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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
Lot 351Mask "mwana pwo"
D. R. Congo, ChokweJoseph Christiaens, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 4,600
Lot 352Painted bark cloth
D. R. Congo, Ituri Rainforest, Mbuti pygmysold EUR 350
Lot 353Half figure
D. R. Congo, Kuba Kingdom, Kuba-DengesePrice EUR 1,200plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 354Box with lid
D. R. Congo, KubaHans Himmelheber (1908-2003), Heidelberg, Germany (coll. in situ 1937/38) Lore Kegel (1901-1980), Hamburg, Germany (um 1940) Galerie Kegel-Konietzko & Dorn, Hamburg, Germanysold EUR 1,100
Lot 355Miniature mask
D. R. Congo, LegaPrice EUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
D. R. Congo, LegaBarbara Cailliau-Dean, Brussels, BelgiumPrice EUR 1,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
D. R. Congo, LegaPrice EUR 1,200plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
D. R. Congo, LegaFrench Private CollectionPrice EUR 600plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
D. R. Congo, LegaPierre Loos, Brussels, Belgium Kellim Brown, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 4,150
D. R. Congo, Luba-ShankadiDutch Private Collectionsold EUR 1,200
D. R. Congo, Luba / HembaOld British Collection (coll. in the 1960s/70s) Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 4 April 2021, lot 314sold EUR 2,200
Lot 362Female half figure
D. R. Congo, LubaItalian Collection, TriestPrice EUR 2,500plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
D. R. Congo, Luba-Shankadi, Sungu, Kiloko of BussanguLudwig Bretschneider, Munich, Germany (1964)sold EUR 10,000
D. R. Congo, Luba-Shankadinot available anymore
Lot 365Helmet 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 CollectionPrice EUR 10,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 366Small figure
D. R. Congo, Lulua / Nsapo-NsapoBarbara Cailliau-Dean, Brussels, Belgiumsold EUR 600
Lot 367Standing male figure
D. R. Congo, Mangbetu Complex, Uele / MomvuGerman Collection Klaus-Jochen Krüger, Hamburg, Germany (2007) Didier Claes, Brussels, Belgium (2009)sold EUR 8,500
D. R. Congo, Mangbetusold EUR 800
Lot 369Dagger
D. R. Congo, MangbetuGerman Collection, Berlinsold EUR 600
Lot 370Mask "mbuya"
D. R. Congo, PendeJohn & Nicole Dintenfass, New York, USAPrice EUR 1,400plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
D. R. Congo, SalampasuEstate 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 372Anthropomorphic half figure
D. R. Congo, Songye-TetelaPrice EUR 5,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 373Male power figure "nkisi"
D. R. Congo, Songyesold EUR 1,300
D. R. Congo, SongyeWerner Kißling (1952-2020), Heltersberg, GermanyPrice EUR 2,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
D. R. Congo, SongyeMarc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium ("FX 9132") Jens Jahn, Munich, Germany Hermann Kühn, Munich, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 11 November 2017, lot 457sold EUR 1,200
D. R. Congo, SongyeJos Humblet, Brussels, BelgiumPrice EUR 1,600plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 377Standing male figure
D. R. Congo, Suku / Mbalasold EUR 800
Lot 378Standing figure
D. R. Congo, TabwaJean Paul Deslypere, Belsele, Belgiumnot available anymore
Lot 379Mask "kidumu"
D. R. Congo, TekeBelgium Private Collectionsold EUR 3,000
D. R. Congo, Vilisold EUR 1,600
Lot 381Mask
D. R. Congo, Yela / Mbolesold EUR 800
D. R. Congo, YombeGerman Private Collection, MunichPrice EUR 8,000plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Angola / Zambia, Luena (Lwena) / LovaleWalter Bareiss, Salach, Germany Neumeisters Moderne, Munich, 10 November 2005, lot 150 Bettina Rübesam, Munich, Germany Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 6 November 2021, lot 364sold EUR 1,600
Lot 384Three staff finials
Angola, OvimbunduUK Collectionsold EUR 1,800
Lot 385Beautifully shaped vessel
Uganda, NyoroGalerie Walu, Zurich, Switzerland Gwenfrewi Cardon, Sint-Niklaas, BelgiumPrice EUR 800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 386Standing female figure
Tanzania, Kwere / Pare / ZiguaGerman Private Collectionsold EUR 750
Lot 387Delicately worked hairpin
Tanzania, ZaramoMarc Leo Felix, Brussels, Belgium Fred Jahn, Munich, Germanynot available anymore
Lot 388Standing figure
Mozambique, MakondeSamir 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 389Doll / Fertility figure
Namibia, HimbaBelgian Collectionsold EUR 800
Lot 390Dance wand with ladle
South Africa, TsongaUniversity 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, GermanyPrice EUR 1,800plus 27 % commission, VAT, transport and insurance
Lot 391Sickle "lohar"
AfghanistanErwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austrianot available anymore
Lot 392Rare sword "ayda katti"
South India, Coorg (Kodava)Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austriasold EUR 330
IndiaErwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austriasold EUR 750
Central India, Chota Nagpur AreaErwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austriasold EUR 600
Lot 395Six "kris" handles
IndonesiaErwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austrianot available anymore
Lot 396"Kris" with seath
Indonesia, BaliErwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austrianot available anymore
Lot 397Two swords "parang latok"
Indonesia - Borneo / Kalimantan, Dayak-BidayuhErwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austriasold EUR 1,300
Indonesia - Java, Tjikoreh (Chikorea)Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austriasold EUR 240
Lot 399Two rare "dua lalan" swords
Indonesia - Sulawesi, TorajaErwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austrianot available anymore
Lot 400Two daggers with scabbards
Indonesia - SumatraErwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austrianot available anymore