April 12, 2025

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

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Highlights

1/5
Lot 13: Seated male figure, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BC to 250 AD
1/7
Lot 61: Small stirrup vessel with mythological creatures, Early Intermediate Period, ca. 200 BC to 400 AD
1/8
Lot 62: Stirrup vessel with killer whale and trophy heads painting, Early Intermediate Period, ca. 200 to 400 AD
Lot 63: Lentoid shaped stirrup vessel with warriors and trophy heads, Early Intermediate Period, ca. 200 to 400 AD
1/7
Lot 77: Narrow mouth vessel with mythological creatures, Early Intermediate Period, ca. 200 BC to 400 AD
1/7
Lot 84: Head vessel, Early Horizon, ca. 900 to 200 BC
1/6
Lot 85: Large anthropomorphic vessel, Early Intermediate Period / Middle Horizon, ca. 500 to 800 AD
1/6
Lot 89: Stirrup vessel with mythological mountain scene, Early Intermediate Period, ca. 400 to 600 AD
1/5
Lot 106: Osiris statuette, Ptolemaic, 3rd / 2nd century BC
1/2
Lot 115: Shield "kelebit bok" ("kliau")
1/3
Lot 121: Rare war shield "koraibi"
1/2
Lot 151: Rare painted war shield, 19th century
1/7
Lot 154: Rare "ges" mask for "malagan" ceremonies, 19th century
1/7
Lot 158: Artistic ceremonial adze
1/4
Lot 183: Rare dance shield
1/3
Lot 190: Burial mask
1/6
Lot 208: Magnificent male ancestor figure "siraha salawa"
1/7
Lot 231: Club
1/3
Lot 232: Shield
1/5
Lot 234: Male mask
1/6
Lot 241: Altar head "uhunmwun-elao" of a dignitary
1/5
Lot 245: Ancestor figure
1/5
Lot 247: Anthropomorphic figure "jagana"
1/6
Lot 252: Anthropomorphic mask "mfondo"
1/5
Lot 260: Male tomb figure
1/5
Lot 263: Standing female figure
1/6
Lot 270: Standing male figure "bateba yadawora"
1/4
Lot 273: Standing female figure
1/5
Lot 278: Zoomorphic mask of the "dye" mask ensemble
1/5
Lot 281: Unusual female figure "deble", "doogele" or "poro piibele"
1/5
Lot 285: Anthropomorphic face mask
1/4
Lot 287: Face-shaped pendant
1/3
Lot 291: Decorative disc with face
1/3
Lot 293: Pectoral disc "akrafokonmu" ("soul washers badge")
1/7
Lot 318: Figural superstructure of an "ikoro" drum
1/4
Lot 335: Power figure "njom"
1/6
Lot 339: Female face mask "okuyi" or "mukuyi"
1/6
Lot 342: Seated figure "yanda"
1/4
Lot 351: Mask "mwana pwo"
1/8
Lot 363: Caryatid stool "kipona" ("kihona") with mother figure
1/5
Lot 365: Helmet mask "chikwanga"
1/7
Lot 367: Standing male figure
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Lot 379: Mask "kidumu"
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Lot 382: Standing power figure "nkisi"

