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).
Highlights
Lot 53: Ancestor figure "adu zatua"
Lot 61: Helmet mask 'tatanua'
Lot 64: Rare head sculpture
Lot 65: Zoomorphic mask 'kavat'
Lot 69: Paddle club "culacula"
Lot 70: Club "u'u"
Lot 71: Treasure box "waka huia"
Lot 121: Antique helmet, 3rd century BC
Lot 139: Figure of a seated warrior
Lot 186: Anthropomorphic face mask
Lot 223: Figural pendant "mikisi mihasi"
Lot 225: Standing female figure
Lot 226: Anthropomorphic vessel "sundu"
Lot 234: Power figure "nkisi" / "nkishi"
Lot 320: Filigree dance wand "bair"
Lot 359: Standing female figure
Lot 390: Power figure "nkisi" / "nkishi"
Lot 101 : Unusual rophy head vessel, ca. 200 - 400 AD
Peru, NazcaBenno Mattel, Buenos Aires, Argentina Klaus Kalz, Berlin, Germany (1978)sold EUR 2,200
Lot 102 : Cup "kero", ca. 600 bis 900 AD
Peru, HuariBenno Mattel, Buenos Aires, Argentina Klaus Kalz, Berlin, Germany (1976)Price EUR 600plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 103 : Cup "kero", ca. 200 to 400 AD
Peru, NazcaKetterer, Munich, 29. June 1991, Lot 317 Klaus Kalz, Berlin, Germany (1991)sold EUR 1,500
Lot 104 : Tall cup "kero", ca. 200 to 400 AD
Peru, NazcaKlaus Kalz, Berlin, Germany (acquired in Lima 1972)sold EUR 1,400
Lot 105 : Tall cup "kero", ca. 200 to 400 AD
Peru, NazcaGalerie Gerdes, Munich, Germany Klaus Kalz, Berlin, Germany (1974)sold EUR 1,700
Lot 106 : Bowl, ca. 200 to 400 AD
Peru, NazcaBenno Mattel, Buenos Aires, Argentina Klaus Kalz, Berlin, Germany (1978)sold EUR 2,600
Lot 107 : Painted bowl, ca. 200 to 400 AD
Peru, NazcaBenno Mattel, Buenos Aires, Argentina Klaus Kalz, Berlin, Germany (1982)sold EUR 4,500
Lot 108 : Bowl, ca. 200 to 400 AD
Peru, NazcaPeter Pleuss, Solingen, Germany Klaus Kalz, Berlin, Germany (1973)sold EUR 1,100
Lot 109 : Cup "kero", ca. 200 to 400 AD
Peru, NazcaBenno Mattel, Buenos Aires, Argentina Klaus Kalz, Berlin, Germany (1982)sold EUR 1,000
Lot 111 : Bottle, ca. 600 to 900 AD
Peru, HuariKetterer, Munich, 10. November 1979, Lot 486 Klaus Kalz, Berlin, Germany (1979)sold EUR 700
Lot 112 : Bottle with frogs in relief, ca. 600 to 900 AD
Peru, Ica ChincaBenno Mattel, Buenos Aires, Argentina Klaus Kalz, Berlin, Germany (1978)Price EUR 600plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 113 : Flask with relief decoration, ca. 900 to 1470 AD
Peru, ChimuF. Kleefisch, Horstmar, Germany Klaus Kalz, Berlin, Germany (1970)Price EUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 114 : Vessel with Monkey figure, ca. 900 to 1470 AD
Peru, Chimú / LambayequeHauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, 29.Nov. 1971, lot 594a Klaus Kalz, Berlin, Germany (1971)sold EUR 750
Lot 115 : Zoomorphic vessel: Llama, ca. 900 to 1400 AD
Peru, ChancayGalerie Gerdes, Munich, Germany Klaus Kalz, Berlin, Germany (1975[1974])Price EUR 300plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 116 : "Aryballos" vessel with handles, ca. 1400 to 1550 AD
Peru, IncaPeter Pleuss, Solingen, Germany Klaus Kalz, Berlin, Germany (1975)sold EUR 650
Lot 117 : Vase handle with winged sphinx, 4th-5th century BC
Greece, AtticH. Hufnagel, Aschaffenburg, GermanyPrice EUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 118 : Drinking vessel "kylix", 4th century BC
Europe-Antiques, griechisch / ItalianAngelo de Robertis, Frankfurt am Main, Germany H. Hufnagel, Aschaffenburg, Germany (1978)Price EUR 400plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 119 : Roman capital, 4th century AD
Europe-Antiques, romanEdith Hafter, Solothurn, Switzerlandsold EUR 1,200
Lot 120 : Sarcophagus mask of a youth, ca. 2nd century AD
Europe-Antiques, Romano-EgyptianAmerican Private Collection, New York Jean-David Cahn, Basel, Switzerland (2001) Angela Henkel-Küsters, Düsseldorf, Germanysold EUR 22,000
Lot 121 : Antique helmet, 3rd century BC
Europe-Antiques, etruscianAngelo de Robertis, Frankfurt am Main, Germany H. Hufnagel, Aschaffenburg, Germany (1980)sold EUR 2,300
Lot 122 : Scoop 'simpulum', 4th-5th century BC
Europe-Antiques, etruscianAngelo de Robertis, Frankfurt am Main, Germany H. Hufnagel, Aschaffenburg, Germany (1979)sold EUR 400
Lot 123 : Gold appliqué with bacchanalia scene, 2nd - 3rd century AD
Syria, RomanAngelo de Robertis, Frankfurt am Main, Germany H. Hufnagel, Aschaffenburg, Germany (1979)sold EUR 500
Lot 124 : Six cylinder seals and one seal stamp
Asia-Antiques, Sumerian & AssyrianMax Gerhard Heinrich Roden (1922-2023), Norderstedt, Germanysold EUR 2,500
Lot 125 : Twin birds with comb-like crowning
Guinea, BagaEinar Lynge-Ahlberg (1913 -1980), Malmö, Sweden Karlsson & Wickman Gallery, Stockholm, Sweden Swedish Private Collection Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 5 November 2016, Lot 129 Helmut Bruchner, Munich, Germanysold EUR 1,800
