November 16, 2024

Auction 103

AFRICAN, ASIAN, OCEANIC AND PRE-COLUMBIAN ART
Artworks from the Vienna collection of Erwin Melchardt, art critic, cultural editor, and auction expert. Selected pieces from the collection of Bruno Heimberg, Munich, former restorer of the Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen and Director of the Doerner Institute. Objects from the collection of Helmut Bruchner, Munich. Pre-Columbian ceramics from the estate of Klaus Kalz, Berlin (Part 2).

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Highlights

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Lot 2: Stone head "hacha", Late Classical Period, ca. 600 to 900 AD
1/4
Lot 7: Fragment of a female Cycladic idol
1/7
Lot 53: Ancestor figure "adu zatua"
1/7
Lot 58: Standing male ancestor figure ‘kandimbong’
1/6
Lot 61: Helmet mask 'tatanua'
1/4
Lot 62: Male 'malagan' figure with crossed arms
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Lot 63: 'Malagan' figure with outstretched arms
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Lot 64: Rare head sculpture
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Lot 65: Zoomorphic mask 'kavat'
1/3
Lot 66: Birdhead club 'porowa ra maru'
1/3
Lot 69: Paddle club "culacula"
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Lot 70: Club "u'u"
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Lot 71: Treasure box "waka huia"
1/5
Lot 76: Rare shaman's mask, ca. 1900-1930
1/6
Lot 86: Large flaring bowl 'florero' with painted scene
1/7
Lot 120: Sarcophagus mask of a youth, ca. 2nd century AD
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Lot 121: Antique helmet, 3rd century BC
1/5
Lot 138: Anthropomorphic face mask "deangle"
1/5
Lot 139: Figure of a seated warrior
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Lot 154: Standing male figure 'bateba phuwe'
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Lot 158: Artfully crafted handle or staff finial
1/6
Lot 164: Figure of a spirit wife "blolo bla"
1/5
Lot 186: Anthropomorphic face mask
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Lot 203: Reliquary guardian figure "éyéma-o-byéri" (image of the ancestor)
1/7
Lot 223: Figural pendant "mikisi mihasi"
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Lot 225: Standing female figure
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Lot 226: Anthropomorphic vessel "sundu"
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Lot 234: Power figure "nkisi" / "nkishi"
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Lot 235: Male power figure "nkisi" / "nkishi"
1/3
Lot 320: Filigree dance wand "bair"
1/4
Lot 339: Rare stone "tjuringa" ("churinga") of unusual size
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Lot 359: Standing female figure
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Lot 390: Power figure "nkisi" / "nkishi"
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Lot 395: Staff crowning with four mask faces
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Lot 405: Rare prestige dagger with scabbard "omuele guosipika"

