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 - Bismarck Archipelago - New Britain - 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"
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