98th Auction
Africa, Oceania and Japan
Fine old art from European estates and private collections. Art works from Africa and Japan in the collection of Dr. Werner Zintl.
Highlights
Lot 53: Anthropomorphic headdress
Lot 64: Headdress "gelede"
Lot 80: Female face mask "okuyi"
Lot 105: Standing male power figure
Lot 133: Hook mask "garra"
Lot 137: War shield "pakei"
Lot 158: Hermaphrodite figure
Lot 171: Seated male figure
Lot 182: Anthropomorphic face mask "gu"
Lot 191: Face mask "tu bodu" (buffalo)
Lot 215: Male half figure, 19th century
Lot 231: Mirror case
Lot 238: Janus-faced head crest
Lot 245: Rare headrest / neckrest
Lot 316: Power figure "iteo"
Lot 325: Beautiful bell "dibu" ("ndibu")
Lot 326: Male power figure "nkis nkondi"
Lot 327: Power figure "nkisi"
Lot 335: Throne stool with high backrest
Lot 1 : Samurai armour "tõsei gusoku", Edo period (1603-1868)
JapanPrivate Collection, Kyoto, Japan Galerie Espace Quatre (Laurence Souksi & Frantz Fray), Paris, France Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany (2013)sold EUR 4,500
Lot 2 : Samurai armour "tõsei gusoku", Edo period (1603-1868)
JapanChristie's London, 2000 Werner Zintl, Worms, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 3 : Samurai armour "tõsei gusoku", Edo period (1603-1868)
JapanWerner Zintl, Worms, Germany (2017)sold EUR 2,500
Lot 4 : Splendid Samurai helmet "kabuto" with half mask "menpõ", Edo Period (1603-1868)
JapanWerner Zintl, Worms, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 5 : Samurai helmet "eboshi kabuto", Edo period (1603-1868)
JapanWerner Zintl, Worms, Germanysold EUR 3,500
Lot 6 : Samurai helmet "kabuto", Edo period (1603-1868)
JapanWerner Zintl, Worms, Germany (2015)not available anymore
Lot 7 : Samurai helmet "sujibachi kabuto", Edo period (1603-1868)
JapanGalerie Lamy "Oriental Fine Arts" (Georges & Hugues Jean Lamy), Brussels, Belgium Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany (2015)sold EUR 3,000
Lot 8 : Samurai helmet "kabuto", Edo period (1603-1868)
JapanWerner Zintl, Worms, Germany (2014)sold EUR 2,200
Lot 9 : Samurai helmet "kabuto" , Edo period (1603-1868)
JapanWerner Zintl, Worms, Germany (2015)sold EUR 2,500
Lot 10 : Samurai helmet "kabuto", Edo period (1603-1868)
JapanWerner Zintl, Worms, Germany (2014)sold EUR 4,000
Lot 11 : Samurai helmet "kabuto" with half mask "menpõ", Edo period (1603-1868)
JapanWerner Zintl, Worms, Germany (2015)sold EUR 5,500
Lot 12 : Samurai helmet ornament "maedate" in the shape of a dragon, Edo period (1603-1868)
JapanWerner Zintl, Worms, Germanysold EUR 1,700
Lot 13 : Samurai helmet crest "maedate", Edo period (1603-1868)
JapanWerner Zintl, Worms, Germanysold EUR 1,300
Lot 14 : Samurai helmet ornament "maedate" in the shape of a dragon, Edo period (1603-1868)
JapanWerner Zintl, Worms, Germanysold EUR 650
Lot 15 : Samurai full-faced mask "taisho somen", Edo period (1603-1868)
JapanWerner Zintl, Worms, Germany (2013)sold EUR 2,200
Lot 16 : Samurai half mask "tengu menpõ", Edo period (1603-1868)
JapanWerner Zintl, Worms, Germanysold EUR 1,200
Lot 17 : Samurai half mask "menpõ", Edo period (1603-1868)
JapanWerner Zintl, Worms, Germanysold EUR 800
Lot 18 : Samurai half mask "menpõ", Edo period (1603-1868)
JapanWerner Zintl, Worms, Germanysold EUR 1,500
Lot 19 : Samurai half mask "menpõ", Edo period (1603-1868)
JapanWerner Zintl, Worms, Germanysold EUR 1,700
Lot 20 : Samurai half mask "menpõ", Edo period (1603-1868)
JapanWerner Zintl, Worms, Germanysold EUR 1,500
Lot 21 : Anthropomorphic iron face mask
JapanLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany Karl Reuss, Munich, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 20 May 2006, Lot 79 Werner Zintl, Worms, Germanysold EUR 1,350
Lot 22 : Mask of the "Nuo" opera
ChinaWerner Zintl, Worms, Germany (acquired in a Paris gallery in 2011)sold EUR 1,200
Lot 23 : "Erlang Shen" mask of the "Nuo" opera
ChinaWerner Zintl, Worms, Germany (acquired in a Paris gallery in 2008)sold EUR 2,200
Lot 24 : Mask with laughing face
Indien, Arunachal PradeshAugust Flick, Cologne, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 15 June 2002, Lot 733 Werner Zintl, Worms, Germanysold EUR 900
Lot 25 : Anthropomorphic mask ("Apa" the hunter)
India, Arunachal Pradesh, MonpaAugust Flick, Cologne, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 27 April 2002, Lot 131 Werner Zintl, Worms, Germanysold EUR 5,000
Lot 26 : Mask
Nepal, Central Nepal, Mustang District, Muktinath (Mukhtinath)August Flick, Cologne, Germany Zemanek-Münster, 15 June 2002, Lot 741 Werner Zintl, Worms, Germanysold EUR 1,000
Lot 27 : Mask "Mahakala" (also "Gonpo")
Nepal / TibetRolf Kunitsch, Münster, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 12 May 2001, Lot 822 Werner Zintl, Worms, Germanysold EUR 4,000
Lot 28 : Mask "Mahakala" (also "Gonpo")
Nepal / TibetAugust Flick, Cologne, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 27 April 2002, Lot 139 Werner Zintl, Worms, Germanysold EUR 400
Lot 29 : Mask "Garuda"
BhutanZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 19 June 2010, Lot 144 Werner Zintl, Worms, Germanysold EUR 1,500
Lot 30 : Theatre mask "wayang topeng"
Indonesia, JavaLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany Georg Neuner, Munich, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 26 November 2005, Lot 28 Werner Zintl, Worms, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 31 : Theatre mask "wayang topeng"
