Auction 105
AFRICA, ASIA, OCEANIA
PRE-COLUMBIA AND ANTIQUITIES
The African Collection of Werner and Lotte Krause, Hamburg. Ancient American ceramics from German private collections, including the collection of A. and B. Schirmer. Works from the historic Pacific collections of Henry Erfeling and Hubert Geisler. The prehistoric stone collection of John and Marcia Friede (Part 1).
Lot 1 : "Hacha" in the shape of a human head, ca. 600 - 900 AD
Mexico, Gulf Coast, VeracruzWalter (1878-1954) & Louise (1879-1953) Arensberg, Los Angeles, USA Sotheby's, New York, USA, 17 May 1994, lot 424Starting price EUR 2,000Estimated price EUR 4,000
Lot 2 : Standing figure, ca. 600 - 800 AD
Mexico, Gulf Coast, VeracruzJosep Lluis Sert, Boston, USA Sotheby's New York, 17 May 1988, Lot 321Starting price EUR 800Estimated price EUR 1,500
Lot 3 : Laughing figure "sonriente", ca. 600 - 800 AD
Mexico, Gulf Coast, VeracruzSotheby's, New York, 11 May 1991, lot 396Starting price EUR 800Estimated price EUR 1,500
Lot 4 : Idol, ca. 500 – 200 BC
Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala / ChontalGerman Private Collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (1970–2004) Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Germany, 11 December 2024, lot 545 Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart, GermanyStarting price EUR 3,000Estimated price EUR 5,000
Lot 5 : Polychrome Cylinder Vase, Late Classic, ca. 550 - 850 AD
Mexico, MayaGalerie Gerdes, Munich, Germany (1983)Starting price EUR 1,500Estimated price EUR 3,000
Lot 6 : Standing figure in an expansive pose, Late Classic period, ca. 550 - 950 AD
Mexico, Maya, JainaGalerie Gerdes, Munich, Germany (1984)Starting price EUR 1,500Estimated price EUR 3,000
Lot 7 : Seated figure, Middle Preclassic, ca. 1200 - 500 BC
Mexico, Central Highlands, Tlapacoya, Tlatilco-KulturGalerie Gerdes, Munich, GermanyStarting price EUR 1,000Estimated price EUR 2,000
Lot 8 : Stone mask, Early to Middle Formative period, roughly between 1200 BC and 400 BC
Mexico, OlmecGerman Private Collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (1970–2004) Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Germany, 11 December 2024, lot 539 Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart, GermanyStarting price EUR 20,000Estimated price EUR 40,000
Lot 9 : Werejaguar mask, Early to Middle Formative period, roughly between 1200 BC and 400 BC
Mexico, OlmecGalerie Gerdes, Munich, Germany (1984)Starting price EUR 2,500Estimated price EUR 5,000
Lot 10 : Dwarf figure, Pre Classic Period, ca. 800 - 500 BC
Mexico, OlmecStarting price EUR 1,000Estimated price EUR 2,000
Lot 11 : Idol, ca. 1 - 500 AD
Costa Rica, Guanacaste / Nicoya regionWilliam Brill, New York, USA (1918-2003)Starting price EUR 1,500Estimated price EUR 3,500
Lot 12 : Cylindrical tripod vessel, Classic Period, ca. 550 - 850 AD
Guatemala, Pacific Coast, Escuintla region, Tiquisate, Maya, Teotihuacán-styleH. Hufnagel, Aschaffenburg, GermanyStarting price EUR 600Estimated price EUR 1,200
Lot 13 : Anthropomorphic stone pestle, ca. 7th - 15th century
Greater Antilles, TainoGerman Private CollectionStarting price EUR 1,500Estimated price EUR 3,000
Lot 14 : Stone effigy "zemi", ca. 7th - 15th century
Greater Antilles, TainoGerman Private CollectionStarting price EUR 1,500Estimated price EUR 3,500
Lot 15 : Ritual amulet in the form of "'zemi", ca. 7th - 15th century
Greater Antilles, TainoGerman Private CollectionStarting price EUR 400Estimated price EUR 800
Lot 16 : Set of stone blades, ca. 7th - 15th century
