99th Auction
African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian Art
An important collection of a german art dealer. Selected works from the private collections of Robert Lewitzki, Heinrich Kolberg, Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis and Horst Hornstadt.
Highlights
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleGerman Private Collectionsold EUR 3,500
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleGerman Private Collectionsold EUR 2,200
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleHans Himmelheber (1908-2003), Heidelberg, Germany (coll. in situ, 1932) Lore (1901-1980) & Georg Kegel (1898-1974), Hamburg, Germany (Inv. no. B6) Ludwig Bretschneider (1909-1987), Munich, Germany German Private Collectionsold EUR 4,000
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleGerman Private CollectionPrice EUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleGerman Private Collectionsold EUR 800
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleHenk (1920-2001) and Greet Kouw, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Boris Kegel-Konietzko (1925-2020), Hamburg, Germany (1976) Ludwig Bretschneider (1909-1987), Munich, Germany German Private Collectionsold EUR 1,800
Côte d'Ivoire, Lagoons, Atie (Akye) / EbrieRalf Lüders, Stuttgart, Germany Alex Vömel (1897-1985), Düsseldorf, Germany German Private Collectionsold EUR 5,700
Côte d'Ivoire, DanKetterer, Munich, 5 November 1977, Lot 39 German Private Collectionsold EUR 1,800
Côte d'Ivoire, DanJames T. Hooper (1897-1971), Arundel, Great Britain Sold by the family in 1976 Christie's, London, 14 July 1976, Lot 6 German Private Collectionsold EUR 4,500
Côte d'Ivoire, Guropresumably Hans Himmelheber (1908-2003), Heidelberg, Germany, or Roger Bédiat (1897-1958), Abidjan, Ivory Coast Charles Ratton (1895-1986), Paris, France Christie's, New York, 22 November 1996, Lot 128 German Private Collectionsold EUR 1,800
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoLean-Louis Picard, Paris, 8 October 1991, Lot 183 German Private CollectionPrice EUR 1,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Burkina Faso, Lobi, Biniathe KambireGerman Private CollectionPrice EUR 600plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Ghana, AkanGerman Private Collectionsold EUR 700
Ghana, FanteGerman Private Collectionsold EUR 500
Ghana, FanteGerman Private Collectionsold EUR 500
Ghana, Akan, AshantiGerman Private Collectionsold EUR 230
Ghana, Akan, AshantiGerman Private Collectionsold EUR 500
Ghana, Akan, AshantiGerman Private Collectionsold EUR 600
Ghana, Akan, AshantiGerman Private Collectionsold EUR 400
Nigeria, YorubaEmil Maetzel (1877-1955), Hamburg, Germany Zemanek-Münster, 3 March 2012, Lot 103 German Private Collectionsold EUR 400
Nigeria, Yoruba, Igbomina, Ila OrangunSotheby's London, 26 March 1990, Lot 109 German Private Collectionsold EUR 1,900
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oshogbo, OyoKetterer, Munich, 30 April 1988, Lot 434 German Private Collectionsold EUR 1,500
Nigeria, Yoruba, Kwara State, Ilorin / ShakiGerman Private Collectionsold EUR 4,500
Nigeria, YorubaValentine Faulkner, Reverend of the Church Missionary Society (collected in situ, 1866-1883, when he worked among the Yoruba) James T. Hooper (1897-1971), Arundel, Great Britain Sold by the family in 1976 Christie's, London, 14 July 1976, Lot 27 German Private Collectionsold EUR 6,000
Lot 26Dance wand "oshe shango"
Nigeria, YorubaKetterer, Munich, 20 April 1991, Lot 295 German Private Collectionsold EUR 1,500
Gabon, VuviFrench Private Collection Christie's, New York, 20 November 1997, Lot 315 German Private Collectionsold EUR 4,700
