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

1/5
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
1/4
Lot 63
'Malagan' figure with outstretched arms
1/5
Lot 64
Rare head sculpture
1/3
Lot 65
Zoomorphic mask 'kavat'
1/3
Lot 66
Birdhead club 'porowa ra maru'
1/3
Lot 69
Paddle club "culacula"
1/7
Lot 70
Club "u'u"
1/6
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
1/6
Lot 121
Antique helmet, 3rd century BC
1/5
Lot 138
Anthropomorphic face mask "deangle"
1/5
Lot 139
Figure of a seated warrior
1/6
Lot 154
Standing male figure 'bateba phuwe'
1/6
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
1/5
Lot 203
Reliquary guardian figure "éyéma-o-byéri" (image of the ancestor)
1/7
Lot 223
Figural pendant "mikisi mihasi"
1/6
Lot 225
Standing female figure
1/6
Lot 226
Anthropomorphic vessel "sundu"
1/6
Lot 234
Power figure "nkisi" / "nkishi"
1/3
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
1/5
Lot 359
Standing female figure
1/7
Lot 390
Power figure "nkisi" / "nkishi"
1/7
Lot 395
Staff crowning with four mask faces
1/4
Lot 405
Rare prestige dagger with scabbard "omuele guosipika"

Auction 103

Lot 306
Sword with scabbard
Indonesia - Timor, Antoni
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 600
Lot 307
Pectoral disc "mas bulan"
Indonesia - West or Central Timor
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 308
Finely carved top of a spoon
Indonesia - Timor
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 309
Mythical creature, 10th-14th century
Indonesia - East Javanese culture
Joseph Gerena, New York, USA American Collection Dorotheum Vienna, 5 November 2014, Lot 214 Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 1,600
Lot 310
"Tangkil" armlet
Philippines - northern Luzon, Igorot, Kankanaey
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 1,600
Lot 311
Two gong handles
Philippines - Luzon, Ifugao / Kankanaey
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 600
Lot 312
Ritual box "punamhan"
Philippines - Luzon, Ifugao
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 700
Lot 313
Female figure with "duyu" bowl
Philippines - Luzon, Ifugao
Eduardo Masferré (1909-1995), Philippines Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria Masfereé was a Filipino-Catalan photographer who made important documentary reports about the lifestyle of native people in the region of the Cordillera in the Philippines at the middle of 20th century. He is regarded as the Father of Philippine photography.
sold EUR 1,100
Lot 314
Squatting male rice god "bulul"
Philippines - Luzon, Ifugao
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 4,000
Lot 315
Female rice deity "bulul"
Philippines - Luzon, Ifugao, Tagiling or workshop
William Beyer, Manila, Philippines Rudolf Kratochwill, Graz, Austria Austrian Private Collection Dorotheum Vienna, 9 June 2016, Lot 172 Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 3,000
Lot 316
"Pinangpanga" ear pendant
Philippines - Luzon, Bontoc
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 2,000
Lot 317
Bone dagger
Papua New Guinea
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 450
Lot 318
Dagger with obsidian blade
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality Islands
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 450
Lot 319
Head ornament
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Tolai / Gunantuna
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 320
Filigree dance wand "bair"
Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Tolai
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 5,500
Lot 321
Suspension hook
Papua New Guinea, Iatmul
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 322
Bone dagger
Papua New Guinea - Middle Sepik, Sawos
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 750
Lot 323
Lime container with spatula
Papua New Guinea - Sepik
Felix Speiser (1880-1949), Basel, Switzerland Témoin, Geneva, Switzerland Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 324
Three arm cuffs
Papua New Guinea - Sepik
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 5,000
Lot 325
Axe handle
Papua New Guinea - Trobriand Islands, Massim
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 326
Spatula with figurally carved handle
Papua New Guinea - Trobriand Islands, Massim
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 327
War club
New Caledonia, Kanak
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 328
War club
New Caledonia, Kanak
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 329
Beaked battle hammer "totokia"
Fidji Islands
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 330
Hooked fighting club "leangle"
Australia
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 1,400
Lot 331
"Janus-head" club
Vanuatu
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 800
Lot 332
Throwing club "i ula bulibuli"
Fidji Islands
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 400
Lot 333
Prestige object "tabua"
Fidji Islands
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 700
Lot 334
Canoe prow
New Zealand, Maori
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 1,400
Lot 335
Bowl "tanoa 'ava"
Samoa
Baron C. von Vignau, Germany (coll. in situ, 1902 - 1905) Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 1,400
Lot 336
Fan "ili"
Samoa
Baron C. von Vignau, Germany (coll. in situ, 1902 - 1905) Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 337
Tapa bark cloth "siapo"
Samoa
Baron C. von Vignau, Germany (coll. in situ, 1902 - 1905) Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 1,800
Lot 338
Fly whisk "fue"
Tonga
Baron C. von Vignau, Germany (coll. in situ, 1902 - 1905) Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 1,500
Lot 339
Rare stone "tjuringa" ("churinga") of unusual size
Australia
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 10,500
Lot 340
Chert flake knife and magical "pointing bone"
Central Australia
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 341
Engraved pearl shell "riji", "jakoli" or "longkalongka"
Australia, Western Kimberley
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 342
Engraved pearl shell "riji", "jakoli" or "longkalongka"
Australia, Western Kimberley
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 343
Sacred board "tjuringa" ("churinga", "tjurunga")
Australia
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 1,100
Lot 344
Parrying shield
Western Australia
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 600
Lot 345
Parrying shield
Australia
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 346
Parrying shield
South Eastern Australia
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 347
Spearthrower "woomera"
Australia
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 348
Three spear-throwers "woomera"
Australia
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 349
Three spear-throwers "woomera"
Australia
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 350
Six aboriginal throwing clubs "nulla-nulla" or "waddy"
Australia
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 800
Lot 351
Sami objects of everyday use, late 19th century
Fennoscandia, Sami (Lapps / Laplanders)
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 1,800
Lot 352
Two fiddles "gusle"
East Europe - Serbia / Herzegowina
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 353
Club "macana"
South America, Guyana
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 18,000
Lot 355
Dagger "jambia" with small knife on a splendid belt
Arabian peninsula, Oman
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 356
Head sculpture "nomoli" or "pomdo"
Sierra Leone / Guinea, Sapi / Kissi
Herta Haselberger (1927-1974), Vienna, Austria Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 600