Auction 103

Lot 1 : Seated female figure, ca. 200 BC to 300 AD
Mexico, Jalisco
Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 850
Lot 2 : Stone head "hacha", Late Classical Period, ca. 600 to 900 AD
Mexico, Central Gulf Coast, Veracruz
Ketterer, Munich, 25 June 1988, Lot 47 Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
Price EUR 6,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 3 : Four anthropomorphic figures, ca. 200 BC to 300 AD
West Mexico, Jalisco
Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 600
Lot 4 : Ear ornaments, Late Classic Period, ca. 600 to 900 AD
Mexico, Maya
Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 300
Lot 5 : Masked face and two idols, ca. 100 BC to 250 AD
Mexico, Guerrero
Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
Price EUR 500
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 6 : Idol, ca.100 BC to 250 AD
Mexico, Guerrero
Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 600
Lot 7 : Fragment of a female Cycladic idol
Europe-Antiques, Greece, Cyclades
Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 17,000
Lot 8 : Spherical vessel
Mali, Djenne
Fred & Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 450
Lot 9 : Kneeling figure of a hunchback
Mali, Inland Niger Delta, Djenne
Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 10 : Zoomorphic mask "kono"
Mali, Bamana
Galerie Jahn, Munich, Germany Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
Price EUR 1,500
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 11 : Staff with female figure
Mali, Bamana / Senufo
Galerie Jahn, Munich, Germany Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
Price EUR 2,500
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 12 : Mythical animal (dog)
Mali, Dogon
Galerie Jahn, Munich, Germany Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 800
Lot 13 : Two metal sculptures
Mali, Dogon
Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany (a) Christian & Ursula Wolters, Munich, Germany (1982) (a) Neumeister, Munich, 15 May 2003, Lot 611 (a) Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany (a & b)
sold EUR 400
Lot 14 : Ring with equestrian figure
Mali, Dogon
Galerie Jahn, Munich, Germany Hermann Kühn, Munich, Germany Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 600
Lot 15 : Pendant: trumpet / horn "uma"
Burkina Faso, Lobi
Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 16 : Man's stool "toópár" or "daàká"
Burkina Faso, Lobi, Sikiré Kambiré (1896-1963) from Gaoua
Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 750
Lot 17 : Solid stool "kolo"
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo
Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 850
Lot 18 : Heddle pulley "kono" with horned mask face
Côte d'Ivoire, Guro
Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 1,300
Lot 19 : Zoomorphic heddle pulley
Côte d'Ivoire, Jimini - Nafana
Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 20 : Anthropomorphic heddle pulley "kono"
Côte d'Ivoire, Guro
Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 500
Lot 21 : Figural staff finial
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo
Karl-Ferdinand Schädler, Munich, Germany Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 22 : Zoomorphic helmet mask "korobla"
Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo
Galerie Jahn, Munich, Germany Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
Price EUR 1,200
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 23 : Mixed lot of gold weights, pendants and rings
Ghana, Akan
Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
Price EUR 1,500
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 24 : Group of geometrical goldweights
Ghana, Akan, Ashanti
Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 25 : Lidded dish "tasenaba"
Ghana, Akan, Ashanti
Galerie Jahn, Munich, Germany Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 350
Lot 26 : Female memorial figure
Ghana, Akan / Agni
Galerie Jahn, Munich, Germany Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 750
Lot 27 : Seated colon figure
Togo, Ewe
Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 1,800
Lot 28 : Four staffs "opa osanyin"
Nigeria, Yoruba
Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 1,100
Lot 29 : Two miniature figures
D. R. Congo
Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
Price EUR 450
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 30 : Collection of oracle accessories and amulets
D. R. Congo
Galerie Jahn, Munich, Germany Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
Price EUR 1,200
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 31 : Miniature mask on leather strap
D. R. Congo, Hemba
Galerie Jahn, Munich, Germany Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
Price EUR 800
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 32 : Standing male power figure
D. R. Congo, Bembe
Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 900
Lot 33 : Power figure "Sir kambamba-who-has-one-leg" of the ‘m-mbwoolu-tsyo’ ritual institution
D. R. Congo, Yaka / Suku
Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 34 : Power figure of the "m-mbwoolu-tsyo" ritual institution
D. R. Congo, Yaka / Suku
Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
Price EUR 500
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 35 : Small power figure with intact charge
D. R. Congo, Yaka
Galerie Jahn, Munich, Germany Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 600
Lot 36 : Small mug with fine decoration
D. R. Congo, Kuba
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium ("FC 791") Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 37 : Container for gunpowder "tutukipfula" with lid
D. R. Congo, Kuba / Kugni (Kunyi) / Sundi
Galerie Jahn, Munich, Germany Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 450
Lot 38 : Double-mouthed drinking cup "kopa"
D. R. Congo, Suku / Yaka
Galerie Jahn, Munich, Germany Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 300
Lot 39 : Miniature friction oracle "kakishi"
D. R. Congo, Luba
Galerie Jahn, Munich, Germany Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 830
Lot 40 : Female figure "kakudji"
D. R. Congo, Luba
Galerie Jahn, Munich, Germany Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 700
Lot 41 : Magical miniature figure "nkisi" / "nkishi"
D. R. Congo, Yombe
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium ("FX 94138") Galerie Jahn, Munich, Germany Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 750
Lot 42 : Magical miniature figure "nkisi" / "nkishi"
D. R. Congo, Vili / Yombe
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium ("FX 94145") Galerie Jahn, Munich, Germany Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 650
Lot 43 : Stool "muyumbo" / "mumbo" or "ibila" / "ivila"
Kenya, Kamba
Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
Price EUR 500
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 44 : Pair of marionettes
Tanzania, Doe / Zigua
Galerie Jahn, Munich, Germany Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 500
Lot 45 : Calabash with figural stopper
Tanzania, Kwere
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium ("FE 9314") Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 1,100
Lot 46 : Cloth-wrapped figure
Tanzania, Mbugu
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium ("FE 9021") Private collection (1998) Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 1,400
Lot 47 : Calabash with stopper
Tanzania, Zigua
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium ("FE 9268") Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 600
Lot 48 : Anthropomorphic figure
Tanzania, Pare
Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 280
Lot 49 : Animal sculpture
Tanzania, Pare
Galerie Jahn, Munich, Germany Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 400
Lot 50 : Anthropomorphic vessel
Tanzania, Zigua
Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany Bruno Heimberg (1933-2023), Munich, Germany
sold EUR 500