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).
Highlights
Lot 117: Unusual gold leaf mask
Lot 119: Ancestor figure "siraha salawa"
Lot 139: Anthropomorphic stone pestle
Lot 142: Mask "brag"
Lot 144: Male figure
Lot 151: Helmet mask "tatanua"
Lot 181: Neck rest, 19th century
Lot 272: Pair of figures "tugubele"
Lot 330: Royal mask, pre 1918
Lot 336: Female ancestor figure
Lot 363: Anthropomorphic mask
Lot 384: Chief figure "mwanangana"
Lot 51 : Female Figure, Protoclassic Period, ca. 1st century BC – 3rd century AD
Mexico, Jalisco, AmecaLucia Meza-Ley, Texas, USA · Jen-Ley, Texas-California, USA · Walter Knox, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA · A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, GermanyStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 52 : Seated warrior, Protoclassic Period, ca. 1st century BC – 3rd century AD
Mexico, Jalisco, AmecaSouthwestern US Collection · Bill Freeman, New Mexico, USA · A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, GermanyStarting priceEUR 4,500Estimated priceEUR 9,000
Lot 53 : Standing female figure with cup, ca. 100 BC – 250 AD
Mexico, NayaritNew York Private Collection, USA · Sebastian Fernandez, New York, USA · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 27 November 2010, Lot 224 · A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 54 : Male and female couple, West Mexico, Ixlan Del Rio, ca. 200 BC - 300 AD
Mexico, NayaritAmerican Private Collection (acquired in Lima, Peru 1957) · Bonhams, New York, 9 November 2011, lot 141 · A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, GermanyStarting priceEUR 4,000Estimated priceEUR 6,000
Lot 55 : Crouching couple, ca. 200 BC - 300 AD
Mexico, Nayarit, Ixtlán del RioElsford Collection, California, USA · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 28 May 2011, lot 52 · A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,800Estimated priceEUR 3,000
Lot 56 : Seated pair of figures, ca. 200 BC - 300 AD
Mexico, Nayarit, Ixtlán del RioWalter Knox, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA · A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, GermanyStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 57 : Standing male figure, ca. 200 BC – 300 AD
Mexico, Nayarit, Ixtlán del RíoCollection Thomas Borkowsky, Neuwied, Germany (2013) · A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, GermanyStarting priceEUR 5,000Estimated priceEUR 10,000
Lot 58 : Seated Male and Female, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BC - 250 AD
Mexico, ZacatecasHotel Drouot, Paris, France (1970) · French Collection, Paris · Neil Becker, West Harrison, USA · A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, GermanyStarting priceEUR 6,000Estimated priceEUR 9,000
Lot 59 : Figurative Urn, ca. 300 - 800 AD
Mexico, Zapotecs, Oaxaca, Monte Albán IIIRoyal-Athena Galleries, New York, 1988 · A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, GermanyStarting priceEUR 15,000Estimated priceEUR 25,000
Lot 60 : Standing priestess, ca. 600–900 AD
Mexico, Gulf Coast, VeracruzErhard Lenz, Essen, Germany · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 17 September 2011, lot 92 · A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, GermanyStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 61 : Figural urn, Late Classic, ca. 700 - 900 AD
Guatemala, Maya, El QuicheCharles Warren, Florida, USA · Miami Private Collection, USA (1970s-80s) · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 28 May 2011, lot 51 · A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 62 : Figure of a priest for the maize ceremony
Ecuador, Jama-CoaqueLuc Sanders, Dendermonde, Belgium · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 28 Mai 2011, lot 62 · A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 63 : Stirrup vessel "owl warrior", ca. 400 - 600 AD
Peru, MocheKunstgalerie Faethe, Berlin, Germany (1990) · Erhard Lenz, Essen, Germany · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 17 September 2011, lot 109 · A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, GermanyStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 64 : Stirrup vessel: pair of owls, ca. 400 - 600 AD
