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
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Lot 405: Rare prestige dagger with scabbard "omuele guosipika"

Auction 103

Lot 407 : Staff with animal head
South Africa, Tswana
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 408 : Two snuff container
South Africa, Zulu
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 400
Lot 409 : Women's belt "jakicar" ("arnaut belt")
Balkans, Ottoman (North Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Serbia)
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 700
Lot 410 : Belt with magnificent buckle
Asia Minor, Anatolia, Safranbolu
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 2,800
Lot 411 : Mixed lot of jewellery
Levant, Countries on the eastern Mediterranean
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 750
Lot 412 : Mixed lot of jewellery
Arabische Halbinsel - Jemen
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 350
Lot 413 : Three pairs of bracelets
Arabian peninsula, Jemen
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 600
Lot 414 : Necklace with large silver disc and Maria Theresa thalers
Arabian Peninsula - Oman
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 350
Lot 415 : Pectoral and a pair of earrings
Arabian Peninsula - Oman
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 600
Lot 416 : Necklace with several amulet boxes
Arabian Peninsula - Oman
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 600
Lot 417 : Mixed lot of jewellery
Arabian Peninsula - Oman
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 418 : Mixed lot of jewellery
Arabian Peninsula - Oman
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 400
Lot 419 : One pair of anklets and one pair of bangles
Arabian Peninsula - Oman
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 650
Lot 420 : Amulet or "Koran" bag and "asyk" pendant
Turkmenistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Tekke, Turkmen
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 500
Lot 421 : Mixed lot of Turkmenistan jewellery
Turkmenistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Tekke, Turkmen
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 450
Lot 422 : Pair of bracelets and large amulet plate
Turkmenistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Tekke, Turkmen
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 750
Lot 423 : Mixed lot of Tukmenistan jewellery
Turkmenistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Tekke, Turkmen
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 350
Lot 424 : Mixed lot of Tukmenistan jewellery
Turkmenistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Tekke, Turkmen
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 700
Lot 425 : Pair of bracelets and amulet plate
Turkmenistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Tekke, Turkmen
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 650
Lot 426 : Filigree belt with magnificent buckle
Uzbekistan
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 850
Lot 427 : Two pairs of bangles
Afghanistan / Pakistan / India
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 428 : Magnificent neck jewellery and temple ornament "muchley"
Afghanistan / Pakistan
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 800
Lot 429 : Three neck rings
Afghanistan / Pakistan
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 650
Lot 430 : Mixed lot of jewellery
Afghanistan
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 431 : Mixed lot of jewellery
Tibet
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 1,300
Lot 432 : Ear jewellery of a dignitary
Tibet
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 3,200
Lot 433 : Two necklaces
Nepal
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 434 : Pair of ear or temple pendants
Tibet, Lhasa
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 4,200
Lot 435 : Three jewellery objects
Southwest China, Guizhou, Yunnan, Miao, Hmong
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 436 : Three neck rings
Southwest China, Guizhou, Yunnan, Miao / Hmong
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 437 : Three bracelets and neck ring
Southwest China, Guizhou, Yunnan, Miao / Hmong, Dong
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 450
Lot 438 : Mixed lot of jewellery
Southwest China, Guizhou, Yunnan / Golden Triangle (Laos, Thailand, Myanmar), Bangladesh
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 439 : Mixed lot of jewellery
Southwest China, Guizhou, Yunnan / Golden Triangle (Laos, Thailand, Myanmar) / Vietnam
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 350
Lot 440 : Mixed lot of jewellery
Southwest China, Guizhou, Yunnan / Golden Triangle (Laos, Thailand, Myanmar)
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 350
Lot 441 : Large representative neck ornament
Southwest China / Golden Triangle (Laos, Thailand, Myanmar), Miao, Hmong
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 550
Lot 442 : Three pieces of jewellery
Southwest China / Golden Triangle (Laos, Thailand, Myanmar), Miao, Hmong
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 900
Lot 443 : Five-row neck ring with massive chain and amulet
Southwest China / Golden Triangle (Laos, Thailand, Myanmar), Miao, Hmong
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 800
Lot 444 : A pair of anklets and a bracelet
India / Pakistan and Iran / Afghanistan
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 445 : Pair of gold ear ornaments "thandatti"
India, Tamil Nadu
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 1,300
Lot 446 : Mixed lot of Indian jewellery
India
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 447 : Collection of Indian jewellery
India
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 300
Lot 448 : Two pairs of foot tyres
India
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 900
Lot 449 : Bracelet for the upper arm "bazuband" and a pair of anklets "sankal"
India
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 900
Lot 450 : Two pairs of bangles
India
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 750
Lot 451 : One pair of bangles and one pair of anklets
India
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 1,000
Lot 452 : Mixed lot of jewellery objects
North-east India, Myanmar (Burma), Nagaland
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 453 : Two shell pendants
North-east India, Myanmar (Burma), Nagaland
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 800
Lot 454 : Mixed lot of jewellery objects
North-east India, Myanmar (Burma), Nagaland
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 1,800
Lot 455 : Mixed lot of jewellery objects
North-east India, Myanmar (Burma), Nagaland
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 400
Lot 456 : Mixed lot of jewellery
Nepal, India
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 450