November 12, 2022

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.

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Highlights

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Lot 1: Standing female figure "sika blawa"
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Lot 3: Standing female figure "blolo bla"
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Lot 7: Standing female figure
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Lot 9: Anthropomorphic face mask "zakpai"
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Lot 10: Heddle pulley "kono" with anthropomorphic head
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Lot 25: Rare shrine sculpture "ogun"
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Lot 34: Kneeling female figure
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Lot 42: Antelope mask "glo" (Bongo antelope) of the "dye" mask ensemble
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Lot 45: Anthropo-zoomorphic mask
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Lot 53: Reliquary guardian figure "éyéma-o-byéri" (Image of the ancestor)
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Lot 55: Shield-shaped panel "kalengula" with "kifwebe" mask
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Lot 64: Standing anthropomorphic figure, around 1900
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Lot 121: Dance wand "oshe shango", around 1850 / 60
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Lot 219: Anthropomorphic head sculpture "mahen yafe"
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Lot 263: Impressive anthropomorphic face mask
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Lot 292: Male reliquary guardian figure "éyéma-o-byéri" ("Image of the ancestor")
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Lot 293: Reliquary guardian figure "mbulu-ngulu"
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Lot 345: Standing figure with staff

99th Auction

Lot 268 : Deformation mask "idiok ekpo"
Nigeria, Igbo
Ursula Heijs-Voorhuis, Sint Agatha, The Netherlands · Srdjan Sremac, The Hague, The Netherlands
Sold EUR 700
Lot 269 : Water spirit mask
Nigeria, Ijaw
Morton (1925-2019) & Estelle (1925-2021) Sosland, Kansas City, USA · Morton & Estelle Sosland Estate, Kansas City, USA
Sold EUR 1,700
Lot 270 : Headdress / helmet mask "vakono"
Nigeria, Mumuye
Private Collection, Baden-Württemberg, Germany (acquired in Dakar, Senegal in 1989/90)
Sold EUR 600
Lot 271 : Anthropomorphic figure "jagana"
Nigeria, Mumuye
El Hadj Yende Amadou, Foumban, Cameroon (1969) · German Private Collection · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 29 June 2019, Lot 164
Sold EUR 3,200
Lot 273 : Statue for male aggression "iphri"
Nigeria, Urhobo
Herbert Hamak, Hammelburg, Germany
Sold EUR 400
Lot 274 : Unusually large pair of "ere ibeji" twin figures
Nigeria, Yoruba
Robert Temple, Ghent, Belgium · British Collection
Sold EUR 1,700
Lot 275 : Female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Illorin
Nigerian Private Collection (before 1969) · Galerie Schwarz-Weiß, Munich, Germany (1989)
Sold EUR 1,400
Lot 276 : Female twin figure "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Oyo, Oke Iho
Alo Storz, Stuttgart, Germany (1981)
Sold EUR 350
Lot 277 : Female pair of twin figures "ere ibeji"
Nigeria, Yoruba, Kwara State, Egbe
Mama Adamou, Lomé, Togo (1981)
Sold EUR 1,800
Lot 278 : Ifa divination head "olori(n) ifa" or "ikin ifa"
Nigeria, Yoruba
Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany (2002)
Sold EUR 750
Lot 279 : Anthropomorphic oil-lamp
Nigeria, Yoruba
Private Collection, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Sold EUR 500
Lot 280 : Rare face mask "agbodogin"
Nigeria, Owo Yoruba / Ishan
Irwin Hersey (1920-2010), New York, USA · Frederic (“Frits”) Wallace (1914-2014), Sarasota, USA (1980s) · Private collection, Calm Ocean, USA (2014)
Price
EUR 3,000

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 283 : Power figure "mu' po"
Cameroon Grassfields, Bamileke - Batie
Lucien Van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium (1982) · Arie & Helga Cleeren, Stevoort, Belgium · Jo De Buck, Brussels, Belgium · Lucien Van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium (2006) · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg,19 September 2009, Lot 305 · Neumeister, Munich, 10 June 2010, Lot 205 · South German Private Collection
Sold EUR 800
Lot 284 : Janiform helmet mask, before 1920
Cameroon / Nigeria, Cross River, Anyang (Banyang), Ekoi Complex
American Private Collection
Sold EUR 1,750
Lot 285 : Zoomorphic figure
Cameroon, Bakundu / Bafo
German Colonial Collection
Sold EUR 3,600
Lot 286 : Royal throne
Cameroon, Bangwa / Bamileke
Gisela & Hartwig Dehmel, Lüchow, Germany
Sold EUR 500
Lot 287 : Crocodile sculpture
Cameroon, Bangwa / Bamileke
Merton Simpson, New York, USA
Sold EUR 800
Lot 288 : Ship's beak "tange" ("tangué")
Cameroon, Duala
René and Maud Garcia, Paris, France
Price
EUR 4,000

