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 206Mask "okoroshioma"
Nigeria, Igbosold EUR 1,000
Lot 207Anthropomorphic face mask
Nigeria, IgboNagel, Stuttgart, 26 April 1996, Lot 2856 German Private CollectionPrice EUR 600plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Nigeria, IgboJan Kusters, Waalre, The Netherlandssold EUR 500
Lot 209Seated male figure "ntekpe"
Nigeria, IgboBelgian Collection, Antwerpsold EUR 500
Nigeria, Igbo, Awka RegionClive Loveless, London, Englandsold EUR 1,500
Nigeria, IgboRobert Banks, Washington, USAPrice EUR 1,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 213Anthropomorphic face mask
Nigeria, IjawBinoche et Giquello, Paris, Lot 2519sold EUR 1,050
Nigeria, IjawGerman Private Collectionsold EUR 400
Nigeria, JukunMartial Bronsin, Brussels, Belgium Jacques & Anne Kerchache, Paris, France Ana & Antonio Casanovas, Arte y Ritual Gallery, Madrid, Spain Jean-Claude Bellier, Paris, France Sotheby's, Paris, 29 November 2021, Lot 115not available anymore
Nigeria, KoroCollection Madame B. Saint Germain en Laye, Paris, 23 June 1997, Lot 10sold EUR 2,600
Nigeria, MumuyeEl Hadj Yende Amadou, Foumban, Cameroon (1969) UK Collectionsold EUR 3,000
Nigeria, OgoniAmerican Private CollectionPrice EUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 220Slit drum
Nigeria, TivGerman Private Collectionsold EUR 370
Lot 221Staff figure "kundul"
Nigeria, WurkunWolfgang Ketterer, Munich, 6 May 1978, Lot 353not available anymore
Nigeria, Yorubanot available anymore
Nigeria, YorubaGerman Collectionsold EUR 400
Nigeria, Yoruba, IgbominaUK Collectionsold EUR 400
Lot 225Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, AjasseUK Collectionsold EUR 750
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ilorin, OyoEdward A. Spiegel (1931-2020), New York City, USA Spiegel was professor of astronomy at Columbia University who worked on convection theory and on the application of fluid dynamics to astrophysics and was the first to discover Chaos Theory. As a professsor, he gained a reputation among his students for his amusing stories of meeting other famous scientists such as Paul Dirac and Stephen Hawking.sold EUR 1,100
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, OffaGerman Collectionsold EUR 800
Lot 228Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbo Ora, Ibarapasold EUR 300
Lot 229Male twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yorubasold EUR 300
Nigeria, YorubaNeumeister, Munich, 10 November 2005, Lot 371sold EUR 1,400
Lot 231Mirror case
Nigeria, YorubaLauritz Sunde (1910-1979), Copenhagen, Denmark Christophe Rolley, Bagneux, Francenot available anymore
Lot 232Ram helmet mask
Cameroon Grassfieldssold EUR 550
Lot 233Elephant mask "ntshen"
Cameroon Grassfields, Babankiprobably Gottfried Künzi (1920-1979), Oberdorf / Solothurn Switzerland Martin Gross (1922-2017), Biel, Switzerland (1968)sold EUR 2,000
Lot 234Figurative pipe bowl
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeHelmuth & Marianne Zimmer, Zurich, SwitzerlandPrice EUR 400plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 235Two figural pipe bowls
Cameroon Grassfields, BamumAmerican Private Collectionnot available anymore
Lot 236Royal throne stool
Cameroon Grassfields, BamumGisela & Hartwig Dehmel, Lüchow, Germanysold EUR 4,000
Lot 237Cult knife in wooden sheath
Cameroon, Bali / WumGerman Collection, Berlinsold EUR 800
Lot 238Janus-faced head crest
Cameroon, Upper Cross River, Keaka (Ekoi Komplex)Wolfgang Müller, Erfurt, Germanysold EUR 4,000
Lot 239Female figure
Cameroon, Mambilanot available anymore
Lot 240Pair of figures
Cameroon, Tikarsold EUR 300
Lot 241Rare female figure
Gabon, AdoumaAmerican Private Collectionsold EUR 2,000
Gabon, PunuPrice EUR 2,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Gabon, Vuvi / TsoghoColonial Collection Yves Créhalet, Paris, Francesold EUR 2,500
Gabon, VuviFrench Collectionnot available anymore
Lot 245Rare headrest / neckrest
D. R. Congo (Congo Kinshasa), Bandundu Province, MfinuBelgian Private Collectionnot available anymore
D. R. Congo, Congo central, Moanda Region, Kitombe, Vela RaphaelPierre Loos, Brussels, Belgium Bren Heymans, Antwerp, Belgiumnot available anymore
D. R. Congo / Angola, Mr. Kyadinot available anymore
Lot 248Colon figure
D. R. Congo / Angola, Loangosold EUR 250
Lot 249Beautiful dignitary staff
D. R. Congo, AzandeRobert Temple, Ghent, Belgiumsold EUR 1,600
Lot 250Anthropomorphic face mask
D. R. Congo, Bakongo-Yombesold EUR 1,500
D. R. Congo, Bakongonot available anymore
Lot 252Braided mat
D. R. Congo, Bakongonot available anymore
Lot 253Female power figure
D. R. Congo, BembeJohn & Nicole Dintenfass, New York, USAnot available anymore
D. R. Congo, BembeJacques Blanckaert, Brussels, Belgium (1980's) Johan Henau, Antwerp, Belgium Nadya Levi, Antwerp, Belgium Sotheby's, New York, 6 May 1994, Lot 159 Hans Petereit, Cologne, Germany Sotheby's, Paris, 15 June 2004, Lot 174 Fily Keita, Los Angeles, USA (2008)sold EUR 3,500
D. R. Congo, Boa, Bati, Makeresold EUR 470
Lot 256Widow's robe "ntshakakot"
D. R. Congo, Kuba-Bushoongsold EUR 500
Lot 257Female trunk figure
D. R. Congo (Eastern), Kivu, Sikasingo / Bembe (eastern) / BuyuGeert Hendrik van de Zee, Osstzaan, The Netherlands Berry de Bruijn, Breda, The Netherlands (2013) Adrian Schlag, Brussels, Belgium German Private Collectionnot available anymore