South AmericaIlse & Karl-Otto Spelger, Mannheim, Germany (coll. in the early 1960s)Starting price EUR 600Estimated price EUR 1,200
Lot 17 : Bridge vessel with spiky protrusions, ca. 800 AD
Colombia, CalimaIlse & Karl-Otto Spelger, Mannheim, Germany (coll. in the early 1960s)Starting price EUR 200Estimated price EUR 400
Lot 18 : Seated female figure, ca. 800 - 1200 AD
Colombia, NarinoIlse & Karl-Otto Spelger, Mannheim, Germany (coll. in the early 1960s)Starting price EUR 300Estimated price EUR 500
Lot 19 : "Coquero" (Coca chewer), ca. 800 - 1200 AD
Colombia, Narino / Ecuador, CarchiIlse & Karl-Otto Spelger, Mannheim, Germany (coll. in the early 1960s)Starting price EUR 300Estimated price EUR 500
Lot 20 : Set of four figures
Ecuador, Bahia, ManabiIlse & Karl-Otto Spelger, Mannheim, Germany (coll. in the early 1960s)Starting price EUR 500Estimated price EUR 1,000
Lot 21 : Tooth Idol, ca. 2000 BC
Ecuador, ValdiviaIlse & Karl-Otto Spelger, Mannheim, Germany (coll. in the early 1960s)Starting price EUR 400Estimated price EUR 800
Lot 22 : "Mummy bundle" head or "false head", Late Intermediate Period, ca. 1100 - 1400 AD
Peru, ChancayLore Huber, Sinsheim, GermanyStarting price EUR 1,000Estimated price EUR 2,000
Lot 23 : Standing female worshipper, ca. 1100 - 1400 AD
Peru, ChancayIlse & Karl-Otto Spelger, Mannheim, Germany (coll. in the early 1960s)Starting price EUR 250Estimated price EUR 500
Lot 24 : Miniature stone head of a mythical creature, ca. 1000 - 300 BC
Peru, ChavinH. Hufnagel, Aschaffenburg, GermanyStarting price EUR 300Estimated price EUR 600
Lot 25 : Stirrup vessel with seated figure, Late Intermediate Period, ca. 1000 - 1400 AD
Peru, ChimuIlse & Karl-Otto Spelger, Mannheim, Germany (coll. in the early 1960s)Starting price EUR 200Estimated price EUR 400
Lot 26 : Three appliqués
Peru, Chimu / Huari (Wari)German Private CollectionStarting price EUR 600Estimated price EUR 1,200
Lot 27 : Anthropomorphic bottle, ca. 400 AD
Peru, Huari (Wari)Ilse & Karl-Otto Spelger, Mannheim, Germany (coll. in the early 1960s)Starting price EUR 400Estimated price EUR 800
Lot 28 : Anthropomorphic stirrup vessel
Peru, Sicán (Lambayeque)Ilse & Karl-Otto Spelger, Mannheim, Germany (coll. in the early 1960s)Starting price EUR 400Estimated price EUR 800
Lot 29 : Stirrup vessel, ca. 400 AD - 600 AD
Peru, MocheIlse & Karl-Otto Spelger, Mannheim, Germany (coll. in the early 1960s)Starting price EUR 400Estimated price EUR 800
Lot 30 : Figural stirrup vessel, ca. 450 - 600 AD
Peru, Moche IVIlse & Karl-Otto Spelger, Mannheim, Germany (coll. in the early 1960s)Starting price EUR 600Estimated price EUR 1,200
Lot 31 : Three spindle whorls, ca. 400 - 600 AD
Peru, MocheIlse & Karl-Otto Spelger, Mannheim, Germany (coll. in the early 1960s)Starting price EUR 400Estimated price EUR 800
Lot 32 : Bridge-handled double-spouted vessel with a feline demon, ca. 200 - 600 AD
Peru, NazcaIlse & Karl-Otto Spelger, Mannheim, Germany (coll. in the early 1960s)Starting price EUR 600Estimated price EUR 1,200
Lot 33 : Bridge-handled double-spouted vessel with mythical creature, ca. 200 - 600 AD
Peru, NazcaIlse & Karl-Otto Spelger, Mannheim, Germany (coll. in the early 1960s)Starting price EUR 500Estimated price EUR 1,000
Lot 34 : Collar-rimmed vessel with mythical creatures, ca. 200 - 600 AD
Peru, NazcaIlse & Karl-Otto Spelger, Mannheim, Germany (coll. in the early 1960s)Starting price EUR 500Estimated price EUR 1,000
Lot 35 : Ceramic drum, ca. 200 - 600 AD
Peru, NazcaBruno Mattel, Buenos Aires, Argentina Klaus Kalz, Berlin, Germany (1976)Starting price EUR 1,200Estimated price EUR 2,500
Lot 36 : Bridge-handled double-spouted vessel with anthropomorphic figure, ca. 200 - 600 AD
