Auction 104
AFRICAN, ASIAN, OCEANIC AND PRE-COLUMBIAN ART
Pre-Columbian ceramics from the German private collections of Angela Henkel-Küsters and Klaus Kalz (part 3). Historically significant art works from Africa and the Pacific region in a Munich private collection closely connected with Ludwig Bretschneider (part 2). Exquisite South Sea clubs from the Alexander Kubetz collection plus African and Asian weapons from the Erwin Melchardt collection.
Auction: 12 April 2025 - 2 pm
Highlights
Papua New Guinea - Trobriand Islands, MassimPaulian Association's "New Guinea Primitive Arts", Dymocks Arcade, Sydney, Australia (1996) (D9108) Jean Paul Deslypere, Belsele, Belgium Founded in Sydney in 1956 as the Paulian Association, „Palms Australia“ began with community groups in around 100 locations to identify local issues, reflect on values, and took appropriate action to address social inequality and to assist those in need. Recognising the need for similar efforts globally, in 1961 the organization, then known as the Paulian Association Lay Missionary Secretariat („Palms“), extended its programs overseas and placed over 1,500 volunteers in 40 countries, including Papua New Guinea. „Palms“ celebrated and promoted Papua New Guinea traditional art through two galleries for many decades until 2000, including the famous „New Guinea Tribal Arts“ in the Dymocks building in Sydney. The Palms Corporate Collection currently being offered for sale are the final items to be sold by „Palms“ and, previously, the Paulian Association.sold EUR 4,500
Lot 152Set of five spears
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck ArchipelagoManfred Zirngibl, Passau, Germany (a, b, e) Kurt Rauner, Salzburg, Austria (a: 2003, b: 2001, c: 2019, d: 2018, e: 2001)sold EUR 500
Lot 153Dagger with obsidian blade
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality IslandsGeert Hendrik van de Zee, The Netherlands Berry de Bruijn, Breda, The Netherlands German Collection, Berlinsold EUR 700
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New IrelandFrigate Captain Rudolph Brosch, Austria (coll. in situ, 1894) Thence by descent in the Brosch family Dorotheum, Vienna, 15 December 2020, lot 52 Galerie Flak, Paris, France (2021)sold EUR 9,000
Lot 155Male 'malagan' figure
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New IrelandHan Coray (1880-1974), Agnuzzo-Lugano, Switzerland Sotheby's Amsterdam, 30 September 1987, lot 6 Italiaander Galleries, Amsterdam, The Netherlandssold EUR 4,500
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - New Britain - Witu IslandPaul Barschdorff, Kleinmachnow, Germany (coll. in situ, 1907-1914) Frank Reiter, Berlin, Germany (1968) Barschdorf worked as a teacher at the state school in Namanula near Rabaul from 1907-1914.sold EUR 500
New Zealand, MaoriAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanysold EUR 3,600
Lot 158Artistic ceremonial adze
Cook Islands - MangaiaJames Thomas Hooper, Arundel, Great Britain ("H.566") Sotheby's London, 17 June 1991, lot 83 Alexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanysold EUR 3,500
Lot 159Large ceremonial adze
Cook Islands - MangaiaAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 160Ceremonial adze
Cook Islands - MangaiaAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 161Ceremonial adze
Cook Islands - MangaiaAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 162Club
Fidji IslandsAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanysold EUR 1,000
Fidji IslandsAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 164Rootstock club "vunikau"
Fidji IslandsAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanysold EUR 2,100
Lot 165Pole club "bowai"
Fidji IslandsAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanysold EUR 1,500
Lot 166Club "culacula"
Fidji IslandsAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 167War club "akau tau"
TongaAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanysold EUR 7,200
Lot 168War club "akau tau"
TongaAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanysold EUR 2,500
Lot 169Club "kiakavo vividrasa"
Fidji IslandsAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Fidji IslandsAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 171Club "cali" or "sali"
Fidji IslandsAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Fidji IslandsAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanysold EUR 1,200
Fidji IslandsDrouot-Richelieu, Paris, 25 November 2001, lot 44 Alexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanysold EUR 1,000
Fidji IslandsAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanysold EUR 900
Lot 175Stone axe / hatchet / adze
Papua New Guinea - Trobriand Islands, MassimAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
New Caledonia, KanakAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 177Club "afui" or "alafolo"
Solomon Islands - MalaitaAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 178Club
SamoaAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanysold EUR 1,200
Lot 179Throwing club "ula kobo"
Fidji IslandsAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanysold EUR 800
Lot 180War club "ne'i na-hit"
Vanuatu - Malakula IslandAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 181Rare leaf-shaped club
Vanuatu - Pentecost IslandAlexander Kubetz, Munich, Germanysold EUR 2,400
Solomon IslandsJean Paul Deslypere, Belsele, Belgiumsold EUR 3,000
Lot 183Rare dance shield
Solomon Islands - Bougainville, Buin District, TeleiHeinrich Ahlvers, Germany Ahlvers worked from 1890-94 as a general purser for the shipping company Norddeutscher Lloyd in German Guinea. Until his internment in Australia in 1914, he ran a hotel in the former Friedrich Wilhelm harbour, now Madang, on the northern tip of Papua New Guinea.sold EUR 22,000
Lot 184Scraper / grater / rasp
Solomon Islands - Santa Cruz IslandsMelanesian Mission Museum, Great Britain Julian & Barbara Harding, Cambridge / London, Great Britain Romy Rey, Richmond, Surrey, Great Britain Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury, 20 September 2023, lot 1301Price EUR 600plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Vanuatu - Malakula IslandMarc Lissauer, Australia Chris Boylan, Sydney, Australia (2018) Randy Kahn, Tarzana, USAsold EUR 3,500
Lot 186Pole club "bowai"
Fidji IslandsKlaus-Jochen Krüger, Hamburg, GermanyPrice EUR 1,200plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
New Zealand, MaoriPrivate UK CollectionPrice EUR 1,400plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
AustraliaOld UK Collectionsold EUR 1,300
Lot 189Fire-stick
AustraliaBen Hunter, London, Great BritainPrice EUR 2,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 190Burial mask
Cis-Ural, Perm, Kama River, EvenkiMichael Woerner, Würzburg, Germany / Bangkok, ThailandPrice EUR 12,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 191Foot cup "choron"
Siberia, Russian Federation, Republic of Sakha, YakutsSiberian Private Collection, Jakutsk Russian Private Collection, Moscow Tischenko Gallery, Helsinki, FinlandPrice EUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 192Anthropomorphic mask
Canada, Haidasold EUR 2,150
Mexico (Western), JaliscoGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 2,600
Colombia (South) / Ecuador (North), Nariño-CarchiCarlos Baca-Flor (1860s -1941) Ketterer, Munich, 22 June 1987, lot 51 German Private Collection, Munich Carlos Baca-Flor was a Peruvian painter who spent most of his life in France and the USA, where he enjoyed a high reputation as a portraitist of important personalities.sold EUR 500
Peru, ChavinGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 9,000
East NepalGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 1,100
East Nepal, LimbuGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 800
Lot 198Rare large opium weight
MyanmarGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 3,200
Indonesia - Borneo, Kalimantan, DayakChristie's South Kensington, 30 June 1987, lot 171 German Private Collection, MunichPrice EUR 450plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Indonesia - Borneo, Kalimantan, DayakChristie's South Kensington, 30 June 1987, lot 172 German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 450