Peru, MocheRalf Lüders, Stuttgart, Germany · Ulrich Hoffmann, Stuttgart, Germany · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 13 March 2010, lot 45 · A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, GermanyStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 65 : Anthropomorphic urn, Late Intermediate Period, ca. 1000 to 1450 AD
Peru, ChancayTheo & Hildegard Oberle, Cologne, Germany · Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, Germany, 22 March 2014, lot 94 · A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, GermanyStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 66 : Pair of “cuchimilco” figures, ca. 1200 - 1400 AD
Peru, ChancayG.A.H. Buisman Jzn., Bern, Switzerland · Christie’s, New York, 21 November 2006, lot 57 · A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, GermanyStarting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 5,000
Lot 67 : Funerary mask, ca. 900 - 1100 AD
Peru, LambayequeGerman Private Collection · A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, Germany (2002)Starting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 68 : Precious necklace, ca. 400 - 600 AD
Peru, South to Central Coast, Huari (Wari)German Private Collection · A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, Germany (2002)Starting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 69 : Vessel with two-headed feline creature, ca. 300 – 500 AD
Peru, RecuayJean-Eugene Lions, Switzerland (acquired in the 1960s) · Stanley Selengut, New York, USA · Arte Primitivo, New York, USA · Howard Nowes, New York, USA · A. & B. Schirmer, Berlin, GermanyStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 70 : Large storage vessel, early 20th century
Peru, Shipibo-ConiboHans-Georg Winkler, Würzburg, Germany, collected in the 1970s, when he undertook several research trips to the Gran Pajonal region of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest to visit the Ashéninka PajonalStarting priceEUR 450Estimated priceEUR 900
Lot 71 : Rare ceremonial artifact
Venezuela / Brazil, Orinoco-Parima culture, Ye'kuana (Yekuana / Yequana)Danish Collection (1960 - 1980)Starting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 72 : Ancient Syrian Bronze Idol, ca. early 2nd millennium BC
Ancient SyriaCollection Yegane · Bernd Gackstätter, “Antiken-Kabinett”, Frankfurt a. M., Germany (2004) · German Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 73 : Ancient Syrian Eye Idol, ca. 3500 – 3300 BC
North Mesopotamia – Northeastern Syria, Tell BrakFrench Collection · Royal-Athena Galleries, “Art of the Ancient World”, 2007, no 247 · German Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 2,500
Lot 74 : Old Syrian Eye (Goggle) Idol, ca. 3500 – 3100 BC
North Mesopotamia – Northeastern Syria, Tell BrakUK Private Collection · Malte Carsten Röhner, Ancient Art Gallery, Heilbronn, Germany (2007) · German Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 75 : Old Syrian Double Eye Idol, ca. 3rd millennium BC
North Mesopotamia – Northeastern Syria, Tell BrakGalerie Irene von Ohlendorf, Munich, Germany · Collection Kapustin (acquired in the 1960s/70s) · Bernd Gackstätter, “Antiken-Kabinett”, Frankfurt a. M., Germany (2014) · German Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 76 : Old Syrian Idol, ca. 5th millennium BC
North Mesopotamia – Northeastern Syria, Tell HalafCollection Schauf-Lensing · Bernd Gackstätter, “Antiken-Kabinett”, Frankfurt a. M., Germany (2004) · German Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 77 : Rare "Amlash" Idol, ca. 1000 BC
Iran - Gilan, AmlashKuhn-Lucht, Berlin, Germany · Bernd Gackstätter, “Antiken-Kabinett”, Frankfurt a. M., Germany (2008) · German Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 4,000Estimated priceEUR 8,000
Lot 78 : Idol of the “Kusura–Beycesultan” type, Bronze Age, ca. 2700 – 2100 BC
Anatolia, BeycesultanDieter Lensing, Düsseldorf, Germany · Bernd Gackstätter, “Antiken-Kabinett”, Frankfurt a. M., Germany (2010) · German Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 3,500Estimated priceEUR 8,000
Lot 79 : Hittite Nail Idol, ca. mid-2nd millennium BC