Auction 104

Lot 351 : Mask "mwana pwo"
D. R. Congo, Chokwe
Joseph Christiaens, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 4,600
Lot 352 : Painted bark cloth
D. R. Congo, Ituri Rainforest, Mbuti pygmy
sold EUR 350
Lot 353 : Half figure
D. R. Congo, Kuba Kingdom, Kuba-Dengese
Price EUR 1,200
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 354 : Box with lid
D. R. Congo, Kuba
Hans Himmelheber (1908-2003), Heidelberg, Germany (coll. in situ 1937/38) Lore Kegel (1901-1980), Hamburg, Germany (um 1940) Galerie Kegel-Konietzko & Dorn, Hamburg, Germany
sold EUR 1,100
Lot 355 : Miniature mask
D. R. Congo, Lega
Price EUR 800
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 356 : Anthropomorphic face mask "idimu"
D. R. Congo, Lega
Barbara Cailliau-Dean, Brussels, Belgium
Price EUR 1,500
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 357 : Anthropomorphic figure of the "bwami" society
D. R. Congo, Lega
Price EUR 1,200
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 358 : Anthropomorphic figure "iginga" (pl. "maginga")
D. R. Congo, Lega
French Private Collection
Price EUR 600
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 359 : Female figure "iginga" (pl. "maginga")
D. R. Congo, Lega
Pierre Loos, Brussels, Belgium Kellim Brown, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 4,150
Lot 360 : Ceremonial ax "kibiki" or "kasolwa"
D. R. Congo, Luba-Shankadi
Dutch Private Collection
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 361 : Male ancestor figure "singiti"
D. R. Congo, Luba / Hemba
Old British Collection (coll. in the 1960s/70s) Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 4 April 2021, lot 314
sold EUR 2,200
Lot 362 : Female half figure
D. R. Congo, Luba
Italian Collection, Triest
Price EUR 2,500
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 363 : Caryatid stool "kipona" ("kihona") with mother figure
D. R. Congo, Luba-Shankadi, Sungu, Kiloko of Bussangu
Ludwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany (1964)
sold EUR 10,000
Lot 364 : Friction oracle "kakishi" for divination rituals "kashekesheke"
D. R. Congo, Luba-Shankadi
not available anymore
Lot 365 : Helmet mask "chikwanga"
D. R. Kongo, Bakwa-Luntu / Luluwa (Bena-Lulua)
Lore Kegel, Hamburg, Germany (coll. in situ, 1953) Lempertz, Brussels, 24 April 2010, lot 71 Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 28 May 2011, lot 388 Belgian Private Collection
Price EUR 10,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 366 : Small figure
D. R. Congo, Lulua / Nsapo-Nsapo
Barbara Cailliau-Dean, Brussels, Belgium
sold EUR 600
Lot 367 : Standing male figure
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu Complex, Uele / Momvu
German Collection Klaus-Jochen Krüger, Hamburg, Germany (2007) Didier Claes, Brussels, Belgium (2009)
sold EUR 8,500
Lot 368 : Rare anthropomorphic bronze vessel "sundu"
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
sold EUR 800
Lot 369 : Dagger
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu
German Collection, Berlin
sold EUR 600
Lot 370 : Mask "mbuya"
D. R. Congo, Pende
John & Nicole Dintenfass, New York, USA
Price EUR 1,400
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 371 : Two carved planks from a dance floor
D. R. Congo, Salampasu
Estate of Harry Radliffe II (1949-2015), Connecticut, USA Radliffe war der erste Afroamerikaner, der ein CBS-Nachrichtenbüro leitete, und über 25 Jahre lang preisgekrönter Produzent von „60 Minutes“. Er wurde mit vier Emmy Awards und dem renommierten George Foster Peabody Award ausgezeichnet. Radliffe was the first African-American to head a CBS News bureau and an award-winning "60 Minutes" producer for over 25 years. An established journalist and recipient of four Emmy awards and the prestigious Geroge Foster Peabody Award.
sold EUR 3,000
Lot 372 : Anthropomorphic half figure
D. R. Congo, Songye-Tetela
Price EUR 5,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 373 : Male power figure "nkisi"
D. R. Congo, Songye
sold EUR 1,300
Lot 374 : Caryatid stool with female figure
D. R. Congo, Songye
Werner Kißling (1952-2020), Heltersberg, Germany
Price EUR 2,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 375 : Knife with anthropomorphic handle
D. R. Congo, Songye
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium ("FX 9132") Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany Hermann Kühn, Munich, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 11 November 2017, lot 457
sold EUR 1,200
Lot 376 : Knife with half figure and "kifwebe" mask
D. R. Congo, Songye
Jos Humblet, Brussels, Belgium
Price EUR 1,600
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 377 : Standing male figure
D. R. Congo, Suku / Mbala
sold EUR 800
Lot 378 : Standing figure
D. R. Congo, Tabwa
Jean Paul Deslypere, Belsele, Belgium
not available anymore
Lot 379 : Mask "kidumu"
D. R. Congo, Teke
Belgium Private Collection
sold EUR 3,000
Lot 380 : Female power figure "nkisi" (pl. "mankisi")
D. R. Congo, Vili
sold EUR 1,600
Lot 381 : Mask
D. R. Congo, Yela / Mbole
sold EUR 800
Lot 382 : Standing power figure "nkisi"
D. R. Congo, Yombe
German Private Collection, Munich
Price EUR 8,000
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 383 : Female ancestor spirit mask "mwana phwevo"
Angola / Zambia, Luena (Lwena) / Lovale
Walter Bareiss, Salach, Germany Neumeisters Moderne, Munich, 10 November 2005, lot 150 Bettina Rübesam, Munich, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 6 November 2021, lot 364
sold EUR 1,600
Lot 384 : Three staff finials
Angola, Ovimbundu
UK Collection
sold EUR 1,800
Lot 385 : Beautifully shaped vessel
Uganda, Nyoro
Galerie Walu, Zurich, Switzerland Gwenfrewi Cardon, Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Price EUR 800
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 386 : Standing female figure
Tanzania, Kwere / Pare / Zigua
German Private Collection
sold EUR 750
Lot 387 : Delicately worked hairpin
Tanzania, Zaramo
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium Fred Jahn, Munich, Germany
not available anymore
Lot 388 : Standing figure
Mozambique, Makonde
Samir Borro, Brussels, Belgium Renaud Riley, Brussels, Belgium (2002) Artcurial, Paris, 2 July 2003, lot 119 Paul Rutten, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2004)
sold EUR 2,200
Lot 389 : Doll / Fertility figure
Namibia, Himba
Belgian Collection
sold EUR 800
Lot 390 : Dance wand with ladle
South Africa, Tsonga
University Museum of Potchefstroom, South Africa Michael Heuermann, Capetown, South Africa Bernice & Terence Pethica Collection, Coleshill, Buckinghamshire, UK Lyon and Turnbull, Edinburgh, 27 November 2018, lot 71 Marcuson and Hall, Brussels, Belgium Christian Kennert, Potsdam, Germany
Price EUR 1,800
plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 391 : Sickle "lohar"
Afghanistan
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 392 : Rare sword "ayda katti"
South India, Coorg (Kodava)
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 330
Lot 393 : Two throwing weapon "chakram", "chakar", "chakra"
India
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 750
Lot 394 : Two traditional fighting axes "bullova"
Central India, Chota Nagpur Area
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 600
Lot 395 : Six "kris" handles
Indonesia
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 396 : "Kris" with seath
Cameroon, Bali
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 397 : Two swords "parang latok"
Indonesia - Borneo / Kalimantan, Dayak-Bidayuh
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 1,300
Lot 398 : Knife with ornately decorated wooden sheath and handle
Indonesia - Java, Tjikoreh (Chikorea)
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
sold EUR 240
Lot 399 : Two rare "dua lalan" swords
Indonesia - Sulawesi, Toraja
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore
Lot 400 : Two daggers with scabbards
Indonesia - Sumatra
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
not available anymore