
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 313 : Drum
D. R. Congo, KubaNeumeister, Munich, 16. November 2006, Lot 242 Bettina Rübesam, Munich, Germanysold EUR 700Lot 314 : Head sculpture of the snake cult
D. R. Congo, KuyuMichel Koenig, Brussels, Belgiumnot available anymoreLot 315 : Anthropomorphic mask
D. R. Congo, LegaAmerican Private Collectionsold EUR 2,000Lot 316 : Mask "lukwakongo"
D. R. Congo, LegaBelgian Colonial Collection (coll. in the 1950s)sold EUR 1,000Lot 317 : Anthropomorphic figure "iginga" (pl. "maginga")
D. R. Congo, LegaGertrud Duebi-Muller, Solothurn, Switzerland Sotheby's, London, 30 March 1981, Lot 252 Wolfgang & Vera Nerlich, Munich, Germanysold EUR 1,200Lot 318 : Anthropomorphic figure "iginga" (pl. "maginga")
D. R. Congo, LegaRob Vervoort, Molenstede-Diest, Belgiumsold EUR 5,500Lot 319 : Animal figurine "mugugundu"
D. R. Congo, LegaDutch Private Collectionsold EUR 2,500Lot 321 : Rare sculpture of a cephalopod
D. R. Congo, LegaBelgian Private Collectionnot available anymoreLot 322 : Post with anthropomorphic heads
D. R. Congo, LengolaPierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgiumnot available anymoreLot 323 : Staff of office "kibango"
D. R. Congo, LubaJan Lundberg, Malmö, Sweden Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgiumnot available anymoreLot 324 : Divination implement (pestle)
D. R. Congo, Luba-KalundweKetterer, Munich, 4 May 1979, Lot 237 Karl Ludwig Schweisfurth (1930-2020), Hermannsdorf, Glonn near Munich, Germany By 1964, Schweisfurth had expanded the HERTA business taken over from his father into the largest meat products company in Europe. Shortly after the sale of the company to the Nestle Group, the Schweisfurth Foundation was established in Munich in 1985. The foundation promotes ways for a holistic and fulfilled life, in which work and technology are brought into better harmony with nature. From then on, Schweisfurth dedicated himself entirely to organic farming. The production and distribution of food with the highest possible taste and health value while respecting basic ethical values is his declared goal. In addition, he initiates large art projects ("Art goes into nature") and is involved in nature conservation. His work is continued today by his two sons and daughter in his spirit.sold EUR 1,500Lot 325 : Janus-shaped caryatid headrest "musamo"
D. R. Congo, Luba / ZelaDetroit Institute of Arts Museum, Detroit, Michigan, USA Jack Faxon (1936-2020), Detroit / Farmington Hills, Michigan, USA Former state Sen. Jack Faxon was an avid collector who filled his Birmingham house with art and objects ranging from African masks and figures to choice pieces of American arts-and-crafts. He lended objects from his private collection to the "Detroit collects African Art" ehibition in the Detroit Institute of Arts, April 21 - May 29, 1977. Later in his life he donated objects to the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Smithsonian Institution Washinton, DC.Price EUR 3,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 326 : Mask "kifwebe"
D. R. Congo, Luba (Eastern), Kabalo RegionWolff, Strasbourg, Francenot available anymoreLot 327 : Female power figure
D. R. Congo, LubaPrivate Collection Hamburg, Germanysold EUR 400Lot 328 : Amulet "mikisi mihasi"
D. R. Congo, LubaPrivate Collection, The Hague, The Netherlandssold EUR 650Lot 330 : Female power half figure
D. R. Congo, Lulua (Luluwa)not available anymoreLot 331 : Anthropomorphic mortar
D. R. Congo, Lulua (Luluwa)not available anymoreLot 332 : Drinking horn
D. R. Congo, Kuba / Lulua (Luluwa)not available anymoreLot 333 : Standing female figure
D. R. Congo, Kasai, LuluaMarc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 3,800Lot 334 : Plant fibre mask "kalengula"
D. R. Congo, Luntu, Kasai regionAllan Stone, New York, USAsold EUR 1,400Lot 335 : Power figure