Gabon, PunuAlfred L. Scheinberg, New York, USA Maurice W. Shapiro (1928-1993), New York, USA Christie's, New York, 11 November 1993, Lot 107 Christie's, New York, 20 November 1997, Lot 60 German Private Collectionsold EUR 3,600
Gabon, PunuChristie's, New York, 22 November 1996, Lot 158 German Private Collectionsold EUR 1,800
Angola, ChokweRalf Lüders, Stuttgart, Germany Alex Vömel (1897-1985), Düsseldorf, Germany German Private Collectionsold EUR 400
D. R. Congo, Bembe (Eastern) - GomaLempertz, Brussels, 25 March 1992, Lot 210 German Private Collectionsold EUR 2,500
Lot 32Squatting figure
D. R. Congo, KubaRenée Marteaux (deceased 1988), Brussels, Belgium Family by inheritance Sotheby's, London, 26 March 1990, Lot 151 (attributed to the D. R. Congo, Holo) German Private Collectionsold EUR 1,100
D. R. Congo, Luba-HembaGalerie Lemaire, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany German Private Collection (1987)sold EUR 1,100
Lot 34Kneeling female figure
D. R. Congo, YombeChristie's, South Kensington, 22 November 1988, Lot 200 German Private Collectionsold EUR 6,000
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New IrelandJohann F. Gustav Umlauff (1833-1889), Hamburg, Germany Eduard von der Heydt (1882-1964), Ascona, Switzerland (1926) Alfred Flechtheim (1887-1937), Berlin, Germany Alex Vömel (1897-1985), Düsseldorf, Germany German Private Collectionsold EUR 2,800
Indonesia - Borneo, DayakFrancine Maurer (deceased 2006), Paris, France Kim Redlich, Düsseldorf, Germany Lempertz, Brussels, 30 March 2006, Lot 25 Robert Lewitzki, Celle, Germanysold EUR 7,700
Liberia, GreboEdith Hafter (1911-2001), Solothurn, Switzerland Christie's, Paris, 12 June 2003, Lot 311 Cornette de Saint Cyr, Paris-Drouot, 10 April 2010, Lot 37 Bernard Dulon, Paris, France Stella Loebarth, Paris, France (Bruneaf 2012) Zemanek-Münster, 86th Tribal Art Auction, Vol. II, Würzburg, 27 May 2017, Lot 167 Robert Lewitzki, Celle, Germanysold EUR 2,100
Lot 38Small female figure
Mali, DogonRobert Lewitzki, Celle, Germanysold EUR 1,100
Burkina Faso, LobiPetra und Stephan Herkenhoff, Osnabrück, Germany Floros Katsouros, Hannover, Germany Olaf Pfennig, Hannover, Germany Zemanek-Münster, 86. Tribal Art Auction, Vol. II, Würzburg, 27 May 2017, Lot 214 Robert Lewitzki, Celle, Germanynot available anymore
Sierra Leone, MendeRobert Lewitzki, Celle, Germanysold EUR 850
Côte d'Ivoire, Dan - YacoubaRobert Lewitzki, Celle, Germanysold EUR 1,500
Côte d'Ivoire, Guro, Western VavouaHans Himmelheber, Heidelberg, Germany Ernst Heinrich, Stuttgart, Germany (1950) Robert Lewitzki, Celle, Germanysold EUR 5,500
Côte d'Ivoire, SenufoLorenz Eckert (ca.1920-1960), Basel, Switzerland Robert Lewitzki, Celle, Germanysold EUR 2,700
Côte d'Ivoire, Wè - Guéré (Ngere)Zemanek-Münster, 86. Tribal Art Auction, Vol. II, Würzburg, 27 May 2017, Lot 257 Robert Lewitzki, Celle, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 45Anthropo-zoomorphic mask
Nigeria, Ibibio / EketRobert Lewitzki, Celle, Germanysold EUR 1,800
Nigeria, MumuyeRobert Lewitzki, Celle, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 47Horned mask "karikpo"
Nigeria, OgoniMax Itzikovitz, Paris, France Robert Lewitzki, Celle, Germanysold EUR 2,000
Lot 48Dance wand "oshe shango"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Ila OrangunManfred Sackmann, Berlin, Germany Robert Lewitzki, Celle, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 49Power figure "mu' po"
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeRobert Lewitzki, Celle, Germanysold EUR 750
Lot 50Buffalo mask
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeRobert Lewitzki, Celle, Germanysold EUR 650
Lot 51Male mask
Cameroon Grassfields, Kom (Bekom) or BabankiThomas Schulze, Berlin, Germany Robert Lewitzki, Celle, Germanynot available anymore