Ancient Anatolian Hittite EmpireDieter Lensing, Düsseldorf, Germany · Bernd Gackstätter, “Antiken-Kabinett”, Frankfurt a. M., Germany (2013) · German Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 80 : Vinca Idol, 5th millennium BC
Danube region, BalkansCollection Scholten, Tutzing, Germany · Bernd Gackstätter, “Antiken-Kabinett”, Frankfurt a. M., Germany (2008) · German Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,500Estimated priceEUR 2,500
Lot 81 : Ritual vessel "situla", Bronze Age, 5th - 1st century BC
Northern Vietnam, Dong Son CultureHong Kong Private Collection (1990-2008) · New York Private Collection (since 2008)Starting priceEUR 7,000Estimated priceEUR 14,000
Lot 82 : Ritual ladle with buffalo head, Bronze Age, ca. 300 BC – 300 AD
Northeastern ThailandHong Kong Private Collection (1980s) · Kurt Sandmair (1932-2013), Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 4,000Estimated priceEUR 9,000
Lot 83 : A superb pair of “Buffalo Bells", Bronze Age, ca. 300 BC – 300 AD
Northeastern ThailandHong Kong Private Collection (1980s) · Kurt Sandmair (1932-2013), Munich, GermanyStarting priceEUR 6,000Estimated priceEUR 12,000
Lot 84 : Double-pointed Axe with animal heads, Bronze Age, ca. 300 BC – 200 AD
Indonesia, JavaSingapore Private Collection (since 1980s) · Kurt Sandmair (1932-2013), Munich, Germany (since 1992)Starting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 6,000
Lot 85 : Large Ceremonial Halberd "candrasa", late 1st millennium BC to early 1st millennium AD
Indonesia, purportedly Eastern JavaDutch Private Collection (since 1960s) · Singapore Private Collection (since 1980s)Starting priceEUR 15,000Estimated priceEUR 30,000
Lot 86 : Warrior figure with sword, Bronzeage, ca. 300 BC - 200 AD
Indonesia, Eastern Java, purportedly Lumajang areaDutch Private Collection (1960s or earlier) · Kurt Sandmair (1932-2013), Munich, Germany (acquired in the early 1980s in Amsterdam)Starting priceEUR 6,000Estimated priceEUR 12,000
Lot 87 : Mammal-shaped handle, Bronze Age, ca. 300 BC – 200 AD
Indonesia, Eastern Java, purportedly from Lumajang areaDutch Private Collection (1960s or earlier) · Kurt Sandmair (1932-2013), Munich, Germany (acquired in the early 1980s in Amsterdam)Starting priceEUR 2,500Estimated priceEUR 6,000
Lot 88 : Ibex pendant, around the 1st millennium BC
Near EastH. Hufnagel, Aschaffenburg, GermanyStarting priceEUR 200Estimated priceEUR 400
Lot 89 : Daggers and spearheads, late Bronze / early Iron Age, ca. 1st millennium BC
Near EastH. Hufnagel, Aschaffenburg, GermanyStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 90 : Five gold spirals, Middle Bronze Age, 15th – 14th century BC
Germany, Upper Bavaria, Altmühltal, BeilngrießChristoph Saring, Oberhaid, GermanyStarting priceEUR 1,600Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 91 : Oil lamp, ca. 5th - 7th Century AD
Europe-Antiques, ByzantineH. Hufnagel, Aschaffenburg, GermanyStarting priceEUR 450Estimated priceEUR 900
Lot 92 : Amphoriskos, Middle Corinthian, ca. 600 BC
Europe-Antiques, greek corinthianH. Hufnagel, Aschaffenburg, GermanyStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 93 : Double-chambered Unguentarium, ca. 2nd - 3rd century AD
Europe-Antiques, romanH. Hufnagel, Aschaffenburg, GermanyStarting priceEUR 250Estimated priceEUR 500
Lot 94 : Enthroned Goddess, Greek Archaic Style, ca. 650 - 500 BC
Europe-Antiques, Central Greece, BoeotiaEdith Hafter, Solothurn, SwitzerlandStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 95 : Female Idol, ca. 2600 - 2500 BC
Pakistan, Indus Valley, MehrgarhFranco Rimoldi, Darmstadt, GermanyStarting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 96 : Pottery Jar, Giyan III, ca. 10th - 9th century BC
Persia, Tepe GiyanH. Hufnagel, Aschaffenburg, Germany (before 1988)Starting priceEUR 500Estimated priceEUR 1,000
Lot 97 : Three rare bronze padlocks
PersiaBelgian Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 1,000Estimated priceEUR 2,000
Lot 98 : Sarcophagus Mask, Late Period, ca. 700 - 300 BC
EgyptUK Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,500
Lot 99 : Sarcophagus Mask, Late Period, ca. 700 - 300 BC
EgyptGerman Private CollectionStarting priceEUR 600Estimated priceEUR 1,200
Lot 100 : Skull ornament "citipati"
TibetOlivier Castellano, Paris, FranceStarting priceEUR 800Estimated priceEUR 1,200