D. R. Congo, Manyangasold EUR 1,850Lot 336 : Wicker shield
D. R. Congo, Mongo (Hamba / Jonga / Tetela / Nkutshu)sold EUR 550Lot 337 : Power figure
D. R. Congo, Ngombe / Ngbandi / Ngbakacollected in the D. R. Congo, Mongala Province, Lisala in the 1960sPrice EUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insuranceLot 338 : Large wicker shield
D. R. Congo, Ngombe-Ngonji / Northern Doko / Ndungasold EUR 1,300Lot 339 : Anthropomorphic mask "mbuya"
D. R. Congo, PendeMia Blondeau, Antwerp, Belgium Christie's, Paris, 4 December 2008, Lot 185sold EUR 1,800Lot 340 : Anthropomorphic mask "mbuya"
D. R. Congo, PendeMia Blondeau, Antwerp, Belgium (acquired ca.1954) Christie's, Paris, 4 December 2008, Lot 186sold EUR 3,500Lot 342 : Anthropo-zoomorphic mask of "mukanda" initiation
D. R. Congo, Pende, Eastsold EUR 200Lot 343 : Very rare hand mask
D. R. Congo, Shi / LegaPierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 1,200Lot 344 : Mask "kifwebe"
D. R. Congo, Songyesold EUR 1,300Lot 345 : Male power figure "nkisi" / "nkishi"
D. R. Congo, Songyesold EUR 650Lot 346 : Power figure "nkisi" / "nkishi"
D. R. Congo, SongyeThomas Morbe, Frankfurt am Main, Germanysold EUR 650Lot 347 : Power figure "nkisi" / "nkishi"
D. R. Congo, SongyeThomas Morbe, Frankfurt am Main, Germanysold EUR 400Lot 348 : Male power figure "nkisi" / "nkishi"
D. R. Congo, SongyeAdrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 16,000Lot 349 : Male magical figure "nkisi" / "nkishi" (pl. "mankisi" / "mankishi")
D. R. Congo, Songe, Kalebwein Belgium since 1920 Sotheby's, New York, 8 May 1989, Lot 79 Sotheby's, Paris, 7 December 2005, Lot 104 Jean-Pierre Jernander (1939-2015), Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 20,000Lot 350 : Power half figure "nkisi" / "nkishi"
D. R. Congo, SongyeItalian Collectionsold EUR 1,000Lot 351 : Male power figure "nkisi" / "nkishi"
D. R. Congo, Songe / LubaKegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany Harry Rosenberg, Hamburg, Germanysold EUR 800Lot 352 : Standing male power figure "biteki khosi"
D. R. Congo, SukuBelgian Collectionsold EUR 800Lot 353 : Fetish figure "phuungu"
D. R. Congo, Suku / HoloBelgian Collectionsold EUR 360Lot 354 : Standing female power figure "biteki khosi"
D. R. Congo, SukuBelgian Private Collectionsold EUR 2,500Lot 355 : Colon figure of a European colonial official
D. R. Congo, Sundi / ManyangaKenneth Mackay, London, Great Britainnot available anymoreLot 356 : Metal sculpture
D. R. Congo, Tekesold EUR 600Lot 357 : Dagger knife with scabbard
D. R. Congo, Tetela (Sungu) / Kusu / Mpama"White Fathers" ("Pères Blancs"), actually "Society of the Missionaries of Africa", Mission Museum, Altkirch, Alsace / France (now disbanded) )sold EUR 1,600Lot 358 : Palm wine drinking cup
D. R. Congo, WongoBelgian Private Collectionnot available anymoreLot 359 : Magic figure "biteki"
D. R. Congo, YakaPrivate Collection, Spain Fernando Pujol, Barcelona, Spainnot available anymoreLot 360 : Female face mask
D. R. Congo, Yombe / SundiMarc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium ("FX 980800")not available anymoreLot 361 : Seated male dignitary
D. R. Congo, Western Congo, Yombe, "Master of the Double Lips"Rob Vervoort, Molenstede-Diest, Belgiumsold EUR 4,000Lot 362 : Figural group
Angola, Cabinda, Kongo-WoyoRobert Verly (1901 -1963), Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 1,000Lot 363 : Standing female figure "kaponya"
Angola, ChokweGerman Private Collection, Ruhr areasold EUR 600Lot 364 : Female ancestor spirit mask "mwana phwevo"
Angola / Zambia, Luena / Lwena / LovaleWalter Bareiss, Salach, Germany Neumeisters Moderne, Munich, 10 November 2005, Lot 150 Bettina Rübesam, Munich, Germanysold EUR 1,800Lot 366 : Two dolls
Chad, BagirmiFrench Private Collectionsold EUR 800