,100
Lot 230Shrine figure "ikenga"
Nigeria, IgboWolfgang Klein, Vienna, Austriasold EUR 400
Lot 231Dance crest with three heads
Nigeria, IgboAmerican Private CollectionPrice EUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 232Female puppet figure
Nigeria, Igbo / IzziRobert Banks, Washington, USAPrice EUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Nigeria, Cross River, IgboGerman Private CollectionPrice EUR 450plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Nigeria, Cross River, IgboGerman Private Collectionsold EUR 300
Lot 235Bracelet
Nigeria, Igbo / UrhoboGerman Private Collectionsold EUR 450
Nigeria, IjawBelgian Private Collectionsold EUR 2,900
Lot 238Standing male shrine figure
Nigeria, Niger Delta, IjawWolfgang Klein, Vienna, Austriasold EUR 2,500
Nigeria, Isoko / UrhoboOld British Collection (coll. in the 1960s / 70s)sold EUR 2,700
Nigeria, KoroHans Petereit, Cologne, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 241Bush cow mask
Nigeria, MamaDieter Schaffner, Groß-Gerau, Germanysold EUR 575
Lot 242Standing figure
Nigeria, Kantana (Mama)Philippe Laeremans, Brussels, Belgium Adrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 4,000
Lot 243Figural carved lid
Nigeria, MbembeKarl-Heinz Krieg, Neuenkirchen, Germany German Collectionnot available anymore
Nigeria, MumuyeEl Hadj Yende Amadou, Foumban, Cameroon (1970s) German Private Collectionsold EUR 2,200
Nigeria, MumuyeEl Hadj Yende Amadou, Foumban, Cameroon (1970s) German Private Collectionsold EUR 2,400
Nigeria, Mumuye, Tage von KpwazangEl Hadj Yende Amadou, Foumban, Cameroon (1970s) German Private Collectionsold EUR 1,600
Nigeria, MumuyeOld British Collection (coll. in the 1960s / 70s)sold EUR 2,400
Nigeria, TivSerge Trullu, Nimes, Francesold EUR 950
Nigeria, Yoruba - IjebuBelgian Private Collectionnot available anymore
Nigeria, Yoruba - IjebuAlain Dufour, Saint Maur, Francesold EUR 2,100
Lot 252Antelope mask "agira agbo"
Nigeria, Yoruba - IjebuKarl-Ferdinand Schädler, Munich, Germany Neumeister, Munich, 15 October 2009, Lot 1316 Bettina Rübesam, Munich, Germanysold EUR 480
Lot 253Mask with "eshu" figure
Nigeria, YorubaPrivate Collection, Antwerp, Belgiumnot available anymore
Lot 254Figural house post
Nigeria, YorubaBritish Collection Adrian Schlag, Brussels, BelgiumPrice EUR 5,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Nigeria, YorubaMareidi & Gert Stoll, Munich, Germany (coll. in situ, 1965-67) Zemanek-Münster, 22 March 2014, Lot 479 Bettina Rübesam, Munich, Germanysold EUR 3,500
Lot 256Maternité
Nigeria, Ekiti, Efon Ala(a)ye, Yoruba, Adesina workshopGerman Private Collectionsold EUR 500
Nigeria, YorubaVittorio Mangio, Monza, Italy (1970) Bettina Rübesam, Munich, Germanysold EUR 2,000
Lot 258Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, EgbadoDutch Collection, Rotterdamsold EUR 500