Peru, NazcaIlse & Karl-Otto Spelger, Mannheim, Germany (coll. in the early 1960s)Starting price EUR 600Estimated price EUR 1,200
Lot 37 : Bridge-handled double-spouted vessel with mythical creature, ca. 200 - 600 AD
Peru, NazcaIlse & Karl-Otto Spelger, Mannheim, Germany (coll. in the early 1960s)Starting price EUR 450Estimated price EUR 900
Lot 38 : Bridge-handled double-spouted vessel with a feline demon, ca. 200 - 600 AD
Peru, NazcaIlse & Karl-Otto Spelger, Mannheim, Germany (coll. in the early 1960s)Starting price EUR 400Estimated price EUR 800
Lot 39 : Bowl with mythical creature, ca. 200 - 600 AD
Peru, NazcaIlse & Karl-Otto Spelger, Mannheim, Germany (coll. in the early 1960s)Starting price EUR 400Estimated price EUR 800
Lot 40 : Bowl and small vessel, ca. 200 - 600 AD
Peru, NazcaIlse & Karl-Otto Spelger, Mannheim, Germany (coll. in the early 1960s)Starting price EUR 400Estimated price EUR 800
Lot 41 : Textile band with depictions of deities, ca. 500 AD
Peru, NazcaGottfried Eysank, Bad Schönau, Austria (1970) Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart, Germany (2011)Starting price EUR 1,200Estimated price EUR 2,000
Lot 42 : Bridge-handled double-spouted vessel: reclining dog, Middle Horizon, ca. 600 - 1000 AD
Peru, Sicán (Lambayeque)Ilse & Karl-Otto Spelger, Mannheim, Germany (coll. in the early 1960s)Starting price EUR 400Estimated price EUR 800
Lot 43 : Loop-handled vessel in the form of a jaguar, ca. 200 BC – 600 AD
Peru, VicusIlse & Karl-Otto Spelger, Mannheim, Germany (coll. in the early 1960s)Starting price EUR 300Estimated price EUR 600
Lot 44 : Anthropomorphic stirrup vessel, ca. 200 BC - 600 AD
Peru, VicusIlse & Karl-Otto Spelger, Mannheim, Germany (coll. in the early 1960s)Starting price EUR 450Estimated price EUR 900
Lot 45 : Colima Dog, ca. 200 BC - 300 AD
Mexico, ColimaDon Pablo Bush Romero, Head of the Mexican National Archeology Department (coll. in 1969) Rick & Elinor Clinon, Tulsa, USA Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 5 March 2011, lot 64 A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, GermanyStarting price EUR 2,500Estimated price EUR 5,000
Lot 46 : Seated hunchback, ca. 300 BC - 200 AD
Mexico, ColimaBoyd Stifler, Vanderwagen, New Mexico, USA Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 5 March 2011, lot 63 A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, GermanyStarting price EUR 800Estimated price EUR 1,500
Lot 47 : Squatting hunchback, ca. 100 BC - 250 AD
Mexico, JaliscoCalifornia Private Collection, USA Sebastian Fernandez, New York, USA Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 27 November 2010, lot 223 A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, GermanyStarting price EUR 800Estimated price EUR 1,500
Lot 48 : Large seated couple, San Juanito Style, Protoclassic, ca. 100 BC – 250 AD
Mexico, JaliscoWalter Knox, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, GermanyStarting price EUR 5,000Estimated price EUR 10,000
Lot 49 : Seated male figure, Protoclassic, ca. 100 BC - 250 AD
Mexico, JaliscoJen-Ley Family Collection, Texas & California (acquired in the 1960s) Bonhams, New York, 9 November 2011, lot 180 A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, GermanyStarting price EUR 3,500Estimated price EUR 7,000
Lot 50 : Standing Ball Player, Ameca-Etzatlán Style, Protoclassic, ca. 100 BC - 250 AD
Mexico, JaliscoNew Jersey Private Collection, USA (acquired in the 1960s) Bonhams, New York, USA;, 9 November 2011, lot 179 A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, GermanyStarting price EUR 3,500Estimated price EUR 8,000