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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
Indonesia - JavaLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, MunichPrice EUR 500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Indonesia - East JavaGerman Private Collection, MunichPrice EUR 600plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Indonesia - Sumatra, BatakLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 400
Indonesia - Sumatra, BatakLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 11,000
Indonesia - West SumbaGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 400
Lot 206dropped
not available anymore
Lot 207Ancestor figure "adu zatua"
Indonesia - NiasGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 750
Indonesia - NiasSotheby's London, 29 June 1987, lot 2 German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 6,000
Lot 209Drum "em"
West New Guinea / West Papua (Irian Jaya), AsmatLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, MunichPrice EUR 500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 210Cult hook figure "garra"
Papua New Guinea - Hunstein Range / April River, BahinemoGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 3,200
Lot 211Food bowl
Papua New Guinea - Huon Gulf, Morobe Province, Tami IslandsBernhard Magnus, Berlin, Germany (probably collected by him on site) Linden-Museum, Stuttgart, Germany Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany (1957) German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 500
Lot 212Large food bowl
Papua New Guinea - Huon Gulf, Morobe Province, Tami IslandsHandelskapitän Albert Spring, Germany Linden-Museum, Stuttgart, Germany (1911) Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany (1967) German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 1,200
Lot 213Canoe prow ornament
Papua New Guinea - IatmulGünther Markert, Munich, Germany Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 1,200
Papua New Guinea - SepikLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 3,150
Papua New Guinea - SepikPaul Mißner, Stuttgart, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 800
Lot 216Sculpture of a crocodile
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago - Admirality IslandsGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 500
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle peninsula, TolaiGerman Private Collection, MunichPrice EUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 218Small anthropomorphic head
Papua New Guinea - Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, TolaiLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 2,400
Solomon Islands - MalaitaLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 1,900
Solomon Islands - Santa Cruz IslandsLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 2,100
Lot 221Ceremonial fork
Fidji IslandsLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 900
TokelauReverend W S Goward (1892) Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 2,200
Lot 223Pudding knife
Vanuatu - Torres islandsGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 600
Lot 224Ritual dance club "napa"
Solomon Islands - Santa Cruz Islands, NdendeChristie's South Kensington, 30 June 1987, lot 210 German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 1,000
Solomon Islands - Santa Cruz Islands, NdendeChristie's South Kensington, 30 June 1987, lot 211 German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 1,000
Vanuatu - Malakula IslandChristie's South Kensington, 30 June 1987, lot 217 German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 750
Lot 227Ceremonial fishing spear
Papua New Guinea - Lower SepikChristie's South Kensington, 30 June 1987, lot 204 German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 1,600
Fidji IslandsGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 1,400
Lot 229Pole club "bowai"
Fidji IslandsChristie's South Kensington, 30 June 1987, lot 214 German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 500
Lot 230Club "akau tau"
TongaLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 16,000
Lot 231Club
TongaJames Thomas Hooper, Arundel, Great Britain ("H.714") Christie's London, 17 June 1980, lot 95 German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 8,500
Lot 232Shield
Australia, North Queensland, Rainforest areaStanley Gordon Moriarty, Sydney, Australia German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 15,000
Lot 233Pair of masks
Greenland, Inuit, Jacob AmattanneqGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 2,500
Lot 234Male mask
East Greenland, Ammassalik, InuitGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 1,500
Lot 235Male mask
East Greenland, Ammassalik, InuitGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 1,800
Mali, BamanaGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 2,000
Lot 237Female puppet "merekun"
Mali, BamanaLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany Ludwig Schmidt, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, MunichPrice EUR 1,200plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Sierra Leone, MendeLouis Pieter Cornelis van Rijn (1910-1997), Amsterdam, The Netherlands (ca. 1970) Ludwig Bretschneider (1909-1987), Munich, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 1,300
Côte d'Ivoire, BauleGerman Private Collection, MunichPrice EUR 400plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Senufo Complex, NafanaGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 2,900
Nigeria, Benin, Edo-BiniLudwig Schmidt, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 3,000
Lot 242Anthropomorphic dance crest
Nigeria, Cross River, Boki (Ekoi Complex)German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 500
Nigeria, Cross-River, Igbo, Ekoi Complex, AkparabongGerman Private Collection, MunichPrice EUR 2,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Nigeria, IgboLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, MunichPrice EUR 1,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 245Ancestor figure
Nigeria, MambilaLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 2,500
Lot 246Head sculpture
Nigeria, MambilaGerman Private Collection, MunichPrice EUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Nigeria, MumuyeGerman Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 3,700
Nigeria, YorubaLore Kegel, Hamburg, Germany (coll. in situ, 1958) Boris Kegel-Konietzko, Hamburg, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 700
Nigeria, YorubaLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 400
Lot 250Staff "ogo elegba"
Nigeria, Yoruba, OshogboRené Rasmussen (1912-1979), Paris, France (ca. 1950) German Private Collection, Munichsold EUR 3,200