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 289 : Ornamental hatchet and status symbol
Cameroon / Gabon / Equatorial Guinea, Southern Fang
Sold EUR 900
Lot 290 : Braided shield "kor"
Cameroon, Mambila
American Private Collection
Price
EUR 2,500

plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 292 : Male reliquary guardian figure "éyéma-o-byéri" ("Image of the ancestor")
Gabon / Southern Cameroon, Fang
German Colonial Collection (pre 1918)
Sold EUR 2,000
Lot 293 : Reliquary guardian figure "mbulu-ngulu"
Gabon, Kota - Obamba
Sold EUR 4,500
Lot 294 : Female face mask "okuyi"
Gabon, Punu
Not available anymore
Lot 295 : Standing female figure
Gabon, Punu / Tsogho / Lumbo
Bruno Frey, Arnay le Duc, France
Not available anymore
Lot 296 : Female miniature figure
Gabon, Tsogho / Lumbo
Not available anymore
Lot 297 : Grave figure "ntadi" (pl. "mintadi")
D. R. Congo, Lower Congo province / Northern Angola, Bambona
Not available anymore
Lot 298 : Figural group
D. R. Congo, Kongo - Vili / Yombe
Belgian Private Collection
Not available anymore
Lot 299 : Miniature power figure "nkisi"
D. R. Congo, Bakongo
Not available anymore
Lot 300 : Magical figure "nkisi"
D. R. Congo, Kongo - Vili / Yombe
Gaetan Schoonbroodt, Verviers, Belgium
Sold EUR 5,500
Lot 301 : Kneeling female miniature figure
D. R. Congo, Bakongo
Not available anymore
Lot 302 : Titleholder's staff "mvwala"
D. R. Congo, Bakongo
Belgian Private Collection
Sold EUR 1,700
Lot 303 : Titleholder's staff "mvwala"
D. R. Congo, Bakongo
Robert Temple, Ghent, Belgium · Belgian Private Collection
Sold EUR 1,200
Lot 304 : Maternité
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
Not available anymore
Lot 305 : Muzzleloading rifle
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
Sold EUR 350
Lot 306 : Figural object
D. R. Congo, Hemba / Luba / Kusu
Belgian Private Collection
Not available anymore
Lot 307 : Palm wine drinking cup
D. R. Congo, Kuba
Sold EUR 275
Lot 308 : Anthropomorphic friction oracle "itombwa"
D. R. Congo, Kuba
Belgian Private Collection
Not available anymore
Lot 309 : Figural base / stand
D. R. Congo, Kuba
Belgian Private Collection
Not available anymore
Lot 310 : Lidded storage box
D. R. Congo, Kuba
Not available anymore
Lot 311 : Woven raffia fabric "mbal"
D. R. Congo, Kuba-Shoowa
Banque Belgolaise, Brussels, Belgium
Sold EUR 700
Lot 312 : Standing female figure
D. R. Congo, Kuyu
Robert van der Heijden, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Not available anymore
Lot 313 : Head sculpture of the snake cult
D. R. Congo, Kuyu
Sold EUR 700
Lot 314 : Anthropomorphic mask
D. R. Congo, Lega
Sold EUR 6,000
Lot 315 : Anthropomorphic face mask
D. R. Congo, Lega
Frank Elgar (1899-1978) Collection, France · Tessier & Sarrou, Paris-Drouot, “Collection d’un critique d’art Frank Elgar, Fernand Leger”, 2 July 2020, Lot 51 · Belgian Private Collection
Not available anymore
Lot 316 : Anthropomorphic mask "idimu"
D. R. Congo, Lega
Belgian Private Collection
Sold EUR 2,400
Lot 317 : Anthropomorphic mask "idimu" or "lukwakongo"
D. R. Congo, Lega
Belgian Private Collection
Not available anymore
Lot 318 : Anthropomorphic mask "lukwakongo"
D. R. Congo, Lega
Not available anymore
Lot 319 : Anthropomorphic figure "iginga" (pl. "maginga")
D. R. Congo, Lega
Joseph Christiaens, Brussels, Belgium · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 22 February 2003, Lot 482 · Werner Zintl, Worms, Germany
Sold EUR 1,500
Lot 320 : Anthropomorphic figure "iginga" (pl. "maginga")
D. R. Congo, Lega
Belgian Private Collection
Sold EUR 950
Lot 321 : Anthropomorphic figure "iginga" (pl. "maginga")
D. R. Congo, Lega
Belgian Private Collection
Sold EUR 1,300