Lot 126 : Face mask "kanaga"
Mali, DogonHelmut Bruchner, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 127 : Helmet mask with board-shaped superstructure "nwenka"
Burkina Faso, BoboKetterer, Munich (1980s) Franz Müller-Steinfurth, Speyer, Germany Helmut Bruchner, Munich, Germany (2008)sold EUR 3,500
Lot 128 : Plank mask with figural crowning
Burkina Faso, Bwa / Gurunsi (Winiama)French Private Collection Franz Müller-Steinfurth, Speyer, Germany Helmut Bruchner, Munich, Germany (2008)sold EUR 2,900
Lot 129 : Grave sculpture "elephant"
Nigeria, DakakariKarl-Ferdinand Schädler, Munich, Germany Neumeister, Munich, "Sammlung / Collection Dr. Karl-Ferdinand Schaedler", Part 2, 15 October 2009, Lot 1325 Helmut Bruchner, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 130 : Oracle bowl "agere ifa"
Nigeria, YorubaGerbrand Luttik / Galerie Balolu, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1980s) Lempertz, Brussels, 26 April 2008, Lot 138 Franz Müller-Steinfurth, Speyer, Germany Helmut Bruchner, Munich, Germany (2008)sold EUR 1,700
Lot 131 : Male face mask "kplekple yassoua" of the "goli" group
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleHelmut Bruchner, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 132 : Buffalo mask "nya"
Cameroon Grassfields, BamilekeHeinz Geisler, Heidelberg, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 11 November 2017, Lot 337 Helmut Bruchner, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 133 : Head sculpture of the "dyo" snake cult
D. R. Congo, KuyuHelmut Zake, Heidelberg, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 28 May 2016, Lot 406 Helmut Bruchner, Munich, Germanysold EUR 450
Lot 134 : Anthropo-zoomorphic face mask
D. R. Congo, PendeJoseph Christiaens, Brussels, Belgium Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 12 May 2007, Lot 447 Helmut Bruchner, Munich, Germanysold EUR 400
Lot 135 : Mask panel "kalengula"
D. R. Congo, SongyeLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 20 May 2006, Lot 104 Helmut Bruchner, Munich, Germanysold EUR 1,200
Lot 137 : Mask "geh-naw" of the "chu-den-zo" society
Liberia, BassaRalf Lüders, Stuttgart, Germany Ketterer, Munich, 12 December 1987, lot 59 Folkhart Neidigk, Stuttgart, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 11 November 2017, Lot 183sold EUR 700
Lot 138 : Anthropomorphic face mask "deangle"
Liberia, DanFrench Collection Adrian Schlag, Brussels, BelgiumPrice EUR 7,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 139 : Figure of a seated warrior
Sierra Leone, KissiAldo Tagliaferri, Milan, Italy Luciano Lanfranchi, Milan, Italy David Utzon-Frank, Copenhagen, Denmarksold EUR 4,700
Lot 140 : Horn for storing snuff
Sierra Leone, Mende / Temnenot available anymore
Lot 141 : Armless female half figure
Sierra Leone, MendePrice EUR 450plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 142 : Anthropomorphic stone mask
Guinea / Liberia, Toma (Loma)sold EUR 2,000
Lot 143 : Standing female figure
Guinea-Bissau, BidjogoGero Schmitz-Lehanne, Krefeld, Germanysold EUR 1,000
Lot 144 : Spoon with figural handle
Guinea-Bissau, BidjogoJean Paul Morin, Paris, France Laurent Dodier, Le Val-Saint-Père, France Christian Kennert, Potsdam, Germanysold EUR 1,600
Lot 145 : Shrine object "iran"
Guinea-Bissau, BidjogoBelgian Private Collectionsold EUR 4,000
Lot 146 : Antelope headdress "chiwara" / "tjiwara" / "ci wara"
Mali, BamanaGero Schmitz-Lehanne, Krefeld, GermanyPrice EUR 1,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 147 : Ritual staff with female figure
Mali, BamanaPijnenburg Family Collection, Eindhoven, The NetherlandsPrice EUR 4,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 148 : Standing anthropomorphic figure
Mali, DogonHermann Sommerhage, Duisburg, Germany (2017)Price EUR 1,200plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 149 : Female pair of figures
Mali, DogonAder-Picard, Paris, "Art Primitifs", 4 December 1967, Lot 60 Lucien van de Velde, Antwerp, Belgium Helmut Zake (1918-1995), Heidelberg, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 25 November 2006, Lot 77 Lempertz, Brussels, 25 April 2009, Lot 26sold EUR 2,500
Lot 150 : Door leaf "dégé tan" with carved reptile (crocodile or lizard)
Mali, DogonUrsula Nusser, Munich, 2 April 1998, Lot 918sold EUR 1,200
Lot 151 : Female bush spirit mask "taba" or antelope mask "kou"
Burkina Faso, Marka-DafingHans Wolf (1917-1993), Zurich, Switzerland Ursula Nusser, Munich, 2 November 1994, Lot 127Price EUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 152 : Figural fragment 'bateba phuwe'
Burkina Faso, LobiGalerie Jahn, Munich, Germanysold EUR 3,500