Indonesia, JavaLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany Georg Neuner, Munich, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 26 November 2005, Lot 34 Werner Zintl, Worms, Germanysold EUR 300
Lot 32 : Dance mask "hudoq"
Indonesia - Borneo, Kenyah or KayanGerman Collection, Berlin Klaus-Jochen Krüger, Hamburg, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 27 May 2017, Lot 94 Werner Zintl, Worms, Germanysold EUR 1,500
Lot 33 : Jawa Demam style "kris" handle
Indonesia, Sumatra / Malaysia - Malay PeninsulaAnita Schröder, Munich, Germany Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany (2017)sold EUR 300
Lot 34 : Handle of a ceremonial dagger "kris" ("keris")
Indonesia - Western Java, CirebonGeorgia Kan, Tatiana Gallery, Singapore Anita Schröder, Munich, Germany Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany (2018)sold EUR 300
Lot 35 : Helmet mask "ndoli jowei"
Sierra Leone, MendeZemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 2 December 1996, Lot 66 Werner Zintl, Worms, Germanysold EUR 650
Lot 36 : Helmet mask "ndoli jowei"
Sierra Leone, MendeRobert Lewitzki, Celle, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 21 September 2002, Lot 82 Werner Zintl, Worms, Germanysold EUR 1,000
Lot 37 : Anthropomorphic face mask "konden" or "ntomo"
Mali, Malinke / BamanaLeonard Kahan, Montclair, USA (by 1983) Roger Bourahimou, Brussels, Belgium (by 2015) Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 11 November 2017, Lot 212 Alfons Bermel, Obersteinbach, France Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany (2019)sold EUR 2,500
Lot 38 : Face mask "karan wemba"
Burkina Faso, MossiHermann Sommerhage, Duisburg, Germany Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany (2007)sold EUR 1,200
Lot 39 : Standing female figure "blolo bla"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleFrench Collection, Paris Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 25 November 2006, Lot 109 Werner Zintl, Worms, Germanysold EUR 1,600
Lot 40 : Male ancestor figure "blolo bian"
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleSerge Schoffel, Brussels, Belgium Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 26 February 2005, Lot 75 Werner Zintl, Worms, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 41 : Beautiful face mask with elaborate hairstyle "zakpai" or "gunyege
Côte d'Ivoire, DanRobert Duperrier, Paris, France Alfons Bermel, Obersteinbach, France Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany (2011)sold EUR 2,500
Lot 42 : Anthropomorphic face mask "gu"
Côte d'Ivoire, GuroSwiss Private Collection, Basel Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany (1997)not available anymore
Lot 43 : Standing female figure
Côte d'Ivoire, GuroGerbrand Luttik, Soest, The Netherlands (1980s) Bert Garrebeek, Brussels, Belgium (2003) Werner Zintl, Worms, Germanysold EUR 1,800
Lot 44 : Antelope mask "glo" or "zuin"
Côte d'Ivoire, GuroOld French Collection, Alsace Helga Redlich, Gelsenkirchen, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 26 February 2000, Lot 272 Werner Zintl, Worms, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 45 : Female singer mask "nineagla"
Côte d'Ivoire, Wè - WobéToni Dähler, Basel, Switzerland H.K. Galerie, St. Gallen, Switzerland (Helene Knill and Hans Koller) Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 11 September 2004, Lot 923 Werner Zintl, Worms, Germanysold EUR 1,800
Lot 46 : Face mask with tubular eyes
Côte d'Ivoire, Wè - Guéré (Ngere)Africa Centre, Cadier en Keer, The Netherlands Ulrich Bohnen, Eschweiler, Germany (1968) Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 26 November 2005, Lot 129 Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany The Africa Centre was originally a Mission House which was established in Cadier en Keer in 1892 by the Society for African Missions (SMA). The missionary fathers focused their work mainly in West Africa and acquired in the course of the first half of the 20th century a large collection of ancestor sculptures, masks, daily use objects, fertility statues and gold weights. The Africa Centre itself was founded in 1959 with the aim to exhibit the missionaries’ collection of African artefacts and also to raise public interest for West African art and traditions.sold EUR 1,000
Lot 47 : Female twin figure "venavi"
Togo, Ewe, Agbagli Kossi (1934, Bé - 1994, Lomé)Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 25 November 2000, Lot 190 Werner Zintl, Worms, Germanysold EUR 400
Lot 48 : Attendant from the Altar Tableau of a Queen Mother
Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, EdoKegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany Sieghart Ott, Munich, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 5 July 2008, Lot 86 Werner Zintl, Worms, Germanysold EUR 3,000
Lot 49 : Anthropomorphic dance crest
Nigeria, Cross River, BokiWil Hoogstraate (1917-2008), Amsterdam, The Netherlands Elisabeth Verhey, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 19 September 2009, Lot 221 Werner Zintl, Worms, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 50 : Anthropomorphic mask "idiok ekpo"
Nigeria, Eket / IbibioRolf Kunitsch, Münster, Germany Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany (ca.1995)sold EUR 600